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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 431 The Starry Cavalry Division

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    At 8:45 on July 14, 1918, the Soviet Red Army Special Cavalry Division position in the north of Buzuluk Town

    "Let's talk about how to fight next. The eyes of the entire army are watching us. Don't think that you can expect the infantry divisions to surge up. Depending on the possible density of machine guns and mortars on the opponent's position, the enemy's ammunition consumption will be reduced.  The front infantry division will never be able to charge forward!" Budyonni paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, followed by a group of brigade commanders and political commissars of the special cavalry division.

    "Comrade division commander, let me see, if it doesn't work, we still have to take a detour, pass by the enemy's flank, beat the opponent's ass, and make them focus on one thing at the expense of the other!" The speaker was Semyon Konstantinovich Ironwood, commander of the 1st Brigade.  Xinge, the young and energetic commander of the 1st Brigade was Budyonny's favorite general. At the age of 23, Temuxingo may have made Temuxin the youngest cavalry brigade commander of the Southern Front in 1918.

    "Go over there? How to go around? Comrade Commander ordered the pontoon bridge to be set on fire. In Chinese terms, this is called burning down a boat without making any progress. There are big rivers on both sides of this Buzuluk town, and the river is wide and deep.  If the cavalry wants to wade on foot, they have to go back to the river mouth ten kilometers to the north, but how can the heavy machine guns and carriages cross the river?" Oka Ivanovich Gorodovikov, commander of the second brigade, said in a huff.  road.

    Oka Ivanovich Gorodovikov was born on September 19, 1879 in the village of Yelimuta, Mokraya, Rostov. He joined the Russian army in 1903 and served in Poland after a short training.

    After returning to China, he joined the 43rd Don Cossack Regiment and participated in major and major battles on the Eastern Front of the European War. In 1916, he was seriously injured in the Tsarist Russian Army and was discharged. In 1918, he joined the Soviet Red Army and served as the cavalry company commander and regimental commander under Budyonny. Now he is  Commander of the 2nd Brigade.

    The age of Oka Ivanovich Gorodovikov was 4 years older than the division commander Budyonny. In the Soviet Red Army in 1918, the 39-year-old was considered a veteran!  But he also won the trust of his teachers and comrades.

    "Comrade Oka Ivanovich, my brigade commander, you must be careful. Burning the pontoon bridge is the decision of the Army Headquarters. As a special cavalry division, what we have to do is to resolutely implement the decision of the Army Headquarters.  Keep moving forward and never retreat!¡±

    The division political commissar Yefim Afanasyevich Shatenko said in a low and hoarse voice with a slight frown.

    When the division commander Budyonny heard this, he glanced at his political commissar and said nothing. He stretched out his hand and drew a circle in the air, indicating that everyone should continue to express their opinions. He was cursing in his heart. Damn, this guy Yefim Afanasievich is also a fool.  The political commissar seems to be suffering from an occupational disease. How come he still pays attention to propriety? If anyone can come up with a useful idea at this moment, he can just ask me, Budyonni, to lead his horse!

    Budyonny's division headquarters is like the main formation of Japan's Warring States Period. The curtains are drawn around it, and there is an open space in the middle. Several brigade commanders are sitting under their butts with small horses, and there is a large horse in the middle.  On the battle map, Budyonny couldn't sit still. He just turned around in circles and listened to the brigade commanders below expressing their opinions on how to fight this battle.

    The Soviet Red Army also had its own habits in marching formations. Generally, the tents of the headquarters were placed behind hills and hills. In this way, if you wanted to overlook the opponent's position, you would directly ride up to a high place. When evacuating, you would quickly run down.  Out of the enemy's sight, air defense mainly relies on evacuation and camouflage. At this time, the woods are the best place to block the enemy's aerial sight.

    "Comrade Oka Ivanovich! It's absolutely stupid to use cavalry to hit the enemy's strong position. The enemy didn't look at the cavalry battalion where we lured the enemy just now, so the light and heavy machine guns didn't fire. Those who fired  The mortar is also of small caliber. Do you dare to say that there are no heavy machine guns and large-caliber mortars on the opposite side of the coalition position? If you try to attack them, you will die in vain!" Brother Temuxin shouted, refusing to give up.

    "Isn't this a desperate situation? If we don't charge forward, will the enemy surrender? Don't underestimate the opponent's cavalry brigade. I suspect that the opponent's machine guns far exceed our division, no, several divisions! Not to mention the opponent's cavalry brigade.  We are also equipped with a large number of mortars. What do we have? More than 20 heavy machine guns are all we have. Kulik¡¯s artillery is in trouble, but since the commander of the group army wants to destroy the ship, how can we fight without attacking? "

    The commander of the second brigade, Gorodovikov, was not willing to be outdone and yelled. In his eyes, Timoshenko is still very young and can only fight with the wind. When he encounters adversity, he panics or acts randomly, such as just now  When Kulik's artillery beat up the opponent's mortar positions and knocked them upside down.

    Timoshenko hurriedly wanted to lead the first brigade to rush forward to seize the lead. However, after Kulik's artillery fell into the opponent's trap and was almost annihilated by the rapid artillery fire, Timoshenko was like a vent.  The angry ball stopped attacking the opponent's position and instead tried to outflank him or something like that. It was obvious that he was showing cowardly and still refused to admit it!

