artillery arc

Chapter 495 Sorting out the situation
As soon as Wang Zhong entered the headquarters, he shouted, "Nelly, give me a towel and some replacement pants and shoes. My shoes and trouser legs are all wet."

Pavlov was directing his staff officers to do something in front of the map. When he heard Wang Zhong's words, he turned his head and looked at the door. "After you went to the United States, she went to Yebao to take care of your wife. Your orderly was busy. When you first set out, she went to the laundry team to help with the laundry."

Wang Zhong took off his hat and handed it to Yakov. He looked down at his wet leather shoes and shook his head: "Then change it later. Report the situation!"

Pavlov picked up the documents that had been sorted on the table, came to the map, and picked up the map stick: "According to the reconnaissance, Prosen's vanguard is 50 kilometers west of Abavakhan, where we encountered Prosen's motorized reconnaissance battalion.

"The captured informants confessed that they were from the 14th Panzer Corps and the 41st Panzer Corps, as well as the th Infantry Corps. The army group number is the th Army, and the commander is Colonel-General Wilhelm von Frederick."

Wang Zhong pursed his lips, his guess when he received the order came true. In the history of the Earth, the 41st Armored Corps was not included in the organization of the sixth episode. The Earth's Sandezi only had a 14th Armored Corps in the sixth episode. It would be okay for this guy to directly double the armored strength.

In other words, they would face a Sixth Army that was much stronger than in history.

But on the bright side, the enemy's advance is farther, which means the logistics are worse than in the six episodes on Earth.

Wang Zhong: “Weather forecast.”

Pavlov immediately made a gesture and a staff officer delivered the report to Wang Zhong.

As Wang Zhong bowed his head, the chief of staff explained briefly: "The mud should start this week."

"Okay!" Wang Zhong immediately raised his head and stopped looking at the forecast, returning the report to the staff officer. "What's our supply situation during the one-month muddy period?"

Pavlov immediately pointed at the Valdai River with his map stick: "The Prosens controlled some areas on the west bank of the Valdai River and deployed artillery. The gunboats of the inland navy tried to fight them several times but failed to destroy the artillery, so the transportation on the river can only be limited to the channel on our side.

"The Valdai River is very wide, and the direct fire of the Prosun cannot cover the eastern channel. Indirect fire relies on corrective fire, but the naval infantry and the inland fleet have been removing the Prosun observation posts on the shore.

“So we still have half the transport capacity on the Valdaisi River—well, less than half, because of the losses caused by air raids, one third.

"The good news is that our railway lines are all on the east coast. This was done intentionally when the plan was made, so that in the event of an invasion from the west, the railways would be protected by the Valdai River."

Wang Zhong: "So there is no railway use in Proson?"

"Yes, they didn't." Pavlov paused, and after a brief silence, he added, "I have never been so grateful to the chancellor who designed these things. It is said that he was a secularist."

Wang Zhong: "So the logistics of the Proson people mainly rely on roads, right?"

"Yes, we have outlined their approximate supply routes based on aerial reconnaissance, confessions from prisoners, and descriptions from escaped stragglers."

Pavlov snapped his fingers, and the staff immediately hung a map on a separate blackboard.

There is a very obvious long blue line drawn on it.

After carefully observing the blue line, Wang Zhong asked, "Why aren't their military depots and transfer stations marked?"

"Because we don't know." Pavlov looked very helpless. "The Prosen people are different from last year. They have also started camouflaging. Aerial photos don't show these places."

Last year, the Prosen people didn't bother to disguise themselves. The supply stations and transfer stations were all clearly visible there, and aerial photography could directly show them, so there was no need to identify them.

Pavlov continued, "This is probably related to my air force's constant bombing of the Plossen logistics system."

Under Wang Zhong's interference, the combat focus of the Ante Air Force has become completely different from that of the Russian Air Force on Earth. The Russians on Earth emphasize close air support and value the Il-2 as the key aircraft model. The focus of post-war propaganda is also the Il-2 and the later Il-10.

Under Wang Zhong's artificial intervention, the Ante Air Force's main combat method is currently bombing Plossen's logistics, train stations, transfer stations, etc., and the number of close air support has been sharply reduced.

Generally speaking, the current combat results of the Ante Air Force are higher than those of the Earth's alien space-time isotopes, because the train station target is much larger than a tank, and given the general lack of training for pilots, the train station is obviously a better target.

It seems that the successful air strikes by the Ante Air Force forced Proson to disguise his logistics nodes.

Wang Zhong was shocked. "Because the airstrike was too effective, the reconnaissance efficiency was reduced. What a contradiction. Well, I have a general understanding of the situation, so how many divisions of fresh troops do I have?"

Pavlov: "In addition to the troops returning from Baras, there are eight new divisions."

Wang Zhong was shocked: "Only eight? Are these all new divisions based on my new organization?"

Pavlov: "No, those new divisions are very popular. Once they are formed, they will be snatched away by various fronts. Our situation is urgent, and we can't spare a new division for the time being."

Wang Zhong: "Okay, these eight new divisions have 8,000 people, right?"

"Yes, according to the standards of a provisional infantry division, these eight divisions are fully equipped and staffed."

