artillery arc

Chapter 242 Burning (7/12)

At 11 hours on November 9, the shelling began.

Wang Zhong was already in the division headquarters bunker at this time. Mainly, it had already been dawn at four o'clock in the past, and he was used to getting up at four o'clock.

His schedule is completely in "summer time". He starts to feel sleepy when it gets dark after ten o'clock in the evening, and he doesn't get up until four o'clock.

And now, the nights are as long as the days were in summer.

It's still dark at six o'clock, and this is the north.

But Wang Zhong's daily routine was still the same as before. As a result, at four o'clock when the sky was still as dark as ink, he yawned and came to the division bunker, and then chatted with Popov who worked the night shift.

When the enemy's shelling began, Pavlov stumbled into the division bunker.

Wang Zhong: "You don't have to do this. You can wait until the enemy's artillery fire preparations are over before coming over."

Pavlov: "How can that be done? It will take two hours to prepare. I have to come over. Without me to divide the orders and implement them for you, you are no different from the ordinary commander. Besides, the focus of the enemy's shelling is not on us, but on the forward position. , I was safe on my way here.”

With that said, Wang Zhong arrived at the observation window.

It doesn't matter even if the anti-tank position is covered, Wang Zhong still has 30 ZIS30 as a mobile anti-tank force.

In fact, the front line cannot be seen through the observation window of the division headquarters now, because the fortified area is different from Shostka.

There is the Duva River in Shostka, and the division headquarters bunker is right on the river, so you can see the battle.

Just as Wang Zhong was about to speak, the bombardment suddenly changed.

When it came time to put the armored battalion into attack, Pavlov probably wouldn't mind Wang Zhong leaving the division headquarters temporarily.

In addition, Wang Zhong also has three KVs - this number has not changed from the original number.

Now Wang Zhong relied on his overlooking perspective, waiting for the enemy to test the strength of his fortifications.

Suhayaveli is a road junction and train node, right on the plains.

In fact, during the time of Orachi, the division headquarters where Pavlov had been stationed could not see the front line. Wang Zhong could see the front line mainly because he was weak at that time and had to drive a small tank to hold it in front.

Everyone else in the room also raised their heads keenly.

Wang Zhong: "The enemy does not have that many artillery shells! My prediction was correct. The enemy's logistics has not kept up at all. They will be beaten to death on our position."

Therefore, the defensive positions of the Guards are layered layer by layer, and the front line cannot be seen from the division headquarters.

Now each of these three KVs is guarding a position, and Wang Zhong regards it as a defensive support point and arranges it in the forward tank bunker.

Popov: "It turned into Xu Jin's barrage? Did it end a little too early?"

Of course, when the armored battalion is deployed for counterattack, Wang Zhong must personally command his small tanks.

He is also a veteran, and he can hear it immediately when the artillery fire is about to switch to Xu Jin's barrage.

Now, just kidding, Wang Zhong’s Shiguang towed 57 anti-tank guns have been replenished to 36. This is 36 guns fired every 3 seconds. As long as the enemy does not have heavy artillery to completely cover the anti-tank position, the enemy’s armored forces will definitely suffer heavy losses. .

The Guards 36st Machine Infantry is already a complete local tyrant division configuration, so much so that Wang Zhong can use all 34 ceremony-type T34s in the armored battalion - no, it is called TW now - as a reserve force.

And in order to allow the turtle shells of these powerful cannons to attract enough firepower, he used the support point in the front when building the position. He also hid veterans with submachine guns near the support point, waiting for Puluo. The forest veteran comes up to fight in close combat.

When there was no direct communication with the front line, all Wang Zhong saw was the logo of the troops. He was surprised to find that next to the two battalions at the front were zigzag lines representing defensive positions in military icons.

Just as I was surprised, the enemy icon appeared.

The enemy's logo is a red square. There should have been graphics representing the troop types inside, but now it's a square with a question mark.

Is this because the front line did not determine what type of troops the attackers were?
Wang Zhong: "Call the 31st Battalion of the 1st Regiment."

Pavlov was shocked: "Why did you hit me?"

Wang Zhong: "I want to understand the situation. If you get through, give me the receiver."

Pavlov immediately picked up the receiver: "Call the 31st Battalion of the 1st Regiment. 1st Battalion? The division commander wants to talk to you! No, here it is."

Wang Zhong took the receiver and put it to his ear. When he switched the angle of view, the field of view of the first battalion became brighter. He could see everyone in the first battalion and the attacking enemies.

However, the first enemy is not highlighted, and the formation of the second enemy is still unclear.

In other words, I could directly see the enemy's formation before and know whether the enemy was an armored battalion or a grenadier because I saw the enemy with my own eyes - Wang Zhong thought.

In other words, in an emergency, you still have to go to the front line to see the situation in person.

At this time, a battalion commander said on the phone: "Commander, please speak!"

