artillery arc

Chapter 720 General Andrei is defeated again (8.6K)

Lieutenant Karl was sweating profusely. Only then did he have time to look at Kosher's car and found that only the driver and the mechanic had climbed out of the car.

The driver met Lieutenant Carl's gaze and shook his head. It seemed that the three people in the turret were dead.

Lieutenant Carl made a "stay put and defend" gesture to the two men.

The whole village is now full of Ants. The two survivors of Kosher's car have not yet brought out their submachine guns and only have pistols for self-defense. No matter how you think about it, they should not cross the village at this time, but should hide under the car and wait for rescue.

After confirming that the two men had crawled under the car, Lieutenant Carl issued an order via the internal line: "The Kosher car is finished, we have to fight the remaining enemies ourselves. Driver, turn left, we will leave the village along the road and then outflank from the outside."

According to Lieutenant Carl's new instructions, when they started to encircle the enemy again, all the Ante tanks would be on their right side, so that there would be no need to turn the turret drastically.

The King Tiger tank roared and turned, then rushed out of the village along the road, then turned right again and entered the encirclement route.

At this time, the Ante tank parked in the other half of the village finally started the engine and began to turn.

Lieutenant Carl: "The enemy's side is exposed, open fire!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the gunner opened fire. The armor-piercing shell hit the middle of the Ant tank, stopping it immediately.

But more Ante tanks completed the turn and aimed their front bodies at Lieutenant Karl's Tiger King No. 217.

A Rokosov Type 100 tank fired, and the 217mm gun that terrified the Plosson Army on the Eastern Front fired an armor-piercing shell that directly hit the side of Tank No. , then a string of sparks flew along the side armor and flew to the field behind the tank.

At this time, the No. 217 vehicle body was facing the ANT tank at a very small angle, and the incident angle of the shell hitting the side was very bad, so it was not surprising that a ricochet occurred.

"Reload quickly!" Lieutenant Carl shouted, "Driver, you did a good job. If the vehicle wasn't at this angle, we would all be dead!"

Pilot: "Ah? Is this my credit?"

In fact, this was just a coincidence. Lieutenant Carl ordered an outflanking attack from the right side mainly to concentrate all the enemies on one side of the tank to facilitate the gunner's aiming. Unexpectedly, the angle of the tank body could deflect a fatal armor-piercing bullet.

At this time, the gunner fired the second shot, and a Rokossov Type 1 tank was hit - because the distance was too close, Lieutenant Karl could see the part of the enemy's body that was hit.

The Ant tank soldiers seemed to have learned their lesson and did not jump out of the tank immediately, so Lieutenant Carl's anti-aircraft machine gun had no target to hit.

The third Rokossov Type 1 tank directly provided cover and seemed to have lost the will to fight.

"Turn left, we're a little further away from the village, and we should be able to bypass the smoke and get a chance to shoot."

No. 217 turned left deftly, away from the village. As expected, they once again caught the figure of the fleeing enemy, but before Lieutenant Karl could give the order, an armor-piercing bullet from the earth slope on the east side of the road hit the side of the Rokossov-.

But because it was too far away, it was obvious that the shot did not penetrate.

Immediately afterwards, five similar armor-piercing shells hit the Rokossov Type 1 tank, causing it to stop immediately. It was not known whether the engine was damaged or the people in the tank were killed by fragments from the collapsed armor inside.

At this time, Lieutenant Karl saw a tank with a pot-shaped head driving out of the village, and the commander, who was sticking his head out of the turret, was pointing at Karl's Tiger King No. 217.

"Release the smoke!" Carl shouted.

The smoke bomb was immediately thrown out and exploded in the air. The generated white smoke immediately caught Lieutenant Carl's sight.

Carl: "Turn right! Let's use reverse logic and 'exit' from the right side of the smoke."

Ten seconds later, No. 217 emerged from the right side of the smoke, and the enemy's gun muzzle was indeed facing the left side of the smoke.

