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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 693 (2) Has the empty city plan been seen through?

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    The same is true for the two infantry divisions of the German army. This is to maintain confidentiality to the maximum extent. Otherwise, once the concealed gathering place of the troops is touched by enemy scouts, the Allied Air Force from the sky will bombard the battle.  It¡¯s really impossible to fight.

    "Plan B is currently progressing smoothly. The counterattack will of course come, but it will have to wait until the new German fighter wing transfers to Ukraine for reinforcements. The German anti-aircraft artillery units on the ground are also being urgently dispatched. I forgot to tell you that in half an hour  Previously, Berlin had agreed to temporarily deploy two German fighter wings on the Western Front to join the Ukrainian battlefield, and mobilize 30 anti-aircraft artillery battalions to reinforce the Eastern Front. Of course, this will take time, but the rainy season in July will not be long!  In the past, the weather in August was a good time for the German Air Force to show off its skills! "The fastest update, hand-made!

    The words of Hermann von Francois, the former enemy commander of the German-Ukrainian forces, made both Neuhaus and Simon Petliura overjoyed. Neuhaus opened his eyes wide and asked, "Fighter Alliance"  When will the team arrive at the Kharkov battlefield at the earliest? If we can arrive within 2 days, we should be able to defend Kharkov!"

    "It will take three days at the fastest. You know, it will take at least half a day to transfer from Kiev. It also needs to be that Krasnod Airport can be repaired in time and no longer suffers damage from coalition air strikes. As for the southern suburbs of Kharkov  I think most of the field airports cannot be defended! Even if the remaining three anti-aircraft artillery battalions are used to defend the airport in the southern suburbs of Kharkov, I am afraid it will have little effect and only increase the casualties of the ground troops!" Read the latest chapter!

    Simon Petliura was originally smiling, but when he heard that it would take at least three days, he was dumbfounded and said with a smile,

    "Your Excellency, General, how can we do it for three days? Currently, there are only two Kharkiv volunteer divisions equipped with Russian rifles guarding the northern ring city defense line in Kharkiv. The total artillery force only has 2 companies. How can we hold this?  Come on, even if the Allied Air Force is not dispatched, our volunteer division is no match for the Japanese Third Division! That is the Japanese armored division! Not to mention that the other side has a Chinese armored regiment to help!"

    "If the circular defense line cannot be defended, the Japanese can be sent into Kharkov to engage in street fighting. In this way, the opponent's Chinese armored forces and heavy artillery will lose their use. If the enemy and we are crisscrossed in air strikes, I am afraid that the opponent will not dare to bomb randomly."

    Neuhaus did not care at all about the life and death of the Ukrainian Volunteer Division or whether the city of Kharkiv was damaged. In his opinion, Ukrainians were unruly and shouting slogans about independence, freedom, and nation all day long.  Tame, now is the time for them to spend some blood to defend their country's capital.

    "How can this be done? Aren't all the pots and jars in Kharkov beaten to pieces? This is an ancient city in Ukraine with a long history and splendid culture. When we drove out Voroshilov's Ukrainian Red Army, we didn't even beat the city.  Shit, now that I am the master of the country, how can I reduce the capital to rubble instead? That can¡¯t be explained to the people of the country. What¡¯s more, the Kharkiv Volunteer Division was originally organized to defend the city.  It is made up of citizens and workers of Cove, and we are asking them to destroy the home they are trying to defend. Isn¡¯t it strange that this army didn¡¯t mutiny?¡±

    Simon Petlyura objected a lot, waving his hands hurriedly, cursing in his heart, in the eyes of you Germans, our Ukrainian flowers and plants are dispensable and not worth mentioning at all, right?  Kharkiv is the capital that I moved to the capital. How can I build it into a capital if it is reduced to rubble?

    "Since you are afraid of being destroyed, then ask your volunteer divisions to hold on to the defense line. Although the Kharkiv ring city defense line is not as complex and strong as the first trench fortification defense line in the north, it relies on the city and the North Donets on both sides.  The natural protection of the river and the Kharkov River is a good terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack!" Neuhaus said disapprovingly.

    "This won't work. You and I both know the combat effectiveness of the Kharkov Volunteer Division. It's definitely not possible to expect them to block the wolf-like main Japanese force of the Allied Powers. Mr. Von Francois, what is the next step of Plan B?  How to fight? Now the enemy is at least divided into two groups. There may be a third group on the Kharkov River, and there seems to be a Japanese cavalry reconnaissance force on the other side of the Donets River. We don¡¯t want to fight.  If you don¡¯t leave, will you stay here and wait for shelling and air strikes from the other side?¡±

    Simon Petliura, as the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian National Army, is considered a man who knows the military. He is in a very conflicted mood at the moment. The reason is that the coalition air force poses a great air threat. It was supposed to send a diplomatic representative last night.  After Zhukovsky's delaying strategy in Samara failed, he should not hesitate to implement plan B and stride back to trade space for time.

    But when the coalition ground forces launched an attack early this morning, the attack power and artillery fire of the main force of the Japanese Third Division seemed quite average. This made Simon Petliura's mind come alive again. The German 47th Infantry Division just now  Division Commander Neuhaus himself said that if he led a German division, he could completely block the attack of a brigade of the opponent.What?

    ?Then why not?  At this moment, the opponent's brigade is divided into two groups. On the left is a Japanese infantry regiment reinforcing a Chinese armored battalion. In the middle is an infantry brigade from the Volga Federation. On the right, the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Divisions are in Kazakhstan.  Hidden standby on the banks of the Erkov River, the enemy's situation is unknown due to radio silence, but if the enemy is also a Japanese infantry regiment reinforcing a Chinese armored battalion, then our own Ukrainian 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions will be larger in terms of strength and firepower.  Gain the upper hand!

    What¡¯s more, the power of enemy air strikes in forests and riverside wetland areas is greatly reduced, and even the actions of mechanized armored units are also restricted and affected!  Therefore, Simon Petliura was worried about gains and losses like a cat scratching his heart. Is he based on counterattack or at least defending Kharkov?  Or continue to evacuate and hide and wait?

    In fact, the same temptations and problems were also placed in the mind of Hermann von Francois, the former enemy commander-in-chief of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces. The strength of the Allied Air Force formed a sharp contrast with the combat effectiveness and firepower of the Japanese Third Division's ground forces.  , which made the Infantry General hesitant even though he breathed a sigh of relief. The opponent only invested one brigade of troops on both sides of the railway north of Kharkov. In the end, he saw through the empty city plan of the German-Ukrainian coalition.  ?

    Or is the Japanese Taro Utsunomiya so arrogant that he thinks that Kharkov can be captured by dispatching a Japanese infantry brigade to reinforce a Chinese armored regiment and attaching it to an infantry division from the Volga Federation?  Hermann von Francois thought of this and turned to his confidant, Sven von Neuhaus, commander of the 47th Division of the 29th German Infantry Corps,

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