Beiyang 1917

1918年7月13ri7：40乌法南边120公里斯捷尔利塔马克镇郊

"Ha! These old men are very courageous. A mere cavalry company dares to break through the ghost gate I set up for you? What kind of fire reconnaissance is it? Inform the second company to prepare for battle and pass my order. The enemy does not rush into 300 meters Within the second company's position, the squad machine guns and heavy machine guns are not allowed to fire! The snipers of the second company and the fighters with good marksmanship will use the M1 Garand semi-automatic riding rifle to start shooting at a distance of 500 meters!"

From the binoculars, Li Fugui saw a group of commanders on the other side pointing for a while on the hillside 1300 meters away in the southwest corner. The camp came, and the servant hurriedly ordered, and the correspondent, Xiao Ma, shook the wired phone on the second company's camp behind him, conveying the order of the battalion commander Li Fugui.

"Commander, are the platoon mortars of the second company and the third company launching an attack? This distance is the best range!" The instructor Zhu Biao looked at it with a telescope for a while, and couldn't help but suggest.

"The Soviet Russian cavalry scattered so far, and they are walking forward slowly with their horses on. It is estimated that they will not pick up their horse speed to attack our position until they are within 500 meters. The mortar hit such a small cavalry company too It’s a waste, let the second company use the m1 Garland to practice marksmanship!" Li Fugui won the first battle 20 minutes ago, and now he is full of confidence, damn, the opponent doesn’t have cannons and heavy machine guns, isn’t that right? The dishes on the table!What if you don't eat it!

Even without the support of the air force, I would like to see how much casualties this Tukhachevsky can pay to attack such a town before Lao Tzu's battalion runs out of bullets and shells.

Tukhachevsky led a group of division commanders and political commissars to stand on the hillside behind the position. This place is 1300 meters away from the opponent's position. It is said that it is within the range of heavy machine guns, but it is definitely not easy to fight so far. The matter basically depends on Meng. The headquarters of the First Army originally had a cavalry force of Jingwei Battalion.

But after fighting in Ufa for so many days, there is only one cavalry company left, and several other cavalry companies have successively added to the cavalry division with huge casualties. The strength of the four regiments was reduced to two regiments. In the battle just now, more than half of the regiments were reimbursed. Only the cavalry regiment led by political commissar Fumanov still had enough numbers.

"They are all good boys! Just look at their abilities!" Tukhachevsky murmured.

More than 100 people from the cavalry company divided into skirmish lines and walked slowly towards the 500-meter-wide position in the center of the opponent. The Bayev Cavalry Division was selected to go to the Jingwei Battalion of the Army Group Headquarters. The attack and heavy casualties of the first Chapayev Cavalry Regiment in the northwest position just now made this group of cavalry who lost many former comrades-in-arms also heartbroken. They are all burning with anger, the Jingwei Battalion is like the Imperial Forest Army of the group army, if you are afraid of death in a war, is it okay?

Soon, when the skirmish line of the cavalry company of the Soviet Red Army approached the opponent 500 meters, crisp gunfire sounded one after another from the coalition position on the opposite side. The cavalry raised their horses and accelerated their pace. It made people feel nervous, but it was obviously just the sound of rifles rather than the shuddering sound of machine guns. This made many Red Army cavalrymen courageous. Many of the Red Cossack cavalry galloped and took off their Mosin Nagant rode a rifle, standing half up on the ups and downs of the mount, shooting at the opponent's position while running.

Although Li Fugui's cavalry battalion is well-trained, it is far from the level of sharpshooters. The snipers in each platoon may not be able to shoot the enemy at a distance of 500 meters. Fortunately, the opponents are cavalry. The target of people and horses is much bigger. Therefore, the m1 Garland semi-automatic cavalry rifles of the coalition cavalry continued to shoot the opponent's cavalry during the charge. Some Soviet Russian Red Army cavalry were hit by bullets and fell into a mess.

