Arc of Gunfire

Chapter 495 Sorting Out the Situation

When Wang Zhong entered the headquarters, he first shouted: "Nelly, give me a towel, and a change of pants and shoes, my shoes and trouser legs are all wet."

Pavlov was originally directing the staff to do something in front of the map. When he heard Wang Zhong's words, he turned his head and looked at the door: "After you went to the United States, she went to Yebao to take care of your wife. Your orderly was busy. When you just set out, she ran to the laundry team to help wash clothes."

Wang Zhong took off his hat and handed it to Yakov, looked down at his wet leather shoes, and shook his head: "Then change it later. Report the situation!"

Pavlov picked up the documents that had been sorted on the table, came to the map, and picked up the map stick: "According to the investigation, Prosen's vanguard is 50 kilometers west of Abavakhan, where we encountered Prosen's motorized reconnaissance battalion.

"The tongues we captured confessed the numbers of the 14th Armored Army and the 41st Armored Army, as well as the 48th Infantry Army. The army number is the 6th Army, and the commander is General Wilhelm von Frederick. "

Wang Zhong pursed his lips. His guess when he received the order came true. In the history of the Earth, the 41st Armored Corps was not in the organization of the Sixth Set. The Earth's Sandezi Sixth Set only had a 14th Armored Corps. This guy's armored strength was doubled. This guy is not bad.

That is to say, he is facing the Sixth Army, which is much stronger than in history.

But on the bright side, the enemy's advance distance is farther, which means that the logistics is worse than the Earth's Sixth Set.

Wang Zhong: "Weather forecast."

Pavlov immediately made a gesture, and a staff officer delivered the report to Wang Zhong.

While Wang Zhong lowered his head, the chief of staff explained concisely: "The mud should start this week."

"Good!" Wang Zhong immediately raised his head and stopped looking at the forecast, and returned the report to the staff officer, "One month of mud, what about our supply situation? ”

Pavlov immediately pointed at the Valdai River with a map stick: "The Prosens controlled some areas on the west bank of the Valdai River and deployed artillery. The gunboats of the inland navy tried to fight them several times, but failed to destroy these artillery, so the transportation on the river can only be limited to the channel on our side.

"The Valdai River is very wide. The direct firepower of the Prosens cannot cover the channel on the east side. The indirect firepower depends on correction fire, but the naval infantry and the inland fleet have been removing the Prosens' observation posts on the shore.

"So we still guarantee half of the transportation capacity of the Valdai River-well, less than half, because of the losses caused by air strikes, one third.

"The good news is that our railway lines are all on the east coast. This was deliberately done when it was planned, so that the railways could be protected by the Valdai River when invaded from the west."

Wang Zhong: "So there is no railway in Prosen?"

"Yes, they don't." Pavlov paused, and after a brief silence, he added, "I have never been so grateful to the imperial chancellor who designed these. It is said that he is a secularist."

Wang Zhong: "So the logistics of the Prosen people mainly rely on roads, right?"

"Yes, we outlined their approximate supply routes based on aerial reconnaissance, confessions of prisoners, and descriptions of escaped stragglers."

Pavlov snapped his fingers, and the staff immediately hung a map on a separate blackboard.

There was a long blue line drawn on it that was very obvious.

After carefully observing the blue line, Wang Zhong asked, "Why aren't their military stations and transfer stations marked?"

"Because we don't know." Pavlov looked very helpless. "The Proson people are different from last year. They have also started to camouflage. These places are not shown in aerial photos."

Last year, the Proson people didn't bother to camouflage at all. The supply stations and transfer stations were all clearly placed there. Aerial photography can directly show them, and there is no need to identify them.

Pavlov continued, "This is probably related to my air force's continuous bombing of the Proson logistics system."

Under Wang Zhong's interference, the combat focus of the Ante Air Force is completely different from that of the Russian Air Force on Earth. The Russians on Earth emphasize close air support, and the key model they value is the Il-2. The focus of post-war propaganda is also the Il-2 and the later Il-10.

Under Wang Zhong's artificial interference, the Ante Air Force's main combat method is currently bombing Proson's logistics, bombing train stations, transfer stations, etc., and the number of close air support has dropped sharply.

In general, the current results of the Ante Air Force are higher than those of the Earth's space-time isotopes, because the train station target is much larger than a tank, and under the premise that pilots are generally lacking in training, the train station is obviously a better target.

It seems that the successful air strikes of the Ante Air Force forced Proson to disguise his logistics nodes.

Wang Zhong was shocked: "Because the air strikes are too effective, the reconnaissance efficiency is reduced. It's really contradictory. Well, I have a general understanding of the situation, so how many divisions do I have?"

Pavlov: "In addition to the troops returning from Balas, there are eight new divisions."

Wang Zhong was shocked: "Only eight? Are these all new divisions made according to my new organization?"

Pavlov: "No, those new divisions are all popular. After the formation is completed, they will be snatched away by various fronts. The situation here is urgent, and we can't even give us new divisions for a while."

Wang Zhong: "Okay, these eight new divisions have 8,000 people?"

"Yes, according to the standards of temporary infantry divisions, these eight divisions are fully equipped and fully staffed."

