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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 789 (1) Is it okay to fight like this?

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    Arai Tatsuya was asked this question by his own brigade commander. He simply lowered his head and closed his mouth and stopped breathing. He thought to himself that the Okamoto Battalion and the Kengawa Battalion of his unit were still on the roundabout road at the moment, and they had lost their radios.  We haven¡¯t yet figured out where to contact them. The Guzhuang Battalion has just gone up to replace the Xiangzhui Battalion. However, the Guzhuang Battalion and the Duomen Battalion suffered heavy casualties while blocking the counterattack of three enemy divisions. In this situation  Next, the brigade commander talks extravagantly about the Benevolent Brigade going to catch up and annihilate the three Ukrainian divisions This is simply a fantasy

    "Major General Muto, I suggest that we simply give up the pursuit to the east. The main force of the brigade should turn back to the west and return to the city of Kharkov. On the one hand, we can receive the replenishment of personnel, materials and ammunition nearby. On the other hand, we concentrate on the remaining troops of the Duli artillery battalion.  Artillery, bombard the east gate of Kharkov with all your strength. I think there is a chance to cooperate with the main force of the northern front to open Kharkov's defense line from the east!"

    The speaker was Major Li Shang, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Battalion of the Chinese Duli Armored Regiment assigned to the Mutou Brigade. Although in terms of rank, he can only be regarded as a Japanese Army Major Captain, the Chinese Armored Forces are on the Eastern Front of the Allied Powers.  The coalition is an ace unit with outstanding combat effectiveness. Although Li Shang is just a major battalion commander, Muto, the brigade commander, does not dare to underestimate the Chinese major easily. You must know that the Chinese battalion commander in front of you led an armored battalion yesterday.  They defeated the main regiment of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division and annihilated nearly a thousand Ukrainian troops.

    The reason why Li Shang suggested this was because the forest road going east was pockmarked by the shelling and fighting between the two sides just now. Moreover, in order to block the road, the Ukrainians, in addition to laying mines, kept laying waste on both sides of the road during the retreat.  The huge trees fell down as obstacles This made it difficult for Li Shang's wheeled armored troops to deploy in the forest. At the same time, Li Shang also judged that the combat effectiveness of the three Ukrainian infantry divisions still existed, and the Muto brigade alone could  It is not too difficult for the remaining 7,000 troops to eat up the opponent's main force of more than 28,000 troops, it is almost impossible!  

    "Commander of the brigade, Major Li is right. The Ukrainians are familiar with the terrain. Our armored troops and heavy artillery cannot be used in the forest. We should turn around and use the main force of the brigade to attack the city. If the defense of the east city is strong, we might as well attack  Move south to outflank the German devils' retreat!

    It is almost impossible for the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment to capture the opponent's southern suburban position due to its weak strength. Although the German reinforced regiment suffered a lot of losses last night, its combat effectiveness is obvious to all. I think we would rather use more than 7,000 troops to defeat the opponent's 28,000 troops.  People are fighting in the forest, why not go south to join the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment and try to cut off the retreat of the Kharkov defenders!  "

    The speaker was Lieutenant Colonel Kohei Kozui, the captain of the 20th Infantry Battalion. His brigade had suffered casualties of nearly a squadron in the previous attack and defense. It was replaced by the Guzhuang brigade as a reserve force and was resting. Apparently, in the Kharkov Forest  The swamps and blistered bushes made the master who graduated from the 21st class of the Mainland University with honors a little scared. At this moment, he heard Li Shang's suggestion to fight back to the city of Kharkov. The guy suddenly became energetic, but he did not recommend continuing.  Attack the east city, but suggested that the Muto brigade move south to cooperate with the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment to cut off the retreat of the Kharkov defenders!

    It should be said that the 37-year-old Kashii Kohei is a talent that Commander Utsunomiya Taro of the Southwest Front is optimistic about. However, when he was in mainland China, he was steadily suppressed by Furusou Mikiro, Okamoto Renichiro and Takekawa Miji. He was not even able to join the saber team.  Enter, he graduated in a miserable seventh place. Fortunately, this fellow was one period earlier than the others, so he had a tendency to come from behind. He was promoted to Major at the age of 32, and to Lieutenant Colonel at the age of 37, both of which were among the graduates of Mainland University in the same period.  Outstanding.

    If Li Shang's suggestion made Muto unwilling, then Lieutenant Colonel Xiang Zuo's suggestion obviously made the brigade leader a little tempted. Muto Xinyi was a little unsure about paying attention. His brigade in the forest area was unfamiliar with the place.  Sprinkled in like pepper, more than half of the troops were dealing with swamps and blisters and bushes. However, the opponent's strength was four times that of his own and he was familiar with the local terrain. The most important thing was the organization of the 3rd and 4th Ukrainian Infantry Divisions in front of him.  The command and combat effectiveness are much stronger than yesterday's 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Divisions, and the use of artillery is also quite outstanding. Even the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division, which was disorganized yesterday and only gathered up today, did not collapse at the first touch

    "Brigade Commander, I think the suggestions of Major Li and Lieutenant Colonel Xiang Zhui have merit. If we go eastward and the terrain is unfamiliar, our troops will not have an advantage. The other party is obviously retreating in order to advance, hoping to push us away from the vicinity of Kharkov.  Draw away, it would be terrible if the opponent protrudes from the east gate to counterattack and intercepts our supply transportation There are still more than 20,000 Ukrainian volunteer troops and a German reinforced infantry regiment in the city"

    Upon seeing this, the chief of staff of the brigade, Takagi Yoshinari, quickly gave Muto further advice. Muto Nobuyoshi frowned and said in a deep voice, "But the Kenchuan Brigade and the Okamoto Brigade have already spread out to the two wings This car will not come back in vain."  It consumes military power, and the troops can't bear it physically and mentally Chief of Staff, why haven't you already?Have you contacted Takekawa Okamoto?  If that doesn't work, send the messenger to catch up!  What kind of plane?  !  "

    "Hey brigade commander, maybe the two infantry brigades are on a forced march, so the radio has not been turned on. It is really a waste of time to send messengers there in such dense forests. I think the radio will naturally turn on when they stop to rest.   Brigade Commander, I think the main force of our brigade will turn around and continue to block the east gate. If necessary, we can even blow up the Kharkov Bridge to catch turtles in the jar, while the main force of our brigade will be guided by Major Li's armored forces.  Rush souththe south is the key to the entire battlefield!" Chief of Staff Takagi said anxiously.

    "To the south? Join hands with the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment to cut off the enemy's retreat? Block the gate to the east, and sneak to the south to cover the border?Let me think about it"

    Muto Nobuyoshi is really a little undecided at the moment. The bridge outside the east gate of Kharkov cannot be destroyed easily. Otherwise, it will take who knows how much time and effort it will take to repair it in the future, but he can do it in his own hands.  There is only one infantry brigade that is not full of personnel. At this moment, the two infantry brigades are still outside and cannot be contacted. To the west, the 19th Infantry Brigade of Mizuno Taisuke's 7th Regiment suffered heavy casualties. They have to block the door and send troops.  Go south You have to watch out for the three main Ukrainian divisions to come back and fight Muto is a little unsure whether this attack is okay.
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