Chapter 723: The Grand Marshal of the Land and Sea Armies, First-Class Duke of Patriotism (8K)

"Marshal Rokossov has recovered more than 600,000 square kilometers of territory in the past year, and his troops have advanced 1,000 kilometers. The people welcome him wholeheartedly wherever he goes..."

When Olga was reading the script, Wang Zhong had an auditory hallucination. Someone with a Fenghua accent said in his ear: That kind of vibrant and vibrant state...

It has been three years since he traveled through time, but this scene is as clear as if he had just seen it on his phone yesterday. Maybe thirty years later, when someone says something that can trigger a MEME in front of him, he can still think of the familiar Fenghua accent.

This is probably homesickness.

Olga didn't know what Wang Zhong was thinking, and continued to read the script: "In recognition of this great and unprecedented achievement, Marshal Rokossov is awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Ante Army and Chairman of the National Defense Committee."

Wang Zhong understood that his new title was the Grand Marshal of the Land and Sea Army of the World, and the First-Class Duke of Baoguo.

He was about to kneel on one knee, and Olga immediately said, "My dear, you don't have to kneel in front of me."

Wang Zhong: "Is this okay?"

"What's wrong with this? Without you, I would have become a prisoner of Emperor Plossom." Olga said with a laugh, "Look, no one dared to search you when you entered the Summer Palace, so what's the problem with not kneeling now? Next time you can ride your mount to the palace."

What Tywin Lannister! I don't want to die in the toilet!

Wang Zhong: "Your Majesty, I'd better not ride Bucephalus to the palace, it might poop in the palace."

Olga: "Then you can drive your Rokossov Type 1 tank to the palace."

So am I here to go to the palace, or to stage a coup? Others will definitely think I'm doing a coup! By then, everyone will be excited, and the situation may not be under my control, Your Majesty!

Olga: "I guessed what you were thinking, hehe."

"Then tell me!"

"You are thinking, 'If I drive a tank to the palace, others will probably think I am a coup d'etat. Maybe the guards of the palace will have taken down the Tsar before the tank even gets there!'"

It hasn't come to that!

No, right?

Wang Zhong: "Your Majesty is really a joker."

"Hehe." Olga chuckled as she took the gold star from the lady-in-waiting next to her, came to Wang Zhong, and pinned it next to the two gold stars she already had, "Come on, my dear brother, get two more gold stars before the war ends, and you will be treated the same as the five-star generals of the United States!"

That's totally different, isn't it!

Wang Zhong: "I will work hard, Your Majesty."

After that, Wang Zhong turned around and stood aside under the guidance of the court etiquette officer.

Olga continued to award medals to others.

The man who followed Wang Zhong to receive the award was a man with thick eyebrows. Wang Zhong recognized him. He was the chaplain of the army, Ilyich, whom he had met once in the Battle of Abavahan.

He got his second gold star!

Ilyich looked straight ahead when he was awarded the medal. After Olga put the medal on him, he immediately saluted and turned to Wang Zhong impatiently.

After their eyes met, he glanced at the three gold stars on Wang Zhong's chest and immediately showed an envious expression.

After standing next to Wang Zhong, Ilyich with thick eyebrows whispered: "Marshal, we meet again."

"Congratulations."

"I only have two gold stars, and I still need to learn from the Marshal."

"No, no, I am congratulating you for surviving another year."

"Ah?" Ilyich was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Actually it's not bad. Last year was not as dangerous as the year before, and many people survived."

Wang Zhong: "I'm glad to hear the news."

"This is all thanks to you, Marshal."

"No, no, I just did a little work."

Ilyich smiled, then lowered his voice and asked: "Many people Say we will end the war this year? "

"There is no plan for this at present. We are still 836 kilometers away from Prosonia, and we can't go that far in a year."

"You have advanced 1,000 kilometers this year!"

Wang Zhong patiently explained: "This is because Khasalia is a prairie, a prairie! It is normal for mechanized troops to advance quickly on the prairie, and we also have high-standard highways built by the Prosonia people.

"But further west, although it is still the East Yoroba Plain, there are towns scattered all over the place, and the plains are full of sturdy barns and farmhouses that can be used as support points."

