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

The next morning, Hu Zhenhua flew to Chongming.

Of course, he was not seeking product exchange, but rather to avoid the impending war, a battle in which he should not participate.

Lao Hu was not alone, he took all his family members with him.

On the third day after Hu Zhenhua left, a conflict broke out between Xie Zhiyu and the Red Army!

On Jitou Mountain, Xie Zhiyu hid in an air-raid shelter, observing the enemy's attack through the gun scope.

The entire belly of Jitou Mountain has been hollowed out and reinforced with concrete inside to prevent attacks from heavy artillery and aerial bombs.

Xie Zhiyu's command center was located in Jitou Mountain.

Observers Foster and Edward are also here because this is a commanding height and they can overlook the entire battle situation.

Foster wrote in his notebook: "The battle began in the early morning hours. Enemy soldiers crept to the front in the darkness, and one of them triggered a mine, waking the defenders. Exposed, the enemy launched a massive charge. They were brave, but in vain! The defenders' firepower was overwhelming. Hundreds of heavy machine guns opened fire simultaneously, strafing the enemy within 500 meters, while mortars and mountain artillery bombarded the enemy within 500 meters to 2 kilometers. Each shell took the lives of many soldiers. The battle was intense and brutal from the start.

Their soldiers were very brave. When the front row fell, the back row followed.

Bravery is useless in the face of steel cannons.

……

Of course being brave is useful! Because it can atone for sins!

The battle had just ended when a political worker wearing thick glasses began to read out the amnesty order.

"The following individuals fought bravely and performed outstandingly in battle, and are hereby granted amnesty. Those whose names have been read out may return home. We hope you will learn from your mistakes and become new men..."

A total of 62 people were pardoned. They were landlords, bullies, ruffians and scoundrels from all over the country who were sentenced to death due to great public outrage.

The political worker took out another list and shouted,

"The following individuals, fearing death and hesitating to advance during combat, will have their original sentences unchanged and will be executed immediately..."

Hundreds of reactionaries were howling, some wanted to escape, some pretended to be dead, but they were all shot one by one.

……

Inside the Jitoushan bunker, Foster witnessed this scene and wrote in his notebook: Harsh punishments and harsh laws are not enough to convince the people! This kind of army will eventually change.

Suddenly, the telephone in the headquarters rang. After answering the call, the communication soldier Lin Ashui covered the receiver and asked,

"Commander, the enemy is requesting to collect the bodies. The front line is asking for instructions. Do you agree?"

Xie Zhiyu narrowed his eyes, thought for a while, and said,

"Allow them to collect the bodies! These soldiers are very brave. Order a company to be sent out from the front to fire a farewell shot for them as a sign of respect!"

"Yes!"

Xie Zhiyu was stunned for a while, then said,

"Order all bunkers to report casualties and ammunition consumption! Also, criticize Bunkers 76, 82, and 45. They were firing completely blindly just now. We are poorly funded, and bullets are precious. We can't afford such a disaster!"

"Yes!"

Some staff members handled these issues according to Xie Zhiyu's instructions.

Various data were quickly reported: 1735 enemies were killed, 42 of our own were killed or wounded, more than 6000 artillery shells of various types and more than 70 light and heavy machine gun bullets were consumed.

When Xie Zhiyu got the report, he immediately became angry and shouted,

"Nonsense! It takes an average of 400 rounds of ammunition + 3 shells to kill one enemy. Do you think I'm stupid? The enemy team was so dense just now, one burst of fire could have taken down several!"

Chief of Staff Wu Heng took a look at the data and quickly advised,

"Commander, calm down. Most of the soldiers guarding the bunkers are new recruits. It's their first time on the battlefield, so they're naturally nervous. It's understandable that they lose control of their fire when they see the enemy. The accounts between the bunkers are well documented. I'll go and take a look myself later. One more thing, the casualties we've counted are only for the front lines. Many soldiers were firing beyond the enemy's reach just now, and mortar shells also landed in the opposing fortifications. It's impossible to calculate the exact number of casualties!"

Xie Zhiyu's anger subsided after hearing this. He threw his military cap to the edge of the sand table and cursed,

"These prodigal sons!"

Foster originally didn't intend to speak, but seeing Xie Zhiyu angry about a few bullets, he couldn't help but persuade,

"Thank you, General. You achieved a 40:1 casualty ratio. With that kind of record, consuming a little ammunition is nothing."

Xie Zhiyu rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly,

"War is all about logistics! This is my weakness! If I had the logistical support of the US military, I should have sent out a tank battalion to counterattack and would have absolutely wiped out the attacking enemy."

Foster fell silent.

When purchasing arms, Xie Zhiyu eliminated almost all tanks and armored vehicles, even walkie-talkies, because they were too expensive and he couldn't afford them.

Even the heavy artillery was cut down, leaving only small-caliber howitzers. The reason was simple: the enemy lacked heavy artillery.

After Foster and Edward exchanged glances, they spoke.

"Thank you, General. In view of your achievements, we are willing to assist you with an armored regiment!"

Xie Zhiyu was overjoyed and shook their hands to express his gratitude.

"Thank you! Can you replace this armored regiment with anti-aircraft guns of equal value? The enemy has planes. I'm not afraid of land battles, but I'm afraid of aerial bombardments!"

Foster: ￥%...

He made eye contact with Edward again and said with a smile,

"No problem, as you wish! General, can we go to the front line and take a look?"

Xie Zhiyu had to give face to the big money sponsor, and said with a smile,

"Staff Officer Xu, please send someone to lead the distinguished guests, but don't get too close to the front line!"

"Yes!"

To evaluate the combat effectiveness of a unit, we must look at the mental state of the grassroots soldiers.

Before leaving the command center, Foster looked back at Xie Zhiyu who was clacking away on his abacus. In the past two days, Xie Zhiyu had been worrying about logistical supplies, weapons and ammunition.

Even the other staff members of the security corps focused their main energy on collecting supplies, and fighting became a part-time job.

This kind of situation is absolutely impossible to occur in the US military.

Even in this state of extreme shortage of weapons, the defenders were able to achieve such results despite facing a surprise attack. If Baldy's troops could achieve this, how could the United States abandon him?

It was time for breakfast, but most of the soldiers in the bunker couldn't eat and instead lay on the sandbags and retched.

Foster was puzzled and asked,

"What happened to these soldiers?"

Staff Officer Xu shook his head and said helplessly,

"Most of these are new recruits. It's their first time seeing blood, so they're bound to be uncomfortable!"

"So that's it!"

Foster looked around and found that there were hundreds of soldiers vomiting, and more were huddled in the corners of the sandbags, hugging their knees and staring blankly.

"Isn't the ratio of your recruits too high?"

Staff Officer Xu pointed casually and said,

"Did you see those guys eating breakfast? They're veterans from the earliest batch of recruits. They've participated in bandit suppression and organized crime crackdowns, seen blood, and are highly adaptable. They only make up one or two out of seven in the army. The rest are new recruits, with less than a month of training and barely able to fire a gun. There's nothing we can do about it. Our defenses are too large, and we can't hold them with fewer people!"

Foster walked and inspected the fortifications.

The outermost layer is barbed wire, followed by a minefield and anti-infantry trenches. In front of the bunker is a 200-meter-long open area with a good shooting view.

The anti-infantry trench is more than 40 meters wide and more than ten meters deep. It is a complete water conservancy project.

The bunkers were built of reinforced concrete, up to one meter thick, and could withstand heavy artillery fire. The walls of the front row bunkers were a terrifying two meters thick.