Captain Ant immediately ordered to turn the turret, but No. 217 was already prepared. The gunner just made a slight adjustment and opened fire. The shell hit the hull of the pot-covered tank - yes, at this distance, No. 217 could finally hit the hull armor of the enemy's new medium tank with the help of the depression angle.

The medium tank immediately caught fire.

It seems that at this distance the Tiger King's 105mm gun can steadily penetrate the armor of the two new enemy tanks. Of course, the experience of the Kosher vehicle also shows that the armor of the Tiger King boasted by the scientific department is like paper at this distance and can be penetrated by Ant's 100mm gun.

The gunner shouted: "How many enemies are there!"

"I don't know. Anyway, we will fight as many as possible until we ourselves are killed. Just like the military song says, 'Only the loyal chariot can give us a steel grave.'"

However, the Ants' armored forces had been completely destroyed, otherwise the Rokossov Type 1 tank would not have escaped.

Lieutenant Carl's tanks continued to outflank until they could see his company's tanks on the east side of the road. He then gave the order over the radio: "Turn left, turn around after driving a hundred meters, and point the front of the vehicle towards the village."

"Yes."

The driver immediately followed the order and parked the car at the location verbally specified by Lieutenant Carl.

The lieutenant climbed out of the turret and stood at the edge of the vehicle. He opened the discipline buttons of his shirt, stood on the turret with his hands on his hips, and looked at the village with more than a dozen plumes of smoke rising.

However, the smoke did not come from the burned houses, but from the destroyed Ante tanks.

Another six tanks from the 502nd Company of the nd Battalion drove up to the village in a line.

Carl radioed and ordered: "Don't line up in front of me, I'm not going to have a parade, immediately set up a defense line northeast of the village and prepare to block the enemy's attacking forces."

As soon as he finished speaking, a BMW three-wheeled motorcycle came running along the road and braked suddenly in front of Tank No. 217.

The officer in the truck bed climbed out of the vehicle, ran excitedly to the side of tank 217, and patted the tank body with his hands: "Thank you so much, thank you so much, you saved my troops!"

Judging from the rank and the insignia on his body, Carl determined that this man was the commander of the assault artillery battalion trapped between the enemy and the swamp.
Lieutenant Karl felt it was inappropriate to talk to people while standing on the vehicle, so he jumped to the ground. However, before he could stand firmly, the excited assault gun battalion commander gave him a bear hug.

Battalion Commander: "We are desperate. We were about to support the 290th Division, but halfway through we suddenly found ourselves surrounded by the swamp and the enemy! The enemy tanks must have driven over from the road while we were resting in the woods. I thought the noise on the road was our own troops!"

Lieutenant Carl frowned. The enemy might have relaxed, but the assault gun battalion commander also seemed relaxed. Could it be that this war had entered the stage of competing for the worst?
After the hug, Lieutenant Carl made a serious request to the commander of the assault artillery battalion: "We are going to bomb the northeast of the village to stop the enemy's main force. We need the assistance of the assault artillery battalion."

"Understood. I will deploy two assault gun companies on your flanks to prevent the ANT tanks from attacking your flanks. I will deploy the third assault gun company in the woods over there, just in time to strike the flanks of the ANT tanks that are attacking you!"

The battalion commander pointed to the woods west of the road.

"But we hope that there will be infantry to cover us in the forest, otherwise it will be bad if the assault gun unit without a turret is approached by the enemy infantry."

Lieutenant Carr: "You will have infantry support."

"That's good. I'll go back to the troops to give orders." After saying that, the battalion commander took a step back and saluted Lieutenant Carl.

The lieutenant returned the greeting slowly, as if he were the officer of higher rank.

At this time, the infantrymen came over in the communications vehicle of the communications company. A large number of infantrymen filled the top of the communications vehicle and used the communications antenna as a handrail.

After the communication vehicle stopped, the infantry lieutenant who had briefed Carl on the situation got off the vehicle first: "Report to the lieutenant, we saw the battle between your two vehicles, it was so exciting!"

