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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 390 It¡¯s a bit difficult to fight

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    At 9:35 on July 13, 1918, the town of Sterli Tamak, 120 kilometers south of Ufa

    "Battal Commander! Battalion Commander! Good news! A call came from the Ufa Allied Forces Command and the 5th Cavalry Division of the 2nd Ural Cavalry Army. Troops from the three regiments of the Sergei Division of the Cavalry Army have arrived 7 kilometers northwest of the town of Sterli Tamak.  But in front of them is the camp of two enemy infantry divisions, so they don't dare to act rashly and ask us about the situation in the town!" Zhu Biao, the battalion instructor, rushed into the observation room and Li on the roof attic with a happy face!  The headquarters of wealth.

    "Really?! This is great! I was worried about how to catch Tukhachevsky and prevent him from running away. Now the cavalry division arrived and it was of great help. Call me back and our unit has annihilated Tukhachevsky.  Khachevsky has at least one regiment of troops. Now the opponent's army group headquarters and an infantry division have retreated south. A cavalry regiment is left in front of the town and is still burying their fallen soldiers. Our casualties are not large. What's the next step?  Please ask the Ufa Allied Forces Command to coordinate and command!¡±

    Zhu Biao, the camp instructor, agreed and hurriedly went to the telecommunications room to return the call.

    No matter how powerful the cavalry battalion commander Li Fugui was, he would not dare to be so arrogant as to take command of Sergei's cavalry division. After all, he was the chief of staff of the Second Ural Cavalry Army and the commander of the fifth cavalry division. I heard that he was in Ukraine  He won the favor of the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces during the defensive operations under the French city, and he was also a guy who made many contributions.

    Although he is the commander of the Chinese cavalry battalion in the coalition, there are many levels of military ranks. Besides, they have three cavalry regiments, and he only has one cavalry battalion. He is not so arrogant to order Sergey to follow him.  .

    At this time, the correspondent Xiao Ma shouted again, "Batalion Commander, Battalion Commander, Lao Maozi, the whole team of cavalry and medical soldiers seems to be withdrawing. Should we pursue them or not?" This guy used the telescope of Zhu Biao, the battalion instructor, to represent his battalion commander.  The man on duty was monitoring the movements of the Soviet Red Army 2 kilometers away on the opposite side, and now he shouted anxiously!

    "We are really about to retreat. What kind of trick did Tukhachevsky play? He suffered such a big loss and retreated without taking revenge? Or did he smell the arrival of coalition reinforcements?" Li Fugui looked at the Soviet Union opposite with his binoculars.  The movement of the Russian Red Army, while muttering.

    It is not easy to continue fighting this battle. Li Fugui only has a battalion of troops at hand. If he leaves the position and goes to the field to fight, he will definitely not be able to stop the opponent's human sea tactics. Even if he charges with a brigade of troops, he may not be able to withstand it.  If the opponent concentrates its firepower and uses volleys to fire at the heavy machine gun fire points, its own machine gunners will suffer heavy casualties. As for Sergey's three regiments of cavalry, can they take care of Tukhachevsky's two infantry divisions?  , but I really dare not say that I am sure of winning.

    Sergey only had two infantry divisions on his opponent's side, so the strength comparison was almost 1 to 1. If Tukhachevsky's retreat to the south was a pretense, he would turn around and go back with a division and cavalry regiment to flank Sergey's army.  However, Davalisi Sergei's three cavalry regiments may not be able to secure the upper hand. Li Fugui was also a little embarrassed for a while. After all, this guy had only served as a battalion commander, and he had only commanded six to seven hundred people at most. He had to command six  Seven thousand people fought against the opponent's main force of the first group army, which numbered more than 25,000 people. This guy had never seen that scene before.

    Of course, if Li Fugui knew that the commander of the First Army of the Soviet Red Army, Tukhachevsky, was just a company-level cadre half a year ago, Li Fugui would be more confident now.

    Not long after Sergei sent the telegram here, he quickly received a reply from the Ufa Allied Forces Command, and then a reply from the cavalry battalion in Sterli Tamak Town. A mere cavalry battalion suffered minor casualties.  Relying on position and firepower support, he killed a regiment of Tukhachevsky's main force. This surprised Sergey. Obviously Tukhachevsky had risked his life to launch a large-scale offensive. A coalition cavalry battalion could  Withstand an infantry division and a cavalry brigade?

    Sergey is really a little jealous. He doesn¡¯t know how Li Fugui¡¯s battle was fought. But now Ufa¡¯s call back is very clear. Before the weather improves, Ufa Air Force cannot go into combat. Two consecutive batches of flying squadrons have been launched.  Returning in vain, a squadron of SE5 and a squadron of DH4 that made the first sortie in the morning almost lost their way due to thick clouds, and never found the town of Sterli Tamak.

