21st century Goguryeo

Chapter 417: Season 2 – Part 17 Advance and Defense – 2-1 Defense!

November 26h, 2026 03:35,

Mingang River (65th Light Armored Infantry Division (sunset) defense line) at the southern end of Gangjin (Hulunbuir) City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture.

Unlike the Eastern Front, which destroyed the Russian 5th Army, the situation on the Western Front was not very good for the Korean Army. The Northern 65th Light Armored Infantry Division (sunset), which was able to defend the 29th Army’s power several times due to its geographical advantage at the time of the initial engagement, steadfastly defending the defense line despite the bitter snowstorm in Siberia and the freezing cold of negative 20 degrees Celsius, continued various shells and tactical ballistic missiles, Ys. It suffered considerable damage from the Kanda-M missile attack.

Although several air defense units within the division started intercepting procedures in real-time, they were unable to intercept 100% of the thousands of shells and Iskandar-M missiles that came at the same time as TOT firing.

Moreover, the Iskandar-M missile, which flew through an anti-aircraft network spread like a spider’s web, was a cluster bomb capable of inflicting considerable damage to armored units.

Hundreds of submunitions exploded all at once in the air, sending numerous fragments to the ground. Then, in the snow-covered area, small pillars of soil sprung up to waist-high on steel shards.

Fortunately, thanks to the hard light armor suit and protective suit, there were only a few casualties of light armor infantry despite the concentrated fire.. However, after the devastating explosion, a number of injured people were caught up in the storm. In addition to the medics, the number of combat fighters decreased rapidly as the fighters moved the wounded to a safe place in the rear. This meant that the firepower for interception of going down had decreased.

The forces of the 36th Motorized Infantry Division, who had a hard time crossing Lee Min-gang* from the beginning of the battle, did not want to miss this time as the stoppage offensive decreased. went on the offensive

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The lightly armored infantrymen, who were lying on the cold ground in the harsh early morning, when the cold wind blew through and dropped to minus 25 degrees Celsius, were hit by various shells and cluster bomb shrapnel and engaged in battle, it was like a death in itself.

– Forward! At 1 o’clock! We are going down. Concentrate on the firepower.

After the skirmish began, orders from the squadron commander and platoon leader continued to flow on the Turkish on-Xa communicator mounted on the armored helmet.

As a result, the armored infantry focused their firepower on the order and wiped out the Russian troops.

Boom!

A bullet exploded over the 101st Battalion, 3rd Battalion, 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion of the 37th Regiment, which was lying on the frozen snowfield floor, which felt like solid iron, and sprayed debris.

Fortunately, it was far from the explosion site, so it was not caught up in the aftermath, but several debris flew to the back and crashed or bounced off the cervical deck.

Pat Pat Pat Pak! Kang! Kang! Kang!

As the squad members momentarily flinched and stopped shooting, Sergeant Oh Dong-gil, the squad leader, shouted with a big frown.

“Hey, hey, keep on shooting! Let’s go down at 1 o’clock in front of us. Don’t hesitate and focus on the fire, boys!”

As the squad leader shouted in the communication rail, the members of the 2nd Squad suddenly came to their senses and began shooting again after confirming that Russian armored vehicles and soldiers were crossing the long river.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Peeeeeeew~

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Several streams of light poured down on the Russian armored vehicles and soldiers. Also, a 30mm smart grenade exploded exactly 5m above the ground, drawing a parabola.

“Oh! Grenade shooters, nice!”

Sergeant Oh Dong-gil gave a thumbs-up to Corporal Shin Myung-ho and Private Kim Kyu-chul, who is the squad’s stray bullets.

“Oh! This is a piece of cake.”

Corporal Shin Myung-ho, who is firing a smart grenade again, replied with an arrogant look on his face. Seargent Oh Sung-wan, who was flying a laser beam next to him, lamentedly.

“Oh, you son of a b*tch has no modesty! Let’s live with the concept of modesty.”

“What are you upset about Sergeant Oh? If you talk about Corporal Shin it is modesty! If you talk about modesty, it is Corporal Shin.”

“Let’s just not talk! Let’s just not talk! Just get the bull bears!”

“Ha Ha Ha, look at that armored car with your eyes wide open.”

