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Chapter 139 [Solo Battle of Xiajin] Shen Yan, who was tricked by Zhao Ming as a Japanese soldier (6.2k combined)

The 'death whistle' of the Stuka's dive echoed over Stalingrad.

However, Shen Yan and the others were also familiar with this sharp whistle. The louder the sound, the smaller the chance of being bombed, because the Stuka's trajectory after its dive was fixed, so there was no need to worry.

Shen Yan led the men of the Special Battalion and quickly hid in the surrounding ruins.

The Stuka formation swept across the sky to the left of the group and rushed towards the 'Central Station' ahead, with a dense array of small black dots following closely behind as they fell.

The station, whose architecture was almost unrecognizable, was covered by the explosion.

After Stuka had gone far away, Shen Yan and the others emerged from their hiding place. Suddenly, a burst of intense gunfire erupted from the bombed-out 'Central Station' in the distance, surprising Shen Yan.

"Is there anyone else?"

From a distance, all that can be seen are the buildings reduced to steel skeletons after being bombed, and some station walls that still stand.

I never imagined that even in this state, there would still be people hiding inside.

Shen Yan immediately ordered each company to disperse and surround the station from different directions.

boom--! !

Everyone instinctively looked down. A bullet grazed the side of Shen Yan's head. Liu Feng, who was next to him, reacted instantly, raised his gun and followed the sound. The next second, he pulled the trigger.

boom!
With the same shot fired, the Imperial sniper on the other side had already vanished.

Liu Feng sent a squad to pursue them.

At this moment, everyone became serious. Not only were there people in the station, but there were also snipers hiding in the ruins. The difficulty of this instance was beyond doubt.

The gunfire outside also revealed that the group was getting close.

Just as they were speeding up the encirclement of the central station, the Imperial forces inside the station also detached some troops to guard key positions, but they couldn't withstand the superior sniping ability of Shen Yan's soldiers.

After a brief stalemate, all the Imperial soldiers who showed their faces were killed.

The companies of the First Special Battalion quickly broke through.

Inside the station.

boom--! ! !
A grenade exploded, sending dust and the blood of Imperial soldiers flying everywhere.

For an instant.

Smoke and dust filled the entire corridor. Shen Yan made a hand gesture, and the special forces soldiers behind him quickly disappeared into the smoke and dust, heading towards the other side of the corridor. Immediately afterwards, a series of intense gunshots rang out.

In the narrow, elongated corridor, the Imperial soldiers, caught off guard, were swiftly annihilated by the special forces battalion.

Shen Yan led his men to use this place as a base to explore the entire station.

With the addition of Shen Yan and others, the Soviet Union soldiers gradually gained control of the high ground, and intense gunfire erupted everywhere.

Half an hour later.

The bruised and battered Imperial soldiers retreated from the station, fighting and retreating.

Shen Yan also received a report from his subordinates that they had encountered Soviet Union troops.

Shen Yan led his men to meet them.

Since the uniforms and identities assigned by the system were all from the Soviet Federation, the guards inside the station did not find anything unusual. On the contrary, they were very happy to have received such strong elite support.

Inside the now-ruined waiting hall, the garrison commander, Yepavel, sat on large chunks of rubble, bandaging himself while also informing Shen Yan of the situation:
"We must set up a defensive line as soon as possible and place more booby traps south of the station."

"It's getting dark. Those guys from the Empire don't rest at night either. I guess they'll be back soon."

"Try not to let anyone show their face. There are not only our people in the ruins outside, but also a lot of Imperial snipers."

Hearing Yepavel's words, Shen Yan did not dare to take them lightly and quickly gave the orders.

Only then did they remember the squad that had been sent to track the sniper. Listening to Yepavel's account, they realized that the situation here was extremely dire, and a squad rushing in would likely meet a gruesome end.

Shen Yan summoned Liu Feng, the battalion commander of the Special First Battalion, for questioning. Seeing Liu Feng's expression after hearing the question, he understood.

He raised his hand to interrupt Liu Feng and immediately arranged for everyone to set up a defensive line.

The group worked diligently to set up defenses and booby traps.

