Arc of Gunfire

Wang Zhong first broke free from Olga's "clamp", took his hand out of her arms, and then criticized seriously: "When our army suffers such heavy casualties, as the Tsar, His Majesty must not show a happy expression in public."

Olga quickly put away her smile and lowered her head slightly: "I'm sorry, I know I was wrong."

The officers in the conference room looked at each other.

Wang Zhong also suddenly realized that this did not look good and could easily lead to misunderstandings, so he quickly said: "I am just making suggestions as a minister, thank you for your generosity."

Olga wanted to laugh, but had to hold it back and responded seriously: "You are right, I will consider such correct suggestions no matter what tone they are presented in."

Then she turned to the map: "What does Aiqing think of the current situation?"

Wang Zhong glanced at Belinsky.

If I now propose to stop the attack and start to rest, then Belinsky's idea of ​​​​killing all the Quick Victory Factions will not be realized.

Because Olga will definitely listen.

Wang Zhong looked at Olga and suddenly found that the girl's eyes were very clear, and she didn't look like she was worried about the front line at all.

Then Wang Zhong understood: This guy has been acting since he opened the door, and all his actions just now are to push me to the position of prince.

Wouldn't she understand that she should take advantage of this opportunity to destroy the Quick Victory Faction?

It can't be done!

So Wang Zhong said: "I have long said that the Prosins would build defenses on the Bokost-Shostka line, but the Western Front did not pay attention to my suggestions at all, and that's why there was such a disastrous defeat!

"I suggest that after advancing the front line to the vicinity of Bokost-Shostka, all troops should stop and rest and wait for the winter to pass. The next offensive of our army will be in April or May next year, when the spring mud is coming to an end... …”

"No!" Olga pretended to be angry, "How can we not attack until April or May next year? That way Prosen will be able to recover! I'm asking you if you have any way to break through the defense line this month! Tuhache My husband patted his chest and said that he could push us to the border and regain the territory we had lost since June!"

Look, I knew it!

Tukhachev was not present, but Marshal Boris, who succeeded him as Chief of General Staff, already looked bitter. Based on Wang Zhong's rudimentary ability to observe words and emotions, he could only speculate that the marshal actually knew that he could not break through and would pay a lot of casualties on the enemy's defense line.

Turgenev looked regretful. It seemed that he really hoped that Wang Zhong could hold down the quick victory faction and prevent them from killing people.

Why didn't Wang Zhong himself not want to hold down the Quick Victory Faction? He fought on the front line, and the soldiers on the front line were his comrades.

But Belinsky was right. The Ante Army had the idea of ​​​​quick victory from top to bottom, and was in a state of arrogance. In this state, it must suffer a defeat.

What I can do is try to reduce casualties as much as possible.

Wang Zhong: "Since Your Majesty believes in Tukhachev and the others, I can't say anything. But..."

He stopped and looked at Olga.

Olga understood instantly and said, "You can give me tactical suggestions!"

Wang Zhong: "Then I suggest you not rush to attack the enemy's solid defense line first, but use scouts to thoroughly clear the area in front of the defense line, and wait for the infantry, engineers, and most importantly the artillery to catch up with the forward troops before launching an attack."

Olga: "Okay! This suggestion sounds reasonable to me, so I will convey it to General Tukhachev of the Western Front. Is there anything else?"

Wang Zhong thought for a while, and it seemed that he had no suggestions to make. Attacking the enemy's solidly fortified positions would have required a large number of casualties.

When he was fortifying the Duwa River at the end of September and the beginning of October, elite troops such as the Prosen Army also suffered heavy casualties before they attacked.

This is the same Gil-Ais who stopped his attack midway and started earthworks, otherwise Proson's casualties would have doubled.

At least double it.

As for Ant's attack, whose soldiers' training level is not as good as Proson's, just imagine how bad the situation would be.

Wang Zhong sighed: "No more. As long as we attack, we will suffer huge casualties. General Tukhachev should be prepared to take responsibility."

Olga: "I believe he has done it. Alyosha, you..."

Wang Zhong: "Your Majesty, please refer to your position or military rank when working."

For a moment, Olga showed an expression of "He has seen through the damn thing", and then responded seriously: "You are right, Lieutenant General Alexey Konstantinovi. Then you hurriedly Did you come here just to say this? "

Wang Zhong: "I came here for two things. One was to stop the attack, but it failed. The second thing is related to my profession as an armored soldier."

Hey, wait a minute, I seem to be an infantry general. No one will question this now.

Wang Zhong: "Second thing, I urgently need to find out what kind of tank ambushed the forward of the First Assault Group Army. I heard that these tanks have long-barreled guns."

Marshal Boris spoke: "There is indeed such a report from the front line. We have asked the Western Front to verify it. Photos of aerial reconnaissance should be sent tomorrow."

Wang Zhong: “I hope we can have a real car.”

Marshal Boris: "When we break through the defense line, there will be real vehicles."

Wang Zhong nodded: "Thank you in advance to the soldiers of the Western Front."

