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Blue sky and green grass, high mountains and deep gorges.

Like a glimpse of light floating through the porthole, two 220-horsepower engines on the short wings hum noisily, propelling the 40-ton Seagull 1 monocoque airship towards Almaty at 70 kilometers per hour. Ouyang Nan looked out the window, nervous and excited. Nervous is that he doesn't know if this big guy will fall, and the feeling of not being able to step on the ground with his feet is always unsettling. Excited because he never imagined that one day he would be on the clouds, and there were three equally big friends outside the window, just like the clouds and fog in the mythical world.

In the not spacious pod, the team members are actually as nervous as him, even Shen Billy, who usually doesn't care about anything, holds the rifle tightly, if it weren't for the fact that all the bullets are not loaded before boarding, it really makes people wonder if he will brush off the gun and ignite the hydrogen bag on his head.

"Ready."

The air force pilot in the cabin in front of him began to shout, and after hearing the sound, Ouyang Nan felt that the head of the airship was planted downward, and his body involuntarily leaned forward to follow the movement. Airships, unlike airplanes, are not only slow to descend but also difficult to operate, so the Air Force doesn't really like airships. What's more, it is expensive, the price of one airship is enough to build 10 albatross transport aircraft, so even the air fleet, which is spoiled by the Ministry of Defense and never wants a military budget, only 16 are purchased. In the end, if it weren't for the complicated terrain of this generation, the backward construction of the airfield could not ensure the take-off and landing of transport planes, and it was also very difficult to replenish fuel, it was transferred to the Northwest Theater for use.

In order to send the Hunter Squad and the elite commando team of the Mountain Brigade here as soon as possible, the Northwest Theater used all 4 airships stationed in Karakum, and also consumed dozens of barrels of precious gasoline in distress. However, despite its slow speed, the airship quickly and smoothly descended and landed at high speed over an open field. The airship can't land on its own, so the operator first opens the hatch and drops two bundles of thick hemp rope, then the abseiling trained operator and hunter slide along the rope to the ground, and finally pull hard to help stop.

Since it was not known whether the follow-up troops would arrive in time, almost everyone in the assault team came out this time with three times as much ammunition and provisions. It also carried two Han II heavy machine guns and one 60 mm mortar, causing the airship to fly out as soon as it stopped and flew out with a large load. Ouyang Nan also drilled out of the pod with everyone, and after all the personnel left, the operator quickly closed the hatch, waved to the hunter and quickly rose into the air. The last three airships also landed quickly with the help of hunters. By the time the airship formation rose back into the air and flew back, there were 66 more heavily armed soldiers on the ground, who were still excited.

"Ahead." The sharp-eyed Shen Billy was the first to find the target, and following his finger, the city of Almaty appeared on the horizon.

This is the goal of their trip, the administrative center of Turkestan, a migrant city of nearly 100,000 people. Of course, Ouyang Nan would not think that they could control the city by relying on them, and their mission on this trip was to take on the perimeter reconnaissance and protection. Destroy as much as possible the command center of the poor party here. "Cavalry!" Before everyone had finished admiring the city vista, a small group saw the guerrilla cavalry hurrying in from the airship rushing towards them from the west side. Whether it is the hunter or the mountain brigade commando, they are the top elite soldiers in the whole army, although they are still in a trance when they land, they still quickly spread out to form a hemispherical defensive circle to deal with the impact. Mortar shells were scarce and everyone was reluctant to use them, so the light machine guns were the first to react, and even so, it was not something that the poor partisans who were only equipped with Mosingana rifles could deal with, and the cavalry fell off their horses one after another after just a few point shots. Seeing these "enemies" falling from the sky, the firepower is strong. The guerrillas had no choice but to abandon their horses and corpses and retreat back.

After getting the horses, everyone's burden was much lighter, and Ouyang Nan immediately closed the team and took the lead in the direction of Almaty.

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On the banks of the Ili River, war horses neighed endlessly. The Wehrmacht cavalry, tasked with attacking Almaty, swept across the steppe like a whirlwind. Follow the airship in its footsteps and march south.

Bai Anmin, 28, was riding a horse while asking Zhang Zhidan about his situation in Almaty. He is also the earliest cavalry officer in the Wehrmacht, and when he was in the Okurayama with An Guoliang, he attacked the Beiyang with An Guoliang, and in the battle of reunification, he fought with the Japanese at the mouth of the Yellow River with Mei Sheng as a company commander, and also won the first-class merit for taking the lead in rushing into Dongying. With the expansion of the Wehrmacht, especially the emphasis on maneuvering to strengthen the cavalry force after the Sino-Japanese War, his solid cavalry skills and two-year experience in the National Defense University made him more fortunate than many veteran infantry officers and became the commander of the 68th Cavalry Brigade of the 122nd Mixed Division.

Mixed divisions are a unique formation of the Defence Force, mainly to enhance mobility. It was formed to better control the vast region of the northwest. Previously, due to the shortage of cavalry and war horses, each division had one cavalry brigade and two infantry brigades, but with the unification of the northeast, Mongolia and northwest, there was no shortage of cavalry reserves. Last year, when they withdrew from Russia, they did a lot of work, and the Ural Cossack cavalry division alone handed over more than 20,000 horses on the Don River, and more than 350,000 horses in total, of which 30% were applauded Don hippos. With enough horses. In the new round of reorganization, the mixed divisions were changed to two cavalry brigades and one infantry brigade, plus the attached mountain artillery regiment and other troops, each division was close to 30,000 men.

