Beiyang 1917

Wasn't Ishihara Wan'er satisfied with being promoted to Colonel at such a young age?Two days ago, they dared to send a report to the coalition logistics, saying that Oba Jiro's third division had robbed him of supplies and ammunition. Of course, Kharkov's direction must give priority to ensuring the supply of logistics materials and ammunition. The West Route Army is just a partial division. Why, they really think they can take Kiev by themselves? "

Utsunomiya Taro complained resentfully, while urging his chief of staff to quickly present the new battle plan of the West Route Army for a look.

Hata Toshiro flipped through the telegram draft of the West Route Army’s revision plan in his hand, picked up a red and blue pencil, and marked it on the combat map on the wall of Utsunomiya Taro’s office, explaining,

"The original plan of the Western Route Army was to start from here, and Rylisk, west of Kursk, was the rendezvous and starting point of the battle. Their troops were not slow to assemble, but due to the long distance of the logistical materials and ammunition reserves, and the fact that the troops needed to Moving and stationing in secret, there is a gap in the transportation capacity of railways and roads. Fortunately, the preparations for the assembly of our Central Route Army have been completed, and all the vacated wagons can be used by the West Route Army. They said that supplies and ammunition will be completed tomorrow evening. Stockpile up!"

"I know all of this, let's talk about their new plan! This fellow Fujii is not so radical, it must be that Ishihara Waner who is making trouble! I want to see what kind of moth he can come up with!" Taro Utsunomiya pinched Putting out the cigarette butt in his hand, he just waited for Hata Shunroku to explain the new battle plan of the West Route Army with his hands behind his back.

"The original plan of the Western Route Army was to attack westward from the assembly ground Rellisk within one to two days after the launch of the Central Route Army's campaign. After entering Ukraine, they captured Glukhov, and then followed the railway all the way to the southwest to capture Kro Revitz and Bolzina finally went to the city of Kiev and took Kiev!

However, according to the latest reconnaissance information, the Germans concentrated all three divisions of the 27th Infantry Army of von Kusmani near Kiev. In addition, two infantry divisions of the Ukrainian Third Army were also stationed in Kiev. The West Route Army, where the headquarters of the 3th Army of the German Army in Ukraine is located, said in a telegram that if the West Route Army traveled 10 kilometers after taking Glukhov to attack Kiev, which is heavily guarded by the enemy, it would feel uncertain! "

Hata Toshiroku frowned. In fact, the telegram drafted by Ishihara Waner stated that it is not wise to use a weak enemy to be strong. The Major General Chief of Staff thought to himself, Nima, it was not you Ishihara and Ita-Yuan who helped me figure it out. The plan for the three-pronged attack in the Ukrainian campaign came about. Why did you turn around and seem to take the responsibility for the inappropriate original plan?

"Nani? What are Fujii and Ishihara doing? My central army started in Kharkov. Could it be that von Kusmani's 27th Infantry Army in Kiev can still sit still? They will definitely reinforce it at that time. Erkov, leave at most one German division plus one or two Ukrainian divisions to guard Kiev. Even if the troops of the Western Route Army do not have a special advantage, there is still great hope for encircling and taking Kiev. How can this be weak and strong? "

Utsunomiya Taro grinned, apparently completely dissatisfied with the statement made by the former enemy headquarters of the West Route Army, here Hata Shunroku frowned, and said in a low voice,

"Fujii and Ishihara believed in the telegram that the German army may not go out to rescue Kharkov. (First. Send) as long as there are two German divisions stationed in Kiev instead of one, because the infantry of von Kusmani The 2th Army is one of the few main infantry armies of Germany on the Eastern Front, so the combat effectiveness of the two opposing divisions may be quite strong, and Kiev is a fortified city and fortress, which has always been easy to defend and difficult to attack, so they think that the German army should do a good job The main force of the 1th Infantry Corps has not been used to prepare for reinforcements in the direction of Kharkov!"

"Baga! How dare Fujii and Ishihara underestimate the capabilities of my central army? What do you mean that the Germans may not reinforce Kharkov from Kiev? Could it be that our central army can't put enough pressure on Kharkov?! It's just bullying This man is too much! This Ishihara is becoming more and more disrespectful, I knew that there was no need to recommend him to the Ministry of War for promotion to the rank of Colonel!" Utsunomiya Taro blew his beard and stared, obviously displeased by the other party's words.

"Your Excellency Commander, this, I tend to agree with their judgment. The importance of Kiev to Ukraine is self-evident. The fact that the German Army Command in Ukraine and the only main force of the German 10th Army are stationed near Kiev is a clear proof. , Even if we fought hard in Kharkov, it seems that it is indeed a bit difficult to mobilize all the enemies in Kiev to reinforce Kharkov!" Shunroku Hata said truthfully, rubbing his head.

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"Well, how can we see that? If our central army fought well in Kharkov and ate up three divisions of the German 29th Infantry Corps, or even defeated them, I don't believe that the German troops in Kiev can still hold their breath!" Utsunomiya Taro was obviously a little unbelieving, looking at his chief of staff and said.

Hata Junliu smiled and comforted, "With you personally in charge of the Central Route Army, and Lieutenant General Oba's third division is the first-class force in the Imperial Army, we can certainly teach the enemy a huge lesson in Kharkov. However, Commander, the commander of the German 29th Infantry Army stationed south of Kharkov should not be underestimated. That Hermann von François became famous in the Battle of Tannenberg on the Eastern Front. He commanded the First Army of the German Eighth Army, which not only encircled and wiped out the Russian army, but at least captured more than 9 Tsarist Russian troops!"

"So what? Our Japanese Third Army is not a vegetarian either. Didn't it beat Lao Maozi to death in the Japanese War? No matter how capable that von Francois is, the 29th Infantry Army he commanded It's just an army composed of three reserve infantry divisions. How does it compare with our glorious Third Division of the Third Army? Chief of Staff, let me tell you clearly. Never agree!"

Army General Utsunomiya Taro, the commander of the Southwest Front Army of the Allied Forces and the commander of the Japanese Third Army, almost yelled at his Chief of Staff. Here Hata Shunroku smiled and did not speak, waiting for Utsunomiya Taro to calm down a little after turning around twice. , then continued,

"Of course you are right, but your Excellency, the total strength of our three-way army in the entire Ukrainian campaign is not superior to that of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces. The opponent has at least 19 divisions and 24 people for the first Operations north of the Dieper.

I think that although the revision of the battle plan by the West Route Army is sudden, at least it is trying to find a way to weaken the enemy's military strength. As Fujii and Ishihara said, Kiev is the largest city and fortress in Ukraine, and it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It is also a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is beneficial for us to conduct the Ukrainian campaign by estimating the difficulty a little bit! "Hata Shunroku obviously didn't want Utsunomiya Taro to be influenced by his emotions.