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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 773 (2) Broiler under the muzzle

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    "But now the coalition bombers have returned. Yesterday we used ground heavy machine guns to set up anti-aircraft gun racks and taught the opponent's SE5 fighter squadron a lesson. Now we are taking advantage of the opportunity when the opponent's bomber group has returned, and we have arranged  The artillery position in Nancheng District is beyond the range of the opponent's two artillery regiments. We can fire suddenly to eliminate the two enemy infantry battalions that are rushing up and prevent our artillery position from being threatened by enemy air attacks. Why?  What about enjoying it but not doing it?

    Originally, we had the upper hand when the opponent lay down on the spot and fired machine guns at us. After all, we had fortifications and the opponent was just a ridge. Now they have dug the field fortifications deep and connected them, and our mortars cannot reach the opponent.  In the trenches, right now we are just being bombarded by the enemy's mortars Isn't it true that we are just being beaten but still unable to win?  The opponent's mortars are hiding in deep trenches, and our heavy machine guns are completely unable to reach the opponent!  "

    Simon Petliura looked disapproving. Although this guy had just driven Khushev, the commander of the 1st Volunteer Division, back to the position, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian National Army was not wanting to move forward as if a cat was scratching its paws again.  Should he eat the fat of the two coalition infantry battalions 1,200 meters away?

    "Your Excellency Petliura, I have to remind you that the defensive battle in Kharkov has officially started today. We do not have air superiority now. The artillery deployed in the south city can only be used at the most critical moment. The enemy in the north of the city is now  It is a Japanese infantry brigade plus a federal infantry division. In addition, there are an unknown number of Chinese armored troops. Both the firepower and the strength of the volunteers exceed your 1st Division and 2nd Brigade. Once we open fire at this time, it is true that the opponent will  The two infantry battalions that rushed up may have been caught off guard and suffered heavy losses, but have you ever thought about what will happen next? "

    Von Neuhaus's blue eyes were staring at the Ukrainian Prime Minister in front of him like a hawk, with a hint of unfathomable pressure in his eyes.  www.dyzw8.com138¿´Êé͇138¿´Êé͇

    "Next?Next, the opponent's artillery will also counterattack, but aren't our cannons deployed in Nancheng District? Then they are outside the range of the opponent's current artillery position. We are firing now just to eat meat without getting beaten.  What a good opportunity!" Simon Petliura was obviously still immersed in the fantasy of being able to annihilate the two infantry battalions of the coalition forces that came forward by surprise.

    "Counterattack? Once our artillery deployed in the south of the city fires, it must hit the enemy within seven inches. It must hit the most dangerous area at the most dangerous moment. If we want to eliminate the enemy's two infantry battalion leaders,  The troops have exposed their artillery positions, do you think the Allied forces will give us another chance to bombard the opponent's main force swarming forward?" Neuhaus asked bluntly.

    "We can hit and run before the bombers of the coalition aviation force have returned, we can find a way to move the artillery positions again Is this okay?" The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian National Army blinked, unconvinced.  Wu Zi defended himself, but actually he felt a little bit in his heart. He felt that if he had to move the artillery positions again in order to kill just two infantry battalions of the opponent, it would indeed be a small loss but a big loss.

    "Transfer? Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, night is the best protection for us to transfer troops and positions. Today is a clear and cloudless day. Do you think it is so easy for us to transfer artillery positions under the eyes of coalition reconnaissance planes?"  I dare say that as soon as we fire the artillery and expose the position, we will definitely be unable to avoid the enemy's aerial reconnaissance and successfully move the position in broad daylight. To say the least, we can complete the position before the coalition bombers return.  So what?

    Can the location of the new position hide from the opponent¡¯s aerial reconnaissance?  Our current artillery positions in Nancheng District are not exposed because we quietly moved our positions in the middle of last night and made a solid camouflage before dawn!  Such an opportunity will never happen again in broad daylight under the eyes of enemy reconnaissance planes!  Do you understand?  The biggest weapon in deterring the opponent's artillery and offensive is that our artillery is not firing. Once the details are exposed, do you think the other side will not arrogantly move the positions of the two Japanese artillery regiments forward to a position where they can attack us?  "

    Von Neuhaus's series of questions completely disrupted the Ukrainian Prime Minister's position. At this moment, Simon Petliura truly felt that there was a gap in all aspects of tactical literacy and battlefield situation judgment between himself, the commander-in-chief of the national army, and a German major general division commander.  Such a gap existed, this guy took a step back, scratched his head and murmured,

    "Having said that can we just watch the enemy build fortifications 1,200 meters in front of our position? If we don't have the means to suppress the opponent's mortars, we will not be able to stay in the trenches. Once the enemy launches  Attack, I'm afraid that the troops will be in disarray and the first line of defense in the north of the city is really lost. "

    "The position is not that easyI lost it. The key is to stay calm. Even if the enemy keeps moving troops from the dug communication trenches to the field fortifications 1,200 meters away, the 1,200 meters distance cannot be reached overnight. I am not afraid of the people coming from the other side.  Few, because I¡¯m afraid that not many people will come from the other side!

    Without your volunteers, the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division can beat the opponent back with only mg08 machine guns and mortars. What I'm worried about is that the coalition's artillery will not remain silent. When the time comes, the opponent will use artillery fire to attack our 3rd Brigade.  If we use a line of defense to suppress our firepower and launch an all-out attack at the same time, we will not be able to withstand the enemy's offensive with machine guns and mortars alone. At that time, we may have to use the hidden cannon in Nancheng District as a trump card Now  For us, delaying time is the best way to deal with it, rather than shelling or counterattacking with ground troops, otherwise it is very likely that the opponent's artillery can't hold back and fire"

    Von Neuhaus shook his head, with a hint of embarrassment on his face. With the loss of air superiority, the German-Ukrainian forces had to evacuate their main forces and hide them outside Kharkov. This is the fundamental reason for the current passive situation.  Although the artillery of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces is not afraid of the artillery wing of the Japanese division with the same strength, it cannot stand up to the opponent and has the Allied Air Force in the sky to help. This means that once the artillery battle between the two sides begins, it will become a war of attrition, and  If the opponent's artillery reserves or reinforcements are greater than our own, then once all the artillery of Kharkov's defenders is lost, the German-Ukrainian army will probably become a victim of the opponent's artillery!

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