The Fourth Disaster, Starting from the Movie Eight Hundred

Everyone knows that they will die sooner or later, but how many people would take shortcuts immediately?

People say that life has no meaning, but every day you live you are creating this meaning, even if your state is "it is better to live a miserable life than to die".

Some people choose a greater but more difficult path.

Just as the international situation in the real world is becoming increasingly turbulent, the United States in the gaming world is brewing a big plan.

As the volunteer army gradually gained advantages in the Balkans, North Africa and the Mediterranean, the United States felt that it was time to return to Europe. With the support of Roosevelt, Operation Overlord was officially launched.

Unlike the original Operation Overlord in history, this Operation Overlord first conducted large-scale airborne operations in the United Kingdom. The United States still needed Britain as a strategic springboard. As long as the British mainland was liberated again, it would become an unsinkable aircraft carrier and continue to export to Germany.

According to the US plan, their B-17s and B-29s would be stationed here, and then launch continuous large-scale bombing on Germany to destroy Germany's war potential and make preliminary preparations for subsequent landing operations.

In order to cover up the actions of the US military in the UK, the United States will adopt a series of strategic deception measures to make Germany mistakenly believe that the United States is going to launch a landing operation, relax its defense against Britain, and create opportunities for the US airborne troops. The American soldiers who successfully landed will quickly control various transportation hubs, and then the US-UK joint fleet will land on the UK.

But there is a small problem here, that is, the strength of the German Navy has grown recently, and Germany's own shipbuilding plan has enabled the German Navy to currently have two-thirds of the tonnage of the US Navy.

The reason for this situation is that the shipbuilding industry on the west coast of the United States was almost completely destroyed, and many of them are still undergoing reconstruction. The lost production capacity cannot be restored overnight. Relying solely on the east coast, the United States' shipbuilding speed is only a little more than half of that in the original history, and it also has to withstand various overt and covert sabotage from players. Anyway, the rumor that "the US Air Force is good at using failures to create widows" has been spread throughout the United States, so that every American pilot has to pray hard before setting off, hoping that the machine spirit can give him some face. After all, casualties caused by mechanical accidents are not counted as deaths.

Unfortunately, these strategic deceptions of the United States were in vain, because Amalgam Company had long ago sold the US combat plan for the price of one ton of gold. Germany had secretly increased its troops in Britain, and all kinds of air defense weapons were directly fully deployed. Although the navy did not mobilize on the surface, it was secretly preparing and could leave the port at the command of a single order to give a surprise to the US military that attacked Britain.

The world in 1944 was very different from the world situation in history. Germany was still able to resist stubbornly and even launched a local offensive, but it lost the strategic initiative. The Soviet Union's industrial system was not severely damaged at the beginning of the war and could still carry out normal production. The new Soviet Union behind the Soviet Union did not give the Soviet Union any harm at this time, but established wartime cooperative trade with the Soviet Union. The two Soviet Unions served as tanks and auxiliary, and there was the super nanny, the University of Tokyo, behind them. The winter in Moscow was not only not difficult for the locals, but was better than before.

In order to boost morale, Moscow also held a winter military parade. Although this parade was grand, it lacked the feeling of the cold wind and the Yi River. After all, the German army was not at the gates of Moscow, and the troops participating in the parade did not need to cross the Red Square and go straight to the battlefield. There are still historical records, but the sense of heaviness is obviously not as good as the original Moscow parade in history.

The only thing worth mentioning is that both Xinhua and the Volunteer Army sent honor guards to participate in the military parade in Moscow. The Chinese goose step was unveiled in a foreign country for the first time. The brand-new military uniforms and equipment blinded the titanium eyes of reporters around the world, and also made the Soviet side realize that even when facing the University of Tokyo, they are now gradually falling behind.

The old Russians had a rough style of doing things, but they were also very pragmatic and knew how to respect the strong. In addition, the Soviet Union and Xinhua no longer had any territorial disputes at that time, and the new Soviet Union had formed a check in the Far East. This gave the two sides a basis for sitting down and talking. In any case, Chen, a representative from Xinhua, commented on the Soviets at the time in a later interview:

"His attitude is very friendly and he's a completely different person from before. It turns out that the old Russians can also talk nicely."

At this point, the actual Axis Powers and the Allies were officially formed. As spring came and summer arrived, the war machine on the Eastern Front started again, but this time the Soviet Union, Germany and the Volunteer Army attacked at the same time.

