
The Empire's Twilight: Starting at Dunkirk
帝国余晖:从敦刻尔克开始
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A Divine Seedling
However, there are obvious flaws (I strongly suggest the author watch more educational videos about the European theater). Having read up to chapter 57, the author's writing is excellent, and the protagonist is vividly portrayed. The war descriptions are also fine. But the problem is, my friend, you're writing about the European theater, not the Asian theater!
The subject matter is very good.
Britain won World War II through military strength, making the future of humanity seem bleak.
You should write about the navy. How could the British army possibly defeat the German army? Wouldn't that be suicide?
The author knows how to create interesting content.
Britain's navy is undeniably strong, but as for its army, let's not get carried away with that. How about we try a Polish-style attack instead?
Having an overpowered cheat ability is a minor issue, but the inability to explain it logically is a major problem. Currently, after reading 30 chapters, the protagonist is basically like a charlatan. The system predicts everything it sees, stating what units are within a few kilometers and what weapons they're using, without any judgment or logic, just spouting off without any pretense.
Personal opinion
The author revised the story today, and some people feel that changing it to a "feel-good" style diminishes the reading experience. Here are my personal thoughts: ① At this point in time, the strategies and tactics of World War II had undergone a significant leap.
Having read up to chapter 77 of Desert Crown, here are my thoughts: Although the protagonist is portrayed as strong and virtually invincible on the battlefield, the overall impression is one of frustration. It's like Churchill having the idea of issuing orders beyond the frontline commanders, or Rommel using conspiracies against the British army in Africa.
Montgomery could be sent to cooperate with the Chinese to raise hundreds of thousands of self-governing Chinese in Southeast Asia to assist the British army in defending Southeast Asia. After the war, several self-governing Chinese territories could be established in Southeast Asia, remaining within the Commonwealth, which would also prevent the independence of British colonies and allow the Chinese to suppress indigenous independence movements.
The author gave the male protagonist a huge power boost later on, and it feels like San Dezi is about to collapse. With the navy almost wiped out, how will they maintain the North African front and supply lines later on?
With the fighting going on like this, I have a feeling that Germany is about to collapse. At that time, Germany was already walking a tightrope. Because the protagonist had suffered so many setbacks, his war-weariness should have increased long ago. If we really want to maintain the balance of power, I estimate we'd have to bring the Soviet Union into the Axis powers to have a chance of fighting.
Making predictions every now and then is really pointless. Mentioning a future "Sea Lion" plan just seems absurd to most people.