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Chapter 192 [Micro-management Master] - Red Team Atmosphere, [Chishui] Dungeon (5.2k)

however.

But that wasn't the only thing that baffled everyone.

In the conference room.

Chu Yao and the netizens in the live stream had just finished digesting the news that "the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy flew from Nanjing to Nanchang to oversee the battle" when the commander in front of them dropped a bombshell:

"According to orders from above,"

"Effective immediately, my unit will be placed under the command and dispatch of the 'Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force Nanchang Headquarters'."

"In this encirclement and suppression campaign, not even a fly is allowed to escape!"

The words fell.

The meeting room was buzzing with discussion, with the surrounding NPCs debating the purpose of this 'Commander-in-Chief's Nanchang Headquarters'.

Unified scheduling?

Isn't that right now?
These lower-level company and battalion commanders are not yet fully aware of the corrupt practices at the top.

In reality, these surrounding divisions also had their own internal conflicts, making it difficult for them to cooperate.

That's why this whole thing was done—to establish unified command.

Meanwhile, Chu Yao and the viewers in the live stream were already looking at the map in a daze:

"no?"

Does Nanchang have a sea?

"Isn't this an inland city?"

"Which category are we talking about: land, sea, or air?"

At first glance, the map is all mountains, where is the sea?

Apart from the winding tributaries of the Gan River, the screen is filled with hill markers above 500 meters in altitude. There are only a few rivers that are somewhat related to water, but they are not enough to be considered a sea.

Land, sea and air operations.

That sounds pretty intimidating.

The live stream chat was flooded with comments:
Wow, so he was already directing the overall operation at this point.

Where does the sea in Nanchang come from?

[This is ridiculous! Do they even have airplanes now, on land, sea, and air?]

[There's only one army unit in the relationship.]

[No. Doesn't he realize his own skill level?]

The viewers in the live stream were dumbfounded; it turned out that this kind of command operation had already begun at this point.

Is the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy competent or not?

Netizens on Earth were also somewhat bewildered by the actions of the principal of Huangpu Military Academy.

After all, during the previous 'Federal Military Exercise,' even the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy couldn't outmaneuver the fourth-term students in terms of overall strategy and micromanagement. Now he's pulled this stunt again.

For a moment, netizens on Earth really couldn't make a judgment.

After all, given the circumstances of the Liaoshen Campaign, no one could defeat a big shot who commanded a million-strong army several days in advance.

What now?
It's also frontline micro-management.

It's just that the target has changed, and Blue Star netizens know less about the Red team.

The outcome is uncertain for the time being.

There was quite a bit of discussion on the game forums, one of the most popular posts being:
Rational Discussion: Was the Whampoa Military Academy Principal's Micro-Management Effective?

The following are various opinions.

Floor 1:
"Don't be so harsh, OP. No matter what, Nanjing was a place where they could easily defeat a bunch of warlords. They must have some real strength."

Floor 2:
"What's the big deal? Wasn't the Central Plains War mediated by Zhang Xueliang when he entered the pass? Have you forgotten how badly we were beaten in the third stage of the 'Federal Military Exercise' [Liaoshen Campaign]?"

Floor 3:
"It's hard to say. The Red Team has too little intelligence right now. What if Principal Huangpu really pulls off some tricks this time?"

Floor 4:
"Is he a tactical genius, or just a blunder?! Stay tuned!"

Floor 5:
"No? Dude upstairs, who told you to give the commentary?"

Floor 6:
"I think it's unlikely. The commander of the red team is a big shot who can trigger the gold-colored [Autumn Harvest Uprising] story card."

Floor 7:
"The information upstairs is outdated. You can trigger events even with Principal Huangpu. Yesterday, someone triggered a gold-purple story card, 'Xi'an Affairs,' from Principal Huangpu."

The discussion within the thread is divided.

Some people thought he could succeed, after all, he was the principal of Whampoa Military Academy.

The Whampoa Military Academy has produced so many famous generals, yet this dignified principal can't even beat the one who fought in the Liaoshen Campaign. He's still in the early stages of the Red Team's victory.

The principal's micromanagement skills must be effective, as can be seen from the unified dispatching. Through this organization, command here is unified under one person.

This can largely prevent the offensive from being hampered by personal grudges and sordid disputes among the high-ranking officers of the various units.

Those who think it's useless are simply in their opinion.

