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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 355 Ishihara Wanji¡¯s Thoughts

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    ~Date:~November 15th~

    Xiong Shihui did not dare to neglect the report from Gu Xiaosi's armored reconnaissance battalion on the front line. While forwarding it to the Ufa Allied Forces Command, he wondered whether he should attack as soon as possible to intercept Slavin's division, which was running westward. As for the other two units of the Fifth Group Army,  Xiong Shihui didn't pay much attention to the division's movements. Anyway, no matter where you ran, you would eventually have to turn back and head west.

    Now that it was confirmed from the prisoners that Slavin himself took a division and all the artillery and heavy machine guns to the north, feinted a shot and then ran to the west, Xiong Shihui was a little restless in the Almetyevsk headquarters. The coalition commander  The Ministry has dispatched the Second Ural Cavalry Division of Jiang Hongyu's troops to go south to Nurrat to intercept, but what if Slavin escapes without stopping?

    Xiong Shihui thought about how Gu Xiaosi's armored reconnaissance battalion, which was not full of personnel, could not capture the enemy's division. Slavin was obviously a bit slippery in fighting. Jiang Hongyu's second mixed armored brigade came towards the southeast, but could he?  Just let him catch a group army chief of staff and then arrest a group army commander?  If it doesn't work, Jiang Hongyu can't let Jiang Hongyu take advantage of it alone.

    Thinking of this, while sending a message to Jiang Hongyu's department to report the enemy's situation, he ordered the 180th Infantry Regiment of the 60th Mixed Brigade, which had set out south to Buriguma two hours ago to meet the armored reconnaissance, to turn to pursue westward.  In his opinion, Slavin was unlucky to be trapped by Jiang Hongyu, otherwise it would be easy for him to have a 180th Infantry Regiment and an armored reconnaissance battalion to deal with a crippled light infantry division of the Soviet Red Army.

    Xiong Shihui quickly received a reply from the Ufa Allied Forces Command at the headquarters:

    "Xiong Shihui, according to the battlefield information fed back by your department, since Slaven only led one division to retreat to the northwest, the main two divisions of the Fifth Army have the possibility of detouring to the northeast or going south to join the Ninth Army.  While you send the Japanese 7th Cavalry Regiment to search eastward, you should also deploy the Japanese 13th Brigade eastward, leaving the 5th Ufa Second Army White Guard Infantry Division to hold Almetyevsk and not move.  , as for the 60th Mixed Brigade, it can be kept in hand to maintain mobility and respond to subsequent battlefield changes at any time!¡±

    "Your deployment of the 180th Infantry Regiment to cooperate with the armored reconnaissance battalion to pursue Slavin's Division is okay, but you must pay attention to the strengthening of night operations and battlefield liaison and coordination with Jiang Hongyu's troops heading south. Slavin's division obviously cannot escape.  , the other movement direction of your 180th Infantry Regiment can be the Briguma front line. You can decide for yourself how to fight!"

    Ufa Allied Forces Headquarters July 11, 1918 21:15

    At the same time, more than 4,000 people from the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the Japanese 7th Division, which set out from Almetyevsk two hours ago to search eastward, led by Lieutenant Colonel Kanji Ishihara, moved towards Almetyevsk and beyond.  A thorough search was conducted within 50 kilometers east of the area, but no trace of the Soviet Red Army was found.

    The cavalry regiment stopped to rest and drink their horses by a small river. Although Ishihara was a lieutenant colonel, he was sent by the Allied Forces Command to serve as the commander of this Japanese cavalry detachment. Hashimoto, the captain of the 7th Cavalry Regiment,  Colonel Goro had to be his deputy. The 7th Cavalry Regiment had three cavalry brigades and a ** field artillery brigade. Fortunately, the mortars of the Chinese participating army had also been equipped to the squads and brigades according to the unified deployment of the coalition forces. Each  Each squad is equipped with two 60-caliber mortars, and each brigade has a ** mortar squad with eight 81-caliber battalion mortars.

    "Your Excellency Ishihara, could it be that the Ufa headquarters made a mistake in judgment? How could the Soviet Red Army come to the east? We hurriedly ran almost 50 kilometers overnight, and we didn't see a single figure of the Soviet Red Army. The troops and horses  But we are all so tired!" Goro Hashimoto, captain of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, complained while eating a rice ball wrapped in seaweed as a midnight snack.

    Although Kanji Ishihara is a lieutenant colonel, he is one of the rising stars in the Army Staff Headquarters. It is said that he will be the youngest general candidate in the future. He was the uncrowned king in mainland Japan at that time. Although he offended his instructors, he could not get the first place.  However, when he graduated from the 30th class of the Mainland University, he was at least a second-place graduate. Therefore, Colonel Hashimoto Goro, who graduated in the 28th place of the 27th class of the Mainland University, did not look down upon himself as a senior junior fellow student.

    Ishihara unscrewed the kettle and drank some water, wiped his lower lips, and said in a low voice, "Sir Hashimoto, I would say that we should go to the east to have a chance to use it. To the west is Chief of Staff Chiang's mixed 2nd Armored Brigade.  , we can join in and do some trivial work as supporting roles.

