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Chapter 153 [Battle of Pengcheng] Isn't this a blitzkrieg against France? [6k Two-in-One]

Seeing the hidden plot hint that popped up, Ferrand (Lu Wan) was pleasantly surprised.

Ultimately, it still comes down to the core layer. The character he plays, Lu Wan, is doing nothing with Liu Bang, just going through the story and skipping daily tasks, but even so, he still manages to trigger hidden storylines.

In the past two days, Fei Lang (Lu Wan) has skipped quite a few plot points and hasn't paid much attention to the changes in Liu Bang's faction.

However, when we skipped the plot yesterday, Liu Bang had already been enfeoffed as one of the eighteen princes by Xiang Yu and became the King of Han.

Immediately afterwards, they went to their fiefdoms, and the kings who had been enfeoffed by Xiang Yu then began to fight amongst themselves.

Ferrang (Lu Wan) is just a retainer and doesn't need to participate in the battle scenes, so we've been skipping over him, and we don't yet know how much power Liu Bang has at this point.
As the text disappears.

The screen slowly brightens, and Fei Lang (Lu Wan), who was just inside the military tent, is now outside Luoyang City.

Ferrand (Lu Wan) looked around.

The banners that once belonged to the various feudal lords had now become the royal banners, standing before their respective units. Liu Bang, clad in a crimson battle robe, stood atop a makeshift platform, reading aloud the proclamation in his hand:
"Xiang Yu broke his promise and murdered the Righteous Emperor; this is an act of utter treason!"

"I, along with the other lords, established Emperor Yi and served him from the north. Now, Xiang Yu has released and killed Emperor Yi in the south of the Yangtze River. Heaven and earth cannot tolerate this!"

"Today we will unite and annihilate this traitor!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers below, densely packed like a black cloud, raised their weapons and shouted like a tidal wave:

"Attack Chu! Attack Chu!!!"

Watch this scene.

Ferrand (Lu Wan) and the viewers on the live stream were amazed.

Just a few days ago, when Fei Lang (Lu Wan) accompanied Liu Bang to the Feast at Hongmen, Xiang Yu was still as domineering as ever, and Liu Bang had to kneel before Yong Chi in order to escape. Now the situation has reversed.

Liu Bang is actually going to attack Xiang Yu.

For some reason, Ferrand (Lu Wan) felt as if she had missed a lot of exciting plot developments.

After all, the time skipped these past two days is only a little over a year.

But in just over a year, the situation has reversed so drastically.

A year ago, he almost died at the Hongmen Banquet.

A year later, an army was raised outside Luoyang to attack Chu.

What exactly did he skip over this year? I've only heard about things like Han Xin's secret crossing of Chencang, nothing else? How was Liu Bang so amazing?
In Liu Bang's camp, Fei Lang (Lu Wan) is basically a mascot, mainly because the NPC Lu Wan she plays has a good relationship with Liu Bang, so she is basically always in a passive state.

As a result, while lying down, he conquered Chu.

When they first stormed Luoyang, their slogan was "Defeat the tyrannical Qin," but now it has become "Conquer the tyrannical Chu."
The rally concluded.

Liu Bang, on his side, united the armies of various kings and besieged Pengcheng in three routes.

Meanwhile, Ferrand (Lu Wan) took the opportunity to sneak in and listen to everyone's discussion about how to defeat Xiang Yu, only then realizing how powerful Liu Bang's forces were.

into the night.

Inside the military camp.

corner.

Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, and others were discussing their plans, while the various generals around them were also chattering amongst themselves.

Meanwhile, Ferrand (Lu Wan) sat in a corner, broadcasting the situation inside the large tent to netizens on Earth, and analyzing the current situation:
"Currently, Liu Bang's forces, including those of various feudal lords, number a total of 56."

"Xiang Yu's side is in complete chaos right now. His arrogant and unruly soldiers are indulging in violence. It is said that because of excessive looting, a full-scale rebellion has broken out in the entire Qi region. Xiang Yu is out there fighting against the rebels."

"As a result, Liu Bang, together with the various vassal kings, surrounded them."

"This is absolutely deadly."

Xiang Yu's predicament is now so obvious that even without looking at the map, viewers in the live stream know what the situation is like.

Pengcheng in the rear is about to be surrounded by an army of 560,000.