After the Romanian defenses were shattered, the Germans were forced to retreat into Hungary and Czechoslovakia. The Chinese People's Volunteer Army was fiercely attacking this line. The daily consumption of artillery shells by both sides caused the German logistics to complain bitterly. They simply couldn't understand the Volunteer Army's incredible logistical supply capabilities. How could they always have enough ammunition to pour into their own defenses? Where were their logistics transport teams?

Good question, the Japanese also wanted to know that.

The Volunteer Army's characteristic of fighting day and night once it launched an attack meant that the German army could not hold out for long even if they took drugs. What's more, an army that often took drugs was powerful in the early stages, but as time went on, officers found that their soldiers began to become more and more irritable and difficult to discipline, and even camp riots occurred, and their tactical skills level also plummeted.

This is natural. An army that takes drugs cannot last long, which is equivalent to turning soldiers into disposable items. What's more, Pervitin is not only taken by German soldiers, but also by many German officers. To command a battle, one needs to ensure that his brain is clear enough, and Pervitin can make the brain excited. The only question is whether this excitement is a clear-headed excitement, and that is not up to the user to decide.

Friendly reminder: Drugs are harmful to the brain. Cherish life and stay away from drugs.

However, in order to hold the defense line, the German army had to be on high alert 24 hours a day for the Volunteer Army's surprise attack. This forced them to use drugs in greater quantities, forming a vicious circle. In just one week, the front-line troops had suffered widespread drug overdoses and suddenly collapsed to death from exhaustion. This line of defense was meaningless against the Volunteer Army.

So just like the Soviet army was forced to develop a battlefield shift system, the German army also had to adopt a rolling defense to ensure that the soldiers had enough time to rest, rather than simply relying on drugs to solve the problem of lack of energy.

Facts have proven that being overly excited when facing the Volunteer Army is a suicidal act.

Then, without any surprise, when the German army began to gather its forces in one place for key defense, the volunteers directly launched a flanking attack.

On July 18, 1944, the Volunteer Army suddenly airdropped a large number of troops to Budapest. At the same time, an armored force of the Volunteer Army attacked from Croatia, headed straight for Slovenia, and quickly broke through it, heading straight for Vienna, the capital of Austria.

Nazi Germany, whose teeth were knocked out by a left hook, let out a sharp roar.

Oh no, our house was robbed!

Section 275: Humorous Italy

(Third update! Please comment and vote, comrades)

The German army was ambushed, and it was no wonder that they had no memory. Before fighting with the Volunteer Army, any normal army would not have thought that the Volunteer Army's tactics could be so crazy. They did not care about their own losses at all and could launch surprise attacks anywhere at any time. The cold currents of Siberia could not stop them, the scorching heat of the desert could not stop them, and the plains of Europe naturally could not stop them. They might even be quickly broken through because they were too peaceful.

Just look at the map and you will know that when the volunteers were able to rush into Austria, they were already close to the German mainland. The main force of the German army at this time was on the Eastern Front. In addition, the elite troops lost before needed to be replenished urgently. It was impossible to mobilize a large enough army in Austria and Hungary at the moment. Their only advantage was that there were more local Germans who would support them more.

In a sense, this place can be regarded as the heartland of the German nation, and they are relatively more willing to fight for Germany.

Simply put, the proportion of Nazi loyal dogs is relatively higher, but their combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed.

After all, this area used to be the territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This empire, which was shattered after World War I, is enough to prove how complicated the ethnic issues here are. Coupled with the Nazis' extreme nationalist narrative, there are also local resistance forces. It's just that because it is only a border line away from the German mainland, there is no obvious resistance force, and those that exist are very weak.

Before they caused substantial losses to Germany, Germany acquiesced to their existence because these opponents without combat effectiveness would occupy the ecological niche of the opponents and split the forces opposing them.

But the premise of all this is that Germany can guarantee the security here. Simply put, the war cannot spread to Austria. Germany's control over areas outside its own territory is similar to that of the Confederation. If Germany can win World War II and then start a European unification script for at least 50 years, there is still a chance that Europe will be integrated into a federation.

But the problem is that Germany simply could not have that much time and could not have won World War II.

The infinite loop paradox belongs to yes.

As the Volunteer Army's tank tracks rolled down the streets of Austria, the country began to drift away from Germany.

