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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 556 The Magnificent Blue of the Battle

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    July 21, 1918 15:50 Allied Forces Headquarters Samara

    "Within ten days? 200,000 troops? Blitzkrieg to encircle Kharkov?" The large conference room of the coalition headquarters seemed to explode. Three Japanese division commanders, whose combined age was over 150 years old, waved their hands excitedly.  The fists roared, as if the vanguard of the Ukrainian war was none other than the Imperial Japanese Army.

    Among the Russian generals, Petrovich and Nezhkov were also very excited. They only heard the word blitzkrieg in their ears. Damn it, since it is a blitzkrieg, doesn¡¯t the cavalry have to take the lead?  Isn¡¯t it only natural that we have to take the lead and be the vanguard?  The power of the cavalry in the Battle of Ufa was fully demonstrated in the battles I commanded. Who else should I use?

    The two people were sitting next to each other, and now they were bumping shoulders and winking at each other, looking like they were overjoyed, as if the battle in Ukraine was entirely dependent on the team they led, and Balayanov could not see past him.  , snorted in his nose, and said sourly,

    "Blitz War Blitz War, cavalry and armor play the leading roles. I asked you why you two are so excited. It is Sergey and Negev who should be the vanguard. Don't forget that you two are now commanding the infantry, and you two group armies are stationed there.  The locations are one in Orenburg and the other in the Urals. They are both in the rear area, far away from the Ukrainian front line. Even if the infantry group army is mobilized, it will not be your turn! "

    Balayanov's words poured cold water on the excited Petrovich and Nezhkov. Petrovich blushed and shouted, "Sergey Ivanovich, please  So your army group is in Ufa, which is further away than us in Orenburg and the Urals. Even if you want to show off in this Ukrainian campaign, you have to line up behind us!"

    Nezhkov on the other hand said with the same snort, "Who said that we are called Orenburg Group Army and Ural Group Army and we have to stay in Orenburg and Ural? We will complete the training directly in Samara.  You can cross the river and take a train all the way to the Ukrainian border, but the main force of your Ufa Army is really still eating porridge under the city of Ufa!"

    Balayanov turned his head and stopped paying attention to the pair of live treasures. In his mind, he was wondering at which stage is the best time for his troops to go out.  Judging from the distance from the front line, Petrovich was right. Most of his Ufa Army Group would not be able to participate in the first half of the Ukrainian campaign!  But are the Germans so easy to deal with?  If I ask you to touch a nail, you will know how powerful it is!

    Three Russian generals were having a small meeting here, and three Japanese division commanders were arguing again over there. They were all vying to let their divisions take the lead and earn face and honor for the Imperial Army. Later, it was Uto  Gong Taro yelled at the three young division commanders, who were old but still had an irritable temperament.

    Pepelyaev is both the commander of the Samara Army and the Prime Minister of the Volga Federation. What he is thinking about now is how much food and ammunition will be transported in the Ukrainian campaign, and how to sort out and repair the roads on the left bank of the Volga as soon as possible.  In order to transport military supplies and avoid delaying the retreat of the battle, although the logistics headquarters of the Allied Forces Command single-handedly controlled the logistics support of the entire coalition forces and most of the Volga Federation, in the end, the task of sending large trucks and civilian laborers to the local area had to fall to me, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.  On your body?

    "Your Excellency Major General, with all due respect, it is hard to say whether 200,000 troops are enough, but ten days of preparation are far from enough. Now the main forces of the coalition and the Volga Federation are still on the right bank of the Volga River. Ten days will be enough to move the light."  The Ukrainian border may not be enough, not to mention the need to replenish weapons and ammunition, and store food. The left bank of the Volga is an area that has just been taken over from Soviet Russia, and it will take some time for the local situation to stabilize! "

    It was Yegorov who said this. For him, former Soviet Red Army generals like Slavin, Rzhevsky and Stepin, in fact, after switching to the Volga Federation, they were very willing to lead the troops in a good fight.  Victory.

