Beiyang 1917

Although Egorov has not waited until the detoured Budyonny Cavalry Division's two troops started in the south of Buzuluk Town, and the second brigade led by the political commissar of the Cavalry Division Xia Tenke should theoretically have the radio station intact after crossing the river. , But it just didn't answer the call from the Army Command.

In desperation, Yegorov launched an attack on Buzuluk from three directions with three infantry regiments alone. The main regiment of the 23rd Infantry Division of Ust-I jumped out of the trench from the easternmost part of the front and shouted Assault forward in the formation of skirmishers, and the two Maxim wheeled heavy machine guns on the two wings also took off their camouflage in the numerous fake machine gun positions behind the position to shoot at the coalition position.

On the one-kilometer-wide eastern front of the northern part of Buzuluk Town, more than 23 remaining members of the main regiment of the 2000rd Infantry Division of the Ninth Army of the Soviet Red Army’s Southern Front leaped out of the trench shouting Ula like a tide, and rushed towards the coalition positions in the south. Come over, the momentum is compelling!

In this era, there is no real human sea tactics and dense charging formations. The charging Soviet Red Army soldiers are separated by about four to five meters from left to right, and from front to back are also four to five meters apart. Therefore, Us The main group of the 23rd Division of Ji, more than 2000 people, actually formed a formation with a thickness of about 50 meters and a width of 1 kilometer.

The heavy machine guns on the coalition positions on the northern line in Buzuluk town have not opened fire. The division commander Nerikov’s order is to put the enemy at a position of 600 meters before starting to cut them. In this position, the opponent can’t get in front of the village and behind the store. , If you want to run back, you will have a full 500 meters in the open land behind, and if you want to rush up, there is still a life-and-death distance of 600 meters.

Of course, Nerikov did not believe that China would charge without ambushes in the 800-kilometer trench at the 1-meter position in the middle, and Yegorov would not leave such a big opening for him to attack his attacking troops individually.

The Soviet Russian Red Army either did not attack, and once it attacked, it should attack across the board on the 4-kilometer front to allow its defensive forces to lose sight of the other. This is the only correct approach. Nerikov does not believe that Yegorov will fail to see this.

Of course, the loss of the attacking side is often greater than that of the defending side. This is an unavoidable price. If the battle can be won, Yegorov actually made a decision in his heart that even if the casualties were as high as one-third, that is, 1 people, If he can win the town and open the gap on the road to break through, then he will continue to fight this tough battle to the end.

在发起主攻的15、16和23师三个主力团之后，待命进入出发阵地战壕的是17师、19师的两个团，叶戈罗夫把希望寄托在左翼的因扎第15师的进攻方向上，为此重机枪营的20挺重机枪和两门山炮都加强在这个方向的机枪阵地上。

The machine guns and mortars on the coalition positions never fired, which made the attacking Soviet Red Army soldiers both excited and apprehensive. Of course, plus they were out of breath, waiting for the 23 people from the 2000rd Division in the eastern section to rush in. After 800 meters, more than 800 soldiers of the 16th Infantry Division of the Soviet Red Army trench at the middle 2000 meters also shouted and jumped out of the trench to charge forward. The camouflage began to provide fire support.

At the same time, more than 1100 soldiers from the Inza Division in the trench 2000 meters away in the western section finally jumped out of the trench and attacked the coalition positions in the south. Usti's troops are different, they just charge forward without yelling "Ulla"

At this time, the 4000 Red Army officers and men who attacked in the eastern and middle sections formed a large oblique protrusion, while the Inza Division in the western section fell about 300 meters behind.

On the four-kilometer-wide position, the impact of 6000 men from Yegorov's three infantry divisions formed a gray hurricane, and the deafening huh sound resounded across the battlefield.

Finally, the sound of platoon mortars came to mind first on the coalition position, and the target was the firepower point of the 6 heavy machine guns fired by the Soviet Red Army. Then the 12 air-cooled Browning heavy machine guns of the three battalions on the coalition position finally With a ferocious face revealed, he tore off his camouflage and began to roar, 12 hot tongues of flame sprang out from their respective barrels and poured rain on the Soviet Red Army skirmishers who were charging up.

The tongues of flame from the heavy machine guns of the coalition forces knocked down countless Soviet Red Army soldiers who were charging, and the scorching fire formed a death zone on the battlefield. The Soviet Red Army soldiers who were lucky enough not to be knocked down fell on the ground and rolled around looking for anything that could cover themselves. Even if there is a depression or shallow hole in the grass, many Red Army soldiers use their shovels, bowls, cups and basins and even their hands to try to dig it out on the slippery grass soaked in the blood of dead and wounded comrades. A simple individual bunker.

