Chapter 218

Fortunately, although the U. S. Federation changed generals, it didn't have much impact yet.

Because at this time, the plot was always a long tug-of-war, with no room to display, and at this time, the "Fourth Campaign" was also nearing its end.

The Volunteer Army retreated while fighting, using a step-by-step resistance method to consume the U. S. Federation's effective strength.

Trading space for time.

The subsequent Volunteer Army main force that arrived for support also assembled at the 38th parallel.

Sky Shark Streaming Platform.

In Yu Feng's stream.

He didn't randomly get the identity of the Volunteer Army, but mostly the identity of a U. S. Federation soldier, but fortunately, it was on the front line, and many people were watching.

At this moment.

Yu Feng was sitting in the back of a swaying military truck, surrounded by U. S. Federation soldiers with the same equipment; Yu Feng looked at the scene receding outside and silently shrank his body.

Because although the naked eye couldn't see anything, on the "real-time map"... two Volunteer Army squads had already ambushed.

Yu Feng had only shrunk his body for two minutes.

Bang—

A sound rang out.

The military truck he was sitting in bumped violently, and the U. S. Federation soldiers in the truck were swaying.

But clearly, everyone was already used to it.

Quickly adjusting, they rushed to the rear of the truck, and outside came the roar of the U. S. Federation commander:

"Enemy attack! Take cover!"

Before the voice fell.

Dense gunfire came from all directions.

Bullets whistled and shot at the military truck; fortunately, Yu Feng was at the rear, jumping out first and then hiding on the side.

And some inside the truck who were close to the inside.

Under the whistling bullets of the Volunteer Army, they let out screams.

Tut-tut-tut-tut— The U. S. Federation's heavy machine gun began to sweep toward the mountain forest, and the remaining U. S. Federation soldiers also hid on the side of the truck, shooting toward the mountain.

The battle lasted only about twenty minutes.

When the U. S. Federation had just organized people to charge up, the Volunteer Army in the mountain forest had already retreated.

Yu Feng sighed and walked out from where he was hiding.

And at this time, the U. S. Federation soldiers who charged up also brought back the news of the Volunteer Army's retreat.

Hearing this news.

The furious U. S. Federation commander roared and cursed, but it was of no avail.

Such a situation was not the first time.

It could even be said that this was the third ambush they had encountered in their march all morning.

Each battle didn't last long, but each time it delayed half a day, and there were casualties.

Several U. S. Federation soldiers climbed back into the truck to check.

At this time, the truck was already stained with blood; in the truck they were riding, four unlucky guys died, six were injured, and the situation of other trucks was unknown.

But there should be casualties more or less.

Some U. S. Federation soldiers were cleaning up the mess and moving bodies.

Yu Feng looked at the "real-time map" and said:

"Not bad, encountered three attacks all morning."

"Already two fewer than before."

"The Volunteer Army's main force is assembling, this area... hiss—"

"Could it be 700,000 or 800,000 people?"

Saying this.

Yu Feng was amazed.

It had to be the foundation of a great power; just this speed of troop expansion.

Currently, only the Soviet Union, the U. S. Free Federation, and the Republic had this strength.

At the beginning of the Fourth Campaign, the Republic only had 280,000 troops.

And with the tactical failure of the Eastern Front battlefield, the entire line contracted for defense, and the only two corps on the Western Front were almost wiped out.

But how long had it been.

A month's time.

Hundreds of thousands of troops mobilized from the Republic were hidden at the 38th parallel.

Just looking at the area of the color distribution of the Volunteer Army.

There were at least 700,000 troops ambushed within.

700,000.

Even among all countries in the world, no country could easily expand its army by 700,000.

Especially the Republic was more special.

The Soviet Union, after experiencing World War I, rested and recuperated for so many years, and then it was World War II.

And the Republic, from the beginning of World War I, had never had a moment of peace domestically, warlord chaos, Japanese invasion, national liberation, all the way to the peninsula war.

The connection had never stopped.

The Volunteer Army soldiers who were tempered in this situation and achieved final victory.

Suddenly expanded their army by 700,000 and ambushed.

One could imagine what kind of interception the U. S. Federation's offensive would encounter.

Yu Feng looked at the danmu in the stream and said:

"The Volunteer Army's tactical adjustment is too fast."

"The U. S. Federation can't push anymore."

"The Volunteer Army is resisting step by step, repeatedly competing, and Ridgway has no good way."

"But that Van Fleet is a radical."

"Next, it might be a head-on clash with the Volunteer Army, but the Volunteer Army has expanded so many troops, both sides have a hard battle to fight."

In fact.

