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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 952 Is Ludendorff crazy?

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    General William Greiner's mood was not high. The 10th Army used bold and decisive centripetal encirclement tactics. Taking advantage of the extremely bad weather and the coalition forces losing the advantage of the air force, they encircled Krasnola in one fell swoop.  The main force of the opponent's Kharkov cluster is four mixed infantry brigades. The main force of nearly 50,000 Japanese 7th and 3rd divisions. If they can be eaten in one go, then the Ukrainian campaign will basically be won!

    Who would have thought that two German infantry divisions could not block the assault of a mixed armored brigade of the other side. An armored regiment of the other side assaulted in front, and an armored regiment reared up. It was only by the power of more than 200 Chinese FD17ii wheeled armored fighting vehicles that they were able to defeat them.  The mixed infantry brigade in the encirclement was rescued." "Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!"  Who can you blame?  Is it because the field fortifications cannot stop the opponent's armored forces?  Or is it because the opponent's squad machine gun firepower and mortar firepower are absolutely superior to those of the German infantry division?  Not to mention the terrifying M2 large-caliber machine gun, which has harvested the lives of many imperial warriors!  "I protest! This is an absolutely missed opportunity! Why did the German infantry division that attacked Kursk not take Kursk in one go? Why did G?ring's 1st Fighter Wing not be able to go out in the rain to join the battle? Why did the German army 6  If the main force of the division does not turn around and go south to recapture Donetsk and Lugansk, I can concentrate the main force of the 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian armies to attack Kharkov alone! As long as you provide ammunition, fuel, and food!  Driver! Yes, the anti-aircraft artillery battalion! Yes, the air cover of the fighter wing, and the artillery unit!

    Simon Petliura waved his hands incoherently, like a jingsh¨¦n patient, or the German leader during World War II, chattering incessantly. As a result, William Greiner got angry, slammed the table and shouted, "Prime Minister  Your Excellency, if you keep making noises, I will kick you out of my headquarters. If the Ukrainians want to secure the Allied Forces on the Eastern Front, you can march on your own, but I tell you, one bullet, one cannonball, one grain  , I love you! If you have the ability, go ahead!¡±

    Although the order to stop the offensive was given by Munitions Director Ludendorff personally from Berlin, Wilhelm Greiner, who had won the battle on thin ice, had no intention of counterattacking Kharkov or regaining the Donbas region for the Ukrainians.  The three infantry corps and 9 divisions of the 10th Group Army successively engaged 8 divisions in the first and second phases of the Ukrainian campaign. The casualties were definitely not small!

    The 3 divisions of the 27th Infantry Corps suffered nearly 3,000 casualties in the battle in two directions, the 3 divisions of the 29th Infantry Corps suffered 12,000 casualties, and the 2 divisions of the 31st Infantry Corps suffered more than 5,000 casualties. On the contrary, the Ukrainian 2nd Army just waved the flag and shouted.  After experiencing the test, I was able to voluntarily withdraw from Donbass to Krasnorad to participate in the final encirclement battle. As a result, the casualties were as high as 7,000.

    In this battle, although the casualties and losses of the Kharkiv cluster of the Allied Powers on the Eastern Front were greater than those of the German army, the losses were limited. The German army, which boasted itself as the strongest army in Europe, had truly seen the Sino-Japanese alliance in Asia for the first time.  As for the combat effectiveness of the main force, a mixed infantry brigade of the other side can tie with a German reserve infantry division under normal circumstances, but it cannot withstand a main German infantry division, and two German main infantry divisions cannot stop a Chinese one.  Mixed armored brigade

    If there are not four Japanese mixed brigades in the Kharkov cluster, but four Chinese mixed infantry brigades, the German army is now afraid of losing this battle. I heard that in addition to m¨¦iyoun¨¤me armored vehicles and large-caliber heavy machine guns,  The firepower of the Chinese mixed infantry brigade's battalions, companies, and teams is almost the same as or even stronger than that of the armored brigade, and the number of mortars is far more than that of the German infantry division. Thanks to the Japanese troops participating in the war, thanks to the continuous heavy rain and floods  !  "No more nonsense. The task of the Ukrainian 2nd Army is to guard Yekaterinoslav. My 10th Army only leaves one division to garrison in Krasnorad, and the rest are all gathered back to Kiev! This is Ludendorff's  Order!"

    August 8, 1918, 12:00, Berlin, German High Military Command, Operation Conference Room,

    "Erich, last time you sent our little friend back to Petrograd so that the rattling behemoth of Russia's steam roller finally overturned. It was indeed clever. But this time, I can't understand.  After commanding the German 10th Army in Ukraine to turn from defense to attack and achieve a great victory, you actually ordered the offensive to be stopped? "

    The 71-year-old Chief of Staff of the German Empire, Paul von Hindenburg, waved the cigarette butt in his hand and stroked his raised beard with one hand. His face was full of doubts and confusion. Obviously, the complaints of the generals at all levels of the German 10th Army on the Ukrainian front,  William Granner was a little overwhelmed, and lawsuits or small reports came to Hindenburg through various channels.

    It is true that the nominal head of the German Army's highest command is Hindenburg, but Munitions Director (Deputy Chief of Staff) Erich Ludendorff is the guy who really controls everything. During the Battle of Tannenberg on the Eastern Front and Lake Masur  The brilliant victory over the Russian 1st and 2nd armies in the battle created the foundation for the German General Staff Headquarters.A new legend.

    "My dear Marshal, the situation on the Western Front is quite unfavorable to us. Whether the summer offensive of 1918 can achieve a decisive victory depends on how we solve the dilemma we face on the Eastern Front. What you said about the little man is true.  The prodigal boy, while killing Tsarist Russia, now also brought his own regime to its deathbed. Even Kolchak's bunch of rootless White Guards can ride on the head of Soviet Russia to show off their power!  "

    The corner of Ludendorff's lips was brimming with fire these days. The Austro-Hungarian Empire's troops, whether on the western or eastern fronts, could only be used to defend second-line positions at best. As for Turkey, the news was also extremely discouraging. The Allied Powers organized  The Arab guerrillas beat the Ottoman Empire to pieces. With the change of government and the compromise of the Allies, the Turkish government even began to issue ultimatums to German friendly forces, requiring Germans stationed in Turkey to evacuate the country within 40 days.

    "The Sino-Japanese Alliance and the Chinese King are really unexpected. In a year and a half, an Asian giant actually rose to the East by participating in the war. Not to mention, our little man disintegrated the empire of Nicholas II at the same time.  , and also achieved the mythical achievement of the Allied Forces on the Eastern Front. A multi-ethnic Volga Federation actually emerged from the Ural Mountains to the Volga River. It is simply unbelievable!¡±
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