We promised to develop a game called Candy Crush, what the hell is the Third Reich?

Chapter 217 [The True Mechanic, King of Melee Combat?] (4k)

Within the plot.

The sudden defeat of the puppet army in the south greatly boosted the morale of the Blue Star players.

However, there is some concern that the US-led coalition forces on the other side will increase their attack intensity once they learn that the Republic has joined the war.

The Blue Star players were terrified of being hit by this overwhelming barrage of firepower.

However, judging from the situation on the front lines, the American Free Federation does not seem to take the defeat of the southern puppet army seriously, as if they think it is just a death throes.

It was because the puppet troops in the south were too weak that the fighting turned out this way.

This is good news for Earth players.

The few remaining players held their ground, awaiting reinforcements from the Republic.

And this time.

With the Republic's entry into the war, the storyline also unlocks random starting scenarios involving the Republic, the United States, and the United Nations, as well as various other nations' forces.

simply put.

The normal start is still on the neighbor's side.

However, it might randomly select either the Republic, the United States, or the United Nations. This is a long-standing tradition of Polaris.

Blue Star players, after dying and restarting the game, were randomly assigned a number of different perspectives.

There are teams from the British Commonwealth, the Turkish Brigade, Australia, and others.
However, at the beginning, the most common enemies were the American Free Federation and the puppet army in the south.

at this time.

TianSha Live Streaming Platform.

In Peng Feng's live stream, he is introducing various equipment of the U.S. federal forces he is in.

Because it was a first-person perspective of the US federal forces at the start of the game, many players from Earth flocked to his live stream to get a close look at the US federal forces' equipment.

on the screen.

The streamer, Peng Feng, looked at the flags fluttering in the camp and spoke to the new viewers from Blue Star in the live stream:

"Did everyone see this flag?"

"This is the flag of the 1st Cavalry Division of the United States."

"I inquired about it."

"This unit was originally the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the United States from the founding period. It can be said to be the elite of the United States, and it has historical honors."

"He participated in World War II."

"Earned the title of 'Liberators of Manila' during the Philippine campaign, and became the first army unit in the Pacific theater to enter Tokyo."

While listening to Peng Feng's explanation, many viewers in the live stream also asked various World War II streamers to look up information about the 1st American Cavalry Division.

Because of their diverse backgrounds, including businessmen and journalists.

A detailed intelligence report was quickly compiled.

As the information became more detailed, the Blue Star players realized that Peng Feng's introduction was still insufficient.

Because the current 1st Cavalry Division of the United States is the most elite and highly mechanized armored force in the United States, with equipment and firepower far exceeding those of ordinary infantry divisions.

Even at the platoon or squad level, heavy weapons such as M1 rifles, machine guns, and mortars were provided.

One can imagine the firepower of the entire division.

Someone posted detailed information in the live stream, prompting many viewers to ask questions in the chat.
【? ? ? ? 】

[Rough? A whole squad equipped with mortars? That's ridiculous!]

[This is supposed to be the pinnacle of American weaponry, right? Can they even fight?]

[Where's the promised cavalry division? What kind of devilish concept is this mechanized armor?]

To be honest, the configuration of this one class is more luxurious than an entire regiment over next door.

Confused comments flooded the live stream chat.

Meanwhile, Peng Feng was wandering around the camp, introducing the equipment of his regiment:

"Do you see that over there?"

far away.

A large number of M24 Chaffee light tanks were lined up there, gleaming coldly in the sunlight. Peng Feng spoke up:
"Those are tanks from the tank battalion."

"Next to it are the M3 half-track armored personnel carriers of the armored battalion."

"They are all used for rapid penetration and fire support."

Peng Feng then walked around, looking left and right, when he suddenly spotted the artillery battalion's equipment. He walked over and began to explain the artillery pieces:

"This is an M2 107mm mortar (range 4km), right?"

"Equipped by battalion-level units."

Why is it said to be equipped at the battalion level?

“因为据说师级单位配备的是M101型105mm榴弹炮（射程11km）和M114型155mm榴弹炮（射程14km）。”

"Capable of providing comprehensive fire coverage to enemy positions."

Not far away, there were several helicopters, which Peng Feng explained:

"There are some helicopters over there, but they are said to be used for transporting the wounded and have not yet formed combat capability."

"It may be related to the limitations of the times."

