Arc of Gunfire

Four o'clock in the afternoon on August 10th, Saint-Ekaterinburg Airport.

As soon as Wang Zhong walked out of the hatch, "Slavic Woman's Farewell" started playing outside. Oh no, this time and space is called "Ante Woman's Farewell".

Then Wang Zhong saw his good brother's sister.

He was stunned for a moment.

Compared with the Crown Princess, my Liu Xia only has silver hair!

this is too scary!

Wang Zhong was shocked, and suddenly heard Lyudmila's voice: "Go down, remember to salute when you come in front of the Crown Princess."

He then walked down the boarding stairs, stood at attention in front of the Crown Princess, and saluted.

The princess looked at Wang Zhong carefully.

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Wang Zhong felt that the princess' gaze was like that of a cheetah assessing its prey.

It seems that during this time in Saint-Ekaterinaburg, I must be with Lyudmila every day, otherwise I don’t know when I will make a mistake.

Wang Zhong put away these thoughts and said with a straight face: "Your Highness?"

"Oh, ah, I want to say something." The Crown Princess cleared her throat and raised her voice, "Welcome back victoriously, the brave White Horse General Duke Rokosov."

Wang Zhong: "I am a count. As far as I know, my brother has inherited the title of duke."

"I'm not wrong," the Crown Princess smiled, "We plan to make you the Duke of Charon. The relevant procedures are already being prepared. We are planning to establish an accelerated school in the Dukedom of Charon to train officers of our army. Pass on the experience of fighting against the Prosen Army."

Wang Zhong frowned and raised his voice: "Are you planning to transfer me away from the front line? No, no, no, I (the plug-in) can support five armies!"

The princess' smile was as bright as a flower: "Of course not now."

"Maybe after the war is won." Suddenly an older man's voice came from behind the princess.

Wang Zhong turned around and saw the rank of marshal at first sight.

He immediately saluted the marshal.

"Relax," the Marshal returned, then extended his hand, "Semyon Konstantinovich."

Wang Zhong held this man's hand and before he could say anything, the marshal said: "Aolaqi played very well. It was perfect on the first two days. On the third day, there were too many enemies. It was already very good to be able to organize a breakthrough. ”

"The breakthrough on the third day was due to the ability of my chief of staff." Wang Zhongshi told the truth. When the breakthrough was made on the night of the third day, all he did was "driving a small tank and rushing in front." The real hero of the breakthrough was Pavlov.

Marshal Semyon looked at Wang Zhong again: "He is very humble and does not take credit from his subordinates. He is completely different from the Count Rokossov we heard about."

Because he is not alone - Wang Zhong suddenly stopped. At this time, he did not want to have such thoughts again. He had felt Rokosov's emotions. He was Alexei Konstantinovich Rokosov.

Wang Zhong: "People can change, Marshal, especially in this kind of hell-like war."

At this time, a general came into Wang Zhong's field of vision: "Major General Rokossov, I have admired him for a long time."

Wang Zhong didn't know this general, so he saluted first.

"Oh, it doesn't have to be like this. War heroes always enjoy some special treatment. I am Chief of General Staff Tukhachev." The general stretched out his hand.

Wang Zhong shook hands: "Hello. Are you the one who delayed in ordering the retreat?"

"No, no, we proposed a retreat plan as early as August 4th, but His Majesty did not approve it." Tukhachev paused and then said, "Now we are working hard to save Agsukov's Southwest Front. At present, Duke Myshkin is making good progress, and two divisions of troops have already broken out."

Wang Zhong was shocked. Why did this person talk about the two divisions as if they were many?

So he reminded: "Agsukov still has about 700,000 troops."

"Yes, we are still working hard." said the chief of general staff. "The good news is that due to the heroic sacrifice of the crown prince, the surrounded troops have a strong will to fight. Although the enemy's encirclement is about to close, they are still continuing to fight."

Wang Zhong: "How long the troops in the encirclement can fight, in addition to their fighting will, also depends on how much supplies they have!"

"We have stockpiled a large amount of food and ammunition in Agsukov, so don't worry about it for the time being." said the Chief of General Staff. "We will discuss these matters during the experience summary meeting tonight. Your Highness, I leave it to you."

Princess Olga smiled at Wang Zhong, took his hand and said, "Come this way, I have arranged a reception banquet at the Summer Palace."

Wang Zhong: "No, I'm a soldier. I just eat the same as on the front line. Let's get down to business. Isn't there a sharing party tonight? Let's go ahead and share it while eating sausages."

The Chief of General Staff and Marshal Semyon looked at each other.

The Crown Princess said: "This is also very good. Then I will notify the officers attending the sharing meeting tonight to gather at the headquarters."

Wang Zhong had a feeling that the Crown Princess admired him even more!

He couldn't help but look at Lyudmila.

The Crown Princess let go of Wang Zhong's hand as if she had just seen Lyudmila.

Lyudmila saluted: "Salute to you, Your Highness. I am Captain Lyudmila Vasilyevna Melekhovna, a praying hand."