Xiang Yu led his army deep into enemy territory to quell a rebellion, and has been away from returning for a long time.

None of the feudal lords were willing to cooperate with him; they all followed Liu Bang in his campaign against Chu. He was politically isolated and helpless, surrounded by enemies on all sides.

How can we break this deadlock?

Xiang Yu was indeed very strong, but with an army of 560,000, surely they could overwhelm him.

Tsk. What a pity.

Ferrand (Lu Wan) and the netizens in the live broadcast room also felt helpless and couldn't help but feel sorry for such an amazing person.

Then, the view from inside the general's tent on Fei Lang's (Lu Wan's) side was zoomed in, making it clearer for those in the live stream. Meanwhile, some game enthusiasts had already created a complete map of China based on the in-game map.

They also discussed and chatted with Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, and others in real time.

The map software quickly filled in the factions, and soon a complete situation map was generated.

a few days later.

In Fei Lang's (Lu Wan) live stream, a player-made map has been displayed in the lower left corner. Judging from the map alone, Xiang Yu is indeed finished, as Liu Bang has taken over all of his fiefdom.

Looking at the map.

Ferrand (Lu Wan) shook his head. What's the point of playing this game with Xiang Yu? Skip it, skip it.

I just clicked to skip the story.

Swish!
The screen flashed, indicating that it was indeed skipped, but it was different from the usual routine.

After the jump, panicked shouts could be heard everywhere outside:

"Xiang Yu has attacked!"

"Xiang Yu has attacked!"

At this moment, the city was in complete chaos, and questions flashed through the minds of Ferrang (Lu Wan) and the viewers of the live stream:
They've attacked?

What the hell are you talking about?
Was Liu Bang's massive army's defense just for show?

Fei Lang (Lu Wan) rushed out and ran towards Liu Bang's palace. At this time, Liu Bang and Zhang Liang were also in a panic. Liu Bang was directing the army to resist Xiang Yu, but the battle reports from the front showed one defeat after another.

When Ferrand (Lu Wan) arrived, everyone had already gathered in front of the sand table to discuss countermeasures. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was not paying attention, Ferrand (Lu Wan) went to the sand table to see the current situation.

Upon closer inspection, a strange sense of familiarity welled up inside me.

On the sand table at this moment.

The route of Xiang Yu's attack was also marked, but how did he suddenly arrive? He bypassed them! Bypassed them!!!
Ferrand (Lu Wan) had never played World War II: Rise of Empires before.

However, many of the more than 200,000 viewers in the live stream had played the game before, and they were looking at the sand table and Xiang Yu's marching route.

Isn't this just an ancient version of the Maginot Line?

After Liu Bang and the armies of various vassal kings occupied Xiang Yu's fiefdom, they directly dispatched Fan Kuai with a large force to guard the northern plains, in order to resist Xiang Yu head-on. They planned to wear him down with hundreds of thousands of troops.

This idea makes perfect sense. In fact, the army led by Fan Kuai could really achieve the same effect as the Maginot Line. If they attacked head-on, even ten Xiang Yus would be worn down.

But
Xiang Yu bypassed us?!
Just like Guderian, he also bypassed the weakness on the left, only the two sides were in different directions.

If Guderian had not marched west to cut off the Anglo-French forces, but instead had marched south directly to Paris, the French capital, the situation would have been exactly the same as the Battle of Pengcheng today.

Damn it?

They really are a nation of warriors.

The classic battles in World War II were actually things that China had already done more than a thousand years ago.

This is even more blitzkrieg-like than blitzkrieg.

Viewers on Earth in the live stream were looking at the map.

At this time, Liu Bang's army was still defending against Xiang Yu in the north.

But Xiang Yu had already reached the city gates, and everyone wanted to see what Liu Bang would do next.
However.
What can I do?

As Liu Bang was discussing this, a battle report came from the front.

Xiang Yu stormed the camp, broke through the enemy lines, and the allied soldiers were attacked by cavalry, dividing the battlefield. Many were trampled to death. By this time, he had reached the outskirts of Pengcheng with nearly 100,000 soldiers.

hiss--

Upon hearing this battle report, Ferrand (Lu Wan) gasped in shock. Was this a total disaster?

