artillery arc

Chapter 46 The quiet time before dawn
Amidst Wang Zhong's wild laughter, the heavy tanks gradually drove up to the white horse.

At this distance, Wang Zhong could clearly see the tactical number of this vehicle: 67. Maybe heavy tanks were relatively rare, so the tactical number was missing one digit.

The hatch of the tank opened, and the commander poked his head out: "Excuse me, Lieutenant Colonel, is this the village of Haute Penier?"

Wang Zhong: "Yes."

The commander saluted and asked, "Is there someone calling for reinforcements here? Is it you?"

Wang Zhong: "Did you receive the ode?"

"No, no, I'm not a monk, I couldn't hear it. But after we arrived at Bogdanovka, the 63rd Infantry Corps, which was organizing a defense line there, told me that someone in the village of Upper Peniye was calling for reinforcements. At that time It’s eleven o’clock at night, and we are the only ones who can get here in such a short time.”

As he spoke, the commander patted the top of the turret: "Although this guy is slow and has many faults, he is still much faster than the legs of an infantryman."

Wang Zhong asked doubtfully: "Where is the car?"

The commander laughed loudly: "It would be great if the Ploson Air Force can leave us a few jeeps."

At this time, the driver stuck his head out and said: "Seryozha, there are only jeeps left because they know that our Lada will lie down on its own."

Everyone except Wang Zhong laughed.

Although Wang Zhong claimed to be very familiar with Soviet jokes, he was an outsider after all, and it took him a second to react and laugh along.

The performance of the Soviet-made Lada sedan was so bad that it became part of the Soviet joke.

After laughing, Wang Zhong said seriously: "You came from Bogdanovka? How are the fortifications there?"

Wang Zhong's mission - to be precise, the mission of the 31nd Battalion of the 38st Regiment of the Fourth Tank Corps - was to stay here for hours, in order to gain time to establish a defense line in Bogdanovka.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Wang Zhong to ask about the situation of the defense line.

Commander Seryosha shook his head: "Don't mention it. When we drove out of Bogdanovka, not a few anti-tank piles were repaired, only one anti-tank trench was dug, and all machine gun bunkers and fire points were under construction. .

"It is said that the enemy's air force attack was too violent during the day, and the speed of fortification construction was greatly reduced."

At this time, Yegorov also came with his staff. When he heard Seryosha's words, he cursed: "What is the air force doing? Didn't you say that there are three thousand planes in Kozalia? How come we don't have any of our military planes?" Didn’t you see it?”

Wang Zhong raised his eyebrows. If the process of the war here was similar to that on Earth, then most of the Ante Empire's air force would have been wiped out at the airport at the beginning of the war, and then the air force commander would have committed suicide.

Of course, there may be some discrepancies in this time and space. After all, God can also guide missiles in this time and space, which is quite different from the earth.

In addition, he keenly caught a word: Kezalia, which sounds like an administrative division. It is estimated that a division that can deploy 3000 aircraft is quite large.

We will learn about these things later. What we should consider now is how to make good use of the heavy tanks we just acquired.

The first thing is to confirm whether the protection level of this car is the same as in the original time and space. This will determine how Wang Zhong will use it in the future.

Wang Zhong: "I'm not very familiar with your tank, Second Lieutenant. Please introduce it to me."

Seryosa is a nickname, and Wang Zhong, as the person he met for the first time, definitely shouldn't call him by it. In theory, he should be called Seryosa by his long patronymic name, but Wang Zhong didn't know.

So Wang Zhong could only call him by military rank.

The second lieutenant saluted: "This thing is awesome. It was almost over when we participated in the Winter War. Manaheim was almost won. We participated in the final offensive. The anti-tank weapons on Manaheim's side None of them can penetrate it! If it hadn't been for a mechanical failure at the end, we could have pushed the enemy all the way!"

Wang Zhong: "I didn't ask about your experience of using it. I asked about the detailed parameters of the car body. For example, the thickness of the armor and so on."

"Sorry, the parameters are right! The front..."

