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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 915 (8) A bad start

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    In terms of strength and firepower, the coalition forces do not have a clear advantage. Judging from the combat effectiveness of the ground forces, the German army is much stronger than the Japanese army. However, the Chinese armored forces are limited by the small number of troops and the extremely cramped terrain that makes them unable to move.  ¡­

    "Chief of Staff, my previous idea was to put all the enemies on the eastern front here at the three-way intersection, and then encircle and annihilate them in one go The prerequisite for this is that the German troops on the southern front will continue to advance and move the Muto brigade further north.  Compress 23 kilometers, so that all the opponent's positions are within the fire attack range of our long-range artillery Once the counterattack starts, the two armored battalions serve as arrows and rush to the bottom along the road, completely splitting the opponent's position, and then the 51st Federal Infantry Regiment and  The two fresh forces of the Ezaki Masagano Regiment went into battle, surrounded and defeated the two German regiments. ?br />

    Lu Huanyan obviously did not want to easily defeat the enemy in the encirclement and annihilation battle. The German army had a strong fighting capacity and a strong recovery ability. He hoped to annihilate the opponent in an organized manner, rather than doing it piecemeal and eventually leading to a push To achieve this goal, he must  Let the Muto brigade retreat while fighting, and move the enemy's main force two kilometers further north This balance is not easy to grasp. If you persist and refuse to retreat, the German army on the southern front will not be able to attack and will easily give up. But if you want to withdraw,  Too fast, the German army on the eastern front loses the space and opportunity to outflank the rear route, and it is also easy for the German army, a small fish, to escape the hook

    Lu Huanyan's ambition was that when he wanted to eat up the German forces on the eastern front in one go, the German forces on the southern front would be too deep to retreat. At that time, the main force would turn around and go south, and then crush the main German force on the southern front And the German commander gave up.  He attempted to outflank the three-way intersection on the eastern front. In fact, he planned to use his fists to concentrate on the southern front to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Muto brigade This put the ambitious Lu Huanyan in a dilemma

    "I said to the captain, the German army is much stronger than the Japanese army. I think it is not much worse than us. If you eat a fat man in one go in vain, you may end up being disobedient. Muto Nobuyoshi is very proud. If you ask him to withdraw,  He absolutely refused At this time, the only way was to capture the two German battalions on the eastern front, then go south along the road and outflank the five German battalions on the southern front from both sides. This battle would be won I think  Too many are useless. The more decisive we are now, the Ukrainians from the southeast of the forest will not swarm in to cause chaos for us They are said to be two Ukrainian infantry regiments, but behind them are two Ukrainian infantry divisions and  Where is the 4th Division!¡±

    Ren Dadao insisted that he should counterattack on the eastern front as soon as possible and eat the two German battalions, instead of continuing to fish hesitantly It is possible for the fish not to be caught and his teeth to break, or it is possible for it to be decoupled!

    "Lu Sang we can't wait any longer otherwise Major General Muto should file a complaint with the commander of the Otei Division My 18th Infantry Regiment has had enough rest and is ready to attack at any time!" Gang responded.  The commander of the 18th Infantry Regiment of the Kikuchi Brigade of the Japanese 3rd Division, Colonel Masago Kizaki, came over with his chest raised and his belly folded to express his stance. Due to the aggressive German attack, he was hit by the counterattack of the coalition's M81 mortar group.  In addition, the German armored trains in the old city of Kharkov Fortress were also driven back. At this time, the 18th Infantry Regiment had the urge to take the initiative to take advantage of the Germans!

    "Your Excellency, Commander, the remaining three battalions of the 51st Federal Infantry Regiment are almost resting. The fighting in the east and south is so lively. I think it's time for the children to go into battle and stretch their muscles! Give me an hour, I  They can definitely eat up the two German battalions on the river beach Of course, it would be best if the two 75mm field artillery battalions of the 15th Federal Infantry Division can provide fire support!" The one who spoke was the 13th Federal Infantry Division who had also just arrived.  Colonel Bivlov, commander of the 51st Infantry Regiment of the 26th Brigade.

    Izaki Masago and Biflov's troops had walked almost 20 kilometers all afternoon, and they were exhausted. However, after resting for a few hours and eating and drinking, their energy was really up.  Many people know that tonight's German counterattack is likely to be the last counterattack before taking Kharkov. As long as tonight's battle is won cleanly, when dawn tomorrow, the enemies of Kharkov will have no choice but to give up.  I guess there is no other way to move away from the city

    "Please be patient My idea is this. Let the Muto brigade on the southern front abandon their current positions and retreat 3 kilometers north along the road. This will give the enemy the illusion that we cannot support them any longer. At the same time,  Colonel Masago Eizaki's 18th Infantry Regiment moves southward along the road, preparing to reinforce the Mutoh Brigade. The main force of Colonel Biflov's Infantry Regiment is attacking from the west side of the road towards the riverbank. Although you only have 3  Infantry battalion, but I will use a 75mm field artillery battalion to give you fire support. Chief of Staff Ren led two companies of the 3rd Armored Battalion plus the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion to counterattack along the road and reoccupy Kharkov  River Bridgethen block the bridge head, and at the same time attack the flanks of the two German battalions to the south"

    Lu Huanyan¡¯s style of play was much more radical than that of Ren Da Dao. On the Eastern Front, he only used Biafulov¡¯s three infantry battalions and three armored companies commanded by Ren Da Dao to attack two German infantry battalions and one Ukrainian army.Crane Infantry Regiment, but the coalition has a local advantage in artillery. Two 75mm field artillery battalions and 32 M81 battalions belong to the howitzer group, and the 36 Browning 7.62mm air-cooled heavy machine gun clusters are all used in this direction

    On the southern route, Lu Huanyan transported the Eizaki Shoggang Alliance southward in advance in Dodge one-and-a-half-ton trucks, established a backup position 4 kilometers away from the three-way intersection, and prepared to enter the forest from both wings of the forest path to launch a counterattack And  Let the remnants of the three infantry brigades of the Muto Brigade retreat north along the path, while Liu Yifei's three companies of the 2nd Armored Battalion and the 1st Battalion of the 51st Federal Infantry Regiment cut off the rear step by step Attracting the five main German infantry battalions to move further north  ¡­

    Izaki Zheng was stunned when he heard this. He originally expected to lead his nearly 4,000-man regiment to eat up the German troops of about 1,000 on the river beach. Unexpectedly, Lu Huanyan handed over this task to the remaining three infantry battalions.  Flov's 51st Federal Infantry Regiment and asked himself to respond to the Muto Brigade The enemy on the southern front had five infantry battalions plus 3 Ukrainian infantry regiments eyeing However At this time, Masago Eizaki also did not  Dare you say anything more After hesitating for a moment, you still nodded in agreement

    As for Colonel Bifflov, the commander of the 51st Federal Infantry Regiment, he patted his chest and vowed, "Your Excellency, Commander, as long as the artillery support is in place, my men and I can definitely kill the two German battalions. They are tired."  It¡¯s been a long time and now it¡¯s just a mess, waiting to become our trophy and prisoner!¡±
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