Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 605 - 290: [Republic ’Bandit Suppression Chronicle’] DLC (4K)_2
"Compared to the worldwide competition between the United States and the Soviet Union,"
"the Republic is peacefully developing its own territory, advancing steadily."
"However, as of 1969, the Republic’s relations with the Soviet Union completely broke down."
"It even led to the risk of nuclear war due to territorial disputes."
"Although both sides ultimately controlled the situation,"
"there was a massive military buildup along the borders."
"And that year,"
"the Republic finally resumed its foreign diplomacy."
"Attempts to engage with some federations and countries were quite effective."
"Then 1970 came."
"That year, the Republic’s diplomatic breakthroughs occurred."
"It established diplomatic relations with a total of 12 federations or countries worldwide, including the Canadian Federation and the Chilean Federation, breaking its international isolation since the Peninsula War."
"At the same time,"
"there was also a significant advancement in the Republic’s satellite technology."
"Successfully launched the ’Dongfa Red One’ satellite."
"The ’Two Bombs, One Satellite’ strategy was thus perfectly completed."
"From the project initiation in 1956 to the satellite launch in 1970,"
"it took only 14 years to complete and successfully test the manufacturing of the atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb, and satellite, which was truly astounding."
"After all, everyone knows what the Republic was like when it was established."
"After decades of wars, the country was in ruins, with no self-sufficient production capabilities."
"Yet in just 14 years, it successfully completed the ’Two Bombs, One Satellite’ mission."
"How could that not be astonishing?"
Amidst Yu Feng’s praises, he continued,
"That’s the whirlwind of events on ’Earth’ from 1965 to 1970."
"In short,"
"the United States Camp was caught in the quagmire of the Vietnam Federation War, leading to strategic contraction, while internal divisions in NATO caused the United States’ global prestige to decline."
"On the Soviet Union Camp’s side, there was frantic expansion due to militarization and global deployment, but with severe military overspending, the economy declined, coupled with a tough grip on Eastern Europe."
"There were internal voices of dissent, but apart from the Republic, no other federation or country dared to speak out."
"The Republic, on the other hand, focused on its own development."
"Breakthroughs in nuclear and space technology, the migration of heavy industry inland, the significant results of the Third Line construction, and diplomatic breakthroughs in 1970."
"Overall, everything is progressing towards stable development."
"Although the situation within ’Earth’ had everyone busy with their own affairs, there was a sense of impending storm."
Upon hearing this,
The Blue Star netizens in the live broadcast room felt it was normal.
After all, the Soviet Union was busy expanding, the United States was busy contracting, and the Republic was busy developing itself, each preoccupied with its affairs.
But what if the Soviet Union eventually expanded to its limits and began to challenge the United States?
Though the United States was strategically contracting, it still had its magnitude; the Soviet Union couldn’t easily bring down the United States, especially since both sides had nuclear weapons.
One side restrained, while the other expanded.
At that point, how would conflicts arise between the two sides? Many Blue Star players became curious.
After all, the timeline was still only in the 1970s.
Though international events on ’Earth’ could be learned a few years in advance from other live broadcasts, they weren’t detailed since those weren’t specialized broadcasts.
It was better to wait for the weekly revelations.
After all, once a week wasn’t too long.
For Blue Star players,
A week’s time would pass quickly while lying in a Virtual Cabin and playing games.
Meanwhile,
In Fang Ming’s live broadcast room,
Fang Ming watched as Yu Feng finished his explanation, skipping the storyline and gathering intelligence in the broadcast room. Despite this, the audience kept increasing, making him sigh,
"Old Yu is in such an impressive position."
"Why didn’t I randomly get a good identity and manage it well back then?"
Yu Feng had randomly received the identity of a newspaper editor-in-chief after World War II and managed it until now, unlike other players who would switch if dissatisfied or reassign upon death.
Now, the effect was showing.
Yu Feng, using his identity as a newspaper editor-in-chief, was collecting all sorts of information, and with his operations, the newspaper had grown stronger.
