In this way, after settling the situation in the military town of Lakusk, General Barras immediately dispatched the Wild Lion No. 1 heavy tank combat unit to meet the long-range howitzer attack force along the McKuk Pass.

This time, General Ballas learned the lesson of the last time, and according to Liu Qingshan's instructions, no matter what, it is necessary to ensure the safety of this long-range howitzer combat unit. There is absolutely no room for the same situation as before.

It should be said that the previous situation made General Barras unforgettable. In any case, if the long-range howitzer attack force can reach the military town of Kusk in time and safely, then it is certain that the course of the battle will be greatly advanced. However, helplessly, the long-range howitzer attack force was finally surrounded and annihilated by the enemy. Therefore, this time, the commander-in-chief repeatedly told him that he must send the main combat force to meet him, and he must ensure the safety of this long-range attack force.

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Finally, after half an hour of rapid marching, the Wild Lion 1 heavy tank team finally encountered the long-range howitzer attack force that was rushing forward in the center of the McKuk passage. This time, General Ballas personally came to answer the meeting, which shows how much importance it attached to this military operation. In other words, how important is this long-range howitzer attack force to itself?

In this way, under the escort of the heavy tank combat unit of the Wild Lion No. 1, the long-range howitzer attack unit, also known as the half-track howitzer vehicle, finally entered the Kursk military town along the McKuk Pass. At this point, General Barras's men finally had a long-range strike force. Moreover, according to Liu Qingshan's description before this, the long-range howitzer artillery vehicle, which only focuses on the turbulent waiting for help, is it the product of improvement and upgrading, and the independent attack capability or attack distance is at least more than one-third higher than before. Naturally, this was also a great encouragement to General Barras.

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Soon after, General Barras received another remote communication call from Liu Qingshan. In the remote communication call, Liu Qingshan also said to General Ballas with a smile: "General Ballas, congratulations very much, once again a big victory." After the second battle of Kusk, I believe that the enemy combat units from the side of the military town of Plovka will no longer dare to lightly attack Kusk. In this way, it has created conditions for us to attack the military town of Nupoli. ”

After hearing this, General Barras also looked very excited, and he said excitedly in the long-range communication: "Commander-in-chief, under your wise command, according to your combat strategy of luring the enemy into the depths, closing the door and fighting the dogs, you have won the second victory in the defense of the military town of Kusk. Now the entire Kusk military town is completely in our hands. Moreover, all combat units have already completed their recuperation, and their combat effectiveness is very high. Always ready to perform new combat missions. ”

After Liu Qingshan heard this, he pondered for a while, and then said: "General Baras, now, it should be said that we have entered the stage of counteroffensive. However, relatively speaking, this counteroffensive is a more complicated form. Therefore, in order to be able to effectively fight this battle, I intend to personally go to the forward position and use this counterattack as a combat method under your command. ”

General Barras was overjoyed when he heard this. You know, during this period of time, he has been fighting alone, although, as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, he has supreme commanding power. However, sometimes, he misses very much the scenes like back then, when he followed Liu Qingshan to fight in the south and the north.

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Therefore, when General Ballas jumped to Liu Qingshan's words, he naturally felt very happy, and he said excitedly: "Commander-in-chief, I have long wanted to invite you to the front line, and with you by my side, my heart will be much more steady." Moreover, with you in command, I think that no matter how strong the enemy's defenses are, they will not be able to take into account the attack of our army. I don't know, commander-in-chief, when do you want to come to Kusk? ”

After hearing this, Liu Qingshan smiled slightly, then pondered for a while, and then said: "Now, more than a dozen vehicles of Li Mande in the individual military base have basically been dealt with. Most of the departments have been able to operate normally in a step-by-step manner. Moreover, for some time now, I have been staying in the base camp military base, and I also feel a little bored. It's just the right time to go out for a walk. Well, if nothing is the case, in three hours I will arrive in the military town of Kusk. When the time comes, the two of us brothers will be able to meet again. ”

When General Barras heard this, he pondered for a while, and then said, "In that case, then, commander-in-chief, I will now send two heavy tanks as battle formations to meet them." You know, this passage is not safe, and we need to be cautious and careful about any accidents. If the safety of the commander-in-chief is not guaranteed, and something goes wrong, then how can I explain to the entire base? ”