"You are right." Ilyich responded, "Maybe it is not so easy to advance these 800 kilometers."

"The failure of the St. Andrew Front last year was because of underestimating the enemy and the idea of ​​quick victory. You must guard it tightly, Ilyich Davarich, you are a priest!"

Ilyich nodded repeatedly, and his thick eyebrows were placed at an angle of "8:20": "You are right! I will definitely guard it tightly. ”

At this time, other people who were awarded medals also stood up, and everyone deliberately squeezed to Wang Zhong. The etiquette officer had to remind them: "Everyone will be included in the group photo later, so don't squeeze to the marshal! Everyone will be included in the group photo! Our photographers are very professional!"

Olga was still receiving medals, but when she heard the etiquette officer's voice, she turned back and looked like she was watching the fun.

Wang Zhong quietly waved his hand and asked her to do her job well.

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March 4, 1917, in the afternoon of Yekaterinburg, Rokossov Manor.

Olga lay on the table like a little girl, looking at the Rokossov couple who were playing with their child on the other side of the table: "That's great, when you all go to the front, let me, the little aunt, take care of him!"

Wang Zhong: "What do you want to do to my son?"

"Hmph, of course let him know how cunning girls are and build up his defense against those bad women!"

Wang Zhong: "You...don't squeeze your breasts like this, it's easy to deform."

"Huh, I'll squeeze it! I'll use my own breasts as a cushion if I want to! I'll squeeze it, I'll squeeze it!"

Lyudmila: "It will look ugly after squeezing it like this. Also, if you lie down like this, your spine will be crooked, and it will cause terrible pain in the future."

"I know." Olga straightened her body and sat upright.

Wang Zhong: "Is it okay for you to stay in my manor?"

"No problem. There have been fewer documents requiring my approval recently, and Belinsky is making preparations."

Making preparations for the handover of power is indeed something he will do.

After Turgenev retired, there was no one in Yeburg who could check Belinsky.

Olga stared at Wang Zhong for a few seconds, and then suddenly said: "Have you been to Sethus by the White Sea? I heard that the scenery there is very nice and it is very suitable for vacation. You can build a villa there!" "

Wang Zhong: "I have a vacation villa in -"

He suddenly realized something and glanced at Olga: "Do you want to live in Sethus?"

"I don't want to, but I think if you have a villa there, I might get interested and live there for a while!"

Wang Zhong: "Then facing the sea, with spring flowers blooming?"

"Yeah, hee hee."

Wang Zhong sighed: "Okay, I'm still the king of Khazalia now. It shouldn't be a problem to get a holiday villa. Then station a trustworthy troop next to it, just Aromeev's paratroopers, so I can go there from time to time." Supervise their military training.”

Olga chuckled and didn't say much.

At this time, a servant came in and announced: "Marshal Gorky has arrived."

Wang Zhong nodded and said to Neli: "Bring out the iced Coke."

"yes."

Soon Marshal Gorky, the Minister of Military Command, appeared in the garden. When he saw Olga was there, he immediately stopped: "Your Majesty? Did I come at the wrong time?"

Wang Zhong: "No, no, you came at the right time. It's time for Your Majesty to hear our plan."

Olga: "What plan?"

"About the direction of the main attack, Your Majesty." Marshal Gorky came to the table and chose a seat just equidistant from His Majesty and the Rokossov family.

Nelly came over with an ice-cold Coke and placed it in front of him.

"Oh, thank you." Marshal Gorky took a big sip and showed an expression of approval. "It's really good. The jeeps and Cokes of the United States are very dynamic. On the other hand, the Lada and Gas made by us, eh."

Olga asked doubtfully: "Is it so bad?"

Wang Zhong: "Our high-quality production capacity is mainly used to build tanks now. It will be fine when the war is over."

I guess so.

Marshal Gorky had finished drinking the Coke, and as soon as he opened the bottle he said loudly: "Let's not mention the car issue, where should the main attack direction be? The staff of the headquarters most support starting from Khazalia and sweeping across the entire Melanie Ya, arrived at the Baltic coast.

“But the Proscenians will not think of it, after all, this is the best condition for us among all the main directions of attack.

