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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 710 (2) Concentrate Firepower!

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    In fact, the soldiers of the Ukrainian National Army who were chasing behind were fighting in two groups. One platoon of the enemy actually dared to attack his own troops of nearly a thousand people. Moreover, their marksmanship and precise firepower were well matched, and their combat effectiveness far exceeded that of one of their own companies. That's it.  In just a few minutes, the coalition platoon had caused hundreds of casualties to the Ukrainian troops.

    For Karitintsev, the commander of the 2nd Battalion of the Ukrainian Artillery, he wanted to drive away the small unit harassing him as soon as possible, deploy his own artillery position to join the battle as soon as possible, and take advantage of the opportunity before the coalition air force returned.  Beating up the Japanese troops on the other side of the Kharkov River was the response strategy the battalion commander set for himself.  ",

    To be honest, if you want to push a cannon such a long way, you have to have a team of 1,000 people. Almost a hundred people pull a cannon. It is not a one-person job in this forest, shrub and wetland. It takes a lot of effort to get to the shore.  With the strength of a tiger, it was not easy to push through a roadless forest for 800 meters!  Now that the enemy's small force has actually penetrated into the right bank of the Kharkov River, the battle is becoming increasingly difficult to fight. Battalion Commander Karitintsev even has an ominous premonition that his artillery battalion's beloved 12 cannons will  You can walk into this forest, but you may not be able to walk out.

    Fu Erzhu led the 2nd Platoon to quickly withdraw from the battle and get rid of the enemy's pursuit. In fact, the enemy's pursuit became colder and colder. Almost all the Ukrainian National Army soldiers who rushed in front were shot in the head by the opponent's snipers. Fortunately, they survived.  They were beaten to pieces and were lying on the ground crying and wailing with their arms or shoulders. If the artillery battalion commander hadn't given the death order behind him, anyone who retreated without permission would be shot. These second-line troops of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division would have been unable to withstand it.  .  "" look

    Therefore, after chasing the enemy's small force that was coming and going in the jungle for 4 or 500 meters, the Ukrainians retreated as soon as they were ready. Here, Fu Erzhu stopped with sweat on his face and counted the 2nd row.  The casualties were 3 killed and 7 wounded. The mortar shells were all used up, and the grenades were also used up. The bullets were still abundant. Fortunately, the wounded and dead soldiers were all carried out, but this also made the 2nd Platoon  The burden has increased and combat effectiveness has further declined.

    "Damn it! I have never fought such a useless battle. Didn't Fei Hongju's 1st Company defeat the opponent's cavalry battalion in the morning? Why are these Ukrainian artillerymen so tough? They won't retreat until we fight to the death. Let's kill them all.  How many people are there on the other side? It has to be a company, right?" Captain Fu Erzhu cursed while sitting on the ground chewing a piece of beef jerky in his hand.

    "Company commander, the enemy is not a cavalry battalion, but an artillery battalion plus engineering troops and baggage troops. The total strength is at least nearly a thousand. Unfortunately, only half of the enemy's troops are armed with guns. Otherwise, we will run out of bullets.  It may not be able to deal with the opponent! Besides, the 1st company is a battalion that beats the opponent with a strength of 1:4. In terms of firepower, the 1st company is still stronger. Now we have a platoon to beat more than 500 infantrymen, and the strength comparison is 1:10.  , we don¡¯t have an advantage in terms of firepower. If the sniper¡¯s intimidation hadn¡¯t suppressed the opponent¡¯s counterattack, we would still be retreating right now!¡±

    The commander of the 2nd Platoon, 2nd Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Armored Regiment next to him was obviously a careful leader. He was complaining in his mind that the company commander was a bit reckless in this attack. He thought that the enemy would be defeated at the first touch if it was not the main force. Who would have thought that the opponent would not retreat to the death?  The strength and firepower of 1:10 is not a big advantage. The probability of winning this battle depends entirely on the opponent being stunned and giving up resistance like a frightened bird. But since the opponent is red-blooded and wants to counterattack, they can only retreat first.  Come down.

    The casualties of the 2nd platoon were not light. 3 people were killed, 7 were injured, and 2 were seriously injured. This made Fu Erzhu murmur in his heart about the next step. Fortunately, the reconnaissance company commander Xue who was responsible for commanding the 2nd company's detour  Ju Ru and two squads from the 1st platoon heard the sound and came over. After the two sides joined forces, Fu Erzhu, who was a little frightened, blushed and muttered,

    "Company Commander Xue, the 2nd Platoon did not fight well. The enemy counterattacked very fiercely. The enemy was still holding on after all the mortar shells were fired. We had to retreat and rest first. What should we do next? The 1st Platoon has already captured the opponent's enemy who was hit by an air strike.  The artillery battalion?¡±

    Xue Juru frowned, obviously quite dissatisfied with the performance of Fu Erzhu and the 2nd Platoon. However, the 2nd Company of the 1st Armored Battalion was a subordinate of 1st Battalion Commander Tao Dayong. As the commander of the reconnaissance company, he was only temporarily designated by the commander to lead the 2nd Company.  The commander of the artillery unit who came around to attack the opponent's artillery unit, not to mention Fu Erzhu was also the captain and company commander. His military rank was not lower than his own and he was an ally, so Xue Juru couldn't just scold her so casually.

    The guy listened for a while. The 3rd platoon that had detoured farthest away didn't know whether it had touched the position of the opponent's northernmost artillery battalion. However, although sporadic gunfire continued in the forest, the rumbling sound of artillery was already there.  Silence fell.

    At this time, the two snipers from the 2nd platoon commanded by Fu Erzhu, who were responsible for rear guard, withdrew and reported breathlessly, "Company Commander, Company Commander Xue, the enemy artillery battalion that just repelled us is not leaving right now.  After setting up our position, we went back and listened quietly for a long time.?The opponent's artillery battalion in the north seemed to have been destroyed by the Japanese artillery fire from the other side. Now the Ukrainian division headquarters ordered the 3rd artillery battalion in front of them to take up positions on the spot, preparing to continue shelling the left bank of the Kharkov River, over there.  The 18th Japanese Infantry Regiment seems to be desperately attacking the Ukrainian positions!  "

    Xue Juru pondered for a moment, and then listened carefully to the other side of the Volga River in the west. The sound of artillery was rumbling a few kilometers away, and the sound of gunfire was also faintly discernible. It was obvious that the main force of the Ukrainian 1st Infantry Division, which was fighting against the odds, was fighting unyieldingly.  The 18th Japanese Infantry Regiment was fighting fiercely. The man thought for a moment and looked back at the two platoons of soldiers hiding on both sides. Everyone rushed to swim across the river and fought fiercely all morning. The ammunition was consumed a lot, and the physical strength and energy were also consumed.  It was quite big. At this moment, dozens of soldiers were taking the time to eat dry food and drink water. Several lightly wounded soldiers had bandages on their heads and arms. Although the two seriously wounded soldiers had been bandaged, they were obviously in a coma.  Not far away are the remains of three fallen soldiers.

    "Company Commander Fu, I have decided this. The bodies of the martyrs from the 2nd row will be buried first and marked. Then you will lead half of the squad and prepare stretchers to carry the severely wounded. Under the cover of the five lightly wounded, we will go north.  Withdraw to the position of the 2nd Battalion of the opponent's artillery that we occupied, and join up with the half of the 1st Platoon squad left there. Just hold your position. I will take the remaining soldiers from 1st and 2nd Platoon to the east and meet with 3rd Platoon.  Rendezvous, then concentrate our forces and take out the opponent¡¯s 3rd artillery battalion!¡±

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