Chapter 19 The Xasako Cavalry
“haha! My dearest old friend, you're here. Thank God, a big deal has come to you and me, and the opportunity to make meritorious contributions to Tsar Bixia has come. "Charilov and Vashilov bear hug, and the dwarf Vashilov was almost drowned by Charlirov. Vashilov struggled out of his arms and said: "General Charilov, the situation is clear, it won't be a trap!" Vashilov was visibly hesitant. Old friend, don't worry, the infantry of the Northern Expeditionary Army is a division, and it is completely alone! I've figured out the situation. Charilov was in high spirits.
"General Charlilov, why did the Northern Expedition go deep alone, and what do you explain?" Vashilov was still a little worried. Charilov made a gesture with confidence: "According to the reconnaissance situation, the Northern Expeditionary Army must think that the main force of our cavalry is moving east and retreating north, and that the front-line troops in Baotou and Hohhot are empty, coupled with the cold weather, so they have the audacity to enter Fengzhen." ”
"Old friend! The Northern Expeditionary Army did not expect that we were cavalry troops, with strong mobility and rapid build-up. This time, you and I joined forces to eat the Northern Expeditionary Army in Fengzhen in one bite, I am very sure!. "Your analysis is reasonable, but do you report to the commander with the dispatch of troops?" "Opportunities are rare, fleeting, time waits for no one, we take action while reporting." Vashilov agreed to take military action, and then the two of them drew up a two-way battle to outflank Fengzhen.
In the morning, the sky is cloudless, and the dazzling sun hangs obliquely in the eastern sky. The savannah, though bathed in sunlight, is still cold. The view is good. Looking at the northern wilderness, countless dark shadows appeared on the snow-covered horizon. As the camera zoomed in, the Russian cavalry's brigade roared over, the horses were covered with a layer of hoarfrost, and the faces of the Russian cavalry were also covered with hoarfrost, and it seemed that a layer of fog was rising from a distance.
Suddenly, the sound of military trumpets was heard, and the Russian cavalry stopped advancing, and the cavalry also dismounted, and the horses kept shaking their hooves and making a clattering sound. Probably because the war horse felt relaxed, he couldn't help but be happy. Before launching the attack, it is necessary to let the war horse rest. The horses were eating the dead grass on the snow cover while scattering joy, and the Russian cavalry began to clean the snow and frost from the horses.
"Report to General Charlirov, ahead is Feng Town, which is about 2,500 meters away from Feng Town." An adjutant reported. Charlie Rove raised his binoculars to look at it, and said for a long time, "Sure enough, it was intercepted with a rope, it was child's play." I just took a closer look, there was no artillery position in it, God help me, tell the boys, let their sabers in their hands be swayed to their heart's content, the Russian Guards cavalry is invincible! ”
A team of horses came from the west, and when the team of horses came to the front, an officer jumped down and said, "Report to the general, the 2nd Guards Cavalry Division will report to you in the vanguard of the search unit." General Vashilov led a large group of men and horses, which arrived in about half an hour. "You told General Vashilov that the troops would immediately surround Fengzhen as soon as they arrived, and that the scope of your division would be in the west and south, and the direction of our division would be in the north and east. The general assault was launched at 10 a.m. on the order of gunfire. ”
After discovering the Russian army, Lin Xiong immediately sent a communications squad to report to the Datong headquarters, and then ordered the troops to enter the defensive position. At this time, Lin Xiong stood on the roof of the house, holding a telescope to check. "Divisional commander! Lo and behold, a large number of Russian troops also came up from the west. A staff officer shouted. If you panic, you are afraid that they will not come. It seems that the Russian cavalry of the two divisions will be together, and the troops are ordered to prepare for battle! Lin Xiong looked excited. Ay! It would be nice if there was artillery, division commander, weishenme we don't arrange artillery, now is the best time for shelling. I don't understand that the command weishenme does not let the artillery come up? An adjutant muttered.
"What do you know, the intention of the commander-in-chief is that if we arrange artillery, in case the Russian cavalry cannot be attacked for a long time, they will retreat under the blow of artillery fire. If that happens, our siege will be aborted. We have to hold off the attack of the Russian cavalry, but also drag them down, understand? "The subordinates understood, when the Russian army could not be exhausted for a long time, our cavalry troops would kill the dumplings."
"Report to the division commander, according to your deployment, the 124th Brigade and the 125th Brigade will enter the position, and the 126th Brigade will serve as a reserve." An officer came up to give a report. "Tell the brethren that I'm going to aim and hit in a moment, and that I'm going to use a lot of grenades." In order to deal with the onslaught of the Russian cavalry, Lin Xiong specially organized bombardiers. "Report to the division commander, the Russian cavalry has completed the encirclement, and it is estimated that the attack will be launched soon!"
On the forward position, the soldiers lay on the snow-covered position and waited for it. Due to the cold weather, the soldiers covered their rifles in sheepskin coats to prevent the rifles from malfunctioning when shooting in the cold. He once annihilated 50,000 Russian troops in Xi'an in one fell swoop, so the soldiers were not psychologically afraid of the Russian army. Suddenly, the ground began to shake, "Attention, the Russian cavalry is on their horses," the lookout post shouted loudly, and the soldiers quickly drew their guns and loaded their bullets. The bombardiers in the back, carrying baskets full of grenades, are also in their places.
