Arc of Gunfire

Chapter 449 The Expeditionary Force and the Warmaster Reunite (Update 4/81)

When Wang Zhong's plane landed in Abawahan, it was already ten o'clock in the evening and it was almost dark.

However, Abavahan had not yet implemented light control, and the airport was brightly lit, so Wang Zhong could clearly see Pavlov's face on the plane.

The chief of staff and a large group of people crowded in the tarmac area and looked at the plane that was taxiing over.

A few minutes later, Wang Zhong walked down the gangway, held the chief of staff's hand and said, "Long wait."

Pavlov: "I thought that if you waited until the child was baptized, then the day lily would be cold."

Wang Zhong: "How is that possible? If you said you are almost ready, then you should be able to take action immediately. Of course I have to rush over as soon as possible to understand the situation."

As he spoke, he looked at a lot of unfamiliar faces next to him and said, "Let me introduce them."

"Of course." Pavlov let go of Wang Zhong's hand, stepped back to give up his position, pointed at two men wearing red berets and camouflage uniforms, and said, "This is a special agent of the 1st Parachute Division of the United Kingdom. Colonel Charlie, the team leader, and his deputy, Lieutenant Colonel Richard. This is General Rokosov.”

The red beret saluted Wang Zhong: "I've heard about your name for a long time, Your Excellency, General."

Wang Zhong didn't wait for the adjutant Yakov to translate, and replied: "You too, I didn't know the Red Devil would actually act with us."

After all, he had learned the Onsa language before time travel. Although most of it was returned to the teacher after the college entrance examination, he could still understand it after "hearing the name for a long time".

The British 1st Parachute Division was nicknamed the Red Devils because of its red berets. The most famous record of this division on earth was that it was tricked by Montgomery and thrown at the far end of the Market Garden battle, where it was defeated by a large number of Santoku troops. The round-the-wheel battle ended with the paratroopers' light weapons fighting for many days. In the end, many people from the organic ranks ran out, and the troops were not dismissed.

Later, the British made a movie called "A Bridge Far Away" based on this incident, which is a very famous World War II movie.

Wang Zhong liked that movie very much, mainly because the cast was so luxurious, including Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, and so on.

Now that he saw the real Red Devil, Wang Zhong felt as if his childhood dream had come true, even though this was not the earth.

After the two red berets waited for Yakov to finish the translation, they seemed very happy: "You have heard of us and know our nickname! We obviously haven't participated in many battles yet."

Wang Zhong was embarrassed. This sentence was a bit long and he couldn't quite understand it. When Yakov finished translating, he was embarrassed - it is true that the Red Devil has not yet achieved any results and has not gained a reputation.

He could only say: "It was mentioned in the information given to me by the Inquisition, saying that you had such a nickname among the troops of the United Kingdom because of your rigorous training."

After listening to the translation, Lieutenant Colonel Richard sighed: "Sure enough, the intelligence capabilities of the Inquisition are well-deserved!"

Wang Zhong: "That's right, especially their torture capabilities. We have a joke here..."

Wang Zhong told the joke about the judge asking the corpse to confess again. This time Yakov translated quickly, almost at the same time, and everyone laughed.

After laughing, Pavlov stepped in and said to Wang Zhong: "This is the liaison officer of the United Kingdom Army. He carries the United Kingdom's code book and radio. After we start the operation, he will be responsible for communicating with the United Kingdom Army. Air Force Communications.”

Pavlov was about to introduce Wang Zhong according to the procedure, but the other party interrupted him directly in Ant language: "General Rokossov, I saw him in the newspaper all day before coming here, as if he was a general of our country. Same."

After speaking, the colonel wearing the yellow-green uniform of the United Kingdom Army stood at attention and saluted: "Colonel Benjamin, responsible for liaison with the United Kingdom Army."

Wang Zhong returned the greeting: "Nice to meet you."

Pavlov continued: "This is a colonel of the Free Carolingian Air Force, and the fighter wing he leads will participate in this attack."

Wang Zhong went through the process just now, and then asked Pavlov: "Didn't it say that the Royal Air Force will also participate in the war? Where are the people?"

"I'm here." The girl's voice penetrated Wang Zhong's ears. Although it was in Antese, the intonation was a bit strange and not as smooth as Colonel Benjamin's.

He turned around and saw a blonde girl.

Wang Zhong was surprised: "I've never heard of female pilots in the Royal Air Force?"

Pavlov shrugged: "Not really, but this one is a witch."

Wang Zhong: "What is a name?"

"Witch," Pavlov said.

Wang Zhong asked hesitantly: "The kind that can fly in the sky on a broomstick and have a black cat as a servant... a witch?"

Before the girl could speak, a black cat emerged from her clothes and climbed onto her shoulder.

Girl: "You're right."

Wang Zhong's eyes widened: "Can you really fly into the sky on a broomstick?"

Before, Wang Zhong thought that all magic and miracles were ambiguous and would be defeated by penicillin.

Is there really a witch who can fly on a broomstick?

Wang Zhong felt like he had discovered a new world.

But New World immediately rejected him!

