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Volume 3 Far East Stories Chapter 795 (8) The soft persimmon must be eaten

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    "Reporting to the division commander and chief of staff, there is a call from the enemy headquarters in Kharkov, requesting us to concentrate our forces as much as possible to prepare for the main German counterattack in the evening. Major General von Neuhaus's 47th Reserve Infantry Division is expected to reinforce from the south in the evening  Come up and enter the Kharkov battlefield!" A Ukrainian staff officer sent a just-received telegram!

    "Reporting to the division commander, George Jovovich Koval, the commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, telegraphed that his division was attacked by a Japanese infantry brigade on the northern front. The 3rd Division asked us to move closer to them and prepare to encircle and destroy the Japanese army that was advancing alone.  Infantry Brigade!" Another Ukrainian staff officer sent a second telegram.  (None., pop-up window

    "Report to the division commander, the 2nd Division telegraphed that they are expected to join us in half an hour" The third Ukrainian staff officer came in to report again.

    "It seems that there is good news one after another Our 4th Division can encircle and destroy a Japanese infantry brigade, why can't the 3rd Division? Chief of Staff, call back to Koval and say that the 4th Division is at the critical moment of encircling and annihilating a Japanese infantry brigade.  , he will either move closer to us, or he will deal with the Japanese infantry brigade himself, and remind him that the main force of the German army has prepared reinforcements and counterattacks as planned. What Kharkov gave us was to concentrate its forces and move to the southern front. His first  It¡¯s not a good thing for the 3rd Division to be alone on the northern front!¡±

    The commander of the 4th Division, Yarmolenko, was obviously a little energetic. Although Koval of the 3rd Division was the temporary enemy commander of the three main Ukrainian divisions in the forest, it was Yarmolenko who played the mainstay role in today's battle from beginning to end.  Erlenko's 4th Division, whether it was the previous artillery battle or the subsequent exploratory counterattack, until half an hour ago he used pocket formation to encircle a Japanese infantry brigade that the Japanese army on the southern front had penetrated deeply

    How could that big boss like Koval be able to fight this battle?  The most regrettable thing for the commander of the 4th Division now is that half of the artillery in the artillery regiment is still there, but it has been turned into a display because the shells have been exhausted. As a result, he can only rely on the superiority of troops and use machine guns and mortars to clean up.  The Japanese infantry brigade in the encirclement, and the performance of the Japanese soldiers was surprisingly tenacious. The three regiments of their own took turns to attack, but failed to capture the opponent. Instead, they suffered heavy casualties Fortunately, the initiative on the battlefield was still in their own hands.  inside

    At this time, we have reached a critical moment. Eliminating the Japanese infantry brigade in the encirclement is the top priority. Otherwise, when the Germans come up, our troops may have no use. The combat effectiveness and firepower of the German army are not that of our national army.  The infantry division can match it. Last night, a German reserve corps was able to beat up a Japanese brigade with bruises and swollen faces. If the German army prepares reserve infantry 4p tonight; the Japanese Mutoh brigade that they are fighting against today will probably be beaten.  You can't run away. The German artillery regiment is not equipped with 75mm field guns, but serious 105mm light howitzers and 150mm heavy field howitzers The little devil is as accurate as the remaining 75mm guns from their own artillery.  Not an opponent Even if the coalition forces have a few captured 105mm light howitzers, it won't make a difference.

    "Chief of Staff, give orders to the positions of the three regiments, asking the regiment commander to go down to the battalion, and the battalion commander to go down to the company. The company commander is going to lead the assault team directly to charge. I will give them 20 minutes to prepare. After 20 minutes, I will mobilize the entire division.  General offensive, if we can't hold the position and eliminate the Japanese, all three regiment commanders will be dismissed! The commanders below the battalion will be shot directly!" Yamolenko, the commander of the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division, waved his hand and ordered.

    The commander of the 4th Ukrainian Division is obviously ready to make a desperate move. If he can catch the Japanese brigade in the encirclement before the main force of the Mutoh brigade comes to his senses, then the old man Koval on the credit book will not be able to compete with him no matter what!  Yarmolenko didn't think that his own division could deal with the elite Japanese Mutoh brigade. However, there was only one Japanese Okamoto brigade with more than 700 people left in front of him. This soft persimmon must be pinched and eaten!

    July 31, 1918, 15:30, Kharkov West City, former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces

    "Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, His Excellency Major General, Major General Koval of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division called. The right wing of the 3rd Division was attacked from the flank by a roundabout Japanese force. The opponent's strength was at least 2 Japanese infantry brigades. He requested that Miha be sent to  Lick's 2nd Infantry Division was mobilized to coordinate with his own division to encircle and eat the Japanese army in front of him! "A Ukrainian staff officer broke into the headquarters and sent a telegram from the 3rd Division that had just been received.

    Simon Petliura frowned when he heard this, and complained in his heart about what the commander of the 3rd Division, Koval, was up to. According to the observations from the Kharkov East City Observation Post, the main force of the Japanese Mutoh Brigade had already followed the forest path on the right bank of Kharkov.  After rushing south, where did two Japanese infantry brigades come from to attack the 3rd Infantry Division from the north?

    It must be said that the anti-sloping defensive position on the inside of the north city wall set up by the German Major General von Neuhaus, who was in charge of the former enemy, played a great role in protecting the central core position. This position in the middle of the north wall of the Kharkov Old City Fortress  The 800-meter-wide gap in the road opened today.At noon, it became a concave barbican defense area. Relying on the blockade of the MG08 machine gun fire points on the reverse slope of the city wall, the Japanese Kikuchi brigade was driven out by the defenders several times in a row. There were at least five corpses of dead Japanese soldiers lying in the concave area.  Six hundred

    In fact, the central core position of the German army in Beicheng District was originally the Kharkiv Railway Station. Although it looked like it was bombarded by the Taisho 15cm heavy field howitzers equipped by the coalition artillery, it was completely destroyed.  The ruins were in a mess, but the permanent trench-style fortresses built close to the ground never collapsed. In fact, the underground of Kharkiv Central Railway Station was basically hollowed out into a criss-crossing group of underground fortresses

    After repelling multiple attacks by the Japanese coalition forces on the northern front, the Ukrainian Prime Minister's self-confidence has greatly increased. Although the Japanese heavy artillery is still bombarding the northern city wall and the central core position at regular intervals, the defenders on one side are still  The Ukrainians have obviously calmed down, and the casualties are naturally not small, and they are still increasing. After all, the power of the 150mm heavy howitzer's shelling can stun and even kill people nearby. However, under the attack of the opponent's heavy artillery,  During the process, didn't the Japanese infantry have to lie obediently in the trench 1 kilometer away to hide from their own artillery shells?

    In other words, although the casualties of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division of Kharkov Volunteers on the Northern Front were close to one-third, the defensive posture on the position was stabilized. The offensive and defensive battle in the northern city of Kharkov was at best  The trench stalemate stage

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