Beiyang 1917

The long and narrow valley on the north bank of the Belaya River created a unique battlefield for the unexpected coalition cavalry and Soviet Red Army cavalry. Of course, due to the long and narrow terrain, although it was an encounter and a field battle, Comrade Xia Boyang relied on his superiority in numbers and the Red Army The bravery of the Cossack cavalry used lightning strikes and sabers to resolve the resentment of the battle, but there was never a chance to realize it. (hand type)()(.()()

To say that Yelansky succeeded in this encounter, Yelansky lost, whether it was the First Army or the Cavalry Division, starting from the offensive and defensive battle under the city of Ufa, this series of defeats and defeats made Yelansky this The head of a cavalry division changed from cautious to more cautious. In the process of fighting the coalition forces, the battalion commander of the Red Army cavalry regiment who led the cavalry to the front was killed in battle.

Yelansky was able to hang out with his division commanders Xia Boyang and Furmanov alive until now. The main reason is to be cautious and not to seek meritorious deeds but to do nothing. They swarmed up and wanted to rely on the many to win and smash the opponent's position.

那么对面联军那个连的9挺勃朗宁班用机枪、3挺气冷式勃朗宁重机枪和100支m1伽兰德半自动骑步枪，在狭长的山谷中迎面泼洒过来的金属弹雨风暴，加上6门排属迫击炮的持续轰击，在1000米的冲击距离内将把叶兰斯基的前卫营从夏伯阳骑兵师的编制内彻底抹去。

The third mixed cavalry brigade of the coalition army is a Chinese cavalry unit. The vanguard company led by the battalion commander Chu Dashan on the opposite side is the same as the Li Fugui cavalry battalion in Sterlitamak Town. Equipped with a Browning squad machine gun, and a platoon equipped with a Browning air-cooled heavy machine gun.

"Comrade Commander, the coalition army on the opposite side has at least one cavalry company's strength, but the heavy machine gun fire is very fierce. The Chinese cavalry battalion in Bisterlitamak Town is not bad at all. I suspect that the opponent is the Chinese cavalry in the coalition army. The avant-garde battalion has already suffered casualties. Most of the company has been destroyed, and the wounded cannot be evacuated at this moment, what should we do?"

The head of the regiment, Yelansky, blushed and reported the situation to the overtaking division commander. Xia Boyang swung his black cloak, leaned forward behind a rock, and looked at the situation in the valley with binoculars. The opponent's position was obviously at 1200 meters In addition, the valley runs northwest and southeast, and there are no major twists and turns at first glance, but the slopes on both sides are relatively steep, and the tops of the mountains are relatively high. Let alone cavalry, it is estimated that it would be difficult for infantry to climb up.

At this moment, within 300 meters of the front of the position, the Red Army cavalry from the vanguard battalion who were knocked down by the enemy's sudden firepower were lying all over the place. Dead people and dead horses were lying on the ground. At least 80 to [-] casualties, most of them were lying on the ground with blood on their faces. The corpses were left, and a few wounded who survived were slowly moving and crawling on the ground, and several war horses that had lost their masters stood alone in the valley.

Xia Boyang frowned. The actual length of this canyon is more than ten kilometers, but the narrow part is only more than 200 meters, and the wide part is only 3 to 400 meters. What a price to pay.

Nima, the coalition forces are blessed by the gods, so they can take advantage of me everywhere. This terrain is clearly an excellent terrain for combat, ambushes or blocking, but this time it turns into attacking the enemy's defense by itself.

"Comrade Commander, the terrain is too unfavorable. If the opponent has two heavy machine guns intersecting to block it, we can't rush through it. I think we... why don't we withdraw? Exit the valley from the south and go around the valley to the north. How is it?" Yelansky, the head of the regiment, asked in a murmur.

The surrounding Red Army cavalry also looked dejected. Although most of the remaining cavalry of the second brigade led by Fumanov were strong Bolsheviks, after a series of setbacks and defeats, hesitant about the future and The hopelessness of the future climbed into the hearts of every Soviet Red Army soldier like a maggot attached to the bone, especially the political commissar and brigade commander Fumanov was gone at the moment, which made these soldiers feel sympathetic Panic.

"Yelansky, you lead the vanguard battalion to guard this small corner and keep in contact with the enemy. You can shoot more fiercely when you line up your guns. Find a way to send a few soldiers with good marksmanship to climb to the high slopes on both sides to shoot and attract the attention of the enemy. , I lead the main force to turn around and withdraw from the valley to the north, and we will attack them back and forth! If we can capture the opponent's heavy machine gun, we will have a greater chance of crossing the Meleuz Ferry!"

Xia Boyang quickly made a decision after judging the situation. Of course, the premise of doing this is that the opponent only has a cavalry company. way out.

In fact, after four days and four nights of purgatory retreat and setbacks, the soldiers of the Xia Boyang Cavalry Division were already exhausted and exhausted. What supported them to continue fighting was their remaining faith and the expectation of following the division commander's political commissar to break through the encirclement. If they really slashed at each other with their sabers in the field with the coalition cavalry who were resting and recharging their energy, the victors in the hand-to-hand combat might not necessarily be Xia Boyang's red Cossacks.

