Chapter Seventy-Three. Suddenly
"Ulla! Ulla! Ulla! ”
A furious roar appeared with the shaking of the ground, and on the side of the original hill, groups of cavalry swept like a violent wind, they held their sabers and cavalry spears in their hands, lined up in a neat column like the strongest iron wall, and finally slowly stopped more than ten meters in front of the hill with the tightened reins.
They looked at the messy battlefield in front of them, and their faces were all grim, especially at the front, the forty or so cavalrymen who were still covered in blood, and their faces were even more hysterical with anger, because just before, their companions died by their side, and they died right next to them!
"That's what that guy calls a counter-revolutionary?"
The neat cavalry team slowly moved the horse's head, and an officer wearing a military green Soviet-style cavalry uniform slowly appeared, he rode on the war horse under his crotch, gently kicked the horse's belly and walked forward, his eyes swept, he looked at the traces on the battlefield, but his eyes couldn't help shrinking, gritted his teeth and said: "Even if it's a regular army, it's nothing more than that..."
His gaze swept over the piles of stumps and scattered corpses on the battlefield, especially when he stayed in the crater for a moment, but his eyes were even more condensed, and he couldn't help but look up at the collective farm hundreds of meters away, slowly raised his hand to the side and said, "All dismount and disperse!" ”
The cavalry behind him did not hesitate at all, and in an instant they all jumped off their horses, but they were carefully scattered around with their own sabers and short-handled Mosin Nagant rifles. The remaining dozen or so cavalrymen took the initiative to rein in the unridden war horses, and all of them pulled and waved and retreated towards the back of the hill.
But the battle did not start immediately, the officer slowly squinted, scanned the surrounding hills, the dense forests and bushes made it impossible for him to find out where the deadliest artillery was, but he couldn't help but snort coldly, and asked a cavalryman covered in blood behind him, "Their artillery, have you found anything?" ”
"Their artillery is very powerful and accurate, and it is hidden in the surrounding forest..."
The cavalryman couldn't help but swallow and spat at the mouth, but the strong smell of blood on his body instantly diluted the anger in his heart, but he gritted his teeth tightly, and a fear appeared in his heart, so he couldn't help but quickly say: "With the fire of their light machine guns, we haven't found out where their artillery positions are at all..."
"Huh? Don't tell me that it's a large-caliber gun of more than 100 millimeters, and it's shooting at you from afar! ”
For the cavalryman's statement, the officer couldn't help but snort even more, he slowly took out the telescope hanging on his chest, circled the surrounding hills, except for the lush bushes and groves, but found nothing, couldn't help but point his glasses at the collective farm in front of him, squinted his eyes and said: "I don't know in detail, the guy on the other side really has large-caliber artillery support!" ”
Large-caliber artillery is not a weapon that can only be possessed by counter-revolutionaries, even the current Odessa Military District, and even the Moscow Military District do not have many large-caliber artillery. Even a country with weak industrial capacity will not be able to make large-caliber artillery at all, because this weapon is a symbol of national strength!
"Damn, the task assigned by General Timoshenko, we absolutely have to complete it."
The officer lowered his head slightly in contemplation, he subconsciously reached out and stroked the beautiful mustache above his lips, but looking up at the seemingly uninhabited collective farm in front of him, his keen political sense and superior military knowledge made him squint his eyes and said slowly: "However, this task does not seem to be simple. ”
The surrounding cavalrymen had all dismounted, each with Mosin Nagant in their hands, and looked carefully at the collective farm in front of them. Although this special firearm sacrifices accuracy and range, it is very convenient to shoot on a warhorse because of its small size, and it is also quite useful in such mountainous and densely established areas.
After all, in the mountains, the forests and shrubs are quite lush, and it is almost a nightmare for almost all rifles of one meter three or four now. The slender body of the spear is directly blocked by shrubs and trees, and it can't move at all, and if there is any emergency, I'm afraid it will save my life.
