Arc of Gunfire

Wang Zhong and Lyudmila spent a happy afternoon picnic time in their manor.

When he returned to the stables of the manor, Wang Zhong keenly discovered that the attitude of the maids towards him seemed to have changed.

When they first entered the manor, the maids were all wary and hostile, but now the older maids looked at Wang Zhong with some confusion, while the younger maids did not hide their curiosity at all.

what's the situation?

The maids were setting up the venue for tonight's dance in the garden, so there were maids everywhere. Wherever Wang Zhong went, he felt someone talking about him behind his back. When he turned around, he saw the maids setting up the venue in an orderly manner, and no one even spoke.

It feels like a classic scene from "The Mermaid".

Wang Zhong was very surprised, so he turned around and asked Lyudmila: "What's going on?"

Lyudmila shrugged: "Maybe something happened while you were taking a nap on my lap?"

Wang Zhong: "What's the difference between this and not saying anything? Apparently something happened?"

Just as he was about to stop a maid to ask, the crown prince appeared: "Why did you abandon me when you came out of the Duke's house?"

Wang Zhong: "Ah, that's because you fell asleep on the sofa after drinking. I saw that you were sleeping soundly..."

"That's because you've only been in for two hours! Did you get punished badly this time?"

"Uh..." Wang Zhong was a little embarrassed. How could he tell the crown prince that his scumbag brother had suddenly become a top student?

The Crown Prince yawned and turned to look at the venue: "The dance floor is so small that it can only accommodate one band. It seems like it's another meeting and reception for the big shots. You obviously have a larger maze in your house!"

Wang Zhong turned to look at the maze in the garden.

He vaguely remembered that this kind of maze game at Western aristocratic dances was basically for giving opportunities for messing around. Girls entered the maze first, and then the boys went to find it, performing "you chase me, I chase you, and when I catch you, I will let you have fun." "Drama.

When we came out of the maze, everyone was disheveled.

The prince continued: "Obviously Alyosha you are the best at this, you can always find the most beautiful one among them!"

Wang Zhong suddenly said: "Nonsense, Liu Xia has never been found."

Lyudmila; "I have never participated, how could you find me? Not only that, you also bring me a small piece of the girl's hair every time. I am almost annoyed by you."

Wang Zhong was shocked. What kind of high-end gameplay is this?

"So you keep that hair?"

"Of course I won't stay!" Lyudmila raised her voice.

The crown prince said: "It's a pity today, otherwise you would have received several bunches of hair again."

Wang Zhong: "No more."

Lyudmila: "He won't."

The crown prince looked at Wang Zhong suspiciously: "Alyosha, what's wrong with you? Ever since you came back, everything has been wrong."

Wang Zhong said firmly: "Your illusion!"

At this time, he suddenly saw a few strong men placing a clay pot on a lit bonfire in the distance.

Driven by curiosity, he stepped forward and asked, "What's in this clay pot?"

In fact, Wang Zhong could smell the spices inside, it must be a kind of dish, but the coating of this clay pot looked very strange and reminiscent.

The worker carrying the jar said, "It contains stew. It needs to be simmered for several hours, and it also needs to maintain natural heat dissipation. It is the most troublesome dish for tonight's dinner."

Wang Zhong reached out to open the clay pot and took a look, and found that it was filled with dazzling vegetables, including eggplants, potatoes, green peppers, carrots, etc.

The moment he opened the lid, the smell of spices irritated Wang Zhong's nostrils even more, making him wonder if the chef had thrown a handful of "masala" inside.

When he saw this dish, the Crown Prince was shocked: "This... is the Chief Shepherd Belinsky coming tonight?"

The worker saluted respectfully: "You are right, the shepherd is coming first."

At this time, a blue-hatted judge appeared. He quickly inserted himself between Wang Zhong and others and the clay pot: "You cannot open it during the stew. After it is out of the pot, the chef must eat it first!"

Wang Zhong: "Okay, I'm just curious, not intentional."

The Crown Prince also said: "I prove that he didn't do it on purpose."

The judge glanced at Wang Zhong and nodded. After closing the lid, he guarded the pot closely.

After leaving the pot, the Crown Prince muttered: "Why did the Patriarch come to see you? Did you do anything that needs to be repented of? Or did you cause divine punishment by blowing the results of the victory so loudly?"

