artillery arc

Chapter 596 Brewing
March 916, 3, Pronovka village, headquarters of the 10st Antekosalia Front.

Wang Zhong entered the headquarters cursing, pulled a chair near the door and sat down, picked up the small prop leaning against the shoe cabinet, and began to clean the mud off his shoes.

Pavlov: "To set up a headquarters in a medium-sized village like this, you have to endure the mud. If the headquarters had been set up in Borsk, you could have walked on the asphalt road to the headquarters."

Wang Zhong: "Come on, that would put us too far from the front. When a general is too far from the front and his troops, he is very close to defeat. Very close."

Pavlov shrugged and changed the subject: "There is still no abnormality today. The ammunition stockpiling speed is lower than expected, but it is not a big problem. We still have two months to continue to increase ammunition.

"It's also quiet over there with the Prosoms. The front line reported that the Prosoms sent out a patrol last night, and there was a low-intensity firefight with our troops."

Wang Zhong: "Pay attention to the frequency of enemy patrols. Although I don't think the enemy will attack during the muddy season, but...what if they have any changes? What is the intelligence from Plossen?"

Pavlov: "The routine report came in the early hours of yesterday morning. Since the general mobilization in Prosun began, it is conservatively estimated that three million young people have enlisted. Most of the recruit training camps in the country are full, and the factories have begun to operate around the clock.

"According to the intelligence obtained by the Allies, the conversion of the first batch of civilian factories will be completed by the end of this month."

Wang Zhong nodded. He finally cleaned the mud off his shoes, put the tools back into the shoe cabinet, stood up and paced vigorously on the mat at the door a few times. Then he walked into the headquarters with satisfaction.

On the north wall of the headquarters hung a huge map of the southern front, on which was a winding line of actual control between the enemy and us.

Wang Zhong frowned when he saw this battle line.

The Ku War on Earth broke out because the Russians controlled a salient. Sandezi planned to use a pincer attack to cut off the salient and eliminate the Russian heavy troops guarding the salient.

But now, the experience of the Earth is no longer useful, because the bulge on the map in front of Wang Zhong is controlled by the Prosen people.

The Ant Army had no control over any salients on the southern front.

Now there was no way to guess where Proson would attack.

But the Plossans will definitely attack, because their military doctrine and military tradition firmly convince them that they must attack if they want to win the war.

These days, Wang Zhong has been thinking about where and where the enemy will attack.

Popov: "You have been meditating on the map for several days. I think it would be better to look at more aerial photos instead of blindly guessing the enemy's attack direction."

Wang Zhong: "You are right. I should go and investigate myself to see how the enemy forces are assembled."

Popov: "I asked you to look at the aerial photos, not to conduct reconnaissance in person! Besides, you have already conducted reconnaissance several times, haven't you? It seems that you haven't discovered any new enemy movements."

Wang Zhong: "It is precisely because we haven't discovered it that we need to conduct more reconnaissance until we find the enemy's new movements. Where is Emilia?"

Vasily: "I haven't seen her today. The Air Force reported that the airport was attacked by the Proson Air Force yesterday evening. The runway is still under repair and planes cannot take off for the time being."

Wang Zhong sighed helplessly.

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At this moment, in Wang Zhong’s dormitory.

"Here, I heard that people in the United Kingdom like to drink tea. This is the tea I brought from Yeburg." Lyudmila took the exquisite carved teapot and poured a cup for Emilia. "Do you people in the United Kingdom drink tea with milk and other things? I'm not sure, so I prepared a portion according to the configuration of drinking coffee."

Emilia: "No, I prefer not to put anything in it."

As she spoke, she picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Lyudmila: “I’ve actually wanted to talk to you for a long time, but the fighting was very intense before, and I heard that you had to take off to meet the enemy every day, and also accompany him to conduct reconnaissance in person.

"I also have to be on duty next to the Divine Arrow, so I haven't been able to spare the time."

Emilia: "I have no undue desire for your husband. He is indeed a very good man, but..."

"You misunderstood." Lyudmila smiled, "I just wanted to thank you. I heard that he let you fly the red-painted Pe 3 even though he knew the enemy would ambush you. He used you as bait? That's too much. I've already scolded him severely!"

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Wang Zhong suddenly started sneezing, one after another, and each sneeze was so severe that it shook the earth.

Popov: "Where I come from, sneezing like this means someone is scolding you."

Pavlov: "It must be the Prosens. You destroyed a million of their troops in the winter campaign, forcing them to mobilize. They must hate you."

Wang Zhong: "Humph, let them have their fun. I will completely break their bones in this summer's battle!"

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Emilia: “I’m really grateful that he gave me the opportunity to increase my score, even though it only added one more kill. But…”

The witch stopped because she noticed that Lyudmila had a meaningful smile on her face.

