Chapter 431: A pot of stew for the Fourth Field Army

Outside the city of Cherkar in Kazakhstan, on the night of June 13, 1902, the German Army launched an attack on the positions occupied by the Fourth Field Army of the Dingbei Army during the day, and completely regained all the lost positions before the early morning, but then the six infantry divisions of the German Army, without any stop, continued to attack the Fourth Field Army, and the Fourth Field Army relied on its positions built around the garrison outside the city of Cherkar to resist the tidal attack of the German Army.

In the second half of the night's offensive, the remaining 40,000 men of the Russian Army's 10th Army, as well as three German infantry divisions that had lost a lot of money in the daytime battles, were also thrown into the battle, putting the defense line of the Fourth Field Army under tremendous pressure.

Liu Xuanzhu's company, from its own position, retreated all the way, until the Fourth Field Army itself built a garrison outside the city of Cherkar, originally there were only 15 people left alive in the whole company, including the company commander, 4 people were seriously injured, and have been admitted to the field hospital in the station, but the German Army and the Russian Army are attacking very fiercely, and the pressure on the position outside the entire station is very great, Liu Xuanzhu with the remaining 10 people of the whole company has also been organized into a reserve in the regiment, ready to support the position outside the station at any time, while Liu Xuanzhu was designated by the wounded company commander as the acting company commander of the remaining 11 people.

Among the 11 people, in addition to Liu Xuanzhu is the deputy squad leader, in fact, there is also a squad leader named Chen Wei, after eating something in a certain anti-artillery hole in the station, these 11 people listened to the non-stop gunfire outside, basically couldn't sleep, Liu Xuanzhu was a little excited about the company commander to let him act as the company commander. Although it is only an agent, it is also an opportunity for extra points in future promotions. However, Liu Xuanzhu was not overjoyed, but said to Chen Wei with a somewhat embarrassed face: "Brother Chen." Why don't you become the acting company commander! ”

Chen Wei smiled and punched Liu Xuanzhu's shoulder and said: "The company commander asks you to act as your agent, and you can't really be the company commander, what are you hypocritical, and we have 11 people left, and it won't necessarily let us go to the battlefield again." ”

Liu Xuanzhu scratched his head honestly, nodded and smiled at Chen Wei, but he had some regrets in his heart, if only he could lead the troops to fight at the stage of acting company commander. In the future, my resume will be even more beautiful, and I have to say that our Comrade Liu Xuanzhu is already a little obsessed with promotion.

At this moment, the phone in the anti-artillery tunnel suddenly rang, Chen Wei and Liu Xuanzhu glanced at each other, and then Liu Xuanzhu immediately took two quick steps to pick up the phone, and the voice of the regiment commander came out of the phone: "Is it the 2nd Battalion and 1st Company?" I'm the head of the regiment! ”

Liu Xuanzhu immediately replied: "Regiment commander, here is the 2nd battalion and 1st company. ”

"Who are you? Where's your company commander? ”

"I am Liu Xuanzhu, the deputy squad leader of the 2nd platoon and 2nd squad of the 1st company, our company commander was seriously injured and has been carried to the field hospital, the company commander let ...... Let me act as a proxy for the full company. ”

There was a moment of silence on the phone and he continued: "Oh-Liu Xuanzhu, how many people are left of you. Not counting the wounded. ”

Liu Xuanzhu said loudly: "Report to the regiment commander, our 1st company does not count the 4 wounded, and there are 11 people left. ”

"Good! Liu Xuanzhu, I order you to lead the whole company to our regiment's defense area immediately. I'll be waiting for you at the regimental headquarters. ”

"Yes! Head! ”

Liu Xuanzhu put down the phone with a stern expression and said to Chen Wei: "Brother Chen, it seems that the front is not easy, the head of the regiment let us go up!" ”

However, Liu Xuanzhu was already a little happy in his heart. Isn't this an opportunity for the world to fall? Now that he can participate in a battle as an acting company commander, then this acting company commander is worth a lot. If it weren't for the feelings of other people, Liu Xuanzhu would have jumped up happily.

