Arc of Gunfire

Chapter 254 The Lost Victory (Updated 16/33)

Wang Zhong was originally prepared to face the enemy's desperate resistance, but when the enemy started to run away, he was stunned.

He never expected that the enemy would turn around and run away like this.

It seems that the battle scenes during the Soviet counterattack in the Moscow Defense War movie were shot conservatively.

In the movie, Santoku at least knows how to use a machine gun to resist.

Wang Zhong started shooting with the anti-aircraft machine gun on the top of the turret.

After a few hits, the gunner Alexander complained: "General, you can still shoot, we have nothing to do!"

As if to make fun of the idle turret duo, the electromechanical man steered the car body's direction and the machine gun roared happily.

Alexander cursed: "You did it on purpose, right? Save your bullets, don't let the enemy infantry suddenly appear nearby when you are reloading!"

The electromechanical man laughed loudly. It was probably the turret duo who were usually in full swing. He could only watch the show. Now it was finally his turn, but he had to find a place carefully.

The driver Belyakov drove the tank directly into the enemy's machine gun position, flattening the machine gun and tripod to the ground.

Alexander continued to complain: "Where is the enemy's 88-gun? I put up the smoke bomb according to the general's order, and I waited for the 88-gun to appear! Where is the 88-gun?"

Wang Zhong: "I don't know!"

Wang Zhong's search range was almost 2,400 meters with the help of telescopes. Theoretically, even the elite 88 gun crew would have difficulty achieving a first hit at this distance.

The first hit range of Sandoku's ace tank crews with the Tiger's 88-gun was between 1,200 and 1,700 meters.

Of course, this enemy-annihilation distance is already terrifying, under conditions like World War II.

Wang Zhong shot down several more fleeing enemies. He began to feel that this kind of killing was a bit boring.

Just then, someone shouted on the radio: "The cavalry is coming!"

Wang Zhong didn't need to look back. He cut his perspective and saw the snow mist rising behind the skirmish line. It was a large group of cavalry galloping.

Soon Wang Zhong saw the cavalry in black cloaks.

There was a passage for vehicles between the skirmish lines, and the cavalry came from there. After passing through the front skirmish line, they spread out to the two wings to form a wall formation.

They looked like waves, catching up with the tank formation from behind.

Kirinenko said that cavalry is faster than tanks in this situation, but I didn't expect it to be true.

The cavalry crossed the tank formation, charged at the scattered Prossen soldiers, and began to do what they did best: use their sabers to cut off the enemy's heads like watermelons.

It is obviously an outdated unit, but now it can be harvested like the god of death, which may be the most modern army in the entire Uropa!

As expected, there are no useless units, only commanders who don't know how to use them.

Because the cavalry rushed to the front, Wang Zhong's machine gun could not fire and would accidentally injure the cavalry.

So he adjusted the radio frequency to a frequency that the Prosen people would use - Vasily usually listened on this frequency.

Wang Zhong: “Musician, how do you say ‘who is the prey and who is the hunter now’ in Prosin?”

no respond.

Wang Zhong watched the cavalry in front chopping melons and vegetables, and asked again out of boredom: "Musician, Prossen..."

"Are you sure you want to talk about such boring things on the radio, illiterate Lesheng?"

It was Vasily's voice.

Wang Zhong: "Musician, why am I illiterate?"

"To distinguish yourself from Beethoven. And you really can't read music."

Damn it, Vasily, I think you are picking on shit!

Wang Zhong: “Musician, answer my question, ‘Who is the prey and who is the hunter now’?”

Vasily: "Are you sure you want to discuss this? Is it still on the enemy's frequency? The enemy can hear it as long as there is a radio."

Wang Zhong: "Yes, tell me quickly!"

Vasily translated Wang Zhong's words helplessly.

Just at this time, Wang Zhong saw a Proson soldier kneeling on the ground with a gun raised above his head.

So he learned and used it flexibly, and asked in Prosen language: "Who is the prey now, and who is the hunter?"

The man in question was a veteran with an exempt soldier's mark on his arm.

He stared at Wang Zhong with wide eyes.

From his perspective, the red flag on the antenna of Wang Zhong's tank just became Wang Zhong's background.

The Prothen soldier opened his mouth.

At this time, the cavalryman with the rank of lieutenant general came to Wang Zhong's tank, tightened the reins, and slowed down the horse. He saluted Wang Zhong first, and then said: "General, how to deal with the prisoners? I have heard about your handling method. , grab those above the captain level, and shoot those below in the shoulder——"

Wang Zhong suddenly thought of what Olga, Her Majesty the Tsar, said: capture as many prisoners as possible so that you can take photos and distribute newspapers and leaflets.

So Wang Zhong said: "No, the situation has changed. We must capture all the prisoners and send them back to Yebao! We must ensure that they are alive and treated kindly."

The lieutenant general hesitated: "Friendly?"

