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Chapter 227 [Battle of Xiaogaoling, Special-Class Combat Hero] (5.4k)

Looking at the ambush sites set up by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army in various places on the map.

Especially the crucial point on the US federal evacuation route, which also goes around to the Watergate Bridge at the rear.

Many players on Earth are speculating whether the US federal government will hold out or whether the Chinese People's Volunteer Army will successfully destroy it.

This bridge was the only way for U.S. federal troops to retreat south and reach the port.

The infrastructure on the northern island is already inadequate, and this bridge is a crucial link between the two places. If the bridge is destroyed, the U.S. federal troops stationed in Hagaru-ri will be completely cut off from their retreat.

There's no way to get out of there, no matter how far you go.

Therefore, if this area is cut off, the only outcome might be total annihilation.

As such a crucial hub, the US federal government has deployed considerable firepower, including 40 tanks, as well as fortifications and various heavy weapons.

The struggle for such a key point on the battlefield is bound to be fierce.

For a while.

Netizens on Earth are searching everywhere for the perspective of the US federal government at the Watergate Bridge, or the perspective of the first group of retreating US 1st Marine Division, to see if they can get a close look at this battle.

Meanwhile, netizens on Earth are also paying attention to the situation in Hagaru-ri.

With the annihilation of the U.S. 31st Regiment in Xinxingli, the main force of the 1st Marine Division in Liudamli withdrew to Hagaru-ri, and the real southward escape had just begun.

As many players from Earth pieced together information from the perspective of the United States Federation, they also roughly sorted out the situation of the 1st Marine Division of the United States Federation.

At this point, the 1st Marine Division of the United States had been reduced from nearly 25000 men at the beginning of the campaign to just over 10,000.

This included nearly 3200 members of the 'Polar Bear Corps' that were completely wiped out, more than 4000 seriously wounded soldiers who were transferred to Japan through Shigarashiri Airport, and over a thousand combat casualties.

Even with only a little over 10,000 men, the 1st Marine Division still possesses a relatively complete organizational structure and combat capability.

In addition, Hagaru-ri has an airport for logistical support.

The embarrassing situation of having no ammunition supplies in Xinxingli and Liutanli areas will not be repeated.

With ample ammunition supplies, the combat effectiveness of this mechanized armored force of over 10,000 men could even double, making it not so easy to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Therefore, the battle at Shuimen Bridge was even more important from the perspective of the entire battlefield.

Because once the water gate bridge is cut off, this escape route will be lost.

The U.S. federal troops that retreated there would have no airfields, their supplies would be slowly depleted, and they would eventually be devoured by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.

If the water gates weren't cut off, then once they crossed the water gates, they would be met by other mechanized armored forces from the US federal government, making it even more impossible to fight them.

This is why players on Earth are all looking for the Watergate Bridge perspective.

However, we haven't found a good viewpoint from the Water Gate Bridge yet.

However, some players discovered a live stream from the perspective of the Volunteer Army in the "Republic".

For a while.

This immediately ignited the player forums of Tiansha Live and Jixing, with a large number of viewers flooding into the live stream, wanting to see the first-person perspective of the Volunteer Army.

at this time.

Inside the live stream room of host He Jie.

From the anchor's perspective, they are on high ground, and there are many volunteer soldiers lying on the snow, preparing to ambush.

The strange thing is that the streamer's perspective doesn't move at all.

However, you can see that the 'real-time map' and other built-in functions in the story are still usable.

Looking at the displayed time, it turned out to be only two days after the start of the general offensive at Chosin Reservoir.

It's clear that the [Battlefield Against the United States] where He Jie is located was only recently opened after the number of players had been reached, after all, it was the first batch of players and streamers in the battlefield.

The story has now moved to Hagaru-ri.

However, in this timeline, the battle is still raging in Shinshinri, and Liutanri has not received any orders to retreat.

Judging from the map, they were responsible for ambushing the Chinese People's Volunteer Army troops heading to Hagaru-ri to provide support.

The live stream view remained stationary, while comments flooded the screen.

What is the streamer doing? Preparing tactics?

[Ambush First-Person Demo?]

[The anchor turned his head and looked around! Finally, we got a perspective from the Volunteer Army!]

[Did the streamer disconnect? The screen has been frozen for three minutes.]

[Look at the minimap! U.S. federal troops from Hagaru-ri are coming! They'll be there in about ten minutes! Are they going to try to break out?]

[Wake up, streamer! Your gun barrel is frozen! (slaps screen)]

It has been almost twenty minutes since the live stream started attracting a large number of viewers.

