artillery arc

Chapter 92 Pavlov’s Flexibility

At eight o'clock in the morning on July 7, Wang Zhong commanded the No. 8 vehicle to enter the preset position.

Other cars were already in the bunker, tightly covered with camouflage netting covered with leaves.

Yesterday's two surviving BT-7 crews were split into two reduced T34 crews.

As for the recovered No. 3 tanks, they were operated by gunners from the 31st Guards Regiment and were used as fixed forts.

One of the military academy cadets who originally joined the 31st Guards Regiment was a gunnery academy cadet. The young man had a high learning ability and quickly learned to hand-operate the No. turret.

After all, No. 45 is armored, and the survival rate of these students should be higher than directly operating the mm anti-tank gun.

During World War II on Earth, the anti-tank gun casualty rates of both sides on the Eastern Front battlefield were very high. Later, Santoku simply used the No. 3 assault gun to serve as the anti-tank firepower of the infantry division, reducing the reliance on anti-tank guns.

Wang Zhong sat on the turret, thinking wildly: In the future, when he can intervene in arms production, he must produce something like the No. 1-3 assault gun and send it to the infantry division as anti-tank firepower.

The Soviet self-propelled artillery is really used as a self-propelled artillery. Although the Su 76 and Su 85 can lay the barrel flat for direct fire, most of the time they are still used as indirect fire.

This was also reflected in the movies shot after the war, where "tank destroyers" and howitzer groups were put together, and the barrels were raised to fire in a curved direction.

In fact, the early No. 3 assault guns originally equipped with short-barreled howitzers were also used to fire grenades. However, the anti-tank pressure behind them was too great, so they were all replaced with long-barreled guns for fighting tanks.

For a long period of time during World War II on Earth, the exchange ratio of armored forces between the Soviet Union and Germany was dominated by Santoku. Some units even reduced the number of combat-ready tanks by only 10 after three days of fighting, and reported destroying more than 200 Soviet tanks. .

But there are only so many Santoku armored divisions, which means that the infantry has to contend with countless T34s.

The No. 3 assault gun greatly reduced the losses of the infantry division.

We should get some good stuff like this! We have to find a way to influence equipment production. I wonder if the Crown Prince can play some role in this regard.

When Wang Zhong was daydreaming about the future, Vasily's voice came over the radio: "The hound fox calls the white horse, the hound fox calls the white horse!"

"Hound Fox" is the radio call sign assigned by Wang Zhong to the 31st Regiment Headquarters this morning - that is, the front finger.

Wang Zhong: "This is the white horse, please speak."

"We just monitored the enemy's communications. Although we don't know what troops those call signs refer to, we can be sure that they stepped on a mine and had to stop to clear it."

After the enemy discovered that the false information they released did not fool the Ant Army, they changed the radio call sign and code list, but monitoring still has its significance, such as now.

Wang Zhong: "Are you sure they stepped on a thunderbolt?"

"Confirmed, enemy frontline command also reported that the attack could be delayed by two to three hours."

Wang Zhong patted his thigh: "Okay!"

A little mine delayed for three hours, and there were no casualties for three hours! This thing is really good! No wonder both sides in modern wars lay various minefields.

Wang Zhong could foresee that he would have to fight a lot of defensive battles in the future, and landmines would probably be a good helper in his military career.

After Vasily's communication ended, Wang Zhong just took the earphones away a little and heard a new call: "The nun calls the white horse, the nun calls the white horse!"

Wang Zhong: "What is a nun? What bastard is shouting with a radio?"

"I'm Su Fang! I'm just a nun! I received a hymn from the Grand Choir of St. Catherine's Castle, asking us to attack with all our strength and strive to take over the entire country within one to two weeks."

Wang Zhong: "Shut up! This is a clear code, and the enemy can hear it! I will go to Brigade Command immediately! Just wait!"

After saying that, he patted the roof of the tank hard: "Go to the brigade."

Belyakov: "We just arrived at the ambush position?"

Wang Zhong: "The enemy will not arrive for at least two hours. Let's go to the brigade first to see what the gentlemen behind are doing."

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As soon as Wang Zhong entered the headquarters, he saw Su Fang.

The girl couldn't help but smile when she saw him: "Here you come!"

Wang Zhong: "Don't say the content of the hymn on the radio next time!"

At this time, Pavlov raised his head: "Actually, it's not a big deal. Most of the content of the hymn is not confidential. Anyone with the ability to listen can hear it, so the enemy's spies must also know it."

Huh? is that so?

Wang Zhong: "Then what effect does this hymn have?"

Su Fang pouted: "Penier is the car No. 67 that I called for!"

The girl's voice suddenly dropped.

"Even though they died there... I at least let us survive."

That seems to be the case.

Wang Zhong: "Okay, you are still useful. So what did the gentlemen in the capital say?"

"Let all the troops attack with all their strength and regain the lost territory within two to three weeks." Su Fang replied seriously.

Wang Zhong truthfully commented: "The emperor's skull is broken?" Blue Hat, who happened to be sending the telegram, was shocked. He looked for the speaker with wary eyes, and when he found that it was Wang Zhong, he pretended not to hear.

