91 Beginning of the end

Alu, border town of Mu

Arou, a border town located on a little plateau.

There are many plains on this plateau, but the town is built on slightly elevated hills.

The outside of the old wall, which was no longer useful in modern warfare, had low-growth grass and exposed soil in some places.

Two soldiers were talking in the forest slightly above the high hill, and in the artillery fort located inside.

"Well, did you hear that Alu would be at the forefront in the event of a collision between the Gura Barcas and the Mu?"

The artillery Arts Say shudders at his colleague's words.

Suddenly the Gura Barcas Empire emerged from the west of the Mu continent

Suppress neighboring nations in a blink of an eye and defeat the powerful power Reyfol.

Nevertheless, the state of Mu was able to respond with plenty of room .... However, the state-of-the-art fleet boasting Mu's pride is devastated off the coast of the sacred Myrical Empire, Cult Alpas.

A severe earthquake ran through the military.

Furthermore, the battle between the World Union and the Gra Barcas, in which even the Holy Myricial Empire participated.

The Holy Myriad Empire and the Mu country fought with the will of the world's No. 1 and No. 2 powers and pride.

But the result is painful… I heard that the Sacred Military Empire launched an old magical empire super weapon, but even that was sunk.

It seems that the upper ranks of the military are eager to fill the hopeless technology gap.

Among the general soldiers, they had to fight, and the legendary Gura Barcas empire was the subject of fear.

"The enemy will be strong ... but still ... we're the guardians of the Aru people !!!!

No matter how strong the enemy is, they are the same person.

If the gun hits, it will always die, and there is no such thing as a weapon that does not allow the gun to land! ! ! "

"But ... a book from Japan was sold in Mu before, but it seems that there is a strange weapon in Japan called a tank, which has a gun like a car with armor.

This armor seems to be strong enough to repel Mu's guns.

A Japanese cruiser was sunk by the Gura Barcas Empire in the Battle of Cult Alpas.

The empire has the potential to be stronger than Japan.

... What if an enemy puts in a weapon called a tank ... "

The artillery was determined to fight, but scared by the overwhelming enemies that would soon come.

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West of Alu, 24th Task Force of the Mu Army

The trench extending west from Alu, a long, serpentine trench extends nearly 20 km from Alu.

Trenches are similar to trenches that can be dug below the ground and allow humans to pass through them. In comparison, the survival rate increases dramatically.

In the trench, Kynes, an infantry at the forefront, looked through the border with binoculars.

"What ... what is that ?!"

Smoke is rising over the horizon with good visibility.

The number was so large that black and greenish cars appeared under the smoke.

If someone who likes the old army sees it, you will think that it resembles a Type 97 medium tank.

Kanes tried to report to the headquarters the unfamiliar object ...

A ground sound like a deep bass and a bursting sound were heard from behind.

He looks back.

"Ts !!"

In the city, shells explode continuously, and intense smoke is emitted in some places.

The building where the bombardment landed collapsed with a rattling sound.

"The cannon landed !? Stupid! It's completely out of sight !!"

Surprise ...

"Attack! ! Attack! ! Attach to all members combat arrangement! ! !

Warning coming late.

As the city to be protected is exposed to shelling, Canes prepares for the enemy to come.

Artillery position

An enemy aircraft appears in the sky and flies with my face.

The bombs, which were sometimes aimed at and dropped, were intense, and a lot of fire was rising from the Arou defensive base.

Looking up into the sky, Mu's state-of-the-art machine Marin fought bravely to enter the battle and knock down the invaders. The anti-aircraft fire, sometimes rising from a blazing friendly base that was knocked down, was cutting through the sky.

Fortunately, under the guidance of Japan, the artillery position disguised as melting into the forest when viewed from above was apparently not found by the enemy, and was not attacked.

But ... The artillery base was in a state of poking a beehive.

"Enemy black vehicle, probably a tank. Call it a tank from now on, ready to fire! ! Repeat, ready to fire! ! !

Artillery Arts Say prepares quickly and accurately.

The enemy tank was not within this range, but the Gura Barkas bombarded the fire from far behind the tank ... Aru's guardian, the regret that he couldn't fight back ... Artillery Arts Say Had to feel the technology gap.

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Mu Town Arou

The shell lands.

Screams erupt everywhere in the town and people die.

At the point of impact, the building collapsed as rubble with a violent explosion, and smoke was raised.

In this city, where there is no air raid shelter, residents escape from the fear of never dying if they hit it.

There have been repeated evacuation calls from the Government of Mu, but many people have no reason to believe that they will never attack the mainland, the world's second-largest power, by inhabitants. Residents and families who believed in the evacuation were delayed, and now.

Because of the importance of freedom, the power of the government was weak against the inhabitants, and the negative effects of the political system, which was unable to exert enforcement, appeared.

The town will panic.

"Ines, I'm sorry to get you involved in our misjudgment, you should have evacuated first ..."

The mother of her daughter, called Ines, sheds tears and regrets.

The Palmer family, an aristocrat living in Alu, struggled to evacuate the inhabitants after the government issued an evacuation recommendation. Many of them have changed their minds and their efforts have helped save millions of inhabitants. Would have been.

However, the border town where the railway has not yet been developed, few people have private cars, and even the cars issued by the government were not enough, and their evacuation was postponed, so that they were involved in the fire. became.

"Ines, do you know how to ride a motorcycle?"

"Yup"

"It's dangerous here! Run away with Meln right now!"

His 16-year-old daughter, Ines, longed for riding on his father's motorcycle and eventually reached a level where he could drive himself.

"But ... but don't leave your mom and dad !!!"

"I'm sorry ... but everyone will die in this way.

