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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 804 (5) Burning the Desire for War

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    On the one hand, he was grateful to Muto Nobuyoshi for not planning to let his cavalry regiment attack the German fortress position at the Lopan River Bridge. On the other hand, he was a little intimidated by the elusive German armored trains on the railway line, so he followed him to Uda.  Among the eight cavalry squadrons on the south bank of the river, the physical strength of the horses of the three cavalry squadrons of the Iida Sadagu Battalion has long been overwhelmed, and even the cavalry are too tired to move. The two squadrons of the Nishio Battalion and the three squadrons of Koiso Kuniaki  However, this squadron suffered heavy losses in the morning when it crossed the Lopan River and the railway line and encountered the German armored trains. Especially the West End Brigade. The remaining strength of the two cavalry squadrons was less than 200 men. The other two cavalry squadrons were equivalent to being completely wiped out.  Annihilated¡­¡­

    Although the situation of Koiso Kuniaki's three cavalry squadrons is slightly better, they are not in a state of vitality. At night, when they are not familiar with the place and the place, they are going in circuitous circles. Looking at the march route that Takagi Yoshinari just drew on the map, at least  There is another 30-kilometer night journey to be driven It is not difficult to understand why Colonel Yonezawa Kogoro looked embarrassed.

    "Iida brigade brigade commander, Takagi-kun, Yonezawa Colonel, I think if the purpose is to blow up the Krasnola Bridge and cut off the opponent's railway transportation line, there is no need to dispatch all the main force of Yonezawa brigade, Iida  The three cavalry squadrons of the brigade can withdraw directly eastward along the Uda River to rest, while the five cavalry squadrons of Xiwei and Xiaoji can rest and then follow the southeast, south, and northwest marching routes to the Krasnorad River.  Bring more weapons and look for opportunities to destroy the railway lines It is always easier under the cover of night than during the day"

    The one who came up with the idea was Colonel Arai Tatsuya, the commander of the 19th Infantry Regiment. What this guy didn¡¯t say was that even if he died, the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment would not be wiped out. The Iida Battalion followed Captain Yamashita to capture Borodukshifu.  A meritorious unit cannot perform great feats in the morning and then be completely wiped out in the evening. Then no one can give an explanation to Lieutenant General Oba and General Utsunomiya, right?  

    "Don't worry about the baby. Yonezawa-kun can transport it there on a raft when he returns to the south bank of the Uda River later" Takagi Yoshinari's words obviously blocked Yonezawa's room for bargaining. Here, Major Furuzhuang followed him abruptly.  He said, "Machine guns and mortar shells can also be replenished evenly to Yonezawa-kun's cavalry troops. Anyway, the logistics transportation line in the forest to the north of us is still open!"

    "Colonel Yonezawa, what do you think? Don't worry about the threat of the armored train. If your cavalry attracts the German armored train to the south, it will be quite beneficial to our main attack in the north!" Muto Nobuyoshi is a major general.  The commander of the Japanese Army Brigade, in fact, the order given by the former enemy headquarters to the Yonezawa Regiment was to accept Muto's command after converging with the Muto Brigade. Therefore, now that Major General Muto asked this question, Yonezawa Kogoro Colonel Yonezawa had no way out and had to  He gritted his teeth and nodded, saying,

    "In this case, I will try my best, but I can't use 5 cavalry squadrons. I will allocate one cavalry squadron from the West End Brigade, and two more squadrons from the Xiaoji Brigade. It will be enough for me to lead three cavalry squadrons myself! The rest of the troops will stay here.  Rest"

    "Yoshi! Very good Yonezawa-kun, the cavalry regiment has worked hard these past two days and won this battle. I will definitely commend your unit in front of Lieutenant General Oba and General Utsunomiya. Without further ado, Staff Officer  Commander, our brigade will replenish a batch of ammunition and food for the Yonezawa Regiment, and ask Colonel Yonezawa to take it back to the south bank. The Yonezawa Regiment will start taking action in an hour at the latest!" Muto Nobuyoshi struck while the iron was hot and took the rice directly!  Sawa Kogoro sent him out and personally sent the Yonezawa captain to the door of the tent.

    In fact, if Kogoro Yonezawa dared to disobey orders, Nobuyoshi Muto might have directly accepted the temporary command of the Cavalry Regiment and sidelined Colonel Yonezawa. Now he would be merciful in his mission to the Yonezawa Regiment.  According to Yonezawa's previous judgment, what the cavalry captain was most worried about was that Muto Nobuyoshi had lost his mind and wanted to attack the Lopan River bridgehead in a north-south attack. That would really cost the lives of the Germans. Now Muto has given Yonezawa the task.  It's just a roundabout attack on the railway bridge over the Krasnorad River, where the flexibility is much greater

    After sending off Yonezawa Kogoro and returning to the military review site, Muto Nobuyoshi immediately began to arrange combat tasks. Muto's bottom line was to maintain a deterrent to the Germans in the southeast of Kharkov. The middle strategy was to use oppressive attacks to suppress them.  For the German troops in the south of the city, it would be best if they take advantage of the situation and kill the German armored trains surrounding the Lopan River Bridge. Otherwise, they must put on a posture that they are bound to win over the Lopan River Bridge and attract the attention of the German army to the north.  Come, thus creating an opportunity for the Yoneza United team to break the Krasnorad Bridge

    The best option is to rush forward and capture the Lopan River Bridge position This is almost impossible. If there is no existence of the German armored train detachment, maybe we can still try. Otherwise, unless we kill the German armored train, otherwise we will take the  Getting off the bridge is an idiot's dream

    "Gentlemen I plan to send Li Shang's armored battalion as the main force of the attack, and Major Guzhuang's infantry brigade to raid the formation and accompany the attack.Major Wu Keren's 105mm artillery battery provided fire support. Duomen and Xiangzui's troops served as reserves to establish a defense line at the edge of the forest. The target of the attack was the position on the north bank of the Lopan River Bridge south of Kharkiv!  Is everyone clear?  !  "Major General Muto had a decisive look on his face and a firmness in his tone that could not be refuted.

    "Hai!" The Japanese generals of the 23rd Infantry Brigade who participated in the military meeting agreed unanimously, while the Chinese Major Li Shang, who had high hopes for him, slightly grinned. Although he did not shout Hai, he was thinking in his heart.  It also ignited the desire to fight against the German army!

    July 31, 1918 17:10 Headquarters of the German 139th Infantry Regiment at the railway station in the southern suburbs of Kharkiv

    "Dennis, the situation is not good The main artillery of the Muto Brigade, which detoured to the east, launched an artillery attack on the Lopan River Bridge position Do you want the armored train detachment to fight back?" Kevin, chief of staff of the 139th German Reserve Infantry Regiment.  Lieutenant Colonel von Dicksauer hurried in and reported to the regiment commander, Colonel Dennis von Dicksmeier, who was still drinking afternoon tea at the regiment headquarters.

    In fact, the rumble of artillery coming from the southeast has long been heard by Colonel Dickmeier. Colonel Dickmeier, who was born in 1869, is 49 years old this year. Compared with other reserve infantry divisions who are over 50 years old, Colonel Dickmeier  As far as an army colonel is concerned, Denis von Diekermeyer, a child of a noble military family in Hamburg, is in his prime In the hastily assembled 47th German Reserve Infantry Division, this colonel is even more senior than the 42-year-old von Diehl.  .Major General Neuhaus is even more profound
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