artillery arc

Chapter 449: The Expeditionary Force and the Warmaster Reunite (Update 481)

When Wang Zhong's plane landed in Abawahan, it was already ten o'clock in the evening and it was almost dark.

However, Abavakhan had not yet implemented a blackout, and the airport was brightly lit, so Wang Zhong could see Pavlov's face clearly on the plane.

The Chief of Staff and a large group of people crowded into the apron area, watching the plane taxiing over.

A few minutes later, Wang Zhong walked down the gangway, shook the chief of staff's hand and said, "Sorry for the wait."

Pavlov: "I thought you were going to wait until the baby's baptism, but that would be a waste of time."

Wang Zhong: "How is that possible? You said that everything is almost ready, so we should be able to take action right away. Of course I have to rush over to understand the situation as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he looked at the unfamiliar faces next to him and said, "Please introduce them to me."

"Of course." Pavlov let go of Wang Zhong's hand, stepped back to make room, and pointed to two men wearing red berets and camouflage uniforms and said, "This is Colonel Charlie, the leader of the United Kingdom's 1st Parachute Division Task Force, and his deputy, Lieutenant Colonel Richard. This is General Rokossov."

The red beret saluted Wang Zhong: "I have heard of your great name for a long time, Your Excellency the Admiral."

Without waiting for his adjutant Yakov to translate, Wang Zhong replied, "You too, I didn't know the Red Devil would actually act with us."

After all, he had learned Angsa language before he traveled through time. Although he returned most of it to the teacher after the college entrance examination, he could still understand "I've heard of your name for a long time".

The British 1st Parachute Division was nicknamed the Red Devils because of its red berets. The most famous battle record of this division on earth was that it was betrayed by Montgomery and thrown at the farthest end of the Market Garden operation. It was attacked in turns by a large number of Sanders' troops. As a result, the paratroopers fought for many days with their light weapons. In the end, many people escaped in an organized manner, and the division was not eliminated.

Later, the British made a movie about this incident called "A Bridge Too Far", which is a very famous World War II movie.

Wang Zhong likes that movie very much, mainly because the cast is so luxurious, with Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, and a lot of other people.

Now seeing the real Red Devil, Wang Zhong felt like seeing his childhood dreams come true, even though this is not Earth.

The two red berets seemed very happy after Yakov finished translating: "You have heard of us and even know our nickname! We haven't participated in many battles yet."

Wang Zhong was stunned. The sentence was a bit long and he didn't quite understand it. When Yakov finished translating, he was stunned - it was true that the Red Devils had not yet achieved any results and had not made a name for themselves.

He could only say: "It was mentioned in the information given to me by the Tribunal, saying that you had such a nickname in the United Kingdom's troops because of your rigorous training."

After listening to the translation, Lieutenant Colonel Richard exclaimed: "Sure enough, the intelligence capabilities of the Inquisition are well-deserved!"

Wang Zhong: "That's right, especially their torture ability. We have a joke here..."

Wang Zhong told the joke again about the judge making the corpse confess. This time Yakov translated very quickly, almost achieving simultaneous interpretation, and everyone laughed.

After laughing, Pavlov interrupted and said to Wang Zhong: "This is the United Kingdom Army liaison officer. He carries the United Kingdom code book and radio. After we start the operation, he will be responsible for communicating with the United Kingdom's land and air forces."

Pavlov was about to introduce Wang Zhong according to the procedure, but the other party interrupted him in Ant language: "Admiral Rokossov, I saw him in the newspapers all day before I came here, as if he was a general of our country."

After that, the colonel in the yellow-green uniform of the United Kingdom Army stood at attention and saluted: "Colonel Benjamin, responsible for liaison with the United Kingdom Army."

Wang Zhong responded: "Nice to meet you."

Pavlov continued, "This is the colonel of the Free Carolingian Air Force. The fighter wing he leads will participate in this attack."

Wang Zhong went through the same process again, and then asked Pavlov: "Didn't they say that the Royal Air Force would also participate in the war? Where are the people?"

"I'm here." The girl's voice came into Wang Zhong's ears. Although it was Ant language, the tone was a bit strange and far less fluent than Colonel Benjamin's.

He turned his head and saw a blonde girl.

Wang Zhong was surprised: "I've never heard of the Royal Air Force having female pilots?"

Pavlov shrugged. "Indeed not, but this one is a witch."

Wang Zhong: "What is it?"

"Witch," said Pavlov.

Wang Zhong asked hesitantly, "Is she the kind of witch who can fly in the sky on a broom and has a black cat as a servant?"

Before the girl could say anything, a black cat came out from her clothes and climbed onto her shoulder.

Girl: “You’re right.”

Wang Zhong's eyes widened: "Can you really fly into the sky on a broom?"

Before, Wang Zhong thought that all magic and miracles were ambiguous and would be defeated by penicillin.

Is there really a witch who can fly on a broom?

Wang Zhong felt like he had discovered a new world.

