Arc of Gunfire

Chapter 338 The Situation on the Morning of July 12

After the meeting, the soldiers of the advance team began to borrow brooms from the villagers.

The brooms of the villagers were relatively simple, just a bunch of wheat stalks dried in the sun and then tied together.

When sweeping the floor, you have to hold the broom diagonally and press it hard on the ground, so that the wheat stalks will stick to the ground by themselves, and you can sweep up most of the dirt with a strong sweep.

The soldiers put all the borrowed brooms in the back of the Willis Jeep.

Although Wang Zhong ordered everyone to take the time to rest that night, most people couldn't sleep at all. The soldiers of the advance team gathered together to chat everywhere in the village.

Trinka Village is a relatively large village, but a temporary infantry division and the advance team were stuffed in at once, so there were not enough houses. Many people in the advance team rested in the open air.

Wang Zhong himself slept very soundly, and fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the bed given to him by the commander of the 401st Division.

In his dream, Wang Zhong dreamed that he was driving a fighter jet and fighting with the Proson Air Force. When he was facing the enemy, he shouted: "Super Sky Flash Launch!"

In the end, no missile was fired from under the wing, and the plane was shot down by the enemy.

The feeling of falling woke Wang Zhong up all of a sudden, and he sat up sweating.

Nellie took a fan and looked at him puzzledly beside him: "What's wrong?"

Wang Zhong shook his head: "Nothing. Have you been fanning me?"

"Yeah." Nellie nodded, "You said it was hot before going to bed."

"I said it was hot, but I didn't ask you to fan me all night. What about your own rest?"

Nellie: "I'll catch up on sleep when you go out to fight."

Wang Zhong stared at Nellie: "Isn't it daytime? Aren't you hot?"

"I'm fine." Nellie shrugged, "Maybe it's because I'm thinner?"

Wang Zhong sighed: "I'm not fat, okay! What time is it now?"

Nellie looked at Wang Zhong's watch on the bedside table.

Wang Zhong picked up his watch and looked at the time, then got out of bed and stood up: "Okay, it's almost time, it's time to send the Prosen people on their way."

Then he noticed that Nellie was hesitant to speak, so he asked: "Why? Do you want to come too?"

Nellie nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Wang Zhong hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head: "No, this is a battlefield, you can't come."

Nellie: "I have been on the front line in Shostka, and I have learned to shoot with a pistol. I can be your bodyguard."

Wang Zhong smiled: "There are not many places where pistols can be used on the front line. When you learn to use a submachine gun, I will let you be a guard."

At this time, Vasily opened the door and came in: "I heard that you woke up, General... Oh, I didn't see anything."

Vasily kept the posture of pulling the door handle and backed out of the room to close the door.

Wang Zhong: "Enough, stop making up inexplicable rumors for me. I blame you for all the outrageous rumors now! Let go of the door handle and stand still!"

Vasily stood at attention at the door: "Yes!"

Wang Zhong asked: "Are all the troops up?"

"Many people didn't sleep last night. Didn't you hear them singing at night?"

Wang Zhong: "No. All troops gather, check weapons and vehicles for the last time, and set off in the order of last night when the time comes."

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The first to set off was the jeep reconnaissance unit. When they left the village, the smoke and dust rolled, as if tens of thousands of cavalry were galloping.

Wang Zhong stood at the entrance of the village and watched them set off, eating as much smoke and dust as he could.

He switched to a bird's-eye view and found that the smoke and dust were more spectacular from a bird's-eye view. He himself couldn't see how many people and horses were in the "rolling red dust".

Facing this scene, the enemy would 100% misjudge the strength of the troops and would be timid when rescuing.

This time, Wang Zhong didn't want to surround the point and attack the reinforcements. His goal was to eat up the enemy in front of him, so it would be best if the enemy didn't reinforce. He arranged the sniper troops just to cover the bottom.

After the jeep convoy set off, Wang Zhong turned around and walked towards the tank destroyer unit waiting to set off.

The infantryman who was "hooked" on the vortex destroyer joked: "General, are you going to command this vehicle in person?"

The commander of the destroyer battalion was originally telling his subordinates something. When he heard the infantryman's words, he immediately turned his head and said: "General, are you going to come in person? Then I will be your gunner, and you will command!"

Wang Zhong: "No, it's just long-range shooting, and my ability is not very useful."

He meant that his own hang-up is not very useful. After all, this hang-up is most effective in mobile operations, and squatting in an ambush may not be much better than observing with the naked eye.

The commander of the destroyer battalion obviously misunderstood: "How can I not use your ability? You are the commander with the most achievements in our army so far!"

Wang Zhong: "Soon it won't be. After all, I am already a commander, and there are not many times when I can charge the battle myself."

"General Rokossov, who just charged the battle and dealt with the enemy planes twelve hours ago, said so." Vasily said beside him, literally "narration".

At this time, Chief of Staff Alexander said: "It's time, we should set off."

Wang Zhong made a gesture: "Sniper team set off! Encirclement team follows you!"

The commander of the annihilation battalion saluted Wang Zhong, then turned to his subordinates and said: "Remember the radio call sign, follow closely! Set off!"

