3: Chapter 003 Game CG

"Why did a 'wwii: eastern meat grinder' pop up? Wasn't it supposed to be Star Wars?"

"Yeah, what happened to the share link from just now?"

"I don't know either. It definitely wasn't called that before."

Zhou Xiaoyi saw this and quickly coughed twice, saying, "It's fine, it's fine. Regardless of whether it changed its name or what happened, let's just watch the game's CG first."

The game's official website page was designed quite retro-style, giving Zhou Xiaoyi a feeling of the last century.

Zhou Xiaoyi was a bit curious about what this game CG called 'wwii: eastern meat grinder' was actually like.

Just hearing the name, Zhou Xiaoyi couldn't quite understand what 'eastern meat grinder' meant.

"Brothers, do any of you know what 'eastern meat grinder' means?"

The audience was equally confused.

"No idea. Is it like the kind of meat grinder used at home?"

"That's possible."

"Forget it, let's stop guessing blindly. Maybe the name was just chosen randomly."

Zhou Xiaoyi saw this and didn't dwell on the name anymore, smiling as she said:

"Whatever, never mind. Let's watch the CG first."

As Zhou Xiaoyi clicked on the CG, a somewhat retro image appeared before her eyes.

In the image, dense rows of soldiers were lined up in perfect unison, wearing steel helmets and uniform, German-style military attire.

[1937, the German-equipped Division marches into Shanghai.]

The scene shifted; two distinct armies were assembling simultaneously, rushing to the battlefield.

[The Japanese Invaders announced they would take Shanghai in three days. I'd like to see them try—let's see if their punches are harder, or if our feet stand firmer.]

Seeing this opening, Zhou Xiaoyi was a bit confused.

"Is this story set in an alternate history? It feels kind of interesting."

Although she didn't quite understand it, she patiently kept watching.

[This was the most tragic battle since the Chinese nation's fourteen-year War of Resistance. Three hundred thousand elite National Revolutionary Army troops were wiped out, and fourteen generals fell on the battlefield. It was also the first super-large-scale battle between China and Japan since the outbreak of the full-scale War of Resistance.]

[Both sides committed over a million elite troops to this battle, unfolding a peak confrontation in Shanghai, the most prosperous city in China at the time.]

[This battle was a confrontation between a backward agricultural nation and an industrial nation. Due to its massive scale and the brutality of the fighting, it was also known as the 'eastern meat grinder'.]

This part of the CG's introduction left Zhou Xiaoyi stunned in place.

She paused the playback. It wasn't just her who was stunned; the audience in the livestream room was stunned too.

"666, the creator of this game CG is truly daring to write this."

"Over a million troops and three hundred thousand casualties—was this set up to be tragic on purpose?"

"Can a war with so many people actually happen? Are they not afraid of death?"

"When did our China become an agricultural nation? This game creator really dares to imagine."

The bullet comments in the livestream room scrolled by frantically.

Zhou Xiaoyi also recovered from her stupor.

"Ahem, it is a bit exaggerated, haha. The author has quite an imagination. But the CG has only played one segment, let's keep watching."

[This battle was the first war of national unity against the Japanese since the warlord chaos in China.]

[Since the September 18th Incident, the Northeast fell. After the July 7th Incident, the Japanese Invaders claimed they would conquer China in three months.]

[North China is in crisis, China is in crisis!]

In the image, a towering figure called for the whole nation to unite and form a united front against the Japanese.

Zhou Xiaoyi paused the CG and frowned slightly.

"This looks like it's talking about an alternate history of our China, doesn't it?"

The audience in the livestream room heard this and agreed one after another.

"Come to think of it, this is actually quite interesting. I'm starting to get curious."

"Sister Yi, keep playing, don't stop. Watch it all in one go."

Seeing the audience's urging, Zhou Xiaoyi didn't continue to dwell on it.

The CG continued to play.