War hero, brother of the crown prince, general white horse, what did he say about the emperor? Maybe it's a family matter. Why is the illegitimate son complaining about his father? What should I do if I mess with Lou Zi by meddling in his own business?
Blue Hat pretended not to hear, strode up to Wang Zhong, clicked his heel and saluted: "Urgent call from the Front Army Headquarters!"

Wang Zhong took the telegram and looked at it. It said, "Your department should launch as soon as possible——"

He simply stopped reading, crumpled the telegram and threw it into the trash can. His physical coordination was so good that he threw it accurately into the trash can. This dude has been exercising very well, but why did he stretch his hips on the battlefield?

Pavlov hurried over to pick up the telegram, opened it and said: "We are really asked to attack. Shouldn't the number of enemy tanks destroyed yesterday be reported lower?"

Wang Zhong: "How much did you pay?"

"Two hundred." Pavlov said with an innocent expression, "That's an overstatement of 44%!"

"Talent?" Wang Zhong's brows twisted into knots. What kind of behavior are you doing in this small life? Why don't you put this "base camp battle report" aside?

Then he noticed the problem: "Wait a minute! Why were only more than a hundred vehicles destroyed? When the enemy attacked, there were 80 vehicles entering the city and 100 vehicles outside. We defeated all the enemies. What about the rest? ?”

"Escaped from the north of the city." Pavlov said, "By the way, they also knew that there was no defense in the north of the city. That's why I asked the church to drag the newly formed Skitarii to the north of the city. We must also be careful of the north of the city in today's battle."

Wang Zhong curled his lips and returned to the number that Pavlov had falsely reported: "200! How dare you say that! Even if we kill all the enemy's attacking tanks, there will still be a gap of 20 tanks! Where can I go? Looking for these 20 cars?”

"It can be said that you destroyed twenty vehicles when you raided the enemy's armored division headquarters." Pavlov said.

Wang Zhong was stunned. Suddenly, he said "Oh": "I understand why we are asked to counterattack. Together with you, we are increasing the pressure. The higher-ups think that the enemy is at the end of its war effort, right?"

Pavlov said with a dark face: "How do you think we became like this?"

There is something in this Pavlov’s words!

The Inquisitor, who was waiting for a reply, turned to look at the spider webs on the ceiling.

Wang Zhong: "Forget it, Judge! You haven't sent a call back yet, have you?"

"No," replied the judge.

"Then don't respond, smash the radio station, and say it was destroyed by shelling." Wang Zhong waved his hand, "That's it."

Pavlov: "Wait a minute!"

He said to the inquisitor: "Call the decryptor and the keeper of the code book."

The judge immediately went out, and Pavlov leaned over the desk and wrote rapidly, and then pulled the writing off the note pad.

The inquisitor just came over with the decryptor and the keeper of the code book.

Pavlov: "Take this, go to the hospital, and get three cards for the injured to be hospitalized. Be sure to leave a record saying that you are the telecommunications team of the battle group!"

The judge just now asked in confusion: "What then?"

"Stay there. When the battle is over and we change defenses with the 63rd Army, we will say you are well and leave a discharge record."

Wang Zhong: "It'll be fine in a few hours, won't the secret be revealed?"

"What are you afraid of? At the beginning of the battle, a large number of wounded people must have been sent to the hospital. There are so many records between admission and discharge. No one will find the problem. Even if the problem is found, it can be said that they were stunned by the shells and then stretchered. The team will carry them in as the wounded."

Wang Zhong re-examined Pavlov: "Is this the way a noble officer handles things?"

"You are also an aristocratic officer. You are the only aristocratic officer in the entire empire who cannot say that about me. Even if I am more serious, I will learn from you!" Pavlov said, and then waved to several inquisitors, "Go quickly. go."

The inquisitors left.

Wang Zhong: "Then...are you going to destroy the radio station?"

"That's no need. We still need to contact the front army after the battle is over. You see, our decoders are all injured and hospitalized. It's normal that we can't understand the telegrams we receive!"

At this time Su Fang said: "What should I do? Should I respond and say that I received the hymn?"

Wang Zhong: "You also go to the hospital and lie down for a while?"

Su Fang thought for a while and nodded seriously: "I can go to the hospital to help. I happen to be a monk and can listen to the soldiers' last prayers."

Wang Zhong: "Very good."

Su Fang turned around and ran away.

Pavlov picked up the note he had just torn off: "Wait! Note! Ah, running so fast."

Wang Zhong: "I suddenly feel that it is a miracle that the Ant Empire has not been defeated yet."

At this time, Popov, who had been silent just now, raised his head: "Well, the church has been dissatisfied for a long time. The civil war back then was focused on clearing out the Saint sect. It ignored that there were also scum among the big nobles who supported the secular sect."

When Wang Zhong heard what Popov said, he suddenly had an idea: "This scum includes me, right?"

"Including you." Popov nodded, "Once."

(End of this chapter)