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Chapter 743 Week Offensive
Although the chairman bowed his head, some of the committee members were dissatisfied and stood up and asked, "Hellmann, you are only the commander of the armed forces, how dare you make decisions on our behalf!"

Herman: "Didn't you ignore the advice of me, the commander of the armed forces, and start the uprising without authorization? Don't think I don't know that the first few divisions that started the uprising had your support behind the scenes!"

"That was a spontaneous act by the soldiers after they were provoked by Proshen's brutality!" The commissioner pointed at Hermann, "Isn't it your responsibility to prevent it?"

Herman: "Then you should replace me now! Let's see who else can get you out safely. Anyway, I can't do it!"

Another member said: "Without us, the connection between the exile government in the United Kingdom and the country would be cut off! Her Royal Highness might never be able to return to her motherland!"

"If it weren't for you, the people of the capital wouldn't be massacred like this! I've said it before, as long as we protect the remaining children and wait for the opportunity to revolt, we will always find an opportunity!" Hermann stared at the committee members coldly, "Now, please face the bloody reality with me and the millions of people in the capital."

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August 8, Melania Front Command.

Wang Zhong put down the photos that had just been sent from the Melania capital: "It's really strange, it's so difficult for us to send some weapons to the Melania rebels through the front line, but the photos in the city can easily come to us, and such a big bag at once.

"With the transportation lines, wouldn't it be great if we could send in five hundred or one thousand rocket launchers?"

Pavlov: "Yes, they were all intercepted by Proson. You will probably encounter some troubles when commanding the battle group to break through. Our rocket launchers are too simple and easy to use. The Proson people like them. Their own imitations have many problems. The soldiers don't like to use them."

"Really?" Wang Zhong scratched his head. "There's something fishy. Didn't I find out an infiltration route during my previous reconnaissance? Let's try this route. Don't tell Melania about the Resistance. I suspect there are bad guys in the Resistance."

Vasily said, "I just don't know whether this bad guy was planted by the United Kingdom or the Prosons. Given the poor intelligence level of the Prosons, why do I feel it was the United Kingdom?"

Wang Zhong: "The main force exerting pressure now is also the United Kingdom, which has made Emilia embarrassed to come to the headquarters. You see, the only one who has put pressure on us recently is the liaison officer."

"Marshal, now that you mention it, it's true." Vasily clapped his hands vigorously. "I thought you two were having some unpleasantness and were in a cold war."

"Nonsense, aren't we still conducting reconnaissance every day?"

"That's just official business. If we don't keep in touch privately, then there's a problem."

Wang Zhong: "I think you miss the days of collecting excrement again."

As he was speaking, the liaison officer from the United Kingdom entered the headquarters: "Your Excellency Marshal."

"The assault group can set off on September 9st," Pavlov answered directly.

Liaison Officer: "But you have seen the photos of the city. The enemy is systematically slaughtering the Melania people. Now you are the only one who can save them."

Wang Zhong: "We have prepared as quickly as possible. There is a proverb in Seris that sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. If we attack hastily without being well prepared, it will be impossible to break through the enemy's defense line.

"This is 150 kilometres of densely populated area."

Liaison officer: "As far as I know, most of Melania's houses are made of brick and stone, which cannot withstand the heavy artillery and tank guns of your troops."

Wang Zhong: "Then take a look at what this building we are in is made of? What material is the fake headquarters across the street made of?"

Both the headquarters and the fake headquarters are genuine reinforced concrete structures. When the Ant army occupied these two buildings, the Prosen people had already retreated, so these two buildings remained so intact.

Liaison Officer: “But——”

"No buts. We will attack on September 1st. We can't attack any faster."

The liaison officer hesitated for a few seconds, but finally nodded: "Okay, I will report this to Prime Minister Leonard."

After saying that, he saluted, turned and left.

Pavlov: "In fact, if it weren't for the problem of changing the railroad tracks, we could have completed the preparations much faster. The problem that troubled Prosen in 914 is now bothering us."

Wang Zhong: “But we don’t have to face the mud.”

"That's right, thanks to Melania's excellent infrastructure."

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At this time on the Western Front, the Norman Duchy.

