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Chapter 150 [Slaying Two Generals, Sending Their Heads to Luoyang] (6.2k words, two chapters combined)

As the woman on the altar shouted, the young men around her also raised their spiked wooden clubs and shouted angrily:

"Kill the Han officials! Reclaim Luoyue!"

"Kill the Han officials! Reclaim Luoyue!!!"

Wei Ze mingled among them, also feigning anger and brandishing his weapon. Although the surrounding noise was loud, Wei Ze's voice could be clearly heard in the live stream room.

"Wow, this game is interesting."

"Experiencing rebellion from a first-person perspective is quite exciting."

"I'm getting the hang of it."

Wei Ze was already excited, let alone Wei Ze.

Even the viewers in the live stream were slightly excited.

It's like the tension and excitement of watching a movie where the protagonist sneaks up on the enemy, afraid of making a sound.

However, the main characters at this moment are Wei Ze and his side.

What they were trying to do was rebel, and even the viewers on Earth were drawn into the situation.

Many people even imagined how exciting it would be if, like in a movie, the scene suddenly shifted to the other side, revealing that the people gathered here were about to rebel and go back to warn others.

Fortunately, there are no "what ifs".

Since it was a remote location, after everyone shouted and took their oath, they packed up and headed north.

Wei Ze, on the other hand, went with the flow and followed the others all the way to the edge of the county town, where he lay in ambush in the mountains until nightfall when he received the order to take action.

Under the cover of darkness, these hundreds of young men ambushed and killed the city guards.

Fueled by anger and hatred, the defending soldiers quickly collapsed. During the attack, Wei Ze also used his spiked wooden club to kill two Han soldiers, his heart pounding.
"This is different from World War II."

"In ancient times, it was all close combat, which was more exciting."

After all, during World War II, people were exchanging fire with firearms, so dying didn't feel like much.

But in ancient times, it was truly close-quarters combat, a matter of life and death.

Wei Ze also took advantage of the darkness to try and provide the live streamers with a first-person perspective of this 'rebellion'.

The battle was over quickly.

It is said that Su Ding, the Han official in charge of defending the city, ran away, so the remaining soldiers stopped resisting.

After the county seat was taken over.

It was already the next morning, and many people who were fast asleep were still unaware of what had happened; the situation in the county had changed drastically.

Wei Ze was having dinner with other Luo Yue people at Su Ding's residence, analyzing the information he had gathered with the live stream audience:

"It is said that Su Ding, an official in this county, killed the clan chief of our village. The woman on the altar yesterday was the clan chief's wife. She rebelled because her husband was killed."

"They'll probably attack other counties next, so we need to eat quickly."

As Wei Ze spoke, he quickly shoveled the food from his bowl into his mouth.

Well, it was a bit hard to eat.

However, this is understandable, given that it was ancient times.

Wei Ze finished his meal quickly.

Holding his spiked wooden stick, he wandered around Su Ding's mansion for a while, looking for something that could be used to modify the stick.

After all, Wei Ze is a human from Earth.

With the knowledge reserves of Earth, modifying the wooden stick shouldn't be a problem.

Wei Ze, engrossed in modifying the wooden stick to make it even more powerful, didn't notice that many curious people around him were watching.

The news quickly reached the Zheng sisters.

Before Wei Ze could even receive the order to depart, he was summoned by the Zheng sisters.

at this time.

In the county government office.

Zheng glanced at the wooden stick Wei Ze had modified. Compared to other wooden sticks, it wasn't much different, except that it had some barbs and some diamond-shaped grooves.

"These barbs and this."

Zhengce couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

Wei Ze spoke up:
"groove".

Zheng Ce nodded:
"What are the grooves used for?"

Wei Ze said:

"Those inlaid bronze barbs can hook out the flesh and blood of the enemy."

"The triangular groove at the tip of the stick can create multiple wounds, causing the enemy to bleed profusely."

Upon hearing Wei Ze's words, Zheng Ce's eyes lit up:
"You came up with all of these yourself?"

If the effect is really as good as claimed, then a simple wooden stick, after having a triangular groove carved out, will become a more powerful weapon. Then there will be no need to worry about not having enough weapons, since trees are everywhere.

Wei Ze was also confused for a moment, and could only say:
"Yes."

Zheng slammed his hand on the table:
"it is good!"

