Pavel. Major General Dryomov was subordinate to the 1st Independent Army of the Caucasus. Brigade commander of the Standing Cavalry Brigade. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The cavalry brigade under his command had four cavalry regiments with a full strength of 7,200 men. It is an unusually powerful cavalry unit.

In fact, the real name of Major General Dremov's unit should have been the unit of the 1st Regiment of the Great Don Cossack People's Guard. Affiliated with the Union of Public Associations of the "Great Don Army", referred to as the Don Cossacks.

It was a permanent armed group with a long tradition, and they were directly subordinate to the command of the Russian tsar. Major General Dryomov's troops were transferred to the Caucasian Army Group by direct order of the Tsar. They received an order to assemble at dawn, after which Major General Dryomov quickly reorganized his army and set out from Mathare overnight with more than 6,000 cavalry to the rescue of Lenkolan.

In Russia, which is lagging behind the world in military level. In the army, the Cossack cavalry was still a formidable force and was highly valued by the senior generals of the Russian army. It's just that this time the Cossacks will no longer face the hussars of the Ming Dynasty. It's a new, mechanized steel army!

Major General Dryomov, frowning, rode on a tall Don horse, and looked at the Cossacks who were passing in front of him with a look of apprehension. Unlike those who have been fighting on both sides of the Don all year round. In his youth, Major General Dryomov studied at the St. Petersburg Military Academy, and even after returning to the Cossacks, he kept in touch with his classmates. His knowledge of the development of military science and technology in this era was far from being comparable to that of other Cossacks.

Major General Dressyomov knew that the enemy he was about to face was very strong. Paratroopers must be elite troops who can become paratroopers, because the investment in training and equipment is very huge.

Although the thousands of cavalry under his command are also elite, can they defeat such an opponent and retake Lenkoran? As for the battle of Astara, not to mention Major General Dryyomov, there is not a single general in the entire Russian army who thinks that a strong defensive line garrisoned by nearly 20,000 defenders with the support of more than a hundred artillery pieces will not be able to hold up even a day.

Major General Dyyomov soon had no need to worry. Because of the dull sound of the engine in the sky, that sound was very oppressive and dull, and it made people feel bad in their hearts. In fact, it is because of the depressing eardrum caused by the roar of the engine caused by too many airplanes.

After the reconnaissance planes of the Ming Army Aviation monitoring the battlefield transmitted the information of this Cossack to Zhang Cheng, Zhang Cheng immediately ordered the Third Air Force to dispatch a large number of dive bombers to attack the cavalry who were behind the times.

The dive bomber, nicknamed the Black Reaper, was able to hang a 500-kilogram high-explosive bomb in the midline of its belly, as well as two 50-kilogram small bombs on the wings. The Fighting Falcons, which escorted the dive bombers, were also able to hang 50-kilogram bombs under their wings, and their machine guns and heavy machine guns were also extremely lethal to the cavalry in the marching columns.

When a large number of black-painted planes rushed out of the clouds in the distance, Major General Dryomov's face suddenly changed drastically, and he shouted to his subordinates, "Send a telegram to the Air Force and ask them to come to support immediately!" ”

In fact, after the fierce fighting in the morning, the Russians' planes suffered heavy losses and are now licking their wounds, and there is simply no time to get here. And even if the planes of the Russians were able to catch up, what could they do? It's just a repetition of the previous fiasco over Lenkoran.

'Woo~~~' In the sharp roar, the dive bombers that pulled out of formation began to roll over one by one, diving down from the sky. Then bombs were dropped on the heads of the panicked Cossacks.

"Boom!" In the midst of an earth-shattering roar, the violent explosion of the heavy bomb in the open area swept away the creatures within a radius of hundreds of meters around the center of the explosion. Flying shrapnel and deadly shockwaves were enough to reimburse the Cossacks in their range, along with men and horses.

The Cossacks had their own artillery units, but they were not equipped with even a single anti-aircraft gun. The brave Cossack raised his riding gun and shot at the sky, but in vain.

The planes of Daming Army Airlines are all powerful aircraft with super defensive force and protective armor installed in important parts. It may be possible to shoot down a paper-like Zero with a rifle, but it will definitely not be able to defeat the new plane of the Daming Army Airlines.

Several groups of dive bombers roared down from mid-air and threw their deadly greetings on the heads of the Cossacks, who were unprepared for the air defense, lined up in long columns. In a very short period of time, it has brought them a staggering loss.

"Sir, let's go too!" Seeing the dive bombers wantonly attacking the Russian troops on the ground, the group of fighters responsible for escorting the escort was also overwhelmed and asked to take the initiative to attack.

