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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 446 A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

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    12:30, July 14, 1918, 3rd Ural Cavalry Division Headquarters, Buzuluk Town

    "Division Commander, isn't our battalion's mortar firing? The artillery company isn't firing either? We don't need to be so polite to Yegorov. They are bullying us now by relying on their numbers, not by our weapons.  Go bully them! Cousin, I think you seem to be more and more compassionate now in commanding wars! When we fought against the Austro-Hungarian Empire on the Eastern Front, our weapons and equipment were far inferior to what they are now.  How happy is it?¡±

    Nezhkov's cousin, Chief of Staff of the 3rd Division and Commander of the 6th Brigade, ?ovsky was still chattering on the side. Looking around, the battlefield was a gray ocean squirming, and gunshots rang out one after another.  , under the blazing heavy machine gun fire of the coalition forces, the indomitable Soviet Red Army soldiers lay on the ground and fought back with Mosin Nagant rifles in their hands.

    At this time, the rate of fire of the coalition platoon's mortar shells dropped significantly. Only some areas on the battlefield where the Soviet Red Army was relatively dense were hit by a mortar shell, which blasted out a cloud of blood mist and took away one or half  A life.

    "Yegorov is unambiguous. He sent three regiments of troops in the first attack. He passed my order. The heavy machine guns stopped firing and prepared to move positions. The light machine guns prepared to fire. I want to see Yegorov."  What tricks haven't been used yet?" Nezhkov murmured while looking at the situation on the battlefield with his telescope.

    "Cousin, I think we have enough ammunition, so why not use cannons to blast him? Platoon mortars are too boring. It is difficult for the opponent to use the mortar's lethality when he is lying on the ground like this!  "**Fusky was still muttering unwillingly.

    "Don't worry. The main role in defending the position is the machine gun. The artillery must be used in more critical places. Has the artillery observation post on the bell tower not discovered the enemy's reserve position? Does Yegorov only plan to send out these 6,000 people to attack? This is not  Isn't that too much? Is there any news about the return of Nedev's fifth brigade?" Nezhkov turned around and asked.

    "Reporting to the division commander, the artillery observation post on the bell tower has not found any movement from the opponent's reserve team. There are small woods three kilometers behind the opponent's position. Although there seem to be people moving around, they can't see clearly. However, the opponent's cavalry brigade crossed the river in the morning.  That section of the river is now empty, and no Soviet Red Army is trying to cross the river!" A communications staff officer called the lookout post on the bell tower, asked a few questions, and then put down the phone to report.

    "Reporting to the division commander, the radio stations of the two regiments of the 5th Brigade cannot be contacted. However, the two artillery companies and two cavalry companies of the 5th Brigade have moved closer and hidden in the woods on the other side of Buzuluk Town and set up positions.  Although the wired telephone line cannot be connected across the river for a while, the artillery batteries on both sides of the river can be commanded to fire using semaphores!" another combat staff officer reported.

    "Division commander, could it be that the Fifth Brigade has collided with Budyonny's cavalry division and started fighting? So the radio cannot be turned on, but why can't we hear the sound of gunfire? Could it be that both sides have detoured dozens of kilometers away?  Gone?" **Fski said worriedly.

    "It is possible that when we surveyed both sides of the Buzuluk River and the Domashka River, we had to go at least 20 kilometers south to find a suitable ferry to cross the river. The water flow in the middle 20 kilometers was rapid and the river banks were towering.  , there are many whirlpools, and it is not suitable for crossing the river at all, but don¡¯t worry, as long as you don¡¯t rush forward, the two regiments of the fifth brigade will only have to deal with one of the other brigade, and at least they will not lose!¡±

    Nezhkov obviously has great confidence in the troops led by his cousin and commander of the fifth brigade Nedev. Speaking of which, the combat effectiveness of the sixth brigade led by his cousin ?ovsky is really weaker than that of the fifth brigade.  , one soldier is a raging soldier, and there will be a raging nest of raging soldiers, if it were not for the division commander Nezhkov personally commanding the sixth brigade to guard Buzuluk.

    With **Vsky's rough, restless and arrogant temperament, the artillery shells carried by the two artillery companies of the Sixth Brigade have probably been squandered by this guy at this moment, even if the 75mm mountain field gun fires 6 rounds per minute  The frequency of artillery bombardment continued, and the artillery company of the Sixth Brigade only carried enough artillery shells for less than 20 minutes. How can the Sixth Brigade fight with the enemy for five and a half hours from 7 a.m. to 12:30 noon?  There is still enough ammunition for the next battle.