But the camera angle remained unchanged.

Some of the viewers who joined at the beginning were a bit confused. At first, they thought there weren't enough people and the streamer wanted to wait.

But even after all this time, its popularity has surged to the top of the Tiansha platform.

The streamer hasn't responded yet.

Fortunately, as the US federal troops approached on the 'real-time map,' the view in the live stream began to shake slightly, and at the same time, He Jie's weak, trembling voice could be heard, shivering from the cold:

"Prepare for battle."

"It's not that I don't want to talk, it's just that I'm too cold to control myself."

"Just receiving a message"

"call--"

"Let me stretch my legs a bit, where's the setting again? I'm freezing!"

From the perspective of the live stream, it began to tremble, clearly shifting its body slightly.

The viewers in the live stream realized that the Chinese People's Volunteer Army didn't have many warm clothing items, so they lay prone in the snow when they were ambushing the enemy.

No wonder it stayed still for so long; its body had been frozen stiff.

After a while.

After moving around a bit, the anchor He Jie was finally able to move again, and his speech became more fluent, clearly indicating that he had lowered the sensitivity of his voice.

"I am now at the Xiaogaoling position south of Hagaru-ri."

"Our current mission is to block the withdrawal of U.S. federal troops to Guturi."

"call--"

"I've been receiving messages the whole time, and my body is too frozen to speak."

"According to the information we received, there is a platoon of soldiers at this ambush site."

“是志愿军20军58师172团1营3连的3排，在这里进行伏击，带队的是3连连长杨根思。”

He Jie turned his head slightly to look at the road below, taking in the surrounding environment and allowing the viewers in the live stream to see the surroundings clearly as well:

"This is a high vantage point on the outskirts of Hagaru-ri."

"The routes for US federal troops to escape south are relatively limited."

"There is only one road leading to Gutuli, the Water Gate Bridge."

"Therefore, all the places along the road that were suitable for setting up ambush points were occupied by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army."

"This is the first time we've seen it from the perspective of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army."

“Previously, we judged the number of people by looking at the color range of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army on the ‘real-time map,’ but now we can see that we are currently at this high point.”

"There is only one platoon of soldiers."

Sudden.

On the road at the northern end, U.S. federal tanks and armored vehicles appeared, heading towards Kotori.

not far away.

A resolute voice echoed across the Xiaogaoling position:
"All ready to fight!"

Hear the order.

Netizens on Blue Star knew that the man was Company Commander Yang Gensi.

The soldiers on the position loaded their bullets and placed grenades within easy reach, which was also noticed by the viewers in the live stream.

From He Jie's perspective.

As soon as the order came down, many soldiers sprang into action, but several soldiers remained motionless.

Obviously already
Without time to think, He Jie placed a grenade in front of him and loaded his rifle.

U.S. federal troops are getting closer.

It was accompanied by a roar and a gunshot.

boom! boom! boom!
Tu tu tu tu——!
In an instant.

The entire Xiaogaoling position spewed out angry tongues of fire.

With each shot, He Jie felt the rifle in his hand vibrate violently, but his body felt nothing. He didn't know if it was because he was numb from the cold or if the touch sensitivity was set too low.

below.

U.S. federal soldiers following behind tanks and armored vehicles fell like wheat being harvested.

However, the U.S. federal soldiers behind them immediately lay down to return fire, and the tanks below slowly turned their guns around, raising them to aim at the high ground on the hillside.

boom--!
The rapid response from the US federal government also proves that this is clearly not the first time they have been attacked.

boom--!
A shell exploded in front of the position.

"Be careful!"

Company Commander Yang Gensi's voice echoed, but his hands did not stop moving. He quickly moved through the trenches, throwing grenades at the American soldiers who were trying to rush up below.

Bang bang bang!

The first wave of attacks by the US federal government ended in failure due to the haste.

However, they quickly organized a second attack.

And this time.

The administrators in He Jie's live stream also received the link from a viewer. He Jie saw the administrator's private message and clicked on the link to take a look.

It turned out to be the perspective of the US federal government below, at the Xiaogaoling position, where a streamer randomly switched to the complete perspective of a US federal soldier.

He Jie quickly advanced the video progress bar to the end of the first wave of attack.

After seeing the positions of the U.S. federal soldiers in the video and finding that they matched up to those in his own storyline, he immediately uploaded the complete video to his live stream.

I'm watching the live stream right now.

He Jie's perspective is the first-person view of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's live stream, while the video in the lower right corner is the complete perspective of the US federal government.

