Arc of Gunfire

"There is no doubt," Wang Zhong paused, "Plosen is very powerful. If you deny this, it would be disrespectful to those comrades who died on the battlefield." Wang Zhong pointed to the map on the wall: "It is precisely because they are so strong that they have now occupied the entire Europa except Ante. But..." At this point, Wang Zhong suddenly felt a little thirsty, so he picked up the cup to drink water, and someone protested below: "Go on! Next, it's time to talk about our advantages, right? Talk about it!" Wang Zhong: "Don't be in a hurry. However, there is a huge difference between us and other countries conquered by Prosen. Look at the map. The Prosen people have been advancing triumphantly for a month and a half, and they have actually only occupied a small part of our territory. "And compared with other Europa countries, our infrastructure is worse. Our roads are even less tarmac roads, and most of them are dirt roads. Our railway system is not only much lower in density than developed industrial countries, but also has far fewer supporting locomotive factories and other facilities than other countries. "This sounds like self-deprecation, but it's actually true. After the Prosons entered our territory, the supply situation of their millions of troops must have been very bad. When I escaped from Roniezh, I commanded the troops to attack an enemy supply station. "There we seized a large number of station documents, and it can be seen from the documents that the Prosons' logistics and transportation were seriously blocked." Wang Zhong's words were half true and half false. It was indeed possible to see from the documents that there was a blockage, but these documents could not prove that the blockage was a common phenomenon. However, as a time traveler, Wang Zhong had information brought from another time and space. At the beginning of Barbarossa, the three Germans on Earth were pitted by the poor Soviet infrastructure, and later they were pitted again under the city of Moscow - of course, this wave was mainly due to the credit of General Ni and General Dong. Wang Zhong picked up the pointer and gestured on the map: "We observed that the enemy stopped twice for replenishment, once two weeks after the offensive began, and the second time before the second armored group moved south. The second replenishment lasted for a week. "As the enemy continues to advance, the supply lines will become longer and their consumption will become more difficult to replenish.

"As time goes into October, the entire Ante will enter the mud-turning period. All roads will be swallowed by mud, and the trucks of the Prosons will be unable to move, and all the supply burdens will fall on the railway. However, as I just said, the state of our railway network is definitely not enough for the enemy to rely on railways alone.

"The enemy will have to crawl in the mud. At that time, all their offensives will become difficult."

As soon as Wang Zhong finished speaking, a lieutenant general asked: "The mud-turning period is only one month. After freezing, the land will become hard and easier to pass than it is now. What should we do then?"

Wang Zhong smiled: "You are right, Lieutenant General. But I remind you that no matter which front is now, I have not seen the Prosons distribute winter clothes.

"The Prosons have implemented "blitzkrieg" continuously before, whether it is the Low Countries or the Carolingians, they were quickly defeated and surrendered. They will form path dependence and think that they can fight us for at most half a year.

"They didn't prepare winter clothes." "Of course, with Proson's strong industrial capacity, it's also very fast to prepare winter clothes for millions of troops. But... winter clothes, cold-proof equipment, heating fuel, etc., will take up another part of the transportation capacity in addition to the daily supply of the troops." Wang Zhong scanned the entire room. "They can't transport it. After all, before General Dong came, General Ni was rampant, and the enemy's logistics would be semi-paralyzed at this time. This means that most of Proson's troops cannot get winter clothes, cold-proof equipment, and heating fuel. "I boldly predict that we will launch a large-scale counterattack this winter. No matter how much progress they have made after September, we will restore the front line to the state before they set out in September."

Chief of General Staff Tukhachev frowned: "We have counterattacked, but we have only restored the state before September? What kind of counterattack is this?"

Wang Zhong: "Proson is very powerful! It is impossible to defeat it quickly, and a quick victory is not desirable! We must be mentally prepared to fight a hard and arduous war with them for three to four years!

"I want to remind you, Mr. Chief of General Staff, when we advance, Proson's supply line will continue to shorten, and their logistics situation will improve rapidly. At present, we have no way to defeat the well-supplied Proson Army!"

Tukhachev said angrily: "You actually boosted the enemy's morale and destroyed our own prestige!"

Wang Zhong: "War is not a battle of wills, war must be down-to-earth!"

At this time, Patriarch Belinsky spoke: "Major General Rokossov, so you think the capital can be defended?"

"Yes. "Wang Zhong said confidently, "The enemy turned to the south. Although the situation of the Southwestern Front is very bad now, they have more than 600,000 people after all, and the death of the crown prince boosted their morale. I think the enemy will attack the capital again in mid-September.

"The muddy period is coming. As long as we stop them for one to two weeks, the mud will force them to stop."

