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

Chapter 161 [Weapons of Mass Destruction], The Empire's Last Offensive (5.7k combined)

No wonder the players on Earth were shocked.

Given the current situation of the Empire.

On the Eastern Front, they were being overwhelmed by the Soviet Union, and on the Western Front, they had just won a victory. But then, they forced one of their best generals to his death.

The three most famous generals of the empire are now certified in the Hall of Fame.

Manstein was dismissed, Rommel committed suicide, and only Guderian was sent to support the Eastern Front.

It's usually the bystander who sees the best.

However, from an outsider's perspective, even tens of millions of players on Earth are confused about what the Empire's leader is doing.

And why kill Rommel?
The last time Blue Star players learned of Rommel's whereabouts was when they went to inspect the Normandy front, only to be severely wounded by a Commonwealth air raid.

In the blink of an eye, only a few months have passed.

He was forced to commit suicide.

Although the NPCs on 'Earth' genuinely believed the newspaper report that Rommel had died from a sudden illness caused by his battle wounds.

However, the players on Earth, having been involved in that part of the storyline, are fully aware of the situation.

Players who originally wanted to experience the storyline now unanimously decided to start investigating.

What exactly happened in these few months?
There's absolutely no information!

Even Yu Feng, a news anchor who has no interest in politics, started investigating.

no way.

That's really intriguing.

Although he had no interest in politics, Rommel had repeatedly overwhelmed him on the North African front, forcing him to restart his campaign countless times.

It turns out that such a powerful imperial general might have been involved in some conspiracy.

However, he was forced to commit suicide. That's a bit too much.

The power of the players is immense.

Tens of millions of players on Earth, even if only a small fraction of them want to uncover the truth.

That's hundreds of thousands of people.

Hundreds of thousands of people chose to start with the Imperial faction, spanning the period from 1943 to the end of 1944, and they came from all walks of life and had all sorts of backgrounds.

Although many key plot points involving heads of state in 'Earth' were locked by Zhao Ming when designing the game.

However, the observer's perspective is not locked.

For example, although players cannot directly contact the leaders of various countries on 'Earth', if the players on Earth are hiding in a tall building with a telescope...

They keep a 24-hour watch on the entrance to the Imperial State Capitol.

That still allowed one to see the imperial head of state coming and going, and interacting with some officials.

And the players on Blue Star are not lacking in such people.

So, just four days after learning that Rommel had been forced to commit suicide.

On the Polaris player forum.

Blue Star players have basically pieced together the details of the entire incident.

Yu Feng, alerted by the live stream, immediately went to the forum.

Looking at the compiled posts.

The post described Rommel's death and implicated the assassination attempt on the Reich leader.

On July 17, 1944.

Rommel was inspecting the front lines in Normandy when he was suddenly attacked and seriously wounded.

Three days later.

On July 20th, many players on Earth discovered footage of an assassination attempt on the leader of the Empire, which failed, while they were tracking the leader's movements.

Immediately following this, a massive search and purge was launched in Berlin, the imperial capital.

Many players on Earth were arrested for their suspicious movements. After being subjected to severe torture and interrogation, they were executed without being able to extract any information.

This is just one wave of cleansing.

The fact that they immediately forced one-third of the Blue Star players in Berlin to start over demonstrates the thoroughness of this purge.

Anyone suspected should be arrested immediately.

Not to mention the Earth players who are sneaking around monitoring the Imperial Capitol in every [Immersive Story] mode; they have no chance of escaping.

The remaining players, after cautiously evading the search, skipped several days of the storyline before daring to slowly explore.

However, at this time, Berlin was filled with a somber and murderous atmosphere.

Players who were doctors in hospitals clearly saw the scene of Rommel being interrogated by the Gestapo in his hospital room during this time.

Although it is impossible to see it up close.

But just by looking at these Gestapo agents coming and going, one can get a general idea.

Rommel recovered from his injuries and was discharged from the hospital shortly afterward.

Many Earth players took photos from different angles, showing Rommel returning home.

However, there were many more surveillance personnel around.

No wonder there has been no news of Rommel since he was seriously injured.

So that's how it is. He was imprisoned.

Having been involved in the assassination attempt on the head of state, the outcome is self-evident.

After all, it was because they knew that Rommel had 'committed suicide' that the players on Earth were searching for answers.

The answer is now clear.

The situation became somewhat repetitive afterward, basically consisting of daily imprisonment and occasional interrogations.

It wasn't until three months later.

Rommel died suddenly from a serious illness caused by his battlefield wounds.

That is, the initial scene that Blue Star players saw.

This post ends here.

The comments section below was filled with all sorts of remarks: some expressed regret, some mocked, and some showed incomprehension. After reading them, Yu Feng also felt somewhat moved:
"The cause of death."

