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Chapter 175 [Battle of Menglianggu] Unlocking the database?

They saw that reinforcements had arrived.

The company commander of the 7th Company on the opposite side subconsciously thought it was a unit from his own regiment, but only when he got closer did he realize it wasn't.

Only then did everyone see clearly.

The 7th Company Commander, panting heavily, was covered in mud, and half of his uniform was soaked in blood.

The situation was urgent, and there wasn't time for much conversation.

The battalion commander who led the team returned the salute and then spoke:
"We are from the 4th Column, and we were ordered to come and provide support."

"How is the situation now?"

"Medic!"

Seeing the two bullet holes piercing through the uniform of the 7th Company Commander, the battalion commander immediately called for a medic.

And the company commander of the 7th Company did not refuse.

Yu Feng and Fang Ming couldn't see clearly from a distance, but now that they were closer, they could see that the 7th Company Commander's face was pale. If he wasn't bandaged up, he would bleed to death even if he didn't die in battle.

The medic quickly ran over and bandaged the wound with gauze.

However, the company commander of the 7th Company simply took off his clothes and led everyone toward the defense point on the hillside, while the medic could only follow along, wrapping gauze around his arm.

They quickly arrived at the position.

Only then did everyone realize that there were only a dozen or so people left on the entire position.

Smoke filled the hillside, which was riddled with shell craters, giving an idea of ​​how intense the enemy's firepower was.

The company commander of the 7th Company, panting heavily, pointed to the distant main peak of 'Menglianggu,' which was over 500 meters above sea level, and said:
"Menglianggu is now completely surrounded by our army."

"As long as we hold this position and don't let a single enemy soldier out, we can wait for reinforcements to arrive."

"We have won."

"But the enemy's firepower is too strong, making it very difficult to fight."

As they were talking, the sentry in front suddenly shouted:
"The enemy is coming up again!"

Hear the words.

Everyone went on high alert, and the battalion commander who led the team gave the following order:

"Everyone! Prepare to fight!"

Then he looked at the company commander of the 7th Company:

"Don't worry, leave the position to us."

"You guys go and rest for a bit."

however.

The company commander of the 7th Company shook his head:

"No, we can still fight."

"As long as the position is ours, it will remain ours."

His tone was unusually firm.

Dozens of his comrades died here.

Without reinforcements, even if they fought until only one person remained, they would not be able to evacuate from here, let alone now that reinforcements have arrived.

The soldiers had quickly taken their positions. Although the soldiers of the 7th Company were covered in wounds, they still moved nimbly. The medic was also checking on the soldiers' condition, watching the resolute look in the eyes of the 7th Company commander.

The battalion commander who led the team didn't say anything more, but nodded heavily.

Seeing the figures faintly visible in the moonlight, the battalion commander gave the order:

"Get closer and fight!"

Everyone is ready for battle.

As the enemy drew closer.

"beat!!!"

At the command, gunfire erupted on the position.

They began firing at the enemy troops in the distance, while the other side quickly organized a counterattack, with rifle bullets whistling past their scalps.

Yu Feng and Fang Ming also looked solemn as they fired their rifles.

Although the darkness had some effect on them, their marksmanship remained excellent, with almost every shot bringing down an enemy soldier. The grenade throwing organized by the battalion commander also proved very effective.

The grenade exploded during the enemy's charge, and the surrounding soldiers fell instantly.

But soldiers were still being driven forward, charging regardless of casualties, and for a moment the night sky was illuminated by the flashes of fire from the fighting.

The battle lasted for more than an hour.

The enemy retreated only when they were unable to break through.

Yu Feng and Fang Ming also breathed a sigh of relief.

It took more than an hour.

Twice during this period, the enemy even charged up and tried to engage in hand-to-hand combat, but the soldiers fought them off both times.

incredible.

The 7th Company actually held out against such an attack for a whole day?!
The gap in equipment cannot be bridged.

However, their determination to win is something the other side can't match.

What Yu Feng and the others didn't know was...

At this moment, the officers on the opposite position were also incredulous, hiding behind their bunkers and looking through binoculars at the 7th Company's position, which was faintly visible in the moonlight:
"Damn it! What's going on?!"

"Didn't they say there were only 10 or so men left? How come they've lost almost two companies and still haven't taken them down?!"

He put down his binoculars and glared at his adjutant beside him through gritted teeth.

The adjutant was also somewhat frightened, trembling all over:

"There are only about 10 people left."

"These are all things they saw after they stormed the position and reported back to me."

After more than a day of attacks, they even reached the 7th Company's position.

When they finally charged up the front lines, the surviving soldiers returned and reported that there were only a dozen or so men left on the other side; otherwise, he wouldn't have reported it.

The officer took a deep breath:

"Who reported this?"

"Find it for me!"

The adjutant shuddered:

"Yes!"