At the starting point of the Russian cavalry in the north, with two gunshots, Charlirov pulled out his command knife and shouted: "For the sake of the Tsar Bixia, for the dignity of the Russian Empire, advance!" "The Russian soldiers shouted loudly and brandished their sabers, and launched an attack from all directions, and the momentum was like a sea of mountains. A few minutes later, the horses approached the barbed wire, and suddenly a dense rain of bullets swept towards the Russian cavalry.
I saw that the Russian cavalry kept being shot and dismounted, and some of the horses were hit because of the pain, and they lifted their hooves and overturned the cavalry on their backs to the ground. The Russian cavalry crouched on their horses to dodge bullets and bravely and fearlessly moved forward. The cavalry who rushed to the front approached the barbed wire and swung their knives to slash, because the barbed wire was elastic in the air, and they couldn't cut at all, and then the war horse was stabbed by the thistle, and instinctively raised the premise to turn 180 degrees.
The sudden brakes in front and the emergency stop in the back, suddenly the Russian cavalry huddled together in front of the barbed wire. The Russian soldiers in front immediately became live targets, and they dismounted one after another under the dense rain of bullets. This dense hand grenade flew from the air to the chaotic enemy formation, and the grenade exploded in the group of horses in an instant, which was lively, and the Russian cavalry was huddled together and was blown up, flesh and blood flew sideways, and the smoke suddenly covered the forward position.
The Russian cavalry retreated one after another, leaving behind a large number of dead bodies, dead horses, and wounded Russian soldiers alive in the forward positions. Seeing the retreat of the Russian cavalry, some of our soldiers jumped out of their positions and snatched back the wounded soldiers of the Russian army. In this way, the first fierce offensive of the Russian cavalry died. “haha! The inconspicuous barbed wire fence is really powerful, this is called overcoming rigidity with softness, and four or two thousand pounds. Lin Xiong stood on the roof, and when he saw the embarrassed scene of the Russian cavalry, he couldn't help but dance.
Seeing the cavalry approaching the position, Charlirov realized that it was done. But in the blink of an eye, a terrible scene appeared, and the cavalry suddenly stopped advancing and huddled together, and then there was a violent explosion. Charlie Rove's face turned blue with anger, and he immediately ordered to stop the impact. "What, you said that it wasn't the rope that stood in front of you, it was barbed wire, and there were iron spikes on the barbed wire?" "Your Excellency, it is true!" A subordinate panted and reported.
"Bastard, a barbed wire fence can block our iron hooves, it's a big joke, order to reorganize the formation, turn the dense charge into a column charge, cut the barbed wire, and destroy the Northern Expeditionary Army." Charilov did not realize the horror of the barbed wire at all, and in a fit of rage, he attacked again. The Russian army is not fools, they quickly figured it out.
I saw that the Russian cavalry attacked again, not raising their sabers, but taking off their rifles and shooting. They braved a dense hail of bullets and lay on their horses. Approaching the barbed wire, the Russian cavalry began to slow down, then began to fire and suppressed our fire. Suddenly, the Russian cavalry began to throw grenades, aiming at the posts entwined with barbed wire. Not to mention that the Russian cavalry's trick was quite effective, with the heavy bombardment, the wooden pillars were blown up, the local barbed wire was cleared, and the second barbed wire was exposed.
The Russian cavalry thought that they had found a way to attack at a cost. By dusk, the Russian cavalry had almost destroyed the first barbed wire fence on the periphery. When it got dark, the Russian army stopped attacking, and in order to prevent me from pulling up the barbed wire fence from scratch, the Russian cavalry continued to send small units to harass it, with a clear purpose, that is, to defend the Northern Expeditionary Army and pull up the barbed wire fence from scratch.
In the dark, several soldiers were driving piles, and suddenly several Russian cavalrymen rushed up. The soldiers on the defensiveness did not dare to shoot, and the Russian cavalry brandished their sabers, and several soldiers were cut to the ground as if they were chopping vegetables. The tactics of the Russian cavalry were too fast, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the night. By the time the defending soldiers raised their guns to shoot, the Russian cavalry had already run away.
"Report to the division commander, a small group of Russian troops harassed and organized me to repair the barbed wire, and the repair team suffered heavy casualties." A subordinate rushed into the headquarters to report it. "What are you afraid of casualties, without barbed wire, we will become ghosts under the knife, I ask that the barbed wire fence must be repaired tomorrow morning." Lin Xiong's words are undoubted, and now the barbed wire fence has become the support of his heart.
"Wait!" An operational staff officer stood up and said: "Division commander, the Russian army is now crazy, but we must stay awake. We believe that the gains in rushing to repair the first barbed wire fence outweigh the losses, and if we hold on to the second barbed wire fence until noon tomorrow, our cavalry troops will arrive. In addition, this can give the Russian army hope and prevent him from escaping. Lin Xiong's emotions calmed down when he heard this, and he thought that what the combat staff officer said was reasonable.
At dusk that day, He Meng received the road and reported that the Russian cavalry unit arrived at Fengzhen. Then the reconnaissance cavalry came with news that about two divisions of Russian cavalry troops surrounded Fengzhen and launched an attack. He Meng immediately ordered the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions to set off at midnight. It is required to avoid the large-scale penetration of Russian reconnaissance cavalry, and be sure to launch an attack on the Russian cavalry from the north at noon tomorrow.
After He Meng gave the order to the cavalry division, he immediately led the 43rd Division, the 1st Artillery Brigade and light and heavy troops to Fengzhen. The 44th Infantry Division remained in Datong to garrison.