"There are towering mountains to the south from Khazalia. We have to climb over the endless mountains before entering the plains of Moravia. Of course, another way is to land from the White Sea and occupy the mouth of the Doma River. , and then push along the river.

"The Doma River is very wide and has extremely strong shipping capacity. It can supply hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops."

Wang Zhong: "Wouldn't that be too convoluted?"

"Yes, it's very circuitous, with nine twists and turns. And to be honest, we don't have that many ships to transport supplies to the mouth of the Doma River. At that time, we will only be able to penetrate the land passage - but this land passage is blocked by mountains. In the end we still have to climb the mountain.”

While Marshal Gorky was explaining, Nelly brought over a new Coke.

"Oh, thank you." The marshal took another sip and licked his lips with satisfaction, "Very good, very good. My wife said that I like drinking Coke just like a child, except that children drink orange soda. . Did you know that the church started to provide orange soda in Yebao? I can’t believe that there is still a war on the front line and supplies are so scarce, but there are already orange sodas in the rear.”

Wang Zhong: "If there are people on the front who want to drink orange soda, there will be some on the front too. Let's talk about the main direction of attack, Marshal Davarich."

"Okay, the main attack direction is from Kozalia to the south. To the north is the plan that everyone can think of. As for the west - although it can break through, it is meaningless. It can neither surround the enemy's central group army" Group and Army Group North could not threaten Prosonia.

"As for other areas, Kashuch in the north is already attacking. His infantry took advantage of the muddy enemy armored forces being unable to move, and gradually encroached on the enemy's controlled areas, and will soon capture Dunar.

"Although Kashuhe has made progress, his offensive has also proved one thing. If you invest more troops in the north, you will not do better than Kashuhe. Even if the terrain is muddy, it is really difficult.

“The Plosans have their reasons for not deploying heavy troops in the north.

"If the Western Front wants to attack, it will have to face the obstruction of rivers, or many rivers, and then there are swamps and dense forests. The bad land in Livonia will become a nightmare for the attack - at the same time, the Western Front is far away from Melania The national border is the farthest among all the fronts, and Kirinenko believes that they should be mainly responsible for containing it and attracting the enemy like a magnet. "

Wang Zhong: "Where are the troops on the Belisk Front?"

Marshal Gorky: "The dividing line between them and the enemy is full of swamps, and the armored troops cannot get through. Because of this, the Prosins only placed a few infantry divisions with mediocre combat effectiveness in front of them, and some divisions were even the 25th wave. Again, there were no artillery pieces and there was a serious shortage of machine guns.”

Wang Zhong: "The enemy has placed the 25th wave of troops on the front."

"It's behind the swamp."

Wang Zhong touched his chin: "It's really interesting. When the Proscenians attacked the Carolingians, they took advantage of the Carolingians' carelessness to attack Huanglong from the Ardennes Forest.

"Now they are completely unprepared for our attack from the 'impossible area to break through'."

Marshal Gorky: "The main thing is that there is really no way to cross this time. Let alone the armored troops, it is very difficult for the infantry to cross these swamps."

Wang Zhong: "I don't think so. We should go to the front line to see the specific situation in person before making a decision."

Marshal Gorky: "Would you like to go to the Belisk Front in person? That's okay, but this front is not strong enough. Even if they find a way to cross the swamp, they will have to strengthen their forces to achieve a breakthrough."

Wang Zhong: "That's no problem. Once we decide to attack them, we will rename them the Livonian Front and give them enough troops."

Marshal Gorky: "No problem, so when do we leave for the front line?"

"We?" Wang Zhong was stunned for a moment.

Marshal Gorky: "Of course. I also want to see what's going on with my own eyes. If it seems that my attack through the swamp is unreliable, I will not agree to your plan."

Wang Zhong: "Okay, you come too!"

Olga raised her hand.

Wang Zhong: "You can't go!"

"Exactly." Olga pouted, "You make it sound like I want to go. There must be a lot of mosquitoes in a place like a swamp, and my delicate skin doesn't want to suffer this injustice!"

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At noon on March 6, the Belisk Front Army Defense Area welcomed two distinguished guests.