Lieutenant Carl: "Got it. Now I'll give you infantry a mission. Follow the commander of the assault artillery battalion over there. One of his companies is going to ambush in the woods. You have to cover them."

Second Lieutenant: "What? We just came out of the woods over there!"

"Then send one platoon back, and the other platoons will guard the village."

The lieutenant turned around and shouted to the infantrymen who had just gotten off the vehicle: "The third platoon gets on the assault guns and prepares to return to the woods we just left."

As the infantrymen complained, Lieutenant Carr said to the communications platoon leader, "Will the medium wave radio work?"

"Yes, Your Excellency, Captain."

"Reply to the battalion headquarters, we have encountered a large group of enemies. The 290th Division's defense line must have been breached. We need support from infantry and anti-tank guns!"

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More than an hour later, smoke and dust appeared on the northeast road, and the sound of the engine also came into Lieutenant Carl's ears.

The lieutenant immediately got up from the camp bed where he had taken a nap, and without even bothering to fold up the bed, he rushed directly to the road, stood in the middle of the road, and observed the smoke in the distance with a telescope.

He immediately noticed something was wrong.

"How did the enemy arrange their troops in marching formation?"

When tanks are marching, especially when marching on the road, they form a long snake formation to facilitate the use of the road.

But using this formation in battle is 100% a death wish.

Lieutenant Carl wondered to himself, "Did any of the surviving Ants think of informing the follow-up troops that this place has been occupied?"

The gunner heard this and said, "That's possible. They were in a hurry to launch their tanks when we attacked them. They were so relaxed and panicked that it's not surprising that they forgot."

Lieutenant Carl observed again with the telescope and confirmed that the enemy was indeed coming towards this side in a single column, and the distance between the two tanks was small. After the first tank was stopped, a "chain car accident" might occur.

"Whatever," Carl picked up the radio, "Assault Gun Company 3, Assault Gun Company 3!"

"I am from the third company, please go ahead."

"Please attack the enemy's tank array's rear guard vehicles."

"Sir, these are T34W models. We can easily penetrate their flanks, so I just assigned the targets to ensure that each assault gun is responsible for one target, and the first salvo will destroy the 20 tanks on the enemy's tail."

"Very good, I'll leave it to you."

After hanging up the phone, Lieutenant Carl observed the enemy formation for the third time - he felt that the enemy's formation, which resembled the Changshan Snake, was a trick.

But after watching it several times, I still can't see what's wrong.

Besides, those are T34Ws. Even if the main gun is far away, it may not be able to penetrate the front armor of the StuG III, let alone the armor of the King Tiger.

It seems that the Proson Armored Soldiers will once again achieve an astonishing exchange ratio here today.

Just like the first year of the war!
No, Lieutenant Karl remembered his experience in the first year of the war. Other tank units were using Ant's tanks to gain victories and earn Iron Cross medals. Lieutenant Karl's tank was penetrated just a few days after entering Ant's territory.

He was a mechanic at the time, and the penetration site was right next to him. The driver had been beaten to a bloody pulp, and the gunner in the turret's feet were also hit by shrapnel, and he screamed in pain.

The commander was shouting: "Abandon the vehicle! Everyone abandon the vehicle!"

This was Lieutenant Carl’s first battle. He climbed out of the tank and stumbled into the crater next to it. Only then did the tank commander stare at him and say, “Your shoulder is injured. Bandage it quickly!”

Only then did Carl realize that his shoulder was covered in red blood, and it didn't seem to be the driver's blood.

The moment I realized I was injured, severe pain spread through my brain.

Carl screamed in shame.

This was Lieutenant Carl's memorable first combat experience.

He shook off the thoughts in his mind, raised his right hand, and held the microphone in his left hand: "Fire!"

The moment the order was given, vehicle No. 217 opened fire. The lead vehicle of the enemy column, which had just approached to 1800 meters, was hit and stopped, and the second tank unexpectedly crashed into it.

The assault gun battalion also opened fire, and Lieutenant Karl could see fires starting behind the enemy line.