Wang Zhong: "When will my First Mobile Army arrive?"

"The army group is mobilizing, and the vanguard will arrive in three days." Pavlov paused, then changed the subject, "In fact, the High Command has assigned the original Valdai River Front to us, but these are not fresh troops. They have already suffered some losses in the battle with Prosen. The current distribution of these divisions is as shown on the map."

Wang Zhong then turned his attention to the large mass of things on both sides of the Valdai River. What a Changshan snake!
Wang Zhong: "Which bastard arranged the troops like this?"

"Emenko, commander of the Valdaichu Front."

Wang Zhong held his forehead with his hand: "Where is he going now?"

Pavlov shrugged. "I don't know."

Wang Zhong asked another question: "How is our position constructed? How many days did it take to dig the fortification area?"

Pavlov immediately turned to the Abavakhan city defense map: "At present, we have mobilized women and elderly people from all over the city to form a labor camp to urgently build two anti-tank obstacle belts outside the city. The bunkers are being built by the city construction workers' association and cement factory workers working overtime.

"Unlike all the previous defensive battles, this time we have sufficient weapons and equipment, including anti-tank guns, submachine guns and machine guns.

"Also, since the Inland Fleet headquarters is in Abavahan, we also have a considerable number of naval infantry, but they are not under our command."

Wang Zhong frowned and said, "Am I not the commander of a front? Theoretically, all of these should be under my command, right?"

Pavlov: "Yes, but the front was formed too hastily, and the command has not yet been passed to us. Or maybe the people in the high command were too busy and forgot."

Wang Zhong: "Didn't you send a telegram to ask?"

“I asked, but I haven’t received a response yet.”

Wang Zhong: "I'm going to call the headquarters later... No, call His Majesty the Tsar. Also, take a look at this long snake formation to see if there are any troops that can be drawn out and gather them together for use."

"I have sent a staff officer to investigate where so many troops are not needed," Pavlov replied immediately. "There will be a report tomorrow."

Wang Zhong nodded and continued to give orders: "We need to determine where the enemy's supply nodes are. I persuaded the Allies to send a Komanda team to help me. They are experts in covert sabotage. After last year, the Prosen people should be prepared for the mud. We need to add fuel to their fire."

Pavlov spread his hands and said, "Of course it's good to be sure, but you've seen the state of the aerial photos. Intelligence experts have spent a long time identifying them, but they really can't tell which is the military depot and which is the transfer center."

Wang Zhong held his chin and thought. Just at this moment, Emilia, who had just escorted him, came into the headquarters.

He suddenly snapped his fingers: "Got it!"

Pavlov: "You want to personally conduct reconnaissance at the front? I don't think you can do that this time. Why don't you let the navy's gunboat take you along the Valdai River and see for yourself where the troops can be deployed?"

Wang Zhong: "No, no, no, this time I will go from the air and fly over the earth myself."

"I object!" Pavlov raised his voice, "You've been shot down once! No, I can't allow you to go! The Proshen Air Force is now focusing on this direction. The Western Front and the St. Andrews Front have not been hit by large-scale air strikes for a long time. All Proshen's air force forces on the Eastern Front are here! I won't allow you to put yourself in danger!"

Wang Zhong: "Don't be nervous! The C47 was too easy to be shot down, and it was shot down by our own anti-aircraft guns. I just want to take a plane that can't be shot down."

Pavlov shook his head vigorously, his fat cheeks rippled. "No, no, no! I don't agree! And I don't think Davarich from the Air Force would agree either! They know how dangerous it is in the sky right now!"

“No, Chief of Staff, please look this way!” Wang Zhong gestured to Emilia with both hands, “The trump card of the United Kingdom, the witch lady who will never be shot down!”

Emilia frowned. "Whether I was shot down or not depends on the special aircraft I was flying. If you let me fly a two-seat reconnaissance aircraft, my combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced."

Wang Zhong: "I'll take your plane, and we can squeeze in."

"Can you see it clearly?" Emilia asked doubtfully.

I can’t see clearly, but I have a cheat!
Wang Zhong: "You know I can see clearly!"

Because we are the new human beings, Davarish! Please understand what I mean!

Emilia hesitated, but soon she shook her head again: "No, I thought about it. You are so tall and heavy that you can't fit into my clipped wings. My plane's cockpit is already crowded in order to install a larger engine. It's only because I'm a girl with a slim figure that I can barely move around.

"If you come in, you might squeeze me so hard that I can't even pull the joystick."

For a moment, Wang Zhong thought, why not just put me in the auxiliary fuel tank, then I don’t have to see outside anyway.

At this time, Emilia suddenly said, "I remember you used the modified Pe 2 reconnaissance aircraft Pe 3 and achieved good results?"

Pavlov: "These aerial photos were basically taken by the Pe-3. Currently, this type of fast reconnaissance aircraft is rarely intercepted by the Plossen Air Force."

Emilia: "Then why not just take this? It's a two-seater, so if we encounter an enemy plane, I can use my abilities to fight it."

Wang Zhong immediately made the decision: "Okay! Let's use this one!"

(End of this chapter)