Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

Waiting is boring.

In many people's impressions, war is about you attacking and me defending, shooting at each other, and continuous artillery fire.

Or it is a series of dazzling tactical moves such as detours and interweavings.

But the real war is to keep searching for the other side.

You must identify the enemy's location before you can find a way to eliminate them.

Many times, three minutes of intense fighting may take three months of reconnaissance, marching, and transporting supplies.

Hu Zhenhua waited for four hours from the time they discovered the scouts to the time they fired the first shot.

The individual soldiers of the Temporary 1st Regiment had good quality. When they were attacked, they did not open fire in a swarm, but lay in wait.

A few scouts can't cause any big waves.

The purpose of their firing was to lure the Temporary 1st Regiment into exposing its firing points.

The Temporary 1st Regiment also has sharpshooters, and at this stage, they are fighting with the scouts.

In front of the bunker where Hu Zhenhua was located was a 500-meter-long open area with a good view.

Guarded by hundreds of heavy machine guns, it's like an insurmountable barrier!

Lao Hu was very curious and wondered what tactics the other party would use to shorten the attack distance!

It’s getting dark. Are they going to fight at night?

Hu Zhenhua was sitting there in a daze when suddenly he noticed that the water in the cup beside him was shaking slightly, and the amplitude was getting bigger and bigger.

Lao Hu stood up and looked into the distance through the shooting hole. 500 meters away, dozens of vehicles of all kinds were rushing towards the bunker at high speed!

In order to avoid possible shooting, they were driving completely backwards!

At a speed of 60 kilometers per hour, it only takes 500 seconds to cover a distance of 30 meters!

Hu Zhenhua was still in a daze when he suddenly heard the squad leader Muye yell,

"Everyone fire! Shoot the tires!"

Hu Zhenhua received the order and immediately pulled the trigger!

The 7.62x63mm bullet was fired at the Sibu Xiang at a speed of 860 meters per second.

From a distance, the bullet formed a metallic jet, dazzling and brilliant.

Hu Zhenhua was a little dumbfounded, because the back of the tire was reinforced with steel plates. The bullets hit it, sparks flew, but they just couldn't penetrate it!

His brain had stopped thinking, controlling the machine gun to fire at the same position, trying to break the steel plate like water dripping through stone.

Hu Zhenhua used the Browning M1919A4 heavy machine gun, which has a total length of 1044mm and a barrel length of 610mm. The gun uses a 250-round belt to feed ammunition, with a theoretical rate of fire of 400~550 rounds/min and a combat rate of fire of 120 rounds/min.

This is a classic heavy machine gun. The US military has been equipped with it since the beginning of the war and used it for 40 years before it was gradually phased out.

Although Hu Zhenhua's heavy machine gun cannot penetrate steel plates, there are some that can, such as anti-aircraft heavy machine guns, Type 37 rapid-fire guns, recoilless guns, and rocket launchers.

After these weapons were unleashed one after another, the strange vehicles were overturned.

When the tire of the last car was blown out, Hu Zhenhua unconsciously released the trigger!

He simply took a quick inventory and counted the number of the attacking four-legged beasts, which was about fifty or so.

The first dozen or so vehicles had already rushed to the edge of the anti-infantry swamp, and two of them even got stuck in the swamp!

Most of the remaining thirty or so vehicles were overturned in open areas.

Hu Zhenhua already understood the other party's intention.

They want to use these overturned vehicles as cover for the infantry!

This strategy proved to be effective as they had cut their attack range in half.

The light was getting darker and darker, and Makino shouted to the mortar on the roof,

"Fire two flares!"

The main components of flares are magnesium powder and aluminum powder, which can generate high temperatures of several thousand degrees when burning and emit dazzling light.

Suddenly, Carter shouted,

"They're digging trenches!"

Hu Zhenhua looked with the help of the flare light, and sure enough, outside the anti-infantry swamp, dust was flying. They were hiding behind the four-legged beasts and digging desperately!

Carter shouted,

"Fire! Fire now!"

Makino immediately scolded,

"Shut up!"

Carter wanted to say something, but Hu Zhenhua quickly stopped him and reminded him,

"Carter, we are just ordinary soldiers and we must obey orders!"

Carter then remembered his identity and shut up decisively.

More than 300 meters away from Hu Zhenhua, the local tyrant Zhang Jing was desperately waving an engineer shovel. He was digging the soil two or three times per second on average, like a madman.

Such a high frequency is comparable to that of a groundhog.

He worked so hard, not for anything else but to survive. Only by digging the trench deep enough could he avoid the upcoming artillery bombardment.

About a week ago, Zhang Jing was arrested and publicly tried for bullying men and women and robbing people by force. She was sentenced to death yesterday and was originally scheduled to be paraded through the streets and then shot.

But there was a turning point yesterday afternoon. Someone learned that he could drive a car and gave him a chance to redeem himself, asking him if he was willing to take it.

This is not a multiple-choice question at all.

If you don't agree, you will be shot.

So, Zhang Jing "voluntarily" appeared here.

According to the agreement, he only needed to dig a two-meter-deep trench and extend it to the rear, and he would have completed his mission!

