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Chapter 176 [Republic] Major Events Timeline (7.2k, 2-in-1)

When did it open?

It's understandable that Yu Feng, as a streamer, wouldn't know this since he's in the game all day.

Among the hundreds of thousands of viewers in the live stream, hardly any of them noticed?

Yu Feng clicked into the [Republic] database.

At the same time, I opened the Polaris player forum. At this time, the latest posts on the forum included many discoveries of the new "Republic" database on the Polaris official website.

Yu Feng glanced at the earliest post time, which was two minutes ago, and immediately understood:
"This should have gone live just as I finished clicking 'checkout'."

"So it was unlocked because a hidden storyline of the [Republic] was triggered?"

Although it's a question, it's clearly the truth.

Otherwise, it's impossible that none of the hundreds of thousands of viewers in the live stream knew about it, and the earliest discovery on the forum was only two minutes ago.

Yu Feng switched back to the "Republic" database on the Polar Star website.

What comes into view is a timeline-like interface that can be scrolled, with background images and text descriptions.

(Ahem, no picture, but it's roughly like this.)
Looking at the words "Republic of China" and the date of its establishment displayed on the first module.

Fang Ming, inside the team room, let out a soft "Eh," while Yu Feng spoke up:
"what happened?"

"What did you find?"

Fang Ming looked at the description below the words "Republic of China" and said:
"The founding date of the Republic of China is roughly the same as the end date of the Qing Dynasty in the [Huaxia] series."

"【Huaxia】also has a historical timeline. Polaris updates its data every week. They previously updated the data on the last emperor."

"The information about that last emperor states that he abdicated in 1912."

"The Republic of China was established in 1912, so it makes sense."

Upon hearing this, Yu Feng said:

"After all, these are all things that happen on 'Earth'."

"They are definitely connected; they are just divided into several games because of the different experiences."

"Let's first look at this timeline starting from the Republic of China."

The viewers in the live stream were also watching, many of whom were still at work and could only watch the live stream.

Yu Feng's gaze fell upon the pictures and descriptions of the "Republic of China" period.

The Republic of China (1912-1949) was a transitional period in Chinese history, marking the shift from an imperial system to a republic. It was marked by warlord conflicts, the War of Resistance against Japan, and the War of Liberation, ultimately leading to the birth of the new Republic.

Looking at this introduction, Yu Feng spoke:
"1912. At this point in time, it was the prelude to World War I in Europe."

"The feudal empires on the European continent are about to go to war. It seems that it is not only Europe, but also Asia. During this period, the whole world on the 'Earth' is undergoing tremendous changes."

The viewers in the live stream also became interested and urged Yu Feng to scroll down quickly.

Yu Feng readily agreed, then looked at the next event on the timeline, "Restoration of the Imperial System," and clicked on it to see an introduction.

The person introducing the central government was a middle-aged man in a magnificent military uniform with a mustache.

Yuan Shikai became the President of the Republic of China after the Xinhai Revolution, but gradually moved towards dictatorship. In 1915, he declared a restoration of the monarchy, adopting the reign title "Hongxian," which triggered the National Protection War. Yuan Shikai ultimately died with resentment. (Plot details not yet available)

Based on this photo and description, he appears to be an ambitious figure.

It instantly stuck in the minds of netizens on Earth.

After all, just reading the synopsis makes you feel how thrilling this event is.

The dragon slayer becomes the dragon, and the president who rose to power through revolution wants to become the new feudal emperor.

hiss--

Yu Feng's gaze shifted to the next event, which was [Warlord Wars]. Yu Feng clicked on the description.

After Yuan Shikai's restoration attempt failed, the Beiyang government split into the Anhui clique (Duan Qirui), the Zhili clique (Feng Guozhang, Cao Kun, etc.), and the Fengtian clique (Zhang Zuolin), while local warlords such as the Yunnan clique and the Guangxi clique also engaged in infighting. (Plot details not yet available)

The background image in this introduction is a semi-transparent, illusory map of China, marked with the names of various warlord factions.

