After Duke Beckon led the whole regiment of chariots and convoys to cross the Haag River, he verbally commended Barak for his quick breakthrough and seizure of the bridge, and then ordered the supply vehicles to refuel the chariots, and ordered the tanks of the whole regiment to stand guard in three directions to cover the safe crossing of the river by the large army. In the evening, the figure of Mancini, the commander of the armored division, appeared on the bridge over the Kharg River. Mancini said to Duke Beken: "I was surprised by the rapid breakthrough of the bridge over the Haag River, the crushing of a regiment of Russian troops and the annihilation of half a regiment. ”

"Duke Bakken, our chariot division has become famous in a battle, and I will give you the first credit!" "Your Excellency General, this is what your subordinates should do, and the credit should be given to our chariot!" Mancini waved his hand and said, "Order the brigades to be spaced 5 kilometers apart, arrange in battle formation, and advance as a whole tomorrow morning." "The subordinates got the order and immediately deployed and left. At this time, the motorcycle detachment arrived, all three-wheeled motorcycles were majestic, and each motorcycle had a light machine gun, one driver and one machine gunner. The arrival of a bizarre motorcycle detachment once again attracted everyone's attention.

That night, an artillery unit and an army unit also arrived on the banks of the Haag River, and they were following the armored troops, after all, it was the infantry who were the last to settle the battle. Early the next morning, Mancheni gave an order, and the armored division was divided into three groups, lined up in a line, and pushed horizontally, aiming at Bialystok in the northeast. Bialystok is an important transport hub in northeastern Poland, with four railway lines crisscrossing the town, which is important as a military point.

The command of the Eastern Front of the Russian army, receiving the news that the defense line on the Haag River had been broken, hurriedly ordered the Polish cavalry units to be dispatched. and in the plains northeast of the Haag River, to destroy the invading German army. Poland's 100,000 cavalry units were stationed in the east and northeast, with a small number in the Austro-Hungarian control zone in the south. Polish cavalry units everywhere received orders to quickly converge to the northeastern region. This refueling tactic brought unimaginable disaster to the Polish cavalry.

At about 8 o'clock, the 1st Brigade on the right was flanked by two Polish cavalry divisions. The Polish cavalry did not have a complete battle plan at all, and their tradition was to fight the enemy at the same time, and to take advantage of the rapid impact of the cavalry to quickly break the enemy. The Polish cavalry were of high stature and arm strength, and their horseback fighting skills were among the best in Europe. The arrogant Polish cavalry, seeing the scattered steel monsters, did not pay any attention at all. In an instant, a furious attack was launched.

The commander of the 1st Armored Brigade ordered all trucks to form a circular phalanx to protect themselves, and the tanks remained in battle formation. More than 20,000 cavalry attacked at the same time, as if a sea of mountains was overwhelming. The sound of the earth shaking drowned out the sound of the tank's motor. When Duke Bakken saw this, he panicked in his heart. He got into the cab and gave the order to fire. Beckon held up his binoculars and saw the Polish cavalry being blown up on their backs. But they were charging too fast. Soon crossed the artillery blockade and entered the artillery dead end.

The Duke of Beacon's palms were sweating, and at this time the enemy's hideous face could be seen clearly, and Duke Beacon seemed to realize something, "Don't shoot for anything!" "The machine gunner is afraid that he was stupid and forgot to shoot. The tank's machine guns could only strafe the horses at close range, and with the fierce strafing of the machine guns, the horses hit by the bullets fell to the ground with neighing and howling. The horsemen were thrown into the air, and some were trampled on by their horses. Some were hit by bullets, and the nightmare of the Polish cavalry began.

A group of Polish cavalrymen surrounded a tank and actually slashed the tank tracks with their sabers, and several times they realized their stupidity. Clever took out a grenade and threw it at the tank, but to no avail. The Polish cavalry came bloody, actually jumped from their horses and jumped onto the tank, looking for the entrance and trying to throw grenades into it. The entrance to the tank had an anti-lock device inside, which could not be opened at all. At this time, the flank support fire was strafing, and the Polish cavalry on the tank crawled and jumped off the tank.

On another tank, the Polish soldiers who climbed on the tank were strafed by fire from the rear, and in a panic, one of the cavalrymen jumped from the front and was caught in the tank tracks. The cavalryman came out from behind the tracks of the tank, almost as a corpse cake embedded in the earth, and the tragic scene was unbearable to witness. The battle was fierce, the German tanks became more and more courageous, and the experience became more and more abundant over time, especially when the mutual cover became more and more pure.

The distance between each German tank and tank was 100 meters, and the Polish cavalry surrounded each tank, and the battle entered into even more tragic killings. The German tanks could fire 360 degrees without thinking about injuring themselves, while the Polish cavalry had to face blows from all sides. Captain Barak personally manipulated the machine-gun fire, his eyes were red, and he got carried away. The tanks circled in place, the machine-gun bullets formed a fan of bullets, and the horses of the Polish cavalry fell to the ground, and the cavalry seemed to have turned into infantry.