The people's government will not only pardon all his crimes, but also give him a piece of land. Although it is not much, at least he can stay alive!

This is waste utilization!

On each of the four-legged beasts, there are two people like Zhang Jing who have been sentenced to death for their heinous crimes.

In other words, a total of more than 100 people were sent here. Excluding the more than 30 people who were killed or injured, there were still more than 70 people desperately digging trenches.

Zhang Jing hadn't thought about it at first, but suddenly heard someone nearby throw away the engineer shovel, raise his hands high, and shout towards the bunker,

"I'm Xiao Kai, deputy director of the Hangzhou Police Department. Don't shoot, I surrender!"

Hu Zhenhua heard his shout very clearly and was about to shoot him dead, but the bunker next door got there first.

After a blast of flames, Xiao Kai was beaten into a sieve and no trace of his body was left.

"Those who betray the Party and the country should be torn into pieces!"

Hu Zhenhua breathed a sigh of relief! He uttered a curse and said,

"You spineless coward! You're two-faced!"

Makino followed with a warning,

"Being a traitor will not end well. You must not have any inappropriate thoughts. Otherwise, Xiao Kai will be a warning to you!"

This act of killing the chicken to scare the monkey was very effective, and Zhang Jing no longer dared to have any other thoughts.

There is only one way to survive, and that is to complete the mission.

After observing for a while, Makino ordered the mortar on the roof to open fire.

After firing more than a dozen shells, the bombardment was stopped by the higher-ups because it had no effect.

In just one or two minutes, those guys had actually dug a half-meter deep anti-artillery pit!

Even Hu Zhenhua had to admit that human potential is unlimited. If you don't push yourself, you will never know where your limit is.

As soon as the mortars stopped firing, 105mm howitzer shells began to fall, but unfortunately they were too far away to make a difference.

There was no way, the mortar started firing in bursts again.

Anyway, the 1st Regiment is not short of ammunition, so let’s fight and treat it as training!

While the artillery was firing, everyone in the bunker started to eat dinner.

Each person had a bowl of braised pork, half a bowl of vegetables, the staple food was steamed buns, and the soup was bone soup.

Carter was worried and had no appetite. He said lightly,

"If we defend for too long, we will lose. Shouldn't we take the initiative to attack?"

Hu Zhenhua snorted coldly.

"Carter, you're just a private. Why are you overthinking so much? Hurry up and eat. We don't know when we'll be busy tonight!"

"I can't eat it!"

When Walnut heard this, he quickly said,

"Mr. Carter, such good braised pork must not be wasted!"

Carter looked at his eager expression and pushed the bowl over to him.

"You eat!"

Walnut was not polite to him and brought the food over to share with his brothers.

A cigarette after a meal is better than being a god!

Hu Zhenhua said while puffing out smoke,

"Carter, you've seen the enemy's fighting spirit, haven't you? Honestly, if the US military faced such an artillery attack, can you guarantee that the soldiers wouldn't collapse?"

"Hu, your assumption is not valid. The US military will only be the ones firing!"

Hu Zhenhua glanced at him and smiled without saying anything.

You are so proud and arrogant, you will cry one day!

After two hours of shelling, only seven or eight people were left on the opposite position, but they dug a trench extending to the rear.

Once this lifeline was opened, more soldiers rushed over and the entire open area began to be covered in dust again.

To stop them, the bombardment became more frequent.

This second wave of influx was also composed of death row prisoners. Every few minutes, someone would break down and flee to the rear, but without exception, they were all shot by the heavy machine guns in the bunker.

War is torture for soldiers!

Not to mention the death row prisoners who were being bombarded, even Carter who was staying in the bunker couldn't sleep.

Because he was worried that the enemy would rush in at any time.

The enormous mental pressure tortured every soldier.

In the second half of the night, Hu Zhenhua couldn't bear it anymore and dozed off leaning against the wall.

Squad leader Makino was a recently promoted officer with little experience. He sensed something was wrong and began arranging for the soldiers to take turns sleeping.

On the opposite position, the 'Redeemer' did not dare to stop for a moment. There was no one supervising him, and he had to rely entirely on his own conscience.

There is never a shortage of smart people at any time!

Li Yun was one of them. He had no intention of digging trenches. Instead, he hid in an anti-artillery hole, squatting there in a daze.

His previous identity was a secret service agent with blood on his hands.

Li Yun didn't believe he could survive after completing the mission, so he chose to live in disgrace.

The most dangerous place is actually the safest place.

He even fell asleep peacefully amidst the continuous gunfire.

When it was almost dawn, Li Yun started to move. After a night's rest, he was in good spirits.

There were heavy casualties in the trenches, the shelling from the bunker had ended, and the entire position fell into a brief period of peace!

Li Yun moved quickly in the trenches, looking for anything useful.

Soon, he collected several broken steel plates and a dozen engineer shovels.

What Li Yun wants most is food!

Unfortunately, he couldn't find even a grain of food!

Li Yun quickly returned, reinforced the anti-bombing cave, and blocked the entrance with a designed collapse.

He wants to wait here until death.

Or in other words, wait to die!