Beiyang 1917

() "Of course you have responsibilities. Always keep in mind that when you are a chief of staff, you will have responsibilities for a day. Logistics is important, but no matter how important logistics is, isn't it for the frontline to win battles and the rear to be stable and united? Money Tian Fu is just the director of the war room, if you, the chief of staff, don't stand up to support him, will the other people in the coalition headquarters be able to listen to what he says?"

When Wang Geng said this, he was indeed angry in his heart. There were reasons of his own. Before the coalition headquarters, Wang Geng was the one who overshadowed the sky with his own hands. Especially the impressive victory in the Battle of Ufa and the exhaustive strategy made these chiefs of staff, The deputy chiefs of staff have all become spectators, lacking the awareness of being on their own and the enthusiasm to take the lead. After all, Qian Tianfu is only a colonel, how could he command such a group of generals and generals? ..

Both Tanaka Yoshiichi and Jiang Fangzhen blinked their eyes and did not speak. After a long while, Jiang Fangzhen stood up and said, "Commander-in-Chief, Director Qian and the Chief of Staff cannot be blamed. I, the Deputy Chief of Staff, did not pay close attention to the front line and anticipated the difficulties in the battle." It is not enough, especially should not let go of the work of the staff headquarters to the staff, I have a responsibility, you criticize me, and the chief of staff has chosen the burden of the logistics headquarters, which has been done very well!"

"Your Excellency, Commander, I think that review is important, but the key is that we have too few main forces on the front line. If General Utsunomiya's Southwest Front Army concentrates in one direction and breaks through, no matter what, it won't suffer such a big loss from weak follow-up. , Now the situation is urgent, I hope to take the 8th Army to reinforce the Ukrainian battlefield as soon as possible! If you can trust me, I am willing to shoulder the burden of the commander-in-chief of the campaign!"

This guy Tanaka never forgot to take the lead for the Central Front Army. The commander of the Japanese First Army really didn't think that Utsunomiya Taro was a qualified commander who could command a large group of battles, but on the other hand, As for Japan, there are only 20 standing divisions, and there are not even 30 Asian countries that are fully formed. The biggest battle they have fought before is nothing but the Japanese-Russian War. 50 Japanese troops fought against 5 Russians Army, of which more than 8 were killed by the Russian army, more than 2 were killed by the Japanese army, and more than [-] people died of beriberi alone...

"Commander-in-Chief, I only have a staff team, and I can fly to Kharkov today to replace General Utsunomiya Taro in command of the Kharkov Group. If possible, General Tanaka might as well go to the Donbas Coalfield to command the Donne The Tsk cluster, although the Eastern Route Army suffered few casualties, is struggling in the muddy swamp area of ​​the coalfield area, and if Donetsk and Luhansk really want to hold on, Tanaka-kun will have to step in!"

Jiang Fangzhen's words moved Wang Geng's heart. The heavy rain that lasted for a week showed no sign of stopping. The Donetsk group was not chasing and fighting at all, but entangled with the harsh climate and swamp-like terrain, occupying Donetsk and Lugansk is gratifying, but... I don't know if I can hold it. The railways and roads were destroyed by the retreating German army, and those that were not damaged were washed away by the flood. If the logistics materials cannot be transported, can Dunba be held? Sri Lanka Coalfield really has two words!

"The weather is so bad, and the country is flooded with heavy rain. It is too dangerous to fly at this time. If you want to go, then take the train! Or wait for the weather to clear before flying, but the information from the Western Allied Forces Command of the Allied Powers, the Germans It may be mobilizing reserve forces to Ukraine, and even mobilizing the 4th and 3rd Fighter Wings to go to Kiev for this purpose, how to carry out the next stage of the Ukrainian campaign still needs to be carefully planned!" said Qian Tianfu, director of the war room.

1918年8月8ri10:00，基辅德军司令部作战会议室，

"I can't understand! I can't understand it at all! Isn't this a good opportunity to take advantage of the victory and pursue it? While the weather is still on our side, we can encircle Kharkov in one go, take back the capital of Ukraine, and take back the coalition forces? The Kharkov cluster will be eaten! If the German army stops advancing, then I will order the Ukrainian National Army to attack Kharkov alone!"

Simon Petliura, the Ukrainian ruling cabinet prime minister and commander-in-chief of the national army, who escaped from Kharkov with a near-death escape and made a fortune with the Second Army like the Home Returning Corps, is waving his arms at the moment Shouting, the previously excited expression was replaced by frustration and loss that could not be concealed, especially when the order to stop the march and switch to a stalemate on the spot was heard from the commander of the German 10th Army in Ukraine. "With a few knives, the Ukrainian national army marched into Kharkov alone? Your national army is a waste of food waste snacks. Isn't the first army losing face in Kharkov enough? The record of the four main divisions is not as good as defending the city The 4 volunteer divisions, the Krupp artillery that the German people tightened their belts to help you actually asked your people to push them into the Kharkov River in order to avoid air strikes. Such garbage troops are still marching alone?!"

On the one hand, it was Lieutenant General Ike von Kussmanny, commander of the 27th German Infantry Army, who scolded Simon Petliura. In the second phase of the just-concluded Ukrainian campaign, this commander personally commanded the The two main divisions of the 27th Army went south from Kiev and cut off the retreat of the coalition Kharkov cluster from the west. If it hadn't been for the mixed armored brigade of the coalition forces to rely on the powerful firepower of the armored troops to open the gap, Utsunomiya Taro's 4 mixed infantry brigades I am afraid that the regiment will be encircled and wiped out by 6 German infantry divisions!

To say that the fire is big, Ike von Kusmani's fire is even bigger. The three divisions of the 27th Infantry Army can be said to have worked hard and contributed to the victory with all their strength. After eating the main force of the coalition army group, the encirclement was torn apart by the desperate continuous assault of the opponent's mixed armored brigade. Although the Chinese armored vehicle is not a tracked vehicle, it puts the wheels on the wheels in the muddy and rainy swamp. Anti-skid chains, which greatly improve the trek ability of wheeled armored vehicles, and the rotating turret and m2 large-caliber machine guns on armored vehicles have also become a nightmare for German infantry...

If it weren't for the number and firepower of the German artillery that finally took the initiative on the battlefield, I am afraid that this Chinese armored mixed brigade may not be willing to retreat on its own initiative. The German infantry even refused to pursue the coalition armored units that can shoot 360 degrees. Unless they are bombarded with heavy artillery, 75mm The shrapnel from the Krupp field artillery can't easily penetrate the opponent's armor... And the Chinese armored infantry is very decisive. All the tanks that had to be abandoned because of being injured were blasted. The German army even had an armored vehicle with a machine gun intact. If it was not captured, it would either be blown up, or it would simply be dismantled and taken away by the opponent's vehicle-mounted infantry... "Stopping the offensive is an order from Berlin, and we have no other choice but to carry out the order!"