Beiyang 1917

1918年7月21ri16:15萨马拉联军司令部

The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces made a final decision and decided to use the three divisions of the Japanese Third Army in the coalition forces to take charge of the first phase of the Ukrainian campaign. This decision made all the Japanese generals in the meeting room so happy that they almost jumped up. The deputy commander of the coalition forces General Taro Utsunomiya, the military commander and commander of the Japanese army, was the first to stand up and express his opinion.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, thank you for your trust. The Japanese Third Army will never disappoint the high expectations of you and the coalition headquarters. I will personally lead a division to break through the middle and take Kharkov within three days after launching the battle. Next, or else you will dismiss me, no, no, I will thank the world with all my heart!"

Utsunomiya Taro's eyes were red, and while waving his arms to express his determination, the three division heads here, Niba Jiro, Fujii Yukatsuki, and Shibagoro, also burst into tears, and kept puffing their cheeks to make blood boil. As for Utsunomiya Behind Taro, the three Japanese army heroes Hata Shunroku, Ishihara Wanji, and Itagaki Seishiro were too excited to speak, and they clicked their military boots on their spurs. ()[shouda8]

Compared with the high-spiritedness of the Japanese generals, the Chinese generals are obviously a bit disappointed, but the authority of the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces and their trust in their own leaders made them nod silently, and they no longer confronted the Japanese generals like they did just now. Not giving in to each other, when to quarrel and when to obey.

For Wang Geng's direct line of Chinese generals, they are already familiar with it. With Wang Geng's look, Jiang Hongyu and Wu Peifu, as subordinates, know what to do, let alone the following young generals.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, how could the Ukrainian campaign not have been participated by our federal Russian troops. We are familiar with the geographical environment of Ukraine. Although the Japanese army is well-trained, they are not familiar with the roads and the local customs. I request to send me at the same time." The group army also participated in the Ukrainian campaign!" Petrovich, the commander of the Orenburg group army, raised his hand anxiously and shouted.

Yegorov here is not to be outdone, he thought that Tsaritsin is my territory, that would make you Petrovich steal the limelight, so he couldn't help but raise his hand and say,

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, many soldiers of the Ninth Army who were captured by the Southern Front Army came from Ukraine. We are very familiar with the mountains, rivers and roads there. I hope you can let my Tsaritsyn Army be in charge of the Eastern Army's attack. , As for the Japanese army, it can be responsible for the attack on the middle and north roads!"

"Baga! Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, please pay attention to your identity. You dare to question the order of the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces? Half of your so-called Tsaritsin Army is still eating black bread in the prisoner-of-war camp! What nonsense is the Eastern Route Army?" You guys are going to take on the heavy responsibility?! It's just unreasonable!" Chai Goro, head of Japan's No.12 Division, jumped up. **

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General Yegorov, my troops are from the Don Cossack cavalry, and I didn't stay in the prisoner-of-war camp. Instead of letting your Tsaritsyn Army go to war, it is better to let my Sa Horse-drawn cavalry attack!" Cavalry Lieutenant General Sergey said proudly.

In Sergey's view, the Soviet Red Army and their generals in the Battle of Ufa were defeated by their own side. In the Battle of Ukraine, the Federation's Russian troops fought. Of course, our troops won the victory in the Battle of Ufa Master, how can you allow a defeated general like Yegorov to speak bravely?

"Lieutenant General Sergey, your cavalry army has not even arrived at the moment, but my cavalry army has already begun to gather near Samara to participate in the Ukrainian campaign. Of course, my cavalry army is the most important The best choice" Cavalry Lieutenant General Nerikov yelled not to be outdone.

Neither Pepelyayev nor Barayanov spoke. In their view, Petrovich and Nerikov were pure nonsense. General Ri is now obediently sitting down and waiting for Wang Geng to make the battle arrangements. The two of you don't know that life and death are still arguing there. Don't you know that the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces has long been concerned?

