Beiyang 1917

1918年7月13ri7：30乌法南边120公里斯捷尔利塔马克镇郊

The sky was cloudy with lead clouds, so dark that it was about to drip water. The thick and low clouds provided a protective umbrella for the rest of the First Army of the Soviet Russian Eastern Front Army. Yev galloped side by side on the southwestern outskirts of Stellitamak, the horses under his feet were restless and sweaty, and the grass was splashed with mud under the sound of horseshoes.

"Wow! Stop! Stop! Don't make any noise, do you hear anything?" Army commander Tukhachevsky suddenly pulled his horse and raised his hand to signal the whole team to stop. The division commander and a company guard behind him Hastily led the sitting horse, and after a burst of neighing and snorting, the group of Soviet Red Army cavalry finally calmed down.

Chabarov and several division commanders and political commissars didn't know, so they didn't hear anything except the whistling wind and the panting of his own group of troops!

"Listen, is there the sound of an airplane's engine in the air?" Tukhachevsky asked with a nervous look on his face after he turned his ear to one side and stopped for a long time.

Chabayev and several division commanders were taken aback when they heard the words. They hurriedly held their breath and listened carefully. Except for the whistling wind, there was only the panting sound of sitting on their mounts. Everyone shook their heads involuntarily. did not hear.

Hasimov, the commander of the 31st Division of the Turkestan Infantry, said hesitantly, "Comrade Commander, do you mean that the plane of the coalition air force has already flown over our heads?"

"Impossible! The weather is so bad, the clouds are so thick and low, and the wind is still so strong. How dare the air force of the coalition force go out? Even if they take the risk, they can't see the ground and the target clearly in such weather, and they can't go through at all." The clouds are attacking the ground, and they may be blown over by the strong wind directly in the clouds or kiss the earth with their heads on the ground!" Chapayev clenched his fists fiercely and yelled at Hashemov.

Tukhachevsky looked up for a long time, the clouds were very thick and they were still rolling under the strong wind. Although it didn't rain anymore, it seemed that it might rain again at any time. The weather can be called a good one. God bless the First Army, even if the coalition air force can be dispatched, it can only wander around at high altitude and cannot find ground targets. It is still a problem whether they can find the town of Sterlitamak in front of them.

Thinking of this, Tukhachevsky waved his hand and said, "It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, let him go, the only combat mission of the First Army today is to take down this town in front of me cleanly, and wipe out all the enemies. Destroy! Knives in the sky are not allowed to waver and retreat, otherwise the Soviet Red Army is unnecessary to exist, and if we don’t have the courage and strength, what are we going to do to defend the Soviet regime?! What kind of Bolsheviks!”

The words of the commander of the "Ulla" group army greatly boosted the morale of the surrounding subordinates. Several division commanders and political commissars followed Chapayev and raised their arms and shouted Ulla, and then the guards of a cavalry company followed suit. Heroism of the Soviet Red Army.

Li Fugui, the commander of the cavalry battalion of the coalition army, was watching this scene with a telescope from the attic on the roof and wondered, wondering why these old men had such a convulsion, why did they stop and shout for no reason?In fact, he also seemed to have heard the sound of the plane's engine just now, thinking that the plane of his own air force had rushed over the town, but he poked his head out and looked into the sky with the instructor for a long time. The dark clouds and the howling wind filled my ears, and I didn't hear any engine sound at all, let alone an empty plane!

Stellitamak Town is the first big town on the 120-kilometer road in Ufa. It is next to the Ural River that meanders from Ufa to the south in the east. The Ural River rushes all the way from Ufa. When we arrived at the town of Sterlitamak, we turned eastward and turned back. It was a bit like the Samara River Valley on the Volga River. Objectively, the Ural River next to the town’s north, east and south became Natural barrier of the town of Sterlitamak.

