Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 539 - 257: The Completely Frenzied Iraq Federation
Isn’t this... fighting spirit a bit weak?
Not sure why.
This thought inexplicably crossed the minds of the Blue Star netizens.
The difference from their impression was simply too great.
After all, for so many days, the Iraq Federation, including these NPCs themselves, had been boasting about their iron flood and the battle-hardened veterans who fought for 8 years.
Based on this.
The Blue Star netizens had always put these Iraq Federation troops and soldiers in the perspective of the World War II Empire and the Soviet Union.
After all, the iron floods of these two countries were the most famous at the time.
It was just unexpected that when the real fight happened.
This so-called iron flood and battle-hardened veterans knelt so fast, and the opposing troops were even familiar faces.
With the First Marine Division as a comparison.
On the Volunteer Army side, a position was repeatedly contested, with some dying in battle, some freezing to death, and some calling for artillery to take mutual destruction, yet no one knelt waving white flags.
And on the Iraq Federation side, facing a wave of bombardment from the First Marine Division, the defenders’ will crumbled directly, and a large group of soldiers shouted surrender and knelt down waving white flags.
Is the United States that terrifying?
Many Blue Star players didn’t know what to say.
Although some had previously watched Lei Cheng’s stream where he said that according to the United States’ estimate, just the airstrikes could destroy half of the Iraq Federation’s combat power.
But this remaining half is too weak, right?
In reality.
It’s indeed that the Blue Star players had it too good.
Since the start of World War II, they experienced the troops of the Empire, the Soviet Union, and the British Commonwealth, and later even experienced the soldiers in the role of the Republic.
The confrontations between these countries and the United States were at the level of adversaries.
But set these countries aside and you will find.
The rest of the countries in the world combined might not be enough for these few federations to fight against.
If the Blue Star players looked at it from another angle, maybe they would understand.
Reintroduce the World War II period.
United States = Empire, Iraq Federation = Poland.
Dimension reduction strike + blitz, then it can be understood.
But the Blue Star players now placed the Iraq Federation as the Empire, the Soviet Union, or even the Republic.... naturally, there’s a sense of awkwardness towards the Iraqi soldiers.
There is a sense of failing to live up to their name.
In reality, it was indeed the wrong comparison.
Next door.
In the live stream of Zhong Hao, who took on the identity of a United States soldier.
The massive iron flood is charging through the desert, with Zhong Hao looking through the scope at the defensive structures of the Iraq Federation opposite.
Although there are barbed wires, machine gun positions, and anti-tank trenches.
Yet Zhong Hao was not even a bit worried, even a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Initially somewhat anxious about the fight, but with the United States side’s rapid advance, the Iraq Federation’s weak resistance, and the mass surrender of soldiers.
Zhong Hao’s mindset gradually shifted from anxious to commenting, looking at the post several hundred meters away held by the Iraq Federation troops and clicking his tongue:
"Brothers, how long do you think this position can hold?"
"Looks like it’s made of paper."
Upon hearing.
The Blue Star water friends in the stream all rolled their eyes.
This is truly dizzying.
The fortifications of the Iraq Federation, enough for defense during World War II, but now being crushed by the United States.
Plus, the combat will of the Iraq Federation’s soldiers has collapsed, the United States forces’ tanks haven’t even reached the front yet they dare to fight, as the tanks closed in, they just surrendered.
So now the push is getting deeper and the fighting is getting faster.
Clearly just a feigned attack force.
Yet now already deep into Kuwait.
....
On the other hand.
At the border of Iraq Federation’s homeland.
The forces of the United States are also advancing rapidly.
Severing the crucial road linking Nasiriyah, the capital Baghdad, and the front-line Kuwait.
From the few road lines on the map, one can see its importance.
Because of the United States’ electronic jamming, orders could not be conveyed.
This severance.
Also represents the command from the Iraq Federation’s capital Baghdad has lost contact with the 600,000 troops in front-line Kuwait, how can this situation not cause panic.
Meanwhile.
The mechanized units of the United States located at the border junction.
