Arc of Gunfire

Jules 914, September 9, Shostka, headquarters of the 1st Guards Mechanized Division of the Ant Army, 2300 hours.

Pavlov raised his watch and looked at it: "There won't be any telegrams tonight. It seems that Agsukov has finally fallen."

The telegrams Pavlov was talking about were the clear-coded telegrams from Agsukov that had been going on since the beginning of August. All Agsukov's code books had been destroyed, so he could only send clear-coded messages.

The content of the telegram was very brief, basically "We are Agsukov and we are still fighting." For a while, Agsukov's radio station also repeatedly broadcast this message on shortwave, and all Antetokounmpo radios Can be received.

But this broadcast has been interrupted for almost half a month.

Wang Zhong stood in front of the map, looking at the entire defensive posture of the Western Front and said: "It is a good thing that Agsukov has resisted long enough. The enemy's armored forces have been resting for almost a month, but the infantry units have been fighting. "

Popov: "The infantry of the Ninth Army in front of us and Kashukh also rested for a long time - I mean, not counting the shelling by us every night."

At this time, there was a sound of breaking through the sky.

Wang Zhong is already like a veteran, he will not lie down immediately when he hears the roar. However, it was still impossible to judge the impact based on the sound. He could only change the perspective and actually look at the bombed place.

"Sounds like the train station was bombed," he said like a seasoned veteran.

Pavlov: "It should be that the main buildings in the city have been reinforced. They also know that bombing is of little use. They might as well bet that they can blow up our locomotives and the things that have not been transported away in time."

After saying this, Pavlov smiled: "It's a pity that we don't have a single locomotive at the station. They all come and leave on the same day. What do you think of these Plosen people, why don't they use it to bomb during the day?"

Wang Zhong spread his hands: "Maybe it's because we all bomb at night?"

Vasily interjected: "Sometimes I really think the Prosens are terribly rigid."

"It's these rigid guys who beat us to the point of ruin." Wang Zhong responded, "Don't underestimate them just because of their rigid style."

At this time the phone rang, and Pavlov picked up: "Division Headquarters. Can't you wait?"

He pressed the receiver and looked at Wang Zhong: "The artillery regiment asked if they wanted to fight back."

Wang Zhong: "Fight back. But take it easy, we have to save some artillery shells for future battles."

At the same time as Pavlov gave the order, Popov said: "It is obvious that the enemy's supplies have improved, and the artillery shells no longer have the same fussy feeling as before. It seems that the enemy has finally adapted to our domestic roads. system."

Wang Zhong: "It may also be that they restored our railway system. Such a rapid restoration of the railway system cannot be done entirely by railway workers from Plosen. At least the railway system has not been massacred on a large scale."

Popov was speechless: "How should I put it? The railway workers are the most pro-secular church. They massacred the peasants and ignited the people's anger, and then left the railway workers behind..."

Wang Zhong could already imagine how the secular Eastern Saints believers hiding among the railway workers were causing trouble.

How about getting a clay lute and sending it there as a sacred object? In this world, maybe some powerful existence will come down, like a steel knife thrust into the chest of the Prosen Empire.

At this time, the communications staff officer came from next door: "Report to the general, a telegram from the 51st Army in Kasukh."

Wang Zhong: "Read it."

"According to our army's reconnaissance, the composition of the enemy forces on the front has changed. We suspect that the enemy's 5th and 9th Armored Divisions have moved to the front of our army."

Wang Zhong looked at the map on the wall: "Have the armored troops finally moved over?"

Pavlov: "Yesterday's aerial reconnaissance also discovered the enemy's field maintenance factory, and the air force also launched an attack. Although no tanks were seen,...the maintenance factories are all here, right?"

Wang Zhong nodded: "Yes. Unfortunately, the enemy has strengthened its defense since the last sneak attack."

Pavlov: "Since then, the most people who have caught tongues are captains, and no one has a briefcase. You can be said to have beaten the enemy into a long memory."

Popov: "Yes, we also beat the enemy so hard that they didn't even dare to live in their houses. As long as they were within the range of our artillery, the villagers' houses were all empty. The Prosin army didn't even dare to set up tents on the roadside. I heard that Ka Shu He also followed your experience. The enemy side of the military demarcation line between the two sides was 20 kilometers away, and the rooms were all empty. "

Wang Zhong laughed loudly and said: "This is mainly because there are basically no solid reinforced concrete buildings within the range, and at most they are brick houses. You see, we live in a big city, so we are not very afraid of enemy shelling."

Pavlov said: "We are now protected from rain. It is not surprising that we have this advantage. But when we attack...will we not dare to live in the house?"

Wang Zhong: "The enemy's firepower composition is different from ours. Their heavy artillery is at the group army level at most, and there is no battle-level heavy artillery cluster. In fact, at the group army level, our firepower is far stronger than theirs.

"You ask how to solve it? Of course it is solved with quantity. Battle-level heavy firepower clusters are used intensively to send all the enemy's key nodes to the sky, so there is no need to worry about the enemy's daily bombardment."

