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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 918 (6) Do your best

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    Wang Geng's face darkened, and he was obviously a little angry. Tanaka Yiichi was dumbfounded at this moment, and he didn't know how to deal with it. After all, he had been on the Eastern Front for so long, and this was the first time he saw the Chinese king downright lecturing someone Tanaka Yiichi  His face was flushed, but his forehead was sweating!

    Jiang Fangzhen on the side quickly stood up to smooth things over, "Commander-in-Chief, General Tanaka definitely doesn't mean this. Hasn't the reorganization of our Central Front Army completely disrupted the organization of the divisions of the Japanese First Army Thinking about it this way, it is to transfer the Japanese First Army.  What difference does it make if the artillery of the First Army temporarily goes to the Ukrainian battlefield to form a mixed brigade? They are all part of the Allied Forces on the Eastern Front. The best way to unite them is to work together!"

    Wang Geng snorted coldly and turned his back to look at the map without saying anything. This invisibly put more pressure on Tanaka Yiichi. The commander of the Japanese First Army, only now did he truly understand what it means not to be angry and to be assertive.  Although the King of China is young, when the invisible pressure of being a superior person really comes out, even a well-informed senior Japanese army general like Tanaka Yiichi is a little dry and unbearable.

    "Chief of Staff Chiang is talking aboutCommander-in-ChiefOf course the artillery wing of the Japanese First Army is looking forward to showing off its skills in the Ukrainian battlefield. I am afraid that the ideological work of the division commander and brigade commander below will not be good. After all,  Our Japanese infantry division's artillery configuration is a bit insufficient. If it is adjusted again, it will be like the tiger has pulled its own teeth!" Tanaka Yiyi took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his forehead while lowering his body.  explained.

    "Tanaka-kun, in fact, breaking up divisions and forming mixed brigades is just a move within the framework of the Allied Eastern Front Allied Forces. The purpose is to enhance the flexibility of the troop organization and strengthen firepower. Once the battle is over, the Allied Eastern Front Allied Forces are disbanded.  The Japanese troops are going back to their respective families to find their own mothers, which will never delay you from continuing the glory and inheritance of the original divisions You are overthinking this, Commander-in-Chief, do you think I am right? "

    Although the coalition chief of staff Jiang Hongyu had a better relationship with Taro Utsunomiya, he now stepped forward to save General Tanaka. After all, not to mention this idiot Tanaka, it was also the first time for Jiang Fangzhen and Jiang Hongyu to see Wang  Geng was angry both of them were a little solemn and couldn't help but be more cautious when speaking.

    "Commander-in-Chief, it is certainly a good move to mobilize the field artillery wing to strengthen the infantry brigade of the Southwest Front Army, but it may be a little too late in time. After all, the three divisions of the Japanese First Army are still in the Volga River.  We are participating in the reorganization of the Central Front Army on the Ufa Plain to the east. If we rush all the way to Ukraine to participate in the war I am afraid we cannot afford the delay" The person speaking at this moment was Sasaki Kojiro, deputy director of the war room.

    Major Sasaki did not follow Shunroku Hata to the Southwest Front. On the one hand, it was because of the work needs of the coalition war room. On the other hand, Sasaki was a fellow countryman and junior of Tanaka Yiichi, the newly arrived commander of the Japanese First Army. At this time, as a combat officer  The deputy chief of staff of the office is actually the deputy executive chief of staff. He is a boss with a low position but a big say.

