artillery arc

Chapter 276 The Western Front Attacks (Update 25/33)

December 12, 5 kilometers west of Yekaterinburg, 120 hours.

The artillery group that had been kept hidden suddenly began to roar, and the sound of the artillery was like rolling spring thunder, shaking the silver-covered world.

A large amount of snow and ice accumulated on the trees collapsed one after another amidst the sound of cannons.

The long-planned counterattack by the Western Front began.

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At the Western Front Headquarters, General Tukhachev stared at his watch. When the minute hand pointed to 12, he turned and nodded to the Chief of Staff of the Front.

The chief of staff gave the order into the receiver: "The attack troops set off."

Tukhachev rubbed his hands excitedly and looked at the map hanging on the wall: "Rokossov said that we can hit this line at most, and then we will stagnate. If we attack forcefully, we may suffer heavy losses. We insist on breaking through. This line will completely defeat the enemy!"

After the chief of staff of the front army issued all the orders, he also came to the map: "Many people now think that only Rokossov can bring victory. We just want to overturn this impression. Rokossov can win because the enemy has reached the end of its crossbow." !”

But how could the enemy not collapse like an avalanche? Kalanskaya’s enemy troops didn’t even have the will to resist! The enemy must have reached the end of his strength, it must be like this - no, it must be like this!

Even those pilots in the Air Force who praised Rokossov were all transferred to the destroyer groups around the capital.

Tukhachev nodded: "Yes, we must overturn this impression. Even the United States believes in him and believes that the war will last for several years."

Wang Zhong was woken up by the ringing of the phone. He raised his head from his softness and stretched his hand out of the quilt to pick up the receiver: "Hello?"

After saying this, Tukhachev and everyone in the headquarters fell silent.

"If he continues to be the principal, his impact will be inestimable. We must have war heroes of the same caliber."

Wang Zhong: "What's so strange about this? It won't be too late to call me after they retake Shostka."

Vasily: "Shostka? You mean they break the line you drew before notifying you?"

Tukhachev did not say "This hero is me."

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly the communications staff entered the headquarters: "Report, the First Assault Group Army broke through the enemy's defense line."

If you can win.

At this moment, in the Western Front, all generals and their troops who are closely related to Rokossov have been transferred to cities with better infrastructure east of Yebao for rest and reorganization. The "Rokossov faction" has been completely eliminated. drove out the Western Front.

The silence lasted for a minute, and Tukhachev himself broke the silence: "I heard that he gained the respect of most of the students in the military academy in just one class. Only a few nobles were born - and only those who are not good at academics are not. Agree with him.

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Tukhachev slapped his thigh hard: "Okay! Let the First Assault Army capture prisoners, preferably some generals!"

He just maintained this posture, looking at the map.

On the other side of the phone was Vasily's voice: "The Western Front broke through the enemy's frontal defense line."

But the specially marked line on the map was like a dark cloud pressing on Tukhachev's heart, making him breathless.

Perhaps some part of them also told them that the war could not end so easily, but they refused to believe it - or could not believe it.

If the enemy did not collapse like an avalanche, it would indeed be possible to hold off the Western Front on this line.

In short, as long as the Western Front can win, it must have nothing to do with Lieutenant General Rokossov, the "Star of Victory".

Wang Zhong: "Is there anything unclear in my statement?"

"No, sorry to disturb your rest. See you in Prosonia."

"See you in Prosonia." Wang Zhong hung up the phone and buried his face in Gentleness again.

Liu Xia: "It's time for you to get up. It's not good to stay in bed. If I let you stay in bed, it would be my dereliction of duty."

After saying that, she pulled Wang Zhong's quilt away with a swipe.

But there was a fireplace burning in the room, and the walls themselves were well insulated, but the cold was not enough to wake Wang Zhong up.

Then Nellie came in.

Wang Zhong trembled when she opened the door.

Lyudmila winked at Neli, so the little maid opened the north-facing window, and a cold wind of minus 40 degrees rushed into the room.

Wang Zhong jumped up from the bed in a cold voice: "I'll go, do you want to kill me?"

Nellie: "A little bit."

Wang Zhong sighed, turned to look at Lyudmila, and found that she was already dressed and was returning to bed to accompany him.

Lyudmila: "Neli, close it. It won't get better if you get really cold."

Nellie closed the window and went to the fireplace to turn over the charcoal to make the fire burn brighter.

Lyudmila brought military uniforms and handed them to Wang Zhong one by one.

After a while General Rokossov was fully dressed. There was a knock on the door.

Lyudmila responded: "Come in!"

Vasily opened the door and poked his head in first, making sure that everyone was well dressed, and then came in and saluted Wang Zhong: "General, good morning!"

Wang Zhong: "How was the battle last night?"

