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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 475 The Battle of Blood and Fire

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    Like Xia Boyang, the commander of the Soviet Red Army opposite, Xiao Chuyin on the Allied side also has the keen sense of smell of a battlefield commander, and can smell an unusual smell from the opponent's clues. Xiao Chuyin judged that due to the unfavorable terrain, Xia Boyang  The possibility that the main cavalry force would continue to hit the muzzles of their machine guns along the valley was extremely slim.

    "Battle Commander Chu, I estimate that the main force of the Soviet Red Army must have turned around and ran away. The troops staying on the opposite side are trying to delay us. That's why the gunfire fight is so lively. We can't be fooled!" Xiao Chuyin said with a wave of his hand.

    "Run away? How can that be done, Staff Officer Xiao? I will lead the vanguard company on horseback and carry the squad to press up with machine guns and bite the opponent. If Xia Boyang escapes, that's it. If Tukhachevsky escapes, how can we explain to the brigade commander?"  Battalion Commander Chu Dashan became anxious when he heard this, jumped up and said.

    "The valley is narrow and is not suitable for cavalry fighting. You see, although the opponent does not have machine guns, the dismounted cavalry has occupied the commanding heights on both sides of the hillside. The lethality of the volley at close range cannot be underestimated. In this way, you lead the vanguard company here  Slowly advance forward, not seeking merit but seeking no fault, holding the opponent back and making them think that our main force is here to confront them! "

    Xiao Chuyin quickly made up his mind and continued, "I will lead the main force of the second battalion to the northwest to exit the valley, and then go back from the north to try to catch the opponent's main force as soon as possible. It is estimated that the two cavalry brigades of Japan's Shunroku Hata from the north will soon arrive.  , We can¡¯t waste our time here, and let the Japanese take advantage of it when the time comes!¡±

    "Okay! Make sure to complete the mission, Staff Officer Xiao. Leave this to the avant-garde company I lead. Don't worry, hurry up and lead the main force of our battalion to capture Tukhachevsky. The terrain here is favorable. I will lead the avant-garde company to attract the opponent to hold the valley.  No problem at all, I will slowly wear down the opponent and try not to scare away the opponent's rear guard!" Chu Dashan quickly agreed upon hearing this, "Nima, we worked so hard to get out of the way, but in the end we were picked up by Little Japan!"  How about the ball.

    In this way, Xiao Chuyin arranged everything and hurriedly turned around and rushed back with the guard squad. Under his leadership, three companies of nearly 400 cavalrymen headed for the valley mouth in the northwest direction of the valley, trying to get ahead of the Japanese 4th Cavalry Regiment.  In front of the two brigades, the main cavalry force of Tukhachevsky and Xia Boyang was captured.

    The battalion commander Chu Dashan led a company of troops and fought fiercely with more than three companies of Soviet Red Army cavalry in the valley on the opposite side. However, both sides did not rush forward, but each occupied a section of the valley and faced each other more than 1,000 meters apart.  Shoot.

    In the southwest direction of the valley where the two sides met, there were continuous high mountains. The surging Belaya River made ninety-degree turns in the southwest valley, changing from its original east-west direction to flowing northward.  To the northeast of this confrontational valley, there is a continuous hilly area that begins beyond the mountains.

    If Xia Boyang led more than 1,500 cavalrymen to withdraw from the valley and go around to Meleuz Ferry from the north, the journey would have to be at least ten kilometers longer. Of course, for the cavalrymen, it would only add about half an hour to the journey. The problem was that Su  It took more than half an hour for the Russian Red Army cavalry brigade to exit the valley that was more than ten kilometers long.

    Xia Boyang quietly asked himself more than once along the way whether he should continue to detour from the north to take the coalition's retreat in the valley, or go straight to Meleuz Ferry and seize the Belaya River before the main force of the coalition arrived.  Xia Boyang believed that as long as his cavalry troops reached the plains, even if they could not defeat the main force of the coalition ground troops, they could still escape by running away.

    Another voice reminded quietly from the most secret place deep in the heart of the division commander Comrade Xia Boyang: Since the coalition ground troops have rushed to this side of the Belaya River to pursue them, to be on the safe side, they gave up heading west and the cavalry brigade turned east.  Next, go to the upper reaches of the Belaya River, follow in the footsteps of Tukhachevsky and Furmanov, and completely break out of the encirclement of the coalition forces!

    Can this be done?  In this way, Xia Boyang's cavalry division will no longer exist. In order to cross the river, more than 4,000 high-quality war horses that have been starved and fat will have to be abandoned. And the chain bridge on the upper reaches of the Belaya River, who knows if it still exists.  existence, if it did not exist, the remaining cavalry division of the First Army would fall into an eternal death.

    As his horse galloped, behind him were the rolling red dust, more than 1,500 cavalry, and more than 3,000 mounts. Almost every cavalryman had a spare mount behind his head. Xia Boyang turned his head and glanced at the brigade. The Red Army cavalry soldiers behind him were silently controlling  The horse followed him, looking at his teacher with eyes full of anticipation and hope.

