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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 903 Can¡¯t Go into Muddy Waters

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    "Everyone we all know that soldiers are very fast. The first battalion has already eaten canned food in the car on the ten kilometers from the Sancha intersection to here Now you set off immediately. The two m191837aa anti-aircraft anti-tank guns are hung on the Dodge No. 1  A ton of semi-trucks are following you We must seize Katina Town and the bridge before midnight. Once we capture the bridge, we will report it by wire immediately, and then hold on to the bridge! I have brought enough medicine and supplies I must be prepared to resist.  The Ukrainians are mentally preparing for a counterattack Okamoto, Jianchuan, your troops should also take action!" Tao Dayong gave final instructions.

    "Yes!" Xue Juru, Jianchuan, and Okamoto stood at attention and saluted in unison. At this moment, the wind started to rise outside the tent

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    When the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division retreated, it was indeed divided into two groups. After being unable to attack the Jianchuan Brigade's position, the division commander George Jovovich Koval ordered the entire army to move in. The 3rd Division moved in one day.  The battle was also exhausting. The three main regiments of the division suffered varying degrees of losses. More than 1,500 people were killed and nearly 2,000 wounded. Because the artillery regiment of Koval's 3rd Infantry Division was in front.  Being deployed into Kharkov for defensive operations in one day, the 3rd Infantry Division was quite lacking in confidence to fight during the day

    Koval was originally appointed as the commander of the former enemy forces in the Kharkiv Forest by the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces. However, he was overshadowed by the commander of the 4th Infantry Division, Andrei Andropovich Yarmolenko.  The 4th Infantry Division relied on a fully organized artillery regiment and played a mainstay role in today's daytime battle in the forest. In the end, not only did it not obey the dispatch and command of Koval, who was the former enemy commander, but instead mobilized the 3rd and 3rd Infantry Division.  The 2nd Division laid the groundwork for the 4th Division

    Of course, Koval also knew that a fallen phoenix is ??not as good as a chicken. The 3rd Infantry Division and the remainder of the 2nd Infantry Division have lost their long-range artillery firepower, while the only artillery regiment under the command of Yarmolenko of the 4th Division still performed well.  It was really outstanding. It defeated the Japanese Muto brigade's offensive and paid a huge price. In this case, even the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian forces in Kharkov could not say anything.  In other words, one can only turn a blind eye to Yarmolenko's 4th Division's unauthorized actions

    The 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division was unable to defeat the Okamoto Brigade of the Muto Brigade, and suffered heavy casualties and shocking losses under the sudden attack of the opponent's long-range artillery and aviation forces. This gave Koval, the commander of the 3rd Division, who withdrew from the north and moved south, an extra  With his mind in mind, this guy ordered the 9th Regiment of the 3rd Division to cover the medical soldiers and wounded and part of the baggage to follow the southward retreat of the 4th Infantry Division, while he and the Chief of Staff led the 3rd Division Headquarters and the remaining two  The main group turned east and marched eastward. This guy was cautious and did not dare to walk directly on the forest road. Instead, he marched on a thorny path three kilometers south of the road

    Koval's two main regiments at this time were both under full strength. Including the division headquarters, directly affiliated troops, and engineering and transport troops, the total strength was just over 6,000. The goal of the Ukrainian 3rd Division was also in the direction of the North Donets River Lake District.  Of course, the Ukrainians were also exhausted and exhausted. The third division stopped and went. At this moment, it was still at least ten kilometers away from its destination town of Katina

    It was already around 9 pm on July 31. After the third division stopped to rest, the chief of staff said to his division commander with a grimace,

    "Commander, I said to George Jovovich, the troops really can't move The sleepiness of the forced march and retreat the night before yesterday has not been relieved now. We fought such a big battle today.  Brothers are too exhausted to move their legs. If you really want to retreat to the east, why don't we take the main road instead of taking the small road to the south?  It¡¯s not over yet, if this continues, the team will collapse"

    The Chief of Staff of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division, Major General Shesi Shevayevich Nazarenko, is usually a good-tempered Chief of Staff, but now he feels that his division commander is a bit of a loser and is scared out of his wits by the coalition forces ri  The main force of the Military Mutoh Brigade is reinforcements, most of which are chasing Yarmolenko's 4th Infantry Division in the south. The current march route of the main force of the 3rd Division has not even been reported to the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces What I'm afraid of is  Of course, if the news leaks out, I am also afraid that the German Major General von Neuhaus will force Lord Petliura to transfer the 3rd Division southward

    "We must rush to the town of Katina before dawn and cross the bridge over the Sever Donetsk River along the bridge. Only in this way can we escape from the encirclement and pursuit of the coalition forces. Any hesitation will ruin this bald 3rd Division! My staff officer  Your Excellency," the division commander Koval said with a tired look on his face as he peeled the roasted potatoes in his hands without raising his head.

    "Division Commander, the focus of the coalition's offensive is Kharkov. We retreated all the way to the east Later, Mr. Petliura blamed him What should we do? The 2nd Division and the 4th Division have both gone south.  , in order to cooperate with the main force of the German army's counterattack I don't know if the main force of the German major general has come up with reinforcements" Chief of Staff Nazarenko said worriedly."What are you afraid of? Isn't my main force, the 9th Regiment, also moving south to prepare for the counterattack? We are taking precautions to control the retreat to the east. It is said that the German air force will return to the sky above Kharkov as soon as tomorrow, but  What if it fails? If the sky above Kharkov is as overwhelming as the previous two days at dawn tomorrow, Kharkov will definitely not be able to hold it, and the troops in the city will be destroyed if it is bombed.  It¡¯s all gone Chief of Staff, if you leave the green hills behind, you won¡¯t have to worry about running out of firewood. If the 3rd Division¡¯s wealth is destroyed it¡¯s no use being a group army commander for me"

    Division Commander Koval was in a very anxious mood, and an inexplicable fear lingered in the heart of this division commander who was an old guerrilla captain. He used to fight guerrillas in the mountains, but when he was forced to a dead end by Germans or Russians searching the mountains,  He also had this feeling. Due to the delay in the arrival of reinforcements, or because the main force of the German army has not been committed to the Kharkov battlefield, the commander of the Third Division is not optimistic about the future

    "Chief of Staff, hurry up and rest your stomach, we have to hurry up soon Let me tell you this battle is mysterious The 47th Infantry Division of the German Army is actually a unit of reserve troops. I heard about it one night  The main regiment has been exhausted in the north of Kharkov. Now it is said that the Japanese are going to counterattack, but how many troops are left in the German division? Last night, one infantry regiment could not attack a single Japanese infantry.  Regiment, can two infantry regiments kill a Japanese brigade today? Besides, there is a Japanese cavalry regiment detouring to the southeast in addition to the Muto brigade? Besides, there are also Chinese armored troops to help?  Let me tell you we can't use our main force to wade through this muddy water"

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