"Everyone, please be quiet. Of course it is a good thing that you are eager to fight. However, the coalition headquarters has its own overall arrangements, and let the commander-in-chief assign tasks first!" Chief of Staff Jiang Hongyu stopped the noise of several Russian generals .

Wang Geng glanced at his chief of staff with satisfaction, turned around and walked to the map, took the baton from Hata Toshiroku, and while making gestures, he arranged the tasks of the Ukraine campaign plan:

"Everyone, the strategic goal of the Ukraine campaign is to open up a new battlefield in Ukraine, and try to attract the attention of the German and Austrian allies from the Western Front. Of course, we also hope to contain the opponents, so that Germany and Austria have to transfer some of their main forces back from the Western Front. Maintain the Eastern Front.

In the first phase of the Ukrainian campaign, we will attack from three directions. The main force will be the three divisions of the Japanese Third Army in the coalition forces. The regiment is assigned to an infantry division of the Voronezhri Army as the main force of the Central Army, and the other two divisions of the Voronezh Army serve as the reserve force of the Central Army.

The mission of our Central Route Army in the Ukrainian campaign is to complete the covert assembly to the starting point of the attack before the end of July. Of course, at this stage, the reorganization of the Voronezri Army should also be carried out simultaneously. Today is July 7st, and the battle is launched It is tentatively scheduled for July 7st.

The mission of the Central Route Army, as Major General Hatatoshi No. [-] has already said, is to attack southward from Belgorod, the offensive assembly point, cross the border, and encircle Kharkov, the capital of Ukraine, with lightning speed. According to reconnaissance, Ukraine The autonomous government has a total of three Ukrainian infantry divisions stationed near the capital, as well as some local armed personnel.

It should be noted that the German army has a division stationed at the railway station in the southern suburbs of Kharkov, and two infantry divisions stationed along the line from the south of Kharkov to Dnepropetrovsk. Although these German troops are all second-line troops, they are not The small division is composed of a reserve corps, but they guard the railway line with a long snake formation south of Kharkov. If Kharkov has a railway, it will be very fast to mobilize and reinforce. The Central Army must pay special attention to this.

The former enemy commander of the Central Route Army is His Excellency Lieutenant General Oba Jiro of the Third Division, the chief of staff is Major General Hata Toshiro, the deputy commander and deputy chief of staff is Lieutenant General Si Jieping, the total strength of the Central Route Army is more than 6, and the front line is More than 4 people.Your task is to break through the Ukrainian border defenses and encircle Kharkov.

But the Central Route Army should not be anxious to take down Kharkov. The first stage is to encircle and not fight, and the momentum must be large, attracting the main force of the German army in the south and even the enemy in Kiev to come to help, and then we will gather and wipe them out!Beat the enemy thoroughly!Do you understand? "Wang Geng turned around and asked.

"Hay! Guaranteed to complete the task!" Niba Erlang, head of the Third Division, and Hata Shunroku next to Wang Geng stood at attention and accepted the order.On the opposite side, Stepin stood up and saluted with a click, expressing his understanding.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, will the strength of the Central Route Army be too thin?" Sun Liangcheng raised his hand and asked,

"Since the Kharkov enemy has three Ukrainian divisions and one German division, there are at least 4 people, and the first echelon of the Central Route Army has only 4 people. In this case, encircle the opponent with 4 people One division will be besieged to fight against the two reinforcements from the enemy's south, and the enemy from Kiev may also come to reinforce them. Ukraine's railways extend in all directions, and I'm afraid that the Central Army will not be able to use enough troops!"

"Lieutenant General Sun, how dare you underestimate my third division? What's more, there are two reserve divisions of the Voronezh Army in the back. Besides, the three divisions of the Ukrainian autonomous government are nothing but mobs It’s just a dog, how can it compare with the main force of our coalition forces? Even if we don’t use the remaining two divisions of Stepin, my court is confident enough to complete the task!” Jiro Oba blushed and roared.