This shows the composition of various forces in the Republic of China at that time, but Yu Feng complained:
Is it because the plot wasn't triggered?

"These descriptions are far too short."

Although we can see what the event is, the description is too short, and we don't know the outcome.

Yu Feng continued to slide the timeline to the right.

What followed were the May Fourth Movement, the Zhili-Anhui War, the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Zhili-Fengtian War, the Northern Expedition, the April 12 Incident, and the Nanchang Uprising.
Although these events were not described in detail because they did not trigger the plot.

However, looking at so many 'war' events, one can see how chaotic the situation was in the Republic of China at that time.

Then, at the year 1928 on the timeline, several large characters appear.

[Changing the flag and banner, unifying the country]

Upon seeing this, Yu Feng immediately clicked to check it out. The viewers in the live stream were also watching closely, after all, this was the unification after more than ten years of chaotic fighting. A brief introduction popped up.

[On June 4, 1928, after Zhang Zuolin was assassinated by the Japanese Kwantung Army in Huanggutun, 27-year-old Zhang Xueliang succeeded him as Commander-in-Chief of the Northeast Security Forces, facing a complex situation of internal and external troubles.]

[Early-standing members of the Northeast Army, such as Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai, openly opposed the change of flag. Japan also strongly opposed it, threatening that if the three northeastern provinces "unauthorizedly displayed the Blue Sky with a White Sun flag," Japan would demonstrate its determination to become a powerful nation and take drastic action.]

On December 29, 1928, Zhang Xueliang announced that the three northeastern provinces and Rehe Province would "abide by the Three Principles of the People, submit to the National Government, and change their flag," ending the era of the Beiyang warlords and representing a nominal unification of the country. (Plot to be unlocked)

[Hidden Plot: (Tiger Hall Incident)]

Upon reading this introduction, Yu Feng and the viewers in the live stream were somewhat speechless:

"Good heavens, a 27-year-old commander-in-chief."

"I couldn't even get such an outrageous backstory at the start of the game, is this cheating?"

"and"

"There's a hidden story behind this incident."

"I don't know how to trigger it."

"National unification is a possibility, but it's too early to say."

Yu Feng was just about to talk about national unification when his attention turned to the next event.

[Central Plains War]

Clicking on the introduction will bring up an introduction box.

Although the change of flags and banners formally unified the country, local warlords such as Feng Yuxiang (Northwest Army), Yan Xishan (Shanxi Clique), and Li Zongren (Guangxi Clique) still controlled local military and political power, resulting in a situation of "regional separatism."

[Ultimately, in April 1930, it escalated into a warlord conflict involving over a million troops on both sides.]

Yu Feng looked at the introduction and said:
"Good guy."

"Warlord infighting, and with so many warlords, it's going to last a long time, isn't it?"

However, let's turn our attention to the next event.

Armed mediation

After clicking on it, Yu Feng realized that he had spoken too soon.
The introduction simply states...

On September 18, 1930, Zhang Xueliang, Commander-in-Chief of the Northeast Army, telegraphed the entire nation, announcing that the Fengtian Army had entered the pass and that 9 Northeast Army troops would march south to mediate the Central Plains War.

[Because they were attacked from both sides, warlords such as Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang successively announced their resignation (resignation from office), thus achieving a formal unification of the country.]

The previous unification was only nominal, while this unification is only in form.

That should make things easier later, right?

After all, they were unified in name and form. However, Yu Feng looked at the long timeline that followed and couldn't help but have a strange expression.

"How many major events would that be?"

Looking at the timeline, Yu Feng clicked and dragged.

Then the timeline moved quickly.

The September 18 Incident, the Long March, the Four Crossings of the Chishui River, the Xi'an Incident, the July 7 Incident, the Battle of Shanghai, the Hundred Regiments Offensive, and so on, all the way up to the Japanese surrender.

What followed was a full-scale civil war.

Seeing this, Yu Feng finally got familiar with it, and immediately noticed the Battle of Menglianggu, which was several events after the "All-Out Civil War".

Yu Feng clicked on it, and a prompt popped up.

