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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 916 (7) Temporary Review

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    "Your Excellency, General we can only say this to our own people it will not be easy for it to fall into the ears of interested people From a big perspective, we are the Eastern Front Allied Forces of the Allied Powers that occupied Kharkov, but from a small perspective, we are also from the middle.  The Japanese alliance worked together to open up territory in the west Talking about the Imperial Army is easy to attract criticism" Behind Admiral Utsunomiya, tugging on the man's sleeve and reminding him softly was Shunroku Hata, Chief of Staff of the Allied Southwest Front.  Major General

    "What? Hata-kun, wasn't the city of Kharkov captured by the two brigades of the Japanese Third Division after a bloody battle? In the past few days, the artillery unit has consumed more than 300,000 rounds of shells. The Kikuchi and Muto brigades  The regiment's casualties exceeded one-third. Isn't the honor of being the victor now the honor of the Imperial Army!" Lieutenant General Oba, who originally stretched out his hand to shake Utsunomiya Taro's hand with a smile, yelled at Hata Shunroku in a dissatisfied voice.  road.

    The former enemy headquarters of the coalition's Central Route Army was also located in the underground bomb shelter of the railway station in the southern suburbs of Kharkiv, but the ventilation skylights at the top were open. Since no coalition forces encountered large-scale shelling in the new city of Kharkiv, it was only  The original German artillery position in the southeast was bombed beyond recognition. The buildings in other places were still well preserved. However, for air defense, Da Ting still moved the former enemy headquarters into the basement He was not like to rush in after the air raid siren sounded.  Basement transferToday's military meeting is very important. Not only is General Utsunomiya commending the Central Route Army on behalf of the Samara Allied Forces Command and the Southwest Front Command, but it is also necessary to discuss and arrange the next phase of combat plans and tasks

    Major General Shunroku Hata, chief of staff of the Southwest Front, had a sullen expression. This was a military meeting of the Central Route Army. In addition to Lv Huanyan, commander of the Chinese Armored Regiment, present were Lieutenant General Stepin, commander of the Federal Voronezh Group Army, and his three federal troops.  Commander Ji, this is not the time for senior Japanese generals to engage in internal strife and make people laugh

    "Okay, okay! Everyone, please sit down The Eastern Front Allied Forces of the Allied Powers are a united whole. The victory of Kharkov is all due to the dedication of the soldiers, and no one will be short of credit" Taro Utsunomiya came back to his senses.  While comforting the glaring Lieutenant General Oba and Major General Hata Shunroku, I felt that I had indeed gotten carried away with what I just said. To say that the credit for winning Kharkov was attributed to the Chinese Armored Forces, the Japanese Third Division and the Federation.  The infantry divisions have all worked hard, and this is far from the time when there is internal strife because of grabbing credit

    "Everyone! On behalf of the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, I would like to congratulate the Central Route Army on its victory in the first stage of the Kharkov battlefield. Although many jars and jars in Kharkov were broken, this historic fortress city will become an important part of our Ukrainian campaign.  The most important base camp and base, I can responsibly say that since the coalition forces have captured Kharkov, they have no intention of returning it to the Germans So everyone can rest assured that no one's credit will be lost  Oba-kun, the casualty list and the application list for meritorious service awards must be released as soon as possibleThe morale of the troops must be maintained!" General Utsunomiya Taro's opening remarks calmed the slightly agitated central army generals

    The former enemy commander of the Central Route Army and the commander of the Japanese Third Division, Jiro Oba, nodded and said, "Commander, please rest assured that our Central Route Army is absolutely sure to defend Kharkov. Only Kikuchi and Muto Rei's brigade of the Third Division suffered casualties.  No small matter, the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment that had just withdrawn in the early morning also lost more than one-third of its troops. The next combat operations still need to be carefully considered by the Front Army Headquarters. I suggest that in addition to replenishing and resting the Central Army units as soon as possible,  , Can the West Route Army and the East Route Army launch the attack on time? "

    Da Ting originally even wanted to ask that since the Central Route Army occupied Kharkov, whether the West Route Army, which is relatively close to the Central Route Army, could be transferred from the west to the direction of Belgorod and be unified under its own command. With this army  With the addition of new forces, Oba Erlang can continue to pursue the southwest along the railway line at one go This is much faster than waiting for the middle route army to rest and replenish its strength. However, this plan is only temporarily lingering on this man.  The commander of the third division did not dare to bring it up

    Having won the battle, you will naturally have confidence in your speech, but it is not an easy task to get your ideas into the Western Route Army of the Ukraine Campaign, which is also waiting to enter Ukraine for a big fight.

    In the Western Route Army combat plan for the Ukrainian campaign originally formulated under the leadership of Shunroku Hata at the Allied Forces Command, Lieutenant General Fujii's 7th Division was the main force, and the 1st Armored Regiment of the 9th Division of the Chinese participating army Li Mingzhong was attached to the 7th Division  In addition, the 7th Federal Infantry Division of Lieutenant General Slavin's Kursk Group Army was assigned to fight at the same time, and the other two 8th and 9th Divisions of the Kursk Group Army served as the reserves of the West Route Army.

    The former enemy commander-in-chief of the West Route Army was Lieutenant General Fujii Yukitsuchi of the Seventh Division, the chief of staff was Colonel Ishihara Kanji, and the deputy commander and deputy chief of staff was Lieutenant General Slavin. The total strength of the West Route Army was similar to that of the Central Route Army.  , about 60,000 people, and more than 40,000 people are ready to be put into the front line.The initial mission of the Western Route Army of the Ukrainian Campaign was to use Rylisk as the battle assembly point. After the campaign was launched, it broke through the Ukrainian border defense line. The first step was to capture Glukhov, and then go straight to Kiev, the most important town in Ukraine in the southwest!

    According to the original plan, the West Route Army will launch its attack one to two days later than the Central Route Army. The purpose is to give Kiev's enemies enough time and confidence to go east to aid Kharkov. If the opponent's reinforcements are transported by train, they will be launched from  It is about 400 kilometers from Kiev to Kharkiv, and the other party can get reinforcements there in one day.

    At that time, the Western Route Army will go straight to Kiev. However, most of the 270 kilometers from Glukhov to Kiev are roads and there are no railways. Therefore, it was originally expected that the Western Route Army would not advance too fast. However, this is also the time of the attack.  A time difference is required. If the West Route Army advances too quickly and besieges Kiev from the beginning, then the Central Route Army's plan to besiege Kharkov and provide reinforcements will come to nothing.

    Since the commander of the Allied Southwest Front, Taro Utsunomiya, couldn't help but personally rolled up his sleeves and took charge of attacking the Central Army in Kharkov, this objectively reduced the ammunition and logistical support of the Western Army, which had the farthest assembly point and the latest launch of the campaign.  At least one-third of the transportation capacity was misappropriated by the Central Route Army, which made the Central Route Army the first to complete the assembly preparations among the three armies of the Southwest Front and have the richest ammunition and material reserves.

    In terms of campaign gathering and preparations, Shibagoro's East Route Army lags behind Oba Jiro's Middle Route Army, which is under the command of Taro Utsunomiya and Shunroku Hata, while the West Route Army under the command of Fujii Yukitsuki is better than the East Route Army.  The preparations are still one day behind.
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