Beiyang 1917

() Chief of Staff Besklovny's praise did not make division commander Liukin Alexievich Voronieri, who was looking at the battlefield with a telescope, stretch his frowning brows. The SE5 fighter squadron of the coalition air force began to return due to fuel consumption. Although the air-to-ground battle over Kharkov a few kilometers away was not clear from time to time through the telescope, it was clear that the SE5 squadron, as a biplane fighter, was fighting against the opponent's tight airspace. Machine guns and anti-aircraft guns failed to continue to take advantage of the air defense network.

What makes division commander Voronieri even more uneasy is that his artillery has opened fire across the board. Although one heavy artillery company and two field artillery companies have been destroyed by the enemy, is there only so little enemy artillery in Kharkov?In the enemy situation report of the former enemy headquarters of the Central Route Army of the Southwest Front Army, the 2 infantry divisions of the 1st Army of the Ukrainian National Army, each infantry division has an artillery regiment with 4 36mm Krupp field guns, and 75 12mm Krupp Howitzer's.

Although according to the current situation of the attack on the two wings, the enemy's troops on the front line of defense are roughly one infantry regiment on the left and right wings, but from the telescope, it can be seen that the opponent can organize such a dense machine gun in the city of Hal "" The firepower shoots into the air, which means that the enemy has hidden a large number of reserves in the city of Kharkov. Otherwise, where did the heavy machine guns that shot into the air like popping beans in the north of Kharkov just now come from?

Even judging from the number of MG08 heavy machine guns fired into the air, the German-Ukrainian coalition forces defending Kharkov at this moment have at least 2 divisions or more, although the opponent only has one brigade on the front line. The strength of the troops is actually only 2 regiments, and although the firepower of the infantry battalion company has an advantage, but the opponent relies on the circular defense line and fortifications that have not received huge damage. The strength of 2 infantry regiments is absolutely impossible to attack Kharkov.

"Master, order the artillery regiment to continue shelling suspected targets in Kharkov, or to attack the opponent's front-line positions instead. With the fire support of the division artillery regiment, I think if the 51st regiment on the right and the 49th regiment on the left increase If you work hard, I think you may be able to attack the Ukrainian positions! Especially the left wing, although the borrowed Chinese wheeled armored battlefield is blocked by the trenches dug by the opponent in the north, but the m2 large-caliber heavy machine gun on the rotating turret of the tank serves as . . "" Heavy firepower points to suppress the opponent's positions and firepower points are quite sharp!"

The division chief of staff, Besklovny, was rubbing his hands and was quite eager to try. He didn't understand that his division commander was looking through the binoculars at the moment when the artillery had won a major victory, looking at the sky of the Allied Air Force SE5, which was heading north. What are the planes of the fighter squadron doing in a daze?Quickly order the artillery regiment to continue firing!Isn't there an old saying among the Chinese people that it is better to chase the poor with the remaining courage, and not to be famous and learn to be the overlord?Now is the time to be in a daze!

"Order the batteries of the artillery regiment to move quickly! The sooner the better!" Division Commander Voronieri stared at the figures of the coalition fighter jets returning for a long time with his binoculars. The combat staff members were as confused as Chief of Staff Besklovni, but in the 13th Federal Infantry Division, it was clear that the division commander Voronieri was also a master of everything, so the combat staff members rushed to get through the artillery The phone call from the position conveyed the latest order from the division commander!

"Master, what is this for? Are you worried that the enemy will have artillery to counterattack? If there is any" Beiyang 1917 Chapter 720 2 ([-]) Temporary rest "The other party has already fired, and that will allow us to take their three The artillery company has been killed, and you see, the two infantry regiments we launched the attack have already approached the enemy's position. Of course, the enemy's resistance is a bit unexpectedly fierce, but as long as our artillery bombards him again, the opponent's position will be destroyed. Our machine gun and mortar positions have been knocked out, and there is great hope of taking Kharkov!"

The division chief of staff, Besklovny, scratched his head and looked at his division commander, unable to help but ask.

Before the serious-faced division commander Voronieri could answer, there was a louder roar of heavy artillery fire than before in the city of Kharkov on the opposite side. Arkov rushed from all directions in the city, and smashed straight towards the artillery positions arranged by the 13th Infantry Division on the two wings 500 meters behind the division headquarters.

Immediately afterwards, huge explosions exploded on the artillery positions of the coalition forces one after another. The earth seemed to be shaking. The nearest distance from the shell’s impact point to the division headquarters was also 300 meters away from “Beiyang 1917”, but the sound and air waves raised still shattered the window glass of the building next to the railway, and the battle map spread out on the small table It was also overturned to the ground, and several federal combat staff officers also looked ashamed and lost their squareness due to this unexpected and huge blow.

"Order the artillery regiment to counterattack the opponent's heavy artillery positions at all costs, concentrate all firepower, and destroy as many as they can. Pass my order, and the left and right attacking troops will alternately cover and retreat to the starting position. Retreat! Call the headquarters of the coalition front-line air force. Our attack on Kharkov is blocked. There are at least two German 51mm heavy artillery companies and more than 49 divisions in Kharkov! Request the air force to dispatch bomber formations to attack Kharkov Husband launched an all-round air strike!"

The division commander Voronie yelled at the division staff around him with a loud voice. At this moment, he blamed himself deeply. After all, he was still behind the German artillery commander. In fact, the enemy troops in Kharkov After using anti-aircraft artillery and intensive machine gun fire to drive away the attempt of the coalition fighter squadron to dive and sweep the artillery position, Voronieri had an interesting premonition in his heart. "There are so many cannons, there will never be only 2 field artillery companies and 1 heavy artillery company with so many cannons!"

Artillery battles are most afraid of losing the opportunity. Although the divisional artillery regiment of the Volga Federal Infantry Division is accompanied by tens of thousands of people, it even paid the price of almost destroying the two artillery companies that fired earlier, and drew out the opponent's heavy artillery company. Annihilation, but the battlefield commanders on both sides have done all the foreshadowing around the artillery battle, leading the snake out of the hole, beating the grass to startle the snake, pre-emptive strike, late-strike strike, etc. In the end, it was still the two German companies on the defensive side with 2 gates The 8mm heavy field howitzer put a stop to this afternoon's offensive and defensive battle.