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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 455 The Nightmare of Positional Warfare

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    The commander of the cavalry regiment of the 2nd cavalry regiment of the 5th brigade, who was reinforced by the coalition forces from Sorochinsk, was defeated in the first battle. He was surrounded and eaten by three cavalry companies.  How could he endure such a shame and humiliation? Antonkov, who had already detoured back to the south, ordered the fourth company running back from the first battalion to build a position along the river with the second and third battalions relying on the highlands and woods.

    At the same time, this guy also left behind the three company-affiliated Browning heavy machine guns of the Fourth Battalion and the battalion-affiliated mortar platoon to build a position, and he only took the light cavalry of the Fourth Battalion and flew northward.

    When we arrived at the battlefield three kilometers away to the north where the first battalion had just been ambushed, we saw through the woods that the Soviet Red Army cavalry on the other side, 1,000 meters away, were shooting the men they had captured just now.  , turned around and shouted at the 500-odd cavalrymen of the Fourth Battalion,

    "Did you see it? This is what happens when you lay down your arms. You all have to watch out for me. From now on, whoever dares to lay down his arms among my subordinates will be doomed! I will never want this Budyonni cavalry unit on the opposite side.  Take one prisoner and kill them all!"

    More than 500 coalition cavalrymen behind them saw their captured comrades with their hands tied and shot like birds in front of the position. They were filled with grief and anger and shouted in unison with the regiment commander, "Never take them as prisoners! Drive them all to death! Avenge your comrades!"  "

    There is a lot of movement here. The Soviet Red Army 1,000 meters away has already noticed it. There is a hustle and bustle on the opposite side. Those who have mounted their horses, those who want to run, those who want to rush over are about to charge. Speaking of young Antonikov,  He was a timid leader, and when he saw this, he was not at all confused. He ordered the platoon's mortars to dismount and spread out their gun emplacements. He first showed off his power to the opponent and gained some interest.

    Each company of the 4th Battalion has six 60mm platoon mortars mounted on horseback. For the coalition platoon mortars with a range of 1,300 meters, the distance of 1,000 meters is just enough to make the shooting very enjoyable. 16  The door platoon's mortars were quickly in position. Antonkov waved his hand, and across the sparse grove, strings of 1.5-kilogram mortar shells flew past like sparrows.

    Groups of them smashed into the cavalry formation of the Soviet Red Army opposite, setting off a bloody storm. The Soviet Red Army brigade on the opposite side dispersed to avoid the sudden mortar bombardment, while turning their horses' heads from both sides.  As they rushed over, the sound of the newly captured Browning heavy machine gun also rang out, and the chaotic machine gun bullets knocked down the branches and leaves of the small forest here.

    Young Antonikov saw that the opponent had been fired by himself for five consecutive rounds of mortars, knocking out at least more than a hundred cavalry of the opponent. It was a bit of revenge for the captured subordinates who had just been slaughtered by the opponent. He saw that the opponent's two wings pounced out a cavalry.  Looking at the situation of the battalion, the terrain here was unfavorable. Antonkov gave an order, and the fourth battalion packed up the platoon's mortars and followed its regimental commander to turn around and release his horse to retreat south.

    An excellent battlefield commander with sufficient sensitivity and prediction of the ever-changing battlefield situation, Antonikov's platoon's mortars 1,000 meters away made Gorodovikov's second cavalry regiment miserable.  , but the actual casualties were not as large as expected, with only more than 150 casualties.

    Gorodovikov had just seized a lot of coalition weapons, and he really had no place to use them, so he immediately ordered someone to set up the m1918a3 Browning air-cooled heavy machine gun that he regarded as a treasure.  Shooting began, and the Soviet Red Army, who were accustomed to water-cooled heavy machine guns, saw the legendary new weapon of the coalition at close range for the first time.

    This air-cooled heavy machine gun is light, beautiful and easy to use. Moreover, the shooting accuracy and power are obviously good. However, the bullets captured are not too many, only two 350-round bullet chains, and the Soviet Red Army captured this  As soon as the air-cooled Browning heavy machine gun opened fire, the mortar fire from the opposing coalition forces immediately stopped. Through the woods, one could see the opposing forces mounting their horses and retreating southward.

    This made the division political commissar Shatenko and the brigade commander Gorodovikov overjoyed. Damn, a heavy machine gun has such power. If the remaining three battalions of the coalition cavalry regiment on the opposite side are eaten by him, they will be captured.  The machine guns and mortars are at least enough to equip a new Soviet Red Army cavalry division!

    The 30 newly captured M1 Garand semi-automatic mounted rifles also became the object of competition for Gorodovikov's men. Several regiment and battalion commanders wanted to get one for their guards, but Gorodovikov refused.  He waved his hand and pointed at the retreating coalition cavalry behind the woods opposite.

