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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 733 (2) A Series of Unsatisfactory

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    Squadron leader, there were at least 150 Japanese soldiers besieging our team's position just now. I think there must be more than fifty or sixty casualties. We still have too few guns" Warrant Officer Huajing wiped his face with a sigh and stood at attention to report.

    Lieutenant Taguchi waved his arms and shouted at his subordinates, "Imperial warriors, tonight is the night when our 1st Infantry Squadron makes history. Everyone, hang on, the reinforcements will be here soon, they will be there soon! The du1i field battle in the middle is heavy.  The artillery regiment will be able to open fire soon. When the time comes, we will not only block the enemy, but also eliminate them all outside Kharkov! "

    The soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Squadron were much more excited after hearing this. Although the squad suffered heavy casualties, the Germans did not benefit from it. The casualties on both sides were actually about the same. The crisis for the 3rd Infantry Squadron just now was that they were almost surrounded by the other side and from the squadron.  The position was torn apart, so the Japanese soldiers had already made preparations. The wired telephone in the position had long been cut off by the German artillery fire from Kharkov and could not be connected.

    Moreover, the wired telephone lines between the 1st Infantry Squadron and the main position of the brigade and the regiment 1 kilometer away were never reconnected after being blown up. Taguchi sent three correspondents one after another, all of whom died on the way back to connect the lines.  The artillery fire from the 75mm Krupp field artillery battalion that fired in Kharkov obviously paid attention to blocking the communication between the Japanese army's outpost position and the main position 1 kilometer behind.

    Due to Shinnosuke Kikuchi's decision, within 5 minutes, the artillery of both sides was in a different situation. The Ukrainian 75mm field artillery battalion in the south city of Kharkiv and the 6th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese 5th Infantry Brigade were  The 75mm Type 38 field guns of the team's artillery brigade were all outside their respective maximum ranges, and both sides seemed to have no intention of adjusting their positions forward for a close-contact group fight.

    Just a few minutes of shelling demoralized the attacking German army. Although the range of the eight 75mm field guns of the Japanese artillery brigade was several hundred meters farther than the German 75mm Krupp field guns, the power of the grenade explosion  It was almost exactly the same as when the pill was released. Although it temporarily suppressed the momentum of the German offensive, it was not enough to drive the Germans back, and the two sides temporarily formed a stalemate.

    On the right wing of the Ju""Chi brigade, the 1st Infantry Corps guarding the position suffered more than 200 casualties. At this time, there were still more than 800 people left. The Germans left probably more than 700 or 800 corpses and wounded in front of the position.  The number almost doubled, but they were all dragged back by their German comrades to the field fortifications temporarily dug by the German army 300 meters away. Although the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the German 139th Regiment on the attacking side had less than 500 people left, they were on their own side.  With the fire support of the field artillery battalion in Kharkov, the battle was quite calm.

    On the left wing of the Kikuchi brigade position, guarding the position was the 1st Infantry Brigade commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Nishimura Hiroshi. The 1st Infantry Brigade suffered obviously heavy casualties. Taguchi Squadron had already suffered more than half of its casualties while holding on to the outpost position 1 kilometer away. Nishimura Brigade's remaining  Among the three infantry squadrons under the command, the 2nd Squadron was attacked by the opponent's first few waves of artillery fire when it went out to meet the Taguchi Squadron. It was then beaten back to its own position by a German battalion that rounded off from the left. It suffered more than 150 casualties.  people!

    At this time, Captain Nishimura's troops guarding the 2-kilometer position were less than 700. Fortunately, an infantry squadron from the 1st Infantry Brigade came up with timely reinforcements to cover the gap, and the German troops attacking on the opposite side had strengthened to 2 infantry battalions of 1300.  "Multiple People" Beiyang 1917 Chapter 733 (Two Series of Dissatisfaction"!

    Although it had only been 20 minutes since the Japanese forward sentry fired the first shot at 9 o'clock that night, the two sides entered a stalemate after the fierce battle, and the Ukrainian field artillery battalion in Kharkov was still bombarding them continuously.  The main position of the 5th Japanese Infantry Brigade, and the artillery brigade of the 5th Japanese Infantry Brigade were not to be outdone, bombarding the improvised skirmisher trenches dug by the attackers lying on the ground, a typical situation of each fighting his own way.

    "Reporting to the division commander, the 2nd Infantry Battalion led by Major David Yarolim reported that the left wing attack was frustrated. The enemy's artillery interception was too powerful. There was at least an infantry brigade of the Japanese Army on the front position. Eight of the 2nd Battalion had been killed.  More than ten people and more than 120 people were injured. With the 500 people remaining in the 2nd Battalion, the Japanese position was captured! The major requested artillery support and hoped that the command headquarters would make a decision! "

    "Reporting to the division commander, the 139th Regiment Commander Colonel Denis von Diekermeier led the 3rd Infantry Battalion led by Major Zelen Beltaram and the 1st Infantry Battalion led by Major Ganeko Sternberg. The preparations are complete. The front  An enemy infantry brigade has received reinforcements. The colonel hopes that the division commander will carefully consider whether to continue the attack! If the heavy artillery in Kharkiv does not suppress the opponent's artillery, the attack will cause serious casualties to our side.  !¡±

    "Reporting to the division commander, Major Denis Oger, interim commander of the Kharkiv Artillery Group, reported that unless heavy artillery and several other field artillery battalions are used, the range of the Ukrainian 75mm Krupp field artillery battalion currently firing will not be able to reach  Ri's own artillery position! He asked the division commander if he wanted to use other artillery battalions to join the battle!"

    ¡°Report to the division commander, Major Heit Westerman, commander of the division reconnaissance battalionAccording to reports, the Japanese outpost position received support from the Japanese army's long-range artillery. His battalion fell into a hard battle. Although he captured the opponent's forward position, he could not continue to advance without artillery support. The division's reconnaissance battalion had suffered over a hundred casualties!  "

    A series of unsatisfactory reports made the German Major General a little annoyed and angry. At this time, he had already invested all the troops dispatched for tonight's night attack. The twist was that the division's reconnaissance battalion entered the battle with more than twice the strength of the opponent, and unexpectedly failed to capture only one of them quickly.  A Japanese infantry squadron defended a Japanese outpost, which prevented the "entertainment show" from concentrating the German troops, and the movement of the left and right wings was blocked by the Japanese outpost in the middle.

    Otherwise, after annihilating the infantry squadron at the Japanese outpost in one go, the 1500-meter-long trench dug by the Japanese during the day would become the offensive outlet of the 139th German Infantry Regiment. They could advance to attack, retreat to defend, and hide in  The trenches can also provide shelter from wind and rain, and shelter from artillery fire. Now, Sven von Neuhaus, the commander-in-chief of the night attack, is in a dilemma.  Strengthening the 1st Battalion to attack on the right wing is the last resort he can make, if he does not want to use several other artillery battalions in Kharkov that have been silent until now!

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