It seems that the assault gun did not use the newly issued sub-caliber armor-piercing shells, but still used the old ammunition with sufficient charge.

"Keep firing! Don't give them a chance to breathe! They will pay with their lives if they dare to march like this in enemy territory without sending out reconnaissance troops!"

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"How much loss?" General Andre's eyes widened.

"All 20 tanks were lost," the commander of the 54th Tank Army said with his head down, "including the T and Rokossov I tanks that were given to us for armored confrontation."

General Andrei sat down on the chair dejectedly: "It's over, all over. The Tsar will question me for losing so many new tanks."

The front's chief of staff suggested: "Although the tank units have been badly damaged, we can use infantry to encircle them. The combat area is full of woods and swamps, and the tank units may not be able to perform well."

General Andre: "Nonsense! Didn't the enemy's Strawitz battle group use tanks and infantry to cause us heavy casualties?"

The Chief of Staff shut up.

General Andre: "But we can try to see if we can complete the encirclement with pure infantry and anti-tank guns."

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Marshal von Lehr, commander of the Plossen Northern Army Group, looked at the map seriously: "According to the report of the 502nd Battalion, the enemy's breakthrough in the 290th Division's position has been temporarily contained. We have regained control of the highway, but we are still in danger.

"The enemy can use infantry to cross the forest and swamp to outflank us at any time. We need to concentrate our superior forces to push the enemy back."

The Army Group Chief of Staff said: "The only reserve forces we have are the Asgard Knights Armored Division and the 502nd and 503rd Heavy Armored Battalions. The 502nd Battalion has 28 heavy tanks in combat readiness, while the 503rd Battalion is better, with 33 tanks in combat readiness.

"With these troops—I'm not sure we can mount a successful counter-assault."

Marshal von Lehr: "If we reinforce them with two more infantry divisions, there should be no problem. I remember that we have two infantry divisions resting in Navajo?"

"Yes. But the replenishment situation of these two divisions is very bad. All the reinforcements in August and September were forcibly added to the Southern Army Group. The two divisions rested for two months, which means that except for the veterans who returned from injury, they did not receive any reinforcements." The chief of staff was very resentful when he spoke.

After all, the good-for-nothings in Army Group South, despite having received reinforcements from four armored divisions drawn from the Western Front and having priority in obtaining replacement troops, still suffered a crushing defeat, almost exposing all the land that Army Group South had swallowed up when the war broke out in 914.

Marshal von Lehr: "How many men are there in these two divisions?"

"Sixteen thousand," the chief of staff replied, "according to the original replenishment plan, the two divisions should have restored their strength to ten thousand." Field Marshal von Lehr: "The 4000-man gap is not that fatal. Let these two divisions move to the front line and join the counterattack battle group. By the 10th, we must completely defeat the enemy's attack!"

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"This is a victory!" Emperor Proson held a telegram from the Northern Army Group in his hand. "We had two heavy tanks against more than 20 enemy tanks, and the final exchange ratio was 22 to 1! This does not include the gains from ambushing the enemy troops at the blocking position later!"

The emperor held up the telegram in his hand, as if showing off his victory to the marshals and generals in the room: "Look, using the same equipment, the Northern Army Group achieved a brilliant victory! This shows that it is not a problem of equipment, but of people! Generals of other army groups, stop putting the blame for defeat on the enemy's new weapons in the future!
"This also proves that our King Tiger tank is excellent! It can completely defeat similar products of Ant."

Marshal Celtic reminded: "We have only thwarted the rapid advance of the enemy's armored forces. It is still far from a glorious victory, right?"

"No, this is a glorious victory!" The emperor clapped the telegram in his hand, "The heroic Proshen armored troops launched an attack on an independent tank brigade and a heavy breakthrough tank regiment of the enemy with two King Tiger tanks!"

The propaganda minister who attended the military meeting said: "We can do some processing, without lying, to make the masses mistakenly believe that we won the victory with a 2 to 69 situation."