Corporal Shin Myung-ho smiled and pulled a smart ironclad out of the waistband and immediately loaded it and stuck it on his shoulder. He then aimed at the center of his target Russian armored vehicle.

He took a deep breath and pulled the grenade trigger.

Toosh!

With a cool firing sound, a smart ironclad struck a parabola and hit the front of a Russian armored vehicle 800 meters ahead.

Bang! Boom!

When the smart armor-piercing round that penetrated the frontal armor of the armored car exploded, the armored car shook once, stopped in the middle of the Immin River, and thick smoke poured out through the hole.

“Yay! Caught one!”

Corporal Shin Myung-ho clenched his fists and cheered. At this time, there was a whistling sound from the sky, and the ground in all directions rose up in succession. And the explosive power attacked the 2nd squad members without mercy.

Unfortunately, several 122mm rocket launchers fired from the artillery battalion of the 305th Artillery Brigade, which operates the BM-21 Grad MLRS, were fired near the second minute.

Explosions and echoes of the earth’s crustal fluctuations continued for some time. Each time, the 2nd-minute crew flew in all directions, caught up in the force of the explosion.

Just as a rugby ball bounced around without a certain direction, members of the second-minute squad also bounced around due to the explosive power that exploded everywhere.

“What are the antiaircraft b*stards doing without even intercepting them?”

Sergent Park Won-young, the division commander, poured out mixed complaints even in a situation where it was thrown in all directions to the point where it was difficult to come to his senses.

If Squad 2 had been an ordinary infantryman, 100% would have been killed in a state of disrepute so that even the shape could not be recognized. But he was spared his life thanks to his light armor suit and protective suit. But he was lying on the ground, and if he was unlucky, he could suffer a fracture or severe bruise.

Suddenly, the sound of an explosion that seemed to tear the eardrums and the raging explosion disappeared, and the surrounding area became quiet. In various places where Squad 2 was, there were puddles large enough for even one person to enter. It was the spot where the rocket hit.

“Ugh!”

“Ah! I can’t hear the f*cking sound! Did this blow up my eardrums?”

“Ah! my legs!”

The members of the 2nd Squad who flew to the surrounding area without mercy and were lying on the ground groaned and struggled.

Sergeant Oh Dong-gil, the squad leader who put on the light armor helmet and checked the surrounding area through the visor, shouted at the squad members who could see through the pleasant smell of gunpowder and rising smoke.

He unconsciously spoke loudly because he was deaf to what he could say through the communicator.

“Everyone, get back to your senses! Are there people with any injuries? Sergeant Park! Check them out!”

“Yes! All right.”

Sergeant Park Won-young, who had collapsed in a crouched position after being bounced about 10 meters from where he was, checked his head left and right to check the squad members. Then he crawled towards the nearest squad member.

“Are you okay?”

The first member he looked at was Sergeant Oh Seong-wan.

“Can’t I just take a little break like this? Sergeant Park?”

“Hey! Aren’t you hurt?”

“Yeah, I think I’m fine, but I think I’m mentally injured.”

“Sh*t! Get some rest and move on!”

“Yes,”

Sergeant Park Won-young, who lightly tapped Sergeant Oh’s back, crawled to the other crew member next to him.

In this way, Sergeant. Park Won-young went around looking at all the crew and reported it through Turkeyon-Xa.

“Everyone is fine except for Hyuncheol.”

– Where did Hyuncheol get hurt?

“It looks like a fractured rib. As a result of the self-diagnosis, the diagnosis came out that two ribs were broken.”

– Ah! damn! okay, wait!

After a while, squad leader Sergeant Oh Dong-gil approached Private Sang Hyun-cheol and saw the screen of the control X-K02 terminal mounted on his arm today and clicked his tongue.

“I think that we should transfer him.”

On the screen of the X-K02 terminal, it was confirmed through self-diagnosis that two of the right ribs of Private Sang Hyun-cheol were fractured.

“Now?”

“You can’t help it? What if we leave it like this and it gets worse? First, Myeong-ho and Gyu-cheol take Hyun-cheol to the armored car! From there, ask him to transfer him to the battalion infirmary or the brigade infirmary!”

“Yes, all right.”

At the direction of Sergeant Oh Dong-gil, Corporal Myung-ho Park and Private Kim Kyu-cheol supported Private Sang Hyeon-cheol from both sides, who could not even move from the coming pain and walked to the rear.

