artillery arc

Chapter 518 Red Pei 3
"Once we get on board, we will be firmly nailed there and won't go anywhere!" Nikolai Gerasimovich, commander of the 1st Naval Infantry Division, said firmly.

Wang Zhong nodded: "Very good, the armored forces will complete the raid, and your mission is to defend the beachhead."

In the Iron Gate on Earth, Sandezi failed to capture the two landing sites opened up by the naval infantry from beginning to end, and the Russian troops continued to land at the landing sites.

Wang Zhong patted Nikolai Gerasimovich's shoulder vigorously and said, "I approve the landing plan. It's up to you tomorrow."

Nikolai Gerasimovich smiled, saluted, and was about to leave.

Wang Zhong: "Wait a minute, eat first before leaving."

Nikolay shook his head: "No, forget it. I heard that the commanders who had eaten would not come back."

"This is superstition." Wang Zhong said this and then he remembered that Popov was still next to him, so he looked at him cautiously.

Popov: "It is indeed superstition. Don't be so neurotic. We secular people believe in science."

A bishop said that his religion was scientific. Wang Zhong didn't know where to start complaining.

Nikolai Gerasimovich hesitated for a moment, but still answered: "Forget it. There is still a lot of preparation for the landing operation to be done. So goodbye."

When the rear admiral went out, Emilia happened to come in. When she took off her raincoat, she could see that a large area of ​​her front armor was wet. It was estimated that the rain entered through the collar of the raincoat.

"It's impossible to conduct reconnaissance today due to the rain." Emilia looked at Wang Zhong and said, "Of course, if you go there in person, you should be able to find out a lot of information. So do you want to fly? I can guarantee the safety of flying in the rain."

Wang Zhong: "Why do I feel like you are looking forward to flying with me?"

"I look forward to inflicting heavy damage to the Prosen people and ending the war as soon as possible. Every time you come back from a reconnaissance flight, you will deploy air strikes to cause heavy casualties to the enemy." Emilia came to Wang Zhong and looked at him sincerely, "We are comrades-in-arms."

Before Wang Zhong expressed his opinion, Yakov stepped forward and handed the coffee cup to Emilia.

Emilia took a sip and smiled, "Thank you, you even remembered the amount of sugar and milk I like. Yakov, you have a very lucky wife."

Yakov smiled shyly: "It would be nice if she thought so, but she scolds me all day long."

Wang Zhong: "You've been away from home for so long this time. She will definitely be happy for three days and three nights when you return."

Pavlov seemed to be remembering something painful: "Don't mention it. The last time I went home, my wife almost made me pass out. Damn it."

Wang Zhong: "Didn't you give birth to a son?"

Pavlov: "At the war, my wife said that she can't go to work to resist the invaders because she is pregnant. She is now the workshop manager of the factory, leading a group of female workers to produce cars."

Emilia's eyes widened: "Female workers? Cars? I can't imagine it! We are also short of workers in the United Kingdom, but they still let women do 'women's work' and send the men who used to do those jobs to factories.

"There is not a single car or a single aircraft in the United Kingdom that is produced by a woman!"

Wang Zhong: "So do you want to join the secular faction? Come on, Popov, introduce our Saint Andrew to Ms. Emilia!"

Popov stood up and cleared his throat. Before he could say anything, a clerk came over and handed Pavlov a thick document: "A list of officers above the rank of lieutenant who died in battle yesterday."

Both Popov and Wang Zhong calmed down.

Pavlov: "It looks very thick, but it actually contains the information of every officer. So many troops were killed and dispersed. Damn it, didn't the Prosens run out of ammunition yesterday? How come so many were still killed?"

A staff officer immediately replied: "There was still fierce fighting in some areas yesterday. In addition, some of our commanders, like General Yegorov, planned to take advantage of the cessation of the Plosson offensive to launch a limited counterattack to change the position situation."

"Okay, thank you for your explanation." Pavlov said as he put the document in his hand on the table, signed his name quickly, and gave it back to the clerk. "Give it to the pension department. For officers who fought particularly bravely, someone should be arranged to write a handwritten letter of condolence. The signature should be Prince Alexei Konstantinovich Rokossov."

"Yes."

After the clerk left, Pavlov glanced at Wang Zhong and said, "You can continue to pick up girls. We won't mind."

Wang Zhong: "First, I'm not picking up girls. Second... I'd better go do some reconnaissance. Maybe I can find the location of a certain General Proson's headquarters and send out Komanda to take him down."

He stood up and waved to Emilia.

Emilia drank the coffee in one gulp, but she drank it so quickly that a few drops fell onto the front armor and quickly merged with the rain.

----

Wang Zhong personally drove Emilia to the airport and happened to see a red-painted Pei III reconnaissance plane parked in the hangar.

When the ground staff saw the jeep coming, they all gathered together and waited for Wang Zhong.

"Didn't you say before that there wasn't enough paint?" Wang Zhong asked curiously after getting off the car, pointing at the red pendant.

