Online Games Barbarism and Civilization

The last few days in mid-January of the 34th year of Barbarism were very difficult for the players of the Northern Expedition Alliance in Henan.

Ever since the Condor Army invaded Henan and sealed off all the cities, the players of the Northern Expedition Alliance who were trapped in the cities have fallen into anxiety and panic.

They don't know what the situation is like outside and whether other cities are still safe.

Especially those players who encountered the Condor Army's ice hockey blockade. They were frozen in the city by countless ice balls. Every minute and every second was a torture.

As the food, wood and oxygen in the house continue to decrease, many players never wake up after falling asleep.

In the end, the players would rather endure hunger and cold than light a fire to keep warm.

They survived tenaciously, hoping that reinforcements would arrive quickly.

As time slowly passed, the reinforcements disappeared, and the players' fighting spirit began to gradually disintegrate.

In the end, many players who really couldn't endure it any longer chose to press the suicide button, giving up the thin oxygen under the ice to their companions who needed it more, hoping that they could persevere until the end.

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After all the game time for the day was over, the Northern Expedition Alliance immediately held an emergency meeting after learning that the Henan region had been attacked by the Condor Army.

In addition to the senior leaders of the Northern Expedition Alliance, many player generals in the Henan region were also temporarily summoned to this meeting.

When everyone attending the meeting had almost arrived, Ye Ziqing immediately signaled that the player generals from various cities in Henan would be the first to speak.

"Fellow presidents, I come from Lankao City, where we were the first city to be attacked by the Condor Army.

The Condor Army brought a large number of trebuchets this time, and those trebuchets circled the city and there was still plenty left.

Through careful observation, we found that the Condor Army did not carry any stone bombs.

We originally thought that the Condor Army wanted to make snowballs, then use trebuchets to throw snowballs into the city, and use the snow after the snowballs exploded to bury Lankao City.

I thought at the time that this would be a long process. After all, it would take a certain amount of time for the Condor Army to build a qualified snowball.

However, I soon discovered that I was very wrong.

Because the Condor Army had no intention of making a snowball at all.

When those seemingly honest and honest Baikal seals appeared near the trebuchet, a large number of ice balls soon appeared there.

Immediately afterwards, the Condor Army's trebuchets began to throw ice balls into the city non-stop. They continued to throw ice balls for two days and two nights before stopping.

I don’t know how many ice balls those Baikal seals made in total. I only know that after a day and a night, everyone hiding in the house began to have difficulty breathing.

When I wanted to go out to check the specific situation, I discovered that the doors and windows of the house I was in were frozen to death.

When I came to the second floor and looked out through a glass window that had not been smashed, I discovered that the entire Lankao city had become a frozen world.

The streets and rooftops were littered with broken ice ball debris, and those debris had frozen together with the buildings in the city.

When I saw the situation outside, I felt desperate inside.

Because at this time, the Condor Army's trebuchets were still throwing ice balls into the city.

When the trebuchets of the Condor Army came to a complete stop,

The thickness of the ice on the streets has reached five to six meters, and everyone in our city has been frozen in their houses by the Condor Army.

Although there is still a lot of food, wood and charcoal in the house we are in, due to the ice barrier, the oxygen in the house is getting less and less, so we dare not light a fire to make food at all.

So we managed to survive by chewing some dry food that could be eaten cold every day.

We also tried to break the ice on the roof to survive, but the ice was too thick and we couldn't break it at all.

With no other option, we can only survive on the thin oxygen under the ice.

Since the entire city is under the ice, the fresh air flowing in from the gaps outside is simply not enough for so many people to survive.

So a large number of players die from suffocation every day.

In the end, I had to let some players who couldn't hold on take the initiative to commit suicide, and then gave up the little oxygen to others.

I thought that in this way, at least some people could survive until the end.

Unfortunately, on the day of the 19th, several players around me and I still couldn’t wake up.

After all the game time for the day was over, I carefully asked in the group who was still alive in Lankao City, but no one answered.

All the players in Lankao City were killed. Even if there are still survivors in the city, they are probably some aboriginal soldiers with strong willpower! "

"Are those Baikal seals really that powerful?"