In order to avoid disturbing the troops' preparations for war, and to improve confidentiality and prevent accidents, Wang Zhong did not tell the front-line troops in advance that he and Marshal Gorky would be going.

The officers on the front line spit out their coffee when they saw Wang Zhong, and a rainbow even appeared in the sunshine.

Seeing the captain's reaction, Vasily opened his mouth to speak, but Wang Zhong held him down.

Wang Zhong: "Don't have such a big reaction, Comrade Captain."

"Sorry, Comrade Marshal, we didn't know you would come, otherwise we would have tidied up the housekeeping." The captain said, placing the ashtray filled with cigarette butts on the trash can.

Wang Zhong: "I have been on the front line as a junior officer for a long time, and I will not scold you because of internal affairs. And we have more important things to do."

"What is it, Marshal Davarisi?"

Wang Zhong came to the observation window of the bunker and looked out: "I want to know more about this swamp."

"Then you should go find our Sergeant Major Baba Yaga."

Vasily's eyes widened in surprise: "Huh?"

Wang Zhong: "Baba Yaga?"

He knew this name. It was the old witch in the legend of Maozi, so it appeared in many games. For example, in "Warhammer Total War 3", Kislev based on Maozi had the witch Baba Yaga as the legendary lord. , there are also forest monsters among the soldiers.

In another famous Maozi game - well, it should be called Ermaozi game now - the "Stalker" series, there is also a mission called Baba Yaga, where you can fight the old witch.

Not only do Maozi and Ermao have related legends, but the Poles, who are also Slavs, also have similar stories, except that their title is changed to the old witch.

Wang Zhong also used Geralt to hack them to death in the Witcher series of games.

At this time Vasily finally couldn't help but said: "Isn't that a story to scare children?"

Captain: "Yeah, but the sergeant major is as familiar with the swamp as an old witch, so everyone started calling him Baba Yaga. Many people have been saved by him. Everyone said that as long as you encounter danger in the swamp, Baba Yaga will appear and save you."

Wang Zhong: "Where should I find this Sergeant Major Baba Yaga?"

Captain: "I'll take you there. He must be on guard in our swamp. He's there not so much to alert the enemy, but to guard against our idiots from wandering into the swamp."

Wang Zhong: "Okay, take me there."

…

Thirty minutes later, the captain pointed to the small tent in the mist in the distance: "That is our secret sentry. Be careful, step on the wooden board under your feet, and don't step on the ground. There are swamps on both sides, and you will sink in. Only It’s easier to walk in the winter when the floor is frozen.”

Wang Zhong: "I understand."

He carefully walked along the wooden board under his feet. This feeling reminded him of when he played the "Stalker" series a long time ago. There was a force in Stalker called Clear Sky, and its main base was in the Great Swamp.

Wang Zhong quite liked the plot of "Stalker: Clear Skies". When the desperate assault was launched at the end, he was as moved and shocked as he was in the pursuit of Sheffield in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Speaking of which, when he traveled through time, the game of Stalker 2 had been lying in his Steam library for a long time. I wonder if it has been made.

Marshal Gorky suddenly grabbed Wang Zhong: "Hey! Be careful!"

Wang Zhong then realized that he almost stepped into the swamp when he was distracted.

"Thank you." Wang Zhong stood firm and smiled at Marshal Gorky.

Marshal Gorky: "If you drown here, Ante may have to pay millions of casualties to defeat Proson. You know my nickname."

When Marshal Gorky was commanding the Western Front, he suffered huge casualties every time he attacked, so he was nicknamed the Butcher.

If Wang Zhong hadn't reminded him several times not to act recklessly, the casualties of the Western Front would probably have risen to a higher level.

Wang Zhong ignored Marshal Gorky's self-mockery, waved away his curiosity about the Stalker 2 game, strode through the last section of the road, and lifted the curtain of the tent: "Excuse me, is Sergeant Major Baba Yaga here?"

"Sergeant Major Baba Yaga is brewing potion." The old man in the tent said that he was really stirring a pot of mysterious liquid.

Wang Zhong: "What is this?"

"Plant glue, use it to wipe my shoes, it can prevent them from soaking in water." As he said, Uncle Baba Yaga picked up the brush, dipped a little glue, and applied it on the "shoes".