Pavlov: "You have begun to think about things at the battle level. Are you preparing to become the commander of the front army?"

Wang Zhong: "As long as the people of Ante need it, I can command a division, an army, a group army, and a front army. My personal honor and disgrace are not important. What is important is to defeat the damn Pulosen people."

At this time the phone rang, and Pavlov picked up: "Division headquarters. Hmm. Engine sound? Now? Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Pavlov said to Wang Zhong: "Brother Peter heard the sound of an engine coming from the east. It seemed to be a small aircraft. Didn't we receive any notification from the Air Force?"

Wang Zhong waved his hand: "Don't worry, it's our night bomber. Let the troops not be nervous."

Pavlov and Popov looked at each other, then picked up the phone: "Call the air defense regiment."

After the notification went down, Pavlov turned to Wang Zhong: "How did you know it was a night bomber?"

Wang Zhong: "Vasili said that."

"Did I say that again?" Vasily sighed, "Don't do this, it's not fun."

Wang Zhong: "My acquaintance in the capital told me."

In fact, this is knowledge that transcends time and space.

Pavlov: "This acquaintance of yours is a woman, right?"

"Male." Wang Zhong corrected him seriously, "Don't make it sound like I can only be acquaintances with women."

At this time, there was the sound of an engine in the air. Wang Zhong stood up, came to the window and looked at the sky.

In fact, if you cut the perspective, you can see six Bo-2 biplanes flying slowly over the city.

Others also came to the window, but did not see the plane.

Suddenly, the engine roar became lighter.

Pavlov: "What's going on?"

"This way they can glide quietly to the enemy's head and attack." After Wang Zhong finished speaking, he saw the plane with his naked eyes, pointed to the sky and shouted, "Look!"

Vasily: "Really. Why is it a biplane? Are we so miserable that we have to use such a backward thing?"

Wang Zhong: "This is called making the best use of everything. What happened to the biplane? The bombs dropped by the biplane are just as deadly. Proson's battleship will also be sunk by the biplane!"

Are you right, Bismarck?

Vasily shook his head repeatedly: "How is that possible? You are bluffing me! Sometimes, General, you don't know what to say. You are exactly the same as me."

...You also know that you don’t have a door to your mouth!

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Jules 914, on the evening of September 9th. Headquarters of the 2nd Armored Group of the Prosen Army.

The red-haired Lieutenant General Siegfried got out of the car and frowned when he saw the brightly lit headquarters.

“No blackouts?”

The staff officer of the 2nd Armored Group who came to greet him smiled and said: "What are you doing with control? Ante no longer has any power to attack us, and today we captured the headquarters of the Southwest Front of the Ante Army, and Agsukov's organic resistance has ended. Yes, the whole army is celebrating this."

"Celebrating this does not conflict with the blackout." Lieutenant General Siegfried asked, "Whose order?"

"General von Moltke."

Siegfried could only sigh: "Okay, take me to see the general."

The staff officer immediately made a gesture of invitation.

Siegfried followed him all the way into the headquarters and arrived in front of the general.

"Your Excellency von Moltke, my troops and I will fight under your command starting today."

Von Moltke glanced at Siegfried and said with a smile: "I don't dare to take it seriously. We are all troops under His Majesty's command, we just fight side by side."

Lieutenant General Siegfried: "Unified command can avoid delaying fighter aircraft. Please command me like you command the military commanders under your command."

"Don't worry, I will." The general came to the map. "We already have two armored divisions deployed in the lower reaches of the Duwa River. These two divisions are supported by four infantry divisions. Of course, we cannot launch so many attacks on the front of the battlefield. Troops, so the infantry can only wait for the armored division to break through the ferry and follow up. "

Siegfried: "Have the submersible crossing modifications of these two divisions been completed?"

General Moltke: "We are already stepping up our efforts and it is expected to be completely completed on September 19. Taking into account other supplements and the accumulation of ammunition, we plan to launch an attack on September 20."

Siegfried nodded: "My troops will deploy in front of Shostka. The Panzergrenadier Division under my command is equipped with the latest amphibious tanks. In addition, the Brandenburg troops will be airborne behind the enemy. , along with Duke Meyer’s 100th Airborne Infantry Division.”

General Moltke was about to reply when suddenly a "stone" smashed into the glass window of the headquarters.

Everyone turned to look at the broken window, and the next moment an explosion occurred.

Several staff officers closest to the window were instantly hit by shrapnel.

The others all huffed and fell down, except for General Moltke and Lieutenant General Siegfried.

At this time, the anti-aircraft guns outside started firing, and the sirens also sounded.

General Mao Qi said angrily: "What's going on?"

"Air strike, Your Excellency Commander."

Lieutenant General Siegfried: "Your Excellency, General, it seems that the Anters have a way to attack your headquarters, so it would be better to implement a blackout."

The general shook his head: "No, this kind of attack just shows that the enemy is at the end of his strength. We must win the victory with dignity. Lieutenant General Siegfried, we will accept the Tsar's surrender at the summer palace in two months!"