"You won't need to go into battle anymore."

“Find a group of people in the county town, and use the big trees that are everywhere to make this kind of weapon for me.”

Zheng pointed to the sharp wooden stick of the Mitsubishi.

Wei Ze's eyes widened:
"what?"

Then I realized:

"Yes."

After thinking for a moment, he began to speak:
"Should we apply poison?"

hiss--

In the live stream, netizens on Earth gasped in shock, and the chat was flooded with comments.

[Is the streamer really trying to screw over the Han army? Will the Luo Yue people be able to take off like this?]

[Hahahaha, the streamer's going to pull something hard and show the ancient Chinese people how Earth can dominate them.]

[With so many trees here, let's get some catapults, light some oil, and set the mountain on fire. Even if the Han army attacks, they'll be finished.]

To be fair, this is a case of Earth's technology overwhelmingly surpassing Earth's; the Han Dynasty is now obsolete.

I have the blueprints for a wooden repeating crossbow. DM me, streamer!

[Han Dynasty: Oh no, how did the Luo Yue people take off?]

The viewers in the live stream were cheering and even offered Wei Ze's impressive moves. Some even gave him blueprints for a wooden repeating crossbow.

Wei Ze, on the other hand, started causing trouble based on the ideas of netizens on Blue Star.

Following the various creative ideas provided by viewers in the live stream, the Luo Yue people began to frantically manufacture all sorts of 'beyond' the times, and the popularity of the live stream soared due to this interaction.

And since it's not a combat storyline, Wei Ze usually gives orders to create things afterward.

You can skip this step soon, and once you've skipped it, the finished product will be delivered to you.

Even something as simple as building a catapult was completed in less than an hour in real time, after quickly skipping through the storyline – essentially real-time feedback.

Naturally, even more netizens from Earth were watching the live stream.

Due to the various weapons he manufactured, Wei Ze's status in Luo Yue rose accordingly.

It's only been a little over a week.

Because the battle scenes haven't been triggered, they've been skipped repeatedly, and Wei Ze has already skipped two years.

Meanwhile, the Zheng sisters, after conquering three commanderies and sixty-five cities in Luoyue, declared themselves Zheng Queens and established the Zheng Dynasty. Only then did Wei Ze hear news of the Han army's advance, and he complained to the livestream audience:

"The flow of information in ancient times was slow."

"They've been in rebellion for two years, and they've already declared themselves kings, before the Han Dynasty even received news of them sending troops."

"By the time they call, who knows when it will be?"

The viewers in the live stream agreed, and many even expressed their anticipation for a battle against the Han Dynasty.

After all, during the two years of the game's storyline, Wei Ze and the Blue Star viewers in the live stream created many advanced weapons, and everyone was looking forward to seeing these advanced weapons wreak havoc on the battlefield.

After all, these weapons embody the hopes of the Blue Star fans, who want to use them to overwhelmingly defeat the Han Dynasty soldiers.

Wei Ze is still making weapons; let's skip the plot.

However, news of the Han army's advance quickly reached the capital of the conquering dynasty. Wei Ze checked the in-game time and couldn't help but gasp in astonishment:
"Although the news travels slowly, the calls come in quite quickly."

Wei Ze wanted to go to the front lines to take a look, but the Zheng sisters had not agreed.

After all, Wei Ze is a precious gem right now, how can we take any risks?

Seeing this, Wei Ze was helpless. He couldn't get out, so he could only speed up the plot and wait for news and battle reports.

have to say.

These weapons were quite useful, and they did initially demonstrate astonishing power against the Han army. However, the Han generals quickly changed their tactics and counterattacked using rockets.

The elephant herd, which had been carefully trained, panicked and turned on its own people because of the fire attack.

Furthermore, Han Dynasty soldiers launched a two-pronged attack, pressing in on the border by both land and water.

In a short time, cities on the side of the expedition were lost one after another, and people were filled with panic.

To conquer the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Looking at the latest battle report, Wei Ze's brain was pounding:
"no?!"

"These Luoyue people are so weak!"

"How did we lose half of our territory?!"

Of the three prefectures and sixty-five cities, half were lost in less than six months.

Almost every time I skip the story, the latest battle report is about where something is lost and the Han army has captured it.

And that's not all.

He led his men to manufacture those weapons, and many of them even ended up in the hands of the Han army, who then turned the tables and crushed them.

