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Chapter 226 [Dead Eagle Ridge - Ice Sculpture Company] (4k)

The reaction from the US federal government surprised many people. They had expected the US to continue fighting with its superior firepower, but instead received an order to retreat across the board.

That powerful mechanized force and firepower did not have a matching fighting will.

of course.

This may also be related to the complete annihilation of the US 31st Regiment.

Such a mechanized reinforced regiment, capable of sweeping across 90% of the world's equivalent troops, was completely annihilated in five days.

The shock and inexplicable fear this brought to the top levels of the US federal government can be imagined.

Especially on the first day, the entire command of the U.S. 31st Regiment was wiped out, the regimental commander died mysteriously, and Lieutenant Colonel Faith, who took over command, also disappeared during the evacuation.

I can't get in touch with them no matter what I do.

Wait for further news.

The US Federal 31st Regiment had already been wiped out by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, and under these circumstances, they hadn't even figured out the most basic information about the enemy.

How could this not arouse suspicion and fear?

With the U.S. federal troops in Xinxingli being annihilated, the U.S. federal troops in Liutanli and Hagaruli faced a situation.

Whether the volunteer soldiers from Xinxingli were going to reinforce Liutanli or Xiajieli, they were all there.

The U.S. federal troops stationed in Yudam-ri and Hagaru-ri would then be caught in a pincer movement, and the pressure would suddenly increase.

They dared not gamble that Liutanli or Hagaru-ri would not be annihilated.

Inside Li Ran's live stream.

From the perspective of Liutanli, the same operation being repeated in Xinxingli is underway: destroying all heavy equipment that cannot be taken away.

Several U.S. federal soldiers are stuffing explosives into the barrel of a tank, attempting to destroy it.

not far away.

More soldiers were filling the barrels of howitzers that couldn't be carried with them with gasoline, and then spilling the excess gasoline all over the camp.

After everyone had evacuated, a grenade was thrown.

Boom boom boom boom——

Continuous explosions rocked the camp, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky.

at this time.

A sharp sound suddenly came from the sky, and then fell rapidly.

boom!
A mortar shell landed near the camp, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army launched an attack. Except for those covering the rear, the American soldiers in Liutanli all set off to leave.

Li Ran ran behind the truck, turning his head to look behind him.

The rearguard troops have already begun engaging in firefights with the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.

From this perspective, the entire Willow Pool now appears as a burning inferno, resembling a scene from hell.

however.

This is just the beginning.
The real hellish march is yet to come.

The straight-line distance between Liutanli and Hagaru-ri is only 21 kilometers, but almost every high point along the way is ambushed by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.

The procession traveled for half a day.

We have already left the area of ​​Liutanli.

Li Ran kept a close eye on the 'real-time map' and silently observed the mountain ridges on both sides. According to the 'real-time map', a large number of volunteer soldiers had already been ambushed on both sides.

However, the U.S. federal soldiers have not yet discovered it.

Li Ran quietly slowed down and moved from the outside of the scattered formation to the inside, closer to the truck.

Make sure you can crawl under the car the moment a fight breaks out.

suddenly!

A sharp whistle came from the mountain.

It's a signal to attack.

next second.

Bang bang bang!

A hail of bullets rained down from both sides of the ridge.

"Enemy attack! Cover!"

"cover!!!"

Li Ran immediately lay down and crawled under the car.

thump!
A U.S. federal soldier with a bullet through his head lay on the ground, staring wide-eyed at Li Ran, who was lying under the car, which startled Li Ran and the viewers in the live stream.

boom!
A grenade fell and exploded next to the truck.

The two soldiers were killed instantly by the impact of the grenade. Their bodies crashed into the truck and then fell to the ground, revealing half of their bloodied and mangled faces.

Li Ran couldn't help but feel a toothache.

It doesn't seem very safe for the truck here, but there's no other way.

Outside, they're just easy targets.

Li Ran lay prone under the car, observing the situation on the battlefield.

The US federal government was rapidly organizing a counterattack, using trucks to pull out the few remaining howitzers and began bombarding both sides of the ridge.

Some U.S. federal soldiers have formed suicide squads and are charging up the ridge.

The fierce battle lasted for half a day.

When the gunfire subsided, the snow was stained red with blood.

The Chinese People's Volunteer Army on both sides of the ridge had vanished without a trace. The counterattack, which was organized at great cost, turned out to be a failure because the Volunteer Army had already withdrawn.

