Arc of Gunfire

Chapter 289 The most heinous crime (Updated 28/33)

Soon the convoy arrived in front of the Tribunal Building.

When the car stopped, Wang Zhong said to Olga: "I know you want to come here, but now you are the Tsar. This is a formal occasion, so you must be dignified and decent."

Olga nodded: "I know."

Wang Zhong stared at her for a few seconds and warned again: "What happened last time when you forcibly kissed me at the train station can't happen again!"

"Okay." Olga nodded solemnly.

Wang Zhong then opened the door and got out of the car, straightened his clothes, turned to the other side of the car, opened the door and stretched out his hand.

Olga held his hand gracefully and got out of the car calmly.

Wang Zhong was afraid that Olga would directly come up to hug her arm, so he immediately distanced himself after she let go of her hand.

Olga just glanced at him, then maintained her dignified posture and walked forward with her head held high.

Wang Zhong hurriedly followed behind.

Suddenly a thought passed through his mind: Is my position the position where the great eunuch stood in the Qing palace drama? That's Lafayette Cixi in front, I'm Li Lianying...

"Rebirth: I Play Li Lianying in Ant"?

Wang Zhong quickly felt the little brother and confirmed that he was still there.

scare me.

The Tribunal sent a high-ranking Archbishop to greet His Majesty the Tsar, but saw that Wang Zhong was also in some confusion. After saluting His Majesty the Tsar, the Archbishop glanced at Wang Zhong and said, "Your Majesty, if General Rokossov is here too If so, I hope you will be notified in advance.”

Olga asked back: "My godbrother came with me, why should I report to you?"

Archbishop: "But General Rokossov may be called as a witness later."

Olga: "Then just summon me. It's not like my private room doesn't have a direct passage to the court hearing."

"You are right. Then I will inform the presiding judge to modify the trial process. Please come this way, Your Majesty."

In this way, Wang Zhong and Olga were taken to the private room dedicated to the royal family. As long as the tribunal tried those prisoners for whom the royal family could not come forward directly, His Majesty the Tsar could watch the trial process in this private room.

The view from the private room is very good, and you can have a panoramic view of the entire trial venue.

Wang Zhong stood in front of the window and saw more than half of the generals sitting in the jury box. Everyone had serious expressions.

Olga was originally sitting down, but when she saw Wang Zhong like this, she stood up again, went to him and pointed to the generals in the jury box one by one, and told them their camps.

"That one is General Andrei Stepanovich, who is also a quick-winner. That one is General Gogol, who is a centrist and has a good relationship with General Turgenev. And that one is Lieutenant General Pushkin, who has already I publicly express my support for your theory..."

Wang Zhong: "Your Majesty, don't get so close."

Olga: "This way you can see clearly who I am referring to! There is also General Chernyshevsky, who also opposes the theory of quick victory..."

Wang Zhong understood. His name was that of a famous literary figure. They were both "our own people" who opposed the theory of quick victory. Thinking carefully about it, Admiral Turgenev and Lieutenant General Chekhov whom he met before were very nice people and did things well. Reliable.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or the will of the universe.

As soon as Olga finished the introduction, Tukhachev was escorted into the trial venue by two judges.

He looked much older, and there was an aura of decadence surrounding him.

Olga also looked at Tukhachev and suddenly said: "He looks like this, but I feel a little pity for him."

Wang Zhong: "Don't pity him! Think of the soldiers who died tragically in front of Prosen's solid defense line because of his reckless attack."

"Yes." Olga nodded vigorously.

At this time, the trial was ready, and the bishop who had just received Olga entered the private room: "Your Majesty, the trial is ready, can it begin?"

Olga: "Okay."

The bishop glanced at Wang Zhong and asked: "When the judge summons Lieutenant General Rokossov to appear in court later, should he let him leave the private room through the passage and then enter the trial hall, or should he directly use a mechanical device to open the window of the private room? That way? Lieutenant General Rokossov can appear in court in a private room.”

Without waiting for Olga to answer, Wang Zhong said: "Of course you should go to the witness stand and testify in His Majesty the Tsar's private room. It looks like he is overwhelming others with power. General Tukhachev deserves his punishment. It is not because he fell out of favor." Behind bars.”

The bishop bowed respectfully: "Then when you are summoned later, a judge will come to guide you. Then I won't disturb you two."

The bishop exited the private room.

Only then did Wang Zhong realize that he and Olga were alone in the private room.

Olga also looked around, and then said: "Alyosha, I think..."

"No." Wang Zhong took a step closer to her, "No matter what you think, it won't work. Just sit down and listen obediently."

Olga sat back in her seat angrily.

At this time, the chief judge picked up the gavel and banged it, and the courtroom fell silent. The jury members who were chatting just now and the audience in the auditorium all stopped talking and looked at the presiding judge.

Chief Judge: "Today, we will hear the case of General Tukhachev's reckless advance that caused heavy losses to our army."

The entire hall remained quiet.

"In the first step, the jury members and all the presiding officers are asked to take an oath to St. Andrew."

As soon as he finished speaking, a bracket rose up in front of each jury box, with a thick book on it, probably the Holy Book of St. Andrew.

