63: Chapter 63 Do you think this is an anti-war game?

General Huang Wei looked at the map in front of him.

A chess piece was placed on the map.

It represented a battalion that had pushed forward to the Japanese Naval Headquarters.

With the strength of this battalion, it was clearly impossible to storm the Japanese Army headquarters.

First, the fortifications and enemy troops around the Little Devils' headquarters had to be cleared.

Then, they would need to concentrate their forces to attack the main building of the Little Devils' headquarters.

Furthermore, the fortifications where the building was located possessed numerous heavy weapons.

Moreover, most of them were high-ground firing positions.

If these firing positions could not be neutralized, the casualties from attacking would be extremely high.

If the casualties were too great, even if they captured the Little Devils' headquarters, it might not be worth the cost.

"Staff Officer Chen, have the Artilleryman unit get ready." General Huang Wei frowned slightly and spoke to the Chief of Staff standing beside him.

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Staff Officer Chen immediately stood at attention.

At this moment, on the front line, the Chinese Soldiers were still struggling to hold on.

In this battle, their weapons and ammunition were very scarce.

Although they were the strongest German-equipped Division at the time.

However, compared to the Little Devils, their equipment was still far inferior.

It could be said that in history, the only time the National Revolutionary Army had better equipment than the Little Devils was during the counter-offensive against the Little Devils in Burma.

At that time, the National Revolutionary Army forces stationed in India were equipped with America weapons and ate food sent by the British.

Although not comparable to the British army, it was the best compared to what was available domestically at the time.

Furthermore, that battle was one of the few engagements against the Little Devils where a positive kill-to-death ratio was achieved.

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Watching the Little Devils' fighter planes flying overhead, the Chinese Soldiers felt somewhat numb.

Now, whenever they heard the sound of planes, it went without saying that they were definitely the Little Devils' planes.

This feeling of being beaten while pinned down was truly unbearable.

"Company Commander, these Little Devils' planes are disgusting. Without air superiority, it's really tough."

Inside a bunker as the Little Devils' planes flew overhead, a young soldier heard the sound of the plane engines above and couldn't help but complain.

"There's no other way. Our weapons are too poor; we can only use human lives to fill the gap. We don't even have any decent anti-aircraft weapons."

A soldier with a more mature face spoke up.

He wore a dark military officer's uniform, and his expression was resolute.

"Our company only has half the brothers left." The young soldier said with a bitter expression.

"What does that matter? This is a battlefield; death is a very normal occurrence."

"Don't treat this as a game anymore. This is a battlefield; you must treat this as a real battlefield."

"If we were on a real battlefield, life and death would be up to fate. There would be no time for you to be sad; just do your own job." The company commander's face was stern.

After several days of fighting, their faces were covered in dark grime.

"But..." The young soldier wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the company commander in the next second.

"Don't talk to me about 'buts.' The Little Devils won't reason with you. It's only because this is a game; if this were a real battlefield, dead is dead."

"I tell you all to train seriously in peacetime—sweat more in training, bleed less in battle. You're the one who likes to slack off the most. If you ever really end up on a battlefield, you won't even be able to run fast enough."

The company commander's words made the young soldier blush deeply. He lowered his head in embarrassment.

"But our equipment isn't that bad."

"Other countries' equipment isn't bad either. Since the equipment is about the same, what do you fight with on the battlefield? Besides equipment, isn't it about physical strength and willpower?" Hearing the young soldier making excuses, the company commander immediately continued to lecture him.

Back when he enlisted as a new recruit, he had been trained brutally for several years.

Don't look at this world as having no major wars; there are plenty of local conflicts.

Each time, dozens or hundreds of people die. Fighting happens every day. There is almost no day without fighting.

Generally, it is peaceful. But there are always local conflicts. There are also many conflicts around the borders of China.

Moreover, in this world, the territory of China is larger, with borders stretching tens of thousands of kilometers. There are more bordering countries, and there are often people violating the borders.

Inside the bunker, the young soldier heard the company commander's reprimand and immediately lowered his head. "I understand, Company Commander."

"The duty of us soldiers is to protect our home and defend our country." "Treat this as a real battlefield; those Little Devils are the enemies invading us."

As the company commander spoke, he suddenly pulled a newspaper from his bosom.

"What is this?" The young soldier asked, looking at the newspaper in confusion.

"Take a look at the events recorded on it." The company commander handed the newspaper to him.

He took it and discovered that the text on it was in Traditional Chinese. Nowadays, China's script has slowly been simplified into Simplified Chinese, so seeing Traditional Chinese, he couldn't react for a moment.

But soon he recognized the characters on it. After reading the content on the newspaper, the young soldier was somewhat surprised.

"Company Commander, where did you find this?" "It was in the office before the start of the game, so I just grabbed it."

"Is this game made with such detail? This newspaper actually contains news."

Through the newspaper, the young soldier also learned about some of the game's background. The Little Devils had invaded China several years ago and occupied the Northeast.

"Yan Ze, what are your thoughts after reading it?" The company commander asked.

"Anger." "Anger at what?" "The Little Devils actually dared to invade us."

"Hmm, not bad. Your thinking is the same as mine." "If this were reality and the Little Devils invaded us, what should we do?" The company commander asked with a smile.

"Kill those bastards." Yan Ze said with a determined face.

"Hmm, very good, that's it." "I heard this is an anti-war game." The company commander suddenly said.

"An anti-war game?" Yan Ze was stunned for a moment. He really didn't know this was an anti-war game.

He only knew that his superiors ordered them to enter the virtual pods to participate in an exercise. They had participated in such exercises several times before, so he wasn't surprised.

It was just that this exercise was a bit different; everything was exceptionally real. Not only could he feel pain, but he could also feel hunger. In terms of sensation, it was basically no different from reality.

Now the company commander was telling him that this was an anti-war game. They normally couldn't use mobile phones and could only use them on weekends, so he had no idea.

"Right, I heard it's a game that stood out in the Anti-War Competition recently held by the country, and its popularity is very high." The company commander continued.

"It is said to be ranked first." "It's that impressive?"

"Hmm, now that you've played this game, do you think this is an anti-war game?" The company commander looked at Yan Ze and asked with a smile.

"Uh, I can't tell." Yan Ze shook his head. It was his first time playing this game, and he had been directly immersed in it.

As for why this game was an anti-war game, he didn't feel it right now. "Company Commander, then do you think it is?" Yan Ze asked in return.

"I definitely have an answer in my heart, which is why I'm asking you." The company commander was not very satisfied with Yan Ze's performance.

"Then I feel it probably is." Yan Ze answered in a low voice. "With that answer, I'm a bit skeptical about whether you're being serious."