artillery arc

Chapter 374: The Rigidity of the Prosent People (6000 monthly tickets plus more)

When Wang Zhong rushed back, the city was under bombardment. If he broke in now, he might be hit by the shells.

Moreover, Wang Zhong knew that there was nothing he could do when being bombarded and he could only lie on the ground to avoid the bombardment - most of the people who did not do so died, and those who remained might have thrown away their luck for the rest of their lives.

Fortunately, there were still many troops outside the city: the armored troops did not enter the city, but rested outside the city, and the anti-tank artillery troops were also outside the city.

Wang Zhong is now the commander of the army group. It is impossible for all his troops to be crowded in the city.

Standing on the hill and looking at the bombarded city, Wang Zhong sincerely hoped that those familiar faces would not encounter any accidents.

At this moment, he suddenly understood one thing: when he first came home from college, his grandmother would call him every hour to ask how he was doing, which made him very impatient. Now, he understood his grandmother, because he also wanted to call her on the radio later to make sure that the army headquarters was okay.

My grandma was waiting for me to come home from the provincial capital with this kind of mood.

When the enemy was bombarding, Wang Zhong suddenly saw a jeep in the distance. He felt that it was looking for him, so he changed the view. Sure enough, the person's label was Brigadier General Eugene, commander of the 225th Division.

After the jeep stopped in front of Wang Zhong, Eugene got out and saluted Wang Zhong: "The armored battalion said you were here, so I rushed here. I was planning to go into the city to report to the headquarters."

Wang Zhong pointed at the city and said, "Fortunately you didn't go into the city, otherwise you would have been bombed like Yegorov."

Brigadier General Eugene glanced at the city and said, "Since the enemy's artillery can reach the city, it means they are very close. The tanks can charge right in."

He looked at Wang Zhong and asked, "Shall we give it a try?"

Wang Zhong pointed at Eugene and said to those around him, "Look, before this battle, Brigadier General Eugene came to me and said, 'Why don't you change someone else? I'll stay as the regiment commander.' 'I really don't know how to attack.' And now he actually suggested that we attack! A battle turned Brigadier General Eugene, who was transferred from the mine director to lieutenant colonel, into an iron-blooded warrior!"

Everyone laughed.

Brigadier General Eugene scratched his head: "I just thought this was an opportunity, so I suggested it."

Wang Zhong: "I think, after we finish these battles in the Suhayaveli River Bay, you should be promoted from brigadier general to lieutenant general and command an army!"

The other soldiers were also in high spirits after winning the battle, and immediately started to make a noise: "One army after another!"

Brigadier General Eugene was embarrassed: "The enemy is still bombarding us. Is this a bad thing to say, General?"

Wang Zhong: "We have no way to stop the enemy's bombardment. There is no point in crying at this time! Just bear with it and be the happy pill!"

Everyone started to make a fuss, but Brigadier General Eugene just smiled generously. It seemed that when he was the mine manager, he was not a very fierce supervisory type of mine manager.

Then Wang Zhong changed the subject: "But I cannot agree to launch an attack."

Eugene's smile froze. "Why?"

Wang Zhong pointed to the distance and said, "According to the map we seized, this is the artillery of the enemy infantry division."

He took out the captured map board. On the way back, Vasily had written the Ant translation next to each Prosen word in pencil.

Wang Zhong pointed to the map board and said:

"You see, we have infantry divisions on the front. The Prosens are very rigid in the use of various divisions. Their infantry divisions are mainly used for defense, and occasionally used to expand the occupied area behind the armored units, but they will never use them for attack."

This is Wang Zhong’s biggest feeling when he reads the war history. During World War II, whenever the Germans attacked, the main force must be the one with the "Panzer (German pronunciation of armor, generally referring to tanks)" field, such as the armored grenadier division and the armored division.

In the war history, Sandezi's use of different divisions is just like playing a game to make up entries. The armored divisions and armored grenadier divisions are responsible for attack, counterattack and other tasks, while the infantry generally follows behind various units with the "Pan Zha" field, mainly to consolidate the occupied areas - that is, defense.

Occasionally, infantry divisions will be responsible for launching some attacks to widen breakthroughs or recapture lost positions, but they are all local and limited attacks. The main force of large-scale offensives at the campaign level must be units with the "Pan Zha" field.

Armored divisions will also participate in defensive operations, but their participation in defensive operations is generally counterattack, which is actually still an offense.

Only the heavy tank battalion, acting as a fire brigade, would engage in purely defensive operations.

Because of this, Sandezi's infantry divisions are very good at defense.

Wang Zhong now believes that Prosen will probably follow the same "dogma". These infantry divisions will not attack, but will stop and establish defensive positions after receiving the defeated soldiers of the Said Armored Division.

For example, put the 88 anti-aircraft gun flat or something.

Wang Zhong knew this, but others didn't. So when he just said "the Plossons will defend", Brigadier General Eugene showed a puzzled expression: "Why? Just because they are an infantry division?"

Vasily interrupted, "That famous general of Prosen, Erwin, even wrote a book called Infantry Attack!"

