Beiyang 1917

() Lieutenant Colonel von Blomberg looked at his deputy, and felt more and more that the battle in front of him might not be as easy as he imagined. Captain Catherine, the deputy and chief of the combat section, smiled and comforted his two men. a boss,

"Regimental Commander, Chief of Staff, let me tell you, since the Ukrainian government's improvised volunteer troops can block the attack of the main infantry division of the Volga Federation, I don't think we need to take each other seriously. Last night, the 139th Infantry Division Didn't the regiment suppress the opponent's brigade and beat them hard? If our regiment is replaced, among other things, it is still safe to eat the five infantry and cavalry brigades of the Japanese Muto brigade and Yonezawa United... ...Of course, with artillery support!" . .

"By the way, how does the division headquarters arrange for the division artillery, whether it is used in a centralized manner or assigned to the infantry regiment?" Chief of Staff Major von Bock remembered this key question.

"At present, the artillery battalion is assigned to the infantry regiment. The 105th battalion of 140mm light howitzers will follow our regiment. The 141st battalion is assigned to the 141st infantry regiment. The 139th battalion and regiment headquarters will serve as the third echelon. The reserve team..." Regiment commander von Blomberg replied.

"From this point of view, the division headquarters is still worried that the coalition air force will launch another air strike before sunset, so the artillery regiments are dispersed to avoid being crowded together and encountering air raids before evacuation and air defense..." the chief of staff of the regiment said thoughtfully. Here, Captain Catherine continued, "Not only that, but the division also requires that when the troops leave by train, mg08 heavy machine guns must be erected on the top of each carriage, and high-shelf guns should be erected for anti-aircraft shooting." The preparations...the aerial threat of the coalition air force is too great!" . .

"Chief of Staff, Captain, I think we can't stay on the railway line and the train for too long. If the coalition air force doesn't come, if there is a wave before sunset today, the main attack will probably be on the railway." line and our troop train..." Commander von Blomberg didn't want his troops to be lost in the air strikes of the coalition air force before they entered the battlefield...

"Well... the regiment commander is right. The division headquarters requires our regiment to attack du li after arriving at the designated area, or wait for the 141st Infantry Regiment to come up, especially after the division commander joins us before fighting under the division commander's command. ?” Major von Bock obviously hopes that the regiment can have more autonomy in its actions, of course, this depends on changes in the situation on the southern battlefield of Kharkov.

"Chief of staff, what do you mean...the commander may not have time to join us, so we will fight the Japanese devils first?" the lieutenant colonel asked his deputy.

"Well, this is entirely possible. If we haven't reached the designated area, it is unlikely that the division commander will come out of the city single-handedly with the guards. The Muto Brigade and Yonezawa United have nearly 6000 main forces, and there is a Chinese With the help of the armored battalion, the battered troops of the 139th Infantry Regiment alone can't deal with it... Maybe you have to rely on the help of the 1st Detachment of the Iron Armored Train... The problem is... the Muto brigade in Japan seems to have artillery Accompanied and supported... Before we reach the starting position of the attack, Ri himself may attack the bridge on the Lopan River first!"

Major von Bock's analysis, chief of staff of the 140th Infantry Regiment, was obviously well-founded. Lieutenant Colonel von Blomberg nodded slightly when he heard this. It's really possible that the division commander can come out of the city to join him only after his regiment arrives in the designated area, and Ri himself worked so hard to intersperse to the southeast of Kharkov. The railway line, the bridge over the Lopan River are the best targets...

"Ha... regimental commander, chief of staff, maybe the Japanese themselves blew up the Lopan River Bridge, it's okay, now the division commander can't get out of the city if he wants to come to the front-line command in person, so we have to teach the Japanese a lesson on our own Devil... The Muto brigade can't even chew on the Ukrainian national army. I think the other party has traveled for dozens of kilometers after a tired day. We just waited for work and sat on the train to kill them. If this battle is not fought, I think we have already occupied I have the upper hand!"

Captain Catherine's witticism dilutes the dignified atmosphere of the regiment headquarters. Although the 140th Infantry Regiment is only a reserve infantry regiment with less than 3000 people, its equipment is almost the same as that of the main force of the German army on the Western Front, especially equipped with a battalion of 12 105mm rifles. After the light field howitzer, the combat effectiveness of the regiment will be improved by more than one level, and what Captain Catherine said is right, whether the Japanese Muto Brigade or the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment, they have been tired from morning to now and have been marching and fighting all day long , Casualties and ammunition loss may not have time to replenish the line of fire, and it is not too much to describe it as the end of the crossbow. The attack of the 140th Infantry Regiment, which is waiting for work, may directly defeat the opponent!

The 140th Regiment of the German Reserve Infantry under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Werner von Blomberg has three battalions under the command of the Infantry Regiment, which are the 3th Battalion, the 418th Battalion and the 419th Battalion of the Infantry. Jurisdiction over 420 infantry companies, a motorized platoon and a heavy machine gun company.

也就是说，冯.勃洛姆堡中校的团，每个步兵连拥有2门7.6cm轻步兵迫击炮和6挺博格曼1915轻机枪，三个步兵营所属的重机枪连加起来装备的mg08重机枪数量是18挺之多。

Captain Catherine's words about the bombing of the Lopan River Bridge might be better to stop here in front of the lieutenant colonel and the major, otherwise the word will spread to the division headquarters without complaining, division commander Sven von Neuhaus Leading troops is actually quite rigorous, and in the face of the great enemy in the war, casually making complaints and sao will never be fruitful.

"Regimental Commander, I don't think there is anything to blame. I will lead the 2st Battalion to play forward, and the regimental commander and chief of staff will lead the 3nd Battalion, 105rd Battalion and [-]mm Artillery Battalion to follow. We are three kilometers away from the Lopan River Bridge. Get off the car early...then line up along the south bank of the Lopan River and outflank the past..." Captain Catherine took the lead in talking about her style of play.

"Captain, your style of play is too ordinary. If you really fight, it's just a flat push. The possibility of repelling the Muto Brigade and Yonezawa United is far greater than defeating and encircling the opponent... I thought, since we are going north to reinforce The vanguard, can you consider rushing across the Lopan River Bridge along the railway line in one breath, go directly to the city for reinforcements, and then go out from the east gate of Kharkov to defeat the Japanese infantry brigade occupying the Kharkov Bridge? , and then occupy the three-way intersection in the forest, and cut off the retreat of the Muto Brigade and the Yonezawa Cavalry Regiment in the south..."