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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 460: Playing cards not according to the rules

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    For the coalition commander Antonikov, he wanted to launch a pursuit and kill him immediately. However, the mounts of his cavalry regiment had traveled 90 kilometers from Sorochinsk early in the morning. The quality of the horses was not good.  , regardless of the physical strength of the mount, it is on the verge of losing its strength, and it is really powerless to catch up at the moment.

    Although the 3,000-man attack by the Second Brigade of the Budyonny Cavalry Division just now failed to reach its own position, the mortar heavy machine gun fire, including the five captured Browning squads used by the opponent's Kalmyk regiment,  The firepower of the 1st Battalion Commando armed with machine guns and 30 M1 Garand semi-automatic mounted rifles.

    It still caused casualties to the coalition cavalry regiment. The total number of casualties in the defense lines in the three directions was about 200. Moreover, the consumption of mortar shells and machine gun bullets was also quite large. The heavy machine gun only knocked out 5 to 6 bullets.  chain, and almost half of the mortar shells were consumed.

    As for the Soviet Red Army on the opposite side, since the more than 500 lightly and seriously injured people and horses lying behind the temporary trenches on the main position were still present in a decent manner, and there were many groves on the side, the coalition commander Antonikov really did not  It was expected that the main force of the opponent's cavalry had already retreated, so of course they did not launch a pursuit immediately.

    Although there were only more than 200 casualties in the battle just now, the nerves of the entire regiment were still highly tense. After all, facing the impact of a large Red Army cavalry force that was nearly twice as many as their own, Antonkov, a cavalryman from the White Guards, was  This is the first time for the regiment. If this commanding officer hadn't been sitting in the middle, there is no guarantee that the opponent might have broken through the defense line if they continued to charge. You must know that whether it is a mortar or a light and heavy machine gun, there is actually a shooting gap and a reloading chain.  Magazine gap.

    Just now, when the opponent's Kalmyk Mongolian Cavalry Regiment made a desperate charge, Antonikov really couldn't sit still for a moment. The 1st Battalion and 4th Company were already preparing to be sent to the junction of the central and southern lines to strengthen the troops there.  Defense, unexpectedly, as soon as the trumpet was blown from behind the opponent's position, the Mongolian cavalry flew past the position in a circle and ran south.

    "Commander, Commander, Budyonni's cavalry on the opposite side has sent three cavalrymen with white flags. Do you want to let them come over, or simply kill them with one cannon?" The fourth battalion commander called from the position.

    Antonikov had actually seen through the telescope that three cavalrymen from the other side were coming towards him cautiously with white flags, so he ordered on the phone, "Stop shooting first and send a squad to bring them back to me.  Remember to blindfold them!¡±

    With this order, the gunshots that were still coming one after another on the battlefield gradually subsided. The three Red Army couriers holding white flags on the opposite side were quickly released. A group of coalition cavalry came forward on horseback with mounted rifles in their hands.  Soon, three Soviet Red Army couriers were blindfolded and brought to Antonkov's main position.

    "What are you here for? Are you here to surrender? Oh, it's actually a guy with glasses, what kind of job is he doing? He can't be a political commissar, right?" Little Antonkov said jokingly, looking at the three Red Army messengers with their hands tied behind their backs.

    "I protest, Your Excellency, Commander of the Coalition Forces, we are messengers who are here to negotiate, and we do not carry weapons. It is too rude for your soldiers to tie us up like this. The two countries are at war without killing the envoys! We are not here to surrender!"  "Babel, the political commissar of the Red Army acting battalion who was blindfolded and strangled, protested while struggling.

    "It seems that you are the real owner? Tell me your position and name! How long have you been joining the Bolsheviks?! What battles have you fought!" Antonikov said with a serious look on his face,

    "This is our Budyonny Cavalry Division battalion-level political commissar and negotiator. Please be respectful. We are here to negotiate, not to surrender. We are messengers, not prisoners!" The little Soviet Red Army soldier next to the bearded squad leader  The guard shouted bravely while twisting his body to break free from the control of the coalition forces holding his arms behind his back.

