Arc of Gunfire

Facing the marshal's roar, the colonel was silent for a few seconds before replying: "What happens after that? You should know what the Asgard Knights, the military police, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs responsible for supervision did in Orachi, right?

"These people massacred Ant's people in order to cover up the truth. When they are defeated, imagine what they will do!"

Marshal Gron's expression froze.

The colonel continued: "We have people spread throughout the war mobilization department, so we know that if the war situation continues to worsen, they will continue to build people's stormtroopers and capture children and old people into the barracks!"

"This hasn't happened yet!" Marshal Gron interrupted the colonel, "The current situation is not so desperate. The battle line is still in Ant, and it is still more than 700 kilometers away from the empire's national border! I mean the southern line."

Because the land on the northern route was too bad, filled with woods and swamps, Proson did not go too far into Ant territory.

The southern front has made the most progress in Plosen, and the main prairie is too suitable for armored forces to maneuver.

Colonel: "But Khazalia is a grassland and basically undefeable. We can annex the entire Khazalia in half a year, and the Ant people can fight back!"

"After all, we have built a road! When we attacked, Ant's 'road' was just a dirt road. In the developed areas of Uropa, it can only be regarded as a village road! But now, the grasslands of Kesalia are all high-standard highways. !”

Marshal Gron: "Don't find fault with this. Without these roads, we would not be able to maintain such a large force on the southern front. Without these roads, Rokossov's military advantage will be even greater, and we will lose even more miserably." !”

After expressing his views fiercely, the marshal sighed: "Stop trying to convince me, my war is over."

Colonel: "Don't you want to save Prossen?"

Marshal Gron: "What can I do? I will be relieved of my military power when I arrive at the Eagle's Nest, and then I will be an ordinary old man. You might as well go find a few troops stationed near the Eagle's Nest, move around, and let them send troops Surround the Eagle's Nest!"

Colonel: "The commanders of these armies are all your students or old subordinates!"

"Ha!" Marshal Gronn laughed, "That's why you came to me! It's a pity that my students will not betray the empire just because of the teacher's words, no, they will not. Your plot is doomed to fail. ”

Colonel: "What about the Empire?"

After a brief silence, Marshal Gron said: "We started the war first, and now we can't blame others if we fail, right?"

After a brief silence, the colonel said: "You can no longer protect yourself. After we are exposed, we will definitely trace you. After all, everyone on this plane is ours. Even if the Imperial Household Ministry is a loser, they will trace you." !”

"What?" Marshal Gron was shocked, "You are plotting against me!"

Colonel: "There is nothing we can do. I personally believe in your character, but there are still many of us who don't know you."

Marshal Gron leaned back in his chair, pondered for a moment and said: "33 kilometers west of the Eagle's Nest, the Fifth Infantry Teaching Group is stationed. Its commander is a die-hard opposition, so it has been moved to the left for a long time. I spent a lot of time. It took a lot of effort to save him.

"He will be willing to participate in your operation. A teaching brigade is enough to suppress the defenders of the Eagle's Nest."

Colonel: "But the armored instructor nearby..."

"The armored forces are under the supervision of the General Armored Forces. They are a new technology. We old Junkers can't say anything. Do you think His Majesty didn't guard against you? Of course he did!" Marshal Gron looked at the colonel, "You pulled me up. Your chariot, but unfortunately, there is no way to save Proson. The coup to detain the emperor and the truce with the Allies will not go smoothly. "

The colonel was completely silent.

Marshal Gron stared at him for a few seconds and said: "There is a less-than-perfect plan. You can assassinate His Majesty, and then kill all His Majesty's confidants who are propaganda equal. Then there might be someone with military power. People take stock of the situation and join you.”

Colonel: "We have no assassination plans."

"No? Or are you worried that I will get away with informing the emperor and don't plan to tell me?" Marshal Gron asked.

Colonel: "Do you think you can clear your suspicions by being acquitted of informing?"

The marshal did not speak, but turned to look at the sea of ​​clouds outside the window.

The cabin became quiet except for the noise of the engine.

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Prime Minister's Office, Capital City of the United Kingdom.

With a serious expression, Prime Minister Leonard Spencer asked the Special Plenipotentiary of the Assistant Security Council who returned home to report on his duties: "You mean, the Security Council will probably recapture Khazalia this winter?"

"Yes, when I left, the Prosin people had already abandoned their position and retreated to Shepetovka. And Shepetovka, with the current situation of the Prosin troops, is difficult to hold, Rokossov's heavy troops As long as the swarm attacks the Aolaqi front line, they can cut off their retreat.