Vasily: "The northern front is still the same. General Gorky failed to launch a relief offensive, and the center line has just begun to counterattack. The Plosans on the southern front are still besieging our coastal fortress. The fortress is still holding on, firmly blocking the enemy's advance into the vast territory. of the Southern Prairies.”

Wang Zhong: "It's a stalemate across the board. It's acceptable. Is there anything I need to do militarily today?"

Vasily shrugged: "Except for giving lectures in schools and continuing to compile your teaching materials, there seems to be nothing else."

At this time, Ms. Ellie opened the door and came in, as if she had blocked the time for Vasily to complete his report.

Wang Zhong: "Do I have anything non-military to do today?"

Ms. Ellie: "You have 50 documents to review."

Wang Zhong was shocked: "Why are there so many?"

Ms. Ellie: "Because you are the only person in charge of our department, and we have to report to you every detail. I suggest you leave unimportant decisions to the people below. In fact, the first document you want to review today is It’s about the selection of heads of various departments under the committee. Once the people for these positions are decided, the number of documents you review every day will be greatly reduced.”

Wang Zhong couldn't help but hold his forehead. He once again had the urge to ask Pavlov to take over.

Lyudmila: "It's a pity that I can't look at it for you."

Wang Zhong: "Just wait until the time comes to show your favor to me."

Lyudmila chuckled.

Vasily: "Tell Sergeant Major Grigory to get some more venison and hedgehog meat?"

Wang Zhong: "You are the only one who has many things! Do I look like such a weakling? Get out!"

"Okay." Vasily slipped away without any hesitation.

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Wang Zhong spent the entire morning handling committee matters at No. 10 Heping Road.

It should be said that Ms. Ellie has helped him a lot. All documents have summaries at the beginning and are sorted according to time urgency. There are even some professional opinions added to the documents in the form of attachments. .

Wang Zhong personally feels that Ms. Ellie is already as good as Bernard (the secretary in the British drama "The Prime Minister").

In the afternoon, like yesterday, he went to the Suvorov Military Academy to be his principal.

As soon as I arrived at the school, I saw a large group of officers who had come back from the front line to the school to gather together and discuss something.

Wang Zhong turned around and found that some students were also inside, including the young Duke Alexey Petrovich Valkov, who was focused on by the Inquisition, and Maslow Boyev, whom Wang Zhong was particularly optimistic about.

So Wang Zhong stopped the car, got out of the car and walked towards the group of people.

As soon as he got close to him, he heard the voice of the young Duke Valkov: "The Western Front army is overwhelming! It started attacking at eight o'clock this morning. It has only been six hours now and it has advanced dozens of kilometers, even surpassing the Plosen people's attack at the beginning of the war. Advance speed!

"The enemy has indeed reached the end of his strength! Rokosov is so afraid of the enemy because he was frightened by the enemy!"

Masloboev's voice was tit for tat: "Let's wait until the Western Front breaks through the defense line mentioned by the general. Don't pay a lot of casualties and losses in vain without making any progress!"

Little Duke Valkov: "Humph! You were just fooled by his specious theory!"

Boyev: "But he won the war. Did your father win the war?"

Little Duke Valkov stuttered, and then immediately said: "Although my father didn't, Duke Myshkin was no worse than him! If Duke Myshkin hadn't helped, Rokossov would have died in Ola Strange!"

Wang Zhong: "I know Duke Myshikin, and he would not brag about his achievements in public like this. Besides, this achievement belongs to Duke Myshikin, not to you, little Duke Valkov, or your father."

Everyone turned to look at Wang Zhong, and then parted a path just like Moses parted the sea, so that Wang Zhong could go straight to the innermost part of the crowd.

Wang Zhong looked at the young Duke Valkov: "I still think that it is impossible for the Prosins to give up the Shostka line of defense, and they will invest the most elite troops in defense.

"After we have advanced more than two hundred kilometers, the organizational structure must have been very chaotic, and a considerable part of the tanks will be in a state of malfunction.

"The correct approach is to advance to this fortification zone and stop the advance, allowing the troops to rest and wait until next summer before seeking to launch an offensive."

Wang Zhong stopped and looked around.

Little Duke Valkov: "What if you don't stop?"

Wang Zhong: "The offensive force will suffer a major defeat and may even lose some of the results of the counterattack. The quick-victory faction represented by Tukhachev will be responsible for this disastrous defeat."

Maslow Boyev said: "Now that the offensive has just been launched, wouldn't it be bad to say that it failed miserably?"

Wang Zhong: "Knowing that they will fail, they still insist on launching an attack to satisfy their own interests and for 'political considerations'. That's why they say that the Quick Victory Sect has committed a heinous crime."

Wang Zhong raised his hand and pointed at the young Duke Valkov: "They must hold me responsible for the soldiers of our army who were killed by them!"

(End of this chapter)