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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 728 (1) It makes me sweat just thinking about it

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    On the contrary, as a partial division on the eastern front along the forest belt of the Kharkov River, the 18th Infantry Regiment of the 5th Infantry Brigade, a group of farmers from Kanazawa, led by Captain Ezaki Shogo, defeated the Ukrainian infantry.  The 1st Division's brilliant record of capturing nearly a thousand enemies made everyone in the 6th Infantry Regiment, which claimed to be the main force of the 5th Infantry Brigade, quite unhappy.

    Captain Sugimoto of the 6th Infantry Regiment grinned unconvinced after learning about the results of the 18th Infantry Regiment, saying that his 6th Infantry Regiment just did not encounter the main force of the Ukrainians, otherwise  Not just defeat, but annihilate all opponents!  ¡¾¡¿ Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!

    Of course, later, the news that made the commander of the 6th Regiment, Colonel Sugimoto, as well as the brigade commander Shinnosuke Kikuchi and the brigade chief of staff Colonel Ogawa Kasumi, feel a little calmer. It turned out that the loss of nearly half of the Kaizaki Masato Regiment was requested.  Supplementary and tactical guidance telegrams.

    Obviously, Masago Eizaki has grasped the rhythm very well. The so-called reporting of good news and not bad news must be done just after the battle. Exaggerating the reduction of results and avoiding one's own losses are the common choices of Japanese generals when reporting victory to their superiors.  , after the meritorious deeds have been reported to the coalition headquarters level by level, and the overall situation is determined, they will downplay their losses in order to obtain priority supplements and reinforcements as soon as possible. In the Japanese Army, this  Call for tactical guidance!  ""Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!

    Just imagine, Kikuchi Shinnosuke's brigade headquarters can certainly regard the results achieved by the subordinate infantry regiment as the results of the entire 5th Infantry Brigade. When the good news of victory is reported to the division headquarters and front army headquarters, it is reported to the front enemy command of the center route army.  After that, the situation where everyone is happy for meritorious service and receiving awards is established. As for the losses and costs that will be revealed one by one intentionally or unintentionally, they can be completely controlled and digested internally.

    The victory of the 5th Infantry Brigade can of course be attributed to the victory of the 3rd Division by Lieutenant General Erlang Oba, the commander of the 3rd Division. Therefore, even though Oba was the division commander, he later learned that the 18th Infantry Brigade  The price paid behind the victory of the regiment was also quite heavy. The entire regiment suffered nearly half of its artillery casualties and was completely destroyed. It was in urgent need of replenishment and rest, otherwise it would be impossible to continue fighting after the bad news.

    Your Excellency, the division commander, has no other choice but to pinch your nose and transfer an infantry brigade and an artillery squadron from the division's supplementary regiment to supplement the 5th Infantry Brigade and the 18th Infantry Regiment of Masato Hatizaki.  We had to try our best to hide it and not tell the commander of the front army Taro Utsunomiya and the chief of staff Shunroku Hata. Otherwise, we would not only slap the face of the 5th Infantry Brigade, but also the Japanese 3rd Division.

    The German heavy artillery in Kharkov City helped the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of Ukrainian Volunteers on the front line to repel the invading enemy and defend the circular position in the north of the city. At the same time, it also made the previously hot-headed Shinnosuke Kikuchi and the infantrymen  The Japanese soldiers of the 6th Regiment of the 5th Brigade took a breath of cold air. Apparently, their hope of capturing Kharkov in one fell swoop was dashed by the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

    Artillery!  Whether it is the Japanese 3rd Army or the Japanese 3rd Division led by Lieutenant General Oba, the number of artillery in the establishment is still too small. As one of the two infantry brigades of the 3rd Division, the brigade itself does not have jurisdiction over the ** artillery.  Regiment, and the long-range artillery of the two infantry regiments of each brigade add up to 2 artillery brigades and 16 75mm Type 38 field guns. What's more, at this moment, Ezizaki Masago's 18th Infantry Regiment  They were still licking their wounds on the spot in the Kharkiv forest, waiting for the replenishment of personnel, supplies, equipment and ammunition.

    The 6th Infantry Regiment under Shinyuki Kikuchi's assistant consists of a total of two artillery battalions and two four-gun artillery squadrons. There are many people but not many cannons. How dare you attack the city with eight cannons?  Capture Kharkov?  If Major General Kikuchi still had the idea of ??entering the city first before the 13th Federal Infantry Division hit the iron wall in the middle, in fact, after the 13th Federal Infantry Division's attack was frustrated and defeated, Shinnosuke Kikuchi decisively ordered to stop the attack.  .

    I originally sent a cavalry squadron followed by an infantry group to take advantage of the situation, hoping to wait for the 13th Federal Infantry Division in the center to attack, and then attack from the flanks to take advantage. However, I saw that the Ukrainians actually suppressed two battalions of federal infantry in front of the position.  Faced with a dilemma, the situation could not be solved. Then when the opponent's artillery, especially the German heavy artillery, opened fire, Major General Kikuchi's first reaction was to withdraw the troops to their starting positions, seize the time to repair the fortifications, and be prepared for enemy bombardment!

    In fact, the positions of the 5th Infantry Brigade Headquarters and the 6th Infantry Regiment led by Shinnosuke Kikuchi are located northwest of Kharkov, at least 5 kilometers away from the Ukrainian defense line around the city. This is different from Lu Huanyan¡¯s armored regiment on the left  The position is about the same distance from the opponent's defense line in Kharkov. On the contrary, it is the position of the 13th Federal Infantry Division that launched the attack in the afternoon. It is only 3 kilometers away from the Kharkov ring defense line.

    If Kikuchi Shinnosuke tries to launch an attack again in the northwest, then he will have to move his position forward. At this moment, he is 3 kilometers away from the opponent's circular position.The starting position here can only be regarded as the outpost position of the 6th Infantry Regiment. At this moment, only one squadron of troops is stationed for surveillance.

    Kikuchi Shinnosuke's right defense line is about 5 kilometers wide from east to west. The Chinese armored battalion is deployed as a mobile unit to rest on the side and rear of the brigade headquarters of the 5th Infantry Brigade, while the 6th Infantry Regiment's 1st Infantry Brigade,  The 1st Infantry Brigade is each responsible for a defense line of about 2.5 kilometers, and the 18th Infantry Brigade serves as the reserve force of the wing and is deployed on the third line of defense behind these two brigades.  The positions of the eight 75mm field guns of the artillery brigade are also located on the side and rear of the brigade headquarters.

    "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I didn't expect the German artillery fire to be so accurate. Although there were only 12 150mm heavy field howitzers firing in the front and rear of Kharkov. It is no exaggeration to say that I saw the ** Field Heavy Artillery Regiment of our division.  None of the 24 150mm cannons have fired such accurate and rapid fire!" Colonel Ogawa Kasumi, the chief of staff of the 5th Infantry Brigade, was obviously still frightened. If his cavalry squadron and infantry brigade had rushed up so early in the afternoon,  Who can guarantee that the German heavy artillery will not come over?  Thinking about it now, I feel like my hands are sweating.

    "Chief of Staff, let me tell you, if we had rushed earlier, the fighter squadron of the Allied Air Force had not returned yet, and the enemies in Kharkov were too busy to deal with us. Lieutenant Colonel Nishimura's infantry brigade might have rushed up with the cavalry squadron.  Occupying the enemy's position in the northwest corner, I could clearly see through my telescope that the Ukrainian forces were shrinking to the center to resist the attack of the 13th Federal Infantry Division! "
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