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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 463 It¡¯s time to cast the net to catch the fish

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    Headquarters of the 3rd Ural Cavalry Division in Buzuluk Town at 13:30 on July 14, 1918

    "Division Commander, the 2nd Regiment of the 5th Brigade received a call from Antonikov. His 2nd Regiment defeated the 2nd Brigade of the Budyonny Cavalry Division of the Soviet Red Army on the banks of the Buzuluk River, 30 kilometers southeast of Buzuluk Town.  1,300 people were killed and 1,800 captured. His regiment suffered about 700 casualties, with less than 400 killed and more than 300 wounded.

    The political commissar and brigade commander of the Budyonny Cavalry Division, Gorodovikov, took more than 1,200 remaining troops and fled south without a trace. Antonikov has sent a cavalry reconnaissance platoon south to follow and search. The main force of the second regiment is currently resting and waiting.  , so far no trace of the Yegorov Infantry Division has been found in the north!  "Division chief of staff and commander of the 6th brigade ?ovsky reported.

    "Is there no news from Nedev in the fifth brigade?" Division Commander Nezhkov turned around and asked.

    "Nedev's telegram half an hour ago said that they were still playing a pushing game with the opponent. The main force of Budyonny's ambush never showed up. They are now following Budyonny's 700 cavalry in circles!" **sky  He grinned.

    "Obviously, Budyonny is difficult to deal with. He does not fight in the field with the first regiment of the 5th Brigade, but leads them in circles. One possibility is that his main force is lying in ambush on favorable terrain waiting to ambush Nedev.  Another possibility, another possibility is to cover the retreat of the main force Find a way to contact Nedev's radio station and ask him to be bold and surround the opponent's 700 cavalry first!"

    Nezhkov obviously smelled a hint of conspiracy from the strange behavior of Budyonny's troops. It would be better for Nezhiv to fall into the opponent's plan to escape from the shell.

    "Division commander, cousin, what should I do with the Yegorov infantry on the opposite side? More than half an hour has passed, and the other side is still treating and evacuating the wounded in a slow and orderly manner. Why do I feel that there is something wrong with this smell!" **Fusi  Ji asked the combat staff to send a telegram. He went to the window and looked through the binoculars for a long time, then asked suspiciously.

    "We want them to clean up the battlefield, treat and evacuate the wounded, and our soldiers on the front line are having dinner at the same time. It's the best of both worlds!" Nezhkov picked his teeth and walked to the window.

    "Commander, I see that there are fewer and fewer people on the other side's position. Isn't Yegorov planning to run away?" **Vsky reminded.

    "Run away? Yegorov gave in so quickly? Let's take a look!" Although Nezhkov was mentally prepared, he also made arrangements in advance and asked Antonikov, who was east of the Buzuluk River, to give up the pursuit.  The Second Brigade of the Budyonny Cavalry Division, after wiping out the remaining enemy troops, turned to defense on the spot, preparing to intercept Yegorov's possible breakout direction once he retreated, but they didn't expect that Yegorov would have retreated so quickly?

    More than 5,000 lightly and seriously wounded Red Army soldiers on the battlefield are still retreating in an orderly manner under the busy medical carriages and medical soldiers. At most, more than 2,000 people have been withdrawn at this time, and there are still 3,000 people left on the battlefield shouting. It is too horrible to see. The Soviet Red Army behind the position  There are at least two regiments of troops guarding the front.

    "Commander, look, there used to be a group of cavalrymen surrounding a group of commanders on that hill. Now they are all gone. Yegorov couldn't have been away from the battlefield command position for so long. He should have gone to the hut to eat.  I'm back, I'll take a look, maybe this guy really left his troops and the wounded and ran away!"

    The usually rough and rough **Vsky was so happy at this moment that he really saw some clues.

    "Damn, you were careless. Yegorov really left the wounded and the rearguard and ran away! What are the observation posts on the bell tower for? Why didn't you notice it?" Nezhkov took a look in the telescope, the Soviet Red Army  The hillside that was crowded with people behind the position turned out to be deserted and there were not many people in sight. Looking again, the shadowy infantrymen in the woods behind the hillside were also missing. This guy couldn't help but break out in a sweat!

    **Vsky personally ran over and called the observation post on the bell tower. The answer he got was that there was no sign of the enemy appearing at the ferry on the lower reaches of the Domashka River. The woods in the middle blocked the view and it was difficult to see the enemy's large troops.  Signs of transfer.

    "Commander, if Yegorov has really retreated, what should we do? I think there are at least four to five thousand people in the rearguard of the enemy in front of us. Including the wounded, there are tens of thousands of people. How can we pursue him?"**  Fsky asked anxiously.

    "Damn it, Yegorov is playing the trick of escaping the golden cicada and cutting off its tail to survive. If I pursue him head-on, his rearguard and the lightly and seriously injured will be able to hold us back. I won't fight with him in the field.  If he tries to lure the enemy back with a counterattack, leaving the position and trenches, we have less than 5,000 people and plunge into the quagmire of more than 25,000 of the opponent's people."

