artillery arc

Chapter 430 Rokossov and Edelweiss
At 26 on the morning of the 0130th, the headquarters of the st Mobile Army of the Yeiskant Army.

Because of the emergency, Wang Zhong temporarily did not sleep and counted his steps in the headquarters - even though he had no mobile phone or WeChat at that time.

As soon as he finished a circle, he heard the sound of trucks outside the warehouse. He switched his view and saw several trucks driving into the yard of the warehouse where the headquarters was located.

Wang Zhong knew that these people would be taken to the judge's headquarters in the same courtyard for trial.

Logically speaking, he couldn't see any of these people, but from his bird's-eye view, Wang Zhong saw that these people had edelweiss on their collars!

I go!

The scene that impressed Wang Zhong the most in Band of Brothers was the third or fourth episode. There was a cowardly soldier who became blind after a battle. In the end, he killed a paratrooper, took the edelweiss from the paratrooper's collar, pinned it on his own collar, and then became brave.

Edelweiss!

Wang Zhong switched back to the camera and ordered the people around him: "I will personally interrogate the highest-ranking prisoner. Bring him here and make sure there is edelweiss on his collar."

Pavlov looked puzzled. "Is this necessary? The Inquisitor will take care of everything."

Wang Zhong: "Yes! Just bring it with you."

"You don't want Edelweiss as a trophy, do you?" Vasily whispered.

Wang Zhong rolled his eyes at him.

At this time, Pavlov had already issued the order, and after he finished speaking, he shouted: "Sergeant Gregory! The general is about to do something dangerous again, and I'm counting on you to cover the consequences!"

The sergeant nodded, unhooked the thread cutter from behind him, and held it in his hand.

Why do I feel like everyone is accompanying me in being willful?
Wang Zhong didn't care anymore. He turned towards the warehouse door, put his hands behind his back and assumed a serious posture.

----

At first, Captain Franz, the airborne hunter, was wondering why he was brought into a warehouse alone.

After entering, he discovered that this warehouse was the headquarters of the Ant Army.

He quickly confirmed the number of staff officers and the size of the radio department and realized that this was a very high-level headquarters, perhaps the headquarters of General Rokossov.

Franz knew a little bit of Ant language and could understand part of the conversation. The information he obtained made him more and more convinced that this was the headquarters of the Ant Army Group that had been holding back the Tenth Army Group.

Unexpectedly, Franz also saw beds with people resting on them. Franz speculated that these should be night shift personnel, and the entire headquarters might be operating in three shifts, and three people sharing one bed - just like in a submarine.

There were three single beds, unoccupied, and a petite maid was making up one of them.

Franz frowned slightly. The three beds made him have many associations - could it be that the highest commander of the army group would also sleep here?

Sleeping with a staff officer or even a private?
Well, it’s just that being in the same warehouse doesn’t count as “sleeping together”, but in Franz’s opinion, this is beyond his understanding.

Senior officers in Plossen's army would never do this, they would even wear white gloves when awarding medals to soldiers to avoid dirtying their hands. Especially those old Junker nobles, who brought their own orderlies - the orderlies may have been orderlies since their grandfather's generation.

Although Franz himself was a captain, he would never sleep in the same room with the soldiers. In fact, he could not see the soldiers most of the time. The soldiers were managed by the senior non-commissioned officers under him, including the combat backbones of each platoon and the quartermaster of the company headquarters.

Even the routine training was in charge of the fierce old non-commissioned officer. Captain Franz would only stay with the soldiers during exercises.

The Ant Army's practice of integrating officers and soldiers greatly shocked Captain Franz.

Then, in this shock, he saw the man.

The man had his hands behind his back, and a strong light like the sun was shining from behind him, outlining his silhouette.

The man stared at Franz as he was brought to him.

Then the man turned around and said to the person behind him: "Vassily, turn off the light. The back of my head is getting hot."

The young man named Vasily turned off the desk lamp and scratched his head: "I thought you wanted to shape your own image, General."

Only then did Captain Franz see the man's face clearly - he was actually younger than himself!
Although young, his face was engraved with the vicissitudes of life forged by blood and fire (actually, it was the masterpiece of the dim lighting in the warehouse), and his deep eyes were full of wisdom and courage. "Hello, Captain Proson." The man extended his hand, "I am Admiral Alexei Konstantinovich Rokosov. I hope you can tell me everything you know, otherwise our inquisitor will leave you with a psychological trauma for the rest of your life."

Captain Franz looked at the man's outstretched hand suspiciously. After hesitating for a moment, he thought that this man might just be a substitute, otherwise he would not have extended his hand to the enemy's special forces.

