Arc of Gunfire

Wang Zhong looked at his watch and sighed to Su Fang: "Anyway, I can prepare the artillery fire two hours in advance, right?"

Su Fang nodded repeatedly.

Wang Zhong turned around and shouted: "Vasily, call the artillery command post and tell them to fire two hours in advance."

The artillery command post was also built by Wang Zhong after learning from the United States. The United States has a kind of simultaneous bombardment. Artillery units of different levels are equipped with different types of cannons. After coordination, the firing times are different, but the artillery shells fall at the same time.

Because they fall at the same time, the intensity of firepower at the same time is several times denser than normal fire.

On Earth, only the United States could do this during World War II. Later, other countries began to learn from it.

The artillery command post was responsible for coordinating the artillery bombardment, and there were a bunch of mathematicians in it. There were no computers in this era, so mathematicians could only calculate the shooting elements by hand.

Wang Zhong learned from the experience of the United States and set up an artillery command post at the group army level.

For the convenience of communication, this command post is not set up together with the army headquarters, so it is necessary to call to inform the plan changes.

Vasily raised his head when he heard Wang Zhong's voice: "Two hours early, right?"

"right."

Vasily nodded and turned to make a phone call.

Wang Zhong looked at Su Fang: "Is there anything else?"

"No more. General, it's a pity that Miss Lyudmila can't accompany you to the front line. If you have-"

Neli suddenly appeared, standing next to Wang Zhong, looking askance at Su Fang.

Wang Zhong: "What do I have?"

"If you need anything, I mean, if you need to talk to Miss Lyudmila, you can come to me."

Wang Zhong recalled the mental call he had made with the poetry monk before. It seemed like it was the first time he had spoken to Olga.

Thinking about it this way, things seem to get weird: talking to the sister who admires me through the mouth of the chanting monk who has always wanted to seduce me, just reading the words will bring up many dirty associations.

Wang Zhong: "I am a pure soldier. When I am on the front line, I will not think about the love between children. Brother Su Fang, you are also a priest. The Eastern Saint Sect should set an example in our army in all aspects."

Su Fang nodded: "Okay. Then I will continue to be with everyone at the Folklore Research Institute."

"Is your mission to deal with them?" Wang Zhong asked.

"No, I am responsible for suppressing them when they attract bad things." After saying this, Su Fang smiled and left.

At this moment, Wang Zhong had a series of very Cthulhu imaginations.

What kind of bad thing could it attract? Make it clear! Can Vortex's 100mm gun deal with it? What about the borrowed B4 howitzer from the heavy artillery regiment?

It would be bad if you can't deal with it!

After Su Fang's figure disappeared, Neli took out a bag, reached out and grabbed a handful and sprinkled it in the direction Su Fang left.

Wang Zhong asked curiously: "What are you spilling?"

"Salt." Neli looked at Wang Zhong and raised the bag in her hand. "It's still rock salt. It will definitely work. No matter how powerful the evil is, it will be wiped out."

Wang Zhong reminded her: "Su Fang is a high-ranking nun. Don't let the court find out that you rub salt into the secular high-ranking nuns."

Nellie was speechless and put away the salt, looking very regretful.

Wang Zhong: "Okay, it doesn't matter if you let it go. In the worst case, I'll call His Majesty Belinsky. Don't worry, I'll continue with the meeting."

Nellie: "Okay. Do you want to prepare midnight snacks for the infantry officers?"

Wang Zhong looked into the room. The meeting was interrupted by Su Fang, and the officers were chatting freely. But looking at them all pointing at the photos, they must also be discussing tomorrow's battle.

Looking at the young man - no, his peers, Wang Zhong's expression softened: "Be prepared, prepare well. After all, some people will not be able to come back tomorrow night."

Nelly nodded.

She was about to leave when Vasily ran back out of breath: "Report!"

Nelly was startled and looked at him suspiciously.

All the young officers in the room stopped discussing and looked back at the door.

Vasily: "The phone line was poked by a field mouse, and the communications camp is checking the line."

"That's why you're so loud, field mouse?" Filipov shouted, and all the officers in the room laughed.

Wang Zhong did not smile and said seriously: "The situation is urgent. We can't wait for the communication battalion to fight the field mice, so we send out the messengers."

In this era, radio security capabilities were extremely poor. Only the United States experimentally developed frequency-hopping radios, which could prevent enemies from eavesdropping, but they did not yet have the conditions for large-scale equipment.

Therefore, important information in this era was either sent via encrypted telegrams over the radio or over the phone. If these failed, people would be sent. In the end, when there was no other option, the information would be sent via radio.

Obviously there is no need for a radio to go from the army headquarters to the artillery command post. The radio needs to translate and encrypt the message before sending it out, and then decode it after receiving it. It is so verbose that it is better to send a messenger to run over.

Vasily: "The messenger was sent, that's why I came back. Just... to report on the field mouse's great deeds."

The young commanders and fighters in the room burst into laughter again.

At this time, Yegorov's voice came: "It's normal for voles to bite off telephone wires in summer. This place is relatively barren. On the black soil of Khazalia, voles are three times fatter than here!"

Wang Zhong turned around and saw Yegorov, and asked, "Why are you here if you are not staying at your division headquarters?"

