Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign
Chapter 118 - 104: Nice to meet you, I am the Political Commissar (3k)

Chapter 118: Chapter 104: Nice to meet you, I am the Political Commissar (3k)

Duan Yu finished speaking confidently, picked up a saw from the carpenter’s shop, and looked at the wood and planks in front of him, ready to follow the system prompts and energetically create a small chair.

From the back room of the carpenter shop walked out a Soviet man with a full beard and an awkward expression on his face. According to the game’s prompts, he was the owner of the carpenter shop, followed by a stout woman who was constantly pushing him.

This scene.

Made the viewers in the livestream from Blue Star show strange expressions.

They had already guessed the upcoming plot, and Duan Yu was just about to greet them with a smile, but had to swallow his words.

Sure enough.

Seeing Duan Yu pause, the seemingly henpecked carpenter quickly said:

"Sorry, Lev."

’Lev’ was the name of the carpenter apprentice played by Duan Yu, the carpenter continued:

"I might have to dismiss you."

"The situation in the city is not very optimistic right now, and there’s no business. We really can’t afford to feed one more person."

"But don’t worry, Olga’s brother works in the security bureau, and I heard supplies are arriving soon, and everyone will get a ration of food, so you don’t have to worry about starving."

Olga, the woman behind the carpenter, nodded in satisfaction only after seeing her man speak everything.

At this moment.

The carpenter standing in front of Duan Yu suddenly took out some money from his pocket and stuffed it into Duan Yu’s hand:

"You’ve done well this month, take these Rubles and try to find a job."

He finished speaking and pushed Duan Yu out, ignoring the woman’s reaction behind him.

Bam!

The door closed, followed by a shrill roar from inside:

"Vasily! Damn it, tell me where that money came from?!"

"Did you steal my money?!"

"Enough! Stop making a fuss, kicking people out at this time, what’s wrong with giving a little money?!"

"Hurry back inside! Save your energy...."

Sound of quarreling came from inside.

Duan Yu showed a helpless expression, as for why out of three apprentices only he was dismissed... the other two were the son and the woman, Olga’s cousin’s child.

Looking at the Rubles in his hand, Duan Yu sighed:

"Is this joy turning into sorrow?"

Just restarted, and couldn’t even relax for half an hour before being kicked out.

Well....

Time to find a job.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Duan Yu shivered unconsciously, looking around:

"Almost forgot, it’s already autumn."

Duan Yu counted the Rubles in his hand and nodded:

"Enough to buy a set of winter clothes."

"I’ll go buy a set of clothes first."

Duan Yu spoke to the livestream, and the bullet screen of comments emerged.

[I advise you not to, save this money and see what else you can buy.]

[That’s right, I feel like the supplies might not be reliable either.]

[But the brother of the carpenter shop NPC works for the city’s security bureau, he wouldn’t lie, right?]

[Even if he’s not lying, the situation probably isn’t good, didn’t you see the looks on that couple’s faces?]

[Ah this....]

Looking at the discussion on the comments, Duan Yu smiled and said:

"Brothers, there’s no need to worry at all...."

"After the Kiev incident, I’ve already secretly evolved."

With that, he returned his attention to the livestream.

He pulled out some gathered materials to show to the livestream:

"Look at this?!"

"Based on the Soviet climate, I specifically selected our Blue Star’s ’Slavic Tundra Survival Guide’, ’How to Fish in an Ice Lake’, ’Thirteen Ways to Eat Bear’...."

"With these, even if I can’t find a job, I won’t starve."

"Counts as becoming a survival master within the game."

The livestream fell silent, and after a while, a comment finally appeared.

[Thirteen Ways to Eat Bear? Dude? Are you serious?]

...

...

Meanwhile,

On Celestial Shark Live, in the Imperial Camp’s livesteam.

With the end of the Battle of Kiev, without the obstacle of Kiev, Imperial troops headed straight for Moscow.

At this time.

In Chang Jie’s livestream from the Imperial Camp, they were looking at the real-time map.

Observing the current offensive of the Empire, Chang Jie and his audience analyzed:

"So far, things have been relatively smooth here in the central area, after passing Kiev, it’s a direct charge towards Moscow."

"Currently, the Soviet Union hasn’t come up with an effective strategy to counter the Blitzkrieg, and the advance up north towards Leningrad has already stalled for a long time due to environmental reasons."

"Where I am now, the Empire has already divided its forces to attack southward."

"There are still hundreds of thousands of resisting Soviet troops over there. Once we cut off their rear and encircle them, there will only be three targets left on this entire battlefront: Leningrad to the north, Moscow in front of us, and Stalingrad to the south."

"But lately, the Imperial supply has had some issues."

Standing in the third-person perspective, looking at the real-time map on the Polestar Official Website, it initially didn’t seem like a big deal.

