21st Century Goguryeo

November 25, 2023, 23:00

Five kilometers from the southern end of Soyangsan (Limenmin) City, Namgang Province, North Manchuria

Baba Bang! Baba Baba Baba Bang! Bang! Baba Baba!

A soft firing sound from the C-1000 Haitai unmanned robot of the 5th Guard Battalion echoed in succession from both sides of the mountain range. A 40mm rocket flew in an oblique parabola and pierced the side of a T-14B Armata tank of the 81st SS Panzer Division, maneuvering a small farmland between the two ridges, 800m wide and 2.5km long.

Hundreds of simultaneously fired 40mm rockets hit the caterpillar, the weakest of the T-14B Armata tanks, and exploded.

Phut! Bang! Kwakwaang! Bang!

The T-14B Armata tanks of the 81st SS Panzer Division, which were rapidly maneuvering in a company unit in response to the surprise attack, all switched to a zig-zag evasive maneuver, and the railgun of the unmanned turret was directed in the direction of the flying hills on both sides. However, despite raising the unmanned turret to the maximum due to the height of the ridgeline, the angle was slightly less than the point at which the 40mm rocket was fired. The T-14B Armata tanks immediately fired 3UBK21 Sprinter anti-tank guided missiles.

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3UBK21 Sprinter anti-tank guided missiles from twin launch tubes for each tank blew white smoke and flew in the direction of the mountain range on both sides.

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Some C-1000 Haitai unmanned robots immediately intercepted the incoming Russian anti-tank missiles with a 12mm laser Vulcan beam.

Quang! Quang! Quang! As a ray of light was scattered over the two mountain ridges, large and small explosions occurred one after another. However, several sprinter anti-tank guided missiles flew towards the Haitai robot through the beam of light like the latest fourth-generation class. However, just before the collision, it was blocked by the powerful shield magnetic field of the Haitai unmanned robot that was momentarily unfolded and exploded without much effect.

Quang! Quang!

In 2021, the Olympus base started the improvement project of the C-1000 Haitai unmanned robot. However, the National Assembly opposed the additional budget for one border guard robot. It was judged that the current performance of the Haitai unmanned robot alone was sufficient to carry out border missions. For this reason, the Olympus base selected one battalion with its own budget and promoted the improvement project. Existing 12mm laser Vulcans were replaced with 20mm laser Vulcans, and 40mm rockets were replaced with 16 rounds of 60mm plasma intensifiers to increase firepower and, most importantly, to equip their own Shield Shielding System (SSS) to provide strong protection. However, the government even tried to stop this, saying that the budget was being used recklessly. Accordingly, the Olympus base was a test castle improvement project promoted using its own budget and having succeeded in persuading the National Defense Standing Committee, the existing plan was greatly revised and the improvement project was completed by developing an improved model named X-1001 equipped with only the Shield Shielding System (SSS). Afterward, the improved X-1001 Haitai was deployed to the 5th Guard Battalion among the mechanized guard units on a trial basis. To operate the Shield Shielding System (SSS), a large-capacity plasma storage battery was required. However, Olympus had to use the existing high-capacity storage battery instead of the next-generation high-efficiency new plasma storage battery due to the lack of budget which was a portion of their own budget.

In any case, the Haitai unmanned robots of the 5th Guard Battalion equipped with a shielding system successfully blocked the attack of the Sprinter anti-tank missile with the shield magnetic field and then launched an attack again. Meanwhile, other tanks of the 81st SS Panzer Division, waiting at a distance from the rear, fired 16MJ railgun metal bullets all at once when the Haitai unmanned robots of the 5th Guard Battalion entered the aiming point within Pogakdo.

Tuang! Tuang! Tuang!

The sound of a railgun firing, which was quite different from the sound of a normal tank gun firing, rang from dozens of tanks at once. A metal bullet, which flew at a speed of eight times the speed of sound, fell on a Haitai unmanned robot.

Quang! Quang! Aww! Quang! Once again, the shield magnetic field spread and deflected the metal bullet. With a powerful fricative sound, the impact shook the transparent shield magnetic field.

When the railgun attack was neutralized by the advanced defense system, the command of the 81st SS Panzer Division issued an attack order to all the tanks and armored vehicles, as well as the artillery units under the direct control of the rear division. Meanwhile, the leading tanks that were attacked by the Haitai unmanned robots' rocket bomb and 12mm laser Vulcan beam suffered heavy blows as their caterpillars were released and they were unable to move or various optical equipment was damaged. Some tanks were attacked by multiple Black Dragon missiles, and their entire unmanned turret was blown off, emitting dark red flames and smoke. The Haitai unmanned robot ambush attack at Yangsanneung Line had a significant effect. Not a single vehicle could pass through the narrow farmland and all of them sat down. The 5th Guard Battalion alone could not destroy the 81st SS Panzer Division, but at least for a while, it was able to stop the maneuver and bring 'Operation Annihilate the Triangle' to an advantage.

The two battalion-sized T-14B Armata tanks continuously fired railguns, and the unmanned turret of the Kurganets-25 armored vehicle, the new IFV of the Russian Army, fired 30mm machine guns and Kornet anti-tank guided missiles in succession. In addition, 36 Koalichiya-SV self-propelled howitzers of the artillery unit, which rapidly radiated heat from the rear, fired TOT fire in the direction of the Haitai unmanned robot.

As various shells, railgun metal bullets, and various types of anti-tank guided missiles continued to pour on Yangsanneung Line, the Haitai unmanned robot had to give up its attack to spread its shield magnetic field. Some Haitai unmanned robots were overloaded with plasma storage batteries due to the continuous attack, so they could not develop the shield magnetic field in time, and they were hit with a railgun metal bullet and the explosions that followed were so big that they were shattered.

