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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 377 The Lonely Knight

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    ~Date:~November 26~

    July 13, 1918, 7:40, on the outskirts of the town of Sterli Tamak, 120 kilometers south of Ufa

    "Ha! These old guys are very courageous. A mere cavalry company dares to break through the hell gate I set for you? Are you doing some kind of fire reconnaissance? Inform the second company to prepare for battle and pass on my order. The enemy will not rush into 300  Within meters, the squad machine guns and heavy machine guns on the second company's position are not allowed to fire! The snipers and soldiers with good marksmanship of the second company will start shooting freely at a distance of 500 meters with the 1 Garand semi-automatic rifle!"

    Through the telescope, Li Fugui saw a group of commanders on the other side pointing at the hillside 1,300 meters away in the southwest corner for a while. Then Ula shouted, and the cavalryman behind him turned his horse around and rushed down the hillside to the southwest.  The position is coming, the guy hurriedly ordered. The correspondent Xiao Ma shook the wired phone on the second company position behind him and conveyed the order of the battalion commander Li Fugui.

    "Battal commander, will the platoon mortars of the second and third companies launch an attack? This distance is the best range!" Instructor Zhu Biao looked at the binoculars for a while and couldn't help but suggest.

    "The Soviet and Russian cavalry are scattered like this, and they are walking forward slowly with their horses at ease. It is estimated that they will not pick up the speed of their horses to attack our position until they are within 500 meters. It would be too difficult to use mortars to attack such a small cavalry company.  It's a waste, just let the second company practice marksmanship with 1 Garand!" Li Fugui won the first battle 20 minutes ago, and he is very confident now. Damn, the opponent doesn't have cannons and heavy machine guns. This is not the case!  The food on the table!  How can I not eat it?

    Even without aviation support, before my battalion runs out of bullets and shells, I would like to see how much casualties Tukhachevsky can pay to attack such a town.

    Tukhachevsky led a group of division commanders and political commissars to stand on a hillside behind the position. This place is 1,300 meters away from the opponent's position. It is said to be within the range of a heavy machine gun, but it is definitely not easy to hit from such a distance.  Things basically depend on Meng. The First Army Headquarters originally had a guard battalion of cavalry.

    But after so many days of fighting in Ufa, only one cavalry company is left. Several other cavalry companies have successively been added to the cavalry division that suffered heavy casualties. But even so, Chapayev's cavalry division also left.  The strength of the four regiments was reduced to two regiments. In the battle just now, more than half of the regiments were wiped out. Only the cavalry regiment led by political commissar Furmanov still had a decent number.

    "They are all good boys! It just depends on their abilities!" Tukhachevsky murmured.

    More than a hundred cavalry companies divided into skirmish lines and marched slowly towards the more than 500-meter-wide position in the center of the opponent's center. The cavalry had been tired all night, but now they had to cheer up. Many of these young men used to be  The Chapayev Cavalry Division was selected from the Guard Battalion of the Group Army Headquarters. The attack and heavy casualties suffered by the First Chapayev Cavalry Regiment in the northwest position just now made these cavalrymen who had lost many of their former comrades also feel in their hearts.  They are all burning with anger. The guard camp is like the guard of the group army. If you are afraid of death in a war, what's the point?

    Soon, when the skirmisher line of the Soviet Red Army cavalry company approached the opponent 500 meters away, crisp gunshots rang out one after another from the opposite coalition position. The cavalry picked up their horses and accelerated their pace. Although the gunfire from the opposite side was crisp,  It made people feel nervous, but it was obviously just the sound of rifles and not the trembling sound of machine guns. This greatly increased the courage of many Red Army cavalry. Many red Cossack cavalry galloped on their horses, taking off their moccasins.  Sinagan rode a rifle, half standing up on his undulating mount, running and shooting at the opponent's position.

    Although Li Fugui's cavalry battalion is well-trained, it is far from being a sharpshooter. The snipers in each platoon may not be able to hit the enemy with one shot at a distance of 500 meters. Fortunately, the enemy is charging the cavalry.  The target becomes much larger when people and horses are added. Therefore, during the charge, the 1 Garand semi-automatic mounted rifles of the coalition cavalry continued to hit the opponent's cavalry. Soviet Red Army cavalry were constantly hit by bullets, causing both men and horses to fall.  What a mess.