It was just as Yu Feng said.

Now it had reached the critical point; it depended on when the "Fourth Campaign" would end, or when the Volunteer Army would start to counterattack.

How effective the counterattack would be.

The eyes of the whole world were focused on the peninsula here.

Among which the closest was Europe.

Originally, at the end of the "Third Campaign," the U. S. Federation was pushed back north of the 38th parallel by the Volunteer Army; Europe, because of fear of Soviet expansion.

So there were already many anti-war voices, letting the U. S. Federation withdraw from the peninsula.

But fighting to this extent, if they really withdrew, it would be a disgrace to the whole world.

So the U. S. Federation couldn't withdraw either.

And it was precisely because they saw the U. S. Federation's failure on the peninsula that the Soviet Union began to provide massive aid after the end of the Third Campaign.

These aids were all fought for in the three campaigns.

Exchanged for the sacrifice of tens of thousands of Volunteer Army soldiers.

Because the Volunteer Army's combat effectiveness also exceeded the Soviet Union's expectations.

If they could keep winning.

Why not provide such aid?

But after the Fourth Campaign started.

The Republic, because of the supply line, retreated while fighting, and had already retreated to the vicinity of the 38th parallel.

And this gave the U. S. Federation great confidence.

Internationally, they publicized that they had found a way to solve the Volunteer Army, the Volunteer Army was not worth worrying about, you can rest assured, take money if you should, provide support if you should, just watch my operation.

Battle reports can lie, but the front line won't.

It was precisely because the U. S. Federation had the upper hand in the Fourth Campaign that the European countries breathed a sigh of relief.

If they could win against the Republic.

Then the U. S. Federation would have time to free up their hands to confront the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union didn't expect it to be such a situation.

So they also began to increase the intensity of reinforcements, because it had reached this situation, and they didn't want the Republic to lose; even if they dragged it out, they had to drag the U. S. Federation on the peninsula for a period of time.

And now.

The U. S. Federation's 300,000+ mechanized armored troops were about to collide with the Republic's 700,000+ infantry.

Both sides had people watching from behind.

Behind the U. S. Federation were European countries; one could imagine that once the U. S. Federation failed in this upcoming collision, the anti-war public opinion that had been suppressed with difficulty would instantly erupt.

And behind the Republic was the Soviet Union watching; once the Republic failed, it would be dragged down more and more severely, and whether the Republic failed or the U. S. Federation failed.

Was what the Soviet Union wanted to see.

It's just that compared to the Republic, the Soviet Union hoped for the U. S. Federation to fail more.

Because once the U. S. Federation failed.

Then Europe would have no one to check and balance the Soviet Union, and the U. S. Federation would put all their energy into the peninsula, regaining their prestige as a superpower.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to convince that group of little brothers.

Not to mention that the U. S. Free Federation, the superpower and boss of the West, was beaten down by the second brother of the opposite camp; how disgraceful it would be if it got out.

In the plot.

With the U. S. Federation's advance, getting closer and closer to the 38th parallel, in the first batch of open battlefields.

The largest scale collision between the U. S. Federation and the Volunteer Army was about to begin.

On the other side.

Polar Star Game Company.

In the CEO's office.

Zhao Ming was looking at the timeline in the game and had already begun to design the "Fifth Campaign" and the events after it ended.

The most important of which was opening the experience of the "Battle of Tieyuan."

And the "Cold Gun, Cold Cannon" action after the "Fifth Campaign" ended.

Different from other campaigns.

The Battle of Tieyuan used a scattering-flower-style interception method.

A division was divided into more than 200 combat units.

Each occupied different commanding heights and traffic arteries to intercept the U. S. Federation troops.

On the plain with no danger to defend.

Facing the U. S. Federation's 1,600 artillery pieces, 400 tanks, and thousands of bomber sorties.

The Volunteer Army soldiers held on for 15 days and nights.

Such a battle.

Could allow Blue Star players to randomly get the identity of a Volunteer Army soldier or a U. S. Federation soldier to experience it.

When the "Fifth Campaign" ended.

The peninsula battlefield would enter the "position warfare" stage, and the degree of freedom could be opened higher.

Especially after the "Cold Gun, Cold Cannon" action started.

It could allow Blue Star players to freely choose the U. S. Federation identity or the Volunteer Army identity to experience the plot.

The Volunteer Army had many legendary soldiers who were born during this period.

Such as the legendary war god Hu Xiudao, who repelled 41 offensives of the U. S. Federation army in a single day in the Battle of Shangganling and annihilated 280 enemies.

