Beiyang 1917

For the cavalry of the Second Battalion of the First Regiment of the Combined Cavalry Brigade of the Allied Forces, if they only rely on the strength of three companies, they will definitely not be able to fight with the Soviet Red Army cavalry of at least 3 battalions or more in the field. The red Cossack cavalry who grew up in school, even when they were at the end of the road, they were not easily matched by the cavalry of the coalition army when they used a saber.

So Xiao Chuyin's cavalry naturally dismounted to fight. This seemed to be the main combat method of the coalition cavalry division under the influence of the commander-in-chief of the coalition army. Horses were used for maneuvering, not for killing people. This was especially true for the Chinese cavalry in the coalition army.

For the Chinese cavalry in the coalition army, the m1 Garand semi-automatic cavalry rifle in their hands, and the .45 Browning m1911 automatic pistol in the waist of almost all the middle men in the coalition army are far more important than any saber A trusted partner.

The cavalry fighting with cold weapons in this era has gradually faded away. Among the cavalry of the coalition army, it is boring whether they are Chinese cavalry or Japanese cavalry. The saber at the waist is basically reduced to an ornament. Of course, some soldiers often use it as meat when camping for barbecue. Fork, that thing is even more useless than the bayonet that has never had a chance to hang on the m1 Garand riding rifle on the waist.

Using three cavalry companies with nearly 400 people to block the impact of the opponent's 4000 horses is not enough. It is said that it is a field position, but it is actually a core position surrounding three small hills. The trenches don't even count.

As for any tripping ropes, horse pits, anti-tank trenches, of course there is no time to make them, there is no logging or thorns, some only light and heavy machine guns and mortars, only the black muzzle of the m1 Garand semi-automatic riding rifle, 400 m1 Garand The Rand semi-automatic cavalry rifle can continuously fire 3200 rounds of ammunition. If the coalition army does not miss any bullets, Xia Boyang's cavalry will lose all their horses after one round of shooting.

Of course, the cavalry of the coalition army did not have the ability to shoot without fail. The reason why Xiao Chuyin arranged his position in such an open hilly area that seemed to be leaking everywhere was of course not to facilitate Xia Boyang's cavalry to charge in the field.

Xiao Chuyin had only one goal, to have enough space and distance around his position, which would not only allow his troops to have a better field of vision, but also make the route of the Russian Red Army cavalry charge as long as possible.

In this way, the coalition forces can make the firepower configuration and play of the three companies to the best condition. Don't forget that the cavalry battalion led by the lieutenant colonel's staff, in addition to the nine Brownings equipped by three companies and nine platoons In addition to the air-cooled heavy machine guns, there are also 9 18mm platoon mortars and 60 8mm battalion mortars.

From 2 kilometers away to the coalition position, Xiao Chuyin's battalion mortars were within range. When the enemy charged 1800 meters, the heavy machine guns would fire one by one. At 1300 meters, the platoon mortars began to discharge shells. Within 800 meters, 27 Browning squads began to roar with machine guns, and within 400 meters, 300 M1 Garand semi-automatic riding rifles joined in the firepower.

Since the battlefield is located in a hilly area, theoretically the coalition's position is a completely three-dimensional position. In front of the dismounted cavalry is the meat shield and bunker made of their own lying down horses. Protect your human shield instead of requiring you to protect its partners. If the horse is dead on the battlefield, it is equal to failure. If the horse is dead, start all over again!

For the coalition army, the life and safety of every soldier is more important than any animal weapon. Of course there are people who love horses, but the discipline of the coalition army is iron-clad. One order tells you to let the horse lie down for you When the bullet is used as a bunker, you have to obey. As long as the battle is won, you want you to survive. Whether it is the Kazakh grassland or the Don River or the Volga River Basin, a large number of high-quality war horses are waiting for the victor to requisition.

Xia Boyang had no choice but to use the cavalry division's beloved horse as a charge shield to block bullets, but when he charged, he realized that the distance of 1800 meters was an insurmountable huge abyss. However, with the super high shooting speed of the mortar and the power of the 8 kg anti-personnel grenade, the mortar shells smashed into the Soviet Russian cavalry brigade like raindrops, causing countless waves and ripples of blood and fire.

If the cavalry of the Soviet Red Army bypassed the core position of the three companies of the coalition army from the two wings and took a long way to hide, they might not be able to go to the Merleuz Ferry. After all, the cavalry of the coalition army does not have the advantage on the horse. You are the three cavalrymen named Xiao Chuyin Even chasing Xia Boyang's three cavalry battalions to fight, at least the mortars and heavy machine guns will not be able to use their strength, and Xia Boyang's cavalry has one man and two horses, and the cavalry of the coalition army is chasing.

