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Chapter 132 [Battle of Midway] Prelude: Aircraft Carrier Showdown on 'Earth' (6.1k two-in-one)

Before playing World War II: Rise of Empires, Fang Ming was already a top assault player in various FPS games and had even won many awards.

Their main focus was close-quarters combat and breaking through enemy lines.

Combat in buildings and urban warfare is Fang Ming's forte.

Now that we're seeing that World War II: Rise of Empires is going to release a spin-off map for the national war instance, namely the Battle of Stalingrad, does that mean the Battle of Stalingrad is primarily an urban warfare scenario?

With this, getting the Order of Stalingrad is practically guaranteed.

How could Fang Ming not smile?

Fang Ming continued reading the update announcement:

"The update will continue tonight without downtime."

"Daily random battlegrounds will be available."

"This battlefield is not divided into factions and is randomly assigned. The main source of battlefields is local battles that occur every day on 'Earth'."

Fang Ming then realized:

"Is this something Polaris came up with because they were worried players would get tired of the old battlefields?"

"There's another section below, let me see."

"After tonight's update, the game's storyline will be skipped and accelerated so that players can quickly get through the Moscow winter, with a maximum skip period of three months."

"Both the [Daily Story] and [Earth Battlefield] options will be available at the same time."

"When players choose to skip or speed up the immersive storyline, they can pre-select their identity for the next game."

"Note: [Daily Storyline] You can interact with NPCs more often in order to obtain entry materials for the upcoming second video contest."

"Note: [Earth Battlefield] The game starts on the battlefield. Depending on the player's faction and region, you can experience battles in different areas such as desert, winter, and sea."

"For more details, please wait for the press conference."

P.S.: Game producer Zhao Ming will be hosting the entire press conference!

Fang Ming read the announcement aloud, his eyes wide, and said to the live stream:

"Good heavens, Old Zhao is personally explaining it?"

"Anyone brave enough to throw a couple of stones at the press conference?"

The live stream chat was filled with comments.

[Hilarious! With Zhao's sleazy nature, shouldn't he have been searched before entering?]

[I reckon they're inviting big streamers and celebrities, Xiaoming, you have a chance.]

[He's a recipient of the Order of the Patriotic War from Moscow, so he should be eligible to participate, right?]

Why bother with others? Just throw it away yourself.

Fang Ming's lips twitched slightly. What the hell?! Am I going to throw away my job?!

"Cough cough."

"There's no news yet. Let's wait for the press conference."

"This announcement contains a lot of information, but the most important thing is that old scoundrel Zhao's CG, I've been itching to see it."

"Put half of each one in."

Fang Ming complained, then switched back to the game and checked the time:
"The update will continue until 12 o'clock without stopping, there's still more than an hour left."

"Enough for me to finish this game."

Where is the streamer?

"The anchor is on Singapore Island."

"Outrageous, a place the size of a city has become a federation."

"We are currently fighting against Japanese soldiers."

Fang Ming replied to the new viewers' comments while firing from behind the defensive position. The Japanese attack was repelled several times, but the situation on the Commonwealth side was not good either.

After getting up and firing a shot, killing another Japanese soldier, Fang Ming squatted down and explained the battle situation to the live stream:

"Japan has now amassed all its troops outside Singapore."

"The water supply was cut off yesterday; they probably wanted to starve us to death."

"The garrison."

Fang Ming did a quick calculation, then spoke:
"There should be around 70,000 to 80,000 people."

"We should be able to hold out, but we don't know how long it will take."

"The key issue is that these allied soldiers are too..."

Fang Ming's expression was indescribable, and he couldn't help but grimace.
"The quality of the soldiers was far inferior to that of the soldiers on the European battlefield."

"In the two days since I reopened the camp, I've been constantly being attacked by Japanese soldiers. Sometimes, before we even ran out of ammunition and food, the morale of the Allied soldiers collapsed and they fled and surrendered."

"That's fucking outrageous."

