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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 782 (1) The Eyed Artillery

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    Fortunately, the big trees in the forest helped the artillery on both sides a lot. At least one-third of the guns and missiles were blocked by the big trees, and the Ukrainian artillerymen of the 4th Infantry Division finally gritted their teeth.  Down, although the shooting speed is not as good as the two Japanese artillery brigades on the opposite side, it is evenly matched with the opponent's two 75mm artillery batteries and two 105mm light howitzer batteries.  Welcome to reading

    Of course, no one expected that the fierce artillery battle would last for nearly 30 minutes. After the artillerymen of the 4th Infantry Division fired all their artillery, they began to move at a tired pace. Of course, the artillerymen  It was inevitable that nearly half of the casualties on the position were caused by blood and flesh. This was also the first time that the artillerymen of the 4th Ukrainian Division conducted operations beyond visual range in such a fierce and cruel battlefield environment. Fortunately, they were on the treetops and on the front line.  The artillery observation posts at the position faithfully performed their duties, and the artillery positions on both sides did not move the battlefield. Instead, they tried their best to push the other side down in one breath

    It's hard to say whether Yarmolenko was relieved when he heard that his artillery guns were exhausted. At least the surviving Ukrainian artillerymen of the 4th Division Artillery Regiment were exhausted and relieved. Every gun on the position  Almost all the surviving cannons have completed nearly 180 rounds of shooting. The most tiring ones are the gunmen in the 105mm howitzer group. Although the 105mm light howitzer cannon is only 15kg, they have to transport 180 15kg cannons in half an hour.  Quite strong.

    Fortunately, the artillery of Japan's Muto brigade, which came across the river in a roundabout way, also exhausted its reserve guns at almost the same time. This gave the artillery on both sides enough time to move their positions after the sound of artillery gradually subsided. No one knew  When will the opponent's second round of shelling resume? Of course, only Yarmolenko knows his suffering. Due to too much retreat from the core position in the border area, his artillery regiment has rushed a total of 3 base artillery pieces.  came out, and now blocked traffic with the city of Kharkov. Although the 4th Artillery Regiment retained half of its strength, it was already in a state where it was difficult for a clever woman to make a meal out of the rice

    This is also the reason why Yamolenko, Koval and Michalik reported to the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces in Kharkiv in the name of Koval, the commander of the 3rd Infantry Division. The three Ukrainian divisions fired all their artillery in the forest.  There is no way to replenish it, but the Japanese Muto brigade on the opposite side has been continuously replenished with medicine and supplies along the pontoon bridge and forest road in Kharkov. How does this situation affect the three Ukrainian divisions in the forest?  Not serious?  Therefore, Koval proposed that the defenders in Kharkov must find a way to destroy the opponent's pontoon bridge and cut off the logistical supplement of the Muto brigade. Otherwise, although the three Ukrainian divisions have the upper hand in terms of strength, they will not be able to fight against the opponent to regain the supply of medicine.  long-range artillery!

    "Your Excellency Petliura, the biggest danger facing Kharkiv does not come from the east city and the forest, nor is it the 4th Japanese Cavalry Regiment from the southwest that is still dawdling to the south of us to stage a retreat.  Of course, your report just now said that a Japanese cavalry unit has raided and occupied Porodukshiv in the northwest. This is not the key. I am worried that the fatal blow of the coalition forces will appear in the north, relying solely on the Kharkov River.  The floating bridge to supplement the Muto brigade in the forest cannot change the current battlefield situation! "

    German Major General von Neuhaus picked up the telescope in his hand and looked at the battlefield situation in the north. Opposite the position of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division of Ukrainian Volunteers in the northern suburbs of Kharkiv, from 1200 meters to 1800 meters and then 2200 meters  meters, three coalition field fortifications actually appeared in one morning, and spider-like traffic trenches were dotted around. In the distance, the flag of the coalition could even be seen fluttering in the wind from the railway station in the northern suburbs of Kharkiv the sound of the train  The sound of the flute was clearly audible, and the only thing that could not be seen was the coalition artillery position behind a large forest.

    If you look east, you can see that the pontoon bridge built in the morning is still densely packed with people pushing and pulling horses to transport medicine and supplies to the east of the river. To the north of the pontoon bridge, ant-like Japanese engineers are obviously still building the third  With two pontoon bridges, it seems that the coalition commander on the opposite side has made up his mind to continue to expand the battlefield in the east. However, will the coalition really go around the city and try to surround Kharkov from the east and west wings?

    "Your Excellency General, our three main divisions in the forest east of Kharkov must not collapse under any circumstances. Once Muto Nobuyoshi transports the artillery, the troops of Kovar, Michalik and Yamolenko will be able to  It's dangerous I think we pulled the hidden heavy artillery in Nancheng District behind the fortress wall in Beicheng District. We used heavy artillery to destroy the opponent's pontoon bridge, and then

    Let's use artillery fire to cover the part of the Japanese army that occupied the Kharkov Bridge. Didn't you say that the opponent is at most one infantry brigade? We can invest an infantry brigade to counterattack, with the support of artillery fire from the north of the city, and cooperate with the forest  The main force inside killed the Japanese Muto brigade that had come around and opened up the connection between the forest and Kharkov!  "Simon Petliura rolled his eyes and spoke out his strategy. This is also the only way to break the current deadlock emphasized in Koval's telegram.

      Although German Major General von Neuhaus was only the division commander of the 47th German Reserve Infantry Division, he also served as the deputy chief of staff of the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces. In fact, he assumed the frontline command task of the Kharkov defensive operation.  , his boss, General Hermann von Francois, the former enemy commander-in-chief of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces and the commander of the 29th German Reserve Infantry Corps, only sat in the underground shelter of the Kharkov South Railway Station and did not directly command  In the defensive operations of Kharkov, the reason why Your Excellency the General took charge of the defense was because his heart condition was no longer able to bear the increasingly fierce battlefield command tasks.

    Of course, von Francois had absolute trust in Major General Sven von Neuhaus's commanding skills and battlefield judgment ability. If it were not for the purpose of stabilizing the military morale of the Ukrainians, von Neuhaus would have insisted on going.  The former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian forces will be withdrawn to Dnipropetrovsk. At the worst, they should be withdrawn to the Krasnov base together with the main force of the 47th Reserve Infantry Division.

    Of course, Von Neuhaus did not think that the Ukrainian Prime Minister's suggestion was worthless. The problem was that it was only noon, and the bombers of the Allied Air Force could come back at any time to carry out a second wave of air strikes and ground attacks. At this time,  The artillery units mobilized within the city are afraid of falling into the eyes of coalition reconnaissance planes in the sky before the positions are set up. Opposite the Japanese 3rd Division, there are two artillery regiments eyeing the positions

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