"The enemy on the southern line is a German infantry division and an infantry division of two ethnic armies in the direction of Donetsk. We have a certain advantage in the northern line, and the task on the southern line is even more difficult, but the armored troops are our trump card. Now after reorganizing the mixed brigade, our strength on the northern line is stronger. But will the southern line only invest in cluster mixed armored brigade combat? That way, the strength is thinner than the previous plan, and the three infantry regiments are as many as three infantry regiments..." Itagaki Seishiro looked at everyone and said.

"I don't think the problem is big!" Colonel Matsuki, the corps leader of the 12th Cavalry Regiment, stood up confidently. Although he felt a little sorry for not being able to become the acting commander of the mixed armored brigade, he could not escape the position of an acting chief of staff. The mechanized infantry regiment to be formed by the 16th Infantry Division of the Inza is just led by a federal brigade commander. At that time, wouldn't he have to obey his command and Zhao Yikuan's command?

In Matsumu's opinion, this is much safer than letting the cunning Kikweizer command an infantry division to follow him and the Chinese armored troops to pick up the ocean. Otherwise, it would be very likely that the Japanese cavalry and Chinese armored troops would fight to the death in front of them, but the victory and the results were picked up by the 17th Federal Infantry Division, which was followed by the second echelon.

"No, there is a problem with this. Does Major General Kikvize's 17th Infantry Division still need to follow up on the southern line as the second echelon? If not follow up, Donetsk has a vast territory, and the cluster mixed armored brigade has only nearly 10,000 troops. How can we consolidate and occupy these coal mines and towns?" Colonel Fujita, the acting commander of the cluster mixed heavy artillery brigade who stood up against it, was just fighting with the federal generals with Itagaki, and now he is a little inertial and unable to defend his posture!

"The coal mines and towns are there, and the buildings and warehouses are there. So what if you don't divide the troops to occupy it, it can save some food for the Ukrainian refugees. As long as the direction of Kharkov closes the railway line and roads between Yekaterinoslav of Kharkiv, the Germans and Ukrainians in East Ukraine are in a turtle in the jar and can't escape if they want to!" The one who stood up and refuted was Udish, the commander of the 18th Division of the Federal Infantry.

If the 17th Infantry Division of Kikvize will still undertake the task of the second-line reserve, then the 18th Infantry Division of Katou Udis is a third-line garrison, and there is basically no possibility of crossing the Ukrainian border to join the battlefield. The task of the 18th Infantry Division is to defend the important towns and towns in the prefecture, maintain order and public order, and then the third-line reserve team of the Donetsk cluster.

"Well... I suggest that my 17th Infantry Division can draw a brigade for the Northern Line Reserve, and the remaining brigade maintains its original mission. As the second-line troops of the clustered mixed armored brigade, the focus is on ensuring the safety of railway logistics and important towns along the line. Is that okay? We don't have to occupy so many places, and of course we can't miss the possible places!"

Kikweizer was thinking in his mind that I sent a brigade to each of the two routes of the north and south. At that time, you will be the ones who fight hard against the Germans in the front. My troops will stay behind to snatch the capture and accept supplies for prisoners of war. Maybe after the battle, I will snatch from the Ukrainian prisoners and exchange them for a while, and expand them into two divisions in the brigade. This is definitely a good thing with great chance!

"I think Kikweizhe's suggestions are good. Inza, don't fight. Your main regiment will be expanded into a mechanized infantry regiment and join the mixed armored brigade. The troops on the northern line are less than half. The brigade of Kikweizhe can be given to you for unified command!" Yegorov's words made Inza's eyes lit up, but Kikweizhe opened his tongue and turned red when he heard this!

August 1, 1918, 12:15, Kamensk Yekhtinsky, the coalition forces Donetsk Cluster Command

"Then the plan for the Donetsk cluster to continue to maintain the two-way attack is clear. The southern line takes Xinye Khtinsky as the advance base, and I personally command Colonel Zhao's cluster Mixed Armored Brigade and Major General Kikvize's 17th Infantry Brigade to attack. The northern line is commanded by Commander Shibagoro, Major General Morioka Shuise's 12th Infantry Brigade, the 24th Infantry Brigade commanded by Major General Isomura, the main force of the 16th Infantry Division commanded by Major General Inza, and the 34th Infantry Brigade of the 17th Division attacks!"

The Cluster Chief Seishiro Hiragaki talked about this plan before the combat map. In fact, he had discussed this plan privately with the Cluster Commander Shibagoro, so now he saw that the temperature was almost done, so he threw it out directly. He just fine-tuned it and divided the two brigades of the 17th Federation Infantry Division of Kikweizer into two, and used them as the second echelon of the southern line and the third echelon of the northern line. However, in this way, the hope of the two artillery gangs who had already replaced the two artillery gangs and wealthy mule and horse personnel who had become rich after the two artillery gangs were gone.

"Why should the Chief of Staff personally command the attack on the southern line? I think Colonel Itagaki, as the Chief of Staff, should stay with the Cluster Command at any time. Does Commander Shibagoro need Colonel Itagaki to give him advice? How can the plan for the attack on the southern line be changed if I am the commander of the former enemy?

Colonel Zhao Yikuan, the acting brigade commander of the cluster mixed armored brigade and the commander of the 3rd Armored Regiment of China, finally couldn't help but stand up and question Itagaki's plan.

Unlike the group of federal generals who gave Zhao Yikuan and Matsuki accusations just now, the conference room was quiet now, and only the Chinese colonel's dissatisfaction voice echoed. Colonel Matsuki, the captain of the 12th Cavalry Regiment, was not used to being promoted to Itagaki, who was promoted to a rapid speed in the rocket. However, as a general of the 12th Division of Japan, this guy dared not blatantly help the Chinese generals quarrel with his immediate boss, especially when Itagaki was trusted by the commander Shibagoro.

As expected, Itagaki had not answered yet, but Lieutenant General Shibago, the commander of the cluster, waved, "Col. Zhao, the cluster has appointed you as the acting commander of the Mixed Armored Brigade. Colonel Matsuki will be your deputy and chief of staff. In order to strengthen the tactical guidance of the Donetsk Cluster to the Southern Line troops, Chief of Staff Itagaki personally commanded the Southern Line troops to fight after careful consideration. Don't fight again!"

As a non-direct general among the first-level generals of the Japanese military division level, it is not easy for Shiba Goro to get to his current position. After all, generals from the Japanese Army University are the essence and direct descendants of the Japanese Army. However, Shiba Goro, known as the Chinese master, only had the education of Lu Shi and lacked the stepping stone of Lu University. In addition, this Aizu family, who was born, was a mortal enemy of the Changshu family and Satsuma family during the War of the Overthrow of the Sect. Therefore, this guy's career in the Japanese Army was much more difficult than other generals who graduated from Lu University.
Chapter completed!