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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 737 (2) Isn¡¯t it a free advantage to others?

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    The full text is available in Century Chinese (.) When Da Ting said this, Juchi blushed and stood up and sat down again. Thinking about it, if he didn't dare to give up, wouldn't he be giving others an advantage in vain? In the end, he had to sit down with a heavy breath.  down.

    "Everyone, according to the latest plan of the former enemy headquarters, we are implementing the strategy of siege and reinforcements in Kharkov, attracting heavy enemy troops to help, using our air superiority to attack the opponent, and strive to eliminate the main force of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces under the city of Kharkov  , to this end, I have ordered Colonel Yonezawa Kogoro's 4th Cavalry Regiment to move south of Kharkov City, while Major General Muto's 23rd Infantry Brigade will jump to the east of the Kharkov River, and then insert into Kharkov  To the east of Kharkov City, on the one hand, we will intercept the enemy¡¯s reinforcements coming from the east, and on the other hand, we will encircle and block the eastern area of ??Kharkov!¡±

    Lieutenant General Da Ting stood up, picked up a red and blue pencil in front of the map hung by the staff on the shelf, pointed at the map and talked about the next battle plan.

    "Your Excellency, Division Commander, is the former enemy headquarters going to besiege the city? Are our front-line troops a bit insufficient? Kharkiv is 9 kilometers wide from east to west and 12 kilometers from north to south. The northwest direction is the North Donets River tributary,"  To the northeast is the Kharkiv River, and to the west is the Lopan River. After the three rivers meet in the southern part of Kharkiv, they rush toward the southeast and run towards the Dnipro River. If we want to besiege the city, our troops are a bit stretched.  It¡¯s too much to use!¡±

    The one who spoke was Shinnosuke Kikuchi, the commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade. This guy was actually quite cautious in fighting. The combat effectiveness of the German-Ukrainian forces in Kharkov was not as vulnerable as imagined. Since the Germans only used one  It can be clearly seen that the German infantry regiments dared to attack at night to counterattack the main force of the coalition forces. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the Ukrainian troops guarding the northern position of the city during the day was not that unbearable. With their backs to the fortified city, they actually blocked two Volga Federal Infantry Divisions with one brigade.  The main group's attack.

    "There are no longer many soldiers, it's about the intention to use them. Major General Kikuchi, could it be that the counterattack of an infantry regiment in the German Military District tonight scared you to death? If you think it's not possible, just say so. The one who was rushing to be the vanguard of the route army was  You, you are the one mumbling about insufficient troops now. Didn¡¯t the Chinese Colonel Lu, who only led two armored battalions, chase the Ukrainian 2nd Infantry Division like a duck and flee like a rabbit? Why do you keep yelling all day long?  Insufficient troops? Didn¡¯t the former enemy headquarters"Have you promised to transfer 2 reserve infantry brigades and 2 artillery squadrons to supplement your brigade?"

    On the sidelines, Major General Muto Nobuyoshi was teasing his biggest competitor in the 3rd Division. He was also upset that the Kikuchi Brigade had snatched the opportunity of the 23rd Infantry Brigade to serve as the vanguard of the Central Route Army in such a glorious mission.  pregnant.

    "Muto, please stop your sarcastic remarks. Although intelligence and interrogation of prisoners show that the Ukrainians are currently guarding Kharkov, they are only Simon Petliura's two Kharkov volunteer infantry divisions and a German infantry regiment.  , but don¡¯t forget that the confluence of several rivers in Kharkiv forms a natural barrier, and the main forces of the 47th German Reserve Infantry Division and the 3rd and 4th Ukrainian Infantry Divisions are unscathed. If they come back, with what we have now  It is simply impossible for our troops to surround Kharkov and annihilate the enemy. I don¡¯t believe you can¡¯t see this!¡±

    Kikuchi looked serious and stared at Muto Nobuyoshi without blinking. He said to me, "Don't tell me that you think the troops are enough. Tonight, a German infantry regiment defeated our infantry regiment in a very embarrassing situation. If the enemy is  A German division, Kikuchi Shinnosuke felt that his own brigade might not win a German division, if the opponent's combat effectiveness was like tonight.  The German infantry regiment that counterattacked was so tough.

    "Your Excellency, the division commander, said it was a siege and reinforcements, but what arrangements did the enemy headquarters make? My 25th Infantry Brigade suffered heavy casualties in the battle this afternoon. When the enemy shelled tonight, the two soldiers stationed at the outpost were  The infantry company has almost lost all its casualties. In this case, it would be difficult to capture the city of Kharkov with my 13th Infantry Division alone. Moreover, my troops are in urgent need of reinforcements. The former enemy headquarters only needs to give me 2 supplies!  Only an artillery battalion and a reserve corps can restore the combat effectiveness of the army!"

    The speaker was Liukin Alexeevich Voroneyri, commander of the 13th Volga Federal Infantry Division. To be honest, he, like Kikuchi, felt that the center army was a bit under-strength and that the Ukrainians were not as defeated as they imagined.  , and the combat effectiveness of the Germans cannot be underestimated. Even if the enemy only has 2 volunteer divisions in the city at the moment, their strength exceeds 25,000 people, not to mention the German infantry regiment, which is at least 3,000 people.

    The main force of the Central Route Army in the Ukrainian Campaign of the Allied Forces is currently in the "Beiyang 1917" in the north of the city. There are only the 5th Kikuchi Infantry Brigade and the 13th Federal Infantry Division that urgently need to be supplemented. Even with Lu Huanyan's armored regiment of 3,000 people, the main force of the entire coalition army is no more than  It's only 23,000, so it doesn't have an advantage in terms of strength. Of course, it would be okay if we include the 11,000 people of the Yonezawa Cavalry 4th Regiment and Major General Muto's 23rd Infantry Brigade active in the west of the city.The question is, in this calculation, should the 47th German reserve infantry division, the 3rd, 4th Ukrainian infantry division, or even the 2nd infantry division that was gathered up after the retreat be counted?

    After such a calculation, the strength of both sides is really much smaller than that of the other side. Even if the 3rd Division's Hashimoto Du1i Field Heavy Artillery 3rd Regiment and Tanaka's Field Artillery Regiment are added, the total strength is still the enemy.  We are outnumbered, unless the 14th and 15th federal infantry divisions commanded by Lieutenant General Stepin are also mobilized!

    "Everyone, please be patient. A siege and reinforcements are a siege and reinforcements. Of course, we must surround the Ukrainian city of Kharkov, and then attract the opponent's heavy troops to help. Then we will cooperate with infantry and artillery and air and ground to attack the opponent, and strive to win as many enemies as possible.  The effective force of destroying the enemy.

    This basic strategy is to take advantage of our control of the air and use our air force's air strikes and bombing strikes to weaken the Ukrainian and German artillery. Then our artillery will gain the upper hand, and then we can slowly  Repair the opponent's infantry. When the time comes, we can either take Kharkov and fight a defensive battle, or we can stalemate with the enemy in the north of the city and continuously weaken the enemy!  "Oba Jiro stopped the generals' chatter and tried to dispel Kikuchi and Voronieri's doubts about the lack of troops on their side.

    "Having said that, Your Excellency, Division Commander, as the saying goes, a divided force is weak. Colonel Yonezawa's 4th Cavalry Regiment is just a mobile unit traveling west of Kharkov to block the enemy's traffic and logistics. Why should it be used as a center route?  The 23rd Infantry Brigade of the Army Reserve is going to attack the eastern front alone and jump to the other side of the river? "

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