We promised to develop a game called Candy Crush, what the hell is the Third Reich?

Chapter 159 [Operation Market Garden] Military God Montgomery (6.1k two-in-one)

Looking at the internal reports from within the empire.

Cheng Yu and the viewers in the live stream couldn't understand why, given how bad the situation was, they would replace a key player like Manstein.

No wonder those streamers who experienced the Normandy landings said the Soviet Union was almost at the location of what used to be Poland.

So Manstein was dismissed at the beginning of the year?
The fastest timeline right now belongs to streamers and players who experienced the Normandy landings storyline, because they kept skipping through it, so they jumped directly to the second half of 1944.

However, Cheng Yu's methodical approach means that the timeline within the "immersive story" mode is only in early 1944.

Skipping the plot too quickly meant missing a lot of information; all I knew was that the Empire's eastern front had suffered a complete defeat.

If we skip the slower parts and get to this point in the story, we'll only then learn some information.

The viewers in the live stream urged Cheng Yu to look for other information. Although Cheng Yu didn't know many people, he could still understand some official announcements.

He then went to the brigade headquarters and chatted with some of the empire's high-ranking generals.

Half a day passed.

I did learn quite a bit of information.

After Cheng Yu returned to his unit, he began sharing the intelligence he had gathered with the new viewers in the live stream.

These new viewers were all attracted by the news of Manstein's dismissal.

I did not see what Cheng Yu had been investigating at the brigade headquarters.

At this moment, Cheng Yu took out a piece of paper and listed several items, sharing them with the new Blue Star viewers in the live stream:

"Manstein was dismissed mainly because of his disagreements with the head of state."

"It is said that at the beginning of the year, due to the unfavorable situation in the war, Manstein attempted to slow down the advance of the Soviet Union by launching an offensive."

"But the Imperial Head of State's orders are to hold firm and focus on defense."

"This order from the Imperial Head of State is quite common, because from the European battlefield to the North African battlefield, the Imperial Head of State has never issued an order to retreat."

"Even if the entire army is wiped out, the order is to hold the line to the death."

"It's just that the idea of ​​holding out to the death is incompatible with Manstein's; one is the commander of the Eastern Front, and the other is the supreme ruler of the empire."

"The conflict between the two men brought the eastern front to a standstill."

"The contradictions and conflicts between the two sides have accumulated."

"Manstein was dismissed directly from his post, and the war on the Eastern Front in Europe began to be directly intervened by the head of the empire."

This information was gathered by Cheng Yu from gathering intelligence and compiling information from other players' storylines online.

After reading this intelligence...

It's hard to judge for a moment, and it's impossible to say who is right and who is wrong. After all, one is the commander of the empire, and the other is the head of the empire. It's impossible for both of them to be thinking about losing.

However, only one person can be ordered to obey.

Moreover, the original war plan was discussed and decided by the generals and then approved by the head of the empire.

Now it is the imperial head of state who is directly intervening.

It's not that I don't trust the Imperial Head of State, but rather that it's said that during the First World War, the Imperial Head of State was just a common soldier.

Can he really command the entire battlefield effectively?

Even Manstein couldn't withstand this situation now.

This was a question that flashed through the minds of Cheng Yu and the viewers in the live stream, but it seemed there was no need to think about it anymore, because although the Soviet Union had not yet reached Poland.

However, those who skipped the plot and rushed through the second half of 1944 had already entered the "immersive story" mode for the broadcaster.

The Soviets have recovered all their territory and are preparing to attack former Polish lands.

It is evident that even with a change of commander and direct intervention from the head of state, the situation on the European battlefield deteriorated rapidly over the past six months.

There is absolutely no way to remedy this.

The war situation on 'Earth' collapsed like this in the blink of an eye.

Many players on Earth didn't even realize what was happening.

It was only at this point that we began to take it seriously.

Many people began to gather information from all sides, trying to find out exactly where the empire began to crumble.

the other side.

The skipped storyline takes place in the live broadcast rooms of many anchors during the latter half of 1944.

