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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 707 (2) Leave the wounded behind to stop the attack

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    Milevsky's heart grew colder as he listened. He couldn't help interrupting with a wave of his hand, "I mean, Chief of Staff, this is urgent. Konstantin Konstantinovich, don't harp on and analyze so much.  Well, the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian forces authorized me to command the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions. If our division abandons Mihalik's 2nd Infantry Division and withdraws to the other side of Kharkov, what if we are 10 meters away?  The Japanese infantry regiment sent up by Halik's 2nd Division for reinforcements was completely wiped out. What shall we say afterwards?"

    Milevsky's words clearly meant that he was not planning to continue fighting at the preset position on the left bank of the Kharkov River, but that he was taking advantage of the fact that the follow-up troops of the Japanese infantry regiment and even the brigade had not arrived, and the coalition forces  The air force did not have time to turn back and led the 1st Infantry Division to withdraw across the Kharkov River!  ",

    "What do you want to say? It's easy to explain. Since the former enemy headquarters has authorized you, the division commander, to command the 1st and 2nd divisions, we will place a 2nd Infantry Division on the left bank of the Kharkov River and withdraw the 1st Infantry Division to  The right bank of the Kharkov River is used to protect the rear and flanks. Such a formation is obviously more secure and safer than two divisions setting up a long snake formation on the left bank of the Kharkov River. I think there is nothing I cannot explain!  "Chief of Staff Kravshenko narrowed his eyes and looked at his division commander.

    "So? Chief of Staff, do you agree with the following opinion? Withdraw the 1st Division to the other side of the Kharkov River? But if the pontoon bridge is blown up by the coalition air force, the other side will use planes to block the Kharkov River.  If so, the 2nd Infantry Division will not be able to withdraw. At that time, can Mihalik not go to His Excellency Petliura to file a complaint?" Milevsky obviously felt a little uneasy.  ""look

    "I agree with the 3rd regiment commander Khacheridi's view. We used four infantry regiments one after another, and the opponent was just a Chinese armored battalion. Although their strength was only one-twentieth of ours, they could be equipped with wheeled vehicles.  The firepower of armored fighting vehicles and mortars is even greater than that of one of our divisions. We see that we can no longer hesitate. As long as the artillery regiment cannot exert its power, we cannot win this battle. Moreover, even if we use the human sea tactic to swarm up and eat up the opponent's  What about this armored battalion?¡± Beiyang1917707

    "The trump card of the coalition is the air strikes of the air force that has control of the air. In addition, reinforcements from the other side will soon arrive. The most important thing for us is to preserve our strength now. What's more, we have already been in the position of three regiments of the 1st Division this morning.  The entire front was engaged with the Allied forces, and we paid heavy casualties and costs. It is definitely a wise choice for us to jump out in time and withdraw to the right bank of the Kharkov River before the main force of the opponent's air force and ground forces arrives! "

    Chief of Staff Kravshenko analyzed the division commander Milevsky one by one with his fingers. The more he talked, the more he felt that he should retreat as soon as possible. At this moment, he heard loud gunfire from the coalition position in the southwest, and the two men rushed out in a hurry.  Division Headquarters, the lookout post on a big tree next to the Division Headquarters yelled down at the top of his lungs,

    "Division Commander, this is terrible, the artillery of the Allied Powers opened fire, and the artillery went directly to the artillery position of the 2nd Infantry Division in the southeast!" Before he finished speaking, the artillery battalion on the artillery position of the 2nd Infantry Division a few kilometers to the south came to light.  There was a roar again, and the lookout post above was dumbfounded as he held up a telescope. Below, the division commander Milevsky jumped on his feet anxiously and shouted at the top,

    "Can you see clearly? The coalition's artillery doesn't sound very loud. It's at most the size of an artillery company. Why is the 2nd Division's artillery sound much quieter than before? You idiot, can you see clearly?"

    The lookout post of the 1st Infantry Division above said with a bitter face, "Division Commander, I think the situation is not good. Although the coalition's artillery is small, it has fired at least 5 rounds of artillery in succession. The 2nd Infantry Division to the south has fired  The sound of firing from the artillery position is getting smaller and smaller, but the sound of the artillery hitting the ground and exploding is getting louder and louder. Isn't it the 2nd Division's artillery position that was hit? "

    After hearing this, Milevsky was anxiously circling below. Chief of Staff Kravshenko listened carefully. Apparently, the remaining artillery battalion of Mihalik's 2nd Division had suffered a big loss. This guy  He grabbed the division commander Milevsky and said,

    "Division Commander, the situation is not good. After the first round of artillery fire failed, the 2nd Division must have been adjusting the shooting parameters and directions in preparation for continuing the artillery attack. It did not consider that the coalition also had 75mm field artillery. Although the opponent was only a company, it could  One company has six 75mm field guns, which can match the firepower of half of our artillery battalion! Our first round of shelling exposed the position of our artillery. The opponent's artillery was just behind the attack, and according to the artillery training of the Allied Powers,  Su, the shooting speed is faster than ours. At this moment, I am afraid that Mihalik¡¯s two artillery battalions have lost at least more than half of their firepower.¡±

    "Division commander, we can't hesitate any longer. Are we ready to withdraw? You lead the division and logistics and follow the 3rd Artillery Battalion to withdraw first. I will stay and command the three infantry regiments to retreat one after another!" Chief of Staff Kravshenko grabbed Milie.  Fsky's arm said anxiously.

    "Okay! Okay!"We retreated across the river first. With the natural defense line of the Kharkiv River, we could at least block the pursuit of the opponent's armored forces!  The green hills are preserved and there is no need to worry about running out of firewood, but what about the wounded?  This morning, our entire division suffered 1,500 casualties, of which nearly 1,000 were lightly or seriously wounded. There was only one pontoon bridge in total. I was afraid it would be too late to retreat!  "The commander of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division said anxiously.

    "Commander, I heard that during the Battle of Ufa, the Soviet Red Army kept the wounded to block the attack. We all know that the Allied Forces treated prisoners preferentially. We can do the same as the Soviet Red Army, keeping the wounded to block the enemy's attack and delay the enemy's attack.  , so the burden is transferred from our side to the Allied Allied Forces, which treats prisoners favorably. The other side does not have enough troops, and they will probably be too busy just to arrange and place the wounded like us, and they will not have time to chase us! "

    Obviously, the current chief of staff of the division, who was born in the Tsarist Russian army, had already secretly thought about how to deal with the wounded during the breakout, so Milevsky, the division commander of Liushenzhu, asked this question, this guy  He stated his plan naturally.

    "Leave the wounded behind to stop the attack? Is that possible? How are you going to explain to His Excellency Petliura later? These are old guerrillas of the Ukrainian National Army, old buddies we have been with day and night and share weal and woe, so just leave them alone, eh?"  Milevsky's indecisive character was revealed at this time.

    "Commander! What time has this happened? It is more important for the division's main force to break through lightly!"

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