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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 894 The Second Echelon Arrives

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    "Captain, it's getting dark soon. According to Xue Juru's reconnaissance, the battlefield where the Jianchuan Brigade and Okamoto Brigade had exchanged fire with the Ukrainians has lost traces of the Ukrainians. Judging from the traces on the ground, the Ukrainians seem to be divided into two groups.  The 3rd Infantry Division retreated in all directions, while the 2nd Infantry Division followed the 4th Infantry Division and withdrew to the southeast We delayed crossing the river, and the Jianchuan Brigade and Okamoto Brigade suffered heavy losses and did not even send out reconnaissance troops.  Follow the Ukrainians and keep in contact"

    Ren Dadao, the regiment chief of staff, has in his hand the telegram just sent back by Xue Juru It is a little more than 10 kilometers east from the Sancha intersection to Xue Juru's current location. The wired telephone has not yet been established and is unreliable. In addition to communication,  In addition to the messengers riding in Hummers and off-road vehicles to deliver orders, wire telegraphy is still the fastest and safest way

    "Well the last time the Jianchuan Brigade and the Okamoto Brigade exchanged fire with the Ukrainians was at 16:20. It has been 1 hour and 40 minutes now. Even if the opponent wants to retreat, they can't escape in this forest with dense swamps and muddy roads.  " Lu Huanyan took the last telegram sent back by Xue Juru directly from the chief of staff. After reading it carefully, he walked to the combat map and found their current location, and then based on the location where the Okamoto brigade was surrounded.  I drew a circle for the center of the circle, which is roughly a radius of 7 kilometers

    "If the opponent runs and retreats in batches, then the radius can be expanded to 910 kilometers" Chief of Staff Ren Daodao stepped forward and added a semi-arc line to the arc drawn by Lu Huanyan.  Then, taking the position where the Jianchuan Brigade finally came into contact with the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division as the center of the circle, a semicircle was drawn to the east with a radius of about 8 kilometers.  most

    For a while, Lu Huanyan and Ren Dadao fell silent as they stared at the battle map

    "Regiment commander, chief of staff, if you want to put it this way, unless the opponent stops after walking for a while, it will not be easy to catch up with the enemy in the forest with a gap of more than 20 kilometers. We are armored troops and can hardly move even if we leave the road. If we really have to  To drive them up, you still have to rely on infantry But it takes the Japanese infantry and federal infantry a long time to cross the river here, and they have to travel more than 20 kilometers at night to attack the Ukrainians who don't know their specific location This task is too difficult.  ¡­¡±

    Tao Dayong, commander of the 1st Armored Battalion, was outspoken and was the first to stand up and point out the difficulties faced by the second echelon

    "Battal Commander Tao, the mission given to us by the headquarters is to defeat or annihilate the three Ukrainian infantry divisions. The opponent is not invincible. We had several fierce battles with the Muto brigade during the day. The casualties were huge and the losses were serious. In addition, the wounded were dragged down.  , how far they can retreat after nightfall is still a question The 18th Infantry Regiment of Masago Eizaki was yesterday's victorious division and did not participate in the battle today. I have seen the 51st Federal Infantry Regiment, it is Voronje  ri put together the remaining reserves of the two brigades of the 13th Federal Infantry Division and assigned them the designation of the 51st Infantry Regiment. It should be said that they are also well-replenished troops! "

    Liu Yifei, the commander of the 2nd Armored Battalion, obviously has a different perspective than Tao Dayong. Of course, the two people¡¯s views have one thing in common, that is, the Chinese armored forces cannot display their skills easily in the forest due to the limitations of roads and terrain.  ¡­

    "Zhu Yu's words make sense, Battalion Commander Tao, we are tired, the Ukrainians are tired, the regiment of Yuzaki Zhenggang rested for a night and a morning, and the regiment put together by Voronei's reserve group is also a fresh force capable of fighting.  "Master, I think we can just grit our teeth and catch up, the Ukrainians may not really run that far" Regiment Chief of Staff Ren Dadao obviously supported the opinion of 2nd Battalion Commander Liu Yifei.

