Chapter 275: 【The Value of Bakhmut】(4k)

However.

Even if the prayer was successful, it was useless.

Because after this round of artillery fire, the newly reorganized team ushered in a new round of artillery fire.

This tenacious team finally didn't escape the artillery washing of the Russian Federation.

There is almost no good way for this kind of meat grinder battlefield.

Several other federations also started the 【Bakhmut】 battle here, but no federation's troops could persist to the end.

All were fighting, and people were gone.

And the combat intensity was fierce, even unable to distinguish whether the opposite side was the Blue Star's six major federation troops or the 'Earth' local NPC troops.

Because at the most intense time.

A company of soldiers was wiped out in less than half a day.

And this half day.

There was no time to analyze the situation on the opposite side at all.

Before the analysis was finished, people were dead...

At this time.

The military headquarters of major federations, as well as the subordinate brigades and regiments, were all analyzing the 【Bakhmut】 battle.

Great Xia Federation.

Detailed materials about the 【Bakhmut】 battle, as well as all materials, had already been given to the Great Xia Federation military.

And the military was also organizing them and issuing them to various troops, letting various troops study, and providing detailed rendering data, which could render the 【Bakhmut】 battle at any time point to build a defense line and enter it for training.

Great Xia Federation, 7th Special Operations Brigade.

In the conference room.

Mobile Corps Commander Shen Yan and chief of staff Qu Guang had been looking at the detailed 【Bakhmut】 battle materials for half a day, and the map on the projection also made the officers sitting below look solemn, discussing in low voices.

Gathered here.

Mainly according to the orders of the Great Xia Federation, analyzing separately.

The battalion commander of the 1st Special Operations Battalion below, Liu Feng, was discussing with several company commanders under his command, and the company commander of the 1st Company, Fang Hui, frowned: "This is not right."

"Bakhmut has no strategic value in the later stage."

"Why are both sides deadlocked here."

Hearing this.

Others looked at the materials and were also confused.

Because fighting to the end, it had become a pure war of attrition.

Even more serious than during WWII.

Here at the beginning, it was indeed a transportation throat, although 【Bakhmut】 was a small city, it was a transportation hub to the Donbas region.

Multiple highways, railways, all converged and transited here.

It can be said that this is an important logistics supply lifeline for the Ukraine Federation on the eastern front.

Because many supplies had to be transited here.

And for the Russian Federation, 【Bakhmut】 is a breakthrough point to break through the Donbas region defense line; once breaking through here, then the rear of the Ukraine Federation can reach multiple key towns directly along the highway and railway.

In this way.

The Ukraine Federation would lose large-scale maneuverability in some areas of the eastern front battlefield.

So at the beginning of the battle.

Neither side easily gave up, but continuously invested troops.

And fighting to the later stage, under the bombardment of more than 6 million artillery shells in 10 months, equivalent to the TNT equivalent of dozens of WWII atomic bombs, some buildings were repeatedly bombed.

Bakhmut Central Station was razed to the ground by thermobaric bombs.

Just like this.

The station that had already lost its function.

The Ukraine Federation and the Russian Federation were also deadlocked here.

Liu Feng was also a bit confused, but could roughly perceive something, looking at those materials and said: "Should be that neither side wants to lose?" 【

Liu Feng says this, then clicks on the projected Bakhmut.

The scene under a ruin is magnified before the eyes of the few.

One can see that under the building where several rotting soldiers' corpses still lie, many leaflets are scattered.

Liu Feng magnifies them here.

They can see one stack of leaflets clearly; it is propaganda for holding the line to the end.

This....

Everyone looks at each other in dismay.

At this moment.

Qu Guang in front suddenly speaks: "This is only one part of it."

"Bakhmut itself is not that important, but it has become a stage for those politicians."

The others come over upon hearing this, somewhat confused.

A stage?

What kind of stage?

Qu Guang has a solemn expression here and says: "At the beginning of the war."

"Bakhmut was indeed a tactical hub and a strategic stronghold."

"But with the commitment of troops from both sides."

"It became the first stage for propaganda; it transformed into more than just a tactical hub and strategic stronghold—it became the 'spirit of resistance' that the global public focuses on."

"For the people of the Ukraine Federation, this is their 'impregnable fortress'."

"For the people of the Russian Federation, this is a 'medal of military merit' they must capture."