    You have seen with your own eyes the combat effectiveness of the Chinese armored brigade. We and the Second Ural Cavalry Division hurriedly traveled most of the night. In the end, we played the role of peasant soldiers and ashigaru. Chief of Staff Chiang Kai-shek used an armored mixed brigade.  After defeating the three infantry divisions of Ehe, we were left with the task of waving flags and shouting to help take in and escort the prisoners.  "Ishihara Wanji has been a little frustrated these days. The Imperial Japanese Army has been reduced to a supporting role for the Chinese.

      But you still have to accept it. If the three divisions of Ekh of the Soviet Fifth Army had come to the Seventh Cavalry Regiment, let alone defeating the opponent, it is not clear whether the more than 4,000 cavalry of your own can hold the position.  , of course, Ishihara knew that he, like Itagaki, was a promising young general in the eyes of the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Wang Geng, and was highly valued by the Chinese king, otherwise he would not have allocated an armored company to himself alone.  Ten Chinese FD-17II wheeled armored fighting vehicles are directly under the team.

    "Japan is really too poor. Mr. Ishihara, the Chinese participating armies have strong combat effectiveness because they are completely armed with new weapons. If the Imperial Army is also armed with the equipment level of the Chinese participating armies, our combat effectiveness will be higher than  They are still strong! But the big guys in the Army Department are not even willing to equip us with 1 Garand semi-automatic mounted rifles! The tanks of your armored company were allocated to you from the logistics of the participating armies by the King of China himself!"

    Goro Hashimoto, commander of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, knew that Shunroku Hata, Kanji Ishihara and Seishiro Itagaki were all highly regarded by the Ministry of War and the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, Wang Geng. Speaking of which, his cavalry regiment reported early in the morning to request equipment.  The Chinese FD-17II wheeled armored fighting vehicle of the Chinese participating army, even if it was to be replaced by one battalion first, the Ministry of the Army spread its hands and said it had no money. It was not until Ishihara came down to lead the cavalry regiment that the coalition headquarters temporarily  The Chinese participating army moved an armored company's vehicles to show off to Ishihara Zhuangzhuang.

    "I think we rushed too quickly. According to the enemy situation reported by the Hawkeye early warning aircraft before evening, the Soviet Fifth Army was still at a position 20 kilometers north of Bafre. Two hours ago, Lieutenant General Xiong's armored reconnaissance battalion was at  Five kilometers south of Briguma, we were attacked by a division of the enemy. Assuming that the other two divisions of the Fifth Group Army really took a circuitous route to the northeast, they would only have to cover a distance of more than 20 kilometers in three hours."

    As he spoke, Ishihara spread out a map on the hood of the armored vehicle, gesturing at the opponent's largest marching range in three hours. At this time, the communications staff brought over an urgent telegram he had just received to report:

    "Your Excellency, Commander of the Army, after receiving a telegram from Xiong Shihui's Almeteyevsk headquarters, it has been confirmed that Commander Slavin of the Fifth Army led a division and all artillery and heavy machine gun battalions to break out to the west. The headquarters requires our unit to search carefully.  , blocking the path of the two divisions of the Fifth Army that are most likely to detour to the northeast, and the 13th Imperial Army Infantry Brigade is already on its way to our side for reinforcements! "

    "Sogar! It's no problem now. Since Lao Maozi's two divisions are not with Slavin, the other side must have adopted a strategy of breaking out by splitting routes. We can catch a big fish tonight. What is the name of their army political commissar?  Come on? Blumberg? The Bolshevik political commissars have no ability to direct the war. If these two divisions dare to come to the east, we will definitely take care of them!" Ishihara smiled excitedly after reading the telegram!

    "Your Excellency Ishihara, with all due respect, if the opponent really has two divisions of troops coming over, we have only 4,000 cavalry regiments, and our weapons are not as good as those of the Chinese participating troops. It will be a bit difficult to block the opponent's 20,000 people!" Captain Qiao of the regiment!  Bengoro was obviously a little less confident.

    "The opponent is a frightened bird. Let's ambush him. Besides, you haven't heard that Slavin took all the artillery and heavy machine gun battalions of the Fifth Army and a division to the west. Then the remaining two divisions led by the political commissar  But basically we only have small arms and rifles. We have mortars and 18 cannons pulled by a ** field artillery brigade. I think the 13th Infantry Brigade will not come, so we can make the other party drink a pot!  "

    Ishihara Kanji seemed confident. Although the cavalry regiment he led only had more than 4,000 people, it had 24 81-caliber mortars, plus 12 75-caliber 38-type field guns and 6 75-caliber 41-type field guns.  Mountain artillery, as well as 72 60-caliber platoon mortars, and each squad also has a 1917bra squad machine gun configured by the coalition. The total firepower is more powerful than the infantry division of the opposing Soviet Red Army!

    "The key is to capture the enemy. If the moon is fine tonight, ask the cavalry reconnaissance squadron to split up and search south. I don't believe that we can't find these two divisions of the enemy, which total 20,000 people! He can go to heaven and earth?!"

    Lieutenant Colonel Ishihara Wanji punched the map hard and said.

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