The Fourth Disaster, Starting from the Movie Eight Hundred

Then I saw that Liuqi attached two photos of Type 4A.

Liu Qi: "I do have two, and an early model of the Panzer III, equipped with a .37mm gun. It's definitely enough for the Battle of Shanghai, but driving a tank is not something that can be done by just one or two people. According to the design of the game, if we players want to drive a tank, we must at least gather together an NPC who can drive a tank."

Yuecheng: "Can't the game provide NPCs on its own?"

New recruit: "The game does provide NPCs, but each rank can only provide corresponding officers. For example, our squad commander can provide a deputy squad leader and a veteran. The platoon level has a deputy platoon leader, squad leader, and deputy squad leader."

Xiao Te: "In other words, if we want to operate a medium tank with commander skills, we need to be at least platoon-level."

"That's just something to think about. The commander training for this game is incredibly difficult. It's completely based on actual combat. I seriously suspect the person who designed this game is an obsessive-compulsive military commander. He really wants us to learn how to fight."

Here are a bunch of +1s for agreement.

Other players are also forming similar teams, partly because this game is really good and worth their full effort.

On the other hand, there is the next Nanjing copy.

No descendant of the Yellow Emperor can sit idly by and watch the city of Nanjing in 1937 turn into hell before their eyes, even if it is just a game. Or, precisely because "War Age" is a game with a high degree of freedom, they cannot accept facing the tragic Nanjing Massacre in the game.

The game mechanism has given players powerful combat capabilities. If they still cannot win in this situation, the players themselves will not forgive themselves. Even if it is just to make this historical memory without regrets, the players will fight desperately.

The player "A Little Cold Light, Ten Thousand Miles of Rays" is a very ordinary Nanjing person.

But their family was not in Nanjing before. As for why they moved to Nanjing, it all started with his grandfather.

As a post-90s generation, he naturally had no memory of the Nanjing Massacre. However, once in class, the teacher told everyone what the "Nanjing Massacre" was in a unique way.

"Please stand up, students."

Everybody stood up.

"Students who don't have any relatives in Nanjing older than their grandfathers, please sit down."

The next second, there were only a few students left standing.

The teacher then said to everyone: "Students, this is the Nanjing Massacre."

From that day on, a seed was planted in Han Guangwanzhangmang's heart.

There are many people in this world who want to be the protagonists, but only a few succeed. The vast majority of ordinary people can only be background members and live a peaceful life under the protection of the powerful motherland.

But just one signal is enough and the seed will break through the soil and grow wildly.

Now a little cold light is shining; the seed in Wanzhang Mang's heart has been waiting for this moment.

He began to frantically search for information related to the Battle of Nanjing. Even if it was just a realistic game, he hoped that he could complete it without any regrets!

But there are some things you don’t know unless you search, like searching for high blood pressure.

In terms of politics, the top leaders of the Kuomintang were well versed in the essence of governing the country with "formalism first". Even though they knew that Nanjing was a desperate situation and that the remaining defenders were less than 8 (basically defeated soldiers with zero morale), they still had to bite the bullet and perform the "defense of the capital to the death". After all, in the chairman's political account book, the lives of soldiers can be filled in, but the label of "non-resistance" cannot be worn! Nanjing, the capital, cannot be "taken without defense". The blame must be borne by others, and they themselves are pure white lotus. Therefore, the remnants of the defeated soldiers in Songhu were forcibly stuffed into Nanjing to be used as human sandbags, just to prove to the international community: "Look! We resisted!" (As for the effectiveness of the resistance? That is a historical detail, not important, everyone just needs to understand the spirit)

Commander Tang, who was promoted to power in order to seize power, can be regarded as the pinnacle spokesperson for the Kuomintang's performance art: before the war, he shouted "Live and die with Nanjing" and even sank a ferry to show his desperation; during the war, his command was like playing mahjong - the defense zone was full of loopholes, and each unit blamed each other (the collapse of the Yuhuatai defense line? That must be the fault of Sun Paopao and Wang Mangfu, what does it have to do with me, Tang?); when he was defeated, he transformed himself into "light kung fu floating on water", crossing the river on a reed faster than anyone else, leaving 100,000 troops on the riverside to perform "Ice Age: Drowning Version" (don't talk about holding a wooden board upstream or swimming to the north bank of the Yangtze River to escape. Doing this kind of performance art in December is like being afraid that your death is not abstract enough).

Even more amusing, he thoughtfully failed to notify the supervisory team during his retreat, leading to the 36th Division's machine gun fire on friendly forces, a playful, darkly humorous scene of "family killing family." This kind of "strategy"—if described as "empty talk"—is definitely the worst taunting Zhao Kuo has ever received!

