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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 914 The climax of the battlefield

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    The artillery fire from the German armored train artillery and the 139th Artillery Battalion plowed all the way from the Kharkov Bridge outside the east gate to the vicinity of the three-way intersection. They bombarded continuously for nearly 10 minutes, hitting targets within sight of the entire forest.  There was a sea of ??fire, but the thunder was heavy and the rain was light. Except for the Nakamura Brigade of the Mizuno Taisuke Regiment on the front line, which lost nearly a hundred people, the German shelling did not gain much benefit near the three-way intersection

    At the same time, the 140th German Artillery Battalion's bombardment of the Muto brigade position achieved certain results. The two infantry squadrons Domon and Kashii guarding the front line lost a combined loss of nearly 150 people, almost one-third of the total.  Casualties, but not long after the German ground attack launched with the main force of two battalions, 11 75mm field guns and 8 105 light howitzers on the core position of the Mutoh Brigade roared in a preemptive manner. The advantage of a preemptive attack can be aimed at  Accurate and targeted

    Since the 139th German Artillery Battalion was still immersed in the joy of supporting the East Gate Germans to regain the Kharkov Bridge, they bombarded the forest intersection near the maximum range. This forced the German 140th Artillery Battalion to use 12  The 105mm light howitzers faced off against the 11 75mm field guns and 8 105mm light howitzers that were the trump card of Nobuyoshi Gomuto. The numerical disadvantage, coupled with the North's late strike to seize the opportunity

    While the two German infantry battalions occupied the front line position of the Mutoh Brigade, the artillery of the 140th German Artillery Battalion in the rear was quickly lost in the intense bombardment and ceased In just 3 minutes of confrontation, the 140th German Artillery Battalion  After being bombarded by Nobuyoshi Muto, they adjusted their firing angle and direction to fight back. As a result, four guns were knocked out by the coalition's artillery fire in the first round. Five minutes later, all 12 105mm light howitzers of the 140th German Artillery Battalion were lost.  The price paid by the Muto brigade artillery was the loss of 5 75mm field guns and 2 105mm light howitzersWu Keren's artillery once again achieved a tragic victory. After all, his 75mm guns were not as powerful as the opponent's 105mm guns.

    As the German artillery fire muted, the two German infantry battalions that captured the Japanese front-line positions were unable to stand and were driven out by the reserves of the two brigades, Domon and Kashii, with the support of the two armored companies sent by Li Shang.  The Japanese frontline position was reached. Although the German 7.6cm light infantry mortar destroyed three coalition armored vehicles with precise shooting, the overwhelming coalition m60 and m81 mortars were outside the range of the German mortars.  The counterattack caused the 140th German Infantry Regiment to suffer a lot

    Major Fedor von Bock, Chief of Staff of the 140th German Infantry Regiment, was counting the number of people as he led his troops back to the starting position in embarrassment. Two elite infantry battalions attacking at full strength were actually attacked by the opponent's armored vehicles, light and heavy machine guns, and mortar firepower.  One-third of the troops were lost, nearly 150 people were killed and 200 people were wounded, and the 7.6cm light infantry mortar was almost completely lost during the retreat due to its heavy weight

    As for the coalition forces, Li Shang's two armored companies lost three wheeled armored vehicles and ten armored soldiers were killed and wounded. The two infantry brigades of Domon and Kashii suffered less than 100 casualties in the counterattack. However, the Germans in the first position were  shelling

    In this battle, Wu Keren's artillery suppressed the firepower of the German long-range artillery. Coupled with the attack and counterattack of Li Shang's armored troops along the temporary road opened in the forest, the Muto brigade was in the southeast  There was actually a tragic victory on the battlefield

    But the good luck of the Muto brigade ended here. After the two attacking German infantry battalions withdrew, the Domon and Kashii brigade encountered German artillery fire from two directions before they even had time to start their pursuit.  The 139th Artillery Battalion, which was deployed to the north of the 140th German Artillery Battalion, shifted its muzzle and began to support the southeastern battlefield in bombarding and intercepting the Mutoh Brigade. The 12 105mm light howitzers of the 141st German Artillery Battalion far south of the Uda River suddenly came.  Joined the ravage of the Muto brigade artillery positions

    To say that Wu Keren has done his best to move the artillery position, he still has 6 75mm field guns and 6 105mm light howitzers, and has moved the position as much as 500 meters to the north, but in his artillery group  When the German Artillery Battalion 139 opened fire again, a surprise attack by 12 light howitzers from the German 141 Artillery Battalion in the south severely damaged Muto Nobuyoshi's trump card

    In ten minutes, Wu Keren lost all the artillery in his hand, and suffered more than two-thirds of the gunner casualties. The result was only the destruction of four 105mm light howitzers of the 139th German Artillery Battalion opposite, at the cost of six  75mm field guns and 6 105mm light howitzersThe situation on the southeastern battlefield took a turn for the worse

    After gaining an absolute advantage in long-range artillery fire, von Neuhaus invested the main infantry regiment of the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Division of Ukrainian Volunteers, plus the two infantry battalions commanded by Major Bock, and launched an overwhelming comeback under the cover of artillery fire.  Arriving at the first line of the Muto Brigade, the Domon Brigade and the Kashii Brigade retreated to the second position. The casualties of the two brigades exceeded one-third, most of which were caused by the opponent's long-range artillery fire

    At the same time, the 141st German Infantry Regiment on the other side of the Uda River on the southern line was located in??We built a pontoon bridge from the lower reaches of the Uda River and quietly crossed the Uda River, forming a two-way pincer attack with the main force of the 140th Infantry Regiment in the middle and the 6th Regiment of the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Ukrainian Volunteer Infantry Division  Li Shang's 3rd Armored Battalion had to start moving north under the intensive bombardment of 12 105mm light howitzers from the German army on the other side. The armor of the Chinese fd17ii wheeled armored fighting vehicle could not withstand the attack of 15.7 kilograms of German high-explosive grenades

    The 4th Armored Company located in the far south lost 5 wheeled armored fighting vehicles. Fortunately, the vehicle-mounted infantry had already dismounted to fight, so the target was not as big as the armored vehicles However, this was also the first time that the Chinese armored forces suffered a setback.  And heavy damage

    When the Li Shang Armored 3rd Battalion lost more than 10 armored fighting vehicles, the man ordered the whole battalion to start moving northward. Muto Nobuyoshi finally realized his crisis and had to order the troops to retreat north The important task after the break was  It was left to the Chinese Armored 3rd Battalion At this time, the main force of an infantry regiment from the 4th Ukrainian Infantry Division and the 2nd Infantry Division to the east were also ready to press towards the west. The Muto Brigade and the Lishang Armored 3rd Battalion  Caught in a dangerous situation surrounded on three sides with shells constantly falling overhead
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