The second lieutenant explained the detailed parameters of the tank. Wang Zhong actually couldn't remember the specific parameters of the KV1 clearly, but he felt that the 120mm defense on the front of the turret should not be penetrated by the enemy's 50mm fire stick. The vehicle body is at an angle. 80mm is probably enough for the enemy to drink a pot.

The only worry is that the enemy will push up the 88mm anti-everything cannon - all of Proson's equipment is so German, there is no reason to miss this most German thing.

Fortunately, Wang Zhong had a bird's-eye view. As long as he stayed on the front line and directly observed the enemy with his naked eyes, the 88-gun would be discovered before it was unloaded.

The remaining question is how to get the captain to give up his position.

Wang Zhong looked at it from a bird's-eye view. This tank did not have a soldier card, which meant that it was not counted as a unit under his command.

"Second Lieutenant," Wang Zhong said, "I am Count Rokosov, the supreme commander here. I commanded the troops to fight with the enemy here for a day. You can see the wreckage of enemy tanks and vehicles in the village, as well as the entrance to the village. That Jingguan. It was also I who ordered the poetry monk Sufang Batuwendusu to ask for help. I request—I hope you and your crew can accept my command."

"Of course!" the second lieutenant agreed readily, "it should depend on the military rank."

Wang Zhong checked the bird's eye view and found that the soldier card was not added at all.

Could it be that just verbal agreement is not enough? You have to gain the trust of friendly forces?

Wang Zhong decided to try again: "I now request to command you directly, which means I need you, the commander, to give up the command position."

The second lieutenant frowned: "Have you received armor training? Do you know how to use the equipment on the vehicle?"

Wang Zhong: "No, but I have commanded the No. 31 vehicle of the 422nd Battalion of the st Tank Regiment of the th Tank Army to destroy eight tanks."

The second lieutenant pondered for a second and shook his head resolutely: "No, sir, the crew and I participated in the Winter War. We were injured and bled together. Think about it for a moment. If an unknown officer suddenly jumps out, Will you agree to take your place in commanding your comrades?"

At this time, Yegorov said angrily: "So much nonsense! The count has superb command skills, we have all seen it with our own eyes! If you don't believe it, go and see the tanks in the village and in the wilderness!"

The second lieutenant was still stubborn: "I am an armored soldier. Count, you see the sign as an infantry officer, right? I didn't have to accept your command originally, but now that the battlefield situation is like this, we agree to accept the command."

"Look at the kill ring on the gun barrel. Even if you did destroy eight tanks, you wouldn't kill as many as we did!

"Does the count doubt our strength?"

Wang Zhong raised his hand to stop Yegorov who wanted to continue speaking.

He wanted to directly become the commander of the vehicle, mainly because this plug-in was of great use in urban combat.

Moreover, the T28 is a scumbag tank with a thin skin and big stuffing. It will lose when faced with a cannon. It is impossible to destroy so many enemies without using Wang Zhong's plug-in. But KV1 is different. This thing can crush all enemy armor.

Moreover, Wang Zhong suddenly thought of a strategy that could give full play to the performance of the KV1 without being the commander himself.

After winning the battle and gaining the respect of the No. 69 tank crew, and they began to accept the command with sincerity, it was not too late to send another tank over.

Wang Zhong: "I trust you, Second Lieutenant. Moreover, I have directly fought against enemy tanks, and I know the power and accuracy of their tank guns very well. I have a way to give full play to your armor's advantages."

Wang Zhong got off his horse and gestured to Yegorov: "Map of the village."

Yegorov made a gesture, and Pavlov himself took out the map from his bag.

Yegorov was shocked: "Where is the staff officer next to you who is carrying the map bag?"

"Sacrificed." Pavlov said calmly, unfolded the map and handed it to Wang Zhong, "Count, please tell me."

Wang Zhong couldn't help but take another look at Pavlov. At this time, the commander of the No. 67 heavy tank also jumped out of the car and came to the map.

Wang Zhong adjusted the direction of the map so that the side facing him was the south, then pointed to the west of the village and said: "This is an open field. The enemy's battle today - no, it was already calculated in yesterday's battle Shoot the Zhu Yuan, they will lay smoke here when they attack."