Because the Normandy landings storyline has already been completed.

So I stopped skipping and started collecting information about the information I had skipped in the past six months.

Yu Feng's live stream.

Yu Feng died during the Normandy landings, so he started a new game, this time as a British Commonwealth businessman.

Although there was no direct information gathered at the front lines.

Fortunately, because he had money, he could collect a lot of newspapers and get information from various sources, including news from other countries.

Yu Feng was sitting in his office at that moment.

His employees collected newspapers from all over London and brought them into his house, filling almost half of it.

As Yu Feng flipped through the newspaper, viewers in the live stream could also see him sighing:

"The empire is truly at its wit's end now."

He picked up a newspaper, which contained information about the current situation of the people in the British Commonwealth Empire and the complete collapse of the Eastern Front due to insufficient supplies.

It seems the British Commonwealth will be marching into the empire's homeland tomorrow.

These claims may be exaggerated, but take them with a grain of salt.

However, much of what's in there is probably true, such as the current difficult living conditions of the people of the empire and the insufficient supply of materials on the Eastern Front.

These can all be verified from other players' live streams.

The reason the empire collapsed in the past six months.

It was precisely because of insufficient supplies that the newly appointed commander, Model, managed to resist several attacks from the Soviet Federation through flexible tactical maneuvers.

But they kept fighting and retreating, with no way to break through.

Yu Feng, flipping through the newspaper, began to speak:
"The three greatest generals of the Empire in the Hall of Fame are Manstein, Guderian, and Rommel, right?"

"I don't recall anyone else being introduced."

"Now that Manstein has been removed, all that's left are Guderian and Rommel."

"How is Rommel's health?"

"He retired in March, right? It's almost August now."

"It should be almost healed in about six months."

however.

As soon as he finished speaking, comments from viewers on Blue Star appeared in the live stream:

[No need to think about it anymore, Rommel is finished too.]

Of the Empire's three great generals, only Guderian remains.

[Check out the player forums.]

Seeing this comment, Yu Feng opened the player forum, curious about what this netizen was saying.

And then I entered the player forum.

Then I saw the post with the word 'explosive' on it, pinned to the top of the forum.

[Rommel attacked by Commonwealth air raids, his fate unknown?!]

"hiss--"

"real or fake?"

Although Yu Feng's side is in the Allied camp.

However, they were soundly defeated by Rommel's Imperial Army in the North African campaign. Moreover, Rommel was one of the three great generals of the Empire and a member of the Hall of Fame.

Bombed by air raid, their fate unknown?
So careless?

Yu Feng quickly clicked to view the post.

What comes into view is a video.

Yu Feng clicked on the video.

The video started playing; the timeline of this story was a little slower than his, but it was still clear that they were experiencing the Normandy landings as well.

Because this video is from the Imperial garrison.

In the video.

The player from the Imperial faction was positioned at a high vantage point, looking down at a group of Imperial officers conducting an inspection.

And the leader of them was Rommel.

This player even zoomed out the camera angle to make it clearer and to confirm to the Blue Star players that this was Rommel.

however.

It didn't take long.

The sound of bombers could be heard in the sky.

The Normandy landings weren't just fought on a few beaches; as the battle lines expanded and the war raged on, bombing from both sides continued every day.

Rommel happened to be there during his inspection at that time.

The high-ranking imperial generals in the distance were looking for a place to hide.

But how can it compare to the speed of an airplane?

A series of small black dots were scattered and thrown down.

Boom boom boom——!
The explosion occurred not far from those Imperial officers.

The Commonwealth pilots in the sky probably didn't even know they had bombed such a person.

Because the newspapers collected by Yu Feng contained no information about the British Commonwealth, it was clear that the Empire was keeping it from them.

Allied planes continued to bombard the area.

Imperial troops on the ground were running around in disarray, while the player in this perspective was looking in Rommel's direction.

The area had been bombed and had been bypassed by Allied aircraft.

At this moment, several high-ranking generals were supporting Rommel as he ran quickly into the distance.

