When they arrived at the courtyard house and the celestial bridal chamber, they discovered it was a

The tracks of the American tank were blown off, and the tank tilted to the side of the road, billowing black smoke. The two soldiers inside the American tank were terrified and then scrambled out of the tank in a panic.

They were immediately wiped out by the volunteer army, which had been lying in ambush.

Another tank, which was following 300 meters behind, immediately turned around and ran away upon seeing the troops.

They were scared and ran away.

Now even the American tanks were scared and dared not come out anymore. But if they didn't come out, they couldn't pose a threat. So they had to send in engineers to clear the mines. Then the Chinese People's Volunteer Army began to target the engineers with sniper fire.

So the US had no better options and could only continue sending snipers.

In short, along the long line of actual control, both sides continuously adopted various methods to target each other.

Both sides suffered losses and had their victories and defeats, but overall, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army held the advantage. This was mainly because many members of the Volunteer Army came up with many ingenious and effective makeshift solutions.

There was even a cook squad that, besides cooking, spent most of their time sniping. One of the cooks was particularly talented at shooting; he single-handedly killed or wounded more than thirty enemies in a month, using only an iron pot.

This truly shows that a cook who doesn't aspire to be a sniper is not a good recipient of a first-class merit award.

Just then, Zhang Chunguang returned to his unit from the rear hospital.

His gunshot wound on his arm had just fully healed when he insisted on going to the front lines.

"I want to go back to that old outpost and keep fighting," he said firmly to the company commander. He had been the best sniper in the Chinese People's Volunteer Army before, and now, returning to his unit, he carried an even stronger aura of killing intent.

However, the company commander refused this request and instead ordered him to change posts and continue sniping the enemy.

This was actually to protect Zhang Chunguang, in case he was being targeted by American snipers.

Soon, in the new position, Zhang Chunguang chose a concealed sniping spot, using a tree trunk to cover his body, and aimed his gun at the American position.

Then immediately fire.

With a "bang," an enemy fell down.

So, amidst the constant "bangs," Zhang Chunguang killed five enemies on the first day, including sentries and observers. His precise marksmanship instilled fear in the American soldiers.

In the following week, he achieved an incredible record of killing 57 people, including two American snipers who came specifically to target him.

These two snipers brought their sniper team with them, but unexpectedly, while Zhang Chunguang was recuperating in the hospital, he kept recalling the previous battles with the American sniper team and found a way to deal with them.

The US was furious and vowed to kill this despicable and dangerous volunteer soldier.

Immediately afterwards, three top snipers were mobilized, and artillery support was called in, with the target being Zhang Chunguang's sniper position.

A day later, a sniper team observer reported, "I've found the sniper from the Great Xia, at the 12 o'clock position, 500 meters away!"

Upon receiving the information, the sniper immediately opened fire.

A bullet whizzed past Zhang Chunguang's ear, and he immediately ducked for cover. Unexpectedly, the American commander already knew Zhang Chunguang's location, and while looking through his binoculars, he gave orders.

Suddenly, Zhang Chunguang heard the roar of artillery fire. A gap was blasted open in the bunker, and rubble hit his back, making him wince in pain.

He gritted his teeth, rolled more than three meters, changed his angle, and observed through the scope that one of the American snipers was lying on a distant hillside, his gun pointed in his direction.

Zhang Chunguang held his breath, adjusted his breathing rate, and pulled the trigger the moment the other person leaned forward again.

The bullet whistled out and hit the opponent precisely between the eyebrows.

Seeing this, the remaining two snipers dared not peek out rashly and could only fire randomly, while the artillery continued to bombard them, turning Zhang Chunguang's sniping position into a complete mess.

"Comrade Chunguang, retreat quickly!" A soldier suddenly shouted from thirty meters away in the trench. Zhang Chunguang touched his wounds, glanced at the enemy position in the scope, calmly packed up his gun, and, using the smoke and dust from the artillery fire, retreated step by step back into the trench.

Although the fight was tough, his performance dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the US military.

Faced with this situation, the US military broke down again and sent a bomber to bomb the position where Zhang Chunguang had just been, turning it into a complete mess.

However, the effect was not good; the volunteer soldiers, including Zhang Chunguang, had already hidden in the tunnels.

Everyone is celebrating now, as Zhang Chunguang has killed six more people this time.

Including an elite sniper.

The sniping and artillery campaign continued, and the sounds of gunfire and artillery fire on the positions never ceased.

The two sides traded blows, with casualties constantly increasing, but the US's morale was waning.

They couldn't afford such a protracted war. Anti-war sentiment in the country was intensifying, newspapers were full of protests, and President Truman's approval ratings were declining significantly.

"If this continues, we can't hold on any longer," Clara, the U.S. frontline commander, telegraphed Dudumen, pleading for help.

Dudu was furious. "Damn it, Li Qi just left, and you've taken over. You've been beaten like this, and you still have the nerve to talk? I really want to fire you."

However, Duduman still showed great composure, making few demands on the US and using its equipment advantage to continue its oppressive offensive against the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, thoroughly crushing their arrogance.

Clara was speechless. You Dudumen, you don't understand what I'm saying, do you?

So he had to explain again, "Your Excellency, the morale of the soldiers is extremely low. No one is willing to charge anymore. We need to change this situation immediately."

On the other side, despite the harsh conditions and heavy casualties, the eyes of every volunteer soldier were filled with determination—as long as they could hold the position, they would never retreat, even if it meant fighting to the last man.

Therefore, the US is preparing to escalate its negotiations with Great Xia once again.

At this moment, Old Fan, with a gloomy expression, found Clara and said, "General, I have an action plan that can completely crush the Volunteer Army."

"..." Old Fan.

……

Clara, whose mentality was increasingly broken by the sniping and artillery attacks of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, finally decided to escalate the intensity of the battle.

Subsequently, the United States continued to send bombers to bomb near the Line of Actual Control.

The bombers, like black demons, roared across the sky, their bombs creating huge mushroom clouds on the ground.

Thick smoke billowed into the sky, obscuring the sun, and the deafening explosions made people's ears ache, and the earth trembled violently.

Fortunately, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army had suffered such heavy losses before and had already dug trenches and tunnels, so the losses were not actually very large.

Shiji immediately sensed that this situation was very unusual.

Inside the command center, the atmosphere was so tense it felt like the air itself could ignite.

The staff officers hurried along, their eyes filled with vigilance and worry, and then immediately convened a meeting to discuss the matter.

The Volunteer Army headquarters quickly issued an order: "All Volunteer Army units along the lines of actual control are required to immediately strengthen their defenses. At the same time, we must guard against the US military suddenly escalating the scale of the war."

The order was quickly transmitted by telegram, and all units sprang into action. Soldiers not on the line of actual control also quickly took up their combat posts. At the same time, they reinforced the defensive fortifications on the second line of defense, not daring to slacken their efforts in the slightest.

As for the Chinese People's Volunteer Army troops on the Line of Actual Control, they launched a direct counterattack.

The intensity of the war increased many times over.

Soon, the Special Staff Headquarters, far away in Beijing, also learned of the situation, and then Director Gao and Director Meng also found out.