    Firstly, it was a reward for the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces trusting and reusing him, and secondly, it was also proved to the Russian generals on Pepelyayev's side that although we lost the battle of Ufa, it was because the coalition forces were too powerful.  It¡¯s not that we don¡¯t have the ability, we will definitely play the vanguard role in regaining Ukraine!  Let you see what we are really capable of!

    "The time is indeed a little hasty, but according to the intelligence collected and fed back by the Allied Powers from all aspects, Ludendorff is planning to launch a large-scale offensive campaign on the Western Front in early August. If we do not disperse and contain the Germans in time,  With Austria's strength, the Allied forces on the Western Front will be under tremendous pressure. It is difficult to say whether the French army can once again keep the Germans 40 kilometers away from Paris!"

    Of course, Shunroku Hata knew that the Battle of Ufa had just ended, and the Volga Federation had only been established a week ago. There were millions of people suffering from food shortages in the entire territory just waiting for relief, and the reorganization of the Volga Federation's 8 group armies and 4 cavalry corps  Reorganization also requiresTo be honest, it is indeed suspected of being too hasty to complete such a huge workload and launch an attack on Ukraine in only ten days of preparation.

    "Hasn't the main force of the U.S. military already arrived on the French battlefield? Americans can reach the French battlefield from the United States in a week by ocean-going troop transport. Is it possible that with the support of the main force of the U.S. military, the Allies can still hold the front on the Western Front?" asked the question  It's Lieutenant General Stepin.

    "The U.S. military is all new recruits with insufficient training, insufficient aircraft, machine guns, and cannons. In the short term, the combat effectiveness of the U.S. military cannot be compared with that of the Allied forces of Britain and France, let alone the opponent of the German army. Since Germany and Austria have now transformed from a two-front battle to  Rushing all the way to the west, in this case, it is indeed very difficult for the Allied Powers to hold the Western Front. The United States has strong industrial strength, but it is never fully prepared to participate in the war. American soldiers who rush into battle may not necessarily be able to fight a tough battle!  "Hata Shunroku explained helplessly.

    "Major General Hata, why are you talking so much nonsense? Hurry up and talk about how the Ukrainian campaign will be fought, what is the enemy's troop deployment in Khaltov, and what troops we will dispatch here!" the impatient third party said.  The commander of the division, Tashijiro, couldn't help but bang the table and urged.

    "Master Da Ting, everyone, according to our aerial reconnaissance and intelligence analysis, there are three Ukrainian infantry divisions stationed in Kharkov under the command of the Central Rada Government of Ukraine. In addition, the main force of the German 27th Reserve Corps is deployed from Kharkov to the 3rd  On the Nepropetrovsk front line, this corps has approximately three infantry divisions and some auxiliary units. In addition, to the northwest of Kiev, there are two Ukrainian infantry divisions and two divisions of the German 32nd Reserve Corps, which we are currently reconnaissance and collection.  Information arrived!¡±

    Shunroku Hata pointed out the opponent¡¯s troop deployment with his baton on the map. Huang Jingbo, the commander of the coalition air force who had been silent, said at the side,

    "There are German military airports in Ukraine in Kiev, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, our reconnaissance planes did not conduct reconnaissance at low altitudes and depths. However, the number of German troops still in Ukraine should not be  There are too many, and the total strength is only five divisions."

    "Your Excellency, Major General, in this case, we don't need to mobilize 200,000 main troops. How can we take down Kharkov with ten divisions! My third division is willing to take the lead. This time it is just relying on us.  The strength of the Imperial Army's Third Army is sufficient. Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, Utsunomiya-kun, please agree to my request!" Jiro Oba of the Japanese Third Division once stood up, stood at attention, and immediately asked for orders.  It¡¯s time to go into battle!

    "This, Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, as the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army, I ask you to agree to the court and let the Japanese Third Army be the main force in attacking Ukraine. Otherwise, if you continue to hold it back in the rear, the imperial samurai will be so depressed that they will be shot by the coalition military police.  The number of soldiers who violated discipline almost exceeds the number of soldiers killed on the front line! Isn¡¯t it a pity!¡±

    Although there are entertainment venues in Chelyabinsk and Ufa that are approved and supervised by the Logistics Headquarters of the Allied Forces Command, Japanese soldiers have never been able to strictly observe military disciplines like the Chinese people, including the three major disciplines and nine points of attention.  The military songs were sung, but at night, after drinking too much, I often couldn't control my lower body. Although there were not many incidents that harmed the local people, they were never stopped. The number of Japanese soldiers who died at the gunpoint of the Allied Military Police was more than three.  number.

