By the time Krasnov's troops arrived in Kamensk, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon, and his vanguard had almost effortlessly recaptured the city north of the Don River in Kamensk. The goods were in a good mood at the time, and after Mirerovo was full of bags, he finally found the feeling of winning the battle again. Even this thing is still wondering in his heart, is Mirerovo just an isolated case?

Especially when this cargo saw the intact railway bridge, the joy and comfort became more and more intense. Before, he was worried that the Red Army would blow up the railway bridge, so it would be very troublesome for his troops to cross the river, but now, this trouble is completely absent, and his troops can cross the river with a swagger.

Krasnov's idea was beautiful, but the reality told him that it was cruel, and he had no idea that Eberhardt was personally directing the defense of Kamensk. The old fox had guessed his thoughts at all and deliberately left the railway bridge undamaged.

Why didn't Eberhardt blow up the bridge? The reason is simple, with this bridge that can cross the river, Krasnov's eyes will be firmly attracted by the bridge, and he will think about how to cross the river as soon as possible and how to recapture Kamensk. And once the bridge is gone, in the turbulent month of April, the strength of the Don, especially under the noses of the enemy's naval vessels, is almost equivalent to looking for death.

Although Krasnov is not a military genius, he still has the most basic military qualities, his troops have already consumed sharpness and morale in Mirerovo, and they have rushed nearly 70 kilometers away, and he will not choose to force the Don River at this time.

At this time, he will not foolishly force the Don River, but will set his sights on the downstream White Kalitva. As I said earlier, I want to flee east. This is a very important transportation node. He could have gone ahead and seized this point first. After all, you can cross the river here.

And it makes much more sense to seize White Kalitva. The reason why Krasnov chose to recapture Kamensk first was more importantly to open up land lines of communication. After all, if he had gone to White Kalitva, the communication route with Luhansk would have been completely cut off by Mirerovo and Kamensk. As soon as the Red Army sent heavy troops into this area, the connection between him and the Czech Corps would be completely severed. Militarily speaking, there is a danger that it will be divided and surrounded.

Once Eberhardt destroyed the bridge and blocked Krasnov north of the Don River, then Krasnov was left with only three options, the first of which was to force the crossing. As mentioned earlier, this is dangerous and the success rate is not high. The second is to obediently retract from the direction of Mirerovo to Lugansk, which is impossible for Krasnov, who is bent on escaping, to accept.

As can be seen from the first two, Krasnov actually has no more options, and if he is smart enough, he can only choose the last escape route - to capture White Kalitva. Capture of White Kalitva, although there is a possibility that it will be cut off by the Red Army. But after all, the main forces of the Red Army had not yet arrived on the battlefield, and between Milerovo and Kamensk there were not many defenders. All he had to do was make a gesture of running away. The Czech Legion will definitely be shaken and will not continue to sit idly by. At that time, the Czechs could only obediently flee east, and it was easy to take Kamensk with their forces.

It can be said that the third way, for Krasnov, is the best choice, the Czech army followed, he naturally sat back and relaxed, the two armies could meet and push all the way to the east. Even if the Czech Legion was brainless, he could flee alone with his troops. Although this has an impact on the overall situation, but it's that time, who cares about the overall situation, and the dead friends don't die the poor way!

Eberhardt saw through this and chose not to blow up the bridge, there was a bridge, Krasnov would naturally only stare at the bridge, and would only think about how to cross the river. And will not jump out of this circle and go directly to the idea of hitting White Kalitva.

Eberhardt is like a patient fisherman, using the bait of the bridge to lure Krasnov to Kamensk and prevent him from jumping off the wall.

Krasnov really fell for it, he did not make a desperate bet, nor did he have the courage to die and survive, he chose to seek stability. The Red sailors defending the railway bridge on the south bank of the Don River soon saw a platoon of White troops rushing towards the bridge deck.

It should be said that the White Army also accumulated considerable combat experience through the battle of Milerovo, and there was no longer that swaggering fighting style, and swaggering in Mirerovo meant dying faster. No one wants to die, especially the White Army, who is already greedy for life and afraid of death.

Dozens of men spread out, one by one trying to lower their figures, bending down and carrying their guns and slowly moving forward.

"Don't be in a hurry!" Eberhardt looked at the bridge with a telescope from the destroyer, and ordered: "Tell the troops guarding the bridge to wait until they are halfway through before opening fire, and don't give them too much time to escape." ”

Following the old man's order, when the White Army had completed two-thirds of the way, the machine guns holding the bridge began to speak, and the gunfire of Tata was like a death knell, and Krasnov's face, who had just been in a good mood, immediately turned cloudy.

The firepower of two machine guns was enough for the White attacking troops to drink, and there was no shelter on the bridge deck, so that they had to face the rain of bullets with their flesh. For a while, the screams were incessant, and one after another the white soldiers were thrown to the ground, and as the casualties increased, finally, the attacking troops dropped their weapons and fled with their heads in their hands.