He then rushed down to look for the person, but quickly returned:
"Tuanzuo."

"Everyone is dead."

"He just died in the charge."

Hear this.

The man called Commander was so angry he wanted to raise his riding whip to strike, but as he raised his hand, he remembered that he had lost his precious whip during the chase. All he could do was kick his adjutant hard.
"Call all officers to a meeting."

We're trapped here, unable to break out.

Everyone was terrified; no one wanted to die.

However.
The meeting lasted all night, but they still couldn't come up with a way to break through the impasse.

no way.

The truth is that Menglianggu is here, and although it is said to be easy to defend but difficult to attack.

But that applies to the main peak.

Apart from the main peak, the entire mountain is too steep, and such a large slope would be somewhat disadvantageous for constructing defensive fortifications, even from a high vantage point.

Not to mention that the surrounding hills have all been occupied.

A single company of soldiers could block half a regiment of them, rendering them unable to move.

They couldn't come up with a solution until dawn.

Either fight your way out or be trapped here.

The sky gradually brightened.

The officers walked out of their tents and came to the mountainside.

As the regimental commander picked up his binoculars and looked at the flags on the distant position, in addition to the 7th Company's flag, there was another flag they had never seen before:
"Which ace of the 4th Column is this?"

However, after everyone took turns looking at it, they still couldn't match it with any of the elite 4th Column units in their memory.

Inexplicable.

Everyone's faces darkened.

Since they weren't elite troops from the 4th Column, that means they were being blocked here by an ordinary unit from the 4th Column.

"gather!!!"

soon.

All the soldiers on the position assembled under orders, and the regimental commander above was giving a pep talk:

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"Those who want to survive, launch one last charge! Break through their lines at all costs!"

"Those who want to die can stay here!"

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"Do you want to live, or die here?!"

The words fell.

The soldiers below, guns raised, shouted:

"Live! Live!!!"

Then all the remaining soldiers and officers sprang into action.

And on the opposite side.

On the battlefield, one could vaguely hear soldiers shouting something like a thunderous roar.

Fang Ming frowned slightly, turned up the volume of the live stream, and faintly heard the other side shouting something like "Live! Live!" His expression turned serious. Was this a fight to the death?
Just as they were about to inform the others, two soldiers ran up carrying two poles full of steamed buns, which were still steaming and fragrant. The smell made everyone's stomachs rumble.

"Are you all hungry? Come and eat!"

The crowd gathered around and each person received a steamed bun.

Fang Ming was somewhat curious:

"Where did this come from?"

"I didn't see them carrying these during the march."

Yu Feng looked down at the foot of the mountain and said:
"The villagers helped transport it."

In just one night, Yu Feng and Fang Ming became familiar with the language habits of the Republic and looked in the direction Yu Feng was pointing.

Fang Ming saw many wooden handcarts in a secluded spot at the foot of the mountain.

The cooks and some elderly women were busy working downstairs.

After everyone finished getting their steamed buns, they quickly returned to their positions on the battlefield. The unusual activity on the other side also caught the attention of the others.

The battalion commander leading the troops walked over, looked at the enemy troops gathering in the distance, and said with a solemn expression:
"Everyone's full, let's prepare for battle."

"Everyone knows how we crossed the river, and now we've eaten the steamed buns that the villagers brought us. If we can't win this battle, how can we face living?!"

The words fell.

The surrounding soldiers spoke with firm conviction:

"no!"

The battalion commander leading the team took a deep breath:

"That's right! If you can't even win this, you have no face to live!"

"It looks like they're about to launch a full-scale attack!"

"Our fellow villagers are still behind us; we absolutely cannot let the enemy get past us!"

"No matter what, we must hold on!"

"Keep the enemy pinned here!!!"

The words fell.

The soldiers also sprang into action quickly.

Both sides.

On one hand, it's for their own life and property.

On one hand, they carried the expectations of their fellow villagers.

They were all prepared to fight to the death here.

Not long after.

boom--!
boom--!
Enemy shells were already bombarding the position, and the counterattack began.

The cooks at the foot of the mountain put down their spatulas, and a few escorted the villagers away, while the rest picked up their guns and rushed to the front lines to fight.

The battle began just as dawn broke.

It continued until almost noon.

period.

On this defensive position, the enemy was even breached several times, leading to fierce hand-to-hand combat.

Even Fang Ming was caught up in it. Facing three enemy soldiers who rushed up, Fang Ming killed two of them with his bayonet, but was stabbed through the stomach by the third.

Fang Ming grabbed the man's wrist with one hand, detonated the grenade at his waist with the other, and lunged forward with gritted teeth.

The two tumbled and rolled down the hillside.

boom--! ! !
The explosion caused many charging enemy soldiers to fall, taking advantage of the moment.

