Beiyang 1917

By the time Kadiayev, the head of Budyonny's cavalry division's vanguard regiment, led the troops back to the small high ground, the cavalry company on the other side had already retreated, and Budyonny led the brigade to rush back. When he arrived, the battlefield was full of dead soldiers and horses of the vanguard battalion. Kadiayev was commanding the troops to treat the wounded. When he saw the division commander coming, he rode over to report:

"Reporting to the division commander, the enemy has withdrawn to the south of Bluzuk. Unfortunately, no prisoners were captured. The political commissar led the regiment reconnaissance company to chase after them. The vanguard battalion killed 120 people and injured 160 people. The company suffered the most casualties. Basically, the entire army was wiped out. The wounded saw that the opponent's clothes were not white guard cavalry, but seemed to be coalition cavalry, but they must be Russian cavalry. The number of the opponent's casualties and injuries is unknown, but judging from the blood left on the ground, there should be more than ten casualties. We were arrested by others. A few prisoners! The other party did not harm our wounded."

Budyonny immediately went to the high ground, and saw that in such a short time, the enemy left behind a lot of heavy machine gun bullet casings, and the traces on the mortar positions were also clearly discernible, and there were also a large number of bullets at the firing positions of several light machine guns. Bullet casings, Budyonny got off his horse and picked up a few bullet casings and glanced at them. The caliber rifle bullets were obviously left by the cavalry of the coalition army. The firepower of a mere company is so strong, no wonder the three divisions of the Fifth Army were killed overnight. After eating it, Lezhevski was also beaten to death under the city of Ufa. ()

While Budyonny ordered the third and fourth regiments of the cavalry division to reconnaissance and advance from the two wings, preparing to encircle the town of Bluzuk on the opposite side, he sent messengers to notify the main force of the group army five kilometers behind, and Budyonny himself led the division's Jingwei battalion Speeding up the horse, chasing after the footsteps of the reconnaissance company of the Vanguard Regiment, the brigade cavalry of the second regiment behind them followed rumblingly.

When Budyonny's vanguard battalion was repulsed, it didn't take long for Nerikov, the commander of the 200rd Ural Cavalry Division, to pick up the withdrawn scout cavalry company with the guard battalion. The cavalry company had only a dozen casualties, and wiped out There were more than [-] opponents, and two prisoners were captured. This made Nerikov very happy, and he punched Antonov, the commander of the cavalry company, with a fist.

"Good boy, your brat's battles are getting bigger and better this way, work hard, and you can lead a battalion later!"

"Hey! Master, you have said this more than once. You said the same thing when I led my company into Bluzuk for the first time, but now I am still the company commander, so tell the truth , When will I be able to become the battalion commander? We have eliminated more than one battalion of enemies.

In Solochinsk, I took a cavalry company and wiped out an infantry company of the Soviet Red Army. In Bluzuk, I took my company and wiped out a cavalry company. In the time just now, at least two companies of the enemy have been killed!I should have been battalion commander long ago! "

Antonov, the commander of the cavalry reconnaissance company, yelled for grievances, and the cavalry behind him laughed loudly. The division commander Nerikov blushed and waved his hands and said, "After this battle, clean up Yegorov. Now, I will definitely mention you as a battalion commander!"

The results of the interrogation of the prisoners made Nerikov, the commander of the 33000rd Ural Cavalry Division, a little worried. The enemy actually came with a cavalry division and an infantry division, which was almost the entire main force of Yegorov of the Soviet Russian Second Army, although the infantry division was greatly reduced. , There are at least more than 9000 troops, and the cavalry division has more than [-] troops. The most important thing is that Budyonny's cavalry division also has two artillery companies and a heavy machine gun battalion. very daunting.

Nerikov, who returned to the town, ordered the whole army to enter the position to prepare for battle, and returned to the headquarters to send another urgent telegram to Ufa:

Our department has found out that the enemy in front of us is the main force of the 9000st Army of the Russian Southern Front Army, led by the Budyonny Special Cavalry Division, about 33000 cavalry, two artillery companies and a heavy machine gun battalion, followed by Yegoro The main force of the infantry division led by the husband, although the number of infantry has been reduced along the way, there are still more than [-] infantrymen. Our department plans to stand firm and wait for reinforcements to block the enemy's way to the south. Ufa urgently dispatches ground troops for reinforcements and dispatches the air force for air support as soon as possible. !