Battle of Menglianggu

This was a pivotal battle in the People's Republic of China's War of Liberation, and it is hailed as...

【.】

【.】

[Unlocked: CGs and story content available. Click to get your exclusive access code.]

The introduction popped up right after the story ended, but unlike the others, this one showed that it was unlocked, probably because he played this part of the story.

So is it a shared progress?
Yu Feng clicked on it, and a login prompt popped up. After logging into his account, the trial code was sent to Yu Feng's information.

Looking at the introduction, Yu Feng nodded and said:
"For those who want to experience the Battle of Menglianggu storyline, you can claim this; just log in to your account."

"Because it's exclusive and linked, there's no need to worry about the trial code being stolen. Besides, it wouldn't make a difference if it were stolen, since everyone can still claim it."

Yu Feng clicked on the CG, and the CG started playing.

The scene that came into view made Yu Feng and Fang Ming's eyes light up, because as the perspective dropped from high above, the camera panned from the front to the back.

The last thing to appear in the group was their faces.

Players were even included in the CG?!

hiss--

That's absolutely amazing!

The CG wasn't as long as the main story; it was a series of cut-out scenes. However, there were some shots of the two characters that made many viewers in the live stream quite envious.

I wish I could do that.

Yu Feng and Fang Ming, on the other hand, directly arranged for their live stream assistants to forward the content to their homepage.

The CG was still playing at this point, and it ended as the CG ended.

The video ended with a complete map of the time, at which point viewers in the live stream could clearly see the entire layout of the Battle of Menglianggu.

Compared to the annotations made by Yu Feng and Fang Ming themselves.

This time, all the surrounding troops and the attack routes were more clearly visible. Yu Feng said:

"With them all lined up like that, no wonder the story ended so quickly."

"It seems that by the time we finish our battle, they've already launched their final assault. In this situation, even if they had wings, they couldn't escape."

After Yu Feng finished speaking, he looked at the timeline.

to here.

The timeline has become a dense collection of battles.

This shows the sense of urgency the Republic felt at the time, caught between the Soviet Union and the American Free Federation, in order to unify the country as quickly as possible.

The Battle of Menglianggu was followed by a series of battles, including the Advance into the Dabie Mountains, the Autumn Offensive, and the Battle of Eastern Henan.

However, what Yu Feng and the viewers in the live stream were most curious about was...

Those three separate vertical frames.

These are the Liaoshen Campaign, the Huaihai Campaign, and the Pingjin Campaign.

The importance of these three major battles is evident from the fact that they are displayed as separate vertical sections on the Polaris official website. Yu Feng then clicked on the [Liaoshen Campaign].

An explanation pops up, and below the introduction, there is an unlocked campaign storyline.

Yu Feng looked at the introduction.

【辽沈战役（1948年9月12日—11月2日）是解放战争三大战役之首。】

The Northeast Field Army concentrated its superior forces to capture Jinzhou, cutting off the enemy's retreat, and subsequently encircled and annihilated Liao Yaoxiang's army group, liberating Changchun and Shenyang.

This battle resulted in the annihilation of over 47 enemy troops, the liberation of the entire Northeast, and laid the strategic foundation for the nationwide victory, becoming a crucial turning point in the history of the revolutionary war of the Republic.

[It is also listed as a classic battle case of the 20th century in world history.]

Yu Feng then looked at the unlocked storyline below.

Upon clicking, an introduction box pops up, with a background image of a plain.

The Battle of Tashan

[Tashan Mountain offers no natural defenses. (To be unlocked)]

The few simple words and name surprised Yu Feng and the viewers in the live stream. Yu Feng clicked twice more, but the result was the same:

"Is this gone?"

Is that all the introduction is?

"wrong."

"Could this background image be of Tashan Mountain?"

"Where's the mountain?"

Yu Feng suddenly remembered something and looked at the background image.

Because the background images in the previous description boxes were mostly related to the descriptions, for example, the one for "Restoration of the Monarchy" was a photo of the warlord Yuan Shikai, and the one for the warlord war was a virtual map.