"But this is only for the public."

"For the high command of the Ukraine Federation, Bakhmut is a tool to prove their determination to resist to the American Federation camp and exchange it for more support."

"For the high command of the Russian Federation, after consecutive setbacks in the second half of 2022, they urgently needed a great victory to boost morale, and Bakhmut—the place where the Ukraine Federation demonstrates its determination to the American Federation—is the best location for such a victory."

"As long as they achieve victory here, it is not just a boost to the Russian Federation's morale."

"It also means that the place where both sides have poured massive propaganda resources has been completely captured by them; they have destroyed the 'spiritual fortress' of the Ukraine Federation's people."

"'"

"Therefore, no one can retreat."

Hiss—

Hearing this.

The officers of the 7th Special Operations Brigade below widen their eyes.

Clearly.

They had not considered this layer.

It is fine to let them analyze the war situation, but who could have imagined that such a deep meaning was hidden within it?

It is a spiritual fortress for the public, and a tool for the high command to demonstrate determination; this.... is too dark. Even for NPCs, it is outrageous. They have no doubt that if they entered the game and chose a politician identity.

They would likely be easily played to death by these NPC politicians of the countries within "Earth".

Qu Guang is still saying here: "And under such circumstances."

"Drones, satellites, precision artillery, and other high-tech weapons are indeed useful."

"But they cannot change one fact."

"That is, the soldiers of both sides are in a standoff within a perimeter of a few hundred meters, the ground is full of trenches and laid mines, and this land of just a few hundred meters distance must ultimately be fought for inch by inch by infantry."

"This is also why, despite having so much modern technology, it ultimately evolved into a war of attrition."

"Because there is no other way."

"No matter how high-tech the equipment is, it cannot completely erase the cruelty of close-quarters combat."

"Especially when one side actively chooses to trade human lives for an advantage."

Speaking of this, Qu Guang cannot help but have a solemn tone: "The Russian Federation."

"Is the active side, and their tactics are also very simple."

"Using low-cost manpower such as 'conscripted prisoners' and 'death row inmates' to organize charges in waves."

"The goal is to consume the Ukraine Federation's ammunition and morale."

"The Russian Federation is definitely intentionally turning Bakhmut into a battlefield black hole."

"Using low-cost 'human wave tactics' to continuously consume the Ukraine Federation's effective strength."

"Forcing the Ukraine Federation to continuously fill Bakhmut with elite troops."

"Weakening the Ukraine Federation's counter-offensive capability on the overall front."

"When two forces of similar strength are in high-intensity confrontation, if they cannot quickly achieve an overwhelming advantage, the war will degenerate into who can withstand this war of attrition."

"Moreover."

"The federation high commands on both sides have bet huge political and military chips."

"Forming a gambler-style 'doubling down' where 'too much has already been invested, and retreating now would mean all previous efforts were in vain'."

"This is the most ruthless part."

"It fully illustrates that once a war reaches a certain point, no one will stop unless one side is completely eliminated."

"This is also why, despite having so much high-tech equipment."

"It ended up becoming a war of attrition."

"Because they can't stop fighting.... too much has been invested."

The people below listen in shock, while Qu Guang and Shen Yan have more feelings about it.

Because they can see more, they feel a hint of fear regarding the methods of these politicians in "Earth".

The military strategic value of 【Bakhmut】 greatly declined towards the late stage.

But the political value climbed rapidly, leading to a situation where neither side is willing to stop, nor can they stop.

And it was the Russian Federation that deliberately turned this into an active war of attrition, leading to further passivity for the Ukraine Federation.

Trading their own regular army for the lives of the prisoners on the other side.

Qu Guang is shocked just looking at the data; this is even more tragic than the battles of the WWII era.

The survival time of frontline soldiers has even shortened to only 4 hours, not even 12 hours—merely one-sixth of a day.

They might have just finished eating in the morning.

Before the food in their stomachs is even digested, the person has already been killed.

And looking at the results of the campaign.

The Russian Federation's tactics were successful; they consumed a large number of Ukraine Federation regular troops, the Ukraine Federation lost its "spiritual fortress", and its stage of resistance was destroyed.

But there were losses as well.

Such consumption by the Russian Federation.

Led to the conflict between the mercenary group and the Russian Federation becoming public.