"how to say."

"It's a pity that this kind of general didn't die on the battlefield, but was forced to commit suicide."

"But why does this scene seem somewhat familiar?"

The live stream chat was filled with comments:
【? ? ? 】

What feels familiar?

[The Empire didn't have one before. No, there was an assassination attempt. Heinrich was assassinated, and then Imperial soldiers massacred the village in retaliation.]

Yes, that's right!

These powerful figures, once they threaten you, will stop at nothing.

Yu Feng nodded and said:
"Yes."

"Not just Heinrich."

"And then there was the previous Battle of Britain, where the Empire and the Commonwealth retaliated by bombing the capital."

"At first, they bombed civilian areas and towns."

"Since the bomb didn't reach the capital, it won't threaten the safety of those important figures."

"So it doesn't matter how many people die."

"But when it comes to one's own safety, London was bombed, and the Commonwealth retaliated with airstrikes on Berlin."

"Berlin was bombed, and the Empire, disregarding the battlefield situation, retaliated by bombing London, thus missing the best opportunity to deal with the British Commonwealth Air Force, leading to defeat."

"Heinrich, a high-ranking official of the Empire, was assassinated, and his Imperial soldiers massacred the village in retaliation."

"And the emperor of the empire was assassinated, and Rommel, one of the three great generals of the empire, was also involved and forced to commit suicide."

"Judging from these circumstances..."

"The bigwigs who start wars are also human beings. Wars can only continue if they can be carried out without threatening their lives."

"Once their lives are threatened."

“These big shots can get carried away too, just like us ordinary people.”

Once their lives are threatened.

Even if you were the top of the three great generals of the empire, we would still deal with you.

What's wrong with having doubts?
Does suspicion preclude conviction?!

Yu Feng sighed.

Rommel's downfall was indeed too dramatic. After browsing through the posts again, Yu Feng turned his attention back to the game.

They had now switched to the Imperial camp and were preparing to counterattack the Allied forces.

However, given the current situation, Yu Feng was not optimistic about the Empire's counterattack. The Empire was in constant turmoil, suffering a crushing defeat on the eastern front, while achieving a minor victory on the western front.

However, this victory was built on Allied mistakes, and luck played a major role.

Moreover, thanks to the Allied forces' supply capabilities, the lost personnel and resources were replenished in the blink of an eye, while the Empire's offensive fuel has yet to be fully gathered.

Even if they win, this situation will only be a temporary reprieve.

Moreover, victory is not even guaranteed.

It's not that Yu Feng was previously in the Allied camp, so he didn't want to contribute after switching to the Empire camp.

In such a large-scale battlefield, the power of an individual is negligible.

Whether he contributes or not is almost irrelevant; at most, it might affect the battle situation in some areas. The empire is currently on the verge of collapse.

In other words, it's hopeless.

The western front is temporarily not in conflict. Yu Feng watched as the game was still in preparation for battle, then switched out of the game to browse the forums for a while before switching to the Tiansha live streaming platform.

I browsed through other live streams.

"hiss--"

"Survived Leningrad for 743 days? Not even a single day less?"

"The timeline is still in 1943."

"This guy is too strong?!"

Yu Feng was watching Duan Yu's live stream, and there really wasn't a single jump.

Other live streams have more or less skipped some plot points, with about a six-month gap between the latest episodes and the current ones. But Duan Yu's live stream is completely out of sync with the latest plot.

There is a time difference of more than a year.

It's clear that this person plays around every single day.

only.
Yu Feng watched as Duan Yu, wearing a tattered cloak, brandished a stick and impersonated an emperor in the live stream.
"Won't this cause problems?"

Some familiar viewers appeared in the live stream chat, and comments floated by.

It's okay, you'll get used to it.

There are practically no living people left in Leningrad. Without some form of self-entertainment, there's no will to live.

Leningrad is almost completely wiped out; you could charge into the city naked and be fine.

Moscow and Stalingrad were places where the dead died horribly in the war, but Leningrad was, frankly, a living hell.

The sheer horror of human evil.

Yu Feng clicked his tongue as he looked at the comments; there was a reason why it was so popular.

There's a reason why Duan Yu's live stream has consistently ranked in the top ten for 'World War II' content.

At first glance, the host is waving a broken stick, wearing a cloak, and playing the role of an emperor.

If you didn't read the title, who wouldn't think this person is mentally ill?
However, surviving in Leningrad for over 700 days is indeed no easy feat; he certainly couldn't have done it.
Yu Feng continued browsing. Meanwhile...

The gaming area of ​​the TianSha platform.

A new live stream has seen a surge in popularity, and the title of the live stream is...

