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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 707 (4) I was beaten down early

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    Just a few minutes after division commander Milevsky began to retreat with the remaining cavalry of Levchenko's cavalry battalion, which was temporarily converted into a divisional security battalion, as well as the communication battalion and the supply battalion, the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division in the south began to retreat.  The artillery positions were completely quiet, but the coalition artillery was still firing enthusiastically, but the target had changed from shooting the artillery positions of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division 65 kilometers away to bombarding the Ukrainian armored forces on the southern front that were confronting each other.  1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.

    "Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff! Mihalik, Commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, is calling!" At this time, the large tent at the headquarters of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division had been dismantled by the logistics troops, and the wired cables connecting the positions of each regiment could be used to direct operations.  The telephone and several combat staff officers, including the division radio station and confidential personnel, were still sticking to their posts. A staff officer covered the phone microphone in his hand and reported.  ",

    Division Chief of Staff Kravshenko knew that the burden on him was not light, but now the division commander gave him the task of dealing with the aftermath, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and ordered the 1st Infantry Regiment to close their positions and attack the division repeatedly.  As the troops retreated, they walked over and took the phone receiver. The angry voice of Taras Tasimovich Michalik, commander of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division, came from the receiver.

    "Milevsky! I'm going to sue you in front of Commander-in-Chief Petliura! Why did your artillery always stand still? Why did your troops attack from the flanks when the troops of the 2nd Infantry Division moved northward along the forest road?  The troops don't come out to counterattack. The opponent only has one armored battalion, and the troops facing my troops in the south are not even two companies. Why don't you attack the opponent's retreat? ""Look!

    Kravshenko, who was also the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division on the phone, was a little out of control. He did not dare to tell him immediately that the division commander Milevsky had begun to retreat with the logistics and communication troops of the 1st Infantry Division. Staff  Your Majesty the Chief said reluctantly into the microphone, Beiyang 1917707

    "Your Excellency, Division Commander, I'm talking about Taras Tasimovich. Milevsky, the commander of the 1st Infantry Division, is now personally commanding the troops. I am Kravshenko, the Chief of Staff. Yes, Konstantin  Konstantinovich Kravshenko, it¡¯s me! What was the result of the artillery battle between the 2nd Infantry Division and the Allied Forces? Why are the coalition¡¯s artillery guns still firing despite being small in number?  Where is the battalion? Your two battalions of artillery will not be defeated by one artillery company of the Allied Powers, right?"

    Kravshenko did not mean to ridicule His Excellency the Commander of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division, but he has developed a habit of speaking in such an tone as the Chief of Staff. People who are not familiar with Kravshenko always think that His Excellency the Chief of Staff is  He speaks slowly, thinks logically, and is a bit feminine, looking down on others, ridiculing, and ridiculing others.

    Sure enough, the voice of the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division in the receiver changed from angry to furious. The loud voice coming from the receiver was loud. Kravshenko smiled bitterly and held the receiver further away from his ear. He only heard  Mihalik's voice roared in the receiver,

    "Kravshenko! Do you dare to cancel my brave artillery battalion? If my 2nd Division hadn't sent troops to attack and suppress the enemy's armored forces with artillery fire, would the position of your 1st Infantry Division be able to hold at this moment?  The opponent's M2 large-caliber heavy machine guns and mortars on the armored vehicles have completely destroyed the positions of your three regiments, right? You are not grateful for condolences and do not cooperate to fight back, but you dare to make fun of it now?  Are you making fun of my troops?¡±

    "Tell your division commander to listen to the phone. This matter is not over today. If you don't tell me, I will really quit the 2nd Division! In order to support your 1st Infantry Division, my 1st Regiment lost 2  A battalion of troops! And in the artillery battle with the opponent just now, another artillery battalion was lost!

    My division now only has one 75mm Krupp field artillery battalion left, but all the cannons have been fired!  You actually stood idly by while we were bombarded by coalition armor and artillery?  Why didn't the artillery of your 1st Division fire?  Why do you act like a coward when we attack?  !  Call me Milevsky!  I want to ask clearly!  "

    The voice of Mihalik, the commander of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division in the receiver, was filled with hysterical anger and seemed to be burning with raging fire!

    July 3o, 1918 11:45, Kharkiv River Forest Battlefield fifteen kilometers northeast of Kharkiv

    "Taras Tasimovich, my Excellency, the Division Commander, our division commander and I deeply admire the selfless fighting courage and dedication of your 2nd Infantry Division, which the 1st Infantry Division previously encountered an enemy  The armored battalion launched a full-line attack. Although the opponent's armored vehicles were unable to rush into our position due to the terrain of the forest, shrubs and wetlands, the opponent's vehicle-mounted infantry who got off their vehicles and went into the ground attack were very powerful! "

    "You just said that the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division lost 2 battalions. How many specific casualties were there? I'm not afraid to tell you, our 1st Infantry Division hereThe division alone resisted the enemy's armored attack for two full hours. Now the casualties of the three infantry regiments in the division are far higher than those of your two battalions. We have lost at least 1500 people, including more than one-third of the veteran guerrillas.  The last drop of blood was shed to defend Mother Ukraine and the hometown of Kharkiv!  So don't think that only your troops are bleeding and dying. The price paid by our 1st Infantry Division is far higher than yours!  "

    Kravshenko, the chief of staff of the 1st Infantry Division, was not polite at this moment and pushed back the words. At this time, he could not hide it and said that his own division could hardly withstand the ground attack of an armored battalion of the other party.  It's happened now, but this guy is feeling really cool right now. The enemy's strength that can be determined at the front is just an armored battalion and an artillery company, but that's it, plus the big killer weapon of the air force's air strike  , actually really beat the two main divisions of the Ukrainian National Army to a bloody head.

    The battle lasted for less than 2 hours, and was so fierce that the infantry regiments of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions suffered a total of 5 battalion casualties, and now the artillery regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division had lost three-quarters.  , because the remaining 75mm field artillery battalion had fired all its guns, it looked like it was no better than a fire stick.

    As for how many casualties the Allied Allied Armored Forces had suffered, I had no idea. The enemy came and went with ease, attacking and defending. I expected Mihalik's 2 artillery battalions and 24 cannons to severely deal with the Allied Allied Armored Fighting Vehicles.  , but now that the two attacking battalions of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division have been completely lost, the only option is to ask the opponent's armored vehicles and infantry to rush forward and beat them to the ground.

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