Xia Boyang's more than 1500 cavalry had originally stopped at a position less than 1000 meters behind the Qianwei Battalion. They had already seized positions on both sides of the hillside and established defensive lines to prepare for battle. Many people leaned forward and looked ahead. He rushed up, and after a while, he turned back in a hurry,

"Pass my order, the rear team of the cavalry brigade will be changed to the front team. Let's withdraw from the valley and make a detour from the north to the other side of the valley. The coalition army fighting in the valley has only one company's strength, but there are many machine guns and mortars. The avant-garde battalion attacked back and forth, devoured the opponent in one bite, captured the machine gun and the rest will be easy!"

The cavalry rushed down from the temporary position on the hillside to the valley. Xia Boyang took the lead and led about three battalions of cavalry to turn around and run towards the valley entrance in the southeast direction. The gunshots of the Red Army's rifles fired in unison, as well as the dull and penetrating roar of the coalition army's heavy machine guns, and the coalition army's mortars also rang out again at the same time.

On the side of the coalition forces, the Battalion Commander Chu Dashan led the vanguard company to seize the positions on both sides of the valley and started the encounter with the Soviet Russian cavalry. The brigade lieutenant colonel staff officer Xiao Chuyin led the team behind and led his own guard squad to catch up. Like Xia Boyang, the three main companies of his cavalry battalion did not rush forward to respond at the moment the gunshots sounded, but spread out on the spot to seize favorable terrain on both sides of the hillside.

"Staff Xiao, the enemy is all cavalry. The vanguard troops are about a battalion. We cut off at least seventy or eighty percent of them after a fat beating. The rest crawled back and retreated. Now they have also occupied the position. They tried to launch a counterattack, but we beat them back! The brigade behind couldn’t see clearly, but there were a lot of horses, at least a few thousand cavalry.”

Battalion Commander Chu Dashan reported the situation of the encounter concisely and concisely. Obviously, the vanguard company responded in a timely manner and fought effectively.

"Chu Battalion Commander, you fought well. If our battles are fought like this, I don't think I will have a chance to lead a battalion. How about you go to the brigade headquarters as a staff officer and I will lead the second battalion for you?"

"Hey, Staff Officer Xiao, who doesn't know that you are Zhuge Liang of our brigade, a popular person in the eyes of the brigade commander and the chief of staff. Wouldn't it be a shame to lead a battalion? What's more, I only commanded a company in the battle just now. If it’s not possible for you to become the company commander, to tell you the truth, the brothers all feel that if you are sent to lead the troops, Staff Officer Xiao, at least one regiment will be able to match your ability and ability!"

Chu Dashan is also a sweet-mouthed guy with knowledge and understanding. He knows that although Xiao Chuyin is only a brigade combat staff officer in terms of position, he is only a lieutenant colonel in military rank like himself, but it took him several years to become a squad leader, platoon leader, and company commander. All the way, Chang got into the job of the battalion commander of the lieutenant colonel, Xiao Chuyin was a lieutenant colonel from a lieutenant within half a year before he graduated from Baoding Military Academy.

It is said that he was the combat staff officer of the brigade headquarters, but in fact, more than half of the brigade chief of staff's combat plan was drawn up by him for his cousin. It is estimated that there is no problem with taking over the chief of staff in the future. The road intercepted the retreating cavalry of the Soviet Red Army.

"Hey, don't praise me. I'm not a person who praises me. Well, it's strange that the old Maozi on the opposite side fired so densely, and didn't charge over on horseback. Old Chu, what kind of tricks are you playing by looking at the other party?" Xiao Chuyin was caught. Chu Dashan was very happy with such flattery and praise. He turned around and looked at the movement of the Soviet Red Army with a telescope, and asked.

Hearing the words, Chu Dashan quickly raised his binoculars to take a look, and while sizing up the movement on the other side, he said hesitantly, "The other side sent a cavalry platoon to rush out just now, but they were beaten back by our heavy machine gun fire. They retreated out of the range of our mortars, but this row of guns fired strangely, is it to embolden themselves?"

"Chu Battalion Commander, the terrain here is relatively narrow. It is a good place for ambushes and blocking attacks. The slopes on both sides are steep. Even the infantry may not be able to climb up, let alone the cavalry. If it is blocked, do you think it will scare the other party back?" Xiao Chuyin frowned slightly while continuing to observe the situation on the other side with a telescope.

"Hey, Staff Officer Xiao, with the conscience of heaven and earth, I was afraid of scaring the other party away. I just used a heavy machine gun in the third row here, and the heavy machine guns in the first row and the second row didn't fire at all. Who would have thought that this would happen?" Scared the other party back?"

Chu Dashan yelled at Qu Lai, thinking to himself, didn't this old Maozi cavalry belong to Tukhachevsky's ace cavalry division? Mortar fire knocked you down?