"Mu is the second strongest in the world! The base is nearby and it should be able to do it !!"

"The Mu army is strong, but the Gura Barkas is so incredibly strong, even the Holy Military Empire burns his hands ... even the super-weapons of the old magical empire ... Please, you and Meln are the treasures of the Palmer family, the ones that must be protected in the case of life ... Go !!!!

"Ines tears in his eyes and starts running. He put his six-year-old sister, Meln, in the backseat of the motorcycle and started the engine."

"Escape to the east! Go through the hollow mountains to the city of Hargeki, visit your uncle there, and you will surely help!"

Some parts of the city are bombarded and roaring.

Ines put his sister, Meln, behind the bike and slowly released the accelerator and engaged the clutch.

The $ 270CC single-cylinder motorcycle starts to accelerate with a rattling sound.

Ines, the daughter of the Palmer family, and his sister Meln escaped the city of Aru.

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The forefront ... trench

"Tee !!"

Along with the roar, a small gun carried by the infantry fires.

It is fired with towed bullets and lands near enemy tanks, raising smoke.

The gun did not hit the moving target easily.

"U ... Shoot !!!! Shoot, shoot, shoot!"

Not only guns but also cannons are fired. However ... The cannon fired with towed bullets is repelled with a loud metal sound and snaps in the direction of the sun.

Large caliber bullets do not hit, small caliber bullets are repelled.

Despite , the enemy's march speed did not decline, and Kanes shook at the march speed that was too fast.

Enemy tanks raise the smoke and advance.

Soon, an enemy tank fired.

"Guu"

As someone screams, the nearby trench is cut and several people die.

There are reports of the dead one after another.

But our guardians can't afford to draw.

Kanes continues to fire guns in a desperate mood.

The distance was long enough to hear the engine sound of the tank.

"Ah!"

Screams erupt in various places, and the attack from the trench eventually stops.

Kanes looks up at the sky from the trench with the consciousness that a gun lands nearby and he is stunned.

I don't know where in my body how I crushed.

There is no body sensation, only consciousness.

The leading tank crosses the trench where Kaynes and others were.

The tanks that go from one to the next go over the trenches, as if nothing was there, and go to the city beyond their base.

"No ... no no ... there's a city ..."

Keenes began to squeeze his voice in the fading consciousness.

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Artillery position

The artillery base was under heavy enemy attack.

Successfully deceived artillery, but the moment it fires at an enemy tank, it is attacked by enemy fighters from the sky.

The next moment we thought that the enemy fighter's attack had ceased, the ground rose.

Successive bombardments from the Gura Barkas empire destroy all artillery's artillery and scatter the corpses.

Meanwhile, Arts Say's artillery was preparing to bombard the enemy in order to reward them.

If you destroy even one vehicle, the enemy's attack may be slightly relaxed.

There must be no case where Mu people cannot defeat enemies in land battles.

Under such thoughts, proceed with preparations.

"Good ammunition!"

"Aim well !!!!"

Artillery Arts Say demonstrates maximum concentration in life.

"……now!!!"

"Tee !!!!"

The roar and the magnificent smoke blow up from the cannon.

Past bombardment, whose combustion efficiency is lower than that of modern artillery, does not transfer combustion energy well to the shell, generates a lot of smoke, and looks very strong.

The shell flies.

Miraculously landed on a tank going second from the enemy's front row.

Immediately after the nasty metal sound, smoke rises with a furious explosion.

The enemy tank was wrapped in smoke.

However…….

At the next moment, the tank jumps out of the smoke, as if nothing had happened.

"Bah ... you're stupid! It must have hit!"

The tank gun turned and turned to this direction.

"Ts!"

Along with the roar, a 57mm gun is fired from the enemy tank.

The ammunition stabilizes the trajectory while rotating itself, and heads straight for you.

"Va !!"

The gun lands, and Artssey loses consciousness.

... On this day, the Arou Defenders were destroyed and the city was trampled.

Many POWs have appeared, many have been executed, and the end of those who have lived in the city of Aru is extremely devastated.

Gra Barcas' flag was raised in the city, and the prints spread.

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About 20km east side of Mu Sea

At the tip of the flat deck, seemingly reminiscent of an aircraft carrier, the tip of the transport ship Osuumi, a man was looking forward, looking at the continent of Mu, which was gradually visible.

The sea is blue enough to be transparent, and the pleasant sea breeze cools down the body.

"Land general, communication from home"

The Ground Self-Defense Force 7th Division Land General, Kazuki Ouchida slowly turns to his subordinates.

"The Gura Barkas Army has invaded Mu. The border town of Aru has become a battlefield, the Mu army garrison has been wiped out, and the city of Arou has fallen."

Ouchida closes his eyes.

The correspondent continued.

"In the city of Aru, looting, assault, and execution have taken place, and the disaster has been terrible."

The eyes of Ouchida have changed.

"Did you miss it ..."

Kazuki Ouchida, Chief of the 7th Division of the Ground Self-Defense Force, was once informed of a transfer from the division leader to another department due to a personnel change. He was once again appointed division leader to save the country.

Recruit a private ship and quickly land on the Mu continent.

After landing, they were going to the direction of the city of Arou through the garrisons established in various parts of the country of Mu, receiving refueling.

"What is ASDF?"

"Yes, we're getting ready soon. We've received reports that we'll definitely be ready by the time our squad is on the battlefield."

"Really……"

"After landing, after a meeting with the Commander of the Army of Mu ..."

Subordinates start talking about future plans.

Japan's Strongest Armored Division The 7th Division of the Ground Self Defense Force has landed on the continent of Mu on this day to save the country.