[Seven hundred thousand troops from all over the country assembled and headed to Shanghai in unison. Some wore straw sandals, others held broadswords or hoes. To save the country in its moment of peril, they resolutely rushed to the battlefield.]

[Every inch of land, every inch of blood; one hundred thousand youths, one hundred thousand soldiers.]

Accompanied by the narration, images and introductions of the various armies assembling appeared before Zhou Xiaoyi and the audience in the CG.

Central Army.

Gan Army.

Dian Army.

Gui Army.

Yue Army.

Northwest Army, Ma Family Army.

Chuan Army.

Xiang Army.

Qian, Min, Wan, Yu, E, Northeast, Shanxi-Suiyuan Army...

These various armies rushed to Shanghai without reservation.

Zhou Xiaoyi was once again stunned by the CG.

The skeptical bullet comments from the audience also diminished significantly.

"Is this really possible?"

"Conquer China in three months? So arrogant? Does Japan next door really have that kind of strength?"

"If this were our past history, I would join in defending the country without hesitation."

"Yeah, with Japan's wolf-like ambition, doing something like this is normal."

"Don't get so invested, guys. This is just a game CG."

Zhou Xiaoyi saw the bullet comments but didn't speak.

They were all clear about Japan's character; centuries ago, they frequently harassed the coast of China's Ming Dynasty.

In modern times, they also wanted to invade their China.

But at that time, China was very united. Even if there was internal strife, the national strength didn't weaken much; it remained an industrial nation, not something that a vassal barbarian like Japan could bully.

So, Japan was naturally taught a harsh lesson, chased all the way back to their home base, and made to pay several hundred million Chinese silver dollars.

And they are still paying it off to this day.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoyi took a deep breath.

Then she suddenly realized that the number of people in her livestream room had actually reached 20,000+.

You have to know that although she was a streamer with a million followers, the usual number of people in her livestream room was only one or two thousand.

Now it had actually reached over 20,000.

No wonder she felt the bullet comments increasing.

At this moment, the bullet comments in the livestream room began urging her to continue watching the game CG.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoyi didn't dare to defy the wishes of her audience daddies.

She immediately continued playing the CG video.

[This battle was tragic and heroic. Facing the well-equipped Japanese divisions, an entire division would be wiped out in a single day. These troops traveled thousands of miles to the battlefield—many spent two months on the road only to be wiped out in one day.]

[Even so, they still rushed to the battlefield one after another. When the Gui Army was wiped out, the Yue Army went up; when the Yue Army was wiped out, other armies continued to fill the gap.]

[This battle shattered Japan's arrogant claim of conquering China in three months.]

In the image, countless local soldiers wearing thin cotton clothes, straw sandals, and holding backward equipment charged at the enemy, fearless of death.

But facing Japan's machine guns, naval guns, and aerial bombardment, they fell before they could even reach the enemy.

The ground was covered in corpses and severed limbs.

Fresh blood stained the ground red.

Without air support, they could only use their flesh and blood to withstand this torrent of steel.

However, the extreme disparity in equipment resulted in massive casualties for them.

Watching such a bloody and tragic scene, Zhou Xiaoyi couldn't help but turn pale.

Just watching the screen, she felt a bit uncomfortable.

At this time, the bullet comments were also scrolling frantically.

"Damn, this CG is really daring to show this!"

"This is too bloody."

"It makes me so angry, I really want to take a plane and go beat up Japan."

"How could my China be bullied like this by Japan? This CG has successfully caught my attention."

"When is this game coming out? I want to go in and slaughter Japan."

"..."

The bullet comments scrolled by densely; Zhou Xiaoyi recovered from the bloody images.

She discovered that the number of people in the livestream room had reached 100,000+.

She realized she had gone viral.

Because of a game CG.

All the other game CGs she had seen were not as direct, bloody, or shocking as this one.

She had even thought to herself just now that if this were the real history of China, even as a woman, she would pick up a broadsword to slay the Japanese.

After this segment finished playing, the CG ended.

"Brothers, this game has successfully caught my attention."