Beiyang 1917

()“唔……佩特留拉阁下，你的步兵第1师和第2师被敌人击溃后还有新的消息么？有没有再次取得无线电联络？”德乌联军前敌指挥部副参谋长、驻乌克兰德国第10集团步兵第29军预备步兵第47师师长斯文·冯.诺伊豪斯扭头问身边的乌克兰执政内阁总理、国防部长兼乌克兰民族军总司令西蒙.佩特留拉道。

The circular defense line of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces in the north of Kharkov City is centered on the northern railway station of Kharkov, forming a fan-shaped defense line with a raised central yang, which is about 1500 meters away from the buildings on the edge of the city. The headquarters of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces In an inconspicuous 2-story building, this building was originally part of the earliest church in Kharkov, and it has been transformed into a strong bomb shelter and fortress. Of course, it can be seen from the outside or It may not be visible from a distance. ..

The head of Ukraine, Simon Petliura, was obviously in a very heavy heart. The 1st and 1nd Infantry Divisions of the 2st Group of the Ukrainian National Army, which he and the Ukrainian government placed high hopes on, were actually in the Kharkov Forest. After persisting for a morning, it was defeated by the Allied Forces.

Although the main force of the 2nd Mihalik Infantry Division is still there, it has lost all its cannons and insufficient ammunition and food. On the way to break through and retreat to Kharkov, it was unable to break through the Chinese armored forces in the Allied Forces and arrived one step ahead of time. In desperation, they turned around and risked swimming across the Kharkov River, losing almost one-third of their troops, and now concealedly entered the forest east of the Kharkov River.

而被授权指挥步兵第1师、第2师共同行动的第1师师长阿特姆·弗洛迪米洛夫维奇·米列夫斯基和他的步兵第1师则更叫人失望，师参谋长克拉夫申科带领不到2000人同样是突围途中冒险泅渡过了哈尔科夫河，这会儿疏散隐蔽到了距离哈尔科夫至少三十公里的哈尔科夫河的东岸。..

The whereabouts of the division commander Milevsky is unknown. The last news from the stragglers who ran back was that the division radio station was destroyed by the coalition bombardment. The tragic ending of the 2st and 1nd Infantry Divisions greatly shook Simon Petliura's confidence in defending Kharkov.

At this time, his 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions had evacuated to the forest area on the right bank of the Kharkov River in order to avoid the air strikes of the Allied Air Forces. They were about 2 kilometers away from Kharkov and waited in cover. In the evening, the rest of Mihalik's 3nd Infantry Division, which also crossed the Kharkov River, will be able to join the 4rd and [-]th Ukrainian National Army infantry divisions.

"General von Neuhaus, we only use two Kharkov volunteer divisions to guard the city. Is it too childish? Compared with the divisions, the 2st and 1nd divisions only persisted for half a day before being defeated by the coalition forces, and in the morning in the Kharkov forest, the opponent only used a Chinese armored regiment and a Japanese regiment to fight. At this moment, the enemy's three armies are gathered under the city of Kharkov, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold it at all!"

Simon Petliura did not answer Neuhaus's question about the whereabouts of the 1st Infantry Division, but put down the binoculars in his hand, and asked the German major general and division commander in front of him with a frowning face and his feet fluttering.

In order to better boost morale, General Hermann von François, the former commander-in-chief of the German-Ukrainian Allied Forces, appointed his confidant, Major General Sven von Neuhaus, commander of the 47th Division of the German Reserve Infantry Leading his reconnaissance battalion of the 47th Infantry Division plus a medium artillery battalion to support the perimeter defense line defended by the two volunteer divisions of the Simon Petliura Ukrainian National Army! "

Simon Petliura was naturally overjoyed at the time. He was already worried that he would not have enough confidence to personally command the volunteer division in the front line, and he was also worried that he would die with the Allied forces in the north of Kharkov. Behind you, the former enemy headquarters of the German-Ukrainian coalition forces in the southern suburbs of Kharkov directly got on the train and retreated all the way under the guard of the German infantry regiment.

This guy didn't expect that the Germans were really righteous enough, so he directly sent Major General von Neuhaus of the 47th Infantry Division to escort him. Although a German reconnaissance battalion may not be strong enough, the medium artillery battalion is 12 The power and firepower of a 150mm heavy howitzer 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!

But apparently General von Neuhaus led a German reconnaissance battalion and a medium-sized artillery battalion to support the Ukrainian volunteer division to defend the northern defense line of Kharkov. The bad news that the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Divisions were successively defeated by the Allied Forces has been completely dispelled.

At this moment, there is only one German infantry regiment in the southern suburbs of Kharkov guarding the position of the railway station in the southern suburbs. The German-Ukrainian coalition army's former enemy headquarters is still located in the underground bomb shelter of the railway station. Hermann von Francois The general is still in command of the overall situation. Of course, the 2 Kharkov volunteer infantry divisions commanded by Simon Petliura, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian National Army, will be responsible for guarding Kharkov. At the moment, there are only 2 volunteers in Fucheng, 75 field guns belonging to the 8mm Krupp field artillery company, plus 150 cannons from the 12mm Krupp heavy howitzer battalion of the German army!

Here, Sven von Neuhaus groaned and did not answer Simon Petliura's question. The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian National Army couldn't help but said again,

"Your Excellency, I know that your troops are powerful, but we only have 20 cannons in the city of Kharkov, and the two artillery regiments of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions in the Kharkov forest position at that time It seems that there are as many as 96 cannons, isn’t it still defeated? I think we are a bit blind and self-confident? How can a mere 20 cannons hold the position?”

"Your Excellency Petliura, although I still don't know how your 1st and 2nd infantry divisions, the main force, abandoned the established defense line in the forest and were defeated by the enemy, but...