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Chapter 113 The Most Costly Sneak Attack in the History of Earth Warfare (3.2k)

In-game.

The next day, early in the morning.

A gentle breeze blew through the woods, and the character Fang Ming was controlling couldn't help but shiver, slowly opening its eyes.

Eight people, covered in mud and disheveled, huddled together for warmth and spent the night like that.

Fang Ming propped himself up, moved his numb limbs, and took a couple of breaths of the morning air, but was almost choked by the smell of rotting leaves scattered all over the woods.

Hua Hua Hua——

Suddenly, a large flock of birds took flight from the edge of the distant woods.

Fang Ming's expression changed. They caught up so quickly?!

Without thinking about anything else, he quickly woke up the other team members:

"Get up quickly."

"The Imperial soldiers are coming again."

The others struggled to keep their eyes open, but upon hearing Fang Ming's words, they instantly perked up, disregarding their exhaustion and fatigue, and immediately got up.

They also noticed the large flock of birds taking flight, and at the same time, they heard the barking of several military dogs.

Really?!

And so close?!
The group quickly grabbed their weapons and equipment and headed in the opposite direction. However, before they had even run out of the woods, the barking of military dogs came from where they had rested the night before.

The shouts of imperial soldiers could be faintly heard, and the group quickened their pace.

Not two minutes.

Suddenly, a hurried sound came from behind. Everyone turned around and saw several Imperial military dogs chasing after them, barking and lunging at them.

The crowd's expressions changed drastically, and they instinctively raised their guns.

boom--

A gunshot rang out, killing a military dog ​​and startling the surrounding flock of birds, which took to the sky in large numbers.

The other military dogs, however, did not stop. Instead, they barked even louder, seemingly guiding the Imperial soldiers behind them.

boom! boom! boom!
Several more gunshots rang out, and a few Imperial military dogs dodged and weaved away.

Seeing that he couldn't hit them, Fang Ming pulled out two grenades, pulled the pins, and threw them at the military dogs, accompanied by two deafening sounds.

The barking military dogs fell silent completely.

Chug tug tug——

The bullets from the Empire's submachine guns swept in from a distance, flying bullets everywhere, along with shouts from Imperial soldiers and the barking of military dogs from all directions.

Fang Ming bent over as much as possible, took out several grenades, and used lines to create a simple trap, then proceeded without pausing:
"Retreat north! There's a river there!!!"

With only a handful of men left, Fang Ming had no intention of fighting at all.

Less than a kilometer from the end of the forest, the group ran at full speed and soon reached the fast-flowing river.

Compared to the woods, standing by the river at this moment is much more pleasant.

The even colder, damp feeling instantly cooled the group, whose bodies were burning from the frantic run. One Soviet soldier's voice trembled slightly:
"Sir, won't we freeze to death?"

Fang Ming was also somewhat hesitant and uncertain. His viewers in the live stream were all urging him to give up, but hearing the increasingly close shouts and barking of military dogs behind him, Fang Ming gritted his teeth:

"Jump!"

"Otherwise, we'll never be able to get rid of those imperial military dogs."

"Do you want to be captured by those guys from the Empire?"

Done.

Fang Ming took a deep breath and jumped into the rushing river. The icy feeling instantly spread throughout his body, as if he had been frozen.

Seeing this, the others gritted their teeth and jumped down as well.

After an unknown amount of time, the river gradually slowed down, and Fang Ming, whose face was ashen from the cold water, shakily climbed ashore.

After catching his breath, Fang Ming saw soldiers floating on the river. He quickly braced himself and reached out with his rifle to reach them. Upon making contact, he was almost pulled off balance.

They pulled them up one by one, but including Fang Ming himself, the team only had five people left, and the whereabouts of three others were unknown.

The current condition for achieving this is only 3/15 (days).

The difficulty of the "Order of the Great Patriotic War" in Moscow left the viewers in the live stream completely stunned; it was simply beyond human capability.

It's a battlefield where players from Earth fight against each other, so it looks much easier.

at this time.

Mo Xiaomo’s live broadcast room.

Under her 'command', they successfully launched a blitzkrieg against the Imperial faction players on the other side of the battlefield, initially stunning them.

However, the Imperial faction's equipment is what it is, consisting mainly of armored vehicles and tanks.

The destruction was limited, so they were forced to retreat to a forest after a while. The armored vehicles and tanks had difficulty moving because of the muddy ground after the rain.

Mo Xiaomo and her group were engaged in a back-and-forth battle with the Empire faction players in the woods.

Fortunately, no NPC armies from the Empire or the Soviet Union were involved in the conflict between the two sides, otherwise things wouldn't be so relaxed.

Inside the temporary command post.

Mo Xiaomo ate canned food while looking at the map:

"The Empire's firepower is too intense; we can't break through."

Finally, I felt a sense of command! After being used as cannon fodder in this game for so long, I've finally become an officer! Who understands this feeling?!
A Blue Star player standing nearby, who held the position of guild leader, nodded and said:
"The main problem is the roads; they're too muddy."

"It has severely slowed them down, but they can't catch up either. Now, whoever goes out is a target."

"However, our situation is considered good even within the entire Tiansha Live platform."

