Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 509 - 243: [Shangganling, the United States on the Tiger’s Back]

Chapter 509: Chapter 243: [Shangganling, the United States on the Tiger’s Back]

In the gaps between bombings, Shen Yan repeatedly checked the ’real-time map’.

He wanted to see what was so special about Shangganling that it warranted the concentrated firepower bombings from the United States.

But after a long look, he couldn’t figure out what the problem was.

Currently, those two heights near the United States were only occupied by two companies of Volunteer Army soldiers, yet the United States’ firepower was enough to bomb several divisions.

The ground was constantly trembling.

Shen Yan huddled in the tunnel, covering his ears tightly, but the sound of explosions still rang deafeningly.

The United States seemed intent on flattening the entire hilltop.

The bombardment continued for nearly two hours.

Until the last shell exploded, all Shen Yan could hear was a sharp ringing, no other sounds.

Shen Yan shook his head and grabbed the rifle beside him.

At the foot of the slope.

Dense lines of United States soldiers were advancing in a skirmish formation, moving so slowly it looked as if they were on a field trip.

They seemed to think it impossible for anyone to still be alive on the position.

After all, it had been a full two hours of bombardment.

Over a thousand tons of shells had hit this little more than 3 square kilometers of land.

On the hill slope.

The ground began to stir, as Volunteer Army soldiers stood up from the trenches.

The two-hour bombardment had raised dust all over the hilltop, burying trenches, but it was just loose soil. The Volunteer Army quietly waited for the United States soldiers to approach.

Two hundred meters... one hundred and twenty meters... getting closer.

Until they could clearly see the faces of those across at close range, and the United States soldiers at the front showed signs of panic, realizing the Volunteer Army soldiers were still alive.

Just as they opened their mouths to shout.

Bang—!

"Fire!!!"

With the sound of gunfire breaking out.

The surviving Volunteer Army soldiers began shooting at the United States soldiers, and the front-line United States soldiers fell like wheat.

Everyone was stunned.

No one expected the Volunteer Army to still have combat power.

It should be known that the United States meticulously selected this location.

Why didn’t Shen Yan analyze the importance of this place?

Because it wasn’t a priority, and the United States launched a large-scale attack here to create a scenario battle to save face in international opinion.

With their meticulous selection, Shangganling was chosen as the target.

The United States referred to this operation as ’Operation Showdown’, clearly implying their intentions of using overwhelming firepower to bully.

The plan was to quickly capture these two positions with their firepower and then launch a propaganda wave.

But no one expected.

That after two hours of bombing, Volunteer Army soldiers would still survive on that hilltop.

The battle between the two sides abruptly erupted.

The stunned United States soldiers regained their senses and immediately started retaliating.

A regiment of United States soldiers and a regiment of southern puppet troops attacked the Volunteer Army on two heights.

Two regiments against two companies of Volunteer Army soldiers on the positions.

On top of the extensive pre-bombing.

By the afternoon.

The soldiers of the United States slowly pushed up the hilltop in the end.

On Shen Yan’s side, he died in the battle.

But the in-game storyline did not end, as Shen Yan reappeared in the Volunteer Army’s ranks after his death, receiving the mission to retake the positions at night.

By then.

The United States wanted to make a propaganda campaign out of it.

So after capturing the positions, they immediately sent journalists over, but knowing the Volunteer Army well, they did not allow the journalists to publish immediately after interviews.

They waited until nightfall.

As long as they held the positions through the night, the report would then sweep across the globe.

But as night fell.

The Volunteer Army organized four companies to launch a counterattack to recover the positions lost during the day.

After a night of fierce battle.

They regained the lost positions.

However.

The United States, during the day, once again sent a regiment to each hilltop.

Launching attacks on the Volunteer Army’s recovered positions.

Thus.

Utilizing their vast manpower and firepower, the United States once again captured the two heights on Shangganling.

But recapturing is not enough.

They must hold it too.

The sky quickly turned dark.

Shen Yan appeared once more among the Volunteer Army ranks, feeling rather numb.

Those two small heights.

Has the United States gone mad?

Are they willing to pay any price to capture them?

Soon.

Intense fighting broke out again, with the daytime being the United States’ domain, while nighttime fell to the Volunteer Army.

The positions were recaptured once more.

Thus, on the third day...

The United States dispatched an additional regiment.

For the two small heights.

Each small height was attacked with the manpower of three regiments.

The positions changed hands once more.

Falling into the hands of the United States.

The United States seemed like gamblers, continuously raising the stakes, from one regiment, to two, then committing all forces of three regiments to press on Shangganling’s positions.

They couldn’t understand.

Why would the Volunteer Army stubbornly hold on to such a small height?

Little did they know.

For the Volunteer Army, people can die, but positions cannot be lost...

Now with three United States regiments pressing over just over 3 km of small height, even the Volunteer Army found it troublesome; there were simply too many people.

The disparity in force made it difficult to fight.

However...

The United States committed all their forces over here.