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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 357 The Third Close Contact

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    ~Date:~November 16~

    The captain of the cavalry squadron, Ume Tsusaburo, who was walking behind, was excited. While ordering the remaining two squads to spread out and occupy the position with machine guns and prepare mortars, he quickly dismounted and used a telescope to observe. It was obvious that the first squad in the lead had suffered casualties.  More than half of the remaining team was lying on the ground in a bitter fight. Listening to the sound of gunfire and looking at the mouth of the flames, the opponent Lao Maozi had at least one battalion of troops on three sides.

    Captain Ume Tsuzaburo ordered the communications troops to send a report to the regiment headquarters. Our unit encountered an enemy ambush ten kilometers south of the main force. The enemy troops were stationed in the exploration and requested tactical guidance.

    The combat effectiveness of the Japanese cavalry is actually not as good as that of the Japanese infantry. However, this cavalry reconnaissance squadron is a unit directly under the wing headquarters. Its individual soldiers are of good quality and have strong combat effectiveness, as well as good coordination with infantry and artillery. In less than three minutes, the two teams behind have already started.  At this time, the 1917bra Browning squad machine guns equipped by the coalition forces to the cavalry reconnaissance squadron showed their lightness and practicality. Although the two squads only had 6 7.62 Browning squad machine guns, they were very  The fight was quick and effective, suppressing the firepower on the opponent's position.

    At the same time, the six 60th Platoon mortars also began to show their power. In just two salvos, 12 mortar shells flew over and silenced the opponent's two Maxim heavy machine guns. Then the mortar shells came one after another.  There were explosions on the opponent's position. Basically, wherever the firepower was concentrated, they would be hit by Japanese mortar shells immediately. The firepower of both sides waxed and waned.

    The reconnaissance battalion of the 5th Constantine Division, which had twice the number of troops, could not hold on any longer. The soldiers were hit hard by mortars and machine guns from the opponent's six squadrons. The casualties increased sharply. The political commissar of the battalion was killed and the commanding officer was killed.  , the battalion commander had to order a retreat. The main force of the division was still three kilometers behind. If he really persisted until the main force came up, he would not have many people left in his battalion.

    Here, Ume Tsuzaburo's two squads fought from both wings while advancing steadily, and soon the remaining thirty or so people from the first squad were brought back. The gunfire from the opposite side gradually subsided, and the figures in the distance were longing, obviously.  The opponent was retreating. Ume Tsuzaburo ordered machine guns and mortars to cover in place, and the rest of the cavalry mounted their horses to pursue them, blowing the charge horn!

    Now the Soviet Red Army on the opposite side no longer hid, and ran away. Ume Tsuzaburo actually used this move as a dangerous move. If the enemy's brigade on the opposite side came one after another, his squadron could make a profit.  Not bad, but fortunately his original intention was not to chase them far, but to capture a few prisoners and ask for confessions.

    As a result, the Soviet reconnaissance battalion was waiting in the dark to evacuate its original position. The Japanese machine guns and mortars were chasing the opponent's ass. Ume Tsusaburo's cavalry quickly occupied the opponent's position. In the shallow trenches  After looking around, I actually caught a few wounded Red Army soldiers who hadn't escaped.

    Before the gunfire stopped, Ume Tsuzaburo squatted next to his mount and interrogated the prisoners. The cavalry dragged up the first old man whose thigh was seriously injured by a mortar shell. He was bleeding and he was about to die.  - Tsuzaburo asked the Russian translator to ask for a long time. In exchange, the other party spat on Mei-Jin's face with bloody spit. The guy was so angry that he kicked Mei-Jin to the ground when he put on his big leather boots. When he pulled him up again, he found that he was a wounded soldier.  Already dead!

    The next two prisoners were not so pretentious. They honestly reported their unit number and direction of action, "Sogar! As expected, they are the two divisions of the Fifth Army. Now it is my turn to stand in front of Commander Ishihara, Ume Tsuzaburo.  A success!"

    Mei Jin quickly ordered the radio operator to report to the regiment, and the enemy in person was confirmed to be the 5th Siberian Division of the Soviet 5th Army, followed by the 4th Division led by the political commissar of the group army!  complete!

    The telegraph operator here had just finished sending the report and had not had time to take back the call. Suddenly, there was a sound of killing in front of him. In the distance, there was a black mass of heads rolling in. Three regiments of the Soviet Red Army surged up over the mountains and plains in the night. Ume Tsuzaburo was startled.  , quickly blew the trumpet and ordered the entire squadron to retreat.

    In the end, it was the infantry that was being pursued and the cavalry that was escaping. The opponent had no artillery and limited machine guns. Ume Tsuzaburo's cavalry reconnaissance squadron managed to escape.

    In this battle, a Japanese cavalry reconnaissance squadron of 210 people faced off against a 420-man reconnaissance battalion of the other side. The result of the battle was that the cavalry squadron had 23 killed and 36 wounded, while the Soviet Red Army suffered 83 killed and 133 wounded.  Of course, Ume Tsuzaburo won locally, but the three regiments that followed the opponent were not able to be competed by a cavalry squadron, so in the end it was a half-deuce tie. Ume Tsu's cavalry squadron was chasing the opponent.  The whereabouts were deserted and they fled to the north and retreated.