Not only was Wei Ze bewildered, but the viewers in the live stream were also completely dumbfounded.

These ancient people were so incompetent!

Unless we can conjure a machine gun by hand, what other way is there to save us?
The problem is I can't get it to roll out.
Wei Ze tried to persuade the Zheng sisters to leave, and if that didn't work, he would try another way. But the Zheng sisters went crazy and wanted to fight the Han army to the death. No matter how Wei Ze tried to persuade them, it was no use.

But I can't leave this place.

I could only watch helplessly as the plot skipped and skipped...
"Those who surrender will be spared death—!!!"

Outside the capital of the Han Dynasty, a loud shout from an envoy of the Han Dynasty rang out.

Wei Ze stood on the city wall, looking at the massive Han army opposite him. Compared to the elite troops conquering the Han Dynasty, his own side was just a makeshift team. He had thought that things had developed quite well in the past two years.

Now, seeing the massive Han army on the other side, Wei Ze finally understood why he had lost.

They are the same people who stand forever in the Central Plains in the CG. Even if this barbarian land develops for two years and gives them advanced weapons, they still can't compare to them. Two years ago, they were still carrying wooden sticks.

The Central Plains have been fighting for control of the country for years.

Occupying three counties in two years is hardly a victory; it doesn't even account for the number of deaths in a single war in the Central Plains.

It's not fair to say that Luo Yue people are bad.

This can only be described as a devastating blow from the Central Plains dynasties, and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

Not much to say.

The battle between the two sides was about to break out. The Zheng sisters held the city, and the Han army, seeing that they could not take it after a long siege, built a high platform and beat drums day and night to show their power. This psychological warfare made the people in the city panic.

Wei Ze didn't have any good solutions either, as individual strength was negligible in ancient warfare.

The plot keeps skipping ahead, and the situation is getting worse.

One night, Wei Ze, who had just chosen to skip the plot, suddenly heard shouts of killing everywhere.

They rushed out of the house, only to be met with towering flames.

The Han army has already invaded.

At this moment, the city was filled with fleeing Luo Yue people. Wei Ze quickly dressed and rushed out of the mansion, grabbing a fleeing soldier:
"what happened?"

"How did the Han army manage to break in?!"

The Luo Yue soldier quickly broke free and said:
"His Majesty launched a night attack on the Han army camp, but it failed."

"The Han army has already broken in! Run!!!" After saying that, he threw down his hand, grabbed the package in his hand, and ran away. Wei Ze's head was buzzing after hearing this.

Night attack?

With tens of thousands of elite troops, where do you get the confidence to launch a night raid?!
groove--!!!
Wei Ze wanted to turn around and run towards the mansion, but the sound of horses' hooves came rapidly from afar, and before Wei Ze could resist, he was knocked away by a horse.

Wait until you wake up again.

He was already bound and kneeling on the ground, surrounded by a dense crowd of officials from the conquering dynasty.

Not far ahead was the former 'Conquest Palace,' the imperial palace of the Conquest Dynasty, which is now the place where these Conquest officials await their deaths.

Wei Ze is in a better position; he's just squeezed together with other people.

Further ahead were the generals and tribal leaders who had come to conquer the Han Dynasty. These vanguards of the rebellion against the Han Dynasty were all bound, with nooses around their necks, and were being led like livestock to the high-hanging banner.

The crimson Chinese character "汉" on the flag is like a knife, inspiring fear.

Phew!

Phew!

The Luo Yue people who were brought to the banner bearing the character 'Han' were swiftly and decisively beheaded.

A Luoyue general had just been brought to the banner, and the executioner was preparing to carry out his execution when the Luoyue general roared angrily:
"Han dog!!!"

"Luo Yue will never surrender!!!"

But then the blood-soaked Han executioner sneered:
"You barbarians, do you even deserve to call yourselves kings?"

Without pausing for a moment, the broadsword in his hand fell swiftly.

Swish!
Heads flew up.

The floor tiles in front of the 'Hall of the Conquering King' were stained crimson with blood, as one general after another was beheaded.

Bound below, Wei Ze felt a chill run down his spine and finally felt a sense of fear. Even though he knew it was a game, the pressure was still terrifying.

At this time.

