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Volume 3 Far East Stories Chapter 421 Budyonni is coming

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    July 14, 1918, 7:00, five kilometers northwest of Blouzuk

    Budyonny's cavalry division was Yegorov's last trump card. Although this unit was supposed to belong to Voroshilov's Tenth Army before, due to the lack of cavalry units in the Southern Front, the Ninth Army was  Chosen to go north to deliver food, grass and reinforcements to the Southern Group of the Eastern Front in the Battle of Ufa, Budyonni took the initiative to ask for a fight, and suddenly squeezed into the ranks of Yegorov's Ninth Army.

    Of course, it is normal for the cavalry division to be the vanguard of the group army. They went all the way from Tsaritsyn to Saratov, and from Saratov to Samara. Although they did not make a big profit along the way, they were the vanguard.  The taste was quite good, at least wherever the Special Cavalry Division went, it aroused the admiration of the local Eastern Front infantry soldiers who stayed behind.

    This team can be said to have strong soldiers and strong horses, with two brigades and four regiments, plus teams directly under the division headquarters. The entire army has a cavalry establishment of nearly 10,000 people. Budyonny¡¯s special cavalry division also drags a 6-gun 76mmm1904 mountain artillery battery.  Plus a heavy machine gun battalion.

    It must be fortunate that Budyonny's cavalry has been acting alone in front of the army's main force. This allows the cavalry division to retain these six cannons and the heavy machine gun battalion. Otherwise, if they stay in Bafre, the artillery and heavy machine gun battalion will be the same.  He was led by Stepin to retreat to the west, and then fell into the abyss of disaster.

    When Budyonny's cavalry division caught up with Yegorov's main force in the village of Troitskoye, more than 60 kilometers north of Bluzuk, at noon yesterday, the Soviet Red Army soldiers hugging each other burst into tears.  , the cavalry is always the backbone, especially when the infantry division is exhausted, the rumble of horse hooves and the appearance of the special cavalry division give Yegorov a shot of chicken blood, which shakes the team's low morale.  Encouraged.

    Since the bad weather was still on the side of the Soviet Red Army, Yegorov did not act rashly after the rendezvous. He allowed the entire army to evacuate and rest until nightfall. Then, according to the order of the Tsaritsyn Southern Front headquarters, he gave up the Samar route to the southwest.  Instead of pulling forward, they turned back to the south, preparing to pass through Bluzuk and then go straight to the Ural-Saratov line, and cross the river from Saratov back to Tsaritsyn.

    Voroshilov's Tenth Army will head north along the Volga River to meet his own team at the Saratov Ferry, while the Budyonny Cavalry Division will continue to be the vanguard of the Ninth Army, heading south in front of the group.  march.

    As a result, early the next morning, Budyonny's vanguard battalion ran headlong into the alert patrol unit shot by the 3rd Ural Cavalry Division of Bluzuk. In the morning fog, if the two sides couldn't agree on the passwords, they naturally started fighting. Budyonny's  There were more than 400 people in the avant-garde battalion, facing a cavalry company of more than 100 people. The commander of the avant-garde battalion, Pishov, whistled.

    "The second company ran to the left, the third company ran to the right, the first company and the fourth company rushed to follow me. The correspondent went back to report to the regiment leader, Ula~~~" Bishov gave the order while trying his best to clamp the seated horse, planning to  Charge and eat the enemy's cavalry company on the opposite side.

    Since retreating from October Town, we have been chased by invisible enemies for three days and three nights. Now it is finally our turn to eat meat. Although we have not slept most of the night and our energy and physical strength are at a low point, Bishov  Like his division commander Budyonny, he is full of energy when he hears the sound of the charging horn.

    Unexpectedly, the White Guards cavalry company on the opposite side not only did not run away, but retreated to a small hillside to organize resistance on the spot. Then suddenly there was a crisp sound of machine guns, and the sound of rattling was heard. The company rushing in front was instantly killed by the opponent.  The firepower of at least three or more machine guns swept down forty or fifty people.

    This was not over yet, and then the sound of heavy machine guns rang out again. The three companies of charging cavalry that detoured from the right wing were mopped down by heavy machine guns that were set up on the hillside of the opponent's hillside at an unknown time, mowing down a large area like grass.  , the instructor of the third company who rushed forward was the first to be killed, and then the company commander and squad platoon cadres of the third company also fell in the hot bullets from the opponent. The remaining dozens of soldiers ran back abandoning their helmets and armor.  Continuous sweat and panic.

    The second company took a detour from the open space on the left, because there was a small pond of unknown depth. The knights in front stepped on it and immediately fell into it. It turned out to be a swamp area, and the cavalry behind had to take a detour. This delay,  Damn it, the mortars of the White Guards on the hillside came down like raindrops, knocking the people of the second company off their backs through the water bubbles of 300 meters, and the remaining dozens of cavalry hurriedly retreated.

    The battalion instructor who led a company at the forefront had already been beaten into a hornet's nest by the opponent's squad with machine guns. By the time Bishov blew the trumpet and gathered his cavalry for a few seconds, Damn, the front guard battalion was almost destroyed.  Half of the troops were lost, and more than 200 cavalry were lost, without even being able to see the opponent's face clearly.