Ten thousand were killed in just half a day?
Xiang Yu only had 30,000 men, didn't he?

Even if one person can kill three, that's too fast!

Meanwhile, other netizens on Earth who heard the battle report in the live stream had strange expressions.

Break through enemy lines, disrupt formations, and divide the battlefield?
Isn't this just a blitzkrieg?

At this point, Xiang Yu had already reached outside the city, and Liu Bang had no choice but to organize the remaining troops to resist.

Outside Pengcheng.

Ferrand (Lu Wan) followed Liu Bang and others, riding out of the city to meet Xiang Yu. Although they had organized tens of thousands of troops, even Ferrand (Lu Wan), a player, was afraid of Xiang Yu, let alone the other local NPCs.

The war has not yet begun.

Suddenly, Ferrand (Lu Wan) felt a chill run down his spine. Looking ahead, he saw a force of over a thousand riders charging straight towards them at a speed far exceeding that of the other cavalry.

This scene.

How familiar it is! Wasn't this just like the Battle of Julu in the multiplayer online game I participated in a few days ago?
Ferrand (Lu Wan) couldn't help but curse inwardly:

"Are you crazy?!"

"Again?!"

"Just how intense is this to keep doing this every time?!"

No need to think about it.

Ferrand (Lu Wan) immediately reined in his horse and moved back a little.

The image of this guy splitting a Qin army chariot in half with a single halberd a few days ago is still echoing in Fei Lang's (Lu Wan's) mind. One man and one horse smashed and shattered a chariot pulled by four horses.

Is this even human?

Ferrand (Lu Wan) was even a little reluctant to look, but she still secretly glanced at him.

As expected.

The rain of arrows did not stop Xiang Yu and his more than a thousand elite cavalrymen. They cut through the arrows and reached the front of the Han army soldiers. Cavalry against infantry is a clear disadvantage, especially since the man on horseback was Xiang Yu.

The contact lasted less than ten seconds.

A dozen or so corpses of Han soldiers were thrown into the air by the wielding halberd. Xiang Yu casually thrust his halberd, sending three heavily armored soldiers flying in a chain reaction. Then, more than a thousand cavalrymen charged into the Han army's camp.

Wherever it went, blood and flesh flew everywhere.

Fear instantly spread throughout the Han army. The soldiers in the front ranks began to retreat in panic and screams, while the soldiers in the rear were thrown into disarray. Those in front retreated continuously, while those in the rear held on desperately.

A chain reaction ensued.

I don't know how many people died in the stampede.

Ferrand (Lu Wan) also understood what the previous battle report meant by "trampled to death"—it was exactly like this now.

The killing continued, but the Han soldiers had lost all will to resist and were only focused on escaping.

The same was true for Liu Bang's side.

However, Xiang Yu had been keeping a close eye on Liu Bang for a long time. How could things go as he wished? He watched as Liu Bang fled on horseback, and Xiang Yu led his elite cavalry in pursuit, while the rest of his army chased after the Han soldiers.

Ferrang (Lu Wan) also fled with Liu Bang and the others.

But my mind was still blank at that moment.

Is that all?

How could 56 men be wiped out by Xiang Yu's lightning attack with only 3?

That's outrageous!
After escaping from Pengcheng, Liu Bang's side consisted of Fei Lang (Lu Wan) and his guards, with only a dozen or so people remaining. Originally, Liu Bang wanted to go back to his hometown to pick up his family, but when he arrived there, he found that they were all Chu soldiers.

They chased after them after they were discovered.

On this escape journey, they encountered Liu Bang's two children by chance.

However, as the Chu army pursued, Liu Bang's chariot was about to be run over, and Fei Lang (Lu Wan) was wondering whether she should go and draw the enemy away herself.

Bang!Bang!
Liu Bang's two children flew out of the moving carriage.

You can still vaguely see Liu Bang's large foot retracting, and at the same time, you can hear Liu Bang's urging voice:

"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!!!"

This scene.

Ferrand (Lu Wan) had lost the ability to speak.

No?

Is that their biological child?
He just kicked it down like that?
The netizens in the live stream room remained silent for a long time before finally uttering a comment.

To be honest, someone like Liu Bang would succeed at anything he did.

Liu Bang has truly refreshed the worldview of netizens on Earth once again.

