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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 393 Victory seems to be just around the corner

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    July 13, 1918 10:20 Sergei Cavalry Division ambush position eight kilometers northwest of Sterli Tamak Town

    Sergey Mikhailovich, chief of staff of the 2nd Ural Cavalry Corps of the Allied Forces and commander of the 5th Cavalry Division, used the main regiment of the 9th Cavalry Brigade to establish a circular position along a hillside, with four  The cavalry battalion dismounted and entered the position. The position was lined up with a total width of three kilometers. A battalion mortar position was built behind the position. 32 81mm caliber battalion mortars will become the protagonists of this battle. Of course, this  The regiment also has 48 1917bra Browning squad machine guns distributed on the position.

    The number of 60mm caliber platoon mortars behind the trenches is also 48. In addition, each cavalry company also has an m1917a1 Browning water-cooled heavy machine gun. When the whole regiment's 16 heavy machine guns fire, it is a brigade of Soviet Russia.  Don't even think of the Red Army rushing forward!

    Sergey personally led the regiment of the 9th Brigade to defend the position. The regiment's horses were circled in the woods behind the position. He sent Kaganov, chief of staff of the division and commander of the 10th Cavalry Brigade, to lead the 10th Brigade in ambush.  3 kilometers away, prepare to outflank and outflank the First Group Army Infantry Division that came to relieve "Ma Xin's Remainder".

    If the opponent only sends one division of troops to relieve the siege, then Kaganov and the 10th Cavalry Brigade will pounce directly on the opponent's division left in the camp after the battle here starts, and use a coalition cavalry brigade to surprise the opponent without a trace.  A division that is defenseless and under-manned will not be able to take down Kaganov as the brigade commander!

    Of course, after cleaning up the division left in the camp, Kaganov's cavalry brigade will turn back and outflank the Soviet Red Army infantry division attacking Sergei, attack from the front and back, and annihilate them all in one fell swoop!  This is how Sergei plays.

    Of course, Sergey was confident that the opponent was just two infantry divisions coming out in full force, and his temporary position built along the hillside and a small river was enough to give the opponent a drink.  At that time, the 10th Cavalry Brigade led by Kaga will directly take the rear of the two attacking Soviet infantry divisions!

    Damn it, Turkin, the commander of the 5th Cavalry Division, was just Petrovich's orderly before. He actually led a cavalry regiment to surround and annihilate 7,000 Red Army troops led by the political commissar of the Second Army, Halchenko.  How could the dignified cavalry corps staff officer and commander of the fifth cavalry division lag behind!

    It¡¯s okay if the other party doesn¡¯t come. If he dares to come, he must look good!  It's not my fault that I have so much firepower!  Who told the coalition forces to be on our side?  Sergey thought so.

    Besides, Berklov led the two infantry brigades who had woken up from their sleep to eat something hastily, and then advanced anxiously to the northwest. Steyunov, who had recovered from his fatigue, acted as the guide himself, leading his leader.  The regiment walked in front of the main army, and this guy led the remaining three regiments behind. Although the Soviet Red Army soldiers were exhausted from not sleeping all night and fighting in the wind and rain, fortunately they managed to catch up on three hours of sleep after setting up camp in the morning.  , and now they ate something hot again, and the team's physical strength and morale were restored.

    Of course, both Chekov and Berklov blocked the news of the defeat of the 31st Infantry Division and Chapayev Cavalry Division of the Army Group in the town of Sterlitamark in the morning to their own infantry division soldiers, and to the soldiers below  For example, they only knew that the sound of gunfire from the southeast was heard faintly for a while, and then became silent. They did not know that Tukhachevsky had suffered heavy casualties in attacking the town guarded by a battalion of the opponent in the morning and gained nothing.  news.

