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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 790 (2) Reluctant to come forward despite pushback and resistance

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    The 12th Cavalry Brigade commanded by Xiaojie acted as a reserve force in the previous attack, so there were not many casualties. However, the power of the heavy artillery on the German armored train also surprised this guy. The 4th Cavalry Regiment  The cavalry artillery brigade has a total of 4 mountain guns and 8 field guns. These 75mm caliber mountain guns are no match for the 105mm light howitzers and 150mm heavy howitzers on the opponent's armored trains. If it were not for the fierce air strikes and bombings of the Allied Air Force that suppressed the opponent's train guns.  With such firepower, the 4th Cavalry Artillery Brigade of the 4th Cavalry Regiment is expected to be completely shattered

    Therefore, when captain Yonezawa Kogoro was helpless and roaring and getting angry, Iida Sadagu ignored the matter and ignored it, Nishio Hisou pushed back with a stiff neck, and Koiso Kuniaki said nothing.  He just pursed his lips and looked bitter and resentful, while his eyes were fixed on his captain and followed Xiaojie thought to himself, the Iida brigade had basically fallen down from exhaustion after running back and forth for 80 kilometers.  The Nishio Brigade suffered more than 300 casualties and was also hurt. If the captain planned to continue the attack then it was time for his 12th Cavalry Battalion to go into battle

    This is certainly not the result that Koiso Kuniaki hopes to get If the previous two probing attacks to the southwest of Kharkov were met with disappointment, then the Nishio Brigade just now had a great attack on the Air Force and the Cavalry Artillery Brigade.  The failure of the attack coordinated by open ground, infantry and artillery was a surefire blow This battle can no longer be so reckless and reckless

    He was thinking this in his heart, but Xiaoji didn't express his opinion. Yonezawa had been a supporter of him, and he couldn't say anything directly against the opinion of the captain in front of several other captains and wingmen  

    "Why are you standing still? What's the next step? Who can come up with a solution? How can we cut off the railway line? Neither the 139th German Infantry Regiment in the north nor the armored train in the south are easy to deal with!" Kogoro Yonezawa also said  He was getting angry. Nishio Kushizo had already talked back just now, but now he turned his head and remained silent. Yamashita Tomofumi took Iida Sadagu and whispered to discuss something. Koiso Kuniaki seemed to be studying the mustache of his team leader.  Is it a mustache or an inverted mustache?

    "Captain, my artillery brigade has suffered heavy losses. We should not use 75mm guns to attack other people's heavy artillery. Our target should be the railway line, not the armored train!"

    The person speaking was Major Shimizu Yoshige, the captain of the 4th Cavalry Artillery Battalion of the 4th Japanese Cavalry Regiment. This guy studied artillery at Lu Shi. He entered the cavalry department at the University of China and now serves as the 4th Cavalry Artillery Battalion.  Captain. ¥ì.si³ke.?˼?·&c³bs;¿Í¥ì

    Kishimizu Kishige was born in Ehime Prefecture.  Qing Shui's second son.  Graduated from the Army Infant School, and in November 1902 (Meiji 35), graduated from the 14th class of the Army Sergeant School.  In June 1903, he was appointed as an infantry second lieutenant and assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment.  In March 1904, he was injured during the Japanese-Russian War.  In August of the same year, he became the superintendent of the Army Central Infantry School, and became a member of the Army Student Team. In November 1910, he graduated from the 22nd class of the Army University.

    In December 1910, Yoshige Shimizu assumed the post of deputy general at the General Staff Headquarters. Through the staff work of the General Staff Headquarters, in January 1916 (Taisho 5th year), he was appointed as the Crown Prince's military attache. In May of the same year, he was promoted to Infantry Major.  In December 1917, he served as the artillery battalion commander of the 4th Cavalry Regiment.

    Major Shimizu's artillery brigade did not expect the existence of the German armored trains. His one mountain artillery squadron and two field artillery squadrons just set up positions less than 5 kilometers away from the railway according to the combat points. Who could  Thinking of the fact that the Nishio Cavalry Brigade, which was leading the battle, was caught in the middle by the armored trains coming from both sides on the railway line. If it weren't for the air raids and bombings of the Allied Air Force, as well as the full-scale fire of the Qingshui Artillery Battalion the Nishio Brigade would lose more than just the rear.  A squadron of cavalry and the entire 11th Cavalry Group could be cut off by the Germans east of the railway line.

    "Commander Captain, everyone, I think that in order to cut off the railway line, we must first kill the opponent's armored train, otherwise our armored train will not be able to outrun the other side's horses" Kishimizu Kishige added.

    "Nani? Mr. Shimizu, are you confused by the German heavy artillery? One moment he said that the target was the railway line and not the armored train. The next moment he said that the target was to deal with the armored train Just now 8 fighter planes of the Air Force took turns bombing  They didn't even blow the opponent off the rails. At this moment, the air force has returned Your artillery brigade only has 4 field guns left What kind of firepower can we use to deal with the German heavy artillery?" Nishio Hisao was dissatisfied?  shouted.

    Wing Captain Yonezawa stopped circling, waved his hand impatiently and said, "Don't hesitate to speak, Qingshui, what do you mean? Are you planning to use 4 cannons to cover the Xiaoji Brigade and rush to the railway line again?"

    "Captain, gentlemen, what I mean is that we cannot fight head-on with the opponent's armored train. The 50-kilogram aerial bombs dropped by the coalition air force's dh4 bombers were not able to paralyze the opponent's armored train. My 75mm field cannon  Not to mention I think we have to divert the tiger away from the mountain and send an army along the?The route should be inserted southward to divert the enemy's armored trains away. Then the engineers would approach the railway line, bury explosives and blast them, trying to open up more holes so that the enemy's armored trains would not be able to pass"

    As Shimizu Yoshige spoke, he was still feeling sorry for the heavy losses his brigade had suffered just now. In his opinion, the Nishio brigade was unfavorable in taking advantage of the situation. Of course, this was also related to the fact that two German armored trains came from two directions and attacked like a closed door.  , the opponent's armored train is like a steel monster covered with hedgehogs. Not only does it have a large number of 75mm cannons it is also equipped with 105mm light grenades and 150mm heavy howitzers. Although the number of heavy artillery is not large, its power is quite terrifying Moreover, anti-aircraft firepower  It was also quite sharp Although the Allied Air Force destroyed a locomotive and two carriages, and killed a 150mm train gun and two 105mm guns, it actually paid the price of shooting down a fighter jet and damaging a bomber.

    "Leading the German armored train away? It's a good ideabutwho will take on this dangerous taskthis is a near-death race with cavalry and a train!" Yamashita Fengwen said from the side. This guy thought that Qingshui was out of the way.  It's not a bad idea, but the troops acting as bait are extremely risky. Yamashita is not prepared to let the Iida brigade, which has been with him all morning, take on such a dangerous task
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