artillery arc

Chapter 532 Silence
Emperor Proson did not think for long.

Reinhardt: "The only troops we can send to the front right now are two armies, right?"

"Yes, the total reserve force on the Eastern Front currently consists of two armies." Marshal Celtic confirmed immediately.

"How long will it take to mobilize troops from farther away?"

"In one week, we can dispatch the newly formed troops in the country and the troops that have returned for training to the Eastern Front. There will be two armies in total..."

Reinhard interrupted Celt and said, "Then send one army to the Central Army Group for emergency assistance, and send the other army to the B Army Group on the southern front and hand it over to Frederick. Then tell him that there will be two more armies within a week."

Marshal Celtic glanced at the Army Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal Walter von Bryan, who had remained silent.

Brian finally spoke: "If the Central Army Group is penetrated, the situation will become very dangerous. Ant's Western Front may rush to the border like a whirlwind, and all the progress we have made since June 914, 6 will be wiped out.

"We cannot take that risk, Your Majesty."

"That's why I sent an army over there," Reinhardt said angrily. "You Junker officers like to exaggerate the difficulties you face in order to get more reinforcements. You don't consider the situation on other fronts of the empire. All you think about is that you can't take the blame! I know you too well."

Reinhardt stopped, looked at the map, sorted out his thoughts and continued, "Frederick on the southern front is probably in the same situation. He needs troops, but not many. Giving him one army should be enough to make a huge breakthrough.

"Three armies or something, that should be an exaggeration to highlight the urgency. And - and I really am going to give him three armies!"

At this time, the Director of Armored Forces, von Moltke, raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, on the Western Front, we have several fully equipped armored divisions on combat readiness. These divisions have more than a thousand tanks in total, and they are new tanks that have just been replaced. Although their performance is not as good as the Panther tanks under development, they are better than the old Type 3 and Type 4 tanks currently commonly equipped on the Eastern Front.

"It won't take a week to transport these armored divisions to the eastern front through our country's advanced railway system. In just a few days, these armored divisions will reach the easternmost railway hub under our control and begin to advance towards Abavakhan!"

"No!" Reinhardt interrupted Moltke, "These armored divisions are to deal with the Allied landing! They are the most important counterattack force of the entire Western Front Command, responsible for driving the Allied forces into the sea!"

Moltke: "But the Allies will not launch a landing operation this year. Their main focus is on Africa. The High Command predicts that the possible landing site of the Allies will be in the Kingdom of Sardinia..."

Reinhardt: "The Sardinian Kingdom is all mountains, and there is also the Alps blocking it. Even if they land, they will have to cross the Alps to threaten the core areas of the empire.

"The army today is not like the army of the conqueror a hundred years ago. Cross-mountain attack is very difficult. Our mountain infantry can completely stop all enemies."

Reinhardt came to the huge sand table in the Eagle's Nest War Room, picked up a map stick that looked like a knight's lance, and poked its head on the sand table: "Carolingian is all plains. Although there are rivers blocking it, these rivers flow slowly and are easy to bridge, so they cannot serve as effective barriers. What's more, there are bridges all over these rivers. The western part of Europa is too developed, with towns everywhere, and where there are towns, there are bridges across the river!
"Do you understand, my dear Armored Commander? As long as the Allies land in Carolingia, they will recapture Carolingia within a year and threaten the most important industrial area of ​​the empire.

"No, we can't do that. No matter where we move our troops, we can't move the Western Command's armored divisions. They have to stay there!"

Moltke: "But the enemy has already launched a landing operation in Africa. Does he really have the spare strength to land in the Carolingian Empire?"

At this time, the Emperor's intelligence chief, the head of the intelligence agency Labberville, Duke Redwez, said: "We have two extremely reliable intelligence sources that prove that the United Kingdom and the United States are actively preparing for landing operations. One is the ace spy in Castile, and the other is the Kratt Bureau directly led by His Majesty the Emperor."

Hearing about the Kratt Bureau, General Moltke could only sigh: "The intelligence from the Kratt Bureau also said that they were going to land, so that really needs to be taken seriously. The intelligence they provided before perfectly matches my judgment on the front line, and it is trustworthy."

After all, all the intelligence of the Kratt Agency was fabricated by the "legendary spy" specifically to please the top brass of Proson.

Reinhardt looked very happy. "So the armored forces on the Western Front cannot be moved. My armored commander, can you see where else there are armored forces that can be transferred?"

Moltke: "How about withdrawing the armored units that were originally going to join the Afrika Korps? Now the situation of the Afrika Korps is getting more and more embarrassing. We should withdraw them as soon as possible. In this way, we can have the 15th and 21st Armored Divisions, as well as the 90th Light Division. These are experienced troops who have fought fiercely with the United Kingdom armored forces."