    Of course, at such a long distance, there are only a few unlucky ones who are directly hit. Most of the Soviet Red Army cavalry who were hit had their horses hit by bullets and fell down. Some had their necks broken and their legs broken.  Suffering minor scratches and more shocks, many fallen Soviet Red Army cavalrymen saw that they were not seriously injured, so they picked up their cavalry rifles from the grass, hid behind the bodies of the killed and injured horses and hid towards them.  The coalition positions fired, and energy dissipation helped the cavalry comrades who continued to charge disperse and suppress the opponent's firepower.

    Although he tried his best to lower his riding posture and speed up, when Tukhachevsky's cavalry company of more than 100 people rushed from 500 meters to 400 meters, more than 20 people were already shot down by rifle bullets flying from the coalition position.  Horses, gunshots rang out one after another on the coalition position 400 meters away. The performance of the 1 Garand semi-automatic mounted rifle was fully demonstrated. As a semi-automatic rifle that only needs to pull the bolt once, it can fire continuously until all eight bullets in the magazine are used.When the rifle was fired, the firepower density of the volley fired by the 1 Garand infantry squad was comparable to that of a squad machine gun.

    "That was the coalition's 1 Garand semi-automatic rifle shooting. Unexpectedly, this coalition cavalry battalion actually had one Garand cavalry rifle per man. When we were in Ufa, the White Guards opposite used Japanese 38-guns!  "Tukhachevsky murmured while looking at the battlefield with a telescope.

    "Indeed! This group of enemies even has strong rifle firepower. They are much better equipped than the Cossack cavalry division we fought against in Acehkovo. Look, they each have a semi-automatic rifle. No, it's a mounted rifle. The barrel is  It's shorter, yes, it's a mounted rifle. These coalition cavalry actually all carry steel helmets. The Ufa White Guards, whether they are cavalry or infantry, don't have such good equipment at all!" Chapayev looked through the telescope at this moment!  Clearly, I regretted that the battle in the morning was too hasty.

    "Why didn't I see their machine guns? Why didn't the opponent's machine guns fire? Have all the opponent's machine guns been moved to the northwest position? When I heard the gunfire, there was not even the sound of the Browning squad of the coalition using its machine guns and mortars.  No fire was fired, what tricks is the enemy playing?" Chekov, the commander of the 15th Division of the Simbirsk Iron Army, murmured.

    The question was soon answered. The charging Soviet Red Army cavalry company rushed from 400 meters to 300 meters. More than 30 people were hit and fell off their horses. This time, the Red Army cavalry was able to get up from the ground and continue shooting.  It was greatly reduced. Apparently many people were directly hit by the bullets of the coalition forces and lost their lives. The cavalry company commander Gurney who led the team waved the saber in his hand and yelled "Ula!" and continued to rush forward bravely and rushed to the front of the team.  And the rifle bullets coming from the coalition position whizzed past this guy's ears, but it was a miracle that none of them hit him.

    In addition to this guy's luck, Gurney's miracle stems from the good horse he rides on, a superb Don River green gelding. The opposite position is full of allied cavalry, the cavalry's favorite.  What is it?  It was definitely not a woman and a gun, but a good horse. Good foot power was the right-hand man and partner for the cavalry soldiers to break through the enemy. The soldiers of the Second Company on the coalition position were not willing to kill the opponent's good horse, and Li  Fugui's phone call even reached the Second Company position in person:

    "Second company commander! Wang Xiaomi! Tell your soldiers not to kill the opponent's green horse, and let him come over to catch me alive! The opponent only has one company, and they can't break your position. What? The enemy on horseback?  Can you fight? Of course you have to! You can only hit people within 300 meters, but you are not allowed to shoot horses, otherwise I will remove you from your job!" Li Fugui hung up the phone with a bang.

    "Notify the whole company! The battalion commander has taken a liking to the opponent's green horse. He is only allowed to beat people, not horses! The horse must be captured alive. Whoever kills the horse will go and answer the question before the battalion commander.  "There are only half the enemy left. They are here to capture our prisoners. Please pass on my orders! No heavy machine guns are allowed to fire! You are only allowed to shoot within 200 meters of the squad machine gun!" said Wang Xiaomi, the commander of the second company!  He shouted from left to right!

