The two infantry battalions guarding the Lopan River Bridge position of the 139th German Infantry Regiment did not suffer much casualties. After the coalition armored combat vehicles completely retreated outside the mortar route, gunfire on the battlefield gradually became sparse. The price of the coalition's test attack was to destroy eight German machine gun fortresses. It was not the bunker that was destroyed, but the subsidiaries of the large-caliber heavy machine gun of the coalition armored combat vehicles entered the other side's mouth and smashed the entire German machine gunners in the bunker into pieces...

In addition to losing more than a dozen machine gun units, the German army also lost nearly 20 mortar units, and the coalition mortars on the opposite side were almost damaged... Although the casualties of the infantry squadron of Ri Ben were not light, the casualties did not seem to exceed 100, and the bodies of the wounded and the dead were snatched back by Ri himself...

The price paid by Dong Yingbin's 3rd Armored Company was that two tanks were damaged, and less than one squad of infantry on board were injured. The combined casualties of the two German infantry battalions were close to 150 people. The most...

The 4th Armored Company, which released smoke and assisted in the attack on the flank of the Uda River, was basically insignificant. Since the German armored train on the other side never appeared and approached the bridgehead, the regiment's m191837aa anti-tank high-shret gun company did not take advantage of the situation. Of course, the high-shret gun company tried its best when retreating, and used armor piercing and high-explosion grenade to smash three machine gun fortresses on the German bridgehead position into fireballs...

This was the result of the long-range artillery of both the coalition and the German army did not participate in this battle. German Major General Von Neuyhaus's goal was to stick to the Muto Brigade and fight it all, rather than just eating the two armored companies and a Riben infantry squadron that the opponent was put into testing the attack. Although the coalition had two armored companies and three Riben infantry squadrons on the forward and departure positions 2,000 meters away from the Lopan River Bridge position, it was a bit difficult for the German army to rely solely on the firepower of Lieutenant Colonel Von Lundstedt's armored train 2 team to take into account such a wide front......

This battle between the coalition armored troops and the German infantry, which was pointedly targeted at Mai Mang, can only be said to be evenly divided. The German army suffered slightly large casualties and losses, but they defended their positions. The coalition armored troops were not very casualties, but the 217th Squadron of the Ri Army, which accompanied the attack, was almost one-third of the opponent's mortar fire and heavy machine gun fire. The results are obvious. The combat effectiveness of the Ri Army is below the German army, while the combat effectiveness of the coalition armored troops may be above the German army...

In this summer of 1918, even when facing wheeled armored combat vehicles equipped with machine guns, if anti-tank firepower is lacking, it is a difficult problem for infantry to effectively curb the opponent's attack with the machine guns and mortars in their hands. Thanks to the powerful and large number of 7.6cm light infantry mortar cannons equipped by the German army, otherwise the coalition forces would have rushed to the German position, Supreme Dragon Emperor!

As the battalion commander of the 3rd Chinese Armored Battalion who was commanding the front line of attack, Li Shang said that this guy had no intention of rushing to the German position in one breath, but he knew in his heart that if his troops did not even cross the anti-tank trench 500 meters away, then the scene would really not be able to be sung. The German army would not even go to the position at all, but continued to hide in anti-cannon holes and fortifications and watch himself sing a one-man show.

Therefore, the long-range artillery fire in the rear of the coalition forces stopped the artillery attack, and the 3rd armored company commanded by Dong Yingbin led Sasaki to the 217th Infantry Squadron of Captain 500 meters to break through the anti-tank trench at the bridgehead. It was a good show that he had to sing. Both of these conditions were missing and could not be done. The purpose was to make this test attack look decent and achieve the German defensive strength.

In fact, during the attack launched by the entire coalition, the commanders of the offensive and defense were the long-range artillery fire of each other. Li Shang was actually ready to fight this battle that the 3rd Armored Company could only withdraw one-third of the mental preparation. Even if he used the 4th Armored Company to release smoke to cover the regiment's anti-tank high-shè cannon company to set up an ambush on the north bank of the Uda River, preparing to sneak attack the opponent's armored train detachment near the bridgehead, but unless the German army ventured to approach the howitzer position behind the coalition forces, it would only take the risk of approaching the bridgehead to attack the coalition's armored units just to attack the attacking coalition armored units, the German army could use artillery fire to cover the two armored companies that Li Shang had launched to attack from a few kilometers away from the southern railway line.

In fact, Li Shang vaguely felt that the German army had never been involved in the artillery fire counterattack of the iron-armored train. He didn't know that this was because the German commander was worried that if the vanguard of the coalition forces in the attack were defeated, the main force of the Mutto Brigade would turn around and retreat north when he smelled the scent of yin plot and danger...

July 31ri 17:45, 7 kilometers southeast of Kharkov, Muto brigade headquarters

"Reported to the commander of the brigade, the Chinese armored troops failed to attack. Major Li's troops had retreated to the forward and departure position 2,000 meters away from the opponent's position, and asked for the next action! Our unit had little casualties. The Sasaki Squadron of the Guzhuang Brigade lost nearly 70 people, and two armored vehicles of the Chinese armored troops were damaged, with less than 10 casualties. According to observation, the German army guarding the bridgehead had at least two complete infantry battalions, and the opponent suffered about a dozen machine guns and nearly 20 mortars. The casualties were unknown!"

Wu Tou Nobuyi held a telescope in his hand and looked at the battlefield situation in the southwest. In fact, his command position was about 7 kilometers away from the bridgehead. Wu Keren's artillery position was arranged not far from the east of his brigade headquarters like a bamboo between plum blossoms. At this distance, you can see a rough view from the telescope. Because it was the setting sun, the sight of the backlight was quite affected. He reported to the brigade chief of staff Colonel Takagi.

"Report!!! I just received a notice from the coalition air reconnaissance aircraft... The forces of at least two German regiments reinforced from the direction of Krasnolade along the railway line to 3 kilometers south of the Lopan River Bridge. They are now unloading the truck. It is judged that the opponent has at least 23 artillery battalions strengthened their forces!" A communications officer of the 23rd Infantry Brigade rushed over to report in panic, holding the telegram he had just received.

"Nani? Is this information true? Where did the German regiments and 4 artillery battalions come out?" The generals of the Muto Brigade who were surrounded by Muto Nobuyi were shocked. The commander of the 19th Infantry Regiment, Jing Chen, also went up and grabbed the collar of the communications officer, roared angrily! (.)
Chapter completed!