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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 376 Let¡¯s see who can persevere to the end

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    July 13, 1918, 7:30, on the outskirts of the town of Sterli Tamak, 120 kilometers south of Ufa

    The sky was so gloomy that water was dripping from the sky. The thick and low clouds held up a protective umbrella over the remaining units of the First Army of the Soviet Eastern Front. Tukhachevsky, surrounded by a group of division commanders and political commissars, and Chabaye  The husband galloped side by side in the southwest suburb of Sterlitamark Town. The horse under his feet was restless and sweaty, and mud splashed on the grass under the sound of horse hooves.

    "Hey! Stop! Stop! Don't make a sound. Do you hear anything?" Army commander Tukhachevsky suddenly grabbed the horse and raised his hand to signal the whole team to stop. Behind him were the division commander's political commissar and a company of guards.  He hurriedly stopped the sitting horse. After a burst of horses neighing and snorting, this group of Soviet Red Army cavalry finally calmed down.

    Chabarov and several division commanders and political commissars didn¡¯t know what was going on. Apart from the whistling of the wind and the breathing of his own group, they heard nothing else!

    "Listen, is there the sound of an airplane engine in the sky?" Tukhachevsky paused for a long time with his ear turned to the side, and asked with a trace of nervousness on his face.

    Chapayev and several division commanders were surprised when they heard this. They hurriedly held their breath and listened carefully. In addition to the whistling wind, there was only the breathing of the mounts sitting down in their ears. Everyone shook their heads in agreement.  did not hear.

    Hasimov, the commander of the 31st Turkestan Infantry Division, said hesitantly, "Comrade Commander, are you saying that the aircraft of the Allied Air Force have flown over our heads?" There was a hint of fear and trembling in the man's voice.

    "Impossible! The weather is so bad, the clouds are so thick and low, and the wind is so strong. How dare the coalition air force fly out even if they risk their lives? Even if they take the risk, they can't see the ground and targets clearly in such weather, and they can't cross at all.  The clouds attack the ground, and they may be blown over by the strong wind or hit the ground and kiss the earth!" Chapayev clenched his fists fiercely and shouted at Hashimov.

    Tukhachevsky looked up for a long time. The clouds were very thick and were still rolling under the strong wind. Although it didn't rain anymore, it looked like it might rain heavily again at any time. This weather can be called  God bless the First Army, even if the coalition air force can be dispatched, it can only wander around at high altitudes and cannot find ground targets. Whether it can find the town of Sterli Tamak in front of them is still a problem.

    Thinking of this, Tukhachevsky waved his hand and said, "It's going to rain and my mother wants to get married. Let it go. The only combat mission of the First Army today is to take down the town in front of us cleanly and kill the enemy."  Destroy them all! No matter how hard it is, we must not waver or retreat. Otherwise, there is no need for the Soviet Red Army to exist. If we don¡¯t have the courage and strength, what are we going to do to defend the Soviet regime?¡±

    The words of the commander of the "Ula" group army greatly boosted the morale of the surrounding subordinates. Several division commanders and political commissars followed Chapayev in raising their arms and shouting "Ula", and then the guards of a cavalry company behind them also raised their arms and shouted, which looked quite a bit.  The heroism of the Soviet Red Army.

    Li Fugui, the cavalry battalion commander of the coalition forces, was watching this scene with a telescope on the roof attic and was wondering. Why did these old guys get so sick that they suddenly stopped and shouted?  In fact, just for a moment, he seemed to hear the sound of the engine of an airplane in the air. He thought it was his aviation team's plane that had arrived over the town. However, he stuck his head out and looked into the sky with the instructor for a long time. Apart from drooping and rolling,  There were dark clouds and the howling wind filled my ears. There was no sound of engines at all, and there was not a single plane in the sky!

    The town of Sterli Tamak is the first big town on the 120-kilometer road to Ufa. To the east is the Ural River, which meanders all the way from Ufa to the south. The Ural River rushes all the way from Ufa.  When we arrived at the town of Stelli Tamak, we turned a corner to the east and then back. It was very similar to the shape of the Samara River Basin on the Volga River. Objectively speaking, the Ural River adjacent to the north, east and south of the town became the  The natural barrier of the town of Sterli Tamak.