It's all just flashy and gimmicky tactics; it'll probably end up like the Liaoshen Campaign more than a decade from now.

After all, this is an inland area.

At a glance, there are no hills or slopes below 500 meters.

What kind of fancy "Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force in Nanchang" is this?
However, the specific situation will depend on the outcome of the subsequent battle.

They couldn't reach a conclusion through discussion, and it depended on how the game's story progressed.

Meanwhile, on Chu Yao's side...

The day after the meeting ended, the troops received orders to move out.

Head towards Stone City to block the Red forces' retreat eastward, and that's not all.

Two days later.

After collecting all the information, Chu Yao displayed a large map in the live stream room.

The above is an order issued after the establishment of the "Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force in Nanchang". It can be seen that the purpose is to completely surround the Red forces.

Chu Yao looked at the map and clicked his tongue, saying:
"They've made a big move right after landing, look at the troop deployment."

"56th Division, 49th Division, block the gap in the southeast."

"60th Division, 61st Division, 12th Division, block the breach in the southwest."

"The whole thing forms a large encirclement."

"Then the main forces in the north, the 18th Division, the 50th Division, and the newly formed 5th Division, attacked Donggu and Longgang from three directions to carry out a second encirclement."

"Good heavens, what a trap!"

Even netizens watching the live stream had to admit that no matter how you looked at it, there wasn't much wrong with the plan.

This demonstrates the military command skills of the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy.

only.
While the netizens on Blue Star were pondering how the red team could break the deadlock...

Just discovered.

Before Chu Yao's troops had even reached the designated location.

The Red Team unit, where Qiao Bo was located, had already moved to a new position several days ago.

Because it's a combined live stream.

So Qiao Bo was also keeping an eye on Chu Yao's situation until Chu Yao just took out the map and revealed the command and deployment in Nanjing.

Qiao Bo finally understood what the relocation a few days ago was for.
Qiao Bo had no contact with the higher-ups, so he could only follow orders and move with the team, without knowing the purpose of the transfer.

However, as Chu Yao's live stream showed the map of his command and layout, it was revealed that...

Look at your position.

Qiao Bocai finally realized, "Holy crap?"

real or fake?

Qiao Bo was a little incredulous. He checked the time difference between his live stream and Chu Yao's, and they were still on the same day, with a half-day difference.

But did the red team make a prediction several days in advance?

Seeing Qiao Bo's bewildered expression, the viewers in the live stream didn't know what was going on until Qiao Bo revealed the current location of the red team.

The viewers in the live stream were all stunned.

Holy crap! That prediction was incredible! The red team actually broke out of the encirclement?!

[Wait! Chu Yao set off five days ago? Qiao Bo started moving six days ago, are they using a full map cheat?!]

[Textbook-level battlefield prediction!]

[It's ruined! The principal of Whampoa Military Academy is on the third level, but the red team is already in the atmosphere!]

To be fair, you can't say the principal of Whampoa Military Academy was incompetent; he was simply utterly incompetent.

So, the current situation is that the encirclement meticulously laid out by the principal of Whampoa Military Academy turned out to be in vain?

This is a complete game-changer!

Looking at the current distribution of power among the red forces, netizens on Earth couldn't help but comment.

Can we say that the blue team's layout and arrangement are bad?
Obviously not.

Judging from the blue team's layout, once the two encirclements are formed, it will be an inescapable trap, making it impossible for them to escape.

but now
The red team really did sprout wings and fly away.

The main forces in Donggu and Longgang areas had already withdrawn.

All that remains is Donggu, a city that is almost deserted.

The second encirclement, consisting of the newly formed 5th Division, the 18th Division, and the 50th Division, was completely rendered ineffective because there were no longer any large Red forces there.

At this point, the Blue Team's newly formed 5th Division would only find empty air when attacking Donggu.

This prediction is truly astonishing.

For a time, netizens were discussing it extensively, and even Qiao Bo couldn't figure out how the red team had made that prediction.

This principal of Whampoa Military Academy was really unlucky.

What level of opponents did I encounter?

The red team's atmospheric conditions are something else.

Chu Yao next door was also dumbfounded, because before they had even reached the designated position, the other side had already jumped out of the second encirclement.

One has to admire the red team's prediction.

As the game's story progresses, the blue team, having failed to capture Donggu and other areas, did not achieve any significant results.