(An independent tank brigade has 48 tanks and a heavy breakthrough tank regiment has 21 tanks.)
The emperor thought about it and nodded, "Very good, let's do it! We didn't deceive the people, we just forgot to tell them that half of the enemy's tanks had broken down due to a long march on rotten ground."

Marshal Celt looked at General Moltke and other new officers who were trusted by the emperor.

The general avoided his gaze.

The emperor was still conceiving his speech: "We also need to tell the people that there will be many successful defensive operations like this. Our army will firmly hold back the Ants and prevent them from entering the territory of Plossen!
"When the war lasts longer, the Ants will definitely not be able to hold on and will actively seek peace!"

Now everyone in the office fell silent, except Grand Duke Mayer who kept wiping his sweat.

At this moment, the sound of air raid sirens came from outside the window.

The emperor cursed: "Those are just lining their own pockets. I didn't expect that they would be willing to spend a fortune on air defense sirens. They are all so full of energy."

Celtic Marshal: "I'll call them and ask them to stop the alarm--"

Emperor: "No need! I think it's better to make the air raid sirens a little more shrill! Don't you agree, Grand Duke Meyer?"

Meyer trembled all over, then looked at the emperor: "Well... in the past month, thanks to the hard work of the air force pilots, the production capacity lost due to bombing has dropped by seven percentage points compared to the same period last year!
"But the enemy suddenly adopted a new bombing method. After dropping bombs, the bombers flew to the airport in Ant to land, refuel and replenish ammunition, and then flew back to bomb again.

"When they flew back, our air force on the Eastern Front was unable to effectively intercept these hedgehogs with machine guns inserted into them."

The emperor looked at Grand Duke Meyer and said, "Listen to what you said. A reduction of 7 percent? I almost fell for your word game. You didn't mean 7 percent of the total production capacity, but 7 percent of the lost production capacity!"

Grand Duke Mayer took out a spare handkerchief - no, a towel, and began to frantically wipe the sweat from his face.

The emperor sighed and said, "Since we have at least contained 7% of the losses, I will not pursue the matter this time. But it would be best if there is no next time. It would be best if there is no next time!"

Grand Duke Meyer nodded repeatedly.

The emperor looked at the Minister of Propaganda again and said, "As for matters related to propaganda, please prepare them according to your ideas. If there is anything that requires me to give a speech, please feel free to ask."

The Minister of Propaganda nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty."

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After Wang Zhong read the telegram, he sighed and said, "Did the enemy defeat us? The last time I saw such an exaggerated number was during the summer offensive when the enemy's Panzer IV tank destroyer ambushed us."

Pavlov: "The front headquarters would not have been able to obtain detailed information about the battle so quickly, and could only report the number of losses."

Popov asked: "Is it because the enemy's Tiger II tanks have deployed new armor-piercing shells? I remember that we also captured this type of armor-piercing shells. The armor-piercing ability is improved, but the charge is very small. Our tanks will hardly burn after being hit."

Wang Zhong: "It's possible. The enemy is constantly updating their equipment, and we have to hurry up as well.

"The T54 equipped with the new engine can greatly strengthen the frontal armor. I plan to name these T54s T55."

As for the style of additional armor, Wang Zhong had already thought about it. He would imitate the Russians on Earth and add "eyebrows" to the tank.

It's a pity that we can't make explosive reactive armor now, otherwise we could make some explosive reactive armor and add infrared headlights to pretend to be T80!
War Thunder players were ecstatic at the thought of this, and even wanted to use shortcut keys to send a radio message requesting an attack on point D.

At this moment, the window glass of the headquarters map room suddenly shook and made a clanging sound.

Vasily: "According to the weather forecast, the cold front will move south and the temperature will drop. Marshal, do you think the people of Prosen will collapse again because of the cold winter?"

Wang Zhong: "It's already the third year. If the Prosen people are not ready to deal with General Dong, they deserve to be defeated."