The battlefield was littered with corpses, and many frightened horses threw their cavalry to the ground and fled without permission. The Polish cavalry, which has always been full of blood, is no stranger to the battlefield of killing, and the previous cavalry duel was bloody, and it can be said that the cold weapon duel is several times more tragic than the hot weapon duel. But this time it was not, and it was almost a one-sided massacre. Such a tragic slaughter collapsed the brave and combative Polish cavalry. There is no suspense in the battle.

At about noon, at the headquarters of the rear armored division, a three-wheeled motorcycle stopped in front of Commander Mancini and reported: "Report to the general, the 2nd Armored Brigade in the middle has encountered the Polish cavalry that has come up with reinforcements, and the Polish cavalry is about 15,000 people. "At this moment another three-wheeled motorcycle came galloping," reported the general, the 3rd Panzer Brigade on the right encountered two Polish cavalry divisions. Mancini nodded in understanding. He already knew about the battle situation of the 1st Armored Brigade, so he was very calm in his heart.

Suddenly, a force of cavalry appeared in the north, numbering about a thousand, and perhaps the Poles, seeing that there were no steel monsters here, rushed towards them with ferocity. The motorcycle detachment that served as the defender immediately met the enemy, and hundreds of machine guns formed a terrifying rain of bullets, killing the Polish cavalrymen on their backs and crushing. In the blink of an eye, the Polish cavalry was either killed or wounded, and more than half of the casualties were inflicted. The remaining Polish cavalry fled in fright. The motorcycle detachment did not pursue, since their task was to defend the divisional headquarters.

"General, it seems that there is no suspense in the battle, and the advent of armored combat vehicles can announce the end of large-scale cavalry operations!" The subordinate put down the binoculars and sighed. Mancini said thoughtfully: "The Chinese are too terrible, they have developed tank fighting vehicles, and they must have thought of a way to deal with tanks, I hope that China and Germany will never become enemies." At present, Russia and Austria-Hungary do not know what a tank is, and our luck is too good. I estimated that the battle would end before dusk, and before dark the motorized detachment was ordered to go into battle. ”

The subordinate said: "The battle of the motorized detachment is very exciting, its rapid defense, breakthrough, and strike are very efficient, I suggest that the scale of motorized should be expanded, and the tank and combat vehicles should form a coordinated operation, so that it can strike more effectively against people." Mancini echoed: "In this campaign, there are many lessons to be learned. Your suggestion is very good, I will report to the headquarters in detail, in the future, the empire will rely on armored groups for conquest, and the mode of war has completely changed. ”

The remnant sun is like blood, and the battlefield is quiet. The remnants of the Polish cavalry had fled, and Duke Bakken got out of the tank turret and looked at the battlefield like Shura Field, feeling a little pain in his heart, the killing was simply too cruel. The rear army units arrived at the strength of a regiment that was cleaning the battlefield, and the vast majority of the captured Polish cavalry were wounded, and the dead cavalry was several times more than the captured wounded. In the distance, the ownerless war horse was neighing, probably wailing for the master.

Duke Bakon closed his eyes and calmed his mind. A tank rumbled by, blood on the tank's body solidified and blackened. The tank came to a standstill, and the battalion commander Barak emerged from the turret. "Report to the regiment commander, one of our tanks was destroyed, the enemy stuffed a grenade into it from the lookout, three crew members were killed and one wounded, and there were no other casualties. Another 3 three tanks broke down and the rest of the tanks were intact. ”

"Notify the brigade headquarters to rush to repair the broken tank, and the other tanks will withdraw from the battlefield." In the evening of the same day, the results of the battle were reported at the headquarters of the armored division, and after the reports and summaries of the various departments, the 1st Brigade achieved the greatest results, which was the battle, destroying 8,000 Polish cavalry, and the rest of the troops scattered and fled. The 2nd Panzer Brigade eliminated 6,500 Polish cavalry, and the 3rd Panzer Brigade wiped out 5,200 Polish cavalry. All the generals rejoiced and congratulated each other. The most critical thing is the armored division, which has created a miracle in the history of world warfare at a small cost.

Mancini said: "Ladies and gentlemen, this battle has fully affirmed the powerful power of tank tanks, and we can proudly announce to the world that with the advent of tank tanks, the traditional cavalry units will withdraw from the stage of history, and the German tanks will surely be brilliant." All officers and men corrected for three days, and after three days continued the march towards Bialystok. We defeated the formidable Polish cavalry, and there was no suspense in the battle below. ”

The next day, the German government announced the results of the victory at the Battle of the Haag River to the world, and publicized the great power of German tanks to the world. For the first time, the tank tank was shown to the world, and its shocking effect began to appear. (To be continued......)

PS: Tank vs. cavalry, almost that stone hit the egg.