Beiyang 1917

() "Your Excellency Petliura, the gains and losses of the Krasnod Field Airfield determine whether the new fighter wing that was urgently reinforced from Germany can quickly transfer to Eastern Ukraine to fight. At present, the coalition forces do not pay special attention to this new position. The repaired field airport, what is the German division guarding the German airport worth talking about? I hope you will take the lead for your subordinates, and unconditionally and unreservedly executing the orders of the former enemy headquarters is your most important task at this stage."

The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian National Army nodded helplessly when he heard the words, and then asked unwillingly,

"Your Excellency, Admiral, can we just go east and hide? What about the next plan and combat plan? When will the new fighter wing arrive? What about the anti-aircraft artillery battalion? When is your plan b going to launch a counterattack?" ? How much time do we need to buy? How should we deal with the eastern front in the direction of Donetsk and Luhansk?"

A series of questions were thrown to the 62-year-old former enemy commander-in-chief of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces and his chief of staff!

"The essence of Plan B is to lure the enemy to go deep and exchange space for time. As for when the reinforcement air force can transfer to Ukraine, it will take three days at the earliest. If it is slow, it is hard to say now, and even if the reinforcements arrive , the first one to enter is also Kiev Airport. First of all, we must be able to defend the sky of Kiev before we can go south and compete with the Allied Air Forces for air supremacy in Eastern Ukraine. As for the anti-aircraft artillery battalion, I ask Berlin to urgently allocate more than 30 anti-aircraft artillery Battalion, but according to my estimate, Ludendorff may not let go, but reinforcements from the 1520 anti-aircraft artillery battalion can still be expected!"

Having said that, Hermann von Francois called his Chief of Staff Joseph von Dietrich to his side and exchanged opinions in a low voice, then raised his head and said,

"Wars are changing rapidly. The first step of our plan b is to withdraw the main force overnight, because no one knows whether the Allied forces will officially start their offensive tomorrow, but I am sure that the air strikes of the coalition air force will not stop. The difference Due to the scale and intensity, the opponent's consumption of fuel and ammunition is also huge. It is estimated that the frequency and intensity of the opponent's air strikes will decrease after the first few days.

Before the new 20mm anti-aircraft artillery battalion was reinforced, the infantry divisions of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces had to temporarily rush to manufacture a large number of heavy machine gun high-shelf gun racks. The anti-aircraft firepower of the ground heavy machine guns for air strikes at least forced the coalition air force to stop unscrupulous low-altitude Sweeping and attacking, as far as I know, the main reason why the Ukrainian troops were frightened by the enemy's air strikes this afternoon was the low-altitude flight and sweeping of the opponent's aircraft! "

Before von Francois finished speaking, his chief of staff von Dietrich added, "Everyone, we must have confidence. According to our judgment, the Chinese Air Force of the Allies has limited resources. A total of 300 air strikes were dispatched in the Battle of Ufa, and this afternoon's air strike was their limit, and 120 aircraft was also the limit of their frontline air force.

The reason why there was an hour between the three air strikes this afternoon is because the opponent only had about 1 usable fighters left to fly back to attack after repeatedly reloading bombs and refueling. Don’t forget our German ace pilot in the air battle in the morning They shot down at least 120 or more enemy planes.

The opponent's victory this morning was just a tragic victory. I believe the opponent has to consider what kind of dangerous situation they will face when they fight out the air force. When the time comes, as long as our new fighter wing arrives, a single air battle will be able to kill the opponent. Most of the remaining 120 fighters were wiped out, and the sky of Ukraine in the future must belong to us! "

Chief of Staff von Dietrich's words obviously boosted morale, but thinking of the black fighter planes of the coalition forces raging over Eastern Ukraine this afternoon, the generals of the Ukrainian National Army were like deflated balls again. Get frustrated.

Seeing that Simon Petliura was thoughtful and did not raise any new questions, Herman von Francois waved his hand and said,

"Be calm, be calm, make use of strengths and avoid weaknesses is a necessary way to win. The Ukrainian National Army's covert operations in the guerrilla era were your strengths. An order is an order. Plan B must be implemented overnight. There is no room for discount or bargaining. At least all leave the original position before midnight, and move to the designated concealed assembly position before dawn tomorrow. The front enemy headquarters will issue instructions by radio in time for follow-up operations. Pay special attention to the radio silence during the march, which is the routine communication period. , but also hurry up and don't drag your feet, the shorter the radio start-up time, the better!"

The chief of staff here, von Dietrich, followed up like a double reed, "In order to prevent the infiltration of the enemy's reconnaissance forces, Plan B is only communicated to the commander at the regimental level, and the battalion, squad and platoon cadres must keep it secret to avoid Our next plan and style of play were leaked due to the capture of our personnel!"

"Well, that's it. Your Excellency Petryura, are your subordinates clear about their respective orders and tasks? Do you need the chief of staff to repeat it?" Von Francois stared at Simon Petliura and asked road.

Ukrainian Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian National Army Simon Petliura waved his hand. This guy has decided not to seek peace talks with the Volga Federation in private, at least wait until the ground forces of the Germans and the Allied Forces exchange fire. At this time, withdrawing the troops too far will easily be coerced and controlled by the German troops stationed in Ukraine. Therefore, in Plan B, the four infantry divisions of the Ukrainian 1st Army will leave their existing positions and move eastward and hide. Now in his opinion Come is acceptable!

Thinking of this, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian National Army turned around and shouted at the disorganized national army generals sitting in his group,

"Stand up, stand at attention! Look at each of you. You are the senior commanders of the National Defense Forces, not the guerrilla captains. The order of the German-Ukrainian coalition army's former enemy headquarters is the order of my Simon Petliura. Do you understand?" As soon as this fellow shouted, several division commanders hurriedly left their chairs and stood up at attention, staring straight at their commander-in-chief without blinking.

Simon Petliura felt that this was a good idea, so he continued, "Repeat all the orders received by your respective troops, starting with the 1st Infantry Division! Don't remind each other! I want to see if you all use It's out of my mind!" The commander-in-chief of the national army obviously recovered a little bit of the feeling he had when he scolded Fang Qiu.

Md, when you were the guerrilla captain, it was not as tiring to lead you as now, Petliura thought in his heart.