"You called my soldiers here, can't I come over and take a look?" Yegorov asked.

This time, because the situation was urgent, Wang Zhong called the 31st Regiment directly and called them over after he issued the decision to attack to all the troops.

Wang Zhong: "Nonsense, what if the enemy attacks?"

"The Proson people will not attack at night. Besides, you called all the company-level commanders of my infantry battalion. If the enemy really breaks through, it's not my fault. Commander, you should bear the blame!"

Wang Zhong scratched his head: "Not really, there is no tank unit that can't attack on the prairie. And tanks are not easy to move at night, and you can't see anything."

Yegorov spread his hands: "Yes, so you see, you also think there is no problem with me coming over!"

Wang Zhong: "Okay, tomorrow, depending on the situation, we will also need armored forces to work together, you can come and listen OK. Also call Brigadier General Eugene of the 225th Division over, his division is basically in place. "

Vasily saluted immediately: "I will call the acting commander of the 225th Division."

Yegorov: "You gave the main attack to your old unit, the 31st Regiment, and only let the infantry of the 225th Division make a feint attack. Would it be suspected of bias?"

Wang Zhong said to Yegorov seriously: "I chose you because such a battle requires the troops to have strong personal initiative and every soldier to have the courage to find a chance in the fog alone.

"I think only the 31st Regiment can fight such a battle. The 5th Peshensk Regiment needs to practice more."

Yegorov turned his head and shouted to the young officers: "Did you hear that? Only we can do it! Don't embarrass yourself tomorrow! You must convey the general's trust to every soldier and tell them that even if they are alone and can't identify the direction, they must go in the direction of the shooting!"

"Okay!" Everyone in the room answered in unison.

Wang Zhong asked: "Continue to study the photos. Have you figured out the trick? "

"Report!" Filippov stood up, "Can you ask the locals to come and talk to us? There should be many people fleeing to Trinka or even further east."

Before Wang Zhong could answer, Vasily came in: "Eugene, the acting division commander, is on his way."

Yegorov: "Has the telephone line over there not been bitten off by the voles?"

Vassily: "If it is also broken, I will find the judge."

Wang Zhong put his hand on Vasily's shoulder: "Don't find the judge, go to the church first and call the parish priest. I want to ask him something."

If there are refugees, then the local church must be responsible for resettlement, and it is right to ask the parish priest.

Vassily turned around: "Okay, I ran to the side to make a phone call just now, and this time I have to run to the church. Although the distance is not long..."

Wang Zhong: "Don't complain, it's better than carrying manure."

Yegorov said in a cheering tone: "Run Vasily! "

Vasili ran away.

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"This wall is a low wall," said Ivan, a refugee from Yeisk. "Adults can climb over it. But there are a series of courtyards inside, which are not connected to each other. Once you enter a courtyard, you must keep going inside to the street. "

Filipov asked: "Can the wall between the two courtyards be blown up with explosives?"

Refugee Ivan widened his eyes: "Explosives? I don't know how powerful explosives are..."

Filipov: "It's about the same as the explosives used in mining."

Refugee Ivan looked confused.

Yegorov: "Come on, the old farmers here have never seen mining. There is not even a stone mountain nearby. Look at me, Ivan, how big a hammer can be used to break this wall?"

Ivan clenched his right fist: "We can break it with a hammer as big as our fists."

Yegorov cursed: "Why is the brick wall so thick? You may need to bring more explosives."

Filipov snapped his fingers: "Understood! "

At this time, the sound of a car engine came from outside the door.

Wang Zhong looked outside the door and saw Vasily leading Brigadier General Eugene of the 225th Division in.

The first thing Eugene did when he came in was to sigh.

Wang Zhong: "What's wrong? There are so many officers and soldiers. Your sigh has an immeasurable impact on morale!"

Eugene quickly shut up, and then explained helplessly: "I'm just a mine manager. It's too difficult for you to command a division to attack."

"Your division is a feint." Yegorov said, "If you really can't, just let your soldiers shout "Ura" in the fog."

Eugene shook his head: "No, no, I have also seen the Proson people, and they won't believe it this way. Tomorrow my troops must enter the city. At least the Proson people must suffer casualties, and the Proson machine guns must be fired, and they must shoot into the fog. "

Wang Zhong pointed at Eugene and said to Yegorov: "Our mine manager said he didn't understand, but he really talked about it one by one. "

Popov smiled and said, "I think Brigadier General Eugene can command an army group. How about you give it to him?"

Egorov: "No, the soldiers will have opinions. Everyone wants to be under the magician on the battlefield, the undefeated Rokossov."

At this time, there was another engine sound outside.

Wang Zhong: "Vassily, go and see what troops are coming in the middle of the night."

Vassily stood up: "Okay, I'll go and see."

A moment later, Vasily led General Tadeusz, the commander of the First Division of the Melania People's Army, in: "Report, the vanguard of the Melania People's Army has arrived."

Wang Zhong was overjoyed: "So fast?"

Tadeusz said in Ant with a heavy accent: "The chief of staff arranged it well."

Wang Zhong: "How many troops are there in the vanguard?"

Tadeusz: "A battalion of infantry."

"Then you should reinforce the 31st Regiment. Come here and I will tell you..."