To this day, the crown prince still thinks Wang Zhong is a "packaged" war hero.

Wang Zhong was too lazy to get involved with his friends. Anyway, the equipment was sent by the second princess. It was business to please the second princess more in the future!

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At 2030 hours on July 9, almost all the nobles in Agsukov gathered at the dinner hosted by Duke Rokosov.

Just as the Crown Prince expected, this was a "simple dinner party" aimed at chatting about the situation. Nobles with high military ranks all gathered together to discuss the situation, and the heirs who were brought to familiar social situations started chatting out of boredom. .

This is the case now.

The dandies gathered around Wang Zhong, just like in the past.

Wang Zhong was tired of dealing with the vulgar jokes made by the dudes. Suddenly someone hit the ground with a heavy object and shouted loudly: "His Majesty the Chief Shepherd is here!"

The nobles who were chatting all raised their heads, and then respectfully watched the Patriarch arrive at his position——

However, the Patriarch passed by this position and came to Wang Zhong: "Alexey Konstantinovich! I have heard of his name for a long time!"

Wang Zhong held the hand extended by the Patriarch, but didn't know what to say.

After all, his experience in dealing with religious people before time travel was infinitely close to zero. The most interaction he had with religious people was when his father took him to the temple to worship Wenquxing before the college entrance examination.

When Wang Zhong was embarrassed, the Patriarch said: "You played beautifully in Loktov. It was an out-and-out victory! Congratulations to you, Alexei Konstantinovich."

The venue fell silent.

After a brief silence, General Skorobo, the commander of the Agsukov Front, spoke: "Your Majesty the Patriarch, the so-called major general was killed is just a rumor spread by heretics. In fact, according to the intelligence obtained by the front army, the enemy armed 15 The division has not stopped taking action.”

Patriarch Belinsky: "If one division commander dies, the entire army will be paralyzed, and Proson will not leave us in such a mess."

The word "embarrassed" immediately caused an uproar.

"You actually said you were embarrassed!"

"Isn't the front line a big advantage?"

"But many noble families are already in mourning..."

"But look, Alexei is back! If he can escape back, then the enemy must not be a big deal!"

Wang Zhong frowned.

At this time, General Skorobo took a step forward and said loudly: "Everyone! There was indeed a small defeat on the front line. We lost the Principality of Wostrom and lost 200,000 troops, but our huge Mother Ant is still there. There is such a vast land and so many sources of soldiers!

“Now, in Agsukov, we have assembled 69 infantry divisions, 11 cavalry divisions, and 21 armored divisions!

"This is a huge force that has never been seen in the history of Ant! In addition, there is also the power gathered by Duke Myshkin in Shepetovka. Our two heavy military groups are the horns of each other. We can attack when we advance, and we can defend when we retreat. !

"If the enemy strikes any one of our troops, the other force will launch a powerful attack on the enemy's flank! Detour!

"With the current situation, it can be said that we have recovered from our initial passivity! We can now think about defeating the enemy!"

Wang Zhong suddenly had a hunch. At this time, the general would not think that "the advantage is mine", right?

No way, right?

If you look at the enemy's technical weapons and training level, and then look at you, you will see that there is nothing but morale - no, in this situation, are there really many troops who can maintain morale?

At this time, General Skorobo stood directly on a chair and shouted: "We still have strong fortifications! We still have the advantage of fighting inside! Your Majesty, the Patriarch, at this time, spread rumors that are not good for morale. The news is not good, is it?"

Patriarch: "Really? Then let us hear what Alexey Konstantinovich Rokosov, the hero who has just returned from victory, has to say."

He turned to Wang Zhong: "Come and tell me your opinion, Brigadier."

Wang Zhong heard undisguised laughter among the nobles.

Others are muttering: "Use the opinions of a brigadier general against a general."

"I heard that Duke Rokosov's second son got zero marks when he graduated!"

Damn it, Wang Zhong thought, how could I possibly graduate with zero points? Although I am in last place, at least I have passed the graduation threshold, okay?

But the current Wang Zhong is indeed no different from zero points. After all, he is a modern man who has only played war games.

He took a step forward and cleared his throat: "The Prosen Army is an elite, modern army..."

General Skorobo: "We are also modern! Aren't you still relying on your armor advantage to kill everyone? We have four brigades of T34, and they will make Proson suffer!"

