Arc of Gunfire

Chapter 55 Rokossov and His Heroic Troops Were Rewarded (Alliance Leader Added)

Wang Zhong stood up, but his feet were still numb from walking for too long, and he almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

The judge with one more star quickly supported him: "Be careful, if you fall in front of us, we will add to our bad reputation."

You also know that you have a bad reputation.

Wang Zhong just thought so, and Yegorov said directly: "You also know that you have a bad reputation?"

Wang Zhong stared at Yegorov with wide eyes, thinking, are you so fierce?

Pavlov's expression seemed to be complaining: "What is this mud leg talking about!"

The judge smiled: "Our mission is to make people afraid. If everyone sees that we are not afraid, the lurking enemies will not be afraid either. They will become bold and reckless, right? So it is better for us to make people feel terrified."

Wang Zhong and his own officers - actually just Yegorov and Pavlov - looked at each other.

He decided to skip this matter and stood up straight, saying to the judge: "Lead the way. Take your car?"

"Alyosha!" Before the judge opened his mouth, a call came from behind.

Mr. Wang turned around and saw Lyudmila trotting over, holding a plate with bread, sausages, and pickles in her right hand, and a cup in her left hand.

"Eat a little." Lyudmila said, "The last time I ate was just after dawn, and you have walked so far, you must be hungry."

Wang Zhong nodded, he was indeed hungry.

He first took a bite of the bread, and then silently put the bread back. It is said that there is a kind of roasted bread, but this piece of wood is obviously not.

With a nervous mood, Wang Zhong picked up the sausage, took a bite, and stuffed it into his mouth without saying a word.

Remember in the future, sausages are trustworthy - I guess meat is trustworthy.

Finally, Wang Zhong ordered some pickles.

This thing tastes like - like pickles.

After eating, Wang Zhong wiped his mouth, took the cup handed by Lyudmila and took a sip, then found that it was not water, but milk.

Wang Zhong: "Where did the milk come from?"

"There's a bucket over there." Lyudmila pointed to the big bucket with a faucet in the kitchen not far away.

Wang Zhong: "Oh, milk."

"Well, what else can it be?" Lyudmila asked in confusion.

Wang Zhong tried hard not to look around and answered, "I thought it was mare's milk."

Lyudmila was even more confused: "Do you want to drink mare's milk? It's hard to get it now, right?"

Wang Zhong drank the liquid in the cup in one breath and gave it back to the girl: "Milk is good. I'm leaving."

"By the way," Lyudmila said, "Brother Yetsemenko went to the army church. Maybe we will be assigned to other places. Alyosha, I..."

Wang Zhong was furious when he heard that his magic arrow team was going to be taken away. He hadn't even got the tank yet, and they were trying to take away my magic arrows. He raised his voice and said, "No one can leave without my permission! I'm going to see the army bishop now, I'll tell him!"

Lyudmila breathed a sigh of relief, and then her expression softened.

She looked very happy.

Wang Zhong got on the car of the court angrily and sat in the back seat, muttering: "Snatching my magic arrows, what a joke."

There are no tanks, and my "Cornet" anti-tank missile group (referring to the magic arrow group, Wang Zhong regarded them as anti-tank missile groups) was transferred away. This battle cannot be fought. I want to complain to the brigade commander - no, the army bishop!

The two judges also got on the car.

Egorov was about to get on the car, and the judge said: "You don't have to go. Write a report on the battle process, and a staff officer will come to get it."

Egorov was shocked and looked back at Sergeant Major Gregory.

The sergeant major immediately understood, and got on the back seat of the jeep with the captured MP40 and sat next to Wang Zhong.

"I'm a guard." The sergeant major said, "It's normal to bring a guard, right?"

The judge nodded and started the car directly.

The car left the school like this.

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After the judge left, the soldiers of the 3rd Amur Regiment all breathed a sigh of relief, and the scene quickly became lively again.

The young girls of the field cooking team began to talk about the count who had just left.

These were girls recruited from Bogdanovka. Some were born after the end of the civil war, and many were still children who did not remember anything during the civil war.

Although Bogdanovka was attacked by the Prosons, the Prosons' targets were very concentrated, mainly the railway station and the locomotive repair factory next to the station. Most people in Bogdanovka had not really seen anyone injured or killed by Proson planes.

