Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 518 - 247: [Shangganling Intelligence] (4k)_2

Chapter 518: Chapter 247: [Shangganling Intelligence] (4k)_2

But the NPCs in the game are not fools, they act completely according to commands. If caught once, they might plead and get away with it, but if caught a second time, they are executed immediately.

The Blue Star players aren’t given any chance to explain.

Luckily, it’s a battlefield.

Otherwise, the senior officials on the Federation’s side would wonder why there are so many deserters?

In fact.

There is some shift in strategy within the Battlefield of the United States because there are so many deserters among the Blue Star players.

But it doesn’t affect the overall situation.

Yu Feng is broadcasting the situation on the Peninsula Battlefield.

As time goes by.

The Volunteer Army’s ’Cold Guns and Cold Cannons’ campaign begins to take effect.

The harassment by small groups of troops, and even individual sniper actions, rapidly increase the death rate of the Federation’s soldiers.

Although they don’t die as quickly as in large-scale wars,

the numbers add up across the entire front line. Even in the most challenging attacks by the Volunteer Army against the Federation, the Federation lost at most thousands of soldiers.

Yet since the Cold Guns and Cold Cannons campaign began.

In less than four months, the Federation has lost more than 14,000 soldiers.

An average of over a hundred soldiers die each day.

Though it doesn’t seem like a lot.

A little adds up over time, and if this continues, domestic public opinion might also become uncontrollable.

A few days later.

Yu Feng continues in the Single Player Story Mode, skipping through the plot and gathering intelligence.

The negotiations a few days ago naturally broke down.

Not only because of the pre-analysis of the other party’s intentions, but Yu Feng’s side also went as far as using photon supercomputing to analyze every word, action, and expression of the opponent.

The opponent’s cards were practically laid bare.

Knowing that the opponent intended to go back on their word, Yu Feng naturally didn’t agree to the acquisition, though what future commercial competition might arise, he does not know.

At this moment.

The timeline on Yu Feng’s side has jumped to August 1952.

Only a few days remain until the presidential election of the Federation.

The information Yu Feng gathered indicates that the Federation is preparing to attack a place called ’Shangganling’, along with detailed revelations.

Because in the Single Player Story Mode here, the reporter sent by the Federation is from Yu Feng’s news agency.

At this moment.

Because of the live broadcast titled ’Revelation: Shangganling and the Federation Election’, it attracted considerable attention.

Including soldiers from the Great Xia Federation who previously experienced the Battle of Shangganling.

After completely fighting through the Battle of Shangganling, the Great Xia Federation, including its senior military officials, always wondered: What is the Federation attacking Shangganling for?

And now there is a revelation.

Word spread quickly, and many soldiers and officers from the Great Xia Federation flocked into the live broadcast.

Only Yu Feng is bewildered, seeing the rising popularity of the broadcast.

Was it not like this before?

Is the Federation election really that attracting?

Little did he know.

Actually, 60% of the viewers are contributed by Great Xia Federation soldiers.

Inside the broadcast.

Yu Feng starts explaining the Federation’s election and the new commander’s orders.

"Comrades."

"There has been a great change in the situation on the Peninsula Battlefield."

"Mainly because Li Qiwu, who caused substantial losses to the Republic on the Peninsula Battlefield previously, has been transferred to NATO."

As his words finish.

The broadcast chat fills with question marks.

At this moment.

Great Xia Federation, Songgel Ice Field.

Inside the Seventh Special Operations Brigade.

Shen Yan and Qu Guang share a glance, surprised.

Changing generals mid-battle is a major taboo.

Especially since Li Qiwu had made no mistakes, his changes on the battlefield were far better than MacArthur’s. Why was he suddenly replaced?

Is the newcomer stronger than Li Qiwu?

The two continue watching the broadcast.

In the broadcast, Yu Feng, perhaps noticing the confusion among the Blue Star viewers, laughs as he explains:

"Li Qiwu’s transfer to NATO isn’t due to any battlefield error."

