Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 520 - 248: Shangganling from a Bird’s-Eye View (4k)_2

Chapter 520: Chapter 248: Shangganling from a Bird’s-Eye View (4k)_2

So, unlike before, I can’t sit still and handle affairs, and after a while, I would skip them.

However, time moves quickly in the game.

Players on Blue Star only watched for half a day, but several days had skipped in the game’s storyline, and by then, Yu Feng had arrived at Shangganling on the Peninsula Battlefield.

At this moment, he was far away on a big mountain, watching the battlefield through binoculars.

Beside him were a few soldiers of the United States providing escort.

Of course.

While it seemed like he was looking through binoculars, in reality, the zoom function in the live stream allowed for a clear view of the distant battlefield.

At this time.

On the forward positions in front of Shangganling in the distance.

The bombardment by the United States Federation and air raids had begun.

In what felt like a single breath, the positions were engulfed by the smoke of explosions, and even from a distance, the roaring sounds of explosions could be heard.

The relentless explosions seemed to have no pause.

The height of the hill was visibly decreasing.

Until half a day later.

The bombardment stopped.

Yu Feng, in the live stream room, took a screenshot of just now, compared it at the same angle and height, and it was evident that a section of the forward positions at Shangganling had been blown away.

And then, after half a day of bombardment, the United States finally decided to advance.

At this point, even players on Blue Star were unsure if there were any Volunteer Army survivors on the positions.

Because the bombardment lasted so long.

From the start of the Peninsula Battlefield to now, they hadn’t seen such extended bombardment.

It directly set new records for bombardment duration and consumption on this battlefield.

With less than 400 cannons and over 200 plane sorties, bombing positions held by 2 companies of the Volunteer Army, only the United States could pull such a move.

Blue Star players in the live stream room speculated.

But the soldiers of the United States advancing on the positions looked relaxed.

With weapons in hand, they walked casually towards the defense installations on the hill.

The bullet screen in the live stream room was full of question marks.

[What? Is the United States this relaxed?]

[Oh man, if they’re not even prepared, what if the Volunteer Army launches a sudden attack, they’d be dumbfounded.]

[Though it can be understood.]

[Two hills, each with a company of the Volunteer Army, half a day of bombardment has even blown off part of the hilltops, so the United States believes there are no Volunteer Army survivors is normal.]

[Saying that... never mind, I don’t think anyone could survive.]

[Indeed, the firepower of the United States is too outrageous.]

Blue Star online friends in the live stream originally wanted to argue.

But considering the lengthy bombardment by the United States, it seemed unlikely anyone was alive on those positions.

However.

Just as the United States troops were nearing the Volunteer Army positions on the hilltop.

Bang bang bang bang——!

Several Volunteer Army soldiers, buried under dirt, stood up from the bomb-ravaged hilltop and opened fire on the approaching United States soldiers.

This scene directly hit the advancing United States troops, with many instantly falling.

But soon they reacted and provided covering fire.

Yu Feng continued watching from a distance, dumbstruck.

As were the Blue Star friends in the live stream room.

Not only did the bombardment duration and consumption by the United States set new records on the Peninsula Battlefield.

But the combat awareness of the Volunteer Army also refreshed their understanding.

To survive such heavy bombardment and still manage to counterattack.

The strongest infantry on the ground is no exaggeration.

The live stream room was filled with shock.

But soon, the battlefield situation reversed.

After all, there were too few Volunteer Army soldiers left.

With only one company defending, a few survived the bombardment while a regiment of United States soldiers attacked.

Within a few minutes, the battlefield was pushed onto the high ground by the United States.

Soon.

The combat ended.

Yu Feng sighed.

Indeed, it was not possible to defend.

Being outnumbered by such an extent, no one could hold it.

As the combat ended.

Yu Feng descended.

His main storyline was to observe the battlefield, though officially it was to take photos for publicity, and he naturally took many, completing the task perfectly.

Just as Yu Feng was looking for someone to send him off.

As soon as night fell.

Bang bang bang bang——!

Gunfire came from the distant positions.

Yu Feng, who was about to leave, paused instantly, and the Blue Star online friends in the live stream perked up as well.

Hiss?

Did the Volunteer Army strike again?

Unlike the confused United States NPCs, puzzled why the Volunteer Army would send people to fight for a single company-guarded small high ground.

The Blue Star players in the live stream and Yu Feng realized.

The United States underestimated the resolution of the Volunteer Army.

According to the whole strategic plan of their operation, they aimed to use such formidable firepower to create a victory for propagandist purposes, believing the small number of people here would mean the Volunteer Army wouldn’t recapture it.

This position was jointly chosen by the three high commands of the joint forces.

Everything seemed logical.

But they forgot something.

Since the Volunteer Army crossed the 38th parallel, increased U.S. support, and the mechanized force pushed forward, the Volunteer Army had always been employing the tactic of resisting by day and recapturing by night.

Resist during the day, retreat if unable to hold.

At night, regroup and counterattack to retake positions.

Since the fourth battle up until now, this was how the tug of war went.

The newly arrived United States commander Clark might not be familiar with the Peninsula Battlefield, completely oblivious to any night counterattack by the Volunteer Army.

It’s uncertain about the United States troops on the positions.

But Yu Feng had already dashed out, camera in hand, to find a vantage point to zoom in on the distant positions.

Intense combat continued for half the night.

Yu Feng could catch glimpses of the positions through the flashes of explosions.

But there’s a regiment of United States troops protecting the positions.

They should be able to hold, right?

Yu Feng and the Blue Star online friends in the live stream were unsure.

But by dawn, there was an answer.

United States 31st Regiment soldiers were sheepishly retreating from the high ground.

The positions had been retaken by the Volunteer Army?!

Holy crap?

This United States is a bit pathetic, isn’t it?

Unable to even hold the ground?

Blue Star online friends were astonished.

This newly formed United States 31st Regiment, how is it feeling similar to the original?

The original ’Arctic Bear Corps’ lost its regiment commander and several high-ranking officers overnight and was annihilated within days.

The reformed United States 31st Regiment couldn’t hold the hill even with a regiment’s force.

The United States high command was also troubled seeing the situation.

After all, you can’t just report carelessly.

If they held it for just one night, it could’ve been publicized.

But failing to hold even a single night, the United States called off all journalists ready to report and organized another attack in the morning.

This time deploying an additional regiment’s force.

Two regiments attacking two companies of the Volunteer Army guarding the small high ground.

Again, familiar half-day bombardment.

But this time, both sides were better prepared, extending the battle duration over the positions several folds compared to the day before.

This time the United States finally retook the positions.

However.

As night fell.

Bang!

Yu Feng and the live stream online friends, still awake, heard the familiar gunfire again.

The situation was the same as last night.

Some high-ranking officials at the United States headquarters were already furious, swearing, baffled why so much effort was being invested for just a small high ground.

The positions were once again retaken by the Volunteer Army.

On the third day day.

The United States once more mounted an attack with three regiments’ force, ending the same as the previous two days.

The positions were retaken again.

However, with three regiments, they should hold it this time.

Then....

At night, the headquarters of the United States 7th Division was stealthily attacked, and the troops on the position hastily returned to defend, resulting in the Volunteer Army regaining the positions.

Just like that.

Yu Feng ended up staying permanently.

And the water friends in the live stream witnessed, bit by bit, the incremental intensifying of the battles, escalating into a large-scale warfare.