But the new world immediately rejected him!
The girl replied angrily, "Of course not. How can a person fly? And this black cat is just my pet. My teacher said that witches should have black cats, so I got one. It is already my second partner."

Wang Zhong looked at the black cat and asked, "What happened to the first one? Did you send him 50 kilometers away and lose him?"

"Old and dead." The girl replied, her whole face was tense as if she was trying to control her expression. Wang Zhong: "Sorry. So, what can you do? Make the weather clear?"

"No, I can fly. I'm the best fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force, flying Spitfire clipper-wing fighters specially modified for us."

The clipped wing is an airfoil and this aircraft is an upgraded version of the Spitfire.

Wang Zhong: "You...are the best pilot because you are a witch?"

“Yeah,” the girl replied. “What else? My situational awareness is so much better than the average pilot’s. I don’t even need a rearview mirror on my plane.”

Anyone who has played flight simulation games knows that rearview mirrors are a common feature on fighter jets, and are used to observe the blind spot at the rear of the cockpit.

In other words, the witch, like the magic arrow, does have supernatural powers, but she is not powerful enough to directly change the entire battle situation by relying on supernatural powers. She is just a more powerful weapon.

Wang Zhong extended his hand: "Nice to meet you, Miss Witch, what should I call you?"

The girl held Wang Zhong's hand and answered in Ant language: "Emilia Brown, just call me Emilia, don't worry about your complicated rules in Ant. To be honest, I can't remember your name that looks like a train very well."

Wang Zhong thought to himself, I can’t remember it either, it’s all thanks to the cheat.

He also answered in Ante: "I am Rokossov, you can call me Alyosha. I am a good reader!"

Finally, it was the Angsa language that embodied all that Wang Zhong had learned throughout his life.

Emilia smiled. "It's good to read. I'd better call you General Rokossov. If I call you Alyosha, your maid will want to kill me."

Wang Zhong turned around and saw that Nellie had a kind face and did not show any murderous intention.

Emilia let go of Wang Zhong's hand and said, "In addition to being a witch, I am also the captain of the Royal Air Force Task Force. You have seen my rank. We will fight side by side with the Ant Air Force."

Pavlov finally found a good opportunity to get back into the conversation and immediately interrupted, "You have met all the Allied high-ranking officers currently involved in the operation. Let me introduce the naval infantry participating in this operation. This is Brigadier General Alomeev, commander of the 393rd Naval Infantry Brigade. The 393rd Naval Infantry Brigade under his command will be responsible for opening up the beachhead."

Alomeev stood at attention and saluted.

After Wang Zhong returned the greeting, he asked, "Didn't they say that two divisions of naval infantry would be participating in the operation?"

"Originally there were two divisions, but the enemy launched a siege in the north. The navy was worried that the ice-free port in the north would be captured, so they transferred the two divisions."

As soon as Pavlov finished speaking, Alomeev spoke up: "Don't worry, I personally took a speedboat to scout the coastal defense line. There are only some poorly equipped old troops there. We can easily seize the beachhead and even capture the city. In addition, we have the support of the Allied paratroopers."

Wang Zhong always felt that the assurances from the naval infantry were quite reassuring.

Pavlov said: "Because the transport capacity is freed up, we can let some of the infantry assigned to us go ashore together, and even some tanks."

Wang Zhong: "Very good, then where is my armored division? Where is my armored division?"

"We have a tank army under our command for this operation. This is Nikolai Fedorovich, the commander of the 51st Tank Army."

Nikolay saluted Wang Zhong and said, "Greetings to you, General. We are equipped with a regiment of T34W tanks. I have selected the one in the best condition and painted it with the tactical number 422."

No, has this tactical number become so popular?
Wang Zhong: "Very good, I will personally command this car."

Then he asked Pavlov: "What other troops do we have? Just a tank army?"

"No, there is also the Infantry Division. They sent us a bunch of miscellaneous troops. I inspected them all. Their levels vary. The 51st Tank Corps is considered to be the best trained."

Pavlov shook his head.

"The good news is that the 393rd Marine Infantry Brigade has been completely given to us to command. It is the most reliable infantry unit and should be a compensation for the transfer of the original two divisions."

Wang Zhong looked at Alomeev: "Are you under my command now?"

"Yes General. It's an honor to fight under you."

Wang Zhong was overjoyed: "Great! Will you be under my command from now on?"

Pavlov rolled his eyes and said, "Don't push your luck. But... you can ask His Majesty the Tsar to give the order. Can the Navy Commander turn against His Majesty for a brigade?"

After hearing this, Alomeev smiled awkwardly.

Emilia and Colonel Benjamin, who could understand Ant language, looked at Wang Zhong with meaningful expressions.

Several United Kingdom officers didn't know what they were talking about and stood there awkwardly.

Wang Zhong: "Let's go and see what kind of messed up troops we have been assigned."

Pavlov: "It's ten o'clock, my expeditionary commander, Davarich."

Wang Zhong looked up at the sky and said, "Oh, that's right. Let's find a place to sleep first. I'm tired of such a long flight."

(End of this chapter)