Wang Zhong looked at the "shoes" and always felt that he had seen something similar in Japanese ninja cartoons. Ninjas used this thing to walk on water.

"Wearing this thing, can you walk on water?" Wang Zhong asked.

"Hahaha, how is that possible." Old man Baba Yaga laughed heartily, "But this thing can prevent you from sinking into the mud, you know? It increases the ground contact area and distributes the pressure, just like the track of a tank. Of course, this thing requires skills to use. An untrained person will slip into the swamp after taking two steps and then be swallowed by the swamp."

After saying this, the old man looked up for the first time. When he saw the row of golden stars on Wang Zhong's chest and the big star on his shoulder, he was stunned.

"Damn it, Baba Yaga really cast an illusion on me. I knew that I would get into trouble if I used her name all day long."

Wang Zhong: "No, this is not an illusion. Let's go to the front line to find out if it is possible to cross the swamp and attack the enemy."

The old man stared at Wang Zhong for a few seconds: "Marshal, you didn't eat mushrooms in the swamp on the way here?"

Wang Zhong: "No, I'm very sober."

"This is difficult. Be prepared for the swamp to swallow thousands of people."

Wang Zhong: "Just a few thousand people?"

"This..." The old man Baba Yaga stared at Wang Zhong, "Silently, the war has made our generals like this, and thousands of people don't take it seriously."

Wang Zhong: "If we can attack through the swamp, we can save tens of thousands of lives."

Sergeant Major Baba Yaga thought for a while and sighed: "It's possible. We can equip the soldiers of the assault force with shoes like mine and train them to walk in the swamp with these shoes. Road, and then use the assault troops to pave the road with wood. "

Wang Zhong: "Use wood to pave the road?"

"Yes, use wood one by one, like rolling logs. As long as the wood is thick enough and there are enough, tanks can also drive through the swamp. Of course, some tanks will get stuck in the swamp, which cannot be avoided, but you don't even care about the casualties of thousands of people, so will you care about losing some tanks?"

Wang Zhong turned his head to look at Marshal Gorky: "It seems that we can cross the swamp and catch the enemy off guard."

Marshal Gorky: "Maybe the troops that go through the swamp will be the troops with the lowest casualties in this summer's offensive. After breaking through the swamp, should we encircle to the north or south?"

Wang Zhong: "To the north, encircle the Northern Army Group and completely eliminate the threat of St. Andrew. It also proves that General Andre is a good-for-nothing.

"The enemy will not sit idly by and watch the Northern Army Group be eliminated. They will mobilize troops to try to counterattack. At this time, the Western Front launched an attack to absorb the enemy's Central Army Group. ”

Marshal Gorky continued: "The enemy can only mobilize troops from the south."

"Yes, when the strength of the Southern Army Group is weakened to a certain extent, the Salia Front can attack. The soldiers of the Melania People's Army can fight on their own land.

"Then, we will execute the planned left hook and encircle the enemy's entire Central Army Group. If we successfully devour the two heavy troops in the north and the center this time, we may be able to end the war this year."

Sergeant Major Baba Yaga suddenly interrupted: "Can the war really end this year?"

"I say maybe. After all, the Prosen people will definitely fight desperately. This time the encirclement is no longer carried out on our own land. Melania doesn't even speak the language, and it is estimated that there will be many new problems." Wang Zhong replied.

What he just said was just the most ideal situation.

And even if the two heavy troops in Prosen are successfully annihilated, there is no guarantee that the subsequent advancement in Prosen's homeland will be smooth.

The Prosen people will put up the most desperate resistance.

Sergeant Major Baba Yaga stared at Wang Zhong for a few seconds and said, "You are an honest man, Marshal. I like honest people. I will risk my life to help you cross the swamp and defeat the enemy, Marshal."

Wang Zhong: "Thank you, Baba Yaga 'Sir'."

The old man laughed: "Don't mention it, Marshal, it will make those old witches angry!"

Vasily: "You speak as if you have seen them before."

"I have seen it." The sergeant said calmly and shockingly, "When I was a child, I was lost in the swamp for almost three months. My parents had a funeral for me, but I came back. I was in Baba Yaga and the others have lived there for three years, and the flow of time there is different from that outside. They left this on me.”