Through the magnified view, one can see that Rommel's head was bleeding profusely, and his legs were motionless as he was carried away, his fate unknown.

That's the end of the video.

Because the whistling sound of bombs swooping down from the sky was already approaching.

boom--! ! !
The view was completely dark, and the comments on the video screen scrolled by wildly.

【? ? ? 】

[Damn! I was watching Rommel, and this startled me.]

[It was intentional, absolutely intentional.]

[That bomb scared me so much I almost jumped out of bed.]

[Manstein has been dismissed, Rommel has been attacked, is the Reich doomed?]

Of the three great generals, only Guderian remains unharmed.

[This bad luck is unbelievable, even drinking cold water can cause problems.]

The Empire was already outmatched, and then Rommel's side was so dramatically bombed.

[Hilarious! After six months of recuperation, he was blown back to the hospital the moment he arrived at the front lines.]

[Does anyone have the guts to check on Rommel's situation? Was he killed in the bombing?]

Watch the video.

Yu Feng and the netizens in the live broadcast room had strange expressions.

This is so dramatic!
The Hall of Fame includes three of the most famous generals of the Great Empire during World War II.

He was nearly killed in an air raid, and even the pilot who bombed him was unaware of the magnitude of his crime. If anyone in the Commonwealth knew, the news would be everywhere.

Yu Feng sighed:

"Suddenly it feels quite fair."

"We all have one life."

"Ordinary soldiers might be killed by bullets that come from nowhere, and generals of this rank could be killed by bombs that come from the sky."

"Reasonable."

As Yu Feng spoke, he also browsed the game forums.

The forum posts are divided into Imperial and Federation factions, but they can all be viewed together. You can choose to only show posts from one faction.

Yu Feng chose the Empire faction.

I want to see if there are any new updates.

However, it turned around.

No further information was found, but many people confirmed that Rommel was indeed hospitalized.

The specific situation is currently unclear.

Some players have taken screenshots of a hospital in Berlin, where Rommel can be vaguely seen lying in a hospital bed.

Yu Feng looked at the picture and clicked his tongue in amazement:

"It was indeed Rommel." "The pilot did a great job."

"Who would have thought that a routine bombing would send three of the Empire's most famous generals to the hospital?"

Yu Feng left the thread.

However, they discovered that the posts on the Imperial side had exploded, with one post after another announcing the assassination of the Imperial leader.

Yu Feng and the viewers in the live stream were completely bewildered.

What the hell?

Rommel had just been bombed and hospitalized when the Reich leader was also assassinated.

Yu Feng quickly clicked on the most popular post.

Upon entering, one discovers Berlin, as seen in the video, now under complete martial law. Judging from the time displayed, only three days had passed since Rommel was wounded in the bombing.

A group of menacing Gestapo officers were searching for something on the street.

Although there are no specific details.

However, it seems that the head of state is alright, otherwise the empire would not be in its current state.

But the information gathered in just half a day truly astonished Yu Feng and the netizens on Blue Star.

The situation on the Empire's side is truly dire.

"The head of state of the empire was assassinated, and some of the empire's famous generals were dismissed or suffered misfortune. How can this situation be described?"

"It's just like in the game [Huaxia], where the NPCs mutter about the fate of the nation."

"When the nation's fortunes are gone, everything else will come."

"The Empire has had a really bad six months."

Even so.

However, given that the Empire has dominated Blue Star players for so long, they dare not draw any conclusions too early in the face of such an Empire. What if the Empire can turn the tide?
However, as a few days passed...

Based on information gathered from various sources, plus the latest plot developments.

People kept triggering the "Operation Market Garden" storyline, personally directed by Montgomery.

The empire's hopes of turning the tide seem even more distant now.

at this time.

Inside Yu Feng's live stream room.

He also chose to reopen.

After restarting twice.

Finally, the game started with the army, which also triggered the "Operation Market Garden" storyline.

Since everyone's timelines are synchronized, it hasn't started yet, but it's already in the preparation stage.