Don't underestimate the Ural River. Although it is close to the town, the Ural River is more than 100 meters in the narrowest part of the area, and 200 meters in the widest part. It is quite deep, and there is no other way to cross the river except by boat, but where can I find a boat at this moment?

The town of Sterlitamak in 1918 was just a town with a radius of one kilometer. Tukhachevsky led the generals around the town and couldn't help frowning. The Northwest and Southwest two parts add up to a width of less than two kilometers. The first attack direction of Chapayev’s cavalry regiment was the northwest corner, but the southwestern corner was less than one kilometer wide. The position looked decent, but the walnut was not big, but it was really hard to chew.

"Let's see, how do you play?" Tukhachevsky immediately landed on a small dirt bag, which is less than 1300 meters away from the town, and the telescope can see that there are a lot of coalition troops on the opposite position. There are at least three companies in the position 1000 meters from the southwest corner.

"I said, why did we kick on the rock? The opponent's strength doesn't look like there is only one battalion. There are at least three companies in this position, and if there are also three companies in the northwest position, they will have a company. Maybe there's a reserve team in town!" Chapayev exclaimed, looking through his binoculars.

In fact, Li Fugui placed one company in the main front line in the northwest corner, and the third company in the second line 50 meters away did not show up at all, and the same was true for the position in the southwest corner. He didn't show his head on the second line, but Li Fugui was more careful, and ordered every soldier on the first line to tie up two scarecrows in military uniforms and caps and put them on his left and right sides. Only half of his head was exposed, and he saw a person from a distance Like three people.

"The other party is serving dinner! Comrade Commander! How about we take advantage of the unpreparedness and send a cavalry company to rush to the southwestern position of the opponent?" The commander of the 15th Division of the Simbirsk Iron Army glanced at it with a telescope, and suggested abruptly, anyway. His infantry division is still hiding and resting 5 kilometers away, and it is still early to go into battle. This fellow does not hurt his back while standing and talking.

"Bastard! You also saw what happened to the cavalry battalion's charge just now. We are only one cavalry company at this moment. Are you going to charge? Yes! I, Chapayev, gave up my life to accompany the gentleman, and we will charge together! Whoever does not go whoever He's a coward!" Chabayev was so angry that the opponent's seven orifices were smoking, and he used a cavalry company to rush into the established position defended by the opponent's three companies. As long as the opponent had two machine guns, the cavalry company might not be able to return!

"I think it's okay to charge. The boys of the cavalry company spread out the formation, at least they can detect the opponent's firepower equipment and defensive density. Otherwise, how can we find the weak link? Of course, there is no need for two division commanders to lead the team to charge. Anyway, let’s do some reconnaissance.” Boklov, the commander of the 20th Division of the Simbirsk Iron Army Infantry Division, supported the opinion of Chekov, the commander of the 15th Division.

"Comrade Chapayev! Be careful! Chekov is also a division commander, not your orderly!" Tukhachevsky frowned, and stopped Chabayev, who was still blowing his beard and staring at Chekov. Bayev.

Chapayev turned his head and stopped talking angrily. Of course, it is a joke for the division commander to lead a charge to conduct fire reconnaissance. Chapayev was only angry because Chekov's own infantry division was still watching the fire from 5 kilometers away. , he himself is here to make a random idea and let the cavalry do all the drudgery.

At this point in the battle, Comrade Xia Boyang, who has always been brave and fearless, has gradually become a little timid in the face of the coalition forces. Cavalry is an advanced unit and should be used for roundabouts and flank strikes, not for attacking the enemy. Launching an attack from the frontal position, the price paid for doing so was too great. Chapayev regretted that he should have underestimated the enemy and acted recklessly just now. More than 1800 heroic red Cossacks of the cavalry regiment fell in front of him, bleeding like a river!

"Pass my order! The Jingwei cavalry of the group army divided into three groups to launch a tentative attack on the southwest position, pay attention to spread out the formation as much as possible!" Tukhachevsky gave the order decisively!