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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 559 Battle Arrangements

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    July 21, 1918 16:15 Allied Forces Headquarters Samara

    The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces made the final decision and decided to use the three divisions of the Japanese Third Army in the coalition forces to take charge of the first phase of the Ukrainian campaign. This decision made all the Japanese generals in the conference room almost jump with joy. The deputy commander of the coalition forces,  The Japanese commander-in-chief, Army General Taro Utsunomiya, was the first to stand up and express his position.

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, thank you for your trust. The Japanese Third Army will definitely live up to the high expectations of you and the Allied Forces Command. I will personally lead a division to break through from the center. It will be easy to capture Kharkov within three days after launching the campaign."  , otherwise you remove me from my post, no, no, I will commit hara-kiri to thank the world!"

    Utsunomiya Taro's eyes were red and he was waving his arms to show his determination. The three division commanders here, Obajiro, Fujii Yuzuki and Shibagoro, also had tears in their eyes and kept pumping their cheeks as if their blood was boiling. As for Utsunomiya  Behind Taro, the three Japanese Army heroes Hata Shunroku, Ishihara Kanji, and Itagaki Seishiro were so excited that they could not speak, and the spurs on their military boots clicked loudly.

    Compared with the high-spiritedness of the Japanese generals, the Chinese generals were obviously a little disappointed. However, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces had always had authority and trust in their leaders, so they nodded silently and no longer competed with the Japanese generals as they had just done.  Give in, when to argue, and when to obey.

    For these Chinese generals who are direct descendants of Wang Geng, they are already familiar with them. With a look from Wang Geng, Jiang Hongyu and Wu Peifu, as his subordinates, knew exactly what to do, not to mention the following young generals.

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, how could the Ukrainian campaign not involve our federal Russian troops? We are familiar with the geographical environment of Ukraine. Although the Japanese army is well-trained, they are not familiar with the roads and do not understand the local customs. I request that my troops be sent at the same time.  The Army Group is also participating in the Ukrainian campaign!" Orenburg Army Commander Petrovich raised his hands anxiously and shouted.

    ?Here, Yegorov was not willing to be outdone. He thought that Tsaritsyn was my territory, and that would allow you, Petrovich, to steal the limelight. He couldn't help but raise his hands and said,

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, many of the captured soldiers of the Ninth Army of the Southern Front came from Ukraine. We are all familiar with the mountains and roads there. I hope you will let my Tsaritsyn Army be responsible for the offensive of the Eastern Route Army.  , as for the Japanese army, they can be responsible for the attack on the middle and north roads!"

    "Baga! Lieutenant General, please pay attention to your identity. Do you dare to question the orders of the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces? Half of your so-called Tsaritsyn Group Army is still eating black bread in the prisoner of war camp! What nonsense are you talking about from the Eastern Route Army?  It¡¯s up to you to bear the heavy responsibility! This is simply unreasonable!¡± Shiba Goro, the commander of the Japanese 12th Division, jumped up.

    "Your Majesty Lieutenant General Yegorov, my troops are from Don River Cossack cavalry, and they have not stayed in prisoner-of-war camps. Instead of letting your Tsaritsyn Group Army go into battle, the Eastern Route Army of the Ukraine Campaign might as well let my Saritsin Group Army fight.  The horse-drawn cavalry troops attack!" Cavalry Lieutenant General Sergei said proudly.

    In Sergey's view, the Soviet Red Army and their generals were defeated by his side in the Battle of Ufa. In the Battle of Ukraine, the Russian troops from the Federation fought, and of course our troops won the victory in the Battle of Ufa.  Lord, how can you allow a defeated general like you, Yegorov, to be brave?

    "Lieutenant General Sergei, your cavalry corps has not even arrived yet, but my cavalry corps has begun to gather near Samara to participate in the Ukrainian campaign. Of course, my cavalry corps is the most important.  "The best choice" Cavalry Lieutenant General Nezhkov shouted not to be outdone.

    Pepelyayev and Balayanov did not speak. In their opinion, Petrovich and Nezhkov were just talking nonsense and did not understand the temper of the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces who was presiding over the meeting today.  The Japanese generals are all sitting obediently now, waiting for Wang Geng to make the battle arrangements. You two are still arguing about life and death. Don't you know that the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces has already had a plan in mind?

