Arc of Gunfire

It was not until noon that the armored train was fully prepared.

Wang Zhong looked at his watch and said to Pavlov: "From five o'clock in the morning to now, it has been eight hours, and you are ready!"

Pavlov: "To combine so many carriages, pile sandbags on them, set up machine guns, and allocate ammunition, it is not bad to complete it in eight hours."

Wang Zhong stood up: "Okay, I'll go see my little train."

Just as he was about to leave the room, Pavlov called him: "Wait a minute, this action must have a name, otherwise I can't record it in the log."

Wang Zhong was shocked.

There is no need to name the defense plan, and various plans can be numbered one, two, and three. The offensive plan actually needs a name.

Wang Zhong instantly thought of many interesting combat names, such as "Charlie Can't Surf", which was first used by the US military in the Vietnam War, and then was beaten up.

Later in Somalia, Amei used it again without believing in evil - Asu is gone, what the hell can stop me!

Then he was beaten up again.

Later, this name was used in the game "Call of Duty Modern Warfare". In the game, Ami's assault troops were hit by a tactical nuclear bomb, which became a famous scene in the history of games.

So no matter what the action is called, it cannot be called Charlie Can't Surf.

And the Christmas Offensive cannot be called that either.

Wang Zhong thought about it and said, "Just call it 'Crossing the Melafum River'."

Pavlov looked puzzled: "Where is the Melafum River?"

Wang Zhong: "It's a fictional planet I made up, where I buried my innocence and arrogance, as well as countless comrades."

Pavlov was full of question marks, but Wang Zhong just patted him on the shoulder: "This is just something that happened in a dream, don't worry about it."

Pavlov hesitated: "Are you sure you want to call it this name? I wrote it in the battle plan?"

This time it was Wang Zhong's turn to be shocked: "We still have a battle plan?"

"Yes, I asked the staff to write it when I was deploying troops. I read it and it was well written. It seems like a well-thought-out plan."

Vasily was carrying a radio and preparing Following Wang Zhong to the station, he laughed when he heard the phrase "carefully considered": "It's obviously just a brainstorm plan that the general came up with on a whim!"

Wang Zhong reprimanded him seriously: "The fact that he can turn such a brainstorm plan into reality and implement it in place shows that Pavlov is an excellent chief of staff-ah!"

Pavlov shook his head: "You don't have to flatter me. I didn't oppose your plan because I found it feasible. The enemy probably didn't expect us to attack like this and would be caught off guard."

He paused and said: "It's better not to call it crossing the Melafonmon River. Isn't it better to call it crossing the Duva River?"

Wang Zhong thought about it: "Okay."

After all, it's a bit too much to name it after a science fiction game.

However, if I attack Xiaorizi in the future, I must name it "Climbing Naroda Peak", regardless of whether there is such a mountain in this world.

Pavlov: "Now that the problem of naming the action has been solved, you can set off. Good luck, General."

After speaking, he stood at attention and saluted.

Everyone who stayed in the headquarters saluted Wang Zhong, Grigory, and Vasily.

Wang Zhong also saluted back: "Wait for the news of my victory."

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At 12:30 on September 24, Shostka Railway Station.

When Wang Zhong walked onto the platform, he saw that the KV at the head of the armored train had been painted as 422, with a red flag hanging on the radio antenna.

All the tankers stood in a row outside the train, as if they were going to be inspected.

Seeing Wang Zhong coming, the commander gave the order: "Everyone, stand at attention! Salute!"

The salute of the Ant people emphasizes a straight chest and a high chin, and a fearless momentum.

Wang Zhong said to the commander: "I'm sorry for taking your place."

"I will be in charge of commanding the anti-aircraft guns in the anti-aircraft gun carriage at the back." The commander said, "But the original 422 crew, don't they need them?"

Wang Zhong: "They are more familiar with the T34. You have been fighting tanks for so long, I won't let you be separated from the tanks."

"Only the loyal tank will give us a steel grave." The commander said.

Wang Zhong: "No, the Proson tankmen are excellent, but don't learn their military songs. We must destroy the enemy, and then come back alive to meet our mothers."

Wang Zhong raised his voice and said to everyone: "I know that many of you may think this is a dare-to-die action. This is completely wrong! We will severely damage the enemy and come back alive!

"You can look at my resume. My troops often fight badly, but every time we destroy more enemies! This time is no exception! "

After the whole train started shouting Ura.

Wang Zhong suddenly thought that if the enemy bombarded the station at this time, the attack would be crushed in one go.

It's a pity that the enemy didn't keep silent after the regular bombardment today.

The Proson people emphasized a businesslike clocking in and out.

Wang Zhong: "Get on the train and get ready to go!"

His order was passed back by the commander of each car and gradually spread to the distance.

Vasily, carrying a radio, trotted to the rear of the train.

Wang Zhong was the last one to climb onto the tank and get into the turret.

In front of the tank, behind the sandbags, the machine gunner was ready.

The flatbed truck where Wang Zhong is now has sandbags piled in the shape of an arrow on the front, and there is no machine gun on the back, because the directional machine gun on the tank body can shoot forward.

There are two machine gun nests behind the arrow sandbags, each with a machine gun pointed at the side.

There are two more machine gun nests behind the tank.

One truck, one KV1, plus four machine guns, standing out was a man who didn't recognize his relatives.

