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Chapter 233 [The Beginning of the Counterattack in Hengcheng] (4.4k)

And in fact, it was just as Qu Guang roughly deduced.

The U.S. federal government has not yet noticed the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's "west-top, east-drop" tactic.

As time passes little by little.

Two days have passed in the real world on Earth.

And in the game.

After several days of fighting, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army on the western front stubbornly resisted the attacks of the US 1st and 9th Armies, slowing the enemy's advance from 10 to 20 kilometers per day.

It was forced to the point where they could only advance 1 kilometer per day.

Sometimes, they would advance one kilometer during the day, only to have half a kilometer recaptured by the Volunteer Army's counterattack at night.

However, faced with the offensive of the United States, even though the Chinese People's Volunteer Army tried every means, it could not make up for the gap in firepower, and the overall battle line was slowly moving backward.

TianSha Live Streaming Platform.

In the live broadcast room of anchor Ma Yong, the live broadcast room was randomly assigned the identity of a volunteer soldier.

It has also garnered considerable attention from netizens on Earth.

at this time.

The main force of the 38th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army on the western front has crossed the river and taken over the defense zone of the 50th Army to block the enemy.

A piercing whistling sound came from the sky.

Upon hearing the commotion, the volunteer soldiers on the position quickly took cover in the trenches.

Boom boom boom boom——!
The deafening roar of cannons exploded in my ears.

Ma Yong hid in the trench, shaking the mud off his head, and muttering curses under his breath:

"Damn it, when will this bombing ever end?!"

It has been three days since I was randomly assigned to the volunteer army, but for most of these three days I have been bombarded by US federal artillery.

Even now, you can easily find a live stream room with someone claiming to be a volunteer soldier.

There was no place that escaped bombing by the US federal government; the entire front was being bombed by the US federal government.

The volunteer soldier next to Ma Yong chuckled as he watched Ma Yong's cursing, then covered his ears and shouted:

"It's Chinese New Year! Just treat it like setting off firecrackers!!!"

"I must say, these things from the US federal government are really something! Much louder than the firecrackers at my house!!!"

Ma Yong, still somewhat dazed, looked at the volunteer soldier and shouted:
"New Year's Eve?"

He did know about the New Year, a unique custom of the Republic.

However, on Earth, there is no such thing as a New Year; instead, there are various festivals celebrating surviving meteor showers each year.

Amidst the deafening roar of artillery fire, the volunteer soldier shouted:

"Yes!"

"It's already the 7th, the second day of the Lunar New Year!"

"I only remembered it this morning!"

"It's a pity I didn't get to eat dumplings!"

boom--!
A shell exploded not far away, spraying dirt all over the two men. Ma Yong shook his head and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Then let's eat our fill after we're done fighting!!!"

The volunteer soldier smiled, looked up at the sky, and then shouted loudly:
"We can't go back!!!"

These words struck Ma Yong like a heavy hammer blow to the chest.

It also hit the hearts of the viewers in the live stream, making them feel a tightness in their chests and unsure of what to say.

There is no such thing as a peaceful and tranquil life.
While their fellow countrymen in the Republic were celebrating the arrival of the new year, the volunteer soldiers on the peninsula were fighting against the invasion of the United States with their own flesh and blood in a foreign land.

Even they themselves knew that they could never go back.

Even knowing it was just a scene from a movie, Ma Yong still felt a tightness in his throat. After a moment's thought, he spoke:
Where are you from?

The volunteer soldier patted the dirt off his head:
"From Linyi, Shandong!"

"And you?!"

Ma Yong paused for a moment, then called out:
"I'm."

Before he could finish speaking...

The platoon leader in the distance suddenly shouted:
"Ready to fight!"

"Demolition team, ready!!!"

The Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers on the position quickly stood up and looked at the advancing US federal tanks in the distance.

The surviving soldiers in the trenches took up firing positions, while the demolition team waited for the approaching US federal tanks with their makeshift demolition equipment.

The volunteer soldier and Ma Yong were both members of the demolition team. Without the slightest hesitation, they both picked up the explosive packs.

They're called a demolition team, but they're actually a suicide squad.

Given the limited resources available to the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, their so-called demolition equipment consisted mainly of explosive charges and cluster grenades.

Faced with the full force of the US federal government.

The Chinese People's Volunteer Army was forced to use tactics of "light personnel in the front and heavy equipment in the back" and "heavy equipment in the front and light equipment in the back".

The so-called personnel are "lighter at the beginning and heavier at the end".

In reality, they were facing a US federal tank and armored formation, and they poured in squad after squad, with the entire army acting as a suicide squad.

Just like the demolition team that Ma Yong was in.

This is the only way to inflict casualties on US federal tank armor.

Firearms are 'heavy in the front and light in the back'.

The goal is to unleash all firepower on the front-line troops to maximize the damage output when a heavy weapon is distributed to a company, platoon, or squad.

That means the troops who possessed this heavy weapon have all been wiped out.

Now it's their turn.

The tank formation in the distance was getting closer and closer.