Originally in history, Austria and Hungary at the end of World War II basically had this attitude. If Germany could keep winning, they wouldn't mind standing with Germany, but if Germany showed the same decline as in World War I, sorry, brother, we are actually two countries. This is very important. I just remembered it, so let's deal with it separately.

Theoretically, a direct breakthrough through Austria would be very dangerous, because to the southwest of Austria is Italy, an ally of Germany. At that time, Germany still had sufficient combat power. If these two countries attacked from the east and west, the volunteers would be in danger. At the very least, they would end up being an isolated vanguard that was annihilated. After all, the Balkan region could not provide sufficient supplies.

What's more, the Volunteer Army was an armored force, and the battlefield consumption could bankrupt any Balkan country in 1944.

But the players themselves are the supplies. As long as they have points, they will have supplies. There is unlimited void supply, and the logistical pressure is zero. As for the Italian army, the volunteers just let the Yugoslav regular army that had just been trained to take over. They were completely helpless and started to circle around the border.

Don't ask why Italy couldn't fight even though it could mobilize troops close to its own territory. The lovely Italians were like this in both world wars. In this country, only a very small number of people can fight, and most of them don't want to fight.

Of course, there are also real tough guys, the Italian Communist Party.

This is more fun, isn't it?

Let me tell you something even funnier. In Italy, when religious people rose up in rebellion, the impact was even greater. The priests who joined the guerrillas were like 2K versions of Astartes with cheats on every one of them.

This also indirectly reflects the weakness of Italian fascism.

Mussolini's rule was truly a castle on the beach, which could be flattened by the real powers with just a drop of urine.

"Will you accept our surrender?"

"Of course, and if you're willing to work hard, we can pay you."

"And there's a reward!"

"Yes, can I give you RMB?"

"of course can!"

The above conversation took place in the border area between Italy and Austria. The local Italian troops raised the white flag the moment they saw the volunteers, with no intention of resisting at all. The locals were even happy to accept the employment of the volunteers.

Because the Volunteer Army had a good reputation, over the years, wherever the Volunteer Army went, there was no robbery, no rape, and no serious crime. Even the local taxation and management became much more comfortable. The Balkan region praised the Volunteer Army. Coupled with the Volunteer Army's strong propaganda capabilities, these were naturally known to other countries.

Therefore, at this time in Europe, every army tacitly believed that it was safest to surrender to the volunteers.

As for the issue of giving money, the RMB was indeed popular in Europe at that time, and could even circulate in the Soviet Union and the new Soviet Union. The reason was very simple. At that time, the only currency in the world that could stabilize its value was the RMB, because Xinhua was the safest, had the most secure productivity, and the best quality. If it were not for the weak industrial foundation, the places where the volunteers passed by would be Xinhua's future markets.

But there were many Xinhua people, and many industries in World War II were still resource-intensive. The simplest basic work could quickly train primary industrial workers, and then start to increase the number. The liberated areas opened up by the Volunteer Army were naturally the places where Xinhua products were most prevalent. The locals felt the flood of industrial Cthulhu (infancy) more than half a century in advance.

The organized Xinhua people can create countless miracles even if they only have their own hands.

The most common items at the moment are various textiles, canned goods, beverages, etc., but these daily necessities themselves are also the easiest to penetrate into all aspects of society. In the foreseeable future, at least one generation of local people will become loyal fans of Xinhua products.

The most frustrated person at this time is the United States. World War II should have been a good opportunity for them to make a fortune, but now, there is no ally that needs their weapons and equipment. Even when the Soviet Union is short of something, it directly goes to Xinhua. As for the United States, it is willing to take it if the Soviet Union gives it to it for free, and it also likes interest-free loans. But you want to make money from me? Sorry, all the orders here have been given to Brother Rabbit. You have no share. Please get out. -p

The main reason was that in addition to light industry, the Soviet Union's heavy industry was also relatively well preserved and production was not affected. Naturally, there was no need for the United States to help it survive the most difficult counterattack period as in World War II.

What's more, look at the Nazis now. They have been killed at their doorstep. No matter how you look at it, they are in a state of decline, with each year getting worse. So why should the Soviet Union still have to look at the face of the United States and cooperate with its actions?

We are close friends with the Volunteer Army. What is the United States? I'm not familiar with it.

The Italian army's unsurprisingly poor performance made Mussolini furious, but no matter how much he cursed, the Italian army's performance on the front line was terrible. It was okay when the Volunteer Army did not attack, at least there were still troops holding that position, but as soon as the Volunteer Army launched an attack, the defenders immediately surrendered. It was useless to deploy a supervision team, because the supervision team that did not surrender would be killed in advance by them, and then they would surrender to the Volunteer Army with their bodies.

