Arc of Gunfire

Although the chairman bowed his head, some members of the committee were dissatisfied and stood up directly and asked: "Heilman, you are just the commander of the armed forces, how dare you decide for us without authorization!"

Hellman: "Didn't you also ignore the opinions of me, the commander of the armed forces, and launch an uprising without authorization? Don't think I don't know that you are behind the first few divisions of the uprising!"

"That was the spontaneous behavior of the soldiers after they were stimulated by Proson's brutality!" The committee member pointed at Heilman, "Isn't it your duty to take precautions before they happen?"

Hellman: "Then replace me now! Let's see who else can send you out safely. I can't do it anyway!"

Another committee member said: "Without us, the connection between the government-in-exile in the United Kingdom and the country would be severed! Her Royal Highness the Princess may never be able to return to her motherland!"

"Without you, the people in the capital would not have been massacred like they are now! I have said long ago that as long as we protect the remaining children and wait for the opportunity to revolt, we will always find an opportunity!" Hellman looked at the committee members coldly. "Now, please join me and millions of people in the capital and face the bloody reality."

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August 15, Melania Front Army Headquarters.

Wang Zhong put down the photos just sent from Melania’s capital: “It’s strange that it’s so difficult for us to send some weapons to Melania’s rebels through the front line, but photos from the city can easily come to us. By the way, it’s still such a big bag all at once.

"There is a transportation line. Wouldn't it be nice if we sent 5,000 rocket launchers there?"

Pavlov: "Sent, they were all intercepted by Proson. You will probably encounter some trouble when commanding the battle group to break through. Our rocket launcher is too simple and easy to use. Everyone in Proson likes it. They have their own imitation. But the version has many problems and soldiers don’t like to use it.”

"That's right." Wang Zhong scratched his head, "There's something fishy. Didn't my previous investigation reveal an infiltration route? Try this route. Don't tell Melania the Resistance Army. I suspect there are bad people in the Resistance Army. ”

Vasily said: "I just don't know whether this bad guy was planted by the United Kingdom or the Prosin people. Considering the generally poor intelligence level of the Prosin people, how can I feel that it is the United Kingdom?"

Wang Zhong: "The main force exerting pressure now is also the United Kingdom, which makes Emilia embarrassed to come to the headquarters. You see, the only one who has come to put pressure on us recently is the Liaison Officer."

"Marshal, what you said is true." Vasily clapped his hands vigorously, "I thought you were having some trouble and were having a cold war."

"Nonsense, aren't we still investigating every day?"

"That's just official business. If we don't contact each other privately, then there's something wrong."

Wang Zhong: "I think you miss the time of digging out manure again."

Just as he was talking, the liaison officer from the United Kingdom entered the headquarters: "Your Excellency, Marshal."

"The assault group will be able to set off on September 1." Pavlov answered directly.

Liaison Officer: "But you have seen the photos in the city. The enemy is systematically massacring Melania's people. Now you are the only one who can save them."

Wang Zhong: "We have prepared as quickly as possible. There is a proverb in Siris, sharpening the sword does not waste time chopping wood. If you are not prepared to attack in a hurry, it is impossible to break through the enemy's defense line.

"This is 150 kilometers of densely populated residential areas."

Liaison Officer: "As far as I know, most of Melania's houses are masonry structures and cannot withstand your troops' heavy artillery and tank guns."

Wang Zhong: "Then look at what the building we are in now is made of? What material is the fake headquarters disguised on the opposite side made of?"

The headquarters and the fake headquarters are both authentic reinforced concrete structures. When the Ant army occupied these two buildings, the Prossen people had already retreated, so these two buildings were kept so intact.

Liaison officer: "But——"

"It's nothing to worry about. We'll attack on September 1st and can't go any faster."

The liaison officer was deadlocked for a few seconds, and then nodded: "Okay, I'll report to Prime Minister Leonard like this."

After saying that, he saluted, turned and left.

Pavlov: "Actually, if it weren't for the railway track change problem, we would be able to complete the preparations faster. The problems that troubled Proson in 914 are now troubled by us."

Wang Zhong: “But we don’t have to face the mud.”

“That’s true, thanks to Melania’s excellent infrastructure.”

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The Western Front at this time was the Norman Principality.