However, just like Eberhardt's plan in front of him, the two-hundred-meter-long bridge deck was not so easy to run to the end, and many of the White Army had just turned around, and before they had run two or three steps, they were knocked to the ground by machine-gun bullets chasing from behind. The smarter White soldiers immediately gave up on escaping, choosing to jump over the guardrail of the bridge and bravely jump into the turbulent Don River to flee for their lives.

Truth be told, this choice is not necessarily much better than moving forward and escaping, the Don River during the flood season is so turbulent that people jumping into it will splash a splash, and then they will be washed away without a trace in an instant. Anyway, this dumpling meal is finished, and the white army that can swim ashore alive has not found one for the time being.

In less than five minutes, an infantry platoon disappeared, an efficiency that could only be found in Verdun at the beginning of World War I. In the past, Krasnov thought that the street fighting in Mirerovo was already very much like a meat grinder, but compared to the situation in front of him, it was a big deal!

"What about artillery? What about machine guns? Only then did he realize that he had a heavy weapon.

I have to say. Furry bear soldiers of the fighting race. Neither the Red Army nor the White Army. They are all brave, indeed. Regardless of whether he is armed or not, Ulla dares to rush forward with a roar. But this kind of bravery is problematic, and many times, the bravery of the woolly bear soldiers is more like a rash advance, without careful reconnaissance, and without full combat preparations, they only rely on their enthusiasm to come nonsense.

Truth be told, whether it was World War I, the current Civil War, or later World War II. There are countless such situations, and even in 1944, when Maozi had the advantage and the combat experience was almost the same, he was still happy to do it. I can only say that this is a disease!

But even if Krasnov remembered artillery and machine guns, it didn't mean much, who let him consume too much in Mirerovo before, counting on artillery to solve the Red Army guarding the bridge, this is looking for abuse.

Eberhardt had long been fully prepared, and several destroyers and gunboats had long since taken up favorable firing positions. They even accurately mapped the positions where the White Army might build positions on the other side of the river, and even conducted test firings.

And it turned out. As soon as Krasnov's machine gun or artillery spoke, it was hit by concentrated fire, and after several rounds of heavy fire, the artillerymen and machine gunners scattered, and even Krasnov himself was startled, considering whether it made sense to continue the assault.

"Are there any bridges nearby?" He asked.

The staff officer hurriedly replied: "There is a ferry upstream, but the ships are probably all confiscated by the Red Bandits, and the nearest bridge is at Bai Kalitva, thirty kilometers away, but ...... However, it was also controlled by the Red Bandits. ”

Krasnov touched his chin and said bitterly: "Organize another storm!" ”

Krasnov was actually reluctant to attack, and the heavy artillery fire of the platoon and the Red Army just now clearly told him that a strong attack was of little significance. But it would be nonsense to let him attack White Kalitva, the enemy's naval superiority was too great.

The second attack was really meaningless, and the attacking troops were killed and wounded by concentrated fire as soon as they landed on the bridge deck, and in the blink of an eye, they were scattered. Only a dozen corpses and clouds of black smoke were left on the bridge deck.

"Pause the offense!"

With the experience of Mirerovo, Krasnov no longer dared to blindly throw troops into the troops, he was very worried that there would be another hole in front of him, and he would no longer have any extra troops to fill the hole.

"Send a telegram to Titerikhs and tell him that we must retake Kamensk. Let him send troops to our aid at once! ”

When Titerikhs received this telegram asking for help, he was a little happy in his heart, and a few days ago Krasnov was so angry that he didn't take their Czech Legion into account at all, and unilaterally took military action.

Now, he's happy to see the Russian polar bear bumping his head full of bags, what does that mean? It shows that the Russians will not be able to play at all without them, the Czech Legion. Help? Hmph, you also have a day to beg for help.

"Are you going to reinforce them?"

In the face of the staff officer's question, Titeririchs showed a contemptuous look: "Even if they die, if they ask for someone, they must have the attitude of begging for someone, commanding, who does he think he is!" Tell him that we don't have extra troops to reinforce him, and let him gnaw on the hard bone of Kamensk himself! ”

It may seem that Tetterichs is engaged in a battle of wills, but in reality it is not exactly like that. He was indeed annoyed by Krasnov's previous attitude, feeling that the Russians were too blind to no one, and he also had the heart to teach the Russians a lesson. But not to reinforce Krasnov is more of a tactical consideration.

Now, he still did not receive clear instructions, and Masaryk still demanded that he stand still, and if he advanced in the direction of Kamensk, it would be tantamount to violating the order. And Titerikhs knows very well that once the main force moves in the direction of Kamensk, it will be a move to the whole body, and the final result may be only to flee east.

Although he personally has no objection to fleeing eastward, there is no clear instruction from above after all, so why not choose to go north? Isn't that asking for trouble for yourself?

And he also had a layer of consideration, the Red Army in Kamensk had naval support, and a strong attack would definitely have to pay a lot of money. If this is a piece of fat, Krasnov has absolutely no reason to call him. As for the little ninety-nine points of the Russian generals, Titeririchs knew too well. That thing just wants him to help gnaw the bones so that he can reduce his own losses.