The subordinates ran to their respective tanks like flying.

The battalion commander also climbed onto the one in front of Wang Zhong, got into the combat room with his lower body, put on headphones and picked up the microphone: "Sniper team follow me, set off!"

The vortex engine roared, and a large amount of black smoke spewed out from the side nozzle. Wang Zhong smelled a strong smell of sulfur dioxide, so he stepped back a few steps and got away from the powerful troops.

Fifteen Vortexes passed by him one after another and headed for the battlefield.

At this time, the sentry of the 401st Provisional Infantry Division pointed to the sky and shouted: "Look, planes!"

Wang Zhong looked up and saw 24 white contrails in the sky.

This is very strange, because propeller planes rarely make contrails below 7,000 meters. The contrails in the movie "Fury" were all caused by heavy bombers at high altitudes.

Wang Zhong switched to a bird's-eye view, and then found that these planes were actually B24 Liberator!

Is this time and space United States so generous? They actually gave Liberator? On Earth, Amei gave the Russians only twin-engine attack aircraft such as A20, but not four-engine heavy bombers?

The most important thing is that as a participant in the aid negotiations, Wang Zhong is very sure that the four-engine heavy bomber was not mentioned in the negotiations?

Is the aid provided in the form of additional terms during the aid process?

Wang Zhong said to Vasily: "Bring the walkie-talkie, I'll say hello to the Air Force."

Vasily immediately took the walkie-talkie from the jeep next to him: "It has been adjusted to the frequency used by the Air Force."

Wang Zhong took the walkie-talkie: "The ground is calling the air fleet, the ground is calling the air fleet."

A moment later, an impatient voice came from the walkie-talkie: "If you are calling for close support, I'm sorry, we are now at an altitude of 9,000 meters and can't support you at all. We can't even see you."

Wang Zhong: "No, I'm calling you. We have obtained intelligence that the enemy has reached Yeisk..."

"We are not going to bomb there, you can solve the problem yourself."

Wang Zhong was shocked. He wanted to give his name, maybe he could change the bombing location.

At this time, a familiar voice interrupted the conversation: "The Fourth Attack Aircraft Regiment called the ground, we are a little below the bomber, maybe we can take care of your target."

Wang Zhong cut the view and found the P47 fleet, but their altitude was much lower than the bomber, and it was not easy to notice it from a bird's-eye view.

If you want to pay attention to them, the bomber will be too big.

Wang Zhong: "The enemy's vanguard is in Yeisk. Repeat, the enemy's vanguard is in Yeisk."

The other side replied: "We really can't bomb you if you say the place name. After all, we don't have navigators like bombers. We don't know where we are now."

Wang Zhong: "Do you see the village on the ground? Fly due west of the village! Bomb anything heading east!"

All units of the advance team are moving westward, so as long as you look at the direction, you won't bomb the wrong thing.

The Air Force replied: "I understand. Leave it to us. I wish you success in blocking the enemy."

It seems that the Air Force misunderstood and thought that Wang Zhong's troops were going to block the enemy, but they didn't expect to pull teeth out of the tiger's mouth.

During the period of communication with the Air Force, half of the destroyer battalion, which was the main force of "fighting tigers", also set off.

Alexander said to Wang Zhong: "It's time for us to set off, General. Although I think it's better to leave it to the soldiers, you won't stay behind, right?"

Wang Zhong: "Of course not, let's go. Radio and I take a car."

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After setting off, Wang Zhong kept calling various troops by radio.

This time, all these troops were under his command, so when the radio contact was made, he would briefly obtain the vision of these troops.

Although these visions could not highlight the enemy, and were much worse than his own vision, they were much better than the verbal report of the troops.

Wang Zhong relied on this method to grasp the situation of the entire army in real time.

His capable reinforced battalion was deployed in an area of ​​about ten kilometers in length and width.

The two motorized reconnaissance companies at the forefront, like the two antennae of an insect, respectively, surrounded them from the north and south directions of the hunting target and came behind them.

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On the Plosson Army side.

Lieutenant Linden was awakened by a burst of rapid knocking sounds. He rubbed his eyes, climbed up and pushed open the hatch of the turret.

Sleeping in the tank made him sore all over, so his expression was very ugly.

The captain who commanded the infantry outside had an even uglier expression: "The enemy has passed us. Judging from the smoke and dust, the number of enemies is very large."

The infantry captain pointed to the north.

Lieutenant Linden then discovered that there was a very scary smoke in the north, which looked like a huge army was marching in.

He turned his head sharply and saw smoke in the south.

"Damn it."

He immediately picked up the microphone, adjusted the radio, and shouted: "217 calling 210, 217 calling 210!"

Soon, the voice of the company commander John came from the radio: "What's wrong, 217?"

"I saw at least a hundred tanks passing our position and heading towards you! Repeat, 100 tanks!"

"Got it."

As soon as John finished speaking, an infantryman next to him shouted: "Ah Pain!"

Linden looked at the infantry and found that the infantryman was pointing at the sky.

He looked up and saw 24 white lines in the sky passing over their heads.

Linden immediately realized what it was: "There are still 24 heavy bombers rushing towards you!"

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