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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 729 (3) Fight hard!

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    This is not Major General Muto's first choice. Even if he goes to the middle, he will receive increased firepower from the division's ** Field Heavy Artillery Regiment and Field Artillery Regiment. However, Muto hopes to resolve the battle on his own, and if he goes to the east in a roundabout way, then  He considered the 23rd Infantry Brigade's best strategy.

    In fact, this guy is still upset that if he had persisted, he would have allowed Kikuchi to lead the main force of the 5th Infantry Brigade to outflank all from the west, while his 23rd Infantry Brigade would accompany the Chinese armored regiment along the forest along the Kharkov River.  If we advance, we may not even know that one of our own brigade will eat up the two main Ukrainian infantry divisions. Then it will not be Kikuchi's 5th Infantry Brigade that makes the first contribution, but our own 23rd Infantry Brigade.  Got it!  ¡¾¡¿ Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!

    "Commander of the brigade, with all due respect, don't you think that the strength of our Central Route Army is a bit insufficient? I think the reason why the former enemy headquarters did not order an encirclement of Kharkov on all sides, but chose to rely on the repaired railway lines and roads  Concentrating troops to attack the enemy's northern front is also a consideration, right?" Chief of Staff Takagi Yoshinari hesitated and expressed his worries.

    "Insufficient troops? Izaki just defeated the main force of the Ukrainian 1st Infantry Division with an infantry regiment of 3,818 people. A company of Chinese armored troops actually took away the position of a Ukrainian artillery regiment. If you calculate it this way, our military strength  It's more than enough. If one regiment beats one infantry division, our 3rd Division can wrap up the opponent's entire 1st Army. The Chinese Armored Regiment can deal with 2 volunteer divisions, and Stepin's Voronezh Army has 3 infantry divisions.  , it¡¯s not a problem to deal with a German reserve infantry division, right? With this plan, who says we don¡¯t have enough troops?¡± ¡°Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!

    Muto Nobuyoshi looked at his chief of staff with a half-smile. In fact, of course this guy also realized that the strength of the Central Route Army was a bit insufficient. The Ukrainians were not as cowardly as they thought. The previous victories of the coalition were all based on the control of the air force.  Air superiority is obtained by utilizing the huge power of air-ground coordination. The number of artillery of the Federal Infantry Division may not be greater than that of the Ukrainian Infantry Division. However, if the combat effectiveness of the Japanese 3rd Division can catch up with the German army that has not yet officially launched a road, it is not fair to say so.  A little early.

    Sure enough, Chief of Staff Takagi Yoshinari said anxiously after hearing this, "Brigade Commander, we can't just calculate it like this. The advantages and progress we achieved on the first day of today's battle are inseparable from the huge role of the coalition air force's air support.  This afternoon, the bomber group of the Allied Air Force was unable to dispatch continuously. As a result, the Germans in Kharkiv organized anti-aircraft artillery and heavy machine guns to drive away the SE5 fighter squadron of the Air Force. Then the opponent's heavy artillery opened fire and killed the Federation.  The artillerymen of the 13th Infantry Division, if we are careless, it may not be just the federal troops who are kicked into the iron plate next time!¡±

    "Takagi-san, because of this, our brigade cannot go to the north of Khakkov City to join the iron-kicking team. Even if we win a hard battle, the results will not be great, and the Kikuchi Brigade, the Federal Infantry Division and the Chinese Armored Forces are nearby.  At that time, it is very likely that they will swarm us, and everyone will be exhausted to grab the loot. Don¡¯t worry about whether the credit is enough for everyone to share. I have decided that we must avoid the real situation and attack the weak. You know, our insertion to the east is not just to encircle you in a roundabout way.  Kharkov, we have also shouldered the important task of blocking enemy reinforcements coming from the east. In this case, Lieutenant General Da Ting can't stop us, right? "

    Muto Nobuyoshi patted his chief of staff on the shoulder several times, with a firm light in his eyes. Chief of Staff Takagi nodded helplessly, "I understand, Muto-kun, let the world see our 23rd Infantry Corps.  Let¡¯s fight hard, brigade!¡±

    July 30, 1918 18:30 Ukrainian border, former enemy headquarters of the Central Route Army of the Allied Allied Forces Southwest Front Ukrainian Campaign

    "Nani? This Muto is so outrageous! He's just playing the piano randomly!" Jiro Oba, the commander of Japan's 3rd Division, held in his hand the reply he had just received from Nobuyoshi Muto of the 23rd Infantry Brigade, blowing his beard and staring angrily.  The hand holding the telegram was shaking.

    Here, Major General Shunroku Hata, Chief of Staff of the Allied Southwest Front and Chief of Staff of the Former Enemy Headquarters during the Ukraine Campaign, walked over in surprise, took the telegram from Ot¨­ Nobuyoshi that he had just received, and read it in a hurry. After reading it, he frowned.  No words were spoken for a moment.

    General Utsunomiya, deputy commander of the Allied Forces, commander of the Japanese 3rd Army, commander of the Allied Southwest Front and former enemy commander in the Ukraine campaign, was concentrating on the dinner in front of him. Seeing the appearance of his two deputies, he couldn't help but put down the dinner plate in his hand with slight dissatisfaction.  , said calmly,

    "What's going on? Oba-kun, why are you so restless? Shunroku Hata, you are my chief of staff. You frown like this and don't speak. Do you know that this affects my mood while eating?"

    Oba Jiro blushed when he heard this. He wanted to say something but didn¡¯t know where to start. Shunroku Hata frowned and explained,

    "This is the 23rd Infantry Brigade to the front line.In response to the call from the headquarters, Major General Muto said that his 23rd Infantry Brigade could not rush to the center overnight to assemble, and he believed that the former enemy headquarters' strategy of concentrating the main force of the center army's first line north of Kharkov was unwise.  He suggested that the 4th Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment, which was active in the west of the city, patrol in a roundabout way to the southern suburbs of Kharkov to threaten the enemy's retreat southward.

    His 23rd Infantry Brigade will camp and rest on the spot. After recharging their strength, they will cross the Kharkov River in one go tomorrow and circle back to the east of the city to surround the enemy. At the same time, it will also cover the Ukrainians from reinforcing Kharkov from the east.  Cove's Passage!  "

    To be fair, let go of Muto Nobuyoshi's usual arrogance and arrogance. The style of play proposed by the 23rd Infantry Brigade in the telegram is actually more in line with the Central Army's operational thinking of siege and reinforcements. However, as the subordinate brigade commander, before the enemy  When the headquarters had ordered the troops to be assembled to suppress the enemy on the northern front, it was obvious that Oba Jiro, the division commander, was so disobedient and dictating how to fight.  There are reasons to be angry.

    Even as the Chief of Staff of the Front Army who drafted and adjusted the entire combat plan and the Chief of Staff of the enemy headquarters before the Ukrainian campaign, Major General Shunroku Hata did not have the idea that his authority was offended!

    The division commander, Oba Jiro, was not only angry because Muto Nobuyoshi disobeyed, but because Oba Jiro spent a long time talking, and finally succeeded in requesting orders from Utsunomiya Taro. The division commander of the 3rd Division and the former enemy of the Central Route Army in the Ukrainian Campaign  The commander-in-chief finally got a legitimate opportunity to take command. He will lead a capable staff group of the Japanese 3rd Division from the base camp on the Ukrainian border to the city of Kharkov and personally command the first-line troops to attack the city.
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