"Nor is the new commander superior."

"It’s because the current Federation commander in NATO, Eisenhower, returned to the United States. What for?"

"To participate in the Federation’s presidential election."

"Once Eisenhower returns, the commander post at NATO opens up. So the Federation transferred Li Qiwu, the Peninsula Battlefield commander, over."

"With Li Qiwu transferred away, the Peninsula’s commander post opens up."

"The Federation therefore moved Clark, the commander focused on the Far East Region, to the Peninsula Battlefield."

"As for Clark!"

"Well...to be honest, I haven’t paid much attention yet."

"He wasn’t significant during World War II either."

"The details will take some time to investigate."

"Clark’s actual capabilities are still unclear."

"However, upon arrival at the Peninsula, he aimed to stage a high-profile operation to support the Federation’s presidential election candidacy."

"He’s planning a clean and effective battle to prove that the war should continue."

"The location selected is Shangganling."

Yu Feng shares the gathered intelligence in the broadcast.

Outside the broadcast.

Inside the lounge of the Seventh Special Operations Brigade.

Shen Yan and Qu Guang’s mouths twitch—they completely guessed wrong.

No strategic objectives.

Rather, the Federation seeks a battle victory to gain domestic public opinion support.

No wonder...

After so many simulations, they couldn’t understand what the Federation was trying to do.

Turns out it’s just a face-saving project.

And not even under Li Qiwu’s command since Li Qiwu has been transferred away, and the Federation appointed a new commander.

From this commander’s actions...

Tsk.

The Federation didn’t lose unjustly.

Inside the broadcast.

Yu Feng pulls out an intelligence report and continues saying:

"The Federation refers to this plan as the ’Showdown Operation’."

"The goal is to use rapid, firepower coverage to destroy the Volunteer Army positions and occupy them to send positive news back to the Federation."

"They simply need to hold for a day."

"The propaganda newspapers on Federation forces will spread across the streets of the Federation."

Hearing this.

Many Great Xia Federation soldiers in the broadcast couldn’t help but grit their teeth.

Damnit!

It turned out like this?!!

No wonder the Battle of Shangganling escalated.

It turns out the Federation’s domestic elections are tied to this—holding for a day ensures the message’s effectiveness for propaganda.

Meanwhile, as long as there are positions, the Volunteer Army keeps fighting. If the positions are lost, they take them back by night.

Neither side is willing to give up.

It’s no wonder that troops are committed bit by bit.

From the Federation’s perspective, it deployed one regiment on the first day, two regiments on the second, three regiments on the third—all to retake the positions.

But underestimated the Volunteer Army’s determination to hold their ground.

Looking back now.

That’s just how it was.

The Federation used one regiment on the first day.

The position was retaken by the Volunteer Army by night.

The second day they deployed two regiments.

The position was again taken back by the Volunteer Army by night.

The third day, three regiments were sent—thought it was impossible for the Volunteer Army to reclaim with their limited forces now?

The Volunteer Army then couldn’t handle three regiments.

But a flanking maneuver made the Federation panic and retreat to defend.

By night, the positions were reclaimed again by the Volunteer Army.

And thus they squared off.

Great Xia Federation soldiers now understood why after the third day both sides committed full forces.

In the Volunteer Army’s view, they initially thought the Federation was faking the attack, hence no major forces were placed in defense here.

From the Federation’s view, they just wanted one position for propaganda purposes.

Yet after three days.

The Federation, unable to back down, with reporters stationed for days, hadn’t claimed the positions—embarrassing!

They then increased firepower support, bombing Shangganling, an area only slightly more than 3 square kilometers, with thousands of tons of bombs.

Even the hillside was blown more than two meters away.

But the positions were stubbornly held by the Volunteer Army.

Until the end of the Federation’s election, the Federation forces did not capture Shangganling’s two hilltops.

They could only leave humiliated, withdrawing from this place that caused them despair.