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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 331 A hail of bullets and a single thought

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    ~Date:~November 04~

    Logically speaking, if two hostile armies encounter each other halfway in the dark, it would be best to retreat each other to find a supporting position, and then move forward to conduct reconnaissance to find out the opponent's strength. However, at this time, the Northern Route Army of the Fifth Group Army of the Soviet Eastern Front  These three divisions did not encounter the enemy halfway, but plunged into the opponent's encirclement.  (1_1)

    The immediate reaction of the commander of the Fourth Army's North Route Army, Ehe, was not to retreat, but to occupy positions on both sides of the road. This decision was not a bad one. The three divisions left in vain were exhausted, and it was unlikely that they could retreat smoothly.  , even if you want to withdraw, you must first find out the opponent's reality!

    The result of Tukhachevsky's retreat from Ufa with the main force of the Southern Cluster was that he lost the title of commander of the cluster. But at least the Southern Cluster knew clearly what kind of enemy troops and firepower it was facing, and he led the three  How can a division's troops withdraw when they hear the enemy? They don't even know who the enemy is. How can they explain to the group army and Moscow when they withdraw? How can they flee in fright?

    Leading the avant-garde brigade of the 4th Petrograd Infantry Division was the division political commissar Zenievsky. After encountering the enemy on the way, they were shocked at first and gave similar orders to Eh. The second regiment occupied the position on the left side of the road, and the third regiment occupied the position.  Position on the right side of the road, a group of people follow me!

    As a result, the three regiments encountered the opponent's machine gun fire at the same time as they deployed. The sound of the gunfire sounded very crisp and refreshing. The long and short bursts of fire were very rhythmic. It was not the familiar sound of the Maxim machine gun of the White Guards. Could it be that the opposite  Is it the coalition forces?

    What this fellow's avant-garde brigade ran into was a six-kilometer-long blocking position deployed by the main force of Jiang Hongyu's 2nd Armored Brigade. What was being fired at this moment was less than a third of the squad machine guns!

    Jiang Hongyu's intention was to lure the enemy to attack, so the 12.7-caliber Browning heavy machine guns on the 120 wheeled armored vehicles of the 1st Armored Regiment were not allowed to fire. He used the bra squad to stabilize the front with machine guns, and all the artillerymen also fired.  Silent.

    While Zenevsky asked the messenger to send a message to the chief of staff and division commander behind him, he ordered each of his three regiments to send a battalion of troops to launch a tentative attack, and ordered them to occupy as much of the opponent's trench as possible and try to capture them.  Several prisoners came back to ask about the situation.  *1*1*

    Jiang Hongyu, who was commanding on a small high ground behind the position, looked through his telescope at the dark Soviet avant-garde brigade 2 kilometers away. Then he received a call from the positions of the 2nd and 3rd Armored Regiments. He discovered that the enemy was three kilometers away from the position.  There was an infantry division deployed.

    At midnight on July 10, 1918, which happened to be the fourth day of June, the half-curved first quarter moon cast a faint layer of moonlight in the night sky. Although the sight was not good, it was much better than the invisible nights on the first and last days of the month.  .

    "Order the second and third regiments to remain on alert. Unless the opponent launches a large-scale attack, heavy machine guns and artillery are not allowed to be used. The squad machine guns should also fire slowly and don't scare the opponent away at once!" Jiang Hongyu was afraid that the opponent would withdraw too much.  It's fast, so I want to show the enemy's weakness first and try to attract the opponent into the encirclement as much as possible.

    "Chief of Staff, there is a call from Hawkeye 1. A squadron of D4 reconnaissance bombers and a squadron of Handley Petty 0400 heavy bombers taking off from Ufa will arrive over the predetermined area in ten minutes. Please provide ground guidance for bombing the target area!"

    "Chief of Staff, there is a call from the Second Ural Cavalry Division. They are still 12 kilometers away from the outflanking position. They are expected to arrive at the predetermined position in half an hour!"

    "Okay! In ten minutes, light the fire indicating the direction behind the position. The Second Armored Regiment and the Third Armored Regiment will each send a battalion to bypass the enemy on both sides. The First Armored Regiment is ready to fire!" Jiang Hongyu's voice was filled with irrepressible anger.  excited.

    The former enemy commanders of the Soviet Fifth Army's Northern Route Army, Ekh and Kodich, had just led the Second Brigade of the Fourth Petrograd Infantry Division to the front of the First Brigade, when they saw fierce machine gunfire suddenly erupted from the opposite position, and then forced  The sound of artillery fire was screaming and overwhelming. The first brigade, which had three regiments in front of the position and attacked in three directions, was beaten by the opponent's blazing firepower like autumn leaves swept away by the autumn wind.

