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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 951 Berlin’s Order

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    "Of course you have responsibilities. You must always remember that being the chief of staff for one day means one day of responsibility. Logistics is important, but no matter how important logistics is, isn't it just for the front to win the battle and the rear to be stable and united? Qian Tianfu just  Director of the war room, if you, the chief of staff, don't stand up to support him, how can others listen to what he says in the coalition headquarters? "

    When Wang Geng said this, he was really angry. He had his own reasons for this. Before the coalition headquarters, Wang Geng had everything to do with his own hands. Especially the impressive victory in the Battle of Ufa and the inexhaustible plan made these chiefs of staff,  The deputy chiefs of staff have all become spectators, lacking the awareness to take charge and the enthusiasm to take the lead. After all, Qian Tianfu is only a colonel. How can he command such a group of generals and generals?

    Both Tanaka Yiichi and Jiang Fangzhen blinked and said nothing. After a long while, Jiang Fangzhen stood up and said, "Commander-in-Chief, you cannot blame Director Qian and the Chief of Staff. I, the Deputy Chief of Staff, did not pay close attention to the front line and did not anticipate the difficulties in the battle."  It’s not enough, especially I shouldn’t let go and delegate all the work of the General Staff Headquarters to the staff officers. I have the responsibility. You can criticize me. I have done a great job by assigning the chief of staff the responsibility of the Logistics Headquarters!”

    "Your Excellency, Commander, I believe 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 on breaking through in one direction, it will not suffer such a big loss anyway.  , the situation is urgent, and I hope to lead the 8th Army to reinforce the Ukrainian battlefield as soon as possible! If you can trust me, I am willing to shoulder the responsibility of the commander-in-chief of the campaign!"

    Tanaka, this guy, never forgets to take the lead for the Central Front Army. The commander of the Japanese First Army really doesn’t think Taro Utsunomiya is a qualified commander who can command large group operations, but on the other hand, as far as Japan is concerned,  There are only 20 standing divisions of this kind. There are not even 20 Asian countries with full strength. The biggest war they fought before was just the Russo-Japanese War. 300,000 Japanese troops fought against 500,000 Russian troops. Among them, the Russian troops  More than 50,000 soldiers died in the battle, and more than 80,000 Japanese troops died in the battle. More than 20,000 people died from beriberi alone

    "Commander-in-Chief, I only bring a staff team. I can fly to Kharkov today and take over the command of the Kharkov cluster from General Taro Utsunomiya. If General Tanaka is able, he might as well go to the Donbas coalfield to command Donne.  Although the Eastern Route Army suffered few casualties in the Tsk Cluster, it was struggling in the muddy swamps of the coalfield area. If Donetsk and Luhansk really want to defend it, Tanaka-kun will have to take action!”

    Jiang Fangzhen's words moved Wang Geng's heart. The heavy rain that lasted for a week showed no signs of stopping. The Donetsk cluster was not pursuing a pursuit at all, but was struggling with the harsh climate and swampy terrain to occupy Donetsk and  Luhansk is certainly gratifying, but I don't know if it can be defended.  General protrusionFan Jihuai barked and said that MuPingdanHuang Pingg Nang Neck Huai HuMi Na Na 咂 glycoside tax play笄谖镒粼跼貼粼一 ィ芊袷刈《徔TUIGU禔 Kidnapping women and suppressing burdens?br />

    "The weather is so bad, and the country is covered with heavy rain. It is too dangerous to fly at this time. If you want to go, take the train! Or wait for the weather to clear up before flying. However, according to the information from the Allied Powers' Western Front Allied Forces Command, the Germans  It is possible that reserve forces are being mobilized to Ukraine, and the 4th and 3rd Fighter Wings have even been mobilized to move towards Kiev. How to carry out the next stage of the Ukrainian campaign still requires careful planning!" said Qian Tianfu, director of the war room.

    ? 10:00 on August 8, 1918, the operational conference room of the German Army Headquarters in Kiev,

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

    Simon Petliura, the prime minister of Ukraine's ruling cabinet and commander-in-chief of the national army, who escaped from Kharkov and made a fortune with the Second Army of the Returning Regiment, was waving his arms at this moment  Shouting, the previous excitement was replaced by unconcealable frustration and loss, especially when the order to stop the march and turn to a stalemate was personally uttered from the mouth of the commander of the German 10th Army in Ukraine.  "Draw some knives. The Ukrainian National Army marches into Kharkov alone? Your National Army is just a waste of food and snacks. Isn't the First Army humiliated enough in Kharkov? The performance of the four main divisions is not as good as that of the defenders.  The two volunteer divisions in the city, the German people tightened their belts to support your Krupp artillery, and actually asked your people to be pushed into the Kharkov River to avoid air attacks. How can such a garbage army march alone? "

    The one who scolded Simon Petliura angrily was the commander of the 27th German Infantry Corps, Lieutenant General Eike von Kusmani. In the second phase of the just-concluded Ukrainian campaign, this commander personally commanded the 27th Infantry Corps.  The two main divisions of the 27th Army moved south from Kiev and intercepted from the west.Without the retreat route of the coalition's Kharkov cluster, if the coalition's mixed armored brigade had not opened a gap with the powerful firepower of the armored forces, Utsunomiya Taro's four mixed infantry brigades would have been surrounded by six German infantry divisions.  Annihilated!

    To say that the fire was greater, Eike von Kusmani's fire was even greater. In this battle, the three divisions of the 27th Infantry Corps used all their strength to contribute to the victory.  After eating the main force of the coalition group, the encirclement was torn open by the opponent's mixed armored brigade's desperate and continuous assaults. Although the Chinese armored vehicles were not tracked vehicles, they put winter on their wheels in the mud and heavy rain swamps.  Anti-skid chains, which greatly improve the trudging ability of wheeled armored vehicles, and the rotating turrets and M2 large-caliber machine guns on armored vehicles have also become a nightmare for German infantry

    If the number and firepower of the German artillery had not finally taken the initiative on the battlefield, the Chinese armored mixed brigade might not have been willing to take the initiative to retreat. The German infantry even refused to pursue the coalition armored forces that could shoot 360 degrees. Unless bombarded with heavy artillery, otherwise the 75mm gr.  Even the shrapnel from the Lupp field artillery could not easily penetrate the opponent's armor and the Chinese armored infantry was very determined. All the tanks that had to be abandoned because they were injured were blasted. The German army did not even have an armored vehicle with a intact machine gun.  If they can be captured, they will either be blown up or simply dismantled and taken away by the opponent's vehicle-mounted infantry "It is Berlin's order to stop the attack. We have no other choice but to execute the order!"
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