Beiyang 1917

1918年7月13ri7:15乌法南边120公里处的斯捷尔利塔马克镇

"Battalion Commander! Battalion Commander, the enemy is coming up!" The correspondent, Xiao Ma, shouted from the roof to Li Fugui, who was below. bounced up.

The telegrams from Orenburg and Ufa just arrived before and after. Li Mingzhong from Orenburg told him to adapt to the situation and retreat resolutely when he caught the loophole. The Ufa coalition command told him that the air force would arrive in Steyr in half an hour. Litamak town, but before the dark clouds cleared, it was difficult for the aircraft of the air force to effectively support the ground troops of his battalion, and the reinforcements of the ground troops of the coalition forces, Sergei's cavalry division was the closest, But it will take at least 3 hours to arrive.

The final order of the Allied Forces Command is that if they can withdraw, they must withdraw first if they have the opportunity. The northeast direction is the best, because the Soviet Russian Red Army is in a hurry to retreat. Turning back to the north, the headquarters hopes that he will lead the battalion to calm down and show the momentum and style of the coalition forces!Try to hold on until the clouds clear and the fog clears or reinforcements arrive.

At that time, after reading the telegram, Li Fugui looked up to the sky and laughed loudly. He tore the telegram draft in his hand into pieces in twos and twos, and rushed to the left and right company commanders with red faces, saying,

"The headquarters of the Ufa coalition forces called. The air force and reinforcements will arrive in half an hour. They told us to hold back the enemy and wait for the main force to arrive and wipe out the running bandits in one fell swoop. In addition, let me tell you that the Soviet Russian Fifth Army has been captured by our main force. The troops were wiped out, and more than 50000 people were captured. Army Commander Sla, Chief of Staff Eich, and Political Commissar Blumberg were all captured. The Soviet Fourth Army was also wiped out by us, and Commander Rzhevsky was captured. Prisoners, 35000 people were captured, their army political commissar and Tukhachevsky's political commissar fled into the swamp together, it is estimated that they can be caught today!"

"Really? So the enemy's main force has completely collapsed?" Zhang Daya, the commander of the third company, said in surprise, baring his teeth.

"Of course it is true. The opponent's Second Army was also defeated. The political commissar Kharchenko and 7000 people were captured. The chief of staff of the Third Army, Stepin, and 16000 people were captured. The captured Soviet Red Army division commander and division political commissar There are more! The coalition command requires us to show the prestige of the coalition forces, resolutely resist and hold back the incoming enemies, and cooperate with the main force to wipe out the opponents!" Li Fugui said confidently, patting Zhang Daya on the shoulder.

"But the battalion commander, we only have 700 people, and the opponent has more than 14000 people. The strength is 20 times worse... This battle is not easy to fight! Can we hold on to the main force?" Wang Xiaomi, the commander of the second company, stood aside muttered.

"700 people? Not bad! But we have 40 mortars and 60 light and heavy machine guns, as well as the air force and reinforcements that will arrive soon. Road, the so-called end of the crossbow can not wear Lu Jin! Besides, the trench fortifications and traffic trenches I have asked you to build these days are just decorations? We only need to survive the first wave of attack in this battle, and the rest depends on how the air force deals with the opponent!" Li Fugui said indifferently.

The several company commanders looked at each other, encouraged by the arrogance of their own battalion commander and the good news in the telegram, their expressions finally recovered from the tension, Li Fugui kicked the several company commanders out of his headquarters and told them to return. Prepared his own position, the enemy estimated that the first wave of offensive would be launched soon, and then the guy pretended to be calm, lit a cigarette and sat in the rocking chair turned out of the landlord, smoking while closing his eyes and resting his mind.The messengers and orderlies around saw that their battalion commander was so confident, and their nervous mood finally eased down.

In fact, when Li Fugui received the telegram, he secretly groaned, the sky was covered by dark clouds, the clouds were low and thick, and the wind was not too weak. How could the air force attack and support the ground in such a horrible weather?As for waiting for three hours for the reinforcements to arrive to make a rescue, Li Fugui felt that if the enemy really had cannons and machine guns to attack regardless of casualties, he would be lucky if he could survive for 30 minutes!

But for the sake of the general, emotions and anger are not visible, and the scene must be entangled, otherwise how would this 700-member team have the courage to fight? !Fortunately, the reconnaissance platoon fought well when they encountered the opponent in the morning, which boosted the confidence and morale of the entire battalion.

The enemy's quick attack was a bit beyond Li Fugui's expectations, because they didn't even hear the sound of the cannons. Could it be that the Soviet Red Army really ran all the way over and lost all the cannons?Didn't even prepare artillery fire before this attack?Li Fugui regained his spirit immediately, and climbed up the roof in two or three steps along the ladder. This is the tallest building in the town, just a two-story brick building with a pointed roof.