The girl replied angrily: "Of course it's impossible. How can people fly? And this black cat is just my pet. My teacher said that witches should have black cats, so I only raised it. It is already my first pet." Second partner."

Wang Zhong looked at the black cat and asked: "What happened to the first one? You sent him fifty kilometers away and lost him?"

"I'm dead of old age." The girl replied, her whole face tense as if she was controlling her expression.

Wang Zhong: "Sorry. So, what can you do? Let the weather clear up?"

"No, I can fly a plane. I'm the best fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force, flying a specially modified Spitfire clipped wing fighter for us."

A clipped wing is a type of airfoil that this aircraft is an upgraded version of the Spitfire.

Wang Zhong: "You...are the best pilot because you are a witch?"

"Yes," the girl replied, "What else? My situational awareness is much better than the average pilot. I don't even need to install rearview mirrors on the plane."

Anyone who has played flight simulation games knows that the rearview mirror on a fighter jet is a common configuration, used to observe the blind area at the rear of the cockpit.

In other words, the Witch, like the Divine Arrow, does have supernatural qualities, but it is not so powerful that it can directly rely on the supernatural to change the entire battle situation. It is just a more powerful weapon.

Wang Zhong stretched out his hand: "Nice to meet you, Miss Witch. What should I call you?"

The girl held Wang Zhong's hand and replied in Ant language: "Emilia Brown, just call me Amelia. You don't need to take into account those complicated rules of your Ant. To be honest, I can't remember much. Know your Anters’ names that look like trains.”

Wang Zhong thought to himself, I can’t remember it either, it’s all because of plug-ins.

He also replied in Ant language: "I am Rokosov, you can call me Alyosha. Good reading!"

Finally, it is the Onsa language that embodies what Wang Zhong has learned throughout his life.

Emilia smiled: "It's a good read. I'd better call you General Rokossov. If you call me Alyosha, your maid will want to kill me."

Wang Zhong turned around and saw Nellie with a kind face and no murderous intent.

Emilia let go of Wang Zhong's hand: "In addition to being a witch, I am also the captain of the Royal Air Force Task Force. You have seen the rank. We will fight side by side with the Ant Air Force."

Pavlov finally found a good opportunity to return to the conversation, and immediately jumped in and said: "You have met all the high-level Allied forces currently involved in the operation. Let me introduce the naval infantry involved in this operation. This is the Navy Brigadier General Aromeev, commander of the 393rd Infantry Brigade, will be responsible for opening up the beachhead.”

Aromeyev stood at attention and saluted.

Wang Zhong returned the greeting and asked: "Didn't it say that two divisions of naval infantry are going to participate in the operation?"

"Originally there were two divisions, but the enemy launched an encirclement war in the north. The navy was worried that the northern ice-free port would be captured, so it transferred those two divisions."

As soon as Pavlov finished speaking, Aromeyev said: "Don't worry, I personally took a speedboat to scout the coastal defense line. There are only some old troops with poor equipment there. We can easily seize the beachhead, and even We can capture the city, and we have the support of Allied paratroopers."

Wang Zhong always felt that the guarantee from the naval infantry was quite reassuring.

Pavlov said: "Because the transport capacity is freed up, we can let some of the infantry assigned to us go ashore together, and we can even go ashore with some tanks."

Wang Zhong: "Very good, what about my armored division? Where is my armored division?"

"In this operation of ours, there is a tank corps under our command. This is Nikolai Fedorovich, the commander of the 51st Tank Corps."

Nicholas saluted Wang Zhong: "Salute to you, general. We have equipped a regiment of T34W tanks. I have selected the one with the best condition and stamped it with the tactical number 422."

No, is this tactical number already so widely circulated?

Wang Zhong: "Very good, I will personally command this car."

After speaking, he asked Pavlov: "What other troops do we have? Just a tank corps?"

"No, there is also an infantry division, which has transferred a lot of miscellaneous troops to us. I have inspected them all. The quality varies from good to bad. The 51st Tank Corps is considered to be better trained."

Pavlov shook his head.

"The good news is that the 393rd Marine Infantry Brigade is completely under our command. It is the most reliable infantry unit. This should be compensation for the transfer of the original two divisions."

Wang Zhong looked at Aromeev: "Are you under my command now?"

"Yes General. It is an honor to fight under your command."

Wang Zhong was overjoyed: "Okay! Will you be under my command from now on?"

Pavlov rolled his eyes: "Don't push yourself too far, but... you can ask His Majesty the Tsar to give the order. Can the naval commander still fall out with His Majesty over a brigade?"

Aromeyev smiled awkwardly after hearing this.

Amelia and Colonel Benjamin, who understood Antese, both looked at Wang Zhong with meaningful expressions.

Several United Kingdom officers didn't know what they were talking about and stood there awkwardly.

Wang Zhong: "Let's go and see what kind of messed up troops we have been assigned."

Pavlov: "It's ten o'clock, my expeditionary force commander Davarich."

Wang Zhong looked at the sky: "Oh, indeed. Then find a place to sleep first. I've had enough of such a long flight."