When faced with Xiang Yu, Ferrand, a modern man from Earth, was so frightened that his legs went weak, but Liu Bang remained calm and only pretended to be panicked.

Faced with Yong Chi's almost humiliating demand, he knelt down without hesitation, so quickly that even netizens on Earth couldn't react.

Faced with pursuit, the son just kicked the carriage off the train. Putting aside whether getting the two children off would make the carriage go faster, this action was just...unbelievable.

Such a person will succeed in whatever they do.

After a moment of confusion, Fei Lang (Lu Wan) quickly pulled one out of the water, while Xiahou Ying, who was driving, also stopped the car and rescued the other. Liu Bang was furious and cursed at the two of them, but he couldn't delay and continued to run away.

Along the way, Liu Bang tried several times to abandon the two children, but Xiahou Ying strongly stopped him each time.

Until several days later.

The group fled to Xiayi, where they were garrisoned by Han troops, thus escaping disaster.

However, this is the situation of the Han army at this time.

The netizens in the live broadcast room had the same thoughts they had when they watched Xiang Yu fight 3 with only 56 men.

And now it is
With only a few thousand men under his command, even 56 couldn't defeat Xiang Yu. How could Liu Bang possibly win with such a small force?
Discussion about the plot of the Battle of Pengcheng.

The discussion was extremely heated on the player forums of the Polaris platform.

Whether it was Xiang Yu or Liu Bang.

All of them are characters with very distinct personal styles, especially Liu Bang's various outrageous actions, which have broadened the horizons of Blue Star players.

However, the current situation is indeed difficult.

Of the 56 troops, more than 20 were killed, and the whereabouts of the rest are unknown. Liu Bang now had several thousand men. How did he manage to turn the tide and establish the Han Dynasty?
Blue Star players were speculating wildly and flocked to Ferrang's (Lu Wan) live stream.

Meanwhile, Fei Lang (Lu Wan) was caught up in the battle due to the pursuit and siege by the Chu army and could not skip it. For the time being, she could only stay by Liu Bang's side and live stream Liu Bang's daily life to interested netizens.

Polaris Company Park.

The park was already completed at this point, with a large open space left for future decorations.

After entering through the Imperial-style entrance, you'll find 1:1 scale replicas of classic World War II aircraft, tanks, and armored vehicles. Passing through the hall, you'll find a Chinese-style garden with several rest areas within the woods.

To the left of the garden are the 'Earth' IP series products, including beverages.

To the right of the garden is the 'Huaxia' series of gourmet restaurants. Unlike the high-end condiments outside, many of the dishes here are made with real vegetables and meat.

At this moment, Zhao Mingzhen was lying in a rocking chair, holding a fishing rod in his hand.

Below, in the lake, swims fish of rare and precious species from Blue Star.

Shen Qinghan, who was flipping through company reports, couldn't help but say something when she saw Zhao Ming's relaxed demeanor:
"Can you catch it with a straight hook?"

Zhao Ming waved his hand:

"That's the feeling I'm after, you don't understand."

Shen Qinghan rolled her eyes:
"You think you know everything?"

"You seem to be having a lot of free time, not even looking at the backend data anymore?"

Zhao Ming said:
"The game is running very smoothly."

"As for the [Huaxia] series, I estimate that in another two months, the number of online players will surpass that of [World War II]."

"Compared to war-themed works, the [China] series is suitable for all ages."

"And there are no bugs, so you don't have to watch it all the time."

Shen Qinghan said:
"What about World War II?"

"The Battle of Kharkiv in the game has been completed."

When will the Battle of Kursk be available?

"The federal military exercises are about to begin."

Hear the words.

Zhao Ming sat up, looking somewhat surprised:
"So fast?"

Shen Qinghan said irritably:

"Don't you even know how long it's been?"

"The [Huaxia Series] has been online for more than half a month."

"The federal military exercises will be held soon."

"The specific copy hasn't been decided yet. Send me a description later."

Zhao Ming nodded, then asked:

"no problem."

"Everything here is already finished. Whatever kind of insane unit you want to experience, I have it all here."

The team has everything: Navy SEALs, Delta Force, Green Berets, Alpha Group, VDV Airborne Troops, and more. It all depends on which team Earth wants to beat up.