    "The Ukrainians may not really be thinking about retreating The German army is launching reinforcements and counterattacks on the southern front. Will the German-Ukrainian army abandon the three main divisions in the eastern part of the forest? Normally, they would at least move closer to the main German army in the south and prepare to encircle Muto together.  The main force of the brigade is the right one. Secondly, if the opponent gives up the offensive from south to north on the southern front and plans to rush out from the east gate to seize the Kharkov Bridge and catch us by surprise, what kind of reception will these three Ukrainian divisions receive?  The command?"

    The words of the regiment leader Lu Huanyan seemed to be talking to himself and inspiring the thoughts of his subordinates. The regiment chief of staff Ren Dadao and the 2nd battalion commander Liu Yifei were both savoring the thoughts of their regimental commander. The commander of the 1st Armored Battalion  Tao Dayong slapped his head and said loudly, "When the regiment commander said this, I was completely enlightened. Although the main force of the German army was on the southern front to reinforce and counterattack, they only prepared the remaining two main regiments and three artillery units of the 47th Infantry Division.  The battalion is just singing a big showThe 139th German Infantry Regiment in the city is exhausted, and the two Kharkov Volunteer Divisions are dying. Thank God they can hold their current positions"

    "Commander, let me tell you, even if the three Ukrainian infantry divisions want to withdraw, the German major general in Kharkov will not agree. The order given to them is to attack eastward to contain our forces or to go south  To outflank the Muto Brigade or even the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment Even if it is not of great use, you can always wave the flag and pretend to be suspicious. At least the opponent's combatable troops areThere are more than 24,000 people!  "The commander of the 1st Armored Battalion is not just a fierce Zhang Fei. This guy is more thoughtful than Liu Yifei, and Li Shang may not be better than him when it comes to thinking.

    "Batalion Commander Tao I think this is a bit too simplistic The German-Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv will not fail to see our second echelon crossing the river from the upper reaches of the Kharkiv River to the east. The three Ukrainian divisions  Not even a single member of the Okamoto Battalion was killed, and the temporary artillery rescue unit commanded by Captain Imamura was blasted away in all directions The opponent obviously suffered heavy casualties and had exhausted its artillery, so it could barely maintain the offensive. In this case  , there is absolutely no possibility that the three Ukrainian divisions will turn around and march eastward to attack us again. It is possible that the other side will go south to assist the German counterattack and surround the Muto brigade with the main force, but most of them are just bluffs"

    Regiment Chief of Staff Ren Dadao finally stood up to suppress Tao Dayong¡¯s good sense of self. Of course, the analysis of the Chief of Staff¡¯s words was quite satisfactory, and in theory it may be close to the truth

    "Of course there is some truth to what the chief of staff said, but commanderhow should we fight? Can you give the order? The day lily will be cold when the regiment of Masaki Ezaki comes up" Tao Dayong, commander of the first battalion  He was a bit unable to hold back, and ignored the chief of staff's accusations against him. Instead, he looked at Lu Huanyan eagerly to ask for a fight. This situation made the chief of staff Ren Daodao a little helpless with his punches.

    ¡­¡­For a while, the tent fell into silence again. Lu Huanyan didn¡¯t speak. The other battalion commanders and other battalion commanders all watched what happened¡­

    "Report! Maxim, Markojevich Bivlov, commander of the 51st Regiment of the 26th Brigade of the 13th Federal Infantry Division, was ordered to lead the team here!" The guard at the door stood at attention and announced, and then there was a noise outside the door.  Bifflov, the commander of the 51st Federal Infantry Regiment, rushed in with a dusty face. When he saw Lu Huanyan who came out, he stood at attention, the spurs on his riding boots clanking, and his voice was hoarse.

    "Your Excellency, the former enemy commander-in-chief, Colonel Bivlov has been ordered to lead the 51st Infantry Regiment and has arrived. Please give instructions on the garrison area and combat missions of our unit!"

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