Beiyang 1917

() At this time, the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division's position in the forest was still full of gunshots, but the movement of the coalition air force's air strike on the Kharkov River in the east was much quieter. It is estimated that the bombing had already been dropped. Sure enough, a confidential The staff officer rushed out from the temporary field tent set up on the west side of the road, waving the telegram he just received and shouting,

"Reporting to the captain, the leader of the DH2 fighter-bomber brigade of the 4nd fighter-bomber wing of the coalition air force telegraphed that they had destroyed the pontoon bridge on the Kharkov River and carried out air strikes, bombing and mopping up the Ukrainians stranded on both sides of the river. The artillery has moved ashore and entered the forest area on the right bank of the Kharkov River. Although the coalition air force also bombed and bombed the dense forest, the specific results of the battle cannot be confirmed. Now the coalition air force will return to Belgorod to refuel and hang Boom, prepare for the third wave of air strikes today!",

Lieutenant Akira Takeuchi of the 18th Infantry Regiment couldn't help nagging in Masaki Masago's ear, "Why doesn't the coalition air force continue to dispatch the Handley Page O400 heavy bombers, or at the same time dispatch the FR18 Excellence Or the fighter-bomber brigade! Wouldn't it be a delay to just rely on the dh4 fighter-bomber brigade to toss back and forth?

At this moment, the Ukrainian artillery unit slipped into the forest on the other side of the Kharkov River. What if we took advantage of the opportunity of the coalition air force to return and set up positions to fire on our attacking troops?When the Chinese armored regiment attacked, the Ukrainians would not fire, but we would fire as soon as we attacked the opponent? "

The captain of the alliance, Chief Masaki, sighed helplessly with his hands behind his back when he heard the words, "The flight speed of the Handley Page O400 of the alliance is slow, and the climbing time is surprisingly long. Of course, the frequency of dispatches is of course less, and it weighs 150 to 250 pounds. I heard that the new arsenal factory in Yekaterinburg has not yet officially started production. The heavy aerial bombs of the front-line coalition air force have to be transported from China via the [-]-[-]-kilometer-long Trans-Siberian Railway. I'm afraid that such a huge consumption will not be able to supply."

On the east side of the main road here, another Japanese messenger came over panting, jumped off the horse and reported out of breath,

"Report to the regiment commander, Sasaki Battalion's attack on the position of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Regiment has been frustrated, and the opponent's strength seems to be more than one infantry regiment. Your Excellency, Captain Sasaki, is requesting tactical guidance from the Artillery Battalion of the regiment!"

为了抓紧联军航空队空袭使得乌克兰人顾此失彼的大好时机发起进攻，酋崎正刚这厮在联队附竹内彬的建议下，把松下雪太郎的步兵第1大队1100多人的兵力投入了对当面的乌克兰步兵第1师第1入团阵地的进攻，而把佐佐木三郎的步兵第3大队投入了中路对乌克兰步兵第1师第2团阵地的进攻。

There is nothing to say about this. The remaining strength of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division is less than 2 battalions. The position to be defended is 2200 meters. It stands to reason that the 1st Regiment of the 18st Ukrainian Infantry Division, whose strength has been weakened, cannot stop it. The attack of the Matsushita Yutaro Brigade of the [-]th Infantry Regiment in Japan is also a matter of course. The problem is that the Matsushita Brigade found that it was empty after it attacked the position.

At the same time, Saburo Sasaki's 1rd Infantry Battalion, which was attacking the position of the 2nd Regiment of the 3st Division of the Ukrainian Infantry, along the main road and turned to the middle road, kicked a stone. There are definitely more than 1000 battalions on the position with a width of only 3 meters. The Ukrainian National Army with 12 companies can not fight any advantage because of the 1100 Gabys in the hands of the infantry of more than [-] people in the Sasaki Brigade and the Mosin Nagant rifles in the hands of the Ukrainian National Army. The resistance and counterattack of setting up positions is quite tenacious.

This caused Sasaki Saburo to underestimate the enemy and suffer a lot from the blockade and sweep of the opponent's mg08 heavy machine gun. The casualties of the 3rd Infantry Battalion and the 9th Infantry Squadron who took the lead were beaten by the opponent's crossfire. All of a sudden the casualties exceeded one-third.

If it weren't for the mg2 heavy machine guns and mortars of the 1nd and 08st Ukrainian infantry regiments commanded by Kravshenko who were severely damaged in the previous attack by the Chinese armored forces, I am afraid that the 9th infantry squadron of the Sasaki Brigade will rush ahead. Can't run back.

Fortunately, although the Sasaki Battalion was at a disadvantage in terms of strength, his infantry brigade had an advantage in the number of machine guns and mortars in terms of firepower. Only then did the two counterattacks launched by the Ukrainians be beaten back. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. Except for the Sasaki Battalion In addition to the four 2 infantry squadrons, a 4-person machine gun squadron (225-person squadron headquarters and 174 machine gun squads, 14 ammunition squad) has been strengthened, with 3 Browning 1 air-cooled heavy machine guns in each row, A total of 4; a 7.62-man artillery team (a 12-man team headquarters, a 55-man ammunition squad, and two 1-man artillery squads each equipped with 10 Chinese-made 1mm battalion-owned mortars)

这12挺7.62mm勃朗宁气冷式重机枪替佐佐木撑住了场面，对面乌克兰人2个团剩下的兵力是4个营合16个步兵连队，原本拥有16挺mg08水冷式重机枪和16门7.6cm1914年款的德式步兵轻迫击炮，此外两个团还各辖一个重机枪连，这乌克兰步兵师的团属重机枪连，辖3个装备2门mg08重机枪排，这样原本乌克兰人的重机枪达到28挺，迫击炮则是16门。

好在吕焕炎的装甲部队之前发起的进攻和双方火力对she中，乌克兰步兵第1师3个步兵团的重机枪she手和迫击炮成为中国装甲部队的m2重机枪、狙击手和营排属迫击炮的重点打击目标，这会儿中国装甲部队已经往南沿着大路追了过去，而乌克兰步兵第1师的第1、第2团能集中起来还完好的重机枪也只有14挺，迫击炮8门。

This made Saburo Sasaki's 3rd Infantry Battalion's machine gun firepower and mortar firepower almost equal to that of the opponent. The rest of the two infantry regiments holding the established positions consisted of 1100 battalions and 4 companies. The total number of troops was nearly double that of Sasaki's brigade. No wonder Saburo Sasaki had no choice but to send messengers back to ask for support from the regiment's artillery.