"I want to reiterate," Emilia raised her voice, "I do have special feelings for Rokossov, but that's because he may be the only one of my kind in the world." Lyudmila looked surprised: "Huh? What does this mean?"

Emilia explained seriously, "You are also a user of mysterious power, so I can tell you straight away, and you should understand. I can sense threats and hostility. As long as the enemy dives towards me, I will know it, and I will know where he is coming from!

"Your husband has the same ability. He knows where the enemy is. When he is on reconnaissance, he knows where to take pictures. He personally conducts reconnaissance flights, and the film is full of valuable enemy targets."

Lyudmila tilted her head. “Well, ever since he was bombed by a 380mm shell in Roniezh, I’ve vaguely felt that he’s different.”

Emilia: “How many millimeters?”

"380, that's the main gun of the battleship that was sunk by your Royal Air Force's Lancaster. He was the only one who survived at that time - no, it seems that there was another person who survived, oh yes, a duchess's male lover survived."

Emilia: "What is that? A male lover?"

Lyudmila: "Yes, some nobles escaped the cleansing after the civil war, so they brought some bad habits with them. I am a secular believer and don't have this habit. He is the only one I have."

Emilia: “Oh.”

Then silence fell.

Perhaps feeling awkward, Emilia brought the topic back to the original path: "Anyway, Rokossov and I are of the same kind, but a different kind from you. We are both users of non-scientific power. When I met him, I felt like I had finally met a compatriot, that's all. That's all."

"I think you may have misunderstood something. I really just want to express my gratitude to you." Lyudmila drank tea elegantly.

Emilia also picked up the teacup - she hadn't touched the teacup since the beginning.

After taking a sip, the girl from the United Kingdom praised sincerely, "This tea is good."

"Of course, your embassy sent it specially for the New Year."

Emilia: "You're going to treat me to the top-quality black tea sent by our embassy to express your gratitude to me?"

Lyudmila: "Yeah, what's the problem?"

"Not really. But what is this about Rokossov and the Tsar?"

"Your Majesty should like my husband, but he only treats Your Majesty as a foster sister. After all, it was the former crown prince who entrusted him with this. My husband is a very loyal man."

"Oh, I see." Emilia responded, and then the two of them drank tea at the same time.

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Proson Empire, Belka Tank Testing Ground.

A redesigned Type 6 tank drove all the way to the center of the test field where a red flag was erected, and then all the crew members on board got off and ran in a single column to the bunker nearby.

A Vortex tank destroyer stopped 600 meters away from the new prototype. Major Prossen, who was commanding the tank, confirmed that all the prototype tank crew members had entered the bunker before he raised his hand and chopped forward with force.

The vortex opened fire.

The muzzle flames of the 100mm gun engulfed the ground around the tank destroyer.

The prototype car was parked in place and did not appear to have suffered any damage.

Observing from a distance in the bunker, the Emperor put down his telescope and said, "Let's go and take a look."

He was the first to leave the bunker and get on the barrel truck with the engine already started.

The barrel truck started immediately and rushed towards the prototype vehicle, followed by two motorcycles and a half-track vehicle carrying a squad of soldiers.

Before the barrel car came to a complete stop, the emperor got off impatiently, walked up to the prototype car, and stared at the bullet holes on the front of the car.

The armored commander, Moltke, who arrived shortly after, said, "Your Majesty, when we repaired the enemy's new assault gun, we used a lot of our own technology, and we also used our own shells. According to previous tests, the penetration of the Ants' shells is lower than ours due to the quality of the gunpowder..."

Emperor: "Don't make excuses!"

Giles also advised: "Six hundred meters is a bit too short. We have tested it with the wreckage of another enemy assault gun. The 10.5 cm gun equipped on the new Type 1500 tank can penetrate the enemy's front at meters. The newly deployed Max self-propelled anti-tank gun uses this gun. They can indeed shoot against the vortex."

Emperor: "What about Rokossov's new heavy tank? Can it also fight against it? Our new tank must defend against Ante's 600-gun attack at 100 meters, understand? Modify the design and increase frontal defense!"

General Moltke: "The new Type 70 already weighs tons. If we add defenses, it will be over tons. It is too heavy, and it is not convenient for transportation or long-distance maneuvers.

"Considering the enemy's new assault guns and new heavy tanks are very scarce, I think it will be enough to fight against the T76 equipped with a 34mm gun..."

"No!" The emperor interrupted the director of armored forces, "When we attack in June this year, we need a new tank that can perfectly crush all of Ante's armored vehicles as the main force for the breakthrough! Let's take a look at the self-propelled anti-tank guns!"

(End of this chapter)