    Of course, the Japanese soldiers have one advantage, that is, when they commit crimes, they really don¡¯t dare to rebel at the gunpoint of the Allied Military Police. Of course, the current Allied Military Police are no longer all composed of military police from the Chinese participating armies.  It was composed of Japanese military police and Russian military police. Of course, the Japanese military police were even more ruthless than the Chinese military police in dealing with their own disciplinary sergeants. It is normal to say that these scum gave Japan  Are the emperors embarrassed?

    "Lieutenant General Oba, please sit down first. Your Excellency Utsunomiya, I completely understand the mood of the Japanese generals. The coalition is a big family. I believe that the Japanese Army will definitely shine in the Ukrainian campaign. Of course, I'd better listen now.  Major General Hata continues to talk about the Ukrainian campaign plan!" Wang Geng smiled and reassured the Japanese generals, while motioning to Shunroku Hata to continue.

    "According to our reconnaissance information, which is of course not sufficient, the enemy's strength in the direction of Kharkov is about six divisions and 70,000 men, half of which are Germans, mainly the 27th Reserve Corps. The enemy's strength in the direction of Kiev is about four  Each division has 50,000 people. In addition, the total strength of the German aviation forces in the three cities is about three fighter squadrons and one bomber squadron. Their bomber squadrons are deployed at the airport near Kiev, but the aircraft are relatively old.  The main force has been mobilized to the Western Front! "

    "Your Majesty, Major General, you just said you would attack in three directions. I don't know which three directions they are? Is Belgorod, north of Kharkov, one of them?" Yegorov raised his hand and asked.

      "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, Belgorod is indeed the main direction of the assault. Because there is a railway from Belgorod to Kharkov, so a breakthrough along the railway line is the best choice. Of course, it also comes as a surprise.  It is best to launch the attack at dawn. In any case, it is right for the center army to attack and break through from Belgorod to the south! "

    "For the Western Route Army, we plan to go west from Kursk and attack Glukhov, about 250 kilometers northwest of Kharkov, and then penetrate directly into Kiev in the southwest!" Shunroku Hata pointed out Glukhov with his command post.  The location of Hufu is northwest of Kharkiv, about 125 kilometers away from Kursk.

    "Your Excellency, Major General, didn't you say that the target of the Ukrainian campaign is Kharkov? If we fight so far, do we still have to capture Kiev?" Slavin asked, raising his hand, wondering in his mind how feasible this bold plan is.  .

    "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, it would be best if we could capture Kiev, but our primary target is still Kharkov. When the Western Route Army launches its attack, it will be one day later than the Central Route Army. On the one hand, it is because of the distance of troop movements.  Relatively far!

    On the other hand, we hope that after the battle outside Kharkov, we can mobilize Kiev's enemies to reinforce eastward. At this time, the Western Route Army will attack again to threaten Kiev's flanks, causing the opponent to lose ground and alarm the German and Austrian Allies to the greatest extent!  "

    "We must launch a full-scale offensive, prepare to take down Ukraine in one fell swoop, and transfer as much of the main German and Austrian forces back to the Eastern Front as possible!" Shunroku Hata was actually saying to Wang Geng when formulating the plan for the Ukrainian campaign.  His request was that the Ukrainian campaign was not to simply eliminate the enemy, nor to occupy territory, but to build momentum, make Germany and Austria nervous, and try to bring the main German and Austrian forces back from the Western Front.

    At a time when the food supply is so tight, Wang Geng does not want to bear the burden of Ukraine's 15 million people who are waiting for food. The Soviet Union and Germany and Austria have snatched a lot of food from Ukraine. Before the summer grain is available, a great famine in Ukraine is also inevitable.  , What's more, for Wang Geng, the shorter the logistics transportation line, the better. If he stretches his hand too long, he will really lose track of progress and retreat!
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