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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 671 (4) Where are the enemies?

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    Who said you will be disarmed if you enter the demilitarized buffer zone?  Could it be that after I escaped the disaster, I couldn't have taken advantage of the fact that the Volga Federal troops had not had time to show up and then retaliate and escape from the demilitarized zone?

    Dmitry Grigorievich Pavlov, the former commander of the 1st Tsaritsyn Steel Infantry Division, now the chief of staff of the Soviet 10th Army and the 1st Kamishin Infantry Division  Teacher Commander, the little calculation in his heart is both hidden and very practical.

    July 29, 1918 July 29, 1918 - 9:50, ten kilometers northwest of Buyinsk - East Cluster Headquarters, the main force of the White Guards going south

    "Commander-in-Chief, the 22nd Infantry Regiment of the 11th Brigade of the 6th Kazan Infantry Division reported that the Soviet Red Army in the second line of defense 500 meters away was screaming and screaming, but now there are already  There has been no movement for a while, the enemy will not retreat quietly, right?" Vice Admiral Dimirev, chief of staff of the White Guard East Group, came over in a hurry.

    Army General Guillaume Nikolayevich Hastings, the commander-in-chief of the White Guard's Eastern Cluster and Kolchak's chief of general staff, stood tall in military uniform on the hillside in front of the headquarters tent, looking through a telescope.  Situation on the frontline battlefield.

    In the almost two-hour battle in the morning, both the White Guards and the Soviet Red Army suffered losses and gains. The White Guards launched a tentative attack and occupied the opponent's position in one direction, which is gratifying. Of course, the Kazan Infantry  The 21st Infantry Regiment, the main regiment of the 6th Division, was crippled and suffered nearly half of its casualties. It could only temporarily rest and recuperate, leaving the position to the 22nd Infantry Regiment, which came in for reinforcements at the critical moment.

    At that time, in order to divert the attention of the Soviet Red Army, Hastings launched a feint attack on the position of the 5th Kazan Division in the middle. In the end, it was intercepted by the opponent's machine gun fire and returned without success. Speaking of which, it was originally a feint attack.  Lieutenant General Nevievich Velie would not use his main regiment. Instead, he would transfer a company from each of the three regiments, plus the divisional security battalion, to make up half a regiment.  The troops tentatively attacked, but only advanced to 1,200 meters from the front of the opponent's position. After attracting the fire of the Maxim heavy machine gun on the opponent's position, they withdrew with a roar, and the casualties were almost negligible.

    Of course, the machine gunners on the Soviet Red Army position opposite were not vegetarians. As soon as the White Guards' attacking people withdrew, the heavy machine guns here immediately began to move their positions. Most of the White Guards' artillery fire that followed them came in vain.

    At this time, the middle of the position was filled with smoke, and the field of vision was not very good. In addition, the terrain was a large plain and a small area separated by small slopes, high in the south and low in the north. Hastings put down the telescope, turned his head and said to Dimilev,

    "Instruct the 13th Brigade of the 7th Kazan Division to take over the existing defense line of the 6th Kazan Division, and ask Pavel Pakovich Hasik to lead the 12th Brigade up and attack southward from the breakthrough occupied by the 22nd Infantry Regiment.  , pay attention to the threat of the Soviet Red Army on the flanks, and order the cluster artillery battery to move forward to prepare to support the attack of the 6th Kazan Division! "

    Dimirev was stunned when he heard this and said hesitantly, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the 11th Brigade of Khasik has suffered heavy casualties. Should we hand over the offensive task to the 13th Brigade of the 7th Kazan Infantry Division? And let Khasik  Will Sigg lead the 12th Brigade of the 6th Division to continue to hold on to the original position? "

    Dimirev has a good relationship with Hasik, and he obviously does not want the entire Kazan 6th Division to be crippled while the other three divisions sit back and watch. This will obviously appear to be an improper use of troops by the cluster command, favoring one and favoring others.  This guy has good intentions. Of course, you can also think that everyone should share the credit for winning the battle. Otherwise, just the 6th Division's meritorious service would not be enough. More importantly, it is still unclear where the Soviet Red Army is.  What a mystery.

    "Have the prisoners on the Hasik side been interrogated? How many troops does the other side have defending the front line?" Hastings asked unmoved.

    "Hasik said that the prisoners had been interrogated. The enemy in front of them was the 166th Regiment of the 83rd Brigade of the 42nd Infantry Division of the Soviet Red Army. The two regiments that later fought back were the 167th Regiment and the 168th Regiment. The five-kilometer radius of this line was  It is the defense area of ??the 42nd Infantry Division. As for the total strength of the Soviet Red Army, it is said that the 7 infantry divisions of the 10th Army are on this line. If you ask about other things, you will not be able to tell!" Dimilev reported a bit impressively!  .

    "So the opponent's line of defense is only three divisions wide? Which division of the opponent's right wing of the 42nd Infantry Division defends it? Just now, the heavy machine gun firepower was very good, and one of our regiments was defeated without even getting close to it.  He chased after the butt and drove him back with a long shot, and there were dozens of casualties!" Hastings asked with a frown.

    From the telescope, he could see clearly that the 5th Kazan Division in Nevichville had only sent out a force of less than a thousand men to launch a tentative attack. Although the opponent's heavy machine guns were not large in number, their firepower was  The position was well arranged, and the crossfire caused Nevichvillie's troops to spend more time lying on the ground hiding from bullets than attacking forward. Moreover, Nevichvillie's group of artillery was not seen for a long time.Open fire, and finally blow the call to retreat and withdraw the troops directly, this slippery man!

    "The right wing of the 42nd Infantry Division? That is opposite the 5th Kazan Infantry Division? That is the defense line of the 1st Kameshin Infantry Division. I heard that it is the main division of the Soviet 10th Army. The 1,200-meter heavy machine gun can still  It was a well-organized fire blockade and killing, which was indeed a good idea. Unfortunately, our artillery attack was slow, and the 5th Division's feint attack troops withdrew a little early. Most of the opponent's heavy machine guns had already moved their positions. Observe from the telescope.  , the effect of the shelling is not ideal," Dimilev replied.

    "The straight-line distance from the assembly point of the 7th Kazan Infantry Division to the position occupied by the 22nd Infantry Regiment on the opposite side is more than 4 kilometers. Do you think the 7th Division can have enough energy to launch an attack after catching up with them out of breath? Order?  The 13th Brigade of the 7th Division took over the defense line of Hasik's 12th Brigade and ordered Hasik to personally lead the 12th Brigade to the defense line of the 22nd Infantry Regiment. Once the 12th Infantry Brigade arrived at the position, the 11th Brigade's 22nd Infantry Regiment would  Launch a probing attack for the vanguard and continue to fight south, with the goal of occupying the second line of defense 500 meters away! "

    Guillaume Nikolayevich Hastings made up his mind to fight, but there was one sentence he did not say. At this time, the Soviet Red Army's strength in combat would definitely not exceed three divisions. Hastings  I have an ominous premonition that I may have fallen into the enemy's trap to escape. The enemy in front of me may only be a diversionary force of 2-3 divisions. Where has the main force of the Soviet 10th Army gone?  Could it be that they have already retreated?
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