[Online crafting of 'weapons of mass destruction' to nuke 'Earth'!]

Looking at the title of this live stream.

Many players from Blue Star were drawn in.

In the live broadcast room.

The anchor, Ding Rui, was wearing a protective suit. The surroundings were bright incandescent lights and densely packed machines. The sound of mechanical keyboards being typed incessantly was heard throughout the laboratory.

There was also some noise from the conversations of the surrounding lab personnel.

The angle of the live stream wasn't very clear, but Ding Rui was explaining while flipping through the documents in his hand:

"What I have here is an 'Experimental Report on Uranium-235 Enrichment by Gas Diffusion'."

"The rumors are true."

"The United States is indeed developing a weapon of mass destruction, a nuclear bomb."

"Earthlings are really ruthless."

"They even developed nuclear weapons in order to fight wars."

"To promote technological progress."

As Ding Rui exclaimed in amazement, the viewers in the live stream were also astonished.

[Holy crap? The streamer actually understood it? Wow!]

[That's really amazing, I'm still completely baffled.]

[To be honest, isn't Earth a technologically backward planet? Why can't I understand what's in these documents?]

[Hilarious! At least their cutting-edge technology is lagging behind. Even if they're lagging behind, things like nuclear weapons aren't something the average person can understand.]

[But the fact that the streamer could understand it is really impressive.]

Ding Rui blushed slightly at the praise and coughed twice:
"Please stop praising me, I don't really understand it either."

"But I don't understand it."

"But we have the photon supercomputer, which can directly analyze the data and tell me in the simplest way possible."

As he spoke, Ding Rui brought up the photon supercomputer on his device.

This thing can basically translate the view files of the live stream by scanning them.

However, the things he came into contact with weren't anything core.

However, the experimental procedures were all correct, which made Ding Rui somewhat suspicious. Could this Polaris company really build nuclear bombs?
It's just a game storyline, but there are some documents and data.

After scanning, the photon supercomputer immediately issued an alarm, warning that this kind of thing is not suitable for the public to handle or learn from.

After showcasing the photon supercomputer, Ding Rui chatted with the viewers in the live stream:

"Given the current situation, and the progress of manufacturing."

"The supercomputer's calculations suggest that it will take about six months for the first nuclear bomb on Earth to be manufactured in this laboratory."

"It is now the second half of 1944."

"If it's about half a year, then it's probably the first half of 1945?"

"It'll be soon."

"Of course, this is just speculation."

"What if it explodes halfway through? The entire laboratory will be gone."

However, the probability of an experiment of this level going out of control should be low.

Ding Rui opened the 'real-time map' on the Polestar website.

At this time, the European battlefield was in turmoil on two fronts, and the empire was on the verge of collapse. It was even possible that the empire would be destroyed before the nuclear bomb was even developed.

That empire was destroyed, and the Kingdom of Italy surrendered. Ding Rui's gaze turned to the Pacific theater:
"Bros."

"Once the nuclear bomb is manufactured, I estimate it will be deployed to the Pacific theater."

"The war in North Africa is over."

"The war in Europe will soon be over."

"After these two battlefields are over."

"Only Japan in East Asia and the Pacific theater remain standing."

"Based on the power of a nuclear bomb."

"Destroying a small island with one shot is no problem."

"Wow, just thinking about it is exciting."

"Most importantly, the country that manufactured the nuclear bomb was the United States. Once the European war is over, Japan, which previously launched a surprise attack on the United States in the Pacific, will be in big trouble."

"Currently, the United States has long harbored hatred towards the Japanese because of the casualties in the Pacific."

"I estimate that they will send away those tough islands in the Pacific all at once."

Ding Rui was analyzing the situation with his viewers in the live stream.

He had no idea that once the nuclear bomb was created, 'Earthlings' would be even more insane than he imagined. What were a few islands in the Pacific? Just be a little bolder.

Ding Rui looked at the massive nuclear bomb casing and suddenly realized something:
"Speaking of which, with Earth's current technology, we don't have the capability to deliver bombs over extremely long distances. And it's too late to research intercontinental ballistic missiles now, isn't it?"

"We can't exactly fly a plane and drop it there, can we?"

As soon as he finished speaking, not only the viewers in the live stream, but also Ding Rui himself looked strange.

Don't say
really don't say
Dropping nuclear bombs from airplanes is something that 'Earthlings' are capable of doing.

Now we just have to wait and see when the nuclear bombs are finished.

A week later.

In Yu Feng’s live broadcast room.

There were no battle scenes during this period, so in just one week, Yu Feng's side skipped two months of the storyline and arrived in December 1944.

The Empire's troops are ready to go.