After the player city guard of Lankao City finished describing the situation there, Dongfang Ming immediately asked.

“I don’t know if it’s amazing or not, but I know that there are so many Baikal seals outside the city that I can’t even count them.

And they can produce ice balls very quickly. As long as there is enough ice, snow or water nearby, they can continuously produce ice balls.

If it weren't for those Baikal seals, we wouldn't be in such misery. "

The player city guard smiled miserably, his eyes full of helplessness and unwillingness.

"Okay, the city guards who are reporting below will not talk about how the enemy attacked the city. You can tell us in detail how many people are left in each city and how many days they can hold on."

After seeing that no one had any more questions, Ziqing immediately signaled the next player, the city guard, to report the situation.

"In Minquan City, there are still nineteen players who have survived in the city, but their current condition is very bad and they probably won't be able to hold on for a few more days."

"All players in Ningling City were killed."

"There are still 425 players surviving in Shangqiu City, and they can still hold on for three to five days."

"All players in Yucheng were killed."

"All players in Tuocheng City have been killed."

"All players in Suixian City have been killed."

"All players in Qixian City were killed."

“Kaifeng City is under fierce attack by the Condor Army’s trebuchets.

Due to the large area of ​​Kaifeng City, the Condor Army has been attacking for three days and nights.

We are in urgent need of support now, otherwise if we let the Condor Army attack like this for two more days, we will follow in the footsteps of the cities in front of us. "

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In just ten days, more than a dozen cities in Henan were hit by the devastating ice attack of the Condor Army. Only the larger Kaifeng City had not yet ended the fighting.

And what's even worse is that since the entire eastern Henan Plain has been blocked by the Wolf Cavalry Legion of the Condor Empire, they didn't know about these unfavorable situations until now.

After taking a look at the heavy-faced people, Ye Ziqing said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, although many cities are still in our hands, except for those cities, the entire East Henan Plain has been declared lost.

The situation in Henan is now even worse than we knew.

Because we don’t know how many troops the Condor Empire dispatched this time.

I don’t know how many wolf cavalry members of the Condor Army are wandering on the plains of eastern Henan.

I don’t know how many trebuchets the Condor Army has that can work continuously without being damaged.

I don’t know how long those Baikal seals can work continuously.

If we want to rescue the Henan area, these unknown conditions will seriously threaten the safety of our reinforcements.

So for the Henan area, please give up or immediately mobilize the army for emergency rescue. Please express your opinion first, and then we will raise our hands to vote. "

As soon as Zi Ziqing finished speaking, Dongfang Ming stood up immediately. He glanced at everyone and said, "I think there is no need to rescue those cities on the plains of eastern Henan.

First of all, we don’t know how many troops the Condor Army dispatched this time, nor what their military composition is.

And our garrison in the Henan area is now blocked in the city by the Wolf Cavalry Legion of the Condor Army.

If we want to rescue the Henan area and relieve the siege of those cities, then we must mobilize troops from the Nanyang Basin and even the Hubei area.

Now we still have an army in Nanyang, and Li Yufeng and Zhao Guangfu can also send a black armor cavalry and a divine arm army.

If it were in other seasons, these three legions would still be able to compete with the Condor Army that invaded the Henan area.

But in this snowy season, the march and logistical supplies alone would be enough for us.

More importantly, these three armies are currently our only three mobile armies located north of the Yangtze River.

If they make any mistakes, what will we do to defend the Nanyang Basin next?

If the Divine Eagle Army takes advantage of the situation and invades the Nanyang Basin, won't our defenders in Zhuxi, Shangnan and other places have to be attacked from both sides?

The main reason why the Shenying Army has not been able to invade the Nanyang Basin and Hubei area is because their army cannot break through our defenses in Zhuxi and Shangnan.

If the Nanyang Basin is lost, let the Divine Eagle Army sneak attack the defenders stationed in these two places from behind.

Isolated and without support, the defenders in these two places would certainly not be able to hold on for long.

