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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 775 (1) Don¡¯t wait until the fight breaks out

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    "Muto-kun, gentlemen, the current situation on the battlefield is complicated. Everyone has just gone to the east of Kharkov to observe the enemy's defense situation at close range. The Ukrainian position in the east of the city is not much more sloppy than in the north of the city. In addition,  With the Kharkov River close at hand as a natural barrier, I personally think that it will be very difficult for us to conquer the Kharkov Bridge without sufficient artillery and air power support!¡±

    Takagi Yoshinari did not hide it, he was the first to stand up and express his attitude. As the chief of staff of the brigade, this guy obviously opposed the 23rd Infantry Brigade to eat the hard walnut at the opponent's Kharkiv Bridge position.  ",

    "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, our brigade is now supported by Major Li's armored battalion and that Major Wu's ** artillery battalion. If we gather the artillery battalions of the two infantry regiments, we can definitely use them.  With artillery fire suppressing the Ukrainians at the bridgehead, and then using armored combat vehicles to rush along the bridge, I think we may be able to capture the east gate!" Mizuno, captain of the 7th Infantry Regiment, was obviously eager to try and unwilling to give up just like that!  The attack on the eastern city of Erkov.

    As soon as Mizuno said this, several captains of the 7th Infantry Regiment nodded in agreement. From gathering to crossing the river and then marching all morning, the 7th Infantry Regiment followed the Chinese armored troops forward, although they did not encounter the Ukrainian reconnaissance cavalry.  However, after nearly two hours of marching on foot, I was a bit exhausted. If I didn¡¯t fight the Ukrainians at the east gate in front of me, I don¡¯t know how many miles I would have to drive aimlessly Wouldn¡¯t this mean that we are seeking the far distance at the expense of the near?  Delaying everyone's future "" see

    "Mizuno-kun, although I can understand the 7th Infantry Regiment's eagerness to fight, don't forget that our brigade is alone on the right bank of Kharkov, and the Ukrainians guarding Kharkov are only two volunteer infantrymen.  Division and part of the German army, the two remaining divisions of Simon Petlyura's 1st Army of the Ukrainian National Army are said to have been evacuated to the forest east of Kharkovhaven't you considered this? "

    Takagi Yoshinari's words obviously hit the mark. The 23rd Infantry Brigade seems to have many choices, but if they want to attack the eastern defense line of Kharkov City, they have to guard against the Ukrainian National Army who has retreated to the eastern forest.  The main force, although the opponent's 1st Division was defeated by the Kikuchi Brigade's Shogo Keizaki Wing yesterday, the 2nd Division only lost one regiment and artillery, and the 3rd and 4th Divisions were unscathed. Moreover, the Allied Air Force  Even the aerial reconnaissance failed to discover the opponent's exact location in the forest

    "What are you afraid of?! Chief of Staff Takagi, yesterday the Kikuchi Brigade's Shogo Keizaki Regiment defeated the 1st Ukrainian main infantry division with just one unit. How can the combat effectiveness of the Shogo Keizaki Regiment compare to that of my infantry division?"  7th Regiment, haven't there been any traces of Ukrainians within ten kilometers to the east? Instead of going eastward with blindfolded eyes, it is of course better to stay here and launch an attack on the east city of Kharkov. In this way, we can wait for work. As long as Kazakhstan  The defense line of Erkov's east city is under attack and oppression. Maybe it would be better to lure the Ukrainians in the forest instead of looking for them aimlessly? "

    Colonel Mizuno's words were sharp and quite provocative. At this moment, not only the captains of the 7th Infantry Regiment echoed their captain, but also the captains of the Arai Regiment nodded along with him.  Said so, only Arai Tatsuya, the captain of the 19th Infantry Regiment, stroked his mustache thoughtfully without making a sound, his eyes switched back and forth between the faces of Chief of Staff Takagi and Muto Nobuyoshi, and he was thinking about the brigade commander.  In the endare we going to attack Kharkovor do we want to attack Kharkov?

    "Chief of Staff, if we give up the attack on the Ukrainian defense line in the east of Kharkov City, I'm afraid the former enemy headquarters will be disappointed. Maybe at this moment, Hashimoto and Tanaka's artillery regiments will point at Kharkov  The German artillery in the city opened fire on us, and then they used intensive and powerful firepower to destroy the defenders' artillery As long as they killed all the opponent's artillery The 13th Federal Infantry Division and the Kikuchi Brigade on the Northern Front might  With the support of China Lu¡¯s armored forces, they took advantage of it and broke through the opponent¡¯s defense line?¡±

    Tatsuya Arai finally spoke again. Obviously, this leader had a stronger overall view of the matter. After the attempt of the commander of the Otani Division to use Voronezh's 13th Federal Infantry Division as cannon fodder to attract the Ukrainians to open fire and expose the artillery positions failed,  At this moment, the main focus of the Northern Front Allied Forces is focused on the 23rd Infantry Brigade on the Eastern Front As long as they open fire here, they may really push the Kharkov defenders into panic and use their trump card. Germany  Once the Japanese heavy artillery comes into play, it will be the attacking troops of the 23rd Infantry Brigade here who will be hit by the shells, and the two artillery regiments of Hashimoto and Tanaka will be the ones to take advantage of it in the north

    Chief of Staff Takagi saw that the two captains of the main brigade did not want to just give up the opportunity to attack the east city of Kharkov. He sighed inwardly and said nothing more. The one who had the decision-making power was naturally a brigade that said little.  Commander Muto, let the Major General make the decision. If the outflanking force at this time only has the 23rd InfantryAs for the brigade, Takagi would never agree to launch an attack, but with the Chinese armored battalion and a powerful ** artillery battalion, maybe Lieutenant General Oba and the Kikuchi brigade failed to open up the situation on the northern front.  , and the Ben Brigade Group was victorious on the Eastern Front?

    "Brigade Commander, as the Chief of Staff, I am opposed to rashly launching an attack on the enemy's solid positions under the fortified city. However, the two regiments Mizuno and Arai are eager to fight, and the morale of the troops is also very high. If it is properly arranged, we can try it out.  It's still possible to launch an attack casually" Takagi Yoshinori saw two Chinese majors sitting upright on the opposite side of the horse without saying a word. Apparently he didn't intend to express his stance, so he turned around and kicked the ball back to Muto.  Faith.

    "Major Wu, can your ** artillery battalion really be put into battle? Most of your troops are Ukrainian artillerymen who have surrendered. The problem of gunnery is not big. The key is that it only took one day, and Ermaozi here can really turn the gun.  "Do you want to bombard their comrades for us yesterday?" the brigade commander Muto Nobuyoshi asked Wu Keren, the commander of the Chinese artillery battalion opposite, who had been silent for a while.

    The two captains, Mizuno and Arai, were overjoyed when they heard this. It was obvious that the brigade commander was now inclined to attack the eastern defense line of Kharkov City, so he asked the Chinese artillery battalion commander whether this **** artillery battalion could be put to use.  Think about it, the gunners of the 12 105mm German Krupp field howitzers and 6 75mm Krupp field guns are all Ukrainians. Can these guys really open fire on their former compatriots in the blink of an eye?  Don't wait until the war breaks out and the Ukrainian gunners will stop working!

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