A commotion broke out outside the hall, and then an old man with white hair and beard and eyes like lightning, wearing armor, with his left hand on his sword and his right hand holding a bamboo slip, led a group of Han army generals over the rolling crowd outside the 'Hall of the Conquering King' and walked up to the top of the palace. He turned around and looked at the officials of the Conquering Dynasty kneeling in the hall below.

For a while.

As soon as the white-haired general raised his hand, the world seemed to fall silent.

Wei Ze below became much more careful with his breathing, as did the netizens in the live stream. This was a sense of oppression they had never felt before, even more so than that of the famous generals and high-ranking officials during World War II.

How could this be?
This was the first time I had a real understanding of the concept of intimidation.

The white-haired general raised the bamboo slip in his right hand and read aloud the edict of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty:
"Anyone who resists the Han shall be beheaded and their heads sent out as a warning to others."

The voice wasn't loud, but it made the Luo Yue people tremble all over:
"Jiaozhi was originally Han territory, but those who carved out a territory and declared themselves kings should submit to the laws of the Great Han!"

After speaking, the white-haired general said coldly:
"Bring it up!"

At this moment, a bronze pillar was erected outside the hall. The Zheng sisters were brought to the base of the pillar, but they stared intently at the white-haired general above them. Zheng Ce was covered in wounds, and the word "rebellion" was branded on the foreheads of both sisters.

The white-haired general gestured to the executioners to force the Sei sisters to kneel beneath the bronze pillar:
"cut!"

Suddenly, Zheng Ce roared and shouted:

"Ma Yuan! You Han people are wicked! One day, the Yue people will be punished!"

Phew!

Heads flew off.

Phew!

The heads of the Zheng sisters rolled to the ground. The white-haired general, whom Zheng referred to as Ma Yuan, sneered, then looked around, his voice indifferent:
"If the bronze pillar breaks, Jiaozhi will perish!"

"North of this pillar lies Han territory! Anyone who dares to cross this border will face these two chieftains!"

After saying that, he waved his hand.

Countless Han soldiers poured out of the hall and dragged the officials kneeling outside to the bronze pillar one by one, including Wei Ze. With a swift stroke, the blood stained the bronze pillar red, and Wei Ze experienced what it felt like to be beheaded.

The end of the picture.

It was a bronze pillar scorched by the blazing sun, deeply embedded in the ground, while the surrounding Han soldiers continuously tamped down the mud mixed with blood.

Swish!
The screen returns to the main interface.

Wei Ze rubbed his face to clear his head:
"The Han Dynasty was a bit too domineering."

"I truly experienced what murderous intent is. Just the sight of Ma Yuan standing there was enough to make one's heart tremble."

"terrible."

"After all, it is still the Central Plains dynasty. It is a bit difficult for this foreign race to develop."

"This Ma Yuan is not found in the [Great Han] database on the Polar Star official website."

"So skilled, he must be a famous general."

"Or is there no update?"

Just saying.

A notification pops up on the game's main screen.

[Book of the Later Han Dynasty: January. Zheng Ce and Zheng Er were beheaded, and their heads were sent to Luoyang. Yuan was enfeoffed as Marquis of Xinxi, with a fief of three thousand households.]

Wei Ze's eyes widened:
"What is this? An Easter egg?"

"Behead Zheng Ce and Zheng Er, send their heads to Luoyang, and that's it?"

"Does anyone know roughly what the Marquis of Xinxi's fiefdom of three thousand households entails?"

however.

The only ways for Blue Star fans to get information are through the Polar Star official website and various streamers. If the streamers don't know, then naturally the Blue Star fans won't know either, but because of this plot.

At this time, in the poll released on the Polaris official website, [Great Han Dynasty] ranked at the top.

Because the history of five thousand years is too long, it can only be opened one dynasty at a time. These streamers randomly get to any dynasty, and Blue Star players can experience different storylines depending on the dynasty.

Choose a dynasty you want to experience and vote.

Among the dynasties and states such as the Warring States, Qi, Chu, Qin, and the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has essentially secured its victory due to the storyline involving Wei Ze.

The main reason is that the Han Dynasty was just too domineering.

This makes players on Blue Star, who have nothing better to do, want to conquer them.

Moreover, Ma Yuan's statement:
"If the bronze pillar breaks, Jiaozhi will perish!"

