120: All or Nothing, the Battle of Lake Uvs

Goryeo's ground forces did not penetrate deep into Mao Xiong Country, so their return speed was extremely fast.

In less than two hours, Kim Geun-seok and the others returned to Lake Ubsu-Nur.

Lake Ubsu-Nur is only a hundred kilometers from Mao Xiong Country, but the weather and environment are vastly different.

In stark contrast to the frozen environment of Mao Xiong Country, Lake Ubsu-Nur was a paradise on earth.

Lake Ubsu-Nur is located deep in the grasslands, with clear waters and surrounded by lush green grasslands.

Wildflowers and green grass grow along the lake shore, emitting a fresh fragrance when the breeze blows. Distant mountains surround it, with rolling hills and verdant forests dotting the mountainsides.

Several egrets floated leisurely on the lake, foraging, and occasionally the joyful calls of waterbirds could be heard.

The sky was as blue as if washed clean, with white clouds drifting leisurely, reflecting Beautiful patterns on the lake surface.

Sunlight sparkled on the water, making the entire lake appear exceptionally bright and dazzling.

However, the arrival of the Goryeo army, with the creaking sound of steel friction, instantly shattered this tranquility.

"Finally, no more freezing!"

"To hell with Mao Xiong Country! Lin Ye is truly a pervert to design such a country!"

"Finally, I'm back alive, thank God!"

Initially, they thought Ma Country was backward and primitive, but after experiencing the severe cold of Mao Xiong Country, all the Challengers let out a long sigh of relief by the lake.

This was not backward; it was a pure land on earth.

Kim Geun-seok also jumped out of his command vehicle and washed his face with the lake water.

Although it was cold, compared to the weather in Mao Xiong Country, it could already be considered warm.

Then he pulled out the topographical map and examined it carefully.

Next, Lake Ubsu-Nur would, without exception, become the main battlefield for this battle, so troop deployment had to be done well.

Kim Geun-seok roughly scanned the area; Lake Ubsu-Nur's terrain was much higher than that in the direction of Mao Xiong Country, inherently possessing a commanding geographical advantage.

"Hmph! Heaven is truly helping me!"

"Although it was a hasty plan, it also inadvertently allowed the Goryeo army to occupy an excellent position."

Kim Geun-seok murmured to himself with a smile.

With such terrain, the most suitable combat method was trench warfare!

"Park Jung-young, the most important task next will be entrusted to you." Kim Geun-seok called Park Jung-young to his side and began directing the deployment.

"I need you to use your excavators to dig a Z-shaped trench in the northwest corner of Lake Ubsu-Nur."

"We are short on time; it must be dug within half a day. This shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Park Jung-young also smiled and patted Kim Geun-seok's shoulder.

"Don't worry, this is our Park Family's specialty in the Strong Clan Plan."

"I'm quite surprised by Kim Da Shao's strategic thinking, knowing about Z-shaped trenches. It seems Kim Da Shao also has a remarkable understanding of trench warfare."

Many novice Designer who want to try trench warfare often dig their trenches into long straight lines, aiming to cover a greater distance.

But in fact, this is the most foolish method.

A Z-shaped trench can simultaneously deal with enemies from four directions, and in terms of both strategy and safety, it is much stronger than a straight line.

Park Jung-young did not waste any more time with Kim Geun-seok and directly ordered his subordinates to operate 2000 steel excavators to start digging extensively.

The once Beautiful Lake Ubsu-Nur instantly became a mess.

And Kim Geun-seok's thinking in trench warfare was far more skilled than Park Jung-young had imagined.

In trench warfare, deployment is crucial, because a good formation can effectively protect soldiers and increase combat efficiency.

Kim Geun-seok drew on the map, clearly marking the specific locations of the front-line trenches, firepower points, use of cover, and encirclement formations.

"Park Jung-young, you must arrange these key nodes well."

The front-line trenches are the army's first line of defense, used to intercept enemy advances and provide cover fire. And reasonable deployment of firepower points, with the help of mortars and machine gun fire, can perfectly achieve suppressive fire.

As the young master of the Jin Family, Kim Geun-seok was well-versed in these basic common sense principles.

At the same time, the natural terrain of Lake Ubsu-Nur created excellent cover positions for the army.

Everything could be said to be a work of nature.

"Park Jung-young, once the trenches are completed, you and your subordinates will be the main force of the trench warfare. I will hand over all the guns and ammunition from the other three families for you to manage."

"As for the Challenger's rotation issue, that will be arranged by you."

"Be sure to ensure rotating shifts to keep our trench warfare in optimal combat condition."

Park Jung-young nodded, very satisfied with Kim Geun-seok's strategic deployment.

Trench warfare was also a specialty of their Park Family. If they could truly defeat Mao Xiong Country's forces in one fell swoop through trenches, then their Park Family could claim the greatest merit in this instance.

