artillery arc

Chapter 142: Stormy Waves Breaking on the Shore (15000 monthly votes for additional updates)

The tank unit commanded by Wang Zhong quickly maneuvered to a flank firing position and opened fire before it stopped.

Other tanks also fired after completing their turns to face the enemy.

The Prosen people also reacted quickly.

They were just caught off guard by the overly scientific tank bunker created by Wang Zhong before. Now that the T34 parked on the ground and opened fire, it was naturally discovered immediately.

In fact, it won't be long before both sides on the Eastern Front will learn to dig a hole to hide the lower body of the tank, leaving only the head exposed and firing.

At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than 500 meters, and the fierce shooting began.

The enemy needs precise aiming to jam the T34's turret, but the T34 can fire as long as the scope is put on.

Moreover, the T34 has an obvious advantage in terms of armor. Even if the turret is jammed, the members in the vehicle will still be alive. As long as the T34's 76-mm gun hits an enemy tank, it can directly kill at least half of the members.

The shooting continued for twenty minutes, and the enemy began to release smoke and retreat.

A fierce battle between tanks and infantry was going on.

What reported to Wang Zhong was a squad of infantry, which seemed to be deployed in the communication trenches between the positions to serve as guards.

Wang Zhong breathed a long sigh of relief when he saw the enemy releasing smoke.

Because Wang Zhong left the range where he could directly command Yegorov at this time, the headquarters of the 31st Guards Regiment, the nd Infantry Battalion, and the rd Infantry Battalion all became military symbols.

The battle was quite fierce. Fortunately, Yegorov's troops were relatively "thick" and could withstand the casualties of minced meat.

After checking the command vehicles with radios, Wang Zhong ordered to count the conditions of the tanks without radios.

Yegorov divided the troops into multiple combat groups, first used grenades to suppress the infantry around the tanks, and then asked the bombardiers to throw Molotov cocktails.

Wang Zhong: "Have the mines been activated?"

Wang Zhong quickly turned his head and relied on the lighting mechanism to see a large number of Proson soldiers approaching in the woods. These were the enemies who had just occupied ambush position No. 1 and were pressing up along the woods.

Wang Zhong was paying attention over there. The statistics here were over. A platoon leader reported over the radio: "A total of 6 tanks have their turrets stuck, and 2 have broken tracks. The ones with broken tracks are being repaired, and the ones with stuck turrets should wait. Let the masters from the tractor factory come to repair it tonight."

Fortunately, Wang Zhong's field of vision basically covered most of the battlefield, allowing him to clearly see the situation of mincing meat in the smoke - the side fire of the tank troops only blocked the enemy's follow-up troops, and the tanks and infantry rushing to the position needed to Yegorov's troops came to deal with it.

This was a true battle of artillery. The two sides fought hard and exchanged, and in the end Wang Zhong's troops came out on top.

Wang Zhong: "Each vehicle reports, how many people are stuck in the turret?"

"Third Platoon reports, my track has fallen off."

"The second row command vehicle is intact."

"Very good," Wang Zhong just spoke, and infantrymen shouted in the distance: "The enemy is coming from the woods!"

"A row of command vehicles are intact."

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"General activated! But we didn't lay many mines between the positions because we were afraid of accidentally injuring our own people!" said the squad leader who led the team.

This time the shooting was different from before. There was no geographical advantage on our side, and at most there was only a small amount of cover provided by woods and grass.

In the process of counting, he turned his attention to Yegorov's position.

Wang Zhong: "All the tanks have changed their formations. The enemy is coming from the woods and are ready to intercept with machine gun fire!"

As he spoke, Wang Zhong picked up the anti-aircraft machine gun on the top of the turret and pointed it at the Prossen people in the woods.

Then the Prossen's machine gun opened fire, causing Wang Zhong to shrink back behind the bunker formed by the tank hatch.

At this time Alexander opened fire. A high-explosive round broke a birch tree and exploded before hitting the enemy's machine gun. The fragments knocked down five enemies at once.

But the machine gun was still firing, bullets clanging against the turret.

At this time, the electromechanical operator operated the machine gun on the vehicle to fire, and the tracer bullets were fired back against the tracer bullets of the enemy's machine gun. It looked like the fantasy kung fu movie Wang Zhong had watched when he was a child. The two sides used lame stunts to fire waves at each other.

The enemy then repeats his trick and releases smoke.

Wang Zhong immediately ordered: "Establish a fire zone and follow the drill!"

Yes, because the enemy likes to smoke, Wang Zhong's troops, whether infantry or armored forces, have been trained to interweave firepower nets without vision.

The enemy tried to rush in, but found that the firepower was too dense and the losses were too great, so they decisively chose to retreat.

However, Wang Zhong's infantry only had one squad that retreated at the beginning, and two squads that later came to support, and they did not dare to catch up.

It would be too dangerous for a tank to be approached by infantry in the woods.

The two sides were in a stalemate.