As for what war danger and whatever. It is definitely not within the scope of Liu Xuanzhu's consideration, how can there be a war that is not dangerous and does not die, Liu Xuanzhu believes in the truth of wealth and danger, his eldest brother Liu Dayan is a good example, if there is no bloody battle in the mountain fortifications outside Darkhan, his eldest brother is now at most a platoon commander.

Chen Wei frowned and nodded, he didn't expect that there were only 11 people left, and they were also remembered by the regiment commander, it seems that the Germans and Russians are desperate tonight.

The offensive of the German Army and the Russian Army did put a lot of pressure on the Fourth Field Army of the Northern Army, and the German Army and the Russian Army did not adopt the tactics of siege, after all, the Fourth Field Army was stationed for more than ten miles, and the German Army and the Russian Army only launched a fierce attack on the positions outside the western garrison of the Fourth Field Army, and the positions built outside the western garrison had already changed hands in some places under the attack of the German Army and the Russian Army regardless of casualties.

In the temporary headquarters of the Fourth Field Army, the lieutenant colonel staff officer of the military headquarters said to the army commander Hu Desheng a little nervously: "Army commander, the German army is attacking more and more fiercely, and the Russian army has also joined the attack, and some positions in the west of our garrison have been conquered, army commander, should we let the 413 Brigade of the 41st Division and the 423 Brigade of the 42nd Division send troops to support the positions west of the station?" ”

It turned out that Hu Desheng had kept 2 brigades in his hands and did not participate in the offensive during the day, and until now at night, he has not invested the troops of these 2 brigades.

Hu Desheng looked at the map on the table, and the rumbling of artillery outside, shouting and killing were faintly transmitted to the headquarters, Hu Desheng raised his head and said: "It's time, let the military tank regiment immediately attack from the south and penetrate the flank of the German Army and the Russian Army in the west, and immediately notify the 413 Brigade of the 41st Division and the 423 Brigade of the 42nd Division to rush to the west of the station, when the army tank regiment launched an attack, we launched a full-scale counterattack, hum - don't think that there is no support from fighters at night, just think that our Fourth Field Army is easy to bully, Originally, if the German Army had stopped attacking after capturing the positions they had lost during the day, and our Fourth Field Army had really lost this battle tonight, and now the Germans are a little greedy and not enough to swallow elephants, then don't blame me for being unkind, this time I will give a pot of stew to the German Army and the Russian Army outside the station, and then see how many defenders there are in Cherkar. ”

The lieutenant colonel staff officer breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes, army commander, I will immediately convey your order to the ministries. ”

At the same time, the lieutenant colonel said secretly in his heart. It seems that he is still not calm enough, look at the calm appearance of the military commander. The battle was completely under his control, and he had just heard that some positions to the west had been captured. I can't help but feel a little nervous, it seems that I still have a lot to learn, no wonder the chief of the general staff asked us, the staff officers, to study modestly when we enter the combat unit.

Liu Xuanzhu took the remaining 10 people of the whole company and quickly came to the regimental headquarters of his regiment, which was in an anti-artillery hole very close to the position on the west side of the station.

Liu Xuanzhu was brought into the regiment headquarters by the soldiers of the regimental guard company, and when he saw his regiment commander, he immediately saluted and shouted: "Report to the regiment commander, Liu Xuanzhu of the 2nd Battalion and 1st Company, led the whole company of 11 people to arrive by order." ”

The regiment commander waved his hand next to the table covered with military maps and said, "Liu Xuanzhu, come here!" ”

Liu Xuanzhu immediately walked to the table. The regiment commander pointed to the map and said: "Liu Xuanzhu, see this nameless height, this is the highest point of our regimental defense area, I have invested 2 companies here, but this is the focus of the enemy's attack, the casualties are very large, there are only dozens of people left in the 2 companies now, and all the officers above the platoon are killed, and now I have transferred 1 squad from the regimental guard company." 1 squad from the regimental engineer company, 1 platoon from the regimental logistics support company, plus the rest of your 2 battalions and 1 company, you will lead the immediate support of the unnamed heights. And to take over the command of the entire nameless heights, we must hold this commanding height, and we are not allowed to take a step back without an order. Questions? ”

Liu Xuanzhu shouted with some excitement: "Report to the head of the group, there is no problem." People are in the position! As long as I, Liu Xuanzhu, have a breath of air, the Germans and Russians will not want to occupy the nameless heights! ”

Liu Xuanzhu was really excited. Isn't this a great opportunity, when will you wait if you don't make a great contribution at this time? Liu Xuanzhu already felt that after this battle, the position of the platoon commander was beckoning to him.

