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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 916 (9) The Emotions of the Federal Generals

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    "Master Dating Whether the West Route Army and the East Route Army will launch the attack as scheduled, the coalition headquarters in Samara has not yet made a final decision. However, with the victory and progress of the Central Route Army on the Kharkov battlefield, the West Route Army's  Fujii and Ishihara, as well as Shibagoro and Itagaki of the East Route Army, are all screaming at the battle headquarters to issue an order to attack! "Shunroku Hata is the chief of staff of the Allied Southwest Front and the former enemy headquarters of the Central Route Army.  , his answer obviously did not satisfy the proud Lieutenant General m¨£nyi.

    "Your Excellency Commander, Chief of Staff, then why are we hesitating? With this great victory in Kharkov, not only did the German-Ukrainian forces suffer serious losses, but there were also huge gaps in the defense formation of the entire Eastern Ukraine. At this time,  If the East Route Army and the West Route Army don't attack quickly, will they wait for the Germans to gather their forces and regain their strength, and then come over to fight for Kharkov with us again?" The speaker was Colonel Hisashikari Taka, the chief of staff of the Japanese 3rd Division?  , this leader was robbed of the title of the former enemy chief of staff of the Central Route Army by Major General Hata Shunroku, the chief of staff of the front army, and only ended up with the position of deputy chief of staff of the former enemy headquarters. This question obviously meant something about General Hata Shunroku's army.

    The words of Colonel Hisashikari Taka resonated with a group of Japanese generals who participated in the Central Route Army's former enemy military meeting. In addition to brigade-level generals like Kikuchi and Muto, the captains of the Japanese Third Division also attended today's meeting.  The meeting was also the honor and dignity of the generals of the Central Army after a bloody battle. Fortunately, there were no casualties or serious injuries at the level of the regimental commander. It was only Sugimoto Kai Taisaku, the commander of the 6th Infantry Regiment of the Kikuchi Brigade.  My head, I heard it was a stray bullet from the Ukrainians that scratched my ear

    In the Mutoh Brigade, Colonel Mizuno Taisuke, the captain of the 7th Infantry Regiment, was hanging with his arms hanging. The German mg08 heavy machine gun string on his left arm had bitten off a large piece of flesh, but no bones were injured at last.  At this moment, his face was still sallow due to excessive blood loss, but he just managed to hold his chest up, indicating that he was slightly injured and could not get out of the firing line, and he could not miss the military meeting where the Central Army could award rewards after taking Kharkov this time!

    Hearing this, Utsunomiya Taro glanced at Hishikari Takashi and thought that it was gratifying that the Third Division had won the battle in Kharkov, but the pairing of Oba and Hishikari Takashi showed signs of having their tails raised.  Why is it a bit harsh when you go up there?  Although the King of China formed the Southwest Front Army with Utsunomiya Taro's Japanese Third Army as the core to prepare for the Ukrainian campaign, in fact, Utsunomiya Taro and Hata Shunroku did not dare to have their own way, and operational plans and deployments could be made at any time.  They were all copied to the coalition headquarters in Samara for instructions before they dared to make a decision

    Therefore, the words of Colonel Hisashikari Taka of the 3rd Division made the Commander of the Front Army, Commander of the Japanese Third Army, and Deputy Commander of the Eastern Front Allied Forces of the Allied Powers not come to Taiwan. General Utsunomiya's face was so dark, but Shunroku Hata was already there.  Answered Hishikarataka's question directly,

    "Your Excellency Colonel It is gratifying that the Central Route Army fired the first shot of the Ukrainian campaign, but the problems exposed in the first stage of the campaign cannot be underestimated. The artillery units of Kikuchi and Muto brigades were all in pieces, and the two infantry brigades  The total casualties exceeded 8,000, and the 13th Federal Infantry Division also suffered heavy casualties. If the West Route Army and the East Route Army rashly advanced and fought like this, even if the Ukrainian campaign was barely won, the Allied Southwest Front Army would be severely damaged.  This is the reason why the request of the West Route Army and the East Route Army to fight has not yet been approved by the Front Army Headquarters. We must now seize the time to review the shortcomings of the first phase of the operation and make plans for the second phase of the operation!"

    Shunroku Hata was very clear-headed. Although the Ukrainian campaign was fully supported by the Allied Air Force, the three-pronged army responsible for the ground attack did not have a strength advantage over the German-Ukrainian coalition on the defensive side. In terms of firepower, the Japanese Third Army  The three Class A divisions are no better than the German 10th Army in Ukraine. Although the Chinese armored forces have a certain advantage in firepower compared to the German infantry, this advantage is often limited by complex terrain and ground roads, not to mention the Western Army.  The Route Army, the Central Route Army and the East Route Army are each assigned only one Chinese armored regiment

    As for Ukraine's air supremacy, according to the situation reported by the Allied forces on the Western Front, the German Air Force on the Eastern Front may make a comeback at any time. While the Second Fighter-Bomber Wing of the Allied Air Force is preparing for the second wave of attacks that have not yet defeated the German Air Force, it hastily dispatched  The West Route Army and the East Route Army, at least in the opinion of Shunroku Hata, the Chief of Staff of the Front Army, were too risky The Germans were much more cunning than expected, and the combat effectiveness of the German Army left a deep impression on the participating generals of the Allied Center Army.  impression!

    "Okay! Don't engage in unnecessary rhetoric. You all participated in the first phase of the battle. Let's talk about it. What experiences and lessons can be learned from the first phase of the Kharkov battle? The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is still waiting for our report.  As for the next plan, the West Route Army and the East Route Army are currently holding back, but it can¡¯t last too long, otherwise the morale will not be maintained anymore!The consumption is astonishing" Utsunomiya Taro stretched out his hand and stopped Oba and Hishikari Takashi from trying to refute Hata Shunroku.

    Unexpectedly, when the commander of the front army said this, the entire conference room suddenly became silent

    Since several federal generals did not go into battle, the commanders of the 14th and 15th Federal Infantry Divisions, one on the left and one on the right, quietly communicated in Russian with the commander of the 13th Federal Infantry Division in the middle, Liukin Alexeevich Voronezh.  What are you talking about? A total of 4 artillery battalions from these two divisions played a mainstay role in the last day and night of the battle, and there were almost no casualties. This made the two federal division commanders even more glorious. However, Voronezh¡¯s 13th Federal Infantry  The division's casualties were so huge, which made the two division commanders who were about to go to the front line in Kharkov a little uneasy. They both expected to get some advice from Voronezh and get some truth back.

    The casualties of Liukin Alexeevich's Voronezh troops were so huge that he was in a very low mood. The original main force of two brigades, four regiments plus two artillery battalions could barely gather two at this moment.  It¡¯s just a regiment, and the rest are lightly and seriously wounded. As for the artillery, except for the m191837aa anti-aircraft/anti-tank artillery battery, the other two 75mm field artillery battalions have been wiped out. Everyone knows that artillery is the king of the battlefield, and the training of gunners and commanders is comparable to that of infantry  It is much more difficult, and it is completely understandable that Voronezh is depressed
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