Arc of Gunfire

Giles stared at Feliz for a few seconds, and just sighed without letting anyone go out.

"Let the troops temporarily stop advancing, spread out on the spot and dig anti-gun holes, and wait for us to mobilize engineers from behind to clear mines."

The chief of staff suggested: "The division's engineers can still be used, but only to remove these mines."

Another staff officer suggested: "Actually, there is also a combat engineer battalion that has escaped. After reorganization, it can be sent to clear mines. After all, they are also engineers."

Giles: "Okay, let's use this two-pronged approach. I will see the enemy's new mines tonight!"

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About six hours later, the "new" landmine was delivered to Giles.

Giles wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Adjutant Feliz.

Feliz first stepped forward to examine the thing carefully, and then looked at the engineer captain with confusion - this man had accessories on his collar badge, indicating that he was a combat engineer, not an ordinary engineer.

Feliz: "How do you detonate this thing?"

"Through the cable below. The other end of the cable is plunged deep into the ground." The engineer immediately explained, "So as long as the cable is cut, it will not explode."

"I'm asking, how can it detonate when infantry steps on it?" Feliz raised his voice.

Captain: "It won't detonate. The pressure plate on this thing is just a decoration. It won't detonate at all, but it will feel like stepping on a mine. If the infantry steps on it, they won't dare to move. They will lure the deminers over and rely on a simple cable. Detonate."

Feliz opened his mouth so wide that he forgot to close it for a moment.

Giles concluded: "Did the enemy take advantage of our mindset and cause dozens of our casualties?"

The chief of staff added: "We wasted six hours. By the way, we were bombarded while we were delayed in the open space, and there were hundreds of casualties."

The corners of Giles' eyes twitched.

Feliz immediately acted as Gil-Ace's "mouthpiece" and cursed: "These enemies know how to be clever! Do these brain teasers! Are these things useful? Can they prevent them from losing in three months?" War?"

Giles scolded: "Don't be like this! The enemy's wisdom deserves respect. If you are tricked, you must recognize it."

He asked again: "What about those iron plates used to cover such mines? Are they special equipment?"

"This thing," the engineer captain picked up the "plate" placed next to the mine, "it can be observed that there are grooves on this side. We think this may be the lid of a glass bottle."

"Bottle caps!" Feliz shouted, "How can they fight with something like this?"

Giles patted Feliz on the shoulder: "Don't be like this, a good soldier must be able to skillfully use everything at hand, even if he only has a pencil as a weapon, he must find a way to kill the enemy.

"General Baima has delayed us with these crude things. We should reflect carefully. So now the troops have regained the lost positions?"

The engineer captain replied: "I am only responsible for transporting the dug things to the military headquarters. I don't know what the situation is on the front line."

The chief of staff replied: "The troops have entered the position. At the same time, according to your instructions, the railway has been dismantled and the anti-tank artillery regiment has been deployed."

Giles: "How long will it take to start excavation operations?"

Engineer Captain: "We are combat engineers, and mine clearance is OK. To carry out trench advancement, we need excavation equipment and specialized engineering experts, all of which were captured by the enemy."

Giles: "There's not even a single expert left?"

"There is not a single one left. We even threw away the trench layout map drawn by the previous archer brigade commander. It will take time for new experts to redraw the layout map."

Giles raised his forehead and said, "Damn it, please send the troops up from behind!"

At this time, the chief of staff suggested: "The division commander of the Ampula Division, Kruse, suggested building an artillery observation post on the slope of the front line to guide artillery bombardment."

"Is that breakthrough far from our front?" Giles asked.

Chief of Staff: "On the southern section of our current trench, construction can begin now... No, construction can begin tomorrow."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the time and changed his words again: "Construction can start today, it will be dawn today."

Giles waved his hand: "Let him build it."

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The next day, on the morning of September 25, 914, Wang Zhong yawned and entered the bunker. He first greeted Popov, who was on the night shift: "Hello. How is the situation?"

Popov: "Great, there were mine explosions in the middle of the night yesterday. But this morning the bridgehead reported that the enemy was observed in the position we abandoned."

Wang Zhong came to the observation window, pretended to pick up the telescope and looked at it: "It is indeed true."

Cut top view The enemy has filled the trenches.

Popov: "I didn't expect these fake mines to delay the enemy for so long."

Wang Zhong snorted: "This will delay the enemy's digging for another day. By the way, have the prisoners been sent back to Yebao?"

Popov: "It has been packed into a tanker and taken away. In addition, the inquisitor's torture of the enemy decoder has come to an end."

Wang Zhong: "He did it?"

Popov: "No, the person entered the emergency room and was just rescued. The Tribunal sent a telegram to criticize the incident and requested that the person be sent to Yebao immediately. Professionals from the Tribunal headquarters came."