Wang Zhong pointed to the endless grassland and meadow in front of him and said, "Look at this grassland! Not all grasslands are the tall grass we just saw. How can infantry attack this kind of grassland where jeeps can be driven?"

Vasily and Brigadier General Eugene turned their heads together and scanned the prairie.

Vasily: “Yes.”

Wang Zhong: "But if the enemy infantry stops to defend, they can hide their positions in the grass. PAK40, and the even more terrifying 88mm cannon. No, we can't attack rashly now, at least we have to wait for our own artillery to come up."

The artillery of the First Mobile Army only has a range of Yeisk now. The artillery positions started to move forward after the city was captured, and they are not in position yet. Vasily: "So we are waiting here now?"

Brigadier General Eugene's eyes suddenly lit up: "We are going to start garrisoning, right? We are going to dig trenches?"

The mine manager general suddenly heard the call of his own blood!

Wang Zhong stroked his chin and fell into deep thought as he looked at the map board seized from the pilot.

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"Have the four infantry divisions stop and set up defenses on the spot to receive the remnants of the Sete Division." Admiral Bock ordered, "We originally wanted the Sete Division to defend Yeisk, but the armored division is not suitable for defense, which led to the current disastrous defeat."

He picked up the goblet on the map table and took a sip of vodka. The spiciness of the liquor made him frown: "Damn, I'm still not used to this thing. It's a bit too spicy for the taste of the Prosen people. Maybe the Melania people will like it."

General Wilhelm von Frederick, commander of the Sixth Army, also picked up the wine glass: "I quite like it, as long as you don't drink too much. I really don't understand why the Ants drink this as water."

Admiral Poke drank the last of the vodka in his glass, put it down, and turned his attention back to the map:
"There is still a chance to save the situation. Rokossov must want to make a central breakthrough on us! This is Emperor Reinhard's favorite tactic when he was practicing on the map!"

Admiral Poker paused and smiled, "That's why each of us is very good at dealing with this tactic."

Admiral Frederick also laughed: "Yes, it's very familiar. The defensive forces in the middle absorb the attacking spearhead, and the two wings can be outflanked."

Admiral Bock nodded: "The problem now is how can we defend against Rokossov's attack on the vast grassland. Fortunately, from the escaped members of the Seder Division, we learned that Rokossov did not have many armored forces.

"And the backbone of his armored forces is an assault gun! Although the assault gun is named after the assault, it is not suitable for attacking. We all know this very well!"

General Frederick: "Rokosov will pay the price for his credulity in the assault guns! Of course, according to the descriptions from the front, the frontal protection of this assault gun is very strong. We may have to order the troops to conceal the anti-tank gun positions as much as possible and put them in front before firing."

Admiral Poke: "Our infantry division will show the Ants what a tenacious defensive spirit is!"

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"If we station our troops here, won't that be exactly what the enemy wants?" Wang Zhong suddenly said, "The enemy is planning to launch a pincer attack on us!"

Vasily: "But attacking is exactly what the enemy wants. You said the enemy would concentrate their forces on defense."

"Correct."

Wang Zhong looked at the map and said, "But you see, when we were scouting in this direction, we encountered a very vast grassland. Cars could hardly move through it. Tanks could move through it, but logistics could not move through it, at least not easily, right?"

Vasily: "We can use a bulldozer to clear a path."

"But that's very troublesome. We need to find a herdsman on the grassland to find out how big the grassland is and where it extends."

Brigadier General Eugene looked puzzled: "What do you want to do?"

Wang Zhong: "I don't know yet, but I have an idea that it is important to find out how big the grassland is. And we already know that this is a swamp, and the size of the swamp is also important. We need to find the herdsmen on the grassland and ask them clearly."

Vasily: "Ask the parish priest. He will know where to find the shepherd."

Wang Zhong nodded.

Just at this moment, the rumbling sound of artillery that had been ringing in my ears stopped.

Wang Zhong: "Let's go in and find the parish priest!"

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"This is the parish priest." The local old man who led the way pointed to the row of corpses hanging on the street lamp in front and said, "We persuaded the priest to leave quickly, but he insisted on staying with the young priests and staying with us, and then they were all killed by the Prosen people."

Wang Zhong looked at the corpses swaying in the wind, listened to the creaking sounds coming from the bridge joints of the street lights, and silently clenched his fists.

"Put them down and bury them properly."

Without waiting for orders from Vasily or other officers, the soldiers spontaneously stepped forward and climbed onto the street lamp.

Wang Zhongze asked the old man who led the way: "Where can we go to contact the herdsmen? The herdsmen on the grassland."

Uncle: "There are herders who have settled in the city. They have only been there for more than five years. They moved here when the church started to buy wool and milk at the guidance price. He is the contact person for the herders in the city."

Wang Zhong asked an important question: "Is he still alive?"

"He's still alive. At least I saw him before the enemy bombarded him. He was alive then."

Wang Zhong: "Then can you take me to find him?"

(End of this chapter)