It was too risky anyway.

The airborne hunters have been competing with the Brandenburg Special Forces, and both their weapons skills and individual combat are all improved on the basis of the Brandenburg Task Force.

Even Captain Franz learned the Ante language by himself in order to imitate the Brandenburg Task Force.

Of course, if the Brandenburg Task Force was captured, they would probably not receive such good treatment. They would wear enemy uniforms during operations and would generally be treated as spies and executed after being tortured. They would not enjoy the benefits of the Geneva Convention.

Captain Franz determined that the person who reached out to him was a double, so he gave up the idea of ​​holding him hostage and shook his hand calmly: "You know I can't leak the secret on my own initiative. I'm a soldier."

Lieutenant General Rokossov let go of his hand and grinned, "Don't worry, I won't ask you questions that will embarrass you. The judge will ask those questions. I just want to ask, the grasslands of Nanant are obviously not suitable for airborne operations. There are too many natural enemies for light infantry on the grasslands, so why do we need to parachute down?

"Isn't this going to death?"

Captain Franz smiled bitterly: "No comment. If it were you, facing such an unreasonable order, would you disobey it?"

Lieutenant General Rokossov patted the pistol on his waist and said, "Yes, I did. Not only that, I also shot the generals who issued such unreasonable orders. I shot two of them."

Captain Franz received a second round of mental shock: "This..."

Lieutenant General Rokossov laughed and said, "After that, we also purged a large number of capitulationists who did not understand the situation and those who wanted to win quickly. As a result, even the former mine director has become a division commander here."

Captain Franz: "How can you ensure that the army follows orders? If the junior officers disagree with the orders and disobey them, the whole army will be in chaos!"

Lieutenant General Rokossov: "Then hold a meeting and explain to all officers and soldiers who are to carry out the order why they should do so, and adopt their reasonable suggestions. I call this approach military democracy."

"Nonsense!" Captain Franz retorted subconsciously, "Those junior officers haven't received complete senior officer training. How can they possibly offer constructive suggestions?"

Lieutenant General Rokossov: “Perhaps they really can’t, but they also have their own understanding of war, so senior commanders have to convince them with their knowledge, experience, courage, and perhaps a little bit of charm.

"After discussion and seeking common ground while reserving differences, we finally come up with an action plan that everyone agrees on. This way, when it comes to execution, there will be an amazing synergy. That's how I defeated you."

Captain Franz was shocked for the third time: "You...you are really Lieutenant General Rokossov?"

"Yes, why, you think I'm a stand-in?"

The general next to him, who might be the chief of staff (actually the bishop of the army, Captain Franz did not notice the bishop's insignia), laughed and said, "Well, it seems that Alyosha was almost taken hostage!"

Lieutenant General Rokossov shook his head. "No, no, Gregory is watching. He can ensure that the bullet will accurately blow up the captain's head without hurting me at all. Of course, I may need to change my clothes. I have to trouble Nellie."

Franz followed Lieutenant General Rokossov's line of sight and saw a sturdy sergeant standing not far away with his hand on a submachine gun.

This sergeant exuded an aura that Captain Franz was also very familiar with. He was the kind of super veteran who could come back from the brink of death again and again. The captain generally regarded such veterans as the backbone of the backbone and always sought their opinions.

After the shock wore off, Captain Franz asked, "I don't understand, why would you risk coming to see a captain like me? Is there any benefit in doing so?"

"No," Lieutenant General Rokossov shrugged, "I just wanted to take a trophy."

As he spoke, the lieutenant general reached out, took away the edelweiss pinned on the captain's collar, took out a notebook and put it inside.

Vasily, who was watching all this nearby - probably the general's adjutant - said, "I have a feeling that in the future, the hunters of Plossen - those wearing edelweiss - should be careful when they meet our soldiers. There will definitely be a lot of people who want to take this."

Captain Franz looked at the young adjutant in surprise, and suddenly he understood: Rokossov was setting an example!

He must have supreme authority in the military, so he would practice military democracy (which is not the case)!
His every word and action will become an example for the soldiers to follow! (Indeed)
Moreover, meeting the prisoners in person and not handcuffing them was to highlight his courage! Everything was done for a purpose!
From now on, Rokossov’s troops will no longer be afraid of the airborne hunters, and their morale will be boosted!
Captain Franz stared at Rokossov and suddenly felt that it must be a happy thing for a soldier to be able to fight under such a general.

At this time, Lieutenant General Rokossov asked: "Well, are you... going to tell me?"

The captain didn't respond and asked, "What do you want to know?"

(End of this chapter)