Of course, at such a long distance, the unlucky ones who were directly beaten were a small number. Most of the Soviet Red Army cavalry who were hit were thrown down by the horse bullets under their crotches. Not all of them broke their necks and legs. Seeing that there was no serious problem, many Soviet Red Army cavalrymen who fell from their horses retrieved their cavalry rifles from the grass, and hid behind the bodies of the killed and wounded horses and shot at the coalition positions. Hit, hoping to help the cavalry comrades who continue to charge to disperse and suppress the opponent's firepower.

Although he desperately lowered his riding posture and accelerated his speed, when Tukhachevsky, a cavalry company of more than 100 people, rushed from 500 meters to 400 meters, more than 20 people were knocked down by the rifle bullets flying from the coalition positions. , 400 meters away, gunshots rang out one after another, and the performance of the m1 Garand semi-automatic riding rifle was brought into full play. As a semi-automatic, you only need to pull the bolt once to shoot continuously until the eight bullets in the magazine are exhausted. Rifle, the firepower density formed by the Qishe of the M1 Garland infantry squad can catch up with the machine gun used by the previous squad.

"That's the m1 Garand semi-automatic rifle of the coalition army firing. I didn't expect that the cavalry battalion of the coalition army had an M1 Garand cavalry rifle in hand. When we were in Ufa, the white guards on the opposite side were still using Japanese [-] Gun!" Tukhachevsky murmured while looking at the battlefield with a telescope.

"Indeed! This group of enemies even have strong rifle firepower, which is much better equipped than the Cossack cavalry division we fought against in Acehkovo. You see, they have a semi-automatic rifle, no, it is a riding rifle. It’s shorter, yes, it’s riding a rifle, and these coalition cavalry are all wearing steel helmets, and the Ufa White Guards don’t have such good equipment at all, whether it’s cavalry or infantry!” Chapayev looked through the binoculars at this moment. Clearly, I feel more and more regretful that the battle in the morning was fought too hastily.

"Why didn't I see their machine guns? Why didn't the opponent's machine guns fire? Could it be that the opponent's machine guns were transferred to the northwest position? At this moment, there was no sound of gunfire from the Browning squad of the coalition army. Mortars They didn’t open fire either, what tricks are the enemy playing?” Chekov, the commander of the 15th Division of the Simbirsk Iron Army, murmured.

The question was soon answered. The charging Soviet Red Army cavalry company rushed from 400 meters to 300 meters. More than 30 people were knocked off their horses. This time, the Red Army cavalry who could get up from the ground and continue shooting It was greatly reduced. Obviously, many people were directly hit by the bullets of the coalition forces and lost their lives. The cavalry company commander Gurney Gaoli waved the saber in his hand and shouted "Ulla" and rushed to the front of the team before continuing to march bravely. And the rifle bullets that came head-on from the coalition's position whizzed past this fellow's ear, but it was a miracle that none of them were shot at him.

Apart from this guy's luck, Gurney's miracle stemmed from the good horse he was riding on, a magnificent Don River horse, green horse, and the cavalry on the opposite side was the favorite of the cavalry. what is itIt is definitely not a woman and a gun, but a good horse. Good foot strength is the right-hand man and partner of cavalry warriors. Fugui's phone call went to the second company's camp in person:

"Second company commander! Wang Xiaomi! Tell your soldiers not to kill the opponent's green horse, let him come over and catch him alive! The opponent only has one company, and they can't break through your position. What? The enemy on the horse Can you hit? Of course you have to! Only hit people within 300 meters, no shooting horses, or I will dismiss you!" Li Fugui hung up the phone with a snap.

"Notify the whole company! The battalion commander has taken a fancy to the other party's green horse, and he is only allowed to beat people, not the horse! That horse will be caught alive, and whoever kills the horse will go to the battalion commander himself. , only half of the enemy is left, rushing here is to capture the prisoners for us, pass my order! Heavy machine guns are not allowed to fire! Squad machine guns are only allowed to shoot within 200 meters! Don’t kill that green horse!" Wang Xiaomi, commander of the second company Roaring to the left and right!

