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Volume 3 Far East Stories Chapter 707 (3) I don¡¯t have this habit

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    Do you want to ruin the lives and futures of the more than 1,000 soldiers in the division for the sake of 1,000 wounded? Besides, it is well known to the whole world that the Allied forces treated prisoners preferentially. The wounded will only suffer if they follow us in retreat. Do we still want to fight guerrillas like we did in the guerrillas before?  ?  In order to avoid dragging down the entire team, give a bullet to the wounded person who cannot be taken away?  "Chief of Staff Kravshenko grabbed Milevsky's arm and said seriously, staring into his division commander's eyes.

    At this time, the artillery fire from both sides that had been silent for a while a few kilometers away erupted again. It was obvious that both sides were shifting positions during the interval of shelling, but here it sounded like the cannons that could fire on the artillery position of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division in the south  The number is estimated to be no more than 10, but the artillery fire from the Allied forces in the southwest continues unabated. It sounds majestic and uniform, and the fire is extremely fast. It is obvious that the artillery reserve is sufficient, and the position was moved quickly just now. Seeing the Ukrainian infantry with 24 cannons  The two artillery battalions of the 2nd Division actually had to lose to the firepower of the opponent's six-gun artillery company.  ",

    "Okay! Listen to you!" Division Commander Milevsky finally made up his mind and turned to the division staff behind him and shouted,

    "Pass my order, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Infantry Regiments are now under the direct command of the Division Chief of Staff Konstantin Konstantinovich Kravchenko. Gather all the wounded to the second position and prepare to block the attack! Division  I will personally direct the troops, logistics, and baggage to move to the other side of the Kharkov River in the east! Most of our artillery has crossed the river and will soon be deployed on the other side of the Kharkov River. By then, we will be across the river.  It's time for the Allied Powers! ""Look.

    As he spoke, the division commander Milevsky, surrounded by a group of hurried orderlies and guards, turned around and ran to the east and to the Kharkov River. This made the division chief of staff Kravshenko anxious and pulled him away.  The division commander who lived in his home said, "Division commander, you still have to give orders to Michalik's 2nd Infantry Division. You also have to instruct me on how to command the three regiments to withdraw! How can you really slap your butt and run away!"  How will I explain it then?" Beiyang1917707

    Milevsky¡¯s face turned red, he stopped and then gave the order,

    "Chief of Staff, on my behalf, call the headquarters of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division and ask themrequest them to continue to fight back against the armored forces of the Allied Powers, and tell them that my troops will also fight back. We will attack the other side's armored battalion in a two-pronged attack.  Eat it before the Allied air force and the main force of the ground force come over! As for the three regiments of our division, we still use the old method of retreating alternately, but we have to move quickly!"

    Finally, Milevsky felt uneasy after thinking about it, so he whispered again, "Chief of Staff, you must be careful when retreating. Don't scatter the sheep with a bomb and rush to the river. In addition, in addition to crossing the river from the pontoon,  , can we cut more wood into sections? If we don¡¯t have enough time, we can only swim across the water and hold the pieces of wood, at least it won¡¯t sink, right?¡±

    Under normal circumstances, the organization of the Ukrainian National Army infantry division armed with German weapons and equipment is similar to that of the German infantry division. In this time and space of 1918, a German infantry division has three infantry regiments, one motorized anti-aircraft artillery company,  An artillery regiment, a reconnaissance battalion, a communications battalion, a supply column and a supplementary battalion. One infantry regiment has 3 battalions, and one battalion has 4 infantry companies, a motorized platoon and a heavy machine gun company.

    Milevsky's 1st Infantry Division of the Ukrainian National Army has three infantry regiments: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Infantry Regiments, a truck-pulled artillery regiment, a cavalry reconnaissance battalion, a communications battalion, and a division guard.  The battalion, a logistics supply replenishment regiment, and an engineer battalion are not equipped with motorized anti-aircraft artillery companies at the division level, and there are no motorized platoons at the battalion level. At the same time, heavy machine guns and mortars are also assigned to each infantry company.  , instead of being concentrated in the heavy machine gun company under the battalion.

    At this moment, in Milevsky's 1st Infantry Division, all the division guard battalions have been folded on the first trench fortification line in the north near the border, and the division cavalry reconnaissance battalion is left with more than one company and three.  The total casualties of the infantry regiment exceeded 1200, and the total casualties of the entire division were 1500, of which nearly 500 were killed or captured, and more than 1000 were lightly or seriously wounded.

    After Milevsky gave the order to retreat, he felt relieved. He took the division headquarters and Levchenko's cavalry company and communications battalion and took the lead in withdrawing towards the pontoon bridge on the Kharkov River in the east.  Division Chief of Staff Konstantin Konstantinovich Kravshenko was left to cut off the rear and clean up the mess.

    The position of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division is 45 kilometers wide from north to south and 35 kilometers deep from east to west. The positions of the three infantry regiments are to the west. The first line of defense is 35 kilometers away from the left bank of the Kharkov River. 5oo meters to the east is the second line of defense.  The second line of defense, and then 2,000 meters to the east is the location of the division headquarters, and 5,000 meters to the east is the original artillery position. From the artillery position to the bank of the Kharkov River is another 500-meter, dense and humid terrain.  In forest wetlands, most areas are dense forests, and transportation in deep areas relies on several forest trails.??The winding access road is widened.

    From the beginning to the end, Milevsky and Chief of Staff Kravshenko, who were in charge of the division headquarters, did not dare to go down to the infantry regiment to directly command the battle. Of course, the reasons were various and strange. For example, the division headquarters was surrounded by supplies, logistics, and field health.  The troops and artillery are the residences of the engineering battalions and communications battalions, and are the preset wired telephone connection centers for all positions. To put it bluntly, the division commanders and chiefs of staff of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division have not yet made their own decisions.  It is a habit to go to the infantry regiment headquarters about 500 meters away from the first trench to command the battle!

    This is a bit like Wang Geng's previous life, whether it was the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea or the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Vietnam. It is said that in most defensive wars, the first line of our side belonged to the company and platoon positions, the second line belonged to the battalion command post, and the third line was the regiment command post. If  If the division commander takes the guard battalion up to command the battalion, the sky will often fall.

    In fact, this kind of scene often occurred in the European War that lasted for four years. When the battle was in a stalemate, most of the division commanders on both sides returned to their big cities to socialize and relax. Only large-scale battles were carried out.  Commanders at the top level have just arrived and entered their command positions, but they often will never command operations from the terrifying position only 500 meters away from the trench of their first forward position!

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