artillery arc

Chapter 683 The Barras Conference Begins

On the evening of August 8, Wang Zhong finished his work and returned to the manor. He was shocked as soon as he entered the door.

"What's wrong with your clothes?" Wang Zhong couldn't help asking.

In Wang Zhong's impression, Lyudmila was either dressed in a military uniform, a church robe, or a court dress.

Even the riding skirts worn during outings are full of European court style.

Now Lyudmila is wearing a little dress that looks like Marilyn Monroe!

Wang Zhong couldn't help but rub his eyes and look more carefully.

Lyudmila looked down at her skirt - with her figure, it was not enough to just lower her head, she also had to bend down slightly and lean forward to see such a short skirt.

"Do you like it?" she asked.

Wang Zhong nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "I like it! I like it very much."

Lyudmila: "So I'll wear this when I go to Baras tomorrow?"

Wang Zhong: "Ah? No, no, no, diplomatic occasions should be more serious. You have a military rank and are a soldier. You have been in charge of the air defense work of my headquarters. It is legitimate for you to attend the meeting with me in military uniform."

Lyudmila: "Hey, I'm in charge of the headquarters' air defense. I thought it was now in charge of Miss Emilia."

Wang Zhong: "She is just a pilot. She can only provide a little cover when she is in the air. It is you who provide the cover that is long-lasting and effective!"

Lyudmila smiled: "I'm just joking, you don't have to be so nervous. Or is there a reason why you are nervous?"

"No!" Wang Zhong straightened his back, "I'm not nervous at all!"

Lyudmila: "Okay, you've been tired all day, eat, take a shower, and have a good rest."

Wang Zhong: "You spent the whole day at home preparing for the trip to Barras?"

Lyudmila: "Yes, all the clothes and small gifts for the dignitaries were prepared. I also spent two hours with my son."

Wang Zhong hugged his wife and said, "It's great to marry you."

Lyudmila didn't answer, she just smiled and kissed Wang Zhong's cheek, then forcefully pushed him away: "Okay, go wash your hands and face, and get ready for dinner."

"Follow your orders~"

The last day before setting off for Barras ended like this.

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At 8 pm on August 12, at the Barras Capital Airport, the special plane of the Ante delegation landed steadily on the runway, and the escort fighter fleet passed over the airport with colorful smoke.

In the cabin, Olga turned around and looked at Wang Zhong in the back row: "Should I take your hand and go down, brother?"

Wang Zhong: "You are His Majesty the Tsar, you can only hold the hand of a prince!"

Olga: "You are also a king and my sworn brother. It is normal for me to hold your hand, right?"

Wang Zhong: "It's not normal. It will cause a lot of speculation. Just go down by yourself."

Olga pouted. "Okay. But I'm a young girl, and the leaders of the United States and the United Kingdom are all grandfathers in their sixties and seventies. I always feel it's weird for me to be on an equal footing with them.

"You are different. You are now the general who has destroyed the most Plossom troops. You are on equal footing with them, and no one will say anything!"

Wang Zhong glanced out the window. The plane was almost sliding onto the tarmac. He could already hear the military band playing. He didn't have time to worry about Olga anymore.

So Wang Zhong said: "Ante, the country you lead, is also the country that has destroyed the most Proson troops. You should perform well and don't lose face for the sacrificed soldiers."

Olga could only look back: "Okay. I'll behave well."

At this time, the plane gradually stopped sliding.

The flight attendant didn't say anything and just opened the plane door with a bang.

The warm August wind from Barras immediately filled the cabin.

Olga stood up, adjusted her dress, and then walked forward with her head held high, holding the hem of her dress in her hands.

At this time, Lyudmila whispered to Wang Zhong: "She was just very uneasy just now. She just needs to be comforted. She knows that she must face the leaders of the United Kingdom and the United States alone."

Wang Zhong: “Then what should I do?”

"Just coax her and tell her to cheer up." Lyudmila sighed, "You still don't know how to love a girl. You just flirt with her in various ways."

Wang Zhong: "Did I flirt?"

"Didn't you flirt?" Lyudmila patted Wang Zhong on the shoulder and said, "Hurry, get up. Or is walking to the bottom of the gangway quickly. If we don't get out quickly, the people who are coming to greet us may force us to wait until we appear on the gangway before taking the next step." So Wang Zhong stood up and walked forward with big strides.

Lyudmila was also in military uniform, and it was inappropriate for the two of them to be holding hands.

Wang Zhongxian climbed out of the cabin. The sunlight in Balas was as dazzling as it was at this time last year.

He raised his head slightly, looked at the sun, and then thought of Yakov, who had accompanied him on the expedition to Balas last year.

Although the sun was shining brightly, a trace of gloom flashed through Wang Zhong's heart.

It's still summer now, so Yakov's relics cannot be taken out and used. It would be weird to wear a scarf in summer.