"Why is it so difficult to get supplies?" Captain Ivanson looked at the senior non-commissioned officer at the military station. "Isn't there an artificial dock that can handle tens of thousands of supplies a day?"

The sergeant shrugged and said, "I don't know either. I will distribute as much supplies as are delivered. Look at the supplies here now. There are cigarettes, champagne, sausages and other good things, but there is no ammunition because they are all glowing.

"If you want to complain, you can either go to the Allied Logistics Command, which distributed too many cigarettes and alcohol, or go to Marshal Mago, who has not yet been able to capture Chinburg. He is a popular figure in the United Kingdom and even took a photo with the captured Marshal Romer."

The sergeant took a bite of the sausage in his hand and said, "Look at it from a positive perspective. At least you are not hungry now. Do you want to smoke?"

Ivanson looked up at the sky and held out his hand: "Give me ten packs of cigarettes and two bottles of wine. If you can't bring back ammunition, at least you can give the brothers something good."

"Then I suggest some more sausages. Do you have a jeep?"

"I drove here?"

The sergeant leaned forward on the table. "I have a suggestion. If your jeep has enough fuel, go to the beach. There are things everywhere on the beach, but because the logistics headquarters has made a mess, it can't be transported. You can drive your jeep to transport it yourself. Many troops do this."

Ivanson opened his mouth halfway, and after a long while he recovered, he asked, "What's going on with them? We can still transport it ourselves now, but what will we do when we go deep inland?"

The sergeant just shrugged.

At this time, a soldier from the military station entered the tent and said, "We have piled the things you just asked for in your jeep, Captain."

Ivanson looked at the soldier, then at the sergeant: "Okay, I'll go to the beach and take a look."

Sergeant: "You will thank me for this suggestion."

Evanson: “I hope so.”

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It didn't take long for Iverson to realize that he really should be grateful to the NCO at the depot.

The beach was littered with fuel and ammunition, and was filled with trucks and jeeps from combat troops pulling in supplies. The entire beach was in chaos.

Ivanson stopped the car and looked at the market-like scene. He said to himself, "What if the Plosson Air Force comes to bomb?" The military police next to him heard it and replied, "They have been here. The large piece of wreckage over there is the result of the bombing by Plosson's planes. The commander of the nearby anti-aircraft artillery unit was severely reprimanded, and then he learned from his mistakes and summed up his experience. Yesterday, he shot down three of our own planes."

Evanson: “Really?”

"Yes, you see, that commander over there is the one I mentioned. He is now handing over the command to the new commander. But we all know that the person who should be replaced most now should be Admiral Jin of the Joint Forces Logistics Command. This good-for-nothing is now planning to move to Champagne, so the beach is like this now."

Ivanson doubted his ears: "Where?"

"Champagne is the capital of the Dukedom of Champagne and the largest city under our control now."

Iverson: "Isn't that the front line? What is the logistics headquarters doing there?"

The gendarme was about to come back when a gendarme officer came on patrol, so he shut up.

The officer looked at the military police, then at Ivanson, and gestured, "Line up over there to get fuel and ammunition."

After saying this, the officer walked away in a square pace.

The chatterbox military police officer leaned close to Evanson and whispered, "It is said that there is an old castle in Champagne, and Admiral Jin feels that his position ought to be based in the castle. There is also a wine cellar under the castle, and the admiral is very greedy for those priceless wines."

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Ivanson: "What the hell? The supply to the front line is almost falling apart. Look at how many trucks are there to pull in ammunition and fuel!"

"It's no use complaining to me. I'm just a military policeman responsible for maintaining order at the scene."

Ivanson shook his head and thought, forget it, it’s more important to get the fuel and supplies for the troops first.

----

Prime Minister Leonard pounded the table hard: "My General Mago, Qinbao has been under siege for half a month. Is it so difficult to deal with the three Plossen divisions?"

Mago: "The enemy relied on reinforced concrete buildings to resist, and we had to clear them house by house. There were also enemy snipers hiding in various corners, and they basically didn't consider retreat. Some snipers even planted mines on their way out, intending to fight to the death in the sniper position.

"We have never seen such a brutal battle method."

Leonard: "Then why did Ant hit the city so quickly?"

