Li Xiaofeng didn't care whether Ubolevich would be abused to death by steel and stupid big men, first of all, he didn't know this very well, and secondly, this was Trotsky's little friend. He didn't have the brains to do that for the second master's people.

What's more, a certain immortal is very busy, and Mannerheim deserves to have two brushes, and after a short period of fire reconnaissance, he resolutely launched an attack, and invested a whole division of troops in the first attack!

The battle first broke out in Seleznyovo, as the last gateway to Vyborg, the position of this place is naturally needless to say, and it is guarded by the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Division of the Volunteer Army and part of the Finnish Red Guards, with a strength of about 3,000 men.

As the deputy commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army and the commander of the 2nd Division, Tukhachevsky personally came to the front line, which shows how much importance the Volunteer Army attaches to this battle.

"The enemy's fire is not very fierce!" The regiment commander Seonov confidently said, "Since the outbreak of the battle, we have repelled the attacks of the White Army twice in a row!" We are confident that we will firmly hold the enemy at bay across the river! ”

The river that Seonov was referring to was the Shestra River, which eventually emptied into the Karelian Isthmus and became the best defensive barrier for Vyborg, and the area north of Seleznyovo was not suitable for large-scale military operations due to the effect of paleoglaciation and the numerous depressions and swamps of numerous lakes and pools.

During the winter war, Mannerheim took advantage of the favorable terrain of the place, which made Voroshilov suffer a lot. And now, it is Mannerheim's turn to have a headache, and if he wants to take Vyborg, then he will have to take Seleznyovo, and only this section of the route is slightly easier. Otherwise he will be prepared to play hide-and-seek in swamps and dense forests.

"Get rid of that regimental commander!"

Mannerheim was quite unhappy with the two attacks in the morning. He had warned the people below again and again. Don't underestimate the enemy, and be mentally prepared to gnaw bones. But the people below didn't take what he said seriously.

The attacking troops rushed up in a loose and loose manner, like a rabble, perhaps they were naïve enough to think that the enemy on the opposite side was still the Red Guards, and that they could still beat the other side and flee. Sure enough, the result was a blow to the head, and the attacking troops attacked twice in a row, without even figuring out the opponent's firepower configuration. was driven back with a disgraced face.

"Once again, I emphasize that there is not the slightest thought of underestimating the enemy! The troops opposite us are not simple! ”

Mannerheim's so-called is not simple, because he thinks that the enemy he encounters head-on is the Red Eagle Regiment, and the unique firing sound of the Red Eagle Regiment's PK machine gun is completely different from Maxim's, he is too familiar!

However, it was precisely because Mannerheim was so familiar that he made a mistake of taking it for granted, and having a PK machine gun did not mean that it was the Red Eagle Regiment. After arriving in Finland, Tukhachevsky was shy enough to get dozens of PK machine guns from NORINCO, and hastily re-equipped the troops of the 2nd Division. The 1st Regiment stationed in Seleznyovo received priority in armament because of the holding of the gates.

For this new machine gun. Although the officers and men of the 1st Regiment had only undergone hastily training, they were used quite well. And the general response was good.

The veteran Semyon spoke highly of the new machine gun: "PK is much easier to use than Makqin." There is no heavy tank, it is a lot lighter, and the rate of fire is higher. Two people can easily carry it away...... We usually set up several machine-gun positions in advance, and after a few shots were fired at each position, we moved forward, and the poor White Army was always confused about our firepower...... One time they collided with each other in a stupid way, and Nikolai and I (the machine gun deputy) were happy to finish a chain of bullets, and tsk, at least one platoon was killed in that one...... So I received the first Order of the Red Banner ......"

"If there is anything wrong with the PK machine gun, it is that you can't use the canvas cartridge belt of Makqin, you can only use a special metal cartridge chain...... This is the first time we have used this kind of non-scatterable chain, and it is inevitable that we are not used to it...... Of course, the main problem is that there are too few chains distributed to us, and they are always not enough......"

After tasting the power of the PK machine gun, Mannerheim immediately changed his tactics, and instead of blindly attacking and attacking, he attacked in multiple directions and scattered and advanced. Of course, it is more important that the old man begins to summon more intense artillery support, preparing to destroy all the fire points of the Russians at once.

