artillery arc

Chapter 368 Rokossov's Troubles

At this time, Wang Zhong was pacing back and forth in his headquarters.

He was sweating from walking, so he simply opened the discipline buttons of his military uniform and grabbed a writing board to use as a fan to fan himself.

Popov said, "You are walking like a race here, of course it is hot. Sit down and take a rest, then you won't be hot anymore."

Pavlov: "He is used to charging at the front, and he is experiencing withdrawal symptoms. You know what withdrawal symptoms are? When the civil war just ended, most of the White Army soldiers smoked opium. The secularists helped them quit smoking, and then they experienced withdrawal symptoms, and they were dying."

Wang Zhong stopped and looked at Pavlov: "I'm far from experiencing withdrawal symptoms, okay! At least my mind is normal."

Pavlov nodded. "Really?"

Popov: "Of course it's true. If he's crazy, there will be problems."

Wang Zhong shook his head and walked towards the phone.

Pavlov stood up and pressed the receiver of the phone: "Don't do that, Yegorov is being transferred, the phone won't be reconnected so quickly."

Wang Zhong curled his lips and looked at the radio.

Pavlov: "The radio doesn't work either. You just wait for the front to report the situation. If you are really bored, take out the chess set and I will play a game with you."

Wang Zhong scratched the back of his head and said, "Do you think I look like I can play chess now?"

Pavlov shrugged. "Then you can't call to interfere with the commanders at the front. Trust your own commanders more. They can handle it."

Wang Zhong could only come to the map and stare at it.

To be honest, he never thought that it would be so difficult for him to adapt to the role change from a grassroots commander to a mid- to high-level commander. Of course, this was also related to the fact that he had plug-ins, and he wanted to make effective use of the advantages of the plug-ins.

At this time, the phone rang. Pavlov picked up the phone: "Army Headquarters. OK, got it. I'll tell Rokossov right away."

He hung up the phone, looked up to meet Wang Zhong's expectant gaze, and said, "The armored forces of the 225th Division have started to attack."

Wang Zhong: “Did you hit it?”

"Yes, they reported that they had annihilated the enemy division headquarters. They did not find the enemy division commander and senior officers, but they seized some documents and a division headquarters communications vehicle. The documents are being sent back by a special vehicle and it is estimated that they will be delivered in an hour."

Wang Zhong clenched his fists and said, "Okay! It's not enough to destroy the division headquarters. We need to attack Proson's armored forces from behind. Give the order quickly!"

Pavlov: "Brigadier General Eugene has issued this order, but the front line is full of smoke and the firing range is poor."

Wang Zhong was shocked, then he suddenly had an idea and said to Popov: "How about asking the folklorists to bring a strong wind? The wind will blow away the smoke, and our tank destroyers will be able to perform well."

Popov stood up and walked towards the phone, saying, "I'll ask. Don't get your hopes up. You saw the fog this morning. No one knows if it's natural."

He picked up the phone: "Church."

A few seconds later, the call was apparently connected, and he said, "The general asked me to ask, can we summon the gale? Can't? Why? Is the situation serious? OK, got it."

Popov put down the phone and looked at Wang Zhong: "Several folklorists have gone to bed. The fog this morning basically threw away their mental strength."

Wang Zhong: "Did they really consume their mental energy?"

Popov spread his hands and said, "Why don't you go and take a look and verify it with your own eyes?"

For a moment, Wang Zhong really wanted to find out the truth of the incident, but it was not a good idea to leave the headquarters for such a thing. It was not that he did not believe in Pavlov's experience and strength, but Wang Zhong wanted to know the news on the battlefield as soon as possible.

So Wang Zhong shook his head: "No, that's it."

He continued to stare at the map, and it seemed that if he kept staring at it, the map would suddenly turn into a magic map, displaying the status of the battlefield in real time.

However, it did not happen. The map was still in the state that the staff had updated an hour ago.

Ant's way of drawing maps is different from Proson's. The main forces of each unit are represented on the map by lumps of various sizes.

The map of Proson will have many lines, such as the Ant Army's defense line, the Proson Army's offensive line, etc. Only the surrounded troops will be drawn into a lump.

Wang Zhong has seen maps of the United States. Maps of the United States emphasize divisions. They will carefully mark the dividing lines of the combat areas of different units. The army has its own dividing lines, and each division also has its own dividing lines.

Inside the line are the troop symbols representing the battalion and company.

In addition to the dividing line, there is also the attack initiation line, the stop line after one day's attack, the stop line after the next day's attack, and so on.

The differences between the maps of the three countries are obvious. Ant's map is the easiest to understand. Even soldiers who have never received any military cartography training can understand part of the map as long as they know the words.

Only specially trained staff officers can understand the maps of the United States. The non-commissioned officers and grassroots lieutenants of the United States often still use small maps like ANT, where they draw a circle where there is an enemy and another circle where there are their own people.

But for those who have been trained in cartography, the map of the United States is clear at a glance, with distinct layers, and the command relationships of the various units on the map can be clearly identified.

