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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 614 (Part 1) Coming over with a white flag

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    Sure enough, despite the approach of the Soviet Red Army cavalry, the roar of Maxim heavy machine guns also sounded from the White Guard position. Then, the roar of cannons came from the artillery position north of the train station, although the sound of the cannons did not sound dense.  , at most the posture of an artillery battery with six cannons, but the artillery shells accurately fell into the charging Soviet Red Army cavalry ranks, and every explosive point reaped lives and overturned people and horses.

    Sorokkin, who was rushing at the front, was also an experienced cavalry commander. When he saw this, he shouted out orders and just ran into the Soviet Red Army cavalry camp 800 meters away from the opponent's position. He was intercepted by the machine guns and artillery fire of the White Guards.  They all turned their horses' heads and spread out as much as possible while drawing a large arc past the front of the White Guard's position and retreating. Since the Soviet Red Army cavalry was closest to the opponent's position 800 meters away, this  In addition to the cannons and machine guns, the White Guard infantry in the trenches of the opponent's position stared at this scene, and the rifles in their hands were out of range for a while.

    There were a few unconvinced sharpshooters in the trenches of the White Guards who reluctantly opened fire, but the twilight was low and their vision was dim. They could see the light trails of bullets flying all over the sky, but they were unable to hit the Soviet Red Army brigade that was running farther and farther away.  It was the artillery and heavy machine guns of the White Guards that really achieved results.

    When Sorokkin's cavalry battalion withdrew, they lost about 20 people. The casualties were not large. Most of them were overturned by artillery shells. Although Maxim had an effective range of more than 1,500 meters, he had to hit him in the dark.  800 to 1000 meters away, the cavalry charging in a skirmish line with Ho Ho screaming wildly, the hit rate was much lower than expected. More importantly, the commander of the White Guards was obviously calm, facing a cavalry battalion.  In the charge, this guy only used less than 3 Maxims to intercept and fire.

    Speaking of which, the Maxim machine gun unit pulled by one of the three carriages that provided fire cover for the Sorokkin Cavalry Battalion was more unlucky. Although the artillery fire of the White Guards was not intensive, it was obviously priority to take care of the machine gun firepower points of the Soviet Red Army. Among them  When a three-horse carriage was avoiding the artillery fire of the White Guards, shrapnel accidentally cut off the head of a draft horse. The dead horse fell down and dragged the whole carriage to pieces. Not only was the Maxim heavy machine gun on the carriage smashed to pieces  It was too crooked to be used, and the Soviet Red Army soldiers in the heavy machine gun group also suffered one death and two injuries, losing their combat effectiveness.

    "Political Commissar, the enemy held their position and did not attack! They will not be fooled!" Belov, the chief of staff of the cavalry detachment, shouted in disappointment.

    "If the opponent has cavalry, they will definitely chase them out. Now look, not only does the opponent have no cavalry, but there is not even an armored train. Looking at the opponent's reaction when we made a tentative attack just now, only three Maxim heavy machine guns opened fire, and the artillery only had  With the strength of a company, this is really difficult to deal with!" Shatenko said to himself as he continued to observe the enemy's movements in the direction of Reskovo with his binoculars.

    "What's so difficult? Political Commissar, we can't just let it go. We lost almost a platoon of troops just now. If you ask me, we still have to use firepower to overwhelm the opponent. Let's reposition the machine gun battalion and go up? I don't believe we can't defeat them.  !" Chief of Staff Belov said a little uncontrollably.

    "Heavy machine gun battalion? The opponent's artillery position is to the north of the station, blocked by the station building in front. We can't reach it at all. Although the White Guards have few artillery, their fighting style is advanced, and they use parameters and observation posts.  Report, the artillery shells are traveling in a curve, and they are hitting very accurately! We must get rid of this artillery position, otherwise we will suffer too much!" Xia Jianke replied without looking back.

    "Comrade detachment leader, the enemy was not fooled. Fortunately, we did not suffer many casualties. Let me see, we must find a way to suppress the enemy's firepower, otherwise the charge will be worthless!" After such a little effort, Sorokkin was already panting.  He ran back on his horse and reported at the foot of the hillside while riding his horse. Behind him was a large group of Soviet Red Army cavalry dripping with water. Hundreds of people and horses were gasping for breath.

    "Comrade Battalion Commander, you have completed your mission very well. Let the 1st Cavalry Battalion dismount and rest first. We will wait and see if the other party will chase them out," Xia Jiake ordered.

    July 27, 1918 17:50? Headquarters of the 6th Brigade of the 3rd Kazan Division of the White Guards in Reskovo

    "Report to the brigade commander, the enemies in the southeast have been repelled. Commander Ignashevich asked for instructions if we should pursue him?" Kolodin, the brigade chief of staff, put down the phone and said to Roslavlev.

    "Chasing you, Denis Mikhainovich, if you don't see that the opponent is cavalry and we are infantry, how can we chase you? Besides, if you chase in vain, you will fall into the opponent's trap if you fail to protect them. The top priority is to find out clearly  Are there any prisoners captured by the enemy's troops?" Roslavlev, commander of the 6th Brigade of the 3rd Kazan Infantry Division, asked angrily.

    "Antonio Kagarovich, my brigade commander, the enemy turned around and ran back 800 meters away, and you stopped him from pursuing me. Where are the prisoners? Why don't we send a company?  A horse-drawn heavy machine gun attack? Bring a few wounded soldiers from the Soviet Red Army back to interrogate them.Have you figured out the reality of ??  "Kolodin muttered unconvinced.

    "A company of horse-drawn machine guns? Denis Mikhainovich, you are really extravagant. Just send a squad of reconnaissance cavalry over there. You can fly a white flag and try to drag away a few Soviet prisoners who are still alive.  Come back! Also, send a report to the division commander and chief of staff about the enemy situation discovered here!" Roslavlev put down the telescope in his hand and turned around and ordered.

    "But what should we say, Antonio Kagarovich? Do you mean that Reskovo found a Soviet Red Army cavalry battalion attacking us and we have repulsed it?" asked Kolodin, the brigade chief of staff.

    "Nonsense, let's just say that our unit has repelled a cavalry battalion of the Soviet Red Army that fled to the Reskovo line to harass. We are currently learning more about the enemy's strength and number! That's it! Send out the reconnaissance cavalry quickly and get me two at least.  Come back with your tongue!" Roslavlev shouted at his chief of staff.

    Here, from the command position of the Soviet Red Army cavalry detachment, Shatenko looked a little worried when he looked at Reskovo, who was a few kilometers away and had no access to oil and salt. The sky was already dark. Even if the threat of the opponent's artillery was weakened after dark, his own strength was still high.  If you don't have an advantage, you can only make up for it with firepower. However, when the cavalry attacks the opponent and holds their position in the dark, with no regard for the road and the ground, they obviously have to take a lot of risks.

    "Report to the detachment leader, the enemies of Reskovo sent a messenger, about a squad of cavalry, with white flags coming! The battalion commander came to ask us if we should open fire?!" A communication cavalry ran up from the forward position, pulling the horse  Reported down the hillside
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