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Volume 3 Far East Stories Chapter 782 (4) The Village Chief¡¯s Child

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    "Hey! That's right! You are right to remind me. In this way, according to my order, Yarmolenko, commander of the 4th Infantry Division, will be promoted to Army Lieutenant General at the same time, and concurrentlyDeputy Chief of Staff of the 1st Group Army, and the Artillery Regiment will be awarded a collective  A third-class meritorious service medal, is that enough?" Simon Petliura asked the German major general.  §êw§ë

    Von Neuhaus elegantly spread his hands and said, "You are the Minister of Defense of Ukraine and the Commander-in-Chief of the National Army. You have the final say. I think this is careless, but in order to clearly understand the intentions of the Muto Brigade, we arranged it in the city.  The 4th Brigade of the 2nd Division of Volunteers on the Eastern Defense Line can make a tentative counterattack on the bridgehead to see if the Japanese intend to hold on or not? Simon, what do you think?"

    "My dear Sven, shouldn't we be so close and sincerely united a long time ago? From now on, you can just call me Simon, and I will call you Sven, so as not to call you general, prime minister, or your Excellency all day long, which is too harsh.  Now we are completely comrades in the same trench who live and die together!" Simon Petliura was inspired by the German Major General's words "Simon", and all the pores in his body relaxed, and he was in a good mood.  He hugged the German major general who was a few years older than him and gave him a kiss on the face, which is common among Cossacks.

    In this way, at the insistence of German Major General von Neuhaus, the German heavy artillery scattered and ambushed in the city was not transferred to the northern city area to bombard the coalition pontoon bridge on the Kharkov River near the root of the northern wall of the fortress. To be honest,  Although the German Krupp 150mm heavy field howitzer is only a cannon under the jurisdiction of the medium artillery battalion of the German infantry division, it is already a heavy artillery at the division level. A single cannon weighs as much as 21 tons.  A cannonball weighs 42 kilograms.

    Since the pontoon bridge erected by the Allied Allied Forces on the Kharkiv River northeast of Kharkiv City is 7 kilometers northeast of our front-line positions, the German heavy artillery in the city has to be pulled almost close to the south of the city wall to reach it.  The opponent's pontoon bridge, and it can be predicted that this position is definitely within the range of the two Japanese field artillery regiments. Therefore, even if the German troops in the city can avoid the eyes of the Allied Air Force reconnaissance planes in the sky when moving this artillery, as long as  Opening fire will inevitably expose the position. Who dares to say that the Japanese cannons have not measured the shooting in advance and are ready to attack?

    At that time, Simon Petliura's wishful thinking that he can hit and run to avoid the enemy's counterattack may still have a chance against lightweight artillery such as the 75mm mountain gun. For the size and weight of the 105mm and 150mm, everyone  As far as our artillery is concerned, it is basically self-deception. Last night, the Japanese 150mm Taisho 15cm heavy howitzer fired fast and accurately!

    Von Neuhaus's two 150mm heavy artillery batteries have a total of 8 cannons left. They definitely don't dare to waste it on bombarding the opponent's pontoon bridge. Even if one shot hits, it is not worth sacrificing a heavy artillery in exchange for the opponent.  The pontoon bridge was interrupted for half an hour, and it didn't even take half an hour for the Japanese engineers to repair the pontoon bridge. In the early morning, the Japanese engineer regiment took less than 2 hours to build a magnificent pontoon bridge

    If there was not a huge threat from the coalition air force in the sky, the German-Ukrainian coalition would have had many means of counterattack and flexible use of artillery. But now, the most critical thing is to defend the city of Kharkiv while preserving its strength and surviving every day.  For missions, night is the best practice for mobilizing the main force and artillery of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces. In fact, since the coalition forces have not yet launched the battlefield in Eastern Ukraine outside of Kharkov, von Neuhaus is already planning what happens if the German fighter wing resumes operations.  Returning to the skies over eastern Ukraine, he planned to concentrate and prepare at least two main divisions of the 47th Infantry Division and the 48th Infantry Division to deal a fatal blow to the troops besieging the Allied Powers

    In the counterattack plan discussed many times with General von Fran?ois, the best choice was for the two main divisions of the German army to outflank the main coalition forces stationed in the north of Kharkov from the two wings of Kharkov.  Of course, von Neuhaus believed that one of his divisions could definitely defeat a Japanese infantry brigade. As for the Ukrainian troops, they waved flags and shouted loudly. Although the Germans were experts in trench warfare, for the Germans on the Eastern Front,  Large-scale flank insertion and encirclement for mobile warfare are the trump card. Von Neuhaus hopes to help Army Commander General Von Francois recreate the glory of the Battle of Tannenberg on the Eastern Front in 1914!

    Of course, the situation faced by the Kharkov garrison is still grim. The Muto brigade in the east is likely to continue to launch an attack on the three Ukrainian divisions after receiving supplies of ammunition. This requires the Ukrainians without artillery support to rely on  Holding the position with machine guns, mortars and grenades does not mean that they cannot continue to withdraw eastward, but the German major general is very worried that the Ukrainians can fight with the wind and cannot fight against the wind. If they withdraw, it is likely to cause a rout, but they grit their teeth and endure it.  In order to have a chance of victory, the barriers and protection of the Kharkiv forest will weaken the threat of opponent's artillery and aviation air attacks better than the plains. What's more, the Ukrainians are familiar with the terrain in their hometown, and the wetlands, swamps and river ditches of the forest can hinder the Mutoh brigade.  An obstacle to the regiment's attack.

    Delay the Japanese attack??, to preserve the strength and vitality of the German-Ukrainian garrison. Once a counterattack occurs, the German major general is confident of inflicting heavy damage on the Allied forces

    Of course, the fall of Porodukshiv, an important town fifty kilometers northwest of Kharkov, actually had a greater impact and shock on the German major general's troop formation than the major general showed on the surface. A mere Japanese cavalry regiment,  How could they actually cross the Lopan River south to outflank the German-Ukrainian forces defending the city and still have the energy to attack Borodukshiv?  Could it be that the troops deployed by the Japanese 3rd Division in Hexi were not limited to the cavalry regiment?  The German Major General murmured in his heart.

    The one who raided and occupied Borodukshiv City was a Japanese cavalry brigade under the command of Yamashita Tomofumi. The 10th Cavalry Brigade of the 4th Cavalry Regiment of the Japanese 3rd Division was captained by Major Iida, so the 10th Cavalry Brigade was also called the 10th Cavalry Brigade.  He is the Iida Battalion, and Yamashita Nobumi's position is attached to the 4th Cavalry Regiment with the rank of captain.

    Yamashita Infantry Captain, who graduated from the 28th batch of the University of China, was not reserved at all in front of Iida, who graduated from the cavalry department of the 24th batch of the University of China. This Major Iida Sadagu will be regarded as a minor celebrity among the Japanese cavalry generals in the future.

    Iida Sadagu was a soldier of the Japanese Army from February 18, 1884 to September 15, 1977.  The final level is Army Lieutenant General.  Iida is from Niigata Prefecture.  It is the eldest son of a local village chief, 99 Iida Teiichi.  Higher elementary schools, Sendai Army Regional Kindergarten School, and Central Kindergarten School have come along the way.

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