"Why is it difficult to supply?" Captain Evanson looked at the senior non-commissioned officers at the military station. "Isn't it said that there is an artificial dock that can handle tens of thousands of supplies a day?"

The sergeant shrugged: "I don't know. I'll give out as many supplies as they bring. Look at the supplies here now. There are cigarettes, champagne, sausages and other good things. But there is no ammunition because they are all glowing."

"If you want to complain, you can either go to the Allied Logistics Command who sent you too many cigarettes and alcohol, or you can go to Marshal Mago who hasn't been able to capture Castle Qin yet. He is a popular man in the United Kingdom, and he was with that man before. The captured Marshal Romel was taking pictures together."

After speaking, the sergeant took a bite of the big sausage in his hand: "Look at the best, at least you are not hungry now. Do you want to smoke?"

Ivenson looked at the sky and stretched out his hand: "Bring me ten packs of cigarettes and two bottles of wine. If you can't bring back ammunition, at least I can give my brothers something good."

"Then I suggest some more sausage. Do you have a jeep?"

"Did I drive here?"

The noncommissioned officer leaned forward on the table: "I have a suggestion. If your jeep has enough fuel, go to the beach. Things are piled everywhere on the beach now, but because the logistics command's rice bucket is in a mess, it is impossible to transport it. If you don’t come up, just drive a jeep and transport it yourself, as many troops do.”

Ivenson half-opened his mouth, and it took him a while to calm down and ask: "What's going on with them? Now we can still transport it by ourselves, but what will happen when we go deep into the interior?"

The sergeant just shrugged.

At this time, the soldiers from the military station entered the tent: "We have piled the things you just asked for on your jeep, Captain."

Ivenson looked at the soldier and then at the sergeant: "Okay, I'll go to the beach to have a look."

Sergeant: "You'll thank me for giving you this advice."

Evenson: "I hope so."

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It didn't take long for Evenson to know that he really should thank the NCOs at the depot.

The beach was piled with fuel and ammunition, and was full of trucks and jeeps brought by combat troops to pull things. The entire beach was in chaos.

Ivenson stopped the car and looked at the scene, which was like going to a market, and said to himself: "What if the Proson Air Force comes to bomb?"

The military policeman next to him heard this and replied: "They have been here. You see, the large piece of debris over there is the result of the bombing by Prosen aircraft. The commander of the nearby anti-aircraft artillery unit was severely punished, and then he learned from the experience. Summing up our experience, we shot down three of our own planes yesterday.”

Evanson: "Really?"

"Yes, you see that commander over there is the commander I mentioned. He is now handing over to the new commander. But we all know that the one who should be replaced most now should be General Jin of the Coalition Logistics Command. This loser is now We are planning to move to Champagne, so the beach is like this now.”

Ivenson doubted his ears: "Where?"

"Champaign is the capital of the Duchy of Champagne and is now the largest city under our control."

Evenson: "Isn't that the front line? What is the logistics command doing there?"

Just as the gendarmerie was about to return, a gendarmerie officer came over on patrol, so he shut up.

The officer glanced at the military police, then at Ivenson, and made a gesture: "Line up over there to get fuel and ammunition."

After speaking, the officer paced away.

The chatty military policeman just approached Ivenson and whispered: "It is said that because there is a castle in Champagne, Admiral Jin feels that his identity should be based in the castle. There is also a wine cellar under the castle, and the admiral is very greedy for those priceless wines." of wine.”

Ivenson: "What the hell? The frontline supplies are almost out of stock. Look at how many trucks you have to pull ammunition and fuel yourself!"

"It's useless for you to complain to me. I'm just a military policeman responsible for maintaining order on the scene."

Ivenson shook his head repeatedly, thinking forget it, it was important to get the troops' fuel and supplies first.

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Prime Minister Leonard banged the table hard: "My General Mago, Fort Qin has been surrounded for half a month. Is it so difficult to defeat the three Prossen divisions?"

Mago: "The enemy relies on reinforced concrete buildings to resist. We have to clear out the houses one by one. There are also enemy snipers hiding in various corners, and they basically don't consider retreat. Some snipers are even on their way out. Laying mines means planning to fight to the death from a sniper position.

"We have never seen such a barbaric fighting method."

Leonard: "Then why did the Anters attack the city so quickly?"

"After our interrogation of the prisoners, the prisoners confessed that they brought experience from the Eastern Front. This is how the Ant people conduct urban warfare." Mago said plausibly, "In addition, the army reported that Sergeant Prossen only has experience in the Eastern Front. If you have a medal, you will be very cunning and have a stronger will to fight. These veterans have brought us a lot of trouble. "

Prime Minister Leonard: "Damn Rokossov, why is it him again?"

Mago: "It's not necessarily Rokossov who forced these Prossens to be like this."

Leonard sighed: "Then how about we also learn from Rokosov's advanced experience? Use something with enough explosives to lift the Prossens and their bunkers together."

Mago: "Actually, our fire-breathing heavy tanks are very effective against the enemy, but there are too few fire-breathing heavy tanks. The light fire-breathing tanks are often destroyed by Proson troops before they can get close to the fire-breathing distance."

Leonard thought for a long time and said to Mago: "Anyway, speed up the progress. The good news is that Ant's Rokossov has also stopped. The battle line has stopped on the map for ten days and has not moved. The liaison officer said that he A new attack will not be launched until the 1st of the month,”

Mago: "How is that possible? His troops must have suffered huge losses in the previous battles, and it is impossible to launch another attack after only such a short period of rest!"

Prime Minister Leonard: "It shows that he has also been coerced by Melania's situation, which is a good thing. The result of his efforts to push forward may be that he will have to rest longer, or even spend half a year waiting for the injured backbone to return to the team.

"This will give us half a year! In half a year, we can rush into the hinterland of Prossen and even occupy Prosonia!"

Margo: "That's impossible."

"What?"

Mago: "First of all, the Carolingians are huge, and it will take a long time to completely recover the Carolingians. Secondly, there are three roads from the Carolingians to Plossen. One is across the original Mano defense line, but now there is It must have been transformed by the Prosen people, and it will be difficult to break through.

"The second option is to go through the Ardennes, but the Prosen people have blocked this loophole with a fortified zone. Aerial photos show that there are an astonishing number of anti-tank cones alone, and it is basically impossible to quickly open a road with engineers.

"The last option is to go through the Low Countries, and the Low Countries - there are many rivers. No, we can't end the war in half a year, this is my professional judgment."

"If you don't take Qin Castle, I will question your professionalism." Leonard said, "Fortunately, the Prosen people have stabilized their position on the Eastern Front now. The 150 kilometers in front of Rokossov are not so easy to cross. His backbone forces will suffer heavy losses here!"

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Wang Zhong: "After aerial reconnaissance, I found that the enemy's defense still has loopholes. We have sent infiltration troops to verify some loopholes, and they have successfully delivered weapons to the rebellious Melania people.

"But there are collaborators among the Melania people, and these loopholes were quickly blocked by the Prosen people."

The commanders in the meeting all looked serious.

Wang Zhong: "But this is also in my plan. The Prosens can't just conjure up troops to plug the loopholes out of thin air. In order to plug these loopholes, the enemy's defense is further flattened. I think there is a 50% chance of success in quickly breaking through this 150 kilometers with 500,000 people."

Among the officers, Melania asked loudly: "Only 50%, Marshal?"

"Yes, only 50%. This is 150 kilometers, and our ammunition, fuel, etc. are not very sufficient. The troops have recovered a lot after 20 days of rest.

"Based on this situation, I am going to adopt a bold tactic. I am going to try to use light infantry and cavalry to infiltrate the enemy's defense line.

"The entire combat plan will be carried out in waves in units of weeks. Every week, a fierce offensive will be launched, relying on infantry infiltration and limited armored forces to attack the enemy, surround and eliminate part of the enemy, and then stop to replenish for a week."

Wang Zhong had no choice, so he played light infantry like this. This tactic was undoubtedly learned from the strongest light infantry on Earth.

Kashuh has proved on the northern front that the current Ante veterans can play such tactics, so Wang Zhong decided to "pay tribute" to his motherland.

As for whether it can succeed - he really has no idea, after all, the troops under his command are different from that iron army.

Let's try it out.

Wang Zhong: "The battle plan has been sent to you. You have also found that this plan requires everyone to exert their subjective initiative.

"You go back and study the plan carefully. I have set detailed penetration targets for each regiment. You have 30 hours to familiarize yourself with the plan and enter the starting position at 4 am on September 1st.

"Disband."