The background image for this "Battle of Tashan" is actually a plain?!

Upon hearing Yu Feng's words, the viewers in the live stream looked at the background image and were immediately stunned.

[Holy crap? Where's the mountain? Doesn't Tashan have a mountain?]

Good heavens, this terrain is so flat! A torrent of steel can just sweep through!

What was the situation with this "Battle of Tashan"? Who was attacking and who was defending?

That old scoundrel Zhao is so mean; he won't provide the data.

[This place is truly indefensible; it's a plain stretching as far as the eye can see, it can't possibly end in mountains.]

The background of the picture shows villages and towns on one side and farmland on the other. The only thing that might be connected to the mountains is the grove of trees in the middle.

It does appear to be a bit taller than the surrounding area.
But this thing doesn't even look as tall as Mamayev Kurgan over Stalingrad.

【Mamayev Hill】has an elevation of over 100 meters, but that forest is only slightly higher than the surrounding area, probably not even 60 meters.
Here, on the plains, is there a digging hole?
More than 10 people died in Mamayev Kurgan on the Soviet side. What must the situation be like here?

I don't know.

The battle is called the "Tashan Blockade Battle" because the village under the trees is called "Tashan Village," even though there are no mountains there at all.

While netizens in the live stream were speculating about the situation of this ambush battle.

Suddenly, many people flooded the chat with comments.

Go watch the documentary about the Four Crossings of the Chishui River!

Crossing the Chishui River four times! Crossing the Chishui River four times!

Holy crap, Zhao the old scoundrel is definitely having a blast with this design!

[Hurry and get the information on the Four Crossings of the Chishui River! Don't leave me clueless!]

Seeing the dense barrage of comments, Yu Feng and Fang Ming were somewhat confused and quickly slid the timeline of the [Republic] forward.

Yu Feng found the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" and clicked on it:

"What's going on? So many people are talking about this incident, I'm like, holy crap?!?"

The Four Crossings of the Chishui River (January-May 1935) was the most thrilling strategic maneuver campaign of the Long March.

Faced with the encirclement and pursuit of an enemy army of 40, the instructor commanded 3 soldiers to cross the Chishui River four times along the border of Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan, using a "feint to the east while attacking in the west" tactic to maneuver and direct the enemy's movements in the opposite direction. Ultimately, they crossed the Chishui River four times, breaking out of the encirclement and turning the tide with a highly flexible "fight-and-run" strategy, creating a miracle of victory against overwhelming odds in the history of warfare.

[Note: This battle is listed as the most unlikely in the history of warfare in the 'Earth' world.]

The description above is only a few sentences long, but the background image is what really makes people speechless.

Looking at the introduction.

What Yu Feng was thinking about was what kind of battle could be called the most impossible battle in the history of warfare in the 'Earth' world.

But then I saw the background image. Holy crap?! This can't be!!!
First time.

The army was densely packed, clearly distinguished by its red and blue uniforms.

Yu Feng and other netizens on Blue Star gained a more intuitive understanding of the difference between 40 and 3.
It can't be anything less than intuitive.

There were so many blue ones that there was almost no place to stand.

Can they break out of this encirclement?

at this time.

It wasn't just the players watching the live stream who were shocked and dumbfounded.

#Crossing the Chishui River Four Times#
This term quickly rose to the top of the trending searches.

This left everyone on Earth completely bewildered.

Because of the popularity of "World War II: Rise of Empires" over the past six months, many people have started playing war games, not to mention World War II players.

You can understand a little bit of it, more or less.

But when I saw the picture of "Crossing the Chishui River Four Times", I was still confused.

Many people speculated that Zhao, the old scoundrel, got carried away with the design process.
Many players have even created their own map simulations based on the map layout, but even with unlimited firepower cheats, they still couldn't beat it.

They've never done that with photon supercomputers.

An army of 40 against 3 is simply too much to handle, even with attrition warfare.

The photon supercomputer was overpowered; we couldn't beat it.
Many Blue Star players couldn't understand these words when they were put together, and some even doubted whether they had read them correctly, blinking several times without being able to confirm it.