Shen Qinghan said:
"Okay, as soon as possible."

"correct."

"This World War II series, it doesn't have an ending, right?"

"But the Cold War lasted for decades."

"Will the user experience be somewhat diminished?"

"After all, it's a game that lets you experience the cruelty of war."

Zhao Ming said:
"will not."

"The Cold War also saw wars."

"In the history of the Earth, since the beginning of human records, there have been very few days without war."

"During the Cold War."

"The fighting is still going on in the Republic."

"At that time, we can open up the Indian, Vietnamese, South Korean, and other factions to players."

"Anyway, the players will definitely not be lonely."

Of course, he mostly got beaten up.

Experience what it's like for an invasion to turn into a capital defense war.

They didn't even manage to save it.
the other side.

TianSha Live Streaming Platform, Gaming Section.

Duan Yu's live stream room.

After half a month of playing the game "Huaxia", the closed beta server where Duan Yu was located finally ended with him, a refugee, choking to death.

Other streamers on the closed beta server finished early and went to play the official server's "Chu-Han Contention".

Duan Yu, on the other hand, could only play the role of a refugee struggling in the game due to the strong demands of netizens. Anyway, since netizens liked to watch and sent him gifts, he would just stream it.

Until this morning.

The refugee he played eventually choked to death.

It wasn't choking to death.

A more reasonable explanation would be that he was so angry he died.

Having followed the refugee group for so long and managed to infiltrate the capital, Duan Yu had finally become a glorious 'beggar,' able to support himself by begging for food. He happily begged for food for half a month.

Until this morning.

He successfully stood out from a group of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled beggars and snatched two of the baskets of steamed buns given by the rich young master.

He was squatting on the ground, wolfing down his food.

The laughter of that group of rich young men reached Duan Yu's ears, but it wasn't a big deal.
Until one of those damn kids inside said:
Why don't they eat meat porridge?

Duan Yu rolled his eyes at this. "If I could eat meat porridge, I would also steal steamed buns. What kind of brain-dead statement is this?"

I tried to turn my head to look, but found that my eyes were already too far away to turn back.

Choked
Unfortunately, there was no water around. Duan Yu desperately tried to suffocate, scraping his throat with both hands, but the feeling of suffocation grew stronger and stronger. Just when he was about to die, the group of rich young men actually gathered around to watch the spectacle.

Duan Yu's ears were filled with the sounds of "fun" and "fun".

Duan Yu stared wide-eyed, trying to make out the chubby boy's face.

You just wait!

When the timeline of the "Huaxia" series reaches the Jin Dynasty...

The first person we'll choose to kill is the traitor.
Then the screen went black.

Choked to death.

I exited the game, thus ending this journey in "China".

We've returned to the side of "World War II: Rise of Empires".

In the live broadcast room.

Seeing the ridicule from netizens, Duan Yu said helplessly:

"To be honest, if I hadn't been so angry at that chubby kid that I choked to death, I might still be alive and well."

"When the timeline reaches the Jin Dynasty, I'll choose to be a rebel and kill that fat kid. I'll ask him if he's ever eaten a steamed bun."

"Why don't you drink meat porridge?"

"I want a drink too, so give it to me!"

"I still get angry when I think about it now."

Duan Yu grumbled to himself, then opened "World War II: Rise of Empires":
"I haven't played for half a month, but thankfully the game has been suspended."

"Based on my experience of surviving in ancient China, I feel that my chances of survival in Leningrad are much greater."

joke.

In ancient China, people actually ate tree bark and even dug out tree heartwood to eat.

There's nothing that the ancient Chinese people couldn't eat, only things that Duan Yu couldn't imagine. No wonder the [Huaxia] series of delicious restaurants has so many food items, thousands of them.

It's all from what we eat.
In Leningrad, the current situation is still at the stage of eating leather shoes and belts, not yet at the point of eating tree bark. In other words, most of the tree bark currently belongs to them!

As for why it's the majority, it's because some people eat tree bark when they're starving.

But Duan Yu believed in the people of Leningrad.

There are definitely not as many bark cooking methods as there are among the veteran refugees' association. Duan Yu enters the game:
"Before I go play the [China] game, the Soviet Federation troops opened a transport route. I'll see if the situation in Leningrad will improve."

(End of this chapter)