Chapter 486: Chapter 233: The Fourth Battle (Western Top, Eastern Release Tactics)

Inside the Sky Shark Live Platform. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Large and small live streams are broadcasting the situation of the ’Fourth Battle’ with first-person perspectives.

Thanks to Polestar’s decision to open the battlefield simultaneously, those first to enter the [Battlefield of the United States] are broadcasting the war situation from various locations.

Most are in the role of common soldiers, while a small portion has reincarnated with the identity of the Volunteer Army.

At this moment.

To capitalize on the ’Fourth Battle’ craze, Polestar has teamed up with the Sky Shark Live Platform.

They gathered a batch of broadcasters with Federation and Volunteer Army identities on the Eastern and Western Fronts and placed them in the official live stream room.

Each broadcaster’s location is marked in the stream, allowing players to choose freely what to watch.

The Federation’s main attack direction on the Eastern Front is Hengcheng.

The Federation’s main attack direction on the Western Front is Han City.

Zhao Ze, who holds the position of a Federation combat advisor, is naturally featured in the official live stream room.

Compared to other streams, Zhao Ze’s situation is rather peaceful.

As an advisor, there’s no need to fight on the front lines; he merely observes the battlefield with binoculars and oversees the map in the command vehicle.

Unlike MacArthur’s tactics,

The newly appointed Federation Army Group Commander Li Qiwu is much more flexible, employing a ’fire sweep’ tactic, using massive firepower to bombard the Volunteer Army’s positions.

After capturing one hill, they methodically advance with powerful armored firepower.

At this moment.

From the initial batch sent to the battlefield, streamer Zhou Kai, who recently acquired Volunteer Army status,

is crouching in the trench with his ears covered as explosions are deafening, while flying dirt sporadically splatters, accompanying the ground’s shudder.

In the peninsula region, January temperatures here aren’t much warmer than in the Republic’s Northeast.

Even at the end of January, temperatures fall below minus 10 degrees Celsius.

Yet even in such cold, the entire position feels a bit warm under the Federation’s artillery bombardment, albeit mixed with a heavy gunpowder scent.

Suddenly.

A company scout’s voice shouted hoarsely:

"Enemy Tank Cluster, six hundred meters directly ahead!"

As the shout faded,

Dozens of cannons from the distant Federation positions fired in unison, with a barrage of howitzer shells forming a curve as they fell.

Boom boom boom boom—

The entire position was tilled again, with heavy fire suppressing the soldiers unable to get up.

While the distant tanks took this chance to advance rapidly.

Behind each tank followed a dozen Federation soldiers wearing helmets. The Company Commander in the trench next to Zhou Kai shook off dirt from his shoulders, got up, and looked toward the advancing tank group:

"Anti-tank team, get ready!"

"Remember, let them get close before you strike!"

Zhou Kai, being part of the anti-tank team, heard the Company Commander’s orders and took out a bundled explosive pack.

He got up, hid behind the post-battle defenses, and watched the approaching tanks, waiting.

Such a scene,

is simultaneously playing out on the defense line over fifty kilometers south of the Han River.

The Federation’s formidable firepower is displayed without reservation; almost the entire front line is subjected to this level of firepower bombardment.

Even a small hill occupied by the Volunteer Army,

The Federation won’t hesitate to bring dozens of cannons and howitzers to continually bombard the hill until it’s flattened.

If that’s how they handle a small hill, there’s no need to mention the main positions of the Volunteer Army.

Sky Shark Live Platform.

In Jiang Jie’s live stream room, the White Cloud Mountain region.

As the necessary path for the Federation’s northern attack on Han City, White Cloud Mountain sits at the intersection of several highways.

It’s also a necessary route for the Federation.

Thus, it is a primary focus, with other positions only bombarded by artillery, while the White Cloud Mountain position is targeted by the Federation’s use of heavy bombers.

Each aerial bomb can blast a crater several meters wide in the frozen earth of this icy peninsula.

In the trench.

Jiang Jie is hiding inside, covering his head.

Boom!!!

The blast’s shockwave made the earth above the trench trickle down. Jiang Jie shook his head, faintly hearing the Company’s hysterical yet faint shout:

"Take cover from the artillery!"

"Everyone stay under cover!!!"

Before the words fell,

Boom boom boom boom—

A barrage of shells rained down as densely as raindrops, with the unending explosions making the entire hill tremble.

On the road at the foot of the mountain,

The Federation’s tanks lined up in a long chain, their barrels facing the slopes.

The bombing by heavy bombers, plus the howitzer coverage, persisted for over forty minutes. When the shelling ceased, Jiang Jie felt a bit dazed.

His ears were ringing, barely able to hear the reconnaissance post’s shouts to prepare for battle.

Soon.

The Federation’s assault began.

The tanks’ barrels spat fire as shells fell on the Volunteer Army’s positions. Any Volunteer counterattack saw the Federation soldiers following the tanks emerge to suppress the fire.

Seeing quite a few Volunteers still capable of combat on the positions, some Federation soldiers got cold feet and retreated silently to the rear.

As for the others, although they were veterans,

a portion was transferred from other regions without previous combat experience against the Volunteers.

Despite multiple warnings, they remained ineffective, unconvinced that under these circumstances, the adversary could still counterattack.

The Volunteers’ tactics mirrored the expectations of some Federation soldiers who had previously engaged with them.