Beiyang 1917

() Squadron leader, there were at least 150 devils besieging our team's position just now, I think their casualties must be more than fifty or sixty, our artillery is still too few..." Warrant Officer Huajing wiped his embarrassing face and stood at attention to report road.

Lieutenant Taguchi waved his arms and shouted at his subordinates, "Imperial warriors, tonight is the night when our 1st Infantry Squadron made history. Hold on, everyone, the reinforcements will be here soon, right away! Du li field battle in the middle The heavy artillery regiment will be able to open fire soon, and then we will not only block the enemy, but also wipe them all out of Kharkov!"

The soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Squad were in high spirits when they heard the news. Although the squad suffered heavy casualties, the Germans did not make a fortune. The casualties of the two sides were actually about the same. The position of the army was split, so the soldiers of the Japanese army had all prepared for it. The wired phone of the position had been blown up by the German shells from Kharkov and could not be connected.

In addition, the wired telephones of the 1st Infantry Squadron and the "" Battalion and the main position of the United Army 1 km away from the rear have not been able to be connected again after they were blown up. Taguchi sent 3 correspondents to die on the way back to connect. The artillery fire of the 75mm Krupp field artillery battalion that fired in Kharkov obviously paid attention to blocking the communication between the Japanese outpost and the main position 1 km behind.

Due to Kikuchi Shinnosuke's decision, within 5 minutes, the artillery of the two sides were in different positions. The Ukrainian 75mm field artillery battalion and the 5th Infantry Regiment of the 6th Brigade of the Japanese Infantry deployed in the southern city of Kharkov The 75mm [-]-type field guns of the artillery brigade of the army are all outside their respective maximum ranges, and the two sides seem to have no plans to adjust their positions forward for an intimate contact group fight.

The bombardment in just a few minutes frustrated the morale of the attacking German army. Although the firing range of the eight 8mm field guns of the Japanese Artillery Brigade was several hundred meters farther than the German 75mm Krupp field guns, the explosion of the grenade The power was almost exactly the same as the muzzle velocity of the projectile. Although the momentum of the German attack was temporarily suppressed, it was not enough to drive the Germans back, and the two sides temporarily formed a stalemate.

On the right flank of the Ju.. "" Chi brigade, the infantry unit ** guarding the position suffered more than 200 casualties, and there were still more than 800 left. It almost doubled, but they were all dragged back by the German comrades to the field fortifications temporarily excavated by the German army 80 meters away. Although the 300nd Battalion of Infantry of the German 139th Regiment on the attacking side had less than 2 people left, they were on their own side. With the fire support of the field artillery battalion in Erkov City, they fought quite calmly.

On the left flank of the Kikuchi Brigade's position, the 1st Infantry Brigade under the command of Lieutenant Commander Nishimura Koji was guarding the position. The casualties of the 3st Infantry Brigade were significantly greater. Among the remaining three infantry squadrons, the No. 2 Squadron was attacked by the opponent's first few waves of artillery fire when it attacked to respond to the Taguchi Squadron, and was beaten back to its own position by a battalion that the Germans turned around from the left. The casualties exceeded 150 people!

这时候大队长西村手下守卫2公里阵地的部队不到700人，好在步兵第**队的一个步兵中队及时增援了上来顶住了缺口，而对面进攻的德军已经加强到了2个步兵营1300多人”北洋1917 第730三章（二） 一连串的不如意”！

Although it was only 9 minutes since the front sentry of the Japanese army fired the first shot at 20 o'clock that night, the two sides entered a stalemate after the fierce battle, and the Ukrainian field artillery battalion in Kharkov city was still bombarding continuously The main position of the 5th Brigade of the Japanese Infantry, while the artillery unit of the 5th Brigade of the Japanese Infantry, not to be outdone, bombarded the skirmish trenches dug temporarily by the attacker lying on the ground, a typical situation of fighting each other.

"Reporting to the division commander, the 2nd Battalion of Infantry led by Major David Yarolim reported that the attack on the left flank was frustrated, and the enemy's artillery intercepted too much. There was at least one infantry brigade of the Japanese Army on the front line. The 2nd Battalion had already killed 80 people. There are many people, more than 120 people were injured, and the remaining 2 troops of the 500nd Battalion cannot take the Japanese army position! The major requests artillery support, and hopes that the command will make a decision as soon as possible!"

"Reporting to the division commander, the 139rd Infantry Battalion of the 3th Regiment led by Colonel Dennis von Dicomyer led by Major Zelen Bertharam and the 1st Infantry Battalion led by Major Ganek Sternberg are ready, the front An enemy infantry brigade has already received reinforcements. The colonel hopes that the division commander will carefully consider "Beiyang 1917" and consider whether it is necessary to attack again! If the heavy artillery in Kharkov does not suppress the opponent's artillery, the attack will cause serious casualties. !"

"Reporting to the division commander, the interim commander of the Kharkov Artillery Group, Major Dennis Ogg, reported that unless heavy artillery and several other field artillery battalions are used, the range of the Ukrainian 75mm Krupp field artillery battalion that is currently firing is not enough. Go to the artillery position of Ri himself! He asked the division commander if at most he wants to use other artillery battalions to join the battle!"

"Reporting to the division commander, the battalion commander of the division's reconnaissance battalion, Major Height Westerman, reported that the Japanese outposts received the support of the Japanese long-range artillery, and his battalion was in a hard fight. With artillery support, he can't continue to advance, and the division's reconnaissance battalion has suffered over a hundred casualties!"

A series of unsatisfactory reports made the German major general a little annoyed and angry. At this time, he had already invested all the troops dispatched in the night attack tonight. An outpost of the Japanese army defended by a Japanese infantry squadron prevented the "entertainment show" from being able to concentrate the German troops, and the movement of the left and right wings was blocked by the outpost defended by the Japanese in the middle.

Otherwise, after destroying the infantry squadron at the outpost of the Japanese army in one go, the 1500-meter-long trench dug by the Japanese during the day just happened to be the starting point for the attack of the 139th German infantry regiment. The trenches can also shelter from the wind and rain, avoid shells and bullets, but now Sven von Neuhaus, the commander-in-chief of the night attack, is in a dilemma. The infantry led by Major Ganek Sternberg as a reserve team The 1st Battalion's strengthening to the right wing attack is the last effort he can make, if he doesn't want to use the other artillery battalions in Kharkov that have been silent until now!