Peng Feng wandered around the camp, introducing the current equipment of the US Cavalry Division.

Even the players on Earth were momentarily stunned by what they saw.

This equipment is just too outrageous!
However, these are not the only outrageous things.

After the armored equipment was introduced, Peng Feng walked back to the vicinity of the tents in the camp, where many soldiers were wiping down their equipment or chatting in groups.

Peng Feng's gaze swept over the equipment, and he spoke:
"These are the average configurations of the 1st Cavalry Division infantry."

"That's the M20 88.9mm 'Super Bazooka' rocket launcher, mainly used for armor-piercing."

"Soldiers are generally equipped with the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle."

"There is also the M3 'Gade' submachine gun, used for close combat and urban warfare."

"That's roughly all the equipment. Anything else you guys want to know?"

The live stream chat was flooded with comments:

[That's roughly it? Do you even want to hear what you're saying? Holy crap?!]

This equipment is powerful enough to wipe out a small country, right?

[An M24 Chaffee tank battalion? That's a sea of ​​light tanks!]

This configuration should be called the 'Iron Torrent Division'.

[M1 Garand + Super Bazooka, infantry firepower this insane?!]

Honestly, can we blame ourselves for losing so quickly?

[Indeed. No one could beat you with a rifle against a tank.]

The equipment of the First Division of the American Cavalry has already refreshed the understanding of players on Earth.

Even the Imperial Army's elite forces during World War II didn't have such luxurious equipment.

One division possesses.

Tanks, armored vehicles, helicopters, howitzers, super bazookas, and soldiers generally equipped with submachine guns—this configuration, if thrown anywhere on 'Earth,' would be absolutely overwhelming.

Just looking at the specs makes even a blue-star player feel a sense of despair.

Because of the current situation of the Republic, although it is much better than its neighbors, it still mainly uses rifles, and has no tanks or armored vehicles at all.

It's like fighting against highly mechanized armored forces with flesh and blood.

How to fight this?
The players on Earth couldn't figure it out, they simply couldn't.

However, seeing the US 1st Cavalry Division looking so relaxed, some players on Earth were puzzled: Hadn't the Republic already entered the war? Why wasn't the US Federation reacting?

Seeing this comment, Peng Feng looked around and then said:
"Well, it's not that there was no response." "It's that the US federal government doesn't believe the Republic has already entered the war."

"The defeated puppet troops in the south said they have reported back to their superiors."

"But the top brass of the U.S. federal government unanimously believed that the Republic could not participate in the war."

"Because everyone knows the origin of this war."

"The Soviet Federation is behind this, and the US federal intelligence capabilities couldn't possibly be unaware of it, especially since this place is split 50/50 between the US federal government and the Soviet Union."

"So the top officials in the US federal government still think it's the same as in Europe."

"They are waging a proxy war against the Soviet Federation."

"Their proxy war with the Soviets is none of the Republic's business."

"That's the ruthlessness of the Soviet methods."

"The US federal government has been dragged into this, and everyone thinks they are going to fight the Soviet Union."

"Although the Republic knows about the Soviets' schemes, it cannot tolerate others snoring beside its bed; it must be fought."

"One fights blindly, the other fights with clear thinking."

"Meanwhile, the Soviet Union stayed out of it, taking advantage of the war between the United States and the Republic to focus on things in Europe."

The Soviets' move was absolutely ruthless.

No matter how many times they read the analysis, Blue Star players can always discover something new.

Just like it is now.

The conflict in the United States has been going on for over a month now.

They thought they were going to wage a proxy war against the Soviet Union, completely unaware that the Soviets would withdraw after causing trouble, dragging the Republic into the mess.

I wonder what the reaction will be when the high-ranking officials in the US federal government realize they've been tricked by the Soviet.

But think about it.

Even from a third-party perspective, they could only vaguely understand the various calculations involved, let alone the United States, which was directly involved.

It's reasonable that we still don't know.

the other side.

Not only are the US federal troops a source of curiosity for Blue Star players, but the troops of other international coalitions are also of great interest to them.

Many of these troops were ones that players on Earth had never seen before during World War II. Seeing the sudden appearance of troops from various countries, they were curious to see what made these troops so formidable.

This is the 27th Brigade of the British Commonwealth, not far from the 1st American Cavalry Division.

