124: This is the Iron Torrent (Large Chapter)

Inside the command vehicle, Kim Geun-seok continued to observe the enemy's movements through the vehicle's binoculars.

Choi Tae-won was already dead, so he could only use this clumsy method to scout the enemy.

Soon, he saw groups of Armata T-14 Tanks advancing towards his position.

The night was dark and windy, and Kim Geun-seok couldn't clearly see the exact shape of the Tanks, but he could roughly estimate the enemy's numbers.

There were many, many Tanks, but in terms of quantity, they shouldn't be as numerous as his own.

Moreover, Kim Geun-seok observed that the Mao Xiong Country seemed to only have Tanks, with no anti-tank guns or infantry present.

"There's a chance!"

His side had over 25,000 Tanks and howitzer vehicles, plus 15,000 infantry in the trenches.

Dealing with a few thousand of Mao Xiong's Tanks shouldn't be a problem.

And in Kim Geun-seok's mind, trench warfare could also be called a Tank Killer's combat method!

Because trenches themselves were a tactic to restrict Tank movement, when digging the trenches, Kim Geun-seok had specifically instructed Park Jung-young to dig them deeper and set up some anti-tank obstacles.

Now all these would come into play!

Kim Geun-seok didn't believe that a battle with such an advantage in troop numbers and tactics couldn't be won.

"Lin Ye... this time, I will definitely make you taste defeat."

Kim Geun-seok unconsciously clenched his fists.

Success or failure depended on this one move!

"Park Jung-young! Next, your forces will launch the first round of attack against the enemy in the trenches.

If possible, remember not to destroy all of the enemy's Tanks; leave a hundred of Mao Xiong Country's Tanks.

This way, we can capture these Tanks and prepare for our upcoming assault on Mao Xiong Country's main city."

"Understood! I will fire the first shot."

Kim Geun-seok's command had just finished when the ground began to tremble.

The first Armata T-14 Tank had already appeared.

Following closely were the second, third... countless Tanks emerged one after another, as if a massive Steel Torrent was quietly assembling.

These Tanks were neatly arranged in orderly formations, leaving just the right amount of space between them.

The Tanks in front seemed like guardians, paving the way for their comrades behind them.

The huge gun barrels of the rear Tanks could also flexibly emerge through the gaps of the front Tanks, providing cover for them!

This extended layer by layer, like waves of steel, forming a surging black torrent.

What seemed like thousands of Tanks actually completely merged into an organic living entity.

"What a well-ordered army formation!"

"Isn't this the formation that South Goryeo Settlement has always wanted to practice?"

Park Jung-young in the trench secretly marveled.

It had to be said that this Steel Torrent formation gave him an immense shock; this was definitely something he had never seen in any instances on Azure Star.

"Everyone listen, ambush yourselves first!"

Attack only when the enemy Tanks enter the anti-tank traps we've set up."

Park Jung-young directed his subordinates to lie prone in the trenches, waiting for the enemy Tanks to fall into the traps themselves.

As long as these Tanks got stuck in the trenches, they would completely become scrap metal to be slaughtered at will!

Soon, the Armata T-14 Tanks had advanced to less than a thousand meters outside the trenches.

But then they all suddenly stopped, perfectly aligned, as if blocked by an invisible air wall.

"Hmm? Why aren't Mao Xiong Country's Tanks moving?"

"Chief Cui, unfortunately... this range can't reach them."

a subordinate asked nervously.

Park Jung-young was still wondering when thousands of Tanks suddenly opened fire, aiming directly at the trenches.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Loud roars exploded, and tongues of fire spewed into the night sky.

Thanks to their advanced detection systems, these Tanks seemed to possess acute sensory organs, capable of perceiving everything in any environment.

The 360-degree local situational awareness system, like an agile owl, quickly constructed a clear picture of the overall terrain and topography of Lake Ubsu-Nur in the background.

Every gully, every patch of jungle, had nowhere to hide.

Thermal imaging technology and surround radar were like the eyes of a warrior, sharp and profound.