However, it took less than half an hour.

boom--!
boom--!
boom--!
The roar of artillery shells echoed outside the station, followed by the powerful tremors of explosions. Special operations soldiers setting up defenses in the station's southern hall were instantly killed. Company Commander Fang Hui ran over to report to Shen Yan:
"Brigadier, the Empire has brought over several heavy artillery pieces, and they're bombarding the south hall."

The ground trembled from the explosion, causing the entire building to be covered in rubble and dust.

Staying inside this station, you always have a feeling that you could be crushed to death at any moment by a collapse.

At this moment, Yepavel, the commander of the Soviet Union's garrison, also sent someone to ask Shen Yan to come and meet him. Meanwhile, outside the central station, the soldiers reorganized by the Empire had surrounded them from all sides.

The death whistle of the Stuka bombers sounded again in the sky.

Yepavel, along with his men and Shen Yan and the others, quickly hid in the underground passage.

Boom boom boom!

The station had barely been occupied for half an hour when it was stormed back in by Imperial soldiers.

evening.

18:41 pm.

The sun had already set, leaving only a sliver of light illuminating the ground.

The entire city of Stalingrad was about to be plunged into darkness.

However, inside Central Station.

Phew! Phew!
Shen Yan gripped the neck of the Imperial soldier in front of him tightly, repeatedly stabbing the soldier's abdomen with his bayonet. He twisted the knife with his right hand, and the Imperial soldier's struggles gradually weakened until he completely lost his breath.

Shen Yan breathed a sigh of relief, drew his bayonet, and looted all the rifles and ammunition from the Imperial soldier for himself.

Several soldiers from the Special Battalion nearby also killed the Imperial soldiers they were fighting.

Reload the guns that have run out of ammunition.

After two hours of fighting since the afternoon, everyone had long since run out of ammunition.

The station has changed hands four times.

The commander of the garrison I first met, Yepavel, is dead, and his adjutant has taken over. However, there is some good news, namely, because of the importance of the central station.

Troops will also cross the Volga River tonight to provide support.

After all, this is currently the most important channel for maintaining the transportation of supplies within Stalingrad.

Shen Yan wasn't sure if he could hold on until then.

Two hours.

Half of his Special Battalion had already died.

This was even with the cooperation of Soviet Federation soldiers.

Otherwise, with this small group, we might be wiped out during the second wave of the station battle. The intensity of the battle is no less than the dungeons we've experienced before, mainly because there's hardly any time to rest.

They had just repelled the imperial soldiers when artillery fire rained down, followed by a massive army pressing in.

Ammunition can only be replenished from the enemy, but the replenishment rate is far from keeping up with the consumption rate, which has led to him and the soldiers of the Special Battalion having tried every means to fight hand-to-hand with the armed Imperial soldiers.

Fortunately, I had practiced a lot of melee combat in the Republic storyline [Battle of Xiajin] that I experienced before.

Otherwise, many people would have died.

After replenishing the ammunition, Shen Yan loaded his gun and led his men to quickly move through the central station.

night.

19:53 minutes.

The station has changed hands seven times.

Many bunkers have been destroyed due to continuous bombing.

As a last resort.

The soldiers of the Special Battalion followed the soldiers of the Soviet Federation and began to move the corpses of Imperial soldiers and their own men, piling them up to form fortifications in front of them, ready to fight at any time.

The soldiers on both sides were on edge, and even the slightest movement would cause them great anxiety.

In the quiet waiting hall.

Suddenly, a clanging sound came from outside the wall, and Qin Xu, the company commander of the Second Company, changed his expression:
"A combat engineer?!"

"They're going to blow up the wall!"

For defense, some important passages and staircases have been destroyed by the Soviets, making it impossible for Imperial soldiers to approach, or even if they did, they could not pass through. But if the building were to be blown open now...

It would be all over if we were to face the Empire's tanks and heavy artillery head-on.

Qin Xu gritted his teeth, ordered his men to collect grenades and explosives, and led the last two platoons of the Second Company out.

boom! boom! boom! !

night.

21:17 minutes.

