artillery arc

Chapter 685 Between Allies
Wang Zhong looked at the name of the United Kingdom general who was speaking. His name was "Bernard Law Maggot". Wang Zhong remembered that he seemed to have been on the front page of the Times. The photo of him sticking his head out on the tank looked very much like Montgomery on Earth.

So Wang Zhong said, "General Mago, I have heard of your name for a long time. After seeing your photo in the Times, I have always wanted to meet you. General, I don't know why you have never appeared in the Times since then?"

General Mago snorted, "Because I think I can perform better in the Mamluks. Do you think I am as shameless as that guy in the United States who made a fake pipe out of corn? My pipe is a real pipe!"

No, your last sentence has nothing to do with the previous ones!
Wang Zhong: “So you refused to be in the Times.”

"Yes, although I won in the end, it's not enough to boast about. Prime Minister Bernard kept persuading me that this would boost morale. I said it would be better to let Jack go. Everyone prefers a lone hero like Jack." said General Mago.

Wang Zhong: "The guy with the longbow and longsword?"

"Yes." General Mago paused briefly and glanced at Wang Zhong. "In fact, I originally wanted to do that. My plan is perfect. I can block the entire Prosun African Legion in Mamluk and not a single one can come back! But... damn, my troops come from different countries and the coordination is terrible!"

General Mago spat, and it was obvious that the spit contained countless resentments.

He stomped on the spit with his boots for a few times before continuing, "Your Excellency Marshal, can you imagine that there are troops from four countries in a tactical cluster, and their chief officers have the same rank, so in the morning one chief officer is in command, at noon it is handed over to another chief officer, and in the afternoon it is handed over to a third chief officer!"

Wang Zhong wanted to laugh. The Commonwealth Army on Earth was so abstract that the Desert Fox took advantage of the chaotic moment when the chief officer was changed to break through.

He could only look at General Mago with sympathy, but he didn't expect that this would make Mago think he had found a confidant, and his voice became louder: "Because of this poor command connection, the entire tactical cluster operation was executed in a mess, and all my subordinates are such tactical groups.

"Do you think Romell ran fast? No, we crawled like turtles! So I suggest to the High Command that troops from different colonies should not be mixed together in the future. If you want me to take the lead again, please give me the United Kingdom's native troops, just like Wellington asked for more Redcoats!"

Wang Zhong thought, you haven't even won the battle yet, and you're comparing yourself to Wellington?

By this time the ceremony was over, and President Rodriguez turned to the generals and said, "Okay, the red tape is over, and we can talk about the rest in the palace while eating ice cream."

Prime Minister Leonard returned to the viewing platform with Olga. He looked at General Mago and said, "As soon as I saw him, I knew that old Mago had a lot of complaints."

Mago: "We let the African Legion escape, which led to our defeat in the Kingdom of Sardinia! It's all connected, like a domino effect! Now we can't open up a battlefield in West Europa, and the pressure on Ant will be much greater! Although Ant has a large population, its manpower is not unlimited!"

Wang Zhong was actually moved. A general of the United Kingdom was worried that Ant's manpower was running out.

However, the Russians' manpower situation on Antbi Earth was much better. Although General Gorky still wasted a lot of manpower, the manpower loss on the entire southern front was much lower than that on Earth, and many elite troops were also deployed.

The veterans who survived the Southern Front gave back to the Central and Northern Fronts.

When new tanks such as T54 completely replace T34, the overall manpower pressure will be lighter.

Leonard looked a little embarrassed: "We will not stop our efforts to open up a second battlefield. The United Kingdom is a maritime power. The Royal Navy controls the entire Aegean Sea. We can choose the landing site at any time. The Prosen people cannot deploy heavy troops along the entire coastline. We will definitely find a breakthrough.

"The Allies will not put all the pressure of fighting Proson on Ante's shoulders."

Wang Zhong: "Then you have to hurry, Prime Minister Leonard. My troops plan to launch an offensive this winter to completely recapture Khazaria. Next year we will break through the Carpathian Mountains and sweep across Moravia. The White Sea will become Ante's inner lake."

In fact, Wang Zhong had planned to attack in September, and he did not plan to move south along the coast of the White Sea next year. He said this because there might be escaped Prosen spies lurking in Balas, so it had to be kept secret.

However, Wang Zhong always felt that it might be okay for him to speak out directly, as the people of Prosen might not dare to believe him.

Leonard looked at Wang Zhong: "Really? My generals always think that after you recapture Khazaria, you will attack the Baltic Sea. After all, you still have nearly 200,000 Melania People's Army under your command!"