Yu Feng, currently in the live stream, opened the 'real-time map' on the Polaris official website and introduced it to the viewers in the live stream:

"Operation Market Garden was the Allied version of 'Blitzkrieg'."

"It was simply carried out by paratroopers."

"According to Commander Montgomery's plan, the Anglo-American forces will seize important bridges on the European side by airborne operations, and then use these bridges to bypass the Empire's Siegfried Line."

"After bypassing it, we will plunge straight into the heart of the empire."

"It has a lot in common with the Empire's plan to launch a blitzkrieg against France."

Under Yu Feng's zoomed-in map.

Netizens on Blue Star have a direct view of the planned route for this "Operation Market Garden".

Just as Yu Feng said, it was similar to Blitzkrieg in France.

However, this blitzkrieg bypassed the Empire's defenses. Montgomery's plan was to use paratroopers to seize many river bridges in the northern part of the Empire.

Although sending a large army across the bridges of those many rivers would allow them to penetrate deep into the heart of the empire, thus avoiding the need to confront the Siegfried Line's defensive forces.

It's practically a carbon copy of 'Blitzkrieg France'.

The only difference is that France's Maginot Line became the Empire's Siegfried Line.

Yu Feng was also amazed:
"It still has to be the allies."

"Montgomery's move is a classic case of killing someone by attacking their spirit."

"Use imperial tactics against imperial powers."

"This battle is something we'll be bragging about for the rest of our lives."

"An empire that could be blitzed for a lifetime was blitzed by the Allies."

At this point on Earth, no one believed the plan could fail.

After all, he was a Field Marshal of the Commonwealth; surely he couldn't be so incompetent as to be worse than a common soldier?
Moreover, with the empire in such a dire state, this battle could be won even with bare feet.

However, some viewers in the live stream still reminded them:

Isn't this a bit too radical?

[The situation in Normandy isn't even stable yet, and now they're already aiming straight for the heart of the Empire?]

However, these scattered remarks were quickly countered by other netizens in the live stream:

[Hilarious? Another one claiming to know everything?]

[You think you can think of things that the British Commonwealth Field Marshals couldn't? Did you waste your whole life fighting wars?]

[Exactly, what rank is he? And he's pointing fingers at the Allied Field Marshal.]

Dude, that's Montgomery, the one who made Rommel suffer huge losses in the North African campaign. You call him radical?

How can you defeat Rommel without being radical? Just go for it.

[It feels like Montgomery has been deified after this operation.]

[Nonsense! They directly invaded the Imperial homeland, even more powerful than the marshals from the Soviet Union. How could they not be considered legendary?]

[Charge! Charge! Charge! The streamer aims to be the first to breach the Empire's territory!]

[Wait a minute, streamer, why are some livestreams called "Operation Garden" and others "Operation Market"? Isn't it supposed to be "Operation Market Garden"?]

Yu Feng, watching the live chat and seeing the later question, began to explain:

"【Operation Market Garden】is a general term."

"It is mainly divided into two parts."

"Market action is like paratroopers, seizing important bridges over the northern rivers."

"Operation Garden is a land-based operation that will go to pick up the paratroopers and then penetrate deep into the heart of the Empire."

"Two, one in front and one behind."

"Put together, it's Operation Market Garden."

"The anchor is involved in the 'marketing campaign' and is currently on standby as a paratrooper."

"I see that other live streams are like this too."

"This is also the usual practice on Polaris. Some major plots are strictly synchronized in timeline and start at the same time."

"For those who haven't had a chance to participate yet, you can skip the storyline now and see if you can catch up."

"I estimate it will be a few more days before the entire operation begins."

"If we skip it now, it should be in time."

Which unit do I belong to?

"I am from the 1st Airborne Division of the Commonwealth, and also the main force of this 'market operation'."

Yu Feng was chatting with his viewers in the live stream.

The unit they were in had already received their mission and was on combat readiness. Yu Feng, being the superior officer, didn't need to be busy.

He was strolling around the military camp when he started introducing the equipment to his fellow Blue Star fans.

