artillery arc

Chapter 448 Departure
In the next few days, Wang Zhong kept paying attention to see if anyone was interested in trying out the other two tank indicators he proposed.

As a result, as of August 8, there was no news that any design team led by a designer had any intention of taking over.

This made Wang Zhong want to do it himself, but he knew that he was a dabbler and had no way of perfectly copying the design of the earth. He also didn't understand design and drawing, so he could only propose various indicators when an engineer took over.

Until Kejing engineers came up with the second version of the rocket assault gun design, Wang Zhong had not heard of anyone challenging the two tank plans he proposed.

But new tanks must be built. Now the Vortex can only play defense and will be restrained by Proson's favorite smoke bombs. Once covered by smoke, it can only use mobility to escape.

When Proson takes out the next-generation medium tanks such as the Leopard or even the E50, the disadvantage of the Vortex without a turret will be infinitely magnified.

Moreover, by the time the leopard came out, it was almost time for the Ant Army to attack, and the vortex was very weak when attacking.

Tank destroyers such as SU76 and SU85 can raise the elevation of their guns and use them as self-propelled artillery, so they are not completely useless in an attack.

In order to simplify the elevation mechanism when the SU100 Vortex was designed, the elevation angle was limited to below 20 degrees. It cannot be used as a self-propelled artillery at all and is really useless during an attack.

So Wang Zhong was extremely anxious. Finally, he had no choice but to find his good sister Olga and asked her to issue an edict to force several tank design institutes to come up with plans.

However, the departure time was approaching and Wang Zhongshi could not wait for the design proposal to be produced.

He could only set a separate review time for the three projects he proposed and wait until he came back. As a result, these projects had more time to develop than other projects and were more likely to come up with good plans.

The three projects are: a rocket assault gun for street fighting, a 30-ton medium tank with an egg-shaped turret, and a 50-ton heavy breakthrough tank.

The 34-ton medium tank project designed based on the T40 was directly submitted to the vice chairman of the review committee for review as a replacement for the T34.

Wang Zhong’s idea was that the 40-ton tank was the simplest, and the problem could be solved by adding armor to the T34, and it would not cause any problems if it was handed over to someone else.

After arranging these tasks, Wang Zhong went to the city defense headquarters to inspect the rest and recuperation of the First Mobile Army and made proper arrangements for his old troops.

By August 8, when the baby was one week old, Wang Zhong was fully prepared to set off.

As soon as he got up that morning, someone knocked on his bedroom door.

Wang Zhong went to open the door and found that it was Mikhail. The old butler was holding a telegram in his hand: "Sir, a telegram from General Pavlov."

"Got it." Wang Zhong took the telegram, opened it and saw a short sentence on it, "Come quickly, I'm waiting for you."

Wang Zhong shook his head: "My child has been born for a week, and he didn't even say congratulations."

Mikhail: "That's responsible behavior, General."

"I know." Wang Zhong handed the telegram to the butler, "Put this in the archives. We may publish something like "Rokossov's Wartime Documents" in the future. This will become historical material."

"Okay, General." Mikhail paused, "Are you ready to leave today? Should we start packing?"

"Yes, help me pack my luggage - Nellie should be enough for this. Also, has the adjutant who replaced Vasily arrived?"

Mikhail: "He arrived yesterday. I arranged for him to stay in the guest room."

Wang Zhong: "Tell him to wait for me in the office. I guess the documents I need to process today have arrived."

"It was delivered at five in the morning."

"I knew it! Take the breakfast to the study and I'll eat while I read the documents."

----

When Wang Zhong entered the study, he saw a lieutenant with light blond curly hair sitting on the sofa.

Seeing Wang Zhong coming in, the lieutenant immediately stood up and saluted: "General! I am your new adjutant, Yakov Konstantinovich Bulatov. I am here to replace Captain Vasily who is going to the military school for training."

Wang Zhong responded: "Hello Yakov, what major did you graduate from?"

Lieutenant: "Staff major, but I also know Plossen and Ansa, and can have a normal conversation in Melania, and a little Carolingian."

Wang Zhong nodded: "I know a lot, but I don't know if you are as good as Vasily in deceiving the enemy."

Yakov smiled bitterly: "Captain Vasily won the Venus Star for his outstanding deception. How can I compare with him?"

Wang Zhong: "But many people say that Vasily got the gold star because of me. I already have two gold stars, so I wanted the adjutant to get one too."

Yakov was shocked: "How dare they say that? Aren't they afraid that the judge will investigate them?"

Wang Zhong looked at Yakov in surprise: "Do you actually believe these rumors?"

"Shouldn't I believe it?" Yakov was even more shocked.

Wang Zhong: "Of course not. I have no special connection with the Inquisition, and I am just an ordinary friend to the head of the Inquisition, Cardinal Lafkid."