    The two brigade commanders, Timoshenko and Gorodovikov, were in a quarrel and no one could convince the other. A persistence shouldThere is a way to cross the river and go back to the enemy's south side in Buzuluk Town. One insists that since the boat is broken, he should attack with all his strength and directly capture the opponent's position in the north of the town!

    "Okay! Shut up!" Budyonny finally stopped. The two brigade commanders of the Special Cavalry Division were not convinced by each other. Quarrels were commonplace, but this did not affect the unity of the entire team. They had personalities and ideas.  A commander is a good commander, but once he, the division commander, makes a decision, there is absolutely no discount to make. You have to hit it before it breaks your head and bleeds!

    The two commanders of the first brigade, Tyulenev and Rybalko, both supported their brigade commander Timoshenko's opinion that the cavalry should make a detour and flank. The two commanders of the second brigade, Ryabesh,  Husband and Romanenko did their part to support the ideas of their brigade commander Gorodovikov.

    "My Budyonny cavalry division is the trump card of the Southern Front and the Ninth Army. There is no reason to retreat without a fight. The opponent is just a cavalry brigade. No matter where this team came from in a roundabout way to occupy Buzuluk  , at least they traveled hundreds of kilometers to come here. I think the ammunition they carry may not be able to withstand the kind of attack just now!"

    Budyonni stroked his beard and looked at his brigade commanders, obviously to boost their morale. Sure enough, the brigade commanders all closed their mouths and looked at the division commander intently. Even the political commissar Xia Jianke couldn't take his eyes away.  They were all waiting for Budyonni to say more.

    "Timoshenko is right. We are cavalry. Mobility and assault are our strengths. If we want to fight, we have to hit the opponent's weak ribs and lower abdomen. We must make detours. Even if we want to reduce the pressure on the enemy in front, we must make detours."  !" Budyonny first confirmed Timoshenko's opinion.

    The commander of the first brigade was overjoyed when he heard this. He bumped shoulders with his two regiment commanders. Obviously, he was recognized by the comrade of the division commander. It is more effective than any gold star medal. Division commander Budyonny is the idol of all the soldiers and commanders in the division.  , getting his affirmation and praise is more exciting than taking a shot of chicken blood.

    "Comrade Budyonny, please give the order. The first brigade can attack at any time. We will find a way to cross the river, insert ourselves into the enemy's rear and hit it hard. As long as the coalition forces are attacked from both sides, I don't see how they can defend it. It's glorious.  The First Brigade is absolutely confident of completing the mission!" Timoshenko said with a puff of chest.

    "I object! Comrade Budyonny, the order given to us by the group army is to capture the enemy's position, eliminate the enemy, and capture the town of Buzuluk. The enemy defending the town opposite is at least a cavalry brigade. If we divide our troops and take a roundabout way, let alone the time it takes.  How long will it take to achieve the purpose of detour? At least the force left to attack directly will be greatly weakened. When the number of machine guns and artillery is far less than that of the opponent, one brigade alone cannot defeat the opponent no matter what! "

    Gorodovikov, commander of the second brigade, shouted anxiously!  The division's political commissar Shatenko obviously sided with Gorodovikov and couldn't help but remind him,

    "Comrade Budyonny, the heavy machine gun positions are almost complete. As you said, the eyes of the entire army are looking at us. Just now, one of our cavalry battalions only made a symbolic circle in front of the opponent's position.  We retreated, but some people were already gossiping that our cavalry could not fight a tough battle, and they were disobeying the orders of the group army. "

    It would have been better if the political commissar Shatenko didn't say this, but once he said it, the headquarters of the Special Cavalry Division exploded. Tyurenev, commander of the first regiment of the first brigade, jumped up and said, "Who said this, the political commissar?"  , Grandma and I¡¯s team was behind to avoid fighting when they were preparing for the front battle of the entire army. Tell me the name of the person who said this, and I will take people to teach these guys a lesson! "

    The commander of the second regiment, Rybalko, also blushed and shouted at the top of his voice, "We haven't slept all night. The infantry division is now sleeping in the woods a few kilometers behind after eating and drinking.  , we cavalry deserve to suffer such a lot of punishment? I quit! The second regiment has to sleep for three hours before it can be dispatched!"

    The two commanders of the second brigade, Ryabyshev and Romanenko, also looked ugly. Obviously, no commander of the cavalry division could stand what the political commissar said. Although the artillery regiment commander Kulik did not speak, he  His fists clenched loudly and his face turned red!

    Damn it!  If I still have 12 cannons in my hand, what if I launch a frontal attack? I will knock out all the opponent's heavy machine guns with one shot!

    Timoshenko and Gorodovikov looked at their division commander Budyonny with a sullen expression and gritted their teeth, waiting for him to make a decision and order. The Special Cavalry Division would never retreat without a fight, never!

    "Well! Not bad, morale has improved. It seems that the political commissar is not bad. A few words will make your sleepiness disappear without a trace. Now that you are all energetic, let me tell you what I think.  !" Division Commander Bujoni waved his fist.
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