Chapter 475: Chapter 475
Looking at the ambush points set by the Volunteer Army across the map.
Especially on the retreat route of the United States at the Water Gate Bridge behind the lines, the most critical checkpoint.
Many Blue Star players are speculating whether the United States will hold it, or the Volunteer Army will succeed in destroying it.
Because this bridge is the inevitable route for the United States forces to retreat south to the port.
The infrastructure on the northern islands is inherently lacking, and this bridge is a critical node connecting two places. Once it is destroyed, the United States forces at Changjin Lake will be completely cut off.
There’s no bypass possible.
So if it gets cut off here, the only outcome might be total annihilation.
With key hubs being so important, the firepower deployed here by the United States is quite formidable, with just tanks numbering 40 and including defensive structures and various heavy firepower.
For such a crucial battlefield point, the fight for control is bound to be intense.
Blue Star’s netizens are searching everywhere for perspectives from the United States at Water Gate Bridge, or from the first batch of retreating United States Marine Division 1, hoping to witness the battle up close.
At the same time, Blue Star’s netizens are also focusing on the situation at Changjin Lake.
With the annihilation of the United States 31st Regiment at Xinxing Village, the main forces of the Marine Division 1 retreated to Changjin Lake, and the real southern escape route only just began.
With many Blue Star players trying to piece together a perspective from the United States, they have roughly assembled the situation of the Marine Division 1.
At this point, the Marine Division 1 has been reduced from nearly 25,000 people at the beginning of the campaign to just over ten thousand.
This includes the nearly 3,200-member ’Arctic Bear Corps’ that was annihilated, over 4,000 seriously wounded soldiers transported to Japan through the Changjin Lake airfield, and casualties in battle numbering over a thousand.
Yet even with just over ten thousand, the Marine Division 1 still maintains a relatively intact structure and combat capability.
Adding that Changjin Lake has an airfield for logistical supplies.
The embarrassing situation without ammunition supplies at Xinxing Village and Riutang Village will not recur.
With sufficient ammunition, this mechanized armored force of over ten thousand, its combat strength might even double, and it won’t be so easy to devour them in one stroke.
Therefore, the battle at Water Gate Bridge becomes even more critical when looking at the entire battlefield.
Because if Water Gate Bridge is cut off,
The retreating United States forces there will, without an airfield, slowly deplete their supplies, eventually being devoured by the Volunteer Army.
However, if it is not cut off, crossing Water Gate Bridge will lead to more United States mechanized armored forces coming to support, making it even harder to fight them.
This is why Blue Star players are all looking for perspectives at Water Gate Bridge.
Except, the perspective at Water Gate Bridge still hasn’t been found.
Instead, some players discovered a live stream from the Republic’s Volunteer Army perspective.
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It directly blew up the Celestial Shark Live and Polestar player forums, as a lot of viewers flooded into the live stream room, wanting to see a first-person view from the Volunteer Army’s side.
In the live stream room of the host, He Jie.
From the host’s perspective, looking ahead, on a high ground, there are many Volunteer Army soldiers lying in the snow, preparing for an ambush.
Strangely, though, the host’s perspective doesn’t move at all.
But it can be seen that various functions like the ’real-time map’ built into the storyline can be used.
Looking at the displayed time, it turns out to be just two days after the start of Changjin Lake’s total offensive.
Clearly, He Jie’s presence at the [Battlefield of the United States] was activated shortly after there were enough people, considering the first batch of players and streamers in the battlefield.
At this time, the storyline has already retreated to Changjin Lake.
But on this side, the timeline is still in battle at Xinxing Village, and Riutang Village hasn’t received a retreat order, apparently.
According to the map, they are responsible for ambushing the Volunteer Army units advancing to support Changjin Lake.
In the live stream room, watching the unmoving perspective, bullet comments floated by.
[What is the host doing? Tactical preparation?]
[Ambush first-person experience version?]
[Host, turn your head, look around! Finally got a Volunteer Army perspective!]
[Is the host offline? The screen’s been frozen for three minutes.]
[Check the small map! The United States forces at Changjin Lake are approaching! They’ll be here in just over ten minutes! Are we trying a breakout?]
[Host, wake up! Your gun barrel froze! (Tapping the screen)]
From the initial large number of viewers entering the live stream room, nearly twenty minutes have passed.
But the perspective hasn’t moved.
Some early Blue Star viewers were confused, initially thinking the host was waiting for more people.
But it’s been this long, and the popularity has surged to first on the Sky Shark Platform.
Yet, there’s been no reaction from the host.
Luckily, as the ’real-time map’ shows the United States forces getting closer, the perspective in the live stream room starts to sway, and He Jie’s shivering, weak voice arrives:
"Prepare... for battle...."
"It’s not me... not talking, it’s truly... too cold.... Can’t control myself...."
"Just... receiving information..."
"I... need to move a bit, where’s the setting... changing it, I’m freezing...."
The perspective in the live stream room starts to tremble, clearly indicating movements in the body.
Blue Star’s viewers also realized that the Volunteer Army wouldn’t have that much warming equipment, so during the ambush, they all lie in the snow.
No wonder it hasn’t moved for so long; the body was frozen stiff.
After He Jie moved a little, he finally gained mobility, and his speech became more coherent, clearly having adjusted all kinds of sensations: