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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 784 (2) The key is to stay calm

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    The second line of defense in the north is actually divided into a 1-kilometer-long city wall in the east and west, and a fortification built as the core with railways, highways and urban buildings on both sides in the middle. There are almost three sections, so that the entire perimeter of the Kharkov Old City Fortress  It is 3 kilometers north and 35 kilometers east and west.  35 kilometers in length to the south, Kharkiv New City is located in the south city area. There is no city wall, but there are stone houses everywhere. Streets and two- and three-story buildings are scattered in an orderly manner. There are three cities on the south wall of the old fortress city.  Gate, the one in the middle is the main railway and highway that runs through the old city of Kharkov, and outside the south gate is the Kharkov Pier on the Lopan River.

    Next to the pier is a railway bridge and a highway bridge. After crossing the bridge, you will find the entire Nancheng District. In fact, the width of Nancheng District is close to 5 kilometers from east to west and more than 4 kilometers from north to south. At the southern end of Nancheng District is Kharkiv South Railway Station.  , it is full of warehouses, warehouses and yards. It has also become a German barracks and a defensive position with the South Railway Station as the core. It is the only remaining 12 75mm Krupp field gun position of the 3rd Artillery Battalion of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division Artillery Regiment.  Just north of the South Railway Station, the two wings of the railway are well camouflaged

    The positions of the remaining two 150mm heavy field howitzer companies of the medium artillery battalion under the 47th Artillery Regiment of the German Reserve Infantry Division are located a little further north, but they are all within the scope of Nancheng District Many artillery pieces are used for concealment  They were even placed in the yards of Ukrainian houses. Some other artillery pieces were disguised as street trees along the street. After the big trees were cut down, the cannons replaced the big trees and stood beside the road. Of course, the branches on the barrels were tightly wrapped.  More of them used camouflage nets to cover up the artillery positions

    The 1st Brigade of the 1st Volunteer Infantry Division guarding the northern suburbs ring defense line was replaced by the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Volunteer Infantry Division. The 1st Brigade's performance yesterday was heroic and fearless, which indirectly boosted the morale of the 2nd Brigade. Of course, as  The propaganda slogan of the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian forces. The volunteer infantry in the trenches were told that as long as they persisted until nightfall, the main force of the German army would return to Kharkov and begin a comprehensive counterattack against the invading enemy. The 2nd Brigade of the Volunteer Division  The soldiers were also informed thatthe German heavy artillery ambushed in Kharkiv has been further strengthened and will fully support the 2nd Brigade on the first line of defense in today's defensive operationholding the position is a certainty  things

    What's more, the position that the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Volunteer Division needs to guard has been shortened by half from 9 kilometers. Centered on the railway line, the width is less than 25 kilometers each. Each brigade of the Ukrainian Volunteer Infantry Division has 2 infantry regiments.  , each regiment is composed of 5 infantry battalions, with a full strength of more than 3,000 troops. Guarding a position less than 5 kilometers away, on average, a soldier only needs to guard a trench less than 2 meters

    Of course, according to the arrangements of the former enemy headquarters, only 3,000 men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment were stationed on the first trench-type ring defense line, but two-thirds of the 4th Infantry Regiment's mg08 heavy machine guns and 76cm light infantry mortars were strengthened.  When it comes to the first line of defense troop strength is not the main issue, the key is firepower Relying on rifle volleys and throwing grenades to hold the line of defense is the last resort. Before that, it was the machine guns and mortars of both sides.  Before that, it was naturally the suppression and counter-suppression of long-range artillery fire from both sides

    In fact, since the coalition has air superiority, if the aviation force is deployed with full force and launches a large-scale air-ground coordinated attack, it will be very difficult for the German-Ukrainian coalition to defend Kharkov. After all, the advantage in military strength is outweighed by the disadvantages of firepower and air superiority.  Offset, and the limited artillery will be exhausted quickly if it really wants to compete with the opponent unless the defending side can have a steady stream of reinforcements.

    Of course, although the city of Kharkov is surrounded on three sides at the moment, the key southern city defense line and the road and rail traffic leading to Krasnov's base and railway hub have not been cut off. In fact, the river transport on the Lopan River has not been cut off.  It has not been cut off, but the transportation efficiency upstream from the downstream is very inefficient and fragile. In the defensive structure determined by the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian coalition, whether it is troop mobilization or logistical support, it mainly relies on criss-crossing  Rail lines and road networks¡­

    July 31, 1918 13:00 German-Ukrainian Allied Forces Frontline Command North of Kharkiv

    "Your Excellency General The Japanese artillery finally opened fire across the board The other side's firepower was very fierce The 2nd Brigade of the 1st Volunteer Division requested Nancheng artillery support, requested Nancheng artillery support!" Ukrainian Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Commander-in-Chief of the National Army Simon  Petliura's face was flushed and he waved his hands and shouted at von Neuhaus who was still looking at the battlefield situation on the northern front.

    "Calm down! Your Excellency Petliura The Japanese artillery will have to speak sooner or later. The fact that they persisted in firing until now is a quite acceptable result for us From what I heard, the enemy was only firing 75mm field artillery. The shelling was  The focus is on our circular defense line. Well Judging from the size, it should be the field artillery regiment of the Japanese 3rd Division that opened fire It's not a big problem. I ordered the 2nd Brigade to pay attention to artillery defense Only lookout posts are left on the position, and the rest are  The troops were all hidden in gun-proof holes and bunkers.Hidden inside!  "

    Von Neuhaus was not overly surprised by the sudden bombardment by the Japanese artillery. What was surprising was that the opponent was able to hold his nerve and delayed the first bombardment until 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Under normal circumstances, the opponent's bombardment should last at least 20 minutes.  Of course, this is different from the warring parties on the Western Front battlefield in Europe who prepared artillery fire for a week at every turn. However, the artillery shells currently stocked by the coalition forces are limited. Seeing the artillery attached to the Muto Brigade in the forest, they had to stop firing for half an hour.  Given the situation, it would be amazing if the Japanese artillery regiment in front of them could continue bombarding for 20 minutes during the artillery preparation stage

    The remaining artillery shells must obviously be reserved for cannons to suppress our counterattack Thinking of this, the German major general showed a smile on his lips, turned to the Ukrainian Prime Minister who was rubbing his hands and said,

    "My dear Simon, don't worry, artillery can't capture this city, not to mention that the opponent only fires 75mm mountain field guns. You can rest assured about the strength of the trench defense line built with the help of our German engineers  Unless the opponent continues bombardment with heavy artillery or heavy aerial bombs, it will not be said to be impregnable, but at least it will be rock solid The key is that the front-line troops must remain calm No unauthorized entry into the position to expose the target without an order from the headquarters is allowed!"

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