"According to the newspaper, the Japanese soldiers on the other side are from the 5th Division, which seems to have retreated from the Asian theater?"

"I heard that he was severely wounded and crippled on the eastern Asian battlefield, which is why he was transferred to Southeast Asia."

"As a result, a bunch of defeated soldiers swept through the British Commonwealth and Allied troops."

"This world seems to be a giant fish tank, with big fish eating little fish, damn it."

"If the troops eliminated in the Asian theater are in such a state, then the Asian theater must be on the same level as the European theater."

"But these Allied Federation soldiers are really incompetent."

“I saw on the ‘real-time map’ on the Polaris website that in Malaysia, the Allied forces lost 80,000 to 90,000 men, while the Japanese on the other side only lost a little over 1,000.”

"Among them, I killed twenty or thirty Japanese soldiers."

"What kind of casualty ratio is this?"

"I suspect that few of these people are even qualified for shooting."

Fang Ming shook his head and spoke to the viewers in the live stream. Then he moved to another spot, got up and started shooting again, while the Japanese troops seemed to be trying to trap them.

They didn't even drive away the refugees; in fact, they helped drive them out of the city of Singapore.

In the game, it only took a few days.

Nearly a million refugees flooded into the city, and for a time there was no water to drink.

Fang Ming's initial feeling that he could hold out has turned into worry.

The main problem was the large number of refugees, which not only disrupted supplies but also affected morale, causing the surrounding Allied soldiers to lose their will to fight.

Half a month later in the game.

Two days and one night have passed in reality.

in the game.

Fang Ming's side is still fighting the Japanese, and the situation is getting worse. There are too many refugees, and it is impossible to maintain order. Riots have broken out in the city.

There was looting everywhere; Fang Ming felt like he had seen this scene in Leningrad.

Fortunately, the military was not affected, and of course, no one was so blind as to ignore this.
Fang Ming was on the defensive, preparing for a Japanese attack, when he suddenly saw a large group of officers marching towards them. Fang Ming was somewhat curious.

"Is this meant to boost morale?"

A young soldier next to him simply dropped his gun.
"They might be about to surrender."

Fang Ming and the viewers in the live stream looked completely bewildered.
"what?"

The young Commonwealth soldier was somewhat surprised:

"You do not know?"

"It's been all over the camp last night."

Fang Ming's lips twitched. He either skipped the session or logged off at night, so how could he have known?
"no?"

"So many people, and they've already voted?"

The young Commonwealth soldier shook his head and said:
"Those officers have already run away."

"We're the only ones left here, why should we fight them to the death?"

Fang Ming was speechless. What he said made sense. Fang Ming watched as the group of officers walked to the front of the formation and raised the white flag.

have to.
They really did surrender.

Fang Ming stopped resisting, threw down his gun, sat down, and then looked at the young soldier beside him, asking:
"I can see it quite clearly. Which part of the Federation are you from?"

"So young to join the army."

The young soldier sat on the ground and lay back:
"Dover."

"have you heard of it?"

Fang Ming laughed upon hearing this:

"of course."

"I've been there."

The die-hard fans in the live stream also remembered where Dover was—the place where Fang Ming and Yu Feng were chased and bombed during the Battle of Britain.

However, at that time, almost the entire city of Dover was destroyed by air raids.

Fang Ming spoke up:

"I remember that place was badly bombed by the Empire. I wonder what the situation is like now."

The young soldier, with his eyes closed, chuckled and said:

"What else?"

"It's still the same, ruins everywhere."

Fang Ming asked curiously:
"Then why not stay there and build up your hometown?"

"It's safer than going to the battlefield, isn't it?"

The young soldier paused for a moment, then said without any emotion:
“My whole family died in that airstrike.”

The voice was understated.

However, Fang Ming and the viewers in the live stream were momentarily dazed.

For Fang Ming and the viewers in the live stream, the Battle of Britain and Dover were just instances they had participated in or watched, but now...
Is the plot really that detailed, or are the experiences of each NPC real?

