Arc of Gunfire

The telegram was delivered to the Eagle's Nest in Plossen at lunch time - the lunch time in the Eagle's Nest was originally late, and because the emperor liked to eat dinner as a midnight snack at nine or ten o'clock, lunch was also postponed.

The emperor was eating at that time. Seeing the telegram coming, he temporarily put down his knife and fork, picked up the cup of coffee, and stretched out his hand while drinking.

The confidential secretary who delivered the telegram did not dare to neglect it, and quickly stepped forward to hand the telegram to the emperor.

The emperor was drinking coffee while reading the telegram, and as a result, a mouthful of coffee sprayed on the table, spraying a fountain shape on the tablecloth.

He put down the coffee and stood up, reread the telegram, and then looked up to confirm with the confidential secretary: "Is it not translated wrong?"

"No. We translated it with five Enigma machines. It is impossible that all five Enigma machines have set the wrong initial parameters. We have also carefully compared the telegrams after decoding. They are completely consistent, which eliminates the possibility of wrong translation."

The emperor put down the telegram, put his hands behind his back and lowered his head. While thinking, he walked to the window and looked out the window.

The scenery of the Eagle's Nest was in full view, but the emperor was not in the mood to appreciate it at the moment.

"Rokossov assembled more than a thousand tanks? Or is it a conservative estimate? What is he going to do?"

At this time, there were no military-related personnel in the dining room, only the confidential secretary who graduated from the military academy - unfortunately, he studied military cryptography, so everyone looked at each other.

Just then, the door opened, and the guards came in and reported loudly: "Chief of Staff William Celtic and Army Commander Walter von Bryan are here!"

The emperor turned around and saw two top officers of the Wehrmacht walking into the dining room with serious expressions.

William Celt saw the telegram on the table and immediately understood what was going on. He only said: "Marshal Steiermark believes that Rokossov is preparing to break through and penetrate the Tenth Army."

Emperor: "If the Sixth Army goes up, can it stop Rokossov?"

Marshal von Bryan shook his head: "It's difficult. The local infrastructure can't support the deployment of so many troops, but the headquarters has a new plan."

He snapped his fingers, and a group of staff officers came in with a display board with a map.

Marshal Bryan took the map stick from the adjutant and began to point at the map and explain: "We are going to send the 19th Army, which was originally going to be deployed to encircle and annihilate the enemy in Borsk, to the south of the Sukhayaveli River Basin, and let them take the attack route originally planned by our Orange Plan.

"The Orange Plan is not as bold as the Blue Plan. It only intends to eat up the Ant Heavy Group on the Sukhayaveli River. Because it was too conservative, the plan was rejected. But now, if we can eat up Rokossov's heavy group, we may be able to force Ant to surrender in one fell swoop.

"Because you know, His Majesty the new Tsar Ant is Rokossov's lover. Women in love will lose their judgment and are likely to surrender in exchange for their beloved men."

The emperor frowned: "Will Junker officers also take love into consideration?"

Marshal Brian: "I just said there is such a possibility."

The emperor did not answer, but walked slowly to the map, stood a few meters away, and carefully looked at the newly drawn offensive route on it.

Proson's map drawing method has a unique advantage in expressing the offensive plans of various troops. The carefully drawn marching routes are well-organized. As long as you look carefully, you can find out what each unit should do on it.

Of course, these marching routes are rarely fully implemented when the offensive is actually carried out. At that time, the commander's ability to respond and the number of plans of the staff department will be tested.

The emperor himself actually prefers Ant's style of drawing battle maps with a big opening and closing. Every time he looks at this overly detailed map, he frowns.

Now his brows are tighter.

Just at this time, the emperor's favorite general Giles entered the restaurant. The attendant shouted: "Admiral Giles is here!"

The emperor glanced at his best friend and said: "Come and see, the command has modified a response plan on the Orange Plan to deal with Rokossov's heavy troops just discovered today."

Giles: "I heard that the Air Force saw the hundreds of thousands of troops hidden by Rokossov?"

"Has it spread like this?" The emperor cursed, "These people have no sense of confidentiality at all!"

Marshal von Brian said: "I think the staff, like me, think that everyone in the Eagle's Nest can be trusted."

The emperor glared at him and continued: "That has something to do with whether you want to control the mouths of the staff, Marshal von Brian. Let's take a look at your plan. Encircling and annihilating Rokossov can indeed greatly undermine the morale of the enemy.

"But will it cause us to lose the opportunity to win a complete victory like last year?"

Von Brian looked at the emperor with some surprise: "You..."