Wang Zhong: "Of course we will liberate Melania, but even the generals of the United Kingdom, who are far away from the Eastern Front, have guessed it, and the Plossans must have guessed it too. I will not launch an attack when the enemy has guessed my intentions!"

Leonard: “I see…”

President Rodriguez: "Well, the sun is so strong, let's go to the palace in Barras and eat ice cream and talk!"

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When he arrived at the Palacio de Barras, President Ronaldo did not get his ice cream immediately.

Because the organizer of the conference hopes to take a group photo of the participants first.

The three chairs were moved to the courtyard of the Barras Palace.

Olga whispered to Wang Zhong: "Is it really appropriate for me to take this photo?"

Wang Zhong: "You are the modern Catherine, be confident and go ahead."

"Okay." Olga then walked towards the other two who were already seated and sat in the position between the two men. "I heard that the seating arrangement is based on the number of Plosson's troops that have been eliminated." General Mago's voice entered Wang Zhong's ears.

Wang Zhong turned his head and found Margo eating ice cream.

Good boy, you ate it first!
At this time, Lyudmila came over with two ice creams: "Here you go."

"Thank you." Wang Zhong took it and licked it, and immediately felt happy. The last time he had ice cream in Ant was when it was made by an American Navy pilot stationed in Ant using an aviation fuel tank.

General Mago: "Leonard just said that we can land anywhere, but that's just bragging. Organizing a landing is very complicated. With our current transportation capacity, we can only land in Anziola near Rome, or we can only attack Sicily and then Genoa, or the southern Carolingian coastline.

"The Proson Empire will definitely take precautions."

Wang Zhong: "Land in Greece, and then attack by land?"

"Too far away." Admiral "Ike" also came over, also holding an ice cream in his hand. "Landing there may not threaten the core area of ​​​​Prossen even if we fight for two years. Leonard and Teddy both tend to attack Carolingian. Leonard has an even crazier plan to land in Hamburg. Hum, Hamburg!"

Wang Zhongke knew too well how difficult it was to land in Hamburg, so he smiled bitterly.

At this time, the "Big Three" had already posed, and the photographer began to press the shutter button continuously, and the flash light kept flashing.

Ike: "I thought His Excellency Marshal Rokossov would take pictures."

Wang Zhong: "It's not appropriate, I'm a military uniform inserted between two people in suits. I'd better take a photo with you. We should take a group photo, right?"

"Of course, after they finish filming, it's us soldiers' turn to film." Ike licked his ice cream again.

At this time, the three giants finished taking photos, and Lao Luo came over in a wheelchair: "Is there any ice cream for me?"

The presidential secretary who was pushing the wheelchair said, "You can only eat one-third of a stick."

"Fuck the doctor's orders!" Lao Luo waved his hand, "Bring me an ice cream!"

Then he stared at Wang Zhong and said, "When our troops were driven into the sea by the Prosens, I realized how outstanding your Excellency was who had always won victories."

Wang Zhong: "I don't really understand. No matter how strong the attack of Proson is, can it withstand the firepower of the naval guns?"

President Luo: "At first, the naval guns did stop the Prosens, but then they used a new weapon and two of our cruisers were damaged. The Royal Navy was afraid of more casualties and moved away from the coast. The United States Navy suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Fuso Empire, and the new aircraft carriers and battleships have not yet formed combat effectiveness.

"The Royal Navy... only has a few of their precious ships left."

Wang Zhong: "Rodney and King George V level?"

"Yes, if we lose the pride of the navy at this time, it will be difficult to explain to the country." President Luo looked at Leonard, who was pot-bellied.

Leonard: "We are already studying the new weapons that hit the cruiser. Once we find a way to disrupt them, the fleet will approach the shore again to provide naval gun cover."

Wang Zhong: "Remember to share the relevant information with us."

In fact, there is no point in sharing. Ant has no time to study guided weapons now.

President Luo did say: "We are also testing our guided weapons, but to be honest, most of them are still far from being ready for actual combat."

Wang Zhong thought, that’s not right. Shouldn’t the self-guided torpedo be put into practical use soon?

In the history of the Earth, the United States' self-guided torpedoes and the Sandzi were introduced at almost the same time, but both sides were afraid of exposing their self-guided weapons, so they made very strict regulations.

For example, American patrol aircraft were required to drop bombs only after the last Sandezi submarine dived. So there was a case where the patrol aircraft saw multiple Sandezi submarines but only dared to drop bombs on the last one that dived.

As a result, after the war, both sides learned that the other side also had self-guided torpedoes.

It seems that Lao Luo also has some reservations.

Wang Zhong thought to himself that this alliance had indeed begun to scheme against each other, just like in real history.

Never mind, at least we are still allies now.

(End of this chapter)