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Chapter 205 [The Crisis of the Newly Established Republic] Crossing the Grasslands: The Red Army Has Arrived! (4.7k)
Many Blue Star players gasped as they watched the scene in the video.

The environment of this grassland is far harsher than imagined.

As the camera panned across the grass, the mud on the grass had an eerie dark green hue, with a layer of oily foam floating on the surface.

Bubbles occasionally rise from the silt; just seeing this scene is enough to conjure up some of the smells.

Not to mention that this eerie dark green color is obviously poisonous.

In the video, the player explains what they learned from local herders about things to be careful about when crossing the grasslands:

"These silts are only one aspect."

"Local herders say that these silt deposits, which have accumulated over many years, are full of deadly germs."

As the words fell, the player crouched down, and the camera zoomed in, focusing on the mud pit.

Only then did the Blue Star players realize that what they saw wasn't bubbling mud at all, but rather wriggling worms rolling around in the mud, the bubbling mud resembling bubbles.

"If a wounded soldier's wound gets covered in mud, the consequences are unimaginable."

"And look."

As the camera panned across the overgrown grass, many insects swarmed among it:
"It's daytime now, and there are flying insects everywhere. There will be even more at night."

"A poisonous insect that grows up in such an environment will bite you."

"Those herders said that the mild cases result in redness, swelling, and ulceration, while the severe cases can be fatal."

“Even the local herders dare not venture deep into this area.”

"And there was no drinking water either."

The player in the video was describing the situation, and his tone couldn't help but convey a sense of despair.

Not to mention the Blue Star players who have a clear understanding of grasslands at this time.

This environment.

It's not much better than the Great Snow Mountain.

The comments on the video scrolled by like crazy:

Holy crap! Is this even a place a person could walk on?!

I thought climbing snow-capped mountains was the limit, but I never expected to cross grasslands – I was completely overwhelmed.

At least the snow-capped mountains are clean; this place is full of poison.

I can't even imagine being swarmed by poisonous insects. It's too desperate.

It's hard to imagine what kind of willpower the Red Army relied on to get through this.

The seemingly casual phrases "climbing snow-capped mountains" and "crossing grasslands" actually concealed a great deal of hardship.

[On the timeline of the People's Republic of China, the fewer the characters, the bigger the event; for example, the Long March, which represents crossing snow-capped mountains and grasslands.]

As the video's popularity soared, players and streamers on Blue Star began making preparations.

Everyone wanted to see how the Red Army conquered the grasslands.

Having made thorough preparations, they waited on the Red Army's inevitable route, ready to join the ranks.

Given the previous situation where some streamers at the foot of Jiajin Mountain did not join,

The streamers and players this time all specifically chose to play as local residents at the start, so there was no need to worry about their identities.

There's just one thing.
At this time, starting from poverty, they were inevitably oppressed by landlords.

Some Earth players, unwilling to accept this, naturally rebelled.

The result was that he was killed by the landlord's men and the game started over.

at this time.

Inside Fang Ming's live stream room on the Tiansha live streaming platform.

Since he was killed in the bombing, he has gained a lot of attention, but it's mostly just people watching the spectacle.

As the game restarted, looking at the route of the Red Army's Long March, Fang Ming chose to start as a civilian near the grasslands, making it easier to join later.

Then you just skip ahead.

Although we suffered many setbacks along the way, we are finally close to success.

Once the Red Army had crossed the snow-capped mountains, all that was left was to wait for them to arrive.

Fang Ming was waiting for the Red Army to arrive in his live stream room, while also watching other live stream rooms and game forums at the same time.

The live stream Fang Ming was watching was hosted by an archives manager from the blue team.

At this moment, he is revealing various secret files of the Blue Team to the Blue Star netizens in the live broadcast room.

Netizens on Earth were excited, but the streamers were envious, mainly because this guy had managed to get such a good identity: an archives administrator.

By revealing the secrets like this, there's no need to worry about traffic.

This live stream has been consistently in the top ten for almost a month, thanks to the information it reveals every day.

In the live broadcast room.

The anchor took out a newly delivered document, carefully opened it to make sure the seal was intact, and then took out the document.

As long as the seal is intact, with the various technologies provided by the photon supercomputer, it can be restored to its original state without being noticeable to the average person.

Inside the live stream, the streamer Gao Bo opened the file, looked at its title and content, and said to the viewers in the live stream:

"This is an Air Force file."

"Let's see what it says."

As he spoke, Gao Bo looked at the document.

Viewers in the live stream also saw the contents of the document from Gao Bo's perspective, causing a surge of comments in the chat:

Holy crap! The blue team's funding approval process is outrageous!

[Good heavens, it costs nearly 10 yuan to issue a surrender order on the grass? And they actually approved it?!]

[The Red Army has only bought 5 jin of barley flour while crossing the grasslands. That's only 5 jin per person. The Blue Army, on the other hand, has a budget of 10 silver dollars. How many tens of thousands of jin of barley flour could they buy with that?]

No wonder they couldn't win; all the funds were spent on things like this.