After Liu Qingshan heard this, he couldn't help but be a little moved. He knew that General Barras was deeply affectionate by himself. Thinking of this, he smiled softly and continued, "No, General Barras, you have a great idea on the Western Front. Since I went to Kusk, I naturally won't go there empty-handed. Three hours later, our 4th to 9th Heavy Tanks were in battle formation – the one I had already named the Furious Lion III had already been produced. At the same time, a second combat unit of half-track howitzer vehicles will also be produced. I think that with these two combat units to escort them, it is absolutely not a problem. You can rest assured. ”

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When Liu Qingshan personally led a heavy tank combat unit, in addition, a half-track howitzer artillery truck, arrived in the military town of Kusk, it was already close to dusk. General Ballas was already outside the Kusk military town, welcoming Liu Qingshan's arrival.

After the room was changed to Liu Qingshan, General Barras was very excited, took three steps and two steps, walked to the side of the heavy tank that Liu Qingshan himself was riding, and made a gesture of invitation. Then, Liu Qingshan walked out of the heavy tank, and then gave General Barras a bear hug, and then both of them laughed.

Then, General Ballas led Liu Qingshan to walk into the Kursk military town, and asked Liu Qingshan: "Commander-in-chief, on this side, you have brought us two very strong combat troops, so that our military forces stationed in the Kusk military town have been further strengthened." ”

After hearing this, Liu Qingshan gently patted General Ballas on the shoulder, and then said very happily: "General Ballas, from now on, we have finally survived the harsh winter and ushered in spring. The most difficult period of defensive operations has passed. From now on, we will officially enter the stage of minimum counteroffensive operations. Since it is necessary to carry out anti-workstations, then, if there is no strong enough combat force, how can it be done? Therefore, good steel is used on the cutting edge. Now, I've got you all the most advanced combat forces that have been produced in our military base. Next, it's up to you to do it. ”

Hearing this, General Barras looked very excited, and then he continued: "Commander-in-chief, according to what I have learned, the new main battle tank on the enemy side is performing very well. So, in this case, we really can't take it lightly. In particular, the defense capabilities of the other side, it seems, are somewhat more powerful than our new heavy tanks. However, their fire control system is definitely inferior to our heavy tanks. ”

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After hearing this, Liu Qingshan couldn't help but glance deeply at General Barras, and then said thoughtfully: "General Barras, the information you provided is very important and very valuable. It seems that the overall combat strategy that we have formulated before this to destroy enemy targets by relying on the firepower of long-range attacks is still very correct. As a last resort, we should try to avoid hand-to-hand encounters with the enemy, but to give full play to our strengths and the power of the long-range attack weapons we have at our disposal. Attacking the enemy's shortcomings with one's own strengths is the best policy. ”

As he spoke, at this time, they had arrived at the temporary headquarters of General Ballas in the military town of Kusk. This temporary headquarters should be said to be in good condition, it seems to be very spacious, and the various facilities inside are relatively complete. After seeing this, Liu Qingshan smiled and said to General Ballas: "General Ballas, I didn't expect that your temporary command headquarters on the front line is even more magnificent than my general headquarters located in the base camp military base. You kid, on the front line, you can't stand any grievances at all, the conditions are very good. Hahaha......"

When General Barras heard this, he smiled embarrassedly, and then said, "Commander-in-chief, you've got an effect. In fact, the temporary headquarters I have here is completely arranged according to the layout of your general headquarters. It's just that my level in this area is very limited, and no matter how hard I try, I don't know why, it's always difficult to make this temporary headquarters look like the commander-in-chief's command. Alas, there really is no way. ”

After hearing this, Liu Qingshan pointed to General Barras's forehead, smiled, and did not say anything more. Then, Liu Qingshan couldn't walk in front of the military map hanging on the wall, stood there, muttered for a long time, frowned, as if he remembered something, and after a long time, he turned around and said to General Ballas: "I said General Baras, in your opinion, the target of our next attack is in the military town of Newpoli, and there is no problem with this?" ”

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After General Ballas heard this, he also came to the military map, stood beside Liu Qingshan, and then looked at it carefully. And in peacetime, he naturally didn't look at this military map, and he didn't know how many times he had studied it. However, every time he looked at the map, he always felt that there was always something new to gain.