    The entire 1st Brigade of the 4th Petrograd Infantry Division collapsed. Hundreds of machine gun flames were sprayed out from the six-kilometer-wide front on the opposite side, harvesting and sweeping away all lives that dared to stand up within 1,000 meters in front of the position.  The opponent's mortar shells flew directly from 1,000 meters away and plowed holes in the rear of the Red Army's temporary starting position.

    The second brigade of Eh and Kodich was in chaos after being bombarded by the overwhelming artillery shells. They scrambled to find cover in the fields. In just five minutes, under the heavy machine gun fire from the opposite side, the entire brigade was completely destroyed.  More than half of the first brigade suffered casualties, and the rest lay on the ground holding their heads without daring to raise their heads. The second brigade that came up for reinforcements was also blown up by countless mortar shells.

    "Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff! The opponent's firepower is too fierce. There are at least five heavy machine gun battalions on the front position."?And it was an unheard-of large-caliber bullet. The first brigade was completely destroyed. What to do now?  "Zenevsky, the division political commissar of the 4th Petrograd Infantry Division, rolled up and down with the help of several guards and rolled into a section of the dry ditch where Eh and Kodich were lying, with no blood on his face and all over his body.  Mud and blood.

    "The second brigade organized its front on the spot to prepare for a counterattack, and ordered the first brigade to retreat closer to the second brigade. The division's heavy machine gun battalion quickly seized the machine gun position to suppress the opponent's machine gun fire points, covered the retreat of the first brigade's infantry, and ordered the cluster artillery company to immediately deploy its position to attack  The enemy's heavy machine gun positions were shelling, and the 1st Smolensk Infantry Division and the 25th Simbirsk Infantry Division were ordered to bypass the opponent's flanks and outflank the opponent's retreat!  A series of orders were issued without hesitation.

    "Chief of Staff, the enemy's situation is unclear, and the opponent's machine gun firepower is strong. We should retreat to a safe place with all our troops!" Kodic held his head to avoid the mortar shells raining from the sky, and turned towards Eh.  shouted.

    "If you turn around and run now, you will be beaten by the enemy as a living target. Although the machine gun fire on the opposite side is fierce, the sound of rifles is relatively sparse, indicating that there are not many people on the opposite side. I estimate that the enemy infantry on the opposite side can only be one brigade at most.  With more than one division of troops, we counterattacked to attract their firepower, and let the other two divisions circle around and outflank them. With a strength ratio of three to one, the brave will win in a narrow encounter!" Ehe said while rushing towards Kodi!  Qi roared, while lying on the ground using a telescope to observe the situation on the forward position.

    The machine gun firepower on the opponent's frontal position 1,300 meters away was much sparser than before. It was obvious that the machine gun had switched from strafing to long and short bursts. However, the dull sound of the heavy machine gun seemed to be beating a drum, causing the Red Army on his side to lie on the ground to avoid stray bullets.  The hearts of the soldiers were tightening. At this time, there were almost no people standing in the position. All the surviving soldiers of the first brigade were crawling back while biting and crawling, while there were more people on the road and in the field.  The dark corpses of the dead were no longer moving.

    The opponent's mortar shells were a little sparser than before, but shells still fell from time to time, exploding into a mess of flesh and blood and screams.

    According to the normal combat method, the opponent should pursue the victory and launch an attack at this time. Aihe looked at the opposite front with a telescope suspiciously. The black firepower of more than 100 heavy machine guns was actually moving slowly. Could it be that it was armored warfare?  Is the heavy machine gun on the car firing?

    "Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff, the first brigade withdrew less than one regiment, and the rest were thrown on the battlefield. The second brigade suffered more than two battalions with casualties. What should we do now?" Kozic quickly figured out what he was doing.  The division was the first to encounter casualties and hurriedly crawled over to report.

    At this time, the Soviet Red Army artillery battery group three kilometers behind finally deployed its artillery position and began to fire. The first round of artillery shells from six companies of 36 mountain field guns set off a series of explosive points in front of the opponent's position. Unfortunately, the location was dark at night.  The adjustment was not enough, and most of them fell in front of the position, causing almost no damage to the opponent's machine gun fire points.

    "These bastards! How can they fire! You can't be sure at such a distance!" Ehe slammed the ridge in front of him. At this moment, the heavy machine gun battalion of the 4th Petrograd Infantry Division finally took its position and began to shoot towards the opposite side.  The enemy's position opened fire, and 24 Maxims began to pour bullets at the opponent's fire point from a distance of 1,300 meters.
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