So these girls had no idea about the cruelty of war, and their imagination of war mainly came from movies, music and poetry.

They were discussing enthusiastically what the Count had just said:

"Natasha, did you hear that? The Count just said, 'Then I can introduce you to the way back from hell', so cool!"

"Yes, when he said that, his face made my heart almost jump out!"

"By the way, who was the girl who brought food to the Count just now? She looks a little older than us."

While the girls were chattering while working, the aunt in charge of cooking was knocking hard on the edge of the pot with a large spoon used to stir the soup pot: "Stop making noise, work hard, girls! Natasha, look at the potatoes you peeled, I can see here whether the skin is peeled clean!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone shouted from the soldier's side: "I'll eat that potato!"

This caused a roar of laughter.

But the aunt didn’t look at the soldiers at all, but continued to scold the girls: “During the civil war, I also joined the field cooking team, just like you.

"Let me tell you, no matter whether you are a noble or a commoner, whether you are handsome or naughty, you may disappear suddenly!

"The lucky ones are gone immediately, the unfortunate ones are in the hospital, missing arms and legs, and will suffer for the rest of their lives!

"Don't fall in love with soldier girls, don't! After the war is over, find a lucky man with good legs and feet to marry. This is the right thing! It's the only right thing!"

The aunt's words silenced the soldiers.

After the silence lasted for a second, Pavlov said: "Auntie, this time is different from the civil war! What we have seen with our own eyes is that the Prosen devils are demons, and they slaughter ordinary people wantonly!

“We saw with our own eyes how they killed three generations of a civilian family in a cesspool!

"If we don't fight and destroy them, everyone will be killed, and they will take our land and use our corpses to fertilize the fields!"

While stirring the potato and carrot soup in the big pot, the aunt replied: "Yes, I know. That's why I'm cooking for you."

As she spoke, the aunt suddenly couldn't hold herself any longer and began to sob softly. She didn't know what sad memories she remembered.

The girls gathered around and comforted the aunt, but the aunt yelled: "Peel your potatoes! The soldiers are still waiting to eat! They are still waiting... to eat..."

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At this moment, in the headquarters.

The chief of staff of the 41st Army put a map on the table.

"This is a map hand-drawn by the staff officer. If it were the unlearned Rokossov, he would never be able to clearly tell how they got to Upper Penier." The chief of staff said proudly, " He will be exposed in one moment, and all lies will be revealed!"

The army commander came to the map, looked at it and said, "Is this map accurate?"

"It is accurate and drawn strictly to scale. The biggest difference from the real map is that some landmarks are drawn on this map based on aerial photos. They were all specially found according to the route mentioned by Captain Sergey. If it is really Luo Kossov ordered them to retreat to Upper Penier, he will definitely remember it!”

The bishop nodded and turned to look at Duke Wostrom, the commander in episode 41.

Duke: "Very well, let us use this to test Count Rokosov's strength! If his previous uneducated appearance was really just an act to please the Crown Prince, then we will give him He applied for a medal.

"If he is really ignorant and incompetent, we will find a way to find the person who really commanded this battle and put him to good use!"

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The Tribunal's car stopped in front of a small, unattractive building.

Wang Zhong looked at the building in confusion: "Is the headquarters here? This looks like an ordinary house."

Not even as good as the mechanical mill in the village of Haupenier.

The judge who was driving pointed at the city government building not far away: "Look next to you. We hung a military flag and the national flag on the top of the building. It is bombed every day. Unfortunately, the building itself is a concrete building. It is relatively small." Solid.”

Wang Zhong: "So that's it. This is to avoid air raids."

Inquisitor: "There was a traitor who wanted to use smoke grenades to guide the Prosen Air Force near the headquarters, but we caught him and shot him. Now military vehicles are not allowed to park around the headquarters, and they are not allowed to hang in colors that are easy to identify from the air. Get out of the car. I have to drive the car later. Come on, Lord Count."

Wang Zhong then opened the door and got out of the car. After everyone else got out of the car, the jeep drove away immediately.

Standing at the door of the headquarters was a young officer with a golden tassel on his military uniform. Wang Zhong looked at the rope and felt that it looked like Sandoku's "adjutant's rope". The golden adjutant's rope indicated that he was the general's adjutant.

The adjutant made a sign of invitation.

