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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 724 (1) Temporary Rest

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    Chief of Staff Besklovny's praise did not make division commander Liukin Alexeevich Voronezh, who was looking at the battlefield with a telescope, frown. At this time, the SE5 of the Allied Air Force above his head  The fighter squadron began to return due to fuel consumption. Although the air-to-ground battle over Kharkov a few kilometers away was not clear from time to time through the telescope, it was obvious that the SE5 squadron, as a bi-wing fighter, was under the opponent's tight machine gun and anti-aircraft gun air defense network.  I couldn't continue to take advantage in front of me.

    What makes division commander Voronezh even more uneasy is that his artillery has opened fire across the board. Although he has destroyed one enemy heavy artillery battery and two field artillery batteries, is this all the enemy's artillery in Kharkov?  According to the enemy situation report from the former enemy headquarters of the Southwest Front Army's Center Army, the 4 infantry divisions of the 1st Group Army of the Ukrainian National Army each have an artillery regiment with 36 75mm Krupp field guns and 12 105mm Krupp field guns.  Howitzer.

    Although according to the current situation of the two-wing attack, the enemy's first-line defense force is roughly one infantry regiment on the left and right wings, but from the telescope, it can be seen from the telescope that the opponent can actually organize an army in the city of Harkov  Such dense machine gun firepower is shooting into the air, which means that the enemy has hidden a large number of reserves in the city of Kharkov. Otherwise, where did the heavy machine guns that fired into the air like exploding beans in the north of Kharkov City come from?

    Even judging from the number of mg08 heavy machine guns firing in the air, the strength of the German-Ukrainian forces defending Kharkov at this time is at least 2 divisions or more, although the opponent only has one brigade on the front line.  , the only two regiments he put into the attack were actually only two regiments. Although the infantry battalion and company had an advantage in firepower, the opponent relied on the ring defense line and fortifications that had not received huge damage. If they wanted to defend, but with the two now put into the attack,  The strength of an infantry regiment is absolutely impossible to invade Kharkov.

    "Division commander, order the artillery regiment to continue bombarding suspected targets in Kharkiv, or to attack the opponent's front-line positions. With the fire support of the division's artillery regiment, I think if the 51st regiment on the right and the 49th regiment on the left join forces,  If I work hard, I might be able to attack the Ukrainian position, especially on the left wing. Although the trenches dug by the borrowed Chinese wheeled armored battlefield in the north block the way, the M2 large-caliber heavy machine gun on the rotating turret of the tank serves as a  "It's quite sharp to use heavy firepower to suppress the opponent's position and firepower!"

    The division chief of staff, Besklovny, was gearing up and looking a little eager to try. He didn't understand that at the moment when the artillery had achieved a major victory, his division commander was looking through binoculars at the SE5 fighter squadron of the Allied Air Force returning north.  What are you doing in a daze on the plane?  Quickly order the artillery regiment to continue firing!  Isn¡¯t there an old saying among Chinese people that it is better to chase down the poor bandits with the remaining brave men, but not to pretend to be an academic overlord?  This is not a moment of daze!

    "Order each company of the artillery regiment to quickly move their positions! The sooner the better!" Division Commander Voronezh looked at the returning coalition fighter jets with his binoculars for a long time. After putting down the binoculars, he actually said this, which immediately made the division combat staff around him  He was as confused as Chief of Staff Besklovny, but in the 13th Federal Infantry Division, it was obvious that the division commander Voronezh was also a master of all things, so the combat staff hurriedly called the artillery position to convey the division commander's message.  The latest order!

    "Commander, what are you doing? Are you worried about the enemy's artillery counterattack? If so" Beiyang 1917 Chapter 724 (1) Temporary pause "The other side has already opened fire, so how can we allow us to kill them?"  Killed all three artillery companies, and you see, the two infantry regiments we put into the attack were already close to the enemy's position. Of course, the enemy's resistance was a bit unexpectedly fierce, but as long as our artillery bombarded him again, he would be  The machine gun and mortar positions on the opponent's position have been defeated, and there is great hope of taking Kharkov!"

    Division Chief of Staff Besklovny scratched his head and looked at his division commander and couldn't help but ask.

    Before the solemn-faced division commander Voronezh could answer, the roar of heavy artillery fire suddenly sounded in the city of Kharkov on the opposite side. Amidst the huge shelling, a group of small black dot-like shells roared from the city of Kharkov.  They rushed over from all directions, heading straight towards the artillery positions deployed by the 13th Infantry Division on both wings 500 meters behind the division headquarters.

    Immediately afterwards, huge explosions exploded one after another on the coalition artillery positions. The ground seemed to be shaking. A lot of dust fell on the beams above Voronezh and Besklovny, and the shells of the German heavy artillery fell.  The closest distance to the division headquarters was also 300 meters away, "Beiyang 1917", but the sound and air waves still caused the window glass of the building next to the railway to shatter, and the combat map spread on the small table was also blown away.  After falling to the ground, several federal combat staff members looked pale-faced and were shaken by this unexpected and huge blow.

    "Fate"?The artillery regiment spared no casualties and tried its best to counterattack the opponent's heavy artillery position. Concentrate all firepower and knock out as many as possible. Pass my order. The left and right offensive troops alternately covered and retreated to the starting position. The 51st and 49th infantry regiments retreated across the board.  !  Call the Allied Frontline Air Force Command. Our attack on Kharkov is blocked. There are at least 2 German 150mm heavy artillery batteries and more than 2 divisions of troops in Kharkov!  Request the aviation force to dispatch a bomber formation to conduct an all-round air attack on Kharkov!  "

    Division Commander Voronezh shouted at the division staff around him at the top of his lungs. At this moment, he deeply blamed himself. After all, he had fallen behind the German artillery commander. In fact, the enemy in Kharkov used anti-aircraft guns and  After the intensive machine gun fire drove off the attempt of the coalition fighter squadron to dive and strafe the artillery position, Voronezh had an interesting and ominous premonition. Since the enemy had so many troops guarding the city of Kharkov, there would never be only two.  A field artillery company and a heavy artillery company have so few cannons!

    The most fearful thing in an artillery battle is losing the opportunity. Although the divisional artillery regiment of the Volga Federal Infantry Division was extremely cautious, it even paid the price of almost wiping out the two artillery batteries that fired early, attracting the opponent's heavy artillery battery and then attacking them in one fell swoop.  Annihilation, but the battlefield commanders of both sides in this artillery battle have made all the preparations, luring the snake out of its hole, alerting the snake, preemptive strike, late strike, etc., etc., in the end, it is still the two German companies on the defensive side with 8 guns.  The 150mm heavy field howitzer put an end to this afternoon's offensive and defensive battle.
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