The head of the regiment nodded and said, "Okay, let's lead the team to go!" ”

After Liu Xuanzhu turned around and walked out of the regiment headquarters, a staff officer of the regimental headquarters asked puzzledly: "Regiment commander, this Liu Xuanzhu is just a deputy squad leader, let him lead the team to support the nameless heights, and even as the commander of the nameless heights, this is ...... Is this appropriate? ”

The regiment commander said with some memories in his eyes: "I know this Liu Xuanzhu, his brother-in-law Niu Bao turned out to be a soldier under me, Niu Bao also saved my life on the battlefield, and I and Niu Bao and Liu Xuanzhu's eldest brother Liu Dayan are classmates in the Army Academy's accelerated officer training class. ”

The regimental staff officer was speechless for a moment, my regiment commander, this is a war! How did it become a favor? The nameless heights are very important for the defense area of the entire regiment, and that Liu Xuanzhu has not even been to military school for a day, can he do it?

However, the regimental staff officer knew the temper of the regimental commander and did not say anything to disagree, but he had already begun to think in his heart which troops should be transferred to recapture if the nameless heights were lost.

Liu Xuanzhu came outside and saw 12 people in 1 squad of the regimental guard company, 12 people in 1 squad of the regimental engineer company, 63 people in 2 platoons of the regimental logistics support company, plus the remaining 11 people in his 2nd battalion and 1st company, a total of 98 people, but the soldiers of the logistics support company are relatively poor in terms of combat effectiveness, and some of the soldiers of the logistics support company standing in front of Liu Xuanzhu still have kitchen knives pinned to their waists.

One soldier of the logistics support company with a kitchen knife pinned to his waist saw Liu Xuanzhu looking at his kitchen knife, and immediately said: "Report to the chief, we are more comfortable with kitchen knives, and if there is a white-knuckle battle, use this to use a bayonet." ”

This is the first time that someone calls himself a commander, the beauty in Liu Xuanzhu's heart, but Liu Xuanzhu did not forget his task, nodded to the soldier of the logistics support company with a kitchen knife, and then said loudly: "I am the acting company commander of the 2nd battalion and 1st company, and the regiment commander ordered me to lead you to support the nameless heights, now the nameless heights are tight, and we have no time to talk nonsense, let's go immediately!" ”

Then Liu Xuanzhu took the rest of the 97 people and marched all the way to the nameless heights, and when they arrived at the nameless heights, it was when there was a crisis here, some German officers and soldiers had already rushed to the heights and the Dingbei officers and soldiers guarding the heights started a white-knuckle battle.

As soon as Liu Xuanzhu saw this situation, he didn't say anything, and took the lead in killing the German officers and soldiers, first with a bullet, and then a tragic white-knuckle battle, which eliminated the German officers and soldiers who rushed to the nameless heights, and there were really soldiers from the logistics support company who hacked the German soldiers to death with kitchen knives, and then Liu Xuanzhu immediately led the soldiers into the trenches on the nameless heights, and then rushed the German army to the officers and soldiers on the nameless heights. Pressed down with firepower.

At this time, Liu Xuanzhu had time to count the power in his hands, and it turned out that the two companies in the Nameless Heights added up to only 32 people. There are also 8 seriously injured, that is, 24 more combat-ready. The people he led had just killed 20 soldiers in a fierce battle, most of them were soldiers of the logistics support company, although the kitchen knife was not weak, but in the face of the bayonets of the German soldiers, it was still a little worse.

That is to say, the talents that can be used in his hands are worth 100 people, Liu Xuanzhu's brows furrowed a little, but the German officers and soldiers did not give Liu Xuanzhu much time to sigh, and immediately organized troops to launch another charge against the nameless heights, and called the German artillery to carry out a short shelling of the nameless heights. It was suppressed by the artillery of the Dingbei Army.