"Yes, treat them kindly! We need to parade them through the streets to prove to the world that we won the defense war."

"Understood. See you in Prosonia!" Lieutenant General Wang Zhong, the major general, saluted, urged his horse to gallop forward, and shouted as he rushed: "Don't kill the captured soldiers, send the prisoners to the rear for great use!"

No, your words can easily cause ambiguity.

It would also be useful to let the prisoners build the Bridge on the River Kwai.

Wang Zhong sighed and said: "I always feel that my two attacks were so easy. The enemy is like a glass cup, it breaks in one go."

Vasily: "Lesheng, you still turn on the transmit function of the radio."

Wang Zhong was shocked when he realized that he was so excited after seeing the surrendered prisoners that he applied what he had learned and forgot to turn off the transmitting function of the radio. He thought he had turned it off later.

He quickly closed it.

But after thinking about it, I felt it was inappropriate, so I turned on the radio and just opened my mouth, but hesitated again.

He originally wanted to say: "I know, musician. This is taunting the enemy and is an advanced tactical strategy."

But this is very deliberate and like a retard.

So Wang Zhong said: "Musician, thank you for reminding me, I forgot to turn it off."

Hey, that's it, admit frankly that you forgot to turn it off.

I have no control over what the enemy thinks.

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General Heinz Wilhelm von Moltke punched the table, making everything on the table jump.

"Damn it! I'm going to fight back! Where are the three divisions promised to me?"

The communications officer immediately replied: "We were forced to stop moving because of the snowstorm and are now frozen."

"Is it so difficult to warm the engine? What does it mean to be frozen?"

At this time, the adjutant cautiously suggested: "We'd better retreat. According to the current frontline report, the enemy's forward is only ten kilometers away from us. Rokossov's artillery may bombard the headquarters at any time."

General Moltke glared at the adjutant: "I have three armored divisions and four panzergrenadier divisions that may be surrounded now! You want my headquarters to retreat?"

Adjutant: "If you were injured by Rokossov's artillery fire, you may be surrounded by more than seven divisions. You should retreat now and wait for the three divisions deployed by the Ninth Army to come up and make another breakthrough to try to save the enemy." "The surrounding troops."

At this time, the chief of staff of the cluster said: "The troops in Kalanskaya are not necessarily surrounded. To the west of them is frozen frozen soil, and because there is no fighting, they can still walk even if there is no road."

General Moltke: "But they have no logistics!"

Chief of Staff: "That's better than encirclement. And the Air Force has promised to airdrop supplies. Now it's time to let the Air Force play its role. After all, the weather is fine now, isn't it?"

General Moltke shook his head: "No, we didn't build the airport. The bastards in the Air Force will hate us."

Adjutant: "Not necessarily, General. The Air Force may airdrop supplies to our troops in order to show their courtesy in front of His Majesty."

Moltke hesitated for a long time before nodding: "Okay, send a telegram to the Air Force. In addition, order Kalanskaya's troops to leave behind volunteers and retreat westward through the frozen soil."

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At the same time, the radio was heard by the Central Army Group Headquarters. The provincial commissioner of the radio department even made a recording and prepared to report it to the Eagle's Nest.

Marshal von Pogg's expression was ashen: "Now even if Ant might have surrendered before, he will not surrender now. The photos of our captured soldiers will definitely be spread widely, and the war will become a long-term all-out war."

He sighed: "This General Rokossov may have really changed the direction of history. What we urgently need now is to prevent our army from entering a full-scale panic like when the Ludendorff Offensive failed twenty years ago.

"Each unit must reiterate to the soldiers that our army was simply defeated by winter. In addition, troops and sufficient supplies must be deployed far enough back to start building fortifications."

Von Pogg picked up a pencil and drew a line on the map. Although it was only a hand-drawn line, it accurately passed through several important lines that could be used as defensive support points, including Shostka.

"It is this line. We must block the enemy's counterattack near this line and ensure the land we control around October 20. This is the most important thing. All other matters must give way to this matter."

Marshal von Pogg looked at the chief of staff: "Do this."

At this time, the communications staff came in: "The Second Armored Group has an urgent call."

"Give it to me." Marshal von Berg made a gesture, so the staff officer stepped forward and handed the telegram into his hands.

After carefully reading the telegram, Marshal von Pogg said: "General Moltke's understanding is clear. He is prepared to use a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, he will let the seven surrounded divisions break through the frozen soil, and at the same time dispatch the air force to airdrop supplies.

"At the same time, he is also preparing to use the three divisions just assigned to him to launch a relief operation. This will give a better explanation to the soldiers and His Majesty."

Chief of Staff: "Explain?"

"Yes." Von Borg took off his monocle, "Isn't all we can do now to give His Majesty an explanation? The efforts to end the war quickly have failed. But whether we have lost the victory has not yet been determined. ”

He stopped, slapped the palm of his left hand with the pencil of his right hand, thought for a few seconds and then emphasized: "The decision has not been made yet!"