How could Titerikhs do such a stupid thing? The Czech Legion was of great significance to the founding of the Czech Slovak state, so how could it be uselessly consumed for the benefit of the Russians? Since Kamensk was lost by the Russians themselves. Then they are obliged to take it back themselves!

I have to say. The intrigues within the White Army were an important reason for their defeat at the last time. Tetterichs only saw that the Russians had lost Kamensk. I just want to avoid my own losses, but I don't think about who Kamensk is more important to.

As mentioned earlier, whether Krasnov recaptures Kamensk or not has nothing to do with life and death, forcing him to rush away without the looted gold, silver, treasures and materials, and flee directly east with bare feet. For the Czech Legion, if it wanted to flee east, it had to retake Kamensk. Otherwise, just wait to be caught in the urn.

To put it mildly, Krasnov went to regain Kamensk to take the overall situation into account and did not want to break up in advance. And Jiteririchs's small belly chicken intestines are actually digging a hole for himself.

So when Krasnov received a reply from Titerikhs, his nose was almost crooked. Directly tore the telegram to shreds.

"Your Excellency, are we still attacking?"

"Attack a fart!" Krasnov glared at the staff officer viciously, and immediately looked away from Kamensk, staring at White Kalitva for a few minutes, and then he suddenly asked: "How many red bandits are there in White Kalitva?" ”

The staff officer cautiously replied: "It should be more than one battalion!" ”

Krasnov thought for a moment and ordered: "Let Dutov's Cossacks attack." Conduct a fire reconnaissance of Baikolitva and find out the configuration of the Red Bandits there! ”

The staff officer was taken aback. He already understood what his commander was thinking, to take White Kalitva, and the pressure was all on the side of the Czech Legion. But it doesn't seem to be kind enough to do this!

"Kind?" Krasnov snorted and sneered: "Did those Czech mongrels ever be kind? He did the first year of junior high school, and I could naturally do fifteen! ”

The staff officer thought for a while and said: "Your Excellency, having said that, but our important supplies are still in Luhansk, in case the Czechs really have brain cramps and directly rob our supplies, then ......"

In fact, Krasnov was also worried about this, but now, he couldn't care so much: "What are you afraid of, as long as we take White Kalitva, the Czech mongrels will not be able to obediently bring supplies to join us...... Take a step back and say, the supplies are gone, you can still grab them! ”

Eberhardt really didn't expect that such a dirty thing would happen between the Czechs and Krasnov, and the two sides were equivalent to tearing their faces and indirectly forcing Krasnov's dog to jump over the wall. He was taken aback when he received reconnaissance troops and found Krasnov's Cossack cavalry suddenly turning in the direction of White Kalitva!

"Oops!" The old man immediately understood the seriousness of the matter, but he simply did not have the troops at hand to intercept the Cossacks, how could this be good?

While Eberhardt was in a hurry, Boris and Blyukhel's troops were rapidly approaching in the direction of White Kalitva, and soon they encountered Krasnov's Cossack cavalry outside a small village called Dyadin.

Neither side expected to run into the enemy here, but the situation was quite unfavorable for Boris and Blyukhel, and on the endless fields, the light infantry met the light cavalry, which was basically the rhythm of abuse.

"Don't panic!" Blyukhel immediately showed the temperament of a famous general, and issued a series of combat orders in an orderly manner: "The third company will stay with me and build a position on the spot to block the enemy." Adviser Boris, please immediately lead the remaining comrades to the village! ”

Boris was a little unhappy, in the past, this kind of dirty work was done by him, when was it the turn of young people to compete with him for work. He was about to refuse, when he heard Blyukhel say earnestly: "Your sailors are the main force, and I am not familiar with them. You stay to stop the enemy, who will command them? ”

After saying that, without waiting for the old man's reaction, he organized the soldiers to dig foxholes and set up machine guns, and his resolute attitude was not negotiable at all.

"Well done!" The old man, who rarely praises people, stretched out his thumb for the first time, but immediately waved his hand: "Young men, follow me, move quickly!" ”

The muddy fields bought Blyukhel and his lads a little more time, and by the time they were about to set up simple positions, hordes of Cossack cavalry had already rushed over.

"Steady, don't panic!"

Blyukhel firmly lassoed a Cossack with a crosshair, and calmly and forcefully ordered: "Listen to my orders, don't shoot indiscriminately!" ”

The Red Army soldiers crouching in the mud looked like a pack of mud monkeys compared to the tall and mighty Cossacks, but under the command of Blyukhel, they held their breath calmly, not a single one was afraid or ran away, and all their spirits were focused on the crosshairs of the guns.

"Ready!"

Blyukhel snorted, then pulled the trigger, and as he fired first, a hundred and ten rifles and a Makqin suddenly erupted in tongues of fire. In the muddy field ahead, the Cossacks, charging with their sabers raised, fell like wheat cut by a sickle, and fell in an instant.

At the same time, Boris was reprimanding his young men with a thunderous rage: "Fool, move quickly, faster, don't be in a daze, what are you panicking about!" As he spoke, he wrenched up a soldier who had fallen into the mud and pulled him in the direction of the village...... (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank Juventus, Kill Potato and Little Monk for being able to hold comrades!