It is August 1949. 

The glorious People's Republic of China's only allies, the Soviet Union and its puppets, capitulated in 42. Japan took Siberia and Germany took the rest. It took a couple of years but I was able to kick Japan off the mainland, including Korea, while successfully and easily defending the border from the Nazis. I then pivoted my victorious troops in Siberia westward, along with third new and well-trained army for a final confrontation with Hitler. 

My armies were ready and in position by May 44. Morale was high, fresh off victories over Japan and as the men had been informed that an equally great invasion force had been mobilising in the West, led by the United States and the United Kingdom. The timing was perfect.

The 100 regiment offensive was launched in June to great early effect, supported by a competitive air force that, while never fully dominating the skies, managed to keep the balance of power in China's favour and the Luftwaffe in check.

The strategy was to slowly advance in the mountainous south, using India and Tibet as buffers to cover the southern armies' flank, but mostly serving as the anvil, while Mao and Lin Biao took the bulk of the forces through the steppes and the north to take the Ural mountains, hold them, and then direct our strength southwards to hammer the German forces from both sides.

The key supply areas of Novosibirsk and Omsk fell after fierce fighting, allowing the Chinese centre led by Biao to advance in good order, while Mao's battle-hardened and cold weather-experts overwhelmed the defenses in the arctic circle despite supply issues plaguing them along the way, advancing to - and securing - the northern Urals. 

However by 1947 the offensive had slowed to a crawl. The Western invasion failed and even Ireland fell into German hands. Portuguese and Turkish resistance to the fascist wave was snuffed out easily. On the eastern front, key supply hubs in Tashkent and Sverdlovsk proved impossible to take as the Reich - with no other enemy to focus on - diverted more and more resources to the front. 

In 1949, the German offensive began. And while the invisible hand was busy micro managing a defense on the Tibetan border, Japan invaded from the East. The invisible hand did not notice as a 15-stack of green recruits guarding the coastline was wiped out in Seoul, leaving Beijing virtually undefended. 

So, with millions dead, no allied support, a soon-to-crumble front line, and Japan marching again... I ask thee, should I start a new game? Even if I beat back Japan again, which I think I could eventually (got enough troops scattered around there), I just don't see this war with Germany getting any better.

Someone tell me if I should throw in the towel. I am a relative noob (140 hours) but big pdx game fan.



  


Is it worth continuing this game as PRC China?