
The Empire's Twilight: Starting at Dunkirk
帝国余晖:从敦刻尔克开始
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- 2.6M Words
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- Military
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- War Fantasy
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God's seedling
But it is obviously flawed (I strongly recommend the author to watch more popular science videos on European battlefields) After reading Chapter 57, the author's writing is very good, and the protagonist is vividly depicted. The description of war is no problem either. But the problem is, good brother, you are writing about the European battlefield, not the Asian battlefield. 😅 The bloody level of the two is similar. The bloody level of the Asian battlefield may even be higher, but the intensity of the war on the battlefield is far less than that of Europe. Because the great powers in the dispute on the European battlefield are all powerful countries that have completed industrialization, they are not poorer than the Japanese, and the national army is poorer. But the author obviously wrote based on his imagination of the Asian battlefield... It seems to be a reskinned anti-Japanese battlefield. The Germans were replaced by Japanese soldiers, and the protagonist was replaced by a national army general. The logic of the battlefield suddenly became smoother. In other words, the author is writing about the European battlefield based on the industrialization level of the participants in the Asian battlefield at that time... For example, 1. Hundreds of German devils charged Long Live and were shot in a queue, scaring the British and French forces under the protagonist into thinking they had seen a ghost. 2. After an air raid on the town where the protagonist was guarding, and two or three planes were shot down, the Air Force made it clear that they could not go back. 3. Three tanks came in and were beaten by the protagonist, so they did not dare to come back. 4. In order to destroy the position held by the protagonist, Guderian's First Army mobilized heavy artillery and said that they would blow up the town where the protagonist was holding. However, they bombed for fifteen minutes and stopped after blowing up the city wall. They wanted to enter the city and engage in street fighting with the protagonist. No, buddy, if Guderian had blown it up for a few hours, the protagonist would have been dead (it almost died in fifteen minutes in the original text). Why, the artillery in Guderian's episode didn't know how to bomb in batches, or did they not even have enough ammunition to bomb for several hours? Good brother, there is no problem in setting these plots on the Asian battlefield. Industrial output is small, and supplies and logistics cannot keep up. But this is the European battlefield. In other words, it completely fails to reflect the horrific logistical supply capabilities of a war between industrialized powers. The battlefield of World War II was an air battle involving thousands of British and German aircraft, a torrent of steel from the German Army Group Center, Russian army group-sized casualties and violent troops, and the mass-produced aircraft carriers of the United States like dumplings. Instead of the devils and the national army with advanced weapons... It's very funny...
The subject matter is very good
Britain relied on military strength to win World War II, feeling that the future of mankind is bleak
You should write about the navy. How could the British army defeat the German army? Doesn't this cost someone's head?
The author knows how to make things right
It is recognized that the British navy is strong, but the British army, let's not be so messy. If it doesn't work, let's go to Poland.
It's a small problem that Goldfinger is too strong, but it's a big problem if you can't justify it I'm currently reading chapter 30. The protagonist is basically like a magic stick. The system predicts whatever it sees, what units are there a few kilometers away, and what weapons are used. There is no basis for judgment or logic. He just opens his mouth and doesn't even act. Everyone else is an NPC and believes whatever the protagonist says. He has a full aura of intelligence reduction 🤫
Personal thoughts
Today the author has changed the article. Some people think that the change to a refreshing article has reduced the impression. Here is my personal opinion. ① At this point in time, the strategies and tactics of World War II have made great strides. If an author can write a hard-core war strategy and hegemony article from the perspective of a commander, the requirements are extremely high. All kinds of games, pulls, and demands are too high. If it can be written, it will not be an online article, but a time-travel war epic. Needless to say, everyone understands the difficulty. It is indeed a bit illogical to write a cool article, but it is even harder to write a hard-core article. Not to mention World War II, few people have dared to write about foreign wars since the Napoleonic period, so I personally feel that there is no need to be harsh on the author. As a World War II novel, it is already very hard-core. At least the equipment parameters and scenes are very scientific, not anti-intellectual or submissive, and it is very British, which means it is very high-level. ② I don't know if book friends have read the war histories and battlefield logs of various countries. There are losses and losses, and the back and forth is indeed in line with reality. However, if it is written like this, the length and context are too difficult to control. Lingmaike has a well-written article on the farming struggle for hegemony in the late Tang Dynasty. The situation is basically logical. 6 Million words have been written in the following chapters, and the vertical comparison is to World War II. If the author's introduction is to write a hard-core story, from Dunkirk to El Alamein, and from Normandy to Berlin, it is roughly estimated that it will be at least 8 million words. The requirement is too high and unrealistic. So the only option is to open the golden finger and skip the pulling process and keep winning. There is no other choice. The background is too grand, so cheating is understandable, and the map is not too cheating. Finally, from the perspective of a book friend, this book is one of my biggest surprises this year. I haven't seen an author who dared to write about the European battlefields and African battlefields of World War II in how many years. And from the current point of view, the equipment parameters, performance, battlefield environment, and terrain effects are all very well controlled. This is enough. The current level is enough to make people look forward to it. The author cannot be completely based on the readers' requirements. The only shortcoming in the end is that it's not enough to see!!!!
I have seen Chapter 77 of Desert Crown, and now I am talking about my feelings. Although the main character is tough and invincible on the battlefield, the overall view gives people a feeling of frustration. It is also about Churchill's intention to go beyond the front line to issue orders, and about Rommel's conspiracy for the British army in Africa. I feel that the protagonist, in addition to using his forward-looking vision to influence the British to develop advanced weapons, radars, etc., Is always being held back by others and always passively responding.
Jeanne
The author later opened up about the male protagonist, and it felt like his three virtues were about to collapse. The navy has almost lost its ability to maintain the North African front and material transportation in the later stage.
With the fight like this, I felt that Sandoku was going to collapse soon. At that time, Germany was just walking a tightrope. Because the male protagonist has suffered so many setbacks and is war-weary, it's long past time for him to get up. If I really want to maintain the balance of power, I guess I have to bring the Soviet Union into the Axis camp to be able to fight. But it's hard to say whether putting the Soviet Union on the other side will harmonize it. But if the Soviet Union is not placed on the opposite side, I estimate that seeing Germany's decline, it is possible to take the lead. If the Soviet Union really opens the Eastern Front battlefield, it will be almost over in 42 years.
It's really boring to make predictions from time to time. If you tell me about the Sea Lion Project that will only happen in the future, others will just find it baffling.