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

Chapter 178 The Federation Crushed by 'Rommel', Ranking of the First Stage (6.2k combined)

With the release of the CG, public discussion became even more heated.

Even those who haven't played "World War II: Rise of an Empire" know it won't be easy just from the three CG short films, which feature highly stylized and oppressive visuals.

Moreover, the Blue Star players are unaware of the details of these battles.

However, the exact number of days they fought was revealed.

Based on the CG footage from the first level and the [Tobruk], netizens on Earth found information about what is said to be Rommel's famous battle.

Under Rommel's command, they launched a massive bombing campaign.

The Commonwealth garrison at Tobruk held out for only one day before the city's commander surrendered.

You can imagine how difficult the battle was.

Difficulty breeds discussion, and the public discussion has been exceptionally heated.

Compared to netizens.

The rules for the 'joint military exercise' have been issued to the participating troops.

With only a few days left before the start of the military exercise, the participating teams from the six federations trained like madmen in order to achieve a good ranking in the competition.

Four days later.

The official live stream of the Great Xia Federation.

Mo Xiaomo and Tianji sat in the live broadcast room. The large screen behind them was the same as before, divided into sections according to each federation.

This time, however, there was no comparison with 'Earth', only the official forces of the six major federations.

With the director's gesture, the live stream began.

A virtual screen popped up in front of the two of them, with barrages of comments from the live stream scrolling across the screen.

Hurry! Start now!

【Sister Mo!!!】

The Great Xia Federation is the best in the world!

The Antarctic Federation is invincible!

[There's a guy from Antarctica here! Get him out of here!]

【tuituitui！！！】

Mo Xiaomo and Tianji greeted the viewers in the live stream as they watched the comments:

"Hello everyone, welcome to the military competition jointly organized by the six federations."

"I am Mo Xiaomo."

"I am the secret of heaven."

The chat room was flooded with comments, and Tianji said with a smile:

"It seems everyone is already impatient."

Mo Xiaomo also said with a smile:

"really."

"Not just the audience, I'm also looking forward to it."

“It’s about to start.”

"As you can see, all the participating forces in each Federation's live broadcast room are fully prepared."

"A few more minutes."

"Let's start by explaining the rules."

"By the time the introductions are finished, it will be almost time for the competition to start."

Tianji nodded and said:

"Yes."

Then he raised his hand and tapped the virtual screen in front of him.

Three boxes popped up.

These are the names and background images for [Tobruk], [Luzon], and [Battle of Tashan].

Tianji explained:
"Based on the results of the public selection, in this federal military exercise, the forces of the various federations will mainly be engaged in battles commanded by renowned generals from 'Earth'."

"The first battle is the Battle of Tobruk."

"The various federations played the role of British Commonwealth soldiers defending the city, while the attacking side was the Empire's World War II general 'Rommel' and his armored forces."

"Based on the original battle results and the equipment configuration of both sides, after comprehensive evaluation."

"The rules issued by the Federation are that any Federation forces that defend the city will be considered victorious if they can hold out for more than 24 hours."

"The second battle is the Battle of Luzon."

"As the defending side, the various federal forces playing the role of Japanese troops would be considered victorious if they could prevent the US federal forces from advancing into the interior of the island within 24 hours."

"The third battle is the one everyone is most looking forward to, the Battle of Tashan."

"to be honest."

"Although we are commentators, we don't know the details of this battle."

"Where is the mountain in Tashan?"

"This may be a question many players have, but I believe it will be answered soon."

"According to the rules."

"The various federations need to conquer [Tower Mountain] within six days to achieve victory."

There are three levels in total.

"The difficulty gradually increases."

"Now, please look forward to the performance of our Federation soldiers."

"Let's see if our Blue Star's elite troops are stronger, or if the famous generals from 'Earth' will dominate the battlefield."

Mo Xiaomo said:
"Just hearing about it makes me really look forward to it."

"Although I really want to fight our Federation's team, the pressure from those 'Earth' legends is too overwhelming~"

Tianji smiled and said:

"Wouldn't this count as defecting to the enemy?"