Wang Zhong: "So we packed them into the train together?"

"No, Yebao sent a plane to pick him up, and he's already on the plane." After Popov finished speaking, Pavlov entered the bunker.

"So what's the situation?" he asked.

Wang Zhong repeated what Popov had just said.

Pavlov laughed: "Great. I really want to see the enemy generals' expressions when they see the thing Vasily made."

Wang Zhong: "I think so too, it must be exciting."

He paused and looked at the other side: "I guess the enemy is going to push their anti-tank guns up now."

In Wang Zhong's vision, no anti-tank gun groups were highlighted, so he continued: "We should let the Air Force find out where they are."

Pavlov: "Okay, maybe the Prosons forgot to camouflage. After all, there was no camouflage net in the supplies you seized yesterday."

Yes, when the Air Force conducted reconnaissance before, it was always felt that the Prosons were careless and forgot to put up the camouflage net. Yesterday, when they rushed over and shot the brigade headquarters of the engineering brigade, they realized that the enemy had no camouflage net at all.

I don’t know whether it was because they found that the infrastructure of Ant was too poor and had to adjust the supply plan after calling, and the priority was put on the back, or they simply didn’t think of the need for camouflage nets.

Wang Zhong picked up the phone himself: "Connect to the Air Force."

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More than two hours later, Kharlamov called: "We found at least one battalion of anti-tank artillery units. We fired at them and I don’t know how many were killed. After all, everyone will lie down when the machine guns are swept over."

Wang Zhong: "It shows that they are all well-trained Proson soldiers."

Kharlamov certainly didn’t hear the movie joke in Wang Zhong’s words, and agreed: "Indeed, many people can see the direction of our attack and know to quickly leave the area of ​​​​strafe.

"It is difficult to judge the effect of the attack by our naked eyes. So we were about to call you for another artillery attack, and the enemy air force appeared. ”

Wang Zhong: "It doesn’t matter, as long as you come back successfully."

Kharlamov: "I sent a map with the location of the enemy anti-tank artillery battalion marked, and it should be almost there. In addition, if you want to launch an armored train attack again, I tell you that it is impossible. The enemy has broken the section of the railroad tracks at their position. "

As soon as the other side finished speaking, a staff officer led a messenger in: "Report, the messenger from the airport is here."

Wang Zhong: "The map has arrived, Kharlamov. Then I hang up."

"Okay, I wish you a good blow to the enemy!"

"I will."

Wang Zhong put down the receiver and said to the messenger: "Map."

The messenger did not answer, but took out the map and handed it to Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhong glanced at the map and handed it to Pavlov: "According to this bombardment."

When Pavlov gave orders to the artillery regiment, Vasily said: "Today seems to be another boring day. It would be great if we could still attack like yesterday. How about we do it again?"

Wang Zhong: "No, just now the aerial reconnaissance found that the enemy broke the railroad tracks. This kind of armored train attack is no longer useful. "

Vasily was not giving up: "Then let's organize a pure armored assault? Use the ferry to transport the tanks over..."

Wang Zhong: "No, the water on the west bank ferry is full of enemy tanks. The ferry can't dock, and the boat can't deliver the tanks. "

Vasily frowned: "Then we just watch?"

Wang Zhong thought about it and said: "In this way, we can organize people to use loudspeakers to shout to the other side, mocking them for advancing so slowly. When they dig over, it will rain, and they will become unable to move. "

Vasily: "This seems good. The navy should have a loudspeaker. I'll see if I can get it over. "

Wang Zhong: "Go. And be careful, the enemy will bombard regularly. "

Vasily pulled up his sleeves and showed his watch: "I have this! I took it from a dead enemy! Now this watch will shine for the Ante Empire!"

Wang Zhong: "You guy, you pocketed the money! And you took it out in front of the bishop! ”

Popov: “Generally, we won’t take the initiative to deal with soldiers who take spoils, but it’s another matter if you show it to me. When you leave the battlefield, remember to remind me to put you in solitary confinement for a month.”

Vassily shouted: “One month? ? ?”

Popov: “Yes.”

Vassily was in tears.

Popov continued: “The main significance is to maintain the discipline of the troops. We can’t all look for spoils as soon as we conquer the enemy’s position. Then the enemy will take the opportunity to counterattack and the position will be lost again.”

Vassily turned around and ran away with a sad face.

Wang Zhong: “I sat on the tank the whole time yesterday, so I didn’t have time to pick up spoils. Otherwise, I want a telescope made by Proson.”

As soon as the voice fell, the artillery regiment began to attack the anti-tank artillery position, and there was a constant sound of shells flying over the head.