But this is just a game, how could it be a real experience?
But isn't the setting a bit too outrageous? Every NPC's story is so detailed?
Fang Ming's mind was a bit confused, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

The viewers in the live stream also fell silent. Just a few words had left even the most seasoned viewers speechless.

At this time.

Suddenly a commotion broke out outside, followed by a large number of Japanese soldiers entering the city.

The surrounding Commonwealth soldiers laid down their weapons and were quickly gathered together, so Fang Ming could only follow the crowd.

"Being captured by an NPC is something else entirely."

"There are probably only a handful on the entire internet."

The brutality of the European battlefield meant that many players didn't survive until they were captured, so there are very few game videos online about being captured.

Fang Ming has now been captured, so he simply changed the title of his live stream to "Captured Online" to attract traffic.

As large numbers of Japanese soldiers entered the city, the Commonwealth soldiers were simply imprisoned, and it seemed that nothing had changed for them, but not for long.

Fang Ming and some soldiers were called out. Fang Ming was still confused until he was taken out of the camp and tied up by the surrounding Japanese soldiers. Only then did he realize that something was wrong.

The barrage scrolls in the live broadcast room.

What's going on? Is the streamer going to disappear?

Wait a minute, didn't we surrender? What else is there to do?

This looks like they're heading to the execution ground.

[No way, killing prisoners?]

Fang Ming also had a bad feeling, and echoed what the live stream audience said:

"Could it be something else?"

"There's some kind of 'Geneva Convention' here on 'Earth,' which should mean prisoners of war aren't killed." "Maybe they want to torture me because I killed too many Japanese soldiers?"

"The soldiers around us are also quite accurate marksmen."

"Brothers, it's time to put on a show."

"I'll set the pain level to the lowest setting here, so these native NPCs will know what a tough guy is!"

As he spoke, Fang Ming opened the game settings and lowered the pain level to the lowest setting of 5%.

Now, even if a shell hits your face, you'll only feel a tingling sensation, not any pain.

The barrage in the live broadcast room scrolled wildly.

Damn, why didn't I think of that?!

[Hilarious! A tough guy with pain sensitivity set to 5%?]

In this situation, one would have to use physical beauty to seduce the other.

[Hahaha, he can withstand the torment, but not the beauty~]

Fang Ming was speechless. It didn't seem like they were going to offer him any beauty. He followed the Japanese soldiers for a while and entered a military camp.

Originally a British Commonwealth military camp, it was now occupied by Japanese soldiers.

There were also Japanese soldiers who were training with bayonets. When they saw Fang Ming and the others being brought in bound, the Japanese soldiers couldn't help but grin and mutter "yoshi" under their breath.

That chilling smile and piercing gaze sent a shiver down Fang Ming's spine and sent shivers down the spines of the viewers in the live stream.

I don't know what these Japanese people are trying to do.

But one thing is for sure: the nickname "Japanese devils" was definitely not wrong.
Once inside the barracks, there were no other eyes to be seen.

The Japanese soldiers simply stopped acting and began shoving and yelling at Fang Ming and the others as they walked to the center of the training ground, where they were tied to newly erected wooden stakes.

Then the Japanese soldiers with bayonets began to line up in front of them.

Fang Ming's heart skipped a beat:
"Don't these guys abide by the Geneva Convention?"

Looking at the grinning Japanese soldiers, Fang Ming seemed to have guessed what was going on. The viewers in the live stream were also stunned by this scene, and the screen was filled with question marks.

however.

Fang Ming and the viewers in the live stream underestimated the depravity of these Japanese soldiers, giving the viewers on Blue Star a lesson.

After the Japanese soldiers lined up, a Japanese soldier with a sinister smile stepped forward and stood in front of Fang Ming with a bayonet in hand, yelling strangely before suddenly thrusting it out!
Phew!

Although the pain level was lowered, I could still clearly feel the cold blade piercing through my stomach.