"I know." The Crown Princess smiled, "You are Duke Rokosov's childhood sweetheart, and you are not engaged yet."

Wang Zhong originally thought that the Crown Princess was going to start tea, but he didn't expect that someone threw a straight ball.

It is true that he and Lyudmila are not engaged. After all, Westerners have a very complicated process for getting engaged and it takes a long time to prepare.

Lyudmila: "But we have decided to get married after the war."

Crown Princess: "That's it. How about I be your bridesmaid?"

"Eh?" Lyudmila didn't expect such a development, "Bridesmaid?"

"Yes," the Crown Princess shrugged, "After all, I am a woman and cannot be the best man."

At this time, Wang Zhong saw Nellie hiding nearby and watching from a distance, and said, "Nellie can be the bridesmaid."

"Nellie?" The Crown Princess looked confused.

Wang Zhong: "Ah, she is the daughter of my orderly, the wet nurse who has been taking care of me and Liu Xia. She has been with us since she was very young."

The princess was shocked: "Will the servant's daughter be the bridesmaid?"

Wang Zhong: "What's wrong with this?"

Nellie is the woman who can be my mother!

The Crown Princess took two steps back and distanced herself from Wang Zhong and Lyudmila.

At this time, Wang Zhong discovered that the expressions of Chief of Staff Tukhachev and Marshal Semyon were both serious.

Only then did Wang Zhong realize that he seemed to have just said something that a noble would not say. A nobleman wouldn't let a servant be a bridesmaid, right?

Lyudmila smiled and said: "Nellie is very good, I would like Nellie to be the bridesmaid!"

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a rich laughter.

Wang Zhong had heard this laughter before.

He turned around and saw Patriarch Belinsky walking towards him.

After meeting their eyes, the Patriarch said like an old acquaintance: "Oh, Alyosha, I see you again! You have lost a lot of weight compared to last time."

Wang Zhong: "Probably not. We have sufficient supplies. We are basically not hungry."

The Patriarch laughed loudly: "Maybe I saw it wrong."

At this time, Tukhachev and Marshal Semyon looked more serious, especially when they heard the Patriarch's "Alyosha".

The Patriarch continued as if he didn't notice these two people, "You have a very heavy task when you come back this time. We are going to arrange for you to give a speech at the public memorial ceremony. Can you... please?"

Wang Zhong: "Your Majesty, don't you know? I am quite good at giving speeches to encourage the soldiers."

Belinsky: "I know, the Inquisition has already reported the content of your speech to me. But...the Inquisitor is good at interrogating and eliminating traitors, and they may not be able to distinguish between good and bad speeches. When can you give me the speech for the public ceremony?"

No, do you still need to write a speech? This bothers me the most!

"Huh?" Belinsky raised his eyebrows, "Ah, I understand, you are better at improvising!"

Wang Zhong smiled. Actually, no, he just had a ready-made template to copy.

Once he cannot copy, his speech will become very rubbish.

Wang Zhong remembered again how he had made up parallel sentences during his last speech, and finally passed the test by copying Tian Jian's masterpiece "If We Don't Go to War."

Damn, I'm sweating.

I have copied Qiu Pang's "We Will Never Surrender". Do I need to copy it again?

Belinsky showed a knowing expression and patted Wang Zhong on the shoulder: "Okay, then I'm looking forward to it."

Can you not look forward to it?

"By the way." The Patriarch changed the topic, "I just said that I wanted to cancel the dinner and share my experience while eating? Can I come with you?"

Wang Zhong thought to himself that it didn't matter what I said, so he looked at the princess, who turned to look at Chief of General Staff Tukhachev.

Chief of General Staff: "No problem, we welcome Your Majesty."

Belinsky: "That's it."

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Wang Zhong was shocked by the luxury of the summer palace.

Logically speaking, as a modern person who has visited the Palace Museum, simple luxury can no longer shock him.

Moreover, Wang Zhong had watched the Soviet version of "War and Peace" and had seen the palace dances that were recreated with all their efforts, but now he realized that seeing it in the movie and actually sitting down in the palace were two different things.

While he was looking around like a fool, all the officers present were looking at him.

"It was him who rode on horseback and hacked to death eight of General Prossen's fierce men."

"Nonsense, I heard eight of them were crushed to death by tanks."

"You are all wrong. He was killed by a cannon."

While everyone was talking about it, Patriarch Belinsky entered the room and sat silently in the corner.

At first, only a few officers saw the Patriarch, but when they sat upright, they attracted the attention of more officers, and soon the whole room became quiet.

Tukhachev stood up: "Today, we invite you all to come and share your experience! You are all grassroots officers who have survived on the front line, and you all have a lot of experience against the Prosins. What we are going to do today... "

Suddenly, the door opened.

An officer with staff armbands came to Tukhachev and whispered in his ear.

Tukhachev was shocked: "Why is he back? Does he have the nerve to come back? Where are the other senior officers?...Nonsense!"