Wang Zhong was not in a hurry. He first observed the plain and simple headquarters, then straightened his clothes, and then strode toward the entrance.

As soon as I entered the headquarters, I heard the "didi" sound often heard in movies. Looking through the sound, I could see that the room on the left side of the corridor was full of telegraph machines and a group of people were busy.

The judge took Wang Zhong into the room opposite the telegraph room.

There was a map table inside, and a large number of senior officers in gorgeous military uniforms stood beside the table. The medals on their bodies almost dazzled Wang Zhong's eyes.

Wang Zhong took a look at the bird's-eye view to get a rough idea of ​​who the group of people in front of him were, and then saluted Duke Vostrom, the highest-ranking military officer here: "Your Excellency, Alexey Konstantinovich Rom Kossov was ordered to come."

The Duke raised his hand and returned the greeting: "Konstantinovich, you are finally here. Come and tell us how you escaped from the encirclement of Ronezh."

As he spoke, the Duke pointed to the map in front of him.

Wang Zhong immediately stepped forward and started explaining the map.

He was already very familiar with maps. After all, he had played various war games for many years before traveling through time. Some wargames were simply map-based exercises, emphasizing a simulator.

On the way out of Ronezh, he kept looking at the bird's-eye view, and everything seemed familiar to him.

About fifteen minutes later, Wang Zhong stopped.

The golden rope adjutant next to him immediately handed over the water.

The Duke and other senior officers looked at each other.

Finally, the bishop of the 41st Army Group asked, "Alexei Konstantinovich, didn't you graduate from the military academy last? The fact we learned is that you can't even read a map very well."

What the hell was Wang Zhong thinking, was the original owner so useless?

What should I do? If I say that God is guiding me, will the clergy see through it and label me a heretic?

He said, "I am indeed the last one, but I can still read a map. The so-called inability to read a map must be a rumor spread by my classmates, yes, a rumor!"

The bishop of the army group looked at the Duke of Wostrom.

The Duke said, "How do you know that the front is the enemy's defense gap?"

Wang Zhong: "I'm not sure. At first, I just ordered smoke to block the enemy's superior firepower. As a result, the 3rd Amur Regiment rushed directly to the enemy's front-line division headquarters.

"At that time, my judgment was that the enemy must have deployed heavy troops in the east to block the breakout troops, so it's better to play a rebellious thinking. "

Several senior officers looked at each other again.

The Duke asked again, "Why did you decide to defend Shangpeinier? That was not an order given to you. "

Wang Zhong: "We were riding in a captured Proson truck and were shot at when we saw Lubokov's troops. If we continued to ride in the Proson truck, we would definitely be shot at more.

"We can only get off and walk. There are only a few T28s responsible for guarding Upper Peniye, with thin skin and large fillings. The enemy will seize the village in a short time and then move on.

"We will be caught up, the enemy is a mechanized force!"

The people around the map table exchanged glances, and finally the Duke said: "Then you introduce the defense in Upper Peniye."

As soon as the voice fell, the staff changed to a new map, which turned out to be a detailed map of Upper Peniye Village, with the location of each house drawn out.

Wang Zhong looked at the map and immediately said: "This map is drawn wrong here, this house should be directly south of the mechanical mill. ”

He was too familiar with Upper Pennier. After all, he had overlooked it for two days, and many of his soldiers died here heroically. Maybe when Wang Zhong gets old, he will still remember this small village, every brick, every blade of grass and every tree there.

The army chief of staff said: "Just tell it as it is. This is what the staff drew based on the aerial photos. It's not accurate, but it's enough."

Wang Zhong nodded and began to recall the battle that lasted 38 hours.

30 minutes later.

The army bishop spoke first: "Very good, Alexei Konstantinovich, very good!

"When you have rested, go tell the priests in the Propaganda Hall again! Let them spread the word that we can defeat the Plosson Army with our bravery and wisdom!"

The army chief of staff said: "We destroyed so many enemy tanks by fighting in the city! More tanks than many tank armies!"

Wang Zhong raised his eyebrows: "So I passed?"

He saw that these senior officers did not believe that he could lead and win the battle, and deliberately tested him.

The Duke walked around the map table and patted Wang Zhong on the shoulder: "Alexei Konstantinovich, I admit that we did not believe that you fought a wonderful battle just now, but now we completely believe it. Maybe you are just not good at dealing with the military academy exams!"

