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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 695 (2) Close combat is fierce

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    The battalion staff officer Gredo didn't dare to say more, but after thinking about it, he felt that the reason given by the battalion commander was really far-fetched. Nowadays, when a group is charging, it is quite normal for the cavalry to be separated by more than 1 meter. Why should there be such a distance of meters?  What about intensive searches?  Could it be because when they came from both sides of the road, the troops of the division stamped their horses and flattened the road to make it easier to walk?  This guy didn't dare to say anything more. With this thought in his mind, he kicked his horse, caught up with his battalion commander, and headed north, surrounded by a cavalry company.

    The forest camp of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division is located 8 meters east of the forest road in Kharkiv Forest. It is arranged along the left bank of the Kharkiv River running from northeast to southwest, and is about 4 kilometers long from north to south.  and half, with a depth and width of 34 kilometers from east to west. Behind it is the Kharkiv River. The fastest updated, all text typed by hand.

    When Levchenko's reconnaissance cavalry battalion left the camp, it was said that he did not need to arrange security and search on the east side of the road, because at least the distance from the middle of the camp to the right-wing position of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division must be more than 2.5 kilometers on his own.  If there were enemy scouts lurking in front of the right-wing position, they might have been spotted by the patrolling Ukrainian sentries or lookout posts.

    Of course, the density of Ukrainian riverside forests cannot be considered untouched primitive deep forests after all, so although there are many towering ancient trees, due to the wetland formed after the river floods in the rainy season, various secondary forests of green leaf shrubs and trees are also quite dense.  From the front of the 1st Division's position to the forest road, which is 7 or 8 meters away, if a few scouts lurk in, the sentry might not be able to see it.

    At this time, Levchenko's deputy, Ilham Aliyev, the deputy battalion commander of the Cavalry Reconnaissance Battalion of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division who was born in Azerbaijan, led the 3rd Cavalry Company in front of the road, with 4 cavalry battalions.  Even like a 4-petal plum blossom, they were searching and moving forward along the forest road and on both wings. Almost all the cavalrymen were holding horse reins in one hand and Mosin-Nagant rifles in the other. Many of them were on their mounts.  He half-closed his eyes to catch up on his sleep. Anyway, there were all his comrades on the left and right. As long as one of them had his eyes wide open and was not asleep, he couldn't miss the trouble of searching like a net. No matter how people fell asleep, Ma couldn't.  When you fall asleep, just step on it step by step.

    Just walking less than 3 kilometers north from the camp, everything was calm. The order of the four cavalry companies had been exchanged once. At this moment, the 3rd company was within a meter on the left side of the road, and the 4th company was within a meter on the right side of the road.  One meter in front is the 1st Company of Spearheads led by the deputy battalion commander, while Battalion Commander Levchenko leads the 1st Company of Cavalry at the end.

    Suddenly, there was a clear gunshot, and a bullet fired from the bushes less than 1 meter in front of the left blocked a slightly behind battalion commander Liezhkov meters in front of the left.  A cavalryman from the 1st Company of Cavalry shot down his horse. The bullet was fired very accurately. It penetrated directly into the left chest of the unlucky Cossack cavalry and flew out from the back. When he fell to the ground, his mouth was full of blood and he was struggling.  After a few blows, he died.

    "Enemy attack! The whole battalion is ready to enter the battle! The target is 1 meter to the left! The 1st company goes to the right, the 3rd company goes to the left, the 3rd company follows me! The 4th company protects the flank of the battalion! Order the 3rd company to pass by the flank  , the enemy can only have one platoon of troops! No, no more than one squad!"

    Battalion Commander Levchenko pulled the frightened horses around in circles. At this moment, the invisible enemy hidden 1 meter away on the left front was already firing one after another. The M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle of the Allied Forces was crisp and clear.  The slightly muffled gunshots rang out one after another in the forest. The gunshots came one after another very intensively. It sounded like at least one platoon of rifles was firing, and the firepower was quite intensive.

    Walking within 10 meters on the left side of the road, the Ukrainian cavalry of the 3rd company, which had no time to hide, were constantly knocked off their horses. Just as Levchenko grabbed the frightened horse and hid behind a big tree and gave the order, the 3rd company was densely packed by the opponent.  At least one platoon of troops was lost in the accurate rifle fire. A dozen Cossacks who were knocked off their horses by the first wave of bullets were obviously killed, and most of the remaining twenty or so were wounded!

    Levchenko hid behind his horse and looked desperately with a telescope, trying to see the number of attackers clearly. According to the Mauser 98k shooting frequency, the enemy on the opposite side had at least thirty rifles firing. His first  The 3rd company was caught off guard and suffered a big loss. One-third of its troops were reduced in one encounter. However, Levchenko soon discovered that the enemy on the opposite side may only have one squad, because the Chinese team has become what armies all over the world hope to have.  The shooting speed of an M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle is very fast, so that an infantryman on the other side can use the M1 to fire half the firepower of an infantry squad using Mauser rifles.

    Don¡¯t think that cavalry fighting means galloping through dense forests and shrubs with your eyes wide open while wielding a saber or riding a rifle while whistling. If you really do that, you will be tripped and thrown out before you can run a few meters, and you will be left chewing mud.  Levchenko's cavalry battalion was attacked in the dense forest. All the cavalry immediately evacuated and jumped down and pulled their horses to find any hiding place, such as big trees, bushes, dry rivers and ditches. The reason why the 3rd company was attacked in one fell swoop  beatThe reason for losing a platoon is still based on the order given by the battalion commander Levchenko.

    You think about it, 16 cavalrymen walking side by side along the west side of the road heading north to search. It sounds like a dragnet search, but in front of an ambush enemy, what is the difference between this and a living target lined up with eyes closed?  Both?  Originally, the bushes as tall as one person could provide some protection, but the result was good. The Ukrainian cavalry was riding on the Don River horse. The target of this man and horse was no big deal.

    Of course, it would not be that easy to hit a target at a distance of 11 meters, but don't forget that the armored troops are the elite of the Chinese coalition forces. There are two snipers in each squad equipped with M1 Garand semi-automatic sniper rifles.  The sniper used a Garand equipped with a 4x optical sight. From the firepower density to the accuracy, at a distance of 1 meter, it basically meant where to hit. It was a sniper rifle that could fire continuously.  The feeling of fear of locking onto a bird within 1 meter.

    The Cossack cavalrymen of the reconnaissance battalion of the 1st Ukrainian Infantry Division experienced it vividly for the first time today. Several Cossack cavalrymen rushed forward on their horses, waving knives in their hands or riding rifles, preparing to ride on their horses and chop the joint camp indiscriminately.  One exception was knocked off his horse by the opponent's accurate shot after rushing out for more than ten meters. It was not fatal, but the injury was very serious. The wailing and screaming of the wounded, as well as the moans and even crying after being knocked off the horse, seriously affected  Morale of the 3rd Ukrainian Cavalry Company.
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