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Volume 3 Far East Stories Chapter 917 (4) Sleepwalking Lu Huanyan

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    Utsunomiya Taro glanced at the generals, and he was a little undecided. This guy in Oba is obviously Muto Nobuyoshi, an arrogant, aloof and maverick guy in the Japanese army.  The division commander of Japan's Third Division was not in a hurry to rush to the front line at this time. The proposal to transfer the West Route Army eastward would inevitably be strongly opposed by the generals of the West Route Army. Fujii and Ishihara were also optimistic.  The arrogant Lord, Jiro Oba obviously would rather let Muto, a fool, be the leader, than easily destroy the relationship and face that need to be maintained among the weak colleagues between the division and the division leaders

    "Your Excellency, Commander, I think the situation of the entire Ukrainian battlefield needs to be considered comprehensively. Because Kharkov fell too quickly, the German army did not invest the main force to fight for Kharkov with us. The opponent only used one reserve infantry for several days.  The 47th Division and the other two divisions of the 29th German Reserve Infantry Corps did not come up with reinforcements at all. Although this was a huge deterrent to the Germans caused by our aviation fleet, it is not unreasonable to think that the Germans did not want to defend Kharko at all.  husband¡­¡­"

    The speaker was Major General Hata Shunroku, Taro Utsunomiya's deputy. Speaking of which, the former war room director of the Eastern Front Allied Forces Headquarters of the Allied Powers had no actual position in the Japanese Third Army or the Japanese Third Division at the moment. What he held was  The positions of Chief of Staff of the Allied Southwest Front Army and Chief of Staff of the Central Route Army in the Ukrainian Campaign are both positions within the structure of the Allied Forces on the Eastern Front. In other words, this guy's status is a bit detached and a bit embarrassing The three division commanders can listen to him.  As a chief of staff, you can make excuses and not listen!

    "Chief of Staff, what do you mean? Kharkov is useless now? Will the Germans make a comeback? Are we busy in Kharkov for nothing?" The speaker was the former enemy commander-in-chief of the Central Army and the Japanese Third Division.  The division commander, Lieutenant General Atori, did not speak in a friendly tone. After all, the Central Route Army fought tooth and nail with huge casualties and consumed a large amount of supplies and ammunition. Kharkov was captured by Shunroku Hata and was actually said to be German.  People have no intention of competing with themselves. Doesn't this obliterate the contribution of the Central Army and the importance of Kharkov?  How can this big court agree?  !

    At this time, not only the Japanese generals of Japan's Third Division had serious faces, but also the federal generals were a little confused. Lu Huanyan and Ren Dao of the Chinese Armored Regiment in the corner seemed to turn a deaf ear. Either they did not hear Hata Shunroku's words, or  Even if I heard it, I didn¡¯t take it seriously

    "There is no doubt about the results and contributions of the Central Route Army, but the situation on the battlefield is not static. The Allied Forces Headquarters in Samara did not urge the West Route Army and the East Route Army to launch an offensive. Instead, it asked us to summarize and review the first phase of the battle.  Then the next step of the battle plan is proposed, which means that rashly following the original three-pronged army's repeated attacks and full blooming strategy may not necessarily be in line with the current situation"

    Hata Shunroku's thin figure did not affect the loudness of his voice. The commander simply stood up and walked to the battle map hanging on the wall behind him. He picked up his baton and gestured with the map and continued,

    "Gentlemen In the first stage of the Ukrainian campaign, it was our established plan to use the central route army to break through Kharkov. However, we did not intend to quickly occupy Kharkov. Instead, we prepared to siege the city and mobilize reinforcements from Kiev and Yeka.  The main force of the German army in Telinoslav came to reinforce, and then the West Route Army and the East Route Army were dispatched, avoiding the real situation and attacking the weak, allowing the enemy to focus on one thing and the other. However, due to the caution of the German army, or the coalition air force occupied the air superiority in Eastern Ukraine, it had huge  Air superiority"

    "Maybe there are other reasons. In short, the German 10th Group stationed in Ukraine clearly has 9 infantry divisions, but in the battle for Kharkov, only one reserve infantry division, the 47th Division, was invested. This means  , the Germans did not plan to fight us decisively in Kharkov, and the plan to siege the city and provide reinforcements fell through. At this time, should we continue to send out the West Route Army and the East Route Army, or should we use the direction of Kharkov as a breakthrough to penetrate southwest  If we continue, we should wait for the Allied Air Force to repel the German Air Force's counterattack before advancing All of this requires us to carefully weigh and think"

    Chief of Staff Hata Shunroku's words caused a temporary silence in the conference room. Utsunomiya Taro nodded slightly, and took another high look at Hata Shunroku's calmness and sobriety. Oba Jiro kept a stern look on his face, and Major General Kikuchi narrowed his eyes.  He opened his eyes and imitated Lu Huanyan and dozed off, while Steping sat on the mountain and watched the fight between tigers. Anyway, it was Hata Shunroku and Oba Jiro who were challenging now, not his own side.

    "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, the art of war says, if the enemy does not move, we will move. If the enemy moves, we will not move. Although our plan to siege Kharkov and provide reinforcements fell through, we severely damaged a main German infantry division and defeated the Opportunity Six.  A Ukrainian infantry division, this is an out-and-out victory. At this time, no matter whether the Germans come to Kharkov or not, we will pursue them along the railway line with all our strength and advance to Yekatye in one go.  Linoslav, this is how you cut the butter out of the treasure land of Eastern Ukraine Let¡¯s see what the Germans do then.Done!  "

    Muto Nobuyoshi had no personal objections to Hata Shunroku. The 39-year-old Major General Hata Shunroku was still an out-and-out junior in the eyes of the 50-year-old Muto Nobuyoshi. He did not believe that Hata Shunroku could not see this. The Central Route Army continued to expand its results.  It is the most effective way to mobilize enemy forces in Ukraine. The huge difference between external operations and internal operations is here. Now that the Central Route Army has occupied the important town of Kharkiv, it will seriously w¨¥ixi¨¦ to Donbas in Eastern Ukraine.  In the coalfield area, the enemies of Donetsk must be worried that their retreat will be cut off, and the Yekaterinoslav defenders in the southwest will also face tremendous pressure

    "Using Kharkov as the advance base and headquarters, organize mobile troops to march straight along the railways and highways, and kill Ekaterinoslav in one go. For this purpose, I think only the 2nd Armored Regiment of the Western Route Army and the  The 7th Cavalry Regiment may not be enough. How about transferring the 8th Federal Infantry Division? Let's attack it in the center!" Oba's deputy and chief of staff of the 3rd Division, Hisashi Kari Taka, stood up and asked Muto Nobuyoshi.  Cheer!

    "Everyone, let me ask you whether you want to listen to the opinions of the West Route Army and the East Route Army After all, these two armies have been preparing for a long time and have been working hard to enter Ukraine and fight. Now you are just thinking about letting the middle route  If the army plays the leading role, Fujii and Shibagoro must agree, right?" Lu Huanyan, the commander of the Chinese Armored Regiment who had been dozing, suddenly opened his eyes and said this without thinking, then closed his eyes and continued to sleepwalk.  ¡­
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