Wang Zhong tapped the point on the map.

He could see clearly from the bird's eye view that the enemy's smoke hit the same location twice, so now he could accurately point out the location of the enemy's smoke on the map, exactly.

Yegorov traced the map with his big hand, and then exclaimed: "How did you achieve the position of the smoke with your bare fingers? I have to trace it with my hands too."

Wang Zhong: "Just a little trick. In short, the enemy's two attacks today hit smoke here. I guess they will also hit smoke here tomorrow. My plan is very simple. You hide at the entrance of the west village, right here!"

He clicked on the map and repeated it twice.

Wang Zhong: "The infantry will put camouflage on you. When the enemy starts to emit smoke, you will start the engine and rush all the way into the smoke. When you rush out of the smoke, the enemy's offensive front should be here."

Wang Zhong clicked a few more times.

Second Lieutenant Seryosha nodded: "This happens to be our advantage range. If it is farther away, we may not be able to hit it."

Wang Zhong: "There is smoke behind you. When the enemy is about to get behind you, you can enter the smoke by just reversing, and then wait for the enemy to come out of the smoke while reversing."

"You only have one vehicle and can maneuver along the road, but the enemy needs to form a formation to cover the infantry, and they have to walk on mud."

Second Lieutenant Seryosha asked: "How many tanks does the enemy have?"

Wang Zhong recalled what he saw from a bird's eye view and replied: "Twenty cars, what?"

Second Lieutenant Seryosha smiled: "Then maybe we can kill them all."

Wang Zhong: "The enemy infantry is well-trained and also has anti-tank grenades, so be careful."

Seryosha: "Don't worry. We saw Manaheim's Molotov cocktails in the Winter War. We will be careful."

Wang Zhong reached out and patted Seryozha on the shoulder: "Leave it to you. I wanted your position as commander just now, not because I didn't trust you, but because I wanted to avenge the 422 crew who fought with me."

In fact, it is to play a plug-in role.

But it's true to say that Wang Zhong really wants revenge.

Seryozha asked: "How many people are left in this crew?"

Wang Zhong: "Only me and the driver are left."

Seryosha asked again: "How did you become a commander? You are obviously an infantryman."

Wang Zhong told the story of the timid corporal.

Second Lieutenant Seryosha was speechless: "So there is such a thing, and I misunderstood you too. I thought it was the noble boy who wanted to drive a tank for fun!"

Yegorov: "We thought so at the beginning, but let me tell you, Count is as capable as Suvorov coming back. When the No. 422 crew was still there, they called him the Star of Victory!"

Although Yegorov was blowing a rainbow fart, Wang Zhong couldn't be happy when he heard about the 422 crew.

Second Lieutenant Seryosha observed Wang Zhong's expression and asked cautiously: "Can I go see your car? The armored forces will pay homage to those brave comrades, and I want to express my respect."

Wang Zhong nodded: "Of course you can, but first put the tanks in position so the infantry can camouflage you."

Yegorov said loudly: "This is simple. Leave it to us when you get to the right position. You should take the time to rest!"

Seryosha jumped onto the tank in one step, got into the turret, put on his earphones and ordered: "Ashka, move forward!"

The tank engine roared, but the tank became motionless after a few roars.

The driver complained: "Damn it, the gearbox is stuck again!"

Wang Zhong was speechless. He knew that the failure rate of KV1 tanks was extremely high in the early days of the war, but he did not expect to encounter it at this juncture.

He quickly asked: "Can it be repaired?"

The driver quickly climbed out of the cab and said with a smile: "Of course!"

As he spoke, he opened the big bag on the side of the turret: "We brought a bunch of replacement spare parts, and we can repair it in an hour."

Second Lieutenant Seryosha spread his hands: "It always broke during the Winter War. Later, the design bureau modified it and said that it solved the problem, but we still brought spare parts and tool boxes based on our experience during the Winter War."

Wang Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that this crew is a real veteran crew.

(End of this chapter)