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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 730 (1) Pansuan and Xiao Jiujiu

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    Taro Utsunomiya and Shunroku Hata symbolically stayed at the former enemy headquarters of the Ukrainian campaign on the Ukrainian border, while the headquarters and real headquarters of the Southwest Front were actually in Belgoro in the Volga Federation on the other side of the border.  Germany, and the headquarters of Lieutenant General Stepin, deputy chief of staff and logistics commander of the Southwest Front, are still stranded in the final base camp in the urban area of ??Voronezh together with the Voronezh Army Headquarters.  

    Of course, as early as noon today, the 14th Federal Infantry Division under Stepin had been mobilized to Belgorod, and the two divisional artillery regiments of the 14th Federal Infantry Division and the 15th Division, in addition to the 37mm high-altitude gun  The artillery and anti-tank batteries are still stationed in Belgorod and Voronezh to undertake air defense missions. The remaining four federal infantry 75mm field artillery battalions have been expedited by flatbed trains to the base camp on the Ukrainian border.  , a temporary railway station has begun to take shape under the emergency repairs of coalition engineers.

    According to the plan of Taro Utsunomiya and Shunroku Hata, following the du1i field heavy artillery regiment and field artillery regiment of the 3rd Division, which will arrive at Kharkov tonight, the four artillery battalions of the Federal Infantry Division are in  It will also be transported to the front line by train tomorrow morning. By then, the coalition forces attacking the city will have 12 150mm heavy howitzers from the Du1i Field Heavy Artillery Wing, 48 75mm mountain field guns from the Field Artillery Wing, and 4 battalions of the Federal Artillery.  Up to 72 75mm Type 38 field guns.

    The purpose of gathering so many artillery units was to suppress the heavy artillery of the Kharkov defenders even if the coalition air force could not provide air support, thus opening the door to victory. General Utsunomiya Taro never gave up.  In fact, he also convinced Chief of Staff Shunroku Hata, who insisted on the strategy of siege and reinforcements, that is, to capture Kharkov to attract the enemy to attack when his own troops did not have an advantage.  It is safer and easier than surrounding Kharkov and waiting for the enemy to process it inside and outside. After all, the coalition air force cannot escort it 24 hours a day!

    Shunroku Hata said this about the telegram received from the 23rd Infantry Brigade. General Utsunomiya understood the reason why Oba Jiro was blowing his beard and staring in anger. Division Chief Oba was holding back his energy and wanted to personally command the troops to win the battle.  , so-called defeating the Germans and Ukrainians on the battlefield in an upright manner, even if the enemy's heavy artillery troops are hidden in the city of Kharkiv, it doesn't matter"  The infantry division suffered losses from a sudden heavy artillery bombardment by the Germans.

    In fact, the calculations in Oba's mind are similar to those of Xiao Jiujiu, Utsunomiya Taro and Hata Shunroku, that is, they cannot blindly rely only on the advantages of the Allied Air Force to win the war. This is unacceptable to the Japanese Army.  Knowing that the entire Japanese domestic air force only has more than 100 aircraft of various types, the air force in Japan is still in the stage of babbling and is not favored and valued. The Japanese Imperial Army has its own honor to defend.  It cannot be said that once you leave the protection of the Allied Air Force, you will become a mess and don't know how to fight!

    At this moment, the so-called Eastern Front Allied Air Force of the Allied Powers, isn¡¯t that the Air Force of the Chinese Participating Army?  Both Utsunomiya and Shunroku Hata could understand the anxiety of Lieutenant General Atari, the commander of the 3rd Division. Although China and Japan were allied, and although everyone was a member of the Eastern Front Allied Forces of the Allied Powers regardless of each other, ri  Our army cannot win the war only by relying on the support of the Chinese Air Force!  Without air support, we can still win the battle by relying on traditional artillery, machine guns and the hard work of the Imperial warriors.

    "Beiyang 1917 Chapter 730 (One Plan and Xiao Jiujiu) "Oba-kun, you also know the temper of Major General Muto. This guy always says whatever he wants and says whatever he thinks. Oba-kun must be too caring!"  As the commander of the Japanese 3rd Army and the Allied Southwest Front, Taro Utsunomiya, who shoulders the mission of commanding the Ukrainian campaign, smiled and comforted Lieutenant General Oba who was breathing heavily.

    "Your Excellency, Commander, how can I not be angry about this? Concentrate the main force of the first line on the northern front, blockade the area between the tributaries of the Northern Donets River and the Kharkov River, and use ground attacks to defeat the Ukrainians in an upright manner.  Defensive line, capture Kharkov, this is a decision made by the former enemy headquarters after carefully evaluating the current battlefield situation. How dare he, a small brigade commander, to disobey orders? Your Excellency, Commander, you have no idea how arrogant Muto is.  Guy, it¡¯s time to beat him up! Otherwise, he will not only be my division commander¡¯s home, but next time he will be your home!¡±

    Lieutenant General Tashijiro, the commander of the 3rd Division, was wandering around in the headquarters, breathing heavily and shouting. At this moment, it was obvious that the division commander did not even care about the half-eaten dinner on the table.  The operational staff officers of several headquarters tactfully retreated with their own kidney-shaped lunch boxes. Obviously no one in the "Beiyang 1917" wanted to become a back-up fish in the pond when the division commander was furious.  Only Utsunomiya Taro, Shunroku Hata and Jiro Oba are left in the headquarters.

    "Chief of Staff, what do you think? Is there any merit in Major General Muto's suggestion?" Taro Utsunomiya smiled.The Lieutenant General asked him to calm down, but when the conversation changed, he asked Chief of Staff Shunroku Hata, who had returned to his seat to prepare for dinner.

    Oba Jiro looked at his immediate boss in surprise, wondering if it was possible that this guy Muto's telegram impressed Utsunomiya Taro so easily?

    Here, Shunroku Hata swallowed the piece of dried fish in his mouth slowly and logically, picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth and said, "Of course Muto-kun's suggestion has merit. We have always had such worries before.  That is, there are only 2 volunteer infantry divisions and a German reserve infantry regiment defending the city of Kharkiv. So where did the main force of the Germans and Ukrainians go? Before the battle began, the enemy had at least 4 main Ukrainian divisions and  A German reserve infantry division is deployed in Kharkov!"

    "Hasn't this been analyzed a long time ago?" According to the reconnaissance feedback of the Allied Air Force, it is now judged that the German reserve infantry division has withdrawn south along the railway to the direction of Dnepropetrovsk, and of course it may also get off  Hidden in the forest near Krasnorad halfway there, there is a train station and the location of a newly repaired German field airport. Moreover, it is surrounded by a dense forest, which helps the Germans hide their troops!  "

    Lieutenant General Da Ting shouted anxiously. This guy had no intention of eating. In the blink of an eye, he saw that the old hen was about to turn into a duck. If any brigade commander could defy the authority of the division commander and the former enemy headquarters, this would not only challenge Japan.  The army has a tradition of ranking based on seniority, so this team cannot be led!
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