Beiyang 1917

Like Xia Boyang, commander of the Soviet Red Army on the opposite side, Xiao Chuyin on the side of the coalition army also has the keen sense of smell of a battlefield commander, and can smell a trace of unusual smell from the other party's clues. Xiao Chuyin judged that due to the unfavorable terrain, Xia Boyang The possibility of the main force of the cavalry continuing to hit the muzzle of their machine guns along the valley is very slim.

"Chu Battalion Commander, I guess the main force of the Soviet Red Army must have turned around and ran away. The troops staying on the opposite side are trying to hold us back, so the rowing of guns is so lively. We can't be fooled!" Xiao Chuyin waved his hand.

"Run away? How can that be done, Staff Officer Xiao, I will lead the vanguard company on horseback and press the squad with a machine gun to bite the opponent. If Xia Boyang escapes, that's all. If Tukhachevsky escapes, how can we explain to the brigade commander?" Battalion Commander Chu Dashan got anxious when he heard this, jumped up and said.

"The valley is narrow and not suitable for cavalry to fight. You can see that although the opponent has no machine guns, the dismounted cavalry has already occupied the commanding heights on both sides of the hillside. The lethality of a row of guns at close range cannot be underestimated. In this way, you bring the vanguard company here Move forward slowly, not seeking merit but seeking no fault, holding back the opponent, making them think that our main force is here to stalemate with them!"

Xiao Chuyin quickly made up his mind, and continued, "I will take the main force of the second battalion to exit the valley to the northwest, and then make a detour from the north to try to catch the opponent's main force as soon as possible. It is estimated that the two cavalry brigades of Shunliu Benhata in the north will also hurry up. When it's time, we can't waste our time here, and then let Ri himself take advantage of it!"

"Okay! Guaranteed to complete the task, Staff Officer Xiao, here is the vanguard company that I will lead. Don't worry, take the main force of our battalion to catch Tukhachevsky. The terrain here is favorable. I will lead the vanguard company to attract the opponent to defend the valley." There is no problem at all, I will slowly consume the opponent, and try not to scare away the opponent's rear guard!" Chu Dashan hurriedly agreed when he heard it, Nima, we worked so hard to catch up with the situation, and finally was picked up by Xiaori Ben How about a goal.

Just like that, Xiao Chuyin arranged everything, hurriedly turned around and rushed back with the Jingwei squad. Three cavalry companies with nearly 400 people were led by him to the Taniguchi in the northwest of the valley, trying to grab the Japanese Fourth Cavalry Regiment. In front of the two brigades of the army, the main cavalry force of Tukhachevsky and Xia Boyang was surrounded.

The battalion commander Chu Dashan led a company of troops, and in the valley, he fought fiercely with three companies of Soviet Red Army cavalry on the opposite side. However, both sides did not rush forward, but each occupied a section of the valley separated by more than 3 meters. shoot.

In the southwest direction of the valley where the two sides met, there are continuous high mountains. To the northeast of the confronting valley is a continuous hilly area beyond the mountains.

If Xia Boyang led more than 1500 cavalry out of the valley and detoured from the north to the Meleuz Ferry, the journey would have to be at least ten kilometers longer. Of course, for the cavalry, it would add about half an hour to the journey. The problem is that Su It took more than half an hour for the Russian Red Army cavalry brigade to exit the valley that was more than ten kilometers long before.

Along the way, Xia Boyang quietly asked himself in his heart more than once, whether to continue to detour from the north to take the coalition army's back route in the valley, or to go straight to the Meleuz Ferry before the main force of the coalition forces arrived, to force the Belaya River, Xia Boyang believed that as long as his cavalry troops reached the plains, even if they couldn't defeat the main force of the coalition ground forces, they would still be able to escape.

Another voice quietly reminded the division commander, Comrade Xia Boyang, in the most secret place in his heart: Since the ground troops of the coalition forces have rushed to the side of the Belaya River to pursue themselves, to be on the safe side, give up going west, and the cavalry brigade turned east Next, go to the upper reaches of the Belaya River, follow in the footsteps of Tukhachevsky and Fumanov, and completely jump out of the encirclement of the coalition forces!

Can it be done?In doing so, the Xia Boyang Cavalry Division will no longer exist. In order to cross the river, more than 4000 first-class war horses that have been starved, thin, and fat will have to be abandoned. If it exists, if it does not exist, the rest of the cavalry division of the First Army will fall into an eternal death.

While galloping his horse, behind him were Rolling Red Dust and more than 1500 cavalrymen and more than 3000 mounts. Almost every cavalryman had a spare horse behind his head. Xia Boyang turned his head and glanced at the brigade. Ma followed him, looking at his teacher with anticipation and hope in his eyes.