    Tanaka Yi was overjoyed when he heard this and nodded vigorously, "That's true. Moreover, the First Army has traveled a long way from China. At this moment, the physical and mental strength have not yet returned to their best condition. If we really want to rush into battle, just  I¡¯m afraid that I won¡¯t be able to show my true strength, but will delay the important event of the Ukraine campaign!¡±

    Wang Geng turned around after hearing this, nodded slightly and said, "Well there is some truth in that However, it is imperative to strengthen the firepower of the Japanese infantry brigade on the front line of the Southwest Front. I don't think so.  I¡¯m planning to give up! If you have any good ideas, just tell me!¡±

    The conference room fell into silence for a while, and finally Sasaki said boldly, "Commander-in-Chief, I see that among the Southwest Front Army, the Japanese division is strong in infantry, while the Federal Army is well equipped with artillery. Now there are three divisions, in total  Six infantry brigades, then if six mixed brigades are formed, six field artillery regiments need to be strengthened. If the three field artillery regiments belonging to the three divisions are removed, there will still be three artillery regiments missing.  In the direction of Kharkov, can the four artillery battalions of the two infantry divisions, the 14th and 15th Federal Infantry Division, be strengthened to the infantry brigade on the spot"

    As soon as Sasaki said this, Jiang Fangzhen's eyes lit up, "This is a good idea. The 7th Division and the 3rd Division have a total of 4 infantry brigades in the direction of Kharkov. If the field artillery regiments of the two divisions are assigned to them,  For an infantry brigade, the artillery missing from the remaining two infantry brigades can indeed be temporarily strengthened with the artillery of the federal infantry division In this way, the result of 1+1 is greater than 2, but in this way, the federal infantry division becomes toothless.  The tiger!"

    "What a toothless tiger. Each of the federal armies only has one main division, and the remaining two second-line divisions were originally composed of nearly half of the recruits. Only the artillery battalion is a newly formed 75mm Type 38 field gun. I think the artillery is equipped for the federal army.  The new division cannot play its due role at all, so it is just right to use it to form a Japanese mixed brigade on the spot! "Yoshi Tanaka has more than his heart desires!He was frightened and said sarcastically.

    "Hmm It seems that this is all we can do for the time being. Sasaki, call back to the Southwest Front Army and inform them of the latest decision of the coalition headquarters to cancel the original temporary command structure of the Central Route Army, West Route Army, and East Route Army, and reorganize it.  Erkov cluster and Donetsk cluster, and mixed brigades were formed on the front line. Each Japanese infantry brigade was assigned a field artillery regiment. The packhorse artillery in the Japanese army was towed by Dodge one-and-a-half-ton trucks.  The streamlined personnel enriched the infantry brigades, and the horses supplemented the cavalry regiments and baggage troops The six artillery battalions of the 14th Federal Infantry Division, the 15th Division, and the 9th Division were mixed into two Federal field artillery regiments.  Attached to the mixed brigade!"

    Wang Geng thought for a while and then said, "I agree with the Southwest Front's strategy for the next stage of the Ukrainian campaign. After the Kharkov cluster is reorganized, it will attack Yekaterinoslav southward along the railway and road transportation lines. If  If it can attract the main force of the German army to reinforce from Kiev, it will return to Kharkov and prepare to rely on the city to annihilate the main force of the German army The Kharkov cluster is personally commanded by Taro Utsunomiya and Shunroku Hata, while the Donetsk cluster is commanded by Lieutenant General Shibagoro and  Chief of Staff Itagaki commands"

    "In addition, the two artillery battalions of the 9th Federal Infantry Division are assigned to the 1st Armored Regiment and the 2nd Armored Regiment respectively, and the 3rd Armored Regiment of the Donetsk Cluster is also assigned to a federal artillery battalion. As for the attack of the Eastern Route Army  , wait a little longer, wait for the main force in the direction of Kharkov to be dispatched to Yekaterinoslav, and then wait for the opportunity to dispatch, order the coalition's second fighter-bomber wing to closely monitor the build-up of the German Air Force in Kiev, and prepare for large-scale air combat at any time  preparation"

    With that said, Wang Geng turned to the commander of the Logistics Headquarters Jiang Hongyu and said, "Chief of Staff, although the pressure on logistics is great, we still have to do our best to protect the front line, especially the supply of ammunition and food!"

    "Okay! I'll do my best!" Jiang Hongyu nodded. Next to him, Tanaka Yiichi and his First Army artillerymen escaped a disaster and were not drawn out to make wedding clothes for Taro Utsunomiya.
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