Beiyang 1917

1918年7月13ri10：20斯捷尔利塔马克镇西北八公里处谢尔盖骑兵师伏击阵地

Sergei Mikhainovich, Chief of Staff of the Second Ural Cavalry Army and Commander of the Fifth Cavalry Division of the Allied Forces, used the main regiment of the First Cavalry Brigade to form a circular position along a small hillside. Four cavalrymen After dismounting, the battalion entered the position, lined up the position with a total width of three kilometers, and built a battalion mortar position behind the position. 32 battalion-owned mortars with a caliber of 81mm will become the protagonists of this battle. Of course, this regiment There are also 48 1917bra Browning squad machine guns distributed on the position.

There are also 60 48mm-caliber platoon mortars behind the trenches. In addition, each cavalry company has an m1917a1 Browning water-cooled heavy machine gun. The whole regiment has 16 heavy machine guns. Don't even think about rushing up the Red Army!

Sergei himself led the regiment of the 3st Brigade to defend the position. The regiment's horses were all circled in the woods behind the position. Kilometers away, the infantry division of the First Group Army was preparing to roundabout and outflank the "Maxin Remnant" to relieve the siege.

If the opponent sent only one division to clear the siege, then Kaganov led the [-]th Cavalry Brigade to pounce on the opponent's division in the camp after the battle started, and use a cavalry brigade of the coalition forces to surprise the opponent's entire army. A division that is unprepared and dissatisfied with personnel, if you can't take down Kaganov, don't be a brigade commander!

Of course, after clearing up the division that the opponent left in the camp, Kaganov's cavalry brigade would turn around and outflank the Soviet Red Army infantry division that was attacking Sergey, flanking and annihilating it in one fell swoop!This is how Sergey played.

Of course, Sergey is confident that the opponent is two infantry divisions coming out in full force, and his temporary position along the hillside and a small river is enough for the opponent to drink a pot.At that time, the tenth cavalry brigade led by Kajia will directly copy the back of the two Soviet Russian infantry divisions who came to attack!

Nima, Turkin, the head of the Fifth Cavalry Division, was just Petrovich's orderly before, and he actually led a cavalry regiment to surround and wipe out the 7000 Red Army led by Kharchenko, the political commissar of the Second Army. How can the majestic cavalry army staff officer and commander of the fifth cavalry division fall behind!

It doesn't matter if the other party doesn't come, if you dare to come, you must make him look good!It's not my fault that I have strong firepower!Who told the coalition forces to stand on our side!Sergey thought so.

Besides, Berklov led the two infantry brigades who had woken up from their sleep to eat something hastily, and then rushed to the northwest in a hurry. Styunov, who had recovered, acted as a guide himself and led his leading group Walking in front of the army, this guy led the remaining three regiments to follow. Although the soldiers of the Soviet Russian Red Army were exhausted from fighting with the wind and rain all night, fortunately, after setting up camp in the morning, they finally got three hours of sleep. Now they ate some hot food again, and the team's physical strength and morale recovered.

Of course, both Chekov and Berklov blocked the news of the defeat of the 31st Infantry Division of the Army Group Army and the Chapayev Cavalry Division in the town of Sterlitamak to the soldiers of their own infantry divisions. In other words, I only know that the sound of guns from the southeast came faintly for a while, and then it became silent. I don’t know that Tukhachevsky paid heavy casualties when he attacked the town guarded by a battalion of the opponent in the morning, but got nothing. information.

According to Styunov, the messenger who broke out of the Second Army, the place where they were surrounded was 7 to 8 kilometers away from the place where the two infantry divisions, Berklov and Chekov, were camped. The husband was completely unprepared, and the team only walked northwestward for more than three kilometers. The leading regiment plunged into the opponent's ambush position. There was a burst of gunfire in front of it, and the commander of the 20th Simbirsk Infantry Division was shocked. Surprised, he hastily ordered the team to disperse to seize positions and prepare for battle.

Soon, the orderly of the avant-garde regiment rode back panting,

"Report to the division commander. We found a coalition position ahead. It seems that the cavalry dismounted to fight. The position is at least three kilometers wide. The regiment commander said that the enemy's firepower is quite strong, but there are no heavy machine guns. Only the Browning squad's machine guns are clear and crisp. Shooting, the avant-garde regiment was caught off guard and has already lost a battalion, and is now seizing the terrain to fight the enemy, please reinforce the division commander as soon as possible!"

"Calm down! How many coalition troops are there on the opposite side? Could it be that Ma Xin's troops have been wiped out?!" Bocroft's hands and feet were a little weak, and he roared sternly!

"The regiment leader said that the enemy probably has a regiment's strength, but he didn't see any horses, but the rifles used by the opponent's soldiers seem to be cavalry rifles. They should be the cavalry of the Cossack White Guards, not the Japanese army of the coalition army or the Japanese army! Division commander, regiment commander Said that if you don't reinforce him, he can only withdraw first!" The orderly gasped.

Hearing this, Berklov felt much more at ease. Since the enemy only had one regiment, which was the Cavalry of the Cossacks of the White Guards, the firepower was obviously much worse than that of the Allied Forces or the Japanese Army. , while getting up from the ground and riding on the mount that almost ran away just now, he gave an order, the first regiment of the first brigade of the 15th division will outflank the left road, the second regiment will outflank the right road, and the second regiment of the first brigade of the 20th division will follow me !Let's eat the opponent's cavalry regiment!

