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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 934 Two-pronged Attack

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    Chai Goro thought for a long time and decided to cut the knot quickly. He followed the grouping method suggested by Zhao Yikuan and Inza to form a clustered mixed armored brigade. However, the problem was that there was still a lack of an artillery battalion, which was a bit difficult to handle.

    "This is not a big problem. Just take a field artillery battalion of the 16th Infantry Division from the mixed heavy artillery brigade and join the mixed armored brigade. The lack of 18 75mm field guns will not hurt Colonel Fujita's bones!" Zhao Yikuan said concisely and comprehensively.  He came up with his plan, and naturally won the approval of Inza, Kikweize, and Utis.

    Fujita continued to argue, but was stopped by Shibagoro. The cluster commander now found that none of his subordinates were fuel-efficient. They almost took advantage of the opportunity to engage in noisy mountaineering and localism. As a cluster commander, he  It is not easy to be a good officer, but he knows that Yegorov is one of the federal generals that the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is most optimistic about, so he really does not dare to wantonly suppress Yegorov and his rebellious subordinates. Fortunately, wait  It is much easier to rub and rub on the battlefield.

    "That's the end of the mixed preparation. Let's ask the chief of staff to talk about the follow-up deduction of the Ukrainian campaign and the combat plan of this cluster!" Shibagoro waved his hand, hummed and sat back down where he was presiding over the meeting, and put down the combat map.  Give it to Chief of Staff Itagaki.

    "Your Excellency Commander, everyone, I believe that the Donetsk cluster cannot wait for the results of the northern front in Kharkov before dispatching. Even if Samara asks us to postpone the dispatch to avoid alarming the Germans and Ukrainians, but  , this does not mean that we just sit back and wait for the situation on the northern front to become clear. Defeating the enemy and defeating the enemy are two different concepts. Occupying the Donbas coal fields and encircling and annihilating the main German forces in Eastern Ukraine are our goals!¡±

    Itagaki Seishiro rolled up his sleeves, and a long-lost look appeared on his face.

    August 1, 1918, 12:00, in the territory of the Volga Federation, Kamensk Yehtinsky, Donetsk Group Command of the Allied Forces

    "Your Excellency, Commander, everyone, according to the previously revised Eastern Route Army combat plan, we will use the 12th Cavalry Regiment of the 12th Division and the Division Armored Regiment of the Chinese 20th Division to form a mobile force and insert it to the south from New Shakhtin.  The 12th Infantry Brigade of Major General Morioka took the lead and attacked from Kamensk. Lieutenant General Yegorov's 16th Infantry Division followed closely, and Major General Isomura's 24th Infantry Brigade took the lead.  The plan of "reserves following the former enemy headquarters" plan is still a valid routine. The troops attacking in separate routes on the southern front are regarded as flanking troops, and the emphasis is on mobility.

    As soon as this plan came out at the meeting, there was a lot of talk in the conference room. Yegorov thought at the time that Itagaki's fighting style was quite satisfactory. The main force of the Eastern Route Army launched a frontal attack on the northern front to attract the opponent's attention.  , and using cavalry and armored troops to take advantage of the opponent's retreat is a better strategy with limited forces.

    And just when many people nodded frequently and thought they approved of Itagaki Seishiro's style of play, everyone still remembered that Isomura, the commander of the 24th Infantry Brigade, stood up after hearing this and said,

    "Chief of Staff Itagaki, with your arrangement, there will be no problem with the main force on the northern front. Our two brigades plus one federal infantry division can defeat the opponent's two Ukrainian National Army infantry divisions and one German reserve infantry division. There will be no problem."

    "But the cavalry and armored troops you arranged on the southern front only total more than 7,000 people. If the three enemy divisions in Donetsk attack, how can the outflanking troops resist it? Do you use cavalry and armored troops to defend the trenches? The strength ratio  At least 5:1. How do you want them to fight this battle? In my opinion, leave the armored forces to the main force on the northern front, and I will lead the 24th Infantry Brigade and the Cavalry Regiment to attack on the southern front.  It will take down three of the opponent¡¯s divisions, but it will definitely not be a problem for me to hold them back!¡±

    When Major General Isomura said this at that time, everyone couldn't help but talk a lot. Many people felt that the division of troops conducted by the commander of the Isomura brigade was not a bad idea!  On the northern front, there is the 12th Infantry Brigade, a federal division, and a Chinese armored regiment. If they fight the three divisions on the opposite side, they should be able to gain the upper hand. On the southern front, although the troops are smaller, they have one brigade, one cavalry regiment, and a posture of 16,000 people.  , it is still possible to block the opponent's three divisions!  It is more reliable than using 7,000 cavalry and armored troops to block it!

    Later, Colonel Zhao Yikuan of the 3rd Armored Regiment of the Chinese People's Liberation Army stood up and patted his chest and assured, "Everyone, the Browning 12.7 large-caliber heavy machine gun equipped on the Chinese FD17II wheeled armored combat vehicle is definitely more powerful than the German 20mm anti-aircraft gun.  , in addition to the problem of firepower continuity just mentioned, the Browning 12.7mm heavy machine gun can also be used as a high-level and flat-level machine gun. The types of ammunition we equip are also much richer, including ordinary ammunition, armor-piercing incendiary ammunition, armor-piercing ammunition, tracer ammunition, and armor-piercing tracer ammunition.  , armor-piercing incendiary tracer bullets, etc.¡±

    "The fd17ii wheeled armored combat vehicle is an anti-aircraft armored vehicle specially equipped with a 360-degree rotating bracket, with a Browning 12.7mm twin anti-aircraft machine gun installed on it. It can shoot ground-to-air and can effectively penetrate 2 to 5mm when dealing with aircraft.  Thick dura aluminum aircraft skin, 4~6mm thick armor steel plate.

      When firing at ground targets after laying flat, it can penetrate the 13mm thick medium carbon steel plate transport truck, the 15mm thick front armor plate or the 6 to 9mm thick side armor plate of the armored personnel carrier, and can destroy light defenses.  When shooting at sea targets, it can deal with small ships with 1 to 12mm thickness and medium carbon steel plates.  "The Chinese colonel is obviously very proud of his beloved armored fighting vehicle and Browning 12.7mm large-caliber heavy machine gun.

    The words of the head of the Chinese Armored Regiment at the meeting made all the federal generals in the conference room exclaim in surprise. They all shouted that their troops should also be equipped with armored vehicles and large-caliber heavy machine guns. Several Japanese generals looked strange.  Except for the cavalry regiment captain Songmu who smiled happily and nodded directly at Zhao Yikuan, the two infantry brigade commanders were obviously a little resentful and didn't know what to say, and the final adjusted plan of the East Route Army's two-pronged attack was finalized.

    At this moment, Itagaki Seishiro's extraordinary memory ability was fully demonstrated. He recounted the revised two-pronged attack plan in a few words.

    "Everyone, the original plan was for the 12th Cavalry Regiment and Colonel Zhao's 3rd Armored Regiment, plus Major General Kikweize's 17th Infantry Division, to launch an attack and detour on the southern front in New Yeheting, while the northern front would  It is the two main infantry brigades of the 12th Division plus the main attack of the 16th Inza Infantry Division. The enemy on the northern line of Glukhov is a German infantry division plus two Ukrainian National Army infantry divisions!¡±
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