Beiyang 1917

() Arai Tatsuya was asked such a question by the head of his own brigade, so he simply lowered his head and shut his mouth, thinking that the Okamoto Brigade and Jianchuan Brigade of his own team are still on the detour on the two wings at the moment, and lost I have contacted by radio, but I haven't figured out exactly where it is inserted. The Guzhuang Brigade has gone up to replace the Xiangcone Brigade just now, but the Guzhuang Brigade and the Duomen Brigade suffered heavy casualties in blocking the counterattack of the three enemy divisions. Under such circumstances, the head of the brigade talked extravagantly that the Ben brigade would catch up with the three divisions that were going to encircle and wipe out the Ukrainians... This is simply a dream...

"Major General Muto, I suggest giving up the pursuit to the east altogether. The main force of the brigade should return to the city of Kharkov to the west. On the one hand, we can receive supplements of personnel, supplies and ammunition nearby. On the other hand, we can concentrate the rest of the Artillery Battalion Artillery, bombard the east gate of Kharkov with all its strength, I think there is a chance to cooperate with the main force of the northern line to open Kharkov's defense line from the east!"..

The person who was speaking was Major Li Shang, the commander of the 1rd Battalion of the 3st Chinese Armored Regiment, who was assigned to the Muto Brigade. Although this guy can be regarded as a major commander of the Japanese Army in terms of rank, the Chinese armored forces were on the Eastern Front of the Allies. The Allied Forces belong to the ace unit with outstanding combat effectiveness. Although Li Shang is only a major and battalion commander, Muto, the brigade commander, does not dare to underestimate the Chinese major. One must know that the Chinese battalion commander in front of him led an armored battalion yesterday. Destroyed the main regiment of the 2nd Ukrainian Infantry Division and wiped out nearly a thousand Ukrainian troops.

The reason why Li Shang suggested this is because the forest road heading east was completely potholed by the shelling and fighting between the two sides just now, and the Ukrainians kept laying the road on both sides of the road in order to block the road besides laying mines. The huge tree felled as an obstacle... This made it difficult for Lishan's wheeled armored troops to be deployed in the forest. At the same time, Lishan also judged that the combat effectiveness of the three Ukrainian infantry divisions was still there. Muto Brigade alone It is not very difficult for the remaining 7000 troops to eat the opponent's main force of more than 28000 people, it is almost impossible! ..

"Brigade commander, Major Li is right. The Ukrainians are familiar with the terrain. Our armored units and heavy artillery can't be deployed in the forest. We should turn around and use the brigade's main force to attack the city. If the defense of the east city is strong, we might as well report Go south to outflank the rear of the German devils!

It is almost impossible for the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment to take down the enemy's southern suburbs. Although the reinforced German regiment lost a lot last night, its combat effectiveness is obvious to all. I think we should use more than 7000 troops to fight the opponent's 28000 troops. It's better to go to the south and join the Yonezawa cavalry regiment to try to cut off the retreat of the Kharkov defenders! "

The person who was speaking was Lieutenant Xiangzhui Haohei, the captain of the 20th Infantry Battalion. His brigade suffered nearly one squadron's casualties in the previous attack and defense. It was replaced by the Guzhuang Battalion as a reserve team and was resting. Obviously, the Kharkov Forest The swamps and bushes made the master of the 21st class of the Chinese mainland with honors a little daunted. Hearing Li Shang's suggestion to go back to the city of Kharkov, this guy suddenly became energetic, but he did not recommend continuing Instead of attacking the east city, it is suggested that the Muto brigade go south to cooperate with the Yonezawa cavalry regiment to cut off the retreat of the Kharkov defenders!

It should be said that the 37-year-old Kohei Kashii is a talent that Utsunomiya Taro, the commander of the Southwest Front Army, is optimistic about. However, when he was in mainland China, he was firmly suppressed by Furujo Mikuro, Okamoto Renichiro and Takekawa Miji. Come in, I got a sad reminder to graduate at the 7th place. Fortunately, Lu Shi is one class earlier than the others, so he is also a bit of a latecomer. He was promoted to Major at the age of 32, and promoted to Lieutenant Assistant at the age of 37. stand out.

If it is said that Li Shang's suggestion made Muto feel unwilling, then Xiangzhuo's suggestion obviously made the brigade leader a little tempted. Muto Xinyi was a little uncertain for a while, because his own brigade in the forest area is not familiar with the place of life, so let's go. Pepper noodles are sprinkled in, and more than half of Jing's energy is dealing with swamps and blistered bushes, while the opponent's force is four times that of his own and he is familiar with the local terrain. Most importantly, the organization of the 4rd and 3th Ukrainian infantry divisions in front of him The command and combat effectiveness are a bit stronger than yesterday's Ukrainian 4st and 1nd Infantry Divisions, and the use of artillery is also quite good. Even the dissatisfied Ukrainian 2nd Infantry Division, which collapsed yesterday and was only gathered today, is not about to collapse at the touch of a button...

"Brigade commander, I think the proposals of Major Li and Lieutenant Xiang Zhui both have merits. If we go further east, we will not have an advantage if we are not familiar with the terrain. The opponent obviously wants to retreat from the vicinity of Kharkov Pull away, it would be terrible if the other party protrudes from the east gate to counterattack and intercept our transportation and supplies... But there are more than 2 Ukrainian volunteer troops and a German reinforced infantry regiment in the city..."

Seeing this, Yoshinori Takagi, Chief of Staff of the Brigade, hurriedly gave Muto another idea. Nobuyoshi Muto frowned, and said in a deep voice, "But Jianchuan Brigade and Okamoto Brigade have already spread to the two wings... It's not in vain to come back again. It consumes military strength, and the troops can't bear it physically and mentally... Chief of Staff, why haven't you contacted Jianchuan Okamoto? If it doesn't work, send messengers to catch up! What kind of plane?!"

"Hey... brigade commander, maybe the two infantry brigades are marching forcibly, so the radio has not been turned on. It is really a waste of time for the dense forest to send messengers there. I think the radio will naturally turn on when they stop to rest. Already... Brigade Commander, I think the main force of our brigade will turn around and continue to block the east gate. If necessary, we can even blow up the Kharkov Bridge to catch the turtle. The main force of the brigade will be guided by Major Li's armored troops. Advance southward...the south is the key to the entire battlefield!" Chief of Staff Takagi said anxiously.

"South? Join hands with the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment to cut off the enemy's retreat? Block the door in the east, and steal the edge in the south?...Let me think..."

Nobuyoshi Muto is really undecided at the moment, the bridge outside the east gate of Kharkov cannot be destroyed easily anyway, otherwise it will take a lot of time and energy to repair it in the future, but it can be done by yourself. Just an infantry brigade that is not full, at the moment the two infantry brigades are still making roundabouts outside and cannot be contacted. The 2th infantry brigade of the 7th Regiment of Taisuke Mizuno in the west has suffered heavy casualties, and has to block the door and send troops Inserting to the south...Beware of the three main Ukrainian divisions coming back... Muto was a little unsure if this would work.