Cannon Fire Arc

Chapter 940: Chapter 3 Determination of Battle Resolution_2

The Kebao Army Group is our troop formation that surrounds the heavily besieged enemy group in Kebao.

Because the million troops surrounding Kebao have virtually no offensive capability, the size of the Kebao Army Group is far less than that of other army groups, especially in terms of tanks and truck transport units, which are worlds apart from other army groups.

However, Wang Zhong plans to further weaken the Kebao Army Group, taking its elite troops for an attack on Plowsonia.

To this end, a Front Army Commander skilled in defense must be dispatched to prevent the enemy from breaking through the defenses in one swift attack.

The most suitable commander on site is Eugene.

However, at this point in time, it’s estimated that every commander of the Rokossovsky faction is reluctant to leave the Oder River line.

Everyone knows that the final chapter of the war is imminent, with everyone having long chanted “see you in Plowsonia,” and now it’s truly about to happen. Suddenly receiving transfer orders would upset anyone.

Yegorov has already left regretfully, and although Eugene joined Wang Zhong’s forces later than Yegorov, he has been a formidable general all the way.

At this time, transferring him from the front line to guard that massive Armed Prisoner Camp makes Wang Zhong a bit reluctant.

Yet, there’s no one more suitable than him. Eugene is truly adept at building defenses, and his losses in Abawahan were much smaller compared to Yegorov’s forces.

Of course, in terms of offense, he is significantly inferior to Yegorov.

Eugene stepped back: “Marshal, why are you looking at me like that? You’re not planning to draw out the troops that have recovered relatively well from my unit again, are you?”

Wang Zhong: “No, no, don’t worry! This time… this time I need someone skilled at defense, to go to the Kebao Army Group.”

Marshal Gorky: “Change the guard of the Prisoner Camp? You’re not planning to draw forces from around the Prisoner Camp, are you? I think it’s best to abandon that idea; the quality of those troops is already very poor and cannot be drawn further.”

Marshal Gorky, being still the Chief of General Staff, certainly understands the situation of the Kebao Army Group better than Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhong: “Are you certain we can’t draw troops from the Kebao Army Group anymore?”

“No. Originally, the Kebao Army Group had some armored forces, but your previous advance exhausted our armored forces, forcing us to draw the armored forces from Kebao over.

Now, if the enemy really breaks through at Kebao, we don’t even have the force for counter-impact.

The good news is that the enemy at Kebao currently only has light weapons and is unlikely to achieve a breakthrough. But the High Command is against further drawing forces from Kebao; it’s too risky.”

Eugene: “So does this mean I don’t have to be transferred to Kebao to stare down the enemy?”

Wang Zhong: “How did you know I wanted you to go over?”

Eugene: “After all these years campaigning with you, I have that level of understanding.”

At this moment, Pavlov entered, glanced at the marshals and generals in the room, and said, “Since everyone is here, sit down; why are you all standing? Are you letting the stars on your shoulders dazzle us?”

Wang Zhong: “Not as dazzling as your bald head.”

Pavlov touched his head and urged, “Sit down quickly; gathering so many senior commanders this close to the front line could be disastrous if hit by an enemy V2 missile.”

General Kashuk: “V2 missile?”

Marshal Gorky: “The Southern Front captured data and a prototype from a lab near Vilna and is currently searching for hiding scientists.”

General Kashuk: “Can that thing hit 20 kilometers behind the front line? Speaking of which, isn’t the Marshal’s headquarters too close to the front line?”

Pavlov snorted: “He’s waiting for a chance to race tanks to the front line!”

Eugene: “That would be great; if the Marshal races tanks one more time, we might end the war.”

During these conversations, everyone sat down by the long table, and Pavlov said, “I’ve gathered everyone here, even calling Marshal Gorky from the rear Military Command, to discuss the possibility of ending the war before Christmas.”

Everyone looked at each other in astonishment.

Kiriyenko spoke first: “Neither my troops’ weapons nor personnel are in the best state, and we don’t have enough shells stocked up. An attack now isn’t suitable.”

Kashuk echoed: “My troops were among the first to start replenishing, and currently, there’s not much of a gap in personnel, and the core officers are mostly intact, but we also haven’t stored much ammunition.

If my troops are to play the main assault role, we need extra shell supplies.”

Wang Zhong: “But the enemy before us hasn’t prepared either; they’re just as lacking in shells, trenches aren’t well-dug, and among their personnel are lots of children, the elderly, and women.”

Marshal Gorky added: “Especially lots of children; Yegorov almost got killed because he was soft on the scouts.”

Wang Zhong: “If we attack now, the artillery can immediately eliminate the majority of the enemy’s living forces, and we can slice through their defense like cutting tofu.”

Kashuk: “Initially, the west bank of the Oder River would indeed be relatively easy to take, and the intelligence provided by our night reconnaissance units supports this judgment. However, Marshal, we’re up against the enemy’s capital; as we approach Plowsonia, we’ll be facing an even denser modern architectural cluster than around Yeburg.

The assault will enter a brutal stage of street fighting, and the enemy will resist desperately as they did around Yeburg. You commanded the defense of Abawahan; you know how terrible this kind of street fighting is for the attackers!”

Wang Zhong: “I also know why our army was able to conduct such street fights in Abawahan. Because we were defending our homeland, we were fighting for our land to not be ravaged!”

Eugene: “Isn’t that also true for the enemy?”

Wang Zhong: “That could have been true for the locals, but the recent frenzied actions of the Plathen Emperor gave us an opportunity.”

Pavlov: “We have a series of plans aimed at undermining the enemy’s morale, with Colonel Vasily responsible for specific implementations, targeting to destroy the enemy’s motivation to resist.”

Kiriyenko: “How to accomplish this?”

Wang Zhong: “It includes several aspects, such as disseminating propaganda about the Prosen Army’s atrocities on our soil, or printing and widely distributing flyers depicting the luxurious lives of Prosen nobles photographed in Vilna.”

Eugene: “Will it work?”

Wang Zhong: “I don’t know, but when the Plathen Emperor took children from their mothers and sent them to the battlefield, he and the Prosen people were no longer unified.

Your night reconnaissance teams didn’t notice? Other than children, the enemy’s morale is universally low.”

In the People’s Self-Defense Army, only the children maintain high morale; they might have been deceived by glamorous slogans or see the war as a war game.

The commanders exchanged glances.

Eugene: “I have indeed received such reports.”

The enemy’s low morale can be seen without reports.

Wang Zhong: “That’s what Vasily has to do, to provoke the enemy’s war-weariness. If we attack next March, they might become numb instead, possibly carrying out a numb but determined resistance.”

Marshal Gorky suddenly said: “However, if we attack next March, the soldiers of the Asgard Knight Order on the enemy side might be on the verge of collapse mentally and health-wise due to excessive use of so-called awakening agents.”

Gorky looked at Wang Zhong: “We’ve captured some of that awakening agent; it’s pure-grade D-drugs.”

Wang Zhong wasn’t surprised at all, as Earth NCs had done something similar.

In conclusion,” Wang Zhong glanced around at the commanders, “I personally believe we have an opportunity to take Prosenia before our Christmas (January 7th), and we should grasp it. At least we should give it a try.”

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