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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 396 The Cavalry Division with Three Victories in Three Battles

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    July 13, 1918 11:00 northwest of the town of Sterli Tamak, 120 kilometers south of Ufa

    Sergei's command once again comprehensively and cunningly exploited the superiority of the coalition cavalry's firepower during dismounted combat. He first showed weakness to the enemy and defended with only a small number of squad machine guns and Mosin-Nagant mounted rifles, attracting the enemy to attack in full force.  Later, platoon mortars were used to bombard the opponent's second wave of attacks. The division commander of the 20th Infantry Division of the Soviet First Army, Berklov, had to command the troops to speed up the attack in order to avoid the opponent's mortar attack as much as possible.  .

    After the opponent's crowd gathered forward and became more dense, Sergei ordered the battalion's mortars and light and heavy machine guns to open fire, which instantly destroyed the attacker's formation and morale, and did not hesitate when the remaining enemy turned around and fled.  He ordered the cavalry to mount their horses and pursue them. In this battle, Sergei used a cavalry regiment to completely wipe out the two invading infantry brigades.

    The opponent's battlefield commander, the commander of the 20th Infantry Division of the Simbirsk Iron Army of the Soviet Red Army, Berklov, was injured and captured. Two brigade commanders were killed, and there were numerous casualties below the regiment and battalion commander. Berklov brought a replacement for the "besieged Maxin"  Among the nearly 8,000 people from the two infantry brigades of the Red Army who rescued the siege, more than 3,000 were killed and more than 4,000 were captured. More than half of the prisoners were lightly or seriously wounded, and almost no one escaped!

    The battle ended cleanly and neatly in just over half an hour. Sergei, the chief of staff of the Second Ural Cavalry Corps and commander of the Fifth Cavalry Division, rode to the captured Berklov and asked him about his  When the situation happened, this guy was lying on the ground, exhausted and disheartened. He turned his head and refused to speak, but he couldn't help but raised his head and asked, "How is Ma Xin? Has he been eliminated by you? Is he killed in battle?  disappeared?"

    Sergei on the horse laughed loudly when he heard this, turned around and said to a cavalryman beside him, "Davali Sistyunov, you, the messenger of the Second Army who broke out to ask for help, reported to the division commander Comrade Berklov  Let¡¯s report Comrade Ma Xin¡¯s situation!¡±

    Berklov, who was half lying on the ground, turned his head and looked in shock. The coalition cavalryman with a mustache smiling at him was exactly the Second Army messenger Steyunov who had previously claimed to break out of the encirclement and asked for help from him.  However, this guy has now changed back into the uniform of the coalition forces. He looks energetic and has a bright smile on his face, unlike the dying messenger before.

    "Report to Comrade Division Commander! Commander of the Soviet Second Army Ma Xin and the rest of his troops were completely wiped out by our Fifth Cavalry Division of the Second Ural Cavalry Army this morning in May Day Town, thirty kilometers away from here. Comrade Ma Xin and the Commander of the 48th Infantry Division  More than 1,000 people were captured below! I believe you will see him soon. Don't worry, your Simbirsk fellows have not lost a single hair. You have to live well. Our commander-in-chief of the coalition forces said that Russia's future is still there.  Waiting for you to build with us!" Sergey's guard platoon leader Steyunov reported seriously.

    The commander of the 20th Division of the Soviet Red Army, Berklov, was filled with shame and anger when he heard this. Only then did he realize that he had been deceived by the opponent. He couldn't catch a breath. He tilted his head and actually fainted from anger. When he fell down, he thought to himself.  , why didn¡¯t Chekov command the remaining two brigades to support him?  If we bring two divisions together, the whole army will not be wiped out, right?

    The fate of Chekov and the Soviet infantry of the remaining two brigades in the camp five kilometers northwest of the town of Sterli Tamak was not much better than that of Berklov here.  When the team was assembled and moved northwestward by Steyunov, the fake Maxin messenger, Kaganov saw that the enemy had indeed sent only one division to relieve the "surrounded remnants of Maxin".  , secretly praising Sergei for knowing the enemy like a god, he ordered the troops to quietly move towards the Soviet Red Army's camp from the north and west.

    The division commander had to use a regiment of troops to withstand the attack of the opponent's two infantry brigades. Kaganov knew that his 10th brigade, which was responsible for outflanking, had a heavy responsibility. Once the battle to the north started, the 10th brigade must defeat the enemy's remaining troops as soon as possible.  There are two brigades in the camp, otherwise if Sergey's side is not strong enough to resist, the battle will be fought out.

    Kaganov himself is the chief of staff of the 5th Cavalry Division and the commander of the 10th Brigade, so he is also clever in fighting. He does not intend to act recklessly. He must follow the previous fighting style of the White Guard Cossack Cavalry, and sneak attacks are often carried out.  Commanding the entire brigade to launch a cavalry charge, the horse-riding company and battalion used the impact of their mounts and brandished their sabers to rush into the opponent's camp and crush the enemy. However, the Second Ural Cavalry Corps was no longer the same as the White Guard Cossack Cavalry in the past.

    The coalition command also spent a lot of money to arm the Russian cavalry division under the command of the coalition. The platoon mortars, battalion mortars and squad machine guns were spared no effort to arm them to the teeth.  Ronning heavy machine guns, and two M1 Garand semi-automatic mounted rifles per squad. The Russian cavalry divisions under the command of the coalition forces have gradually evolved into mounted infantry, that is, riding on horses. During combat, they dismount and enter the position to take advantage of their firepower.  When pursuing and retreating, go up again.??Maneuverable.

