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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 918 (2) The First Army is ready to try

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    Before the outbreak of World War I, Japan and Germany had quite frequent military exchanges. It can even be said that the Japanese Army was built from the German Army. The General Staff was the protagonist in formulating operational plans and commanding campaigns, not just the divisions of each unit.  Regiment-level commander, and most of the senior generals of the Japanese army have experience in the General Staff Headquarters. On the one hand, Taro Utsunomiya appreciates Shunroku Hata's talent. On the other hand, the honor of Japan's Third Army must not be tolerated by Tanaka's First Army.  This was the bottom line he gave Hata Junroku!

    Shunroku Hata sighed inwardly, pondered for a while, and had no choice but to give way, "Due to insufficient troops, I plan to transport the Fujii 7th Division of the Western Route Army, the 7th Federal Infantry Division, and the Chinese 2nd Armored Regiment by train.  Coming from the direction of Kharkov, only one 9th Federal Infantry Division was left in the direction of Relisk, and the 7th Japanese Cavalry Regiment and the 8th Federal Infantry Division were sent in the direction of Suja.  Then the 7th Japanese Cavalry Regiment will launch an attack, first capture Sumui, the capital of Sumui Prefectureand then wait and move!"

    "What about the direction of Kharkov? What are your plans?!" Oba Jiro asked.

    "In the direction of Kharkov, the West Route Army and the Middle Route Army are combined into one, under the direct command of the Commander. Lieutenant General Oba and the Japanese 3rd Division serve as the Kharkov garrison, with the Chinese 1st Armored Regiment and the 3rd  The 2nd Regiment is the leading force, attacking along railway lines and highways, leaving the countryside behind, attacking only points and lines. The first objective is to capture Krasnorad, 90 kilometers south of Kharkov, and Fujii's division.  The long 7th Division followed up as the main force and advanced behind the two Chinese armored regiments. The supplemented 4th Cavalry Regiment and 7th Cavalry Regiment respectively escorted the two wings of the main force as barriers"

    As Shunroku Hata spoke, he directly marked on the map the troop deployment and combat instructions after the main force of the West Route Army joined the Kharkov direction. The focus was to take the lead with the high-speed advancement of the Chinese armored forces, and to use the new force of the Japanese 7th Division along the  Follow up along the railway lines and roads, while the two cavalry regiments advance on both wings on the plains. The Kikuchi and Muto brigades of the third division stay in Kharkov as reserves and step up replenishment and rest And  The 7th, 14th and 15th Federal Infantry Division became the general reserve!

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡ª Oba and Hisashi Karitaka are still pondering over the flaws of this style of play. Here, the commander of the front army, His Excellency Taro Utsunomiya, has already shouted "Yoshi!"

    "If this is the case, we can then concentrate 2 armored regiments, 2 divisions, and 3 federal infantry divisions. If the opponent actually attacks six German infantry divisions from three directions, it will not be easy to shake us. I  It looks like this is totally possible! If the Eastern Route Army progresses smoothly, it will be able to contain at least 1 or 2 divisions of the opponent!" Utsunomiya Taro had a smile on his face.

    "But in this case, as long as the opponent's main force comes out in full force, we can barely draw a tie with the opponent. How easy is it to eat the main force of the German army?!" Erlang Oba frowned.

    ? 11:00 on August 1, 1918, Samara, Allied Eastern Front Headquarters

    "Everyone, I know you are all busy, but the Ukrainian campaign has entered a critical stage. This morning, telegrams from the Southwest Front's Third Army were flying around, almost overwhelming the telecommunications center. Director Qian is being forced by me at this moment.  It¡¯s time to catch up on some sleep, otherwise the tough guy won¡¯t be able to bear it. I¡¯d like to ask Major Sasaki Kojiro from the war room to introduce you to the latest summary of the situation on the Ukrainian battlefield" Wang Geng, commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front Allied Forces of the Allied Powers, lit up with a smile.  With the cigar in his hand, he waved his hand and signaled Sasaki, the deputy director of the war room in front of the combat map, to start the introduction.

    "Uh After a night of fierce fighting, the Center Army of the Southwest Front commanded by Lieutenant General Otani repelled the counterattack of the main German army and occupied Kharkov. The remaining German-Ukrainian forces have all evacuated to the south of the Uda River. Where are they currently?  It is unknown that the German Air Force did not reappear over Eastern Ukraine as expected, but according to the aerial reconnaissance of the 2nd Fighter-Bomber Wing of the Allied Forces, the German Air Force in the direction of Kiev is obviously in a state of continuous transition, takeoff, landing, joining and assembly Already assembled  The strength is at least a fighter wing"

    Sasaki Kojiro, deputy chief of staff of the Allied Forces Operations Room, was Hata Shunroku's deputy before, and now he is Qiandao's deputy. He is proficient in the staff business and can be regarded as an elite trained by the Japanese Army Staff Headquarters. He has a lot of sinology and can speak fluently.  Chinese speaking has formed an unwritten practice at the Allied Forces Headquarters, that is, Chinese is the first working language, followed by Japanese and Russian, and then French and English. The Allied Powers on the Eastern Front have set off more than one conflict in the past six months.  There is an upsurge in learning Chinese. At the coalition headquarters, if you don¡¯t speak a few words of Chinese, you have no shame in greeting people.

    In addition to the King of China, the only people attending the meeting in the large conference room were Jiang Hongyu, Chief of Staff and Logistics Commander of the Allied Forces, Jiang Fangzhen, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Allied Forces, and Yiichi Tanaka, Deputy Chief of Staff. There was not even one adjutant or secretary for these guys.Without qualifications to enter the conference room, it is obvious that King Huaxia limited this meeting to the smallest number of insiders.

    "It seems that the casualties of the Central Route Army were heavy Oba Jiro made the first contribution to the Southwest Front Army and the Ukrainian campaign. However, looking at the situation, Oba's Japanese Third Division lost its combat effectiveness in a short period of time, so he proposed the eastward transfer of the West Route Army.  Erkov's plan, right? So wouldn't it be trivial to change the three-pronged attack plan in the Ukraine campaign?" Tanaka Yiichi, deputy chief of staff of the coalition and commander of the Japanese First Army, said unhurriedly.

    Tanaka Giichi was actually very impressed with the performance of the Allied Southwest Front Army, which was mainly composed of the Japanese Third Army, on the Ukrainian battlefield. The Center Army paid a price but displayed the prestige of the Imperial Army, and stood in the big position of Japan and the Japanese Army.  Of course, General Tanaka Yoshiichi was delighted. This was a truly solo achievement of the Japanese Army, which had not had a chance to perform in the Battle of Ufa. However, what made General Tanaka even more delighted was that although the Central Army captured Kharkov,  But Oba Jiro's third division was bitten by the Germans and Ukrainians

    Tanaka Giichi did not intend to miss the opportunity to see Taro Utsunomiya's jokes. If Japan's Third Army was always so brave, then how long would it take for him, the commander of the second-tier Japanese First Army, to catch up with Utsunomiya Taro, the biggest competition?  opponent?  When will Japan's First Army get a chance to perform on the battlefield?  So Tanaka is looking forward to the opportunity for Utsunomiya Taro to pinch his nose and ask for tactical guidance from the coalition headquarters!
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