Vasily: "Yes. By the way, do you think the Prosin newspapers will start boasting that this is the first time the Empire has stopped Marshal Rokossov's attack in winter?"

Wang Zhong: "They didn't stop us either. Most of my tactical goals have been achieved. Look at how much smoother our front line is now. We can save at least four divisions of manpower!"

Vasily: "The enemy can say that you were planning to retake Volania, but were stopped."

Wang Zhong thought about it and nodded: "It is indeed possible. It is not a good thing to boost the morale of the enemy at home, but we really do not have the strength to launch a large-scale offensive in winter."

Popov: "The troops are exhausted. Now they are fighting with high morale. They can't recover without a break for half a year."

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On November 11, the day the counterattack began, Lieutenant Carl got into his tank No. 10 and saw the gunner and loader lighting a small bonfire inside the tank with oil barrels.

Lieutenant Carl: "Damn it, don't do these things that will make the mechanic scream in front of me!"

Gunner: "We're careful not to set the tank on fire. Without a fire we'll have to start the tank and warm it with the heat from the engine. Are you sure this won't cause the mechanic to make a sharp bang?"

The operating hours of the King Tiger tank engine are very precious. The engine will not be started unless necessary. Even if it is started and left idling in neutral, the precious trouble-free operating time will be reduced.

Repairing a King Tiger tank takes a very long time, and it may take at least two days.

After weighing the pros and cons, Lieutenant Carl gave up the idea of ​​letting the gunner put out the fire and squeezed over to roast himself.

"Damn it, thanks to the spacious interior of our tank, if it was Ant's tank, it would catch fire if you dared to set it on fire."

The interior of the Ante Tank is very crowded, and if it is ignited, something will definitely be burned.

After roasting for a few seconds, Lieutenant Carl asked, "What does it taste like?"

"Ah, I pooped in the tank, it's already been scooped out, don't worry."

"damn it!"

"It's so cold outside, are you sure you want me to squat in the snow to poop? It will just freeze to my ass. We used to poop in the car when we drove No. 3 through the winter."

Lieutenant Carl sighed, "I have never experienced the Ante winter. I was injured in the first year of the offensive and went back to recuperate. In the second year, I was undergoing uniform training like you. This was my first time."

Gunner: "You'll soon understand the benefits of shitting in a tank. The military song says 'Only the loyal tank will give us a steel grave', but in fact it also gave us a steel toilet hahahahahaha."

Lieutenant Carl also laughed out loud.

Suddenly he asked, "So what about peeing? Why didn't you smell the urine? Or did you pee outside?"

"It's not time yet. When the winter in Ante is so cold that the hot water just poured into the air will freeze instantly, we will have to pee in the tank."

Lieutenant Carl shook his head repeatedly.

At this time, the radio beeped. He stood up, picked up the headset and microphone, and heard someone calling him. He answered, "I am Lieutenant Carl of the 502nd Company of the 2nd Battalion. Go ahead."

"Prepare to attack, launch the tanks, Lieutenant!"

"Yes."

Carl patted the gunner on the shoulder: "Put out the fire, grab the crank, and let's start the tank!"

In such cold weather, the electric ignition is likely to fail.

The gunner picked up the bucket beside him and poured the sand inside into the bucket with the bonfire, pressing down the burning wood tightly.

After putting out the fire, the three men climbed out of the tank, inserted the crank into the hole next to the engine, and cranked it with all their might.

The King Tiger next to it was performing the same operation, and soon the sound of its engine filled the snowy field.

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On November 11, the report reached the headquarters of the First Khazaria Front.

"Sure enough, we were pushed back by the enemy." Pavlov handed the report to Wang Zhong. "It seems that the previous breakthrough was just good luck, or the enemy was too rubbish."

Wang Zhong: "So why let him lead the St. Andrew Front? Are our army's senior generals really so scarce?"

"Maybe we cleaned up too many surrenderists before." Pavlov shrugged. "I think that if Yegorov accumulates more experience and qualifications, he can be assigned to be the commander of a certain front."