"Notify all companies to enter the position to prepare for battle, pay attention to anti-aircraft artillery, mortars and machine guns are not allowed to fire without my order!" Li Fugui looked through the binoculars and looked at Su, who was about 1000 meters away from the northwest corner of the town, approaching his position with a cat on his waist. The Russian Red Army turned around and ordered that several correspondents picked up their phones and hurriedly conveyed the battalion commander's orders to the company positions.

"Nainai, one guy comes up with a regiment's strength. Does it look like a cavalry of the Red Army? Why don't you dare to charge on horseback?" Li Fugui murmured while looking at the opponent's skirmish line with a telescope.

This guy is a cavalry himself, so he spent a lot of effort on the trenches in front of the position to prevent the cavalry from attacking. The east of the town of Stellitamak is next to a tributary of the wide and winding Ural River, and the south is four confluences. Entering the tributaries of the Ural River, the river forks criss-cross, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Only the open areas with little ups and downs in the north and west are suitable for attack. Li Fugui's key defensive position is in the northwest corner of the town.

The distance between the two positions is 50 meters, and the communication trenches and artillery holes in between are dignified. The terrain of the second position is higher than that of the first, so the firepower configuration of the two positions can cover the enemy's frontal attack and impact area at the same time. 50 meters in front of the first position, Li Fugui's cavalry battalion dug a lot of anti-cavalry horse traps and foot holes, and made some camouflage on them. If the opponent's cavalry rushed over, they would fall easily If the dog gnaws the mud, don't break the horse's feet and fall half to death, and each platoon of Li Fugui needs to defend a position about 300 meters wide.

It was Chapayev's [-]st Cavalry Regiment who attacked. The infantrymen of the [-]st Army were so tired that they almost fell asleep and fell asleep on the muddy grass. I can't wake up these exhausted infantrymen of the Soviet Red Army. Although the cavalrymen are also very tired, they run all night because their mounts are running. At this moment, many horses are really tired and can't get up. Body, the cavalry gritted their teeth and still persisted for a while, especially after drinking a few mouthfuls of hot horse meat soup and black bread, it was the first warm meal in the past two days after retreating.

Chapayev's advance attack was a last resort, the horses were too tired to get up, and his own cavalry could hardly open their eyes and fell asleep after eating something. If they didn't attack again, they would really fall asleep , it will be even more difficult to coax them!Several other division commanders of the group army here are still waiting to see their excitement. Looking at Tukhachevsky's tired and encouraging eyes, Chapayev decided to attack in advance!

There are no machine guns or cannons, and each person has no more than 20 rounds of bullets. Due to the large number of people, this battle still has to be fought, but I really don’t have the strength to detour a few kilometers to the north and southwest. Chapayev decided to join the army The commander and several other division commanders showed their hands well in front of them, and now it's time to avenge the injury on the political commissar's leg!The glory of Chapayev's cavalry division should be picked up from the opponent's unlucky and encircled coalition cavalry battalion.

The dismounted cavalry of a regiment near the Chapayev Division of the Soviet Red Army formed a skirmish line with their heads bowed and their waists down, holding the Mosin Nagant rifles in their hands, and pushed forward with slightly heavy steps. Yev got the commissar's second regiment ready!A battalion of cavalry whose horses could still stand was selected to stand by, ready to launch a cavalry charge after the front troops opened the gap in the enemy's position, and trample the opponent into powder!

At 1000 meters, there was no movement in the opponent's position, and at 800 meters, there was still no movement in the opponent's position, but the atmosphere became more and more tense. Many Red Army soldiers who attacked did not move faster, but turned back frequently to look at the commander on the small high ground They seem to be a little hesitant in their direction.

"You bastards, what are you hesitating about? Hurry up!" Chapayev led a cavalry platoon down the high ground, and came to the front of the position on a small hill about 1200 meters away to command, yelling loudly at the soldiers Go forward and don't turn back!

The Soviet Red Army soldiers all over the mountains and plains straightened up and began to trot forward. Many of them were panting and still trying to persevere. The distance between the forwards of the skirmish line and the opponent's position was quickly shortened to 500 meters. At this time, many Red Army soldiers were caught on the grass under their feet. Did they trip over the small hole that appeared? Many people even sprained their feet. Some Red Army soldiers who couldn't hold their breath had already lay down and shot at the enemy's position opposite them. .

"The battalion commander! The first company commander asked if he could open fire! I told him to fight! There are too many enemies!" Zhu Biao, the battalion instructor, put down the phone and said anxiously to his battalion commander.

"Don't worry, how many can you hit at a distance of 500 meters? I wish you good marksmanship. How dare you say that you are sure to hit the target?? We can't hit it. The enemy is tired and ran for hundreds of meters all night. I see them The hand holding the gun is trembling, so it will be even more inaccurate, tell Lian to hold his breath, and don't shoot without my order!" Li Fugui ordered while looking at the attacking enemy with binoculars.