However, the main force of the red team on the east side was now facing the blue team directly.

three days later.

Several days had passed in the game, and the blue team had already rearranged their positions.

Chu Yao posted the new map layout and plan in the live broadcast room.

After adjustments, the Blue team plans to use the 50th and 24th Divisions in the north as bait to construct defensive fortifications and lure the Red team's main force into an attack. Meanwhile, the 18th Division in the west and the 28th Division, formerly the newly formed 5th Division, will launch a flanking attack on the Red team's main force.

We'll move forward together then.

The main force of the Red team was annihilated in the Xiaobu and Huangpi area.

Looking at the blue team's plan in the live stream, the viewers couldn't find any fault with it.

But a plan is still just a plan.

The 18th and 28th Divisions, which launched a surprise attack from the flanks, made a mistake.

(plan)
The Blue team's original plan was for the 18th and 28th Divisions to advance side by side and launch a surprise attack on the Red team's main force from the flank.

However, the 18th Division set off as ordered and arrived in Longgang, while the 28th Division had just left the house.

(Reality)
The original encirclement and suppression plan.

At this point, because the 28th Division failed to keep up, the 18th Division was left to go alone, sending its men to their deaths.

The 18th Division was supposed to be sent to launch a surprise attack on the flank of the main force of the Red Army.

At this moment, his flanks were wide open.

The red team naturally didn't let this opportunity slip by.

The main forces in the east and south advanced side by side, trapping the 18th Division in Longgang and annihilating it.

When Chu Yao found out, he was completely stunned.

Although they weren't directly facing the Red Army's forces, but rather blocking the encirclement from the east, the Red Army's information was always faster than theirs.

Few people inside the unit knew that the 28th Division had set off later than the 18th Division.

I only found out after the game was over.

As a result, after the Red team learned that the 28th Division was lagging behind the 18th Division, they did not hesitate at all.

They were directly surrounded and annihilated by the 18th Division.

The 18th Division had more than 9000 men, and even the division commander was killed.

The morale of the blue team has collapsed.

He just got back from a meeting, while the regimental commander is figuring out how to escape.

Meanwhile, the 28th Division, which was in the center of the encirclement, had already retreated after the 18th Division was completely annihilated. This retreat had a significant impact, as it also caused the 50th Division to collapse.

With the 18th Division in the west completely annihilated and the 28th Division escaping, the remaining 50th and 24th Divisions in the north were naturally unable to be encircled.

Moreover, they themselves dare not fight against the red team.

Therefore, after the 28th Division retreated westward, the 50th and 24th Divisions also retreated eastward.

But no one expected the red team to be so fast.

The 50th Division had just withdrawn from Yuantou to Dongshao when the large Red Army force, having traversed mountains and valleys, arrived. However, due to the long journey, the Red Army was unable to reach them.

The Red Army was unable to completely encircle and annihilate the 50th Division, killing more than 3000 of its troops. The remnants of the 50th Division continued to flee eastward.

This is the end.

The planned "encirclement and suppression" operation ended in failure.

This battle left netizens on Earth baffled, and even Qiao Bo, the red team's streamer, and Chu Yao, the blue team's streamer, who were involved, couldn't understand it.

From Qiao Bo's perspective, it's about following the troops, moving, moving, moving, fighting, fighting, and winning.

From Chu Yao's perspective, the division receives orders, takes action, and becomes part of the outer encirclement. Then, the 18th Division inside is inexplicably annihilated, the 50th Division is routed, and the entire front is wiped out.

The first outer perimeter of the encirclement was already large, and the surrounding friendly forces were too far away.

Individually, they would be almost no match for the red team.

This is also the case with Chu Yao's regimental commander, who is in the 56th Division. He seems to be trying to save his own life and doesn't want to confront the Red forces head-on.

Because we really can't beat them.
With the collapse of the encirclement, the victorious Red forces began to focus on developing their base and advancing into the surrounding areas.

at this time.

On Chu Yao's side.

The 56th Division, where he was stationed, had already secured Jianning, and his corps, due to the influence of its commander, had been assigned to a relatively safe position.

This surprised Chu Yao quite a bit.

But think about it.

After all, he had invested all of his initial tens of millions in assets, as well as the treasures and antiques he acquired later, into buying this combat advisor position.

If the group leader didn't have connections, would he dare to accept so much?

