The flare arced into the sky, leaving both sides exposed, with no escape.
Suddenly, the battlefield erupted, turning instantly into a meat grinder.
At close range, facing the United States' machine gun fire, the Volunteer Army soldiers threw grenades, attempting to break through the United States' circular fortifications.
But just as they released the grenades, they were cut down by bullets.
The outermost circle of the United States' side was filled with oil tanks and armored defenses, and the explosions of the grenades that landed nearby couldn't even breach the armor's exterior.
Countless Volunteer Army soldiers fell on their way, desperately hurling grenades.
The rear Volunteer Army provided covering fire.
But without artillery support, even when the machine gun bullets hit the United States' armor and tanks, they merely sparked.
The Volunteer Army soldiers at the forefront tried to forge a path with their lives.
