117: Smoke outside the copy.

Kim Geun-seok dared not delay in the slightest!

This instance could be described as time-sensitive and mission-critical.

He estimated that traversing the entire Ma Country would take at least three days.

By the time they entered Mao Xiong Country, it would be at least the fourth day, leaving them only three days for the siege.

Furthermore, they still had to consider the time it would take to march to the three main cities…

Although this westward route had largely avoided traveling through the snow plains, it was still inevitable that they would have to trek for some time to reach the nearest main city, Moscow.

The mighty steel legions drove out of Ulaanbaatar at top speed, rushing westward…

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Great Xia Settlement.

Army Legion Command Center.

Ding Chang was sitting opposite Commander General Li Yunlong of the Great Xia Army, watching the Winter is Coming instance live broadcast with him.

Since Kim Geun-seok's march in the instance still required some time, meaning the official war would not break out for a while, the two began to chat casually.

In fact, under the Sky Curtain's rule, there was no true Army on Azure Star.

The reason it was named 'Army' was because the people under General Li Yunlong's command were all warriors specializing in instance strategies!

The Research Institute was responsible for researching technology, while the Legions were responsible for conquering instances of other Settlements to plunder technology.

Objectively speaking, the researchers in the Research Institute were better at designing instances, while the various Legions were better at conquering instances. The two complemented each other to form a complete Great Xia instance strategy system.

Although Ding Chang researched the Navy and General Li Yunlong's direction was the Army, it did not hinder their consistently good relationship.

Today, General Li Yunlong had specifically invited Ding Chang over for tea.

“Cough, cough, cough.”

Having just come out of the sanatorium, Ding Chang's health was still very poor, so the work of the Research Institute was temporarily handed over to Dayan Hao.

He coughed twice, then asked:

“Old Li, I don't know much about Army knowledge. In your opinion, how strong is this South Korea land combat Army?”

General Li Yunlong frowned, taking a deep drag from the old pipe between his fingers.

“Old Ding, do you want to hear the truth?”

“Of course, the truth. It's just the two of us, there shouldn't be anything we can't talk about.” Ding Chang shook his head helplessly.

“Although we have prejudices against Koreans, we must still be realistic.”

General Li Yunlong extinguished the cigarette with his fingers, gritting his teeth and saying:

“Let's put it this way, purely in terms of the excellence of their armaments, the current unit of the South Goryeo Settlement is definitely one of the best on Azure Star…”

“It's not an exaggeration to say they are the strongest.”

“Is… is it that powerful?” Hearing this, Ding Chang felt incredibly surprised. “But, as far as I know, Koreans don't have a land combat tradition, and all these weapons were bought from other Settlements.”

“It's precisely because they bought them that they are strong.”

“Think about it, these bastards basically bought the best models from several Settlements most skilled in land combat, and then patched them together into one force.”

“Their tanks were bought from the Teutonic Settlement, and their howitzers were bought from the Eagle Settlement. You know, the Teutonic and Eagle Settlements have a very bad relationship and would not buy technology from each other.”

“Damn it, these Koreans bought things from all over, even forming a luxurious lineup that the original owners couldn't even assemble… How could they not be strong?”

After speaking, General Li Yunlong was also furious, slamming the table twice.

He was naturally angry at the Koreans' despicable shamelessness.

But he was indeed powerless.

Because these matters were related to the style of the Settlements, and it was not something he, an Army Commander, could handle.

In terms of financial resources, the Great Xia Settlement was much stronger than the South Goryeo Settlement, but Great Xia people generally valued their reputation and disdained buying technology from other Settlements.

Unless absolutely necessary, they would try to research it themselves.

After all, most larger Settlements were reluctant to do something like picking up scraps.

In the end, it was the shameless Settlement like South Korea that gained the upper hand.

“However, things are not easy to say.” General Li Yunlong curled his lips, revealing a simple smile.

“Military equipment is one thing, and tactics are another. Having the most sophisticated equipment doesn't necessarily mean you're strong.”

“Back then, I didn't have a single gun, but I still cleared many instances. If I didn't have it, I'd just snatch it from the enemies in the instance.”

“We'll have to wait and see how well these Koreans can fight.”

As he spoke, General Li Yunlong suddenly thought of something and directly said:

“Old Ding, there's something I haven't reported to the higher-ups, and I took the liberty of doing it.”

“I've already sent my subordinates to actively attack the instances of the four major Korean families. I don't care about anything else, but let's eliminate a few Koreans first.”

“Hmph, do they really think my Great Xia is a soft persimmon?!”

As he spoke, General Li Yunlong's face revealed a very satisfied smile.

“You! You've already made your move?!”

General Li Yunlong's words directly startled Ding Chang. “I asked Mr. Lin before, and Mr. Lin didn't want others to interfere in this matter…”

“Mr. Lin is Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin doesn't want to trouble us, but we can't be so thoughtless as to let that great Buddha shield us from wind and rain all day long.”

“Besides, the Kim family even eliminated Sword Rain. Can you swallow that anger?”

General Li Yunlong's words directly ignited the anger in Ding Chang's heart.

“I naturally want revenge!”

“Then that's that, let's do it!” General Li Yunlong stood up and patted Ding Chang's shoulder.

“Now the top forces of South Korea's four major families are all in the Winter is Coming instance, which also means that South Korea's defenses will be very weak now.”

“Let the subordinates vent their anger on the small fry, but if I want to have some fun, I need to pick a big shot from South Korea to strike.”

“I think the Kim family's old patriarch, Kim Chan-hoon, is a good choice.”

Ding Chang's pupils widened. At this moment, he finally understood General Li Yunlong's true intention in calling him over.

This was preparation for action.

This also aligned well with General Li Yunlong's personality; he was always so impetuous in his actions.

“That old bastard Kim Chan-hoon didn't bother our Great Xia any less when he was young. Now that he's given the patriarch position to Kim Geun-seok, hisintegral reserve should not be much.”

“You, me, plus Deng Xian, Zhao Shun, and a few other Research Institute directors, let's all go together and clear that old man's instance! Wouldn't that be great?!”

“They like to team up to clear instances, don't they? I think our Great Xia should also change its tradition!”