    "What a great gun! Everyone likes it. The coalition forces on the opposite side have plenty of them. Pass my orders. The 2nd Regiment and 1st Battalion will attack from the left. The 2nd Battalion will attack from the right. The 3rd Battalion will come with me and the political commissar. Leave a company of the 4th Battalion.  Clean up the battlefield and eat all the coalition forces on the opposite side!"

    Before he finished speaking, the two cavalry battalions of the second regiment and Po Lala rushed out. Since they had suffered more than one-third casualties just now, there were less than 400 cavalry left in each battalion, but they rushed out with red eyes.  Get up and get ready to grab the loot and pay.But his eyes were so violent that they could kill a cow. More than 800 Soviet Red Army cavalry shouted "Ula" and chased after him.

    Here, the brigade commander Gorodovikov and the division political commissar Shadenko were not to be outdone. They led nearly 500 cavalry from the third battalion, which had the largest number of troops, to attack from the center. More than 1,300 Red Army cavalry swarmed towards 1,000 meters away without fear of death.  Antonikov's more than 500 coalition cavalry gave chase.

    Speaking of Antonkov's detour from east to south, Gorodovikov really escaped here. Dmitry Ivanovich Ryabishev led the Kalmyk regiment from along the river bank.  Circling from west to north, the two sides are like the yin and yang fish eyes of a Tai Chi diagram.

    In the end, the positions of the Second Red Army Cavalry Brigade led by Shatenko and Gorodovikov and the Second Allied Cavalry Regiment pursued by Antonikov, the allied force on the opposite side, became interchangeable, making it difficult to attack and defend, and the previous roundabouts of both sides failed.  Arrive at the empty space.

    By the time Ryabyshev led the Kalmyk regiment panting and fought back from the north in a large circle, the battlefield here had been cleaned up. Of course, the tragic situation of the more than 400 dead soldiers and more than 600 wounded of the second regiment  It also made the Mongolian Red Army cavalry in the roundabout Kalmyk regiment feel sad.

    The leader of the Kalmyk Regiment, Ryabyshev, scratched his head when he saw this. He thought to himself, didn't the messenger say that they had annihilated three cavalry companies of the opponent? Why did the second regiment suffer so many casualties? They almost lost one.  With less than half the strength, what kind of victory is this?

    The commander of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the Budyonny Cavalry Division (Kalmyk Regiment), Dmitry Ivanovich Ryabeshev, was born in Rostov Oblast in 1894. He was also a Don Cossack.  Unfortunately, he did not have the opportunity to participate in the two battles of Rostov in the early days of the European War. He started his military career as a private.

    He had a similar experience with the Red Army generals who were born in the same era. He fought with the German Army in the West. Unfortunately, he did not become the winner in the two wars on the Eastern Front. The Russian army fought very poorly. Except for the St. George Cross, he did not have any  What made the soldiers happy, and Bolshevik ideas and social democratic ideas spread among the soldiers, was simple - they all cursed the tsarist regime.

    In October 1917, Ryabyshev joined the Red Guard and became a member of the Bolshevik Party. He was an active supporter of the Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies.

    During the all-out civil war in 1918, Ryabyshev, who followed Gorodovikov in the Kalmyk regiment, became a cavalry hero in three battles to defend Tsaritsyn, and received a very rare award at the time.  Two Orders of the Red Banner, this honor is no less than the gold star of the later Hero of the Soviet Union, and his bravery and fearlessness are very worthy of his name, Dmitry.

    As a Budyonian-style cavalry hero, this guy turned from an ordinary cavalryman in the early days of the civil war to the current leader of the Kalmyk regiment by virtue of his bravery, decisiveness and luck in the face of death.

    In Wang Geng's previous life, Ryabyshev later served as the commander of the First Cavalry Army. This honor allowed him to escape the great purges in the future. Of course, the more dazzling record of this guy is that he was transformed from the mechanized army to the army in 2 months.  Chang Yue was promoted to commander of the Soviet Southern Front, but that was in the early days of World War II. Ironically, he experienced nothing but failure in the position of commander of the Southern Front.

    Of course, at this moment, in this time and space of 1918, the 24-year-old Kalmyk regiment leader was still a brave and heroic leader. Fierce gunfire and the roar of mortars came from the south. Obviously, the offensive and defensive forces  After the exchange, the battle between the Soviet Red Army and the coalition forces entered the original mode that frightened all the Soviet Red Army soldiers.

    That is, the Soviet Red Army, which has a large number of people, is attacking, while the coalition forces, which are small but well-equipped, are defending and fighting the coalition forces in positional warfare. Unknowingly, it has become a nightmare for the Soviet Red Army generals.

    Ryabyshev didn't quite understand. Didn't he just win a tragic battle in the field? Then he continued to play hide-and-seek with the coalition forces by relying on the large number of people. Why did he start to return to the mode of positional warfare? The young regiment  The commander felt a layer of irritation in his heart for no reason. He whipped the already weak horse under his crotch, and rushed south with more than 2,000 cavalry from the Kalmyk regiment!
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