Marshal Boris nodded.

Olga asked Wang Zhong: "Does this kind of chariot have a great influence?"

"It's very big, my lord. They can penetrate T34 at long range, and the damage is astonishing. It shows that after the Prossen people encountered T34 in June, they fed back their needs to the development department. Now the finished product has reached the front line. This The speed is amazing." Wang Zhong looked very serious.

The No. 4 F2 on the Earth side only made its debut in March of the following year, and the No. 4 had already had plans to install a long-barreled gun, so it could be launched so quickly.

In this world, Proson is indeed much better than Sandoku.

Wang Zhong didn't know that what Seide received was a trial production model, something close to a prototype. The mass production model would probably be on the front line in March next year.

Anyway, Wang Zhong felt that the Ju De in front of him was a bit difficult to deal with.

Seeing Wang Zhong's serious expression, Olga also became serious. She ordered in a stern voice: "Let the Western Front try to find a way to get a new tank back. This is the top priority."

Marshal Boris nodded: "Okay."

Olga turned to look at Wang Zhong: "Is there anything else?"

Wang Zhong: "No more. I only came here to do two things. Then I will resign, and there are other things to deal with."

Olga nodded: "Okay."

Wang Zhong saluted Olga, turned around and walked out.

When he left, he caught Belinsky's eyes. The patriarch was obviously very satisfied with how the meeting unfolded.

Wang Zhong left the room and strode along the corridor of the summer palace.

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That evening, Wang Zhong returned to the manor after a day's work and saw Lyudmila and several ladies drinking tea in the tea room on the second floor.

So he didn't go through the main entrance, but went up the side stairs to the tea room. After entering, he opened his arms to Lyudmila: "My dear, I'm back!"

Lyudmila came up, gave him a hug, and kissed him on the cheek.

Wang Zhong: "The pastries on your table look a little strange."

Because it was already dark at this time, Wang Zhong couldn't see clearly the square things on the table under the light of the candlestick.

Lyudmila: "It's a gift from the Ambassador of the United States. The canned food from the United States just arrived today."

Wang Zhong: "Canned Spam?"

Lyudmila: "It seems to be spelled this way, and it tastes pretty good."

That's because the war has just begun, and Spam cans are still produced according to pre-war standards, taking into account the taste. When the wartime expansion is completed, this stuff will turn into unpalatable bacon.

Of course, it is only the young soldiers of the United States who find it unpalatable. The officers of the United Kingdom will find it a delicacy when they come to eat it - much better than their salted fish and chips!

At this time, Wang Zhong suddenly became excited and asked: "In addition to sending these cans, did the Ambassador of the United States send anything else? For example, drinks?"

"Yes, they brought something dark and coffee-like, but we didn't taste it."

Wang Zhong smiled: "Bring that quickly, I want a bite!"

Throughout the whole day today, Wang Zhong felt uncomfortable thinking about the soldiers who were about to sacrifice themselves on Prosen's strong defense line. Now he needed Coca-Cola to provide him with some energy!

Nellie came forward with a bottle of Coke on a tray: "This, we don't know how to open it——"

Wang Zhong picked up the Coke and knocked it accurately on the window sill next to him, and the lid flew off.

After a "boom" sound, foam poured out of the glass bottle.

Wang Zhong didn't care about the amount and took a big sip.

Lyudmila watched his movements from the side and asked curiously: "Is this some kind of sparkling wine? Champagne?"

Wang Zhong didn't bother to answer and drank a bottle of Coke directly.

At this moment, he seemed to have returned to the 21st century and his homeland. He had just opened a machine in the Internet cafe, took a bottle of Coke from the refrigerator, and was about to start surfing all night.

Wang Zhong burped, and the phantom of the 21st century disappeared, and Lyudmila occupied the entire field of vision again.

Wang Zhong: "Well, this is a drink, similar to champagne. You can have a bottle!"

After that, he put the empty bottle on Nellie's tray.

Nelly picked up the bottle doubtfully, looked inside, then brought it closer to her nose and smelled it, the confusion on her face became even more intense.

Wang Zhong: "Nellie, go get another bottle for Liu Xia."

"good."

At this time, one of the noble ladies who was tasting canned Spam around the table in the distance said: "General Rokossov, I heard that something happened at the summer palace this morning. You reprimanded Her Majesty Olga I in public."

Wang Zhong: "I'm just making suggestions."

He looked at Lyudmila: "As a godbrother."

Lyudmila shrugged: "No need to explain to me."

Wang Zhong: "And I went to the Summer Palace to stop the Quick Victory faction from killing people."

"Just say you don't need to explain to me. I believe you." Lyudmila smiled.

At this time Nelly came over with a plate: "I took two more bottles out of the cellar."

Because it's too cold now, wine and other things have to be kept in the cellar to keep them warm. As a result, Coca-Cola was also put into the cellar...

It is really regarded as a high-end product.

Wang Zhong put his hand on Lyudmila's shoulder: "Come on, dear, give it a try."