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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 795 (7) The Ukrainians were also panicked

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    As a result, the Okabe brigade, which was tortured by the swamp, ran into a main Ukrainian infantry regiment head-on as soon as it crossed the swamp. Okabe wanted to command his brigade to defeat the Ukrainian infantry regiment, but it could not withstand the opponent's light and heavy machine guns and 7.6  The firepower of the cm infantry mortars was no worse than our own, and its troop strength was more than twice our own The exhausted Okamoto brigade was unable to shake the Ukrainian position that blocked the way. ¥ì?˼?·?¿Í¥ì

    The Type 38 rifles in the hands of the Japanese infantry have no advantage at all compared to the brand-new Mauser 98 rifles in the hands of the Ukrainians. Although the marksmanship of Japanese veterans is not necessarily much worse than that of the Ukrainian National Army soldiers who use shotguns to hunt rabbits, the three  The eight-gun bullet has strong penetrating power, but the rolling and stagnant properties after hitting the human body are too poor. As long as it does not hit the vital part or bone, it will penetrate directly with one shot and two eyes. The hole left by the 6.5-caliber bullet is pitifully small.  ¡­¡­

    And within a range of 1 kilometer, the 4.5 kilogram grenade of the Ukrainian 7.6cm light infantry mortar is more powerful than the 3.6 kilogram shell of the M81 battalion mortar equipped by the Okamoto brigade, let alone  The M60 platoon mortar equipped by the army only has a 1.5 kilogram grenade, and its killing power is simply incomparable to the opponent.

    The power of the Chinese-made M1918A1 air-cooled 7.62-caliber Browning heavy machine gun equipped by the Japanese army is almost the same as that of the German-made mg08 water-cooled heavy machine gun equipped by the Ukrainians. It is just that it is lighter and lighter to carry. Speaking of which, it is easier to use in the forest.  The Browning squad machine gun equipped by the brigade shows its great power. Although the magazine only has 20 rounds of ammunition, it has good shooting accuracy, is light and can be transferred quickly. Moreover, the Ukrainian National Army lacks squad machine gun equipment and only has a small number of Borgmans.  1915 light machine gun only.  

    The position of the Okabe Group is almost ten inverted triangles. The 222nd Infantry Squadron and the 223rd Infantry Squadron are at the two east corners. The 221st Infantry Squadron is at the corner in the middle of the swamp behind it. The group headquarters is with the 224th Infantry Squadron.  While guarding the core position in the middle, the 12 Browning air-cooled heavy machine guns of the machine gun squadron were strengthened into each infantry squadron in the form of a machine gun squad.  The eight M81 battalion mortars of the artillery squad to which the brigade belongs have become the mobile support firepower on the core position

    Okamoto Renichiro's team was frightened by the swamp behind them, so when a regiment of Ukrainians appeared in front of them to attack them, Lieutenant Colonel Okamoto chose to charge forward, and he attacked a squadron of troops first without moving.  , and then another squadron was added, but it still couldn't be chewed. The Ukrainian mortar shells were as dense as rain, and the two squadrons that chased Okamoto into the attack were driven back to the swamp.

    The situation became serious next. Before Okamoto could wave the main force of the entire infantry brigade to rush forward, the Ukrainians in front of them were the first to receive reinforcements, and the numbers of two enemy infantry regiments appeared on the opposite side

    Only then did Lieutenant Colonel Okamoto feel that the situation was getting serious, but before he could give the order to retreat, another group of Ukrainians came from behind the swamp and took the retreat of Okamoto's brigade. The number turned out to be the third regiment of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division.  Lieutenant Kumagai volunteered to lead his squadron to attack backwards, trying to open a bloody path for the brigade between the two swamps. As a result, two consecutive attacks failed, and the third time the Ukrainians actually took the leadLieutenant Kumagai was actually killed in action.  !

    Okamoto had no other way out except to shrink his troops and establish a position and start to defend. What surrounded him was the strength of three main regiments of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division. Fortunately, the Ukrainian National Army's artillery suffered more than half casualties and the ammunition was exhausted.  Otherwise, even if Okamoto has three heads and six arms, he will not be able to withstand the attack of an opponent with ten times more troops than himself

    But don't even think about breaking through I don't know what kind of chicken blood the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division used. It surrounded the Okamoto brigade and attacked in turns. It was clear that they wanted to completely annihilate this group and move away from the main force.  Fortunately, Lieutenant Colonel Okamoto's troops relied on machine guns and mortar firepower to defend the nearly a thousand Japanese troops. The casualties of the attacking Ukrainians were more than double that of the defending Okamoto brigade

    But the Ukrainians just refused to withdraw Okamoto Renichiro couldn't withdraw even if he wanted to Behind them were two large swamps, and in front they were surrounded by two Ukrainian infantry regiments, and the passage in the middle of the swamp was  The infantry regiment that was outflanked by the opponent was tightly blocked Lieutenant Kumagai was killed

    No matter how arrogant Okamoto Renichiro was, he had to send a telegram to the brigade headquarters asking for tactical guidance Of course, this guy didn't expect that the brigade commander Muto Nobuyoshi, his boss, would be so cruel that he would not send ground troops.  Come to relieve yourself, just ask yourself to hold on for half an hour. By then, the brigade artillery will use artillery to disperse the Ukrainians surrounding him after it has reached sufficient range. In addition, the main force of Lu Huanyan's armored regiment will also come up as reinforcements from the east.  , then the Okamoto Brigade will not only be able to relieve the siege, but also participate in the battle to encircle and annihilate the three main Ukrainian divisions!

    Whether Okamoto agrees or not, he has to grit his teeth and stick to it

    Of course, the person oppositeThe pressure on the Klansmen is no less than that of the Okamoto brigade in the encirclement

    July 31, 1918 15:20, southeast forest of Kharkov, headquarters of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division

    "Andre Andropovich, this battle can't continue like this. The three main regiments have suffered more than 1,000 casualties. The Japanese troops in the encirclement are just a large group of troops. They will be completely annihilated.  The opponent can only eliminate more than 1,100 people" Denis Danvlovich Olynyk, chief of staff of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division, put down the phone in his hand and said to his division commander with a grimace.

    "What nonsense are you talking about? We paid such a heavy price to finally put Japan's infantry brigade into the pocket formation encirclement. If we work harder, it will be the critical moment to completely annihilate the opponent. How can we withdraw at this time? Halko  The enemy situation reported by my husband is that the main force of Japan's Muto brigade has moved south. There are no other enemies around us. I am determined to win Japan's Okamoto brigade! "

    Andrei Andropovich Yarmolenko, commander of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division, looked at the battlefield to the west with a telescope and said without looking back.

    "But division commander the casualties of the troops were too great From the morning to now, the six-hour battle has not stopped. The 4th Division suffered nearly a thousand casualties in the artillery battle. When the opponent's counterattack was frustrated, another five or six were sacrificed.  Hundreds of casualties. In order to kill the Japanese, the infantry brigade suffered nearly a thousand casualties. The three main regiments were reduced by nearly one-third!" Chief of Staff Olynyk was obviously overwhelmed by the huge casualties and losses.
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