122: The indestructible T-141!
"Chief Cui! We did it!"
"Oh oh oh. They're hit, they're hit! These Mao Xiong Country tanks really fell into our ambush!"
"We thought they were so amazing? Now it seems they're just as vulnerable."
"In front of our minefield, even the most awesome tanks are destined for scrap. This is a tactical-level crushing!"
"Looking at it this way... the Bear Country's tanks are just paper tigers!"
Looking at the five mighty "Armata" T-14 tanks on the battlefield, all hit by five precise strikes, the Challenger from the Cui Family group all showed triumphant smiles.
Then, deafening cheers erupted, filled with the joy of victory.
The hearts that were pounding in their chests were now finally at ease.
Now it seems, Winter is Coming is not invincible, and the Mao Xiong Country is even less so!
Even if the enemy's military readiness surpasses the Challenger's side, with reasonable tactical arrangements, they can still slaughter the behemoths!
Seeing seemingly invincible tanks destroyed by their own hands boosted everyone's morale and confidence to the peak.
"Hmph~ In this skirmish, my Cui Family will take the lead! At that time, Commander Park Seong-wan will definitely look at our Cui Family with new eyes!"
"But you guys shouldn't be too careless. Just in case, keep using anti-tank guns to bombard them again!"
"Attention! All troops stand by! Prepare to bombard!"
The Challenger immediately began to act.
In Choi Tae-won's ten thousand-strong army, there were eight thousand armored motorcycles, and the remaining two thousand were responsible for operating the anti-tank guns.
The Cui Family's modified Cui 9 anti-tank guns, just like these armored motorcycles, were actually purchased from the Italy Settlement.
This type of anti-tank gun is also called a cannon or Italian gun, and it is the pinnacle of the Italy Settlement's work, highly praised throughout the entire Azure Star.
Compared to traditional gun platforms, this anti-tank gun uses a hydraulic recoil mechanism, which greatly reduces recoil.
This makes the operation of the gun platform extremely convenient. Two people can fully operate a Cui 9 anti-tank gun!
The rate of fire is extremely fast, and the lethality is also very high. In small-scale battles, this anti-tank gun can be said to have a complete advantage.
Combined with armor-piercing and high-explosive shells, it can cause very impressive damage.
It can be said to be a great weapon specifically for dealing with tanks, absolutely specialized.
"Fire! Fire!"
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Anti-tank shells, like meteors, streaked across the night sky towards the locations where the thick smoke had not yet dispersed, shuttling through the darkness with piercing whistles!
Choi Tae-won had trained his Challenger in this set of procedures countless times, and everything was done with ease.
Boom!
Roars echoed through the night sky once again.
In an instant, dazzling fire light ignited again at the location where the mines had just been laid.
The superposition of the two explosions caused the ground to tremble violently, dirt flew everywhere, and the smoke and dust became even more pervasive, obscuring all light.
Everything was successfully completed, and Choi Tae-won clapped his hands in satisfaction.
The mines exploded one wave, and now the anti-tank guns bombarded another wave. It was likely that these five tanks had already been blown into scrap metal.
Before the thick smoke dispersed, Choi Tae-won began to command again.
"First team, go down and check on the Mao Xiong Country's tanks."
"This tank is very advanced. If our Cui Family can learn from it, our Cui Family's strength will advance by leaps and bounds!"
"Before the people from the other three families discover it, go and copy down the Mao Xiong Country's tanks for me."
After speaking, Choi Tae-won commanded a group of motorcycle cavalry to charge towards the location of the recent explosion, while he himself continued to observe with binoculars.
At this time, Choi Tae-won was actually still harboring ulterior motives, hoping to find some technology that could improve his family's strength from the wreckage of the Bear Country's tanks.
But as his subordinate Challenger's motorcycles slowly approached and he observed with binoculars, he vaguely sensed something was wrong.
Buzz buzz buzz!
Because the tank engines actually started up again!
"This!"
"What's going on?"
As the thick fog slowly dispersed, the scene before him caused Choi Tae-won to freeze on the spot.
Because!
The five "Armata" T-14 tanks were standing there completely unscathed.
The two rounds of explosions just now didn't even leave a single dent on the tank's external armor.
The engines restarted, and the tank's searchlights instantly illuminated, lighting up the night sky.
It was as if nothing had happened.
Their brief stop seemed to be just to check what had happened?!
"How is this possible?"
"These... these tanks can still run? How can anti-tank shells not penetrate the tank's armor?"
Choi Tae-won scrambled to his feet from the ground.
He simply could not comprehend the scene before him.
Whether it was mines or anti-tank guns, they were the best weapons against tanks, yet they couldn't even break through the most basic defense of the "Armata" T-14?!
