Beiyang 1917

"Report! Vorikov led the 4th detachment of the armored train and was ordered to arrive. Comrade commander, please give an order!" A sturdy commander of the Soviet Russian Red Army regiment led a few guards to the gate of the 2nd Infantry Division , The armored train detachment leader has sharp eyes, and he has already seen the figure of Berzin, the commander of the Third Army, through the crack of the door. This guy pushed the sentry at the door away and reported loudly.

Hearing the sound, Berzin turned around and looked overjoyed. He took a few steps forward and held the hand of the captain of the iron-clad train, and said, "Hi! Old man, Anthony Karjevic, you came really fast! We The cooperation in Cheboksary is quite good, and it will be easy for you to fight this battle when you come!"

Volikov, the leader of the 4th Detachment of the Armored Train, shook hands with Berzin tightly, and then said with a smile, "Comrade Commander, we are finally fighting side by side again now, the guns on the front line are ringing anxiously, Hurry up and give the order! The soldiers are all suffocating now, and they will definitely give Kolchak a good look!"

"Okay! Comrade detachment leader, let's not talk about the polite words. Now the telephone line has been interrupted by the enemy's shelling and the line is being checked. The situation on the Kostovo front line is unknown at the moment, but the 2nd detachment of the armored train has already contacted the 2nd division. A regiment has been reinforced, and your 4th detachment has also been reinforced, under the command of the commander of the 2nd Division Alexander Sergeyevich. The focus is on strengthening patrols and reconnaissance, protecting Kostovo's flanks, and must not call the enemy Cut off the back! Do you understand?"

Berzin gave the order seriously, and Vorikovka saluted here, "Understood! Comrade Commander, the 4th Detachment will accept the command of Comrade 2nd Division Commander after reinforcements go up. The focus is to protect the railway line from being attacked by the enemy." Cut off the back! Do you have any orders?"

"It's gone! Execute! Keep in touch! This damn telephone line! If it doesn't work, send a correspondent to report on horseback! Forget it, I'll get on your armored train and go to the front line myself!" Berzin wanted to go out again, but They were stopped by Zhang Chubov and Vorikov of the Jingwei Battalion, and the division political commissar Boczeski.

It didn't take long for the 4th Armored Train Team to go up for reinforcements. The sound of the guns from the town of Kostovo, ten kilometers away from the front line, was obviously intensified. The division political commissar Boczeski strode up to snatch the phone from the division combat staff officer. Before he could speak, Berzin stepped forward and squeezed the second division political commissar away with his arm, and took the phone from him. Past the phone handle.

"I'm Karl Ivanovich, what's the situation on the front line?! How many troops did the enemy put in?! Casualties of the 2nd Division and 3rd Brigade?!" Berzin yelled into the microphone with a series of questions.

"Comrade Commander, why did you come to the front! It's too dangerous! As for the political commissar, Borky Antonov, that bastard, the Commander didn't tell me when he came, Karl Ivanovich, we've already fought Repelled an enemy attack, yes! The enemy has been beaten back, and the casualties of both sides are similar.

The 3rd Brigade suffered from the opponent's armored train during the counterattack, and lost about less than a battalion of troops, and the opponent was not much better!We have already repelled a regiment-level attack by the opponent, and now the sky has darkened, and the opponent is fighting with us! "

The slightly hoarse voice of the commander of the 2nd Division, Alexander Sergeyevich Brerinev, was reporting from the receiver, and the sound of rumbling guns continued to explode.

"Alexander Sergeyevich, have you figured out the situation of the vanguard of the White Guards? How many troops have the enemy dispatched, how many armored trains and cannons, have Kolchak's follow-up troops come up?" Berzin looked serious. Said into the microphone.

The sound of the cannon in the receiver was still rumbling non-stop, the line was not very good, there was a burst of noise, and then only the commander of the 2nd Division reported in the receiver:

"Comrade Commander, our counterattack kicked the enemy's iron plate. I didn't expect that the opponent had at least two armored trains waiting in full battle. In addition, there are at least 3 to 4 artillery companies that have already deployed positions. If the second armored train detachment did not arrive , Our artillery battle is really at a disadvantage, the opponent's armored train is constantly moving and firing, and the artillery is accurate and ruthless, just after the armored train 2 detachment also arrived, we were evenly matched with the opponent!"

"So Kolchak's forward dispatched 2 armored trains and 4 artillery companies? How much is the enemy's front-line troops? Does the opponent have any plans to continue to attack?" Berzin frowned and turned to the microphone Asked.

"Comrade Commander, the sky has darkened and it is not easy to observe. Judging from the width of the enemy's position and the intensity of firepower, the enemy's strength on the front line will not be less than 3 infantry divisions. In addition, there is at least one more infantry division. Cossack cavalry units from regiments to brigades cruised on the wings.

Judging from the flag numbers on the opponent's position, it should be the units of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Kazan Infantry Divisions. The status of the follow-up troops is unknown, but the railway line from Kostovo to Reskovo has obviously been closed. It was repaired by the other party!The enemy's follow-up troops should be able to reinforce them at any time! "Brenev replied on the other end of the phone.

"The White Guards have rushed to build their own positions and fortifications? How wide is the position from left to right? How deep is it?" Berzin continued to ask.

"Karl Ivanovich, my Comrade Commander, the positions of the White Guards were dug along the northeast, east and southeast sides of us three kilometers outside the town of Kostovo, with a width of not less than six kilometers. Extending to the two wings, it seems that we are going to surround us. We are only in the position of a brigade. It is possible for the other party to really surround us, but the amount of work is huge, and it will never be realized tonight.

If we have more shells, we can disrupt the opponent's attempt to repair the fortifications, but firstly, we don't have enough shells, and secondly, the opponent's counterattack fire is very violent. Now we dare not open fire casually to expose the artillery positions. Listen, the sound of the artillery is very loud. The sparseness is much less than before, and it is not easy for both sides to observe the target in the dark. According to my analysis, the enemy has come from afar, and it is estimated that there will be no large-scale attack tonight! "

In the receiver, Brerinev, the commander of the 2nd Ural Infantry Division, honestly stated his judgment, and finally added, "Comrade commander, we are going to launch a small group of troops to attack after dark, and try to catch a few alive Come back with your tongue, and give him a thorough understanding of the enemy's deployment and tactics!"