    "Everyone, please be quiet. It's certainly a good thing that you are eager to fight. However, the coalition headquarters has its own overall arrangements. Let's listen to the commander-in-chief assign tasks first!" Chief of Staff Jiang Hongyu stopped the quarrel of several Russian generals.  .

    Wang Geng glanced at his chief of staff with satisfaction, turned around and walked to the map, took the baton from Shunroku Hata, and while making gestures, he laid out the Ukrainian campaign plan tasks:

    "Everyone, the strategic goal of the Ukrainian campaign is to open a new battlefield in Ukraine and strive to attract the attention of the German and Austrian Allies from the Western Front. Of course, we also hope to contain the opponent so that the German and Austrian allies have to transfer some of their main forces back from the Western Front.  Maintain the Eastern Front.

    In the first phase of the Ukrainian campaign, we will launch an attack from three directions. The three divisions of the Japanese Third Army in the coalition will serve as the main force. Lieutenant General Oba's third division, and the divisional armored regiment attached to the Chinese third division of the coalition.  , and then attached to an infantry division of the Voronezh Army, as the main force of the Central Army, and the other two divisions of the Voronezh Group Army, as the reserve of the Central Army.

    The mission of our Middle Route Army in the Ukraine Campaign is to complete the covert assembly to the starting point of the offensive before the end of July. Of course, at this stage, the reorganization work of the Voronezh Group Army must also be carried out simultaneously. Today is July 21, and the preliminary decision for the launch of the campaign has been made.  on July 31st.

    The mission of the Central Route Army has just been mentioned by Major General Shunroku Hata. It is to attack southward from Belgorod, the attack assembly point, cross the border, and encircle Kharkov, the capital of Ukraine, with lightning speed. According to reconnaissance, Ukraine  The autonomous government has a total of three Ukrainian infantry divisions stationed near the capital, as well as some local armed personnel.

    It should be noted that the German army has one division stationed at the railway station in the southern suburbs of Kharkov, and two infantry divisions stationed along the line south of Kharkov to Dnipropetrovsk. Although these German troops are all second-line troops, they are not  The Young Division is composed of reserve corps, but they guard the railway line in a long snake formation south of Kharkov. If Kharkov has a railway, it will be very quick to mobilize and reinforce it. The Central Army must pay special attention to this.

    The former enemy commander-in-chief of the Central Route Army is Lieutenant General Oba Jiro of the Third Division, the Chief of Staff is Major General Shunroku Hata, and the Deputy Commander and Deputy Chief of Staff is Lieutenant General Steping. The total strength of the Central Route Army is more than 60,000 people, and the front line is  More than 40,000 people.  Your mission is to break through the Ukrainian border defenses and encircle Kharkov.

    But don¡¯t worry, let¡¯s attack Kharkov. In the first stage, we should encircle without attacking. We should build up momentum to attract the main force of the German army in the south and even the enemies in Kiev to come to our aid. Then we will gather together and annihilate them!  Beat the enemy completely!  Do you understand?  "Wang Geng turned around and asked.

    "Hai! Make sure to complete the mission!" The commander of the Third Division, Tashijiro, and Shunroku Hata beside Wang Geng stood at attention and accepted the order.  On the opposite side, Stepin stood up and saluted with a click, indicating that he understood.

    "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, will the strength of the Central Route Army be too thin?" Sun Liangcheng raised his hand and asked,

    "Since the enemy in Kharkov has three Ukrainian divisions and one German division, there are at least more than 40,000 people. The first echelon of the Central Army only has more than 40,000 people. In this case, more than 40,000 people are needed to surround the opponent 4  division, we still need to besiege the city and reinforce the two enemy divisions from the south, and the enemy may also come from the direction of Kiev with reinforcements. Ukraine¡¯s railways extend in all directions, and I¡¯m afraid that the strength of the Central Route Army will be insufficient by then!¡±

    "Lieutenant General Sun, do you dare to underestimate my third division? What's more, there are two reserve divisions of the Voronezh Group Army behind it. Besides, those three divisions of the Ukrainian Autonomous Government are just a bunch of rubbish.  How can we compare with the main force of our coalition? Even if we don't use Steping's remaining two divisions, we, Oba, are confident enough to complete the mission!" Oba Jiro shouted with a blush.