"But you have a special relationship with Patriarch Belinsky. Everyone says you are his illegitimate son."

"No, no, no, I am 100% born to my parents, not adopted. But Bishop Belinsky will personally preside over the baptism of my child and become his godfather."

Yakov said "Oh", then asked seriously: "I can't tell anyone about this, right?"

"Well, actually, it's up to you. After all, the baptism is this month, and becoming a godfather is also this month. It's just that I can't make it in time. Well, enough small talk, I need to look at the documents."

As if she had calculated the time perfectly, Nellie came in pushing a cart. When she looked at Yakov, her eyes were like an old farmer evaluating a newly bought donkey.

Yakov: "Oh, this is the little maid! No wonder everyone says you are so lucky." Wait a minute, what are people saying about Nellie?
Nellie frowned, obviously unhappy, but did not take out the salt. Instead, she pushed the cart to the side of the desk, opened the lid, took out breakfast and coffee, and placed them on the table one by one.

After she finished, she asked Wang Zhong: "Is the new adjutant a girl? I see she has a male name."

Yakov: "I'm a man, and I just got married!"

Wang Zhong was shocked: "You are married? You look only 18 years old!"

"I'm twenty-four years old. Have you not looked at my file at all?"

Wang Zhong could only admit, "Yeah, I didn't see it at all. So you are so much older than Vasily? I thought they sent me someone who just graduated from the tenth grade!"

"You can't finish the staff major after graduating from the tenth grade! Even though it's only an entry-level staff major."

After all, he is a lieutenant, and after completing senior staff training he will become a colonel.

Yakov sighed: "Everyone always treats me like a child, but I'm not short, I'm 1.77 meters tall!"

Wang Zhongxin thought, what are you talking about in your sleep, kid? You are indeed a tall man in the Fuso Empire, but this is Ant.

But he didn't tell the truth. Instead, he coughed and said, "Did you just get married?"

"Yes, Lida insisted that I marry her before I go to the front. She is my classmate and is receiving battlefield rescue training."

Wang Zhong: "She is a good girl, cherish her."

Yakov continued, "I told Lida that I was an adjutant in Admiral Rokossov's headquarters and that there was no danger at all, but she just didn't believe it. I guess the girl in the nursing school must have instilled some ideas in her.

"Anyway, we got married yesterday, and I rushed over to your place right after taking the photos. The photos haven't even been developed yet."

Wang Zhong: "You can ask the photo studio to send the photos to the manor, and then send them to the front line together with my letters. This will be smoother."

Yakov was overjoyed: "Is it possible? That's great!"

Wang Zhong nodded, picked up the breakfast on the table, and started looking through the documents while eating.

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At noon, the airport called and informed Wang Zhong that the plane was ready and could take off immediately.

So Wang Zhong sorted out the documents he had reviewed, dressed himself, and went to the nursery to take a last look at his wife and children.

As soon as he opened the door, he met Lyudmila's eyes.

"Leaving?" she asked.

Wang Zhong nodded gently: "Yes, the plane is waiting for me."

Lyudmila said apologetically: "The child just fell asleep, but even if he was awake, he wouldn't understand what happened."

Wang Zhong: "Let him sleep, I just came to see you two."

He walked to the cradle, looked at the baby boy who was sleeping like a kitten, and reached out to gently touch his pink face.

As a result, this action directly woke up the baby, and the loud cry almost tore Wang Zhong's eardrum.

Lyudmila immediately reached out and rocked the cradle, humming as she did so.

She was humming "Departure" and rocking the cradle to the beat of the melody.

"We have a long way to go/Comrades, look ahead/The team flag is flying high/The commander is at the front~"

The baby's crying became visibly quieter.

When Lyudmila hummed the line "My dear, I'll write to you on my way back," the baby laughed and moved his arms and legs to the rhythm.

Wang Zhong looked at the baby, and a huge determination surged over him, controlling his body and mind.

This smile, this smile is the meaning of fighting.

Children can laugh without worries, and my country will no longer be sad.

Wang Zhong put on his hat, gently adjusted it, nodded to Lyudmila, and turned around resolutely.

The new adjutant Yakov was about to speak, but when he saw Wang Zhong's expression, he shrank his neck.

Nellie, who was carrying a huge suitcase, squinted her eyes, her face full of approval and pride.

Lyudmila looked at his back tenderly and continued to hum: "The soldiers are all brave and young/with sharp eyes like eagles/We all have supreme glory/We have made great contributions in the battle~
"Soldiers! Let's go! Let's go! Dear, I will write to you along the way~ Listen to the bugle call~ Goodbye, let's go."

After listening to this, Wang Zhong said, "Let's go and deal with the fools who were deceived by Proson, and then come back to settle accounts with Proson."

Yakov: “Yes.”

Admiral Rokossov strode out of the nursery.

(End of this chapter)