The clattering sound of tank tracks grinding through gravel echoed around the central station as Imperial armored forces arrived to reinforce and patrol the station for any suspicious targets.

boom--!
A shell was fired, and the already crumbling wall collapsed, revealing the Soviet soldiers and soldiers of the Special Battalion hiding inside.

Watching the wall collapse.

Fang Hui, the company commander of the first company of the first battalion, cursed under his breath. Without hesitation, he grabbed the cluster grenade next to him and took advantage of the dust before it settled and before the Imperial soldiers under the moonlight got close.

He crawled up to the wall and looked at the tanks that were so close to him.

He suddenly stood up, limped out of the smoke, and rolled under the tank, while the surrounding Imperial soldiers shouted in shock and anger.

boom!
The explosion spread beneath the tank, rendering it unusable.

Several wounded soldiers hidden in the ruins also raised their guns and began firing, but they quickly fell silent in the face of the Empire's concentrated fire.

Looking down from a high altitude.

At this moment, the area around the central station was already surrounded by Imperial tanks and armored vehicles, which were encroaching on the station as if they were being devoured.

This is already the 9th round of competition that Shen Yan and his group have been engaged in.

The intense fighting left the First Special Battalion with very few men. Most of the company commanders had been killed. If you gathered them together and counted them, there would probably be more than 40 men left.

However, support from the Soviet Federation has also arrived.

Under the moonlight.

The Soviet soldiers who had crossed the Volga River rushed toward the central station without stopping.

late at night.

10:05 minutes.

In a corner of the waiting room at Central Station, Shen Yan leaned against the wall, breathing heavily. Liu Feng, standing beside him, handed him a cigarette he'd shoved from some unknown corpse. After taking two puffs, he was instantly intoxicated.
"Cough cough. This thing is pretty powerful."

"Does Polaris sell them?"

Liu Feng looked at the cigarette in his hand; it was clearly something a seasoned smoker had gotten from who-knows-where.
"I think should not be."

Shen Yan took a few more puffs to clear his head, then flicked away the cigarette with his trembling hand. Gunfire continued outside, but fortunately, Soviet Union troops had arrived to provide support, allowing them to rest for a while.
"How many times?"

Liu Feng paused for a moment, then spoke:
"This is probably the 12th time."

Shen Yan's lips twitched. He shifted his body, aggravating the wound on his leg, and took a soft breath.

"Damn, this is never going to end."

How many people are left?

Liu Feng looked around at the soldiers of the Special Forces Battalion who had been replaced by the Soviet troops and said:
"There are only about 10 people left."

"It's all here."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a series of explosions rang out outside, accompanied by shouts of "Hurrah!"

boom! boom! boom--!
Shen Yan and the others felt a chill in their hearts, packed their things, and got up to rejoin the battle.

Shortly after.

During the 12th battle for Central Station, Shen Yan and all the soldiers of the Special Battalion were killed.

at this time.

The 7th Special Operations Brigade, training room.

Everyone sat up from the virtual reality pods. Shen Yan noticed that Qu Guang had already gotten up. He rubbed his face to wake himself up, then stood up and asked:
"Which wave have you reached?"

Qu Guang smiled wryly and said:

"The 11rd time."

"Where are you?"

Shen Yan rubbed his temples and waved his hand:
"12 times."

"The battle for this station is fierce."

"Thankfully, the Soviet Union soldiers were holding the line."

"They were all wiped out just like that."

"If it weren't for those Soviet soldiers holding them off, our third wave would probably have been wiped out. Including our own men and the soldiers of the Soviet Federation, half a brigade was wiped out in the station in those six hours."

Qu Guang also had a complicated expression, and seemed to have a toothache.
"Yes."

"Is it safe for anyone to get through here?"

Shen Yan thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Probably not."

"If we're fighting like this, then the other units are just wasting their breath."

"I'll ask other people."

As he spoke, he started asking in the old military academy class group. Many of them were in combat units, so they had also participated in the training. However, the training time was different for each unit. When Shen Yan asked, some had finished fighting, while others had not yet come out.

However, looking at his comrades who had finished the dungeon, they complained about its difficulty.

Shen Yan suddenly chuckled, leaving Qu Guang completely bewildered. He leaned closer and said:
"what happened?"

"You're happy with this?"