It wasn't until I watched the simulation video played by that player that I was convinced it was real.

This immediately gave rise to new problems.

Is this reasonable?

Many people rushed to Zhao Ming's account to remind him to quickly make the changes more reasonable and not ruin his reputation.

however.

This is the actual situation; how could Zhao Ming possibly change it?
the other side.

Great Xia Federation, Northern Army.

Songgor Icefield, 7th Special Operations Brigade.

With the joint military exercises drawing near, there are less than two weeks left before they begin.

Because this was the first time the competition was held in-game, the six federations spent a lot of time formulating rules and discussing them, but this also gave each federation ample time to prepare.

In the training room.

Shen Yan was training in the game when he suddenly received a notification.

He immediately exited the game, got up from the virtual reality pod, looked at Qu Guang in front of him, and said:

"what's the situation?"

"The order for the military exercise has been issued?"

Shen Yan has been preparing for the joint military exercise, and he is usually undisturbed by anyone or anything during his training time.

Chief of Staff Qu Guang said with a smile:

"Nope."

"There are still two weeks left, what's the rush?"

"Come and take a look at this."

As he spoke, he clicked on the device in his hand.

A diagram depicting the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" was projected in front of Shen Yan.

Looking at the map and the situation there, Shen Yan was somewhat taken aback:
"How many troops are surrounding them?"

Shen Yan knew that Qu Guang wouldn't have sought him out with that picture for no reason, and jokingly said:

"Don't tell me this red army won?"

"How can this be?"

But after saying that, seeing Qu Guang's expression, Shen Yan's expression changed:
"What the hell?"

"Really? You're kidding me?!"

"Is this a game by Polaris?"

"Is there a video?"

Qu Guang shook his head and said:
"There is no video."

"However, there is a brief introduction."

As he spoke, he clicked on the introduction, and the map in front of Shen Yan turned into an introduction.

The Four Crossings of the Chishui River (January-May 1935) were part of the Long March.

Facing an enemy army of 40.

[Finally, they crossed the Chishui River four times and jumped out.]

[Note: This battle is listed as the most unlikely in the history of warfare in the 'Earth' world.]

Shen Yan looked at it several times, then stepped out of the virtual reality pod, stared at it for a while, and finally managed to say:
"I could tell right away that there were indeed 40 troops."

"How did you fight that?"

"Who was in command? How could an army of 40 lose to 3?"

Qu Guang shrugged:

"They must have escaped, otherwise how could they have established the [Republic]?"

"I just don't know how they fought it."

"This is one of the major events in the newly opened [Republic] database on the Polaris official website."

"There are still many battles to come, but no one has triggered them yet."

"So we won't be able to see it for the time being."

"But what about your dealings with Polaris?"

Qu Guang smiled as he said this, his meaning was quite clear: go through the back door and get some story content over there.

Shen Yan waved his hand helplessly:
"Don't mention it."

"Polaris is now a key target of support from the Alliance."

"How could I dare to go again?"

"Not long ago, some of the younger members of my family wanted to get involved in the affairs of Polaris Company."

"Qinghan broke her leg and dragged her in front of the old man."

"And guess what happened?"

Qu Guang also became interested; wasn't this kind of sordid family dynamic the most common thing in movies and TV dramas?

"what happened?"

Shen Yan said:

"The old man had someone bring over a few vials of 'rapid repair agent' and threw away the anesthetic."

"They beat those guys in, and somehow the broken bones healed without even needing to be set."

"Then the old man interrupted again."

"Only then did they send someone to pick up the treatment."

“Since then, no one in the family has dared to provoke Qinghan. Even those who used to be at odds with Qinghan have become quiet.”

"The current Polestar company is not something to be trifled with."

"Previously, it was other families that put pressure on Qinghan, but the Federation stood up for him. Those kids thought their own families were safe, but they ended up making the old man... tsk tsk."

"Let's just wait patiently."

Upon hearing this, Qu Guang was also speechless with astonishment.

