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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 788 (2) The Germans have good combat effectiveness

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    Kikuchi Shinnosuke was the first to start a quarrel again. Anyway, Muto Nobuyoshi couldn't take the lead. Although the air force only retained 1 fighter squadron and 1 bomber squadron hovering in the sky, it was not to prepare for the Muto brigade.  The backhand left behind for tactical guidance, the focus is of course to ensure the main offensive of the northern front

    "I agree with Commander Kikuchi's brigade. Ensuring the main ground offensive on the northern front and opening the Kharkov defense line are the top priorities of the air force. The current positions of my ** Field Heavy Artillery Regiment can only cover Kharkov.  Near the north wall of Kharkov Fortress, if the position is moved forward, it will take at least an hour or even longer. The same is true for the Tanaka Artillery Regiment. It has not yet been confirmed whether there are any remaining enemy artillery positions in Kharkov City.  Unless the northern front gives up the offensive, the air force should not be transferred to the eastern front to provide tactical guidance to the Muto brigade. The fastest update, full text hand-printed

    Colonel Hashimoto Koji, commander of the ** Field Heavy Artillery Regiment of Japan's 3rd Division, stood up to support Kikuchi's view. His heavy artillery unit will take a lot of time to move forward or rearrange its positions. What if something happens at this time?  No one can afford the price of a resurgence of German heavy artillery in the city of Erkov. The tragic situation of the 26th Brigade, the main force of the 13th Federal Infantry Division, being harvested by enemy heavy artillery is very impressive. Looking back, if the Chinese armored forces and Kikuchi Brigade also suffered the same fate  if¡­¡­

    This matter is not easy to handle. In the minds of Japanese generals like Hashimoto and Kikuchi, the federal infantry is still a second- or even third-rate unit in the coalition. It is naturally best to lead the battle and serve as cannon fodder If Japanese troops and Chinese armored forces are used  To be cannon fodder is the last resort and a master of ambiguity.

    "Chief of Staff, what do you think? Should we continue to break through along the northern line in one go, or should we turn to a stalemate and let the air force help Muto deal with the main Ukrainian force on the eastern front first?" said the former enemy commander of the Central Route Army and the Japanese 3rd Army  The division commander, Lieutenant General Atori, was a little unsure. Hashimoto was right. No one knew whether the German-Ukrainian artillery in the city had been completely wiped out. Our artillery positions were placed too far back.  It will obviously be difficult to extend the firepower forward for a while

    The staff officer of the Japanese 3rd Division, Colonel Hisashi Karitaka, heard this and his eyes were spinning around. He was a little confused for a while. After a long time, under the gaze of a group of Chinese, Japanese and federal generals around him, he hesitated and said, "Kharkov Guards  The tenacity of the army is indeed a bit unexpected. The Muto Brigade's previous attack on Dongcheng returned without success. The Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment lacked sufficient artillery support, and the exploratory attack launched in the southwest failed to approach the German position at all.  The other party has deployed armored trains on the railway lineThe position at the southern suburbs railway station is also quite strong"

    "Colonel Ling, what are you talking about when there is so much land and so much money? Tell me quickly, should we continue the offensive on the northern front? If not, who will compensate for the losses of our troops? My troops have sacrificed nearly 2,500 people.  Is the casualty co-author just trying to test the Ukrainians for you?" Voronezh, the division commander of the 13th Federal Infantry Division, shouted impatiently. In this former enemy headquarters, the federal major general was also interested in the Chinese Lu and the Japanese 3rd Infantry Division.  The division chief, Lieutenant General Atari, maintained respect. The others, whether they were major general brigade commanders like Kikuchi or chief of staff of the division like Hisashikari Takashi, were really not in the eyes of Voronezh.

    Voronezh was so frightened that he was gnashing his teeth and blowing his beard. Hishikari hurriedly said, "The northern front is of course the main direction of attack, but it is normal for the 13th Federal Infantry Division to take a rest and take a breather due to heavy casualties. At the same time, the artillery positions of Hashimoto and Tanaka need to be  Move forward so that we can continue to provide fire coverage for the deep positions in Kharkov. Your Excellency, division commander, everyone, if we attack too hard on the northern front, beware of the risk of the Germans and Ukrainians abandoning the city and retreating!"

    "The other party abandoned the city and retreated?" The generals present couldn't help but frowned when they heard this. The division commander was even more shocked and said in deep thought, "Yoshi Soga Sotisne  Chief of Staff, you are right to remind us It is certainly our goal to capture Kharkov, but if we pay a heavy price to fight against the enemy and walk away along the railway line, then our impact on Uto  General Gong and the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces in Samara are really hard to explain"

    Koji Hashimoto and King Tanaka looked at each other. They both knew that their frontline troops were insufficient. The division commander was so greedy and wanted to capture Kharkov and annihilate all the enemy troops defending the city. How could this be possible? The other party said  The strength of the troops is still higher than ours, not to mention, who knows when the main German reinforcements will arrive. The German Air Force has only temporarily lost the air superiority over Eastern Ukraine. Now the coalition air force can only protect the operations in the direction of Kharkov, which is already a bit stretched Really  If fighting starts in all three directions how the situation will change may not be as easy as imagined in advance, right?

    "Your Excellency, Division Commander, Chief of Staff, I think the top priority is to capture Kharkov. Taking this strong fortress castle will be of great benefit to us without any harm. As for annihilating the enemy's main force, we are completely able to do so."?As the second goal, driving the Germans and Ukrainians out of the turtle shell of Kharkov should be more conducive to our future encirclement and elimination of the enemy's main force. Gathering heavy troops under the enemy's solid fortress will inevitably lead to long nights and many dreams.  !  "

    The words of Shinnosuke Kikuchi, the commander of the Japanese 5th Brigade, were quite right. The lessons and experience of two consecutive days of ground battles obviously dispelled the common underestimation and optimism of Japanese generals before the war. Inside the city of Kharkiv  Because of the presence of the German army, although it was just a reinforcement of the infantry regiment, it was the German general who commanded the entire city defense. Although Kikuchi did not know the famous commander of the 29th German Reserve Infantry Corps, Hermann von Fran.  Admiral Sova is currently not on the frontline command due to a recurrence of his heart disease, but just looking at the battle process over these two days and one night, the performance of the Kharkov garrison is remarkable and should not be underestimated.

    "Your Excellency, Division Commander, driving the Germans out of Kharkov and occupying this city with a dangerous terrain and strong fortress will be of great benefit to our next phase of operations. If we blindly seek the best for everything, I'm afraid we will delay the final stage of our operations."  Precious time The main force of the German army is retreating now because they have lost air supremacy and are unwilling to use up their strength, so they rely entirely on the Ukrainian National Army and volunteer troops to take the lead

    With all due respect, Your Excellency, Division Commander, everyone has seen the combat effectiveness displayed by the 139th German Reserve Infantry Regiment last night and today
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