He could now even buy intelligence directly from high levels of the United States.
After all, the newspaper had plenty of money.
Fang Ming thought, if back during World War II, he had randomly received an officer’s identity in the United States and managed it well, wouldn’t he now be a General?
He might even participate in future wars.
"Hiss—"
"It doesn’t seem impossible."
But there’s no way around it.
Accounts are bound, the storyline cannot be rewound unless you fully go through it once and start over from the beginning.
Thinking about the time it would take for that,
Fang Ming quickly cast the thought aside; it was too time-consuming and not worth it.
After glancing at Yu Feng’s live broadcast room, Fang Ming exited,
"I’ll have to wait until next week for more revelations."
"I’ll come back next week."
"Meanwhile, let’s see where I can experience something."
Saying so,
Fang Ming browsed through the game list.
He had all the DLC of the [World War II] series, each at different stages, and having watched so many storylines, he knew what was coming. He was unsure what to play next.
At this moment,
A barrage of comments floated across the live broadcast room:
[Polestar Company’s official website released a new CG.]
[Damn it! Go watch the CG!]
[There’s going to be a new DLC for the Republic!]
Seeing the comments,
Fang Ming grew curious and switched to the Sky Shark Live Platform, entering Polestar Company’s official website.
As he entered, he noticed the brand-new CG prominently displayed on the [World War II] series page.
With a click to play,
The screen gradually brightened.
Appearing were the words [1950, Xiangxi].
Upon seeing this,
He immediately understood the video’s background, surprisingly set during the early phase of the Republic’s establishment. Was there still a notable event in the country at that time?
Questions flashed through Fang Ming’s mind.
The Blue Star netizens in the live broadcast room shared the same curiosity.
Both Fang Ming and the netizens who hadn’t watched it yet stared intently at the screen.
What met their eyes was a lofty mountain range.
Dark leaden clouds hung over the sky, giving a sense of oppression.
As the scene descended from above,
It slowly panned to a dirt road.
Fang Ming and the Blue Star netizens in the live broadcast room widened their eyes involuntarily.
For there were flagpoles planted along the dirt road.
Yet on those flagpoles...
Were tied living people.
Although the meaning was unclear,
The oppressive environment and visuals suggested that whatever was about to happen wouldn’t be good.
Suddenly,
The thundering sound of horse hooves erupted, a dense array of hoofbeats approaching from afar,
accompanied by the sound of gunshots.
Bang, bang, bang!
As the galloping horses and riders came into view, it turned out to be a group of bandits on horseback, shooting at the people tied to the flagpoles with their guns.
It was as if they were using them as shooting practice targets.
Fang Ming drew a sharp breath:
"Hiss—"
"What’s going on?"
In such chaotic times in the Republic, even bandits weren’t this brazen.
The scene changed.
A battered wooden door was kicked open by an iron-clad boot.
A bloodied bandit dragged a woman from the house, pulling her outside, grinning viciously.
At that moment,
The sound of shattering clay pots, the desperate cries of poultry, the woman’s shrill screams, and the bandits’ arrogant laughter merged into a cacophonous roar, engulfing the entire village.
A villager tried to resist.
One of the nearby bandits sneered as he swung his machete.
Swish!
The villager’s head flew off.
The bandit leader watched it all unfold, laughing wildly, as the woman forcibly pulled away beneath him struggled desperately. The bandit leader tossed her aside.
Thud!
The woman was flung away.
He then pulled the bolt on his gun, ready to shoot the woman.
Boom—!
Yet a gunshot rang out from outside the village.
The bandit leader fell to the ground.
The surrounding bandits were terrified, wanting to turn and look, but a bugle call sent shivers down their spines.
The final scene showed the outside of the village.
What met their eyes was countless Liberation Army soldiers, marching towards the village.
The screen gradually faded out, presenting the name of the new DLC.
[Republic’s Anti-banditry Record]
