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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 796 (4) The mission is clear

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    In this time and space in 1918, the 38-year-old Major Fedor von Bock was the chief of staff of the 140th Reserve Infantry Regiment. In fact, despite the fact that the chief of staff of the regiment only had the rank of major, Major Bock had previously served as  Chief Staff Officer of the 10th Army Headquarters

    Standing on the other side of the regiment leader, Lieutenant Colonel Werner von Blomberg, was the lieutenant colonel¡¯s personal adjutant, Captain Albert Catherine

    In Wang Geng¡¯s previous life, Kesselring was indeed an outstanding soldier. He did not come from a military family.  He was born in Marktudaev in 1885. His father was a teacher and later became the city's school inspector.  As early as childhood, he harbored ambitions to serve as a soldier.  After graduating from high school, he had already decided on his career choice: in 1904 he enlisted in the 2nd Bavarian Dismounted Artillery Regiment and was promoted to second lieutenant three years later.  

    Kesselring devoted himself to the pursuit of professional knowledge as early as a young officer.  First he received a general education in artillery, then he received training as a meteorological observer in Maitz, and finally he received specialized training in surveying and photometry at the Artillery and Engineering School in Munich.  This knowledge laid the foundation for him to serve in a motorized anti-aircraft artillery company in the army a few years later.

    During World War I, Kesselring had been promoted to captain and had served in the army and various staff positions. In Wang Geng's previous life, Albert Catherine was a brave German soldier who fought to the end. In 1918  At this time of year, he was still the personal adjutant of Lieutenant Colonel Werner von Blomberg, commander of the 140th Reserve Infantry Regiment, with the rank of captain, and he was only 33 years old.

    "Feodor, Albert, the order from the division headquarters has come down. Our regiment will take the lead in the reinforcements going north. The target is the main force of the Japanese Muto Brigade and the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment entrenched in the southeast of Kharkov. According to  According to the judgment of the former enemy headquarters, there are no less than five enemy infantry and cavalry brigades, as well as a Chinese armored battalion from the coalition to assist. The troop transport train has departed from Dnipropetrovsk and is expected to arrive in Krasnola in an hour.  We have to get to the station, what do you think we should do?"

    Lieutenant Colonel Werner von Blomberg¡¯s tone sounded calm and slightly worried

    "Regiment Commander, according to the order of the division headquarters, the order of reinforcements moving north is that our regiment takes the lead, followed by the three 105mm light field howitzer battalions of the artillery regiment, and finally the 141st infantry regiment takes the rear. If the railway line does not  If we are destroyed by the coalition forces and there is no disturbance from the coalition air force in the sky, we can reach the gates of Kharkov at 5:30 at most, but it will be after 7 o'clock after dark Who will lead us?  But with two main regiments and one artillery regimentthe division headquarters will never let you, the regiment commander, act as the division commander, right?"

    The speaker was Major Fedor von Bock, the chief of staff of the 140th Infantry Regiment, and his tone seemed quite relaxed, even with a hint of ridicule In fact, the chief of staff of the 47th Reserve Infantry Division was at the moment.  Nepropetrovsk coordinated the transfer of some troops from the 48th Reserve Infantry Division to the north to take over the defense of the Krasnorad base. At this time, the main force of the 2 infantry regiments and 1 artillery regiment of the 47th Reserve Infantry Division were leaderless

    July 31, 1918 15:35, German camp near Krasnorad, headquarters of the 140th German Reserve Infantry Regiment

    When Lieutenant Colonel Werner von Blomberg, the new commander of the 140th Infantry Regiment of the 47th Reserve Infantry Division, received the order from the division headquarters, he was studying the map at the regiment command post in the forest camp near Krasnorad.  He is his deputy, Major Ferdo von Bock, chief of staff of the regiment. Major von Bock, who is 2 years younger than Lieutenant Colonel Blomberg Jr., is also a rising star in the German army. He is a 40-year-old lieutenant colonel and a 38-year-old regimental commander.  Next to the 33-year-old regimental staff officer is Captain Albert Catherine, 33-year-old captain, Lieutenant Colonel von Blomberg's personal adjutant.

    "Regiment Commander, according to the order of the division headquarters, the order of reinforcements moving north is that our regiment takes the lead, followed by the three 105mm light field howitzer battalions of the artillery regiment, and finally the 141st infantry regiment takes the rear. If the railway line does not  If we are destroyed by the coalition forces and there is no disturbance from the coalition air force in the sky, we can reach the gates of Kharkov at 5:30 at most, but it will be after 7 o'clock after dark Who will lead us?  But with two main regiments and one artillery regimentthe division headquarters will never let you, the regiment commander, act as the division commander, right?"

    Seeing that his regiment commander was in a daze, the regiment chief of staff von Bock couldn't help but ask the question again. At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Werner von Blomberg came to his senses, but before the lieutenant colonel could answer, he  Captain Albert Catherine, the personal adjutant on board, curled his lips disapprovingly and said,

    "Is there any need to guess? The division staff has been negotiating with the 48th Infantry Division in Dnipropetrovsk for a long time. In my opinion, the counterattack on the southern front must be personally directed by our division commander I heard that last night  The division commander personally led the 139th Infantry Regiment to participate in the night attack and counterattack in the northern suburbs of Kharkov Now that the main force of the division is on the battlefield, will the division commander stand by and let the following regiments do what they want? "

    Captain Catherine's storyThe words awakened the man from his dream. Major Feng Bock, the regiment chief of staff, nodded a little sarcastically and muttered, "That's right The division commander will not miss the opportunity to command the division's main counterattack to give the Japanese a good look  But, Commander, how do we determine the mission of our regiment?"

    "The order from the division headquarters is very simple. In a concealed state, our regiment is the vanguard of the entire division. We will take the troop train that will leave from Yekaterinoslav (Dnepropetrovsk) an hour later. Before evening  After arriving at the Lopan River, move southeast, deploy your position, and prepare to encircle and attack the Japanese Mutoh Brigade and Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment"

    Lieutenant Colonel von Blomberg held his chin and recited the order issued by the division headquarters, thinking thoughtfully. Just now, the regiment chief of staff Bock went down to the battalion company to inspect the troops. When the telegram from the division headquarters was sent, it was the lieutenant colonel.  I signed for it myself, but when Major Blogger asked him this, the Lieutenant Colonel felt that what he had thought before was indeed a bit simple

    Of course, the lieutenant colonel, like his adjutant, saw that the division commander wanted to personally direct the counterattack launched by the main force of the division after dark, but he did not think about it as much as Major Bock did If the division commander did not meet the main force in time, Feng  If Major General Neuhaus is not in the command position, then the battle will depend on the plans of the two infantry regiment commanders
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