Belinsky: "And then winter will come?"

"Yes, the enemy will become a spent force, and the time for counterattack will come. Before that, we should accumulate as many troops as possible."

Belinsky nodded repeatedly: "Okay, that's good. This is the best news today, General Rokossov. The best news!"

Wang Zhong: "This is my judgment on the prospects of war. I'm done."

He stepped back and saluted.

Thunderous applause broke out.

Many people also stood up and applauded Wang Zhong.

Obviously, Wang Zhong's judgment just now was supported by the young officers who could fight.

The lieutenant general who had just asked General Dong what to do now that the road was easier to travel was drumming particularly hard, and Wang Zhong couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

At this time, Belinsky came on stage again. He seemed to regard himself as the host: "Then let Lieutenant General Kasukh talk about it!"

At this time, the lieutenant general who asked the question waved his hand: "No, no, my experience is similar to that of General Rokossov. My suggestion is that General Rokossov can retreat from the front line first and summarize these experiences into a book. , printing in large quantities is much more effective than commanding the troops yourself.”

Wang Zhong thought to himself, I am a good plug-in on the front line, so I should wait until General Dong arrives and the enemy is driven back before summarizing the booklet.

So he replied: "Now that the front line is so tight, it is better to postpone the compilation of the pamphlet. If my prediction is not wrong, the mud plowing will start in February next year, and there will be a period of calm before the land dries out again next June. At that time, we will have enough time to publish various pamphlets to introduce our experience to the entire army.”

Someone among the senior officers muttered: "He really thinks he is a contemporary Bonaparte."

Wang Zhong frowned, and all the other Young Officers also looked back.

At this time, Wang Zhong noticed that General Turgenev, who had the same name as the literary giant, shook his head as if he hated iron.

As expected, he is an acquaintance of my father. I will pay him a visit later.

At this time, Belinsky ordered another young man: "Andrei Puper, please talk about your experience in field air defense and teach us how to deal with Stukas-I mean, without magic arrows." situation. Now thanks to Rokosov, everyone is killing enemy pilots with magic arrows."

Andre Pupel stood up: "Okay, let me tell you!"

…

The exchange meeting will last until 0300 hours on August 11.

After finally disbanding, Wang Zhong found an opportunity to stop General Turgenev: "Hello, General. My maid said that you asked to prepare a room for me in the summer palace."

Turgenev looked at Wang Zhong, who was a head taller than him: "Well, from a close look, he is indeed an iron-blooded soldier. Connie will be happy."

Wang Zhong: "Listen to the title, you are very familiar with my father?"

"Of course." Admiral Turgenev smiled, "He and I once had an argument about whether to get involved in the civil war. That was more than ten years ago."

At this time, Olga, who had been pretending to be a maid, appeared: "It was General Turgenev who suggested that I go to the church and contact you through the choir. You asked for air force support, and I also asked the general for help. The air force has just been mobilized to support you.

"Did those airmen help?"

Wang Zhong: "That would be a big help, especially the MiG-3 destroyer group you sent. If they hadn't shot down Road 217 where the enemy dropped remote-controlled guided bombs, we might not have been able to break through at night."

Olga smiled: "That helped, that's great."

At this time, Wang Zhong suddenly noticed the details of Olga's words and asked: "General, can you command the air force?"

Admiral Turgenev: "No, I just suggested where they should attack. What's the matter?"

Wang Zhong: "I got the news from the Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who escorted me here. The Yak-1 aircraft, which is good at low-altitude dogfights with the enemy, is a waste in the capital.

“Because the enemy air force that invades the capital enters from high altitude.

"But if the Jacques 1 is placed on the front line, the enemy's Stukas will finish dropping bombs at low altitude, which is exactly the height of the Jacques 1's unique skill. The Jacques 1 can destroy all the Stukas and solve a serious problem."

The general touched the beard on his chin: "Your suggestion sounds good. But, why are you so familiar with the conditions of the Air Force?"

Playing War Thunder!

But I couldn't say that, so Wang Zhong replied: "I learned about it from chatting with the air force pilots."

Admiral Turgenev nodded: "Next time, tell the people in the Air Force that if you want to complain, go directly to their commander. Don't take this turn."

Good guy, Turgenev seems to think that Wang Zhong knew that these were deliberately revealed by the Air Force.

But now that he had mentioned it, Wang Zhong still asked: "At least get a 1st Yak regiment for Shostka where I am stationed! Those planes are useless in the capital!"

Turgenev: "I'll give it a try. I'm a little sleepy, so I'll go back and rest first. You should also rest early. And Her Royal Highness, you are the Crown Princess now, and you can no longer wander around in a maid outfit."

Olga gasped: "Oh."