There was even an incident where a volunteer army reconnaissance team mistakenly entered a small town, and then an entire area raised white flags. It was absolutely outrageous, absolutely outrageous.

"Honestly, I have the urge to destroy Italy directly."

The washing machine just led a company to Milan, Italy, and then this famous Italian city surrendered without firing a shot. There were as many as 100,000 Italian troops here, and they only had one reconnaissance company, and they didn't even think about entering the city, but the Italian army surrendered just like that, and even sent someone to say that they had surrendered, and the volunteers could come to take over Milan, and the washing machine couldn't do anything about it.

However, looking at the Italians celebrating their surrender happily, the washing machine felt like it had lost.

Since we're here now, why not try to charge towards Rome?

Chapter 276: Trench Crusade, God Joins the War

(First update, where are the comments and votes?)

"Yes, yes, that's it. This is what I like. It's great!"

Ivan wiped his saliva, and in front of him was a set of exquisite Milanese plate armor.

The combination of Italian war aesthetics, technology and art from the 15th century, coupled with the influence of European colonial expansion in modern times, has made the related culture the most eye-catching cultural symbol in many film and television works in later generations.

The emergence of firearms has forced this type of full-coverage plate armor to exit the stage of history, but they still have a unique appeal. Even in many science fiction, fantasy, and magical themes, plate armor is a must-have element. Otherwise, it will give people the feeling that there is only soup but no spicy food in the spicy soup. It’s not that it is undrinkable, but it is too bland.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that Ivan is a girl, and a sexy girl at that, but she is actually a martial artist.

Yes, it is the kind of cold weapon combat game that has very high requirements on physical fitness and skills. Otherwise, just wearing twenty kilograms of things on the body can make most fragile college students lie on the ground in a few breaths.

Ivan used to be able to run around the streets wearing 30 kilograms of equipment. Now that she has been strengthened, she can run briskly while carrying a ton of things. She is two body lengths ahead of Bolt in the 100-meter sprint. As a player, she has plenty of money, so she has created many exclusive cold weapon armors of her own, and even a cosplay female knight version, which she wore at a comic exhibition before.

Logically speaking, she has everything she needs now, but this person is always greedy. After having what she had in the past, she starts to pursue what she does not have now, such as classical craftsmanship, traditional styles, and products of famous craftsmen.

There is just a small problem. Ivan in reality is rich, but not extremely rich. At least he cannot be compared with the Caracal Linluan who has already entered the player awakening mode. It is indeed impossible to invite a classical master to create a full set of Milan plate armor, but it can be done in the game world.

At this time, Italy was already half a defeated country. Neither the locals nor the Germans believed that Italy, which was invaded by the volunteers, could withstand the invasion. Surrender was only a matter of time, which directly led to the economic turmoil in Italy.

The most typical example is the crisis of inflation and currency obsolescence.

Fortunately, the arrival of the Volunteer Army stabilized the economy of the liberated areas of Italy, such as Milan. However, the locals were still very sensible and regarded the RMB used by the Volunteer Army as their most desired currency.

This is definitely worth the money.

So in the Milan of the game world, Ivan only needs to pay a little money that is almost free to hire local classical craftsmen in Milan to make a complete set of Milanese plate armor for himself, even a hardcover version. He can even make two more sets. They are absolutely tailor-made and refined.

Don't get me wrong, Ivan didn't threaten the local craftsmen with death if they didn't do their job well. But the Volunteer Army's special status in Milan meant that the locals certainly didn't dare to refuse their demands. They were citizens of a defeated nation and naturally had to bow before the victors. Moreover, the Volunteer Army was a righteous army that traded fairly and cultivated crops everywhere, but the Mohist Army was not.

If the volunteers were angered and left, the Mohist disciples would come to enforce their family rules. The gunshots in Milan would probably be louder than the firecrackers in Xinhua during the New Year. The local population in Milan is small. Don't think that the Nazis who promote nationalism will be gentle to their own people. Between the powerful and benevolent volunteers and the weak and brutal Italian army, the locals know what to choose.

What's more, Ivan was very polite when buying things and paid for them. It was indeed much less than in peacetime, but this was RMB that maintained its value. It was such a happy thing to earn RMB that maintained its value these days. So the Milanese craftsmen who were found by Ivan started working without saying a word, even without asking for a deposit, and gave their all with 100% of their ability.

