Beiyang 1917

() In fact, the Sakai family was also a descendant of farmers in the early days, but the Sakai family had the title of village head 2 generations ago, so they looked down on the Matsui family, not to mention Lieutenant Matsui, who was always vying to replace Jianchuan before his own brigade. Shao Zuo came up with an idea to find a way...

After Matsui nodded all the way and led a logistics team back to the north to take care of the wounded, Captain Sakai asked tentatively, "Mr. Jianchuan, should we chase east or south?"

Captain Jian Chuan shook his head and said, "Captain Sakai, the so-called poor should not chase after you. You heard the rumble of artillery in the southwest direction just now. I guess it was the artillery reinforcements from the brigade that came up to rescue Okamoto's brigade... we won't go after them." The Ukrainians are gone, we sent a small team to rescue Lieutenant Okamoto... In addition, the main force stayed behind to guard the main road. I guess the second echelon of reinforcements is coming soon... Anyway, the order given to us by the head of the Muto brigade It’s going south, controlling the road in the forest, isn’t it?” ..

"High! It's really high! It's true that the poor don't chase after us. We can't go deep alone. Who knows if the 2 Ukrainian divisions in the south and the 3rd Ukrainian division that escaped just now will join up and come back. We still hold this road and prepare to respond. The arrival of the 2nd echelon is the best strategy!" Sakai sent a series of high hats up, and he was relieved in his heart, as long as he didn't chase, if he chased with such a bluff, if he ran into the opponent's 3 divisions, he would be the second gang The fate of our team...

"Send messengers to ride west along the main road to find a way to get in touch with the main force of the second echelon. Our radio station is damaged. Otherwise, we can report good news to the brigade headquarters and the head of the Oba Division at this time. The brigade defeated Ukraine. The 3rd Infantry Division has occupied the key points of the forest road, and urgently needs reinforcements and advances from the second echelon!" Major Commander Jianchuan Miji slammed his lips with regret on his face. It's a bit like the posture of standing up as the captain in the Russo-Japanese War. ..

Jianchuan Miji's choice is obviously wise. His brigade has less than 900 combatable soldiers, and nearly 200 of them are lightly wounded. Both the division and the 3th division acted beyond their means. Fortunately, although Shao Zuo Jianchuan was so tired that he could barely stand up, his mind was still clear. After a 2-minute rest, the 4th Infantry Battalion began to set up temporary positions, and at the same time sent a brigade Lieutenant Fu Sakai led a small team of troops to search in the southwest direction...

It would be great if there was a radio station. An infantry brigade repelled a Ukrainian main division and reached the designated position of the brigade. This honor and the opportunity to rescue the rest of the Okamoto brigade before the main force of the second echelon, Jianchuan Shaozuo was promoted to The lieutenant's day will come sooner?

1918年7月31ri16：45哈尔科夫东南约七公里、ri本第3师团武藤旅团旅团部

The main force of the Muto brigade of the Japanese 3rd Division's detour on the east road finally joined forces with the 4th Yonezawa Cavalry Wing, which broke through the encirclement and interspersed to the south of the railway line. The men and horses were exhausted and almost lost the ability to fight further. The most terrible thing was that the Yonezawa Cavalry Wing could not break through the German railway bridge position on the Lopan River. Pan River...

The Lopan River originates from the Belgorod State of Russia, flows through the border of the Volga Federation and Ukraine into the Kharkov State of Ukraine, and finally in Kharkov and the Uda River (Yudy River), the Kharkov River Confluence, the total length of the river is 93 kilometers, and the drainage area is 2,000 square kilometers. The tributaries include the Kharkov River and the Yudi River, a tributary of the North Donets River. The majestic fortress city of Kharkov stands on the north bank of the junction of the three rivers , in fact, the Yudi River first flows into the Lopan River in the west of Kharkov City, and the Kharkov River flows into the Lopan River in the southeast of Kharkov City...

In fact, the original name of the Lopan River after passing Kharkov from northwest to southeast is the Uda River, which flows to the southeast and finally re-merges into the North Donets River. Gorod Oblast flows through Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, and finally flows into the North Donets River in Chuguyev. The river has a total length of 164 kilometers and a drainage area of ​​3,890 square kilometers. Confluence with the Lopan River.

米泽骑兵联队突破到乌达河对岸和武藤旅团主力隔河相望的是骑兵第4联队联队部、饭田贞固少佐指挥的骑兵第10大队3个中队、西尾寿造少佐的骑兵第11大队的2个中队，以及小矶国昭少佐骑兵第12大队的3个中队，满打满算也只剩下8个骑兵中队的兵力，骑炮兵大队余部则在清水喜重少佐的指挥下，和之前的工兵辎重中队、轻重伤员一起撤向了西北方向。

The reconnaissance cavalry squadron directly under the regiment almost lost all casualties in the process of breaking through the railway line, and the Nishio brigade also lost half of the squadron again. Shimaman's 12th Cavalry Squadron, while the cavalry squadron that Iida Sada was missing was staying at Porodukshiv, an important town occupied 45 kilometers northwest of Kharkov.

It can be said that Kogoro Yonezawa was able to bring the main force of the regiment to the east. It can be said that he has used all his strength. The casualties and the price he paid are known to him. The loss, but the fact that Captain Yamashita of the regiment led an elite cavalry squadron led by Ushijimaman as a bait, it is obviously more ominous... Captain Yamashita is a talent that General Utsunomiya Taro is optimistic about, and he is placed in the 4th Cavalry Regiment. Those with first-line qualifications, or put it in the division headquarters or even the 4rd Army headquarters, will be the second model of the second Major General Hata Toshi 3 in the future...

After the Yonezawa United team worked hard and sweated to the south bank of the Uda River and got in touch with the Muto Brigade, the two sides found that they were in a situation where they could not communicate with each other. Of course, a pontoon bridge could be built on the Uda River , but this is not something that can be set up with a little effort before the evening. More importantly, the engineering squadron of the Yonezawa Cavalry Wing and the baggage team have never crossed the railway line here, while the baggage and engineers of the Muto Brigade The brigade is still in the third echelon behind the forest in the north.

The lower reaches of the Uda River after the confluence of the three rivers in the south of Kharkov is more than 300 meters wide, and the river bank is high and the water is rushing. It is more difficult to build a bridge here than the Lopan River in the west of Kharkov or the east of the city The Kharkov River is much larger, and...the river becomes wider as it goes downstream...In fact, there is a ferry ten kilometers downstream of the Uda River, but there is no ferry boat, which has long been blocked by the German-Ukrainian coalition forces. I don't know where the strong wall and clear field have been dragged...