Beiyang 1917

() Erlang Oba's task for Lu Huanyan is to lead the team straight into the forest east of Kharkov along the route that the Muto Brigade crossed the river in the morning, with the cooperation of the three infantry brigades left behind by the Muto Brigade , defeat or wipe out the 3rd, 2nd, and 4th divisions of the Ukrainian infantry, thereby completely eliminating the threat of the Ukrainians east of Kharkov, and connecting the entire northern and eastern routes into a single line. The 3rd division of the Japanese infantry The regiment's engineering and logistics teams fully guaranteed the crossing and marching of the second echelon!

The task before Lu Huanyan was not as simple as he imagined. Obviously, the three Ukrainian divisions in the eastern forest of Kharkov fought very smoothly, and the infantry equipment of the opponent was all German-made weapons. From Luger pistols to Mauser rifles, mg08 water-cooled heavy machine guns, 7.6cm light infantry mortars, and German-made long-handled grenades, these former Ukrainian guerrillas are not holding fire sticks, and the opponents obviously learned from yesterday's infantry first attack. The lessons learned from the defeat of the 1st and 2nd divisions by the coalition forces, the three divisions got together and moved closer together, gritted their teeth and refused to retreat. . .

The artillery regiment of the 4th Division of the Ukrainian Infantry is no worse than the artillery battalion belonging to the two regiments of the Muto brigade in terms of fire coverage and accurate shooting. They worked hard, but at best they fought evenly with each other. In the end, the shells of both sides were exhausted and the sound of the cannons was silenced.

It has only been 3 hours since Lu Huanyan accepted the mission, and the distance from the base camp of the Allied Central Route Army at the Kharkov North Suburb Railway Station to the Kharkov River in the east is almost 5 kilometers away. After crossing the river through a floating bridge, enter Khar The Corfu Forest is 2 kilometers away. From north to south, the main road stretches to the other side of the river three kilometers outside the east gate of Kharkov. It is about 12 kilometers away. The efficiency is far from being comparable to advancing on the forest road. . .

Due to the limitation of the load capacity of the pontoon bridge, the wheeled armored combat vehicles of the coalition forces must be vacated before they can drive across the pontoon bridge carefully, and the same is true for the artillery team and logistics trucks. After crossing the river and reloading the vehicles, the most terrible thing is that when the second echelon was halfway across the river, the pontoon bridge could not bear the pressure and collapsed. delays...

Fortunately, Lu Huanyan's armored regiment headquarters and the two main armored battalions, the 1st and 2nd battalions, as the vanguard, finally arrived near the three-way intersection in the forest after three hours of tossing. At the place where one stopped, there were obvious traces of troops being stationed. However, Lu Huanyan did not choose the northeast corner of the three-way intersection as the location for his headquarters to station, but set up the headquarters in the southeast corner. The so-called soldiers never tire of cheating , or do not want to step into the Muto Brigade's bitter struggle and get very little.

The reconnaissance company of the armored regiment has already advanced eastward under the command of the company commander, Captain Xue Juru, to 10 kilometers east of the Sancha intersection, and merged with the rest of the Muto Brigade Jianchuan Jianchuan Infantry Brigade and Okamoto Infantry Brigade. In terms of confluence, it would be better to say that they successfully received the two Japanese infantry brigades that were slowly retreating westward.

At the same time, the 19th Infantry Battalion of the Mizuno Taisuke Regiment standing outside the east gate of Kharkov also got in touch with Lu Huanyan's headquarters. The liaison officer is Toshi Fumaeda, Major of the 7th Regiment Regiment.

"Lu Sang, you have worked so hard. Mizuno sent me here to listen to your orders. The headquarters of the 7th Infantry Regiment and the Nakamura Battalion firmly guarded the bridge outside the east gate of Kharkov. The Ukrainians did not Dare to take a step beyond the threshold, but... our troops suffered heavy casualties and were short of ammunition and supplies. Captain Mizuno hoped that Lu Sang's reinforcements could provide us with a batch of ammunition and supplies urgently. If a company of armored vehicles could be sent over, then we It can even take down the east gate of Kharkov!"

Although Major Maeda Toshiyuki, who was born in a noble family, wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses with a steady elegance and a tired and smoky face, after entering the tent and shaking hands with Colonel Lu Huanyan, his mouth began to ask for help, and his tone was not loud. He was planning to go directly to Lu Huanyan's armored company back to the bridgehead of the bridge to act as a facade. Of course, it would be best to pull a few trucks of beef cans and mortar shells there. Woolen cloth?

这前田利为说起来可不简单，前田利为(1885.6.51942.9.5)乃石川县人，七ri市藩主前田利昭第五子金泽藩主前田利嗣养子。1900年6月13ri继承前田利侯爵爵位。1905年3月30ri毕业于陆军士官学校第17期步兵科（363人中第79名），同年4月21ri授予步兵少尉军衔，任近卫步兵第4联队附。1911年11月29ri毕业于陆军大学校第23期（52人中第3名）。

The No.23 top student of the 3rd Saber Team of the Chinese University of China, Maeda Toshiwei, first served as a member of the General Staff Headquarters after graduation. Marquis Maeda then went to Germany to study at his own expense. At the beginning of the European War, he served as a military attaché of the British Army, and then returned to the General Staff Headquarters as a member. , Then when the Japanese Third Army was formed, it was sent to the Muto Brigade as the wing of the 7th Infantry Wing of Taisuke Mizuno.

Maeda Toshie is the 16th head of the Maeda family of the Kaga domain. His ancestor is Maeda Toshiie, one of the five elders of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a famous military general in the Warring States Period of Japan.His adoptive father Maeda Ritsutsugu was granted the title of Marquis after the Meiji Restoration, and he visited Europe and the United States as a member of the Iwakura Mission.Most of the children of the Chinese clan of the general ministers are mediocre, but this Maeda Toshiyuki can be regarded as an outstanding one, quite reminiscent of his ancestors' military generals. At the age of 19, he disregarded his family's opposition and applied for the Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy. After graduation, he participated in the Japanese-Russian War with the Guards Division.

In the 23rd phase of the mainland, this Hou Ye ranked third after Umezu Yoshijiro and Nagata Tieshan, and was one of the so-called elite saber groups.And this guy and Hideki Tojo were classmates of Lu Shi's 17th class before, but Tojo graduated from Lu University in the 27th class four years after he graduated.

It is said that Maeda Tojo and Tojo Hideki have been at odds for a long time.The aristocrat of the hereditary marquis Maeda Tojo thought that Tojo was "not only stupid but also short-sighted", while Tojo Hideki, a descendant of the Noh musician who sang to the nobles, scolded Maeda Tojo, "A pampered Marquis like you who doesn't know what the outside world knows."