Up to this time, Berklov just thought that the rest of Ma Xin's troops were wiped out because they didn't persist until he went to make a rescue. This guy was so sad that he wanted to eat the opponent's cavalry regiment for the Second Army and Ma Xin. The idea of ​​revenge, of course, if Ma Xin is only captured, then he must be snatched back from the coalition forces no matter what!If the strength of the two brigades of his own did not dare to fight with the other regiment, then the First Army would really be ashamed to hang out with the Eastern Front of Soviet Russia!

Sergey also likes to stay behind in this battle. When the opponent's leading group walked into the ambush circle led by the clever Styunov he sent out, Sergey ordered the heavy machine guns and mortars to be hidden. It is not allowed to fire behind the hillside. The Browning squad uses machine guns and only one of each battalion is allowed to fire. Sergey’s Russian cavalry divisions are not all equipped with M1 Garand semi-automatic cavalry rifles. Each squad only has two. The rest of the cavalry It is still equipped with the Mosin Nagant m1893 dragoon rifle, so the firepower of individual soldiers is much worse than that of the coalition cavalry.

As soon as the battle started, the Browning squad rang like a wind 300 meters away, riding a rifle with a machine gun. A large area of ​​the main camp was swept down by bullets at once.

The head of the first regiment, Andrei, hurriedly rolled off the saddle and ordered the whole regiment to seize the terrain and enter the battle. The fake messenger Steyunov disappeared in a blink of an eye. He didn't know that he was killed by the coalition forces along with the vanguard battalion. Still ran away.

But Andre, the regiment commander, is also experienced in leading troops. It was unexpected to be ambushed, but the opponent's firepower was weaker than expected, but he was refreshed. At least he didn't hear the terrifying roar of the heavy machine gun. , The shells did not fall, which made Andre feel a little relieved, otherwise he would directly order a retreat instead of sending an orderly back to ask for reinforcements.

On one side is a regiment of Russian Red Army infantry lying on the ground with Mosin-Nagant rifles. On the other side is a temporary field position of the coalition forces more than 300 meters away. The cavalry also use Mosin-Nagant rifles. But the fight was evenly matched. Although the coalition forces had more than a dozen squadrons firing with machine guns, the machine gun bullets were fired three times a little at a time. I don't know if it was not enough ammunition or something. This made the security on the opposite side Andre found that the enemy seemed to have established a position hastily, and the firepower seemed to be weak. Of course, before the division commander brought the main force up, Andre didn't have the guts to take the remaining three battalions to attack.

Fortunately, Boklov, the commander of the 20th Infantry Division, did not let his leading regiment wait too long. After a short time, the Soviet Red Army infantry, which was overwhelming a regiment, rushed up from behind. Boklov was surrounded by a group of guards. He lowered his body and took Andre's command position, lying on the ground and began to observe the enemy's position with binoculars, he had the posture of a Red Army divisional commander who took the lead.

"Reporting to the commander, the opponent's strength is about one regiment, the horses are not seen, but most of the rifles are Mosin Nagant rifles, so they should be cavalry, yes, they may have encountered us in a hurry, so the field fortifications are very rough, but the opponent The position is based on a hillside and a river, the terrain is well chosen! How do we fight?" Andre said to his teacher eagerly.

"This group of White Guard cavalry is well-trained, and the position is very good. Where is the guide who broke out?" Berklov carefully observed the enemy's position opposite him through the binoculars, and did not forget to ask.

"Hey! The guide was with the vanguard battalion. I didn't see him running back. Maybe he died with the vanguard battalion. Damn, the other side fired at close range, and the battalion ahead was almost wiped out!" Andre snorted. road.

At this time, the front lines of the two armies were only less than 400 meters away, and there were corpses of Red Army soldiers lying on the open ground more than 200 meters away. A few wounded who hadn't died were still struggling and wriggling, but most of them had already died. Look at it. Andre's regiment lost at least 400 people.

"Doesn't the opponent have heavy machine guns and mortars? Chapayev was beaten up by the coalition mortars equipped by the White Guard cavalry brigade in Acehkovo!" Berklov carefully observed the coalition forces on the opposite side with a telescope. For a while, I really didn’t find the opponent’s heavy machine gun and mortar positions. I don’t know if this Cossack cavalry regiment has no equipment or is hiding!

At this time, the two wings of the opponent's position suddenly sounded continuous gunshots. It was obvious that the two regiments surrounded by Berklov had exchanged fire with the opponent, but there was still no sound of heavy machine guns, and no mortars were found. Looking at the sky, although it is already ten o'clock in the morning, it is still covered with dark clouds, and the sky does not mean to clear up. The coalition air force will definitely not be able to dispatch. It seems that God wants to help me, Nainai, If I don't take this opportunity to eat up a regiment of your coalition army, when will I wait!

As for the whereabouts of Ma Xin's life and death, it can only be blessed by God. The top priority is to fight the battle ahead and eat the regiment of the coalition army. Berklov even has a phantom of seizing a large number of coalition weapons and horse mounts in front of him. I have never won a battle since I set foot on the right bank of the Volga River. Today seems to be a good day for me, Berklov and the 20th Infantry Division!

"Pass my order! Tell the troops on the two wings to slowly press up to hold the enemy's attention. Andrei, you lead the main force to attack. I think the enemy is defending at most with a battalion of troops during the 1000 meters. Let's go black." Take your heart out, I will take the second regiment to cover you with platoon guns!" Bocroft ordered.