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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 917 (1) Sounds very reasonable

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    Most of the Japanese generals present blushed when they heard this. Not to mention that the Chinese participating troops were the heart of the King of China and had a special status in the entire Allied Eastern Front. They just said that Lu Huanyan's armored regiment had played the mainstay in the past few days.  With his role and illustrious military exploits, no one dares to stroke the beard of this Chinese colonel easily

    "Muto-kun, Lieutenant General Stepin's 14th Federal Infantry Division is closest to Kharkov. What do you think about it? Why do you say that the West Route Army troops should be transferred to support the Central Route Army? This is because I don't ask you, Fujii and  Ishihara will also ask me!" It was not Utsunomiya Taro who spoke, but the chief of staff beside him, Shunroku Hata.

    Kikuchi Shinnosuke, the commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade, snorted softly. Kikuchi had been watching the quarrel between the Japanese generals and the federal generals with a cold eye, but his chief of staff, Ogawa Kasumi, was still a substitute with the same hatred.  Takagi from the Muto Brigade helped. It was just that the federal generals were swearing in Russian, while the Japanese generals were using Chinese and Japanese mixed together. Of course Kikuchi understood Muto Nobuyoshi's thoughts and also understood the plans of the leader of the Oba Division.  , but he didn¡¯t think that the West Route Army would hand over its troops to the command of the Central Route Army. This kind of thing of making wedding clothes for others by picking up Ya Hui for others, if Da Ting and the Third Division were replaced, Yiy¨¤ng would not agree!

    As the saying goes, don¡¯t do to others what you don¡¯t want others to do to you. Major General Muto¡¯s idea of ??pursuing victory is good, but provoking a quarrel between Japanese troops and federal troops is obviously a misstep

    Muto Nobuyoshi rolled his eyes at Shunroku Hata, and thought to himself, aren't you asking questions knowingly? Of course, such a good thing as pursuing a victory must be left to the Japanese Army. That is the best opportunity to seize and meritorious service to capture prisoners of war. It cannot be done for the first time.  The Third Division has finished chewing the hard bones in Kharkov, and when it's time to drink soup, will it give the opportunity to former Soviet Russian prisoner-of-war generals like Stepin?  !  These old federal generals were bent on making a good impression in front of the Chinese king. If they were given the opportunity, wouldn't they have a huge chance to affect the performance of the Japanese troops in the future?

    Of course, both Muto Nobuyoshi and Hata Shunroku knew this well, and they could just calculate it in private. They couldn't bring it to the table. That would have to be repaired by the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces But since Muto Nobuyoshi proposed to transfer the west route,  How could the army reinforce the direction of Kharkov without any excuses and preparations?

    "Your Excellency, Commander, Chief of Staff, Division Commander, gentlemen, the reason why you do not choose Lieutenant General Stepin's 14th Federal Infantry Division, but hope to transfer the Southern Detachment of the Western Route Army to reinforce it, is for a simple reason. After Lopan,  Hedaqiao, on the south bank of the Wuda River, is basically a vast plain and hilly area. The so-called troops are very fast, so of course you should use highly mobile troops to pursue the enemy. The 14th Federal Infantry Division is an infantry division, and there is a gap of 30 to 50 kilometers to catch up.  The retreating Ukrainians all over the mountains and plains inside and outside are obviously out of their depthThe opponent's troops are almost mixed in with the fleeing Ukrainian peopleIt is not easy to catch up."

    Before Muto Nobuyoshi finished what he said, the division commander, Obajiro, and his chief of staff, Hisashikari Takashi, looked at each other and both smiled. It was obvious that what Muto said was hitting his heart. If he wanted to move the West Route Army,  Cheese, how can I use two brushes without a good reason?  Muto, after all, has a bright mind, unlike Kikuchi, who looks listless and sleepy, unable to help at all.

    "Who said my troops can't catch the Ukrainians? If I just take the train and get behind the Ukrainians, won't I intercept them?!" Lieutenant General Stepin shouted with a blushing face.

    "Take them down, Lieutenant General The German engineers are much better at destroying railway lines than the Soviet Red Army and Ukrainians. Anyway, this is Ukraine, not Germany. These Germans don't feel bad about destroying railways, and they are not merciless at all when they blast.  We should be thankful that the Luopan River Bridge was not destroyed by explosions during the retreat. Do you think the railway line on the bank of the bridge is still intact? Let me tell you, the damage was like a dog!" Osa Takagi teased angrily!  Lieutenant General Stepin.

    "Nonsense! If you put it this way, why didn't the Germans blow up the Lopan River Bridge when they retreated? It would take at least a month or two to repair the bridge after it was blown up. Did the Germans keep the bridge but destroy the railway?  ? The Germans are willing to do such a thankless thing!" Lieutenant General Stepin pushed back

    "The last ones to evacuate Kharkov were the Ukrainian troops of Simon Petliura. They did not blow up the bridge. They were obviously unwilling to smash their own pots and jars to pieces. If it were the Germans who replaced them, do you think they would not dare?"  The commander of the 13th Federal Infantry Division was Voronezh The 1st Battalion of the 51st Bavlov Infantry Regiment and the two armored companies of the 2nd Chinese Armored Battalion were the first coalition forces to arrive at the Lopan River Bridge, so the bridge was  It is clear why they were not blasted. The Ukrainians are obviously different from the Germans. Every plant and tree here is their home and wealth Besides, they may hope to fight back soon?  !  It's easy to blow up a bridge, but it costs a lot to repair itHow much does less work cost?  !

    "Muto-kun, what do you mean, strengthen the Western Route Army's fast mobile troops to the direction of Kharkov to launch pursuit?" Utsunomiya Taro's eyes lit up at this moment.

    "That's right, Your Excellency Commander, we can at least transfer the 7th Japanese Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Chinese Armored Regiment from the Southern Detachment of the Western Route Army. As for the Western Route Army's mission to attack Sumei, we will leave it to the follow-up.  The 8th Federal Infantry Division under the command of advanced Kozic, so that the best of both worlds can be achieved without delay The 2nd Armored Regiment and the 7th Cavalry Regiment do not need to waste time in the mountains north of Sumy, and they can cross Ouda here.  After the river, we can gallop and pursue them at will, which is a good use of the high mobility of these two troops!"

    Muto Nobuyoshi¡¯s words are conclusive and sound reasonable

    ? 8:15 on August 1, 1918, Kharkov New Town Southern Suburban Railway Station, Central Route Army Headquarters of the Allied Southwest Front

    "It's completely unnecessary! Colonel Lu's 1st Armored Regiment played a huge role in the entire Kharkov Battle, and the casualties were much smaller than those of other units. It left an ace unit like the Central Route Army unused, but  To mobilize the 2nd Armored Regiment and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the Western Route Army from hundreds of kilometers away is simply incomprehensible" Lieutenant General Stepin continued to shout this rebuttal.

    The former chief of staff of the Soviet Red Army Group Army has obviously gradually adapted to the role of commander of the Volga Federal Army Group. Didn¡¯t the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces repeatedly emphasize that all the Allied Forces on the Eastern Front are equal and treat everyone equally?  The honor of the Volga Federal Defense Forces and the Voronezh Army Group are all maintained by Stepin and his three main divisions. He never wants the Japanese to look down on his federal troops
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