    According to Styunov, the messenger who broke out of the Second Army, the place where they were surrounded was about 7 to 8 kilometers away from where the two infantry divisions of Berklov and Chekov were camped.  The husband was completely unprepared. The team had just walked more than three kilometers northwest when the leading group plunged into the opponent's ambush position. There was a loud sound of gunfire in front of them, which made the commander of the 20th Simbirsk Infantry Division furious.  Startled, he hurriedly ordered the team to disperse and seize positions to prepare for battle.

    Soon, the messenger from the vanguard regiment came running back on horseback, panting.

    "Report to the division commander, we found a coalition position ahead. It looks like the cavalry is dismounted for combat. The position is at least three kilometers wide. The regiment commander said that the enemy's firepower is quite fierce, but there is no heavy machine gun, only the clear sound of the machine gun of the Browning squad.  Shooting, the vanguard regiment was caught off guard and has already suffered casualties in one battalion. It is now occupying the terrain and engaging in firefights with the enemy. Please ask the division commander for reinforcements as soon as possible!¡±

    "Calm down! How many coalition troops are there on the other side? Has Ma Xin's army been completely wiped out?!" Berkloff's hands and feet were a little weak, and he shouted with a fierce expression!

    "The regiment leader said that the enemy had about a regiment of troops, but no horses were seen, but the rifles used by the opposing soldiers seemed to be cavalry rifles. They should be the cavalry of the Cossack White Guards, not the Chinese or Japanese troops in the coalition! Division commander, regiment  The commander said that if you don't send reinforcements, he will have to withdraw first!" the messenger gasped.

    Hearing this, Berklov felt a lot calmer. Since the enemy only had one regiment, which was the cavalry of the White Guard Cossacks,The firepower was obviously much inferior to that of the Allied Forces Central Army or the Japanese Army. This guy became brave and energetic. He got up from the ground and mounted the mount that he almost lost just now. At the same time, he gave an order: The First Brigade of the 15th Division.  The first regiment is outflanking to the left, the second regiment is outflanking to the right, and the second regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 20th Division is following me!  Let's eat up the opponent's cavalry regiment!

    Until this moment, Berkloff had just thought that the rest of Ma Xin's troops had not persisted until he came to rescue the siege and were annihilated. In grief, this guy wanted to eat the opponent's cavalry regiment to create a better future for the Second Army and Ma Xin.  The thought of revenge, of course, if Ma Xin is just captured, then we must do whatever it takes to snatch him back from the coalition forces!  If the troops of both of our own brigades dare not fight with each other's regiment, then the First Army will really have no shame in hanging around on the Soviet Eastern Front!

    Sergey also likes to stay behind when fighting. When the opponent's leading group walked into the ambush circle under the leadership of the clever Styunov he sent out, Sergey ordered the heavy machine guns and mortars to be concealed.  No firing is allowed behind the hillside. Only one Browning squad machine gun per battalion is allowed to fire. Sergei's Russian cavalry division is not all equipped with M1 Garand semi-automatic mounted rifles. Each squad only has two, and the rest of the cavalry  The equipment is still the Mosin-Nagant m1893 dragoon rifle, so the individual firepower is much worse than that of the coalition cavalry.

    As soon as the battle started, the sound of the Browning squad's machine gun, which sounded like the wind 300 meters away, was particularly clear amidst the sound of mounted rifle volleys. The 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the 20th Infantry Division of Berklov was at the forefront.  The main camp in front was wiped out by a hail of bullets.

    The leader of the first regiment, Andrei, hurriedly rolled his saddle and dismounted and ordered the whole regiment to seize the ground and enter the battle. The fake messenger Steyunov disappeared in the blink of an eye. It was not known that he was killed by the coalition forces along with the vanguard battalion.  Still ran away.

    But Andre, the commander of the regiment, was experienced in leading troops. Being ambushed was naturally unexpected, but the opponent's firepower was weaker than expected, which cheered him up. At least he didn't hear the terrifying roar of the heavy machine gun.  , none of the shells fell, which reassured Andre a little, otherwise he would have directly ordered a retreat instead of sending messengers back to ask for reinforcements.

