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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 329: Standing ready to wait for you to enter the urn

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    ~Date:~November 02~

    Jiang Hongyu led the 2nd Mixed Armored Brigade of the 1st Armored Division. They set off from Almetyevsk early in the morning. After marching for most of a day, they successfully arrived at the scheduled ambush location 40 kilometers southwest of Chistopol.  This is the place where three rivers meet. Although the river is not deep and not too wide, it is still not easy to swim across it if you don't know how to swim.  *1*1*

    For Jiang Hongyu, it was not easy to seize the position of chief of staff of the coalition forces and command the northern route troops. Fortunately, Wang Geng agreed to his request and allocated the second mixed armored brigade under Sun Liangcheng's 1st Armored Division.  , the 2nd Ural Cavalry Division and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the Japanese 7th Division, a total of 25,000 people were under his command.

    The whole army took a train from Ufa and went north to Cherny on the Kamala River. Then they marched mechanized and turned to Zainsk in the southwest. They hunted all night. The next day they stormed into Almetyevsk, but failed.  With great effort, Almetyevsk was only guarded by one battalion of the First Army of the Soviet Red Army, and no one escaped.

    For mechanized troops, fuel is the key. Fortunately, the coalition has established an oil warehouse in Cherny, an important town on the Kamala River, and the coalition headquarters has specially organized a transport convoy from Cherny to Zainsk Almej.  Transportation of oil and logistics supplies to Yevsk.

    For the mixed armored brigade participating in the war, the fuel carried by the vehicle itself can be used by the entire brigade for a 300-kilometer trek, while the fuel loaded by the baggage troops can meet the troops' next 300-kilometer trek. After that, fuel must be replenished.  keep going.

    The coalition logistics troops accompanied Chiang Hongyu's troops in advancing, only half a day's journey away, that is, fifty kilometers away. When Chiang Hongyu's troops captured Almetyevsk, this place became a place where oil and supplies were stored and transported.  Military base camp.

    Jiang Hongyu left an armored battalion to guard Almetyevsk, and the main force of the 2nd Mixed Armored Brigade moved to the scheduled ambush location on the afternoon of July 10, 1918.

    According to the enemy situation report from the Hawkeye 1 early warning aircraft, the three infantry divisions of the Soviet Fifth Army that occupied Chistopol only waited for less than half a day before heading straight to Almetye along the road they had pursued the Cossack cavalry battalion in the morning.  Coming from Fusk, the marching speed is not very fast, only five kilometers in one hour.  {/Updates uploaded by friends}

    By drawing on the 1/50,000 military map, it was obvious that the opponent was planning to march straight to Almetyevsk at night. For a distance of 40 kilometers, the opponent would be able to arrive at almost midnight.

    "Chief of Staff! If we fight at night, the aviation team is afraid that the bombing effect will be much worse, and it will also be a problem to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy!" The speaker was Hu Zongduo, commander of the 2nd Armored Brigade, a native of Huangmei, Hunan, and the fourth phase of the Infantry Section of Baoding Military Academy.  After graduation, he followed Bai Chongxi from Guangxi to the north to join the army. At this time, he was already the brigade commander of the 2nd Armored Brigade.

    "What are you afraid of? We can't fight the war without the air force? If we don't have planes to cause trouble, we can fight more happily. We don't have to deal with air-ground coordination and cooperation problems. We can just focus on firing at the opposite side!" Jiang Hongyu glared at Hu Zongduo.  road.

    "Afraid? I've never seen the word "fear" written before I joined the army! But chief of staff, I heard that the enemy across the way has three divisions of troops. I'm not afraid of darkness. This is also where three rivers meet. By then, the enemy will be dispersed.  It won't be easy for us to chase him!" Hu Zongduo, commander of the 2nd Armored Brigade, rubbed his head and said with a smile.

    "Three rivers are just blocking the opponent's retreat. We won't open fire until they cross the river. I can keep my words straight. I will kill Ma Su with tears in my eyes if anyone adjusts the chain!" Jiang Hongyu said sternly.

    "Yes! Don't worry, Chief of Staff, just sit at the headquarters and watch our second brigade deal with each other. Let alone one against three. With the level of weapons and equipment of the Soviet Red Army, it's no problem for one of us to fight against five. What's behind?  There is no need for the Ural Cavalry Division to come here to take credit, let alone the Japanese cavalry regiment!" Hu Zongduo said confidently.

    Jiang Hongyu set up a pocket formation five kilometers southeast of the intersection of three rivers. The 120 wheeled armored vehicles of the armored regiment formed a crescent-shaped defensive position, which was like the firepower point of 120 12.7mm large-caliber heavy machine guns.  The firepower density reached one armored fighting vehicle every 50 meters, and one armored regiment was used to create a 6-kilometer-long defense line.