Reinhardt: “But it’s not a good idea to just give up Africa. After all, Erwin has promised me that if I give him a few more troops, I can cut off the canal and completely cut off the shipping route between the United Kingdom and Barras.

"The United Kingdom now uses a large number of Barras soldiers in its troops. They are an important source of manpower for them. It is said that the United Kingdom will not surrender until the blood of the last Barras is shed... Maybe..."

Celtic Chief of Staff: "But the Allied forces are already attacking Elvin's African Corps along the coastline, and his supply lines are about to be cut off.

"And we are about to lose control of the Aegean Sea. The Franz bombs of the Imperial Academy of Sciences are not as effective as expected. Although some ships have been sunk, the ships of the United Kingdom have begun to be equipped with radio jammers. They also use smoke to block the line of sight."

Reinhardt pursed his lips and said, "The Imperial Academy of Sciences has another weapon to test. If this weapon performs well, we can regain control of the sea! So it's not too late to wait for the actual combat results of the new weapon! "No, the reinforcements for the African Army cannot be moved."

General Moltke, Director of Armored Forces, Field Marshal Bryan, Commander of the Army, and Field Marshal Celtic, Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command, looked at each other. It was the first time that these three men reached a common opinion.

But they all did not refute the emperor.

"Where else can we send troops?" Reinhardt asked, tapping the table.

Marshal Celtic: "We still have a lot of Moravian troops that can be sent. They are poorly trained and have low fighting spirit, but the Ants on the other side are also poorly trained. As long as we ensure that we give them the best equipment, they should be able to be used."

Reinhard hesitated. "How many Moravian troops can be sent?"

"Two armies," Marshal Celtic replied, "and they say their training is poor, but they are all Moravia's regular army, they have been trained for a long time, and their number is 200,000."

After hearing the number of 20, Reinhardt waved his hand and said, "Send them all to Admiral Frederick. Let the logistics department ensure that these people get the best equipment!"

"Yes!" The Celtic Marshal immediately picked up the receiver and began to give orders.

General Moltke exchanged glances with Marshal Bryan.

Finally, the marshal said, "With so many Moravian troops, how much use they can make? They need to eat, which puts a lot of pressure on our logistics."

"As long as they can hold out until our domestic training troops arrive at the front line, which will only take about a week, we can then place them in secondary locations!" Reinhardt said, "These Moravian troops, no matter how rubbish they are, are great to be thrown into the city to consume the Ants! Let them go!"

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At the same time, at the headquarters of the 1st Red Banner Mechanized Infantry Division of the Ante Guards, Yegorov looked at the captain of the reconnaissance team who had just returned and said, "What did you say? The Proson armored forces on the front line are retreating?"

"Yes, we killed several stragglers and found that they belonged to the 41st Armored Corps of the Sixth Army." replied the captain leading the reconnaissance team.

Yegorov stroked his chin. "The 41st tank unit retreated, but the 14th tank unit in front of us didn't move... It feels like they were pulled out to attack the beachhead."

The chief of staff asked, "Should we take some action to prevent the enemy from moving?"

Yegorov shook his head: "What can we do? The enemy's 88 guns are deployed in front, and we don't have that much armored force to fight back. We can only rely on the advantage of the vortex to fight the enemy.

"We can only report this news to the front headquarters."

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At the Abavakhan Front Command, Pavlov put down the receiver and said to Wang Zhong, "The enemy's 41st Armored Corps has retreated from the front line, and the infantry division has replaced them. It looks like they are going to use the 41st Armored Corps to attack the beachhead, and they may also deploy a certain amount of infantry."

Wang Zhong: "This is one of our goals for landing. As long as the beachhead remains on the opposite bank, the enemy will never be able to deploy the attack force of two armored armies to deal with us. This will make the battle on the outskirts of Abawahan easier."

Although Abavakhan is the largest city on the inland sea coast, it is much smaller than St. Catherine's Castle. There are still a lot of open areas on the outskirts of the city, and the satellite cities are also smaller.

The 16th Army was stationed in a relatively large satellite city.

In these open areas, the threat posed by the Prosen armored forces was so great that ordinary provisional infantry divisions would be easily cut through when they encountered armored forces, like a hot knife touching butter.

Wang Zhong's troops also included a large number of temporary infantry divisions. These assembled troops were responsible for the defense of the city's second and third lines of defense.

Although the city's mincing is inevitable in the end, Wang Zhong hopes to delay it as long as possible.

Therefore, we can only hope that the naval infantry can guard the beachhead for a while longer.

(End of this chapter)