Arc of Gunfire

Chapter 491 “Barbarians” at the consultation meeting (Update 16/81)

In the afternoon, a special consultation meeting of the United States Congress.

Speaker Douglas knocked on the table with his gavel: "Quiet. Next, let's give the floor to the famous General Ant, Marshal Rokossov. Mr. Marshal, may I ask... hmm? Are you the general?"

The secretary whispered into Douglas's ear with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Okay, why is he still a general? I thought that with so many military exploits, he should be a marshal. What? There is also a first-level general? Oh, don't worry about this. In short, please accept your consultation, General Rokossov!"

Wang Zhong wore headphones, so he could hear the simultaneous interpretation, but unfortunately it was a man's voice. Now he couldn't choose his own voice, so he had to make do with it.

He sat up straight after listening to the translation: "Am I ready, Mr. Speaker, or should I stand up?"

"No, war heroes have the right to sit and be questioned. Admiral Rokossov, how much role did the assistance from the United States play in Ant's resistance to Prosen's attack last year?"

Wang Zhong: "Your question is not very accurate, because the assistance only started after the Fuso Empire sneaked into the United States, and I also participated in the negotiations related to the assistance. At that time, I was no longer a front-line commander, but was working with Suvorov. Military Academies and Equipment Review Committee Work.

“By that time we had driven the Prosens hundreds of kilometers away from our capital.

"So if you're asking how aid contributed to the victory in the defense of St. Catherine's Fort last year, my answer is it didn't."

Wang Zhong noticed that many people in the United States were already frowning.

He hurriedly continued: "However, aid has played a vital role in Ant's support until now. Last year, there was a severe cold disaster throughout Ant, which froze to death a large number of livestock. Without assistance, Spam Canned, many Anters did not survive that winter.

“At that time, our industrial production lines had just completed the relocation and were far from returning to their original productivity, so the industrial raw materials obtained through assistance helped us to continue the production of key equipment such as tanks.

“Then the direct support of aircraft, tanks, trucks and jeeps has played a huge role in restoring the strength of our army.

"Especially trucks, jeeps, and M3 half-tracks. Currently, industrial production in Ant is basically producing various tracked vehicles and trucks. There is no production capacity for jeeps and half-tracks at all."

Speaker Douglas nodded seriously: "Very good. What you said in summary is that aid played a crucial role in Ante's ability to survive last year? Is that right?"

Okay, you have to emphasize this last year, right?

Wang Zhong guessed that some congressmen who supported aid probably needed to gain some political chips, so he nodded: "Yes, that's what it is."

Douglas looked very satisfied: "Thank you for your professional opinion. The next thing I want to ask you is: If you decide to give Ant aid this year, which aspect will you pay special attention to?"

Wang Zhong thought about it, and he cheered up and replied seriously: "I particularly value machine tools and the transfer of various patented technologies. We hope to obtain the authorization for the latest piston engines in the United States, including air cooling and liquid cooling. We need License for tank engines.

"We also hope that the United States can send experts to help us train industrial workers so that they can produce higher quality products. On the front line, the T34 equipped with inferior armor and inferior engines has killed many Ant soldiers."

"Quiet." Douglas knocked the wooden hammer, suppressing the whispers that gradually became louder due to Wang Zhong's words, "Admiral Rokossov, you misunderstood me. I mean, if you can decide various In terms of physical assistance, which aspect will you pay special attention to? "

Wang Zhong: "I think our current demand for tanks is not that big. Although the M4 Sherman and M3 Grant Lee are both very good tanks, we already have enough T34s, and we have also organized them into a breakthrough heavy tank regiment. KV heavy tank.

"The Vortex tank destroyer has also been performing well on the battlefield recently. I guess we don't particularly need tanks."

He paused and continued: "We need planes, we need trucks, we need Willys jeeps. We especially need the Dragon heavy-duty trailers that are heavily equipped in the federal army."

The river network in Khazalia is dense, and an army that does not have the ability to cross the river will have difficulty moving on the Khazalia grassland. When the Prosens attacked last year, they sent combat engineers to build pontoons everywhere.

And Ant's combat engineers are better at using engineer shovels or miners to dig out the heads of the Proscenians than repairing pontoon bridges.

Therefore, Wang Zhong needed a "dragon tow", which could carry a light landing craft and sail on dry land on the highway.

The US military on the other side of the world has done this kind of thing, relying on dry land and boating to force their way into the river network of the European plains.

Wang Zhong also wants to do this, and this is definitely not because he is a history buff and likes to play boating on dry land.

Speaker Douglas discussed with the people around him and asked seriously: "Do you really don't need more tanks? We have a lot of Grant Lee tanks and a lot of Stuart light tanks here."

