Beiyang 1917

()"Division Commander Voronieri wanted to force the enemy's concealed artillery in Kharkov to open fire, so after the right wing launched an attack, our left wing was always gathering. To put it bluntly, it was an armed parade. We didn't really go to the enemy's position at first. Attacking from above, the enemy artillery in Kharkov opened fire. As soon as the enemy opened fire, the artillery of the 13th Federal Infantry Division caught the target, and we officially rushed to the enemy's position at full speed!

It's a pity that the artillery battle was ping-pong-pong at the end. Both sides kept their backs when they came and went. In the end, they were not as good as the Germans and there were two 2mm heavy artillery companies. Commander Ronyeri ordered the entire line to withdraw to the starting position. This is roughly the case. According to my judgment, the artillery ambushed by the enemy in Kharkov is definitely well-trained. Although the positions are scattered throughout the city, they can be concentrated It is very rare to attack a certain part of our position with firepower! "

As Wang Tingxue said at the moment, she was a little scared. If the heavy artillery bombarded by the German army ambushed in the city of Kharkov was not the artillery position of the 13th Federal Infantry Division, but the armored company that was attacking by herself, she would be "" herself. The 10 wheeled chariots in the company may not have such good luck, they can be withdrawn intact!

"But what about the enemy's infantry? Is it the Germans in Ukrainian uniforms or the volunteers guarding the position? How can the left and right wings keep their positions? It looks worse than the 1st Infantry Division, which is known as the main force of the Ukrainian National Army in the morning. Can fight, the enemy on the left has at most an infantry regiment standing guard?" Major Tao Dayong, the commander of the 1st Battalion, couldn't help asking.

"We only rushed to the position 800 meters away from the front of the opponent's position. The enemy's strength is almost an infantry regiment. The machine gun and mortar firepower is similar to that of the main force of the Ukrainian 1st Infantry Division. They don't have as many machine guns as we do. There are many sides, but the 7.6cm infantry mortar is very accurate. In addition to the short range, I think it is much more powerful than our 60mm platoon mortar. Anyway, I don’t think the opponent’s combat effectiveness is too high. weak……

... If neither side has artillery support, the strength of the Federal Infantry Division alone can gain a little advantage, but it is not a big one. But if the firepower of our armored vehicles is added, the other side will suffer... "" Depressed, in the afternoon It's not that the opponent's heavy artillery ambushing in the city is too threatening, it is estimated that we have already occupied the enemy's position at this moment! "Wang Tingxue, commander of the 4th Armored Company, replied while recalling the battle in the afternoon.

Lu Huanyan pondered for a while, and after asking a few words about the situation in front of the two armies in the afternoon, he comforted him a bit, and then ordered Wang Tingxue to go down and have a good rest, so that the armored soldiers of the 4th company had time to eat, and asked the machine repair platoon to go quickly Inspecting the vehicles and trying to repair the battle-damaged tanks, Wang Tingxue got up and saluted the regiment commander and battalion commander, and left the war room with a gust of wind.

"Commander, let me tell you that in the next step of the battle, we have to find a way to knock out the German heavy artillery. Otherwise, our armored vehicles will not be able to withstand the bombardment of the opponent's 150mm heavy howitzer, that is, the 75mm field artillery. If it hits directly We are too sick..." Tao Dayong, the commander of the 1st Battalion, frowned and said to his regiment leader.

"That's enough. That Liukin Alexievich Voronezh must be considered a decisive leader. If he hadn't made up his mind quickly, he would have thrown at least one regiment into the attack in the afternoon. The bombardment of the 150mm heavy artillery "Beiyang 1917 Chapter 720 VII (42) The Artillery of the Line of Fire Expansion" will not help no matter how scattered the formation is, the 1kg grenade exploded in the open can overturn the power of half a company! Let me say Wang Tingxue The 4th Company of the 3st Battalion escaped a catastrophe!" The speaker was Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Xuewu, who had just walked into the regiment headquarters, followed by Li Shang, the commander of the [-]rd Armored Battalion.

"Commander, let me say that we are spoiled by the air superiority of the coalition air force. Once we leave the air support, we don't know how to fight this battle. Moreover, the former enemy command is too hasty, thinking that Harko The enemy's strength is weak, and it is likely to be an empty city defended only by volunteers. This is good, the 13th Federal Infantry Division kicked on the iron plate? The artillery regiment is almost wiped out, and now we are on the front line. The total number of cannons in the troops is less than 20, and they are all 75mm field cannons, are you blind now?"

Li Shang, the commander of the 3rd Armored Battalion, walked to the front of the table and poured himself a glass of water from the teapot. But he forgot that in the afternoon he was still vying for the regiment to send the 3th Armored Company of his 4rd Battalion to assist the 13th Federal Infantry Division in attacking this matter.

"Beiyang 1917" "The latest order from the former enemy headquarters is to build a line of defense on the spot for all departments on the front line, seize the time to replenish ammunition and supplies, and prepare to evacuate the wounded. Let’s talk later, I guess we will continue to attack tomorrow!” Lu Huanyan, the head of the armored regiment, frowned and looked at the combat map on the wall, which had already marked the number and strength of the offensive and defensive troops. Judging from the current situation, the offensive The area 3 kilometers to the left of one side is the position and line of defense of the 150st Duli Armored Regiment.

"Commander, what about the Ukrainian captives? Xue Juru and the others captured more than 600 people on the right bank of the Kharkov River, plus the more than 200 we captured on the left bank before. What about these 800 captives? Yes. Continue to take it or hand it over to the rear prisoner-of-war camp of the Central Route Army?" Zhang Xuewu, attached to the armored regiment, asked for instructions.

"Zhang Tuanfu, when will the artillery on the right bank of the Kharkov River be brought back? I heard that Xue Juru also seized a lot of 105mm artillery shells on the right bank. If this medium-sized artillery battalion can be armed on the spot, our regiment will have a long-range The strength of the artillery has gone up!" Tao Dayong, the commander of the 1st Armored Battalion, asked.

"Entertainment Show" "I just received a telegram from Xue Juru. The 2nd company he led commanded the Ukrainian prisoners to push the cannons across the river along the pontoon bridge built by the engineer battalion. At this moment, the trucks from the supply battalion were already dragging the cannons to the river. Going back, I think I can catch up in another hour. This time Xue Juru and the 1st Battalion and 1nd Company fought very tenaciously and beautifully. They captured 2 12 Krupp howitzers and 105 6mm Krupp howitzers. Field artillery, I think the artillery company of our regiment can be directly upgraded to an artillery battalion!"

Lu Huanyan's words made the battalion commanders of the regiment headquarters wink and bump into each other's shoulders happily. Zhang Xuewu, the regiment attached here, couldn't help asking, "Didn't it mean that only one 75mm Krupp field gun was left intact? Why is it now 1 doors again?"