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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 913 The Best Bait

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    Except for the heavy artillery on the main coalition position on the outskirts of the northern city that has begun to fire back at the northern part of Kharkov, the coalition's long-range artillery positions in the forest have not yet returned fire. This makes the captain of the 6th Infantry Regiment feel unspeakably aggrieved and useless.  The regiment has less than 700 soldiers capable of fighting. The German heavy artillery bombardment just now caused at least dozens of casualties. Why didn't the Ukrainian artillery battalion in the forest fight back?

    "Lu Sang, if we cannot suppress the long-range German artillery fire in the city, our machine guns and mortars will suffer heavy losses and we will not be able to stop the German attack and recapture the bridge!" Major Toshiwa Maeda came to the microphone from the side and yelled, complaining in his heart.  What time has it been for the commander of the unit to save his dignity and directly request fire support!  

    Unexpectedly, Lu Huanyan's majestic voice came from the receiver, "Maeda Regiment Fu, let me tell you commanders that the bridge no longer needs to be blasted. The 6th Infantry Regiment only needs to abandon the first line of position and block the Germans in the second line.  Let the other side cross the riverthe more they come, the better! Pay attention to the artilleryWhoever dares to abandon the second position without my order will bear the consequences!" The phone was hung up!

    "The headquarters asked us to abandon the demolition bridge and first-line positions and let the Germans cross the river. Lu Sang said that the more enemies come, the better, but we are not allowed to abandon the second position without authorization" Maeda Toshiro was dumbfounded.  Putting down the microphone in his hand, he turned to his captain and told him to read the full text of The Prime Minister's Wife.  high speed

    "Soga pass my order. The Nakamura Brigade is preparing to enter the second position and fight the German attack with all its strength. Anyone who dares to retreat without authorization will be killed! Major, you stay here to control the communications. I will go to the second position myself!" Mizuno Tai!  Fu pulled open the collar of his shirt, grabbed the command knife and rushed out with several staff officers!  

    About 400 meters outside the east city of Kharkiv is the Kharkiv River. The length of the bridge is 150 meters, but the approach bridge on the other side of the river is more than 500 meters long. Under the approach bridge is a pebbly river beach. After this more than 500 meters of river beach,  It is a steep river bank with a drop of 5 meters, overgrown with shrubs and weeds. Climbing up the river bank is the edge of a dense forest. The coalition's first line of defense is at the edge of the forest, and 500 meters behind the first line of defense is the second line of defense.  500 meters further back is the third line of defense, and two kilometers behind the third line of defense is the crucial three-way intersection, which was also being bombarded by 12 105mm light howitzers from the 139th German Artillery Battalion from the southwest.  The key areas to explode

    Lu Huanyan ordered the abandonment of the first position, which actually took a lot of risks, because the first position was condescending, and it would be very difficult for the German army to attack the coalition positions above the river bank from the river beach However because the Mizuno Regiment failed to do so,  The bridge over the Kharkov River was demolished in time, but the German army only invested one infantry battalion to launch a counterattack at the east gate. This gave Lu Huanyan, who had the main force in hand, an idea He was ready to lure the snake out of its hole!

    Although Lieutenant Colonel von Blomberg was the regiment commander, he insisted on letting the regiment chief of staff, Major Fedor von Bock, command the main force of the regiment to launch an attack on the main force of the Muto brigade in the south, and he personally led the final attack of the 140th regiment.  The elite 1st Battalion wanted to seize the Kharkov Bridge outside the East Gate by surprise and rush to the other side of the river to cut off the coalition's logistics and transportation routes. He believed that this was the key to the victory of the German-Ukrainian coalition's counterattack.  hit!  Determined to win!  Outflank the Muto Brigade's retreat!

    Don't underestimate the strength of the German army's counterattack on the East Gate. The 10 cannons of the 2nd Armored Train Division and the 12 cannons of the 139th Artillery Regiment of the Southeast Artillery Regiment in Kharkiv City launched bombardments from two directions, allowing the Germans to temporarily gain firepower outside the East Gate.  The huge advantage Almost every 10 seconds, nearly 20 rounds of 15-kilogram 105mm grenades exploded on the coalition positions. Two rounds of artillery landed and exploded in 1 second. This firepower density is definitely not bad. Among them, the armored train  There are two cannons on board, which are 150mm caliber heavy howitzers!  A cannon weighs 45 kilograms. That thing is a giant that can explode with a radius of 100 meters in an open field

    The 150-caliber heavy-duty grenade explodes with astonishing power. It can even kill people directly within a range of five to ten meters without slicing them

    Lu Huanyan did not let the two Ukrainian 75mm field artillery battalions in his hands return fire and suppress the German artillery fire in Kharkov To be honest, he expected the 75mm caliber Type 38 field artillery to suppress the opponent's 105mm caliber field artillery with firepower.  The howitzer group needs a numerical advantage. The power of a single cannon on both sides is more than half the difference. The German 105mm light howitzer cannon weighs 15.7kg, while the RI-38 field gun is copied from the German Krupp 75mm field gun.  The gun's cannon weighs only 6.5 kilograms

    The Ukrainian artillery battalion in Lu Huanyan's hands belongs to the 14th Infantry Division Artillery Regiment in the Voronezh Army. The divisional artillery regiments of the Volga Federal Infantry Division each have two 75mm Type 38 field artillery battalions, and each battalion has three  Since one of the 6-gun artillery batteries was transferred east to support Tao Dayong's 1st Armored Battalion in combat, Lu Huanyan now has five 6-gun 75mm field artillery batteries left in his hands, plus Ezaki Masaaki.  The 18th Infantry Regiment has just replenished a 4-gun field artillery squadron. Lu Huanyan's second-echelon artillery group has a total of 34 75mm Type 38 field artillery

    ChinaThe colonel had the strength to fight with the opponent's artillery and suppress the opponent, but he did not expose his artillery in a hurry. The fall of the bridge outside the east gate of Kharkov would, to a certain extent, change the direction of the German counterattack tonight. This was why Lu Huanyan hesitated.  The judgment and choice made after repeated judgments was to temporarily give up the blasting of the bridge, and let the focus of the German counterattack shift from the Mutoh Brigade in the southeast to the forest outside the east gate of Kharkov.  The traffic artery and logistics base near the fork in the road are the best bait thrown to the Germans

    At least, it can be treated as if the Germans are exhausted It would be great if the opponent's artillery can be attracted and deployed in the city of Kharkov. At dawn, the aviation team is dispatched to close the door and beat the dogs, completely annihilating the German artillery, Kharkov  The husband is easily available. Everyone on the battlefield wants to play pig's feet. If the German army invests more than one infantry regiment in the east gate to counterattack, Lu Huanyan may not be willing to take on this heavy task, but now that the enemy has only invested one battalion, then  Lu Huanyan did not intend to release the battalion and then withdraw For this reason, it is necessary to show weakness to the enemy on the Kharkov Bridge, even if it pays some price, it is worth it (.)
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