It opened a new door for the people of Earth; how could seven words be so domineering?
They all wanted to choose the Han Dynasty to experience a different identity.

The final part of Wei Ze's storyline was also pushed to the top of the player forum's post list.

the other side.

Polaris Corporation.

After nearly two weeks of gameplay by streamers, players' emotions have reached their peak, and they are just waiting for the game to be released.

Zhao Ming was looking at the database backend, scrolling through the registration information.

World War II: Rise of Empires, being a war game, has inherent limitations, and even with official Federation promotion, its effectiveness has diminished.

After all, people who are interested in something haven't paid attention to it before, so they'll naturally download it once it's promoted.

Those who aren't interested won't download it even if it's constantly being promoted.

Therefore, the number of registrations for the Polestar app and Polestar platform has been growing slowly.

Until the last half month, it showed a linear increase.

In just over ten days, the number of registered users has increased by more than 20 million. At present, the number of registered users of the Polar Star app is close to 100 million, all of whom are active users, many of whom are new young players.

blah blah-

The familiar sound of high heels approached, and Shen Qinghan pushed open the door and walked in.

Zhao Ming leaned back in his office chair, looking at Shen Qinghan with a somewhat helpless expression:

"Is everything alright at your company?"

Why do you keep coming here to see me?

Shen Qinghan rolled her eyes at Zhao Ming:
"You think I want to?"

"check it out."

He then handed over a document.

Zhao Ming flipped it open and glanced at it, then burst out laughing:

"So many of them are plagiarized?"

The documents contained the latest game concepts and news released by various companies.

Most of them are history-related.

As for the content, it basically includes all types.

Shen Qinghan rubbed his temples:
When will this game be released?

"The fast-moving beta version is already ready."

"The explosive popularity of the 'Chinese History Series' was something other companies did not anticipate."

"So after discovering the potential of historical games."

"They have all launched games with the same historical theme."

"And some of them even brought up the history of Earth."

Zhao Ming's expression was strange:
"Doesn't Earth have no history?"

Weren't they all destroyed by the meteor shower?

Shen Qinghan said helplessly:
"It's not that there's nothing there, it's just that it's basically incomplete, and we only roughly know the year."

"But it's local history, after all."

"Now that the photon supercomputer is so powerful, why not just throw it into the photon supercomputer and create a fake history to play with?"

"That's exactly what some manufacturers are thinking."

"So we have to face the pressure of competing with the history of Earth's own civilization. When will the [Chinese History Series] be launched?"

After listening.

Zhao Ming smiled and said:
"can."

"Then tomorrow."

"As for the photon supercomputer, there's no need to worry about that."

"Without constant monitoring, photonic supercomputers can transform historical stories into quantum stories, so we still have an advantage."

"The voting results are now in."

"First, we'll release the immersive storyline of [The Great Han Dynasty]."

The World War II situation is currently in a relatively calm phase, which is a good time to move on to the new game. By the time the Battle of Kursk begins there, things will be almost settled here as well.

Shen Qinghan had no objections and nodded.

Zhao Ming also started editing the announcement on his computer.

soon.

A countdown of less than 24 hours appeared on the Polaris official website, and new game announcements also appeared in the live streams of various streamers.

Wei Ze was looking at the announcement:

[1. The story mode "Chu-Han Contention" from the "Chinese History Series" game will be released soon.]

[2. The storyline of the Chu-Han Contention takes place before the establishment of the Han Dynasty. Across this vast land, who will rise to power? The domineering Han Dynasty has undoubtedly left a deep impression on players. Since it takes place before the establishment of the Han Dynasty, is it possible to rebel against Han and establish Chu?]

3. The "Chu-Han Contention" game is divided into an "Immersive Story" mode and a "Multiplayer" mode. The "Multiplayer" mode can accommodate 50 players per match, with some roles limited. The "Immersive Story" mode allows single-player starts with no role restrictions.

4. Based on the storyline progression in the [Multiplayer] mode, large-scale war instances such as the [Battle of Julu] and the [Battle of the Three Qin] will be opened periodically.

5. The "Historical Generals of Chu and Han" event is now available, allowing players to interact with famous generals and collect information about them in the game.

"hiss--"

"The Chu-Han Contention? Directly set before the establishment of the Han Dynasty?"

"Brothers, should we choose Chu?"

"What if I win the competition!"

(End of this chapter)