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Volume 3 Far East Stories Chapter 771 (6) Eat one bite at a time

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    Of course, almost one-fifth of the fortifications collapsed during the coalition air strikes, and many machine guns could only be temporarily set up above the open-air trenches to fire like field fortifications.  §êw§ë

    Although the two infantry battalions of the coalition kept advancing one after another while dodging machine gun fire and jumping up to charge, the two sharp knife companies at the front were almost close to the 1,200-meter position. At this position, the lethality of the machine gun firepower of both sides increased sharply.  , the two leading companies of the 1st and 2nd Battalions each suffered nearly one-third casualties, but the roar of the Browning heavy machine gun finally began to sound 1,200 meters away from the enemy position.

    The distance of 1,200 meters is still dominated by mortars and machine guns. The Mosin-Nagant rifles in the hands of infantrymen on both sides are still just decorations and fire sticks, not to mention hand grenades and grenades. If the effective range of the rifle is 450550 meters,  Then the combat distance between grenades and grenades is only 3050 meters. Just as the mortarmen on the defender's side were gearing up to pull the German 76cm infantry mortar from the shelter to the trench and gun emplacement, preparing to give the attacking federal troops a lesson, the attack  The infantry in one side's skirmishing formation stopped at a distance of 11,001,200 meters, and began to lie on the ground and dig bunkers and fortifications on the spot.

    At this moment, the coalition M81 mortar position stranded 1,800 meters away began to boom, and the bird-like mortar shells flew over and hit the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division of Kharkov Volunteers.  The position of the 3rd regiment exploded into a sea of ??flames.

    July 31, 1918, 9:20, the former enemy headquarters of the Allied Southwest Front Center Route Army on the battlefield north of Kharkiv

    "Your Excellency Voronezh, why did your troops stop? It seems that they are digging fortifications with their heads covered What kind of fortifications are they digging when they are still more than 1,000 meters away from the enemy's position?" The former enemy commander-in-chief of the Central Route Army of the Southwest Front, who had been looking at the battlefield with a telescope,  The commander of Japan's 3rd Division, Jiro Tashiba, put down his telescope and turned around with some doubts.

    As the former enemy commander-in-chief of the Central Army, Da Ting was the supreme commander of all coalition forces under the city of Kharkov, both nominally and actually. Although the 13th Federal Infantry Division, which was the leading force in the Central Army, was engaged in the battle at this time and was responsible for the command.  The one who fought was the division commander Major General Liukin Alexeevich Voronezh.

    "Your Excellency, Division Commander, yesterday the main force of your two infantry regiments rushed to the Kharkov garrison's nose. The right wing was only 300 meters away, and the left wing also rushed into 500 meters. Why did the opponent just use machine guns at this moment?  Just blocked your troops from 1,200 meters away?" Major General Shinnosuke Kikuchi, commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division of Japan, also put down his telescope and turned to stare at Voronezh in a rough voice.  .

    Kikuchi Shinnosuke was originally supposed to stay on the right wing and command his 6th Infantry Regiment, but Ya was unhappy that the coalition's left-wing position was guarded by China Lu's 1st Armored Battalion and his own 18th Infantry Regiment, so as a major general's brigade commander  If Kikuchi stays on the right wing and commands the 6th Infantry Regiment, doesn't that mean that the dignified brigade commander and the colonel of the Chinese Armored Regiment are battlefield commanders of the same level?

    Therefore, Kikuchi simply handed over the right wing position to Colonel Ogawa Kasumi, the chief of staff of the 5th Infantry Brigade. He led several brigade staff members directly to the temporary enemy headquarters in the middle to assist Lieutenant General Oba in controlling the overall situation. Of course,  It¡¯s not an exaggeration to say that it¡¯s a show. Anyway, now the defensive lines of the left and right flanks close to the Yudi and Kharkiv rivers have been flooded by the Ukrainians themselves. Almost half of them have been flooded overnight, almost becoming a vast country. At this time, from the two wings  The attack was obviously self-inflicted and just allowed the 5th Infantry Brigade, which suffered heavy casualties after yesterday's fierce battle, to rest and recover.

    "Kikuchi-kun is rightlook at this movement. The 13th Federal Infantry Division has only deployed 2 infantry battalions. It is expected to attack the enemy's position with such a small force. I said, Major General, are you deceiving Your Majesty Otei?"  "Following the crowd was Colonel Tanaka Dougao Wang, commander of the 3rd Regiment of the Japanese 3rd Division Field Artillery. This guy obviously believed that the troops in Voronezh were not working hard and that the lack of security was to blame the Japanese artillery for not being willing to strike first.  Prepare for artillery fire.

    "Your Excellency, everyone, everyone has seen how strong the trench fortifications built by the Germans are. Yesterday, when my men desperately rushed to 300 meters, they were suppressed by the enemy's firepower. They were lying in the field, unable to rush up or retreat.  We can't repeat it again, so today my division's middle attack tactics are to attack steadily. The forward position is built near 2200 meters. The position at 1800 meters is the M81 mortar position. The position at 1200 meters is the target position of the first attack.  At this distance, our side's M60 mortars and heavy machine guns can effectively exert their firepower, while the opponent's German-made h¨¨ range is just out of reach"

    Liukin Alexeevich Voronezh stroked the mustache on his upper lip, put down the telescope in his hand, and answered the questions of the Japanese generals confidently. Obviously, the development of the battle situation on the front line was in accordance with the plan of the division commander.  This guy was thinking, I want to lead the 13th Federal Infantry Division to make a show of prestige, but I can't?You Japanese monkeys are using your strength in vain as cannon fodder. Damn it, Tanaka didn't even want to use the cannon. My men rushed to a position of 1,200 meters without artillery cover. It was already very difficult for Lieutenant General Oba.  Save face!

    "Sogar Liukin Alexeevich, that's what you Russians should call you, right? My order is to launch an attack from the 13th Federal Infantry Division in the center. I don't mean to tell you to attack 1,200 meters away from the opponent's position.  Just dig a shallow trench in the place If they just use this tickling method, the Ukrainians can defend Kharkov impregnably with just one shot! "

    As the former enemy commander of the Central Route Army, Oba Jiro's face was blue and white. He felt as if he was being teased by Voronezh, an old and arrogant division commander. Of course, looking through the telescope, Voronezh's troops on the battlefield performed quite well during the attack.  The formation is not chaotic when advancing and retreating. When it is time to lie down, it is not slow down when it is time to stand up and when it is time to stand up. Although the speed of advancing 1000 meters in 20 minutes is a bit unhurried no matter how you look at it.

    "Well, we Russians have a saying, this meal should be eaten one bite at a time, and the hard black bread should be broken off piece by piece!"

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