On October 23, 1919, the same day that the main forces of the Japanese Simperian Front arrived in Manchuria and began their defensive posture. In the midst of a heavy snowfall, a heavy force of the Chinese Defense Forces, consisting of hundreds of horse-drawn carts, escorted by about 3,000 cavalrymen dressed in the uniforms of the Northeast Chinese Army and about a regiment of Wehrmacht infantry, left Yakesh and ventured into the edge of the Hulunbuir grassland, slowly moving along the railway line destroyed by Yan Zòng in the direction of Hailar.

At first glance, this force seems to be an ordinary unit transporting heavy baggage, although it is relatively heavily guarded, but considering the Soviet-Mongolian cavalry units currently active in the Hulunbuir grassland, it is not surprising at all. As for what the supplies carried by this baggage force were, they had already been detected by Soviet and Russian agents who were ambushed in the cities of Hailar and Yakesh...... The large field hospital in Hailar was running out of medical supplies, so it had to risk transporting it from Yakesh, in addition to more than 10,000 mines to be buried on both sides of the road from Hailar to Yakeshi.

After receiving information from the spy on a hidden radio, Zhukov, who was directing the Soviet-Mongolian cavalry units to operate in the steppes around Hailar, was in contact with Sukh. After some discussion, Bartol decided to strike hard at the transport force of the Chinese invaders.

"Comrade Zhukov, the 3,000 cavalry of the Northeast Army should be Tang Yulin, the leader of the Chinese invading army, or Wu Junsheng's men. Their combat effectiveness is very weak and they are not our opponents at all! As for that regiment of Chinese infantry, it may have been a little stunning, but it was on the steppe. My Mongol cavalry will still be able to defeat them, but with a little more blood. ”

Zhukov glanced at Sukh, who was smiling with a smile on his face. Bartol, snorted: "There are only more than seventy kilometers between Yakesh and Hailar, and if we attack halfway, the reinforcements of the Chinese devils will arrive in less than half a day...... This Chinese baggage force will definitely hold on to the spot and wait for reinforcements, are you confident that you can deal with nearly 4,000 Chinese devils in half a day? He looked at Sukh with contempt. Bartol glanced at it, as if to say that you Mongols are all bad races. It is simply impossible to deal with the 5,000 Chinese "invading army".

Sukh. Bartol did not show any disgust at Zhukov's attitude, and still smiled flatteringly: "Of course we can't rely on us alone, but there is Comrade Zhukov's cavalry brigade." Not to mention 5,000 Chinese devils, even 50,000 Chinese devils are no problem! ”

Zhukov smiled noncommittally. If there were really 50,000 Chinese troops, his cavalry brigade would not be able to deal with them. But 5,000 is really not a problem. The cavalry brigade now under his command is the 2nd Cavalry Brigade under the elite 4th Cavalry Division, with 2,000 men up and down the brigade, including about 1,200 cavalry, mostly Don Cossacks, all of whom are the best cavalry. In addition, the 4th Cavalry Division allocated him two cavalry artillery batteries, with a total of eight 87mm cavalry guns. If the 5,000 Chinese army wanted to set up a circular defensive formation on the grassland, these eight cannons would make it impossible for them to find the north!

Thinking of this, Zhukov no longer hesitated, and decisively issued an order to the staff officers around him: "The 2nd Cavalry Brigade of the Red Army and the 1st Cavalry Division of the People's Revolutionary Army are all assembled. Depart two hours later. Target, the town of Haker, east of Hailarsey. He turned to Bartol again and said, "Comrade Bartol, you will command the Second Cavalry Division of the People's Revolutionary Army to attack near Yakesh, but don't start a fierce battle with the Chinese army, just harass it." If their brigade strikes. You have to send someone to inform me in time. ”

Sukh. Bartol nodded: "Got it, Comrade Zhukov. Should you send someone to harass you in the direction of Hailar? ”

Zhukov shook his head: "No need, just let people spy on them." There were only more than 10,000 Chinese troops in Hailar City, guarding a large pile of supplies and a large field hospital, so they did not dare to attack lightly. Most of them will watch me eat those 5,000 Chinese troops! ”

If those 5,000 men were really Chinese defense officers and soldiers, Zhukov's Red Cavalry Brigade would definitely be able to beat them to the ground. It's a pity. The historical Soviet god of war let Bai Chongxi play a little trick. His Red Cavalry Brigade was to face a Japanese cavalry group under the command of Lieutenant General Tanaka Shige.