The difference in troop strength between the two sides is nearly 10 times. Even if the 5000rd Ural Cavalry Division is just waiting for work to stick to its position, don’t forget that the 42000rd Cavalry Division has swept seven to eight hundred kilometers on the south road this week. Although it is high, but [-] people have to fight against [-] people on the other side, and whoever changes it will feel a little nervous.

The only advantage is that the terrain of the town of Buzuluk is still relatively conducive to defense. The town of Buzuluk is located at the confluence of the Samara, Buzuluk and Domashika rivers, and to the north is the Samara Marshlands on the banks of the river, bordered by the Bluzuk River to the east and the Domahika River to the west.

If Yegorov's First Army wanted to attack the town of Buzuluk, they had to cross a big river anyway. In fact, at five o'clock this morning, the Budyonny Cavalry Division was about 10 kilometers northwest of the town of Buzuluk. At a distance of [-] km, I chose a shallow area to waded across the Buzuluk River, while the infantry divisions of the group army were still crossing the river in an endless stream at this time. Use it.

The defense lines of the [-]rd Ural Cavalry Division in the town of Buzuluk are mainly in the north and south. Because there are two large rivers in the west and east, and the river banks are high, they form two natural barriers. The defense line in the north is about four kilometers wide. , defended by the [-]st Regiment of the Cavalry Brigade, the defense line to the south is five kilometers wide, and defended by the [-]nd Cavalry Regiment. The entire town is about [-] kilometers deep from north to south.

The reply from the Ufa Allied Forces Headquarters was very simple: Delaying the enemy is victory. The main force of the two infantry divisions of the First Siberian Army of the Ufayang Group led by Wu Peifu is only 70 kilometers away from you. Encircled Yegorov's Army near Luke.

Three teams of DH3 and three teams of Handley Page 4 heavy bombers of the Ufa coalition air force have already taken off. By then, as long as the ground can be seen clearly, they can provide air support to Buzuluk.

At the same time, the Ufa Allied Forces Command ordered Sun Liangcheng's [-]st Armored Division stationed in Samara to send an armored regiment in the direction of Buzuluk, while Li Mingzhong's mixed cavalry brigade in Orenburg dispatched a cavalry regiment to Buzuluk. The movement in the direction of Solochinsk was supported, and the [-]rd Ural Cavalry Division was warned that their [-]th Brigade should strengthen reconnaissance when marching from the direction of Solochinsk and Neftegorsk to the troops of the Bluzuk movement, and be careful not to be surrounded by the enemy Hit the ambush!

For the Ufa coalition forces, in order to block Yegorov’s way to the south, Bluzuk is the best interception position. After passing through Bluzuk until the Urals, there is no main force of the coalition forces, relying on the Kazakh Alash Republic who stayed in the Urals The cavalry brigade blocked Yegorov was a dream.

For Egorov of the [-]st Army of the Russian Southern Front Army, if he wanted to go south to break through, he had to pass the hurdle of Buzuluk. Since Buluzuk is located in the area where three rivers meet, if he wanted to detour eastward, he would have to go back and forth at least Walking an extra [-] kilometers is absolutely impossible for the First Army when the target has been exposed. As for the detour to the west, it will be sent to the mouth of the main force of the enemy army in Samara. Never advisable.

After Yegorov led the last batch of infantry across the temporary pontoon bridge 10 kilometers northwest of Buzuluk, the fellow broke down and ordered to burn the pontoon bridge that had been built so hard. Knowing that there is absolutely no retreat behind, we can only fight with our backs. The second is to prevent the Ufa coalition forces who are chasing up from using this ready-made pontoon bridge to easily cross the river and pursue them.

In Buzuluk, I found that the blockade of the coalition ground forces was in Yegorov's expectation, but I didn't know how many troops the opponent had left here, and what kind of troops they were. When I heard the order sent by Budyonny say When encountering the Russian cavalry, Yegorov breathed a sigh of relief quietly. If he encountered the ground troops of China or Japan, Yegorov didn't know whether his troops would have the courage to fight!

Since it is the Russian army of the allied forces, the weapons and equipment should not be armed to the teeth, so, find a way to rush over in one go!Fight a victory with superior troops and boost morale and spirit!The retreat for three days and three nights almost brought the morale and physical strength of the infantry division to the brink of collapse, and a victory and subsequent capture will play an unexpected role in encouraging.

Besides, if the opponent is a cavalry, shouldn't playing positional warfare and defense be their strong points?Yegorov thought so!

Yegorov, who returned to his hometown with tens of thousands of troops from the Second Army, had absolutely no reason to let himself stay out of the house at this time, especially when his hometown of Buzuluk was occupied by the enemy.