He Jie's 3rd Platoon had just repelled the enemy's first wave of attack, while in the lower right corner of the video, the US federal troops, whose first wave of attack had failed, were organizing a second wave of attack.

With the preparations completed on the 'US Federal' side in the bottom right corner of the video, He Jie's side also perked up.

Gunfire erupted almost simultaneously in the live stream and in the video from the U.S. military in the lower right corner.

The second wave of attacks has begun.

This time, the US federal forces changed their tactics, using smoke grenades as cover, and attempted to advance from three directions simultaneously. He Jie's position allowed him to spot several US federal soldiers.

boom!
boom!
The Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers in the nearby trenches were ready to be deployed for hand-to-hand combat.

"Go on the bayonet!"

With a series of clanging metallic sounds, He Jie felt a surge of adrenaline and rammed the bayonet into the rifle in his hand.

Click! The sound rang in my ears.

After a group of U.S. federal soldiers rushed onto the position.

"kill--!!!"

With a roar, the battlefield suddenly turned into a bloody slaughterhouse.

In close proximity.

The firepower of the US federal forces was completely ineffective, and they could only watch helplessly as their comrades were stabbed to death by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army with bayonets. They wanted to fire but were afraid of accidentally injuring friendly forces.

I don't know.

The U.S. Federal 31st Regiment, far away in Xinxingli, was annihilated by this tactic.

However, there were too few volunteers at Xiaogaoling.

There was only one platoon of soldiers.

The federal attack was quickly repelled, and in the bottom right corner of the video, fleeing federal soldiers screamed wildly, looking as if they had gone mad.

The U.S. federal officers below sensed that things were getting serious.

"Damn it! This is definitely the main force!"

Major Smith, who was leading the group, grabbed the soldier who was running back frantically:

"Calm down, soldier!"

What did you see up there? How many of them were there?

The U.S. soldier screamed in terror:

"So many people! No!!"

“There are people everywhere!”

"They suddenly popped out of the snow! They ripped Will's guts out! No!!!"

As she spoke, she seemed to recall the scene from just now, and her trembling intensified.

Major Smith frowned and shook off the soldier:
"Damn it, contact command immediately! We've encountered an unknown number of enemy troops! Requesting air support and artillery fire!"

The staff officer beside him looked at the smoke-filled position on the small hill and whispered:

"Major, the terrain here is limited."

There shouldn't be a large enemy force.

The words are not finished yet.

Major Smith suddenly flew into a rage, grabbing the staff officer by the collar and roaring as he pointed at the scattered corpses of U.S. soldiers on the hillside:

"Then tell me the fuck what this is?!"

"Can a platoon really unleash such crossfire? Can they organize such a fierce counter-offensive?"

"Damn it! Tell me where they came from!"

"How many times has this happened?! How many times has this happened?!"

"Fk?!?"

Enraged, Major Smith roared and then, panting heavily, his bloodshot eyes clearly indicating that he had been under considerable pressure these past few days.

soon.

A questioning voice came from the other end of the radio:

"Smith, are you sure?"

"There really is a large enemy force at Xiaogaoling. Compared to Xiaogaoling, the main defense line at Changjin Lake needs more support, I think."

Smith couldn't help but grab the microphone and shout:

"listen!"

"Those guys have hidden their most elite troops here!"

"I organized two assaults, both of which were repelled!"

"If they continue to block the road, not only will the main defensive line be wiped out, but the entire 1st Marine Division will die here!"

far away.

A burst of gunfire suddenly rang out from the Xiaogaoling position. Smith, facing the US side's defensive positions, quickly crouched down.

"Damn it! They're doing it again!"

"Did you hear that?!"

"I need planes to bomb this entire Xiaogaoling area!!!"

Smith was roaring over here.

The player's perspective in the video is that a 'real-time map' has been opened, showing the scattered color distribution of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army on the map.

There were less than a platoon of soldiers on that small hill position.

These are all from the perspective of the US federal government.

And what about the positions held by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army?

While He Jie was organizing weapons and ammunition, he quietly dragged back the body of the U.S. federal soldier and stripped him of his equipment, placing it nearby.

In contrast, the US federal government was calling for support and organizing tank and howitzer battalions to prepare for bombing.

On the front lines of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, there were few words, only a resolute belief in fighting to the death.

Faced with another attack organized by the US federal government.

On the Xiaogaoling position, there were only four simple words: "Prepare for battle".

The third attack began
The fourth attack.
The fifth time.
On the seventh attack, US federal planes arrived, and napalm bombs exploded on the Xiaogaoling position, sending waves of heat through the area. He Jie's leg had been blown off, and he could only mechanically fire with the few bullets he had left.

