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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 917 (9) The line of fire must be reorganized without delay

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    Obviously, if General Utsunomiya comes to the Kharkov front line in person, he will inevitably take over the former enemy headquarters of the Air Route Army. At that time, both Otomi and himself will be used as generals, instead of generals who are responsible for their own affairs. For the imperial generals, they will be responsible for their own operations and establish  Military exploits are the dream of every Japanese general. Whenever there is such an opportunity, one cannot easily let it go

    "Your Excellency, Commander, gentlemen, I think that the German Tenth Army in Ukraine obviously focuses on Kiev as its defense focus, followed by Yekaterinoslav, an important port city in the middle reaches of the Dnieper River, and Donets in the southeast.  According to the reconnaissance intelligence collected before the launch of the campaign, the main force of the 27th German Reserve Infantry Army was stationed in Kiev, and the main force of the 29th German Reserve Infantry Army was placed on both sides of the 200-kilometer railway line between Yekaterinoslav and Kharkov.  , leaving two divisions of the 31st Reserve Infantry Corps to defend Donetsk"

    As Shunroku Hata circled Donetsk and Kiev respectively on the map, he then placed a heavy point on Yekaterinoslav on the banks of the Dnieper River in the heartland, and said confidently, "If the Germans give up peace,  We are competing for Kharkov. At present, this is the most likely strategy of the opponent. So, even if it is to ensure the connection between East and West Ukraine and the water transportation and traffic of the Dnieper River, the opponent will not give up Ekaterino easily.  Slavic¡­¡­"

    "What does the chief of staff meanthat the Western Route Army should give up its plan to attack Kiev in a roundabout way from the west, and instead move all its troops to the direction of Kharkov to join the attack south of the Uda River?" the staff officer of the Third Division  Nagahisi Karitaka was the first to figure out Hata Shunroku's thoughts and plans. Otherwise, both of them were generals with a background as staff officers

    Oba Jiro was startled when he heard this. If the main force of the Western Route Army was transferred eastward, he would not have the opportunity to command the two armies at the same time. Fujii and Ishihara wanted to hand over all the Western Route Army.  The command power was also given to General Utsunomiya and Shunroku Hata at the Front Army Headquarters. However, this was not the original intention of Jiro Oba and Nobuyoshi Muto when they proposed the eastward transfer of the South Detachment of the West Route Army

    "That's right In the first phase of the battle in Kharkov, our center army's strength on the front line was only half of the opponent's. If the Germans came up with two infantry divisions, or the Luftwaffe came back to weaken our air superiority, the first  It will be very difficult to capture Kharkov at this stage, and the shortcomings of our own insufficient troops are obvious South of Kharkov, most of what we will encounter in the next stage of offensive operations will be the main force of the German army. In this case  Next, we must try our best to ensure the strength advantage in the main attack direction!" Hata Shunroku analyzed calmly.

    ¡°Doesn¡¯t the Central Army also have two infantry division reserves under Lieutenant General Stepin¡± Jiro Oba clearly lacked confidence when he said this

    "What's the use Liukin Alexeevich Voronezh's 13th Federal Infantry Division is the main force of Stepin's army. The light and heavy machine guns and mortars have been replaced with the equipment of the Chinese participating armies, and the soldiers are all  The veterans of Tsarist Russia and Soviet Russia have shown strong combat effectiveness. The remaining two divisions of the Voronezh Army are still equipped with old Russian weapons, and recruits account for more than half. It is absolutely impossible to recruit them for a tough battle. "Hata Junroku shook his head!  He nodded.

    "ButChief of Staffthe three-pronged attack in the Ukraine campaign was not a plan that you led the front army staff to concoct. It was revised and improved twice and reported to the Samara coalition headquarters. Now the east and west armies are based on the original plan.  The combat plan has entered the designated position. If the southern detachment of the West Route Army is mobilized to join the direction of Kharkov, the impact will not be big. If the West Route Army is directly canceled and all the troops are transferred eastward How can I explain this to the Commander-in-Chief? "  Hisashikari Takashi rolled his eyes and gave the Central Route Army this reason to question Hata Shunroku

    The Chief of Staff of the Third Division knew very well that if all the Western Route Army with full strength were transferred eastward to fight in Kharkov, it would be like making wedding clothes for others for the Japanese Third Division. In view of the  The two infantry brigades of the Third Division suffered too many casualties and needed to be rested and replenished. Then they could only continue the attack with Fujii Yukitsuki's 7th Division of the Western Route Army as the main force, and the two artillery regiments of the Third Division, as well as the Chinese  The armored force will obviously also be strengthened to the Seventh Division This is equivalent to the Central Route Army abandoning their martial arts and sitting back to watch the fun!  How is this possible?  !

    "Hiskari Takashi is right, Chief of Staff Hata, do you really plan to leave the 7th Cavalry Regiment in the west as a guerrilla force, and transfer the main force of the Western Route Army and the 2nd Armored Regiment to the direction of Kharkov? That's it.  If we do itnot to mention whether Fujii and Ishihara of the Western Route Army are willing to agreethe troops have to go back and forth for hundreds of kilometersit is simply child's playcan the Samara Coalition Command agree? Wouldn't it be for the entire coalition to see?  What¡¯s the joke on our Southwest Front? Is our Third Division just a rag that we just threw away after defeating Kharkov?¡±

    Oba Jiro couldn't hold it in any longer, and stood up with a roar. He put his hands on his hips and glared at Shunroku Hata, who was 15 years younger than him. He almost cursed!  What is this?"Immature idea", transfer the entire West Route Army, and the Central Route Army will be cannon fodder with me. After beating Kharkov and chewing the bones, we can rest? Let Fujii and Ishihara sing the rest of the big drama?  Isn't this asking the Third Division to make wedding clothes for the Seventh Division?

    "Oba-kun, be careful and listen to the chief of staff first! Insufficient troops are really a headache!" Utsunomiya Taro had a sullen face and raised his hand to stop Oba Jiro's roar. Of course, Utsunomiya Taro knew in his heart that the Allied Southwest Front was for  It was formed to carry out the Ukrainian campaign. The core main force with combat effectiveness is the three A divisions of the Japanese Third Army, plus the three ** regiments of the Chinese Armored Forces. As for the federal troops, they are said to be three group armies, but in fact each group army only has one.  The main division is put to use, and the other two new divisions can barely make do as garrison troops and reserves. It is absolutely impossible to be the main force in attacking strongholds

    Shunroku Hata did not take Jiro Oba's emotions seriously. Oba was an excellent division commander, but he was unable to command a front army. After the transfer of the West Route Army to the east, only Uto could coordinate and command the two armies.  Miyataro himself and others don't think twice. In fact, His Excellency General Utsunomiya, commander of the Japanese Third Army and deputy commander of the Allied Forces, is not willing to personally command the army to drive the Germans out of Ukraine?

    "Based on the results of the battle between the Kharkov battlefield and the German and Ukrainian troops, the front army staff has made a preliminary assessment of the combat capabilities of both sides. The German infantry regiment has fewer troops than our infantry regiment, but its firepower and combat effectiveness  It is far better than the combat effectiveness of one of our infantry regiments and one German infantry division, and even close to the combat effectiveness of our two infantry brigades, and the infantry brigade of the artillery regiment has to be strengthened"
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