    Nezhkov frowned and walked around the headquarters, then raised his head and asked, "Where are Wu Peifu's infantry of the Ufa Central Cluster now, and how long will it take to arrive?"

    "Half an hour ago, they were still 30 kilometers away from us. It was estimated that the fastest would be 2Half an hour to 3 hours!  The road is not easy to walk, and the infantry's marching speed is not much different than that of a tortoise. The weather is not clearing up at the moment, and Ufa's aviation fleet cannot be counted on!  "**Fusky looks a bit like a chief of staff at the moment.

    "Send a report to Wu Peifu, telling him that Yegorov may lead the main force of the group army to cross the Buzuluk River again and retreat to the southeast, and ask him to send a rapid detachment to seize the mouth of the river to prevent Yegorov from crossing the river! I want his ninth  The army group is trapped in the triangle area north of Buzuluk town!" Nezhkov said through gritted teeth.

    At this time, the Fifth Brigade was scattered 30 kilometers to the south on both sides of the Buzuluk River and the Domashka River. The water in the distance could not quench the thirst of the nearby people, so it could only be used as a second-line interception force. Moreover, the Fifth Brigade had traveled nearly a hundred kilometers in half a day.  There were several brutal cavalry battles along the kilometer road. At this time, we were at the end of our strength. If we didn¡¯t take a break, we might not be able to recover much of our combat effectiveness. At least, the horses wouldn¡¯t be able to run at all.

    "Far water can't quench the near thirst, sir, if we plan to trap Yegorov in the triangle area where the three rivers meet, by the time Wu Peifu arrives, the day lilies will be cold!" ?ovsky rubbed his hands.

    "That's good! But is it possible to let the artillery and cavalry companies of the fifth brigade on both sides of the strait intercept and block the ferry? How can this force be enough?" Nezhkov said hesitantly.

    "Division Commander, the power of artillery is quite impressive. As long as our artillery can hit the opponent's ferry with artillery shells, I dare say Yegorov's infantry will not be able to brave the artillery fire to force the crossing. Besides, let's put the second regiment  How about sending people across the river to make a detour?" Fitzgerald seemed to be enlightened, and ideas came to him one after another.

    "Send the second regiment across the river? Hey, this is a good idea, Nima, chief of staff, you have figured it out. The fifth brigade has defeated the outflanking troops of the Budyonny Cavalry Division in the south. The second regiment  There is no need to guard the position south of Buzuluk Town. Let¡¯s let them cross the river. Aren¡¯t the boats tied up at the ferry in the southern part of the town? That¡¯s it!¡±

    Hearing this, Nezhkov¡¯s mind opened up. He happily punched his cousin and division chief of staff, and then gave the order,

    "On my order, the artillery and cavalry companies of the Fifth Brigade on both sides of the river move north. Their mission is to block the river bank. Prevent the other party from crossing the river at all costs. The second and third battalions of the Second Regiment of the Sixth Brigade will move from Buzulu  Cross the river to the other side of the Buzuluk River at the ferry in the town of Ke, and then go north to reinforce the artillery company and cavalry company of the 5th Brigade. The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 6th Brigade crossed the Domashka River from the ferry to the west and headed north.  Reinforce the artillery and cavalry companies of the fifth brigade!"

    "Grandma, I don't believe that I can't stop you Yegorov!! Call the bell tower artillery observation post to observe closely. If the enemy tries to cross the river at the lower reaches of the Domashka River, bomb me without thinking about the base number of artillery shells. This  After a battle, there are plenty of opportunities to replenish and rest!¡±

    To say that Nezhkov's determination was made quickly, although Yegorov retreated half an hour in advance, the infantry division that had not slept all night and had been defeated for a long time retreated, and its marching speed was already at the end of its strength. Yegorov  When Rove led Inza Division to the ferry ten kilometers downstream of the Buzuluk River, it was already 2 p.m., and at this time, a cavalry company from the 5th Allied Cavalry Brigade had also arrived from the east bank of the Buzuluk River.  The other side.

    This cavalry company is the headquarters security company of the 2nd Regiment of Negev's 5th Brigade. It is equipped with an air-cooled Browning heavy machine gun, 3 Browning squad machine guns and 6 60-caliber platoon mortars.  It is the regiment security company. Each squad is equipped with 6 1 Garand semi-automatic mounted rifles. Moreover, the artillery company located 5 kilometers upstream has also deployed its position. The range of the artillery company's 6 mountain guns and field guns is completely covered.  The total length of the river bank exceeds 14 kilometers.

    Of course, what made Yegorov finally despair was that before he could order the Second Regiment of the Inza Division to brave enemy machine guns and artillery fire to force the crossing, a group of coalition armored fighting vehicles appeared in the northern section of the coalition position on the other side. The coalition cavalry and  The sound of a hurrah when the armored forces joined forces completely ruined Yegorov's thoughts of breaking out.
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