The characteristic of Proson's map is that one can clearly see the marching routes of various troops, which is particularly helpful for planning attacks.

Wang Zhong was daydreaming about his home map when the phone suddenly rang again.

He immediately looked at Pavlov, and watched eagerly as the chief of staff picked up the receiver.

Pavlov: "Army Command, what? Okay, let me ask."

He put down the receiver and covered it with his hand, looking at Wang Zhong: "The Air Force said that the current weather conditions can provide us with support, and asked where we need airstrikes?"

Wang Zhong waved his hand and said, "The frontal battle has been resolved. Let them go to investigate and interfere with other enemy forces. Especially to find out where the other enemy armored forces are." The Prosen armored forces are indeed elite. The Sai De Division in front of them was first ambushed in the fog and then bombarded, but it can still pose a threat to the Ant Army.

No wonder the Russians on Earth, even during the counterattack in 44, still directly ordered the attacking troops to bypass the armored troops of the German Army when they encountered them, and not to engage in a head-on confrontation.

Pavlov nodded, put the microphone back to his ear and said, "Rokosov asked you to investigate the movements of other enemy armored units. We have already dealt with the front. Yes, anyway, there is no need to bomb the front. Yeisk is currently full of our people. Don't bomb it!"

After saying this, he put down the receiver and looked at Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhongze looked at the map again.

At this time, the phone rang again.

Pavlov picked up the receiver. "First Mobile Army Headquarters. Hello. I'll have the general come in right away."

Wang Zhong turned around: "Who?"

Pavlov mouthed, "Your Majesty."

Wang Zhong could only come over reluctantly and took the receiver: "This is Rokossov."

Olga's voice immediately came through the receiver: "Alyosha!"

Wang Zhong: “When I was working…”

Olga: "Lieutenant General Rokossov, I heard that you were going to launch an attack in the morning in the fog. How effective was it?"

Wang Zhong: "We have defeated the enemy's armored forces that left the city, but the situation inside the city is unclear and the battle is still ongoing."

"Is there anything I can do for you?" Olga asked.

Wang Zhong: "Don't call my headquarters. This line is very busy right now. Countless messages need to be reported through this line."

Olga purred adorably, "I...got it. Then you must call me when the results come out tonight! I mean, when the lines are not busy!"

"I understand. Goodbye, Your Majesty." Wang Zhong hung up the phone.

Vasily: "Our line isn't busy!"

Wang Zhong: "That's because our officers are excellent and responsible, and can make their own decisions. Because of this, the situation they want to report must be extremely urgent, so this line must be kept open, understand?"

Vasily nodded repeatedly: "I understand."

Pavlov: "Even though you are engaged, you don't have to be so cautious, right?"

Wang Zhong: "Is this a matter of avoiding suspicion? No, it's a military emergency!"

At this time, the phone rang, and Wang Zhong immediately said, "Look! An urgent military mission has come. I was just about to talk a little more, but the call couldn't get through!"

He picked up the receiver first and said, "This is Rokossov. What happened?"

"Why did you answer the phone in person?" Yegorov's voice came from the other end, "Our vortex and infantry destroyed the enemy's last four new tanks. The enemy's attack has been crushed!"

Wang Zhong said sternly, "Didn't you encounter any problems?"

"No, the enemy's new tanks were moving very fast, but not fast enough. Our infantry hid in the grass and destroyed two of them with Molotov cocktails, and then the vortex took care of the last two. That was it."

Wang Zhong frowned, "That's not right. Shouldn't a crisis occur at this time and then let me solve it?"

For example, the last Tiger suddenly deformed and then stood up.

Yegorov was silent for a second, then burst into laughter: "General, you are still so humorous!"

Wang Zhong looked at the others in the headquarters and scolded, "Don't tell jokes on the battlefield. You have done a good job. Now I will give you a new mission. Find out the situation in the city and provide support to the troops in the city as much as possible."

Yegorov: "We are going to send the M3 Grant accompanying the armored battalion in, along with the infantry. I estimate that there are only a few strong houses left to be taken out, and the M3's main gun will be enough."

Wang Zhong: "I approve your plan, that's it."

After hanging up the receiver, he said to the others: "Look! If I hadn't hung up the phone with His Majesty just now, I wouldn't have been able to approve Yegorov's deployment of the M3 in urban warfare in time!"

Others in the headquarters nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes!"

"It is indeed a very important instruction!"

Wang Zhong cursed and turned around to look at the map.

Since there was nothing else to do, he called out, "Nelly!"

Nellie opened the door: "What's wrong?"

Wang Zhong: "Is there anything that can be eaten as a snack? It's more troublesome and requires peeling the shell."

For example, melon seeds.

Nellie: “Can I boil peanuts?”

"Alright! Anyway, I have to find something to do, otherwise I'll get sick from being idle. I shouldn't have so many capable officers as my subordinates! I can't even micro-manage them!"

(End of this chapter)