"Your Excellency Oba, the highlight of the Ukrainian campaign is the Central Route Army's attack on Kharkov, which is the capital of the Ukrainian autonomous government. The opponent will definitely fight for it. Besides, our coalition forces and the German army have no record of confronting each other head-on. How dare you say you Surely the third division can withstand the counterattack of the three German reserve divisions?" Sun Liangcheng patted the table not to be outdone.

"Lieutenant General Sun, isn't Lieutenant General Zhang Weixi's [-]rd Division Armored Regiment assigned to His Excellency Dating's [-]rd Division to fight? I believe in the strength of the Chinese Army's Armored Regiment. One regiment is composed of a German army and a reserve corps." The division is definitely not a problem, not to mention we have the coalition air force to help out!" Hata Shunroku smoothed the field from the side.

Several Japanese generals here glared at Sun Liangcheng angrily, thinking that this guy was too arrogant to underestimate the combat effectiveness of the First Class Division of the Imperial Japanese Army so much!

"Sun Liangcheng, please sit down for me. As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, I believe in the abilities of Lieutenant General Daba and Major General Hata Toshi, and the third division is also the best among Japan's Class A divisions. The middle road and the direction of Kharkov I'll leave it to them! Whether it's a mule or a horse, you won't know until you go into battle! Of course, I look forward to Lieutenant General Daba and his subordinates making greater achievements than other troops in the Battle of Ufa!" Wang Gengyi waved his hands.

"Sodisney, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, Your Excellency Utsunomiya, I, Oba Jiro, and the Third Division will never disappoint the expectations of you two. The Ukrainian campaign depends on the performance of the Imperial Army!" Oba Jiro almost cried and beat his chest and feet.

"The troop composition and combat missions of the Central Route Army are like this. Let's talk about the West Route Army. The West Route Army will have Lieutenant General Fujii's Seventh Division as its main force, and the division-affiliated armored regiment of the Ninth Division of Li Mingzhong of the Chinese Participating Army will be attached to the Seventh Division. In addition, one division of Lieutenant General Slavin's Kursk Army was assigned to fight at the same time, and the other two divisions of the Kursk Army served as the reserve of the West Route Army!"

The former enemy commander of the West Route Army is Lieutenant General Fujii Yukizuki of the Seventh Division, the chief of staff is Colonel Ishihara Kanji, the deputy commander and deputy chief of staff is Lieutenant General Slavin, and the total strength of the West Route Army is also more than 6 People, the front line is more than 4 people.Your task is to break through the Ukrainian border defense line, take Glukhov as the first step, and then go straight to Kiev, the most important city in Ukraine in the southwest! "

"Hay! The rank is guaranteed to complete the task!" Lieutenant General Fujii and Ishihara Wanji stood up and stood at attention, and Slavin also stood up and saluted to show that he accepted the order, but his face had mixed expressions of joy and sorrow, obviously he was about to run so far There is still a long way to go to fight Kiev, and Slavin is still a little skeptical about the strength of the Japanese army.

"Major General Hata just mentioned that the West Route Army will launch an attack one day later than the Central Route Army. The purpose is to give the enemy in Kiev enough time and confidence to go east to assist Kharkov. It is about 400 kilometers from Kiev to Kharkov, and the opponent can send reinforcements in one day!"

"At that time, the West Route Army will go straight to Kiev, but most of the 270 kilometers from Glukhov to Kiev are roads and no railways, so it is estimated that your progress will not be too fast, but this is exactly what we are fighting for. A time difference is needed, if you progress too quickly and surround Kiev at the beginning, then the plan of the Central Route Army to siege Kharkov will come to nothing!" Wang Geng pointed at the map with his baton. sideways.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the so-called military is expensive and fast. As far as I know, the Japanese Seventh Division is an infantry division. Even if the divisional armored regiment of our Ninth Division is strengthened, the distance from the border to Kiev will still be 300 kilometers. Even if the main force of the Route Army is at full strength, it will not take four or five days to attack the city of Kiev. Instead of this, it is better to send out my [-]st Armored Division, and I promise to encircle and take Kiev within three days!" Sun Liangcheng stood up impatiently road.