artillery arc

Chapter 681 "The only difficult one is Rokossov"

At the same time, Eagle's Nest.

Emperor Proson put down the phone and looked at everyone: "Marshal Erwin has agreed that we will have four new armored divisions. Now the most urgent task is to seize the time to replenish the troops on the front line. How many battalions can we give to the Southern Army Group before September?"

Celtic Marshal: "51."

The smile on the emperor's face froze.

Marshal Celtic hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, there are only 8 days until September, so we can only provide the front line with troops that have completed training in August. We will have a total of 140 battalions completing training, a total of 7 people."

"7 men!" The emperor slammed the table. "In 7 days, you can only provide men to the front line!"

Marshal Celtic went on to explain: “The rapid expansion of the army at the beginning was due to the large number of ready-made soldiers, who had either served in the army or had participated in the Melania Campaign.

"These people could be quickly integrated into the army. So we expanded the army very quickly at that time.

"But now, we can only recruit men who are adults every month, which means we can recruit about 140 people every month, so that's battalions.

"Of course, there are more than 70,000 adult men each month, but according to our current mobilization stage, young people who are studying in colleges and universities and young people who have mastered key skills in technical schools are not included in the call-up."

The emperor sat dejectedly in his chair: "What can 70,000 people do? Once Rokossov starts the attack, we will lose so many people on the first day! These are all new recruits. Where did the Ants get so many troops?"

Duke Redweci of the intelligence agency Labberville immediately said: "According to the intelligence of the Kratt Bureau, Ante's troops have also been exhausted. Their young men have been consumed, and there are a large number of female soldiers on the front line!

"This report is very consistent with what we are experiencing on the front line!"

Marshal Shiplin, who had just returned from the front to attend the meeting and was promoted, said, "Last year, there was a large number of female maids on the beach near Abavahan. The Moravian troops who attacked claimed to have seen combat maids. Our army also has the same rumor. I guess it's not groundless."

Prince Redweci immediately interjected: "Yes, we got the same answer when we interrogated the prisoners. They said that the 'general's maid' was with us. We speculated that Rokossov had formed a female soldier unit."

Marshal von Borg of the Center Army Group also echoed: "All units have reported that they have found a large number of female snipers who are braver than men in combat. There are also female anti-aircraft gunners. The Ante Army can expand so quickly, and it must have recruited a large number of women!"

General Moltke: "It's incredible. Don't the men of Ant feel ashamed?"

The emperor pondered for a moment and asked seriously: "If we mobilize women, how many troops can we expand?"

Everyone present, except Giles, looked shocked.

"Absolutely not!" Army Commander-in-Chief Marshal Rundstedt said, "This will bring disgrace to the Wehrmacht! War is a man's business, and it has been like this since ancient times!"

Giles asked, "Is it always right?"

These words were so powerful that the entire Eagle's Nest operations room fell silent.

Giles broke the silence himself: "Ante did employ a large number of female soldiers, and there were also a large number of girls among their hired workers. Girls carried stretchers and military supplies like men. And according to their propaganda, Ante's factories also employed a large number of female workers, and the farmland in the rear was also cultivated by women.

"That's why they have the potential for war that they have now, and they have a larger population than us.

"If we want to compete with Ant, we must fully mobilize women. Does it really matter whether the machine gun is operated by a man or a woman? Experienced machine gunners adjust the wheel scale on the tripod, push the machine gun handle back and forth at a constant speed, and fire evenly.

“Women can do the same thing, even when they have period cramps!”

Marshal Celtic laughed directly: "If that's the case, then where the blood on the machine gun came from is a problem!"

"I'm not kidding!" Giles said, "When we were in military school, we were never as good as Duke Leir's daughter in shooting. She could always hit the 10-ring mark even when she was having menstrual cramps!"

At this time, the emperor who had first proposed whether women could be recruited spoke up: "Gil Ace, stop talking. If you continue, they will suspect that you have accepted the secularist's ideas and are a potential secularist."

Giles shut his mouth.

The generals were visibly relieved.

The emperor added: "But there should be no problem in letting women take on more national duties! They can't just be typists and textile factory workers, they have to contribute to the empire too."

The soldiers did not object to this, but the Imperial Minister of Industry who was attending the meeting had a frown on his face.