    This full-front pursuit was due to the rapid withdrawal of the Soviet Red Army. Whether it was Petrovich's 4th Cavalry Division or Sergei's 5th Cavalry Division, the Second Ural Cavalry Corps, the artillery companies of the divisions all stayed in Milna Camp and did not follow the brigade.  Pursuing together, the battalion mortars and platoon mortars have become the indispensable offensive and defensive weapons of the two cavalry divisions. They are light and easy to carry, can set up positions quickly, have a fast rate of fire, have a moderate range, and are quite powerful. In addition to heavy weapons, they have become  After the machine gun, it is the most eye-catching and beloved weapon in the cavalry division.

    In mid-July, the southerly and southeasterly wind blew on the Great Plains of Ufa. Therefore, although the pockets and battlefields arranged by Sergei for Berklov were only a little more than six kilometers away from Chekov's Soviet infantry division camp,  But the sound of gunfire barely reached Chekov's camp against the wind.

    Kaganov, who came well prepared, waited for the start of Sergei's main battlefield to the northwest. He commanded his cavalry brigade to quickly approach Chekov's camp, and soon he was one thousand meters away from the opponent's position.  Heavy machine gun and mortar positions were quickly deployed, and then they began to launch a rapid fire attack on the opponent's camp step by step.

    The eight battalions of the two regiments of the 10th Cavalry Brigade have 64 81mm caliber battalion mortars alone, and as many as 32 Browning heavy machine guns, plus 192 platoon-owned mortars.  The bombardment, the violent rain of mortars and heavy machine gun bullets beat the two remaining infantry brigades of Chekov who were unprepared in the camp into a bloody mess!

    Fifteen minutes after the sudden fire attack, the cavalrymen of the two cavalry regiments, except for heavy machine guns and mortars, barged their teeth and claws into Chekov's camp from the southwest and southeast, waving cavalry rifles and sabers. Chekov and his  These two brigades had been completely defeated by artillery fire from the sky. It took Sergey in the north more than half an hour to annihilate Berklov's two infantry brigades with one regiment, and Kaganov did not let Sergey  Gai was disappointed. This guy led the 10th Cavalry Brigade to take advantage of the huge advantage in surprise attack and firepower, and wiped out Chekov's two remaining brigades in one go.

    More than 3,000 people under Chekov, commander of the 15th Infantry Division, were captured, more than half of them were wounded, and the remaining 5,000 people were all killed under the blazing firepower of the Kaganov Cavalry Brigade!  The entire camp was wiped out.

    At 11:30, Sergei's cavalry regiment and Kaganov's cavalry brigade successfully met at the town of Steerli Tamak, behind them was a mighty team of Soviet Red Army prisoners of war of more than 8,000 people. The Soviet Red Army  The 15th and 20th Simbirsk Infantry Divisions of the First Army of the Eastern Front were annihilated by Sergei with three cavalry regiments in two local battlefields. 8,000 Soviet Red Army soldiers were killed, and the two division commanders and the remaining 8,000 people were captured.  , more than half of whom were wounded.

    The combined casualties of the three regiments of Sergei's 5th Cavalry Division were less than a thousand, but they consumed a huge amount of ammunition. Of course, after traveling nearly 70 kilometers and fighting three battles in one morning, the cavalry were already quite exhausted.  While rescuing Li Fugui in the town of Sterli Tamak, nearly 8,000 Soviet prisoners of war needed to be resettled, and Sergey's team also needed to rest and reorganize. Therefore, while sending a message of victory to Ufa and Orenburg, he actually  It was temporarily unable to launch a pursuit of the remaining Tukhachevsky troops.

    Although the Li Mingzhong cavalry battalion originally stationed in the town fought some good battles under Li Fugui, the top commander of Sterli Tamak Town, Tukhachevsky could not lead an infantry division and a cavalry brigade.  I didn't bite off this hard nut of my own, but it still pales in comparison to Sergei's devastating annihilation of two enemy divisions on two battlefields in half an hour.

    Fortunately, Sergei, the chief of staff of the Russian Cavalry Army, respected the Chinese troops in the coalition. When they met, he did not treat Li Fugui as a small battalion commander at all. Instead, he solemnly brought up a group of brigade commanders under his command.  Holding Li Fugui's hand tightly, he greatly praised Li Fugui's achievements in defending the town alone, and called on the Fifth Cavalry Division to learn from the big brother of the Chinese Allied Forces. From now on, every regiment and every battalion must be like Li Fugui's battalion.  You must be powerful and unyielding, able to fight big battles and tough battles with confidence, and you must never lose sight of the enemy and put it on the back burner when the enemy is outnumbered.

    Kaganov and several regiment commanders were stunned when they saw the equipment of Li Fugui's cavalry battalion. No wonder a coalition Chinese cavalry battalion could withstand the impact of an infantry division and a cavalry brigade from the other side. It turns out that we equipped the platoon with  The squad machine gun is equipped to the squad, and each person has an M1 Garand semi-automatic mounted rifle. Each Chinese cavalry platoon has a Browning air-cooled heavy machine gun. In addition to a steel helmet, each Chinese cavalry also has a helmet.  There were two oval grenades hanging on the waist and an M1911 Browning automatic pistol.

    Originally, the commanders under Sergei thought that their troops were armed to the teeth by the coalition forces. Now that they saw the basic equipment of the Chinese cavalry, they deeply realized what it means to be armed to the teeth!  The awe of the Chinese coalition forces has deepened!
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