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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 908 The storm is coming

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    Near the three-way intersection in Kharkiv Forest, the former enemy headquarters of the Second Detachment of the East Road Detour

    "Reporting to the commander of the regiment, Xue Juru of the regiment's reconnaissance company called. Five minutes ago, he led the regiment's reconnaissance company and the 2nd company of the 1st Armored Battalion to occupy Katina Town and the North Donets River Bridge. Now they are building defensive positions at both ends of the bridge.  ¡­¡±

    "Reporting to the leader, there is a call from the 1st Armored Battalion. Five minutes ago, the 1st Company of the 1st Armored Battalion defeated a cavalry battalion of the Ukrainian 3rd Division. It has been found that the main force of the Ukrainian 3rd Division, about 6,000 people, is located about 5 kilometers south of the forest road.  Battalion Commander Tao led the infantry to dismount and fight, and had already moved to the south. The armored vehicles of three companies of the 1st Battalion stayed on guard beside the forest road. To the west was the warning position of the Jianchuan Brigade. The 1st Battalion requested the headquarters to reinforce a Ukrainian artillery company.  Join the fight! Signed by Yingfu Mo Liyuan!¡±

    "Tao Dayong was too hasty! He only had about 400 vehicle-mounted infantry in his hands, and he went to chase the main force of 6,000 people in vain. Isn't this just playing the piano?" Ren Dadao, the chief of staff of the regiment, added to the fire

    "Darkness has the advantage of being dark. The Ukrainians can't figure out our reality. Tao Dayong's move is better than waiting on the forest road. Hmm transfer a 75mm 38 field artillery battery from the Ukrainian artillery battalion to the first battalion.  The focus of calling back the first battalion is to defend the town of Katina and the Northern Donets River Bridge. As for the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division in the forest, the point is not to destroy how many enemies, but to prevent the opponent from sleeping soundly Exhausted  "Them!" Lu Huanyan was well aware of the restrictions on the movement of armored troops in the forest swamps, so he decided to send a Ukrainian artillery company to strengthen Tao Dayong's first battalion, so that he could have an additional layer of long-range means of attacking the Ukrainians in the forest

    Of course, as the commander-in-chief of the second echelon of the East Road, the troops in his hands are also quite limited. The offensive and defensive focus of the Kharkov battlefield revolves around the Mutoh Brigade in the southwest and the main German counterattack. Before the situation in the west is clear,  Lu Huanyan did not intend to throw the exhausted Ezaki Masako Infantry Regiment and the 51st Infantry Regiment of Colonel Bivlov of the 13th Ukrainian Infantry Division into the forest battlefield at night

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    Lieutenant General Atori, the former enemy commander in chief of the Central Route Army and commander of the Japanese 3rd Division, allocated Lu Huanyan's troops to his own 1st Armored Regiment (which lacked the Lishang Armored 3rd Battalion to be strengthened by the Muto Brigade) and the 13th Ukrainian Infantry Division.  The 51st Infantry Regiment of the 26th Brigade, the 18th Infantry Regiment of Shogo Eizaki of the Kikuchi Brigade of the Japanese 3rd Division, and the two 75mm Type 38 field artillery battalions of the 14th Voronezh Federal Infantry Division, simultaneously combined the Muto Brigade's  The Ka Nakamura Brigade, the Kenchuan Brigade and the Okamoto Brigade of the Mizuno Taisuke Wing Headquarters were also assigned to Lu Huanyan's command, with a total strength of about 10,000 people.

    Lu Huanyan's battle plan divided the second echelon into three. Liu Yifei led the 2nd Armored Battalion to reinforce an infantry battalion from the 13th Voronezh Infantry Division to form the southern detachment, advancing southward along the path at the three-way intersection, preparing to directly reinforce the southeast direction.  The flanks of the main force of the Mutoh Brigade were to contain the 4th and 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Divisions from attacking the Mutoh Brigade from the east in the forest. An armored platoon of the 2nd Armored Battalion was re-strengthened to the water field outside the east gate of Kharkiv.  The Taifu Alliance went to help the Nakamura Brigade hold the bridgehead. If necessary, blast the East Gate Bridge over the Kharkov River and cut off the German-Ukrainian coalition's counterattack channel from the East Gate

    Tao Dayong led the 1st Armored Battalion, Xue Juru's Reconnaissance Company and the Jianchuan Brigade to form the East Detachment, occupying the town of Katina and the North Donets River Bridge, blocking the Ukrainians' northward crossing of the forest road, and at the same time ensuring this  The smooth flow of the forest road will create conditions for the coalition forces to open up logistics and transportation lines in the northern Donets River and Lake area in the next phase.