People are not stupid. They can see that Ivan is a high-ranking figure in the Volunteer Army. Such a person comes to them to order plate armor during this special period. He is just advertising for them. As long as they provide good service, they will definitely have enough money in the future.

However, Ivan also put forward some of her own requirements, such as changing the original double-finger gloves without single fingers into finger gloves, and choosing her favorite trench crusader style for the decoration.

This is a new desktop fantasy religious World War I and World War II themed despair style game. A simple and rough understanding is the medieval style + World War I and World War II weapons + religious beliefs + heaven and hell + DND. How to describe the weapon style there, there is a kind of beauty of a 98K using a cross sight and a broadsword and bayonet to kill demons.

The American style is even more gloomy and desperate. Anyway, when the craftsmen were decorating, they felt that the plate armor customized by Ivan had a pious but aggressive religious beauty.

Because it is tailor-made, it fits Ivan's body very well and makes him look heroic.

But what the craftsman didn't know was that the moving tool he made was soon hammered into a modern warfare version by Ivan using World War II technology, with a total weight of more than 200 kilograms. In the following battle, he really appeared on the battlefield, holding a cross sword and doing windmill work in the enemy camp. Except for the fact that the sword in his hand was not a single-molecule blade and could not cut tanks and too hard armored vehicles, he could basically ignore everything else. Anyway, the ultra-light tanks like those in Italy could really be overturned by Ivan's sword.

Good news: Milanese plate armor quickly became internationally famous and its price skyrocketed.

Bad news: some buyers actually believe that the craftsman who made Ivan's plate armor can make plate armor that can ignore weapons with a caliber below that of heavy machine guns.

After getting the full set of equipment he had been longing for and personally making a battlefield version, Ivan put it on and followed the washing machine troops to charge towards Rome.

They now have only two companies of troops at most, and Rome is 477 kilometers away. The only good news is that there are roads and railways connecting it, but it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter whether they can take it down or not. The key is to put pressure on Italy and let the locals know that the volunteers have penetrated deep into the heart of their country and destroy their courage to continue resisting.

Who made the Italian army perform so poorly that it made the already bold players have unreasonable expectations?

Then, this unrealistic dream turned into an incredibly brilliant victory in the face of Italy's more abstract reality.

There were also resistance in this process, but Ivan, carrying a sword and holding a shield, broke through the front line in the face of Italian artillery fire and killed hundreds of people, directly destroying the Italian army's already limited will to resist.

Especially after Ivan's sword chopped an Italian tank into pieces.

Yes, Italy's tanks in World War II were a joke, but they were still tanks. No matter how big or light they were, they were still steel monsters that human flesh and blood could do nothing about. And now, such a piece of iron was smashed into pieces in front of people's eyes with medieval weapons.

Oh my god! No matter whether this thing is a god or not, it is far away from humans and we can't fight it. -p

"you······"

"We surrender! Please forgive us!"

Ivan had barely begun to ask the question when the Italian soldiers targeted by her sword fell to their knees. Many of them even prayed on the spot, believing that this was God himself coming down to earth to join the battle. Otherwise, find me an Italian who could smash a tank. This was the birthplace of faith in God, and now with the appearance of such extraordinary power, it must be that God himself was dissatisfied with the fascist tyranny and came down personally to carry out divine punishment. If they didn't kneel, it would be a flood.

"Wow, it seems you've found a new way to defeat the Italian army."

Ivan's invincible figure attracted the attention of the washing machine, and then he also began to cosplay as the Trench Crusader.

If the Italian army's firepower intensity could match that of the German army in 30:70, neither Washing Machine nor Ivan would dare to do so. In front of heavy artillery, bullet-proof plate armor is no different from a layer of paper. However, the Italian army lacks heavy artillery, and their heavy artillery self-propelled level is much lower than that of the German army. Their battlefield mobility is extremely poor, not to mention the courageous performance of bayonets on cannons. Basically, the two of them can defeat the Italian army with one round of charge, and then start to harvest the battlefield and count the prisoners.

Later, the task of counting the prisoners was done by Italian officers, who handed in the roll call themselves.

As expected of the Italian army, they have strong self-management capabilities.

By the time Mussolini learned that a volunteer army had begun to charge towards Rome, Ivan and Washing Machine had already led the team into the city and headed straight for Mussolini's residence.