"So far in the summer campaign, Ant has suffered a lot of casualties, but the casualties on Proson's side are also very high. We all know that one of the characteristics of Proson's troops is that the training time for new recruits is very long and the recruitment is very slow.

"This is due to their military tradition, which is a set of traditions that are not suitable for modern all-out war. Of course, tradition has given Proson higher individual soldier quality, but with the current situation on the Eastern Front, the significance of individual soldier quality has become more and more important. It’s getting smaller.”

Prime Minister Leonard picked up his pipe, took two strong puffs, and said, "So we need to open a second battlefield as soon as possible."

The army general sitting opposite the Prime Minister immediately said: "But the troops of the Prosin Empire in North Africa have not been completely defeated. They may still attack the Mamluks and cut off the canal!"

Leonard: "Come on! In fact, after driving the Desert Fox away from the canal, we all knew that North Africa was just an excuse for us to delay Ant.

"Once we land in the Apennines, the Prosin army in North Africa will all lose supplies. We just don't want to advance so quickly to threaten the Prosin homeland."

The commander of the Aegean Fleet nodded: "We have actually cut off the Desert Fox's supplies. Although the Proscenians have invested in anti-ship missiles and remote-controlled bombs, these new weapons are very unreliable and have not helped them regain control of the sea. .

"What Prosen's North African troops should be worried about now is how to return to their homeland."

Leonard: "I once served as Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Cunningham, and I know what's going on over there."

"That's because I'm talking too much."

Leonard pursed his lips, thought for a moment and said: "I think it's time to land in Sicily. This island is separated from the mainland of Europa by the sea, so Proson's power cannot be exerted. At the same time, this island can attract Proson Attention, let them deploy more troops on the peninsula.

"This way we can silence the Ants and say that if we don't land in Sicily, more Prossen troops will be transferred to the eastern front and the pressure on them will be even greater."

The Army General asked: "Don't you need to inform the United States? General George Jr. of the United States is still competing with the Desert Fox."

"What the hell! I'll call Teddy myself and he'll agree!"

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July 16th, the heart of the Prosen Empire, the Eagle's Nest.

As soon as Marshal Gron entered the war room, he subconsciously looked for new faces in the war room.

Because that might be the assassin sent by the Valkyrie Club.

He sincerely hoped that the blood would not splash on him during the assassination.

As for His Majesty, considering what His Majesty may do after escaping the assassination, Marshal Gron hopes from the bottom of his heart that His Majesty will die, preferably with the gang of bastards from the Valkyrie Club, so that his family can survive until the war. The chances of success are greatly improved.

"Marshal Goron!" His Majesty stood up, "Congratulations on evacuating most of the troops from Rokossov's encirclement."

Marshal Gron was surprised. After thinking for a moment, he decided to blame himself: "Sorry, there are still about 150,000 troops who have not escaped. In addition, the loss of technical equipment is also a bit large. Some armored divisions only have ten vehicles left. Tanked."

His Majesty the Emperor waved his hand: "No, no, I misjudged the enemy's strength. With the current strength of the Ant people, it is too dangerous to attack rashly. The good news is that we can still hit them hard in the defensive battle!

"I plan to withdraw all Shepetovka's troops to the west of the Tiber River and rely on the river for defense. I named this action plan Watch the Tiber River!

"In order to carry out this plan, we need to deceive Rokosov. Let the Celtic Marshal introduce you!"

Marshal Celt nodded: "We estimate that it will take 20 days to evacuate all troops and auxiliary personnel from Shepetovka. During the retreat, enemy pursuit will cause us huge losses.

"So we need to make a gesture of holding on to Shepetovka. As part of the entire plan to bully the enemy, propaganda has begun to exaggerate that Shepetovka is the 'city that never falls'..."

"Did I hear you correctly?" Marshal Gron interrupted Marshal Celtic, "Are we bullying the enemy?"

"Yes." The emperor nodded, "We are going to deceive the enemy. In fact, we often deceive the enemy. For example, in the Melania battle, we sent a visiting fleet to give the illusion of peace and deceive Melania. Senior level. During the Carolingian Battle, we also made a gesture of breaking through the Maginot Line head-on, but in fact the main force passed through the Ardennes Forest."

The emperor stood up and paced in front of the map: "The Prosens are the smartest people. The enemy will deceive, so will we! We will prove it!"

Marshal Gron: "But...my armored divisions only have ten tanks on average per division. If Rokossov outflanks Shepetovka, we won't have the armored forces to defend against him."

"He no longer has armored troops." The emperor said confidently. "In fact, Rokossov's armored troops are not enough to launch an outflank. He can only use cavalry. Can't you defeat the cavalry?"

Marshal Gron hesitated to speak.