This is a major blow to U.S. federal soldiers.

More often than not, it is mental torment.

The group regrouped briefly and continued on their way, but they had already wasted nearly two hours here.

A distance of only 21 kilometers.

However, it can only advance at a speed of 500 meters per hour.

There's no telling how many ambushes are lying in wait ahead.

Li Ran stayed with the team, trying to remain invisible and using the advantage of the 'real-time map' to stay hidden and livestream the battle situation.

Until it was almost dark.

Li Ran breathed a sigh of relief because the 'real-time map' showed that there were no ambushes nearby.

However, the U.S. federal soldiers in the ranks dared not relax.

Having been ambushed for a day, the entire team is now in a state of extreme paranoia.

In the live broadcast room.

Some netizens on Earth noticed something was wrong:

[Wait a minute, isn't this Dead Eagle Ridge? I remember there should have been an ambush here on the previous map.]

[That's right, this place is more suitable for ambushes than other places; I remember there were ambushes here too.]

They've probably moved over; perhaps the Volunteer Army has developed new tactics?

[We should have left some men here; it would be a waste not to use this place for an ambush.]

[That's right, look how cautious those U.S. soldiers are; they clearly believe there's an ambush here.]

Looking at the comments in the live stream.

Li Ran also had some doubts, indeed.

The terrain on both sides of Dead Eagle Ridge is treacherous, making it a perfect ambush location.

But at this moment, there was no one there.

Zooming out on the 'real-time map' reveals several ambush sites for the Chinese People's Volunteer Army on the road section behind Dead Eagle Ridge.

There's no reason not to ambush them here, is there?
Fraud?

Lure the enemy deep into your territory?

Many reasons came to mind for Li Ran and the netizens on Blue Star.

It's no wonder they overthink things.

It was the tactics of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army that overwhelmed the US federal forces.

If it weren't for the overwhelming firepower of the United States, any enemy of the same level would have been wiped out several times over.

I'm thinking about all the possibilities.

suddenly!

A scream came from the front of the group:
"Enemy attack!!!" The entire team went on high alert and quickly prepared for battle.

Li Ran and the netizens on Blue Star were completely bewildered.

Enemy attack?

I glanced at the 'real-time map' without thinking. There were no Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers lying in ambush?
But that's what everyone up front is shouting.

We must be on guard.

Li Ran hid at the back of the group, waiting for the battle to break out ahead.

But a few minutes passed.

Still no movement.

And these U.S. federal soldiers all looked up, looking ahead.

The U.S. federal soldiers who had been watching the enemy attack earlier also stood up with surprise and uncertainty. Then, at the command of their superior, they led a few men to the location where the enemy had been discovered.

I was completely stunned as soon as I went up there:
"Oh, God"

Everyone was stunned.

The U.S. federal soldiers behind them were also puzzled, but they were probably safe.

They then stepped forward.

Upon reaching the snow-covered slope, everyone stood frozen in place.

On the snow slope.

Rows upon rows of volunteer soldiers lay silently at their firing positions, their guns pointed down at the road below.

But they didn't move.

His body was already frozen stiff.

An entire company of soldiers, more than a hundred volunteer soldiers, remained frozen in their fighting postures.

silence.

Dead silence.

The rifles in the hands of these volunteer soldiers were pointed at the road, and their eyes were fixed on the front, as if to say, "You can't escape."

Inside Li Ran's live stream.

The chat was silent.

No one expected it to turn out this way.

They speculated that the Chinese People's Volunteer Army was luring the enemy deep into their territory, and that the Volunteer Army had some new tactics.

But the reason there was no ambush at Dead Eagle Ridge was that a whole company of more than a hundred soldiers were frozen in the snow, still in their fighting stances.

Everyone was silent.

A U.S. federal veteran who has fought his way up from Liutanli suddenly broke down:
"God! What kind of enemy are we fighting?"

Despite being relentlessly attacked day and night by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army at Liutanli, they did not collapse.

Despite being constantly ambushed on their retreat and advancing at 500 meters per hour, they did not break down.

But at the moment.

Faced with the Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers who, even though they had frozen to death, still maintained their fighting postures, a deep sense of powerlessness welled up in the hearts of these American soldiers.

Who exactly are they fighting?
Or.

Are these soldiers even human?!