Mo Xiaomo quickly said in a serious tone:

"No way, I still have the Federation on my mind!"

While the two were explaining the rules, the troops from various federations had already entered the game and were ready to start at any time.

The screens on Mo Xiaomo and Tianji's side shrank, while the screens in the six major federations' live streams enlarged. Mo Xiaomo then spoke:
"All right."

"Now that the rules have been explained, the forces of the various federations are ready to begin their challenge."

"in addition."

"Here's a little surprise for you all~"

“Polarstar Corporation has created special CG for each level, and the scenes of famous generals from ‘Earth’ will be played according to the different progress of the six federations in conquering them.”

"For example, there are CGs depicting victory, defeat, and even death!"

"However, what kind of CG we can see depends on how well our various federations fight."

Let's begin!

Following the direction Mo Xiaomo pointed, the images of the six major federations were displayed in two rows, evenly spaced within the live stream room.

The viewers on Earth watching the live stream were also getting excited. Would there be a defeat cutscene? A death cutscene? They definitely had to check that out.

at this time.

In-game.

Troops from various federations have entered the city, which is shrouded in yellow sand, and have begun to move quickly as soon as they land.

Daxia Federation.

Shen Yan, following the assigned mission, led the soldiers of the 7th Special Operations Brigade to the south to carry out defense.

Because it was a large-scale operation, it was under unified command. Shen Yan, as the brigade commander, was just one of the people being commanded, following orders and acting accordingly.

The situation of other units of the Great Xia Federation was also shown on the screen.

Observe their deployment.

The commander on the Great Xia Federation's side is clearly preparing for a full-scale defense.

Slavic Energy Federation.

Unlike the Great Xia Federation, the commander of the Slavic Energy Federation immediately ordered his troops to advance upon entering the game.

The direction from which Rommel was attacking was heavily guarded.

They poured almost all their resources into that endeavor.

Golden Moon Federation.

The commander was the eldest prince of the Golden Moon Federation. Whether it was because he played too many games or it was a sudden whim, the eldest prince of the Golden Moon Federation was actually directing the troops to form ranks everywhere.

It looks somewhat like the ancient military formations in the game "Huaxia".

Antarctic Star Cluster Federation.

After entering the game, since they were also armored forces, the Antarctic Star Cluster gathered all the armored soldiers in the game and circled around the city from the side.

They left most of their main force behind to continue defending the city.

Meanwhile, the commander of the Antarctic Star Cluster Federation also followed the armored forces out of the city, seemingly intending to ambush Rommel.

Let's compare the armored forces of Blue Star with the armored masters of 'Earth' and see who is more powerful.

Scenes from various federations played in the live stream, dazzling many viewers who wanted to see this and that, making it difficult to choose.

soon.

The camera then focused on the attacking side, 'Rommel'.

At this moment, the armored group commanded by Rommel was already approaching the city of Tobruk through the yellow sand.

As Rommel simultaneously picked up a walkie-talkie and issued orders in all six live-streaming rooms, the live-streaming rooms of the six federations were attacked at the same time.

The Slavic Energy Federation had its entire army deployed at the front.

Therefore, they were the first to engage in fierce fighting.

The Slavic Energy Federation's screen has been expanded to occupy half of the entire live stream; this is part of the Highlights feature, automatically analyzed by the Photon Supercomputer.

The live stream that shows the most exciting and intense battle will be automatically expanded.

The live stream feed switched between footage of the Slavic Energy Federation's forces and the opposing 'Rommel's' command forces.

Mo Xiaomo and Tianji were explaining:

"Currently, the six federations have begun to engage in combat with Rommel, one of the three great generals of the empire, on their respective battlefields."

"The live stream currently featuring the most exciting moments is from the Slavic Energy Federation."

"As you can see, the 'Rommel' in the Slavic Federation's live stream doesn't look very good compared to the 'Rommel' in other live streams."

"Clearly, such a fierce confrontation exceeded the expectations of 'Rommel' in the Slavic Federation's live broadcast room."

The situation was synchronized in the live broadcast rooms of the six major federations.