A cavalry group is a cavalry unit equivalent to a divisional level, and the entire group consists of two cavalry brigades and a cavalry artillery wing, a baggage company, and an infantry brigade. In total, there were 20 cavalry squadrons, four cavalry machine gun squadrons, and six mounted artillery squadrons each equipped with six Meiji 38 modified 75mm mountain guns. It is the essence of the entire Japanese cavalry unit!

Due to the limited terrain of the islands, Japan is not a country with a cavalry tradition. However, since the Meiji Restoration, out of the needs of aggression and expansion, the Japanese Army still attaches great importance to cavalry construction. And their idea of building cavalry was to take the French cavalry as a division and follow the line of elite soldiers. Although the number is extremely limited, the equipment and training are world-class. Even the war horses they used were Anglo-Norman horses imported from France, and each horse had its own identification! Compared to the Don hippos used by Zhukov's Cossack cavalry, the cavalry rifles, knives, harnesses and cavalry they used were also carefully designed and produced. In addition, the training of the Japanese cavalry is definitely the most rigorous in the world, and the training period for recruits is as long as a year.

Like Zhukov, the Japanese cavalry lieutenant general Tanakashige, who commanded this cavalry unit, also attacked with confidence of victory. In his opinion, the so-called "Cossack cavalry" was no match for the Japanese cavalry at all, and the Cossack cavalry, which had several times the numerical superiority in the Russo-Japanese War, was still the defeat of the Japanese cavalry! Could it be that now the Cossacks, who believe in Marxism, have become some great elite?

However, Bai Chongxi, who was in charge of commanding the overall situation, did not dare to take the prestigious Red Cavalry Army lightly. Although he already knew that the opponent was only a cavalry brigade around Hailar, he still dispatched a detachment of more than 5,000 cavalry of the Northeast Army under the command of Wu Junsheng and Tang Yulin two hours after the Japanese cavalry group set out. Trailing about 20 kilometers northeast of the rear of the Japanese cavalry group, can it be regarded as escorting those Japanese cavalry in front?

The reconnaissance cavalry of the Japanese cavalry group had already been scattered, and three cavalry squadrons were dispatched to open a wide frontal search screen. In the increasingly heavy wind and snow, covering the main force all the way to Hailar. Everyone's eyes widened and their ears pricked up, trying to find traces of the Russian cavalry from the snowstorm and the howling north wind.

Tian Zhonghua rode heavily on his horse. A tanned face was full of solemn and worried expressions. He was not at all worried about the possible encounter with the Soviet Russian Cossack cavalry, but he was extremely worried about the current overall battle situation. More than 200,000 elites of the imperial army are now under siege by the Red Army! And the only way to rescue them. It turned out to be three or four hundred thousand squadrons! This is probably the most ridiculous and unreliable thing I have heard of in the army for more than 20 years!

At this moment, the left side of the marching procession suddenly resounded with the crisp snap of the Type 38 rifle. Then it rang out. Then there was the sound of the Russian-made Mosin Nagant rifle returning fire, and in the blink of an eye, it was a mess and it was impossible to distinguish. Tian Zhonghua grabbed the reins, straightened his back on the horse, looked at the place where the gunfire came from with vicious eyes, and scolded: "Eight grids!" The Cossacks are finally here! ”

The chief of staff beside him said, "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, listening to the sound of gunfire, you should have encountered a large group of enemy troops!" It is likely that it is the Cossack cavalry brigade, please spread out the cavalry artillery positions and prepare for a decisive battle! Tian Zhonghua nodded again and said loudly: "Cavalry artillery wing." Mounted infantry brigades, baggage wings spread out defensive positions. All cavalry, get ready for a assault! ”

It was actually the search force of the cavalry of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army that fought with the reconnaissance cavalry sent by the Japanese cavalry group...... While these Mongols have gained ** "freedom", they can't escape the fate of becoming cannon fodder! About a regiment of Mongol cavalry was scattered by Zhukov, focusing on searching along the Eastern Railway. As a result, he was caught off guard by the Japanese cavalry in the snowstorm.

