Arc of Gunfire

Chapter 242 Burning (7/12)

At 0600 on November 9, the bombardment began.

Wang Zhong was already in the division bunker at this time. The main reason was that it was already dawn at 4 o'clock before, and he was used to getting up at 4 o'clock.

His work and rest schedule was completely "summer time". He would feel sleepy after 10 o'clock in the evening and would get up at 4 o'clock.

Now, the nights are as long as the days in the summer.

It was still dark at 6 o'clock. This is the north.

But Wang Zhong's work and rest schedule was still the same as before. As a result, he came to the division bunker yawning when it was still as dark as ink at 4 o'clock, and then chatted with Popov on the night shift.

When the enemy bombardment began, Pavlov stumbled into the division bunker.

Wang Zhong: "You don't have to do this. You can wait until the enemy's artillery preparation is over before coming."

Pavlov: "How can that be? It takes two hours to prepare. I have to come. Without me to split the order for you to implement, you are no different from a commander without troops. Besides, the enemy's artillery focus is not on us, but on the front line. It's safe on my way here."

Wang Zhong was about to speak when the artillery fire suddenly changed.

He is also a veteran. He can hear it immediately when the artillery preparation switches to a slow-moving barrage.

The others in the room also raised their heads sharply.

Popov: "Change to a slow-moving barrage? Isn't it a bit early to end?"

Wang Zhong: "The enemy doesn't have so many shells! My prediction is correct. The enemy's logistics have not kept up at all. They will be beaten to a pulp on our position."

Speaking, Wang Zhong went to the observation window.

In fact, the observation window of the division headquarters cannot see the front line now, because the fortified area is different from Shostka.

Shostka has the Duva River, and the division headquarters bunker is by the river, so you can see the situation of the battle.

Sukhayaveli is a road intersection and a train node, right on the plain.

So the defensive positions of the 1st Guards Mechanized Infantry are layered, and the front line cannot be seen at the division headquarters.

In fact, during the Orachi, the division headquarters where Pavlov was always in charge could not see the front line. Wang Zhong could see the front line mainly because he was weak at that time and had to drive a small tank to hold on in front.

Now, just kidding, Wang Zhong's division has added 36 towed 57 anti-tank guns, which are 36 guns that fire once every 3 seconds. As long as the enemy does not have heavy artillery to completely cover the anti-tank positions, the enemy's armored forces will definitely suffer heavy losses.

Even if the anti-tank positions are covered, it doesn't matter. Wang Zhong still has 30 ZIS30s as mobile anti-tank forces.

The 1st Guards Mechanized Infantry is already a completely rich division configuration, so Wang Zhong can use the 36 ceremonial T34s of the armored battalion - no, now called T34W - as reserves.

Of course, when the armored battalion is deployed to counterattack, Wang Zhong must personally command his small tanks.

If the armored battalion is really put into the attack, Pavlov probably won't mind Wang Zhong temporarily leaving the division headquarters.

In addition, Wang Zhong still has three KVs - the original number has not changed.

Now each of these three KVs guards a position, and Wang Zhong uses it as a defensive support point in the tank bunker on the front line.

In addition, in order to allow these tortoise shells with strong armor and powerful guns to attract enough firepower, he used the support point in front when building the position, and hid veterans with submachine guns near the support point, waiting for the veteran Proson to come up for close combat.

Now Wang Zhong relies on his bird's-eye view to wait for the enemy to test the strength of his fortifications.

When there is no direct communication with the front line, Wang Zhong can only see the army's logo. He was surprised to find that there were jagged lines representing the defensive position in the military icon next to the two battalions in the front.

Just as he was surprised, the enemy's icon appeared.

The enemy's logo is a red square, which should have a graphic representing the army's arms, but now it is a square with a question mark.

Is this because the front line has not determined what type of troops the attackers are?

Wang Zhong: "Call the 1st Battalion of the 31st Regiment."

Pavlov was shocked: "Why did you call?"

Wang Zhong: "I want to understand the situation. Give me the receiver when you get through."

Pavlov immediately picked up the receiver: "Connect to the 1st Battalion of the 31st Regiment. 1st Battalion? The division commander wants to talk to you! Yes, here it goes."

Wang Zhong took the receiver and put it to his ear, and then switched the view. The view of the first battalion was bright, and everyone in the first battalion could be seen, and the attacking enemy could also be seen.

But the first enemy was not highlighted, and the second enemy's organization was still unclear.

In other words, I could see the enemy's organization directly before, and knew whether the enemy was an armored battalion or a grenadier, because I saw the enemy with my own eyes-Wang Zhong thought so.

In other words, in an emergency, you still have to go to the front line to see the situation in person.

At this time, the battalion commander on the phone said: "Division commander, please speak!"

Wang Zhong realized that he took the receiver and didn't speak.

