Cannon Fire Arc

Chapter 873: Chapter 13 “God Bless Us”_3

“Back then, I knew you definitely didn’t have any troops left, but now I know, you must have reserves!” Yegorov glanced at the Marshal, then turned his head away. “I’m not leaving without reinforcements!”

Pavlov: “According to the plan, it is indeed time to deploy the reserves. The enemy reinforcements are more than we expected, so we can deploy more reserves than originally planned.”

“You heard the Chief of Staff.” Marshal Rocossov said coldly, “If you don’t get up, I’ll have to kick your ass!”

Yegorov reluctantly stood up, grinning at the Marshal: “Hehe, it’s good to have reserves! I’ll head back now. So, which units are the reserves?”

Pavlov: “Hmph, you. If I give you the orders, would you actually run to each army’s headquarters to hurry them up?”

“No, no, no, the front-line situation is urgent, of course, I’ll head straight back to headquarters!”

With that, Yegorov rushed off.

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Wang Zhong sighed, looking at Amelia: “What is it again, Miss Witch?”

“Liaison Officer Richard just sent information about the discovery of a large number of Western Front troops to Downing Street (the residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom).”

Wang Zhong: “It seems we can anticipate the opening of a second battlefield.”

Amelia: “Aren’t you angry? Because they’re just sitting back and watching while your troops are fighting fiercely against fresh forces!”

Wang Zhong: “Am I angry that the landing will begin in June?”

“But this could mean that the Allied Forces might enter Prosennia first!” Amelia said.

Wang Zhong: “First, it’s not that easy. We haven’t discovered the designation of any Armored Division, which means the Western Front’s Armored Divisions haven’t moved yet. Prosen’s elite forces are the Armored Divisions.

“Second, besides the West Wall, the Prosens have the Siegfried Defense Line. Furthermore, the defensive line in Xugen Forest isn’t that easy to break through.

“Third, Western Prosen is a developed industrial area, a dense forest of reinforced concrete. The enemy’s resistance there will be extraordinarily fierce. Our slow advance now is because Prosen’s infantry units are using new tactics, engaging in brutal house-to-house combat with us.

“So, Miss Amelia, I don’t think the Allies’ landing can end the war before Christmas, nor do I think they can enter Prosennia early.”

Amelia looked at Wang Zhong: “You’re always so confident.”

“I always am.” Wang Zhong shrugged.

Vasily: “Ahem! Ah, Nelly! You’re here!”

Nelly rolled her eyes at Vasily, pushing a small cart over: “I heard Yegorov came, so I prepared some food.”

“He got the reinforcements and happily returned to his headquarters,” Wang Zhong said.

Nelly: “I see.”

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July 27th, Capital of the United Kingdom, Allied Headquarters.

“This is the latest intelligence from the Ante side.” Admiral Eck looked at the Allied generals present, “Though it’s a bit embarrassing, Ante has once again alleviated the pressure we face. Now is the optimal time for the landing.”

Royal Air Force Commander Admiral Doding spoke: “But the current weather conditions in the Channel do not allow us to carry out landing operations; the sea conditions will be very unfavorable for the next two weeks.”

After speaking, he glanced at the window: “You can understand just by looking at the heavy rain outside.”

Admiral Eck: “But bad weather also means enemy complacency. As long as there’s one or two short clear days, we can launch the attack—the largest amphibious assault in human history.

“Gentlemen, you don’t want our descendants to learn about this war from textbooks only to find it just bears the name of Ante, right?”

Allied Atlantic Fleet Commander Admiral Kim chuckled: “No, of course not, they’ll also learn about Chester, Little William, and Spruance (all commanders of the Federation’s Pacific Fleet).”

Everyone laughed.

Especially the Federation’s generals laughed heartily, while the United Kingdom’s generals looked somewhat awkward.

Eck raised his hand to calm the laughter.

“Alright, no one wants it to turn out like that. So I order all units participating in the landing to board their ships and wait at sea for the attack order. I know they boarded in May and June but didn’t receive the order, but this time—this time it’s for real.”

Eck paused, scanning the conference room: “God bless us.”