Wang Zhong: "Egorov? No, he only received intermediate military education, and leading an army group is almost the limit. To move up further, he needs to go back to the military academy. Do you think he is willing to do that?"

Pavlov thought for a moment and answered, "I think he would say, 'The commander is ranked last in the division, but he can fight so well. What a waste of time!'"

Wang Zhong laughed loudly, and then continued: "Besides, I still count on him for next year's attack. I think Kashukh and Kirinenko are both good. They are lieutenant general-level officers and have received complete military education. They are very suitable to be the commanders of the front."

Popov: "We are now proposing to appoint Kashuk and Kirinenko as commanders of the front. Will this be seen as expanding power? The Rokossov faction is now feared by many people."

Wang Zhong: "The country has not been completely liberated yet, and the Plosson devils have not been eliminated, but some people have started fighting among themselves. It's time for the court to give them a good beating."

"You are a living saint, you have the final say. Even the Patriarch's words may not be as effective as yours now," said Popov.

Vasily: "Ah? Isn't the Marshal a popular candidate for the next Patriarch? He's a living saint!"

Wang Zhong: "You're the only one who talks too much!"

Please don't make me suffer!

At this time, Pavlov suddenly said, "If you are a living saint, can you preside over weddings and funerals?"

Popov: "According to the canon, saints are clergy and can preside over the ceremony."

Wang Zhong: "Why, do you want to get married again?"

"No, my wife and children are fine, why would I want to get married? I was wondering if Yegorov and Doctor Katya could wait until our offensive is over so that we can get things done?"

Wang Zhong couldn't help but glance at Pavlov's bald head, thinking that this guy was clearly at odds with Yegorov when the war just started, but now he is worrying about his wedding.

War really can bring about all kinds of changes.

Wang Zhong thought about it and nodded: "Okay."

After all, "get married after this battle" is a famous death flag, and the battlefield is a very weird thing.

Pavlov: "Would it be legal to hold a wedding for them in the name of the front?"

Popov: "The military bishop has never dealt with such matters. Usually, it is the local church that deals with it. Can I ask the local church in Roniezh?"

Wang Zhong: "You ask. When our tactical goals are achieved and Yegorov returns from the front, we can give him a surprise. Doctor Katya can tell her first, after all, her hospital is not far from Roniezh."

This attack was a tactical one. None of the troops advanced too far. Wang Zhong's headquarters and various major logistical agencies basically remained in place without moving. This had never happened before.

Before, there was either a great retreat or a great advance to pursue and annihilate the remaining enemies. Once the headquarters and logistics agencies stayed in one place for a long time, it meant that there was a bloody battle on the front line and they were fighting with the enemy.

Vasily: "Marshal, won't you write a song about their battlefield love?"

Wang Zhongxin thought it was easy for you to say that. I’m not really a talented musician. I have to think of a suitable song before I can copy it!
Vasily: "I went to see Filippov before, and he seemed to have written a poem, but the atmosphere didn't quite fit with the wedding day."

Wang Zhong: "Bring it here for me to see."

Vasily immediately opened his notebook, turned to a page and handed it to Wang Zhong: "I copied the poem down."

When Wang Zhong saw the poem, he burst out laughing, because the content of the poem was very similar to the famous song "Walking Through the Tall Grass" by Liubai Band. He felt that he could almost copy this famous song.

Vasily: How does it feel?

Wang Zhong thought to himself, I am not really a literary youth. If you ask me to evaluate poetry, I can only say -

"It's quite romantic." To cover up his embarrassment, he continued, "I have an idea, Vasily, please write it down."

Then Wang Zhong hummed the melody from memory:

After two spring, summer, autumn and winter,
How many people have forgotten me?

How many people have left me.

I returned to my hometown, my temples were covered with frost.
My comrades are scattered all over the world, and only the medal on my chest keeps me company.

I walked along the weed-covered path and through the tall grass.

I want to take a deep breath of the air of this land,
I have long forgotten the taste.

(End of this chapter)