Shen Yan chuckled, his tone suddenly becoming much more relaxed:
"The highest-ranking member of this group of noobs is only the 9th wave."

"Some were wiped out by the fifth wave."

"They're way behind us."

Qu Guang rolled his eyes at this, looking at the notes inside that mentioned things like "naval" and "armor":
"They're not a special operations brigade. It's good that they survived to the fifth wave in this kind of attack by the navy."

"My major doesn't match what I'm doing."

Shen Yan said irritably:

"Can't I even comfort myself a little?"

"It seems our record isn't too bad."

"However, it seems this copy will be released later."

"Outrageous."

"If we all play like this, wouldn't ordinary people all quit the game if they experienced it?"

"Zhao Ming is really daring."

Qu Guang nodded and said:

"really."

"This difficulty is outrageous."

"But there are even harder challenges to come."

Shen Yan spoke up:
"I heard about it."

"But it hasn't been released yet."

"We need to study this."

"Have Zhao Ming set up a separate instance for us to practice in."

"Otherwise, how will we crush the forces of other federations and our Great Xia Federation during the upcoming federal military exercises?"

Qu Guang became interested, dismissed the crowd, and then asked:
"What news did you get from your old man this time?"

Seeing that no one was around, Shen Yan spoke:
"My grandfather said that the higher-ups are studying future federal military exercises and joint military exercises."

"Try placing it in 'World War II: The Rise of Empires' for comparison."

"Previously, due to the game's lack of realism, bugs would often occur that affected the battle, so we hadn't considered conducting military exercises within the game."

"But with the explosive popularity of 'World War II: Rise of Empires' and its promotion in various federations, even the soil data is different in different places, and even the data is different just a few centimeters apart."

"It simulates real-world scenarios almost 100% of the actual situation."

"In this situation, conducting military exercises in the game is much more convenient than conducting them in real life."

"Anyway, it's all for public display."

"Why not just organize a joint military exercise and broadcast it live?"

"The public also prefers watching live sports broadcasts to boring military exercises that show off military strength."

"If it works well, we can extend the time a bit more."

"It is estimated that the hype can be maintained for two or three months, which can effectively divert public attention."

The essence of the "anti-war competition" is to divert public attention.

So it lasts for two or three months every year before it ends, and then there is a gap of several months after that.

The explosive popularity of "World War II: Rise of Empires" has attracted not only many players, but also many fervent advocates of war.

If games can bring some people to their senses, then those who haven't yet are can use this kind of competition to distract themselves for another two or three months.

It's almost time.

The anti-war competition is about to begin next year.

Qu Guang nodded and said:
"The idea is good."

"Any news on what specific instance or dungeon it will be?"

Shen Yan spoke up:
"I'll have to ask Qinghan about that."

"What I heard from the old man were things like the Delta Force and the VDV Airborne Force, which are all troops based on 'Earth'."

"It's said to be a sequel to the WWII series, 'Modern Warfare'."

"Qinghan showed the CG data to the Federation's high-ranking officials before."

Qu Guang's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but rub his forehead:

"No way?"

"Troops on Earth?"

"Then you should ask around quickly. Make sure it's not the Republic's troops. If they're all like the Blue Army Brigade, you won't stand a chance."

The humiliation of being brutally defeated by the Republic's [Blue Army Brigade] in a 1v32 battle is still fresh in my mind.

Shen Yan nodded and said:
"Probably not."

"The name doesn't sound like the characteristics of a [Republic] army unit."

"But we still have to ask."

"What if it's an Imperial or Soviet Union force?"

This person was just tortured.

It would be difficult to fight against either side.

Shen Yan thought for a moment:
"I'd better ask first."

"We have to get a ranking in the big competition in the second half of the year."

"They were all taken by those freaks in the Central Theater Command before."

"This time, our Northern Theater Command must make a name for itself."

As he spoke, Shen Yan ran off to contact Shen Qinghan.

The next day.

early morning.

Polaris Corporation, CEO's office.

Leaning back in the boss's chair.

Zhao Ming yawned and opened the game's background data. After looking through it, he found nothing unusual.

At this time.