    The second wave of Ufa Air Force fighter planes from two squadrons is still hovering above the clouds overhead, but the clouds are still very thick and cannot break through the clouds to provide air support to the town of Sterli Tamak on the ground. Of course, Ufa  The air force will keep at least two squadrons on standby and hovering in the air uninterrupted. Once the weather clears or the clouds disperse, they can immediately perform ground support tasks.

    Sergey listened for a long time, but could not hear any sound of the aircraft engine except the whistling wind. He looked up at the sky and saw that the sky was covered with dark clouds. The clouds were thick and low, and it was obvious that they would not disperse in a short while.  The cable from the French Allied Forces Command also officially confirmed the fighting near the town of Sterli Tamak.Under the unified command of Sergey!

    Although the weather conditions were so bad, Sergey refused to give up and ordered the radio to contact the flying squadrons in the air. The results confirmed that there were two squadrons of 32 coalition fighter jets on standby above the clouds at this moment, but the ground could not be seen and support could not be provided.  Apart from praying that the weather would improve as soon as possible, there was really nothing else I could do to help. If the bombs were randomly dropped through the clouds, who knows whether it would hit the Soviet Red Army or the Allied forces themselves, the risk would be too great and not worth it.

    "Kaga! Tell me, how will our division fight? There are two enemy infantry divisions in front of us. There is also an infantry division and a cavalry brigade near the town of Sterli Tamak in the south. You have also seen the air support from the aviation team.  There is no hope at this moment. There is only one battalion of the Allied Chinese Cavalry in the town. I don¡¯t know if they are bragging, saying that they have annihilated the main regiment of Tukhachevsky¡¯s attacking force and their own casualties are less than 100%.  A platoon!

    "But now the Ufa Allied Forces Command has authorized me to take over the battlefield command. You, the division chief of staff, would like to give me some ideas. How should we fight?"  Sergey asked his division chief of staff.

    Kaganov, chief of staff of the 5th Cavalry Division and commander of the 10th Brigade, frowned when he heard this. The guy spread the map on the ground, squatted down and looked at it for a long time, then raised his head and said,

    "Chief of Staff, this battle is a bit like sandwich bread, but it is really difficult to fight. The opponent's strength is more than three times ours. If it lacks artillery and machine guns, our cavalry will have no fortifications in the wilderness and it will be difficult to defend. Either  , let¡¯s take a detour and rush into the town, use the established position of the cavalry battalion, how about we focus on defense first?¡±

    It can be said that Kaganov¡¯s idea is not bad. If you don¡¯t plan to win, you will not be defeated if you plan first. However, if three cavalry regiments are installed in Sterli Tamak Town, the place is obviously a bit small. More than 7,000 people squeezed into it.  It's a bit hard to move around in such a town.

    Hearing this, Sergey leaned over and looked at the battle map spread out on the maza, made some gestures, shook his head and said,

    "No, at most one cavalry regiment will be allowed in this town. If you put three regiments, it will be too crowded with people and horses to move around. Besides, we are here to pursue Tukhachevsky's main force.  When we catch up with him, we should beat him hard and hold him back. If we hide in the town, let him surround us. This is putting the cart before the horse and making a big joke! Who is running and who is chasing him?" Sergey shook his head!  The leader quickly rejected his chief of staff's suggestion.

    "So, how about we go with the opponent's circle? They have been traveling all night and have only slept for a few hours now? They are all infantry, so we will follow them. Anyway, we have machine guns and mortars, so we will surround them  They beat him from a distance. If they want to chase us, they will run away. When they stop, we will hit them with machine guns and mortars. If they want to run, we will chase them!" Kaganov rolled his eyes and made another good move!  idea.

    Sergey¡¯s eyes lit up when he heard this. It was obvious that Kaga¡¯s second idea made him very tempted. However, after thinking about it, Sergey hesitated a little and said hesitantly,

    "If the opponent is all infantry, your strategy is very good. But the opponent also has a cavalry brigade. Even if they were badly beaten in the town of Sterli Tamak, there will still be more than one regiment of cavalry left.  , it will be difficult to get rid of them if they rush over the wall and get mixed up in a melee. As long as the opponent uses cavalry to hold us back, and three infantry divisions swarm us, it will be difficult for us to handle! "

    Sergey's concerns are not unreasonable. Tukhachevsky is still quite powerful with a large number of people at the moment. If they get involved in a melee, he will just take advantage of the large number of people, and his own machine guns and mortars  In order to avoid accidental injury, he was too timid to perform!
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