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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 767 (1) Deliberately exposed flaws

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    Of course, the result of last night's night attack by the German infantry regiment out of the city was publicized as a great victory in Kharkiv and within the Ukrainian National Army. Countless enemies were wiped out, at least two artillery brigades and at least one infantry brigade were eliminated.  The 3rd Division Artillery Regiment played a huge role in the night attack, providing fire support for the smooth attack and retreat of the 139th German Infantry Regiment!

    Colonel Shevchuk, the commander of the artillery regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division, did not dare to report directly to the division commander that his artillery regiment had lost two 75mm Krupp field artillery battalions. This night attack and artillery battle north of Kharkov was completely  It was carried out under the full command of the German commander. The two 75mm field artillery battalions of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division in Beicheng District were completely annihilated by a 5-minute firepower surprise attack by the Japanese's 150mm heavy field howitzer unit",

    Shevchuk, the commander of the artillery regiment, escaped disaster because he was with the 105mm light field howitzer battalion. In order to avoid shaking the morale of the army, the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian forces ordered that no battle damage in Kharkiv should be allowed outside the city.  The troops revealed that this also made the soldiers of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division only know that after the artillery regiment entered the city of Kharkiv as reinforcements, it performed well in the artillery battle or won a big victory. The 139th German Reserve Infantry Regiment went out to show its prowess.  , annihilated countless Japanese troops, and successfully retreated into the city with ease.

    Speaking of which, in the second half of last night, both the city of Kharkov and the banks of the Kharkov River in the east were calm and quiet. Koval, commander of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division, had a good sleep and replenished a lot of energy. All the soldiers of the division were there.  After a tiring day and night, I finally slept peacefully. Since the division's reconnaissance cavalry battalion was spread out in Koval on the right bank of the Kharkov River as a security force, this guy didn't have to worry about the coalition forces suddenly crossing the river to steal the camp.  Night attack.  ""look

    "What's going on! Didn't the former enemy headquarters say that last night's night attack on the German army and our artillery had severely damaged the Japanese and annihilated several enemy brigades? How come the Allied forces are still preparing to cross the river this morning?! What on earth is that?  How many troops?" Division Commander Koval simply grabbed the Chief of Staff's collar and almost shouted.

    "The reconnaissance battalion reported that the Japanese soldiers on the other side of the river who were preparing to cross the river were at least an infantry brigade, and there were also an unknown number of Chinese armored units. The location where the enemy was building a pontoon bridge was about five kilometers northeast of Kharkov City.  Our side is less than twenty kilometers away Division commander, the enemy is trying to outflank Kharkov, what should our division do?" Chief of Staff Nazarenko repeated the enemy's situation while struggling.

    "Hurry and report the enemy's situation to the former enemy headquarters in Kharkiv! Request emergency support from the 4th Infantry Division! At least get my artillery regiment back first! Otherwise, how can I fight? How can I hold my position?" Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division  He scratched his forehead and wandered around the tent, shouting anxiously.

    "Division commander the task assigned to our division by the enemy command last night was to protect Kharkov's flanks, and at the same time pay attention to air defense to avoid being air raided and strafed by the coalition aviation force that would dampen the morale and strength of the troops. Milevsky and Kra  Vshenko's 1st Infantry Division was defeated by a Japanese infantry regiment of the coalition forces

    How can one of our divisions block an infantry brigade of the other side?  This cannot be stopped no matter what, but if you ask me, we should quickly ask the former enemy headquarters to mobilize the 4th Infantry Division from the southeast!  Our two divisions coordinated to attack the infantry brigade blocking the opponent!  "The division chief of staff, Nazarenko, was obviously not too confused, although he, like the division commander, felt that the order from the former enemy headquarters was a bit difficult to understand.

    Kharkov City belongs to a dense water network area where several large rivers meet. The Kharkov River in the east of the city rushes from the northeast through the forest, and runs in the northeast direction of Kharkov City, close to the east of the city, and all the way to the middle of the city.  The location of the city merges with the Lopan and Yudi rivers rushing from the west and then rushes southward. To the northwest of the city is the Yudi River, a tributary of the North Donets River, rushing from northwest to southeast.  It flows into the Lopan River in the southwest direction of the city.

    Strictly speaking, in this time and space in 1918, the city of Kharkov looked like an octopus. The Yudi River, a tributary of the North Donets River, was in the northwest of the city, the Lopan River was in the west of the city, and Kharkov was in the northeast.  These three rivers flow from the west, northwest and northeast to the central part of Kharkiv city, then rush to the southeast, and finally merge into the lower reaches of the North Donets River.

    The German-Ukrainian coalition's northern ring defense line in Kharkiv relies on the northern city of Kharkiv and the North Donets River tributaries Yudi and Kharkiv rivers coming from the city.  If they advance southward along the left bank of the Kharkov River, they will hit the northeastern position of the northern ring defense line of Kharkov. Therefore, if they want to make a roundabout way back to the east of Kharkov, the coalition must cross the river upstream and enter the forest.  After the strip goes south.

    The only bridge over the Kharkov River in the east of the city is currently close to the East City position and is in the hands of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces. Strictly speaking, those guarding the East City of Kharkiv are the 3rd Division of the 2nd Ukrainian Volunteer Division.  Travel, rather than crossing the river ten miles east of the cityThe 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division positioned itself 2 kilometers away to guard the forest road.

    The reason why the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces Command deployed the 3rd and 4th Ukrainian Infantry Divisions fifteen kilometers away from the city was not only to hide in the dense forest to avoid the strikes of the Allied Air Force, but also for the purpose of hiding in the dense forest.  The flaw deliberately exposed after discussion between the former enemy commander-in-chief General von Francois and his deputy chief of staff and commander of the 47th Reserve Infantry Division Major General von Neuhaus

    Whenever one of the warring parties reveals a flaw, it is either due to lack of troops, luring the enemy in, or an ill-conceived idea to lure the Allied forces into fighting in the forest area east of Kharkov. This is a short-term success for the German-Ukrainian coalition.  As a helpless move after losing air supremacy in the country, the forest water network zone can weaken the threat of the coalition air force to the greatest extent, and the actions of the Chinese armored forces will also be hindered.

    This is also the reason why the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division is arranged on the southeast flank of the 3rd Infantry Division, rather than behind it. The eastern defense line of Kharkiv will form a line with the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division¡¯s position in the forest.  The two claws of the crab. Once the Allied forces are lured in, the real counterattack of the Kharkov defense battle will begin in the forest area east of the city. Of course, the protagonists may not necessarily be the 3rd and 4th Ukrainian Infantry Divisions.  .

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