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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 887 The Decision of the Grand Court

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    In fact, even the Chinese participating armies of the Allied Powers on the Eastern Front could not be said to have surpassed the German Army in terms of artillery intensity. Among the European armies tempered by the blood and fire of trench warfare, whether German, Austrian, British or French, they had 150mm heavy field howitzers.  It can only be regarded as light infantry division artillery. The ferocity and dominance of heavy artillery, fortress artillery, and train artillery units with a caliber exceeding 150mm cannot be easily copied by Asian armies.

    Of course, China's Wang Jianjun's thinking is also quite clear. Focusing on mobility and asymmetric warfare is Wang Geng's basic consideration for the Chinese participating armies and the Allied forces on the Eastern Front. The same is true for vigorously developing the aviation force to use aviation to deal with the opponent's heavy artillery force.  I have been planning this all along

    The financial resources of the Allied Forces on the Eastern Front are actually quite weak. These days, large-caliber heavy artillery units cannot be built and equipped on a large scale in a day or two, and the heavy artillery has very high requirements for the logistical support of railway lines and roads and bridges Wang  Geng did not have the luxury to equip his division-level troops with fortress heavy artillery. Whether it was the coalition forces or the Chinese participating armies, there was actually no organization and preparation for group army artillery and front army artillery

    In an era like 1918, if Wang Geng, the butterfly, had not fanned the wings of China, the artillery equipment of the Beiyang Army, known as China's most elite in the previous life, was nothing more than the 75mm Krupp Mountain Cannon

    Eggs cannot be put in one basket, not to mention that there is still a main force of the 4th Japanese Cavalry Regiment in Wuda Henan, so von Neuhaus divided his reinforcements into two and let the leading 140th Infantry Regiment  The regiment crossed the river and entered the southern city of Kharkov to fight, leaving the 141st Infantry Regiment south of the Lopan River Bridge. At the same time, it advanced eastward along the Uda River, blocking the westward and northward retreat of the Yonezai Cavalry Regiment.  The road of course is not to use infantry to chase the cavalry, but to use strong firepower to drive the opponent back

    The main target of the German Major General is still the main force of Muto's brigade. Although it is a pity to miss the two Chinese armored companies that the opponent launched a probing attack in one fell swoop, whoever laughs last will laugh best. Neuhaus does not think Muto  The brigade will be able to withdraw to the north of Kharkov in one go. Although the number of coalition reinforcements is unknown, it is an indisputable fact that they have crossed the river in the upper reaches of the Kharkov River. Tonight, the German army's counterattack, waiting for work, will not be defeated in any case.  Muto Troupe is better off

    As for the three Ukrainian National Army infantry divisions in the forest, in the opinion of the German major general, as long as they can delay the opponent's reinforcements, they have made a great contribution, and they hope that the opponent will play a role in their counterattack to annihilate the Muto brigade.  The decisive role is daydreaming

    In Neuhaus' plan B, the 140th Infantry Regiment will move up the left bank of the Kharkov River, with the support of artillery, to retake the Kharkov Bridge outside the east gate, occupy the three-way intersection, and completely seal it  The Muto Troupe's retreat

    July 31, 1918, 18:00, in the eastern forest of Kharkiv, the former enemy headquarters of the second echelon of the coalition east route

    Due to the incompatibility between the two brigade commanders of the Japanese 3rd Division, Kikuchi Shinnosuke and Muto Nobuyoshi, Lieutenant General Oba Jiro, the commander-in-chief of the former enemy of the Allied Army's Central Route Army, was selected as the commander of the second echelon of the former enemy and was assigned to the southwest.  Lu Huanyan, the commander of the Chinese Armored Duli 1st Regiment of the Front Army's Central Route Army. Yesterday, Lu Huanyan led two armored battalions and led the Kisaki Masago Regiment of the Kikuchi Brigade to defeat the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division and repulse the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division.  The 2nd division is the queen reborn in the last days.

    In total, Lu Huanyan and Masago Eizaki were the lucky generals for the Central Army's victory yesterday. What's more, at this time when the Mutoh brigade, as the first wave of troops to detour to the east of Kharkov, was in a bitter battle, it was expected that the troops would also suffer heavy losses.  It is obviously not possible for the Kikuchi Brigade to provide tactical guidance to the Muto Brigade alone. Firstly, the Kikuchi Brigade suffered heavy casualties in the attack and defense of Kharkov North City and its morale is low. Secondly, the newly reorganized Eizaki Shogo Alliance lacks the ability to take on its own role.  combat capability.

    Lieutenant General Otani had no choice but to shift the focus of his attack from the north of Kharkov to the eastern forest. The 13th Federal Infantry Division in Voronei had already regained its strength after capturing the first line of defense in the northern city of Kharkov.  Seriously injured, although the two German 150mm heavy howitzer batteries ambushed in the southern part of Kharkov were finally completely annihilated by the coalition air force, the German artillery gained the opportunity to fire preemptively against the 13th Federal Infantry in Voronezh.  The division suffered heavy losses. Nearly half of the entire 13th Infantry Division suffered casualties, with nearly 2,000 killed.

    The 6th Infantry Regiment, commanded by Major Sugimoto Kaitai of the Kikuchi Brigade, which took over from the 13th Federal Infantry Division and launched an attack on the core position of the North City of Kharkov Fortress, attacked the North City of Kharkov three times and was intercepted by the Ukrainians three times.  The anti-slope machine gun firepower was driven out and could not stand at all. The casualties of the Sugimoto regiment last night and today have exceeded 6 infantry squadrons, and Major Fukushima Tai, captain of the 1st Infantry Team who was in charge of the main attack, even died in the third  Killed on the spot during the attack

    In just two days of fighting, Major Ryota Isokawa, the captain of the 6th Artillery Battalion of the Sugimoto Regiment of the Kikuchi Brigade,and Major Fukushima Tai, the captain of the 1st Infantry Division, were killed one after another. This was in sharp contrast to the fact that the Central Route Army had conquered the Ukrainian first trench defense line near the border with great enthusiasm the day before and suffered very few casualties. This also forced the former enemy commander to  Lieutenant General Erlang Tashiba, the commander of the 3rd Division, re-examined his style of play.

    After discussing with the chief of staff of the division, Colonel Hisashi Kararitaka, as well as Kikuchi, Lu Huanyan and other generals, Oba Jiro finally decided to give up the storm in the north city, and instead used the main force in the eastern forest of Kharkov to strengthen the subsequent troops of the Mutoh brigade and win the battle.  First eat the three main divisions of the 1st Group of the Ukrainian National Army in the forest, and surround Kharkov from the north and east!

    The combat forces previously assembled by the Central Route Army's former enemy headquarters on the northern front in Kharkov were mainly the 5th Infantry Brigade of Kikuchi, the 1st Armored Regiment of Lu Huanyan (the 3rd Battalion commanded by Li Shang, the Duli Artillery Battalion commanded by Wu Keren, and the 1st Armored Regiment of Lu Huanyan).  Ronyri's 13th Federal Infantry Division, Hashimoto Koji's Duli Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, Tanaka Tougao's Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, as well as the reinforced two 75mm field artillery battalions of the 14th Federal Infantry Division, the 15th Federal Infantry  The division's two 75mm field artillery battalions.

    The final strength of the second echelon of the Lu Huanyan East Road detour is the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Armored Regiment, the Kisaki Masago Infantry Regiment of the Kikuchi Brigade, the 51st Infantry Regiment of the 13th Federal Infantry Division, and the 14th Federal Infantry Division.  The two 75mm field artillery battalionsthe total combat strength is just over 10,000 people.  (.)
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