Beiyang 1917

()这会儿武藤手里的野战炮兵一共就剩炮兵大队的4门75mm野炮，中国du li炮兵营的7门75mm野炮和8门105mm轻型榴弹炮……

"Brigade Commander, can we concentrate our existing 8 Ri-type 75mm 75-type field guns and advance eastward to reinforce the Okamoto brigade... The German Krupp 105mm field guns are too heavy, and the [-]mm light howitzer is It's even heavier..." A brigade artillery staff officer with the rank of captain on one side suggested.

Muto and Takagi turned their heads and saw that it was Lieutenant Imamura Jun, the artillery staff officer of the brigade, who was huddled next to the tall Masaharu Honma. The two were classmates in the 27th class of Lu University. Jun Imamura is the best pair of friends... Don't underestimate Jun Imamura, this guy is also the top six top student in the 27th Continental Saber Team... Not only the top student, Imamura is even the 27th Continental Saber Group Chief! . .

Jun Imamura (18861968-1915) General of the Japanese Army, born in Miyagi Prefecture, the chief graduate of the 28th term of the Army University in [-], is a soldier with "both military and political excellence".

Imamura was born on June 1886, 19 (Meiji 6), in Sendai District, Miyagi Prefecture. His father was a judge, Imamura Huo. Imamura was sickly and poor in health when he was a child. He still wet the bed until he was 28 years old. Doze off every day.Later, he transferred to Xinfatian Middle School to study, and his health recovered. After the Russo-Japanese War, Japanese militarism prevailed. In 9, the Emperor of Japan held a military parade at the Aoyama Army Training Ground. After visiting the military parade, Imamura, who was supposed to study economics, was admitted to the 1905th Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy with the support of his mother. term, graduated in December 19. . .

After Lu Shi graduated, Imamura served as the deputy of the Fourth Infantry Regiment and was awarded the rank of second lieutenant. Promoted to lieutenant in 1910, graduated No. 1915 in 1 from the 28th term of the Army University. Emperor Taisho bestowed a sword, (Masharu Honma ranked 3rd, Hideki Tojo 11th in the same period) Since then, he has been promoted as an army elite. , In August 1916, attached to the Military Affairs Bureau of the Army Province, infantry service, in May 8, a member of the captain's staff.

In other words, the chief of the 27th term of the mainland, who had a long history of bedwetting when he was a child, had to wait until he became the adjutant of Field Marshal Yusaku Uehara before he made his fortune. Because the chief among the juniors was not liked very much, Lieutenant Jun Imamura, who graduated from the Infantry Department, only served as an artillery staff officer in the 23rd Infantry Brigade and Regiment Headquarters.

Imamura was willing to serve as the artillery staff officer in the Muto brigade because his best friend, Captain Masaharu Honma, the third top student among the 27 graduates of the same period in the mainland, served as the confidential director under Takagi. Fighting together is a great opportunity for Imamura and Honma that they don't want to miss.

In fact, Lieutenant Imamura's appearance and posture are very similar to the brigade commander, Major General Muto Nobuyoshi. Both of them were the chief favored sons when they graduated from the mainland, and they were both honored as "Military and Political Excellence". Of course, at this moment, the 32-year-old Captain Imamura is still struggling with his qualifications and looking forward to his early days, while the 50-year-old Nobuyoshi Muto is already the head of the major general brigade.

"Soldiers are expensive and quick, and it is not too late. Captain Imamura's suggestion is feasible... The German 105mm light howitzer is too heavy, even the 75mm Krupp field gun is too heavy, so I took Major Wu's four 4mm 75-type field guns Cannons and the remaining 2 field guns of the same model in our 4 artillery brigades organized an artillery unit to open a road from the forest with the help of the engineering unit and advance eastward. As long as they move eastward for 3 kilometers, the artillery shells It fell on the heads of the Ukrainians who surrounded the Okamoto Brigade!" The confidential officer, Captain Masaharu Honma, had no awareness of being a subordinate, and directly played the role of the chief of staff of the brigade in order to support Imamura.

"Baga...Captain Honma, be careful, the 23rd Infantry Brigade is not yet your turn to be the chief of staff for me!" Chief of Staff Takagi finally couldn't hold back his anger. Hay, who was a string of stature, admitted his mistake, but apparently Nobuyoshi Muto had listened to Imamura and Honma's advice.

“三八式野炮是947公斤，吴少校du li炮兵营剩下的3门75mm克虏伯野炮也不过1016公斤，我看可以把所有11门75mm口径的野炮都编入挺进炮队，就是推也推过这三公里去火力增援冈本大队……”鼻梁上架着眼镜的机要参谋铃木贞一在边上嘀咕了一句。

"Brigade Commander, I think this method is feasible... But... don't you send ground troops to rescue?" Chief of Staff Takagi Yoshinari turned to Muto Nobuyoshi and asked.

"There is no need for ground troops. The Ukrainian artillery in the forest has suffered serious losses. It is estimated that there are no more shells. If the air force goes to attack the ground, the opponent may not be willing to withdraw, but if our artillery hits the shells , the other party may not be able to hold on anymore, they will think that the main force of our ground forces has surrounded us..." Nobuyoshi Muto replied affirmatively.

A group of staff officers of the Japanese Army looked at each other after hearing the words, obviously deeply convinced, only Chief of Staff Takagi asked unwillingly,

"So... shall our main force continue to go south to meet the Yonezawa United team? Why don't we turn around and head east, and cooperate with Lu Huanyan's second echelon to wipe out the three Ukrainian divisions in the forest that have lost artillery support..." Takagi obviously didn't want his brigade After the regiment fought against each other for a long time, the fruits of victory were picked up by the second echelon of Lu Huanyan who came up with reinforcements...

"No, the main force of the brigade continues to go south, and it is more critical to meet the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment. If you don't put on a posture to cut off the retreat of the Kharkov defenders in the south, the main force of the German army in the south will come up without any scruples. If Kharkov's east gate counterattacks, a brigade of the Mizuno United will not be able to seal the door. At that time, Lu Huanyan's second echelon will have someone cut off the logistics support line. In fact, our logistics support line and the second echelon It's tied together..."

Nobuyoshi Muto's determination was quickly made, and he did not accept the suggestion of Chief of Staff Takagi. In fact, deep down in his heart, Muto's ambition and ambition to stand alone was also an important reason. Now Lu Huanyan commanded the East Road detour, whether it is the second echelon Both the military strength and the firepower surpassed that of the Muto Brigade. At this time, Lu Huanyan would not hand over the command to himself, otherwise there would be no second echelon of detours on the east road, and the reinforcements should be strengthened to the Muto Brigade. right.