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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 672 (1) Is it okay to stop?

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    July 29, 1918? 10:30 northwest of Buinsk

    The caution of Hastings, the former enemy commander-in-chief of the White Guard's Eastern Cluster, allowed the remaining troops of the 42nd Soviet Infantry Division to retreat almost completely. Relying on the advantages of the terrain and the convenience of the crisscrossing communication trenches, they guarded the second line of defense.  The three regiments of the 42nd Soviet Infantry Division quietly withdrew from their positions and headed south under the leadership of the division's political commissar Yamblad Yakobuevich Bazhayev.

    According to Pavlov's order to Vasilyev, the commander of the 42nd Infantry Division, he was required to lead the 169th Infantry Regiment of the 42nd Infantry Division, which had not been engaged in combat before, to hold the position for at least an hour, that is, to hold the position until  Retreat was not allowed until 10:45, but just as Pavlov estimated, Vasilyev only held the position for 20 minutes. He saw reinforcements from the White Guards on the opposite side coming continuously, with a strength of at least another brigade.

    Vasilyev, the former commander of the 1st Kameshin Infantry Division, obviously could no longer keep his composure, so he led the 169th Infantry Regiment to abandon their position, retreated and started running. Here, the 22nd White Guard Infantry Regiment  Under the command of the division commander Pavel Pakavich Hasik, who had just arrived at the front line, he mustered up the courage to jump out of the trenches and pursue them. At this time, the artillery behind the White Guards' position began to roar gradually, and a new pursuit began.  The battle begins.

    After the battle broke out again, nearly 20 artillery pieces from the remaining three artillery batteries of the Soviet Red Army immediately released all the remaining artillery shells onto the position occupied by the 22nd Infantry Regiment. The result was shocking. Since they were responsible for defending the position  The 22nd Regiment of the 11th Brigade of the 6th Kazan Division of the White Guards, led by division commander Hasik, jumped out of the trenches and rushed towards the almost empty second line of defense of the Soviet Red Army 500 meters away.

    At this time, the two regiments of the 12th Brigade of the 6th Kazan Infantry Division, which were reinforced, were still 250 meters away from the first line of trenches. This made the three artillery batteries of the Soviet Red Army full of energy to launch a fatal blow.  They hit the empty ground completely, and groups of artillery shells landed on the empty front line and exploded. Apart from raising bursts of gunpowder smoke and choking dust, the result was almost zero.

    What happened next was even more tragic for the artillery companies of the Soviet Red Army. The three companies of artillery were desperate and could no longer move their positions. They just adjusted the firing parameters and prepared to use artillery fire to intercept the brigade coming up with reinforcements from the White Guards.

    As a result, before the launch, the White Guard artillery group's shelling was overwhelming. The new positions of the three artillery batteries of the Soviet Red Army were destroyed by three salvos of 60 cannons within 20 seconds.  180 rounds of mountain artillery shells from the White Guards overturned all the cannons of the three remaining artillery companies of the Soviet Red Army and smashed them to the ground, causing their heads to bleed and completely collapse.

    At this time, Hasik, the commander of the 6th Kazan Division, bravely led the 22nd Infantry Regiment to conquer the second line of defense of the Soviet Red Army in one fell swoop. Of course, at this time, the second line of defense of the 42nd Infantry Division of the Soviet Union had already fallen.  Already deserted.

    The frustrated Hasik could see without a telescope the Soviet Red Army retreating over the mountains and plains 2 kilometers away. The nearest regiment was only 1,200 meters away from his line of defense. It looked like it had at least one division of troops.  In other words, the 42nd Infantry Division of the Soviet Red Army that was defending in front of them had already retreated across the board, but he had been holding on to the first line of defense for a long time without launching an attack.

    "Pass my order. The 23rd Infantry Regiment of the 12th Brigade will guard the current position. The 24th Regiment and the 22nd Regiment will pursue the enemy with me!" Hasik issued the order impatiently.  , Don¡¯t pretend to be the Overlord. At this time, you still have to ask the commander-in-chief at the rear, His Excellency Hastings, for instructions. I will lead the Kazan 6th Division to go up and capture a few more prisoners first!

    You want to ask why Hasik didn't swoop eastward to capture the flanks of the 1st Kameshin Infantry Division of the Soviet Red Army? This guy is not that stupid. The ones who retreated were the Soviets who were defeated by their own 6th Kazan Infantry Division.  The 42nd Infantry Division of the Russian Red Army is not the 1st Kamyshin Infantry Division that was disappointed with the feint attack of the 5th Kazan Division just now. The difference between eating meat and soup and chewing hard bones is clear to Hasik.  It was still very clear. Of course, this guy didn't dare to be careless, so he left the 23rd Regiment of the 12th Infantry Brigade to hold the two currently occupied positions, and only brought the strength of the two regiments to pursue and capture prisoners.

    By the time Hastings received the report, Hasik and his two regiments had already chased 1,500 meters away. Since the Soviet Red Army's second position was set up on a continuous slope, it was invisible from the north.  The specific situation at the rear of the position will wait until Hastings's messenger rides over to convey the commander-in-chief's order to avoid chasing the enemy and be careful about ambush.

    The soldiers of the 23rd Regiment of the 12th Brigade of the 6th Kazan Infantry Division who were guarding the second line of defense witnessed with their own eyes the two regiments led by the division commander to pursue the enemy and were ambushed 2 kilometers away in a small forest to the east.  A full brigade of the Soviet Red Army's fresh troops were smashed to pieces.

    At this time, the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Kameshin Infantry Division of the Soviet Red Army and the Hasik leaders were responsible for the interception.A true portrayal of the battle between the two White Guard infantry regiments. After chasing for 1,500 meters in one breath, Hasik's two regiments were dragged into a long skirmisher with a distance of nearly 800 meters.  queue.

    The force of a brigade of the Soviet Red Army that struck in the middle was like a sharp bayonet, cutting off the loose pursuit formation of the two Hasik regiments.  The men and horses were mixed together and killed, and the people fell on their backs. Also due to the obstruction of the high ground of the Soviet Red Army's second line of defense, the artillery fire from the artillery positions in the rear of the White Guards could not effectively provide timely fire support to the own troops out of sight.

    This was a real hand-to-hand encounter. Hasik's two regiments were out of breath and trying to catch up to beat the drowned dog. Suddenly they were a little bit scared of being captured and ambushed. At this time, both sides were worried.  Without the support of their own artillery fire, the number of heavy machine guns was also quite limited. The key was that the two sides quickly became a mess. Although there was a huge difference in strength, don't forget that Hasik's troops ran nearly 2,000 meters in one breath.  Along the way, the 24th Infantry Regiment even ran for more than 4.5 kilometers. It was absolutely exhausted physically and mentally.

    If the 169th Infantry Regiment led by Vasilyev can turn back and fight back, the two White Guard infantry regiments led by Hasik are likely to be wiped out. The problem is that Vasilyev and his 169th Infantry Regiment simply cannot run away.  He didn't dare to look back. He was also running out of breath. Once he stopped, he would definitely be unable to run again, so he closed his eyes and led the troops away without looking back.
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