The truncated barrel adds up to only seventy or eighty centimeters, which is still quite long for a modern rifle, but it is already very good for the environment at that time. Moreover, in mountain warfare, dense forests and complex environments, there is not much need for firing range, and even most of the firefights are within the range of twenty or thirty to two hundred meters, and short firearms can undoubtedly take advantage.
This is also the reason why this group of cavalry dares to rush up, the current battle is no longer limited to cavalry and infantry, the combat ability of the cavalry after dismounting, is not at all lower than that of professional infantry, and even for this group of elites, their shooting and combat literacy are even stronger!
"Pull up the heavy machine gun and prepare to shoot!"
Squinting slightly, the officer put down the telescope in his hand, he had already seen the underground collective farm, and also saw the windows and corners of the walls, as well as the faint figure on the roof, he couldn't help but snort coldly, he still waved his hand behind him, and ordered loudly: "Also, tell that group of infantry to come quickly, they must also participate in this battle!" ”
Three Makqin M1905 water-cooled heavy machine guns were dragged over by several cavalrymen, and under the heavy gun body, two metal wheels slowly rotated, leaving six deep marks on the relatively soft ground. However, the three Makqin M1905 water-cooled heavy machine guns did not gather together, but faintly dispersed, forming a horn-shaped heavy machine gun position.
Many dismounted cavalrymen also dispersed with the three Makqin M1905 water-cooled heavy machine guns, gathered each other to cover in the middle of the three heavy machine guns and around them, prostrated themselves cautiously, looked at the collective farm in front of them, held the Mosin Nagant riding gun in their hands, and waited for the order to attack.
However, the officer did not give the direct order to attack, especially since he raised the telescope on his chest from time to time and looked around vigilantly. Although he has the advantage now, he still has a strong sense of fear in the face of the unknown cannon that is still hidden in the shadows.
After waiting for less than half an hour, a group of Soviet infantry in khaki military overcoats was rushing up, holding standard Mosin Nagant rifles in their hands, and were rapidly distributed among the dismounted cavalry in front of them, ready to receive orders to charge forward quickly under the cover of heavy machine guns and light machine guns, and occupy the small collective farm in front of them.
And among them, five "Deg Galev" DP turntable light machine guns were also ready, and they were placed on the ground with their bipods stretched out, aimed at the collective farm in front of them, echoing the three Maxim M1905 water-cooled heavy machine guns, and launched fire support at any time.
"Comrade Political Commissar, there are really a lot of infantry brought this time."
The cavalry officer glanced at the infantry that appeared behind him, and the scale of nearly two hundred people spread out was also quite spectacular, plus the more than one hundred cavalry he brought before, there were already more than three hundred, almost the size of two companies. He looked at the three people walking next to him, and couldn't help but smile at one of the familiar people: "It seems that General Timoshenko's mission is about to be successfully completed." Of course, he knew this person at the forefront, because he was the political commissar of the cavalry company he led, and he couldn't help but bow his head and sneer: "That counter-revolutionary named Levsky can be regarded as a very serious concern to General Timoshenko." ”
"Not only that, I heard that there are artillery pieces on the other side, so I also applied for two mountain guns."
The political commissar also smiled, looking at the battlefield in front of him that had not been buried much, as well as the several craters distributed in it, his face couldn't help but be low, and he turned his head to the two people behind him and introduced to the commander of the cavalry company: "These two are the commander and political commissar of the infantry company of the reinforced company of the Odessa Military Region, and they are the support troops specially sent by the above to cooperate with our work." ”
The commander of the cavalry company shook hands with the commander of the infantry company and the political commissar one by one, and he finally had a confident smile on his face, especially when he saw that the two mountain guns were also slowly pushed up, and finally let go of his worries in his heart. Although this Soviet 1905-style mountain cannon is actually a mountain cannon of the Tsarist Russian era, for them, this is still quite strong fire support, and two guns are enough to suppress one artillery on the opposite side, so that they can relax!