There are fewer machine guns on the rear section of the platform, but two squads of naval infantry lie down behind the sandbag bunker, waiting to get off and fight.

On the third flatbed were four additional machine guns.

The fourth quarter was a stuffy tanker with two platoons of naval infantry crammed into it.

The fifth section is the anti-aircraft gun compartment, where 72K anti-aircraft guns and the Divine Arrow team are deployed, and then there is a squad of naval infantry responsible for protecting the praying hands.

The sixth and seventh carriages are all tank cars, filled with navy infantrymen in black uniforms.

Then there is the front of the car, and the coal carriage.

There was also a squad of naval infantry on the front of the car, and there was another squad on the coal carriage.

Anyway, Wang Zhong, an armored train, only needs one naval infantry to handle it. As soon as today is over, the reputation of the Black Death will be 100% established.

Wang Zhong put on his headphones and picked up the microphone: "Vasili, did you hear that? Vasily?"

"I heard you want tomatoes, right?"

This was the agreed-upon code word, indicating that when Vasily arrived at the rear locomotive, Wang Zhong could command the train through the Prosen radio station that Vasily carried on his back.

Wang Zhong: "Yes, tomatoes."

At this time, I heard the sound of artillery firing - the artillery position was in the nearby woods and was well camouflaged.

As the artillery fired, eight Yak 1s flew over the train.

Wang Zhong did not request air force support, but it seemed that the air force pilots also showed their initiative.

He didn't even change the angle of view, and saw with the naked eye the 100 kilogram bombs carried under the wings of these eight Yak 1s.

Wang Zhong thought to himself: Oh no, I seem to have injected some fighting habits into the Ant Air Force that they shouldn't have.

At this time, Harlamov's voice came from Wang Zhong's earphones: "Old farmer, old farmer, what are you eating today?"

Wang Zhong did not agree on a code word with the Air Force. It is estimated that the pilots just thought of it after hearing Wang Zhong ask Vasily to buy tomatoes.

"Today I'm eating tomato and egg soup!" Wang Zhong replied.

"That's so exciting!" At this time, Wang Zhong could no longer see the plane, so the radio communication began to have noise. It can only be said that Ante's radio was like this.

The radios dismantled from enemy tanks are all for tanks, and Navy technicians are still studying how to apply them.

Wang Zhong looked at his watch. The artillery attack would end in fifteen minutes, and it was time to set off.

So he said to Vasily: "Vasily, add two more eggplants."

"Yes, add an eggplant."

A few seconds after the response came, the train suddenly shook and then began to move forward slowly.

To cross the Duwa River one needs to cross the entire Shostka.

As the train moved forward, both sides of the railway were filled with residents of Shostka who had not yet run away.

Those who have not left now are basically doing logistics work. When Wang Zhong's troops are about to retreat, they will be sent away first.

Wang Zhong heard an aunt crying: "What a good general, he is going to die generously."

No, why do you all think I am going to die?

It seems that the enemy's previous brilliant victory has indeed seriously weakened the confidence of the people of Ante.

Let the people know today that we can also launch an attack that does not lead to death!

With this thought in mind, the train drove onto the bridge over the Dua River.

Wang Zhong looked at the sparkling Duwa River below and suddenly remembered the first time he took a train and passed the Jinling Yangtze River Bridge when he was a child.

Sometimes, Wang Zhong really can't tell the difference between Ant and his hometown in his memory, maybe because both have vast territories and beautiful scenery.

I don’t know when I will next cross the Dua River.

As the train passed the bridgehead, the soldiers guarding the bridgehead were shouting: "Hurrah!"

Damn, the enemy is less than two kilometers away. Although they are being bombarded, calling Ula like this may alert them!

Wang Zhong glanced at the enemy's position with such worry, and found that there was no such thing. The enemy was blown up and turned upside down, and they couldn't care about it at all.

At this time, the artillery began to perform extended fire, and the barrage began to advance.

The train just followed the barrage.

Relying on the speed of the train, the enemy's trenches were right in front of us in a blink of an eye!

Wang Zhong shouted: "Fire!"

All the machine guns opened fire.

The enemy was obviously confused and had never seen this posture before.

Wang Zhong: "Vasily, take off one eggplant."

"okay!"

Then Wang Zhong clearly felt that the speed of the train had slowed down.

This speed allows the naval infantry to dismount and fight. Wang Zhong has already arranged that the naval infantry needs to expel the enemies on both sides of the railway and establish defensive positions to ensure the safety of the train when it retreats.

After all, when the train retreats, it starts from the front. If the cylinder is leaked, it will be terrible.

Wang Zhong changed his perspective and saw two platoons of Haibu getting off the train.

Then they did not establish a defensive position at all, but chose to charge towards the bewildered enemy.

The firing of submachine guns and the loud sound of Ura resounded on the enemy's position.

Although the train slowed down, it still rushed back along the track at the speed of a war horse trotting.

Machine guns on flatbed trucks were firing everywhere.

After passing through the enemy's first line of defense, the machine guns began to shoot at the mules, horses and other means of transport on both sides of the railway.

Wang Zhong also took the anti-aircraft machine gun on the tank and fired at the bottom, shouting as he fired: "Hurry up and hit! Don't let them go just because they are logistics personnel!"