In this way, a company of Soviet Red Army cavalry rushed from 500 meters to a distance of 250 meters, and was knocked down by rifle bullets from the opponent's position. There were more than 60 of them. Under the leadership of Ni Gaoli, they continued to shout Ulla to charge. Many Russian Red Army cavalry had put down their Mosin Nagant rifles and drew out their sabers, ready to rush to the opponent's position and slash hard. ,Fight!The Red Army cavalry has ignored the bullets that are constantly shuttled by the opponent, and just wants to rush to the opponent's position to let the coalition forces know what cavalry and Cossacks are.

Tukhachevsky, Chabayev and several division commanders witnessed this tragic scene on the hillside behind the position. Division Commander Hashemov couldn't help but trembled his lips and said,

"Comrade Commander, blow the call to retreat! There will never be no machine guns deployed on the opponent's position. The firepower of the coalition forces is beyond our imagination. How many fires are left for the group army's Jingwei battalion?"

In fact, the situation is very clear. If the troops are equipped one to one, the attacker will not be able to charge up even with cavalry. The firepower and shooting speed of the opponent's M1 Garand semi-automatic cavalry rifle are far from the Mosin Nagant rifle in the hands of the Red Army. As for machine guns, machine guns and cannons are all the pain in Tukhachevsky's first army at the moment. Even if the Soviet Russian Red Army now has two Maxims and two mountain cannons in their hands, this battle will not be fought so helpless and hopeless.

Tukhachevsky gritted his teeth. Seeing that there were less than 50 cavalry companies on horseback left in the front, and the opponent's machine gun hadn't fired yet. This fire reconnaissance paid a huge price, but Without knowing the reality of the opponent, is it true that all the boys of the Jingwei Company are buried in front of the enemy's position?Tukhachevsky hesitated for a moment.

Before he had time to wave his hand and order to blow the call to retreat, the remaining boys of the Red Army cavalry company that rushed into the 200-meter area suddenly met the crossfire of two Browning squad machine guns on the opposing position. The cavalry company commander Gurney Goli and his green horse were unscathed, and the rest of the knights who followed were turned upside down by the intensive machine gun fire. After the Browning squad finished shooting with the two 20-round magazines of the machine gun, they charged The Red Army cavalry company has all been laid down, except for the company commander Gurney Koli who finally reined in the horse at the 150-meter position and was a little at a loss!

At this time, Tukhachevsky's call to withdraw troops will be sounded, but the entire cavalry company, except for the company commander Gurney Koli, who is alone and holding a saber, is at a loss 150 meters in front of the coalition position, and the rest of the cavalry are all casualties. Even all the Red Army cavalry who dared to lie on the ground and continue shooting at the coalition forces after falling off their horses were all named and shot by the opponent's machine guns and snipers.

Gurney Koli pulled the reins and turned around, not knowing whether to retreat alone or continue to charge to the battlefield to die. The whole company was almost killed. How could his company commander have the face to go back alive, while Tuhache The trumpeter behind Vsky was still persistently blowing the brass horn with tears in his eyes, and the melodious and slightly sad retreat horn hovered over the southwest position of Sterlitamak town.

At this time, the gunfire on the battlefield had already completely subsided, and dozens of war horses that had lost their masters lingered on the battlefield in twos and threes, and Wang Xiaomi, the commander of the second company in the coalition camp, received a call from Li Fugui, the battalion commander: " If the Soviet Red Army cavalry on a green horse rides in the field, let him go back and not shoot!"

Wang Xiaomi was anxious when he heard the words, and asked, "Then what if he still charged towards us! This cavalryman is not small, what should we do if he swung his saber and chopped people down?!"

"You pig-head! If he really wants to kill himself, why don't you let him go, call the snipers to prepare, and if he doesn't go out, then don't blame me for being ruthless! If he dares to charge again, he will be shot down!" Battalion Commander Li Fugui hung up the phone with a snap!