"After our interrogation of the prisoners, they confessed that they brought back experience from the Eastern Front, which is how the Ants conducted urban warfare." Mago said confidently, "In addition, the troops reported that as long as Sergeant Proson had a commemorative medal for serving on the Eastern Front, he would be very cunning and have a stronger fighting will. These veterans have caused us a lot of trouble."

Prime Minister Leonard: "Damn Rokossov, why is it him again?"

Mago: "It's not necessarily Rokossov who forced these Proson people into this state."

Leonard sighed, "How about we learn from Rokossov's advanced experience? Use something with enough explosives to blow up the Prosons and their bunkers."

Mago: "In fact, our flamethrower heavy tanks are very effective against the enemy, but there are too few flamethrower heavy tanks. The light flamethrower tanks are often destroyed by the Plosson troops before they can get close enough to the flamethrower distance."

Leonard thought for a long time and said to Margo, "Anyway, you should speed up the progress. The good news is that Rokosov in Ant has also stopped. The battle line has been stationary on the map for ten days. The liaison officer said that he will launch a new attack on September 1st."

Mago: "How is that possible? His troops must have suffered heavy losses in the previous battle. It is impossible for them to launch another attack after such a short rest period!"

Prime Minister Leonard: "It shows that he is also affected by Melania's situation, which is a good thing. The result of his best efforts now may be that he will have to rest for a longer time, or even wait for the injured backbone to return to the team for half a year.

"This way we will have half a year! Half a year to break into the heart of Proshen and even occupy Proshennia!"

Margo: “That’s impossible.”

"what?"

Mago: “First, Carolingian is very large, and it will take a long time to completely recapture Carolingian. Secondly, there are three ways to get from Carolingian to Plossen. One is to cross the original Mano Line, but now it must have been transformed by the Plossen people, and it will be difficult to break through.

"The second option was to go through the Ardennes, but the Plossons blocked this loophole with a fortified belt. Aerial photos show that there are an astonishing number of anti-tank cones alone, and it is basically impossible to quickly open a road with engineers.

"The final approach is to go through the Low Countries, and the Low Countries - there are many rivers. No, we cannot end the war in half a year, that is my professional judgment."

"If you don't take Qinbao, I will question your professionalism." Leonard said, "Fortunately, the Proson people have stabilized their position on the Eastern Front. The 150 kilometers in front of Rokossov will not be so easy to cross. His core forces will suffer heavy losses here!"

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Wang Zhong: "After aerial reconnaissance, I found that the enemy's defense still has loopholes. We have sent infiltration troops to verify some loopholes, and they successfully delivered weapons to the rebellious Melania people.

“But there were collaborators among the Melanias, and those loopholes were quickly closed by the Plossons.”

The commanders in the meeting all had serious expressions.

Wang Zhong: "But this is also in my plan. The Prosen people can't conjure up troops to plug the loopholes out of thin air. In order to plug these loopholes, the enemy's defense is further stretched. I think there is a 150% chance of success in quickly breaking through this kilometers with people."

Among the officers, one of Melania’s people asked loudly: “Only 50%, Marshal?”

"Yes, only 50%. This is 150 kilometers, and our ammunition, fuel, etc. are not very sufficient. The troops have recovered a lot after 20 days of rest.

"Based on this situation, I am prepared to adopt a bold tactic. I am prepared to try to infiltrate the enemy's defense line using light infantry and cavalry.

"The entire combat plan will be carried out in waves on a weekly basis. Every week, we will launch a fierce offensive, relying on infantry infiltration and limited armored force attacks to attack the enemy, encircle and destroy part of the enemy, and then stop for a week to replenish."

Wang Zhong had no other choice, so he used light infantry like this. There was no doubt that this tactic was learned from the strongest light infantry on Earth.

Kashuh has proved on the northern front that the current veterans of Ant can use such tactics, so Wang Zhong decided to "pay tribute" to his motherland.

As for whether it could succeed, he really had no idea. After all, the troops under his command were different from that iron army.

Let’s try it and see if it works.

Wang Zhong: “The battle plan has been sent to you. As you have discovered, this plan requires you to exercise your own subjective initiative.

"Go back and study the plan carefully. I have set detailed infiltration targets for each regiment. You have 30 hours to familiarize yourself with the plan and enter the starting position at 9 a.m. on September 1.

"Disband."

(End of this chapter)