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    The weapons and equipment were tied to the inflated air cushions of the ponchos in front of everyone. After they passed, the remaining soldiers in the squad quickly crossed the river. When they entered the water, they were in Fujita's hidden position on the left bank.  After the diagonal line went down the river and crossed the river easily, it was already 5o meters downstream.

    Fujita Unosuke and his Toyohashi landlubbers just watched in fascination as a company of armored infantry who dismounted crossed the fast-flowing Kharkov River, and soon Xue Juru's  The company left the river bank and entered the dense forest, disappearing on the other side.  ",

    "Baga! Why are you still standing there? After this battle, whoever in this squadron is still a landlubber who can't learn to swim will be sent home. Don't come so far away from Ukraine to embarrass the Imperial Japanese Army! Toyohashi's  Soldiers are never allowed to be just landlubbers. Now listen to my orders, Lieutenant Arima, one of your first squadrons will reconnoitre to the south and west to find out the location of the Ukrainian headquarters. The rest of you will follow me!"  Fujita Nainosuke angrily gave orders to his subordinates!

    Just as Xue Juru led the armored company to swim across the Kharkov River, the 2nd Artillery Battalion and the Medium Artillery Battalion of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division 800 meters downstream also managed to cross the river through the pontoon bridge. At the same time,  , the Ukrainian engineer battalion also temporarily opened a access road to the river bank on the right bank of the Kharkiv River. Most of the artillery regiment of the 1st Infantry Division of Ukraine crossed over according to the plan of Milevsky and his chief of staff.  Kharkiv River.  ""look

    The 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division in the lower reaches of the Kharkov River obviously did not have such good luck. It concentrated the mgo8 heavy machine guns from the positions of the three regiments and deployed them to the artillery positions near the pontoon for anti-aircraft shooting. It was easier said than done.  But it took a lot of time, and the air attack from the DH4 fighter-bomber group of the Allied Air Force overhead did not wait for anyone. Before the MGO8 heavy machine gun was in place, a small group of 4 DH4 bombers that passed over the Kharkov River at low altitude dropped 24 bombs.  The 75-pound aviation bomb had broken the 15o-meter-long bridge into several pieces and flowed down the river.  Beiyang 1917704

    Since both sides of the Kharkov River are dense forests of towering ancient trees, flying and strafing along the Kharkov River has become the best attack method for the coalition air force. The 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division is deployed in the open space closest to the river bank.  A 1o5mm howitzer battalion was completely destroyed on the position under the successive strafing and bombing of 12 dh4 fighter-bombers of a squadron. The gunners, ammunition and military trucks towing the cannon also suffered heavy losses.

    The three 75mm Krupp field artillery battalions arranged in the finished shape in the northeast, northwest and west of the medium artillery battalion had better luck. On the one hand, these three artillery battalions had already moved their positions to the southwest in advance, and on the other hand, they were over the forest.  Because the line of sight of the DH4 bombers was blocked, less than one-third of the aerial bombs dropped by the DH4 bomber squadron of the third coalition air force hit the target. Mihalik, commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, was under the attack of the coalition air force.  Rescued two of his own 75mm Krupp field artillery battalions.

    After dropping the aerial bombs mounted under the wings, the Chinese DH4 fighter-bomber group did not have to contend with the ground machine gun firepower of the Ukrainians who finally appeared in the forest near the river bank to shoot in the air. The II quickly returned to the northwest, preparing to return to other places.  At the field airport in Ergorod, the aircraft was refueled and mounted to carry out the second wave of ground support and air strikes.

    Looking at the neat formation of the coalition bombers roaring back home, looking at the desolate medium artillery battalion position in front of him, Mihalik, the commander of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division, was about to burst into tears and run away!  The guy waved his hands and turned his head and roared at his staff officer,

    "What a bully! The enemy's bombers just took off? Chief of Staff, pass my order to mobilize the 1st Infantry Regiment to attack north along the forest road. Didn't Milevsky say that the enemy only has one battalion?"  I'm going to kill them all! Inform the 2nd and 3rd artillery battalions to deploy new positions as soon as possible. Don't worry about the pontoon bridge. I want the enemy's armored battalion to taste the power of my artillery!  quick!"

    Unexpectedly, the division chief of staff, Koval, spread his hands and said with a wry smile, "Division commander, when we hurriedly retreated from the central artillery group last night, we didn't have time to transport all the artillery in the store. Now we were killed by the enemy's explosion. At least  Half of the cannons, we don¡¯t have many cannons. What if we fire them randomly and the cannons are no longer as good as burning fire sticks?¡±

    Michalik, the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, was furious when he heard this. He slapped his thigh and cursed, "Who is in charge of the temporary medicine depot? Drag them out and shoot them! It is an unpardonable crime. They actually exploded half of the medicine. Damn it."  I asked how the bomb dropped by the dh4 light bomber of the Allied Air Force could make such a big explosion. Poor me, my 1o5mm howitzer was destroyed before it even fired. How many guns do we have left?  "

    The division chief of staff, Koval, was sore in the thigh when he was slapped by his division commander's bear paw. He staggered and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the staff behind him held him.Val could not help shouting,

    "Sir, why are you and Commander Milevsky of the same character? You don't pat yourself on the thigh when you are in a hurry, but why do you always pat the thigh of our chief of staff? Last night, we brought out a total of two bases for each door.  There are 120 guns, and there is probably less than one base left at the moment. You can do whatever you want. It will be nice to finish the shooting, so as not to blow it up again when the coalition bombers come again!  His empty truck was blown up into the sky, and his body was not found. If you want to kill him, you have to wait until he is reincarnated!"

    "Is that so? You are taking advantage of this kid. I have already told you that the medicine should be stacked separately. It is best to bury it. It is for air defense. There is no need to shout every day. I told the chief of staff to ask the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Artillery to reposition their positions as soon as possible. Take advantage of this opportunity.  During the time when the coalition air force is returning, I am going to have a big fight. We will never be beaten by a bomber formation and an armored battalion until our two main divisions scream. "Commander of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division!  Mihalik was clearly on fire, and he rolled up his sleeves and prepared for a big fight.

    July 3o, 1918 - 11:1o The defense line of the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division in the Kharkiv Forest, fifteen kilometers northeast of Kharkiv

    "Commander, the 2nd Battalion's position was broken through by the enemy. Battalion Commander Dubilik was killed in action. Now the remainder of the 2nd Battalion, led by the 3rd Company Commander, has withdrawn to the 3rd Battalion's second line of defense. The enemy is advancing along the 2nd Battalion's position.  When the 1st Battalion attacked the position, the firepower of the opponent's large-caliber heavy machine guns on ten wheeled armored tanks 300 meters away from our position was so fierce and overbearing that all the thick trees in front of our position were cut down. If it weren't for  The forest is too dense and the opponent's armored wheeled chassis cannot get in, and now the entire position has collapsed!"

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