    "Your Excellency, the highlight of the Ukrainian campaign is the Central Army's attack on Kharkov. It is the capital of the Ukrainian autonomous government. The other side will definitely fight for it. What's more, our coalition forces and the German army have no record of head-on confrontation. How dare you say that your  Will the Third Division be able to withstand the counterattack of three German reserve divisions?" Sun Liangcheng said, not wanting to be outdone and patting the table.

    "Lieutenant General Sun, isn't there Lieutenant General Zhang Weixi's 3rd Division Armored Regiment assigned to Lord Da Ting's 3rd Division to fight? I believe in the strength of the Chinese ** Armored Regiment. One regiment fights the Germans and one reserve corps.  The division is definitely not a problem, not to mention we have the Allied Air Force to help!" Shunroku Hata was trying to smooth things over.

    Several Japanese generals here glared at Sun Liangcheng angrily, feeling that this guy was too arrogant to underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Japanese Army's Class A Division!

    "Sun Liangcheng, please sit down. As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, I believe in the abilities of Lieutenant General Oba and Major General Shunroku Hata. Moreover, the Third Division is also the best among Japan's Class A divisions. The middle road and the direction of Kharkov are  Leave it to them! Whether it's a mule or a horse, you won't know until you go into battle! Of course, I hope that Lieutenant General Da Ting and his men will achieve greater feats than the other troops in the Battle of Ufa!" Wang Geng waved his hand!  road.

    "Sotney, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, Your Excellency Utsunomiya, I, Jiro Oba, and the Third Division will definitely live up to your expectations. Just look at the performance of the Imperial Army in the Ukrainian campaign!" Jiro Oba almost cried and beat his chest.  .

    "The composition and combat tasks of the Central Route Army are like this. Let's talk about the West Route Army. The West Route Army will have Lieutenant General Fujii's 7th Division as the main force. The divisional armored regiment of the 9th Division of the Chinese participating army Li Mingzhong will be attached to the 7th Division.  In addition, one division of Lieutenant General Slavin's Kursk Group Army is assigned to the battle at the same time, and the other two divisions of the Kursk Group Army serve as the reserve force of the West Route Army! "

    The former enemy commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army was Lieutenant General Fujii Yukitsuchi of the Seventh Division, the chief of staff was Colonel Ishihara Kanji, the deputy commander and deputy chief of staff was Lieutenant General Slavin, andThe total strength of the road army is also more than 60,000, and the front line is more than 40,000.  Your mission is to break through the Ukrainian border defense line. The first step is to capture Glukhov, and then go straight to Kiev, the most important city in Ukraine in the southwest!  "

    "Hai! The rank guarantees that the mission will be completed!" Lieutenant General Fujii and Ishihara Wanji stood up and stood at attention. Behind them, Slavin also stood up and saluted to express his acceptance of the order, but he had a mixed look on his face, obviously he wanted to run so far.  There is still a long way to go to fight Kiev, and Slavin is still a little doubtful about the strength of the Japanese army.

    "Major General Hata mentioned just now that the West Route Army will launch its attack one day later than the Center Route Army. The purpose is to give the enemy of Kiev enough time and confidence to go east to aid Kharkov. If the opponent's reinforcements are transported by train, they will be launched from  It¡¯s about 400 kilometers from Kiev to Kharkiv, and the other party can get reinforcements there in one day!¡±

    "At that time, the Western Route Army will go straight to Kiev. However, most of the 270 kilometers from Glukhov to Kiev are roads and there are no railways, so it is estimated that your progress will not be too fast. However, this is exactly what we are fighting for.  A time difference is needed. If you advance too quickly and surround Kiev from the beginning, then the Central Army¡¯s plan to siege Kharkov with reinforcements will come to nothing!" Wang Geng pointed on the map with his baton!  Said aside.

    "Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the so-called soldiers are valuable and quick. As far as I know, the Japanese 7th Division is an infantry division. Even if the divisional armored regiment of our 9th Division is strengthened, the distance from the border to Kiev will still be 300 kilometers. The west road  Even if the main force of the army exerts all its strength, it will not be able to attack the city of Kiev in four or five days. Instead of doing this, it is better to send out my First Armored Division. I promise to encircle and capture Kiev within three days!" Sun Liangcheng couldn't help but stood up and said!  .
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