Indeed, the Red Army only managed to buy 5 jin of highland barley flour with all its resources to prepare for crossing the grasslands, while the Blue Army spent 10 silver dollars to print surrender orders.

[I suggest investigating who approved the note; there's definitely something fishy going on!]

Netizens on Earth who saw the document exclaimed that it was outrageous.

However, the host Gao Bo seemed used to it and said with a smile:

"normal."

"The purchasing department's files are simply unreadable."

"Let me show you another one."

talking.

Gao Bo pulled out another document.

I hadn't had time to reseal this document after reading it, so I decided to show it to everyone.

Gao Bo took out the documents and began to explain:

"This is an approval document from the purchasing department for the purchase of bulletproof cars from the U.S. Liberty Federation."

"It's said that a very important person is going to visit the United States, so for security reasons, a bulletproof car must be ordered, and the car alone is worth more than $20."

Watching the live stream, one could see approval slips for 10 yuan or more than 20 US dollars being casually displayed.

Fang Ming was still a bit confused. He looked up at the sheep he was herding and wondered if this was some kind of world.

That's outrageous!

"What the hell?"

"A bulletproof car worth over $20? Isn't that more valuable than his life?"

"Not right either"

"This is a bulletproof car worth over $20, so this guy's net worth must be more than $20."

"Aren't they checking in Nanjing?"

Fang Ming himself doesn't know, but some of his viewers do.

What are they investigating? They're all their own people.

[Hilarious, the purchasing manager is actually his brother-in-law!]

[This is nothing; the last batch of chartered planes approved was even more outrageous.]

[There was a leaked document that revealed several special planes carrying enough stockings to last 30 years, and the cost of airlifting perfume was enough to arm a regiment of soldiers.]

[Blue team's traditional skill: When the front is under pressure, the back is busy attacking]

That's what they call a family business.

To be honest, some of the documents in this live stream are more thrilling than a spy movie.

Fang Ming watched the comments section and couldn't help but feel a toothache.

That's fucking ridiculous.
A special plane was used to transport stockings.

Did you buy enough to last 30 years in one go?

Fang Ming shook his head, somewhat melancholy.

People's joys and sorrows are not the same.

The Red Army spent all their savings to buy 5 jin of barley flour, and each person was given 5 jin of barley flour.

The blue team spent enough money printing leaflets to buy 5 catties of barley flour, with a considerable surplus.

Moreover, the characters in this story have incredibly wild imaginations.

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I bought stockings that I can wear for 30 years.

Can you fit into them?
Even a modern person from Earth like him feels ashamed of his lack of imagination compared to the NPCs in this game.

He then left the live stream where the secrets were being revealed.

Fang Ming then took a look at the other game categories.

at this time.

Within the category of World War I.

The fastest live streams are also progressing at roughly the same time as the Age of Awakening DLC.

This was around 1935.

Fang Ming glanced at Europe at the same time and saw that there were already some preludes to World War II.

Inside the live broadcast room in the Empire region, the Imperial Head of State had begun a large-scale military expansion, while the Soviet Federation was on high alert and had signed an agreement with the French Federation.

It seems they want to curb the empire's development, but judging from later plot developments...

Obviously, it's useless.
France, which surrendered after 42 days, was no longer the tough nut to crack it was in World War I.

Fang Ming looked around and then switched to the [World War II] section.

at this time.

Within the [World War II] section, the level of interest has dropped significantly.

However, the number of players for the "Cold War Shadows" DLC version is still quite large, and Yu Feng is ranked first.

The most popular.

Seeing Yu Feng streaming live, Fang Ming immediately connected with him via voice chat.

In Yu Feng’s live broadcast room.

Upon seeing the communication message from Fang Ming, Yu Feng answered it:
"what's the situation."

"Why did you suddenly think of including me?"

Fang Ming laughed and said:

"It won't do if the leaders come to inspect."

"That's good."

"The live stream has reached number one in popularity."

Hearing Fang Ming's words, Yu Feng understood that this guy was watching his live stream, and said with a smile:
"We have to thank the Soviets for that."

"They've been dropping bombshells lately."

Fang Ming asked with some curiosity:
"What juicy news?"

Where are you at on your end?

Yu Feng spoke up:
"With the end of World War II, the latest development here is that the [Republic] has just been established."

"But we're already being dragged into the quagmire of war."

Fang Ming said:
"Good heavens, they're at war right from the start of the country's founding?"

Yu Feng spoke up:
"There's nothing we can do about it."

"The Republic has just been established."

"However, the two superpowers, the Soviet Federation and the American Free Federation, were not happy about the establishment of the [Republic]."

"The reason why the United States is so hostile is because the blue side it supported failed."

"The Soviet Federation's sudden unification by the Republic disrupted the Soviet plan and is not in their interest, so they are trying to drag the Republic into it."

"Not long ago."

"The regional situation has suddenly deteriorated."

"The situation in the Soviet Union, a neighboring country sharing a border with the Republic, has suddenly deteriorated."

"The neighbors have already launched an attack on the south."

"The Republic was unaware of this before it happened."

"The most amazing thing is..."

"This matter was carried out at the suggestion of the Soviets, but as soon as the war started, the Soviets withdrew all their military advisors from their neighboring countries."