Although there was no pain, a chilling, delicate coldness swept through Fang Ming's body, causing his eyes to widen in shock.
"What the hell?!"

Fang Ming struggled frantically!

Damn? !
Why did we have to surrender? We should have just killed these bastards!
But in this situation, how could one possibly break free?

Seeing Fang Ming's furious and frantic struggle, the Japanese soldier opposite him revealed a satisfied smile, twisted his bayonet and pulled it out, then waved his hand behind him.

Then some Japanese soldiers, looking fearful, stepped forward, bayonets in hand. Urged on by the Japanese officer, their faces gradually contorted into a ferocious expression.

Then, with a strange cry, it stabbed at Fang Ming!

Phew!

Next.
Phew!

Next.
Fang Ming, enraged, gradually felt he was losing control of his body, but his anger did not diminish at all, until he lost count of how many Japanese devils he had encountered.

My vision was plunged into darkness.

Fang Ming returned to the game's main interface:
"Damn it!"

"I'm going to fucking kill these Japanese devils!"

"Torture and murder of prisoners of war?!"

"These damn bastards! They're infuriating!!!"

It's so frustrating! If I had known it would be like this, I would have preferred to charge in and die before surrendering.

Now he could only watch helplessly as these Japanese devils laughed and stabbed him repeatedly, unable to even resist. It was so frustrating.

Even if you gave him a knife, he could just swing it and kill two Japanese devils. It's disgusting.

Not only Fang Ming was furious, but the viewers in the live stream were also extremely angry.

Especially the way those Japanese devils were grinning.

Fang Ming's side needs to start another game.

At this moment, comments began to appear on the screen.

[Stop developing Southeast Asia. With Singapore's surrender, the British Commonwealth has virtually no resistance left in Southeast Asia; even the color of the 'real-time map' on the Polestar website has changed.]

If you were to expand into Southeast Asia, you'd probably still be a prisoner of war.

Fang Ming gritted his teeth and opened the 'real-time map' on the Polaris official website. It was indeed true.

From Malaysia to Singapore, the entire area was occupied by Japan. The British Commonwealth's influence in the region was practically nonexistent; reopening it would likely only result in further attacks.

But it's too frustrating to keep enduring this.

"That's what the viewers in the live chat said."

[Go ahead and speed up the story. Some speed-ups have progressed to May, where Japan is already at war with the American Free Federation. You can choose the American Free Federation to restart the story.]

[You'll see if you search other live streams; Mo Xiaomo and Yu Feng are speeding up the plot and fighting right now.]

Fang Ming looked at the comments, opened Tiansha Live, entered the game section, and immediately saw Mo Xiaomo, who was among the top streamers. He then opened her live stream.

In the live broadcast room.

Mo Xiaomo was piloting the plane, flying in the sky, surrounded by planes from the American Free Federation and Japanese fighter jets. Mo Xiaomo was nervously controlling the plane.

He adjusted the angle and then pressed the button on the mounted machine gun.

Chug tug tug——

A burst of machine gun fire went off, but not a single bullet hit. Mo Xiaomo was on the verge of collapse.
"Ughhhhh, this plane is so hard to fly!!"

"I can't hit anyone!!!"

Seeing that she had missed, Mo Xiaomo turned the plane around.

Suddenly, a burst of machine gun fire rang in my ears, the plane shuddered, and then the cockpit window shattered, as a series of machine gun bullets pierced through.

Phew! Phew!
Mo Xiaomo's body was riddled with holes on one side, and the screen went black.

We've returned to the game's main menu.

Inside the live stream room, Mo Xiaomo leaned back in her chair, looking utterly dejected.

"This is too difficult. I think I'll switch to another federation."

"He died three times in half an hour."

"I'm not suited to flying planes; I'm better at land combat."

On Mo Xiaomo's side, in the game's main interface, she selected another federation to start with.

Fang Ming stroked his chin, finding it rather interesting.

Then I opened Yu Feng's live stream. Yu Feng's live stream was set in the North African battlefield, but compared to Yu Mo Xiao Mo's terrible skills...

