171 – Road to the North
A group of Abyss roaming the forest
There was a wide variety of categories from low to high.
The number of them ranged from a few dozen to several hundred.
The overall number was by no means a small axis. A force that, when united, could be a significant danger.
But..
Apart from that fact,
At this moment, the guys were literally being slaughtered in real time.
“Kahiah ah!”
“Keee!!”
The Abyss who die by being pierced by bullets or having their whole bodies hacked together with desperate screams.
In the sky, unmanned fighters were catching them like rats, and on the ground, a large army led by hunters was sweeping away the guys who stood in their way as if they were literally cleaning them.
– “About 30 are approaching from the east. We ask for an immediate response.”
“I get it. let everyone follow me Kill all the guys who come to greet us!”
Due to their unique belligerence, the Abyss attack without hesitation even with the slightest stimulus.
Even though this side was an overwhelmingly larger army than them, the concept of such numerical inferiority did not exist for those who fell into a frenzy in the first place.
Whether the number of enemies is small or large.
odds or not
Even though there is an obvious trap right in front of you, and if you enter it, you will face unconditional death.
The guys were just marching on and on, ignorantly, without thinking.
In a way, it could be described as brave, but to put it simply, they are beings who just rush forward without thinking, relying only on their instincts.
And the result, of course, only led to a stable winning streak for humans based on thorough preparation and overwhelming quantities.
If the same humanoid Abyss as before existed as commanders.
If you show a more organized movement while thinking a little, rather than a simple movement like now.
No, at least.. If they had formed a huge group and attacked, there was a possibility that the story would have been different.
It was only natural that it would be much more difficult to deal with 10,000 Abyss at once than to deal with 100 Abyss 100 times.
However, no such organized yet collective movement was seen from them during the period from Kaesong to Pyongyang.
Although it took a bit of time on this side, basically, it took more time for the Abyss to form a group and take action.
If there is an existence that artificially attracts them like the existing humanoid Abyss, the time will be shortened quickly.
In order to naturally form a group and launch an attack without such elements, even if more groups gather on the Korean Peninsula again, they form a group and push down.
As it is now, the overall number is absurdly reduced, and in a situation where there is no middle commander to lead the army, it is impossible.
Due to this situation, the hunters, soldiers, and the lieutenants following them succeeded in recovering Pyongyang far more easily than expected, wiping out the small-scale Abyss that intermittently attacked.
“It didn’t take too long either.”
“I can definitely feel the fact that they have become very weak.”
“The biggest reason is, of course, thanks to the overwhelming victory in the defense of Kaesong, because unlike them, we suffered almost no loss of troops there.”
Literally, Lieutenant Jeong Gong-heo and his subordinates are enjoying the fruit of a one-sided victory.
While taking a breather in Pyongyang, they began exchanging information with the hunters on the eastern front, who had launched an advance on Lake Geumseong.
Lake Geumseong, a huge lake located in South Pyongan Province.
It was a place like a natural fortress surrounded by rugged mountains, and it had been recaptured in the course of a large-scale offensive in the past and a solid defense line had been set up.
In fact, it serves as a gateway between the Eastern Front and the Western Front.
There were about 40,000 troops stationed there at this moment, and they had plans to join forces departing from Pyongyang sooner or later.
“How is your situation?”
– “There is no big problem. Certainly, most of the Abyss have evaporated since the last battle, and since there are no crucially additional ones coming over, it seems likely that the future advance will be easy.”
“I’m glad, things went well as planned so far.”
Adjutant Jeong Gong-heo speaks with a little relief at the contact he hears from Adjutant Song Dana.
However, towards him, Song Dana’s adjutant spoke with a serious voice.
– “Yes, but it is still too early to be relieved. Sooner or later, there is a high possibility that the things he said the other day will happen.” –
“Umm… Personally, I hope that things like this will just continue like this without incident..”
-“If that’s the case, we wouldn’t have come here thinking about the aftermath, right? After all, this is the future that has been foreseen since the beginning of this operation. I have no choice but to endure it with evil.”-
“Ha.. ok. Then see you in a bit.”
-“Yes, don’t relax until the end.”-
Adjutant Jeong Gong-heo ended the exchange of information with a warm (?) conversation with his friend.
As they said, they didn’t feel much difficulty in the process of getting here.
The problem started after this.
‘It seems that the medicine that the chairman forcibly taped is starting to break… Ha ha.. Seriously.. If you do well, you can really conquer the 3rd Yodong, so here it is..’
Old Beijing (Beijing), the heart of the Abyss.
Now, it has become the heart of the Abyss and is called the so-called ‘Devil’s Land’. There were still no signs.
In a general case, when something happens, a group of troops starts to move from there, and as the group moves to the target point, it gathers a small number of scattered Abyss groups around it and gradually increases its power.
By the time it reaches the target point, the Abyss’ corps will approach thousands to ten thousand units, forming a powerful army.
However, after the last series of defeats, they did not send additional forces as if they were very painful about the defeat here on the Korean Peninsula.
On the other hand, considering that troops going south to Vietnam or India continue to exist, it seems that the Korean Peninsula has been neglected for a while.
Thanks to the sudden cut off of the enemy’s support, the Korean army was able to come up here without much difficulty…
There was a high possibility that the expectation for something a little bigger that Adjutant Jeong Gong-heo was hoping for would not be easy given the circumstances.
The reason why the army including himself was able to march to the north without hesitation was because the resistance of the Abyss was weak, but crucially, it was because they were providing plenty of support from the rear.
Unlike not too long ago, the leadership was sending ammunition, fuel, ammunition, and food in sufficient quantities.
In the meantime, they were distracted by watering each other, but it was thanks to their decision to faithfully proceed with what they had to do for now, as they had somehow decided to join forces.
However, the signs that began to appear after the restoration of Pyongyang implied that this dangerous cooperative relationship between them would not last long.
‘I’m starting to hear noises from the troop movement and reinforcements. It seems that the emerging forces are already trying to put the brakes on as troops from the eastern front enter the war?’
Among the generals on the eastern front, there were quite a few who were related to the Lee family.
As such, it is not very welcome from the point of view of emerging forces that they make a big contribution.
And this was also true of the Lee family, which had great influence on the logistics side.
The army on the Western Front, which easily recovered Pyongyang, includes many figures from the emerging powers.
From their point of view, at this point, the troops here would like to slow down the advance a little and push the people under their command to make a contribution as much as possible.
Even in the midst of this, while the caution to engage in breathless politics was visible everywhere, Adjutant Jeong Gong-heo let out a deep sigh.
‘Haa… It’s going to be difficult in many ways, but first of all, I’ll try to go up to the Yalu River as quickly as possible. I decided to think about the punishment for this frustrating situation after that…’