Beiyang 1917

() Muto-kun's 23rd Infantry Brigade will take at least one and a half to two hours to reach the city of Kharkov through the forest on the banks of the Kharkov River. In a day's forced march, they have driven at least 1 kilometers. It is obviously inappropriate to rush into the attack without resting at the right time. The risk of fighting blindfolded at night in Kharkov, which is not familiar with the place, is too high. I am against such a risk! "Major General Toshiro Hata, Chief of Staff of the Southwest Front Army and Chief of Staff of the Front Enemy Command of the Ukrainian Campaign, stood up and objected.

"Major General Hata, Your Excellency the Chief of Staff, if what the German prisoners said is true, then the enemy in Kharkov at this moment is nothing more than two Ukrainian volunteer infantry divisions plus a German infantry regiment. The 2th Volga Federal Infantry Division The attack in the afternoon had exhausted the enemy's strength, and the opponent had less than two companies of cannons left!

Shouldn't we take advantage of the unpreparedness and launch an attack to take Kharkov?In another hour, the 1-kilometer railway line and road from here to the northern suburbs of Kharkov will be completely cleared. At that time, the 30rd Division Du Li Field Heavy Artillery Wing will be pulled up, but there will be no coalition air force Air support, we can take Kharkov too" "! "

The head of Japan's 3rd Division, Erlang Baba's beard was about to blow up. Obviously, Major General Hata Jun 3, who was promoted like a rocket, could only be regarded as a junior in front of the head of the Lieutenant General. When Yue Yu tried to personally lead the 3rd Division to show his talents for the Imperial Army and the Japanese [-]rd Army, how could he be willing to be held back by the naughty fellow Hata Junliu, preventing him from attacking this line overnight? The implementation of a clever plan?

"Your Excellency, Commander, Head of the Taiba Division, as the saying goes, you can't wear Lu Jin at the end of your crossbow. We are not familiar with the terrain, and the troops of the Central Route Army have been marching and fighting for a whole day. Although the casualties are not large, the ammunition and physical strength are exhausted It’s no big deal, it’s too hasty to launch a nighttime attack at this time!” Chief of Staff Shunroku Hata still stubbornly opposed to continue the attack.

Erlang Oba was in a hurry, and stepped forward a few steps forward, almost roaring,

"Hata Toshiroku, what do you mean? I am a majestic 3rd Division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Is it a soft-footed crab that can't fight after walking 40 kilometers? Although the front-line Major General Kikuchi's footsteps..."" Bing No. The 5th Brigade has blunted and needs rest and replenishment, but as the reserve team, the 23rd Infantry Brigade of Major General Muto should play a role at this time?!

The enemy retreated all the way to the Kharkov defense line, and in the afternoon they had a deadly fight with the 13th Voronezh Infantry Division. Reinforcements come up and attack again? "

The words of the commander of the 3rd Division Niba Erlang are obviously not completely unreasonable. This Lieutenant General was originally the commander-in-chief of the front army of the Ukrainian campaign. As a result, Utsunomiya Taro, the commander of the front army and the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian campaign, came to command the central army. The servant suddenly became a bare-bones commander with the false name of the commander-in-chief of the former enemy. In fact, the entire command power of the Central Route Army was taken over by his immediate superior, Utsunomiya Taro, and his chief of staff, Hata Shunroku, so Yu Yu was not resentful of being treated in a vacuum. There is a little desire to express.

"Chief of Staff, what is the combat effectiveness of the 13th Division of the Federal Infantry? Voronieri has been attacking all afternoon, but with the help of the coalition air force, he failed to attack. Is it Ukrainian Kharko?" Beiyang 1917 No. 720 Chapter 1 (18) Don’t sacrifice in vain.” The combat effectiveness of the husband’s volunteer division is so strong? If this is the case, it will be a bit difficult to handle, but the main force of the [-]st Ukrainian Infantry Division was also defeated by our [-]th Infantry Regiment Can it be said that the combat effectiveness of the volunteer division of the other party is stronger than that of the main infantry division of the national army?"

Utsunomiya Taro walked back and forth a few steps with his hands behind his back, then turned to ask his Chief of Staff Hata Toshirokudao.

"Uh...Your Excellency, Commander, according to the intelligence collected by the coalition forces and the results of the interrogation of Ukrainian prisoners of war, the most powerful Ukrainian army is the 1st Army of the Ukrainian National Army located in Kharkov, and the 1st Army has the strongest combat effectiveness. The most important is Milevsky's 1st Infantry Division and Mihalik's 2nd Infantry Division! Both are composed of 3 infantry regiments and an artillery regiment!

至于哈尔科夫志愿者第1师和第2师，无论是装备还是训练水平都远远不如，乌克兰民族军第1集团军的每个步兵师的炮兵团都辖3个75mm野炮营和1个105mm榴弹炮营，而哈尔科夫志愿者师则是传统的1师2旅4团的格局，每个师才有一个4门制的75mm克虏伯野炮连！”

"Beiyang 1917" Hata Shunroku, as the chief of staff, obviously has a good grasp of the situation of the enemy and us, but the 13th Infantry Division of Voronjeri is also the most capable of fighting among the three infantry divisions of the Federal Voronjeri Army. It is a bit unexpected for the army to be unable to chew on the defense line defended by the opposing volunteer division.

"How can you say that the level of training and equipment is far from enough? According to the battle report of the 13th Federal Infantry Division, although the opponent's defense of Kharkov City is two volunteer infantry divisions, in order to avoid the air strikes of the coalition air force, the first Only less than 2 troops were invested in the frontline positions, at most one brigade and one regiment! But just like that, this Voronieri was unable to attack the enemy's position, and even made his own artillery regiment fight against the enemy. The German Heavy Artillery Battalion was completely lost in the firefight, and lost the spirit to continue the offensive! I suggest that the 1th Federal Infantry Division should be held accountable for the bad operations!"

Oba Jiro hummed angrily. In his opinion, the 18th Infantry Regiment of Masaki Masaki could defeat more than 4000 main infantry divisions of the Ukrainian National Army with less than 12000 troops, while the Volga Federation Infantry Division The troops of nearly 13000 people rank among the "entertainment show", but they can't move the Ukrainian second-line volunteer division with less than 10000 people. There is no reason why the combat effectiveness of the two sides is so different. Fight hard to win, and the federal infantry division composed of former Soviet Russian captive soldiers like Voronieri is obviously not working hard!

"It can't be said that, although Liukin Alexievich Voronnieri underestimated the German heavy artillery in Kharkov, under the threat of the enemy's heavy artillery, he decisively used the artillery cover to attack the two wings The infantry withdrew. This kind of arbitrary battlefield command still reflects that the 13th Infantry Division is a unit with strong leadership. The German 150mm heavy field howitzers are very powerful and cannot suppress the enemy's artillery fire. The infantry charge is tantamount to sacrifice in vain!"