However, as the front line stretched longer and longer, seeing the Empire almost fighting all over the world, while being on the forefront of the Imperial Camp, the daily supply suddenly decreased. How could one feel at ease?

Looking at the questions in the live stream chat, Chang Jie spoke up:

"The situation is unfavorable on the North African Battlefield, isn’t it?"

"The Empire has redirected some of the planes that were supposed to deliver supplies to us to support North Africa."

"So there aren’t enough planes to transport supplies."

Chang Jie shook his head, but the situation currently seems fine. Maybe he’s overthinking it?

After all, in the Polestar Official Website’s CG [Red Square Parade], although the Imperial troops have reached the outskirts of Moscow, isn’t the game’s usual trope that no one knows the ending until it’s over?

Closing the real-time map, Chang Jie returned to the game:

"The National War Dungeon [Battle of Moscow] mentioned on the Polestar Official Website is about to start."

"I saw in the announcement that after entering the National War Dungeon, promotion will be according to the current rank in the game. I’m currently a Company Commander on the Empire side, wonder if I could get promoted to Battalion Commander or Brigade Commander, experience commanding operations."

"Sigh... I really miss those days at the beginning."

"Me, a dignified Polish Prime Minister! Now reduced to charging forward with a gun?!"

The live stream chat was filled with question marks.

[Laughing, streamer, you probably forgot who wiped out Poland.]

[Heart with the land, mind with the Empire, huh?]

[Wake up, everyone starts as Polish Prime Minister, not just you. I heard some streamers next door have already been promoted to Battalion Commander.]

This comment made Chang Jie slightly dumbfounded:

"Battalion Commander?"

"Really? Are there players this impressive?"

He knows full well how difficult it is to get promoted in this game, seeing how he’s only a Company Commander despite surviving so many battles, while many who couldn’t endure even one are still mere soldiers.

The live stream barrage rolled through.

[It’s true, now that they’ve reached Moscow, that streamer has already been allocated troops.]

[They even assigned a Soviet Political Commissar there.]

Chang Jie widened his eyes:

"Soviet Political Commissar?"

"I gotta check this out, what the heck?!"

The analysis of the situation turned into curiosity at this point.

Organized by Polestar Official Website, the storyline video contest was dominated by many ’Soviet Political Commissar’ themes, pushing them to the forefront. Many award-winning videos are related to ’Soviet Political Commissar’ storylines.

Following the hints from viewers in the live stream, Chang Jie found Huang Hao’s stream room.

Entered.

...

At this moment.

On Celestial Shark Live, within Huang Hao’s stream room.

Huang Hao felt excited, waiting for the Soviet Union to assign him troops.

When first entering Moscow, Huang Hao was worried whether such few people and his makeshift Battalion Commander position would prove useful, since he only topped the spot because all the senior officers were dead, leaving him no proof.

Yet the Soviet Union simply reviewed the detailed process, and assigned him troops after that.

Huang Hao speculated it must be the game’s settlement proceedings, because when given the Battalion Commander position, they have to find a way to give him a battalion.

As the story spread among viewers, many came from other streams out of curiosity.

As the stream room’s popularity soared to the top of Celestial Shark’s streaming game section, that’s when the troops allocated by the Union arrived.

Seeing the soldiers led by an officer, heads hung low, Huang Hao had a bad feeling. These people looked no different than when he struggled out of the Kiev encirclement:

"This is...."

The officer who brought them said:

"These are all soldiers pulled from the front line."

"The regular army’s formations are full, so we had to integrate these soldiers, and it’s perfect to entrust them to you."

"Those who survived the battlefield are qualified veterans, they’re just facing some psychological issues now."

"But don’t worry, we’ve found an excellent Political Commissar to assist you."

"Later, Logistics will send over weapons and supplies, and tomorrow morning you will march southwest to support Mozyrsky’s defense line."

"For Stalin, for the Motherland."

The officer finished casually, patting Huang Hao on the shoulder.

Leaving behind a dazed Huang Hao and hundreds of silent soldiers; not even enough for a battalion, including the twenty odd he brought back, a phantom Battalion Commander...

Huang Hao looked resigned; the stream room also had a sense of ’just as expected,’ knowing Old Thief Zhao wouldn’t be so generous.

However, some players reminded Huang Hao that if he survives until the National War Dungeon [Battle of Moscow] starts, participating directly as Battalion Commander, he will definitely soar handsomely.

At this moment.

A voice filled with humor sounded, clapping hands simultaneously:

"Hey, cheer up, young men."

"It’s when young people should be full of energy."

Huang Hao turned, seeing a figure approaching, a grin on his face, seemingly around thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, somewhat slender, clad in military uniform but looking lively and spirited.

Seeing Huang Hao look his way, Aleksey stepped forward, smiling while extending his hand:

"Nice to meet you all."

"My name is Aleksey Gordeyevich Kovalev, currently appointed as your...."

"Political Commissar."