Beiyang 1917

Like the division commander Budyonny, whether it is political commissar Xia Jianke or the commander of the second brigade Gorodovikov, they can quickly make judgments and choices in the face of unfavorable situations. The division's [-]nd Brigade had already launched plan b for the retreat.

In this plan, it is the same as the choice of the Southern Group of the Eastern Front of the Soviet Red Army on the Ufa battlefield. At that time, Rzhevsky led a division of the Third Army to stay behind with the wounded. Yegorov in the north of Luke Town made the same choice. Yegorov asked Kikweize to lead the 16th Infantry Division to stay and treat the wounded and the dead.

In Xiatenko and Gorodovikov's plan b, the Kalmyk regiment will quickly leave the battlefield and retreat southward. The direction of retreat retreated southward, leaving the rest of Romanenko's second regiment, who had retreated from the failed attack on the northern front, to pack up the battlefield and treat the wounded. retreat.

Therefore, when the bugle sounded to give up the attack on the rear position, the Kalmyk regiment commanded by Ryabyshev quickly turned to the south. For the coalition forces on the defensive side, they are quite deceptive, always thinking that the opponent was repelled and gave up the attack.

Who would have thought that the retreat of the Kalmyk regiment was part of the offensive. When the offensive was abandoned, the next move to leave the battlefield was already a retreat.

Antonikov, the commander of the coalition forces and the commander of the second regiment of the fifth brigade of the third Ural cavalry division, used a telescope on the high ground and didn't see any clues at first. The Mongolian cavalry regiment of the Budyonny cavalry division that was still aggressive just now disappeared in a blink of an eye?

The small forests on the south bank of the Buzuluk River also blocked the view of the coalition forces, so that the remaining cavalry of the Kalmyk regiment, about 1000 people, quickly joined the political commissar Xia Tenko and the brigade commander Gorodovikov. Ran south out of sight of the coalition forces.

Of course, Romanenko's second regiment, which was left behind, was not so lucky. It was not easy to withdraw from the line of fire with nearly a thousand new casualties in both directions?

The reaction on the Allied positions was very strange. Any Soviet Red Army cavalry on horseback trying to enter within range of the battlefield would be attacked by Allied bullets and mortars, but the Red Army wounded crawling on the ground and moving backwards did not become alive. target.

Obviously, before the battle is over, the death of every wounded soldier of the Soviet Red Army can only reduce the burden on the Budyonny cavalry. Staggering and unable to move, at this point Antonikov Jr. has fully accepted the concept of dealing with enemy wounded that the coalition command has always instilled in commanders at all levels.

Of course, Antonikov Jr., like most Russian generals of the coalition forces, has not yet understood and accepted it from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Romanenko of the Soviet Russian Red Army was also a ruthless master, so he directly appointed Pavel Alekseevich Belov, who was already a lonely cavalry platoon leader, as the battalion commander. He was given the strength of a platoon and more than 500 lightly and severely wounded, all under the leadership of Belov, the new battalion commander.

The task given to him was to hold the position, take care of the wounded and withdraw from the battlefield, and then retreat south to find the main force of the brigade. After the order was finished, Romanenko took the remaining 250 remaining cavalrymen of the second regiment, and pulled the horses Head south to chase the brigade commander and the main force of the division political commissar.

Fortunately, the Browning heavy machine gun that escaped the indiscriminate bombardment of coalition mortars was left to Belov, the new battalion commander. Of course, there were not many bullets left, only one 250 rounds The chain is not enough, but at least it can be used at the top.

"Comrade Platoon Leader, ah no, Comrade Battalion Commander, the main force has been withdrawn, what should we do? The coalition forces will probably rush out to deal with us soon!" asked a bearded cavalryman who looked like a squad leader in the remaining cavalry platoon. road.

"What should I do? What can I do? An order is an order. The regimental political commissar and battalion political commissar died in battle. What about your platoon leader?" Belov, the new battalion commander who skipped two ranks, said angrily.

"Platoon leader? There is no platoon leader. We are all the remaining fighters from the [-]st Battalion of the [-]nd Regiment. We are not in the same platoon!" The bearded squad leader spread his hands.

The 21-year-old Comrade Belov is not a simple cabbage. Although he has just been promoted from the platoon leader to the fire battalion commander at the moment, in Wang Geng's previous life, this guy was regarded as a rising star in the Budyonny cavalry army .

Pavel Alekseevich Belov was born in Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast in 1897, and joined the Soviet Red Army in early 1918.He made military exploits in the three defense battles of Tsaritsin, successively served as cavalry squad leader and platoon leader, and now he was directly promoted to battalion commander in the line of fire.

In Wang Geng's previous life, Comrade Belov later served as Budyonny's adjutant, joined the Bolsheviks in 1925, and then served as the commander of the cavalry regiment.Division commanders, chiefs of staff and commanders of mountain infantry divisions.

In 1933 graduated from Frunze Military Academy.After the outbreak of the Soviet-German War in the previous life, this guy served as the commander of the Second Cavalry Army. During the Battle of Moscow, he carried out excellent defensive operations in Tula. After that, he led the 1st Guards Cavalry Army to participate in the Battle of Vyazma.

In Wang Geng's previous life, Belov's most commendable achievement was that he fought alone in the forest behind the enemy for nearly half a year when he was isolated from the main force, raising the guerrilla warfare behind the enemy to a strategic level, which Joseph admired most. One of the most troublesome Soviet generals for Austrian corporals.

After that, he commanded the 61st Army to participate in the Battle of Kursk, Belarus, Wisla-Oder and Berlin. He wiped out the enemy with excellent mobile warfare. Among the 33 army commanders of the Soviet Army, historians rank Belov at 26th.

