Chapter 82: Collapsing Battle Line, Empire's Comprehensive Blitzkrieg (3k)

Looking at the reminders in the live broadcast room, Duan Yu couldn't help but twitch his mouth:

"No way?"

"Am I that unlucky?"

Duan Yu, according to the reminders in the live broadcast room, hurriedly opened the Polar Star official website and found the real-time map.

Then he zoomed in and soon found the location of Kiev.

And the troops in front of Kiev were struggling to resist.

Just looking at the map, the Soviet Federation's army was fighting while retreating, withdrawing toward Kiev.

And it wasn't just Kiev. At this time on the map.

The color representing the Empire's forces, like irregular branches, seeped into the Soviet Federation's sphere of influence from all over. The Soviet Federation's army was fighting while retreating. If they didn't retreat fast enough, they would be surrounded.

Compared to the blitzkrieg performed in Poland and France.

At this time, the two-thousand-kilometer-long battle line stretched between the Empire and the Soviet Union more clearly and explicitly demonstrated the core of blitzkrieg.

The Empire's troops were like sharp swords inserted straight into various parts of the Soviet Federation, splitting the battlefield.

And the subsequent development was to cut off the retreat, complete the encirclement, and implement annihilation. This smooth operation is also the reason why the Empire's invasion pushed so deep in just a few days.

Looking at the real-time map.

Duan Yu looked lifeless and returned to the game: "Where can I run to?"

He looked down at his attire, and only then did he notice the shoe-shining tool kit and small stool at his feet.

Hmm... Restarted as a shoe shiner.

Then there's even less chance to run. He doesn't even have a gun. Should he run out and be a target?

Not to mention, wanting to outrun armored tanks with four wheels on two legs? How is that possible...

Duan Yu sat down and gave up, sitting on the small stool, picking up the shoe brush and shoe cloth to look at:

"Running is impossible."

"By the way... this shoe shining is also taught? It's too detailed, right?"

Duan Yu saw the introduction and usage method of the shoe brush and shoe cloth appear before his eyes. After fiddling with the things in the tool kit for a while, Duan Yu, sitting on the small stool, looked around. There were few passersby, and they were all in a hurry.

They probably all knew there was a war ahead. Duan Yu shook his head.

Then he thought of something, put down the shoe brush and shoe cloth, called up the real-time map of the Polar Star official website in the live broadcast room, zoomed in, and found the names of Soviet cities that hadn't fallen yet.

Looking at the city "Dubra" that was currently resisting ahead.

Then he opened Sky Shark Live and searched for the three words "Dubra." The next second, many live broadcast rooms with the word "Dubra" in the title popped up.

Because of the Empire's attack, Blue Star players went through initial chaos.

They discovered that although everyone's immersive plot in the game is independent, the time progress is the same.

The Empire's offensive is synchronized in real-time. To attract traffic, some streamers added place names to their live broadcast room titles.

It was convenient for players to search and check the war situation, and later many streamers followed suit. Now, if they want to see the battle somewhere, they just need to search for the place name.

The player base of "World War II: Rise of the Empire" is there. Although they are all independent 【Immersive Plots】.

But there are many people, and they are everywhere. You can find them with a search.

Even for a small city like "Dubra," you can find over a dozen live broadcast rooms.

And for major Federation cities like "Moscow" and "Stalingrad," you can even find hundreds of live broadcast rooms, with streamers broadcasting from different perspectives.

Duan Yu glanced at the "Dubra" live broadcast rooms.

He saw the most popular live broadcast room at a glance, and this live broadcast room was actually from the perspective of a tanker.

Duan Yu clicked in directly.

At this time.

【Fierce Battle in Dubra, Soviet Federation Must Win!!!】 In the live broadcast room.

The roar of the engine echoed in the live broadcast room. What met the eyes was the crowded tank cabin. Streamer Shi Ze, as the gunner, looked through the sight, observing the movements of the Imperial armored troops:

"Quick! Load!"

The loader in the cabin quickly stuffed the shell into the barrel.

As the Empire's tanks got closer, Shi Ze stepped on the pedal, and the whole tank shook.

Boom—!!!

A shell hit the turret on top of the Imperial tank.

However.

There was no joy on Shi Ze's face, because it was just a glancing explosion and didn't cause irreversible damage to the Imperial tank. Instead, that tank seemed to be enraged and turned its head.

It also returned fire with a shell.

Boom—!!!

The tank Shi Ze was in shook violently. After a simple check, everyone in the cabin breathed a sigh of relief:

"No problem."

"Quick, continue fighting!"

At this time.

An anxious voice came from the old radio equipment:

"Retreat! Retreat!"

"The Empire's Stukas are flying over! Don't gather together!!!"

Hearing the warning from the radio, everyone in the cabin changed color. Shi Ze directed the driver to retreat quickly, and Shi Ze observed the movements of the Imperial tank troops through the sight, unable to help but grit his teeth.