Only then did Wang Zhong realize that he took the receiver and said nothing.

Wang Zhong: "Ah, how are you doing?"

"The enemy is coming up. There is no one-thousand-meter mark yet, so we haven't opened fire."

Wang Zhong: "Okay, let's find a way to capture some prisoners and find out the enemy's number and the troops invested in this attack." "Understood. Once the enemy is repulsed, we will try to find a few lightly wounded enemies among the dead." You send it. Anything else?"

"No, see you in Prosonia."

"See you Prosonia!"

Wang Zhong said this just because he thought of it, but the words of the first battalion commander were like a chicken blood shot.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Zhong found that the front line's view lasted for fifteen seconds, and then disappeared and turned into icon collision again.

It's a bit interesting. This plug-in requires me to run to the front line even if I am in a high position.

Ok?
Wang Zhong suddenly remembered that San Dezi on Earth also had a general who liked to run to the front line. He even became the commander-in-chief of the African Army, but he would still jump on his beloved little tank and rush to the front line.

His most famous battle - no, a battle - was when he personally commanded two armored divisions to advance forward and were surrounded by the British army. Then they fought hard into the center and defeated the British army who were preparing to annihilate him.

Desert Fox, you are also a cheater! I was discovered!

The reason why Wang Zhong is so familiar with this battle is because when he was a child, "Tanks and Armored Vehicles" regarded this battle as the "topic" of the reader participation column, allowing readers to submit their own battle plans to see how to break the situation.

Of course Wang Zhong also wrote it, and then it naturally disappeared into the sea.

The standard answer later announced was the Desert Fox's historical battle plan, and several readers' plans were also posted. The final comment was that even if the readers turned on God's perspective, they could not come up with a better battle plan than Desert Fox.

Since then, Wang Zhong has been a fan of Desert Fox and has always felt that Montgomery was not good.

Of course, the sign of growing up is to graduate from an idol. Wang Zhong no longer worships Desert Fox after reading a lot of biographies.

And now, I am the desert fox in this time and space!

Watch me fight a few battles that will be remembered for generations, and let future military magazines regard my plan as the standard answer!
Wang Zhong suddenly became angry.

He ignored the front line, returned to the defense zone map, put the receiver into Pavlov's hand, and concentrated on studying the map.

Pavlov asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

Wang Zhong: "The enemy attacked us with such hasty preparations for artillery fire... Do you think they would be so unintelligent?"

"Well, indeed." Pavlov put down the phone receiver. "I think this is more like an attack to contain us. If this is the case, their attacks will be continuous, although they will not threaten our defense line. Fundamentally, but it will never stop.”

Wang Zhong nodded: "Yes, judging from this offensive, the enemy should be attacking Kalanskaya. Take this path."

He clicked on the path he had pointed out yesterday.

Pavlov: "What are you going to do?"

Wang Zhong: "We have to move forward, at least to the previous location of Highland 391, so that our artillery can advance and bring this path into the artillery range."

Pavlov: "Offensive? But you said that there is a decisive gap between us and the enemy in terms of technology and tactics. Our most elite troops cannot defeat the enemy's ordinary troops without leaving the preset positions."

Wang Zhong: "I also said that we have no disadvantage in artillery. Call Kirinenko."

The call was quickly connected, and Pavlov handed the receiver to Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhong: "Kirinenko, I am Rokosov."

"What's wrong? Are you stressed?"

"No, I have no pressure at all. I speculate that the enemy's main attack direction is not here. I think it may be Kalanskaya."

Kirinenko: "I also judged this way. The pressure on our front line is too small. The artillery preparation this morning did not even last half an hour. So what are you going to do?"

Wang Zhong: "I want to attack. But because we are not good at technology and tactics, we need your artillery fire to attack."

Kirinenko: "I will strengthen the artillery brigade of the group army to you, and you can see how to use it. This brigade has just received a new artillery regiment, all of which are 152 heavy artillery."

Wang Zhong: "Don't you have rocket launchers?"

"What the hell?" Kirinenko was shocked.

Okay, it's still being kept secret.

Wang Zhong: "It's okay. When can the artillery brigade get to my place?"

"If we leave now, we should arrive tomorrow. You can prepare their positions first and set up camouflage nets and so on."

Wang Zhong: "I have prepared four preset positions for my artillery regiment, and just let them move into these positions."

"I'll go, four preset positions?"

Wang Zhong: "Not only are there preset positions, but there are also fake cannons made of wood. When they come, just take away the fake cannons. We will find another place to build a new fake artillery position."

Kirinenko: "You guys, use fake positions, fake mines, booby traps, sudden shelling, whatever can't lead to the right path."

Wang Zhong: "I'm forced to do this. We can't defeat them in frontal combat. We can only win with an armor bomb. What should I do? Strengthen the artillery brigade to me, and I'll give the enemy the whole force."

(End of this chapter)