Beiyang 1917

() As Qian Tianfu said, he used his baton to point out on the large map on the wall the situation of the Soviet Russian Kolchak White Guards on the northern front battlefield that had been marked by the staff officers, and then pointed his baton down to the north. Caucasus region, continued,

"In the southern battlefield, under the command of Admiral Wu Peifu, the Southern Front of the Allied Forces progressed smoothly in the early stage. They swept across the Maykop oil field from Krasnodar on the Don River, and took the Grozny oil field eastward, and finally advanced to the Makhachkala, a port city on the coast of the Caspian Sea, is in a state of rest. Because the attack is the farthest, and the logistics transportation line is too long, the supplies, ammunition, and food of the Southern Front Army are not in short supply. Except for the lack of fuel, everything else is in short supply. We have to wait. The Battle of Baku can only be launched after supplementary rest!" ..

Qian Tianfu's words aroused the whispers and whispers of the commanders and chiefs of staff of the coalition army group in the conference room. They were obviously surprised at the strength and bravery of Wu Peifu's southern front army, and also sweated for the southern front army. With the supply of the assembled central and yang front army a bit stretched, in the North Caucasus thousands of kilometers away, Wu Peifu's soldiers don't know if they are already hungry. Most of the people in the North Caucasus are fierce and stubborn. , To gain the support of the local people, I am afraid that it will be impossible in a short time.

Then Qian Tianfu moved the baton to the Ukrainian defense line, and his tone became low,

"In the Ukrainian battlefield on the middle road, the Southwest Front Army's Central Route Army launched the attack in the first stage. Lieutenant General Oba Jiro commanded the main force of the third division, the Lu Huanyan Armored Regiment and the main force of the Stepin Voroneri Army to conquer Kharkov and annihilate the Ukrainian nation. The 1st Division and most of the 2nd Division defeated the main forces of the 3rd and 4th Divisions, and the 10th Division of the 29th Army's Reserve Infantry of the 47th Army's Infantry Army stationed in Kharkov suffered heavy losses, and the Central Route Army can be said to have achieved victory!". .

"The rest of the German 47th Infantry Division retreated along the railway line to Yekaterinoslav, an important town on the north bank of the Dnipro River. The rest of the Ukrainian political cabinet and the 4th Division of the National Army also retreated together. Considering Hal The army in the center of Dating in the direction of Kov suffered heavy casualties. In order to maintain combat effectiveness and continuous offensive efficiency, according to the instructions of the Allied Command, the Southwest Front Army adjusted its deployment and formed the Kharkov Cluster and the Donetsk Cluster on the front line! "

Qian Tianfu's tone was unhurried. As the executive chief of staff, he knew that it was important to control his emotions. If the director of the war room who advised the commander-in-chief panicked, the mood of the generals below would be more likely to become impetuous and flustered.

1918年8月8ri9:15，萨马拉联军司令部作战会议室

"Everyone, the Kharkov cluster of the Ukrainian campaign, the Japanese 7th Division under the jurisdiction of Fujii Yukizuki, the Japanese 3rd Division of Oba Jiro, the Chinese Duli Armored 1st and 2nd Regiment, and Kursk and Wolverine The two federal armies of Ronye and Ri are under the unified command of General Utsunomiya, the commander of the Southwest Front Army, and the Sixth Chief of Staff, Toshiro Hata, and they will be reorganized into a mixed brigade in the line of fire under the city of Kharkov!"

Each Japanese infantry brigade of the two clusters is assigned a field artillery wing. The packhorse artillery in the Japanese army is replaced with a Dodge one and a half ton truck to drag it. The cavalry regiment and the supply unit go to... the six artillery battalions of the 14th and 15th Division of the Federal Infantry and the 9th Division are mixed into two federal field artillery regiments and assigned to the mixed brigade of the Kharkov Group ! "

As for the post-Ukrainian campaign of the Southwest Front Army, the Kharkov cluster was reorganized and then attacked Yekaterinoslav south along the railway and highway traffic lines. If the main force of the German army can be attracted to reinforce from Kiev, it will return to Kharkov. , preparing to rely on the city to annihilate the main force of the German army... The Kharkov cluster is personally commanded by Utsunomiya Taro and Hata Shunroku, and the Donetsk cluster is commanded by Lieutenant General Shibagoro and Chief of Staff Itagaki."

"In addition, the two artillery battalions of the 9th Division of the Federal Infantry were assigned to the 1st Armored Regiment and the 2nd Armored Regiment respectively, and the 3rd Armored Regiment of the Donetsk Group was also assigned to a Federal Artillery Battalion. As for the Eastern Route Army's attack Continue to postpone. The original plan was to wait for the main force in the direction of Kharkov to dispatch to Ekaterinoslav, and then wait for an opportunity to dispatch. At the same time, it also ordered the second fighter-bomber wing of the coalition to closely monitor the build-up of the Luftwaffe in Kiev, and do a good job at any time. Prepare for a large-scale air battle!"

When Qian Tianfu said this, Tanaka Yoshiichi, deputy chief of staff of the coalition army and commander of the Japanese First Army, couldn't help but interjected, "Wait a minute, Director Qian, if I remember correctly, the reorganization plan reported by the Southwest Front Army newspaper at that time , The 13th Infantry Brigade strengthened the 7th Field Artillery Wing to form the 13th Mixed Infantry Brigade, headed by Major General Wu Qi of the National Division.

而步兵第14旅团加强联邦步兵第9师的两个75mm野炮营、联邦步兵第8师的一个野炮营的2个炮兵连，组成混成步兵第14旅团，内野辰次郎担任旅团长，由于ri本野战炮兵联队的编制是3个野炮兵大队外加一个山炮兵大队，总数是48门75mm山野炮。

The artillery battalions of the Federal Infantry Division each have three 3-gun 6mm field artillery companies. Therefore, the number of field artillery of the 75th Mixed Infantry Brigade is 14 in 3 artillery battalions, one more than that of the 54th Mixed Infantry Brigade. Artillery company... In this case, the firepower and strength of the two mixed infantry brigades of the Kharkov Group are extremely thick, how could they be defeated by a thousand miles? ! "

Tian Zhongyi was busy reorganizing the 8th Mechanized Army of the Central Yang Front Army under his command on the Great Plain of Ufa two days ago. He just rushed back this morning. He was obviously a little surprised and incomprehensible by the situation in the Ukrainian battlefield. This guy Bowen Guangji, with one mouth, reported the details of the reorganization and cluster of the Southwest Front Army!At the same time, he is vaguely questioning Utsunomiya Taro's command ability and responsibility!

"General Tanaka is right. I remember the 7 24mm Taisho four-year heavy howitzers of the 150th Regiment of the Du Li Field Heavy Artillery, which belonged to the Seventh Division. According to the decision of the Front Army Command, and the Du Li of the Third Division The 3rd Field Heavy Artillery Regiment formed a du li field heavy artillery brigade with 48 heavy guns, which was used as the strategic firepower reserve of the Kharkov Group! From the perspective of firepower, the Kharkov Group is by no means inferior to the Germans , how could it be so easy to lose?!"

Jiang Fangzhen, deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces and commander of China's 4th Army, seems to be talking to himself, and seems to be echoing General Tanaka's doubts. It sounds a bit like leading a team to join the Ukrainian battlefield.