They pierced through the darkness, pinpointing every life hidden in the trenches without omission.

What remained was precise striking.

At the same time, due to being equipped with the 2A82-1M smoothbore cannon, the Armata T-14 had an extremely fast rate of fire and an extremely long range.

Theoretically, with clear data, the Armata T-14 Tank could achieve a peak range of 15 kilometers!

This was the glory and splendor of modern warfare!

In early battles, because they were all crude methods, Tanks could still get stuck in trenches, but in modern warfare, such trenches posed no threat at all to new Tanks.

On the contrary, due to poor maneuverability, they would directly become sitting targets.

The Challengers in the trenches were already as dense as ants; with every shell, hundreds would be wiped out.

Hundreds of people being killed by a single shot was nothing.

Thousands of Tanks opened fire simultaneously, their artillery raining down like a storm, instantly shattering the trenches.

The Z-shaped trench layout was already unrecognizable.

Blood and severed limbs flew everywhere.

At the same time, the piles of explosives in the trenches were detonated, leading to chain explosions.

Wave after wave of explosive shockwaves, as if the earth was roaring, hurled the soil from the trenches high into the air, then buried it deep.

Poor Park Jung-young, before he even had time to order his subordinates to fire, was tragically hit directly in the head by a shell.

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

“Park Jung-young!”

“Park Jung-young!”

“Static…Static…Static…”

Kim Geun-seok roared, calling Park Jung-young on the communication channel, but he received no reply.

Only static remained!

In the backend instance interface, under another round of bombardment by Mao Xiong Tanks, the number of people sharply decreased again.

It had dropped to 25,000!

This meant that most of the troops in the trenches were dead.

Their long-planned trench tactics were... mercilessly crushed just like that.

Even the soldiers ambushed in the trenches were sent off directly before they even had time to counterattack.

Why!

Why!

Kim Geun-seok had countless questions in his mind now.

Why did Mao Xiong's Tanks directly discover the existence of the trenches?

Why could these Tanks shoot so far?!

"Cheating!"

"This is fucking cheating!"

"Lin Ye, you motherfucker! I'll fight you to the death today!"

Kim Geun-seok was completely insane; in his rage, he bit his molars to dust.

A mouthful of old blood spurted from his mouth.

Again and again, the hopes that ignited were extinguished by Mao Xiong Country in a nearly mocking manner.

This trench warfare could be said to be his stroke of genius.

Looking back at his nearly thirty-year career, this could be said to be his wisest move.

He wouldn't even dare to say that he could replicate this success later.

But this personal peak was so casually and directly crushed.

All of Kim Geun-seok's rationality, all his confidence, all his arrogance were gone at this moment, leaving only madness.

"Lee Tae-yong! Charge for me!"

Charge down and fight Mao Xiong Country to the death!

Our forces are several times that of Mao Xiong; we absolutely cannot lose this time!

Ah ah ah ah! Our South Korea's land combat is invincible!

Under Kim Geun-seok's command, 12,000 Kim 7V Tanks and 13,000 howitzer vehicles suddenly charged out from the high slopes on both sides of the lake.

This time, without any hesitation, they directly opened fire on Mao Xiong Country's Tank group.

And Mao Xiong's Armata Tank group also locked onto the Goryeo army's position at the first moment.

They instantly split into two teams and began to bombard the Kim 7V Tank unit and the howitzer vehicle unit respectively with lightning speed.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

On this fiercely contested battlefield, the most brutal and direct Tank-on-Tank bombardment unfolded.

Both sides were left with only land combat machinery, so there was no tactical clash.

All that remained was pure head-on collision and the most violent standing-still output!

The roar echoed throughout Lake Ubsu-Nur, and the lake water splashed back and forth with the vibrations, turning into a sky full of rain.

"Fight for me!"

"Fight to the death!"

Kim Geun-seok continued to roar, trying to boost his troops' morale in this way.

But he gradually realized that something was wrong with the situation.