And the tactics of these Mongolian cavalry are really old-fashioned, in this era when machine guns and artillery have begun to dominate the battlefield, they are still playing the trick of mounted archery, and the marksmanship is terrible, and there is no threat to the Japanese cavalry who are lying on the ground after dismounting. The first contact battle between the two sides lasted very short. It was so short that the Mongols didn't even know who their opponent was, and it ended in their rout.

A few Mongols who ran back crying and crying were soon taken to Zhukov. There was a lot of muttering, which made the historical red military god stunned for a while. Zhukov's first thought was that they should have encountered a Chinese cavalry with relatively strong combat effectiveness? Otherwise, a regiment of Mongolian cavalry should be able to support it for a while longer, no matter how bad it is? The second thought is a little hesitant, the Red Army cavalry in his hands now is only about 2,000 people in a brigade, if he really encounters any opponent who can fight, such as a strong squadron like the Eastern Army, he may suffer a loss! But in the blink of an eye, he dismissed the idea. When he was in Mongolia, he studied the situation of the Chinese National Defense Forces. This is an army of fairly average strength overall, with no particularly elite troops, and their level of training and equipment is far inferior to that of the Red Army, let alone the test of a truly brutal war. How could he be an opponent of the battle-hardened Red Cossacks under his command?

He made up his mind, and immediately summoned the commanders of two cavalry regiments to discuss and formulate a plan for the attack. The 1st Cavalry Division of the Mongolian People's Army was sent out to make a detour to the enemy's flank, so as not to allow the Chinese invaders to flee when they saw that something was wrong...... In the war to liberate Mongolia, Zhukov had already learned the ability of the Chinese invaders to escape, and he did not want to let go of these evil invaders this time.

Zhukov's deployment was similar to that of Tian Zhonghua, and he also ordered cavalry artillery, mounted infantry and baggage troops to spread out and set up positions. Then he personally commanded all the Cossack cavalry to pounce in the direction of the encounter between the search forces of the two sides just now.

Probably the most elite cavalry unit in the world, they were met together in a snowstorm. In this era, the mainstream combat method of the Japanese cavalry was no longer to charge by mounting, but to let the horse lie down as a cover support, and then shoot with a 38-style cavalry rifle. After discovering their opponents, the vanguard of the Japanese army immediately dismounted and fought according to the usual rules.

However, the main mode of combat of the Cossack cavalry under Zhukov was still the most common cavalry charge of the steppe cavalry. More than two hundred and fifty cavalrymen from the two cavalry companies at the head of the march drew their sabers without hesitation. Under the cover of several cavalry machine guns, the first wave of cavalry assault was launched shouting the slogan of Ula. Due to the low visibility today, the Japanese cavalry dismounted, knocked down the horses, and then set up their rifles to shoot at this series of actions that had just been completed, and the cavalry of the Red Cossacks almost rushed in front of them!

Some of these Cossacks came down from the battlefields of the European War, others were baptized by the brutal Russian Civil War. All are experienced veterans. The Japanese cavalry, which had also fought against the Red Army guerrillas in Simberia and the Far East, would not be intimidated by the sabers. Because these Japanese cavalry are all equipped with melee weapons that are more powerful than sabers - revolvers! No matter how well the Cossacks' broadsword is played, it is not sharp, right? So the Japanese cavalry lying on the ground all threw aside their bushido spirit. took out the revolver and fired a burst of ping-pong shots, which immediately killed and wounded the charging Cossack cavalry! But then more Cossack cavalry swarmed up with sabers, and immediately outnumbered the Japanese vanguard. It also put the Japanese cavalry into a bitter battle!