Kim Geun-seok's choice of trench warfare as a combat method was something he was the first to approve of.

"Chief Cui, your next task is also very arduous."

Kim Geun-seok said, while pointing at several spots in the area between Lake Ubsu-Nur and Mao Xiong Country.

"Please take your armored motorcycle unit and begin patrolling this area."

"The armored motorcycle unit is the vanguard of our army. As long as we can detect the movements of the Mao Xiong army at the first opportunity, we can gain the initiative."

Choi Tae-won nodded, without any objection.

This was also what his Li Family was best at in ground combat.

"In addition... the several points I just marked on the map are all relatively flat areas, and the Mao Xiong Country's army will most likely pass through these points."

"I will give you all the army's landmines to handle!"

"By placing landmines at these points, we can blow up all of Mao Xiong's tanks."

Choi Tae-won said nothing more, directly commanding his armored motorcycle army to begin operations.

Armored motorcycles are inherently fast, and the placement of these landmines and explosives could definitely be arranged within an hour.

It wasn't a big deal not to arrange it, but once he got into the zone, Kim Geun-seok felt like a genius in ground warfare.

Finally, Kim Geun-seok approached Lee Tae-yong and said confidently:

"Lee Tae-yong, the rest is our work."

"We will split our forces on both sides of Lake Ubsu-Nur and prepare for an ambush!"

"When the Mao Xiong army arrives, you command your howitzer unit, and I will command my tank unit, to directly tear Mao Xiong to shreds!"

"For our respective families, and for our common South Goryeo Settlement."

Lee Tae-yong also smiled somewhat proudly and said:

"No problem."

"It's a good chance to let these people on Azure Star experience the absolute power of our Cui Family's howitzer!"

In Kim Geun-seok's understanding, the Cui Family's howitzer unit and his Jin Family's tank unit could be said to be the absolute main force within the entire army.

In the upcoming trench warfare, these two units were to ambush on the high slopes outside Lake Ubsu-Nur, carrying out the most violent artillery bombardment when the enemy approached the trenches.

Once the enemy scattered, they would then charge to the front lines, delivering a fatal blow to the Mao Xiong army.

The Kim 7V Tank is the king of performance in the entire ground army, while the Li 9 Howitzer is the most destructive force in the army. The two, combined with the motorcycle unit, are absolutely the top-tier military equipment combination on Azure Star today.

Watching the army systematically carry out the final strategic deployment, Kim Geun-seok finally let out a long sigh of relief.

He had already fallen into a dead end, but now he had found a new path. He had done his best in this layout at Lake Ubsu-Nur.

He could clearly feel that this was the closest he had ever come to breaking through the instance.

"Lin Ye..."

"This time, your schemes have been completely foiled by me. I'd like to see what other tricks you can pull!"

A hint of smugness suddenly appeared in Kim Geun-seok's eyes.

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Inside the Cliff Villa.

Lin Ye was enjoying lunch while collecting the daily points income from the Raging Sea and Surging Waves instance over the past three days.

It was still a steady 20,000 points per day, which, combined with the double points card, meant an income of 40,000 points per day.

As of now, Lin Ye's total points had reached 5.04 million, completely breaking the 5 million mark!

As for the Winter is Coming instance, because it was still ongoing, there were no new points gained before the instance ended.

Lin Ye couldn't do anything about this. He had activated a "time acceleration" setting once in the Raging Sea and Surging Waves instance, but that was only when the Emperor brought 1 million Dahe Clan members to attack the instance as a group, initiating a full-scale war mode.

Although he didn't understand how the Sky Curtain made its judgments, Lin Ye guessed it should be related to the instance's population size and the overall flow of the mission.

Only instances with a very large number of people and a very long process time would have the time acceleration function activated.

Other than that, the time in normal instances was actually completely equivalent to the real world.

Lin Ye re-entered the live stream of Winter is Coming, wanting to see how Kim Geun-seok and his group were progressing. The first instance took three hours, the second took one hour to complete, but this time it had already taken a full three days.

As soon as he entered his instance's live channel, Lin Ye saw Kim Geun-seok making various deployments for trench warfare.

"Trench warfare..."

"This..."

Lin Ye shook his head helplessly, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Trench warfare, as a combat mode, was absolutely the best combat method during the Blue Star S1 era, because that era's overall troop composition was mainly infantry combined with military equipment.

But the Mao Xiong Country in the Winter is Coming instance, which he had set, was the peak of Mao Xiong, whether it was the Armata T-14 new main battle tanks or various missile devices, those were products of modern warfare.

Facing modern warfare, engaging in trench warfare... wasn't that just asking to be used as target practice?

"It seems this instance should end very soon."

Lin Ye smiled faintly, then exited the instance live stream.