Shen Qinghan called, and Zhao Ming answered:
"What's going on, senior?"

Shen Qinghan said:
"Are there any newly created dungeons recently that can be used for training, preferably solo dungeons?"

"The kind that isn't reported to the federal government."

Zhao Ming was somewhat surprised:

"Ok?"

"What's the point of having this kind of copy?"

"Play by yourself?"

Shen Qinghan said helplessly:

"The Northern Army wants to practice separately, so they can prepare for the federal military exercises in the second half of the year. You know what I mean?"

"Moreover, the 'Battle for Central Station' you gave me yesterday was something that no troops could possibly finish fighting."

"Since no one has cleared the game yet, I want to practice as much as I can and see if I can snag first place."

Zhao Ming smiled and said:

"That's it."

"It's no problem."

"However, making it on the spot is a bit too much trouble."

"I can make some changes to the previous version."

“Give them a unique key.”

"Did you specify which area you want to train?"

Shen Qinghan recalled for a moment and then said:
"Let's fight hand-to-hand."

"They were complaining to me yesterday that they ran out of ammunition in less than an hour, and the next few hours were mostly close-quarters combat."

Zhao Ming thought for a moment and then said:
"it is good."

"wait for me."

As he spoke, Zhao Ming brought up the [Xiajin Battle] storyline.

Originally, the [Xiajin Battle] involved soldiers from the Great Xia Federation playing the role of People's Liberation Army soldiers from the Republic. However, since the goal was to provide training, Zhao Ming changed the number of participants in the instance to 1.

And this one person became a Japanese assault soldier.

Since the training is for close combat, it must be against the Republic's war god.

Zhao Ming then adjusted the Japanese charging formation into a cone shape, and the person at the very front was the position of the Great Xia Federation soldier at the start of the game.

Furthermore, the Japanese soldiers behind him were at least thirty meters away. Although this is unreasonable, it can be directly changed.

That is
Upon entering, the soldiers of this Great Xia Federation will immediately face Lu Bu, the 'Republic'.

The other Japanese soldiers would fight against other PLA soldiers.

Turn this instance into a 1v1 duel with 'Republic' Lu Bu.

However, considering that person's combat strength, Zhao Ming set a threshold: as long as you can survive for two minutes against that person, you can pass the level.

After all, he could last for two minutes, so his close-quarters combat skills were quite impressive.

You should know that normal Japanese soldiers are usually killed with a single blow.

However, it's estimated that the Northern Army will need to train for a while, since two minutes isn't easy to withstand.

After simply modifying the copy, Zhao Ming sent the key to Shen Qinghan.

And on Shen Qinghan's side.

He then handed the key to Shen Yan. Zhao Ming didn't explain the specifics, and Shen Qinghan didn't ask either, only saying that it was a single-player instance.

Shen Yan was very satisfied; indeed, having connections makes things much easier.

He excitedly summoned the Special First Battalion and Qu Guang, created a room, pulled everyone in, and entered the key to start the game.

Subsequently.

The scene flashed, and everyone separated, each in their own separate instance, but what came into view was...
The words are: "[Battle of Xiajin]".

Shen Yan was somewhat puzzled:

"what's the situation?"

"The Battle of Xiajin? Or killing the Japanese devils?"

"Could it be that the dungeon has been upgraded?"

As the text disappeared, the screen lit up.

Shen Yan realized that his body was charging forward, so he quickly steered his body to continue charging.

At this time.

A loud shout suddenly came from the ground in front of him:
"kill--!!!"

A figure leaped out from underground, and Shen Yan's brain went blank.

This didn't leap from underground; it flew out of the trench, and the person who flew out was strangely familiar to him.

I***?!
I'm playing as Lu Bu from the "Republic" faction?!

Am I now a Japanese soldier?
It was only for a second that I was in a daze.

The tall, over 1.9-meter-tall man from the Republic, taking two steps at a time, slashed at Shen Yan with his bayonet, its silver light flashing. Shen Yan instinctively blocked it, but only managed to block it once before retreating a few steps. The next second, the silver light flashed again.

Puff——!
A tremendous force struck, sending Shen Yan flying.

The view suddenly went black.

(End of this chapter)