The reason for this situation is that Zhukov's combat experience and military talent are far greater than those of Tanaka. As soon as he heard the gunshots, he really ordered all the people to attack! The assault of more than a thousand Red Cossack cavalry was like an overwhelming crowd, and it was not at all resisted by two squadrons of Japanese cavalry lying on the ground. And Tian Zhongzhong, a Japanese militarist, reacted very perverted after he found that he had lost the opportunity. Ignoring the fact that there were still his own cavalry fighting in front, he ordered the 24 75mm cannons of the cavalry artillery wing to open fire and bombard the battlefield in front!

The sudden shelling took Zhukov, who was leading the cavalry charge, by surprise! According to intelligence, the cavalry of the Northeast Army of China was not equipped with artillery at all! And even with artillery, they can't be so accurate! However, before he could understand what was going on, the Japanese cavalry charge also began, although the mainstream tactics of the Japanese cavalry were to dismount and fight, it did not mean that they relaxed the training of mounted impact. The Yamato nation is a nation that likes to be more real.

The battle began to turn unusually against the Red Cossacks. Zhukov's cavalry had suffered a lot of losses in the bombardment, and the troops were somewhat disorganized, and many of the cavalry dismounted and fell into the snow in order to avoid the shells, while their horses were either frightened and scurried. Either they were wounded, and the original cavalry became a mixed infantry and cavalry unit.

By this time, Zhukov had already found out that he had fallen into a trap. The opponent is not a weak cavalry of the Northeast Army at all, it should be a Japanese cavalry disguised as the Northeast Army! The level of their artillery and cavalry coordination cannot even beat the First Cavalry Army where they are located!

Zhukov, who found out that the situation was not right, did not choose to fight, but immediately gave the order to withdraw from the battle. All the Red cavalry who had lost their horses were left behind and broken, while the rest turned their horses and fled. Cavalry has always fought when it can win, and if it can't win, it will leave, and winning or losing a battle is not a problem at all.

The pursuit of the Japanese cavalry was also launched at the same time, and Tian Zhongzhong left behind a cavalry wing to pick up the Cossacks who were still desperately putting up resistance on the battlefield. He personally led the rest of the 1,7800 cavalry to brave the wind and snow and bite tightly behind the buttocks of the Red Army cavalry, and launched a pursuit operation.

But it didn't take long for Zhukov to suddenly find that his troops were on the verge of annihilation, and the war horses they were riding could not outrun the war horses of the Japanese cavalry! It's not that their Donhippopotamus are inferior, it's that months of non-stop marching and the lack of good concentrate to feed them have made these tall Donhippos a little skinny, and their body and stamina have been greatly reduced.

Realizing that his army had no way to run away, Zhukov gritted his teeth and pulled the reins hard, making his horse stand upright, and at the same time waving his saber and shouting: "Budyonny's cavalry! Stop retreating, follow me! Come on! ”

Then he turned his horse's head and led his red Cossacks to launch a counter-assault against the pursuing Japanese cavalry. Fierce hand-to-hand combat began again, the horses of both sides collided together, sabers staggered, blood spilled, entangled from horses to horses, and they all fought with their best strength. Although the Cossacks were far fewer in number than the Japanese, they were fighting desperately under the leadership of their commander Zhukov, because they knew that they had no way back!

Just as the battle entered a state of intercourse, the sound of thunderous horses' hooves gradually came from the northeast direction of the battlefield! Reinforcements have joined! I just don't know whose it is? Tian Zhongzhong and Zhukov set their eyes on the northeast at the same time, and their eyes were full of anticipation. At this time, whether it was the cavalry of the Mongols or the cavalry of the Northeast Chinese Army, they could decide the outcome of this battle!

"Chinese! It's Chinese! I don't know who shouted in Japanese, but the Japanese soldiers on the battlefield actually cheered!

And the red Cossacks, who were still desperately resisting just now, seemed to have lost all their courage at once, some dropped their weapons and surrendered, some fled into the wind and snow, and some simply lay on the ground panting and resigned themselves to fate. Zhukov, on the other hand, swung his sword and fought the enemy, shouting the slogan "Long live GCD, long live Lenin" until he was knocked unconscious by a rampaging Japanese horse.

Zhukov, the red god of war in history, actually became a prisoner of war of Japanese imperialism in this way............)

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