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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 628 (Part 1) How to Face the Folks

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    Since von Francois was actually superior to von Cusmani, commander of the 27th Infantry Corps, and von Eisenberg, commander of the 31st Infantry Corps, in terms of qualifications, military exploits and abilities, these two  The commanders of the army stayed in Kiev and Odessa on the pretext that the defense zone was important and did not come to Kharkov to cheer for von Francois, the former enemy commander-in-chief.

    The First Army of the Ukrainian National Army stationed in Kharkov includes the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions, as well as the 1st and 2nd Volunteer Divisions. Due to the National Army of Simon Petliura  It was rebuilt with the support of Germany and equipped with German weapons and equipment. The organization of these four infantry divisions of the Ukrainian National Army is basically the same as that of the German reserve infantry division. What is missing is a motorized anti-aircraft artillery battalion. In addition, the division's artillery regiment does not have heavy artillery.  .

    For example, the artillery regiment of a reserve infantry division of the German Army has three field artillery battalions, each with 12 105mm howitzers. Each battalion has three 4-gun artillery batteries, plus a medium artillery battalion with 12 150mm howitzers.  Howitzer, the battalion has three 4-gun artillery batteries.  The infantry division of the Ukrainian National Army replaced the 105mm howitzers with 75mm howitzers, and the medium artillery battalion was equipped with 105mm howitzers.

    In addition, the Ukrainian National Army's infantry platoon has 45 people in the 1st platoon, which has two infantry squads, two light machine gun squads and one rifle grenade mortar squad. The 2nd and 3rd platoons have only 36 people and no rifle grenades and mortars.  class.

    Since the German troops stationed in Ukraine at this time had not yet noticed that the Volga Federation was gathering three armies instead of two, objectively speaking, William Greiner entrusted the commander-in-chief of the former enemy in Kharkiv to von Francois just to ask him to  Use five German infantry divisions plus eight Ukrainian National Army infantry divisions, plus three volunteer divisions, to use these forces to repel the upcoming offensive of the Volga Federation.

    In addition to the 4 main divisions and 2 volunteer divisions of the 1st Army stationed in Kharkov, the Ukrainian National Army also stationed the 5th and 6th divisions of the 2nd Ukrainian Army in Donetsk, as well as the German army  The 51st Reserve Infantry Division of the 31st Army stationed the 7th Division of the Ukrainian 2nd Army in Luhansk, as well as the 52nd Reserve Infantry Division of the German 31st Army.

    The 8th Division of the 2nd Army of the Ukrainian National Army and the 3rd Volunteer Division are stationed in Dnipropetrovsk.

    For Hermann von Francois, the commander-in-chief of the former enemy of the German-Ukrainian forces, such a relatively dispersed deployment of troops is not what he originally intended, but it is an inevitable move to stabilize the mood of the Ukrainian ruling cabinet and the national army.  , if Francois decides everything by himself, he will control all five German divisions along the railway, forming two clusters, and use the four divisions of the 2nd Army of the Ukrainian National Army on the eastern front to resist and block step by step  Opponent, delay the opponent's offensive.

    As for the northern route in Kharkov, given that Simon Francois refused to give up the useless new capital of Kharkov, Francois had to think of ways to fight in Kharkov.  A tough battle, defeating the attack of the Japanese-dominated Southwest Front of the Allied Powers in one fell swoop, and defeating the enemies on the northern front in Kharkov. At this time, if the enemies on the eastern front progress smoothly, they may be able to break through to Donetsk.  Under the city, the railway line will be used to mobilize Kharkov's victorious divisions south to annihilate the enemy.

    "Everyone, don't be intimidated by the momentum of the Allied Forces and the Volga Federal Forces. According to our latest reconnaissance information, the other side tried to launch an offensive because they had no time to rest. Various preparations were obviously insufficient. There were only three Japanese divisions in the entire Allied Forces.  It¡¯s just a regiment, plus the troops left behind by the opponent, and the Volga Federation has already launched its march south to the North Caucasus, we judge that the opponent¡¯s total force available to attack Ukraine does not exceed 100,000, and it is divided into two directions! "

    Lieutenant General von Dietrich, Hermann von Francois's chief of staff, pointed at the battle map hanging on the wall with his baton to encourage a group of division commanders and chiefs of staff below. This guy clicked with his baton.  Belgorod and Kamensk Yehtinsky said,

    "If the opponent's troops are evenly distributed, then the eastern and northern fronts will only have a little over 40,000 troops. No matter which direction we are in, we will have the advantage in strength! What are you worried about?"

    "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, I heard that the combat effectiveness of the Allied Powers is very strong, and their firepower equipment is far superior to ours in all aspects. On the northern front, there are three German divisions of General Fran?ois's 29th Army and the Ukrainian 1st Army defending together.  Don't be afraid, but on the eastern front, we have a total of six divisions, divided into three places, namely Luhansk on the front line. We only have three divisions, how can we block the attack of the opponent's main force of 40,000?"  The one in question is Major General von Eindhoven, commander of the 51st Reserve Infantry Division of the German 31st Army.

    "Your Excellency Fran?ois, I think that since we can concentrate our forces on the northern front for defense, we should also concentrate our forces on the eastern front and transfer both Donetsk divisions to Lugansk. In this way, we will have five divisions and six divisions."  With a force of 10,000 people, we may be able to withstand it for a while with the help of trenches and positions. If we only rely on three divisions to defeat the main force of 40,000 people, I am not optimistic. "This will stand up!?? is Major General von Bergmann, commander of the 52nd Reserve Infantry Division of the German 31st Army stationed in Donetsk.

    As a result, several division commanders of the 2nd Army of the Ukrainian National Army all said that this was reasonable. Only by concentrating the troops could we win. Once they were dispersed, they could only be defeated by the opponents one by one. In the war room of the former enemy headquarters  There was a lot of shouting and chaos.

    "Everyone, please be quiet. Defending the enemy outside the country's borders is very labor-intensive. Ukraine is so big, we can't cover all the key points and guard all the key points. Since Kharkiv on the northern line is the capital, we cannot give up easily, so we can only  To shrink the defense line in the east and defeat the opponent in two directions at the same time, our current military strength is far from enough!" Chief of Staff Von Dietrich tapped the border of the map with his baton, obviously.  Somewhat dissatisfied.

    "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, although Kharkiv cannot be given up, Donetsk is equally important to Ukraine, especially the Donbas coalfield, which is Ukraine's most important resource. Instead of putting three divisions in Luhansk, we  I think it¡¯s better to concentrate five divisions in Donetsk for defense!¡± Major General Yuzh Matilchuk, commander of the 6th Division of the 2nd Ukrainian Army, couldn¡¯t help but stand up.

    Matilchuk¡¯s hometown is Donetsk. As the fourth largest city in Ukraine, Donetsk has the highest population density. The entire city¡¯s population exceeds 1 million, accounting for 10% of the entire state¡¯s population.  80%, Matilchuk cannot think about what would happen if his hometown of Donetsk fell to the hands of the Volga Federation. As a member of the soldiers, how would he face his hometown elders and fellow villagers?
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