Of course, at this moment, in this time and space in 1918, Belov is just a clever and lucky Red Army cavalry platoon leader. At the level of the commander, he directly became the battalion commander. By this time at noon, the second cavalry regiment was almost completely wiped out.

When the second cavalry regiment annihilated the three companies of the opponent's cavalry battalion before, it paid the price of 300 deaths and 500 injuries, and then paid 700 casualties when attacking the opponent's position twice, of which 300 were killed and 400 were injured. Duo also slowly crawled back on the battlefield crying and shouting.

Belov, the new battalion commander, felt that his task was too arduous. In addition to the more than 400 wounded on the northern line waiting for rescue, there were more than 600 wounded on the center line who were also crying and howling, waiting for him to take them back. His hands were intact. The only remaining undamaged cavalry were the 30-odd lifeless bastards left by the first battalion in front of them.

The second regiment of more than 400 slightly wounded lying on the ground at this moment can be strong and powerful, and it is absolutely impossible to charge forward or follow the retreat.

"You, what's your name?" Battalion Commander Belov was distracted by the groans and call signs of the wounded, and worried that the coalition cavalry on the opposite side would come out at any time to make him look good. The guy rolled his eyes and asked the bearded man A soldier with glasses next to the squad leader said.

"Are you calling me? Report to Comrade Battalion Commander, Isaac Emanuilovich Babel, a Red Army soldier, from Odessa, who worked in the Cheka, and just returned from Tsaritsyn two weeks ago. The food requisition troops joined the Budyonny Cavalry Division, originally to be war reporters, but our division quickly moved to the right bank of the Volga River, and the political department of the brigade has not arranged any specific work!"

The cavalryman with glasses was taken aback, and he replied timidly at first, but when he realized that Belov was just a platoon leader before, he tried his best to puff up his chest, and still didn't forget to issue a complaint.

"Intellectuals, I'm talking too much nonsense. You don't need reporters here, you need soldiers. It's strange to say that. In this way, bearded man, you take someone to accompany this glasses brother to the coalition camp under the white flag, and ask them Cease fire so we can evacuate the wounded! I forgot your name?"

"Babel, Isaac Emanuilovich. Babel, Comrade Battalion Commander, before joining the army I published some poems and novels, but under a pseudonym, Babuel Kimmel. Liutov, Comrade Gorky likes my novels very much, and I just responded to his call and went to the world, so I joined the army to experience life!" The glasses brother chattered.

"Stop talking nonsense, now as the battalion commander of the Budyonny Cavalry Division, I, Belov, order you, Comrade Babel, to represent our regiment, no no, represent our brigade, to negotiate with the coalition forces and ask them to stop shooting Shoot, let us treat and remove the wounded, do you understand?" Belov interrupted Babel bluntly and ordered.

"Why did you send me? I'm just an ordinary soldier..." Brother Glasses obviously had weak calves, and while shied away, his eyes groped around the cavalrymen, looking for his substitute.

"It's you! Ordinary soldier? Look at our Cossacks or the Mongolian brothers of the Kalmyk regiment. How many of you wear glasses? Your glasses can well represent that you are not an ordinary soldier. In this way, I appoint you as political commissar of our battalion!

Of course, to be honest, I don’t have this right yet, not to mention the battalion political commissar, even the regiment political commissar was killed. Brothers, let’s elect this spectacled warrior, Comrade Babel, to be the deputy political commissar of our battalion, shall we? !Sending political commissar comrades to negotiate with the coalition forces will give you confidence in your status. Raise your hands if you agree! "

It's a pity that Belov is not a leader. In a few words, he pushed the glasses brother to the cusp of the knife to lick blood. At this time, there are other guys who want to be the acting political commissar. The purpose is to negotiate an armistice at the coalition positions, which is definitely a narrow escape.

What's more. . .What's more, our regiment actually shot more than 100 coalition prisoners in front of the position before. . .This is not good. As a negotiator, he wears the hat of an acting political commissar, and if he goes there, he will be chopped into meat to get revenge!

More than 30 cavalry around raised their hands in unison, and even dozens of lightly wounded people lying on the ground also raised their hands. Belov nodded in satisfaction, and spread his hands at the glasses brother, saying,

"Didn't Comrade Gorky tell you that the glasses of the masses are sharp, you have to trust the masses, brother glasses, you are now my political commissar and partner, don't dawdle anymore, get on your horse, bearded man, what's your name Name?" Belov asked the bearded monitor again.

"Reporting to Comrade Battalion Commander, Vasily Kurchukov is reporting to you! I am the deputy of the third squad of the second row of the third company of the first battalion! Do you really want me to send the political commissar comrades to the coalition army?" the bearded squad Deputy Kurtyukov was obviously not reconciled to Babel becoming the political commissar of the battalion so soon. If he were to be sent as a representative to negotiate, since he accompanied him, why Mao glasses was the political commissar and he was the guard?

The same risk, the return difference is too big?So Kurtyukov looked a little reluctant.

"Vassily Kurtyukov? That's a good name. I'm appointing you as the commander of the battalion guard platoon. You take someone with you to escort Comrade Babel, the deputy political commissar of the battalion, to negotiate with the coalition forces and demand a truce! It's as simple as that ! Set off immediately, you don’t need to bring your weapons, just play white pieces, or you’ll be a living target, don’t blame me for not reminding you!”

The new battalion commander promoted by the fire line just like this drove the glasses brother and the bearded squad leader to the coalition position to demand a ceasefire, while directing the people to seize the time to gather and treat the wounded who had crawled back by themselves.