"It has become like a conflict within the same region itself."

"Now that the Soviets have withdrawn and acted as if it were none of their business, the problem has been left to the Republic and its neighbors."

"Our neighbors are facing the possibility of UN forces arriving."

"What the Republic will face is that if this neighbor fails, the presence of the United States Free Federation's troops will directly threaten the country's security."

"Behind the Republic is the entire Soviet Federation."

"If the area next to your pillow were to become a military outpost of the American Free Federation, the Republic would be in a very difficult position."

"Threatened by being sandwiched between two superpowers."

"Moreover, it's only a short distance from the neighboring city; a supersonic fighter jet can reach the capital of the Republic in twenty or thirty minutes."

"It's only the beginning of 1950. If the United States were to take over our neighbor's territory, the development of the Republic would become a problem."

"In this era of the Republic, where are there fighter jets or anti-aircraft missiles?"

"If the U.S. Free Federation takes off from its neighbor's house, with the current level of technology, even if the fighter jet is 40 or 50 minutes slower, it will arrive."

"What if we set up a few air force bases in our neighbor's yard?"

hiss--

Hearing Yu Feng's words, Fang Ming understood as well.

Damn it.

It's all scheming; it's ruthless.

Just thinking about that scene gives me a headache.

Once the U.S. federal government sets up a few military bases in its neighbors' neighborhoods, the future is uncertain.

The conflict between the Republic and the Free Federation of the United States is likely to continue indefinitely.

The Soviet Union, on the other hand, stepped in to watch the spectacle.

That was a ruthless move.

Once successful.

It's not just dragging the Republic into the quagmire of war; it's pulling in the American Free Federation as well, causing the Republic and the American Free Federation to fight each other.

This gave the Soviet Federation more than just time to stabilize the European region.

Once the European region is stabilized, they might turn around and try to resolve the issues between the "Republic" and the American Free Federation.

As for the reconciliation between the "Republic" and the American Free Federation?
That doesn't exist.

Just imagining that scenario is impossible.

The neighbor's territory is only 8 or 900 kilometers away from the capital of the Republic.

Who would feel at ease having the military base of the United States, a superpower, located so close to its own core?

Once the United States Free Federation occupies its neighbor's territory, it will not sit idly by and watch the Republic rise; it will certainly continue to cause trouble and disrupt the Republic's rise.

Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine.

Are these politicians all monsters?
Fang Ming couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement, then said to Yu Feng:

"Too cruel."

"This conspiracy is terrifying."

"When will the fighting start over there? I'm almost across the grasslands here. Remember to call me if the fighting really starts."

In Fang Ming's live stream, he saw comments from viewers and prepared to switch back to his game.

Yu Feng nodded and said:

"Okay, but I guess you'd know even without me notifying you."

"After all, if the Republic and the American Free Federation were to fight, it would definitely make the headlines on the gaming forums."

Fang Ming thought about it and agreed. After a brief chat, he returned to his own side.

I browsed through the World War I section and the Great Power rivalry section of World War II.

I also looked at other sections of the Awakening Age DLC, especially the luxurious lifestyle in Nanjing, compared to the 5 jin of barley flour that the Red Army had to support with their entire fortune.

Fang Ming always had a sense of absurdity.

The Red Square is now struggling to produce even 5 jin of highland barley flour.

Ten years later, they fought against the Blue Team.

The country was unified 14 years later.

And 15 years later, they were already able to fight against the United States Freedom.

In a trance.

Fang Ming began to understand why the [Age of Awakening] DLC had remained so popular.

This is something many viewers want to know.

How exactly did the red team create this miracle, and how did they get to where they are today?

It became the "Republic" that followed.

Because even now, the red team has still not risen to prominence.

The Long March

These two seemingly simple words encapsulate the most incredible comeback in Earth's history.

Fang Ming looked at the [Awakening Era] section.

On one side are Red Army soldiers, ragged and starving, in the live broadcast.

On one hand, there were the decadent and powerful people in Nanjing, and suddenly it felt extremely ironic.

Thinking of the "Republic" that follows.

This is the group of people who, in dire straits, managed to carve out a path to survival.

How did they do that?
Relying on faith? Relying on willpower?
Nobody knows the answer to this question, but discussions about it on game forums have never stopped.

Some say it was a historical accident, some say it was the wisdom of the leader, and others say it was the choice of the people.

But perhaps only those who truly enter the game and experience the Long March will understand.
Miracles never fall from the sky.

Instead, it was built step by step, through blood and lives.
I have gained a lot of insights.

Fang Ming took a deep breath and returned to the game.

However, the thoughts that were on my mind suddenly felt like a hero having no place to use his skills when I entered the game and looked at those cattle and sheep.

Intermittent periods of rise and struggle.

Fortunately, the long-awaited red flag finally appeared in Fang Ming's live stream.

The procession in the distance resembled a winding red line, slowly moving forward across the vast grassland. The red flags fluttered in the wind, and although they were somewhat faded, they still stood tall and proud.

That's the Red Army coming.

(End of this chapter)