To put it bluntly.

It was still because too many people died.

If they were all death row inmates, it would naturally be fine, but death row inmates also need mercenaries to manage them, and every mercenary came to earn money; but under such tactics of the Russian Federation.

Even if they set out last as commanders, they would definitely be filled in.

In this way, wouldn't the conflict become prominent?

Everyone is here to earn money; although most are death row inmates, the mercenaries are all subordinates accumulated through years of hard work.

As a result, 10 months of war, consuming so many.

Not to mention the mercenaries below, even the head of the mercenary group won't stand for it.

If they keep fighting like this, everyone will be gone, and what kind of leader would he be?

Although the data shows that the public conflict between the two sides is still slightly restrained.

But Qu Guang estimates that if the plot continues, it won't be long before a total conflict breaks out between the two sides.

And the stage on the Ukraine Federation side did indeed secure aid from the American Federation camp.

At the same time.

This campaign also makes the officers of the six major federations on Blue Star ponder the situation of modern warfare.

Previous assumptions have been completely overturned.

Because 【Bakhmut】 is the best textbook.

Once it reaches that level.

Everything else is useless.

Because in the end, close-quarters combat is just a desperate struggle.

In the end, it still comes down to people.

Shen Yan looks at the data for a while, along with the struggles for many key points, then scans the room: "Seeing more is not as good as experiencing it personally."

"All of the 1st Special Battalion, assemble."

"Follow me in to take a look first; the Chief of Staff will take people to continue researching and analyzing."

Saying this.

Shen Yan gets up and heads to the training room.

Liu Feng and the others, having received the order, also quickly return to organize the soldiers to head to the training room.

For Shen Yan.

These twists and turns, and what meanings or significance they have, are too annoying to look at; it's more refreshing to experience it personally.

At this time.

It is not just the 7th Special Operations Brigade here.

Troops all over the Daxia Federation are studying the Battle of Bakhmut.

Including the other major federations.

This modern war has brought significant inspiration to the troops on Blue Star.

It just hasn't affected anything else.

Because these are just special training plots within the six major federations.

Outside.

A few days have passed.

At this moment, it is once again the day for Yu Feng's live broadcast revelations.

At this time.

Many Blue Star friends are camping out in Yu Feng's live broadcast room.

Because the ending left by the last revelation was truly too curious.

Although some people couldn't help their curiosity and went to other broadcast rooms to search in advance, more stayed until the weekend, waiting to see Yu Feng's overall analysis.

During the last revelation.

The ending in 1980, where the Soviet Federation was economically sanctioned by the American Federation with a food embargo, left people wondering what would happen next, and the American Federation had freed up its hands, with no one knowing what subsequent actions it would take.

The subsequent plot of these two superpowers is also very attention-grabbing.

Because in 11 years, it will be the Gulf War launched by the American Federation, which is about to give the whole world a slap in the face.

The Soviet Federation went from decline to collapse within these 11 years.

How such a large federation collapsed is also what they most want to understand.

Besides the American Federation, are there any other aspects?

These all have to wait for Yu Feng's overall analysis and revelation.

The discussion in the broadcast room is heated.

Soon.

Yu Feng also appears in the broadcast room.

Looking at the number of people in the broadcast room, Yu Feng smiles: "Good morning, everyone!"

"Welcome to the weekly revelation time."

"Today we are going to reveal the shift in offensive and defensive roles between the American Federation and the Soviet Federation."

"Same old rules."

"First is the revelation and analysis of the Soviet Federation."

"Last time, we mentioned that in 1980, the Soviet Federation was subjected to economic sanctions and a food embargo by the American Federation, while also being mired in the Afghanistan Federation war and the turmoil in Eastern Europe."

"These negative buffs can be said to be fully stacked."

"So what was the situation in 1981?"

"Clearly."

"It was also not optimistic."

"In 1981, the Soviet Federation, after experiencing a year of economic sanctions and food embargoes, had reached a very serious point in its food crisis."

"Because of the American Federation's embargo."

"So the Soviet Federation, having no other choice, was forced to exchange gold for food that year, obtaining 46 million tons of grain."

"But because of this."

"Domestic gold reserves shrank by 70%."

"Gold is a hard currency at any time, especially during wartime, but now..... this gold can only be forced to be used to exchange for food."