Beiyang 1917

() "Your Excellency, General of the Infantry, you are the former commander-in-chief of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces. How to defend Kharkov and how the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces will be dispatched. Of course, you have the final say. I believe the boys of the Ukrainian National Army Will grow up in the flames of war, okay, I will personally go to the north of the city to command the volunteer division to guard the position, but the infantry regiment of your Excellency the Major General and my guard regiment must ensure that the defense line in the southern suburbs of Kharkov is not lost, if the retreat is cut off , or if the city is completely encircled by the Allied Forces, the Volunteer Division will probably collapse!"

When Simon Petliura made such a statement, von François and von Neuhaus looked at each other and smiled, thinking that the Ukrainian Prime Minister is really not an easy person to fight. See Simon Petliura Petliura got up impatiently and wanted to leave, but here von Francois held him back with a smile,

"Your Excellency, in order to better boost morale, Major General von Neuhaus will personally lead his 47th Infantry Division Reconnaissance Battalion plus a medium-sized artillery battalion to support your two volunteer divisions defending the perimeter defense line!"

"Hey! Really? This is great! Your Excellency, General, if you had said it earlier, why would I worry about it!" Simon Petliura was overjoyed when he heard that. Lack of confidence in defensive operations, and I was worried that I would be fighting against the Allied forces in the north of Kharkov. Don’t let the German-Ukrainian Allied Army’s former enemy headquarters in the southern suburbs of Kharkov sit directly on the train and be guarded by the German infantry. Withdrew first on the next road.

At this moment, I didn't expect that the Germans were really righteous. They directly sent Major General von Neuhaus of the 47th Infantry Division to escort him. Although a German reconnaissance battalion may not be strong enough, a medium artillery battalion is. The power and firepower of 12 150mm heavy howitzers must not be underestimated. Isn't there only 24 such heavy artillery in the entire Third Division in Japan!What's more, the technical and tactical level of the German artillery is absolutely world-class. How can it be compared with the two knives of the two 75mm field artillery companies of the Volunteer Division of the Ukrainian National Army?It is only stronger than the artillery of the Type A division in Japan, but not weaker!

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I hope that you can listen more to General Neuhaus's advice when commanding the defense of the northern perimeter of the city. Although it is your volunteer division that is defending the position, the German-Ukrainian coalition forces are united in step. Is it under the command of the former enemy headquarters? I have asked General Wilhelm Greiner of Kiev to appoint Major General Sven von Neuhaus as the deputy chief of staff of the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces to assist you and me in commanding Kharko The German-Ukrainian coalition troops on the husband's defense line! Do you understand what I mean?" Von Francois looked at Simon Petliura meaningfully.

Simon Petliura didn't understand what he said. Apparently, von François had doubts about his ability to command the battle. That's why he sent his confidant general, Commander of the 47th Infantry Division, von Neue. The fundamental reason why House cooperated with himself to command the defense line around the northern suburbs of Kharkov is to help him command. In fact, the fundamental reason is to let von Neuhaus command two Kharkov volunteer divisions to guard the north. Instead, he became the mud bodhisattva who coordinated the relationship between the German generals and the Ukrainian volunteer division troops.

Thinking about it this way, Simon Petliura is still very grateful to von Francois for his support at the critical moment. No matter how self-inflated Simon Petliura is, he also understands in his heart the sensitivity of the battlefield and command operations The ability of a guerrilla captain like himself is definitely not as good as von Neuhaus, a veteran of the German army who was born in the German army.

Due to the general age of German generals during World War I, the 62-year-old commander of the 29th Army of the German Infantry Hermann von François can never be regarded as old, while the 52-year-old commander of the German 10th Army William Ge General Reiner is indeed in his prime, and the 42-year-old major general von Neuhaus, as the commander of the German army, can almost be regarded as a young general at the division commander level.

But even though he was young and strong, this von Neuhaus was born in a professional military academy, received systematic military higher education, and experienced the baptism of blood and fire in countless battles on the Eastern and Western Fronts of the European War for four years. In front of the Ukrainian National Army generals from the team, including Simon Petliura, Sven von Neuhaus, commander of the 4th Division of the German Reserve Infantry, is definitely a veteran on the battlefield!

"General von Francois, don't worry, I understand. I believe that General Sven von Neuhaus will cooperate with me to control the troops and resolutely fight the defense of Kharkov's northern ring city. As long as you and Your former enemy headquarters is stuck in the southern suburbs of Kharkov, and the 139th Infantry Regiment of General Neuhaus is standing here to protect the rear, and we will definitely be able to fight the second phase of Plan B!" Simon Pey Triura waved his fist to express his attitude!

"You can rest assured that my headquarters and I, as well as the 47th Regiment of the 139th Infantry Division, are going to withdraw, and we will wait for you to retreat together! Of course, I hope that we can retreat in Kharkov. Block the enemy!" Hermann von Francois patted the shoulders of Neuhaus and Simon Petliura with a haha.

The 47th German Reserve Infantry Division commanded by German Infantry Major General Sven von Neuhaus, although it is a second-line division composed of a reserve infantry regiment, is the main division of the 10th Army of Von François Infantry under the German 29th Army , the 47th Infantry Division governs the 139th, 140th and 141st Infantry Regiments, a motorized anti-aircraft artillery company, a 47th Artillery Regiment, a Divisional Reconnaissance Battalion, a Communications Battalion, a Supply Column and a Supplementary Battalion, Each infantry regiment has three battalions, one battalion has four infantry companies, one motorized platoon and one heavy machine gun company.

The 47th Division of the Neuhaus Infantry, which was originally stationed on the defense line in the southern suburbs of Kharkov, retreated the main force of the division along the railway line to the forest near the Krasnod Field Field Airport 90 kilometers away yesterday after the start of Plan B. , the German troops remaining in the southern suburbs of Kharkov are left with the 47th Infantry Regiment of the 139th Infantry Division of the German Army, the Divisional Reconnaissance Battalion, the Motorized Anti-aircraft Artillery Company, and the Medium Artillery Battalion of the Artillery Regiment.

To put it bluntly, the 139th Infantry Regiment of Neuhaus assumed the responsibility of the garrison directly under the German-Ukrainian Allied Army's former enemy headquarters. The motorized anti-aircraft artillery company was naturally used for air defense and defense of the headquarters, while the divisional reconnaissance battalion became the division commander. The guard battalion and mobile unit of von Neuhaus, as for the medium-sized artillery battalion of the artillery regiment, is the trump card of von Neuhaus. This guy scattered and concealed 12 150mm caliber heavy artillery throughout Harko In various parts of the northern part of the city, use the open spaces of the buildings and the concealed scattered artillery positions on the streets to avoid possible air strikes by the coalition air force, and at the same time use the large caliber and long range of the 150mm heavy howitzer to effectively suppress the offensive.