Wang Zhong: "The T34 is an excellent tank, but its poor design has brought huge flaws. Its commander and gunner are the same person. As a result, the commander must always keep his eyes on the gun mirror during combat. , there is no time to observe the surroundings at all.

"In contrast, Prosen's tanks have commanders and are generally equipped with commander observation towers. They are more likely to spot the T34 in tank melees and take the initiative.

"Secondly, the enemy tanks have radios. The battalion headquarters can directly command each vehicle. During the battle, through the radio, each vehicle can make up for each other's blind spots in observation and cover each other!"

General Skorobo sneered: "Even so, as long as the enemy cannot penetrate us, we will definitely win!"

"The strength of a tank is relative! General!" Wang Zhong stepped forward, grabbed a bottle of wine, and threw it directly towards the bonfire with the clay pot. The next moment, the bottle shattered, and the spirit inside suddenly turned into a Spread the flames.

Several maids hurriedly brought a water truck and started to put out the fire - it seemed that in order to prevent a fire, the water truck had been prepared.

A large amount of fire-fighting water sprayed onto the pottery pot for stew and entered the interior through the air holes in the pot.

The Patriarch showed a heartbroken expression.

Wang Zhong pointed to the flame that was still burning tenaciously: "Just such a Molotov cocktail, if thrown on the engine cover, will directly cause the tank to be scrapped! It's just such a Molotov cocktail!

"And the enemy will attack the weak points of our tanks! They will jam the turret with shells and break the tracks!

"Our blind tanks, as long as their tracks are broken, will not be able to deal with the approaching infantry! They will be picked apart by the enemy like sausages!"

General Skorobo retorted: "Then we can also deal with the enemy in this way."

"Then what if the enemy does not engage in frontal combat with you? What if Army Group Central in the north goes south? Cut off the supply to the rear through a large encirclement.

"Your army of millions is a glutton for devouring supplies! When the time comes, you will surrender without a fight!"

General Skorobo: "We will never do this!"

What else did Wang Zhong want to say? General Skorobo added: "If the enemy's central army group moves south, that's good. We will carry out internal maneuver operations on the vast plain near Agsukov to separate the enemy's central and southern areas. The two army groups were wiped out on the plain, and then they counterattacked and regained the territory! "

The nobles present applauded wildly, and the cheers were so loud that they prevented Wang Zhong from talking any more.

Wang Zhong still wanted to argue, but the Patriarch held his shoulders: "That's it, do your best and obey fate. Besides, what he said sounds reasonable."

"The principles on paper are all just words! It will fail. Your Majesty, the Patriarch, the troops here will be completely lost, and the people here..."

"Don't be impatient. We are already arranging to move the factories to the rear. The heavy industries will be moved to the rear at first. After the delivery is almost complete, we will also move the people's livelihood factories such as the meat factory to the rear." The Patriarch said and took a picture. Patting Wang Zhong on the shoulder, "You just need to take a good rest now and wait for the troops to be replenished."

Wang Zhong looked at the Patriarch. He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Can you refill my divine arrow battery?"

"They will be here tomorrow," answered the Patriarch.

Wang Zhong: “Can you replenish my choir?”

"It will arrive tomorrow."

"Can you give me some more Shunfeng ears?"

"They will arrive tomorrow." The Patriarch said and patted Wang Zhong heavily on the shoulder.

Will it arrive tomorrow?

Wang Zhong looked at the generals who were already toasting and complimenting each other, and happened to meet the eyes of the owner of the manor, his father, retired general Prince Konstantin Alexandrovich Rokosov. He smiled encouragingly, as if to say, "You did a good job."

Wang Zhong felt a little relieved.

It’s really tiring.

At this time, General Skorobo suggested: "I think, let us raise a toast to the upcoming victory!"

The attendees raised their glasses.

Wang Zhong didn't want to raise the cup, but when he saw that old Duke Rokosov also raised it, he could only join in the toasting procession.

After everyone drank, General Skorobo said: "Oh, by the way, there is another good news. We will soon receive support from four armies! In this way, we will have the numbers to face the enemy in front of us. The...advantage!”

Wang Zhong wondered how it could be possible. It should be that the front army had overly optimistically estimated the losses caused to the Pulosen people, or had too little information about the enemy.

At this time, General Skorobo proudly announced: "The advantage is mine!"

Wang Zhong raised his glass and said "sincerely": "Goodbye, sir!"