However, compared to the other five live streams featuring 'Rommel' and the Federation forces, where the confrontation was of normal intensity, the 'Rommel' in the high-intensity Slavic live stream had a furrowed brow.

Because it is a large-scale battlefield operation.

Therefore, the live broadcast was from an overhead view for the first time, and the tanks of the armored forces were marked with markings.

The territories of influence on both sides are clearly marked by red and blue colors, allowing netizens on Earth to clearly see the battlefield situation and engage in discussions and analysis.

Moreover, there will be no bloody scenes, because from the overhead view, the splattered blood is not visible at all.

Every now and then there are crucial moments of intense fighting, such as when an Imperial tank fires a shell that shatters a key defensive point of the Slavic Federation, and Imperial soldiers swarm in.

This magnified scene has caused considerable anxiety among netizens on Earth.

Watching federal military exercises is much more exciting than some sporting competitions.

The ferocity of the Slavic Federation side also allowed their livestream to dominate the early highlights, as they committed all their forces to the attack.

After nearly two hours of fierce fighting and attrition, they actually managed to launch a counterattack on part of the Empire's positions.

This sparked cheers from netizens in the Slavic Federation.

Many people went to other federal live streams to show off.

[This is the true strength of the Slavic Federation! Your Great Xia fought too conservatively! Learn from this.]

[Hahaha, Slavs hooray!]

[The empire is nothing special. I thought it was something powerful based on the information, but it's really just this?]

Although I don't know much about military affairs, I think we Slavs should have the upper hand, right?

Seeing the smug comments from the Slavic Federation, players from other federations were furious. At that moment...

The Slavic Federation was also the first to release its own exclusive CG.

The live stream showed the Slavic Energy Federation engaged in fierce combat.

After the Slavic Federation forces disrupted Rommel's command formation from both flanks, the scene suddenly switched to Rommel's side.

The markings and virtual map in the image have all disappeared.

The entire scene transformed into a realistic CG-style image, showing Rommel listening to a report over the walkie-talkie that his position had been breached on both sides.

The Slavic Federation viewers in the live stream were still anticipating Rommel's angry expression.

However.
In this CG scene, Rommel's brows are furrowed, but his expression remains unchanged.

"Regardless of the situation on individual defensive lines, concentrate armored forces for a central assault."

After saying that, he put down the walkie-talkie and glanced at his watch:
"Not here yet?"

Rommel then picked up his binoculars and continued to observe the battlefield.

Upon seeing this CG scene, a question flashed through the minds of netizens on Earth: What? Hasn't it arrived yet? Is there any support from the Empire?

Netizens on Earth are speculating.

A few minutes later.

On the side of the Slavic Federation, which was launching a fierce attack on both sides of the Imperial armored forces, something suddenly seemed wrong, and the Slavic Energy Federation commander in the scene changed his expression.

He quickly picked up the binoculars and looked at the sky.

A dense swarm of Imperial bombers flew over, heading straight for their center.

The camera also focused on Rommel, who was also holding a telescope, but one's expression changed drastically, while the other's lips curled up slightly.

The sudden turn of events caught all the viewers off guard.

There wasn't even time to process all this information.

The Empire's bombers dropped a barrage of bombs on the Slavic Federation's positions, instantly destroying the front lines like a rain of bombs.

With the forward positions destroyed, the Empire's armored formations advanced directly.

The Slavic Federation organized a defense, but faced with the overwhelming force of the armored onslaught, the Slavic Federation troops, having lost their forward positions, were unable to plug the gaps.

The Slavic Federation, which had been in a very favorable situation, was now under the watchful eyes of netizens on Earth.

It collapsed quickly and inexplicably.

The sweeping tide of steel swept away the entire main force, and without the orders of the commander-in-chief, small units could only resist on their own.

For a moment, the Slavic Federation's live broadcast room fell silent; defeat was clearly inevitable.

Meanwhile, netizens from other federations were overjoyed and flocked to the Slavic Federation's live stream, flooding the chat with comments.

