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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 773 (1) The position is bound to be exposed

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    Are they planning to fight a protracted war with us?  After all the hard work, they rushed up and stopped 1,200 meters away. They also spent so much effort digging fortifications If you ask me how can the field fortifications they dug in the mud block our heavy artillery It's a 75mm  Field artillery can also level this clay trench Although it is a bit risky to let the volunteer division counterattack, we can use shelling to bombard the fortifications built by the opponent under our eyes. Is there anything wrong with this strategy?  When the coalition air force comes back, we will miss the opportunity to fire!  "

    Sven von Neuhaus put down the telescope in his hand, turned around, frowned, looked at the confused Ukrainian Prime Minister, sighed softly and said, "Your Excellency Petliura, are you still here?"  Didn't you see it? The enemy who was attacking directly launched a ground attack without even preparing artillery fire after the air attack, and only deployed 2 battalions of troops. This was clearly to test and lure us to expose our firepower and equipmentif not  The fortifications built with the help of German engineers are strong, and now our heavy machine gun losses will be even greater"

    "Of course there will be casualties and costs in a war. I think the casualties of the 2nd Brigade are not big. The opponent's field fortifications are incomparable to our reinforced trench defenses. But what Husev said just now is right. The opponent is now at 1,200 meters.  Their M60 mortars were used outside to constantly bombard our positions. Except for the machine gun fire points that were protected by covered fortifications, it had no big impact, but the soldiers in other open-air trenches were frightened by the opponent's mortar shells so  Just taking a beating on morale will be unstoppable Even if counterattack may be too risky, firing can always be done, right?"

    Simon Petliura obviously also hopes that his artillery ambushed in the Nancheng District can show its power again. If the two infantry battalions that have been attacked and focused on repairing fortifications can be destroyed together with the fortifications, then this morning will be enough.  , otherwise the enemy would suppress them with mortars at such close range, and with their morale low, the position would be in danger if the enemy launched a fierce attack.  §êw§ëFirst, 138 reading books

    "Your Excellency Petliura, the Chinese have an old saying that a small impatience can lead to a big plan. Before the German Air Force regains control of the air over Eastern Ukraine, we cannot take the risk of exposing our main force when the enemy has air superiority.  Under the bombing and strafing of enemy planes, artillery is the king of the battlefield. Of course, once a large-scale artillery battle breaks out, killing one thousand enemies and damaging eight hundred will inevitably lead to a war of attrition

    If our intelligence and judgment are correct, the coalition forces in front of them have been greatly strengthened compared to yesterday. To the west of Kharkov, the Japanese 4th Cavalry Regiment is still building a pontoon bridge on the Lopan River to prepare to cross the river. To the northeast of Kharkov  , the Japanese 3rd Division dispatched at least one brigade of troops to cross the Kharkov River and prepare to roundabout back to our east.

    Directly north of Kharkov, according to my judgment, the enemy's strength is an infantry brigade of the Japanese 3rd Division plus a Chinese armored regiment, and at least one division of federal infantry. The most troublesome thing is that the Japanese 3rd Infantry Division  The two artillery regiments of the 3rd Division had already arrived on the battlefield, but they remained silent without firing a single shot"

    As he spoke, von Neuhaus walked to the battle map hanging on the wall, held his chin and looked at it again and again, turned around and said to Simon Petliura with a solemn expression,

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, in addition to the fact that the opponent may not be stronger than us in terms of numbers, the firepower in the sky and on the ground is superior to ours. Although we have 75mm field artillery battalions scattered in the southern part of Kharkiv and two German 150mm  The heavy field howitzer company luckily escaped the opponent's first air attack this morning, but I dare saythe enemy's two artillery regiments must be waiting for us to lose our composure and fire!"

    "Just fire, what are you afraid of? Your Majesty, Major General, it is a great move for you to conceal and disperse our artillery in Nancheng District. In this way, unless the opponent pushes the artillery to the front of our first line of defense, their artillery fire will be enough."  It can't hit us. Of course, our artillery fire can't reach them, but the range of 1,500 meters in front of our position in Nancheng District is just right. Isn't this the strategy we formulated from the beginning?  As long as the opponent's air force doesn't wreak havoc in the sky, we can fire boldly with confidence!"

    Simon Petliura actually quite recognized and admired von Neuhaus, especially in the middle of the night when he ordered the only remaining 1 75mm Krupp field artillery battalion and 2 150mm heavy field howitzers in Kharkiv.  The company evacuated to the Nancheng District and spread out and hid. This arrangement allowed our artillery to escape the opponent's key air strikes on the Beicheng District and the northern defense line this morning. Moreover, when the enemy was strong and we were weak, we were separated from the opponent's reinforcements.  The attack range of the two artillery regiments coming up At the same time, they can still conduct fire interception and artillery bombardment in the area within 1,500 meters in front of the city's northern defense line!

    What the Ukrainian Prime Minister doesn¡¯t understand at this moment is that, as he said last night, the artillery can bombard the attacking enemy infantry while hiding in Nancheng District. Why today, the Major General refuses to let his artillery fire on the enemy¡¯s infantry?Got it?  With this heavy artillery attack, the opponent's two infantry battalions will probably be beaten to the ground by more than half!  What a great bargain opportunity!

    It's better now. The opponent is hiding in a field fortification 1,200 meters away, while continuously deepening and reinforcing the trenches, while constantly bombarding his position with Chinese-made M60 infantry mortars. Although the lethality is far less than that of our own 76cm mortars,  It would be a bloody situation if it was exploded next to it, wouldn't it?

    "Your Excellency Petliura, there is an old Chinese saying that good steel should be used on the blade. If we can use rifles and grenades to hold our position, we should not use machine guns. If we can use machine guns to hold our position, we should not use machine guns."  Our artillery should not be exposed. It was a clever move when we released water in the middle of the night yesterday to flood the river beach positions about 3 kilometers on each side.

    But we have shrunk our defense line, and the opponent has also shrunk their battle line, and the enemy is more cunning than yesterday. In the first wave of attacks, the opponent only invested 2 infantry battalions. In order to eliminate these two infantry battalions, we should use the artillery hidden in the Nancheng District.  What?  Don¡¯t forget that the coalition reconnaissance planes are still circling in the sky all the time. Once we open fire, the artillery positions will be exposed!  "

    Von Neuhaus frowned even more as he spoke. In the view of the German major general, Simon Petliura, the commander-in-chief of the national army with a guerrilla background, obviously still has a long way to go before becoming a regular army general.  Including his division commanders who were former guerrilla captains, large and small.

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