Was this tank made of diamond or something?!
If even the outermost layer of armor can't be broken, how can this battle be fought?
What should he do now?
Choi Tae-won picked up the wireless communicator, preparing to report his situation to Kim Geun-seok.
But just as he took out the communicator, the turrets on top of the five "Armata" T-14s began to rotate, making a buzzing friction sound, as if foreshadowing an imminent fierce attack.
The turrets were like the heads of steel giants, scrutinizing the group of armored motorcyclists who were plotting to destroy them.
Countless machine gun rounds spewed out from the turrets, like raging beasts breaking free from their restraints. The shells streaked across the sky in brilliant trajectories, falling like a meteor shower.
As these shells dispersed, like celestial maidens scattering flowers, they enveloped the surrounding armored motorcycle cavalry in a network of fire, giving them a merciless baptism.
The motorcycle cavalry tried to display their mobility advantage, dodging the fierce attack from the turret machine guns. However, that machine gun seemed to have an intelligent targeting system. No matter how they changed formation or adjusted direction, the fierce firepower followed like a shadow, always locking onto their position.
Da da da da da da!
The machine gun barrels protruding from the turrets began to sweep wildly.
Screams echoed through the night sky, and each flash of the machine gun barrels was accompanied by a spray of blood.
Bright red blood droplets danced in the air, forming long lines.
The first batch of motorcycle cavalry who charged down had all fallen into pools of blood.
And the five steel behemoths showed no sign of stopping. Their main guns were directly aimed at the direction where the anti-tank guns were set up.
Boom!
Boom!
Flames spewed out! Instantly igniting the night sky.
Smoothbore shells shot out in response, carving out sharp trajectories!
Explosions followed, and the location where the Cui Family's Challenger were ambushed was directly leveled, plunging into a raging sea of fire.
Many Challenger were instantly blown away in the violent explosions, their bodies tumbling in the air. And those anti-tank guns were also blown to pieces under the fierce bombardment of the true steel behemoths, their wreckage scattering everywhere.
"Ah ah ah ah!"
Choi Tae-won was relatively lucky. He dodged in time, rolling directly down the slope and escaping death.
But he was still covered in blood.
He gasped for air. Although the explosion just now didn't kill him, he still felt as if his eardrums had burst.
At this moment, his head was full of the roar of bombs, and his consciousness began to become chaotic.
The surviving Challenger quickly rode their motorcycles over and rescued him.
"Chief Cui, those tanks weren't destroyed at all!"
"No... no, they were completely unscathed. Our mines and anti-tank shells didn't hurt the Mao Xiong Country's tanks at all!"
"It's terrifying. How can there be such tanks?"
All the Challenger were completely panicked at this moment, falling into a state of helplessness.
As confident as they were just now, they were equally as frustrated now.
These Challenger weren't fools either; they knew that the battle situation had completely shifted. If anti-tank guns and mines couldn't destroy the Bear Country's tanks, then even if their motorcycle unit had good mobility, it was essentially useless.
Because you can't cause any damage to the enemy, what's the point of being fast?
Moreover, the so-called mobility of armored motorcycles was just a joke in front of the "Armata" T-14's scanning system and automatic locking system.
After exhausting all their efforts, thinking it was a surprise attack, it turned out to be just scratching an itch for the enemy. This feeling was truly despairing.
"Chief Cui, what should we do?"
"Please give us instructions!" The Challenger asked in a panic, not bothering to treat their wounds.
Choi Tae-won bit his teeth while covering his still bleeding wound with his hand.
What else could he do now?
He could no longer estimate how much damage his side had suffered.
In the end, he could only let out a helpless roar.
"What else can we do? Of course, we run!"
"All Cui Family's Challenger, run towards Lake Ubsu-Nur! Run for your lives!"
"On one hand, preserve our forces, and on the other hand, lure the Bear Country's tanks towards the trench position!"
Choi Tae-won had no other choice now but to retreat.
Armored motorcycles were completely useless. His ammunition could not penetrate the outer shell of the Bear Country's tanks. In this situation, no matter how many people or how much ammunition they had, it was useless.
What he could do now was to preserve as much combat power as possible.
This way, his men could be transformed into basic infantry, relying on the cover of the trenches, tanks, and howitzer vehicles to inflict heavy damage on the Bear Country's tanks.
Choi Tae-won didn't have time to count the casualties of his subordinates at this moment. He immediately got on a motorcycle and rushed towards Lake Ubsu-Nur.
The others followed closely behind.
A vast force of nearly ten thousand motorcycle troops, under the might of the five "Armata" T-14s, actually chose to flee directly...
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