Three Fronts Advance at Once, a Surprise Attack on Volgograd!
An hour later, Mansh had led his army to the border of the Bear Country.
After crossing the border, it will take another half an hour to reach the outskirts of Volgograd.
"Your Head of State, please declare war on the Russian Bear!" Mansh requested directly. "We will not engage in the despicable act of launching a war without a declaration!"
Meanwhile, at the headquarters of Head of State Majiwal, Xi'er did not delay at all and directly issued a declaration of war against the Bear Country.
"I, Xi'er, on behalf of the entire Tank Country, declare war on the Bear Country!"
"This is the awakening of a nation, a struggle for freedom!"
The moment the declaration of war was sent out on Earth Online, Mansh led his army directly into the territory of the Russian Bear!
This was a strategy that Xi'er and the Three Great Generals had discussed in advance.
A declaration of war is definitely necessary. Based on past experience, there will be severe punishment if war is waged without prior declaration.
This current approach—launching an attack the very next second after declaring war—is exploiting a loophole in the Instance's design!
I declare war one second, and I start the war the next. What can you do about it?!
"General Mansh, proceed directly to Volgograd and launch the attack!"
"Furthermore, General Guderian has begun his march towards Moscow!"
"Rommel, please also adjust your forces and cross the Manselke Hills!"
"Everything is done according to my instructions!"
Xi'er began her three-pronged operation in Light Screen. This was a plan she had made in advance, and she had even calculated the timing for everything.
This is Xi'er's forte: the most precise calculations, even considering the variable of a tank's speed on snow!
It would take half an hour for the Mansh to Volgograd, and after a feint attack to draw out Moscow's support, it would immediately turn towards Moscow, which would take about two hours.
It would take Guderian about an hour and a half to travel to Moscow.
In this way, the two can meet up in southern Moscow in two hours, and if the timing is accurate, they can surround the Moscow forces that come to their aid!
Mansh received immediate orders and crossed the Russian Bear border, whereupon a biting cold front swept over his army.
"Hmph! It's just a temperature of -75 degrees Celsius. Do you really think we have no way to deal with it?" Mansh sneered twice.
"Everyone, take a sip of Jäger! Then let's get going and set off!"
At a command, the legion continued its advance across the vast snowfield.
Although the speed was reduced somewhat, it could still drive smoothly on the snow.
The spectators were all incredulous.
Many people started sending comments.
[Holy crap, why can Nirmaner tanks drive freely on snow?]
[I remember that the Kim family 7V tanks were frozen as soon as they entered Russia. The Kim 7V was just a modified Nirmaner tank model, so why aren't Nirmaner tanks frozen now?]
Seeing these questioning comments, Mansh just smiled dismissively.
Having chosen to challenge the Bear Country, and with the Army taking the lead, they naturally had prepared a strategy to counter the severe cold.
Even before entering the Instance, the Three Great Generals had already made cold-resistant improvements to various Nirmaner Military Ordnance technologies.
The exterior is coated with a cold-weather coating, and the internal cockpit is designed with a heat circulation system.
Anti-skid chains were also installed on the tracks!
These small design challenges are no problem for them at Level 4!
In addition, all the Nirmaner Challengers were made to wear heavy cotton-padded coats and were provided with warm drinks.
The Nirmaner people, having spent years battling in Instance, naturally know that sometimes even the smallest mistake can ruin an entire Instance challenge.
Therefore, they naturally need to completely eliminate these known weather conditions.
Half an hour later, Mansh's army had arrived at the gates of Volgograd.
Volgograd, the smallest of the three main cities, is far inferior to Moscow. It is more like a water conservancy hub than a main city.
The environment looks nice, but there's really not much defense there.
"Attack the city directly!"
"Let Azure Star see the limits of Land Warfare!"
Mansh showed no hesitation and launched an attack immediately.
Seven hundred thousand armored vehicles, lined up in columns, simultaneously opened fire on the city of Volgograd.
Tiger Tanks, Panther Tanks. In addition to these top-tier models known to Azure Star people, Mansh also brought several hidden Nirmaner models this time.
One is the Super-heavy Maus Tank!!
One is the Gustav Heavy Cannon!!
There's also one called V3 Rocket!!
These are all Nirmaner secrets, never used in any Instance, and are considered trump cards.
Now, using it against the Purgatory-level Winter Is Coming is not even a little bit chilling!
The purpose was to launch a surprise attack on the Russian Bear!
The Super-heavy Maus Tank weighs approximately 200 tons and is 15 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 4 meters high! A true Iron Behemoth!
Equipped with a 128mm main gun and a 75mm coaxial secondary gun! A single tank can accommodate 10 people! Challengers can each perform their duties within this massive cockpit.
With its size and these specifications of gun barrels, it can destroy any armored vehicle once it fires.
Even without starting the engine, the sheer force of the impact alone is enough to destroy various ground facilities and equipment in a single, brutal collision!
While this design sacrifices some convenience, it pursues ultimate power and impact! It's as if declaring to the world. "No need to fire, just crash, and everything can be shattered!"
With sheer force, it can overcome all laws, displaying its invincible power!
The Gustav Heavy Cannon is also known as the Gustav Railway Cannon, and it also has a more imposing name: Monster Tank!
If the Maus Tank is the largest tank on Azure Star, then the Gustav Heavy Cannon is the largest cannon on Azure Star.
It's 43 meters long, 7 meters wide, and 10 meters high! It's practically a mobile fortress!
The cannon is 33 meters long and has a caliber of 800 millimeters.
Not only the giant cannon itself, but even its shells were terrifying.
Each armor-piercing shell it carries weighs 7 tons, a high-explosive shell weighs 4.75 tons, and its propellant ranges from 1.8 tons to 2 tons.
The Gustav Heavy Cannon were extremely slow to fire, requiring a very long preparation time for each shell, and could only fire a total of 10 shells a day.
But a single shot can be devastating, with immense power and destructive force.
It can be said that although the Nirmaner did not have Nuclear Weapons, a single shot from the Gustav Heavy Cannon would have the force of a small nuclear bomb.
This level of advancement, placed on Azure Star before Lin Ye's emergence, was far ahead of its time.
Both of these quirky weapons were designed by Xi'er herself, and they also reveal some of Xi'er's personal preferences, namely, that bigger is better.