"Captain! It seems like there's a bunch more. Why don't we retreat from this point before we end up with a bigger loss?" Major Na Sang-gil, head of the battalion's operations department, said while looking at the monitor reflecting the damage status of his allies with his forehead narrowed.

"We can't retreat! If they detour and attack the rear of the 82nd Division or the Capital Division, 'Operation Annihilate the Triangle', which depends on the direction of the Eastern Front, may fail!"

"Captain! Isn't the 20th Division coming to stop the 82nd Division's vacuum now?"

"It is! But we have to stop them as much as possible from here until the 20th Division gets here! Don't you know that is the biggest task our battalion has to do?" Lieutenant Colonel Oh Pil-seung, commander of the fifth border battalion, was resolute.

Major Na Sang-gil did not say anything further.

"Fortunately, the Haitai is an unmanned robot."

Currently, the operating console armored vehicles of each company operating the C-1000 Haitai unmanned robot were being operated with a special camouflage covering them deep in the mountain range.

"Contact each company. Fight to the end! We will retreat only when all the Haitai robots are destroyed."

"Ah! The battalion commander will need to take responsibility for this later..."

"Isn't the field commander's judgment the priority? I think I'm making the right decision now. If you ask me to take responsibility, there is nothing I can do about it."

"Ah! All right."

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November 25, 2023, 23:00

70km south of Bukpyeong (Hongchikun) City, Bukgang Province, North Manchuria

The 82nd Panzer Division (Balhae), which all subordinate units had joined, realized that the three divisions of the Russian 5th Army had moved to the manned area, and immediately switched to an offensive stance for a counterattack. In addition, the capital armored division, which arrived late, also had a brief maintenance time to prepare for the upcoming large-scale engagement.

"Captain! The order from the Joint Chiefs of Staff is to counterattack after 30 minutes," Brigadier General Kim Seong-yoon, the division's operatives officer, read the handouts that had just been delivered.

"It's finally starting! Issue the orders to the command of each brigade and tell the artillery units to check each coordinate once again."

"All right."

"Are you even preparing for a water knight?" Major General Kim Min-jung, commander of the 82nd Panzer Division (Balhae), said while looking at the north end, which was being maintained for a while with the Capital Panzer Division deployed.

"Yeah, they arrived in the area 10 minutes ago, and they say they are being repaired for future engagements."

"Um, it's a pity that the 20th Division missed out on this battle in the middle, but the power of the machinists will be enough."

"Captain! We have just been informed that two squadrons of Blue Dragon strategic bombers were additionally deployed to this engagement on behalf of the 20th Division."

"Ah! That's great! That would be enough to replace the 20th Division!"

As 'Operation Annihilate the Triangle', which will determine the victory or defeat of the Eastern Front in the future, began in earnest, the 82nd Panzer Division (Balhae) was busy moving from the command center to the lower platoon of subordinate units. And 20 minutes later, the 82nd Panzer Division (Balhae) and Sudo Panzer Division began a full-scale counterattack. Meanwhile, the 59th Motorized Infantry Division, the 121st Armored Division, and the 60th Motorized Infantry Division formed a triangle in the front and maneuvered in a triangular shape, and the four Mobilized Infantry Divisions and the fifth Army's direct units were swiftly following in the rear. If you count it as a pure force, it was a great force of about 100,000.

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November 26, 2023, 00:00 (01:00 Russian time)

Khabarovsk, Khabarovsky Territory, Russia

In the city of Khabarovsk, the 5th Army's forward base and the main base of the supply units, a street battle that started an hour ago was in full swing. The attack power of the Republic of Corea's 31st Airborne Strike Division, which suddenly appeared, overcame the garrison in charge of defending the city beyond imagination. The troops currently in charge of the defense of Khabarovsk were the Mobilized Panzer Division and the General Mobilized Infantry Division, which consisted of T-90 tanks and various old armored vehicles. As a result, the 31st Airborne Strike Division, which operated only the latest weapons, was not a competitor. First, on the outskirts of the city, the sixth-generation C-five Gaion tank, operated by each company's operating console armored vehicle, escorted by the battalion headquarters' troops, charged into the center of the enemy's formation and annihilated the enemy's tanks at will. And the C-27P-A Kirin Rapid Combat Armored Vehicles, flying along the road at great speed, subdued major government offices and military facilities with various firepower, and combat crews equipped with special light armor were deployed to quickly and accurately capture the target facilities.

As of an hour after the street fighting began, 35 government offices and 58 temporary military bases in Khabarovsk had been completely captured. It was faster than expected. Meanwhile, while the 31st Airborne Strike Division stirred the city of Khabarovsk, the 32nd Airborne Strike Division attacked the fifth Army's logistics base, which was identified as a temporary supply base around Khabarovsk. The military base, which was secretly stored to supply various ammunition, food, and fuel for the 5th Army, was attacked by the 32nd Airborne Strike Division that day and turned to ashes.

In addition, the 35th Airborne Strike Division and the 37th Airborne Strike Division, which made their second sortie, airlifted to Birobijan and Vyazemsky, the main cities along the eastern and southwestern borders from Khabarovsk, to carry out the rear siege mission as part of 'Operation annihilate the Triangle'.

So far, the airborne operations of the Airborne Strike Division had been very successful. The airlift operation in the rear area, centered on tanks and armored vehicles, rather than general infantry, was an operation that was not expected at all by the Russian General Staff, and literally staggered. In response, the Russian General Staff gave urgent instructions to the main force of the 5th Army advancing in the delta to stop the vacuum and switch to defensive tactics from its current position and ordered the 121st Panzer Division and two mobilization divisions to defend Khabarovsk.