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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 904 Prepare to move in at dawn

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    Division Commander Koval said as he threw an unpeeled hot potato over. Chief of Staff Nazarenko caught it in his hand and blew it back and forth. However, he said unconvincedly, "Division Commander, the main force of the Germans."  The combat effectiveness is very strong. If the two main regiments go north to deal with the main force of the Muto brigade, I think they have the advantage in strength and firepower. This battle may not be unwinnable! The three 105mm light field artillery battalions of the German division artillery regiment can  They are all intact!¡±

    "Three 105mm light howitzer battalions? Can they be the opponent of the 24 150mm heavy howitzers of the **Field Heavy Artillery Regiment of the Japanese 3rd Division in the north of the city? What's more, the 3rd Division also has 48 **Field Artillery Regiments.  The 75mm mountain field artillery assistsBesideshow do you know that there are no further reinforcements from the coalition forces?" Division Commander Koval said angrily.

    "In any case Division Commander, we are turning eastward without authorization No matter how you look at it, we are suspected of deserting the battlefield and fleeing without a fight We will naturally lose face if we win the battle of Kharkov, and we will not lose if we lose.  Will he become a scapegoat?" Chief of Staff Nazarenko still looked confused.

    "Win? We won't win until we drive the coalition air force out of the sky over Ukraine. Otherwise, all the infantry on the battlefield will be lambs to be slaughtered by bombers. Unfortunately, we don't even have anti-aircraft guns. We only rely on mg08 tree trunks to shoot."  How useful are airplanes? Pass on my order. From now on, the Third Division is strictly prohibited from shooting in the air. If the coalition planes are not beaten down, we ourselves will become the punching bag for the opponent's bombers. Didn't you hear? Yesterday, on the 2nd  The division only exposed its artillery positions by organizing air-to-air shooting. As a result, a fully loaded artillery regiment was blown up by the opponent's bomber brigade before it even had time to fire The remaining artillery was even thrown into Kharkov  river¡­¡­"

    Division Commander Koval sneered and said, Chief of Staff Nazarenko could not speak to his division commander, but he still said, "Division Commander, in my opinion, even if we want to seize Katina Town in the east to protect our retreat, we can't do anything wrong.  The main force of the entire division is tired and lying down. In my opinion, if the coalition forces really want to go east, they will definitely have to take the north road. We can keep the main force at the current position and send the division cavalry reconnaissance battalion to Kati.  Na Town will guard the bridge, and we will set up a guard post on the north road, so

    If the main force of the coalition forces did not advance eastward, why did we need to withdraw so far?  We will stop here and wait for the situation to become clear. If the Germans in the west win their counterattack, we might be able to make a comeback and seize the Japanese Mutoh Brigade. If we lose, it won¡¯t be too late for us to retreat eastward. This way  Brothers, at least you can have a good sleepotherwise the team will be really exhausted"

    "Hmm what you said seems to make some sense" Koval hesitated a little. What he was thinking about was not that the German army had won the counterattack and lost the opportunity to claim credit, but that if the main force of the coalition army advanced eastward,  , my own division was pushed out of the way and beaten indiscriminately. Wouldn't that have attracted all the firepower to the east?  His third division does not have the consciousness that this generation has experienced It would be a good idea to send the cavalry battalion on the main road to seize the town of Katina first If the coalition forces advance eastward with a small force, the cavalry battalion alone can take care of it. If it is a large force,  As for the eastward advance I still have time to run south with the main force of the division

    "Chief of Staff, why didn't you tell me earlier! That's okay. Send my order. The division's cavalry reconnaissance battalion will go east to seize the town of Katina. The main force of the division will camp and set up positions at the current location. A company will be placed on the road to the north and the forest to the west.  Be alert, let the brothers burn their feet and try to get a night's rest wait until dawn tomorrow before deciding on the direction to turn!" Koval finally made a decision.

    July 31, 1918 21:30, Kharkiv Eastern Forest

    The cavalry reconnaissance battalion of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division originally had four cavalry companies of 126 men, plus the battalion headquarters and communications platoon, with a total of 560 cavalry. Of course, it had experienced two consecutive days of forced marches and one day of jili¨¨ fighting.  , the cavalry reconnaissance battalion of the 3rd Division had more than 400 cavalry left after being fully loaded. Under the order of division commander Koval, battalion commander Quentin Amisievich Avishev had to lead his men to start again, and received the order to camp and rest.  The infantrymen cheered "Ula"

    Captain Valentin Vasilyevich Vasilykov of the cavalry reconnaissance battalion rode beside his battalion commander and muttered, "I said the battalion commanderthe division commander is so crazy, he really wants to go east."  , let alone our reconnaissance camp, the main force of the division has already arrived in Katina Town. Why bother letting the brothers cross the road to the south and make such a big circle on the forest path?  The road was full of bushes and muddy ponds After a long time of fussing, we had to turn back to the main road to the north"

    "Stop talking nonsense We are the most elite Cossack cavalry in the division. If we don't take the lead, who will take the lead? Do you think I am willing to go on this errand? The division commander said that as long as we capture Katina and guard the bridge, it will be a great achievement. I will be promoted later.  As the commander of the regiment, you can also serve as the commander of the reconnaissance battalion" The battalion commander and the battalion subordinates just rode on horses, and their mounts were carried by their respective commanders.The soldiers were leading the way. The gap in this section of the forest was relatively open and the road was easier to walk. The cavalry battalion was almost divided into two columns and marched forward with torches in the night

    "The battalion commander If you ask me to say that the division commander is just messing around the 2nd and 4th divisions have gone south to join the main German force. We should follow south like the 9th regiment, but we have to  Go east and seize the town of Katina. Aren't we afraid that when the main force fights the allied forces southeast of Kharkov, the former enemy headquarters will come to trouble our division? It would be a sin to disobey orders and evacuate the battlefield without permission  ¡­The division headquarters won¡¯t use our battalion as a scapegoat by then, right?¡±

    The battalion commander Vasilykov is a conspiracy theorist who likes to speculate when he has nothing to do. Now he is whispering in the ears of his battalion commander. It really makes the battalion commander Avishev's heart go crazy. This guy picked up the riding crop.  He hit the battalion next to him on the head with his handle and cursed, "Shut up I know it's the worst when it's okay. I asked you to tinker with it before the morale of this battle was improved. There's not much left! Go and give less."  I'm just being careless here, and I'll bring a sharp knife to the front I'll keep my words straight, and I won't let you offend me again!"

    The battalion commander's shoulder was sore from the whip handle of his own battalion commander in the Vasilkov North camp. Seeing that the battalion commander was really angry, the man didn't dare to say anything. He grabbed the reins and hit the horse's belly with his spur, which made the horse feel pain under his crotch.  He rushed forward violently, and several orderlies and correspondents hurriedly followed. More than 100 people from the sharp knife company were walking about 1 kilometer in front of the whole battalion. They should have approached the main road in the forest now, but the forest was still there.  It's so dense that even the torches a hundred or two hundred meters away can't be seen clearly
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