Because the attack of allied forces went too smoothly, the force originally planning to attack the next day, launched an assault on Iraq Federation and Kuwait link’s hinterland 10 hours early.
In the game.
In just two days.
The Blue Star players truly experienced what it means to be utterly defeated like a mountain collapses.
At this moment finally found some sense.
This Iraq Federation is not the Empire, nor the Soviet Union, nor the Republic.
With this appearance of being utterly defeated, isn’t this just the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the French Empire.
This makes sense now.
The United States’ offensive was too smooth, the Iraq Federation side has already panicked.
Inside Lei Cheng’s live stream.
Lei Cheng was sharing the latest newspaper, smiling as he spoke to the Blue Star water friends in the stream:
"The Iraq Federation can’t hold on anymore."
"The fight has only lasted two days, and Kuwait has completely collapsed."
"Now the Iraq Federation side is demanding peace talks, they are voluntarily withdrawing their troops from Kuwait."
"Seems they are truly frightened."
"Afraid that if the fighting continues, their hundreds of thousands of troops would all be annihilated."
"In reality, that’s exactly the situation."
"You see, in just a few days, to what extent has the United States already advanced?"
"The defenses originally set by the Iraq Federation served no purpose."
"The iron wall defense line consisting of 600,000 troops was almost broken through by the United States in two days."
"If there weren’t so many soldiers on the Iraq Federation side."
"The battle might have already ended by now."
"After all, with 600,000 people, even if everyone surrendered, it would still take a while to capture them all."
"Yet the Iraq Federation has truly chickened out."
"But the United States has no intention of letting go."
The battle has reached this point, their joint forces are nearly flattening them, a mere plea for mercy cannot work?
Are you confusing yourself with those two from the east?
Moreover, the United States aims at the oil beneath the Iraq Federation and Kuwait.
The oil from these two places accounts for 20% of the world’s reserves, without these, why would they go to such lengths to stand up for Kuwait’s justice.
Consequently.
While the Iraq Federation side kept saying they’re accepting the ceasefire, the United States played dead.
Two days later.
Even the dull Iraq Federation side realized they were tricked, the United States had no intention of ceasefire, the goal was to annihilate their 600,000 troops.
Know that those were 600,000 troops, occupying well over half of the Iraq Federation’s military strength.
If they were all lost, the Iraq Federation would be over.
To quickly withdraw their frontline troops.
The Iraq Federation’s capital in Baghdad gave the order, and then.... over 700 oil wells in Kuwait were all ignited.
As those over 700 oil wells were ignited.
The Blue Star players fell silent.
In Shi Yong’s live stream.
As a Blue Star player, he did not choose to surrender like those NPCs but ran all the way to the rear, yet even the rear troops couldn’t hold.
Until the top ordered, ignite all oil wells.
Shi Yong stood on the front, looking at the apocalyptic scene before him, and was stunned.
The sun that used to roast the desert in the sky was gone, only layer upon layer of thick, greasy, tumbling black smoke reaching to the heavens.
Boundless rolling black smoke, blotting out the sky and sun.
The air became thick as well, filled with the pungent smell of sulfur and asphalt, burning lungs and stinging eyes.
The distorted flames leaping from the oil wells became exceptionally eerie in this black world.
Such a phantasmagoric scene would only appear in dreams, strange yet surprisingly fitting.
Looking at such a scene.
Shi Yong’s face turned pale, not from the smoke and toxic gases, but facing such an environment, facing the largest malevolence the planet seems to have.
The fear of destruction continues to challenge the fragile human spirit.
Similarly, those in the live stream of Blue Star also felt the pressurizing scene, although not experiencing the same level of fear on site, they held their breath.
An unexpected thought popped up in their minds.
’Humans on Earth’ are too horrifying.
All 700 oil wells ignited, if this keeps up, one day they might just blow up ’Earth,’ right?
Looking at the apocalyptic scene of over 700 oil wells being set ablaze.
The Blue Star players no longer thought about how much pollution this is, but instead felt like maybe, one day, they might just blow up the Earth.
