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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 715 (3) What to do next

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    "Your Excellency, Commander, I know something about the temper of Chinese generals. If Lu Huanyan still has the strength to divide his troops and pursue them, he will pursue them directly without asking for instructions. Now he said in the telegram that his troops blocked the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division.  If his troops are in urgent need of rest and replenishment, it is obvious that Lusan does not intend to continue entering the forest to pursue the Ukrainians, but focuses on the direction of Kharkov City.  , I think the top priority is to replenish ammunition, food and supplies to the 18th Infantry Regiment and Lu Huanyan¡¯s armored forces via the road as soon as possible, and at the same time urge Major General Muto¡¯s 23rd Infantry Brigade to catch up as soon as possible!¡±

    Shunroku Hata shook his head slowly but firmly. Although the Chinese armored forces were assigned to the three-pronged army in the Ukrainian campaign, as a Japanese general, even Utsunomiya Taro, the deputy commander of the coalition forces and commander of the Southwest Front, wanted to command randomly.  The Chinese army was afraid that it was absolutely impossible. As a coincidence, the telegram of complaint was sent directly to the Commander-in-Chief of the Samara Allied Forces. Lu Huanyan's troops served as the vanguard on the left, and a mere two armored battalions took down the two Ukrainians.  The infantry division was suppressed and did not dare to attack. Even the 2nd Infantry Division began to retreat and flee after 2 "chapter" battalions were annihilated.

    Shunroku Hata privately calculated the results for the main force of the armored regiment led by Lu Huanyan. In this long time, as the vanguard of the left detachment, Lu Huanyan's armored troops first annihilated more than 300 cavalry of the opponent, and then annihilated about 100,000 soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division.  The four companies of troops then wiped out two battalions of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division. Then a company that swam back to the other side of the Kharkov River annihilated more than 800 artillery and engineers of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division.  and baggage troops, the total number of prisoners captured in the previous and previous battles was nearly a thousand, and the total number of enemies annihilated was as high as 2,700.

    Under such circumstances, it is obviously a bit reluctant to ask Lu Huanyan's armored forces to continue fighting. Even if Shunroku Hata knows that Oba and Utsunomiya have a sour grape mentality of whipping fast cows, they are not willing to offend Lu Huanyan and Lu Huanyan.  Even if you offend the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, you must be able to control this speed well. If you really cripple the Chinese armored forces, you will never be able to explain it!

    "But Major General Hata, it will take at least 3 hours for Muto Nobuyoshi's 23rd Infantry Brigade to reach the outskirts of Kharkov. And even if they arrive, they will be exhausted and need to rest before they can go into battle. Are we just going to watch this?  Could the remnants of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division and most of the 2nd Infantry Division run away together? Lu Huanyan's armored forces only need to be able to catch the enemy and maintain contact. They are not required to annihilate the enemy. In addition, the coalition aviation force should send more squadrons.  For ground support, we cannot give up putting pressure on the Ukrainians just because it is a forest area!¡±

    Jiro Oba, commander of the Japanese Third Division, was obviously not persuaded by Shunroku Hata. The Chinese armored force has strong combat effectiveness and firm will. Since it is a powerful force and is on the front line between the enemy and ourselves, there is no reason not to use it to its fullest.  It is true that the Japanese troops want to take credit for the effect, but the combat effectiveness of the troops is not as good as that of the Chinese armored troops. Wouldn't it be better to let the Chinese armored troops take the lead with tenacity, while the Japanese infantry behind them take advantage of the victory and pursue it to take advantage?

    "Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Da Ting's words are not unreasonable. Are you sure that Lu Huanyan's troops can no longer continue the attack? If according to the current situation, we will arrive at the north of Kharkov before evening. If we do not plan to fight in the field, then attack the city.  "Beiyang 1917 Chapter 715 (3) What to do next" can't start the battle as early as tomorrow. This seems to leave the Ukrainians too long to prepare. If the 2nd Infantry Division withdraws, haha  If we attack Erkov City, it will undoubtedly increase the difficulty for us to attack the city tomorrow!"

    Utsunomiya Taro paced back and forth in the large tent of the former enemy headquarters with his hands behind his back. He raised his head and looked at Chief of Staff Shunroku Hata with a glimmer of hope.

    "It's all in vain. Lu Sang and his troops are determined and unruly guys. Due to the limitations of the terrain, his armored troops cannot go deep into the forest to pursue the defeated enemies. The combat troops who barely got out of their vehicles are already exhausted.  , I suggest that the main force of Lu Huanyan's armored regiment be deployed on the spot and block the road to the northeast defense line of Kharkov City.

    In this way, the 13th Federal Infantry Division led by Voronezh in the center can reach 5 kilometers in front of the enemy's position before evening to build advance fortifications. Together with the troops on the left led by Kikuchi Brigade, we can complete the attack on the north of Kharkov before evening.  The blockade!  Get ready for the siege battle tomorrow!  "Shunroku Hata's tone was very firm. In his opinion, if Lu Huanyan refused to obey the order of "Beiyang 1917" in the name of the former enemy headquarters, the matter would become passive once the conflict intensified.

    "Sodis In this case, we can only ask Lieutenant General Huang's air force to strengthen aerial reconnaissance around Kharkov. We must control the movements of the main force of the Ukrainian 1st Army at any time, and based on prior reconnaissance, guard the border.  Ukrainian troops on the nearby 1st line of defense are ethnic?The 1st Infantry Division and the 2nd Infantry Division of the 1st Group Army have obviously withdrawn to the Kharkov Forest at this time. The 1st Division has basically been defeated to the north, and the artillery of the 2nd Division has also been wiped out. The remaining troops  Fragmented to the south and east, then the only 3rd and 4th infantry divisions and 2 volunteer divisions left by the opponent to defend Kharkov City?  "

    Taro Utsunomiya thought again and again, and finally gave up Oba's idea at the insistence of Shunroku Hata, and decided to let Lu Huanyan's armored troops take up positions in the northeast corner of Kharkov City, cut off the connection between the forest area and Kharkov City, and wait.  Muto Nobuyoshi's 23rd Infantry Brigade went up for reinforcements and then made plans. The army general returned his attention to the city of Kharkov.

    "The enemy is retreating very quickly, and the situation of Kharkov city defense needs to be further implemented. Judging from the current reconnaissance feedback of the Hawkeye" early warning aircraft, the 29th Infantry Corps of the 10th German Army in Ukraine was originally stationed in the south of Kharkov city.  The infantry division has disappeared. Preliminary judgment is that it may have withdrawn to the south! In addition, the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Divisions also gave up the first line of defense in the north, and Simon Petlyura was there again before.  Kharkov carried out a large-scale evacuation of the city overnight, which is really difficult to handle! Could it be that the enemy plans to abandon Kharkov? "

    Shunroku Hata walked to the hung combat map and pointed at the defensive line around the northern suburbs of Kharkov City with a red and blue pencil. He frowned as he spoke.
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