    In this battle, both sides captured each other's wounded soldiers and asked for confessions, so the deployment of troops was soon made public. As for the confession of Kojiro, the first captured Japanese cavalryman, it is unknown. Anyway,  Constantine soon learned that the one responsible for intercepting the area east of Almetyevsk was only a Japanese cavalry regiment of the coalition, with more than 4,000 people!

    And Kojiro really doesn¡¯t know how many main troops the coalition has in Almetyevsk.However, at least some of the 23,000 Soviet prisoners of war and wounded soldiers are still in Almeteyevsk.

    "Comrade Political Commissar, the situation is very serious. The results of the interrogation of the Japanese wounded soldier in the coalition forces have come out. The opponent is north of Almetyevsk and has annihilated 25,000 troops from the three divisions of our Ekh Group. One of them  The mixed armored brigade is the main force. Now in Almetyevsk is another main force of the coalition. Its number and combat effectiveness are not inferior to the previous one. The enemy forces to the north of us came from Almetyevsk.  The Japanese 7th Cavalry Regiment, about 4,000 people!¡±

    Constantine introduced the situation to the group army political commissar Blumberg and the second division commander Maruski who had caught up!

    "So many? So the coalition's ground troops in the north alone are at least 50,000 or 60,000, or even more? What should we do now? There is only one division on Slavin's side, how can we fight this!" Political Commissar Bu  Lyumberg was so panicked that he didn't know what to do.

    Although Constantine was worried about Slavin and Hao's division, now was obviously not the time to discuss the situation in the west. The guy couldn't help but said,

    "Comrade Political Commissar, the key for us now is that the whereabouts of our two divisions have been exposed. The next step is to continue rushing north, or to turn around and turn in another direction?"

    "What do you think? Fighting is the responsibility of your commander. I am just the political commissar. Where do you think we should go? The one we encountered with our reconnaissance battalion just now was just a cavalry squadron? How many such squadrons are there in that cavalry wing? Why are we alone?  The reconnaissance battalion was defeated! Constantine, look what kind of troops you sent to lead the way!

    ¡°Is that battalion commander afraid of the enemy? Is he a member of the Bolshevik Party?  What are the ingredients at home?  Have you heard about the Cheka investigation?  !  They had twice as many troops as others and yet they were beaten to the point of fleeing. This was simply an embarrassment to the Red Army. If they couldn't do it, they would be captured and killed!  "Blumberg was nervous and a little incoherent.

    "Comrade Bloumberg! Please calm down! You are the political commissar of the army group. What will the soldiers below think of you?! The opponent's cavalry squadron has fewer people than us, but the quality of the individual soldiers and weapons and equipment are much better than ours.  Battalion Commander Liu Jin was right when he ordered the reconnaissance battalion to retreat. Otherwise, the battalion might have suffered casualties on the position. The opponent's squadron has six machine guns and six mortars. What do we have in the hands of the soldiers?  The average number of Sinagan rifles was less than 20 rounds per person! There were not even a single cannon! The only two Maxims were damaged by the opponent's mortar salvos!"

    Constantine, the commander of the Fifth Division, shouted dissatisfied!

    "There are about 4,000 people in the opponent's cavalry reinforcements, which is equivalent to the 20 cavalry squadrons that were in contact with the reconnaissance just now!" Maluski, commander of the second division, added solemnly.

    "Twenty squadrons? Doesn't that mean the other side has 120 machine guns and 120 mortars? This firepower is too strong. I think we should retreat in another direction? We can't touch an egg against a rock!" Blumbei said.  Ge said in panic.

    "Change the direction, that's easy for you to say. We worked so hard to get here from the south for dozens of kilometers, you're not going to let us turn around and go back to Briguma, are you?" Constant couldn't help but ridiculed.  , Retreating has always been about advancing without retreating. Otherwise, if we go back and forth in vain, not only will our morale and physical strength drop sharply, but the opportunity will be completely delayed, so retreating is absolutely unacceptable!

    "Comrade Political Commissar! We are two divisions strong, with a total of 20,000 Red Army soldiers! If the opponent's 4,000 cavalry can stop us, then there will be no way for us on the Ufa Plain! Alme  There are at least 25,000 to 30,000 main coalition forces in Dievsk, and further to the west, there is at least one enemy cavalry division and a mixed armored brigade. These are the main coalition forces that have annihilated the three divisions of Ehe!

    If you go east, there is Ufa in the east. Although I don¡¯t know how many enemy troops there are in the direction of Ufa, Tukhachevsky and his 160,000 people were defeated all the way back under the city of Ufa in disgrace!  Do you think our two divisions are more powerful than the hundreds of thousands of people in the Southern Cluster?  At the beginning, Tukhachevsky's artillery alone had 33 companies, but now our two divisions don't have a single cannon!  "Maruski also shouted at the political commissar of the army group!

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