The breach created by the charge was quickly closed again.

The officers on the other side were in despair, because they had almost wiped out their troops.
"Crazy! Crazy!"

"Those guys are all crazy!"

"What benefits did they receive that made them fight so hard?!"

They couldn't understand it, and neither could their soldiers.

Despite their desperate determination, they couldn't break through the enemy's position. Why were they fighting so hard?
however.

It's destined that we'll never get an answer.

Because they couldn't see the villagers at the foot of the mountain helping to transport supplies, nor could they see the women using their shoulders to repair the bridge they had blown up over the Wen River.

As the gunfire gradually subsided, the battle came to a complete end.

This part of the enemy was completely annihilated.

Yu Feng, having endured a morning of intense fighting, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"We've held on, Little Shandong."

"you"

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Xiao Shandong, who had been loading bullets for him, lying on the ground, clutching bullets and a rifle, with blood gushing from his skull.

"It was pierced by a bullet!" Yu Feng's pupils constricted as he shouted.
"Medical worker! Medical worker!!!"

He quickly helped Xiao Shandong up, wanting to give the NPC boy he had been chatting with all night some first aid, but he couldn't find anything to help him after searching his body.

The medic ran over, but when he saw the bullet hole in the skull, his expression changed drastically:

"It can't be saved."

It's a miracle that he's still breathing.

At this time.

The little Shandong boy, whom Yu Feng was supporting, slowly opened his eyes and asked with difficulty:
"Brother Yu, did you win?"

Yu Feng took a deep breath, repeatedly telling himself that this was just an NPC, just part of the plot, but his voice trembled slightly as he spoke.

"Win, win."

Upon hearing this, a smile involuntarily appeared on Xiao Shandong's blood-covered face:
Hehe. I knew it.

"The door panels weren't removed for nothing."

Xiao Shandong's voice gradually faded away, and his arm fell limply to his side.

pat!

His arm hung limply on the ground.

This is the reason why those enemy soldiers, who had lost their lives, fought so desperately until their deaths, a reason they could never understand.

The screen on Yu Feng's side suddenly went dark.

Battle of Menglianggu

A storyline then appeared.

In the live broadcast room.

Yu Feng hadn't recovered yet and was sitting in the game room in a daze.

I didn't even click the pop-up "Checkout" button.

The same applies to netizens on Earth in the live stream.

Fang Ming didn't disturb him, but instead looked through Yu Feng's live stream album and found the map of the place where the battle had just taken place.

These are all maps of the Republic that Yu Feng collected during his time as the editor-in-chief of the U.S. Federal Newspaper in the [Immersive Story] mode.

Although it's made of paper, it's still generally understandable.

Fang Ming was looking at the map.

After a while.

Yu Feng finally came to his senses, rubbed his face, and took a deep breath:

"All right."

"This plot is really intense."

"I've recovered."

"Let's take a look at this settlement."

Yu Feng then clicked the settlement button, which brought up an introduction to the Battle of Menglianggu.

Battle of Menglianggu

This was a pivotal battle in the Chinese Civil War, hailed as a turning point in the East China theater. The East China Field Army, with the spirit of "taking the head of a general from among a million soldiers," annihilated the enemy's 74th Reorganized Division, numbering 3.2.

During the battle, the People's Liberation Army, at the cost of 1.2 casualties, created a classic example of "winning against overwhelming odds and defeating a stronger enemy with a smaller force." This battle completely disrupted the enemy's offensive deployment in Shandong and greatly boosted the morale of the entire nation in the liberation campaign.

This battle, in conjunction with the advance of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army into the Dabie Mountains, strategically echoed the PLA's advance and marked the beginning of the strategic counter-offensive phase of the People's Liberation War.

[Note: The full version of the Battle of Menglianggu will be available after the Republic database is unlocked.]

[Hint: Gaining the favor of the 7th Company Commander will allow you to become a soldier in the 7th Company and participate in hidden storylines in later 'specific' events.]

[Note: Your heroic performance on the front lines has caught the attention of the 7th Company Commander.]

Seeing the boost, Yu Feng took a moment to process it and then said to the viewers in the live stream:
"[Republic] Database unlocked?"

"What's your opinion of the 7th Company's company commander?"

"Will there be a storyline involving a company like this?"

"And when did the Republic have a database? It's not on the Polaris website, is it?"

He then switched out of the game and clicked on the Polaris official website.

Sudden.

Everyone was stunned, and Yu Feng was also surprised:

"Ok?"

When was it made?

The original Polaris website did not have a database for the Republic.

And at this moment, it is right in the center of the interface.

Then an image appeared labeled "Republic" database, and the background of the image was the red dragon from the CG combined with five gold stars.

　No matter how I try to write it, it's not right. I'm trying to find a way to adjust it, mainly because the terminology is also difficult to pronounce.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)