As he spoke, the old man rolled up his sleeves, revealing the symbols on his arms.

Vasily: "Rune script? Isn't this the script used by the Aesir of North Europa that is highly respected by the Prosen people? It's not quite right, is it?"

The old man said angrily: "This is the text left by Baba Yaga! It is because of this that I can enter freely in the swamp!"

Wang Zhong held down Vasily: "Okay, when the war is over, the church will definitely send professional investigators to investigate Baba Yaga. The important thing now is that we have a way to cross the swamp to attack the enemy!

"We must start preparing immediately."

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March 5, Prime Minister's Official Residence, capital of the United Kingdom.

Prime Minister Leonard looked at the head of Melania's exiled government, Mositsky Razkiewicz, in front of him: "This year, Marshal Ant Rokossov will definitely enter Melania."

Mosicki Razkiewicz smiled: "Is it finally here? The Melania People's Army under his command has killed so many people, so it can be regarded as returning home."

Prime Minister Leonard looked at Mosicki Radzkiewicz seriously: "What are you happy about? Ant and Prossen made Melania disappear from the map! Now they must be there again Want to annex Melania.”

Mosicki Razkiewicz's smile froze.

Leonard continued: “Furthermore, even if Ant doesn’t annex you this time, they will make the Eastern Holy Secular Church the main faith of Melania, and you are a Christian!

"You are all Christian Christians! You are different from the Eastern Holy Church, and even more different from their secular faction! Think about what the secular faction did to the nobles of Ant in Ant! You are Melania noble!"

Mosicki Razkiewicz's mood became obviously depressed: "What do you mean?"

Leonard: "You should liberate your own country by yourself, don't borrow the hands of the Ant people! When the war is over, Melania will stand in front of the Ant people as the bridgehead of the Western world!"

Mosicki Razkiewicz frowned: "However, although our resistance army in Melania's territory is very strong, it is not strong enough to challenge the regular army of Prosen!

"In fact, many of our attacks ended up with heavy losses. It is indeed a bit too reluctant for us to use our own power to liberate Melania."

Leonard: "Of course I'm not asking you to liberate yourselves now. You should be prepared now to launch an uprising when Rokosov begins to break through. At that time, the Prosin people's attention was on Rokosov All the troops will be mobilized to the front line, and there will definitely be a shortage of troops in the rear. You can take advantage of it! "

Mosicki Radzkiewicz: "This is a solution, but..."

Leonard: "The United Kingdom will provide you with a large amount of aid, three times the amount of previous aid!"

"Three times?" Mosicki Razkiewicz stood up, "That much?"

"There could have been more, but the United States rejected our request for help. They believed that this was in vain. Instead, it would weaken your power and allow Melania to fall completely into the hands of the secularists after liberation."

Leonard paced the room with his hands behind his back: "Hmph, these bastards from the United States, do I know what they are planning? Melania is our traditional sphere of influence, and the United States just wants us to lose it forever influence on Melania.”

Mosicki Razkiewicz sat down again, listening to Leonard's thoughts on Melania with a stiff expression.

Leonard: "So, you must liberate yourselves, and then-"

"And then continue to become a sphere of influence of the United Kingdom?" asked Mosicki Razkiewicz.

"Is it better than becoming the secular faction's sphere of influence?" Leonard asked rhetorically.

Mosicki Razkiewicz shook his head: "I'm not sure."

"Think about the benefits we have provided you, and think about the money the United Kingdom has poured in over the years! Is this how Melania repays her kindness?"

Mosicki Razkiewicz was silent for a few seconds and said: "I want to discuss it with my generals."

Melania still has more than 100,000 troops in the United Kingdom, which is the last support of this exile government. Even Mosicki cannot ignore the orders of the army.

Leonard: "Okay, you can discuss this with the generals, and we will continue to discuss this issue next Wednesday."

Mosietzky stood up and took his leave.

When he left the room, Leonard cursed: "These wolf-hearted bastards started to doubt the capabilities of the United Kingdom just because Rokossov kept winning and we were pushed into the sea by the Prossens!"