Good guy.

He truly deserves to be called the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army.

This means.

They're really going to do it.

The 'rapid repair agent' was originally used to rapidly repair broken bones on the battlefield, but while it repairs quickly, it also causes intense pain.

It is usually used in conjunction with anesthetics.

If not used with anesthetics, this stuff can be used for interrogation.

As a result, after the repair was completed without anesthesia, it was interrupted again.

hiss--

Putting aside the situation of those who were interrupted, even Qu Guang felt his scalp tingle just listening to it.

"Let's wait for news from Polaris."

"The joint military exercises are about to start; I wonder what will happen."

at this time.

Inside the president's office at Polaris Corporation.

Shen Qinghan sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, took out a document from her bag, and handed it to Zhao Ming next to her:

"This is a contract for the 'Federal Military Exercise'."

"I've checked it, it's fine."

"If you've reviewed it and everything seems fine, then sign it."

"The federal military exercise will be held in two weeks."

Zhao Ming didn't even look at it; he simply took the document, signed it, and handed it to Shen Qinghan. Then, he asked with some curiosity:

"Why has it taken so long?"

"I thought it was canceled."

Shen Qinghan took the document without paying any attention and said:
"no way."

"New things are not something that everyone can accept."

That's just how people are when they get old.

Zhao Ming's expression was strange:
"Isn't it?"

"What's wrong with moving military exercises into a game?"

Shen Qinghan paused for a moment:
"No, that's not it."

"Instead, the federal government felt that the pre-selection process wasn't challenging enough, and the public wasn't involved."

"Therefore, it has been decided to change it to a general referendum."

"In this way, all citizens can participate, and once they participate, they will naturally pay attention to the 'Federal Military Exercises,' forming a perfect cycle."

Zhao Ming nodded.

indeed.

Even if ordinary Earthlings don't pay attention, if they know they have the right to vote, they will want to see it and even cast a vote.

Even if you're not interested, if you happen to vote for the right person, the federal government will select the person you voted for.

You can also brag or show off a little when chatting with others, like, "Oh? I voted for that one, and it seems the federal government still chose the one I voted for," or something like that.

Zhao Ming said:
"That's a great suggestion."

Shen Qinghan said:
"But it has caused dissatisfaction among some people, who think it's ridiculous."

"That's why it took so long to finalize the decision after internal debates."

Zhao Ming nodded:
"That's it"

However, Zhao Ming then realized something was amiss:

"If it's a referendum, how will the vote be cast?"

"Do netizens directly choose the battlefield?"

"Or would you prefer something more flexible, with netizens specifying the options?"

"I just opened the [Republic] database here."

"If things were more liberal, netizens would probably all vote for the Republic."

"If we bring the battlefield to a level playing field, the six major federations will have a very slim chance of winning."

It's just a performance, after all.

If this falls apart, it will become a laughing stock.

Shen Qinghan had witnessed the fighting prowess of the 'Volunteer Army' and was naturally aware of this.

However, Shen Qinghan's lips curled up, she leaned back on the sofa, crossed her arms, and lightly tapped her forearm with the fingertips of her right hand, chuckling softly:

"Isn't that more interesting?"

"We didn't choose the battlefield."

"If the six federations lose, how much advertising money will be saved?"

Seeing Shen Qinghan's smiling face, Zhao Ming's eyes widened slightly:

"hiss--"

Don't tell me. You really shouldn't tell me?!

The six federations held a military exercise, but were defeated by the forces in the game.

The publicity effect was absolutely explosive.

of course.

The company being criticized is definitely not Polestar.

The troops of the six federations can only suffer a bit, after all, the battlefield was chosen by the 'people', what does it have to do with Polaris?
only.
Zhao Ming gave Shen Qinghan a strange look. "He's a bit cunning, isn't he? Is that a hidden trait?"

Zhao Ming banished the thoughts from his mind, and then a smile appeared on his lips:

"understood."

However, we can't let the six federations lose right away. They have to win a couple of rounds before being crushed by the Republic.

(End of this chapter)