Before the Volunteer Army could even open fire.

boom--!
boom--!
Shells from US federal tanks were the first to bombard the area.

As the enemy tank approached within 500 meters, 400 meters, 200 meters, until it was within range of a rifle shot, the platoon leader gave the order.

The Chinese People's Volunteer Army opened fire with full force, bullets flying everywhere.

The only machine gun assigned to the entire platoon spat fire without restraint, sweeping it across the American federal troops opposite.

"Demolition Team!!!"

"superior!!!"

boom--!
boom--!
The fighting on the western front was exceptionally difficult.

The situation on the eastern front was not much easier, as various units of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army were urgently maneuvering towards Hengcheng.

a few days later.

Randomly entered the live broadcast room of Jin Bin, a streamer from the puppet army in the south.

The outskirts of Hengcheng.

While watching the various volunteer army units gradually encircling 'Hengcheng' on the map, Jin Bin was doing hard labor.

The white flags they shouted frosted over the edge of their helmets, but the pickaxes they swung in their hands never stopped. Even the players couldn't escape being ordered to do hard labor like the other puppet troops from the south.

Meanwhile, the U.S. soldiers were drinking hot coffee in their tents in the distance.

Jin Bin had also experienced being a volunteer soldier, but the attitude of the "Republic" soldiers there towards their northern neighbors was different from that of the US federal government towards the puppet troops in the south.

These are two completely different situations.

At this time.

From the trench came the voice of a lieutenant from the puppet troops on the south side, shouting angrily:
"Move quickly!"

“Those ‘Republicans’ could attack at any time.”

Jin Bin cursed under his breath:
"md".

"There are sycophants in the game too."

"rough!"

"If it weren't for wanting to see what happens next, I would have shot him dead."

The lieutenant above was all smiles and obsequious to the U.S. soldiers, but he would often berate his own men.

Blue Star players have never been treated like this before, especially by such bullies who rely on their master's power.

The live stream chat was flooded with comments:
[This lieutenant's face changes faster than the weather on the peninsula; are those people in the US federal government his father?]

[Brother Jin, pull out your gun! Shoot him!]

[Stop messing around, the battle's about to start, we need to make sure Kim is alive by then.]

[The puppet army trial card is about to expire.]

[As soon as the bugle call of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army sounds, the anchor just needs to find a hilltop and lie down.]

The chat was filled with comments.

The puppet troops standing nearby did not react after hearing the lieutenant's reprimand.

It's as if they've already gotten used to it.

They simply quickened their pace silently, but after the lieutenant left, they began to whisper among themselves, and Kim Bin also perked up his ears to listen.

"Hey, Zhihao, have you heard?"

"The Second Battalion encountered the 'Republic' army in Hongchuan the day before yesterday. An entire company was wiped out, and not even a few bodies were recovered."

"Really?"

“It’s true! My cousin is a communications soldier in the division headquarters.” “He said those soldiers in the ‘Republic’ army are like ghosts, sneaking up silently at night and specifically targeting sentries.”

"By the time they discovered it, the bayonet had already pierced his stomach."

"I really don't want to fight this kind of guy."

"Should we run away?"

"Shh!"

"Are you looking for death?!"

"Even if we wanted to run, now wouldn't be the time. If we were discovered, we'd be shot on sight."

"Shiba."

Two puppet soldiers from the south were exchanging words, but when they got to the sensitive parts, they seemed afraid of being overheard and gradually moved away from the crowd.

Kim Bin could no longer eavesdrop, but he said with amusement:

"What these guys say is pretty much true."

"But the rumors just kept spreading and getting more and more outrageous, it was almost as if the Volunteer Army was about to fly and disappear into the ground."

"However, I estimate that this is the speed at which it will spread."

"It'll be soon if they keep spreading the word."

Jin Bin said this as he dug a trench.

During this period, there were many such rumors within the puppet army in the south, and the result was that the soldiers of the puppet army in the south had an instinctive fear of the soldiers of the 'Republic'.

He even trembled at the mere mention of the word 'Republic'.

Jin Bin has experienced being a volunteer soldier, a member of the US federal government, a member of the joint forces, and even now, a member of the puppet army in the south.

Among so many troops.

Even the Australian battalion, when faced with hand-to-hand combat by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, could at least make a charge.

The most common comments came from the puppet troops in the south.

They were discussing how to escape in private.

Other federal forces, such as the Australian and Turkish brigades, and those with some kind of royal honor, would defend, even if only slightly.

But the puppet troops in the south
There was absolutely no intention to defend it.

Even the official Polaris forum collects combat videos of Federation and other national forces.

The puppet troops in the south were almost easily defeated.

The reason why there were still so many fighting forces was that the Volunteer Army sometimes couldn't even catch up with these puppet troops in the south, as if they were all long-distance runners.

Some players who were randomly assigned a U.S. federal identity even heard Ridgway cursing loudly.

During the 'Third Battle'.

General Ridgway, the army group commander on the U.S. side, deployed all the puppet troops in the south to the front line.

During the 'Third Battle'.

In order to continue the advance, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army organized its troops to prepare for a forced crossing of the Imjin River.