Dry!The Xia Boyang cavalry division must not abandon their horses as fleeing infantry. Without their horses, even if they cross the Belaya River, as long as the weather clears up and are spotted by the coalition reconnaissance plane, the enemy cavalry will still be unable to escape when the enemy cavalry catches up. Comrade Vasily Ivanovich Chabayev, one of the best and most tenacious cavalry division commanders, decided to continue marching westward with his 1500 one-man and two-horse cavalry.

Even if it is impossible to cross the Belaya River from the ferry of Meleuz after being blocked by the coalition forces, I will turn around and go west and then go back to Salavat to cross the river!Xia Boyang made up his mind, slammed the horse under his crotch, and led the cavalry to advance northwestward.

The brave Comrade Xia Boyang's choice this time did not bring him and the rest of his cavalry division good luck. About 1500 kilometers west of Mereuz, Xia Boyang's [-] cavalry ran into the same army that was withdrawing from the valley. The position set up by the coalition Chinese cavalry of the three companies that rushed over to intercept.

Xiao Chuyin used three companies of dismounted cavalry in his hand to occupy three small hills within two kilometers, and established a temporary field position. The firepower of light and heavy machine guns was properly arranged, and he had already waited for Xia Boyang's cavalry brigade for 20 minutes.

The so-called two armies meet and the brave wins. Of course, Xia Boyang can continue to flee northward or retreat eastward with his troops, but the sense of honor of the ace cavalry division commander of the Eastern Front Army of the Soviet Russian Red Army and the relatively open terrain are conducive to field battles and cavalry assaults. At the same time, The coalition forces on the opposite side are obviously shallow and temporary, with less than 400 troops. The battlefield environment and combat conditions are much better than those in the deadly valley just now.

The conditions in the town of Sterlitamak were also much better. Everyone was cavalry, and the opponent was just dismounting to fight. In this case, if he brought 1500 cavalry and 3000 horses, if he didn’t dare to charge, Xia Boyang was afraid that he would be killed in the future. There is no longer such a good opportunity to fight with the coalition forces.

In fact, at this time, Xiao Shanling, commander of the third mixed cavalry brigade of the coalition forces, had already arrived at Meleuz with two cavalry battalions, and personally led the first battalion to cross the river. The strength of the two brigades of the Fourth Cavalry Wing of the Japanese Army led by the Sixth Commander of Toshimoto Hata also came.

The only way out for Xia Boyang was to turn around and head east to the upper reaches of the Belaya River. The mountain road there was rugged and narrow. He could use small troops to block the mountain road and temporarily block the coalition forces. If they retreated on the road of retreat of Vsky and Furmanov, if they could cross the river on the chain bridge, even if they dropped their horses, they could still retain a certain amount of vitality and enter the Ural Mountains.

At that time, whether it is to go to the east of the Ural Mountains to fight guerrillas, or to go to the south of the Kazakh prairie to be a bandit, there will be a chance of life, instead of fighting against the coalition cavalry who is actually superior here.

Of course, history cannot be assumed and repeated. Xia Boyang also fought desperately, wanting to rely on the superior cavalry to overwhelm and eat the hundreds of dismounted cavalry of the coalition army on the opposite side. When charging, this guy even thought, who is the commander of the coalition army? It’s not that their brains are flooded. Once a good cavalryman fights, he must dismount and find a favorable terrain to lie on the ground or behind a cover and treat himself as an infantry envoy. Are they addicted to relying on the advantage of firepower to take advantage of the Soviet Red Army?

You have to teach yourself a good lesson. Xia Boyang even plans to pay one-third or even half of the casualties and eat up the three cavalry companies of the coalition army on the opposite side. If he can capture a few heavy machine guns, I will need them next time I see the main force of the coalition army Are you running so embarrassingly?

Of course, Xia Boyang could tell that the positions on the battlefield chosen by the commander on the opposite side of the coalition were not vegetarians. The three small hills were like three core positions. The whole journey was clear and undisguised, like a plate of delicious food with thorns waiting for Xia Boyang to lead his cavalry brigade to rush up to enjoy it.

Xia Boyang divided the cavalry in his hands into three groups, each sending a cavalry company in front to charge forward with hundreds of empty-saddle horses as movable meat shields, and the three companies behind the Red Army cavalry holding Mosin Nagant rifles and The saber roared and charged behind.

Although the war horses are innocent, if they can block the heavy machine guns of the coalition forces and cover their own cavalry brigade rushing up behind them, as long as they can slash the saber into the face of the opponent's heavy machine gunner, it will be worth paying any price for this battle Yes, Xia Boyang didn't think that the dismounted coalition cavalry would be able to compete with the red-eyed cavalry of the red army who were already suffocated and aggrieved after losing the cover of machine gun fire.

"Ula~~~" The cavalry unit of the Soviet Red Army, galloping down with tens of thousands of hooves, launched a charge towards the position guarded by the coalition forces!