This time, Xia Boyang was dazzled by the opponent's small force, good weapons, many heavy machine guns, and open and favorable terrain. If the machine gun falls into the hands of your own cavalry, damn it, even if another regiment of the coalition army comes, I don't have to flee!

As a result, the first time I rushed straight to within a distance of 1200 meters, I couldn’t go up. The Soviet cavalry of the three companies in the front line and nearly 500 horses used as meat shields were beaten. The finished glyph of the core position spread out, in fact controlling an area at least five kilometers from north to south and four kilometers wide from east to west.

The cavalry of the Soviet Red Army charging from three directions retreated to the starting point of the impact 2 kilometers away after dropping dead people and horses all over the place. The three front-line cavalry companies almost lost all casualties. The horses also bleed like rivers.

Now Xia Boyang has gradually realized that the reason why the opponent chose such an open place to intercept him is to intercept and exert firepower from the maximum combat distance. On such a large battlefield, there are only 8 doors in each direction.

The key is the cross-fire blockade of heavy machine guns. At 1500 meters, the bullet rain power of the coalition heavy machine guns has increased significantly, and at 1200 meters, after the opponent's 18 platoons of mortars joined the uninterrupted chant, their own cavalry could no longer Persevered and fell down.

It cannot be blamed for the lack of courage or cowardice of the soldiers. The three battalions of sharp knife company cavalry were almost wiped out. If they hadn't rushed forward to attract the firepower of the coalition forces, Xia Boyang, who had rushed to 1500 meters with the brigade just now, would have even doubted , Whether I and the brigade can still withdraw.

Of course, this is far from the era when one bullet can wipe out an enemy. This is the era when 100 bullets may not be able to wipe out an enemy. However, even if the firing speed of nine Browning air-cooled heavy machine guns is adjusted to a slow gear of 9 rounds per minute , A chain of 450 rounds of ammunition can be knocked out in just over half a minute. The nine such heavy machine guns of the coalition army can rain as many as 250 rounds of metal bullets in one minute. In just a few minutes just now, more than 9 rounds of heavy Machine gun bullets flew all over the sky and ravaged the cavalry who charged.

Xia Boyang felt a bit regretful, he should not try to attack the coalition's position, let alone try to penetrate through the fire net compiled by the enemy's machine gun bullets, he should go around and run as far as he can, of course, as long as these three are behind him A coalition cavalry company followed lingeringly, and their own brigade would definitely not have a chance to cross the river smoothly.

What's more, the situation at the ferry is unknown at this moment. If there are enemy cavalry guarding the other side, even if there is only one cavalry company with only a few heavy machine guns, his own cavalry brigade will only be slaughtered and slaughtered during the crossing. Xia Boyang finally looked at the other side through the binoculars With a glance at the heavy machine guns on the machine gun position, an order was issued for the entire army to retreat eastward.

However, it was too late. At this moment, cheers erupted from the coalition position, and then the sound of hooves on the west side of the position was loud. On the horizon, at least one battalion of more than 500 coalition cavalry reinforcements appeared in everyone's field of vision.

At the same time, rumbling horseshoes and gunshots were heard from the north and northeast. Xia Boyang turned around and without using a telescope, he could see a large number of Japanese cavalry from the allied forces appearing about 3 kilometers away from the north and northeast. Troops, look at the size and number of at least two cavalry brigades of about 1700 people.

1918年7月14ri15：30苏俄红军东方面军第一集团军夏伯阳骑兵师余部约1700多人，在梅列乌兹以东约十五公里的别拉亚河北岸，被联军混成骑兵旅第一团的两个骑兵营和ri本第四联队的两个骑兵大队一起合围。

Xia Boyang, commander of the cavalry division of the Soviet Red Army, broke through the encirclement with less than 200 cavalry remaining in a bloody battle, and killed the 16th Cavalry Brigade, which was encircled by the Japanese Fourth Cavalry Wing from the east, and disappeared in Belaya to the east. Among the mountains of the Ural Mountains on the upper reaches of the river.

Later that afternoon, about 900 cavalrymen from the remaining two battalions of the Cavalry Division of the Soviet Red Army were annihilated in the valley on the upper reaches of the Belaya River and east of the village of Petropavlovka.

Although the coalition forces made great efforts to intercept the Belaya River section of Kumertau-Meleuz, they were a step behind because of the outflanking of the Japanese cavalry, and finally fell short. Not only did they fail to catch Tukhachev Even Tukhachevsky's Xia Boyang and Fumanov, the twin constellations of the Red Army cavalry, finally escaped.