    All the vehicle-mounted infantry of the 1st Armored Regiment dismounted and entered the position. There were eight people in a squad, one 1917bra Browning squad machine gun, two 1 Garand semi-automatic rifles, and five 1903 Springfield manual rifles. On average, one person guarded 6  The defense line was nearly 300 meters, and the trenches were almost ready by the afternoon.

    The 1st Armored Regiment has three armored battalions, which are three 81-caliber 6-gun battalion mortar companies. This is a 18-gun mortar group that can attack up to 2 kilometers. In addition, each platoon also has two 60-gun mortars.  It is a mortar. The whole regiment adds up to 72 platoon mortars, which can attack targets within 1,300 meters.The entire armored regiment actually has 120 12.7-caliber heavy machine guns, 120 squad bra machine guns, 72 60-caliber mortars, 18 81-caliber mortars, and a 6-gun artillery battery with four jurisdictions.  There are 75 Type 41 mountain guns and two 75 Type 38 field guns, which have quite powerful firepower.

    One kilometer behind the position of the 1st Armored Regiment, Jiang Hongyu deployed the brigade artillery regiment of the 2nd Armored Brigade. Two 75-caliber field artillery battalions managed 48 Type 38 field guns with a maximum range of 8,350 meters.  The caliber mountain artillery battalion has 24 Type 41 mountain artillery guns with a maximum range of 7,100 meters.

    The 2nd Armored Regiment was placed on the left side of the 1st Regiment's position, and the 3rd Armored Regiment was placed on the right side of the 1st Regiment's position. The artillery companies of these two regiments and the artillery company of the 1st Regiment were strengthened at the position of the entire brigade artillery cluster.  The brigade armored reconnaissance battalion became a mobile force and reserve team!

    Jiang Hongyu's net is 6 kilometers wide at the bottom and 4 kilometers on both sides. The entire combat position is as high as 14 kilometers. This is almost the first time that a unit of the size of a mixed brigade of the Chinese participating army has faced a force that exceeds its own.  Three times as many enemies.

    Of course, Jiang Hongyu is full of confidence. The artillery of his armored mixed brigade is equivalent to the artillery of a group army of the Soviet Red Army, a full 15 artillery batteries and 90 cannons, not counting 90 mortars!  Not counting the 400 fd17ii wheeled armored vehicles and the new 12.7 large-caliber heavy machine gun on the rotating turret!

    The Second Armored Brigade of the Chinese Participating Army, armed to the teeth, opened its big mouth and bared its fangs towards the three infantry divisions of the Soviet Fifth Army's Northern Route Army!

    The three infantry divisions of the Northern Route Army of the Fifth Army of the Soviet Eastern Front are composed of the 1st Smolensk Infantry Division, the 4th Petrograd Infantry Division and the 25th Infantry Division of the Simbirsk Iron Army.  The former enemy commander was Eh, the chief of staff of the Fifth Army. This man was Slavin¡¯s right-hand man and a member of the Fifth Army¡¯s former enemy military committee. It was this man¡¯s idea that the Fifth Army divided its troops into two groups to reinforce the direction of Ufa.  .

    To say that these three divisions are really the main force of the Fifth Army, most of them are veterans of the February Revolution and the October Revolution. The Bolsheviks are absolutely dominant among the soldiers. Each division has a Maxim heavy machine gun battalion.  Each division has two artillery batteries. This team crossed the Volga River from Tetyush. There was no gunfire in Bolgar. The whole army traveled 110 kilometers at a rapid march speed in two days to reach Chistopol.

    The Chief of Staff of the Fifth Army, Eh, did not expect that his Northern Route Army would encounter the White Guard cavalry in Chistopol. Although it only had one battalion, it soon gave up resistance after discovering that the Soviet Red Army brigade had arrived.  Chistopol was evacuated, but Ehe did not dare to neglect. While sending the leading brigade of the 4th Petrograd Infantry Division to pursue the opponent in the direction of retreat, he sent a telegram to the headquarters of the Fifth Army to report that he and  The situation encountered by the White Guard cavalry, please advise on the next course of action.

    Not long after, at about two o'clock in the afternoon on July 10, 1918, Wang's Northern Route Army, which had rested for two hours in Chistopol, received a reply from Army Group Commander Slavin:

    1. The coalition forces have officially joined the war. In the direction of Ufa, it was discovered that at least one reinforced armored regiment of the enemy entered the battle and, with the cooperation of the coalition air force, completely annihilated the cavalry division of the Fourth Army.

    2. It is not safe for your troops to be alone in the north. You should leave Chistopol as soon as possible and move closer to the main force of the Army. It is expected that the Southern Route Army of the Fifth Army will arrive at the Briguma and Bavre lines tomorrow evening, and the main force of the Ninth Army.  Rendezvous, your troops can march at night and rest covertly during the day to avoid the sight of coalition reconnaissance planes in the sky.

    Here, Ehe did not dare to neglect after receiving the telegram. While ordering the entire army to seize the time to rest, he decided to set off at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and strive to reach Briguma tomorrow evening to join the main force of the group army!
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