123: Surrounded by artillery fire from all sides, Cui Taiyuan is miserable.

The Challengers on armored motorcycles scattered, hoping to directly shake off the five Armata Main Battle Tanks with their mobility.

But how could escaping be so simple?

Burying one's head in escape meant actively exposing one's back to the enemy, and the firepower of the Armata T-14 would not easily let them go.

In an instant, these five tanks directly locked onto the positions of the Cui Family's Challengers.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The muzzles of the cannons spewed flames, and shells rained down into the crowd.

The Mao Xiong Country's highest-grade smoothbore cannons were now invincible killing machines; each explosion directly claimed the lives of a group of people.

Choi Tae-won disregarded the lives of his subordinates; he gripped the handlebars tightly, twisted the throttle, and his speeding motorcycle, like an arrow released from a bow, desperately charged towards Lake Ubsu-Nur!

But just then, the scene that drove him to despair still appeared.

As far as his eyes could see, in all directions, tanks were slowly advancing, with not a single one spared.

These steel behemoths seemed to descend from the sky, completely blocking all escape routes.

The sound of tank treads crushing the grass permeated the air, a sound like a prelude to death, making Choi Tae-won's heart almost half-dead.

"How..."

"How could there be so many!"

"When did all these tanks appear?!"

He had just been focused solely on those five Armata tanks, completely failing to notice that even more tanks were approaching him.

At this moment, hundreds of tanks were advancing in perfect formation from every direction. They were arranged in dense arrays, like an ocean of steel, spreading out in a dark, overwhelming mass.

All escape routes were completely sealed off.

Moreover, they were all Armata T-14 tanks, at least several thousand of them.

Each one was heavily armored, and each one was like a giant beast with a gaping maw.

The Challengers had over ten thousand Kim 7V Tanks, which were numerically superior to the Armata tanks before them.

But they completely lacked the imposing aura of the Mao Xiong Country's tanks.

The feeling was like Mount Tai pressing down, with every step forward crushing the very land beneath them!

It was like a fierce tide, sweeping away all existence in its path.

Sturdiness, mobility, intelligence, and brutality—all these characteristics were bestowed upon these tanks.

One phrase kept surfacing in Choi Tae-won's mind:

Steel Torrent!

Kim Geun-seok's Kim 7V Tanks were completely insignificant in comparison, like toy cars.

"Damn it!"

By this point, Choi Tae-won's mind had cleared up considerably.

At this moment, he had only one thought: if Joseon's fifty thousand strong army were to truly contend with this expanse of Mao Xiong Country's tanks, they would surely suffer a terrible defeat.

Even landmines and anti-tank cannons could not harm them in the slightest.

The machine gun fire in the trenches would purely be like tickling them, having no effect whatsoever.

If war truly broke out, they would simply be used as live targets.

If they wanted to win, they had to change their tactics; at the very least, trench warfare was absolutely unfeasible.

Choi Tae-won picked up his communication phone, preparing to relay the current situation to Kim Geun-seok.

The communication phone quickly connected.

"Kim Da Shao, this is Choi Tae-won, we've encountered an attack from Mao Xiong Country's tanks..."

"We... we..."

Before Choi Tae-won could finish speaking, thousands of Armata T-14 tanks had already begun their assault.

Thousands of artillery pieces fired simultaneously, and the overwhelming firepower directly covered all the armored motorcycle units.

Choi Tae-won was instantly sent tumbling in the explosions, his body torn apart.

Amidst the intense pain, a large character for "Death" appeared before his eyes.

The Sky Curtain's prompt immediately sounded in his ear.

"[Sky Curtain Prompt: You have been killed by the Mao Xiong Country's Armata T-14 Tank. This Winter is Coming instance mission is declared a failure. As this is your first time entering the instance, you do not have the Winter's Fury effect. After deducting 800 points, you will be teleported out of the instance...]"

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In the military camp at Lake Ubsu-Nur.

Kim Geun-seok had just received Choi Tae-won's communication alert on the channel.

But Choi Tae-won barely spoke two sentences before crackling and bursting sounds immediately ensued.

"Chief Choi! What's the situation up front?"

"How many enemy forces are there?! How many tanks?"

"Boom!"

After that, there was a tremendous roar, so much so that the entire Lake Ubsu-Nur trembled slightly.

Kim Geun-seok quickly looked into the distance in the direction of the sound, and found that about ten kilometers away, towering flames had already ignited.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss..."

"Crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle..."

Only piercing static echoed through the communication channel, constantly irritating his eardrums.

Kim Geun-seok cried out that something was amiss.

The previous explosion must have meant that battle had already been joined up front, and Choi Tae-won's phone suddenly cutting off most likely meant he had already died on the battlefield.

As the Commander, Kim Geun-seok quickly entered the instance backend to check, and found that the number of people in the instance was now only 40,000!

This meant that Choi Tae-won and his armored motorcycle unit had been completely annihilated, not a single one remaining.

Kim Geun-seok stumbled, and the hot tea on the table was directly knocked over onto the ground, splashing all over him and making him shiver from the burn.

How could Choi Tae-won and his motorcycle army be completely annihilated so quickly?!

It was outrageous; that was the most flexible motorcycle legion!

In Kim Geun-seok's understanding, such a highly mobile unit, coupled with the pre-arranged minefields, even if they couldn't eliminate the enemy forces, they shouldn't have been so easily annihilated.

Moreover, the Cui Family not only had armored motorcycles but also brought many anti-tank cannons! Those were weapons that countered tanks.

How could they lose? Kim Geun-seok truly couldn't understand.

"Kim Da Shao, what's going on? What happened?"

"Why did Chief Choi suddenly stop talking? Wasn't that explosion just now Chief Choi's doing?"

Lee Tae-yong and Park Jung-young were still pressing him on the channel.

They were still naively thinking that the recent explosion was the result of Choi Tae-won's mine ambush.

"Chief... Chief Choi... has sacrificed himself."

"He and his unit have been completely annihilated."

Kim Geun-seok could only say that much.

"What! Sacrificed?"

"How did he fight? In such a short time, ten thousand people are just gone?"

Lee Tae-yong and Park Jung-young were also stunned, and in an instant, they too panicked.

"Gentlemen! We don't have time to discuss these matters now. All battle reviews can wait until after we leave the instance. At this very moment, the Mao Xiong Country's army is closing in on us!"

"We must prepare our defenses."

"Chief Choi is dead, so be it. His motorcycle unit was originally for reconnaissance. Trench warfare is the key to our victory!"

"Park Jung-young, immediately order everyone in the trenches to be on full alert!"

"Lee Tae-yong, also have the howitzer vehicles set up their formations. A major battle is coming!"

After speaking, Kim Geun-seok also rushed out of the tent without stopping, and jumped into his Commander vehicle.