After confirming that the enemy's infantry could not come up, Wang Zhong turned to observe the situation on Yegorov's side and found that the 31st Guards Regiment had also repelled the enemy's attack. There were seven burning Panzer IV tanks near the trench where the rd Battalion was stationed. , and three tanks rushed through the first trench and were blown up in front of the second trench.

In addition to ten No. 200 vehicles, the enemy also dropped about corpses - Wang Zhong estimated, after all, his ability could not highlight corpses.

After confirming that the enemy had completely retreated, Wang Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.

But the problem was not solved, and the enemy still occupied half of the forest. If the enemy's artillery group starts fire preparations later and forces Wang Zhong's troops out of their position, the position may be completely lost. The only solution is to immediately carry out fire strikes on the lost positions, and then invest the first battalion as a reserve force to counterattack.

Wang Zhong raised his head and looked at the Dao 215 high-altitude reconnaissance plane that had been circling in the sky.

Damn, this was the first time Wang Zhong found the reconnaissance plane so annoying.

How about letting half the artillery regiment fire and sacrificing half of the artillery to seize the position?

What to do after that? The artillery firepower on our side was lost, but the enemy was intact...

Wang Zhong was caught in a dilemma.

Alas, I don’t know how much fuel the enemy aircraft has left.

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Prosen Army, 141st High Altitude Reconnaissance Company, No. 229.

The pilot looked at the fuel gauge and reported to the commander and navigator of the aircraft through the internal line: "The fuel exceeds the warning value. We should return, otherwise we will have to make an emergency landing on a bad mud road."

Commander: "No, the army below needs us. Just because we are in the sky, the Ant Army does not dare to use heavy artillery. Let's stay a little longer. Or ask the company to send an aircraft to replace us. Let's ask the company to take over, radio operator! "

The radioman began calling: "Eagle's Nest, Vulture 29 calling, Vulture 29 calling."

The company's response came immediately: "Vulture 29, this is the Eagle's Nest. Your fuel should be on alert, return immediately."

The company's response went through the internal loop and was heard throughout the aircraft.

The driver and co-pilot looked at each other.

"Commander, the company said so." the driver said.

The commander directly connected to the radio: "Eagle's Nest, our aircraft has suppressed the enemy's defensive artillery fire. Please send someone to replace our aircraft."

After a brief silence, the reply from the Eagle's Nest came: "No, all reconnaissance planes have been dispatched. All reconnaissance planes have been dispatched. Return immediately, over."

In the cabin, the commander and navigator sighed, took off his glasses and began to rub his eyes.

After a moment of silence, he said: "Radioman, call the wolf."

"Wild wolf, wild wolf, vulture 29 calls. Wild wolf, wild wolf..."

"This is Wild Wolf, have you discovered the enemy's artillery position?" Even though the radio caused some distortion in the sound, you can still hear the excitement over there.

The radio operator was silent and looked back at the commander - they were back to back.

The commander picked up the phone: "No, the call is to inform you that we are leaving. Over."

"What?" The response came immediately, regardless of the format of the radio call. "Their artillery will fire as soon as you leave! We will have many, many casualties!"

"I'm sorry about that," the commander replied, "but we are low on fuel and must return immediately."

"Is there any other reconnaissance aircraft that can take over?"

"All reconnaissance planes are performing their missions, and no one can take over from us." After the commander finished speaking, he temporarily turned off the microphone and let out a long sigh.

The ground fell silent.

The pilot reminded: "The fuel is still low. Although we have emergency fuel in the spare tank, it will not burn for too long. I have no confidence in making an emergency landing on a bad road like Ant."

When the plane landed, the landing gear hit a crater or a rock and the plane crashed, killing everyone.

And Ant's "road" is only about a quarter of the quality of the standard road within the Prosen Empire, and there are not so many pits and stones.

Therefore, even the most experienced Proson pilots did not dare to make an emergency landing on Ant's highway.

The commander did not answer the pilot, but waited patiently for the wolf's answer.

Finally, the voice of the wild wolf came from everyone's headphones: "I understand, I wish you a safe journey."

Commander: "I also wish you victory over the enemy."

After cutting off communication, the commander looked at the navigation platform in front of him and ordered: "Turn to the new heading 200, let's return."

As the pilot repeated the command, the cabin tilted over and the aircraft began to circle counterclockwise.

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Cruze looked up at the reconnaissance plane that was turning to evacuate, and cursed: "Damn it, I thought the Air Force was rarely reliable for once!"

The commander of the 153th Armored Division asked: "What should we do now? My troops have suffered heavy losses and are now stopped in front of Hill . The enemy has dug strange tank bunkers, and we cannot take advantage of the exchange of fire."

Cruze pursed his lips, clenched and unclenched his hands.

Finally, he made up his mind: "One last try. Order the artillery to start preparing for artillery fire. The target enemy is now holding their position! The 2nd and 3rd Battalions of Panzer Grenadier in the woods organized a new attack wave while the artillery fire was being prepared!"

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After Wang Zhong confirmed from an overhead perspective that the enemy reconnaissance plane had indeed left, he decisively ordered over the radio: "This is the white horse, the first preset position of the target, fire!"

(End of this chapter)