The garrison at Imjin River consisted of an entire division of puppet troops from the south.

But faced with this situation...

The Chinese People's Volunteer Army used artillery fire to force a crossing of the Imjin River.

It took them only 5 minutes to reach the front line of the Imjin River.

They captured the front line of the Imjin River in 11 minutes.

This formidable natural barrier, which seemed almost impossible to breach to the US side, was captured by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army in just 11 minutes by the puppet troops in the south.

Subsequent troops crossed the river one after another.

Until the evening of January 1st, a full day and night had passed.

The U.S. federal troops stationed on the southern border of the Imjin River were decimated.

It was this very move that prompted General Ridgway, the commander of the U.S. Army Group, to denounce the Southern collaborators as a bunch of pigs who only knew how to run away.

Relying on the natural barrier of the Imjin River.

They only held on for 11 minutes.

If you put hundreds of pigs there, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army couldn't catch them all in 11 minutes, and the puppet troops in the south actually lost all their positions in just 11 minutes.

They just let several divisions of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army cross the river like that.

Then, by flanking maneuvers, the entire battle line relying on the natural barrier of the Imjin River collapsed.

The collapse was so rapid that the US federal government couldn't even react in time to deploy troops.

The US 24th Division and the British 29th Brigade were caught off guard and severely damaged and annihilated.

into the night.

The temperature plummeted to below -20 degrees Celsius.

Jin Bin and the other puppet troops from the south took turns standing guard. They crowded into the makeshift trenches, huddled together to conserve their last bit of warmth.

Kim Bin closed his eyes, waiting for the button to skip the plot to appear.

But someone started talking about how terrible the soldiers of the 'Republic' were.

"I heard they sound a horn before they attack?"

"It's not a horn, it's a whistle."

"A sharp whistle means death is coming."

Listening to these puppet troops from the south describe their various modifications and fears of the "Republic's" volunteer soldiers, Jin Bin couldn't help but shake his head and listen with his eyes closed.

The viewers in the live stream were also happy to hear these adapted versions.

In a daze.

A sharp whistling sound pierced the night sky.

boom--!
A shell landed on the front line, less than 50 meters away. The huge explosion created a shockwave and blasted away frozen ground, sweeping outwards.

Then came a series of shrill screams.

This was a battle launched by the main forces of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. Shells rained down like bullets, and someone screamed:

"Enemy attack! Take cover!!"

"hidden!!"

Jin Bin huddled in the trench, surrounded by panicked screams:
"Ah! I've been hit by a stray bullet!"

"Medic! Medic!"

"Blood! It's blood!"

"Help me!!!"

Jin Bin turned his head and saw that there was no stray bullet, but a piece of frozen soil had hit an unlucky guy on the head. The puppet soldier from the south was covering his bleeding head and looked terrified.

From the trenches behind, the same lieutenant's panicked screams from earlier that day echoed:

"Prepare for battle! Those guys are coming up!"

Upon hearing the order from their commander, the puppet troops from the south scrambled to grab their weapons and instinctively lay prone behind the trenches, preparing to meet the onslaught of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.

Just the next second.
A sharp bugle call pierced the night sky.

Then, urgent bugle calls sounded from all directions, rushing towards 'Hengcheng'.

"kill--!!!"

A deafening sound suddenly rang out, and countless dark shadows appeared all around.

Whoosh!
A flare shot into the sky.

At this moment, the puppet troops on the southern side of the position finally looked at the volunteer army that was surging in from all directions like a tide, and saw the killing intent in the thousands of eyes.

It made the already cold night even colder.

Fear spread like a plague.

boom! boom! boom!
When the Volunteer Army's gunfire rang out, someone shouted:
"Run!!!"

This instantly ignited panic among the entire puppet army in the south.

In an instant.

The entire position erupted in chaos.

Some people dropped their guns and ran back, some knelt on the ground and cried with their heads in their hands, and others fired wildly into the darkness.

During the day, the lieutenant roared, "Don't run!" while continuously firing his pistol at the deserters. Kim Bin ran while turning his head to look back.

Sudden.

The puppet army lieutenant, who had been frantically shooting at the deserter, suddenly stopped. A bullet passed through the back of his head, blood splattered from his eyes, and then he collapsed uncontrollably into the trench.

Jin Bin was startled, his steps faltered, and he suddenly tripped and fell.

Roll on the ground.

The shouts of battle were getting closer, boom boom boom boom!

Grenades exploded all around.

Jin Bin tried to get up, but was suddenly stepped on and stopped, a roar rang in his ears:
"Surf the gun and don't kill!"

The roar made Jin Bin's eardrums ache.

The rifle on his body was forcibly pulled away.

The cold glint of the bayonet trembled just three inches from his eyes, causing Jin Bin to freeze in place, his eyes darting left and right to survey his surroundings.

From afar came shouts of "Surrender and you will not be killed!"

More often, however, were the fleeing puppet troops from the south, who ran away desperately and fell one by one to the guns of the volunteer soldiers.

(End of this chapter)