Because they were tasked with important airborne missions, and were also elite troops of the 1st Division, they were well-equipped.

"This is a Sten submachine gun. Its advantage is its high rate of fire, making it suitable for close combat."

"This is an improved version of the Bren light machine gun."

a few days later.

Inside Yu Feng's live stream room.

Europe, over Arnhem.

The roar of the transport plane was constant in their ears. The cabin door opened, and a gust of wind rushed into the cabin, causing the soldiers to stagger.

Yu Feng gripped the handle tightly, feeling dizzy as he looked at the scene below the hatch. He quickly turned his head away and said to the viewers in the live stream:

"That's not good."

"It might be a problem with the plane; it was too bumpy."

"I'm feeling a bit airsick right now, and I'm afraid of heights."

The live stream chat was filled with comments.

【You say you get airsick, fine, but are you sure your fear of heights is caused by airsickness?】

[Hilarious! Hope the streamer doesn't forget to deploy the parachute.]

Landing thousands of meters in the air without a parachute—you're invincible!

[The anchor closes his eyes, doesn't look, jumps down and pulls the rope, that's it.]

Yu Feng watched the comments with a wry smile.

md.

That's really too high.

I never realized I was afraid of heights before!

At this time.

The commander's voice rang out through the noise:
"3 minutes!"

"Prepare to parachute!!!"

Yu Feng looked outside.

The glider unit below had already taken off, but the radios inside the cabins were intermittently transmitting distress calls, while the Imperial anti-aircraft fire network below was rising.

The dense, countless bullet sparks spread out like fireflies.

Yu Feng had a bad feeling.

Is it even possible to jump like that?

I'm afraid I'll get beaten to death on the spot?
The situation was similar in other live stream rooms.

Because of Zhao Ming's design.

Therefore, many players were assigned to the 1st Commonwealth Airborne Division in the [Immersive Story] mode.

On the other hand,

Many players on the Imperial side who triggered this event were assigned to anti-air units.

One was skydiving, the other was shooting birds.
In the sky.

Yu Feng was still encouraging himself.

The order to parachute had been given, and soldiers rushed out of the aircraft, jumping down to seize the bridge and positions.

Yu Feng gritted his teeth and jumped down as well.

The live stream viewers descended rapidly from thousands of meters in the air. Because it was a first-person perspective, the viewers on Earth couldn't help but feel their hearts pounding.

Watching the camera rapidly descend creates a sense of immersion.

Just the next second.
Bang!
One of the soldiers below Yu Feng hadn't even opened his parachute yet.

His body suddenly exploded.

The severed arm flew out and hit Yu Feng in the face, as if he had been slapped hard across the face.

The burst of blood mist and fragments of internal organs covered Yu Feng's entire body.

Although the viewers in the live stream only saw a cloud of blood bursting open because it was too fast, Yu Feng, who was covered in blood, felt a tingling numbness all over his body.

From Yu Feng's perspective, they were getting closer and closer to the ground, but his heart was growing colder and colder.

Those soldiers who jumped first below were simply easy targets.

Although the high speed of descent made them almost impossible to hit, as their parachutes opened, the landing soldiers became moving targets.

Yu Feng watched helplessly as bullets from the anti-aircraft guns swept over, one soldier after another exploding into a bloody mist, their parachutes torn apart and falling freely.

Even during free fall, a person may not die.

He was smashed to the ground and died.
Not only that.

The landing point was also off course. Looking at the terrain below and the target bridge at a great distance of at least 10 kilometers away, the situation was quite different.

Yu Feng's heart was cold.

I have come to a profound realization of what it means for this world to be a giant makeshift operation.

Nobody said there were so many Imperial defense troops and anti-aircraft guns on the ground.

It's one thing to be used as a target, but to be almost 10 kilometers off-target is another!

Which idiot flew this plane?
10 kilometers?

Not only do we have to deal with the ground-based air defense forces first, but we also have to fight them on foot.
rough! ! !
(End of this chapter)