Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 176 - 134 [Battle of Stalingrad] Begins (6.6k Two-in-One)_3
Chapter 176: Chapter 134 [Battle of Stalingrad] Begins (6.6k Two-in-One)_3
Fang Ming glanced at the time; it was almost noon, and the meeting was at 1 PM, so he opened the Polestar app:
"Hey guys."
"Let’s grab some food first, I recently found a new place."
"[Huaxia Gourmet], this is a Polestar Company store, and it has a lot of dishes."
"The taste is pretty good too."
The livestream chat was filled with question marks.
[????? Always talking about Zhao Lao Thief, yet you’re promoting them now?]
[Xiao Ming, come clean, how much did they pay you to slip that in so casually?]
[Yeah, yeah, we’re all friends here. Be honest; we won’t tell anyone.]
Fang Ming, seeing the barrage of comments, was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and said:
"Really, it’s not like that."
He then showed the Polestar app interface to the viewers in the livestream:
"This ’Huaxia Series’ restaurant has nearly ten thousand dishes. Currently, it’s only open in the main cities of the Great Xia Federation, and it’s said that they use the highest quality synthetic ingredients."
"They claim it’s a perfect recreation of the culinary delights from each dynasty in the ’Chinese History Series’ game."
"But I haven’t played the ’Chinese History Series’ yet since it’s not online, but from what I’ve eaten these past few days, it tastes pretty good."
"Let’s see what I’ll order today."
With that, Fang Ming started browsing the menu, tapping the Polestar app incessantly:
"Let’s get ’Taiji Bear Paw’, ’Flying Dragon White Mushroom Soup’, ’Mandarin Fish Fin’... not bad, even though they’re all high-tier synthetic ingredients, they’re not expensive."
"All set. Once it’s delivered, I’ll eat and then start training."
"Let’s practice coordination first; I want to see what the difficulty of this [Battle of Stalingrad] is like."
...
...
Half a month later.
As the hype from the [Battle of Midway] faded, players began to anticipate the upcoming [Battle of Stalingrad].
It’s just minutes before the update.
Fang Ming’s stream already had a team assembled, ready to click the update button and jump straight into the game.
Meanwhile, on Celestial Shark Live, in the gaming section, other streams:
Many streams had titles like [Challenge Hall of Fame, [Stalingrad] Medal], and quite a few streamers had earned the [Moscow Defenders Medal] last time.
After all, that’s a lifetime advertisement and quite an attraction.
However, there were also many streamers like Mo Xiaomo, some in teams, some going solo.
In Mo Xiaomo’s stream.
While waiting for the game update, Mo Xiaomo opened the Polestar Official Website.
Checking for any updates.
It had become a habit for players to check the Polestar Official Website’s [Chinese History Series] data section during this time.
Every few days, new information would be added, making many players addicted.
Mo Xiaomo browsed through the Polestar Official Website’s [Chinese History Series] data; at this point, the section was divided into multiple dynasties.
[Spring and Autumn Warring States][Seven Kingdoms Contest][Qin Dynasty][Han Dynasty]...[Republic]
From [Spring and Autumn Warring States] to the modern [Republic], the divisions are based on different dynasties, and each section updates with irregular material, featuring emperors, famous ministers, and timeless legends...
Unexpectedly, it felt like opening a mystery box, and Mo Xiaomo browsed through each section:
"Huh? The data for [Tang Dynasty] got updated today?"
"Let’s see...."
A picture appeared before Mo Xiaomo’s eyes, an aerial view from above, showing countless soldiers wielding long knives fighting each other below, looking like a meat grinder.
Below the picture was the caption [Battle of Xiangji Temple], followed by a brief introduction.
[Battle of Xiangji Temple]
[This is a decisive turning point in the Anshi Rebellion, known as one of the most brutal battles in the history of Huaxia’s ancient cold weapon warfare, with unprecedented records of battle kills and casualty rates, dubbed the ’cold weapon meat grinder.’]
[In the narrow battlefield north of Xiangji Temple, Tang forces and Anshi rebel forces committed a total of 250,000 troops, all the finest frontier troops in the Asian region at the time.]
[The battle’s brutality is unrivaled in the history of ancient world warfare.]
[The battle lasted only 8 hours, resulting in 130,000 casualties on both sides, with an average of 16,000 deaths per hour, and the soldiers’ survival rate was less than fifty percent.]
[Note: Survive 8 hours, with 20 beheadings, to unlock the hidden general: Li Siye (can take control of the body)]
[Completion conditions: 0/8 (hours) survival 0/20 (beheadings)]
[Hidden General: Li Siye]
[Origin: Gaoling, Jingzhao, from the Anxi Army, famous for his bravery in the Western Regions.]
[Early War Achievements: During the Tianbao years, he campaigned with Gao Xianzhi against the Small Bole and Stone Kingdoms, breaking enemy forces several times with the Maudao vanguard, known in the Anxi army as "none can withstand Siye’s blade, both man and horse are shattered."]
[Peak Battle Achievements: At the Battle of Xiangji Temple, he led his troops using a Maudao formation to confront the elite cavalry of the rebels (Yeluohe), winning time for the Tang forces to regroup, coordinating with Uighur cavalry for a flank assault, securing victory.]
[Later Influence: His tactics using the Maudao became a model for Tang infantry against cavalry, but after the Anshi Rebellion, the Maudao techniques were lost, gradually becoming a bygone strategy.]
[Note: None can withstand Siye’s blade, both man and horse are shattered! Unlocking the template allows for the "Prosperous Tang Generals Record" series selection.]
"Hiss——"
"Although I don’t really understand it, it sounds pretty impressive, right?!"
"This legendary general."
The viewers in the live chat were all dumbfounded.
[No way? Is this real? Using a Maudao formation to confront elite rebel cavalry, is there a mistake here???]
[Infantry against cavalry, am I crazy or is the Huaxia involved here crazy?]
[Elite, and elite cavalry at that, this isn’t something Photon AI just made up, is it?]
[No way, absolutely no way, infantry against cavalry, are you kidding me?]
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