In this Tank-on-Tank bombardment, although there might be a difference in combat power, there was no situation where defense couldn't be broken, so Armata T-14 Tanks would also be damaged; it wouldn't be like the previous two instances where they couldn't even touch a hair of Mao Xiong Country.

However, in comparison, the casualty ratio between the two forces was too far apart.

Thanks to the T-14 Tank's excellent armor system and automatic defense system, their defensive power was particularly strong.

Many of the shells fired by the Goryeo army were directly intercepted in the air.

Even if some shells fortunately hit the T-14 Tank's body, they would be blocked by the thick armor like an iron wall, greatly reducing the damage.

And when the T-14 Tanks fired at Kim Geun-seok's Kim 7V Tanks and Li 9 howitzer vehicles, it was basically a one-shot kill.

Basically, Kim Geun-seok's side had to pay the cost of five Tanks or howitzer vehicles to incapacitate one T-14 Tank.

The most disgusting part was yet to come!

Once a formidable Armata T-14 Tank sustained damage on the battlefield, the subsequent TankTeam would quickly move forward, protecting it closely from behind, like an indestructible escort.

Subsequently, from the deepest part of the vast Mao Xiong army formation, a vehicle resembling a repair vehicle would quickly drive up to repair the damaged Tank.

In fact, this was Mao Xiong Country's T-16 Armored Recovery Vehicle, also built on the Armata Tank platform, primarily for vehicle repair and recovery.

The right side of the vehicle body was equipped with a crane with a lifting capacity of up to 10 tons, specifically for hoisting damaged equipment.

And the rear left side was equipped with an auxiliary crane with a lifting capacity of 900 kilograms, used for more delicate tasks.

The front of the vehicle body also had a dozer blade installed, which not only assists in stabilizing the vehicle in daily use but also plays a crucial role during winching and lifting tasks.

Moreover, their repair speed was extremely fast; although it wouldn't completely restore a T-14 Tank to its original state, it could quickly restore it to a combat-ready state, almost like magic.

Fighting and repairing at the same time, it felt like an endlessly resurrecting undead corpse.

Kim Geun-seok felt nauseous and wanted to vomit! He angrily punched the vehicle hatch.

"Damn it!"

"Bastard Lin Ye, how could he design such a disgusting thing?"

But amidst his anger and despair, he had to admit that Mao Xiong Country's land combat system was indeed superior to that of their Goryeo Settlement!

And this Steel Torrent-like formation, along with the on-the-go repair mode, taught him another lesson!

The number of people in the backend continued to decrease.

[Instance population: 20,000...]

[Instance population: 15,000...]

[Instance population: 10,000...]

[...]

Every reduction in numbers felt like a knife being plunged into Kim Geun-seok's heart.

Defeated, already defeated!

Damn it! Damn it!!!!

Kim Geun-seok could no longer bear the pressure; he felt as if he was caught in an invisible vortex, surrounded by an oppressive and despairing atmosphere.

His nerves felt like taut strings, twisted, strained, on the verge of breaking.

Finally, under this unbearable pressure, he subconsciously pulled out the pistol from his pocket.

And shot himself in the temple!

Bang!

With the gunshot, brain matter danced in the air, like shattered foam, splattering with blood.

Those vivid drops of blood, like leaping flames, stained every inch of the vehicle compartment.

Kim Geun-seok's vision turned pale, and the entire world began to collapse.

A red 'death' character began to emerge.

This was the symbol of mission failure, but at this moment, for him, it was the best release.

[Sky Curtain Notification: You have chosen to commit suicide in the Winter is Coming instance! Your instance mission is declared a failure!]

[Sky Curtain strictly prohibits suicide in instances. This is a desecration of the instance, and even more so, a desecration of the Sky Curtain!]

[As punishment, you will be deducted one hundred times your instance points, and your personal instance will be disabled for three days!]

[This is your third time entering the instance. Due to the superimposed effect of Mao Xiongs Fury, you have been deducted 320,000 points! You will also be teleported out of the instance!]