If you thought that was the end of it, you clearly haven't grasped the profound essence of the Kuomintang's command system. Historical research reveals that the Kuomintang headquarters at the time was deeply versed in quantum mechanics. On December 12th, Commander Tang, while simultaneously ordering a "mass frontal breakthrough," secretly informed his direct subordinates, "If all else fails, cross the river." As a result, a superposition of commands was triggered: some troops charged into the Japanese encirclement, seeking their lives; others engaged in brawls and attempted robberies along the riverbank, while others simply removed their uniforms and blended in with the civilian population—a perfect illustration of the causal chain of "retreat equals defeat, defeat equals massacre." As for the supervisory troops? They held their posts until the very end, using their machine guns to deliver a "one-way ticket to hell" to their allies. Both sides racked up dishonorable kills, a truly outrageous feat in modern military history.

If things had only progressed to this point, there might still be some way to salvage the situation. However, the Kuomintang's defining characteristic was resource misallocation. Fresh from being decimated in Shanghai, the German-equipped divisions, without even a moment to breathe, were thrust into Nanjing as filler troops, their morale and equipment depleted and debuffed. New recruits, barely familiar with their guns, some even lacked them, sharing one with several, were thrust into the battlefield as unfit cannon fodder, even without ammunition. As for the legendary Wufu and Xicheng lines, the two steel-and-cement defenses, with their rebar and concrete so resilient they could peel off with a single hand, offered little more than minimal defense. During the Shanghai rout, they were simply handed over to the Japanese without a single shot fired! This kind of "infrastructure-building maniac working for the enemy" would put even the most self-exploiting of modern-day slaves to shame.

What's even more ironic is that while the defenders were fighting with bayonets on an empty stomach, the top brass were living a life of debauchery in the city, and Tang Naocan himself was busy trying to seize power and dominate the central government. Some generals were "tightly fed in the rear" during the war and "possessed by reporters" during the retreat, perfectly practicing the "KMT-style equality of officers and soldiers" and demonstrating the value of letting the superiors go first.

If the previous part was just about raising blood pressure, then the last part was about the disgusting bursting of the blood pressure monitor. It has reached such a terrible state that it is sorry for 400 million people, but the Kuomintang still hasn't forgotten its Indian flying pancake skills. The chairman blamed Tang Naocan, Tang Naocan blamed Sun Paopao, Sun Paopao blamed Wang Mangfu, and the cycle continued endlessly. When Ain of the Lobotomy Corporation saw this, he said that he had no ability to break this cycle.

After considering all the context, and looking at the Apple fans who are using the "bloody battle of the National Army" as an excuse to blame the corruption and incompetence of the upper and middle levels of the Kuomintang today, the classic impossible triangle of Apple fans is indeed a hard truth.

Is this a war? This is fucking performance art!

With a flash of cold light covering his chest, he felt that he knew too little about the malice of this world. As a young man who was only thirty years old, he was indeed too young and needed more experience.

Then he wrote down the names one by one in his notebook.

When the new copy opens, we must clean up these trash!

Section 8: War Preparations

Nanjing in December 1937 was in a precarious situation.

After the Japanese army occupied Shanghai, they could directly threaten Nanjing from land. The traditional natural barrier of the Yangtze River was weakened to an unprecedented level in the face of the powerful naval and air forces of the Japanese army.

This is the latest campaign mode of Earth OL in reality. The old antique has been eliminated (shrug).

Therefore, in the absence of a way to narrow the gap between the enemy and ourselves, the traditional geographical defense system was not enough to resist the Japanese invasion. Unless the Nationalist government could unite the Chinese people, unite them in Nanjing, and continuously send troops to Nanjing, it would be possible to turn Nanjing into a street fighting tomb like Stalingrad.

Unfortunately, the government cannot meet any of the above factors, and can be regarded as a typical example of waste.

Just flipping through the domestic map will tell you that after the Japanese invaders had a stable landing point in Shanghai, a large defense zone was left to the southeast of Nanjing, with basically no natural defenses. If the National Army could deploy a heavy artillery cluster near Nanjing at this time, it could still stop the Japanese army and even launch a protracted battle in Nanjing. However, anyone who knows a little about the National Government will know that the National Government does not have such a luxurious configuration, and even if it does, the army does not have enough transportation capacity to deliver these equipment.

Even if the National Army was given a chance to deliver the equipment, due to the lack of training and air superiority, these equipment would inevitably end up in the hands of the Japanese, and the Chairman would gain the reputation of being the transport captain in advance.

It can be said that he is now like Sun Quan attacking Hefei - that is, giving away.

Players are the most relaxed group in the world, but also the most cohesive group. As long as there is a suitable goal to strive for, players can unite very quickly.

Yidian Hanguang Wanzhangmang and Liuqi took the initiative to contact other players, and other players also formed teams with each other, so a backbone team for the Nanjing Defense War with players as the core was formed.

