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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 782 (2) Laying the foundation for success

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    In the view of the German major general, if artillery is to be moved for a preemptive strike, the first target of the artillery attack on the coalition forces in the north should be the suspected Japanese artillery position behind the woods, not the two pontoon bridges. In fact, once Kharkov  If the heavy artillery in the city is ready to fire at all costs, moving the artillery near the east gate can completely block the forest road and three-way intersection in the Kharkov Forest, which is less than 5 kilometers away from the east gate

    The distance between the east wall of the Kharkov Old City Fortress and the Kharkov River is 5,600 meters, then the 150-meter-250-meter-wide Kharkov River, and the opposite bank is the 5,600-meter river beach, and then  It is a towering river bank with a height of more than ten meters. After entering the forest, 2 kilometers east of the road is the Sancha intersection. The coalition's logistics convoy is winding from the north of the Sancha intersection. As for the fight with the three main Ukrainian divisions  The forest battlefield is about 12 kilometers away from the three-way intersection, and the distance between the artillery positions on both sides is between 7 and 8 kilometers.  §êw§ë

    The problem facing the German major general is that the air threat from the Allied Air Force is too greatand there are only one 75mm Krupp field artillery battalion and two 150mm heavy field howitzer batteries left in the city.  Hiding in the Nancheng District for defense and providing fire support within 1 kilometer of the front of our position is the best choice for our artillery when we are outnumbered. If we want to cause heavy casualties to the coalition artillery and move the artillery forward to the North City District

    Then it's back to the old way of artillery duel between the two sides If the Japanese artillery has opened fire before the enemy and exposed the target position, then it may be worth trying to make a desperate move to take advantage of the enemy later. The Japanese artillery unit in the north of the city has not been there all morning.  In this case, it can only be judged that the other party has learned to be smart and wait for work. In other words, the target of the opponent's artillery attack is not the infantry guarding the front line, but an ambush in the city all morning.  There was no artillery to fire

    "Your Excellency Petliura, as far as artillery is concerned, the enemy is strong and we are weak. There are at least two Japanese artillery regiments waiting in ambush somewhere 5 kilometers north of the city. You won't deny this, right? Even if the coalition aviation  For some reason, the team's bomber group did not appear over Kharkov again If we move our heavy artillery behind the fortress wall in the North City District to bombard the opponent's pontoon bridge 7 kilometers away, do you think the Japanese artillery will stand by and let us do what we do?  "?"

    Von Neuhaus stared at the Ukrainian Prime Minister in front of him sharply and asked. Simon Petliura was choked when he heard the words and murmured,

    "Your Excellency Major General, how can we be afraid of wolves before we start a war and be afraid of tigers later? I think we used three volleys to blow up the opponent's pontoon bridge and immediately moved the artillery position. The Japanese artillery cannot know our position in advance and wait for us to start.  After the opponent calculated the ballistic trajectory and adjusted the gun position, we had already dragged the cannon away along the street Even if the opponent came back with a counterattack, they couldn't blow us up! But we had to use German heavy artillery, and the 75mm field gun was too weak to blow up!  I think the pontoon bridge 7 kilometers away is a bit difficult"

    Who said that Simon Petlyura, the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine who was an old guerrilla leader, was unlearned and incompetent? The ideas he was using now were all very convincing, but the German Major General was not persuaded by him.  He retorted calmly,

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, the enemy's artillery cannot occupy positions and fortresses. The last ones to attack are infantry. Under the current situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak, our limited number of artillery can only be used to annihilate and suppress the enemy's attacking infantry.  The brigade, instead of competing with the opponent's artillery that is several times more powerful than us at the farthest range and shooting accurately As for the pontoon bridge on the Kharkov River

    Retaining the pontoon bridge can reduce the pressure on our northern defense line and bring a little illusion to the coalition commanders. If the opponent's Muto brigade fails in the Kharkov Forestdo you think the opponent will give up?  They will definitely launch a full-scale attack in the north of the city. Whether we can hold it by then is really a matter of course!  "

    The German Major General's words seemed equally well-founded. Simon Petliura lost his composure and scratched his head and muttered, "However, we cannot just sit back and watch the Muto Brigade to the east receive ammunition replenishment and support.  Rely on the superiority of artillery fire to defeat our three main divisions Then your counterattack plan will be missing the most important link How can you rely solely on the strength of the volunteer divisions in the city to cooperate with your counterattack troops?  Throw away the opponent¡¯s outflanking troops?¡±

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the Muto Brigade is just a roundabout force of the coalition forces. In terms of strength and artillery fire intensity, the main force of the coalition forces in the north of the city is at least 23 times that of the Muto Brigade. I believe that the breakthrough point for the enemy's key attack is still the North City.  The defense line is not the east city. The enemy from the east came round just to distract us, and the east wall of the Kharkov Old City Fortress was intact, unlike the north wall, which was actually divided due to the passage of trains and roads.  It is also broken into several sections and is no longer a complete fortress wall.?The reason why we established a strong trench-style defense line outside the northern city of the fortress.  "

    Von Neuhaus's tone was very firm. At this time, he became more and more convinced that the Muto Brigade was just fishing in troubled waters to confuse the audience and attract the attention of the defenders. The enemy's future attack focus will still be the North City. Only by capturing the North City can the opponent along the way.  If we drive straight in along the railway lines and highways, if we go back to the east city, the Kharkiv River alone will be enough for the opponent. The load of the pontoon bridge is limited and the speed of crossing the river is extremely slow.  go.

    "What can we do The three divisions of Koval, Michalik and Yarmolenko are counting on our artillery in the city to attack the Muto brigade. At worst, we will have to interrupt the opponent's logistics and transportation to replenish artillery shells.  Otherwise, when the opponent's artillery fires again, the three divisions of the 1st Army may not be able to hold the defense line How about let's move the main force of your 47th Reserve Infantry Division up along the railway line?  The artillery regiment was also mobilized? Krasnov is only 90 kilometers away from Kharkov, and it takes only an hour and a half to get there by train!"

    Simon Petliura rubbed his hands and walked back and forth in the headquarters. After thinking for a long time, he finally came up with another idea, which was to transfer the 47th German Reserve Infantry Division, which was used for counterattack, back to Kharkov in advance. I believe it would suddenly appear.  The main force of the German army in the east city of Kharkov will ruthlessly deal with Muto Nobuyoshi's ignorant infantry brigade. The artillery regiment of the 47th German Reserve Infantry Division has only 8 guns remaining in the city of Kharkov.  In addition to the 150mm heavy artillery battalion, there are still three artillery battalions equipped with 105mm light howitzers. Once these 36 German 105 light field howitzers join the Kharkov battlefield, they are likely to turn the tide and lay the foundation for repelling the coalition attack.  Got the basics!

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