Wang Zhong shook his head: "No, our light tanks are enough. There is a lot of demand for M3 tanks. I hope to continue to provide them, but don't take up precious transportation capacity to give us light tanks."

"Okay." Douglas looked disappointed. "What about the planes? We have a Viper fighter with excellent performance. Can we reduce the amount of P47 aid and replace it with Viper fighters?"

Wang Zhong finally understood. This consultation meeting was to give Ant the things that the United States did not use.

So he firmly refused: "We still need the things in the agreement we signed last year. We can accept fewer M4 Sherman tanks, but we cannot accept so many inappropriate things that we don't lack."

Douglas scratched his head: "Then... do you still need light weapons? We have..."

Wang Zhong: "We produce thousands of PPSh submachine guns every day, and almost the same number of Tokarev semi-automatic rifles, and even more Mosin-Nagant rifles.

"We are not short of light weapons at present. Let me repeat: we need trucks, jeeps, half-track vehicles, advanced fighters and bombers, please give them to us. And machine tool and engine production authorization! "

Douglas scratched his forehead: "This... of course it can be discussed, but we have to determine the material aid for next year first..."

Wang Zhong: "I know, please continue to ask."

Douglas: "Do you need textiles such as clothes? And agricultural products such as soybeans?"

Wang Zhong wanted to hold his forehead. He realized that this meeting might take a long time. These congressmen would force him to give in again and again so that the aid agreement could be changed to a state that suits their own intentions.

So, he stood up unbearably.

Douglas: "You can sit down and answer. This is our respect for the war heroes..."

"You have no respect at all!" Wang Zhong interrupted him, "Don't think I don't know what you are doing. You use the name of aid to help the big companies that helped you get elected as senators to gain benefits! You don't care what Ant needs, and you don't care what can help Ant win the war quickly, well and cheaply! What you care about is how much money you can get after this incident! ”

Wang Zhong recalled the promotional video of the DLC of the game "World in Conflict" at this time. At that time, a Russian general waved his hand and said: "The vultures are already too full, now clear this sky."

Then a Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun drove out of the transport ship and tore apart the media helicopter that was shooting hard in the sky with a four-barrel anti-aircraft gun.

So Wang Zhong continued: "You are a group of vultures! Eating the flesh and blood of the soldiers who bled and sacrificed on the battlefield, one by one, you have grown fat and big ears. Now the war is still going on, but in a few years, when the war is won, you will abandon all those meritorious veterans!"

Douglas knocked on the table with a small wooden hammer: "Silence! This is no longer the content of this consultation meeting!"

Wang Zhong continued: "Silence! Ask around, what did I do in Ant! I tell you, because of my identity, I am allowed to carry a gun into this room!

"This is a gun blessed by Patriarch Belinsky, and it once killed two generals! Think about it carefully. If you try to put those things we don't need into the aid agreement, I will blow your head off.

"Don't think I don't dare to do this. I know that in your United States, even if it is the president, as long as he violates the will of the big trusts and cartels, he will be killed on the street by a psychotic gunman. I was hit by a 380mm artillery shell from the Prosen people in Roniezh, and no one can guarantee that I am not a psychotic.

"Of course, you can ignore this threat. After all, according to common sense, in order to avoid a diplomatic crisis and a crack in the alliance, I can't do this.

"But do you dare to bet on this probability? No, you don't. Because you are different from those warriors on the battlefield. You are a group of cowardly bastards! If you want to refute me, keep recommending potato chips to me!"

Douglas' lips trembled for a while, and said, "I won't recommend potato chips. I don't have any..."

Wang Zhong: "It could be Coca-Cola, children's toys, or something else. It depends on what company you get sponsored by, right?"

Douglas pushed his glasses awkwardly: "Well, your speech just now showed us the rudeness and barbarity of Ant. I think you can't use some things in the civilized world. Then please tell me what you need!"

Wang Zhong: "I need Dragon trailers! I need a lot of trucks! Studebaker is good, our maintenance workers are already familiar with this kind of truck. There are also Willys Jeeps and M3 half-tracks! The more of these, the better!

"And advanced bombers! I know you have a bomber to replace the B17! We want it too!"

After Wang Zhong finished speaking, he realized that asking for B29 was indeed a bit too much. That thing is too good and too powerful, and the United States may not give it.

And taking off from Ant, it is still a bit far to bomb Plossen at present.

Unlike the United Kingdom, it can take off across the sea.

But he thought again, if he wanted to open the window, he had to lift the roof. Lu Xun taught him that, and it couldn't be wrong.

So he looked at Douglas with a stern face.

The Speaker was helpless: "We will consider it. Really."

It seemed that they really didn't dare to test the determination of Wang Zhong, the barbarian, to pull out his gun.