[Wait, why aren't you guys laughing? What an exciting battle!]

[Hahaha, from the Empire's perspective, this is truly spectacular; no wonder he's a renowned general of the Empire.]

[This is hilarious, it got crushed like that?]

【Huh? That's all?】

The netizens from the Slavic Federation turned red in the face, but couldn't think of any rebuttal, because the situation was beyond saving.

Mo Xiaomo and Tianji also had slight smiles on their lips, and said in light voices:

"It seems that one of the federations is about to decide the outcome."

"Let's take a look at the other federations."

As the Slavic Federation was swept aside, the highlights were removed and returned to normal size, and there were no highlights in other live streams for the time being.

The Great Xia Federation and the Free Star Cluster Federation are both advancing steadily, engaging in a battle of attrition.

The forces of the Golden Moon Federation and the East Asia United Federation appear to have encountered tactical problems and are currently at a disadvantage.

The Antarctic Star Cluster Federation, like the Slavic Federation, leans towards direct confrontation.

However, they weren't as aggressive as the Slavs, so when the airstrikes came, they didn't cause much of an impact.

Time passes little by little.

When the in-game time arrives in the afternoon.

After most of the day of fierce fighting, the Slavic Federation could no longer hold out and was the first to be eliminated.

Because their defenses were breached, the small groups of troops resisted for a shorter period than the original British Commonwealth forces, who didn't surrender until evening.

Following closely behind were the Golden Moon Federation and the East Asian United Federation.

Although these two sides came later than the Slavic Federation, they did not eliminate as many enemy troops as the Slavic side.

Therefore, based on the overall score, the Slavic Federation ranks one place higher than the Golden Moon Federation.

The Golden Moon Federation is in last place, the Slavic Federation is second to last, the East Asian United Federation is third to last, and the other three federations are still fighting.

The Great Xia Federation and the Free Star Cluster Federation both have a conservative style, relying purely on attrition warfare.

Meanwhile, the Antarctic Star Cluster Federation was in the evening.

The armored units sent out in the morning suddenly attacked from the flank and broke through Rommel's armored formation.

Clearly, the Antarctic Star Cluster Federation is also an expert in armored vehicles.

In response to this situation, a highlight moment occurred, zooming in on the Antarctic Star Cluster Federation's live stream.

At that moment, a CG sequence was triggered.

The scene switched to Rommel's side. Compared to the calm after the Slavic live stream was breached in the morning, Rommel's live stream in the Antarctic Star Cluster Federation was breached.

After only two seconds of thought, he frowned and decisively ordered a retreat.

While the netizens on Earth were completely bewildered, Rommel's side quickly retreated, leaving even the armored forces of the Antarctic Star Cluster Federation, who had breached the defenses, stunned.

No fight now?
hiss--

Wow, they even have this kind of CG! Polaris really does make all kinds of scenes.

In this case
Netizens on Earth want to see what kind of CG MacArthur will have, as well as the CG for "The Republic".

Here.

The commander of the Antarctic Cluster in the game hesitated for a moment, then ordered a pursuit.

however.

The performance gap in armor meant that even the Antarctic Star Cluster Federation, which had been pursuing it for a long time, couldn't catch up, and they vaguely sensed something was wrong.

Because it was already getting dark.

Therefore, the commander of the Antarctic Star Cluster Federation immediately ordered the withdrawal of Tobruk, but what no one expected was...

The scene suddenly switched to Rommel's side, and it was still a CG scene.

Upon hearing the report over the walkie-talkie that the enemy had retreated, Rommel smirked coldly, his chilling gaze fixed on Tobruk.

"Turn around and take them out as quickly as possible."

"Those old tanks must be running out of fuel soon."

The words fell.

The armored group turned around in the darkness and chased after the armored forces of the Antarctic Star Cluster Federation.

Viewers from the Antarctic Star Cluster Federation watching the live stream were startled, their hearts sinking into a daze, as if something terrible was about to happen.
In fact, it does.

The Antarctic Star Cluster Federation tanks, which were retreating, naturally did not accelerate at full speed, and it was precisely because of this that they were quickly caught up by the Imperial armored forces.