In the live stream, Yu Feng brought up the 'real-time map' on the Polaris official website, zoomed in on 'Ardennes Forest', and explained the current situation to the live stream audience.

"The Imperial force I belong to is advancing towards the Ardennes Forest."

"Many viewers should be familiar with this place, right?"

"That's right, it was here that the famous general Guderian of the Empire broke through the 'Ardennes Forest' during the Blitzkrieg against France, then bypassed the Maginot Line and crossed the Meuse River."

"They marched straight to Dunkirk and almost captured more than 30 British Commonwealth soldiers."

"This place used to be imperial territory."

"With the expansion of the Allied forces and the liberation of France, the Ardennes Forest was recaptured by the Allies."

"However, although we managed to take it back."

"But now the Empire seems to want to repeat the blitzkrieg against France."

"My orders are to break through the Ardennes Forest, then cross the Meuse River, and seize key Allied supply ports along the way, splitting the US and British forces in two."

"To force the Commonwealth to negotiate with the Empire."

"to be honest."

"I'm not very optimistic about this plan."

Yu Feng sighed:

"The Commonwealth of Britain and the United States isn't stupid."

"France suffered such a huge loss here back then, how could they possibly allow the Imperial forces to break through the Ardennes Forest?"

However, this was the result of discussions among the empire's high command, and he himself had no way to influence the course of the war.

At this moment, many people were also watching the live streams of the latest timeline of the entire network, eager to see the process and outcome of this great battle.

as time flows.

Yu Feng's armored division received orders to attack.

The order was to break through the defenses of the U.S. 106th Division and create a breach.

1944 12 Month 16 Day.

early morning.

Winter frost and fog filled the forest, reducing visibility to only a few dozen meters. Yu Feng followed the group, their armored vehicles speeding in one direction.

The commander kept glancing at the map, watching as the distance drew ever closer.

The order was given.

boom--!
boom--!
One cannon after another rushed into the fog, bombarding a certain direction relentlessly, leaving behind a barrage of shells.

The Empire's tank forces did not stop for a moment, and plunged straight into the chaotic defenses of the U.S. 106th Division. Caught off guard, the U.S. 106th Division had no time to resist.

He held out for only a moment before abandoning his weapons and equipment and running away.

This scene, though comical, is also normal.

Since all players are in the individual [Immersive Story] mode, the overall situation will not change, and the Empire is preparing to launch a counterattack.

However, there is no perspective from Earth players or forums regarding the 'Earth' Allied high command and their troops.

They were all misled by the empire's elaborate deception.

They assumed that the Imperial troops in the Ardennes Forest were resting troops, not the main force of the Empire.

They were completely unaware that this was the empire's primary target for attack.

Although the players on Blue Star know this, they can't say it out loud, because even if they did, their levels wouldn't be able to be uploaded.
Faced with the overwhelming armored onslaught of the Empire, the defeat of the U.S. 106th Division was quite normal.

In just one day, the Empire captured more than 7000 American soldiers, and the entire front was still advancing.

In the game, three days later.

The Imperial forces had already broken through the Ardennes Forest. Even Yu Feng, who knew about the Imperial plan before the war, was somewhat bewildered because the Anglo-American Commonwealth was collapsing too quickly.

In three days, the Imperial forces advanced more than 90 kilometers.

This speed was hardly hindered at all.

However, Yu Feng quickly realized that the problem stemmed from a lack of intelligence.

These players, exchanging information with each other, naturally knew about the Empire's plans. From a third-person perspective, how could the Allies be blitzed in the Ardennes Forest again?

However, these native NPCs from 'Earth' in the game don't know that.

The fact that there were only six Allied divisions in the Ardennes Forest shows that the Allies' main objective was not there, and that they were all resting and regrouping.

Faced with the empire's armored onslaught, defeat was all too normal.

However, the problem remains serious.

Although the Empire's offensive momentum was going smoothly, the shortage of fuel remained a shadow over Yu Feng and all the troops on the Empire's side.

In three days, they advanced more than 90 kilometers.

However, the United States had very little fuel left, not even enough to launch the next offensive.

After breaching another U.S. federal troops camp.

Yu Feng disregarded everything else and joined his soldiers in searching the camp until quite some time later.

Bang!

Yu Feng kicked an empty oil drum away:
"Empty again?!"

More than thirty oil drums were piled up in the center of the camp.

But only two barrels of oil were full, and that amount of oil wasn't even enough for the tanks under his command to travel for half a day. How could he launch a so-called blitzkrieg?
Running on foot? How can we fight a war like that?!

Although the advance had been exceptionally smooth for three consecutive days, Yu Feng showed no joy. He knew that at this rate, he would die first from logistical problems, and this battle might very well be the Empire's last.
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(End of this chapter)