    On one side, a regiment of Russian Red Army infantrymen lay on the ground and fired at each other with Mosin-Nagant rifles. On the opposite side, more than 300 meters away, was a temporary field position of the coalition forces. The cavalry also used Mosin-Nagant cavalry rifles. For a moment, there was a loud sound of gunfire.  But the battle was evenly matched. Although the coalition forces had more than a dozen squad machine guns firing, the machine gun bullets were fired three times at a time. I don't know whether it was because of insufficient ammunition or something. This made Ender on the opposite side shoot.  Lie found that the enemy seemed to have established a position in a hurry, and the firepower seemed a bit weak. Of course, before the division commander brought the main force up, Andre did not have the courage to launch an attack with the remaining three battalions.

    Fortunately, the commander of the 20th Infantry Division, Berklov, did not keep his leading regiment waiting. Without much effort, the Soviet Red Army infantry, which was overwhelming a regiment, rushed up from the rear. Berklov was surrounded by a group of guards.  He lowered his body and got into Andre's command position. He lay down on the ground and began to observe the enemy's position with a telescope. He had the posture of a Red Army division commander taking the lead.

    "Report to the division commander, the opponent has about a regiment of troops. No horses are seen, but most of the rifles are Mosin-Nagant rifles, so they must be cavalry. They may have encountered us in a hurry, so the field fortifications are very rough, but the opponent  The position is based on a hillside and a river, and the terrain is well chosen! How should we fight?" Andre said to his division commander eagerly.

    "This group of White Guard cavalry is well-trained. The location of the position is very good. Where is the guide who broke out?" Berkloff did not forget to ask while carefully observing the enemy's position through the telescope.

    "Hey! The guide was with the avant-garde battalion. I didn't see him running back. Maybe he was killed with the avant-garde battalion. Damn it, the other party opened fire at close range. The whole battalion in front was almost wiped out!" Andre snorted.  The way.

    At this time, the front line of the two armies was probably less than 400 meters. In the open ground more than 200 meters in the middle, the corpses of Red Army soldiers were lying scattered on the ground. A few wounded who were not dead were still struggling and squirming, but most of them had been killed. It looked like  Andre's regiment lost at least three to four hundred men.

    "Doesn't the opponent have heavy machine guns and mortars? Chapayev was severely beaten by the coalition mortars equipped by the White Guard Cavalry Brigade in Acehkovo!" Berklov carefully observed the coalition forces on the opposite side with his binoculars.  Position, for a while I really didn¡¯t find the opponent¡¯s heavy machine gun and mortar positions. I don¡¯t know if this Cossack cavalry regiment has no equipment, or it is hidden!

    At this time, continuous gunshots suddenly rang out from both wings of the opponent's position. It was obvious that the two regiments that were outflanking Berklov were engaged in a firefight with the opponent. However, there was still no sound of heavy machine guns, and the mortars were not noticed. He raised his head.  Looking around??The sky, although it is already ten o'clock in the morning, is still covered with dark clouds, and the sky shows no intention of clearing up. The coalition aviation fleet will definitely not be able to dispatch. It seems that God is going to help me, Berkloff. Damn it, I am.  If I don¡¯t eat a regiment of your coalition forces now, then when will it be better!

    As for Ma Xin's life and death, God can only bless him. The top priority is to fight the current battle well and eat up the coalition regiment. Berkloff even saw the phantom of capturing a large number of coalition weapons and horses and mounts in front of him. The First Army  I haven't won a battle since I set foot on the right bank of the Volga River. Today seems to be a good day for me, Berklov and the 20th Infantry Division!

    "Pass my order! Ask the troops on both sides to slowly press forward to distract the enemy. Andre, you lead the main group to attack. I think the enemy is defending at most one battalion in the middle kilometer. Let's do it.  "Heihu takes his heart, I will lead the second regiment to provide you with fire cover!" Berkloff ordered.
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