Chapter 918 (4) Difficulties in logistical support
Yoshiichi Tanaka was overjoyed when he heard this. He thought that the commander-in-chief of the coalition army was interested in transferring the troops of the Japanese First Army to aid the Ukrainian battlefield. The guy said with a high heart, "If we want to gain the initiative in the Ukrainian battlefield, the previous plan of three attacks and division of troops was obviously inappropriate. The German combat effectiveness exceeded our expectations. Moreover, the Ukrainian puppet army's ability in defense operations was no less than that of the Soviet Red Army. I suggest that the three divisions of my First Army join the Ukrainian battlefield should be regarded as training. We will take down Donetsk Yekaterinoslav and Kiev in one go, and at least take all the right bank of the Dnieper River in our hands!"
Speaking, the Japanese general looked at the King of China in front of him with anticipation. The most powerful young man in the Far East and Asia, who is only half of his age, has created a world-renowned miracle in more than a year. Not only has he established a powerful new army, but he has also transformed China and Japan into an Asian alliance! Looking around, there has never been such a strong and young outstanding leader in both China and Japan in three hundred years!
"Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang, General Tanaka's suggestion, what do you think?" Wang Geng was not busy expressing his opinion, but just turned his gaze to Jiang Fangzhen's side...
"Uh... this... I think... it's too early. The Southwest Front still has a clear advantage in Eastern Ukraine. If the main force of the 27th Army of the German infantry in the direction of Kiev does not go south to reinforce, then the main force of the Southwest Front should have a slight advantage in terms of force and firepower as long as it deals with 4 German infantry divisions and 6 Ukrainian divisions. I think the reorganization and training of the various armies of the Central Front has just begun. At this time, it is too early to reorganize and restore the Japanese First Army and join the Ukrainian battlefield..."
Jiang Fangzhen saw Wang Geng’s thoughts. Obviously, if the headquarters of the Samara coalition forces were planning to provide reinforcements and reserves to Utsumiya Taro’s southwestern front army, they would not give priority to the Japanese First Army commanded by Yoichi Tanaka. The reasons are multifaceted. They not only maintain the competitive balance between Utsumiya Taro’s Japanese Third Army and Yoichi Tanaka’s Japanese First Army, but also because the firepower of the Japanese First Army and the Third Army were similar, and the Japanese army’s organization was obviously out of date on the Ukrainian battlefield...
The use of divisions as units is too bloated, resulting in insufficient mobility. If the use of brigades as units, the firepower and troop equipment are not as good as the German army or even the Ukrainian national army. Therefore, the top priority of the three divisions of the Japanese First Army is to join the reorganization plan of the central front army, re-dress and strengthen firepower, and to bring out the combat effectiveness of the mixed brigade with the Chinese participating troops, rather than using outdated organization and firepower equipment to fight oil-adding tactics to fight and consume w.?br />
"Commander-in-Chief, Tanaka, I agree with Brother Baili's opinion. The time is not yet ripe for the Ukrainian battlefield. I also think that instead of letting the Japanese First Army go into battle hastily, it is better to wait for the organization and equipment of the Central Front Army to enter the battle with a new force organization and command system. After the inspection of the Battle of Kharkov, I think the tasks assigned to the Southwest Front were too heavy, which made them a little unscrupulous now. After all, the innate insufficient artillery firepower and organization of the Japanese Third Army are objectively insufficient..."
The spokesperson was Jiang Hongyu, the chief of staff of the coalition forces. He also saw that Wang Geng had no intention of sending Tanaka's first Japanese army to fight in a hurry. He also felt that Jiang Fangzhen was not speaking directly enough, so he simply stood up and expressed his opinion... Of course, he also poured a basin of cold water on Yoshi Tanaka!
"Chief of Staff! That's not the case. Ukraine has developed railways and highways. Now the Southwest Front Army is still active on the battlefield. It will be too late to invest in reinforcements when it is passive! The so-called plan ahead, and everything must be prepared in advance!" Tanaka Yoshihide held his neck and refuted Jiang Hongyu's point of view.
"Hisser Tanaka, I think the Chief of Staff's words are very correct. The process of the first phase of the Kharkiv battlefield shows that the Southwest Front Army had undertaken before exceeded their own abilities. Don't forget that the purpose of our launch of the Ukrainian Battle was to attract the main German forces to the east. The purpose of our first shot in Kharkiv was to attract the German troops from Kharkiv and Yekaterinoslav to the direction of Kharkiv... As for the idea of occupying the right bank of the Dnieper River in Ukraine in one breath, it was obviously too hasty..." Jiang Fangzhen did not care about Tanaka's face at this time and said very straightforwardly.
"I still think... soldiers are very fast. Now the Germans only have one German 10th Army in Ukraine. If you don't take advantage of the opportunity to take over a large area of land on the right bank of the Dnieper River in Ukraine, it will be even more difficult to achieve our goal after Rudendorf and Hindenburg transfer a few more armies into Ukraine!" Tanaka Yoshichi stroked his beard and insisted.
Jiang Fangzhen and Jiang Hong looked at each other and both smiled helplessly. It was obviously difficult to convince the stubborn Yoshiichi Tanaka. This master was the one who sincerely rolled up his sleeves and wanted to go into battle as soon as possible to make achievements. Moreover, the Southwest Front did have the regret of insufficient troops in the battle of Ukraine...
"Chief of Staff, how difficult is the supply of materials and ammunition for the coalition's logistics support for the Southwest Front?" The commander-in-chief of the coalition changed his slogan and raised the logistics issue...
"Uh... Commander-in-Chief, since the three states of Kursk Voronezh and Taritzin are the starting points of the assembly and battle of the Southwest Front Army, the coalition logistics took almost a week to hoard the ammunition and food transfer, and the railway car was always short of enough. For this reason, the Western Route Army's supplementary and ammunition transportation have not been completed yet. The Central Route Army has consumed a huge amount of ammunition in the past few days. In the past few days, the Central Route Army has consumed nearly 200,000 shells of various caliber in the past few days. At this moment, there are only less than 150,000 shells left in the base warehouse in Belgorod, while the Western Route Army itself has only stored 300,000 shells, and the Eastern Route Army has 400,000 shells...
If the intensity of the battle is as strong as the first stage of Kharkov, the existing logistics support capabilities on the front line can only be said to be barely coping. Now more than 200,000 troops are invested in the Ukrainian battlefield. It is very difficult to transfer the wounded now... The railway and highways in Voronezh Prefecture have been in full operation!"
Jiang Hong spread his hands and screamed in pain. Obviously, he thought that the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces was looking for a reason to convince Tanaka, so he would use this reason for insufficient logistics support supply capacity!
Chapter completed!