    Lu Huanyan's Armored Regiment Headquarters, the 18th Infantry Regiment of Izaki Masako, Colonel Birlov's 51st Infantry Regiment (less than one infantry battalion), and the two 75mm field artillery battalions of the 14th Federal Infantry Division became the squadron or general detachment.  The reserve team, the base camp and logistics base established at the southeast corner of the three-way intersection It was just because the 1st Armored Battalion discovered the location of the main force of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division in the southeast of the forest. After thinking about it, Lu Huanyan decided to start from 2 artillery battalions.  Deploy an artillery company along the road east to reinforce the 1st Armored Battalion This will give you more room for maneuver whether it is suppressing the main force of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division or guarding Katina Town and the Northern Donets River Bridge.

    "Regiment Commander Lieutenant General Oba's order to us is to defeat or annihilate the 3rd, 2nd and 4th Ukrainian Infantry Divisions. Now that we have discovered the location of the opponent's 3rd Infantry Division, why don't we mobilize Masago Ezaki overnight?  Once the main force of the regiment passes, and with the addition of Colonel Bivlov's infantry regiment, there will definitely be a chance to capture the opponent's 3rd Division" Regiment Chief of Staff Ren Dao said unwillingly.

    "Chief of Staff, I am too impatient to drink hot porridge. The Yizaki Masagano Infantry Regiment has just walked nearly 30 kilometers. Do you think it is appropriate to walk another 20 kilometers in the dark to pursue the 3rd Ukrainian Division in the forests and swamps? Tao Dayong is now in control.  The road in the forest was blocked, and Xue Juru tied up his pockets in Katina Town and the North Donets River Bridge, so that the Ukrainians could not escape" Lu Huanyan answered with a slight frown, "?The focus of attention at the moment is not the Kharkov Forest, but the German-Ukrainian forces in the city and the situation of the main force of the Mutoh Brigade in the south

    The arrogant Muto Nobuyoshi would never take the initiative to ask for tactical guidance, but he acquiesced to the fact that the three brigades of Taisuke Mizuno, Nakamura, Takekawa and Okamoto were temporarily placed under the command of Lu Huanyan, the second echelon of the east route bypass, and Muto was in charge.  They are the three well-preserved Kashii, Domon and Furushu brigades, as well as Arai Tatsuya's 19th Infantry Regiment Wing Headquarters, plus the 3rd Armored Battalion commanded by Li Shang of the Chinese ** Armored Regiment and Wu Keren ** Artillery  camp¡­¡­

    July 31, 1918, 22:00, southeast of Kharkov, former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces

    "Lieutenant Colonel Werner von Blomberg, commander of the 140th Reserve Infantry Regiment, reported that a battalion of the assault force of the 140th Reserve Infantry Regiment under his personal command is ready at the East Gate of Kharkov and can be launched at any time.  Attack! It only takes half an hour to recapture the bridge over the river outside the east gate of Kharkov!"

    "Report 24 105mm light howitzers from the 139th and 140th Artillery Battalions have taken up positions in the southeast of the new city and are ready to fire at any time!"

    "Report The 2nd Armored Train Detachment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt has entered the railway line south of the Central Station in the Old Town and is ready to be used to contain enemies on the northern line at any time.  Counterattack"

    "Reportthe two main battalions of the 140th Infantry Regiment, under the command of Major Fedor von Bock, chief of staff of the regiment, have entered the starting concealed position southeast of Kharkov New City and are ready to attack!"

    "Report The 141st Regiment commanded by Major Wilhelm von Lieb, acting commander of the 141st Reserve Infantry Regiment, has launched south of the Uda River. Previously, they dispersed the attack of the cavalry reconnaissance squadron of the Japanese Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment. Artillery  The 141st Battalion has been deployed successfully and is waiting for the next order from the headquarters!¡±
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