Wang Zhong responded seriously: "My Lord Duke, it was not me who fought a wonderful battle, but my soldiers who fought a wonderful battle. I just..."

I just cheated.

But Wang Zhong could not say this, so he was stuck.

The Duke, however, had an expression of "I understand, I understand everything" and turned back to the bishop and said: "Nikita, apply for the title of Guards for the 3rd Trans-Amur Regiment. And that tank regiment, the 31st Tank Regiment, right? Apply for the title of Guards as well!"

The bishop was embarrassed: "The Trans-Amur Regiment is easy to say, the 31st Regiment is all gone, there is no precedent for granting the title of Guards to a unit whose number has been eliminated."

Wang Zhong was very sad when he heard this. He remembered that he still had a letter from the gunner of the No. 422 vehicle in his pocket and remembered Lubokov's smiling face.

At this time, a staff officer came in: "Report, the aerial reconnaissance has results. The enemy has not yet occupied Upper Peniye, and the pilot saw a heavy tank No. 67 fighting."

Wang Zhong was shocked: "Are they still fighting?"

"Yes, they are still fighting." The staff officer nodded.

Wang Zhong stepped forward and held the Duke's hand: "Hurry up and send the armored troops to support them!"

The Duke looked embarrassed: "Alexei Konstantinovich, the Fourth Tank Army is the last armored force in our hands."

Wang Zhong's shoulders slumped down, and he suddenly thought of something, so he asked: "What is the situation of the defense line now? I mean, the defense line here."

The commander of the 63rd Army said: "We have built a basic trench system, but... there is not enough time, and there is a lack of cement. There are not many anti-tank piles and solid defense support points. The situation is very bad. If there is one more day, it will be better."

After getting the answer, Wang Zhong was further certain in his heart that the No. 67 car probably knew this.

The mechanical failure was just an opportunity. Because of the mechanical failure, these brave people decided to stay and delay the enemy for one more day to buy time for the defense line.

Wang Zhong squeezed the Duke's hand again: "Please apply for the No. 67 crew... apply for the highest honor!"

He originally wanted to say Soviet hero, but halfway remembered that there was no Soviet Union here, and he didn't know what the highest honor of the Ante Empire was.

The Army Bishop nodded: "We will apply for them to receive the Gold Star Medal, the highest honor."

The chief of staff of the group army interfaced: "As for you, Alexei Konstantinovich, we are going to arrange for you and your troops to rest in Loktov, where the broken troops on the front are being reorganized. How about you take charge of this work?" ?”

Wang Zhong: "No! I can still fight. Give me troops and I can kill more Prosen Japs!"

The Duke shook his head: "No, I have a hunch that this war will become long and stinky. You don't have to be so anxious to eliminate the Prossens. Your face looks very bad, you look very tired, and there is no color at all." No. You and your troops need to rest.

"We will hold off the enemy in Bogdanovka for at least three weeks. After you have rested, I guarantee that you will be sent to the most dangerous place."

Wang Zhong thought for a while and felt that the Duke was so confident and it seemed that he had enough troops, so it would be a good idea to take a rest.

Only by replenishing the personnel and equipment can we better deal with the Prosen Japs.

So he changed his words: "Then I want to replenish personnel and equipment, I want tanks, artillery..."

At this time, he looked at the Army Group Bishop, remembered something, and said, "Also, don't transfer my Divine Arrow team!"

Bishop: "The Holy Arrow team currently under your command, Praying Hands is your childhood sweetheart, isn't it, Alexei Konstantinovich?

"I will not transfer this divine arrow team. Although there is a shortage of divine arrows on the front line, but... I think Brother Ye Tsemenko's team also needs to rest."

Wang Zhong felt relieved.

"What about tanks," he continued, "I want Special 34 tanks, the more the better!"

The Duke interrupted Wang Zhong: "You will definitely be supplemented by personnel. As for equipment, we are all short of equipment now.

"Loktov is our supply center. When you get there, ask the logistics department for it.

"You guys have a day of rest in the city today, and we will set off early tomorrow morning and take the empty carriage back."

The Duke turned to the chief of staff: "Ask the logistics department to distribute good wine and good cigarettes to the third rear Amur regiment! And of course beef, give them as much as they can eat!"

This chapter is an additional update from leader 959863, and there are two more updates in the evening.

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