    "Oh, the guy with glasses in the middle is still a battalion-level political commissar? Since he is your so-called negotiator, who do you think you are? Come on, take this ungrateful thing out and kill him. Although the coalition headquarters requires  Treat prisoners preferentially, but you have neither surrendered nor are you a prisoner, so shooting you will not be considered a violation of the military discipline of the coalition! "

    As he spoke, little Antonikov's voice turned cold, and he shouted sternly, "What are you doing standing still? Take the little thing like glasses out and kill him, and gag him and stop him from shouting slogans! I tell you to shoot me for being captured."  Subordinate, okay, if I don¡¯t shoot the prisoners, you are here to seek death. Next time you are reincarnated, remember not to be a guard for the messenger. If you want to be, just be a prisoner. The coalition forces treat prisoners preferentially. I have to think carefully about shooting prisoners. I will shoot you.  I¡¯m not burdened at all!¡±

    Antonkov's order frightened the three blindfolded Soviet Red Army couriers so much that their legs weakened. The bearded platoon leader was speechless as he sifted through the chaff. The unfortunate little man opened his mouth  I wanted to howl, but was beaten by a coalition soldier behind me.Zark used a dagger to stir the guy's mouth, twisting his tongue into a twist and bleeding all over his face, and he was dragged to the front of the battlefield with a whimper.

    Babel, the political commissar of the leading battalion who was blindfolded here, was also so frightened that he could not stand. The one who had just arrived shouted that you are not trustworthy. Before he finished shouting, there was a crisp gunshot from behind, followed by a small gunshot.  The little man's whimpering stopped, followed by the sound of a torn sack falling to the ground. Apparently, the little Red Army cavalryman whose name no one even cared about had been shot on the spot in front of the two armies.

    "I only talk to trustworthy people. If you are not convinced, I will send you to be with that boy. Damn it, why don't you learn from the coalition's trick of treating prisoners preferentially? The cavalry who captured me did not wait for me to redeem them.  You actually killed me when you came back. More than 100 Cossacks died in the hands of you trash. How can I, Antonikov, go back to see my folks if I don¡¯t avenge them? If the Cossacks on the Ural River are not Cossacks, can they be slaughtered?  "

    "We are couriers! We are not prisoners. You cannot shoot the couriers. You are violating the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War. If you don't accept negotiations, you can't let us in at all. You can't go back on your word and ask us to blindfold our eyes and tie our hands and then shoot at us!  "Babel, the acting political commissar of the Red Army battalion, was obviously in a hurry, and he was really an eloquent speaker.

    On the contrary, Vasily Kurchukov, the tall and bearded guard platoon leader, was so frightened by the coalition commander's style of indiscriminately shooting the courier that he paralyzed.  I can't pull it up even if I pull it from behind.

    "It stinks! Drag this guy out and throw him aside. Wait until I finish asking the bespectacled political commissar and shoot him together!" Antonikov waved his hand and had the bearded man dragged away first.

    "Shoot us together!" These words frightened the bearded man to the point where he fainted and was dragged away like a dead dog. At the same time, the bespectacled political commissar Babel took a risk after hearing the words. Obviously, intellectuals are also bloody when they are cornered.  He opened his legs and shouted,

    "I'm here to negotiate a truce on behalf of the Budyonny Cavalry Division. We need to treat and collect the wounded. Please stop firing machine guns and mortars. Wait until we evacuate the wounded before fighting again! As long as you agree to a ceasefire, you will  Even if you shoot me, I, Isaac Emmanuelovich Babel, will never frown!"

    "Oh, you political commissar is so courageous. Why should I cease fire and let you treat the wounded? Why? Rescue the injured and pick up the gun again to fight with us? Would you be so stupid? This is not letting the tiger return to the mountain. This is  What? The Chinese have a saying, "It is better to chase down the poor bandits with courage, but not to learn from others." Antonikov was aroused by the political commissar of the glasses camp in front of him, so he asked deliberately.  he.

    "Without learning or skills, the allusion is "It is better to chase down the poor bandits with bravery, and not to be a learned overlord." Your coalition has a tradition of preferential treatment of prisoners and ceasefires to allow us to treat the wounded. I guess this is the unified deployment of your coalition headquarters, of course  Your commander-in-chief of the coalition forces did not follow his good intentions. He just wanted to increase our burden and hinder us and weaken our will to fight in the future. But no matter what, the coalition forces have this precedent in other battlefields. They can cease fire and let us treat and treat them.  Evacuate the wounded!"

    The bespectacled acting political commissar of the battalion spoke quickly and said so much in one breath. It was obvious that Babel was still paying attention to the information from the coalition forces. He knew that the coalition forces released the wounded in many battlefields, so he wanted to  Use this reason to convince Antonkov in front of you.

    "Tch, I am uneducated and incompetent? Yes, we haven't studied for a few days, but we know that the Chinese also have a saying that repaying kindness in return is not disrespectful. Since you dare to shoot my captured subordinates,  , of course I can not release the wounded, not only can I kill the daring messenger like you! Where did the main force of your brigade go? "

    Antonkov became so angry that he pulled out the saber from his waist with a swipe, and the cold and bright saber was placed on the neck of Isaac Emmanuelovich Babel.
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