"Okay." After a moment of simple consideration, Major Sha Jin, who was in charge of commanding the fighter formation, pondered slightly, and after a moment, he agreed to the request of his subordinates: "The third squadron stays to monitor the battlefield, and the others come with me." ”

The addition of fighter formations was tantamount to adding insult to injury for the Cossacks. Dozens of fighters roared in, tilting a dense barrage of bullets at their heads. While making the already extremely chaotic cavalry formation even more chaotic, it also knocked the morale of the Cossacks to the lowest point.

You know, a 12.7 mm machine gun is nothing to deal with a solid object, but if it hits a person's body, the huge impact force is enough to tear a person's body apart!

The man shouted and the horse neighed. The panicked crowd and the scurrying horses caused the cavalry brigade to collapse in an instant. Blood flies, stumps flutter. The officers tried to regroup, but at this moment they simply could not do so.

Major General Dryomov looked at the elite cavalry under his command with a look of despair, not to mention the heavy casualties, and it was a mess. The wagons and artillery towed with supplies were completely destroyed, and his men now had only cavalry guns and sabers.

After dropping all the bombs, the satisfied Daming Lu Hang flapped his wings in mid-air and circled a few times before swaggering away. From beginning to end, the sky was dominated by the planes of the Daming Army Airlines, and none of the Russian planes appeared.

In fact, it is not that the planes of the Russian army do not want to come, but that they cannot make another large-scale sortie in a short time.

Although the Russian army has more than 600 aircraft on the surface, due to poor maintenance and insufficient supply of spare parts, only about 500 aircraft can really take to the skies for combat. And quite a few of them are old biplanes. Heavy losses during the battle over Lenkoran. Not only were they shot down, but many of the planes that were barely struggling to return to the airfield were injured and needed emergency repairs, and it was simply impossible to take off again in a short period of time.

Moreover, the quality of ground crews and material supply of the Russian army cannot be compared with the Daming Army Airlines, which Zhang Cheng attaches great importance to. Daming Army Airlines' planes can make continuous sorties in a short period of time, because their logistical supplies can keep up. But not with the Russians.

The Cossack cavalry, battered with great difficulty, managed to gather their troops from the confusion. After a slight count, Major General Dremov's heart suddenly cooled. Nearly 2,000 cavalrymen were killed and wounded, and all heavy weapons and transport supplies were destroyed!

In this case, Major General Dryomov did not consider himself still capable of moving on. The morale of the cavalry under his command was already very low, and what should I do if those Ming planes came again? Were they all blown up on this road?

Fortunately, a telegram from the command of the Caucasian Army Group in Baku solved the troubles of Major General Dryomov. The command informed Major General Dryomov that there was no longer a need for Lian Koran, because it was already occupied by the Ming army. And not only Liankoran, but also the Astara defensive line, which is regarded as a key defensive area, was also broken through in one morning. The command ordered Major General Dryomov with his cavalry to immediately return to the Mathare garrison and wait for reinforcements.

Not to mention the amnesty, Major General Dryomov rushed back to Massary with the remnants of the Cossacks. The vanguard of the 2nd Panzer Division, commanded by Major General Zhiyuan, the fastest Ming army to the south, had reached the outskirts of Leenkoran and established contact with the paratroopers.

The elite paratroopers were also unusually shocked by the speed of the march of the armored forces. Not even along the coast road is so fast!

"Sir!" In the evening, not only the armored forces, but even Zhang Cheng's forward command came to the port of Liankoran. The fully mechanized troops began to show their strength in the war, and the first thing that struck people was their ability to maneuver.

Major General Lu Zhiyuan walked into Zhang Cheng's command car and reported to Zhang Cheng about today's battle. After listening, Zhang Cheng nodded with satisfaction, "You did a good job, I will apply for a medal for you." ”

"Thank you, sir." Major General Lu Zhiyuan, who had a few smears of engine oil on his face, smiled, saluted, and left. His crew broke down on the way, or else they would have arrived in Lenkoran earlier.

"Send a report to the High Command." Zhang Cheng glanced at the back of Major General Lu Zhiyuan's departure, and after a moment of silence, he turned to look at the colonel and military intelligence officer Wang Yan on the side, "The Caspian Sea combat cluster has successfully broken through the Astara defense line and attacked Russian territory. The headquarters is about to launch a general attack on the Baku region. ”

"Yes." After quickly recording it, Wang Yan saluted and left.

Zhang Cheng waved his hand to let several staff officers leave, and the command car soon became quiet.

Zhang Cheng sat on a chair with his legs crossed, took out a cigarette and lit it. One hand on the map table, the other holding a cigarette. In the smoke, Zhang Cheng's gaze kept changing.

I don't know how long it took, Zhang Cheng stood up and snuffed out the cigarette. Taking a deep breath, he pursed the corners of his lips and set his eyes on the huge red-marked city on the map, Baku! (To be continued.) )