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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 610 (Part 1) Each village has its own tricks

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    "Yes! Your Excellency, Division Commander, but what if the Soviet Red Army comes from somewhere and attacks us?" Roslavlev asked, rubbing his head. This guy is a brave general, but sometimes he likes to get into trouble.  I kept asking endless questions.

    "Don't worry, according to reconnaissance, the main army group of the Soviet Red Army has withdrawn to Nizhniyovgorod. From Yadlin to Ryskov, there are at most a few guerrillas and Soviet scouts who want to capture  It is impossible for Leskov. If a small group of enemies comes, you can kill them quickly and neatly. If a large group of enemies attacks, you should send a radio telegram as soon as possible. In addition to sending it to me, copy it to the stationed Asia.  Delin¡¯s 5th Brigade also needs to send a copy to the group headquarters in Cheboksary!¡±

    Dubrovsky kicked the nagging commander of the 6th Brigade out of his command car and looked back and forth. He saw that the troops of the 6th Brigade had finished resting, had lunch and packed up. He waved his hand, and the following  The division staff officers and duty officers blew their whistles, and the armored train started slowly and moved forward.

    Many soldiers from the 1st Regiment of the 6th Brigade of the White Guards who had not yet boarded the carriage hurriedly climbed into the troop transport carriage under the urging and scolding of their superiors, while the two battalions of Cossack cavalry mounted their horses one after another.  They ran forward along both sides of the railway.

    Here, Roslavlev, commander of the 6th Brigade, loudly ordered the soldiers of the 2nd Regiment to escort the strong Soviet men captured from the villages and towns along the railway line in the morning, and began to noisily prepare to dig trenches along the railway line to lay out fortifications and defense lines.

    July 27, 1918, 12:30, the Soviet Red Army Cavalry Detachment Headquarters about fifteen kilometers southwest of Reskovo

    "Report to the detachment leader, the cavalry reconnaissance company is back!" A combat staff officer reported at the door of a large tent in the woods.

    "How is the situation? Have you figured out everything? Kamen Antonievich!" Shatenko, the commander of the cavalry detachment sent by Nizhnevgorod to counterattack and block the attack, quickly walked out of the tent, and in front of him was the man who had just left the tent.  The commander of the cavalry reconnaissance company, Kamen Antonievich Horchov, jumped down immediately. This guy was also a Don Cossack cavalryman, but he joined the Soviet Union and served as a cavalry member of the Soviet Red Army. He participated in the Eastern Front of the European War.  The battle was one of the backbones that Shatenko brought from the Budyonny Cavalry Division.

    At ten o'clock last night, the political commissar of the Soviet Third Army, Shatenko, led a temporarily formed cavalry detachment to set out from Nizhniyovgorod. They traveled 80 kilometers in one night and sneaked into this large forest before dawn.  Fearing that the sound of walking would expose their target, Shatenko's troops did not march along the railway line, but marched ten kilometers south of the railway line.

    The cavalry detachment of the Soviet Red Army responsible for blocking and containing the White Guards' offensive consisted of 3 heavy machine gun battalions, 2 anti-aircraft artillery battalions and 4 cavalry battalions, with a total strength of more than 3,000 people, all of which were cavalry and horse-drawn heavy machine guns and horse-drawn anti-aircraft guns.  The mobility is quite strong. Although we were traveling at night, since this was a Soviet-controlled area most of the time, we didn't go the wrong way under the guidance of our guide.

    "Report to the political commissar that the *** White Guards have occupied Reskovo. We did not get too close. The enemy blocked a five-kilometer area on both sides of the railway. They are going from house to house to arrest strong men to replenish the militia. The local old, weak, women and children are shouting  The White Guards drove out of the village. I sent several groups of soldiers into plainclothes and deliberately called the White Guards their names and arrested them. When they come back, the situation in Reskovo will be clear! "

    Reconnaissance company commander Horchov drank a few gulps of water, handed the water bag back to Shatenko's orderly next to him, wiped his mouth, saluted his political commissar, and then reported.

    July 27, 1918, 12:30, the Soviet Red Army Cavalry Detachment Headquarters about fifteen kilometers southwest of Reskovo

    "Can't you get closer? Why don't you grab a few tongues and bring them back?" Choubav, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Battalion from the Fifth Army, asked from the side.

    "Tongue grabbing? How to grab it? Comrade Battalion Commander, the troops responsible for searching on the south side of the railway are at least one regiment of White Guards, with over a thousand cavalry. If I run too slowly, I will ask the White Guards to trap them in the village.  "Well, besides the political commissar's instructions not to expose the target, a shot in broad daylight can't disturb the situation?" Horchov glared, not paying attention to Choubav who came from the Fifth Army.

    "Is the opponent's defense so strict? Can they get close to the train station? Is there an armored train? How many enemy troops are there in occupying Reskovo?" Shatenko asked with a frown.

    "The White Guards had armored trains, and there was more than one. We found a few fellow villagers who lived along the railway line and asked about the situation. Starting from midnight last night, guns kept ringing along the railway line in Ryskov, and there were also gunshots.  But it gradually subsided in the second half of the night.

    The White Guards' offensive was very fierce. A company of local troops originally stationed in Reskovo fought with the guerrillas, but they were unable to stop them. Most of them died in the battle, a small number were captured, and the rest scattered to the west.  , we started last nightIt's a long way to Bianrao, so we didn't bump into him!  ¡± replied Horchov.

    "What is the number of the White Guards who are forward, how many troops are there, how many armored trains does the enemy have?" Solokhkin, commander of the 1st Cavalry Battalion from the Front Army Headquarters, couldn't help but ask.

    Xia Jianke is quite condescending. As the political commissar of the group army, the largest units in the cavalry detachment he commands are actually battalion commanders, directly skipping the third level of the division, brigade and regiment. 9 battalion commanders are like 9 Vajra protectors.  A military meeting was held around the headquarters tent, while the nine battalion-level political commissars were in charge of their respective battalions and troops.

    These battalion commanders are not familiar with each other. Even Xia Jianke, the political commissar of the group army and the captain of the cavalry detachment, cannot call all the battalion commanders by name at this time. After all, they have only been together for one night and half a day.  It was a big deal to be able to identify which battalion the face belonged to. The cavalry battalion transferred from the front army headquarters was organized into the 1st Battalion of the Cavalry Detachment. The battalion commander was Sorokhkin. This Shatenko was the first to remember.

    The cavalry battalion transferred from the Fifth Army was led by the bearded Choubav and was organized into the 2nd Battalion by Shadenko. The remaining 3rd and 4th Cavalry Battalions were both troops of the Third Army. The battalion commander  They were Belkin and Herman respectively. The three heavy machine gun battalions were organized into the 1st, 2nd and 3rd heavy machine gun battalions. The battalion commanders were Liganv, Seropov and Chalchak respectively.

    The anti-aircraft artillery battalions were organized into the 1st and 2nd anti-aircraft artillery battalions. The battalion commanders were Ruslan and Polewsky, and the chief of staff of the cavalry detachment was Pavel Alexeevich Belov.  Comrade Love fought bravely under the command of Shatenko during the breakout of the Battle of Ufa. He was promoted from platoon commander to battalion commander on the firing line. When he returned to the left bank of the Volga River, he followed Shatenko to the Third Army.  After taking office, he was promoted from cavalry battalion commander to group corps-level combat staff officer. Now Xia Jianke simply made him his chief of staff.

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