123: Chapter 123 The Performance of the Elite Troops

The Little Devils' offensive was repelled.

The audience in the livestream room was very excited.

However, only a morning had passed so far.

Although the Little Devils' casualties looked high.

The casualties on our side were even higher.

A large portion was caused by artillery bombardment.

After the excitement in the livestream room subsided, the Netizens saw the number of sacrifices and fell silent for a moment.

Facing a war of this scale, the number of Chinese Soldiers sacrificed on our side was greater than that of the enemy. It could be said that for every 800 enemies killed, we lost 1,000 of our own.

This casualty ratio left them somewhat dissatisfied.

After the morning battle ended, time quickly moved to the afternoon.

During this time, the Little Devils organized another wave of charges, but this charge was still repelled by the Chinese Soldiers on the front lines.

Seeing that it was difficult to storm Zijin Mountain, the Little Devils brought in four Type 95 light tanks, attempting to use the tanks as cover to protect the infantry as they advanced upwards.

However, Chinese Soldiers on the front lines noticed this situation and immediately went to report it.

Subsequently, they brought over a 37mm CIWS and fired shells continuously at the Little Devils' tanks.

The 37mm CIWS was more than enough to deal with the Little Devils' light tanks. As long as a shell hit, it could easily tear through the armored shell of the Little Devils' light tanks.

Although the Little Devils' tanks were quite far away, the shells still hit the tanks.

The three Type 95 light tanks charging at the very front were quickly hit by the 37mm CIWS shells and were paralyzed on the spot.

The Chinese Soldiers operating the CIWS saw this and immediately aimed the CIWS at those Little Devils' tanks, bombarding them continuously.

The crew members in those tanks tried to escape from the tank cabins, but were quickly hit by incoming shells and died on the spot.

The remaining Little Devils' tank saw this and immediately retreated.

The defenders on the mountain had a CIWS; their tanks simply couldn't charge up.

Even without the CIWS, the slope of the mountain further up exceeded 30 degrees, and the tanks would be unable to continue moving forward. Tanks are only suitable for combat on flat ground.

In mountainous terrain, one can only rely on infantry. This is also why the Little Devils found Zijin Mountain so troublesome.

This area had high terrain, and there were only a few paths available to storm the mountain. The tanks couldn't go up, and the infantry couldn't go up either. Having no other choice, the Little Devils could only retreat again.

The audience in the livestream room saw that the Little Devils had even resorted to using tanks, and they were all discussing it heatedly.

"No way, tanks up the mountain? Are these Little Devils serious?"

"This is desperate measures, isn't it? They even sent tanks up here. In this terrain, never mind tanks, even off-road vehicles couldn't make it up."

"They must be out of options. The Little Devils are unscrupulous. They will use any method that might work."

"There isn't even a path on this mountain, yet they dare to drive tanks up."

"It's a pity the last one ran away, otherwise all of the Little Devils' tanks would have been blown up."

After the Little Devils retreated for a few hours, they did not continue the offensive. Night fell.

At the Purple Mountain Observatory on the mountaintop, the battle paused for the moment.

General Huang Wei walked out from the basement beneath the observatory. Accompanying him were several of his adjutants and a group of staff officers.

Even though night had fallen, the moonlight still illuminated the entire observatory. In the sky, the moonlight was clear, and countless stars were twinkling.

General Huang Wei saw this scene and felt moved. He did not know how long it had been since he had seen such a night view.

If it weren't for the clear knowledge that he was currently in a game, and on a battlefield at that, General Huang Wei might have felt that this scenery was quite beautiful.

At this time, the camera in the livestream room also shifted to General Huang Wei. The audience saw General Huang Wei and the group of high-ranking officers standing on the observatory watching the stars and the moon, and they were equally curious.

The dome of the observatory was a mess. The Little Devils' bombardment in the morning had also caused quite a bit of damage to the observatory. The observatory's dome had been blown down by an artillery shell. It hadn't been cleaned up even by nightfall.

Just as General Huang Wei and his men were enjoying the moonlight, gunshots and explosions suddenly came from the foot of the mountain in the distance. These sounds startled General Huang Wei and his men.

General Huang Wei looked in the direction the sounds came from. "Have the Little Devils started their offensive again?" one of the adjutants asked.

The camera in the livestream room immediately moved from the observatory to the place where the battle was taking place. The battle was taking place below the machine-gun positions.

At this moment, the Chinese Soldiers on the front lines were continuously pulling the pins on grenades and throwing them downwards. The camera moved. Below, there were dense, swarming black shadows.

They were attempting to sneak up from the bottom of the position under the cover of darkness to launch a surprise attack. However, the intentions of these Little Devils were immediately discovered by the Chinese Soldiers on the front lines.

The battle broke out instantly, and the Little Devils were bombed, scattering like rats. After leaving a pile of corpses behind, they all retreated in disgrace.

The defenders' guard was simply too strict. These Little Devils couldn't find an opportunity at all.

After this night raid, the Chinese Soldiers on the front lines became even more vigilant, fearing that the Little Devils might launch another night surprise attack.

In the livestream room, the audience cheered immediately upon seeing the Little Devils driven away.

"My goodness, these Little Devils are actually attempting a night raid. It's a good thing they were discovered, otherwise, they would have succeeded."

"Look at those Little Devils getting bombed; they all fled in panic."

"We can't be careless! I have a feeling these Little Devils will come back for another surprise attack later in the night."

"These Little Devils are truly annoying! Coming back again and again."

Soon, General Huang Wei, located at the observatory, learned about the battle that had just occurred. Upon hearing that it was the Little Devils trying to launch a surprise attack at night but being driven away, General Huang Wei felt slightly relieved.

However, even so, he still ordered the defenders at various positions to strengthen their night vigilance. They absolutely must not let the Little Devils break through.

As long as the Little Devils could not break through, they could rely on the solid fortifications on Zijin Mountain to hold their ground here.

Besides this, General Huang Wei thought of the 2,000-man unit that had been sent out from the beginning. That unit was originally a reserve force.

But General Huang Wei felt that since the defensive force was sufficient, the extra troops should not be used as reserves, but rather as a key force to look for opportunities to launch surprise attacks from behind the enemy. Constantly holding ground would only mean being on the receiving end of attacks. One must be able to both attack and defend to occupy enough of the initiative.

At this moment, at a certain location a few kilometers away from the Little Devils' 33rd Company station, the 5th Regiment, which was originally the reserve force, was stationed there. They were not too far from Zijin Mountain, but were moving along Zijin Mountain. While moving, they dispatched scouts to reconnoiter the Little Devils' movements, ensuring they could keep track of the Little Devils' movements.

At the Little Devils' heavy artillery position this morning, the Little Devils' heavy artillery was continuously shelling the Zijin Mountain front lines. Originally, the commander of the 5th Regiment had sent out a unit intending to harass the Little Devils' heavy artillery unit. However, the Little Devils' infantry battalion had surrounded the heavy artillery unit tightly. They simply could not find an opportunity to harass them. If they forced an attack, all of these men would have to stay there. Therefore, he dismissed this idea. If they forced an attack, not to mention whether they could achieve results, it would instead easily alert the enemy, letting the Little Devils know that there was another unit outside the Zijin Mountain front lines.