    Dry!  Xia Boyang's cavalry division must not abandon its horses and become fleeing infantry. If it loses its horses, even if it crosses the Belaya River, as long as the weather clears and is discovered by a coalition reconnaissance plane, when the enemy cavalry catches up, it will still be unable to escape. The Soviet Red Army finally  Comrade Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev, one of the outstanding and most tenacious cavalry division commanders, decided to take his 1,500 cavalrymen with one man and two horses.Continue to advance westward.

    Even if we are unable to cross the Belaya River from the ferry at Meleuz after being blocked by the coalition forces, I will turn around and go west and fight back to Salavat to cross the river!  Xia Boyang made up his mind, whipped his horse hard, and led the cavalry to rumble toward the northwest.

    The brave Comrade Xia Boyang's choice this time failed to bring good luck to him and the rest of his cavalry division. About twelve kilometers west of Meleuz, Xia Boyang's 1,500 cavalrymen ran into a group of cavalrymen who were also withdrawing from the valley.  The positions set up by three companies of allied Chinese cavalry that came to intercept.

    Xiao Chuyin used his three companies of dismounted cavalry to occupy three hills within a two-kilometer radius and established temporary field positions. The light and heavy machine gun firepower points were properly arranged. He had been waiting for Xia Boyang's cavalry brigade for a full 20 minutes.

    As the saying goes, the brave will win when the two armies meet. Of course, Xia Boyang can lead his troops to continue to flow north or retreat eastward. However, the sense of honor of the ace cavalry division commander of the Eastern Front of the Soviet Red Army and the relatively open terrain are conducive to field battles and cavalry assaults. At the same time,  The coalition position opposite was obviously shallow and temporary, with less than 400 troops. The battlefield environment and combat conditions were much better than those in the deadly valley just now.

    The conditions in the town of Sterli Tamak were also much better. Everyone was cavalry, and the opponent was just dismounting to fight. In this case, if he did not dare to charge with 1,500 cavalry and 3,000 horses, Xia Boyang would be afraid that he would not do it in the future.  There will never be such a good opportunity to fight with the coalition forces again.

    In fact, at this time, Xiao Shanling, commander of the third brigade of the coalition mixed cavalry, had already arrived at Meleuz with two cavalry battalions, and personally led the first battalion to cross the river. Ten kilometers away from the northeast of the battlefield,  Troops from two brigades of the Japanese Fourth Cavalry Regiment led by Colonel Hata Shunroku also came over.

    Xia Boyang's only way out is to turn around and run east to the upper reaches of the Belaya River. The mountain road there is rugged and narrow. He can use a small force to block the mountain road and temporarily block the large coalition force, while he leads the main force all the way to the northeast, along the Tukhache  If we could retreat along the road where Vski and Furmanov retreated, they could cross the river at the chain bridge, even if they abandoned their horses, they could still retain a certain amount of vitality and enter the Ural Mountains.

    By then, whether you go to fight guerrillas east of the Ural Mountains, or go south to the Kazakh steppes to work as bandits, you will have a chance of survival, instead of fighting here with the coalition cavalry, which actually has the advantage.

    Of course, history cannot be assumed and reinstated. Xia Boyang also tried his best to rely on his superior cavalry to overwhelm and eat the hundreds of dismounted cavalry of the opposing coalition forces in the field. When charging, this guy was even thinking, who is the commander of the coalition forces?  Isn't it crazy? Once a good cavalry fights, they will dismount and find favorable terrain to lie down on the ground or behind a cover, using themselves as infantry. Are they addicted to taking advantage of the Soviet Red Army by relying on their superior firepower?

    To teach him a lesson, Xia Boyang even planned to pay one-third or even half of the casualties and eat up the three cavalry companies of the coalition forces on the opposite side in one breath. If he could capture a few heavy machine guns, I would need them next time when I see the main force of the coalition forces.  Are you running so embarrassed?

    Of course, Xia Boyang could see that the positions on the battlefield that the commander on the other side of the coalition forces hastily selected were not simple. The three hills were like three core positions. The heavy machine gun and mortar positions of the coalition forces on the hills were visible through the telescope.  It was clear and uncovered all the way, like a plate of thorny delicacies waiting for Xia Boyang to lead his cavalry brigade to rush up and enjoy it.

    Xia Boyang divided the cavalry in his hands into three groups. Each of them sent a cavalry company in front to drive forward with hundreds of horses with empty saddles as moving human shields. The three companies in the back of the Red Army cavalry were holding Mosin-Nagant cavalry rifles and  The saber roared and charged behind.

    Although the war horses are innocent, if they can block the fire blockade of the coalition's heavy machine guns and cover the charge of their own cavalry brigade behind them, as long as they can cut their sabers into the faces of the opponent's heavy machine gunners, this battle will be worth paying any price.  Yes, Xia Boyang didn't think that the dismounted coalition cavalry could still compete with the Red Army cavalry who were already red-eyed and aggrieved after losing the cover of machine gun fire.

    "Ula~~~" The Soviet Red Army cavalry troops, with thousands of hooves galloping, launched a charge towards the position guarded by the coalition forces!
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