Looking at the 56th Division now, with so many corps under its command, the fact that they are placed in the rear suggests that there must be someone above the regimental commander.

Gee.
The money wasn't wasted.

Chu Yao sighed, as he strolled around town, gathering information as usual.

However, most of the information in the public comes from rumors, and the general public's attitude towards them is not very good. They don't openly dislike them, but they will keep their distance when they encounter them.

When they returned to their base, they heard the order to start a meeting.

When Chu Yao entered, the meeting had already ended. Upon seeing Chu Yao enter, the regimental commander immediately tossed a document over to him:
"These are the latest data discovered above."

"Just take a look a few times and pay attention."

"They're all high-ranking officials over there; we definitely won't run into them here."

Chu Yao nodded and then opened the folder.

Inside was a thick stack of documents, and the first person that caught his eye was the one on the [Autumn Harvest Uprising] story card. Chu Yao stared at it in disbelief:

"hiss--"

What followed also made his eyes widen.

Because of many of the names mentioned above.

The names match those of the anchor Du Yong who previously revealed information about the Whampoa Military Academy.

Good guy.

until
"What the hell?!!!"

The regimental commander looked up, his face full of questions.

Chu Yao quickly waved his hand:

"fine."

"It's the Red 4th Army that annihilated the 18th Division, the one right across from us."

The commander nodded:

"fine."

"We're in the rear, we can't reach here."

The regimental commander looked smug; the money hadn't been wasted.

You want me to risk my life? No way.

Chu Yao's lips twitched.

Is this even the point?!

The key point is the 4th Red Army and its command!

Qiao Bo and Chu Yao were both uploading their respective materials.

Meanwhile, Chu Yao's 56th Division was facing the Red 4th Army.

I just didn't know before that the 18th Division was completely annihilated by the Red 4th Army, and I didn't know that the commander of the Red 4th Army was the same one who later beat up the principal of Whampoa Military Academy.

Damn it.

Principal Huangpu deserves his defeat; no wonder he's still not beating the red team even on the third level.

The red team's command was on fire from the start.

If the Red 4th Army has such a high-level commander, what must the Red Army's overall commander be like?

How could we possibly fight our way through?
Chu Yao, suppressing his excitement, immediately uploaded the information.

But he couldn't suppress the smile on his face, and this time he was bound to cause a stir on the gaming forums.

In fact, it does.

This was the first time that Blue Star players had a clear understanding of the personnel of the Red faction.

After all, Nanjing was not good at tactical command.

However, there is no doubt that the Red team attaches great importance to the project, and the information is very detailed. Players are now searching for relevant information on the [Republic] timeline.

See if any of these names are mentioned in the timeline.

Don't tell me yet.

I found quite a few major events related to this.

at this time.

On the Polaris side.

Zhao Ming looked at the data in the backend.

The projection in front of me is a virtual map of the 'Republic of China' era, and the densely distributed dots represent the players, as more and more information is collected.

The players on Earth have found their direction and are inevitably about to embark on a series of major storylines.

After all, someone has been broadcasting live from the Red Team's base for quite some time now.

Many of the players who started later went there, and at this point on the map, the red team's base and the area around Nanjing had the most players.

Some players are even close to triggering the 'second counter-encirclement' and 'third counter-encirclement'.

Following this direction and approach, it's estimated that the entire storyline will be triggered soon, and the only remaining event will be the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River".

Other story-driven single-player immersive experiences are okay, but this level is lacking.

Zhao Ming pondered and decided to create a copy.

Similar to the previous nation war instance, all players can participate, but of course, they will still be from the perspective of a soldier.

However, real-time maps and bullet comments can be enabled, allowing players to watch the movement routes and discuss them in real time.

Just do it.

Zhao Ming immediately pulled up the information on the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River," but after glancing at the backend data...

The players are progressing a bit too fast.

This kind of large-scale dungeon, coupled with the incredible command of "Crossing the Chishui River Four Times," should be released during holidays.

I thought about it.

Zhao Ming set some classic battles before and after the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River", such as the "Clever Crossing of the Jinsha River" and the "Seizing of the Luding Bridge", as pending triggers.

Once players have triggered all the 'counter-encirclement' campaigns.

These classic battles will be triggered first, while the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" will be triggered during the festival at the beginning of next month.

(End of this chapter)