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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 915 (9) Military Orders Like Mountains

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    Ren Dadao, the chief of staff of the 1st Armored Regiment, originally thought that Lu Huanyan was a bit overconfident, but now that the regiment commander agreed to counterattack, it was better than remaining calm and still. As for leading three armored companies along the road to repel a Ukrainian volunteer  The infantry regiment occupied the bridge Chief of Staff Ren felt that this was a tribute to himself However, he kept a cautious eye and asked Lu Huanyan in a low voice, "Commander, the German artillery group southeast of Kharkov New City  But to cover the line of fire to the three-way intersection of the bridgehead, do you want to order the federal 75mm field artillery battalion to hit the opponent first? "

    "Do you need to say this? I'll give you 20 minutes to prepare. Before midnight, I will let the Germans know how powerful our coalition's attack is! Chief of Staff, inform Major General Muto of my plan and copy it to Lieutenant General Oba. Don't expect to sleep tonight.  Got it!" Lu Huanyan waved his hand.

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    Kharkiv Forest, Mutoh Brigade Headquarters

    "Reporting to the brigade commander, Colonel Lu Huanyan, the former enemy commander of the second echelon, requested that we continue to retreat north and let the main force of the German army on the southern front advance 23 kilometers further north. The Ezaki Masagano Infantry Regiment will take the Dodge military truck of the baggage logistics unit to move south.  , will enter the battlefield at the predetermined position and accept the command of the brigade commander!" Osato Takagi, chief of staff of Muto Brigade, put down the microphone in his hand and reported with surprise and joy.

    "Hmm This Lu Huanyan knows how to be careful He just transferred two companies from the 3rd Battalion of Li Shang Armor, but sent me an infantry regiment from Kikuchi? So, he wants to  Counterattack on the northern front, but at the same time worry about scaring away the German troops on the southern front?" Nobuyoshi Muto frowned at the map hanging in the tent while holding a lantern, and said thoughtfully.

    "Muto-kun Obviously Lu Huanyan is a knowledgeable Chinese general. He knows that the huge sacrifices our Muto brigade made on the southern front need to be appeased, so he handed over the Ezaki Shogo Regiment to you as a reinforcement force to command the counterattack.  And it was still the Muto brigade and you who won the victory, not Lu Huanyan's second-echelon team that conquered the world, so he did not even ask our Domon, Kashii and Guzhuang brigades to withdraw to the north to rest Even Liu Yifei's 2nd Armored Battalion  Three companies and the battalion of the 13th Union Infantry Division are under your command"

    Osaka Takagi was obviously not a light-hearted person, and he saw Lu Huanyan¡¯s intention. This arrangement really restored the morale of the Muto brigade. At least for now, the brigade commander did not jump up and angrily refuse to attack and retreat north. Originally,  The remaining two battalions of Domon and Kashii on the front line each have only about 600 people left, and the Guzhuang battalion has less than 800 people left. On the contrary, the three armored companies of Liu Yifei's 2nd Armored Battalion suffered few casualties.  Only two tanks were lost, and the vehicle-mounted infantrymen who dismounted to fight suffered less than 30 casualties, while the 1st Battalion of the 51st Federal Infantry Regiment suffered more than 100 casualties, and morale is still strong

    The worst thing was that Wu Keren's ** Artillery Battalion, which had made great military exploits, lost all its artillery and the gunners of each company suffered more than 80% casualties. Although the ** Artillery Battalion's establishment was still there, it had become unarmed infantry  The German artillery also had a difficult time. The 140th German Artillery Battalion was completely wiped out, and the 139th Artillery Battalion lost one company. Only the 141st Artillery Battalion on the other side of the Uda River was intact and was currently relocating

    "Pass my order, the main force of the brigade will turn 3 kilometers north to prepare to join the Izaki Masagano Regiment. Liu Yifei's armored units have broken off to resist the enemy's pursuit. The 1st Battalion of the 51st Federal Infantry Regiment protects the flanks of the entire army.  Monitor the movements of the Ukrainians and Germans in the southeast I want to see how Lu Huanyan can defeat the two German infantry battalions and one armored company on the northern front with only Bialov's three infantry battalions and three armored companies.  Ukrainian Infantry Regiment!" A smile appeared on Muto Nobuyoshi's lips.

    After several hours of fierce fighting in the night forest, the casualties between the counterattacking German army and the fighting and retreating Muto brigade were basically even. Apart from the infantry, the biggest losses for both sides were artillery. Muto's main force on the southern front now lost its long-range artillery.  , completely turned into a toothless tiger, which is why he agreed to continue to move north. Although the casualties of the two brigades, Domon and Kashii, were not light, fortunately, logistics and transportation remained smooth, and all the coalition's light and serious wounded were rescued in time.  He was evacuated to a temporary field hospital about one and a half kilometers east of the northern Sancha intersection and received treatment.

    This allowed the Muto brigade to retreat while fighting, but it did not lose the initiative in combat. The German army was also unfamiliar with the terrain of the Kharkiv forest area, and swamps and wetlands also hindered the German army's outflanking and pursuit.  At midnight, the German troops outflanking the southern front occupied the defensive position in front of the Mutoh Brigade, only to find that it was empty This made Major Bock, the regimental chief of staff who commanded the 140th Infantry Regiment, and Major Bock, who commanded the 141st Infantry Regiment,  The acting commander of the regiment, Major Libu, was so angry that he fainted

    Because they led the main force of the German army to detour to both wings and took many detours, the task of attacking along the main road was handed over to the infantry regiment of the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Ukrainian Volunteer Infantry Division. As a result, the Kharkiv women attacked several  Was once equipped by the coalition forcesAfter the dense and sharp large-caliber heavy machine gun fire from the trucks came back, they began to work hard. The gunfire was lively, but they did not attack to the north. Therefore, they did not discover in time that the coalition forces had gradually withdrawn to the north, leaving the forest and swamps to fight.  The German outflanking troops that took a long time came to nothing

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    Southeast of Khazhekov New Town, the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces

    "Report to General The 141st Artillery Battalion on the other side of the Uda River was attacked by the cavalry of the 4th Regiment of the Japanese Yonezawa Cavalry of the Allied Forces during its transfer to Kharkov. Lieutenant Colonel von Rundstedt's armored train unit used artillery fire  The Japanese cavalry was dispersed, but the 141st Infantry Battalion suffered huge losses, with a total loss of 6 105mm light howitzers, and nearly one-third of the gunners' casualties. The size of the Japanese cavalry was a cavalry brigade! "

    The sudden bad news made Major General von Neuhaus furious. If von Rundstedt's armored train had not rushed to the rescue in time, it is estimated that the 141st Artillery Battalion would have been like a lamb to be slaughtered on the other side of the Wuda River, calling the Japanese cavalry to a group of soldiers.  The pot was all over This variable actually planted factors that affected the final outcome of the German army's difficult counterattack that night.

    "Order the 141st Artillery Battalion to transport the remaining 6 guns here as quickly as possible. I will give them 30 minutes to follow. If they are not in place by then, all the battalion-level commanders of the artillery battalion will be shot!" A rare German major general  He raised his hands and roared!
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