Such as the legendary sniper god Zhang Taofang, who killed 214 enemies with 442 bullets in 32 days during the Cold Gun, Cold Cannon action, etc.

All were legendary Volunteer Army soldiers who shone brightly during this period.

At that time, ambushing the U. S. Federation's main force with cold guns and cold cannons.

It was estimated that it would trigger a wave of challenges.

Zhao Ming was adjusting the timeline, adjusting the layout of the battlefield, setting the locations that Blue Star players could trigger; after all, it couldn't affect the overall situation in the plot.

Soon.

That night, as Zhao Ming had designed it almost finished.

An announcement was sent out.

Sky Shark Streaming Platform.

In Yu Feng's stream.

It was already night in the game.

The time when the Volunteer Army had the upper hand.

In the dark mountain forest, the fire from the muzzles appeared from time to time; the U. S. Federation relied on armored tanks for defense, and Yu Feng was hiding behind a tank, streaming the battle situation.

While streaming, Yu Feng suddenly saw the danmu prompt:

"Hmm?"

"Did Polar Star release a new announcement again?"

Yu Feng shrank back behind the tank and found a safe position.

His consciousness cut out of the game and returned to the desktop of the virtual somatosensory cabin, then opened the official website of Polar Star Company.

Sure enough.

The latest announcement was hanging brightly on it.

Click on the announcement.

Yu Feng scanned up and down:

"Hmm... let me see."

"The Fourth Campaign is about to end (January 25, 1951 – April 21, 1951)?"

"The Fifth Campaign is about to start (April 22, 1951 – June 10, 1951)!"

"Good guy."

"Ends on April 21, starts on April 22, huh."

"Let me see what date it is."

"It's already April 19 in my battlefield."

"That means there are two days left before the Volunteer Army launches a full-scale offensive."

"A battle that decides the direction of the world, huh."

Yu Feng sighed.

No matter which side won, it would affect the dynamics of the world.

After all, behind the U. S. Federation were European countries, fearing the U. S. Federation's failure.

And behind the Republic was the Soviet Union, fearing the U. S. Federation's victory.

Yu Feng continued to flip through the announcement:

"Battle of Tieyuan?"

"Players can randomly get the U. S. Federation identity or the Volunteer Army soldier identity, the identity ratio is 10:1?"

"So it's still more likely to randomly get the U. S. Federation soldier identity."

"It even gave a layout map here."

"Hiss—"

"This location?"

"A bit steep, huh."

"The intersection of three railways, connecting Pyongyang in the north, Hancheng (Seoul) in the south, and Mount Kumgang in the east."

"The Volunteer Army's supply mobilization was often transferred here, right?"

"There should be a lot of supplies here, right?"

"Once this place is occupied by the U. S. Federation, the supplies for the Volunteer Army on the entire front line will be cut off."

"In that case, the situation won't be much better than in Chipyeong-ri."

What was the situation in Chipyeong-ri?

It was because of insufficient supplies; by the third day, the rifles in their hands only had the barrels left to grab, and the bullets were all fired.

And if Tieyuan here is taken...

Thinking.

Yu Feng searched for streams located at "Tieyuan" and really found a few, entering the stream.

He could clearly see trains passing through the railway into the station, out of the station; the streamer looking at the transported supplies also confirmed Yu Feng's words.

This was indeed the Volunteer Army's logistics base.

Yu Feng frowned.

He went to the game forum, searched for the map of the peninsula, and found the location of "Tieyuan."

Enlarge the map.

Yu Feng's brow furrowed even deeper.

A 20-plus kilometer front line, all plains, with no danger to defend at all; Yu Feng said:

"The U. S. Federation definitely wants to cut off Tieyuan's supply line."

"It's just that this place is too hard to defend."

"The U. S. Federation has all mechanized troops, the Volunteer Army has all infantry, and the battlefield is still a big plain with almost no danger to defend."

"This..."

Yu Feng didn't know what to say; in such a situation, could the Volunteer Army defend it?

In Yu Feng's mind, he thought of various tactics for a moment, but finally shook his head.

On the big plain.

Infantry fighting armored tanks of mechanized troops... how to fight this?

Zhao Ming only gave the map of Tieyuan and didn't give the Volunteer Army's layout, so Blue Star players saw the situation of the battlefield.

The first reaction was that it was impossible; how to fight this?

But this wasn't the first time the Volunteer Army had encountered a difficult scene, and there were many players who thought the Volunteer Army could defend it discussing in Polar Star's game forum.

The core discussion was only one.

With 20,000 infantry, the battlefield was a big plain with a 20-plus kilometer front line.

How to resist the tens of thousands of mechanized armored troops pushing over...