Beiyang 1917

() Before the outbreak of the European War, the military exchanges and contacts between Germany and Japan were quite close. Von Neuhaus was an old acquaintance with the guy named Shunroku Hata in Berlin at that time. The military attache of the legation in Germany, von Neuhaus, has full confidence. If he commands a division of his own, he will certainly not be able to catch up with a Type A division of Ri himself. An infantry brigade of about 8000 people is definitely not a problem.

What's more, according to reconnaissance, the 5th Japanese Infantry Brigade of the coalition forces in the northwest corner of Kharkov City has only one infantry regiment at this time, only about 4000 people, so von Neuhaus has sufficient strength Be confident, defeat and severely damage the 5th Japanese Infantry Brigade!It is very possible to capture the head of the Japanese brigade, Major General Shinnosuke Kikuchi, alive!

On the dark and windy night of June 23 in the lunar calendar, the 47th and 139th Infantry Regiment of the German Infantry with white towels on their arms strengthened a reconnaissance battalion and attacked the Japanese Infantry No. 5 in the northwest corner of Kharkov. The position of the 9th Brigade launched a counterattack, and the battle started just after 5 o'clock that night. Major General Kikuchi and his [-]th "" Brigade of the Japanese Infantry faced an unprecedented test!

1918年7月30ri21：05哈尔科夫西北方向4公里处协约国联军西南方面军ri本步兵第5旅团前哨阵地

The tactical literacy of the German reconnaissance battalion is quite high. If Taguchi’s infantry squadron did not strictly follow the two-post system of one light and one dark, then Lieutenant Taguchi’s 1st Infantry Squadron may be directly touched by the German scouts. It was like waking up from a dream when I fell down. Fortunately, the dark whistle lying in ambush in the grass camouflage bunker 10 meters behind the bright whistle discovered the abnormality in time and fired immediately.

The German sneak attack surfaced from the dark to the clear. Major Heit Westermann's reconnaissance battalion had less than 600 people, but the battle was very fast. Less than half a minute after the first gunshot, the German reconnaissance battalion The 3 companies of Lieutenant Ri Hondaguchi and Lieutenant Ri Hondaguchi's 3 squads were connected to the fire.

"Enemy attack... Enemy attack..." The sound of the gun is the police report and the order. It is obviously very difficult for the three Japanese teams to resist the attack of the three companies of the German reconnaissance battalion. The defensive side is sleepy and awakened by the gunshot..." ", while the attacking side came prepared, the outposts of the Japanese army burst out with gunshots, mortars and light and heavy machine guns fired one after another, and the German long-handled grenades were quickly thrown at the Japanese army At the front of the position, the closest distance between the two warring parties is less than 50 meters.

It should be said that the 6.5mm caliber 7.9 Dagai rifle in the hands of the Japanese army is not as powerful as the latest 98mm caliber Mauser 2 rifle in the hands of the German army. Fortunately, each team of the Japanese army is equipped with two 7.62mm Chinese-made Bo Ronning's squad uses machine guns, and the defense of the Japanese army is concentrated on 3 small and 4 core positions. Therefore, although the German reconnaissance battalion who attacked one side has an absolute advantage in terms of strength and firepower, the Japanese who were awakened during the night attack The army also quickly recovered and began to resist tenaciously.

Lieutenant Taguchi yelled into the phone desperately while hiding in the trench where the bullets were flying,

"The enemy is attacking the enemy, and the outpost is being attacked by at least one battalion of the enemy! No, no, there are at least one enemy infantry battalion or even more troops attacking on the left and right flanks. The 1st Squadron asks for tactical guidance from the brigade!" Probe out again and quickly see the situation clearly. The enemy who is attacking his position head-on. An infantry battalion or even more, and in the distance because the enemy didn't fire because it was dark, they couldn't see clearly.

"Captain Taguchi Squadron! You must hold on for 10 minutes! The Artillery Battalion of the Wing will quickly launch a counterattack! I will send the No. 2 and No. 3 Squadrons to support your troops to withdraw, but you must hold on for 10 minutes to hold the enemy!" The captain Koji Nishimura in the receiver Before the lieutenant could finish his words, there was a rumbling sound of artillery shells outside, and then saw the overwhelming shells in the direction of Kharkov swaying in the night sky with lightning bolts, smashing towards the back of his position, followed by an earth-shattering explosion. In the sound, the phone call between Taguchi Squadron and the rear main position was cut off.

"Taguchi-kun! It's the German's heavy artillery! It's the German's heavy artillery! It's unstoppable now, retreat quickly! The entire 6th Infantry Regiment doesn't have that many artillery!" Second Lieutenant Squadron Fujiu Changguang panicked from the trench He rushed into the shelter, hugged his head tightly with Taguchi and lay on the ground, and then the second round of artillery shells in Kharkov flew over, smashing the position of Taguchi, the infantry squadron, into one piece. The sea of ​​flames was full of flesh and blood everywhere. "Beiyang 2" was too horrible to look at.

"Baga... Where did the Germans get so many cannons?!" Squadron leader Taishi Taguchi, who was dug out by several squadron orderlies and correspondents from the half-collapsed bunker, kept buzzing in his ears. Spitting ashes, while pulling out the Nanbu pistol at his waist, the commanding subordinates who were screaming hoarsely entered the position and prepared to counterattack.

The second lieutenant of the squadron with the same gray hair and dusty face was dug out from the soil and fumbled up and down and found that he was not injured. Then he rushed to the squadron leader Taguchi who was already lying on the trench and looking at the situation in front of the position with a telescope. Angrily shouting around,

"Taguchi-kun, the enemy's firepower is too strong. Our squadron can't hold the outpost. Now we can only survive by retreating to the rear main position. Otherwise, the 1st Infantry Squadron will be completely destroyed tonight!"

Lieutenant Taguchi, the squadron leader, threw down the binoculars and put the Nanbu pistol in his hand against the forehead of his deputy, cursing, "Hagaya deer! What nonsense are you talking about? We are the outpost of the regiment and the brigade. Only Taguchi died in battle and did not escape. Taguchi! We are the attackers and victors in the Battle of Ukrainian "Entertainment Show". The enemy is just... just a regiment of troops... What are you panicking about?! Anyone who dares to retreat without authorization will be shot! Pass it to me Order, the signal soldier conveys my order, and anyone who abandons the position and retreats without authorization will be shot!"

事实上，哈尔科夫城内开火给德军步兵第139团提供火力支援的只是乌克兰步兵第3师师属炮兵团的一个75mm野炮营而已，统共就12门75mm克虏伯野炮在轰击着西北方向ri本步兵第5旅团的阵地，12门大炮每一波炮击打出来的12发6.5公斤重的榴弹平均到1500米的阵地宽度上，也就125米能落弹一发罢了，关键是打的ri本步兵第5旅团出其不意所以一时间有点晕头转向。