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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 711 (1) Challenge with confidence

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    In this way, except for the three 4th artillery battalion essential gunners of the 3rd Artillery Battalion, all the other idlers took their guns and formed 2 combat battalions. Each battalion has three infantry companies of 150 people, mg08 heavy machine guns,  Madsen light machine guns and 7.6cm mortars were also redistributed, plus a cavalry company of more than 120 people from the original divisional cavalry reconnaissance battalion, and the division commander of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division Artem Vladimirovvi  Chi. Milevsky now had more than 1,000 troops to engage in frontal combat.

    But even so, this guy was still unwilling to divide his troops and go to the northwest to search the position of the original 2nd Artillery Battalion to recapture the cannon. After the commander of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division, Milevsky, withdrew across the Kharkov River, he seemed to be in a panic.  Knowing this, he judged that if the enemy that penetrated into the right bank of the Kharkov River was a large Allied force, then the troops attacking the 3rd Artillery Battalion would not be embarrassed to the strength of only one platoon. Although he was given the order angrily  The commander of the 2nd Artillery Battalion who was shot had previously vowed that at least one regiment of enemies would attack the 2nd Artillery Battalion from all directions!  ",

    But Milevsky was not stupid enough to think that the enemy around him had a regiment, but he only invested one platoon to attack Karitintsev's 3rd Artillery Battalion. According to the enemy situation report from the former German-Ukrainian enemy headquarters, the entire Allied Allied Forces  There is only one armored regiment of Chinese troops in the Southwest Front, not to mention that after the first trench defense line near the border was breached, at least one battalion of Chinese armored troops appeared on the western front.  "" look

    And during a morning's attack and defense in the forest area along the Kharkov River, the Chinese armored forces that appeared in front of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division position did not exceed the size of a battalion, so at this time they penetrated to the end of the right bank of the Kharkov River.  How could the shooter armed with the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle be a regiment, or even a battalion?  Maybe, there is only one reconnaissance company!  Milevsky is still fresh in his mind about the fact that his division's reconnaissance cavalry battalion was defeated by an opponent's reconnaissance company early this morning.

    Milevsky's plan at this moment is to take advantage of the return of the coalition air force to use powerful artillery to support the three infantry regiments of the 1st Infantry Division on the other side of the Kharkov River. The infantry and artillery will coordinate the attack.  A real battle, instead of being surrounded by M2 large-caliber heavy machine guns on wheeled combat vehicles of the Chinese armored forces in the past. The information reported by division chief of staff Kravshenko on the phone was,

    The Chinese armored forces have already moved south along the forest road. It is clear that the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division, which is chasing Mihalik, has disappeared. It is Japan that has taken over the position of the Chinese armored forces and launched an attack on the 1st Infantry Division.  The 18th Infantry Regiment, and the power of the 38 rifles held by the Japanese infantry is not as powerful as the Mosin Nagant rifles in the hands of their own team, and it is far less powerful than the previous Chinese armored forces.  An M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle.

    In particular, Kravshenko commanded two regiments and four battalions to repulse the first attack of the Japanese troops without artillery support, annihilating hundreds of enemies while only suffering dozens of casualties. This greatly enhanced the  The division chief of staff, Kravshenko, commanded the main three regiments of the 1st Infantry Division to first defeat the Japanese 18th Infantry Regiment that was attacking directly, and then decided to retreat and change direction, otherwise the Japanese would chase after them and beat them all the way.  If you bite, you will never be able to get rid of the enemy and retreat smoothly.

    Both Commander Milevsky and Chief of Staff Kravshenko of the 1st Infantry Division have almost turned a blind eye to the Chinese armored forces. Therefore, for the 1st Infantry Division, the best retreat direction is  Re-build the pontoon bridge to cross the Kharkov River. It is believed that the main target of the Allied Powers is Kharkov, the new capital of Ukraine. The 1st Infantry Division must successfully escape the enemy's pursuit and jump over the Kharkov River to the right bank.  is the best choice.

    The pontoon is of course a problem, but both Milevsky and Kravshenko believe that even pulling up a few ropes across the river and letting people swim across it is better than continuing to follow the 2nd Infantry on the left bank of the Kharkov River.  The division retreated, knowing that the goal of the Allied forces must be to rendezvous under the city of Kharkov. At this time, retreating to Kharkov was simply courting death, not to mention that the Chinese armored troops had already pursued southward along the road.  Can the 2nd Infantry Division retreat as fast as the 4-wheeled coalition armored forces?

    In the eyes of Milevsky and Kravshenko, the claim that the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division led by Mihalik withdrew to Kharkov to file a complaint with His Excellency Simon Petliura is all nonsense. Artillery  The 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division, whose troops were completely wiped out, was absolutely defenseless against the coalition armored forces. Due to the trend of the Kharkov River and the Northern Donets River opening like a trumpet to the north of Kharkov City, they were heading towards  The North Donets River and the Kharkov River rushing from the south converge in the city of Kharkov.

    This means that if Michalik's 2nd Infantry Division does not cross the Kharkov River eastward to the right bank, the forest along the riverside will become narrower and narrower southward, and it will inevitably be destroyed by Kharkiv in the end.The Kharkov River flows down to the city of Kharkov, and the Chinese armored forces may have already been outflanked along the main road in advance. By then, the 2nd Division waiting for Laomihalik will definitely have no way out.

    "Report to the division commander, the 3rd Artillery Battalion's position has been deployed, please give instructions to attack the target!" Karitintsev, the commander of the 3rd Artillery Battalion on the side, saw his division commander holding his chin in a daze, and couldn't help but report loudly,  At this moment, another rumbling sound of artillery was heard from the other side of the Kharkov River in the west. It was obvious that the Japanese artillery brigade, which had defeated the 1st Battalion of the Ukrainian Artillery, suffered a lot of losses, but it had not lost its combat effectiveness.  After moving their positions, they began to attack the positions of the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Regiments on the other side.

    "Report to the division commander, call the chief of staff, and once again request the division artillery to fire to suppress the opponent's artillery brigade, otherwise he will not be able to hold the position! In addition, a roundabout force of the 18th Japanese Infantry Regiment has about 3 squadrons, from the original 1st Infantry Regiment  The regiment's position has bypassed the forest and is currently attacking the defense line of the 3rd Infantry Regiment. Now it is attacked from two sides by the enemy, and the troops can hardly support it!" a division operations staff member reported covering the microphone in his hand.

    "Commander, give me an order? Let's attack the opponent's artillery brigade first! This time it's us who strike later. My 3rd Artillery Battalion is not a bunch of wimps like the 1st Battalion. 12 guns hit 8 of the opponent's guns, and they actually fired  A tragic defeat of 3:12!" Karitintsev, commander of the 3rd Artillery Battalion, asked for the battle with confidence!

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