Ch. 28 - Where Did My Huge Poland Go? How Did It Just Disappear?!!!
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The frantically scrolling bullet comments in the livestream alarmed Mo Xiaomo.
"What the hell? Other streamers' Polish Federations got partitioned? Partitioned by whom???"
Seeing the viewers' hints, Mo Xiaomo was completely stunned. She couldn't be bothered to look at other materials in Polar Star Games' official “Blitzkrieg Poland” database and quickly exited, switching back to the game.
As soon as she re-entered the game, Mo Xiaomo discovered that the plane she was on had already arrived at its destination from the capital Warsaw—the southern border of the Polish Federation. Her subordinate was anxiously waiting with maps and situation reports. The bullet comments were frantically floating with viewers' comments—quite a few streamers had already been caught in pincer attacks by the Empire and Soviets. Thinking of how she'd asked the Soviet Federation for aid... an ominous thought surfaced in her mind.
Mo Xiaomo looked at the bullet comments while asking her subordinate: "What's the situation now? Have all the troops withdrawn? What's the Soviet Federation's movement?"
When Mo Xiaomo retreated from Warsaw, she'd ordered the troops to abandon the capital and assemble at the southern border. If the Soviet Federation deployed forces now, everything would be ruined.
Her subordinate said anxiously, "Warsaw was occupied by the Empire last night. Some soldiers refused to retreat, wanting to defend Warsaw to the death—they're now fighting with Empire forces. The Soviet Federation suddenly deployed forces—we had no preparation at all. The other part of our forces that had prepared to retreat to the southern border were also cut off by the suddenly appearing Soviet Federation armed forces. Now the entire Polish Federation has fallen ninety percent! We're finished, Prime Minister!"
With that, the subordinate handed over the map. The original Polish Federation’s original size of 385,000 square kilometers now had its eastern part from Warsaw occupied by the Soviet Federation, while the entire western territory of Warsaw was occupied by the Empire, with only a small part of the army stubbornly holding Warsaw under siege from both sides.
"Me???" Looking at the map, Mo Xiaomo's nerves were jumping. What the hell?! Aren't they all federations? How did they suddenly start fighting?! Aren't they on the same side???
What Mo Xiaomo didn't know was that this was completely a trap Zhao Ming had dug using Blue Star's common sense. On Blue Star, there were only Six Major Federations, and they'd always appeared harmonious on the surface. Though there were occasional border frictions, officials wouldn't report them. Zhao Ming had changed all the Empire's opponents to various federations, which led Blue Star players to subconsciously think "all federations under heaven are one family," naturally leaving them undefended against the Soviet Federation. The consequences of being undefended, plus players' various bizarre operations, resulted in the players’ Polish Federations being even less resilient than historical Poland. Most player-operated Polish Federations were gone in just over ten days.
Mo Xiaomo looked at the map, her mind completely blank. What was there to fight? The army was gone. The little army that remained was trapped between the Empire and Soviet Federation with their retreat cut off—in other words, she was now just a figurehead commander.
Her subordinate said anxiously, "Prime Minister, what do we do?! Do you have any solutions?! Please give orders!!!"
Hearing this, Mo Xiaomo almost burst into curses. Solutions? What solutions could I have? In such a short time, my supposedly strong army of millions was completely defeated. Were the Polish Federation's forces too incompetent, or was she too incompetent? Mo Xiaomo couldn't help but question her existence.
Both the Empire and Soviet Federation were so strong... this... hmm?! Thinking of this, Mo Xiaomo's eyes suddenly lit up.
"I've got it!"
Both her subordinate and the livestream viewers looked confused. Got it? Got what???
Mo Xiaomo took a deep breath, her face becoming more serious, "How many troops are there in Warsaw?"
Her subordinate hesitated, then said, "Probably still twenty to thirty thousand."
Mo Xiaomo said, "Give the order now. Notify them. Have these twenty to thirty thousand split into two groups—one group surrenders to the Empire that's already occupied Warsaw. The other group surrenders to the Soviet Federation and offers up Warsaw."
Her subordinate was confused. "Wasn't Warsaw occupied by the Empire last night?"
Mo Xiaomo said irritably, "The Soviet Federation doesn't know that. Go quickly! If we're late and they find out, it won't work."
Her subordinate's eyes lit up. "Understood! Yes!" Then he ran out to give orders.
This operation by Mo Xiaomo also made the livestream viewers come to their senses.
[Holy shit no way, seriously no way?]
[This play... is actually kinda genius?!]
[Wait what? Since when could Mo pull off moves like this?]
[Oh shit, she actually popped off]
[This actually works—getting Empire and Soviet Federation to fight each other. Isn't this like the game CG?]
[Damn— so... Mo's move triggered the Empire vs Soviet war?]
[Oh no she actually became a strategic genius]
Mo Xiaomo looked at the livestream bullet comments and became smug.
"Of course. All these years of gaming weren't for nothing. Military strategy and such—I know at least a little bit! Brothers, just wait for news. I'll see what happens and then do some micro-management."
Viewers had to admit, this move was quite effective. So many people had been surprised by the Soviet Federation, but only Mo Xiaomo's side pulled off this operation, attracting quite a few people who wanted to see if she could successfully counterattack. Seeing so many people in the livestream, Mo Xiaomo's smile couldn't be contained. This was all money~
Time passed bit by bit. After a while, following the game's simulation, soon her subordinate came running back with joy to report.
"Prime Minister, the Empire and Soviet Federation are already fighting in Warsaw!!!"
[Holy shit she actually did it?]
[Yo streamer! Poggers.]
[Chat start spamming! LMAO!]
[This isn't the Mo I know!]
[Actually learned something new today]
Mo Xiaomo's smile was just blooming, looking at the livestream bullet comments, about to show off. The game interface suddenly popped up a notification.
The words “Game Over” appeared along with【Beginning Settlement】.
?????? Mo Xiaomo and the hundreds of thousands of viewers in the livestream were all stunned.
"What? How did it suddenly end? Game bug? Didn't Polar Star Games prepare storylines for the Empire and Soviet Federation fighting? I haven't started micro-managing yet! What the hell!!!"
Mo Xiaomo looked confused in the live stream, and viewers were frantically spamming question marks. At this time, the game interface had already started showing settlement evaluation.
【You are the youngest female Prime Minister of the Polish Federation. Under your operations, the Polish Federation that originally could have held out for 26 days fell completely in just 14 days. Though your military command level was extremely poor, you understood human greed and showed quick wit at the final moment, provoking the Empire and Soviet Federation to war, but unfortunately... it was unsuccessful. When great powers play, small nations pay. The Empire and Soviet Federation have their respective enemies. After the first wave of conflict, realizing it didn't serve current interests, both sides stopped fighting and immediately began negotiations. The Polish Federation was partitioned and destroyed. Summary: Your micro-management accelerated the Polish Federation's destruction... Please reselect an identity to experience subsequent storylines.】
Then two selectable boxes appeared below the settlement evaluation: 【Empire Faction】【Federation Faction】