    Don¡¯t underestimate the Ural River. Although it is close to the town, the Ural River in this area is more than 100 meters wide at its narrowest point and 200 meters wide at its widest point. Because of the bends in the river, the water flow is more rapid and the river water is also  It's quite deep, and there's no other way to cross the river except by boat. But where can I find a boat now?

    In 1918, the town of Sterli Tamak was just a town with a radius of one kilometer. Tukhachevsky led the generals around the town and couldn't help but frowned. The main defensive positions in this town were  The combined width of the northwest and southwest parts is less than two kilometers. Chapayev's cavalry regiment first attacked in the northwest corner and was hit hard, but the southwest corner was less than one kilometer wide.  The position looks decent. The walnut is not big, but it is really hard to chew.

    "Everyone"Look, what's the way to play?  "Tukhachevsky rode up to a small dirt bag. It was less than 1,300 meters away from the town. Through the telescope, we could see a lot of coalition soldiers on the opposite position. At least 1,000 meters away from the southwest corner.  3 companies of troops.

    "I asked why we kicked the rock. The opponent's strength does not look like there is only one battalion. There are at least three companies on this position. If you add the three companies on the northwest position, there will be six companies.  , Maybe there is a reserve team in the town!" Chapayev shouted while looking through the binoculars.

    In fact, Li Fugui placed one company on the main first-line position in the northwest corner. The third company on the second-line position fifty meters behind did not show up at all. The same was true for the position in the southwest corner. Only the second company and the fifth company were placed on the first-line position.  No one showed up on the second-line position, but Li Fugui was more thoughtful and ordered every soldier on the first-line position to have two scarecrows put on military uniforms and military caps and placed them on either side of him. Only half of his head was exposed, and one was seen from a distance.  It's like three people.

    "The other side is having dinner! Comrade Commander! How about we take advantage of the situation and send a cavalry company to charge the opponent's southwest position?" The commander of the 15th Division of the Simbirsk Iron Army took a few glances through the binoculars and suddenly suggested from the side. Anyway,  His infantry division was still hiding and resting 5 kilometers away. It was still early for him to go into battle, so this guy could stand and talk without pain in his back.

    "Asshole! You also saw what happened to the cavalry battalion in the charge just now. We are only a cavalry company at this moment. Are you going to charge? OK! I, Chapayev, sacrificed my life to accompany you, and we will charge together! Whoever doesn't will go.  You're a coward!" Chapayev was so angry that he used a cavalry company to charge into the established positions defended by three companies of the opponent. As long as the opponent had two machine guns, none of the cavalry company might be able to come back!

    "I think it's okay to charge. The young men of the cavalry company spread out the formation. At least they can detect the opponent's firepower equipment and defense density. Otherwise, how will they find the weak links? Of course, there is no need for two division commanders to lead the charge.  , Anyway, we are just doing reconnaissance." The commander of the 20th Infantry Division of the Simbirsk Iron Army, Berklov, supported the opinion of Chekov, the commander of the 15th Division.

    "Comrade Chapayev! Be careful! Chekov is also a division commander, not your orderly!" Tukhachevsky frowned and stopped Chapayev, who was still glaring at Chekov.  Bayev.

    Chapayev turned his head and became so angry that he stopped talking. Of course it was a joke for the division commander to lead a charge to conduct fire reconnaissance. What made Chapayev angry was that Chekov's own infantry division was still watching the fire from the other side 5 kilometers away.  , he himself came up with random ideas here and let the cavalry do all the hard work.

    At this point in the battle, Comrade Xia Boyang, who had always charged forward bravely and fearlessly, gradually became a little frightened when facing the Allied Forces' positions. The cavalry was an advanced unit and should be used for detours and flank strikes, rather than for attacking the enemy's positions.  The cost of launching an attack from a frontal position was too high. Chapayev regretted that he should have underestimated the enemy just now. More than 1,800 heroic red Cossacks from the cavalry regiment fell in front of him, bleeding like a river!

    "Pass my order! The group army's guard cavalry company is divided into three groups to launch a tentative attack on the southwest position. Pay attention to spreading the formation as far as possible!" Tukhachevsky gave the order decisively!
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