"Damn it, it's so frustrating!"

"What the hell is this fight."

Clearly, they had a 4:1 advantage in numbers (Soviet Federation about 3100 vs 728), but even so, they didn't gain any advantage. Except for the initial surprise attack, for two consecutive days, they were chased and beaten by the Imperial tank armor that had reacted.

And this is a plain, there is no place to hide at all, they can only conduct a head-on battle.

But the Soviet Federation, except for a small number of T-34 tanks with excellent performance, the vast majority of the rest were old T-26s, which not only needed maintenance but many tanks didn't even have wireless equipment.

Coupled with the chaotic command system, the vehicle crew Shi Ze was in even received three different and conflicting orders from above on the second day, which was also one of the reasons for the collapse.

So this created the current situation.

If you look down from a high altitude, on this boundless plain, you would see Imperial and Soviet Federation tank armored groups distributed everywhere.

But most of them were dozens of Imperial tanks chasing hundreds of Soviet Federation tanks.

Stuka bombers flew through the sky.

Dropping a large number of bombs on the retreating Soviet Federation armored troops, exacerbating the already chaotic collapse.

The tank Shi Ze was in, because the T-34's performance was far superior to the others.

So it wasn't caught up by the Imperial armored troops, and luckily avoided the bombing, until resting in the evening.

Shi Ze, who climbed out of the tank cabin, looked at the gathered Soviet tank troops and said to the live broadcast room:

"At least one-third are gone."

Shi Ze shook his head and called up the real-time map of the Polar Star official website.

The entire battlefield was in a state of collapse, but the orders from above were to attack. This was already the third day. He didn't know how many days they could block the Empire's troops. Once this place was broken, the next step would be Kiev in the rear.

"This damn..."

The role played by individual power in war is almost non-existent. Although he blew up a few Imperial tanks in the past few days, he was still chased and beaten. How can this be fought?

And Shi Ze wasn't the only one with this doubt.

Other players were too.

After a few days of fermentation, players' attention shifted from being ambushed, killed, and complaining to analyzing this war.

Unlike wars used as background boards in war game simulations or other games.

In "World War II: Rise of the Empire," because of Zhao Ming's secret adjustments, at least 60% of players had their timelines unified.

So almost half of the players were experiencing this war, and there was a real-time map, constantly showing the latest war situation, creating a feeling of watching the key nodes of the world in the game.

Players' attention was gradually attracted by both sides of this matchup, and they began to analyze and discuss who would win and who would lose. Discussions about the game in the forum also became more and more frequent.

Four days later.

In Duan Yu's live broadcast room.

Duan Yu was carrying the shoe-shining tool kit, strolling in Kiev, looking at the scenery.

The barrage in the live broadcast room floated past:

【Told you not to run, now it's over, Dubra can't hold it.】

【The next step is Kiev, the streamer is finished.】

"???"

Duan Yu had a face full of question marks, looking at the barrage in the live broadcast room:

"It's only been a few days?"

"Can't hold it so fast?"

The barrage in the live broadcast room floated past:

【You should go check the official website, someone in the forum organized it.】

【It's too outrageous, the Soviet Federation's tank losses reached 2648, the Empire only lost 260】

【tanks, a ten-to-one loss ratio is outrageous.】

【No way, the Empire just finished blitzing Poland and France, sweeping through Europe's tanks and soldiers. The Soviet side is all old tanks, they can stall while walking, how can they fight?】

【That's also a bit outrageous, the Soviet command is too chaotic, the situation collapsed too fast.】

【Kiev must be finished too.】

Duan Yu looked at the barrage in the live broadcast room, opened Sky Shark Live, and searched for Shi Ze's account, finding that he hadn't started broadcasting.

The barrage in the live broadcast room reminded:

【Don't look for him, this guy was killed last night.】

【This time it's finished.】

【Can Kiev hold it?】

【It's hanging, the entire battle line is in a state of collapse, retreating further is Moscow.】

Duan Yu looked at the real-time map. At this time, after the Imperial troops destroyed the armored troops resisting in Dubra, the familiar blitzkrieg began to be implemented again.

An Imperial armored unit drove straight in, piercing the arc-shaped battle line, splitting it from both sides, as if wanting to smash this armored hammer into Kiev with unstoppable force.

Players in the player forum began to guess how many days it would take for this unit to hit Kiev.

Because the resistance troops had already collapsed, there was no defensive behavior at all, and Kiev wasn't unprepared, because Dubra had resisted for more than seven days.

Kiev had already gathered troops, seemingly preparing to counterattack.

Large numbers of troops gathered around Kiev, waiting for the Imperial troops to hit them.

But just at this time.

The Empire made an operation that shocked all players, and also caught the Soviet Federation off guard. ===== CHAPTER 83 =====