A streamer from Blue Star started his game in an Australian camp, a unit he had never seen before, which aroused the curiosity of many Blue Star players.

Inside Zhou Hao's live stream.

After chatting with the NPC soldiers around him for a while, Zhou Hao walked to a corner and, observing the leisurely soldiers, introduced them to the viewers of the live stream:

"Brothers, we've got enough information."

"The full name of this unit is '3rd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment'."

"Currently, it is a secret weapon of the 27th Brigade of the British Commonwealth, known as the 'King of Bayonet Fighting'."

"They said it was a charge against the neighboring troops."

"More than 200 people were killed and more than 200 were captured in the bayonet fighting. The 3rd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment only had 7 wounded and no casualties."

"It's time to say it or not."

"This record seems a bit outrageous?"

"But these Australian soldiers, tall and strong, and the admiring looks they received from soldiers in nearby camps, didn't seem fake."

"Is everyone a Lu Bu?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a flurry of comments appeared on the screen:
[Killed 200 in melee combat, captured 200, and only injured 7 himself? What a load of bull!]

[Is everyone playing Lu Bu? It's hilarious!]

[If this were mechanized troops overwhelming infantry, this result would be understandable. But hand-to-hand combat? That's a bit outrageous, isn't it?]

[It's not far-fetched; what he said is true.]

【? ? ? ? 】

I was led away by this group during their charge, but most of those 400-plus people were farmers who had been recruited by their officers.

That makes sense; well-trained soldiers fighting peasants.

[Since it has the word 'royal' in its name, it's reasonable for it to have some fighting capabilities.]

[Why do I get the feeling that the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment looks down on everyone, like they're judging people by their own noses?]

Looking at the comments, Zhou Hao spoke up:
"It really is."

"Don't underestimate this small battalion, it only has a thousand or eight hundred people."

"But they were all tall and strong."

"He was half a head taller than most soldiers in the surrounding Commonwealth and U.S. federal forces."

"Including his previous close-quarters combat record."

"The soldiers from the Commonwealth and the United States around them were afraid of them and basically avoided them."

"After all, they all use guns to kill people."

"And these people from the Australian camp, they stabbed people to death."

"The level of brutality is different."

"Anyone can shoot someone, but to stab someone with such a record, who would dare bet that there aren't a few psychopaths among these 1,000 or 2,000 people?"

"So even friendly forces from the neighboring camp are afraid of them."

"This unit is now considered a top-secret elite force of the British 27th Brigade. Normally, the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment don't have to do anything and can just relax."

After hearing Zhou Hao's explanation, everyone finally understood.

Why are other units in a state of war, even the elite 1st Cavalry Division, whose soldiers are preparing for battle in the live broadcast room?

And in this live stream, the Australians were actually relaxing, playing ball, and even drinking coffee—that's how it is.

A secret elite force?

It's normal to receive some special treatment.

but
Blue Star players always felt that these tall, muscular guys, with their arrogant eyes, didn't seem as powerful as the legends suggested.

But their heights of 1.9 meters, or even close to 2 meters, are indeed impressive.

After all, they are the Royal Army, so they must be top-notch in every aspect, and their physiques can't be bad either, otherwise where would they find a thousand or eight hundred soldiers who are over 1.9 meters tall?

Looking at the 'real-time map,' a portion of the [Republic]'s volunteer army was also encircling this area.

It's estimated that it won't be long before the joint forces of the US federal government clash head-on with the Republic, at which point we'll be able to see the true combat capabilities of each nation's forces.

Two days later.

Two days have passed in real life, but almost a week has passed in the game.

at this time.

Inside Peng Feng's live stream room.

The US 1st Cavalry Division, where the unit was located, had already gone to the Unsan area to prepare for the rotation of the puppet troops to the south. However, the US side was unaware that the Unsan area had been secretly surrounded by the 39th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.

However, Peng Feng has a 'real-time map' and can see everything clearly.

Moreover, the 38th Army of the Republic on the map is also encircling the Yunshan area, clearly intending to annihilate the puppet troops in the south.

However, due to the sudden troop rotation by the US federal government, the 39th Army began to move.

It seems they are preparing to launch an attack ahead of schedule.

Peng Feng focused intently, gripping his submachine gun, ready to lie down at any moment to ensure his safety and live-stream the battlefield situation.

(End of this chapter)