The unilateral slaughter in the land did not last long.

The four armored companies of the 1st Brigade quickly rushed to the artillery position in front of the depression from the front, and the guns and artillery fired in unison, hitting the Russian army with a head and a rat, and the two motorized infantry companies that had previously followed up in half-tracked vehicles took advantage of the situation to get out of the car and charge, occupy the position, and captured six intact 57 cavalry guns and >five machine guns: Muzzle muzzle, together with more than 60 chariots of four companies, strafing at close range the dismounted cavalry that was being baptized by their own long-range artillery fire.

At the same time, the 1st Company, which had outflanked the rear of the hollow, quickly formed a formation and suddenly opened fire on the enemy's buttocks, forming a flanking attack with the front and rear of the main team.

The unsheltered Russian cavalry could only lie on the ground, watching their beloved war horses being swept down by the rain of bullets like mowing grass, the back road was cut off, the head was constantly exploding shrapnel, and in front of them were the combined forces of combat vehicles and infantry that occupied favorable terrain and had absolute superiority in firepower, and the comrades around them were knocked over as soon as they raised their heads, even if they couldn't get up on their stomachs, they didn't know when they were broken by shrapnel from the air, and their brains flowed out of the white...... The will collapsed, despair descended, and by the time the white flag was raised, most of the regiment's horses and more than half of its soldiers had fallen in a pool of blood.

In this way, the three regiments of the 4th Division of the Russian Army were completely wiped out within 2 hours after the engagement, the division commander, Major General Lebesky, was wounded and captured, and the remaining regiment was being chased by more than a dozen toy-like Fox machine gun chariots in the direction of Arshan......

Brigadier General Yuan Xu, the brigade commander, did not dare to delay, and shouted to all departments by radio and ordered:

"The 1st Company of the Tank followed the 6th Company of the Tank to pursue the fleeing enemy, giving full play to the initiative and being fast

"The 2nd to 5th companies marched in a sequential column at a medium speed along the main road, the motorized infantry battalion, the brigade headquarters, and the baggage battalion followed one after another, and the reconnaissance company quickly overtook the front of the team to act as a guard."

"The 1st Company of Motorized Infantry stayed to clean up the battlefield. The captured and captured prisoners were handed over to the follow-up units, after which the covering engineer company that had followed moved closer to the brigade headquarters. ”

"The brigade headquarters is now starting to move...... The departments maintain regular contact and are finished. ”

……

At noon, a telegram was delivered to Commander Xu Soul, who had just set foot on the north bank of the Alkut River.

"Good guy, I've killed Archan in one go, and I deserve to be the armored little Zhuge ......"

Lieutenant General Xing Xiaoqiang, the commander of the 4th Army on the side, heard this and hurriedly came over.

"The 1 Brigade has already arrived in Archan? Our 4th Army hasn't finished crossing the river yet—"

Xu Soul knew that he was anxious, and handed him a Jinhard Gate: "They just fought a battle in the forest, and they chased and chased to Archan, 35 kilometers, and the flying wolf drove to a medium speed." The main force of the 1st Army has followed|......"

Before the words fell, there was a sudden noise on the other side of the pontoon, Xu Soul frowned, looked at it with a telescope, and called an attendant staff officer and asked him to investigate.

Not long after, the staff officer came back and reported: "The section of the 2nd pontoon bridge near the north bank was suddenly disconnected, saying that there were seven or eight vehicles and more than 100 people in the water......

Xu Soul patted his thigh with a "hey". He shook his head at Xing Xiaoqiang and said, "Look, I'll just say it." The more urgent the accident, the more it happens, and an accident is not a trivial matter! Staff Officer Jiang, call Brigade Commander Zhou of the Zhouqiao Brigade! ”

Xing Xiaoqiang was holding the golden hard gate that Xu Soul had just given him in his hand, and he was a little at a loss: "Commander...... I ......"

"It's not your fault, do what you have to do now."

Xing Xiaoqiang hurriedly put the cigarette behind his ear, raised his hand and saluted: "Yes, I will go to organize the troops and cross the other two pontoon bridges instead." ”

"Go ahead...... Also," Xu Soul cast a gaze mixed with sincere trust and majestic urging, "before dark. Your military headquarters is going to Archan, and I will spend the night in your military headquarters. ”

"Please rest assured, you must choose the best house for the commander and clean it......"

Xu Soul waved his hand unhappily: "No need." I slept in the chariot, and you slept in the chariot, and no one was allowed to camp in the house during the war. They all slept in the car, and at most they slept in a tent next to the car - didn't I explain this? ”

Xing Xiaoqiang put his legs together: "I've explained!" Belong to the next time...... I am confused for a while, and I will resolutely implement it in the future! ”

"Go ahead."

After sending away the 4th Army Commander who was older than him and had a slippery nature, Xu Soul looked at the riotous 2nd Crossing Field from the telescope, and his sword eyebrows were tightly locked.

Archan...... Archan ...... It's just a small start, and the key is ...... 120 km away in Angarsk, I want that bridge......"

……

Irkutsk.

After lunch, Commander Balyev came to the telecommunications room, where Chief of Staff Tokarev was already in the room.

"Is there any news of the 4th Division?"

Tokarev shook his head tiredly: "No, the last contact was at 6 o'clock in the morning, when Lebesky said that everything was normal. By the way, the phone call from Archand's side was also cut off. ”

"The 15th Division has not been contacted?"

"No, the phone has been off for 24 hours and the radio has not responded for 16 hours.

Paleyev stroked his big belly, which was full of steak and red wine, and sighed: "This is a matter of course...... Isn't it? They disappeared, magical? Or are you deliberately avoiding me? God knows how to ......"

"Commander, are you going to send a plane to Archand to have a look?"

"Airplanes? How many more do we have? ”

"Captain Semyonov said that there are 5 ready to rise into the air."

Paleyev carefully landed his heavy and bloated body on the chair, held his forehead and thought about it, shook his head weakly and said: "No, it's in vain anyway, I don't believe they can fly all the way to Archand, and even if they do, I don't believe they can tell me anything useful, Semenov raises a bunch of waste, no, Semenov is the biggest garbage can-"

Tokarev lifted his nose and big round eyes at the bottom of the milk bottle: "So, send armored cars?" Nakasidze left behind a company of armored cars before he got out, and now it's in the courtyard of the police station next door, and you just need a phone call and they can get to Archand before dark, or midnight, or early in the morning, and we'll know what's going on on Archand's side. ”

Bareyev thought for a moment and spread his hands helplessly: "Okay, let them go, but if they find something, let's say, one or two armies of the enemy, what should we do?" ”

"If that is the case, we must immediately abandon the defense line on the Alkut River, shrink the whole army towards Irkutsk, hold on to the perimeter of the fortress, and wait for reinforcements."

"There will be no reinforcements." Bareyev emphasized.

"Then we must first secure the back road, especially to hold Angarsk, when it is obvious that the fortress can not be supported, we will pass through Angarsk, use the railway to retreat westward, and blow up the bridge as we retreat. From Angarsk to Krasnoyarsk, there were almost ten railway bridges in between, all of which were blown up so that the enemy could not use the railways, slowing down their advance, so that we would have time to build a new line of defense in Krasnoyarsk. ”

Bareyev narrowed his eyes and stood up with his hands behind his back.

"Angarsk? Well, yes, we'll have to seriously think about retreating......"