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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 918 (1) What are you going to do?

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    "Let me ask! Which of our troops can withstand it? The entire East Route Army plus the West Route Army may not be able to withstand the concentric attack of six German infantry divisions along the railway line! What's more, the combat strength of the Third Division of the East Route Army has been greatly reduced.  The damage is serious!" Hisashikari Taka's words made both Oba and Utsunomiya change their minds According to the results of the Battle of Kharkov, if a Japanese division were to go into battle against a German infantry division, they would have the upper hand, but the opponent would have two  An infantry division would be quite difficult for a Japanese division. In other words, even if the Japanese 7th Division and the 3rd Division were fully equipped, their strength and firepower would not prevail against four German infantry divisions, and against six  The German infantry divisions must have been difficult to match!

    "You're absolutely right! If six main German infantry divisions were to surround us even two divisions might not be able to stop them."

    "If you can't stop them, retreat. Who said we have to fight with the opponent?! If the Germans can't coordinate well, we will try to defeat them individually. If the opponents get together and advance together, we will retreat all the way to Kharkov and rely on the strong city defense  , killing a large number of enemies, and at the same time outflanking the direction of Kiev, taking advantage of the opportunity to mobilize enemy troops! "Hata Shunroku's words seemed a bit understated

    "Nani? Chief of Staffare you saying this too easily? Just now you said that you would concentrate the main forces of the Central and West Route Army to attack Yekaterinoslav in one go. In the blink of an eye, you said that you should retreat while fighting.  Attracting the enemy to move the battlefield to Krasnorad, then overthrowing them all, and running directly back to Khakkov Is this a battle plan? It's just playing the piano randomly!" Jiro Oba roared again!

    Hishikari Takashi pondered and said nothing. Utsunomiya Taro, the commander of the front army, was obviously a little out of breath. He put out the cigar in his hand, stood up and turned around a few times, and said to Shunroku Hata, "Chief of Staff,  According to you, for a decisive battle with the six main German divisions, will the Southwest Front have enough troops? If it loses its comprehensive air superiority, can the Ukrainian campaign be continued? Don't tell me about Samar!  The Allied Forces Headquarters will mobilize other troops to reinforce the Southwest Front. In addition to the Allied Air Force and the three ** armored regiments, I am confident in front of the Commander-in-Chief of Samara that our Third Army will win!"

    In the small-scale internal meeting at this time, the four senior Japanese generals present obviously did not need to talk about the coalition forces. The Ukrainian campaign was an opportunity for Utsunomiya Taro to fight for the Japanese Third Army and the entire Imperial Army. This  If the tailor-made battle is messed up, no one will be able to explain it!  Just in Samara, Tanaka Giichi and his Japanese First Army are waiting eagerly for Utsunomiya Taro's Third Army to make a mistake and add insult to injury!

    "Unless the main force of three divisions can be concentrated, it will be impossible to withstand the attack of six German infantry divisions. The three federal armies of the Southwest Front only have one main division that can barely be used. If there are three Chinese armored regiments, it is estimated that they can only be used.  It is impossible to counteract the combat power of one and a half German infantry divisions, because the Chinese armored forces lack sufficient artillery support!" Shunroku Hata told the truth, he really felt that the Southwest Front had insufficient troops, and he hoped to be able to do so.  Received additional military strength and reinforcements from the Samara Allied Forces Headquarters But I didn't expect Taro Utsunomiya's reaction to be so big!

    "Then this "immature idea" is complete nonsense!" Utsunomiya Taro slapped the table. Oba and Hishikari Takashi were watching the excitement. A flash of blue appeared on Hata Shunroku's thin face, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "  Your Excellency, Commander, of course we want to be the masters of the battlefield. It is understandable that the Southwest Front Army and the Japanese Third Army should play the leading role in the Ukrainian campaign. This is also the direction of our struggle and efforts. However, we knew that the troops were insufficient, but we did not plan to solve this problem in advance.  By the time the Germans arrive, it will be too late!"

    "Baga! I, Taro Utsunomiya, will never let that guy from the War Ministry and Tanaka see the joke between me and the Third Army There is absolutely no room for error in the Ukrainian campaign. I agree with you to concentrate the West Route Army and the Center Route Army to fight in the direction of Kharkov.  But asking for reinforcements from Samara is absolutely not possible!" Utsunomiya Taro shouted angrily. Only then did he realize that Shunroku Hata had not only targeted the Western Route Army, but also wanted to attack Samara!  I have already had the idea of ??asking for help Isn't this just playing the piano randomly?  !

    "Major General Hata This is not that you are the director of the war room at the Samara Allied Forces Command. You are now the chief of staff of the Southwest Front and the chief of staff of the Ukrainian Campaign Command. Issues of position and principle must not be careless. If you fail to live up to the commander, you will  Who do you deserve for your trust and support?" Oba Jiro's words were quite heartbreaking.

    "His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief has repeatedly emphasized that it is not time for us to fight head-on with the Germans. In the Ukrainian campaign, it is more important to destroy the enemy than to capture the city. Due to the serious food shortage in Ukraine, the burden of land and population is thrown to the Ukrainians and Germany at this time.  People are more powerful than those caught in our hands. I think that concentrating the main forces of the West Route Army and the Central Route Army can only maintain a certain degree of control in Kharkov.?Offensive defense, in this way, the entire Ukrainian campaign is likely to boil into a pot of warm water To boil the water, we must pay a price and be willing to invest troops in the attack, so that we can draw out the enemy's main force. An attack without flaws is not worth the gain  ¡­¡±

    Shunroku Hata's tone was still very insistent. In fact, if the Southwest Front Army can concentrate the main forces of the Eastern Route Army and the Central and West Route Army from two directions, it will have the strength to fight with the opponent's six infantry divisions. It's just that such a situation needs to be formed.  It's not easy, especially for the Eastern Route Army. It's hard to tell how much energy they will have left after fighting all the way. The more space they occupy, the less mobile troops they have As for the federal troops, they may be able to serve as a defense force, so hope  Fighting head-on with the main force of the German army in the field will definitely lead to collapse

    "Chief of Staff, it's easy for you to say that. According to your method of play, you have really recruited the main force of the German army What will happen if you can't stop it? Go all the way back to Belgorod?" Oba Erlang asked with his mouth bulging.

    However, the Chief of Staff of the Third Division, Takashi Hisashikari, held his chin and muttered, "Chief of Staff, how many troops do you plan to invest in attacking Yekaterinoslav? A brigade or a division? Even the German troops in Kiev and Donetsk  Without reinforcements, Yekaterinoslav is still guarded by the remaining two main infantry divisions of the 29th German Reserve Infantry Corps, and after von Neuhaus's 47th Reserve Infantry Division withdrew from Kharkov, this  Maybe I¡¯ll go directly to Yekaterinoslav soon¡­¡±

    Taro Utsunomiya stopped, stared at his deputy and said, "Shunroku Hata, you are now the chief of staff of the Southwest Front. The starting point of all plans in the Ukrainian campaign must first consider the position of the Southwest Front. Let me tell you, I absolutely do not  You will ask the commander-in-chief of the coalition for reinforcements from the ground forces! You have only a few materials in hand, and it is a matter of great concern to you, the chief of staff. How do you plan to fight?"
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