The hunter became the prey.

Under Rommel's command, the armored formations on the Antarctic Star Cluster side were torn apart.

Then came a strong attack on Tobruk.

It wasn't until late at night that Tobruk was captured by the Empire.

This is the end.

Four of the six federations have already been defeated.

Only the Great Xia Federation and the Free Star Cluster Federation remained, and due to their steady and conservative approach, they have always held onto the city of Tobruk.

Until the morning of the next day.

The words "Defense Successful" popped up on the screen.

The troops of the Great Xia Federation and the Free Star Cluster Federation breathed a sigh of relief.

Then comes a cutscene showing Rommel, looking unwilling, ordering a retreat.

This is a real retreat.
Because they had been fighting for a day and a night without success, Rommel's side had run out of ammunition.

A leaderboard will then pop up after the results are tallied.

The Great Xia Federation ranked first because it killed nearly twice as many enemies as the Free Star Cluster Federation.

【1. Great Xia Federation】

【2. Free Cluster Federation】

【3. Antarctic Cluster Federation】

4. East Asian United Federation

5. Slavic Energy Federation

6. Golden Moon Federation

Of the six federations, two won and four lost.

The Great Xia Federation's nearly 6000 kills overwhelmed the Free Star Cluster's 4100+ kills, leaving the Free Star Cluster's soldiers completely bewildered.

In the live broadcast room.

The Free Cluster soldiers, who had just exited the game interface, stared at the Great Xia Federation's kill count with a look of utter disbelief:
"What the hell is this?"

"Is everyone a sniper?"

"They outnumbered us by about 2000?"

"Does this thing really not have any cheating features? How is that possible?"

But no matter how incredulous the soldiers of the Free Cluster Federation were.

Since the entire process was broadcast live, it was impossible for any cheating or hacking to occur. Even if you don't believe it, you have to believe it.

Although a day and a night had passed in the game.

But in reality, it's only just nighttime on Earth.

However, they did indeed stream live for a whole day.

The entire planet Earth is discussing the first challenge.

The netizens from the Great Xia Federation who won first place were naturally even happier, and they all planned to stay up all night to brag online.

at this time.

In Yu Feng’s live broadcast room.

They were also discussing today's federal military exercises. Yu Feng's game interface was still on the main screen of the sequel. Looking at the comments in the live stream, he said:

"That's normal. After all, they are the elite of our Great Xia Federation. Getting first place is definitely not a problem."

"But the number of kills and the accuracy of the sniping really shocked me."

"I feel like everyone is no worse than me, and there are even quite a few who are better than me."

"They're definitely professionals."

Yu Feng was a top player and a sniper champion, but the sniping accuracy of the soldiers from the Great Xia Federation left him completely dumbfounded.

It's fortunate that they don't participate in regular gaming competitions, otherwise, they would never have won the championship.

Yu Feng stretched and loosened up a bit:
"The CGs that were triggered today were pretty good."

"Especially the one triggered by the Antarctic Star Cluster."

"I thought Rommel had really run away, but it turns out he launched a surprise attack and was killed by the Antarctic Star Cluster."

"Currently, our Great Xia Federation is number one, but that's not necessarily the case; there are still two hurdles to overcome."

"The second challenge is MacArthur, and the third challenge is the Republic."

"Given the current situation, our Blue Star side is indeed capable of successfully defending. If we can defend against Rommel, we should be able to defend against MacArthur as well."

"I just don't know what the situation is like on the Republic's side; there's absolutely no information about it."

"It's mainly based on the map of the Battle of Tashan. It's a plain there, and the Republic's troops, as the defenders, would definitely hold their ground."

"Just like the Great Xia Federation and the Free Star Cluster Federation today."

"If the six federations launch a full-scale attack, the casualties will be enormous. After all, Rommel couldn't take down Tobruk even after a full day and night of attack."

"I feel like the third level is going to be really difficult."

"After all, the Battle of Tashan on the Republic's side will take six days, which is much longer than the previous two battles."

(End of this chapter)