In addition to the large establishment, the 122nd Division was replaced with better Don hippos and Ili horses after returning home, and the whole division had 27,000 horses. The 68th Brigade is all Don Hippos, and it is also armed to the teeth, a mountain artillery battalion of 36 70mm cavalry field guns, a 12.7mm fanged heavy machine gun company, and a large number of light mortars, and M1910 Maxim heavy machine guns captured from Russia and changed to use Wehrmacht standard ammunition. Compared with the standard Han II mobile heavy machine gun, this heavy machine gun is more suitable for cavalry because it is equipped with towing wheels.

In fact, according to European standards, whether it is a cavalry division or an infantry division, it should not exceed 15,000 people, otherwise there will be a problem of difficulty in establishing a huge command. However, after the end of the European War, it was more expensive to continue to maintain too many establishments, even for skeleton divisions, because the existence of division structures was more expensive than brigade formations. Second, the Wehrmacht did not have the corps as an army, and divisions had basically replaced European armies, and brigades and regiments had become direct combat units. Third, it is also because the current grass-roots officers of the armed forces are inferior to those of Europe, and almost 70 percent of the officers were withdrawn in a European war, and it is very easy to achieve a rapid expansion of the current establishment before the proportion of capable grass-roots officers cannot meet the requirements. Because the actual operation is commanded by the brigade officer, once necessary, as long as a brigade is pulled out completely, it can be organized into a division after mixing in new recruits, and it can also ensure considerable combat effectiveness.

"Section Chief Zhang, how many people are in that cavalry column you are talking about?" Bai Anmin looked at the troops and asked Zhang Zhidan about the situation in Almaty.

After Zhang Zhidan returned from Russia, he was left in the northwest to serve as the chief of the Northwest Intelligence Section of the Security Bureau, so everyone usually calls him Section Chief Zhang. Don't look at the title of section chief, but in fact, the intelligence network of the Security Bureau in the entire western Xinjiang region is pinched in the palm of his hand. immediately explained: "The detailed number of people is not clear, but their regiment leader is a ruthless character!" His name is Ma Sancheng, nicknamed Ma Gezi, and he is the descendant of the white tiger back then! "White Tiger?!" This name is not known to anyone who lives in the Northwest! Thinking of the religious massacre back then, almost everyone gritted their teeth, and the more than 10 million Han people in Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang and other places were almost wiped out by Bai Feihu and others! also tried in vain to destroy the mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of the Chinese nation! It's a shame that there are still people who avenge them, saying that it was just an anti-Qing uprising! The Manchu Qing Dynasty did the right thing in this matter, and sent Lord Zuo Zongtang to go on an expedition and lead 100,000 Hunan army disciples to turn the tide, otherwise maybe the northwest would be gone long ago! Later, after the White Tiger and those people fled to Xinjiang, they were still restless, and they colluded with the Agu Bai Department to repeatedly invade northern Xinjiang, and finally fled to Russia and became Russia's lackeys again! It was only after three invasively incursions into Xinjiang that the sorrow faded.

Zhang Zhidan is also very angry with these people, they are originally Han people who have believed in religion, but for their selfish desires, they have repeatedly betrayed their ancestors and led foreign forces into the country, which is really hateful! So he continued: "This time the poor party formed a cavalry regiment, and those remnants of that year were the most active. There were only a few thousand of these people who fled here back then, and there were less than 30,000 in recent years, and more than 2,000 were dispatched at one time! In addition to them there are Russians, Tatars, and East Turkistan mongrels, and we predict that the total strength may not be much less than your 68 Brigade. And because Russia did not want to openly turn against us at once, it instigated these men to form a national cavalry column, fearing that they would not be able to draw hundreds of officers from the Eastern Front to bring a large number of weapons and ammunition to support them, and also sent a political commissar named Suleymanov. According to the intelligence, this person should be a cadre handpicked by Frunze.

"Hehe, it's all together!" Hearing that Frunze was also involved in this matter, Bai Anmin's eyes suddenly cold. At the beginning of last year, if it weren't for the timely intelligence, the Eastern Front Expeditionary Force would almost not have returned, and it was precisely the Frunze and Caucasian Cossack cavalry divisions that opened the gap to bring in the German army. Snorted coldly: "Since they have all encountered, let's just solve it all at once!" ”

"Sing!"

"The wolf smoke rises, and the rivers and mountains look north. The dragon rolls, the horse neighses, the swords and guns reflect blood, and the heart is like iron gall and tears. Han Jialang drew his sword and broke through, who can resist the blood of mountains and rivers, the battlefield through the ages, how many siblings are loyal to their souls buried in other places, what a pity to die to serve their family and country. Bai Anmin waved his hand, and nearly 10,000 Han family sons sang military songs, followed the footsteps of their predecessors, carried steel guns, and led cannons to Almaty...... ()