    In this way, a company of Soviet Red Army cavalry rushed from a distance of 500 meters to a distance of 250 meters. More than 60 of them were knocked off their horses by rifle bullets from the opponent's position. The remaining soldiers who were not killed were in the company commander's box.  Under the leadership of Nikoli, he continued to shout "Ula" to charge. Many Russian Red Army cavalry had put down their Mosin-Nagant rifles and drew their sabers, preparing to charge into the opponent's position and chop them to death.  ,Fight!  The Red Army cavalry had ignored the opponent's non-stop bullets and just wanted to rush to the opponent's position to let the coalition know what cavalry and Cossacks were.

    Tukhachevsky, Chapayev and several division commanders and political commissars witnessed this tragic scene on the hillside behind the position. Division Commander Hashimov could not help saying with trembling lips,

    "Comrade Commander, blow the call to arms! There will definitely be no machine guns on the opponent's position. The coalition's firepower is beyond our imagination. How much firepower should we leave for the group army guard camp?"

    In fact, the situation is very clear. If the troops are deployed at a ratio of one to one, the attacker will not be able to charge forward even with cavalry. The firepower density and rate of fire of the opponent's 1 Garand semi-automatic mounted rifle are far inferior to the Mosin-Nagant rifle in the hands of the Red Army.  It can be matched. As for machine guns, machine guns and cannons are all the pain in the heart of Tukhachevsky's First Army at this moment. Even if the Soviet Red Army has two Maxims and two mountain cannons in its hands, this battle will not be fought.  So helpless and hopeless.

    Tukhachevsky gritted his teeth and saw that the cavalry company rushing in front had less than fifty people still on horseback, and the opponent's machine gun had not fired yet. This fire reconnaissance paid a huge price.  But he didn't know the truth about the other party. Do we really want all the young men in the security company to be killed in front of the enemy's position?  Tukhachevsky hesitated for a moment.

    Before he could wave his hand and give the order to blow the call to arms, the remaining boys of the Red Army cavalry company who had rushed into the 200-meter area suddenly ushered in two men on the opponent's position.Browning's squad used crossfire from machine guns. Except for the cavalry company commander Gurney Goli and his green horse who rushed at the front, they were unscathed. The rest of the knights following behind were swept away by the intensive machine gun fire.  Langning's squad finished firing two 20-round magazines from the machine gun. The charging Red Army cavalry company had all been knocked off their horses, except for the company commander who finally reined in his horse at a position of 150 meters and was a little confused.  Gurney Goli!

    At this time, Tukhachevsky's retreat signal was about to sound, but the entire cavalry company, except for the company commander Gurny Goli, who was single-handedly holding a saber and spinning 150 meters in front of the coalition position, was at a loss. The rest of the cavalry were seriously injured.  All, even all the Red Army cavalry who dared to lie on the ground and continue shooting at the coalition forces after falling off their horses, were named and shot by the opponent's machine guns and snipers.

    Gurny Goli pulled the reins of his horse around and around, not knowing whether to retreat alone or continue to charge to the battlefield. The entire company was almost killed. How could he, the company commander, have the dignity to go back alive? And Tukhache  The bugler behind Fsky was still blowing the copper horn in his hand with tears in his eyes. The melodious and slightly sad troop withdrawal horn hovered over the southwest position of Sterli Tamak Town.

    At this time, the gunfire on the position had already completely subsided. Dozens of war horses that had lost their owners in twos and threes were lingering on the position. Wang Xiaomi, the commander of the second company on the coalition position, received another call from the battalion commander Li Fugui: "  If the Soviet Red Army cavalryman riding a green horse in the position withdraws, let him go back and don't shoot!"

    Wang Xiaomi became anxious after hearing this and asked, "Then what if he still charges towards us! This cavalryman is quite big, so what should we do if he swings his saber to chop people?!"

    "You pighead! If he really wants to die, why don't you take action? Call the snipers to prepare and give him a way to survive. Then don't blame me for being ruthless! If you dare to charge again, shoot him down!"  Battalion Commander Li Fugui on the other side of the phone hung up the phone!

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