Beiyang 1917

() "Teacher, there was a lot of gunfire in the north just now. I took a few people to observe... The entire forest road is brightly lit, and it can be seen clearly from a few kilometers away. This must be the main force of the coalition armored forces... We have to get it quickly What is your idea, to fight or withdraw?"

"A mere armored battalion dares to provoke Lao Tzu's 3rd Infantry Division? Pass my order. The 7th Regiment will attack from the west and the 8th Regiment from the east! Although I can't eat a brigade of the Japanese Army during the day Well, that was not the time to fight to the death. At this moment, the right time, the right place, and the people are all on our side. I drowned these Chinese armored troops with one mouthful of saliva. Isn’t it just one battalion, which killed about 600 people? There are 6000 main forces in hand!" The commander of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division became vicious at this moment, and he wanted to fight back with a stroke of his sleeves. . .

Chief of Staff Nazarenko turned pale when he heard the words, and hugged his division commander's arm and shouted, "I can't beat you, division commander, yesterday in the forest area on the upper reaches of the Kharkov River, the coalition forces beat you with an armored battalion. The 1st Infantry Division of Milevsky and Kravshenko was in a state of embarrassment, and a company of the other party ate up one of the most elite cavalry battalions of the 1st Division. Just now our cavalry reconnaissance battalion was also defeated with one touch. They use infantry to attack the opponent's armored forces... How do we fight this battle? There are not many mortar shells left, how far can the long-handled grenades of the Germans be thrown? Relying on that thing to blow up the opponent's armored vehicles? smashed into a sieve..."

Koval came to his senses when he heard the words. Although the opponent's strength was only one-tenth of his own, but he lacked heavy weapons and long-range artillery fire, so he couldn't rely on Mauser rifles and grenades to attack steel monsters equipped with large-caliber machine guns?Although the German guy's 7.6cm light mortar can come in handy, but the range of that thing is only 1 kilometer, and the large-caliber machine guns on the armored vehicles of the coalition forces can break down big trees at a distance of 1 kilometer...not to mention your own mortar There are not many shells left, and most of them were consumed during the day and the attack and defense of the Japanese Muto Brigade... . .

"What should I do according to you? Could it be that the main force of one of my divisions told an armored battalion to run around like rabbits? Where is the face of me, George Jovovich Koval? If we lose the opponent, then if they come to an armored regiment, shouldn't we raise our hands and surrender?" Koval stared at his chief of staff and said.

At this time, Michelas Anisimovas, the head of the 7th Regiment, and Alexander Bellostny, the head of the 8th Regiment, rode their horses to the big tent of the division headquarters surrounded by a group of guards. Rolling off the saddle, he ran in front of Division Commander Koval and stood at attention, "Commander, Chief of Staff, I heard that the cavalry reconnaissance battalion encountered the main force of the coalition forces in the north. Should we fight or withdraw? The team will be able to move out within 10 minutes..."

On the way the two masters came, it was as if they were discussing. They said "to fight or to withdraw..." In fact, the focus was on "withdraw". After two consecutive nights of long-distance marching and one day of fierce fighting, the entire army's Both physical strength and spirit are on the verge of collapse, and now the black lights are carrying lanterns and torches in the big forest to attack?If the order is not issued, the team will have to mutiny...

"Our 3rd Division can't ask an armored battalion of the coalition to drive out the rabbits. Anisimovas, you lead the 7th Regiment to outflank it from the west, and Berosteni, your 8th Regiment to outflank it from the east. The division headquarters and the directly subordinate team sit in the middle, and we use counterattacks to eat up the opponent's armored battalion, which doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth!" Koval stared at his two confidant commanders tentatively.

"Can't fight! Commander! The armored forces of the coalition rely on the forest road as their foundation, at least 5 kilometers away from us. At this moment, we haven't been hit by shells, which means that the opponent has not yet used long-range artillery. If you want me to say, we should hurry up." Withdraw...turn south and join Yarmolenko's 4th Division, or at least catch up with our own 9th Infantry Regiment and 2nd Division...it's too dangerous to stay here...the other party will interrogate The captured personnel of the reconnaissance battalion can figure out our position and strength. At this time, since the other party dares to go east overnight... Maybe it is aimed at our division... Can't beat it! Commander!"

The head of the 7th Regiment remonstrated with a bitter face, while the head of the 8th Regiment, Berosteni, said directly, "Master, my brothers are so full of lead that they can't move. The officers have committed public outrage by blowing up the soldiers from the tents. Either we will stand in formation and wait until dawn to decide the direction of action, or we will retreat overnight... Go southeast to chase the cavalry reconnaissance battalion, go south to find the first The 2nd Division, go to the southwest to find the 4th Division. Anyway, you can’t fight back north. It’s a self-inflicted trap. The power of the coalition armored vehicles cannot be dealt with by the Mauser rifles and long-handled grenades in our hands..."

"Nainai, don't tell me we're not tired when we're tired. Why can't they attack you all night? How do you lead soldiers? You bastards didn't get used to these problems when we drilled the ravine half a year ago!" Ke Val patted his bald forehead and closed his eyes...

"Master... I think Berostny's method is good. First, we can't stay where we are. That is to wait for the coalition air force to clean us up at dawn. Even if there is no air force, the opponent's long-range artillery should also arrive. Our division only has mortars, and there are not many shells left. I suggest that the whole army go south...first run 5 kilometers away, at least we can leave the long-range artillery fire range of the forest road..." Chief of Staff Nazarenko almost said They shouted, and the two regiment leaders echoed, saying that they must withdraw and really stop fighting...

"Okay... withdraw and withdraw... Pass my order. After the two main regiments leave one battalion each, the rest of the troops will turn south from their current positions. Be careful not to fall into the swamp, Alexei! Alexey! Go and bring me Avisev’s cavalry reconnaissance battalion on horseback. If he doesn’t return before dawn, I will count him as running away. If he catches him, he will be shot immediately! Chief of Staff, what are you still doing, pack up quickly Get things out, someone help me, help me, hold this animal and don’t let it move... When Nainai’s coalition armored troops come, even the mounts are dead!" Koval held the saddle for a long time without stepping on the stirrups Climbing on the horseback, he couldn't help cursing anxiously...

"Master, your horse is here, Dahei. Why do you want to get on Berosteni's mount? His beast only recognizes himself," Nazarenko, the chief of staff, reminded his teacher dumbfounded.