Everyone stood up and pressed the holy book with their left hand. The choir began to sing, and everyone looked solemn.

Wang Zhong glanced at Olga and found that the Tsar was staring directly at him and didn't care about anything else.

Olga smiled slightly after meeting their eyes.

After the simple ceremony, the chief judge continued: "For the second part, please ask General Tukhachev to take the oath."

Tukhachev was not treated like a mechanically raised holy book. The inquisitor guarding him took out a holy book, grabbed his hand, pressed it on it, and began to swear an oath.

After this set of procedures was completed, the presiding judge announced that the trial had officially begun.

"General Tukhachev, the slide on the left shows the number of casualties after you commanded the Western Front to launch a counter-offensive. Can you admit this number?" the chief examiner asked.

Tukhachev glanced at the slides: "Basically admitted. But..."

“If you want to speak, you must apply first!”

Tukhachev: “I apply to speak!”

Referee: "You can speak."

Tukhachev: "War is about killing people. Even Lieutenant General Rokossov's troops died a lot, didn't they? The third rear Amur regiment he brought out from Roniezh should theoretically have Of the 2,500 combatants, how many were left when they arrived in Loktov?

"Isn't he respected as the iron wall of the empire?"

Wang Zhong heard Olga yelling angrily next to him: "Don't even look at how many times Alyosha faced enemies that were twice his own!"

"His Majesty."

As soon as Wang Zhong opened his mouth, Olga said dissatisfiedly: "Why, you don't want me to say something fair?"

"No, I just thank your Majesty for your understanding."

"snort."

Tukhachev continued in the trial hall below: "General Gorky in Fort St. Andrew, his troops suffered heavy casualties, but the headquarters still commended him. Now you want to shoot me because I suffered heavy losses? This is not fair!"

Wang Zhong looked at the jury box and found that many people were frowning.

Obviously Tukhachev's defense did not satisfy the soldiers in the jury.

Inquisitor: "Have you finished speaking?"

"I'm done." Tukhachev replied, regaining a little of the aura he had when he was chief of general staff.

Chief Judge: "Before you attacked the Plosen fortification zone from Bokost to Shostka, someone warned you that attacking this line of defense would cause heavy casualties, but you rejected this correct suggestion. Is this happening?"

Tukhachev: "If you attack a fortified area, you will suffer huge casualties. You can't do it because of this..."

The chief judge banged the gavel hard: "Quiet! Without permission, you can only answer yes or no!"

Tukhachev: "Yes. I want to defend myself!"

Chief Judge: "Approved."

Tukhachev: "If you attack the enemy's fortification area, you will pay heavy casualties. If you don't attack when you see the enemy's fortification, that is an act of cowardice!"

Wang Zhong stood up and said to Olga: "I'm going to confront this guy in court."

Olga: "You want to break into the trial hall directly? You might as well just open the glass. Oops!"

Wang Zhong flicked Olga's forehead, turned around and left the private room, and asked the judge and palace guards guarding the door: "How to enter the trial hall?"

At this time, two judges happened to come from the corridor. Seeing Wang Zhong, they hurriedly said: "You came out so early, come with me!"

Wang Zhong then followed the two judges around and arrived at the side door of the court.

"Please wait a moment for the chief judge——"

Wang Zhong opened the door in front of him directly. The door banged against the wall with too much force and bounced back. Wang Zhong slapped him to block it.

Tukhachev was making an impassioned speech when he saw Wang Zhong and was stunned.

Presiding Judge: "Lieutenant General Rokossov, it's not time for you to testify yet. You seem to be showing contempt for this court."

Wang Zhong: "I absolutely do not mean to despise the trial court. After all, you are trying the criminals on behalf of the vast majority of Ante's believers. I am here just because I can't stand Tukhachev's nonsense. I ask the presiding judge to give me a chance to confront him. Opportunity!"

The presiding judge nodded: "With permission, please come to the witness stand."

The two judges opened the wooden fence of the witness box.

Wang Zhong rushed in with three steps and two steps, and before the judge closed the door, he yelled: "Tukhachev! You damn bastard! You actually have the nerve to say that attacking the fortified area will inevitably cause casualties. Yes, it is true. There will be casualties when attacking the fortification zone, but if you look at it, is it as simple as casualties?

"You ignored the supply situation of the troops and ignored military common sense! Generally, attacking a solid fortified position requires a force several times that of the enemy. What about you?

"I know that after the previous ten days of advance, the troops including the First Assault Group Army are very tired, and there are a large number of tanks in a state of maintenance. The entire First Assault Group Army only has a few T34s ready for combat!

"The situation of the infantry units is equally bad. The previous continuous advances have left all infantry units in a state of depletion. These units were newly formed. The infantry lacked training and the officers were not familiar with the team. During the pursuit, there were a large number of people. Fall behind.

"You ignored all of this and blindly demanded a quick attack. As a result, you ran into the enemy's carefully constructed defense line! In some areas, the ratio of enemy troops to our own was even lower than 1:1! Countless soldiers were sacrificed in vain!"

Wang Zhong pointed at Tukhachev and roared: "All this is to satisfy your pathetic vanity! All because you want me to kiss your boots! You have committed a heinous crime!"