Yu Feng's situation was much more dangerous.

Due to his rank, he was directly appointed as the commander, riding in one of the best tanks, racing against the Empire's tanks in the desert.

The sniper's accuracy seems to have been brought into the tank as well.

Hundreds of meters apart, the speeding Federation tank, under Yu Feng's command, fired a shot that directly hit the advancing Imperial tank.

boom--! ! !
A huge fireball shot into the sky from the desert.

Although the timeline of Yu Feng's storyline is unclear, it is indeed evident that he has sped up and skipped a lot of plot points, because the Allied forces are currently at a disadvantage in the North African theater.

They would never let Yu Feng go out and have fun like that.

It seems they skipped several months of the storyline, allowing the Allied forces to recover and begin engaging the Empire in combat.

Fang Ming watched for a while and then returned to his own live stream:

"It's interesting."

"I didn't notice it when I saw the announcement before."

"I'll skip this for now."

Then, I opened the immersive story mode and followed the steps instructed by other players in the live stream to skip through February, March, and April.
Fang Ming's side finally stopped in May 1942.

"This must be the timeline of Mo Xiaomo's immersive storyline."

"Let me see, then select the [Earth Battlefield] mode."

"We won't choose that [daily storyline]; the main thing is to kill those little Japanese devils."

After Fang Ming made his selections and clicked "Start Game,"...

The screen flashed.

What came into view was the boundless sea; dawn had just broken, and a prompt appeared before my eyes.

【Pacific Ocean】

The screen then gradually went black, revealing:
Battle of the Coral Sea

Several large characters then lit up.

It seems to be a generic storyline.

Then the perspective shifts, and Fang Ming is able to control his body. He looks around and realizes that he is a pilot, just like Mo Xiaomo.

Soon, an officer whose name appeared next to him, Major General Fletcher, summoned the pilots and issued the mission.

Fang Ming was in the third wave of takeoff formation. After Major General Fletcher left, Fang Ming walked towards the plane and said to the live streamer:
"Let me look at the map first."

He then opened the real-time map on the Polaris website, but the timeline of the real-time map was still based on the situation in February 1942 for most people.

However, Fang Ming still managed to locate an island:

"The US Free Federation's objective is to launch a surprise attack on Tulagi Island, although the map on the Polar Star website currently shows US Free Federation forces."

"But that was in February. My story has jumped to May. According to that major general, that area has already been occupied by Japan."

"Occupy this place and use it as a base to support attacks from all sides."

"It is equivalent to severing ties with the United States, the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Kingdom, and other allies."

"This place is dangerous."

"However, the United States is not weak either, with two aircraft carriers and nearly two hundred fighter jets."

"Even with Earth's current technological capabilities, this thing is a weapon of mass destruction."

"This time we should be able to kill those Japanese."

Fang Ming boarded the plane, and control prompts appeared before his eyes. When it was his turn, he quickly took off and flew with the formation, looking at the sea view below as he spoke:

"The intelligence reports that a Japanese aircraft carrier has been discovered."

"So the mission of our three aircraft formations was to bomb Japanese aircraft carriers."

"Watch me blow him up!"

Fang Ming took off in his plane, his anger towards the Japanese devils still lingering, after all, this was the first time he had ever died in such a humiliating way.

I can't sleep unless I get revenge.

the other side.

The temporary headquarters of Polaris Corporation.

Zhao Ming pulled up the game's backend data, and found that quite a few players had already skipped the storyline.

However, to prevent the story from jumping too quickly, Zhao Ming has set the maximum number of months of story that can be skipped, so the story from February can only be skipped up to May.

In other words, you can experience the [Coral Sea Naval Battle].

The Battle of Midway, which determined the course of the Pacific War, took place in June, followed by battles such as the Battle of Stalingrad, which will be released after the press conference.

However, the Battle of Midway is relatively short, so Zhao Ming made it a time-limited instance that can be completed in one day.

(End of this chapter)