Beiyang 1917

() What's more, apart from the help of 32 mortars, the enemy's artillery company, which had been keeping secret all along, suddenly opened fire and defeated Mihalik's artillery battalion. The two battalions of the 2st Regiment of the 1nd Division, this is the last straw in the balance of these two battalions being wiped out by the enemy by the coalition forces?

"Kravshenko! You are just a division chief of staff. I want to talk to Milevsky. The former enemy headquarters authorized him to command the 1st and 2nd infantry divisions to act in unison. Where is this guy hiding now? What did you say? Commanding the troops personally? Didn’t you personally command the artillery units to retreat? Good guy! Now I understand, the artillery units of your 1st Infantry Division have not fired for a long time, have they all been transferred to the Kharkov River via the pontoon bridge? Gone to the other side? Do you want to run away while we are attracting the attention of the main coalition forces?! Tell me, is that right?!",

Obviously, on the other end of the phone, Mihalik, the commander of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division, smelled something, and now he began to ask about the whereabouts of Milevsky, the commander of the 1st Infantry Division. Seeing this situation, the staff officer of the 1st Infantry Division Chief Kravshenko stopped hiding. The man cleared his throat and said into the microphone in his hand,

"Major General Taras Tasimovich Mihalik, Commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, I am conveying the latest orders from His Excellency Artem Wlodimilovich Milevsky, you infantry The task of the 2nd Division is to hold on to the existing positions and prevent the Allied forces from advancing southward towards Kharkov. The 2nd Infantry Division must dare to fight without fear of sacrifice, but it must also use its forces flexibly and maneuverably to destroy the road and block it. Traffic, we need to find the magic weapon that our Ukrainian national army relied on: guerrilla warfare!

You must be good at using small groups of troops to attack in the bushes on both sides of the road, instead of battalions and regiments hitting the muzzles of heavy machine guns of enemy armored vehicles!Artillery positions must be moved and concealed at any time, and they cannot be exposed to the Allied forces' reconnaissance planes blatantly..."

Before Kravshenko finished speaking, Mihalik, the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, roared from the receiver.

"Bastard! Kravshenko, you bastard, you didn't know you were fooling around when I was fighting guerrillas. Why did Milevsky ask my division to stick to the existing position? I tell you, this position is absolutely defended." Can't live!

If there is artillery fire support, because we are far inferior to the attacker in terms of machine gun and mortar firepower, and the performance of the Chinese armored forces today proves that their combat effectiveness is definitely no less than the main force of the German Army!Right now we have more people, but once the opponent's follow-up troops, such as Ri's own infantry regiment and infantry brigade, arrive, we will definitely not be able to defend! "

Mihalik snarled and roared again on the phone, and finally this fellow asked,

"Tell my 2nd Infantry Division to stick to the current position. What about your 1st Infantry Division? Don't say that you also stick to your position like us. Since the artillery regiment has withdrawn along the pontoon bridge and across the river, the next step is to put the logistics The health team withdrew with the division headquarters? Tell me, is your 1st Infantry Division going to retreat and leave us on the left bank as sacrifices for you to resist the pursuers?!"

How could Kravshenko admit this, the guy patiently explained to the phone,

"Taras Tasimovich, an order is an order, and it is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders. The task given to our division commander by the German-Ukrainian Allied Army Front Enemy Command is to command the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions to guard the position on the Kharkov River. As for how to defend, of course there are no specific regulations. Now the division commander Milevsky has decided to withdraw the main force of the 1st Infantry Division to the Kharkov River to protect the rear and flanks of your 2nd Division. Fighting, advancing and retreating freely, is better than fighting together on the left bank of the Kharkov River!"

"Aha! After talking for a long time, I finally revealed my truth. Your 1st Infantry Division just wants to escape and leave our 2nd Infantry Division as a shield? The wishful thinking is really good! But let me tell you, it can't be done without artillery. Fire support, we can't hold any position, this is an obvious thing in front of us, I will not follow Milevsky's baton around!

Let me tell you, I will send a report to the former enemy headquarters now. First, I will report that your 1st Infantry Division will sit back and watch your friendly troops be attacked without slowing down. Second, I will ask the former enemy headquarters to ask the 2nd Infantry Division to decide the direction of attack by itself!Not afraid to tell you!I want to attack south along the left bank of the Kharkov River, and fight all the way to Kharkov to join the main force!You and your division commander, just wait for the time when the former enemy command and His Excellency Petliura will come to investigate your cowardly act of fleeing without a fight! "

Mihalik, the commander of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division who was talking on the phone, hung up the phone, turned around and rushed to the division chief of staff, Konidzic Koninovich Kovaldao,

"We were fooled this time! Milevsky used us to attract the firepower of the coalition air force. His own artillery unit crossed the Kharkov River along the pontoon bridge. That's why the infantry The reason why the artillery unit of the 1st Division disappeared after a round of shelling. At this moment, the combined casualties of his three infantry regiments exceeded 1500. This guy refused to continue fighting and asked us to stay in Harko The left bank of the Fu River will continue to serve as a shield for him, there is no such thing! Lao Tzu's 2nd Division must retreat across the board!"

Koval, chief of staff of the 2nd Infantry Division, frowned and said nervously,

"Taras Tasimovich, the telegram from the former enemy headquarters is to authorize Major General Milevsky to command the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division and our 2nd Division to act in unison. At this moment, let's put aside the words that the 1st Division will retreat on its own. Will it be difficult to explain in front of Your Excellency Petliura in the future? At that time, their 1st division will stand firm and become a hero, and our 2nd division will be defeated and flee like a bear. Will the board for settling accounts after autumn fall on you and me?"

"Afraid of him? Konidzic Koninovich, my Chief of Staff, the current situation is that we are still blocking the 1st Division of Milevs on the left bank of the Kharkov River. The knife suffered heavy casualties, the artillery regiment had only one battalion left, and the shells were completely exhausted. The two battalions of the 1st infantry regiment were wiped out, and the casualties of the 2st regiment alone exceeded 1 people. The casualties at that time, the casualties of the whole division had already exceeded 1000 people, how can we fight this battle? We must withdraw!"