“The rest will engage again.”

Sergeant Oh Dong-gil left Private Sang Hyun-cheol, who was moving away at the words of Sergeant Oh, and laid back on the floor, took a stance, and entered the battle.

As the entire squad escaped the threat of destruction and continued fierce fighting again, the company commander ordered a retreat.

This was because the 65th Light Armored Infantry Division (sunset) had been ordered to retreat from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Currently, more than 50% of the troops of the 36th Motorized Infantry Division successfully crossed the border, so heavy damage was expected to be done with light armored infantry alone.

Accordingly, the Joint Chiefs of Staff ordered the 65th Light Armored Infantry Division to quickly retreat to the city of Gangjin (Hulunbuir) and prepare for urban battle.

The city of Gangjin (Hulunbuir) was located just above the road heading to the northern end of the Min River. If they headed to the east without occupying it during Gangjin (Hulunbuir), the supply route could be blocked or the rear of the heading unit could be exposed.

For this reason, the 36th Motorized Infantry Division had to unconditionally capture the city of Gangjin (Hulunbuir) in order to carry out the next operation.

The light armored infantry class of the 65th Light Armored Infantry Division was very advantageous in street fighting. It was the judgment of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that, if a guerrilla-style battle was waged in a complex city center with various buildings as cover, it could not only defend the city of Hurunbeier but also completely destroy the unit it was trying to evade.

The 3rd Squadron, including the 2nd Squadron, which was ordered to retreat from the company commander, started running as an armored personnel carrier waiting in the rear.

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November 26th, 2023 3:50,

Mingang River (5th Armored Division (key) defense line) 123km south of Gangjin (Hulunbuir) City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture.

After the 65th Light Armored Infantry Division (sunset) was ordered to retreat, the 5th Panzer Division (Key), which was defending at the southern end of the Mingang River, was also ordered to retreat. Despite the pouring of missiles and various shells, the 5th Armored Division (the key), which was responsible for and defending the defense line for two hours, was also ordered to retreat from the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The reason why the 5th Panzer Division (key) was ordered to retreat was quite different from that of the 65th Light Armored Infantry Division (sunset).

The reason why the Joint Chiefs of Staff ordered the retreat was because the Independence Corps, a unit directly under the control of the 29th Army, had newly appeared in the area around the Mongolian border, 58 km southwest of the 5th Panzer Division (Key).

The 30th Mechanized Infantry Division (Pilseung), which was rushing north along the border, made an emergency detour and intercepted the movement, but it was not possible to block all the independence corps consisting of three divisions. The independence corps launched a massive bombardment from the artillery units belonging to the independence corps, which had been radiating heat from the rear zone in advance, as they expected the 30th mechanized infantry division (Pilseung) to block the maneuver. Thousands of shells were poured on the 30th Mechanized Infantry Division, which disrupted the formation of the mobile blocking unit. In addition, the 55th Motorized Infantry Division and the 56th Motorized Infantry Division attempted to bypass the 30th Mechanized Infantry Division (Pilseung) and attack the flanks of the 5th Panzer Division (Key).

If the two motorized infantry divisions succeeded in the detour and attacked the flanks of the 5th Panzer Division (Key), of course, the defense line would collapse and the 5th Panzer Division (Key) could receive a heavy blow.

Accordingly, the Joint Chiefs of Staff urgently retreated the 5th Panzer Division (Key) to the southeastern end and quickly joined the 30th Mechanized Infantry Division (Pilseung) to defeat the 27th Panzer Division.

It was a clever deception operation in which they quickly evaded in the form of a tail bit and then dealt with the dispersed enemy.

In addition, the Joint Chiefs of Staff had ordered the air force and aerospace forces to launch a large-scale strategic bomber sortie as a retaliatory measure against the wave offensive of the Russian strategic missile force.

Currently, there are eight CFS/A-31SP three-legged five space fighters and C-PSBs (plasma cluster bombs) per unit that were sortied by the 2nd Space Fighter Wing from Suncheon Base in Pyeongan-do 30 minutes ago in the thermosphere layer at 210 km south of Gangjin (Hulun Bayer). Twelve CB-30P Blue Dragon strategic bombers armed with 80 rounds and 16 CF-21P Zhujak fighter jets serving as escort missions were flying quietly and secretly at an altitude of 25 km.