However, the number of players who have signed contracts has barely increased to 700. In Liu Qi's opinion, the online time of players who have not signed contracts cannot be guaranteed. Moreover, even if the maximum number is reached, there are only 999 accounts that can be used.

It seems that the next stage of publicity work must be put on the agenda. I am moving back and forth between the two worlds. There is no reason to favor only one world. We must benefit equally.

The final result of the discussion was that the players decided to split their forces into three groups: one to enter Nanjing, one to engage in guerrilla warfare against the Japanese, and one to recruit soldiers. All for the purpose of defending Nanjing.

"As long as we can cover the evacuation of the people in Nanjing, we will be considered successful!"

"You're right!"

"The tragedy of the Nanjing Massacre must never be allowed to happen again!"

"Comrades, why can't we be bolder and defend Nanjing City to block the Japanese's southward advance?"

This suggestion was put forward by Liu Qi, and then it was opposed by almost everyone.

"There are only a few of us. The Japanese can eat us up slowly and wipe us out."

"No hope, no hope, at most you can hold on for a while."

"The Japanese army has over 200,000 soldiers and has advantages in land, sea, and air. Even if we fight to the death, we still can't replace all of them."

"We certainly can't do it alone, but Nanjing and its surrounding areas have over a million people."

"Wait a minute, you don't want those NPCs to go to war, do you?"

"Why not? As long as we can hold Nanjing and turn it into our base, any sacrifice is worth it. Besides, compared to the actual massacre of far more than 300,000 people, don't you think that filling the trenches with over a million people is more glorious? This is a game, but it is also infinitely close to real history. Every inch of land is shed with blood. Comrades, defending our country is a heavy price, a price that each of us must bear."

Liuqi's words were heavy and bloody, causing the players in the large group to fall silent.

Wait a minute, that's not right. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't there be some sanctimonious bitch who comes out to oppose it?

Of course it's impossible. The accounts Liu Qi distributed were not randomly distributed, but were screened by supercomputing AI. These players may not be able to persist in playing "Wuhuo Era", but their values ​​will definitely not be as valuable as XXN.

"That's indeed the case." Yuecheng agreed.

"I support the plan of six or seven."

"Wait a minute, it turns out that besides using the normal commander skills to recruit people, you can also directly recruit ordinary NPCs as soldiers!"

"Of course you can, but without system support, the supply won't keep up."

"supply?"

Liu Qi explained, "Yes, those grassroots officers provided by the system are like mobile arsenals, ready to pull out a full supply of weapons, ammunition, food, and medicine at any time. While they can't bring the dead back to life, they can speed up the recovery of the wounded. Furthermore, fallen NPC officers can be recruited (with a 5-minute cooldown), and they can also train NPC soldiers. You can even use them as pentagonal political commissars."

"As expected of a company commander-level boss, his understanding of the game is truly profound."

Liu Qi: "After all, I'm a beta player and have tested it three times."

"Holy crap! Beta tester, please give me a speedrun guide!"

"Boss, boss, I want to fly a plane! I want to be the Brahmin player in the sky!"

"I think you want to be a damn flying dog that picks up French fries!"

After a while of commotion, Liuqi smoothly brought the topic back again and began to demonstrate the importance of professional skills. He even put up an electronic map with all kinds of data. His seriousness made the other players nervous.

"By the way, although the game is currently being updated, the training ground is still usable. Everyone can go there to hone their skills. If you want to increase your commander level, you can also do so here."

After Liuqi's reminder, the other players immediately went to experience the training ground.

In other games, players are eager to skip the tutorial, unless the tutorial of this game cannot be skipped, or the game is so fun that it requires deep immersion. Otherwise, if the complexity of the tutorial exceeds one plus one equals two, it will basically discourage a large number of audiences, except for Souls-style players.

There is no way. In this era where everyone is like a beast of burden, struggling to survive, everyone wants to have an easier time.

I play games to relax, not to be valued by others! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

However, if a game causes a mental blow to the players, it will inevitably set off an unimaginable uproar. Black Myth is proof of this. On this basis, Liu Qi also gave the players who signed the contract an irresistible benefit - financial security.

There are people who earn tens of thousands of dollars a month from playing games, and some even earn millions or even tens of millions, but there are only a few who play games while working an eight-hour shift and receive proper overtime pay and five insurances and one fund.

With the real money gold medal of immunity from death, players are more willing to invest in the game "War Age".

By the way, even if the game is being updated, players who have signed contracts can still get a guaranteed salary, because this is Fenghuo Company’s own problem and the players will not bear the losses.

Such a conscientious operation has made the contract players more determined to play the game seriously.

Logically speaking, as long as the treatment is guaranteed, players should be very happy to have this paid vacation, but in fact, after the initial excitement, players who have temporarily left "Age of War" inevitably feel a little empty in their hearts.