Yes, as a military commander, you should have a special affection for maps. Suffice it to say, a commander who does not know, or is not good at reading maps, is definitely not a qualified military commander. General Ballas has a personal experience and feelings about this.

Soon after, General Barras replied: "Commander-in-chief, now, as you say, the enemy forces in the direction of the military town of Provka, after the second attack and defense of the Kursk some time ago, naturally do not dare to make any more plans for the town of Kusk - at the very least, within a certain time frame.

"After all, that battle knocked out a reorganized tank formation of the opposing side at once, and it was obvious to them that the blow was also obvious. In this respect, therefore, my opinion is that we are in a state of relative equilibrium with the enemy forces in the military town of Plovka. Specifically, the other side does not dare to attack us lightly, and at the same time, we do not have to attack them again.

"Because, although it seems that the strength of the other side in the previous battle has been affected by Yanzhòng, the military force they have deployed in the small town of Provka has not been affected in any way. On the contrary, according to intelligence, they are further strengthening their combat forces in Plovka. Therefore, we should not take that military town of Plovka lightly, and we should not attack it casually.

"Therefore, based on these circumstances, it is not difficult to conclude that the only target we will attack next is the military town of Nupori! Commander-in-chief, I think that the predictions you made before this, as well as the overall military deployment, are still very correct. Attack the target, there is only one military town of Newpoli! ”

After hearing this, Liu Qingshan squinted his eyes slightly, and did not immediately express his position. After a long time, as if he had finally made a decision, he suddenly used the pencil in his hand to draw a circle on the military map! Then, Liu Qingshan snapped the red pencil on the table and said, "Okay, that's it!" ”

After hearing this, General Ballas leaned over to take a look, only to see that on the military map, a red circle had impressively circled the military town of Neupoli! Newpoli, Newpoli! Sure enough, it's the military town of Newpoli!

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At this time, General Barras had already brought a bottle of wine for Liu Qingshan, and he also held a glass in his hand. Then, General Ballas raised his wine glass high and said to Liu Qingshan: "Commander-in-chief, I toast you with a glass of wine, for the commander-in-chief to be able to come to the front line and personally command this counterattack operation, on behalf of all the officers and soldiers, I would like to express my heartfelt respect to the commander-in-chief!" When he had said this, General Barras drank the glass of wine first.

After Liu Qingshan heard this, he smiled, and then said: "Okay, okay, since General Ballas is so good, then, if I don't drink it, General Ballas will be unhappy!" Drink, drink, drink! Hahahaha~~~"

Saying that, Liu Qingshan also drank it all. I just feel that the taste and feeling of this fine wine is really quite good, quite good! The taste was like the kind of wine I drank when I was on the planet Teslam, so thick, so delicious, so mellow. After drinking it, I can't help but feel comfortable for a while, and even have a feeling of fluttering fairy.

Then, Liu Qingshan gently put down the wine glass, and then said to General Ballas: "Hey, I said Ballas, you guy, when did you get good wine?" Don't notice a word! Well, it's good wine, it's good wine! Well, General Barras, I don't know where you got this wine? I don't know if you still have it on your hands? ”

After General Barras heard this, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and then said to Liu Qingshan: "Commander-in-chief, this is what I once captured from the enemy's hands in a battle, how is it, it tastes good, right?" Haha, haha, if the commander-in-chief likes it, then, I'll have someone bring a few bottles for the commander-in-chief! You know, although I don't have a lot of wine, there are not many that can compare to this kind of fine wine! So, I'll only be able to bring out the best wine for you, Commander-in-Chief! ”

After Liu Qingshan heard this, he nodded slightly, and then said to General Baras: "Come, General Barras, let's have a drink again, and I wish this counterattack a success!" ”

In this way, Liu Qingshan finally finalized the first goal of the next counteroffensive, that is, the military town of Newpoli! Moreover, the specific time of the attack has also been worked out, that is, three o'clock in the morning tomorrow!