Liu Xuanzhu took the officers and soldiers of Dingbei on the nameless heights to repel the Germans three attacks, and he had never eaten pork or seen pigs run, and Liu Xuanzhu commanded the officers and soldiers on the nameless heights to be somewhat presentable, but the Germans attacked very fiercely, and after repelling the three attacks, there were less than 60 people on the entire nameless heights with combat effectiveness, and more than 40 people were killed in these three attacks by the German Army, which suddenly made the manpower on the nameless heights a little insufficient.

Liu Xuanzhu was helplessly preparing to ask the regiment headquarters for support, when suddenly the sky was filled with artillery fire. Looming over the German Army and the Russian Army that were attacking on the defensive line west of the entire station, one by one the steel beasts came out of the darkness and rushed directly to the German Army and the Russian Army that had just been baptized by heavy artillery fire, which were the 24 heavy Panther tanks and 48 light Black Wolf tanks of the Fourth Field Army's tank regiment.

These tanks of the Dingbei Army instantly smashed into the rampage between German officers and Russian officers and soldiers. Tank guns and machine guns were fired at groups of German and Russian officers and soldiers.

In the direction of the Fourth Field Army's station, a loud charge was also sounded, and the officers and men of the two brigades in Dingbei were like tigers coming out of the cage. Killed out of the garrison, and cooperated with the tank regiment to launch an attack on the German and Russian armies, which were already a little panicked. And the other units of the Fourth Field Army also took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

The Russian forces first collapsed under a sudden blow. Countless Russian officers and soldiers ran in the direction of Cherkar City, and then the German Army was also messed up by the tanks of the tank regiment, which was originally equipped with an anti-tank grenade, but in this chaotic battlefield, the German anti-tank grenades did not play a role, and the 9 German infantry divisions that had suffered great losses did not withstand the joint efforts of the tank regiment and the infantry of the Fourth Field Army of the Dingbei Army, and were also defeated towards Cherkar City.

Then the tank regiment and the infantry of the 4th Field Army chased the fleeing German and Russian armies all the way to the direction of the city of Cherkar.

In the headquarters of the defenders in the city of Cherkar, the commander of the German Army, Maximi, and the commander of the 10th Army of the Russian Army, Filippovich, received the news of the rout of the front-line attacking troops, and their first reaction was not to believe it.

The two commanders immediately learned in detail the reasons for the rout of the front-line attacking troops, and it turned out that the Dingbei Army suddenly attacked the flanks of the Russian Army and the German Army with tank troops, and disrupted the attacking Russian Army and the German Army, and then tens of thousands of Dingbei Army infantry killed out of the garrison, and a major rout occurred.

Although the two commanders didn't want to believe it, the facts were the facts, and a big victory was reversed by the Dingbei Army almost instantly.

The commander of the 10th Army of the Russian Army, Filippovich, asked with a pale face: "General Maximi, what should we do now?" ”

The German Army Commander Maximi's face was no better than that of Filippovich, "There is no way, for tonight's attack, we have invested all our strength, and now we have no troops to defend even the positions outside the city, as well as the city of Cherkar." ”

Filippovich frowned and said in an uncertain tone: "Can you gather the rout and defend the city of Cherkar?" ”

Maximi shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "The Dingbei Army will not give us this opportunity, General Filippovich, in order not to become a prisoner of the Dingbei Army, we should consider the plan of retreat." ”

Filippovich immediately nodded in agreement, it's better to protect yourself first!

Because the defenders of the entire Cherkar City, almost all the forces were sent to attack the garrison of the Fourth Field Army of the Dingbei Army, and as a result, they were defeated by the counterattack of the Fourth Field Army, so that the officers and men of the Fourth Field Army chased the rout of the Russian Army and the German Army, and occupied all the positions outside the city of Cherkar at once, and even the city of Cherkar was defeated by the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Field Army who were pursuing.

At more than 8 o'clock in the morning of June 14, 1902, the sound of gunfire subsided, most of the Russian Army and the German Army that originally guarded the city of Cherkar were annihilated, and a small number fled to the west, and the commander of the German Army Maximi and the commander of the 10th Army of the Russian Army, Filippovich, also fled westward with people before the Fourth Field Army attacked the city of Cherkar, and the battle between the Eight-Nation Alliance and the Dingbei Army in the city of Cherkar in Kazakhstan ended with the victory of the Dingbei Army. (To be continued......)

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