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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 805 (4) Iron Armor Torrent

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    Major General von Neuhaus frowned even more After two days and one night of fighting, he believed that a main German army regiment could at least withstand a Japanese infantry brigade. If the two regiments plus artillery were included, it would be a disaster.  It is absolutely no problem to kill a brigade of the opponent. The 38-gun in the hands of the Japanese infantry is less stable and less lethal than the German Mauser 98 rifle. The power of our 7.6cm light infantry mortar is more powerful than the opponent's M81.  The mortar is stronger, but the disadvantage is that its range is nearly half

    In terms of machine guns, the mg08 heavy machine gun used by the German infantry battalion was almost evenly matched with the opponent's Browning air-cooled heavy machine gun, while the opponent's Browning squad machine gun and M60 light mortar overwhelmed the infantry company and platoon.  The firepower of the equipped Burgman 1915 light machine gun

    Neuhaus¡¯s trump card is the two main infantry regiments and three 105mm light howitzer battalions. In addition, the firepower of the 1st Armored Train Detachment is also an important reliance.

    Crossing the entire Kharkov Northern Front battlefield to counterattack the main force of the coalition forces is something that the German major general has never thought about. However, the coalition forces can receive new reinforcements on the northern front at any time, and the Japanese 3rd Division's duli field battles are very important.  The firepower of the artillery regiment and the field artillery regiment was already quite strong, and the idea of ??a counterattack on the northern front flashed through the mind of the German major general.

    There is never a contradiction between avoiding the truth and attacking the fictitious and being upright. Before the German Air Force regained the air supremacy over Kharkov, the German-Ukrainian forces could only launch a limited counterattack. The purpose was to improve Kharkov's defense posture and penetrate deeply into the lone army.  The coalition forces carried out an attack, and the main force of the defensive counterattack was the 47th German Infantry Division. As for the 1st and 2nd Kharkiv Volunteer Infantry Divisions, they had already suffered heavy casualties and were exhausted in the battle to defend the city. Neuhaus even believed that,  If we don't counterattack tonight to destroy the vigor of the coalition's attack, the Kharkov volunteer troops may not have the courage to resist the next wave of coalition attacks when the sun rises tomorrow.  . .

    A victory must be used to improve the current passive situation on the Kharkov battlefield, and the Mutoh Brigade and the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment, which detour to the southeast of Kharkov City, are the best targets If the Muto Brigade  If the regiment crosses the Wuda River unscrupulously, then the German major general will be 100% sure to completely eat up the Japanese infantry brigade south of the Wuda River, including the Japanese cavalry regiment that has suffered heavy casualties.

    Now the main force of the Mutoh Brigade going south is only three infantry brigades plus one Chinese armored battalion, and the troops are transported very carefully. They attack step by step from the area between the Kharkov River and the Uda River from east to west. This makes  Major General von Neuhaus felt a little regretful While the Kharkiv and Uda rivers cut off the connection between the opposing cavalry regiment and the Muto brigade, it also made it difficult for the counterattacking German army to quickly encircle and cut off the Muto brigade.  The way back

    This is also the reason why the German Major General had previously ordered Colonel von Diekermaier's troops not to act rashly and scared away the main force of the Mutoh Brigade. This is why von Neuhaus not only failed to mobilize the artillery fire on the armored detachment to suppress and counterattack the Muto Brigade's artillery  The reason why the armored detachment was forced to feint south again to give up the area of ??the Lopan River Bridge was because they were afraid of alerting the enemy. They were not afraid of the attack of the Muto brigade, but were afraid that the opponent would discover their counterattack and retreat to the forest to the north  ¡­

    Of course, everyone knows that cowboys are very busy For the German major general, while counterattack on the northern front is not advisable, it is a more effective attack to attack from the east gate and intercept the logistics and transportation system of Muto brigade But this is inevitable  Alarming the coalition reinforcements who were still crossing the river to advance eastward In fact, the German major general did not think that the 3rd, 2nd and 4th Ukrainian Infantry Divisions in the forest could bring much help to his counterattack. The three Ukrainian ethnic groups in the forest  The fact that the main division of the army can block the eastward attack of Muto Brigade is already beyond imagination

    In the German major general's plan, the remaining role of the three Ukrainian infantry divisions in the forest east of Kharkov is to attract the attention of the Allied forces, causing the other side to ignore the possible crisis and danger that the Mutoh Brigade on the southern line may encounter.  Counterattack So the strategy of attacking from the east gate to recapture the Kharkov Bridge and cutting off the Muto brigade's retreat looks beautiful, but it is actually not feasible

    The only thing left is to use the Lopan River Bridge as a bait to attract the Muto brigade to attack in full force, and then block the opponent's retreat with intensive artillery fire, and use the reinforcements of the 140th Infantry Regiment to eat the opponent.  Lose!  As for the 141st Infantry Regiment, the German Major General was going to ask them to be more courageous, get out of the car in advance and then take a circuitous route eastward to drive the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment into the Uda River!

    July 31, 1918 17:15 Battlefield on the east side of the Lopan River Bridge in the southern suburbs of Kharkov

    "Battal Commander, the Germans are difficult to deal with The enemy dug three anti-tank trenches at a distance of 500 meters to 1,000 meters in front of the position It will be too difficult for us to rush up in one breath" Lying on the Chinese armor  Captain Fu Zuoqi, the battalion auxiliary next to Major Li Shang of the 3rd Battalion, frowned and reminded.

    The 1st Armored Regiment of the Chinese Participating Army was originally the armor belonging to the 9th Division reorganized by Li MingzhongThe regiment was assigned to the Central Route Army of the Allied Southwest Front in order to carry out the mission of the Ukrainian campaign. Li Shang's 3rd Armored Battalion was a sharp knife in the hands of Colonel Lu Huanyan, the commander of the armored regiment, during the two days of the East Route.  He performed outstandingly in roundabout battles. First, he wreaked havoc on the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Divisions in the forest yesterday, and used an armored battalion to eat up the main force of the Mihalik Regiment of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division in one go.  2 infantry battalions.

    During today's roundabout operations assigned to the Muto Brigade, the 3rd Armored Battalion was not only the tenacious pioneer of the Muto Brigade, but also the escort team for the Muto Brigade Headquarters. The 3rd Armored Battalion was also responsible for guarding the Muto Brigade.  The tasks of the regiment's logistics and baggage troops

    In the forest area on the right bank of the Kharkiv River, there is a three-way intersection three kilometers east after crossing the bridge over the Kharkiv River from outside the east gate. A road in the forest comes from north to south, and turns east here.  Heading in the direction of Donetsk, the road south of the three-way intersection is relatively narrow. In fact, Li Shang commanded two armored companies as the vanguard, and with the cooperation of the Muto Brigade Engineer Brigade, moved all the way south.  Arrive at the area between the Kharkiv River and the Uda River southeast of Kharkiv.

    Of course, at this time, in order to launch an attack on the Lopan River Bridge before the sun set, Muto Nobuyoshi returned the entire 4 companies of the 3rd Armored Battalion to the armored battalion organization, thus making Li Shang, the major battalion commander,  Finally, there is a battalion for the attack. The 40 Chinese fd17ii wheeled armored fighting vehicles of the 3rd Armored Battalion have lost 4 in two consecutive days of fighting. The total number of available fighting vehicles at this time is only 36.  Just a car.
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