CANNON FIRE ARC

Chapter 837: Chapter 1 Supreme Commander of all Sea and Land Forces, First Class Defender of the Nation Duke (8K)_4

“Baba Yaga Sergeant is brewing a magic potion.” The old man in the tent said, as he was really stirring a pot of mysterious liquid.

Wang Zhong: “What is this?”

“Plant resin, used to coat my shoes to prevent them from rotting in water.” Baba Yaga picked up a brush, dipped it in the resin, and started to apply it to the “shoes”.

Wang Zhong looked at the “shoes” and felt they were similar to something he had seen in Japanese ninja cartoons; ninjas used such things to walk on water.

“Can you walk on water with this?” Wang Zhong asked.

“Hahaha, how could that be possible,” Baba Yaga burst into hearty laughter, “But this can prevent you from sinking into the mud, you see? It increases the surface area that touches the ground, distributing the pressure like the tracks of a tank. Of course, there is a technique to using these; an untrained person would slip and fall into the swamp after just a few steps and be swallowed by the marsh.”

Only then did the old man look up for the first time and froze when he saw the row of gold stars on Wang Zhong’s chest and the big star on his shoulder.

“Damn it, it really was Baba Yaga who cast an illusion on me, I knew using her name would backfire.”

Wang Zhong: “No, this isn’t an illusion. We came to the front line to find out if it’s possible to cross the swamp and launch an attack on the enemy.”

The old man stared at Wang Zhong for a few seconds: “Marshal, you didn’t eat any mushrooms from the swamp on your way here, did you?”

Wang Zhong: “No, I am very lucid.”

“This is going to be difficult, prepare to have thousands swallowed by the marshland.”

Wang Zhong: “Just a few thousand?”

“This…” Baba Yaga stared at Wang Zhong, “Quietly, the war has made our generals like this, not caring about the loss of a few thousand.”

Wang Zhong: “If we can cross the swamp to attack, we could save tens of thousands of lives.”

Sergeant Baba Yaga thought for a moment, sighed: “It is possible, we could equip assault troops with these kinds of shoes, train them to walk through the marsh, and then have the assault troops lay wooden paths.”

Wang Zhong: “Lay paths with wood?”

“Yes, lay them with wood, one piece after another, like rolling logs. If the wood is thick enough and laid sufficiently, even tanks can cross the swamp. Of course, some tanks will sink into the swamp, there’s no avoiding that, but since you do not care about the loss of a few thousand men, would you care about losing some tanks?”

Wang Zhong turned to Marshal Gorky: “It seems we can cross the swamp and catch the enemy by surprise.”

Marshal Gorky: “Perhaps the troops crossing the swamp will have the lowest casualties of this summer’s offensive. After breaking through the swamp, should we encircle from the north or south?”

Wang Zhong: “To the north, encircle the Northern Army Group, and completely eliminate the threat from Saint Andrew. It also proves that General Andrei is incompetent.”

“The enemy will not sit by and watch the Northern Army Group be destroyed; they’ll mobilize troops to counterattack. At that time, the Western Front Army should launch their attack, occupying the enemy’s Central Army Group.”

Marshal Gorky continued: “The enemy will then only be able to mobilize troops from the south.”

“Yes, once the Southern Army Group’s strength is sufficiently weakened, the Kazarlia Army Group can begin their offensive. The Melianians People’s Army warriors can then fight on their own soil.

“Then, we will execute the concept of the left hook, encircling the entire enemy’s Central Army Group. If this time we successfully consume the northern and central major groups, we might really be able to end the war this year.”

Sergeant Baba Yaga suddenly interrupted: “Can we really end the war this year?”

“I said maybe. After all, the Prosens will definitely fight back desperately. This encirclement isn’t just taking place on our own land, Melianians might encounter many new problems as they don’t even speak the language,” Wang Zhong replied.

What he had just described was just the most ideal scenario.

And even if the Prosens’ two major groups are successfully annihilated, it doesn’t guarantee that the subsequent advance on Pulosen mainland will go smoothly.

The Prosens will put up a fierce resistance.

Sergeant Baba Yaga stared at Wang Zhong for a few seconds and said: “You’re 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 ‘Your Excellency’.”

The old man laughed heartily: “Oh, stop it, Marshal sir, that will just anger those old witches!”

Vasily: “The way you speak, it’s as if you’ve met them.”

“I have,” the sergeant old man calmly dropped the bombshell, “as a child, I was lost in the swamp for nearly three months, my parents even held a funeral for me, but I came back. I lived with them, Baba Yaga and others, for three years. Time flows differently there. They left this on me.”

Saying this, the old man rolled up his sleeve, revealing a symbol on his arm.

Vasily: “Runic? Isn’t that the script used by the Norse gods revered by the Prosens of Northern Europa? That doesn’t seem right.”

The old man angrily said: “This is the script left by Baba Yaga! It’s thanks to this that I could move through the swamp at will!”

Wang Zhong held back Vasily: “Alright, once the war is over, the Church will definitely send professional investigators to research the Baba Yaga matter. Right now, what’s important is, we’ve found a way to cross the swamp and strike the enemy!

“We must start preparations immediately.”

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