    Immediately afterwards, the opponent's mortars and heavy machine guns began to shoot. Raindrop-like bullets rushed straight to the position where Bishov was gathering 500 meters away. The turf on the ground was splashed, and the sky was full of fire.?The mortar shells came after them again, hitting the cavalry with a thump, thump, thump, and the whole team ran around like sheep to avoid the opponent's attack.

    Disgraced, Bishov led his vanguard battalion and ran one kilometer north in one breath, thus avoiding the opponent's fire coverage. At this time, Budyonny personally came up with the vanguard regiment and several horse-drawn machine guns.  , while ordering the team to dismount and occupy the organization's defense line, they set up horse-drawn heavy machine guns and fired at the opponent to stabilize the situation. It took a while to stabilize the situation.

    "What's going on! Bishov, where is your team? Where is your position? Where is your horse?! All the avant-garde battalion gather! Gather!" Budyonni's face was ashen, and the hand holding the whip couldn't help trembling.  The black Cossack leather hat was crooked with anger, and the Cossack cavalry cloak was ripped off from his body by the division commander!  Budyonny put his hands on his hips and glared fiercely at the commander of the avant-garde battalion in front of him.

    When Bishov's horse was retreating, half of its head was cut off by shrapnel from the explosion of the opponent's mortar shell, and he was beaten to death. The battalion commander was also thrown off the horse. He suffered a black nose, swollen eyes, a gray face, and a limp leg.  Lame, seeing the teacher's livid face questioning him, Bishov said with a mournful face,

    "The whole battalion encountered a patrol of a cavalry company of the White Guards. I thought there were few people on the other side and was afraid that they would run back to report the news, so I ordered the whole battalion to chase them. I didn't expect that the other side's firepower was so fierce, with countless light and heavy machine guns and countless mortars.  Caught us by surprise, the team collapsed and the battalion instructor was killed!"

    "Bullshit! Bastard! There are countless light and heavy machine guns and countless mortars. You are frightened by the enemy's firepower. I heard the gunfire just now. The opponent only has one heavy machine gun and no more than 6 small-caliber mortars."  ! If you had organized the attack well, you would never have ended up like this! You are the commander of the vanguard battalion, and you are embarrassing me as a company commander!"

    Budyonni angrily walked back and forth with his hands on his hips in front of a group of avant-garde battalion soldiers who had gathered together, while continuing to curse,

    "The glorious special cavalry division and the vanguard sharp knife battalion are so embarrassed that they beat a cavalry company. Look at your appearance. Are they still the glorious Budyonny cavalry division? Are you embarrassed?  With 500 people fighting like this, even if they dismount and fire volleys of rifles, they won't be chased away by the enemy, right? How many of your comrades are left?  You should all be shot!"

    Budyonny was furious when he saw the avant-garde battalion with less than 250 people left in front of him. Damn it, you were scared to death when you heard the sound of heavy machine guns and mortars?  The enemy is just one company, they contain the opponent from the front and take the opponent's retreat. As soon as the opponent retreats, if they catch up with them and slash them with sabers, they will be hacked to death!

    "Look at you, the horse is lost, the gun is lost, and even the saber is lost. It's really embarrassing for the Red Cossacks! Where is Katyaev! You, the regiment leader, have an unshirkable responsibility! You brought this all out  Soldiers!" Budyonny turned and glared at Kadyev, the leader of the vanguard regiment and shouted.

    Katyaev, the leader of the vanguard regiment here, was also unambiguous. He stepped forward with a bull's-eye look, waved his hand and shouted, "Comrade division commander, don't say anything. Give me two horse-drawn machine guns, and I will lead the vanguard."  If the rest of the battalion doesn¡¯t take over, I¡¯ll be fired! No! Kill my head!¡±

    As he spoke, the regiment leader Kadyaev jumped on his horse, untied the Cossack cloak and threw it to the ground. He drew out the saber from his waist, pointed it at the surface with a sword, and pointed at the remaining 250 soldiers of the avant-garde camp.  cried the many horsemen,

    "All the avant-garde battalions are here, mount up with me!"

    More than 250 Red Army cavalrymen from the avant-garde battalion, who were ashamed and ashamed, mounted their horses one after another. Many of them only had a saber in their hands, but their faces were determined. Apparently Budyonny's curse made most of them wake up and saw that the enemy was afraid.  This is not the tradition of the Budyonni Cavalry Division. The enemy can be beaten to death, but must not be scared to death by the enemy!

    "Ula~~~" Katyaev, the leader of the vanguard regiment, waved his saber and led the remaining half of the vanguard battalion to kill back south.  Budyonni's livid face finally softened a lot. With a wave of his hand, four horse-drawn machine guns followed the charging team and rushed south.

    Budyonny rode his horse up a nearby hillside and looked at the battlefield in the south with his binoculars. Although he had just scolded the vanguard battalion severely and seemed calm and did not take the enemy seriously at all, but the other party  A cavalry company is actually so well-trained, and its firepower is equipped and used admirably. This makes the commander of the cavalry division feel very heavy. If the enemy opposite is the Ufa Allied Forces, this battle will be really difficult to fight!
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