There was a hint of emotion in his tone. Their fighting these past few days had been nothing more than small-scale skirmishes, seemingly no different from playing house. But look at the other fronts.

The battle between Imperial faction NPCs and Soviet Federation NPCs was incredibly fierce.

However, those players and streamers who challenged the "Order of the Patriotic War of Moscow" were probably in an even worse situation, because the mission required them to use guerrilla tactics to delay the Imperial forces' advance while simultaneously breaking out of the enemy lines. The situation in Fang Ming's livestream was all too common; just open any livestream of someone attempting the "Order of the Patriotic War of Moscow" mission, and you'd see a level of misery no less than Fang Ming's.

Even more than that.

Mo Xiaomo nodded, then said:

"It would be great if it snowed; then we could launch a surprise attack under the cover of snow!"

"Hehehehe, this must be recorded in military history."

The group leader next to him couldn't help but facepalm:

"snow?"

"Then we'd better run quickly, or the snow will freeze over."

"With the ground frozen, the Empire's armored vehicles and tanks can now be brought over."

Mo Xiaomo thought for a moment:

"Too."

"It's better if it doesn't snow."

the other side.

The streamer from the Empire faction is here.

Standing at the entrance of the command post, looking at the gloomy sky, which had been overcast for several days, the armored tanks would get stuck in the mud after driving only a short distance.

They couldn't even reach the woods where Mo Xiaomo was hiding, otherwise they would have just driven a tank there and bombarded it.

But we can't drive that far.

You can't expect an entire armored brigade to go and shoot rifles.

far away.

A player holding the rank of battalion commander walked over, leading a tall man who didn't appear to be from the Great Xia Federation. The battalion commander led the man over:
“Commander, this is a player from the Slavic Federation.”

"He said it might snow in the next few days, so we need to prepare some warm clothes or equipment."

The Slavic Federation player next to him nodded. The game has an automatic translation function, so whatever the players from the Great Xia Federation say will be translated, and he can hear it.

Upon hearing this, not only were the viewers in the live stream somewhat surprised, but the streamer from the Empire faction also looked up at the sky:
"It just rained, but it's still so hot. Did it snow?"

Players from the Slavic Federation would certainly say:

"Yes."

"The climate here is very similar to that of our Slavic region. Even though it just rained, the dark clouds in the sky haven't cleared, and it's so hot and humid."

"A rare heavy snowfall is likely brewing."

"We should take advantage of the snowfall and launch a surprise attack on the Soviet Federation camp over there."

"I'd better be given a position; I want to command the battle."

The streamer from the Empire faction nodded thoughtfully.
"Okay, I see."

He then assigned the Slavic Federation player the position of company commander.

At this moment, the live stream chat was buzzing with discussion.

[Seriously? This guy is predicting the weather in a game?]

[It seems fine, after all, you know how realistic the details of "World War II: Rise of Empires" are, so extrapolating based on realistic methods isn't wrong.]

Even if it snows, so what? Mo Xiaomo will probably run away by then anyway.

[Snow makes the roads a bit easier to travel, at least. The Empire's offensive has been slow lately, partly because the roads are muddy and armored vehicles can't move.]

[By the way, during that CG expansion, "Red Square Parade," it was snowing, and Guderian's troops had already advanced to the outskirts of Moscow. Now... holy crap?]

Guderian has advanced further and is almost at the outskirts of Moscow.

So it's really going to snow soon?

Players on Earth, being observers and having access to CG footage, knew in advance that it was going to snow, but the news didn't generate much of a response.

However, the streamers and players who were challenging the "Order of the Patriotic War in Moscow" mission were dumbfounded. If it snowed a little more, they might freeze to death outside, and the mission would be completely unfinished.

The players and streamers who were undertaking the challenge were so frightened that they quickly tried to scavenge useful items and warm clothes from the enemies.

I was afraid I wouldn't make it through.

the other side.

Polaris Corporation.

Zhao Ming leaned back in his chair and opened the real-time map on the official website.

At this point, the battle lines that had been leveled on the map began to show weaknesses under the Empire's offensive.

Many of the Empire's troops had already crossed the second line of defense of the Soviet Union and were advancing towards Moscow, but were hindered by the rain.

The offensive, which had just begun to gain momentum, came to a halt again, and the road became impassable.

However, as news of an impending snowfall spread, there was a lot of discussion on the real-time map, with people discussing the situation for both sides once the land was frozen.

I've taken a look at the current battle situation and its development.

Zhao Ming opened the game's backend database and retrieved the current data for the entire 'Earth'.

The game's progress is currently following a timeline, and Zhao Ming is focusing his attention on the Pacific theater.

This area is not yet open to the public, so players will see a completely black screen on the official website, but it is clearly visible in the backend database.

At this time, the colors representing the Axis powers quietly expanded across the Pacific Ocean without the notice of the American Free Federation.

The attack on Pearl Harbor

This signifies that the most costly strategic event in the history of 'Earth' warfare is about to occur.

This incident.

It not only directly drew the United States into the conflict, but also influenced the war situation between the Empire and the Soviet Union, directly impacting the course of World War II.

(End of this chapter)