The federal offensive by the United States has failed once again.

They continued until they repelled the eighth attack by U.S. federal forces.

At this moment, on the Xiaogaoling position.

He Jie's cheek was pierced, his legs were blown off, blood was gushing from his mouth, his consciousness was becoming increasingly blurred, he could no longer move, but his eyes were still open.

All that could be vaguely seen were crooked guns on the battlefield and a few frozen corpses.

Only three people are able to move now.

Among them were two wounded soldiers and Company Commander Yang Gensi. Company Commander Yang Gensi was also seriously injured, but he continued to hold the position.

Looking at the two wounded soldiers, Yang Gensi's gaze swept across the entire position.

It seems that only the three of them are still alive.
The US federal government below has launched another attack.

Yang Gensi walked to the fortification and touched the only remaining machine gun. The barrel was so hot it could fry a potato, and the handguard was covered with marks from machetes.

Take a deep breath.

Company Commander Yang Gensi picked up the machine gun and handed it to the last two wounded soldiers:

"Take the gun back."

The two soldiers did not move.

One of the soldiers, whose lips were split and bleeding, spoke in a hoarse voice:
"Company commander, we'll stay."

Company Commander Yang Gensi shook his head, tore off a piece of cloth, and wrapped it around the barrel of the machine gun so he wouldn't get burned while carrying it.

"A gun is more valuable than a person. This is the only one left in the whole company. If we take it back, we can kill more foreign devils."

The two soldiers couldn't help but cry, and Company Commander Yang Gensi patted them on the shoulder:

"go!"

below.

A cacophony of voices came from the US federal government, indicating that the troops had already been reorganized.

The two soldiers dragged their legs and walked towards the back of the mountain, supporting each other as they limped along. Only after watching them disappear into the back of the mountain did Company Commander Yang Gensi turn his gaze away.

He turned and swept his gaze across the entire position.

After eight attacks, all the able-bodied soldiers on the position were wiped out.

Even the weapons and ammunition on the bodies of U.S. federal soldiers had been emptied.

Company Commander Yang Gensi walked to the trench and took out a bundle of explosives made of cotton cloth and gunpowder. This was the only weapon on the entire position.

He strapped the explosive charge to his body, tightened it, and made sure it wouldn't fall.

Company Commander Yang Gensi waited quietly for the American federal troops below to charge forward.

at this time.

Inside He Jie's live stream.

Although the view was blurred, one could still vaguely see Company Commander Yang Gensi sitting on the trench, his last silhouette.

The live stream room was completely silent.

As the noise grew louder, the silhouette in He Jie's view slowly stood up, and He Jie seemed to see a smile on the silhouette's face.

As the first helmet emerged from below the hillside, the silhouette smiled and roared:
"come!!!"

Upon seeing this, He Jie breathed his last.

The screen went completely dark.

However, the video in the bottom right corner of the live stream continued.

The anchor in the video followed the U.S. federal soldiers as they rushed up, but they were all stunned when they heard that voice.

They saw a volunteer soldier covered in blood standing on the trench, looking down at them, holding a torch in one hand and pressing the other hand to his chest.

Sunlight shone from behind him, casting a long shadow, but his face was obscured by the hazy sunlight.

You can only vaguely sense that the volunteer soldier covered in blood is laughing.

Some people felt something was wrong.

Those who reacted quickly rushed to grab their guns, but it was too late.

As the torches moved down.

The hissing sound of the fuse instantly reached the ears of these American soldiers. Before they could even scream in terror, they saw the Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldier covered in blood.

He rushed towards them carrying a bomb.

boom--! ! ! !

The screen instantly went dark.

ended.

The blocking mission at Xiaogaoling position has ended.

志愿军58师172团1营3连的3排，除了两名重伤的战士在连长杨根思的命令下，带着机枪撤离阵地。

The remaining soldiers, including Yang Gensi, the company commander of the 3rd Company, all sacrificed their lives on the Xiaogaoling position.

Inside He Jie's live stream.

The screen went dark, but the story didn't end there. Instead, several lines of large characters slowly appeared.

On November 29, 1950, Yang Gensi led his 11rd Platoon in holding the southeastern ridge of Hill 1071, repelling eight consecutive attacks by the US military.

When only three men remained at the final position, Yang Gensi ordered the wounded to bring back the company's only remaining machine gun, while he himself took a satchel charge of explosives and perished with the enemy.

He was later awarded the titles of "Special-Class Combat Hero of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army" and "Hero of the Korean People's Republic."

(End of this chapter)