"Now we have it," said the ground crew leader on duty today. "The paint arrived yesterday. There's enough for us to paint another one. Then we can play with the real Rokossov."

Wang Zhong put his hands on his hips and circled around Pei 3: "Not bad, but it's a pity that it's all painted red. It would be better if some parts were distinguished by pink."

Several ground staff frowned: "Pink? Isn't that a bit too sissy?"

Emilia also said: "Isn't pink used by the stuffy men in the bomber team to draw hearts? They like to draw cartoon-style women on the plane, and Marilyn Monroe and other things, posing and blowing kisses, and then a heart appears."

"It seems you understand a lot." Wang Zhong said.

"It's okay. My eyes are very sharp. I can see from a distance what the hell is painted on the escort bomber." Emilia stroked her bangs with some pride.

Wang Zhong: "Then let's fly this red Pei 3 today. Where's the ground crew list?"

Today’s team leader immediately took out a clipboard and handed it to Emilia: “Here.”

Emilia took a writing board and walked around the plane, checking each item one by one, and then ticked the box on the board. The pilots who got the news also rushed to the hangar in the rain. The captain who led the team said to Wang Zhong: "General, why are you going out in the rain? Even if there is no problem taking off and landing in this weather, there may be a problem in the air. The engine...is not completely waterproof!"

Wang Zhong: "Don't worry, the Prosen people won't send fighter jets to hunt me down on rainy days. It might be safer."

The main reason why he spoke so leisurely was because Emilia guaranteed the flight safety, and as long as there were no mechanical failures, there would be no major problems.

Captain pilot: "But in this weather, we can't guarantee safe takeoff and landing. Let us escort--"

"You don't have to set off." Wang Zhong patted the pilot's shoulder. "I would feel guilty if you crashed in the rain while escorting me."

Wang Zhong took the opportunity to touch the gold star on the pilot's chest.

"I won't be able to face your wife and children," he added.

The captain nodded.

Emilia: "We've finished the inspection. The plane is fully fueled and fully ammunition ready to go?"

Wang Zhong: "Let's go!"

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At 10 on October 23, the headquarters of the 1530st Guards Red Banner Mechanized Infantry Division was on the reverse slope of the Unnamed Hill.

Yegorov looked up at the wooden roof of the division headquarters and asked, "Is there any sound of airplanes?"

His new chief of staff also looked up: "In this kind of weather? Did you hear it wrong?"

Yegorov shook his head. "No, it must be the sound of the plane engine. Although I don't have Brother Peter's super hearing, my hearing is not bad!"

He strode out of the division headquarters and stood at the entrance of the bunker looking up at the sky.

The soldier who was carrying sandbags to the top of the division headquarters asked, "Commander, what are you looking at?"

"The plane is coming from our direction."

The soldiers carrying sandbags stopped and looked up. This action made all the people carrying sandbags stop and look up at the sky.

The officer in charge of transporting sandbags also looked up at the sky.

Then everyone heard the sound of the plane engine.

A veteran said: "It's a double-launched one, maybe it's a Pe-2? But it sounds like there aren't many of them, what is it for?"

Yegorov turned his head and said, "Who just heard it? Move to the air defense surveillance post immediately! It's a waste of your ears if you don't use them for air defense."

Everyone else looked at an old non-commissioned officer in his early forties.

"No!" The old sergeant cried, "I still need to kill more Prosens to avenge my son and brother!"

The old sergeant's words immediately resonated with everyone: "Who isn't?"

"The veterans of our division all came over from Khazaria! We're still waiting to fight back with the general!"

Yegorov looked at the soldiers with a smile on his face. "Yes, we all have grudges to avenge, so we should do our job well. Air defense is also very important. Old sergeant, please go to the air defense post. You can save more soldiers' lives."

Old sergeant: "Since the division commander has said so..."

Just then, someone shouted, "Plane! There!"

Yegorov turned his head and just saw the red Pe-3 reconnaissance plane cutting through the rain.

He always felt like someone was watching him on the plane.

One soldier exclaimed: "This plane flies so fast! It seems to be three times as fast as the ordinary Pe-2 (the infantryman didn't recognize it as Pe-3)!"

Yegorov: "What do you know? It's a special reconnaissance model, of course it's faster! The engine is better and the plane is lighter!"

"That's it."

As he spoke, the red Pei San flew over the nameless hill and rushed towards the enemy.

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Wang Zhong: "A major... well, not worth much."

Emilia in the front seat asked in confusion, "What?"

"Nothing, just focus on finding the enemy's division headquarters. At least it's a division headquarters that's valuable."

Emilia: "I can't feel any of that. So, you can actually sense the enemy officers?"

"I don't know, do you know what you are feeling?" Wang Zhong was still pulling.

"No. But when I fire, the enemy always happens to be there."

Wang Zhong wanted to laugh. What kind of communication was this between two hackers? At this moment, Wang Zhong suddenly saw the anti-aircraft artillery position in front of him highlighted.

"Circle right!" he shouted.

(End of this chapter)