At the same time, the sprint of hundreds of meters also exhausted the physical strength of the charging Red Army soldiers. Many people lay on the grass with their heads in their hands like a fish thrown on the shore, desperately opening their mouths to breathe. A sliver of air sucked into his lungs.

At this moment, the flames of heavy machine guns of the coalition forces flying all over the sky, and the explosion sound of the mortars of the coalition forces falling into the position of their heavy machine guns behind them, the gunpowder smoke filled the position, blood splashed everywhere, and the whizzing sound of bullets brought a desperate dirge to the enemy. For any unlucky hapless guy, the intimate embrace of flesh and blood and rain of metal bullets is staged everywhere on the battlefield!

The battalion mortars of the coalition forces never fired, nor did the two artillery companies fire, only the platoon mortars kept pounding. The mortar firepower of the door platoon completely wiped out the 72 heavy machine guns fired on the Soviet Red Army's position from the formation of the opponent's heavy machine gun battalion at a position of 1100 meters. The average of Kulik and Malikov The heavy machine gun battalion lost a quarter of its strength within 6 minute.

Immediately afterwards, three consecutive waves of bullets fell on the line of 6000 Soviet Red Army soldiers charging. Although the initial velocity of the mortars was slow, and most of the charging Red Army soldiers were lying on the ground to hide under the scorching firepower of the heavy machine guns of the coalition forces. The lethality of the coalition platoon's mortar shells was reduced to a minimum, but not everyone was so lucky. The rain of more than 200 mortar shells that exploded on the ground caused at least 6000 casualties to the 500 people who charged.

The Soviet Red Army infantry who were swept down by the firepower of 12 Browning heavy machine guns on the coalition positions exceeded 1000 people. The blood of the dead and wounded stained the ground red, and it can be said that blood flowed into rivers and corpses littered the ground.

The 23 Ust-2000rd Division, which was in charge of charging in the forefront in the eastern section, suffered the heaviest casualties. It has lost almost one third of about 700 people. The soldiers who charged the farthest have already rushed 500 meters away from the coalition positions. Mi's position lay on the ground and confronted the coalition forces with the Mosin Nagant rifle in his hand.

中段的基克维泽第16师的2000人则落后约100米，伤亡了500多人，剩下1500人趴在地上也徒劳的用手里的步枪向联军的机枪火力点进行she击和牵制。

The least casualties were the 800 people of the Inza Division who fell on the last side just after 2000 meters. They lost less than 300 people in the impact distance of 300 meters. Unlike the troops of Kikweize and Usti, The main force of the Inza Division neither shouted Ulla when they charged and ran, nor did they lie on the ground at the moment, nor did they dig bunkers or shoot at the coalition machine guns with the rifles in their hands. Instead, they crawled slowly but firmly on the grass. .

Except for the machine gunners and mortar gunners, the cavalry on the coalition positions had no chance to fire their rifles, whether it was the Mosin Nagant cavalry rifle or the M1 Garand semi-automatic cavalry rifle. At this moment, it is not easy to shoot the enemy at a distance of 500 meters to 800 meters, not to mention that the division commander Nerikov ordered that the enemy should not rush into 400 meters, and shooting with a rifle is not allowed!

"Comrade Yegorov, I suggest retreating, the casualties are too great! The soldiers can't rush up!" Political Commissar Kniagnitsky was completely overwhelmed by the dense rain of machine guns and mortar shells from the coalition forces on the battlefield. Frightened, the 6000 people rushed halfway and killed more than 1500 people, and it seemed that they could hardly move forward. The voice of the political commissar was trembling, and he grabbed Yegorov's arm and said in a low voice.

Yegorov's arm holding the binoculars was as firm as a rock. The casualties on the battlefield have not exceeded his expectations. Is the firepower of the coalition forces on the opposite side limited to this?If so, Yegorov felt that he had seen a glimmer of hope.

The division commanders Inza, Kikweize, and Usti around Yegorov all looked pale, Sami and Khadinyev's faces were not pretty either.

Among them, especially Usti, the main group of this guy was used as cannon fodder to attract the attention of the coalition forces, the impact was the farthest, and the casualties were the greatest. Moreover, if Yegorov's tactics were really successful, he would be able to rush to the opponent Inza's troops are also in the position, and his own team is nothing more than Chengren's beauty. Of course, at this moment, Usti can only knock down his front teeth and swallow by himself. Now is the critical moment to unite as one to break through.

In the words of Army Group Commander Yegorov when he mobilized before the attack, "Rush over, and the Ninth Army will become the only most glorious Red Army unit in the entire Southern Front that defeated the Allied Army in a ground battle. Cancel the number!"