One moment you were fighting with real guns and bullets on the Battle of Shanghai, and the next moment you returned to a peaceful society and felt the tranquility. The switch was too fast. Although there was no reaction at first, after a while, the players would have other ideas.

It’s not that I have PTSD, I just feel that I can’t find any value in life outside of games.

The goal in the game is clear, but Earth OL will never give you any tasks, nor will it guarantee any rewards after the tasks are completed. Some people can't even guarantee their own wages.

Fortunately, the update time is only three days.

However, while the players were taking a break, Liu Qi was actively making trouble.

Sihang Warehouse

Originally in history, this place became a symbol of the National Army's anti-Japanese spirit, but due to Liu Qi's strong intervention and the players' victory at Hongqiao, the Japanese offensive was dealt a heavy blow, forcing them to advance more cautiously and focus all their attention on what they considered to be the "elite of the National Army." Therefore, the Sihang Warehouse became much quieter.

It was just quiet. The Japanese army was still surrounding the outside, but they could not attack the Sihang Warehouse.

The weapons configuration of the defenders inside allowed the Japanese to enjoy the firepower intensity of the US military in advance, and the solid structure of the Sihang Warehouse itself made the Japanese army's previous conventional breakthrough methods a joke, and even their planes could not get close to here.

Because there are plenty of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns here.

At the beginning, there were not many National Army soldiers who could operate anti-aircraft guns, and the main low-altitude defense firepower of the Sihang Warehouse was still anti-aircraft machine guns.

But when it comes to weapons and equipment, you can learn even if you don't know them. So, under the leadership of Captain Xie, the defenders in the Sihang Warehouse conducted high-intensity combat training every day. After all, there was plenty of ammunition, and the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side were in groups, making them good moving targets, and they could even cooperate with training. They were fed with canned food in the warehouse every day, so they had to achieve some results.

History has once again proved that reactionaries are paper tigers, and the fascist Nazis are even more of a paper tiger. After leaving more than a thousand corpses in the Sihang Warehouse, the Japanese army changed its offensive strategy to a siege.

They tried special bullets, but the Kuomintang army on the opposite side also had them, and the Kuomintang army was fully equipped with biological and chemical defense equipment.

The result of the bombardment was that the Japanese army suffered losses. When the battle report was sent up, the newly established headquarters did not believe it until Matsui Iwane came to the front line to inspect in person and was almost suffocated to death by the chlorine gas shells fired by the national army. Only then did he realize that something was obviously wrong here.

How come the Nationalist troops in the Sihang Warehouse have everything? This is so different from the previous intelligence.

But now that things have come to this, let's confront each other first. Anyway, there are only about 800 National Army soldiers inside (according to the Japanese army). If we surround them, how can this group of defeated soldiers dare to rush out?

Then Captain Xie really led his men out.

Section 9: Captain Xie becomes famous in one battle

Time on the battlefield is often reversed between day and night, because the enemy may attack during the day, while dangers are lurking at night.

Night attacks are a characteristic of every army. Under the cover of darkness, the enemy's fear and confusion will be magnified geometrically. Even if only a few hundred people break into the enemy camp, it can produce the effect of a massive army coming to strangle them.

The Japanese troops surrounding the Sihang Warehouse were highly nervous at this time because Captain Xie had launched night attacks more than once.

Who can blame them for having so many good equipments now? Especially at night, the Japanese night raids would almost certainly be discovered, and then flares would streak across the night sky one after another, as if these things were free (National Army soldiers: It really is free).

At this time, the Japanese army had not yet fought with the American army, but they had already felt in advance how bullying the side with sufficient supplies was. You don't even have the qualifications to fight with the other side with bayonets.

After the line of fire formed by cannons, machine guns, and mortars passed, there were also submachine guns and pistols, and bayonets? I wonder if the guns were accurate and fast within seven steps, and had a headshot effect.

In this situation, the Japanese army was unable to quickly mobilize heavy troops to take down the area and could only surround the Sihang Warehouse.

Moreover, even if heavy troops were mobilized, it would be useless. There was not enough area around the Sihang Warehouse for the army to deploy. As for large-caliber heavy artillery, it would take time to deploy it. What's more, there were concessions of many countries next to the Sihang Warehouse. If the heavy artillery fell into the concessions, the Japanese government would be under great pressure.

So, for the rise and fall of the empire, the cannon fodders who cost only one sen and five cents had to sacrifice their lives (the cost of the postcards used by Japan for conscription in World War II was one sen and five cents, and now they are mostly used to mock the fascist government for its inhumanity. The lives of people from other countries and the people of the country were not regarded as lives by the rulers, but just consumables).

Then the Japanese army could be bullied by the National Army soldiers in the Sihang Warehouse?

Of course not. They also took defensive measures, such as searchlights.