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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 627 (Part 2) Where will you cry when the time comes?

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    Although according to intelligence, the Japanese Army basically had no chance to fight in the Battle of Ufa, and the Chinese armored troops and Russian cavalry in the Allied Allied Forces played the leading roles, the result was that more than 200,000 Allied Allied Forces annihilated 300,000 Soviet Red Army troops.  Now that it was certain that it would be false, von Francois finally resisted the urge to launch a preemptive attack.

    This guy turned to help his commander, General William Greiner, and together they worked out a combat plan for the Ukrainian government to use the border trench defense line to delay and consume the opponent, and deployed the two main divisions of the Ukrainian National Army on the front line of the border.  On the trench positions and in the circular position on the northern outskirts of Kharkov are the fresh forces of two other Ukrainian divisions and the reserves of two volunteer divisions.

    And control the three divisions of the 29th Army, the main force of the German army, south of Kharkov, ready to use a two-wing encirclement tactic at any time!  Of course, in Plan B of the German command, if the north of Kharkov cannot be defended, then Kharkov will be abandoned, and the attacking enemies will be placed between Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkov to assemble  The main German forces from three directions carried out a larger-scale encirclement battle, just like in the Battle of Tannenberg, completely eating up the invading enemy in one breath!

    At this moment, seeing the Ukrainian Prime Minister pointing the finger at him, the German infantry general did not take it seriously and waved his hands,

    "Your Excellency Petliura, you are the Prime Minister of Ukraine's ruling cabinet, the Minister of Defense and the Commander-in-Chief of the National Army. When it comes to courage and confidence, you should ask yourself how much you have left. According to the results of our reconnaissance, we gathered in  In Belgorod, north of Kharkov, is the Southwest Front of the Allied Powers, with a total of more than 40,000 people!

    "Could it be that the four elite German infantry divisions and two volunteer reserve divisions of the National Army under your command cannot defend the border with the trench positions we helped you build?"  Your troops are half as strong as the opponent!  There is also my 47th Division behind you watching the backyard for you!  What else are you afraid of?  "Von Francois looked quite relaxed.

    "Herman is right. In terms of troop strength, if our reconnaissance is accurate, the opponent only has a total of 40,000 people in Belgorod. Moreover, they have come from afar, are exhausted, and have experienced war.  We haven¡¯t even had time to complete the rest and recuperation of the Battle of France, and many federal infantrymen have just come out of prisoner of war camps. My dear Simon, unless the opponent comes out in full force, with just your four main divisions and two reserve divisions,  We can all defend Kharkov and keep the enemy at bay!¡±

    German Commander-in-Chief Wilhelm Greiner smiled and comforted the Ukrainian head of state who was milling around in the conference room. In the opinion of the army general, Francois's idea was well-founded and more suitable for the current situation. According to  According to border reconnaissance information, in addition to the Volga Federation gathering troops in Belgorod, north of Kharkov, there are also troops gathering in Shakhtinsky, Kamensk, opposite Lugansk in the east.

    Therefore, in the operational plan formulated by the German High Command in Ukraine, that is, the 10th Army Headquarters, Plan A is to build fortifications in the border area, use the main force of the Ukrainian national army to defend trench positions, and use the three German armies to  The main force is controlled along the railway, ready to flank and encircle the opponent's attacking forces at any time.

    Since the strength of the Allied forces in Belgorod and Shakhtinsky in Kamensk was only 40,000, the German command judged that the territory of the Volga Federation was rapidly expanding, especially if the other side had to advance in advance.  The march to the North Caucasus made the coalition forces unable to use their forces without enough rest time, leaving them in a somewhat overstretched situation.

    Therefore, Army General William Greiner, in addition to routinely reporting to Berlin, asked the Allies to strengthen the strength of the Ukrainian garrison and increase the number of air force squadrons stationed in Ukraine in view of the Volga Federation and the Allied Allied Forces' attempts to invade Ukraine on the eastern front.  Shenzhen still has sufficient confidence in holding the first wave of offensive launched by the enemy.

    Although the Mauser 98 rifle does not have many advantages over the Japanese 38-gun, the German army is the victorious army that has experienced four years of European war. Japan, in its last war with the Russians,  It has been 12 years. Although the troops are well trained, their positional warfare style is dull. They only know that human sea bombs will not hesitate to cause casualties. When they arrive at the trench position, they are completely delivered to their doorsteps.

    Of course, there is also news that the Allied forces have been equipped with mortars and grenades imitated by the Chinese, but so what?  The German Army was the first and even the only army in the European War to be equipped with a large number of mortars. It is not yet known how useful the imitation trench mortars that the Chinese obtained from the French will be. However,  The German Army is definitely the originator of mortar warfare.

    ¡°Two generals, the Ukrainian National Army¡¯s reconstruction time is still short. Although it has been replaced with German equipment, its combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as that of the German army. Since we want to defend the enemy outside the country and defend Kharkov, why?Why not put the strongest German division in the trench position for defense from the very beginning!  Can my Ukrainian division be used as a reserve team as a substitute?  "Petliura said unwillingly.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, please rest assured. In Ukraine, there is no doubt that my 10th Army and your troops will advance and retreat together. Now the enemy is at least concentrated in Belgorod in the north and Belgorod in the east.  There are two places in Kamensk and Shakhtinsky, and our troops are limited, so the main force of the German army must be deployed in the center to be ready to respond at any time. According to our judgment, if the enemy troops attacking Kharkov from the north do not increase, the opponent will simply break through.  The trench defenses of your two divisions will require a lot of effort."

    Greiner was still appeasing the Ukrainian Prime Minister, and here von Francois said, "When the trench positions have worn away the opponent's spirit, the two divisions deployed by the Ukrainian National Army on the front line can retreat to  In the defensive line around the city in the north of Kharkov, we lured the enemy deep into the city and put them under the city. Then the two infantry divisions of our 29th Army surrounded them from both sides. We wiped out the opponent in one go. What else can you not do?  Relieved?"

    Simon Petliura was stunned when he heard this, and said suspiciously, "Are you sure? Don't let my troops bleed like rivers on the northern front. General von Francois, your three divisions will be sitting there when the time comes.  I¡¯m taking the train to evacuate to Kiev. Where can I go to cry with you then?¡±
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