As the artillery of the White Army spoke first, soon the artillery of the Volunteer Army also began to return color, and for a time the artillery rumbled on the battlefield and filled the smoke. Volunteer recruit Valentin clearly remembers the battle of that day half a century later:

"I am a logistical baggage soldier, and my main task is to bring ammunition and supplies to the front line and bring the wounded down...... Don't laugh, and don't look down on people. Logistics does not mean that we stay in the rear all the time, we have to constantly go back and forth between the line of fire and the rear, and to put it mildly, we spend more time directly exposed to the enemy's guns! ”

"At that time, I was following behind the squad leader, carrying a heavy ammunition box, and walking on the muddy path with my waist bent...... I walked down a path with some cannons half-buried by tree branches on the side of the path. When we got closer, we realized that it was an artillery position, and it has to be said that their camouflage was just perfect. Moving on, we came to a wide trench where several emaciated horses were digging the ground with their hooves. There were bales of hay nearby, and the poor brutes were sniffing the hay with their wet noses, but they didn't seem to have much interest in it. Around these horses, several soldiers in overcoats were lying in the trenches basking in the sun with grass in their mouths. ”

"At that time, I secretly guessed: they are probably artillerymen, right? Compared with these leisurely people, we logistics soldiers are as tired as dead dogs, which makes me extremely envious of these guys, and secretly made up my mind that I will definitely be an artillery soldier in the future! But when I became an artilleryman, I realized how outrageous it was wrong, the bulky cannon is not easy to serve at all, and the kind of beautiful life of basking in the sun with grass in my mouth is simply unattainable! ”

"Soon after, we met a battalion commander. He was eager to show us the way. And warn us: 'Comrades. The place you are going to is near the riverbank, you have to stick to the trenches, be careful, this is already within range of the White Army's machine guns, they will fire at this place from time to time! ’。 The squad leader saluted and replied: 'Thank you, comrade battalion commander. ’”

"The zealous battalion commander called his herald and ordered: 'Go and show these comrades the way, and then come back.' The soldier saluted him and joined us. ”

"I lifted a heavy ammunition box. Put it on your back and hunch over and get ready to move on. At that moment, I suddenly heard the sound of heavy machine-gun fire, and the sound came so suddenly that I threw away the ammunition box in a panic and fell to the mud. Then the herald smiled and said, 'Don't worry, comrades, this is our machine gun. If you can clearly hear the machine gun firing continuously, it means that you haven't been shot yet! ’”

"The machine gun is still firing intermittently. The further we went, the more clearly we could hear the sound of the two sides firing at each other. In the midst of intense gunfire. Suddenly, there was a continuous explosion sound. The herald who led the way said: 'The White Army has begun shelling. The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke from the explosion. It sounded like the shells had landed quite close to us, and I immediately followed the example of the squad leader and the herald to press my body lower. Almost crawled up close to the dignity. It's hard work, but it's life-saving! ”

A deafening cannon salvo stopped the squad leader, who pricked up his ears and listened, as if to discern where the shells had landed. But I didn't have this ability, so I could only instinctively shrink my head, close my eyes and pray secretly. ”

After a while, the squad leader seemed to be about to say something, but a violent explosion interrupted him, followed by a shrill whistling followed by a loud bang. The explosion lifted us off the ground, and a huge wave of air staggered us, followed by a rain of stones and mud that fell on us. We were all lying on the ground, no one dared to speak, and guns and ammunition boxes were thrown aside. In the chaos, little Ivan, the youngest soldier in the squad, threw himself into my arms and shouted: 'We're going to die!' We're going to die! Before he could finish speaking, our artillery began to return fire! ”

"The sound of the explosion was so loud that you couldn't hear anything, and my ears buzzed like bees. The squad leader and herald gestured at us and shouted, 'Keep walking, don't stop here!' As he spoke, they took the lead and walked forward with the ammunition boxes on their shoulders. And we mechanically picked up the ammunition box and kept up with it, like a clockwork machine. Everyone crawled forward in a formation clinging to the trench wall. ”

"Every few tens of seconds we had to throw ourselves on the ground to avoid shelling, and all the way down, nothing was clean, like mud monkeys rolling in the mud. But I don't have any intention of complaining, after all, we're at least alive compared to those who died! ”

"The situation was terrible, and halfway down the road, there was a loud sound of the sky cracking and the trench was blown up. This qiē happened so suddenly that there was no time to dodge...... I will never forget the body that was torn apart by the explosion, and he fell straight in front of us...... The mutilated limbs are still slightly smoking, and on the scorched face, a pair of blood-red eyeballs bulge out, as if staring at you deadly. At that time, my cold hair stood on end, and I only knew that I was looking at those pair of eyeballs stupidly, and my mind was full of all kinds of terrible thoughts......"

"We all lay dead under the trenches, and none of us had the strength or courage to stand up. Until the squad leader shouted to us again: 'Quick! Get up! We have to get out of here. His face was a little distorted with excitement, 'Otherwise the shells will tear us apart!' ’”

"I dazed and pulled the ammunition box over the rubble in the trench and the bodies of two other soldiers who had been killed by shells. I glanced quickly as I passed them. It's a chilling scene, half of his head gone, his heavy coat wrapped around his body that has been completely twisted by the explosion, and one of his legs, maybe both, blown off. Another body lay in a pile of rubble not far from him. The shell must have landed right where the two poor fellows were hiding, and they were probably waiting for the shelling to end......"

