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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 773 (7) Red Flag Waving Armored Soldiers

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    The left bank of the Kharkov River is low and the right bank is high. It winds through the Kharkov Forest from north to south. The main road in the forest on the left bank is the road leading from the northern border of Ukraine to the city of Kharkov. People usually come here  The road for carriages and horses is relatively wide, and three carriages can run side by side. However, this road turns southwest after reaching the northeast of Kharkov City, leaving the forest and heading straight to the north gate of Kharkov.  www.dyzw8.com138¿´Êé͇138¿´Êé͇

    After Muto Nobuyoshi's roundabout troops crossed the Kharkov River, they took a path in the forest on the right bank of the river. Because this road was in the forest area on the other side of the river, the flow of people and carriages was usually much smaller, and the road faced the opposite direction.  It is narrow and winding in many sections. Only two large cars can walk side by side and it is crowded and cramped.

    Captain Shi Qingshang, commander of the 1st Company of the 3rd Armored Battalion, who was forward after crossing the river, knew that the burden on his shoulders was not light. The Ukrainian security forces on the forest side withdrew very quickly. Mines were also laid on the road, and there were constant attacks.  The felled trees on both sides of the road hindered the marching speed of his team. Although the number of mines planted by the other party was not large, the clearance of the mines still greatly hindered his marching speed.

    For an entire hour, in the forest on the right bank of the Kharkiv River with tall trees and dense forests, Shi Qingshang's 1st Armored Company only advanced a distance of about ten kilometers, repelling four ambushes and interceptions by Ukrainian reconnaissance cavalry along the way, eliminating  Three small minefields were discovered. Fortunately, the mines used by the Ukrainians at this time were only old-fashioned anti-infantry mines, which did little damage to the wheeled combat vehicles of the Chinese armored forces. They were crushed over ten kilometers of road.  Just replaced 4 damaged armored vehicle tires.

    In fact, although anti-infantry landmines in the modern sense were first used by Lao Maozi in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, their power is far from being comparable to that of later generations. The first anti-tank landmine was used by the German army in 1918.  However, at the end of July 1918 in this time and space, the German anti-tank mines that were the first to be modified with artillery shells were far from being put into large-scale actual combat use. Therefore, in Ukraine on the Eastern Front battlefield, both the German army and the Ukrainian nation  The army only has a small number of anti-infantry mines.

    The simplest method of demining is manual demining, followed by mechanical demining or explosive demining. The demining method of the Chinese participating army armored forces on the road is very simple, which is to strengthen the chassis armor and mount the fd17ii wheeled armored warfare with a roller assembly.  The car moved forward In offensive and defensive operations, the Allied Eastern Front Allied Forces, which emphasized the advantages of firepower and mechanization, often used shelling and continuous blasting to open passages in minefields. Only reconnaissance troops would use manual exploration.  Needle way to clear mines.

    July 31, 1918, 9:45, 2 kilometers east of Kharkiv, a three-way intersection in the forest on the right bank of the Kharkiv River

    "Report to the company commander, seven or eight Ukrainian cavalrymen who blocked us were killed. The remaining Sayazi retreated west across the bridge. No enemies were found within 2 kilometers of the east road. What should we do next?" 3rd Battalion 1  Company Lieutenant Yan Yu, fully armed, jumped out of the speeding FJ18 Humvee reconnaissance/command vehicle, panted and stood at attention to report.

    "Didn't anyone get caught alive?" Company Commander Shi Qingshang frowned dissatisfied. Just now, his company was blocked and harassed by a Ukrainian cavalry team less than 1 km to the north. They chased them all the way with the intention of catching someone.  Live, the result was good. After reaching Sancha Road, the opponent did not go east, but instead withdrew west to the city of Kharkiv. Shi Qingshang ordered the 2nd Platoon to reconnoiter and advance along the road eastward, while the 1st Platoon of Jiandao attached Yan Yu  Under the leadership of the lieutenant, they pursued westward without giving up, but actually caught one alive.

    "I didn't catch him The M2 Browning large-caliber machine gun on our armored fighting vehicle is too lethal. As long as the opponent's cavalry is hit, it will be bloody and inhumane We caught it in one go.  Beside the Erkov Bridge, all the Ukrainians retreated to the Hexi position. The firepower of the mg08 heavy machine gun on the other side of the bridge was very fierce. If I hadn't retreated quickly, I would have been glorious at the bridge Well, the firepower of the Ukrainian 76cm mortar  It was so accurate that it almost overturned my Hummer.¡±

    The 1st company attached to his company commander seemed a bit impressive at this time. In fact, he led the 3 fd17ii armored wheeled combat vehicles in the 1st platoon. Thanks to their fast retreat, if they really caught up with the bridge, they would probably be surrounded by the enemy's intensive firepower.  There is no way to escape intact

    "It's strange that the Ukrainians were unprepared. We crossed the river in a big way in the morning, and everyone could see it. Just now, the 2nd platoon went east along the road for 2 kilometers. In addition to the constant felled trees on the road, there was a mess.  No trace of the Ukrainians has been found at the roadblock. I have asked the 2nd platoon leader to continue reconnaissance for another 3 kilometers to the east, and pay attention to reconnaissance on both sides of the road! "

    Shi Qingshang looked at Yan Yu's Hummer. There were several bullet holes in the front cover. It was the lieutenant's luck that the engine was not damaged. After thinking for a moment, the guy turned around and ordered, "3rd Platoon Commander, you  The platoon set up a position for me on the spot at this fork in the road to guard the intersection.When the battalion commander and the 2nd Company come up, I will take the company headquarters to the west to see the situation of the Kharkov Bridge. Yan Liancheng, your Hummer will lead the way!  "

    The red flag was waving on the company headquarters vehicle of the 1st Armored Company. Shi Qingshang's fd17ii wheeled armored fighting vehicle, led by Yan Yu's fj18 humvee, quickly arrived at the riverside at the edge of the forest. The three wheeled armored vehicles in his sharp knife platoon  The tanks had already left the road at this moment, and temporary positions and fighting positions were built on the left and right wings. The three vehicle-mounted infantry squads of the 1st platoon also spread out along the woodland on both sides of the road, and a platoon-sized field position was being occupied.  build.

    Of course, at the edge of the forest with towering ancient trees, the armored infantry adapted to local conditions and continuously felled many large trees surrounded by one person to directly form a ready-made shelter on the ground. On the east side of the tree trunk, they wielded the shovel to dig down field fortifications.  The armored soldiers burst into a small cheer when they saw their company commander's tank rumbling over from the east of the road.

    Shi Qingshang's tank also drove down the road after approaching the rear of the position. The driver directly filled the tank on the right wing position, because the No. 1 and No. 3 cars of the 1st platoon were 30 meters apart and were concealed and arranged on the left wing position of the main road.  , and the right-wing position is currently only car No. 2, which is more than 20 meters away from the road, is a bit lonely.

    Ten meters away to the west of the field fortifications built by row 1, the trees gradually became sparse, and the terrain began to go downwards

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