Wang Zhong touched his empty collar and suddenly found that a large number of soldiers from the United States and the United Kingdom were looking up at him under the plane. He then raised the hand that was touching his collar to his eyebrows and saluted everyone.

The officers below also returned the greeting in unison, and the diplomats and secretaries began to applaud.

Wang Zhong slowly walked down the gangway, turned back to support his wife who followed him, and then walked towards the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who were already waiting.

The President of the United States, Lao Luo, took the initiative to extend his hand: "When I saw you last year, you had only wiped out hundreds of thousands of Plossom troops. When I see you again this year, you will be a general who has annihilated millions of enemies."

Wang Zhong was modest: "You should know that the published number of enemy troops killed is very different from the number of enemy troops killed that we declared to our superiors. And the number we claimed is also very different from the actual number of enemy troops killed."

In fact, it was very common for countries to inflate their results during World War II, but some countries inflated their results too much and became a laughing stock.

In addition, sometimes it is not that the countries in World War II wanted to inflate the data. It is because under the intelligence communication capabilities of World War II, the confirmation of the results of the war can only be based on estimates, and it is difficult to be completely accurate.

Wang Zhong's teasing made President Luo laugh out loud.

As soon as he let go of Wang Zhong's hand, Leonard, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the war, came up and shook Wang Zhong's hand: "Marshal Rokossov, I brought my generals to learn from you."

Wang Zhong: "Seeking advice? But I don't have much experience in landing operations. The landing at Barras was too small in scale and the enemy was too weak, so it doesn't count. I am still counting on the generals of the United Kingdom to teach me how to land. You all know that I want to force a crossing of the Tiber River."

A number of generals from the United States and the United Kingdom all looked unhappy. After all, the Allied forces had just suffered a defeat and were driven out to sea by Marshal Erwin Romer of Plossen.

Wang Zhong didn't mean to tease them, but he was shocked by being driven out to sea.

He had thought that Plossom would end faster than the history of the Earth.

But the push back against the Allies changed the situation.

If there had been no battlefield in the Kingdom of Sardinia to tie down the power of the Proson Empire, Wang Zhong might have faced far more Proson troops than on the Eastern Front on Earth.

On Earth, although Sandezi's troops on the Eastern Front were numerous in total, their average quality was not as high as that of the troops on the Western Front. The Western Front got more King Tigers and Leopards, so there is a saying among military fans that veterans on the Eastern Front drove Type 4 until they died, while new recruits on the Western Front drove King Tigers.

As for Plossen's situation, the Allied forces were pushed into the sea, and Wang Zhong counterattacked so quickly that Plossen's focus might be on the Eastern Front in the future.

To be honest, Wang Zhong still had no confidence in fighting against the Proson Empire which was going all out.

Therefore, Wang Zhong now plans to put on an attitude of "I can defeat the entire Plossen army" during the entire Balas Conference, in order to scare the United States and the United Kingdom into quickly opening up a second battlefield, dispersing the Plossen Empire's military forces and reducing the pressure on his front.

Teasing the senior officers of the Allied Forces now is also to inspire their sense of military honor and make them feel ashamed and then brave.

None of the officers dared to answer. After all, they landed in a hurry mainly because Wang Zhong was progressing too fast. They were afraid that the entire Europa would be occupied by Ant and become a territory controlled by the secular faction.

Everyone knew these things tacitly, and as a result, they lost the battle and naturally had no way to refute Wang Zhong's ridicule.

President Luo interrupted and smoothed things over: "Our previous landings were not large-scale, and we did not encounter a large-scale Proson army, so the battle went relatively smoothly. This time is the first time we have encountered a Proson heavy force of more than 400,000, and we really underestimated the enemy's combat effectiveness."

After the president finished speaking, one of the generals interrupted: "Also, Proson's new tanks are too powerful. We didn't even get any reports from Ante who has already encountered these new tanks!"

Olga suddenly interrupted, "It's been less than two weeks since the summer offensive ended, and we are also summarizing the situation. In fact, this time I brought all the information we have on the new Proson tanks.

"In addition, we will send each of the major allies a restored new Plossen tank, as well as several relatively intact wreckages that could not be restored."

The generals and the two leaders looked at the young girl in surprise.

Olga: "Do you think I'm just a puppet? I'm the Tsar of Ant, determined to become the modern Catherine! And it's more appropriate for me to say gifts to the allies, isn't it?"

Prime Minister Leonard of the United Kingdom said: "Indeed, it is wrong for us to snub His Majesty the Tsar. Let us continue with the ceremony. The generals can communicate with Marshal Rokossov at the reception tonight."

Wang Zhong nodded: "That's great!"

Prime Minister Leonard gestured to Olga: "President Roosevelt has difficulty walking, so I will accompany him in reviewing the guard of honor."

Lao Luo sat down in the wheelchair: "That's right, you will do it."

Olga stood on the red carpet with her head held high: "Let's get started."

(End of this chapter)