1140. Unstoppable.
Equipped with a pyroxene nuclear fusion reactor, it could continuously travel tens of thousands of kilometers. It was equipped with an ion cannon that could fire thousands of times. It could reach a top speed of 80 kilometers per hour, float 0.5 meters above the ground, and ignore terrain obstacles.
Moreover, this tank had a powerful energy shield. A normal third generation main battle tank's 120-millimeter armor-piercing shell would need several shots to penetrate the protection of the shield. Even if the shield was penetrated, it could stop to recharge for 20 minutes and revive with full health. The laser close-range defense system could accurately destroy incoming missiles and even grenades, killing and injuring ordinary enemy soldiers. Two quadruple Meteor missile launchers, equipped with a total of 16 Meteor missiles, could be used to destroy armed helicopters or enemy concrete fortifications.
Stalin asked, "If you had 100 of these tanks, what could you do?"
Guderian, the father of the Blitzkrieg, said, "You don't need 100, even if you gave me 20, I could take Moscow in 1933!"
Stalin said, "You're too weak. If you gave me these tanks, I could take Berlin in 1898!"
Tang Yu said, "Alright, let's not boast first. Let's use these 100 tanks to achieve a small goal, such as riddling the formation of an entire army."
Although the Gray Coat Army had a large number of people, there were a total of three divisions in New Lhasa, and two divisions as reserves, with a total of nearly 150,000 people. But because of the restrictions of Skynet, most of the Gray Coat Army could only be regarded as light infantry.
On the front line of New Lhasa, the Third Army had been attacking fiercely for more than a week, barely advancing more than 80 kilometers under the strong defense of the Guardian Group. The soldiers were exhausted, but their commander, General Beria, kept urging the troops to continue attacking fiercely with the mentality of wanting instant success.
Even when the 14th Infantry Division was defeated by the Guardian Group on the flank of the Third Army, and their flank was threatened, the Third Army still did not stop attacking. This made Tang Yu and Frans realize the mentality of this commander.
In the later intelligence collection, they found that General Beria used to be a member of the Orderliness Clan — not the Orderliness Clan that Tang Yu had transformed, but the anti-human Orderliness Clan that first worshipped Skynet. This would explain his current action pattern.
Therefore, Tang Yu very decisively directed his Cerberus tank unit to attack the 3rd Division. His original plan was to use this unit and the Cemetery Guardians to cut off the Terminator army's supply line between New Lhasa and New Lanzhou. But now that there was a chance to defeat the Third Division, they had to seize it!
As long as the Third Division was defeated, the Skynet Terminator Army would form a bulge between New Lhasa and New Lanzhou. Then, Tang Yu could play a big game. After the mysterious gift was prepared, he would surround the Terminator Army and annihilate them!
The 100 Horned Dragon Tanks were like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey. An hour after they launched their attack, they had penetrated the Third Army's defensive line and penetrated 30 kilometers deep into the defensive line! In the face of these fast, terrain defying, energy shields, and ion cannons, which could be said to be top-notch in terms of attack, defense, and speed, the Gray-Clothed Army soldiers of the Third Division could not even withstand a single blow.
If they could concentrate their firepower against the Horned Dragon Tanks, they could indeed destroy them. The version of the Horned Dragon Tank without an energy shield was used by Svetlana in the world of [Resident Evil: Cursed] to conduct combat tests during the Republic of Itonia's civil war. There were indeed records of them being destroyed. Tang Yu used the complete version of the Horned Dragon Tank to attack the Skynet's mainframe base upstream of the Ehot River. Two of the Horned Dragon Tanks were heavily damaged in the battle.
But now, Tang Yu would not give them this chance. He moved together with the Horned Dragon Tank unit. After breaking through the Gray-Clothed Army's defensive line, his movements were erratic, and he fully displayed the advantage of his mobility. At the same time, the large number of machine guns and cannons he created in the Mechanical Domain also provided the Horned Dragon Tank unit with unparalleled firepower. Even when Skynet mobilized two squadrons of Hunter Aircrafts from the manufacturing center to encircle them, it was useless. Tang Yu created a large number of electromagnetic railguns, and under the concentrated firepower, the Hunter Aircrafts also suffered heavy losses.
After breaking through the Third Army's defensive line and entering the rear, the Horned Dragon Tank unit became the Gray-Clothed Army's nightmare! The logistics transport convoys were attacked, and the units that had retreated from the frontlines and were preparing to rotate with the reserve units were also attacked. Even the Gray-Clothed Army units that had just entered their attacking positions and were preparing to attack the Guardian Group's defensive line were suddenly attacked from behind!
The flustered and exasperated General Beria also mobilized his troops to encircle and annihilate the Horned Dragon Tank unit, but it was to no avail. Or rather, it should have been effective. After all, there was a limit to the energy shield. But every time the Horned Dragon Tank's energy shield was broken, Tang Yu would immediately use the nano-energy shield to protect the tank. If the armor of the tank was damaged, he would immediately use the Mechanical Domain to repair the damaged parts.
With Tang Yu's support, the Horned Dragon Tank unit became an undying existence!
Facing this unkillable, undefeatable armored unit that seemed to never tire, the Third Army was completely helpless. Energy shields and pyroxene nuclear fusion reactors. This was the difference in technology. Facing such an opponent, unless they could bring out a unit with corresponding technology to counter them, they would only be able to passively take a beating. For example, Tang Yu's own Dragon Rider Mark III combat aircraft was a good choice to deal with the Horned Dragon Tank.
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January 4th, 2046. The Horned Dragon Tank attack from behind the Third Army had already lasted for three days. Tang Yu led the armored unit and began to retreat towards New Lhasa. He was prepared to give the Third Army a fatal blow after a round of rest and reorganization.
The Horned Dragon Tanks were lined up neatly on the battlefield in two rows. Countless armored pickup trucks and IFVs were scattered around them. In the morning, the Third Army had gathered all the mobile units that they could scrounge up in an attempt to encircle and annihilate the Horned Dragon Tank unit.
They had invested hundreds of armored pickup trucks, more than 200 IFVs, 100 third-generation main battle tanks, and 20 self-propelled artillery to deal with the Horned Dragon Tank unit. But Tang Yu did not hesitate to order his troops to meet them head on! The mechanical beasts appeared first. Their long snake-like bodies had countless gun barrels and cannon barrels. They rolled around while pouring fire at the enemy. The Horned Dragon Tanks quickly split into two teams and flanked from the left and right. They used their advantage in firepower and mobility to deal a devastating blow to the Gray Shirt Army's armored unit.
The 12.7mm heavy machine guns installed on the armored pickup trucks could only tickle the Horned Dragon Tanks. The small-caliber cannons of the IFVs were not much of a threat either. Most of the anti-tank missiles were intercepted by the laser close-range defense system. The self-propelled artillery unit was forcefully penetrated by a few Horned Dragon Tanks not long after the battle started. They were all destroyed. The only ones that could put up a resistance were the third-generation main battle tanks.
The battle lasted for five hours. The final result was that the Third Army's patchwork armored unit was completely annihilated. The Horned Dragon Tank unit lost 18 tanks. Four of the tanks could not be repaired and were put back into the subspace by Tang Yu. The remaining 14 damaged tanks followed the main force towards New Lhasa with the support of Tang Yu's Mechanical Domain.
Over the past three days, the Third Army's offensive had weakened day by day. In the end, they simply stopped attacking the New Lhasa defense line. Tang Yu guessed that after this battle, the Third Army's commander would not have any intention to fight anymore. They would most likely retreat, shorten the battle line, and concentrate their forces to reduce the space that the Horned Dragon Tanks could move in.
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