Wang Zhong: "Ah, how are you doing?"

"The enemy is coming up, and they haven't passed the 1,000-meter mark yet, so we didn't open fire."

Wang Zhong: "Okay, let's find a way to capture some prisoners, find out the enemy's number, and the troops involved in this attack."

"Understood. When the enemy is repelled, we will try to dig out a few slightly injured enemies from the dead and send them to you. Anything else?"

"Nothing else, see you in Prosinia."

"See you in Prosinia!"

Wang Zhong said this just because he thought of it, but the words of the first battalion commander were like a chicken blood shot.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Zhong found that the front line's view lasted for fifteen seconds, and then disappeared and turned into icon collision again.

It's a bit interesting. This plug-in requires me to run to the front line even if I am in a high position.

Um?

Wang Zhong suddenly remembered that San Dezi on Earth also had a general who liked to run to the front line. He even became the commander-in-chief of the African Army, but he would still jump on his beloved little tank and rush to the front line.

His most famous battle - no, a battle - was when he personally commanded two armored divisions to advance forward and were surrounded by the British army. Then they fought hard into the center and defeated the British army who were preparing to annihilate his troops.

Desert Fox, you are also a cheater! I was discovered!

The reason why Wang Zhong is so familiar with this battle is because when he was a child, "Tanks and Armored Vehicles" regarded this battle as the "topic" of the reader participation column, allowing readers to submit their own battle plans to see how to break the situation.

Of course Wang Zhong also wrote it, and then it naturally disappeared into the sea.

The standard answer later announced was the Desert Fox's historical battle plan, and several readers' plans were also posted. The final comment was that even if the readers turned on God's perspective, they could not come up with a better battle plan than Desert Fox.

Since then, Wang Zhong has been a fan of Desert Fox and has always felt that Montgomery was not good.

Of course, the sign of growing up is to graduate from an idol. Wang Zhong no longer worships Desert Fox after reading a lot of biographies.

And now, I am the desert fox in this time and space!

Watch me fight a few battles that will be remembered for generations, and let future military magazines regard my plan as the standard answer!

Wang Zhong suddenly became angry.

He ignored the front line and came back to the map of the defense area. He put the receiver into Pavlov's hand and studied the map intently.

Pavlov asked curiously: "What's wrong?"

Wang Zhong: "The enemy attacked us with such hasty preparations for artillery fire... Do you think they would be so unintelligent?"

"Well, indeed." Pavlov put down the phone receiver. "I think this is more like an attack to contain us. If this is the case, their attacks will be continuous, although they will not threaten our defense line. Fundamentally, but it will never stop.”

Wang Zhong nodded: "Yes, judging from this offensive, the enemy should be attacking Kalanskaya. Take this path."

He clicked on the path he had pointed out yesterday.

Pavlov: "What are you going to do?"

Wang Zhong: "We have to move forward, at least to the previous location of Highland 391, so that our artillery can advance and bring this path into the artillery range."

Pavlov: "Offensive? But you said that there is a decisive gap between us and the enemy in terms of technology and tactics. Our most elite troops cannot defeat the enemy's ordinary troops without leaving the preset positions."

Wang Zhong: "I also said that we have no disadvantage in artillery. Call Kirinenko."

The call was quickly connected, and Pavlov handed the receiver to Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhong: "Kirinenko, I am Rokosov."

"What's wrong? Are you stressed?"

"No, I have no pressure at all. I speculate that the enemy's main attack direction is not here. I think it may be Kalanskaya."

Kirinenko: "I also judged this way. The pressure on our front line is too small. The artillery preparation this morning did not even last half an hour. So what are you going to do?"

Wang Zhong: "I want to attack. But because we are not good at technology and tactics, we need your artillery fire to attack."

Kirinenko: "I will strengthen the artillery brigade of the group army to you, and you can see how to use it. This brigade has just received a new artillery regiment, all of which are 152 heavy artillery."

Wang Zhong: "Don't you have rocket launchers?"

"What the hell?" Kirinenko was shocked.

Okay, it's still being kept secret.

Wang Zhong: "It's okay. When can the artillery brigade get to my place?"

"If we leave now, we should arrive tomorrow. You can prepare their positions first and set up camouflage nets and so on."

Wang Zhong: "I have prepared four preset positions for my artillery regiment, and just let them move into these positions."

"I'll go, four preset positions?"

Wang Zhong: "Not only are there preset positions, but there are also fake cannons made of wood. When they come, just take away the fake cannons. We will find another place to build a new fake artillery position."

Kirinenko: "You guys, you just use fake positions, fake mines, booby traps, sudden bombardments, anything that can't lead to the right path."

Wang Zhong: "Aren't I forced? We can't defeat them in a frontal battle. We can only win with an armor bomb. What should I do? Strengthen the artillery brigade to me, and I will give the enemy the whole force."