Once these two places are lost, the Shenying Army in Hanzhong and Guanzhong will immediately enter Nanyang along these two passages, and then enter Hubei.

When the three armies of the Condor Empire attack Hubei, what will we use to defend ourselves?

You must know that except for the Han River, there are no natural dangers in Hubei.

As for the Condor Army, as long as the passage through Zhuxi County is opened, Xiangyang City, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack, will immediately become China's Maginot Line of Defense.

If we insist on defending Xiangyang City at that time, then the Divine Eagle Army will only need to block the Hanshui River. The troops we sent to defend Xiangyang will eventually fail because they have run out of ammunition and food. The Divine Eagle Army will not even need to attack the city.

If we give up defending Xiangyang City, then without Xiangyang City, the entire Hubei Province will be a flat plain for the Condor Army, and we will not be able to escape the fate of defeat in the end.

By then, the only possible miracle is that we can break through the Shenying Army's blockade of the Yangtze River and withdraw some of the surviving troops to the south bank of the Yellow River.

Therefore, I think that at this moment, we must have the courage of a strong man to cut off his wrist, decisively give up rushing to aid Henan, shrink our troops, defend the Nanyang Basin with all our strength, and prevent the Divine Eagle Army from attacking the Nanyang Basin.

If the Nanyang Basin exists, the whole Hubei will exist; if the Nanyang Basin loses, the entire Hubei will lose. "

Dongfang Ming's speech shocked the jaws of many players in the conference room.

The moment Dongfang Ming stood up to speak, all the players thought that he would firmly stand on the side of rushing to help Henan. They never expected that he would actively propose to abandon the Henan area and defend the Nanyang Basin with all his strength.

However, listening to Dongfang Ming's analysis, many players still think it makes sense.

Because only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you fight without danger.

They don't even know the number and composition of the troops sent by the Condor Empire this time. If they just rush in blindly, they will easily be ambushed by the Condor Army.

Although they still have a lot of troops north of the Yangtze River, most of them cannot move easily.

There are quite a few troops on the Henan side, but unfortunately they are all blocked in the city by the Divine Eagle Army and cannot break out.

If they could use the troops in Henan, they might still have a chance to break the situation.

It would be very difficult to rely solely on the mobile forces in Nanyang and Hubei.

"Everyone, I won't comment on whether to support or give up.

Now I would like to give you a brief introduction to the military strength of the Condor Empire based on some of the results of my analysis. "

Seeing that after Dongfang Ming finished speaking, everyone was just whispering and no one continued to speak. Ouyang Yichen from the God King Palace suddenly stood up and said.

"Everyone, when you set your sights on the Henan region, have you overlooked a very important point, which is the Dashi Kingdom to the east of us.

After we reached an armistice agreement with the Oishi Kingdom, we immediately returned all the Oishi Kingdom lands we occupied to them.

After that, our two sides returned to the dividing line before the war.

This time the Condor Empire invaded Henan, they obviously came all the way from the Dashi Kingdom. Haven't you ever considered why the Condor Army came out of the Dashi Kingdom?

Considering the relationship between Xiong Dashi and Ning Yuan, I would not believe it even if the Condor Army passed by on the street, even if they beat me to death.

Because during the war with us, even though Xiong Dashi was almost unable to hold on, he still decisively rejected the Condor Army's request to enter the country for collaborative operations.

In the end, Ning Yuan could only use some abnormal means and sent some player troops to indirectly help Xiong Dashi.

Now that the Condor Empire's army suddenly came over from the Dashi Kingdom, it was obvious that something had happened to Xiong Dashi, otherwise he would never have allowed the Condor Army to enter the territory of the Dashi Kingdom.

Able to kill Xiong Dashi silently and occupy the entire Dashi Kingdom, the number of troops dispatched by the Condor Empire this time will definitely not be small, and they will definitely include some elites who rarely appear.

Otherwise, there would be no movement in the Dashi Kingdom.

The above are some conclusions that I have drawn from the existing intelligence analysis. I hope that everyone can take these conclusions into consideration when considering rescue or giving up, because our time is currently limited and there is no room for error. "