The emperor then asked, "Back to the military issue, can we send all these 140 battalions to the Southern Army Group?" "Adding too many new soldiers at once will weaken the combat effectiveness of the troops." Marshal Celtic said, "We will add 51 battalions of new soldiers to the Southern Army Group, and at the same time, a similar number of veterans will return, so..."

Emperor: "This will only add 11 more troops. You see, Rokossov's September attack has another advantage! If he attacks again in November when the Tiber River freezes over, our Southern Army Group will receive at least reinforcements.

"The armored divisions of Army Group South will also receive more tanks, and our coastal defenses will be better built.

"No, Rokossov will not wait until then to attack. He will definitely come in September! We will use the armored divisions transferred from the Western Front to hit him hard!"

As soon as he finished speaking, General Moltke, the director of armored forces, frowned and said, "But, Your Majesty, the armored divisions on the Western Front do not have any new tanks yet. Can we really deal with Rokossov's new tanks by relying only on the long-barreled Type 3 and Type 4?"

Duke Redweci: "The Kratt Bureau gave a very detailed report. The monthly production of each of Rokossov's two new tanks will not exceed 100. (This time, the intelligence fabricated by the Kratt Bureau turned out to be a success.)
"If Rokosov really attacks in September, he will only have about 34 new tanks. We can leave the new tanks to the infantry and only destroy the Ante armored forces using Ts."

Emperor: “In fact, during the summer campaign, Rokosov’s new tanks were also used up. The Ante’s front-line maintenance capabilities are poor, and even if the armored units encounter enemy armor, they can avoid it and wait for the tanks to break down.

"But we can't keep going like this. The Tiger King's main gun can penetrate Rokossov's 'steel helmets', which has been confirmed by the survivors. So what's left is to strengthen the defense capability. The Imperial Military Academy of Sciences is already designing a Tiger King tank with enhanced defense!

“Of course, we don’t know the specific design indicators of the steel helmet yet, because we lost all the tank battles on the southern front in the summer.

"But after we defeat Rokossov's attack, we will definitely be able to repair at least one Steel Helmet. Then we can see what kind of 'magic' Rokossov used to give a tank of this tonnage such defensive power."

In fact, the problem came from Proshen's design department, but the people present at the time either didn't realize it or realized it but didn't dare to say it.

The emperor glanced at the generals and nodded to himself, "Then, let's move on to the next topic. According to reliable intelligence, the Allies may hold a summit meeting, possibly in Barras. Is it possible to send elite troops to assassinate the Allied leaders and throw them into chaos?"

The generals looked embarrassed again.

Marshal Rundstedt: "We tried to win over King Barras before, but all our arrangements in Barras were wiped out. Now it's not easy to send troops to launch a surprise attack."

The Emperor looked at the head of Labberville, Duke Redweci, and said, "Didn't the Krat Bureau say that after the civil war, the Ante nobles were scattered all over the world, and their 'comrades' were everywhere? Do they have any solution?"

Duke Redwayci said hurriedly: "It is not easy for the Kratt Bureau to provide a lot of intelligence. What if we let them take such an action and expose their existence? Your Majesty, this will not be worth the loss!"

The emperor looked at Giles and said, "What about the Brandenburg Task Force and the Paratroopers, the special forces of the Asgard Knights? Can Otto Skorz..."

Giles: "We can take action, but whether the assassination is successful or not, the task force will not be able to return. These are our elite troops."

Emperor: "So we can only watch?"

Everyone answered him with silence.

The emperor sighed: "Damn it!"

At this time, the lights in the operations room flickered.

At the same time, a sound like thunder was heard in the distance.

Allied daylight bombing came again.

The emperor sighed.

Grand Duke Meyer: "I have ordered all fighter pilots to do their best to stop the bombers. I order them to give up the "competition" with the enemy escort fighters, and after getting rid of them, just attack the bombers and destroy them by ramming them when necessary.

"Our interception rate is currently quite good, because the enemy fighters often closely follow the bombers, which actually only increases the defensive firepower of the bomber formation."

Emperor: "I haven't begun to blame you yet."

The Grand Duke breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Duke Redway said, "The Kratt Bureau reported that the Allies may deploy a large number of new heavy bombers. In addition, the enemy's Eighth Air Force commander is about to be replaced. It is better to be cautious."

Archduke Meyer: "We will keep a close eye on this."

Emperor: "Don't worry about anything else for now. Right now, the only difficult person is Rokossov! As for the Allies, let them bomb if they want!"

(End of this chapter)