"At the end of this stretch of trench is a tomb-like structure made of wood and sandbags. It was dark inside, and a warrior was sentry. Another fighter was getting ready to sleep. Others were playing cards in the dim candlelight. The height of the bunker made it impossible to stand up. Everyone inside has to get out of the way of us to get through. Little Ivan patted the top of his head curiously and asked, 'Is this top strong?' Suddenly the fighters in the bunker let out a burst of laughter: "If a shell falls nearby, it will collapse." If a shell falls on it, there is no need to bother to bury us, this is the best grave. ’”

"Looking at these veterans who can still joke in the face of death, I am a little confused in my admiration, why can they be so relaxed? It wasn't until years later, after I had fought countless battles. Only then did I understand a truth - only those who have been on the battlefield, rolled in the pile of dead, and can sleep peacefully under the sound of the enemy's gunfire are the real warriors! At that time, I was just an immature rookie! ”

“…… The sleeping soldier was woken up by the noise, and he yawned and joked: 'I thought the top had sent us some women.' Immediately someone laughed and said, 'No...... It was a bunch of children who sent it. Comrade squad leader, where did you find these little cuties? Then we all burst out laughing. ”

The earth began to tremble again, but the noise here was not as intense as it had been outside. But the horror is better than the outside, and large chunks of dirt are constantly falling from the cracks in the logs above the head, and if you don't pay attention, you will be blinded. I'm skeptical about staying a little longer. will be buried in this tomb forever! ”

"The heralds shouted at us: 'Comrades, it's almost there. Going down the road, our destination is right on the banks of the river! The squad leader waved his arm and said, "Now that it's quiet outside, the children hurry up and follow me!" ’”

"Kid...... The squad leader was right. In front of these veterans, we do look like children. A few shells make us feel like the end of the world is coming. I secretly cheered up in my heart, telling myself that I must be like a soldier and a member of the Komsomol League! ”

"We cautiously left the bunker, and everyone picked up the ammunition box and walked along the trench to the front. Now it's quiet again. Walking in a zigzag trench, the end of which is our destination. The trenches were full of frightened recruits, who stood out too much compared to the calm veterans. ”

"There were a couple of times along the way where people had to lean against the walls of the trenches to get the stretchers of the wounded over. We were already on the verge of being at the forefront, and the trenches were beginning to get narrower and narrower. A few times I looked up and glanced across the trench and saw that about a hundred meters ahead was a bank covered with tall weeds, and the position we were going to was near that bank...... We cautiously climbed out of the trench and jumped from crater to crater. Ammunition was given to comrades at the front like frogs...... However, this is only the first trip, and we will continue to go back and forth on this route for the next few days until we finally fight off the white dogs and drive them away......"

After a day of fierce fighting, Mannerheim could not bargain for anything, and his troops not only did not advance an inch, but suffered heavy losses, and more importantly, the consumption of ammunition was very huge. Whether it's bullets, artillery shells, or grenades, the front line lacks everything. There is also a huge shortage of medicines, with piles of wounded people wailing in the infirmary without morphine, no haemostatic gauze, not even enough aspirin.

"Ask the Germans for help!"

Mannerheim let out a long sigh and tapped his forehead, he really didn't want to reach out to the Germans, who were even more difficult than the Russians.

Compared with Mannerheim's sighs, Tukhachevsky was in a good mood, his troops fought well, withstood the repeated attacks of a division head-on, and the losses were not too great. This kind of table is really good for a group of recruits. So much so that our genius commander had a little other thought.

"We should attack!" Tukhachevsky said with great interest, "Judging by the two days of fighting, the combat effectiveness of the Finnish White Army is quite limited. Before, they were able to win, more because of the support of the German intervention forces, without the help of the Germans, they would have been completely exposed! ”

The expression on Yegorov's face was not particularly good-looking, he had dealt with Tukhachevsky many times and had a certain understanding of this talented young general. It is undeniable that he does have extraordinary military talent, but because of his lack of age and experience, he also has a fatal weakness - he is easy to rush!

Tukhachevsky was promoted too quickly, and he actually lacked combat experience without sufficient training at the grassroots level. Although his extraordinary talent can cover up this part of the weakness, once it is exposed, it is quite fatal.

For example, in the historical defeat of Warsaw, objectively speaking, the two Red Army groups really lacked contact with each other and fought separately, and Stalin and Voroshilov also indirectly tricked him, and the Red Army itself also had the problem of strict firepower allocation. But there was another important reason for the fiasco of the director, that is, Tukhachevsky played smoothly and did not care about the rash advance.

And now, having just fought against the White Army, the bad problem of the genius commander seems to have flareed up again...... (To be continued......)

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