"I'm reflecting, Brian! I know that in the eyes of some of you Junker officers, I am a fool, but I am not, so now I am leading you! I will reflect on my mistakes at any time, and I have been reflecting on them for half a year!

"Tell me now, will we make the same mistake again?"

Brian and Chief of Staff William Celt looked at each other before answering, "No. If we don't take action, the Tenth Army will not have the strength to break through Rokossov, who has such a strong force."

Gil Es said, "I think if the Tenth Army continues to attack, there is still a chance. I feel that Rokossov is bluffing. He used continuous attacks to defeat our division-level units and created an atmosphere that he is very strong.

"Rokosov is a real person in fighting. He is the kind of person who will go all out to attack even though he is too weak to attack. He will inflict heavy damage on you skillfully and make you think he is still strong."

At this time, William Kelt took out an envelope and poured the photos inside on the dining table that had been cleaned and the tablecloth changed.

William Kelter: "Are you trying to say that the tanks in the photos are all fake?"

Giles: "Rokosov likes to deceive. I have carefully studied every battle he commanded. He is particularly good at creating illusions and influencing judgment.

"These tanks, no matter how real they look, could be Rokosov's trick!"

William Kelter: "Absurd! Assuming that these tanks are really fake, how do you explain that these fake tanks were created all at once? Is it possible that magic was used to make the fake tanks grow out of the mud? "

Giles shook his head: "I don't know. Maybe these are just wreckage. Rokossov dragged the wreckage together, then got a few fake tanks, and the others were covered with camouflage nets."

At this time, the emperor patted Giles on the shoulder and asked seriously: "Giles, do you dare to pat your chest and say that this is an illusion created by Rokosov?"

Marshal von Bryan: "He patted his chest and couldn't believe him. The Anters didn't have many tank trailers at all. It was impossible to drag so many tanks overnight - and there weren't that many tank wrecks around Yeisk. He's dragging. No, these are real tanks, and Rokosov is preparing to attack."

Giles sighed: "Marshal Brian is right, I can't guarantee that this is 100% an illusion. But I think, since Rokosov is going to attack, can we wait until he actually attacks? The Tenth Army should be able to block his attack!"

The emperor shook his head: "The Tenth Army currently has only one intact armored division and two intact armored grenadier divisions. In addition, it has two second-echelon infantry divisions and two third-echelon infantry divisions. Do you think Can these troops stop Rokossov, my dear Giles?"

Giles pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Then the Tenth Army should be strengthened. We can consider detaching part of the 300,000 men from the Sixth Army and strengthening it to the Tenth Army..."

Feng Brian: "That will delay the war! We should start mobilizing the 19th Army immediately now."

The emperor suddenly raised his voice: "That's enough! Marshal Brian, implement your plan. But remember, this is the result of your pushing forward against all opinions. If your plan fails, you must accept the punishment, otherwise you can't Conquer the public."

Marshal Brian bit his lower lip and replied: "Okay, I am willing to take responsibility!"

At this time, Giles asked worriedly: "What about the original goal of carrying out a small outflank and destroying the enemy's heavy troop group in Borsk? Do we still have a group army in our hands?"

Chief of General Staff William Celtic: "Yes, yes, but in the Viking Peninsula and Minotaur Island, they need to be mobilized from thousands of miles away. In addition, there is an army group ready to attack at the port of the Carolingian puppet country. The ship heads for the Mamluk battlefield, where Admiral Erwin has long awaited reinforcements.

"He promised that as long as he gets this army group, he can reach the Mamluk capital and cut off the lifeline of the United Kingdom - the Grand Canal."

The emperor turned around, came to the globe in the room, and gently turned the globe: "Enemies are coming from all directions, and they are about to wipe out the Prosen nation! This is a battle for the survival of the Prosen nation, which front is on Neither can give up.”

Giles: "Then we should mobilize, so that at least our troops will be more sufficient."

The emperor was silent for a few seconds and said: "No, Ante will surrender this year, and then we will go all out to fight against the United Kingdom and the United States. Only then will we need to carry out general mobilization. General mobilization before that may cause the people of the empire to oppose War loses confidence.”

Giles: "They're already losing confidence."

"It doesn't matter! This little thing can be made up for by defeating Ant! But if we start general mobilization, what was originally just a guess will be regarded as reality! Siegfried, I think you should understand this truth! If we can't general mobilize, then It’s Pandora’s Box!”

At this time, Marshal Brian coughed.

The emperor waved his hand impatiently: "Go and implement your plan! Capture Rokossov! Then see if you can force Ant to surrender!"