Wang Zhong: "When will my First Mobile Army arrive?"

"The group army is mobilizing, and the vanguard will arrive in three days." Pavlov paused, then changed the subject, "In fact, the high command assigned the original Valdaichu River Front to us, but these are not new forces, they are already in There was a certain amount of attrition in the battle with Proson, and the current distribution of these divisions is as shown on the map. "

Wang Zhong then turned his attention to the large lumps of things on both sides of the Valdaiqiu River.

What a snake!

Wang Zhong: "What bastard arranged the troops like this?"

"Commander of the Valdaichu River Front Yemenko."

Wang Zhong raised his head and asked, "Where has he gone now?"

Pavlov shrugged: "I don't know."

Wang Zhong changed the question: "How is our position constructed? How many days did it take to dig the fortification zone?"

Pavlov immediately turned to the Abavahan city defense plan: "Currently, we have mobilized women and elderly people in the city to form a labor camp, and urgently built two anti-tank obstacle belts outside the city. The bunkers are being built by the City Construction Workers Association And the cement factory workers worked overtime to catch up on production.

“Unlike all previous defensive battles, this time we have abundant weapons and equipment, including anti-tank guns, submachine guns, and machine guns.

"In addition, because the Inland Sea Fleet headquarters is in Abawahan, we still have quite a lot of naval infantry, but they are not under our command."

Wang Zhong frowned: "Am I not the commander of the front army? In theory, all these should be under my command, right?"

Pavlov: "Yes, but the front army was formed in a hurry, and the command did not have time to come to us. Or the people in the headquarters were so busy that they forgot."

Wang Zhong: "Didn't you send a telegram to ask?"

"I asked, but I haven't received a reply so far."

Wang Zhong: "I'm going to call the headquarters later... no, call His Majesty the Tsar. In addition, take a look at where the troops in this long snake formation can be mobilized, and concentrate them for use. "

"I have sent staff to investigate where so many troops are not needed." Pavlov immediately replied, "There will be a report tomorrow."

Wang Zhong nodded and continued to order: "We need to determine where the enemy's supply nodes are. I persuaded the Allies to send a Komanda team to help me. They are experts in covert destruction. After last year, the Prosens should Being prepared for the mud, we need to add fuel to their fire.”

Pavlov spread his hands: "It's good to be sure, but you have also seen the state of the aerial photos. Intelligence experts have been identifying them for a long time, and I really can't tell which is the military depot and which is the transfer center."

Wang Zhong held his chin and began to think. At this moment, Emilia, who had just escorted him, entered the headquarters.

He suddenly snapped his fingers: "Yes!"

Pavlov: "You want to personally investigate the enemy? There's nothing you can do this time, right? How about letting the Navy's gunboats take you along the Valdaichu River to see with your own eyes where the troops can be mobilized?" "

Wang Zhong: "No, no, no, this time I will go from the air and fly across the earth myself."

"I object!" Pavlov's voice rose. "You have been shot down once! No, I cannot allow you to go! The Prosin Air Force is now focusing on this direction, the Western Front and the Fort St. Andrew Front. It’s been a long time since we’ve been hit by a large-scale air attack, and Proson’s air force on the eastern front is all here! I won’t allow you to risk your life!”

Wang Zhong: "Don't be nervous! The C47 is too easy to be shot down, and it was shot down by our own anti-aircraft guns. I just need to fly on a plane that can't be shot down."

Pavlov shook his head vigorously, with ripples on his plump cheeks: "No, no, no, no! I don't agree! And I don't think Davarich of the Air Force will agree either! They know how dangerous it is in the air now!"

"No, Chief of Staff, please look here!" Wang Zhong made a gesture of invitation to Emilia with both hands, "The ace of the United Kingdom, Miss Witch who will never be shot down!"

Emilia frowned: "Whether I can shoot it down has something to do with the fact that the plane I fly is a special type. If you let me fly a two-seat reconnaissance plane, my combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced."

Wang Zhong: "I'll take your plane, let's squeeze in."

"Can you see clearly?" Amelia asked doubtfully.

I can't see clearly, but I have a plug-in!

Wang Zhong: "You know I can see clearly!"

Because we are the new human race Davarish! Quickly feel what I mean!

Emilia hesitated, but soon she shook her head: "No, I thought about it, you are so tall and heavy, you can't fit into my clipped wings. In order to install a larger engine on my plane, the cockpit was originally It’s crowded. I’m a girl and I’m slim, so I can barely move.

"If you come in, you might be so crowded that I can't even pull up the joystick."

Wang Zhong thought for a moment, why not just put me in the auxiliary fuel tank, and I wouldn't have to look out with my eyes anyway.

At this time, Emilia suddenly said: "I remember that the Pei-3 reconnaissance plane you used to modify the Pei-2 was very good?"

Pavlov: "These aerial photos are basically taken by Pei-3 type. At present, this kind of fast reconnaissance aircraft is rarely intercepted by the Prosen Air Force."

Emilia: "Then it's not enough to drive this one. It's just a two-seater. If I really encounter an enemy plane, I can use my ability to fight it."

Wang Zhong immediately agreed: "Okay! Just use this!"

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