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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 712 (4) It will be too late if you don¡¯t run away

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    The commander of the artillery regiment, Lakitsky, cried and shouted, rushing up to hug his division commander's thigh, his nose and tears smeared all over Milevsky's uniform. At this moment, there was loud gunfire from the south, and the commander of the division's reconnaissance cavalry battalion entered the column.  Vchenko stumbled over with his arms hanging, "Division commander, battalion commander Karitintsev was killed, and the 3rd artillery battalion was completely wiped out. At this time, the enemy from the south was chasing after Rakitsky.  Judging from the situation, there are many people. The 1st Infantry Battalion is resisting. The 2nd Battalion and the Cavalry Company have been assembled. Should we fight or withdraw? "

    "Vladislav Vladinovich was killed in action?" Milevsky gasped. Everything in front of him made the division commander's confidence and calmness after crossing the river disappear again.  The situation took a turn for the worse and was completely thrown into chaos. The Allied forces actually penetrated so many troops on the right bank of the Kharkov River?  It was impossible to think about it, but the death of Vladislav Vladinovich brought a heavy shock to Milevsky's mind.  ",

    It turns out that the commander of the 3rd Battalion of the Artillery of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division, Vladislav Vladinovich Kalitintsev, was called Little Vladislav, and his brother was also named Vladislav Vlad.  Dinovich Kalitintsev was the commander of the 2nd Division of Kharkov Volunteers in Ukraine. The death of little Vladislav at this moment made Milevsky dumbfounded. He would see this later.  How should the commander of the 2nd Volunteer Division explain "" See

    Of course, it is still unknown whether Milevsky will have the opportunity to see the commander of the 2nd Volunteer Division who was stationed in Kharkov under the command of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces Command. At this moment, although he still held the temporarily organized 2  A combat battalion and a cavalry company, but the artillery unit that relied on it as a pillar of confidence was almost completely wiped out. This made the division commander Milevsky extremely confused and didn't know what to do.

    "The division commander, the chief of staff called, requesting the division artillery to continue firing at the positions occupied by the Japanese troops! He is preparing to retake the front-line positions occupied by the enemy!" A combat staff officer poked his head out of the half-collapsed tent and shouted with a phone in his hand.  .

    July 30, 1918 13:20 Headquarters of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division in the forest on the right bank of the Kharkiv River fifteen kilometers northeast of Kharkiv

    "Division commander, should we fight or withdraw? Or should we concentrate our forces to recapture the 105mm howitzer battalion position in the south?" Major Yevgeny Alexeyevich Levchenko, commander of the cavalry reconnaissance battalion, swallowed hard  He asked after spitting, this guy led the division's cavalry reconnaissance battalion this morning and was beaten to a pulp by an armored company of the Allied Forces who got out of the car to fight. His arms and head were also wounded, but now three infantry regiments were surrendered to the Allied Powers.  The air force's air strikes were isolated on the other side of the Kharkov River. The commander of the cavalry reconnaissance battalion was really one of the few generals in the division commander Milevsky's hands at the moment.

    "Are you kidding, Levchenko, your cavalry reconnaissance battalion couldn't defeat the enemy's armored infantry company who got off the vehicle to fight in the morning. Now the enemy who has detoured from the east and occupied the 105mm howitzer battalion position is at least one  Battalion strength, you plan to take the remaining company to retake the position?" Artillery regiment commander Yaroslav Jarolovich Rakitsky said disapprovingly.

    "Colonel Rakitsky, you are frightened by the enemy. Division Commander, listen to the gunshots. The temporarily formed 1st Combat Battalion only has more than 400 people. It can withstand the opponent's offensive now. It can be seen that we have crossed the river.  The coalition forces will never be a battalion. In my opinion, a company is more or less the same. They have penetrated such a large area. At this moment, they are at the end of their war effort. Maybe we can concentrate our forces and attack south, and we can drive the opponent back, or even push them back.  The position of the 105mm howitzer battalion was recaptured!¡±

    Before division commander Milevsky could say anything, a 75mm field artillery shell fired from the north landed less than 50 meters to the east and exploded, setting off a bloody storm. They gathered and hid there.  In the battle, the 2nd Battalion was unable to dodge, and at least a few more lives were taken away, including several wounded Ukrainians who were rolling on the ground and wailing.

    "We can't fight anymore, we have to break through. If we fight again, let alone retaking the artillery positions, it's still a problem. It's time for the Allied Air Force planes to turn back for air strikes!" Milevsky closed his eyes in pain and sighed.  He said bitterly after opening his eyes.

    An hour and a half ago, when the artillery regiment, engineer battalion, supply battalion and division headquarters of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division crossed the Kharkov River, the total strength was almost 5,000. Then the pontoon bridge was destroyed by the second wave of coalition air strikes.  , during the bombing and strafing of both sides of the Kharkov River by the coalition air force, Milevsky's 5,000 men were casualties and scattered on the river bank, and almost more than 1,000 people were scattered. Then the 2nd Artillery Battalion moved slowly and was defeated by the coalition forces.  After discovering the target from the air, the aviation team carried out an air attack and lost two-thirds of its troops. The remaining more than 200 people ran back under the leadership of the battalion commander.

    Immediately afterwards, in the artillery battle between the 1st Artillery Battalion and the Japanese artillery force on the other side, all 12 cannons were destroyed, and at least 300 to 400 casualties were suffered. Although the 3rd Artillery Battalion repelled the intruding small coalition forces, they also paid a heavy price.  hundreds of casualties,Then during the second round of artillery battle with Japanese artillery, there were hundreds of casualties.

    Next, the counterattack artillery bombardment on the position of the 2nd Artillery Battalion severely damaged and destroyed the main force of the 3rd Artillery Battalion. Next, the position of the 105mm howitzer battalion, which was personally commanded by the artillery regiment commander Rakitsky who had high hopes, fell again.  In the hands of the infiltration troops of the Allied Powers, only more than 100 people were able to escape. In total, Milevsky, the commander of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division, had only 4,000 people left.  There are less than 2,000 people, among which the temporary armed combat troops only have 2 combat battalions and a cavalry company with about 1,000 people. The rest are panicked and bare-handed gunners, engineers and logistics personnel.

    "Breakthrough? The division commander, chief of staff and three infantry regiments are still fighting the enemy on the other side of the Kharkov River. We leave them to break out? I say we should take back the 105mm howitzer battalion position! At worst, we can take the north  The position of the 2nd Artillery Battalion occupied by the enemy was recaptured, and the enemy only had one gun left to fire!" Levchenko scratched his head and said.

    Milevsky here has made up his mind that he must run. If he doesn't run after the battle is like this, when the Allied Air Force comes to the sky above the Kharkov Forest for the third time, I am afraid that the troops will not even have the strength and courage to run.  No more, this guy waved his hand, rushed to the combat staff in a few steps, grabbed the phone, and yelled into the receiver!
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