How could there be soldiers with such willpower!
They don't believe it!
But the facts are so clearly laid out before us.

Under orders from their superiors, these U.S. federal soldiers searched the pockets of the soldiers in front of them.

After a while.

A pile of stuff lay in front of the U.S. federal soldiers.

There was a bag of fried noodles with flesh and blood still attached, the fried noodles inside frozen solid; there was a half-frozen potato covered in bite marks; and there was a family photo frozen with blood.

There were also letters written in blood, and notes filled with handwriting.

Li Ran was quickly found.

Seeing that the US federal official was asking him to decipher the blood-written letters and notes, Li Ran solemnly took them, read them, and then said:
"This is a letter from a volunteer soldier to his family."

“The message to my father was: ‘Dad, I may have to stay in North Korea. Please take the 500 jin of grain coupons the government has given you and don’t be stingy.’”

"What I gave to my little sister was: Little Flower, all the words I taught you to read weren't for nothing, were they? Next time you change the dressings for the wounded, be sure to be gentle."

"There was another letter for their instructor, which read, 'Please give this to Aunt Zhou in Laiyang, Shandong. All three of her sons have sacrificed their lives.'"

Done.

Li Ran, using a meaning that the US federal government could understand, pointed to the first blood-written letter and explained in a low voice:
"This letter was written to my father. The gist of it was, 'Dad, I may not be able to come back. Remember to collect the pension coupons for the families of martyrs. Don't be reluctant to use them.'"

"In the Republic, dying for one's country is an honor, and the families of fallen soldiers receive compensation from the state. This soldier's biggest worry before his death was that his family would not be willing to eat the food they had."

Li Ran pointed to the second letter written in blood and said:
"This letter is for my younger sister. It basically says, 'Little sister, I hope the lessons I taught you were worthwhile. When you're taking care of the wounded, please be gentle.'"

Then, in the last letter, Li Ran paused for a moment and slowly said:

"This letter is the most special. It was entrusted to a comrade to be delivered to an elderly woman from Shandong named 'Aunt Zhou'. All three of her sons were killed on the battlefield here."

After listening to Li Ran's explanation.

The surrounding U.S. soldiers fell even quieter.

It is clearly processing this information.

After a while.

The U.S. federal officer slowly began to speak:
So, are they really not afraid of death?

All three sons died here.

What exactly are these soldiers doing? What makes them fight so desperately against the U.S. federal government?

Then, a U.S. federal officer pointed to the notes and said:
"Where are these?"

"What did you write?"

"How could anyone not be afraid of death?"

Although the words were spoken with suspicion, a deep fear was implied in the tone.

however.

next second.

The contents of the note struck the U.S. federal officer squarely in the face.

Li Ran looked at the note and said:
"This is a volunteer soldier's resistance against nature."

He said.

"Ice and snow! I will never yield to you. Even if I freeze to death, I will stand proudly on my position."

This passage, translated into a language that the US federal government can understand, is then spoken.

The entire battlefield fell silent.

No one speaks.

Only the cold wind howled in my ears, like the whispers of the fallen.

this moment.

They knew they truly could not defeat those 'enemies'.

The wind and snow continued to howl, and the battle continued.

The U.S. federal troops in the Liutanli area suffered several ambushes within this short 21-kilometer stretch, resulting in over a thousand casualties and the abandonment of howitzers and nearly a hundred trucks.

Dozens of tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed.

And these.

The results were achieved solely by those volunteer soldiers using rifles and grenades.

Many players on Earth believe this.

If the Chinese People's Volunteer Army had had more heavy weapons, the US 1st Marine Division would probably have been completely annihilated in the Chosin Reservoir area.

It's just a pity there are no "what ifs".

With the main force of the 1st Marine Division in the Yudam-ri area joining up with the 1st Marine Division command in Hagaru-ri, the next step is to withdraw southward towards Goto-ri and Sumun Bridge.

The distance between Hagaru-ri and Koto-ri is only a few dozen kilometers.

However, the ambush sites there are even more numerous than the distance between Yudam-ri and Hagaru-ri, and one can only imagine what a death march the 1st Marine Division would have to endure.

Although there were no large-scale ambushes by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army along the distance from Gutuli to Shuimen Bridge.

However, many netizens on Earth have already discovered that several groups of volunteer soldiers are bypassing Gutuli and launching a surprise attack on Shuimen Bridge.

(End of this chapter)