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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 751 (3) The power of interception shooting

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    Pavlov did not intend to defend the entire fifteen-kilometer-long position. No matter how he defended an under-manned infantry division, it was riddled with holes and leaks. He concentrated his troops on the eastern section, which was less than 5 kilometers away.  area, and he adjusted the position of the 1st Kameshin Infantry Division into a semi-circular defensive position backed by the demilitarized buffer zone to the east.  Welcome to reading

    The construction of this defensive position took his troops 2 hours of rest time. The position was in an irregular trapezoidal shape, with 5 kilometers on the north line, 5 kilometers on the west line, and 5 kilometers on the south line. There was no position on the east side.  Next to the demilitarized buffer zone, that is the direction his troops retreated!

    He placed eight artillery batteries in the middle of the road, close to the demilitarized buffer zone. In fact, the demilitarized buffer zone has no obvious boundaries, but they are temporary boundary stakes driven in by tree stumps by the local National Self-Government of Joint Villages and Towns.  Every 250 meters, one is painted with white paint, and a notice board will appear every one kilometer: Warning, all eastward here belongs to the non-military buffer zone, and any unauthorized entry by armed personnel is considered to be a violation of the Volga Federation.  Any provocative behavior will be disarmed and arrogant, and those who dare to resist will be mercilessly eliminated!  It was signed "" but it was the Volga Left Bank National Guard, such a nondescript name.

    This time, Pavlov did not plan to use 8 artillery batteries to engage in an artillery battle with the White Guards. Originally, the northern defense line was a full 15 kilometers from east to west. This guy was so courageous that he covered the 15-kilometer position in one go.  A circular defense line with a total length of 15 kilometers on three sides was formed.

    The reason is very simple. The attacking enemies will not only come from the north, but also from the west and the south. Of course, Pavlov is betting on the two Cossack cavalry divisions staying in the middle of the demilitarized buffer zone, which are not that big.  He had the courage to rush north along the demilitarized buffer zone to find his own escape route.

    Pavlov arranged the 8 artillery batteries strengthened by the group army on the core artillery position in the middle of the circular defense line. The attack targets that the artillery can cover extend from the front of the own position to 7 kilometers away in three directions.  The main force guarding the three-sided position is three heavy machine gun battalions, two of which were strengthened by the group army. Although his Kameshin 1st Infantry Division only has more than 9,000 people left, after receiving the strengthened firepower, Pavlo  The husband's defense line has 72 Maxim wheel shield heavy machine guns and 48"" Russian-style mountain field guns.

    More than 2,000 Russian cavalrymen from the 7th Regiment of the 4th Brigade, 2nd Division of the 1st Budyon Cavalry Corps were hidden in a large forest on the east side of their position near the demilitarized buffer zone. In fact, Pavlo  I didn't have Shaodong's brains, so he had people pull out the white-painted boundary stakes on both sides of the DMZ behind his position, moved them 1 kilometer westward, and then inserted them again.

    This means that just from the boundary stakes, one kilometer to the east behind his position has penetrated into the non-military buffer zone. However, this benefit may not be obvious to the coalition air force dh4 reconnaissance bombers flying in the sky.  , he can use the disguised one-kilometer non-military buffer zone to protect his rear without attracting the attention of patrol aircraft.

    Delaying time is Pavlov's greatest wish. Of course, the group army must defend the fifteen-kilometer-long defense line until 8 o'clock in the morning. Pavlov's request to the 1st Kameshin Infantry Division is to hold on until the morning  1o o'clock!  He believed that as long as Budyonny's cavalry army started fighting behind enemy lines on the northern front, Kolchak would not continue to move south anyway, and would have to mobilize at least 3 to 4 divisions." Beiyang 1917 Chapter 751 (Three  "Intercept the power of the attack" to pursue Budyonny's cavalry army.

    By that time, he might be able to hold on until 12 noon.  Everything depends on the fighting determination of Kolchak and Hastings, a good partner of the White Guards!  If the White Guard abandons its position and pursues the main force of the group army retreating south from the west, then the Budyonni Cavalry Regiment in his hand will be spread out to attack the opponent's flank and disrupt the enemy's deployment.

    In fact, the artillery preparations of the White Guards commanded by Hastings on the northern front lasted for half an hour. It was not until 6:30 that the White Guards Infantry Division, which had just eaten, launched a ground attack. The results are self-evident.  At 7 o'clock, the 13th Brigade of the 7th Kazan Infantry Division occupied the 5-kilometer position in the westernmost part of the northern line, while the 15th Brigade of the 8th Kazan Infantry Division occupied the 5-kilometer position in the middle section of the Soviet Red Northern Line.  Only the 17th Brigade of the 9th Kazan Infantry Division in the east had a bad start.

    Alexandre Alexandrovich Bukhanov, commander of the 17th Brigade of the 9th Kazan Infantry Division, ordered the main 33rd Regiment to attack twice in a row, but failed to rush within 5oo meters of the front of the opponent's position.  They were beaten back by the intensive artillery fire of the Soviet Red Army. "Beiyang 1917" lost nearly 2 battalions of troops before and after, and the main regiment was almost disabled!

    About 2.5 kilometers behind the 5-kilometer-wide position, the Soviet Red Army concentrated the artillery of at least 8 artillery batteries. However, the firing range of our artillery can only cover about 500 meters behind the opponent's forward position. To be able to hit the opponent's forward position,  The artillery position must at least be??His own artillery moved forward 2.5 kilometers, which made Bukhanov scold his mother while asking the division commander Wilko Viktojevich Paunovich for help on the phone, demanding that the artillery unit must suppress the opponent's  Artillery firepower, otherwise this battle cannot be fought.

    To say that Kolchak and Hastings also spent money, the two armies have a total of 22 artillery batteries, and as many as 15 artillery batteries are used in the northern offensive. However, the 15-kilometer-wide frontal attack has 3 artillery batteries.  The artillery assigned to the 9th Kazan Infantry Division was only 5 artillery companies. Since the artillery fire of the Soviet Red Army was quite fierce during the day before, the artillery of the White Guards was frightened. After stopping the attack,  Worried about the counterattack of the opponent's artillery fire, he unconsciously withdrew his artillery 3 kilometers away from the opponent's artillery coverage.

    Who knows the outcome?" When the battle started this morning, it was discovered that the Soviet Red Army's artillery position originally arranged 500 meters behind the front-line position had also retreated to 2.5 kilometers away, and when the White Guards were preparing artillery fire, the Soviet Red Army's artillery  They kept quiet and concealed themselves, and did not fight back at all. When the White Guard infantry shouted "Ula" and began to slowly come up in a skirmish line from 2.5 kilometers away, the artillery of the Soviet Red Army suddenly opened fire.

    Moreover, Pavlov immediately used 8 artillery batteries and 48 76mm-caliber mountain field guns to attack them indiscriminately, and began to intercept the fire directly from 2.5 kilometers away. Due to the intensive and sudden firepower, even if it started from a skirmish line,  The attack still caused heavy casualties to the 9th Kazan Infantry Division, 17th Brigade and 33rd Regiment.
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