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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 795 (3) Artillery opens the way

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    "Bring the map!" Muto Nobuyoshi stood up and jumped out of the Chinese FJ18 Hummer command vehicle with the major general's flag on the front of the brigade headquarters parked on the roadside. The adjutants and staff behind him got out of the car one after another, and several people stepped out of the car.  He took out a one-fifty-thousandth combat map from his wallet, and the other people were busy setting up large and small mazaars under a big tree on the roadside, spreading out the map

    "The current location of the Okamoto Brigade!" Muto Nobuyoshi walked over quickly and leaned over to look at the map and asked. Lieutenant Suzuki Teichi and Captain Honma Masaharu followed Chief of Staff Takagi Yoshinari and rushed up. Takagi was still looking down at his hands.  While sending the telegram to find the specific location where Okamoto's brigade was surrounded, Captain Honma's sharp eyes pointed to an area on the map and said,

    "It should be near this area, with swamps on the left and right, a small road in the middle, and a lake in front. The last position of the Okamoto brigade should be here" Masaharu Honma, a 1-year graduate of the 27th Saber Team of the Mainland University with honors  He was promoted to captain not long ago. The level of work done on the map of this top student from the 27th batch of the Mainland University was quite high. In addition to his height, he stood out among the Japanese generals surrounding the map. He was the first to be found on the map.  Brigade leader Muto takes the position he needs.  (None., pop-up window§êw§ëdyzw8

    "If it's here it's less than ten kilometers away from us why didn't you hear the sound of gunfire" Lieutenant Suzuki Teiichi, who was crowded next to Captain Honma, muttered in a low voice. It was around three o'clock in the afternoon at the end of July.  It was the hottest time, and the ventilation in the forest was poor. At this time, except for the brigade commander Muto, he still maintained good military discipline. Everyone around him, from the chief of staff Takagi to several adjutants and staff officers, were sweating and riding horses.  The military uniforms worn by Suzuki and Honma who caught up looked like they were fished out of the water. They kept wiping their sweat, but their eyes were fixed on the map.

    Chief of Staff Takagi Yoshinari looked at the location of Okamoto's report on the telegram in his hand, nodded affirmatively and said, "What Honma said is right, the location where Okamoto's brigade was surrounded is nearby, not far from us.  The current position" As he spoke, Takagi gestured with his hands raised his head and said to Muto Nobuyoshi,

    "The Okamoto brigade is about a little over 10 kilometers away from us now, but this is a straight-line distance. If we have to turn back along the road and walk at a right angle, the main reinforcements of the brigade will have to travel 14 kilometers up the road It will take an hour if it is a forced march.  It¡¯s not enough! It¡¯s too hot and there are no roads in the forest¡­¡±

    Chief of Staff Takagi Yoshinari showed a trace of anxiety on his face. Apparently he believed that the main force of the brigade should turn around and rescue the Okamoto Brigade Otherwise, if a main infantry brigade was wiped out by the Ukrainians Major General Muto and the 23rd Infantry Brigade faced each other.  The division headquarters couldn't explain it no matter what The casualties exceeded one brigade and the entire brigade was wiped out. This meant completely different things to the Muto brigade.

    "If the Jianchuan Brigade is progressing smoothly, they are now a little more than ten kilometers north of the Okamoto Brigade I am afraid that the Jianchuan Battalion will not be able to go south in time for reinforcements. They are blocked by the main force of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division and  The Jianchuan Brigade should have suffered casualties and attrition by now The weather is so hot It's not that easy to drive ten kilometers in the forest on swamps and wetlands" Confidential Director Honma Masaharu muttered again from the side.  .

    "The second echelon of the Chinese Colonel Lu's east route roundabout has already started to cross the river, right? His armored troops should be moving much faster along the road?" Confidential Staff Officer Suzuki Teiichi blinked his small eyes behind his glasses and pursed his lips.  road.

    "Far water can't quench our thirst. It's fifteen kilometers from the floating bridge upstream to the three-way intersection. Then we have to walk another ten kilometers on the east road to reach the location where we had a fierce battle with the opponent. We left the road and took a circuitous route in front of Okamoto's brigade.  We still have to walk another 5 kilometers When the Chinese armored forces catch up the day lilies are cold!" Captain Honma refuted Lieutenant Suzuki's view.

    "Chief of Staff, here is my order. The air force above Kharkiv still has 1 se5 fighter squadron and 1 dh4 bomber squadron that are not in use. This is the air support that has been agreed to be dispatched by us. Now inform Gang  This brigade will stick to its current position and is not allowed to take a step back. The aviation force rushes over to support them and block the Ukrainian offensive Order the Jianchuan brigade not to go south, but to continue to penetrate eastward and assume a posture of stealing the opponent's retreat"

    Muto Nobuyoshi gave the order with a solemn face, and Chief of Staff Takagi Yoshinari said in confusion, "Commander of the brigade, I'm afraid I can't stop the Ukrainian attack with just 8 fighter jets across the dense forest Why don't we let  The Jianchuan Brigade went south to contain and attack the flanks of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division, and at the same time urgently requested Lu Huanyan¡¯s second-echelon armored force to dispatch and attack in the middle, so as to scare the Ukrainians!¡±

    " I have just received a notification from the Allied Air Force. The Allied Air Force's fighter planes are running out of fuel they have just returned to the Belgorod base after dropping bombs over Kharkov" Masaharu Honma  The captain opened his mouth and told another piece of bad news.

    "Baga! BenCaptain Jian, why didn¡¯t you tell me earlier?  "Chief of Staff Takagi was furious. If Honma hadn't been so tall, he could have slapped Muto with his big mouth.

    "It's nothing big The Okamoto Group can hold on. The key is that we must adopt a posture to encircle and annihilate the main force of the three divisions of the opponent Major Wu Keren's artillery unit is behind our main force If we turn around and head east, how many will it take?  Time to drop artillery shells on the heads of the Ukrainians? "Muto Nobuyoshi showed the qualities of an excellent Japanese brigade commander at this time. This chief of the 13th period of the mainland, in terms of rank, seniority and understanding of the battlefield situation,  The ability to control is the No. 1 of the entire 23rd Infantry Brigade

    "Major Wu's artillery is 2 kilometers behind the brigade. If we want to use artillery fire to support the Okamoto brigade, we have to advance at least 23 kilometers eastward! But there is no road to the east and we have to trek through forests and bushes" Chief of Staff  Takagi Yoshinari's eyes lit up.

    "Pass my order, the engineering brigade will clear the way for the artillery, but is Major Wu's 105mm German light howitzer a bit too heavy" Muto Nobuyoshi hesitated for a moment. The artillery brigade belonging to the two infantry regiments of Muto's brigade had previously and  The artillery of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division suffered nearly half casualties from the bombardment. At this time, there were only four 75mm field guns left, but Wu Keren's Chinese Duli Artillery Battalion retained more cannons.

    In the fierce artillery battle between the Muto Brigade and the artillery of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division in the forest at noon, the 1st Company of the Duli Artillery Battalion commanded by Chinese Major Wu Keren lost two 75mm Type 38 field guns, and the 2nd Company lost three  75mm Krupp field artillery, the 3rd and 4th companies each lost 2 guns using captured 105mm German light howitzers. Although the duli artillery battalion did not lose combat effectiveness, the casualties were no lighter than the two Japanese artillery brigades.  How many¡­

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