    Following the order from the coalition commander, Division Commander Nezhkov, the heart-stopping sound of heavy machine gun fire that lasted for half an hour on the coalition position gradually stopped, and the shadow of death suddenly disappeared from the more than 4,500 people lying on the battlefield.  A lot of the Russian Red Army soldiers' heads temporarily dissipated. Many Red Army soldiers couldn't help but raise their heads and look around after heaving a sigh of relief. Apparently they didn't understand what happened. Did the enemy's heavy machine gun turn the barrel red?  It was impossible to continue shooting.

    As the sound of heavy machine gunfire stopped, the roar of mortars on the coalition positions also stopped. The Soviet Red Army infantry who were still lying on the ground from time to time thinking in vain about firing from the coalition positions 500 to 800 meters away, at this time  The unnecessary shooting also stopped one after another, and the battlefield became quiet for a while.??It's so weird that it makes people scratch their heads.

    And the sky is still cloudy and rolling. Obviously, it is not the coalition air force that has arrived on the battlefield, then?  Why did the coalition stop shooting?

    Is it just because there is not a single Soviet Red Army soldier standing on the entire battlefield, and the more than 4,500 Red Army infantrymen who are still alive, trembling and lying all over the ground, arouse the pity and sympathy of the coalition forces?

    Although the air-cooled heavy machine gun of the coalition does not have the barrel red, it is obvious that continuous shooting makes the barrel hot. This is an unavoidable fact. A temporary pause will not hurt the accuracy of the machine gun. Since the coalition defensive position  Each heavy machine gun has at least three bunkers with machine gun fire points arranged as true and false targets and transfer locations. Therefore, after stopping shooting, the coalition's heavy machine guns began to move positions to new positions and prepare to fire.

    In the rapid training course for battlefield commanders organized by the coalition command, it is one of the operational principles of fire support weapons that heavy machine guns and mortars must prepare at least two to three backup shooting positions and positions during combat.

    "Comrade Yegorov, what tricks is the enemy doing? Why have the machine guns and mortars stopped firing? Is it because they have run out of ammunition? This is great! Blow the charge quickly!" said Knyagny, political commissar of the group army.  Tsikki rolled his eyes and felt emboldened again.

    "Get ready to blow the trumpet! Seize the opportunity to charge when the time comes! Kulik! Your heavy machine gun battalion and the two mountain cannons are ready to fire, and suppress the machine guns and mortars of the coalition forces on the opposite side for the infantry regiment of Inza's division! Inza, you  The main group must seize the opportunity and rush forward at once when the opponent's firepower has no time to replenish and adjust! Kikweize and Usti, your two groups also launch a full-line attack, trying to attract more firepower!"

    "Sami, Khadinyev, and the two reserve regiments will jump out of the trenches and launch an attack when the charge signal sounds. Focus on the western section and follow the main regiment of Inza Division. Kulik's heavy machine gun battalion and artillery will do their best.  Open the gap in the opponent's position to suppress the opponent's firepower! Do you understand?"

    Although Yegorov doesn¡¯t understand why the coalition forces are always shy and reserved in using machine guns and artillery fire, is it really as the political commissar who knows nothing about military affairs but likes to come up with random ideas said that the opponent¡¯s ammunition consumption is too high and not enough?

    But no matter what, what chance is there? Taking advantage of the opponent's heavy machine gun moving position, if you don't charge at this time, it will be later. Yegorov gave an order, and several division commanders and Kulik, who was in charge of commanding the artillery, all ordered hard.  Nod to show that you understand!

    "Blow the charge! Attack on all fronts!" Yegorov waved his hand fiercely and seized the opportunity to launch a general attack!

    As the fierce and loud charge horn sounded in the rear position of the Soviet Red Army, Soviet Red Army soldiers all over the mountains and plains jumped up from the ground, holding Mosin-Nagant rifles with long spears in their hands, stepping on the blood of their fallen comrades on the ground.  Then on the grass, shouting a deafening "Ula!", the whole line rushed towards the coalition positions, with an even more amazing momentum than when they charged just now!

    In front are the remaining 4,500 people from the three infantry regiments of the 15th, 16th and 23rd Infantry Divisions. Following closely behind are the two regiments of the 17th Infantry Division and the 19th Infantry Division, with nearly 4,000 people jumping out of the trenches. They are 4 kilometers wide.  , on a battlefield more than 1 kilometer deep, nearly 10,000 Soviet Red Army soldiers launched a fearless charge.
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