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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 685 (1) A trace of fear

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    "Everyone, we leave two battalions to guard the position, but we have to make use of the two divisions. The 1st Infantry Division and the 2nd Infantry Division need to think more about this. If the persistence of our two battalions can be exchanged for  A wave of bombings and air raids by the Allied Air Force, and in exchange for more than 30 minutes of artillery preparations by the opponent's ground troops, just consuming the opponent's ammunition is a huge success for us! 1!

    For every additional artillery shell and aerial bomb above the heads of these two battalions, the main forces in other directions will be less threatened for a period of time. Every inch of Ukrainian land is hard-won. Sooner or later, we in Germany will let go, so today  Your national army is fighting bloody battles for the future of your country. Sacrifice is necessary and absolutely worth it!  "

    Feng, the chief of staff of the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces.  Lieutenant General Dietrich's words were actually another piece of sensational deception, but they really had an effect. Several generals of the Ukrainian National Army shouted "Ula" in unison.

    "What about us? Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, what should I do with my 1st Volunteer Division? Follow the steps of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Division and withdraw to the east? We don't have the ability to march like them.  The army must break up!" Oleg Oneyevich, commander of the 1st Kharkiv Volunteer Division.  Khushev asked, raising his hand.  ""look

    "The four artillery regiments of the Central Artillery Group each returned to their own divisional establishment, while the 1st Kharkiv Volunteer Division, as the second-line support force behind the first position, withdrew to the north of Kharkiv along the railway line.  The 3rd and 4th Ukrainian Infantry Divisions originally deployed there also retreated to the southeast, away from the city and railway lines. 1  ,! Also retreat to the forest area beside the Kharkov River to hide!"

    Feng.  Dietrich stopped here, but a group of generals of the Ukrainian National Army looked at the battle map thoughtfully without saying a word. After a long while, the commander of the 1st Volunteer Division, Husev, raised his hand and said,

    "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, don't you mean to trade space for time? Our volunteer division only has rifles and a few machine guns, and its combat effectiveness is much worse than that of the National Army's infantry division. How can we hold the line of defense with just two volunteer divisions?  What is attacking on the opposite side is the main force of the Allied Powers, which totals more than 40,000 people. I am not saying that I am discouraged. Even two German divisions may not be able to defend the circular defense line. Why bother letting our two volunteer divisions defend it? This is not given to the enemy in vain.  Do you want to chop the meat on the chopping board?¡±

    As soon as these words were said, the commander of the 2nd Volunteer Division, Vladislav Vermilovich, stood next to him.  Kalitintsev also stood up with a blushing face and said,

    "Didn't you say that all the troops of the German-Ukrainian coalition are treated equally? Our Kharkiv Volunteer Division is stepmother cannon fodder? Why not let us evacuate to the dense forest by the river and leave us on the circular defense line?  Will the team be destroyed by the enemy's air strikes and artillery bombardments? The opponent's air strike this afternoon did not bomb the city, otherwise my 2nd Division's performance would not be much better than that of the 1st Division!"

    The commanders of the two volunteer divisions are both from Kharkiv, and the soldiers of the volunteer divisions are all citizens, small handicraftsmen, workers, and refugees from Kharkiv. It is our duty to defend our homeland, but we really have hope.  It is indeed a fantasy that these two volunteer divisions can hold the line of defense.

    "Two division commanders, as you said just now, the essence of Plan B is to trade space for time. We estimate that the opponent can capture the first line of defense within one day after launching the attack. Your two divisions are on the Kharkov Ring Defense Line.  Just hold on for one day and retreat along the railway line after nightfall. In this way, we have bought two days. In three days at the earliest, the reinforced German fighter wing will reoccupy the Ukrainian sky, and then the war will be easy to fight.  "

    The chief of staff of the German-Ukrainian coalition obviously wanted to appease the division commanders of the two fearful Ukrainian volunteer divisions. If the four infantry divisions of the 1st Group Army of the Ukrainian National Army are newly reorganized and refitted guerrillas, then Kharkov  The volunteer divisions can only be regarded as militiamen who have just received guns. Moreover, unlike the Ukrainian National Army, which all equipped with German-style firearms and weapons, the two volunteer divisions in Kharkov are equipped with Mozambique weapons that were replaced by the National Army.  The Shinagan Russian-style rifle and heavy machine gun company are only Russian-style Maxim, not the German mg081.

    "In this case, Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, the two volunteer divisions cannot hold it anyway. Can we leave only one battalion each to defend the circular defense line, and let the main force take the train to retreat to the southwest overnight? No, we can  Let¡¯s run to Dnipropetrovsk first!¡± Husev, the commander of the 1st Volunteer Division, rolled his eyes and wanted to follow suit, leaving only the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions on the first line of defense.  The practice of a battalion bluffing and defending its position.

    The words of the commander of the 1st Volunteer Division were met with nods of agreement in the conference room. Everyone obviously thought there was nothing wrong with this idea. When the enemy's main force attacks the city, stay in the city.?As dangerous as the circular defense line, we can't expect the Allied Allied Air Force to let the city go without attacking every time, right?

    Furthermore, why didn¡¯t the coalition air force attack the city?  Is it because they are confident enough to capture Kharkov soon, and breaking the pots and jars at this time is tantamount to destroying their own property?  Thinking about it further, Nima, could it be that the coalition air force spared railways, bridges, kilometers, wharves and urban buildings during its air strikes because these places will soon be occupied by them and they are reluctant to destroy them?

    Thinking about it further, everyone can¡¯t help but feel that the Allied Forces on the Eastern Front are too domineering, and they don¡¯t take the Ukrainian National Army and the German 10th Army behind them at all?  Looking at the opponent's attitude of fighting to kill G?ring's ace fighter wing all morning, they may really have the confidence. In the Battle of Ufa, wasn't the main force of 300,000 Soviet Red Army troops beaten to pieces in just seven days and eight nights?  ?  Is it possible that the nearly 200,000 German-Ukrainian troops in Eastern Ukraine are also in someone else¡¯s basket now?

    Think so, Simon.  Petliura and his national army generals felt a sense of fear while being frustrated. They originally thought that by relying on the strength of the German and Austrian Allies, they could seek a Ukrainian People's Republic that would be autonomous and not take Soviet Russia into account.  Look, the Soviet Bolsheviks have been driven away at the front door, and the Allied Allied Forces are rushing in behind them. If they don't look at them, maybe they will be completely defeated and irreversible?
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