The battle continues. After the initial period of panic, the White Army did take up arms and try to counterattack as described by Western journalists, and the surviving soldiers on the military column under the leadership of the officers began to shoot at the Red Eagle Regiment across the bridge, relying on the cover of the railway embankment and carriages, and the White soldiers who were originally stationed on the bridge also rushed out of the barracks in a panic, preparing to flank the Red Eagle Regiment assault company from the other side.

It seems that the shape on the battlefield, as described by Western journalists, is beginning to improve towards the White Army, and there is no reason for the Red Eagle Regiment not to pay heavy casualties!

But is that really the case?

Let's take a look at the memories of another survivor on the battlefield, Johansson, who was one of the officers and soldiers guarding the bridge, and was responsible for the heavy gun carriage of Timac and the help to press the bullets.

"It was a fine morning, I had just woken up, I was thinking about washing up and waiting for breakfast, the happiest thing of the day was the time to eat, although our food was terrible, except for potatoes and oats, but at least we had enough to eat compared to staying at home......"

"Just as I was about to go out with my lunch box, I was startled by the fierce gunfire, and I subconsciously looked in the direction where the gunfire broke out, on the bank of the river, a group of soldiers in camouflage uniforms were shooting fiercely at the military column...... They have an amazing number of machine guns, I subconsciously counted them, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...... Well, I can't count them at all, the dense tongues of fire engulfed the array trains, and all kinds of terrible screams irritated my eardrums, and I was terrified! ”

"My mind was empty, and I was standing in the doorway. Watching my comrades being slaughtered like a fool. After enlistment. When recruits are training. No one had ever taught me how to deal with the situation in front of me. They gave me a rifle, and told me how to aim and how to load, and then they sent me to the garrison, and maybe they thought it would be enough for the garrison to learn these two movements! But, I would say, it's simply not enough! The consequences of the lack of training were soon revealed and cost us dearly! ”

"I got a kick in the ass. The sergeant major, one of the few veterans in our company who had been on the battlefield, kicked me out of the door and yelled at me: 'Don't be stunned, fool! Go to the arsenal! Pull the alarm! With that, he limped to another barracks, and after a flurry of panic, his comrades were driven out of the barracks in a panic and rushed towards the arsenal like headless flies. ”

"I have to say that the sergeant major is good, compared to our company commander who didn't slip away, he is simply a hero. From the time the battle began until we were forced to surrender, I did not see Sadiq. The bastard disappeared with his nephew. Later I learned that they were hiding on patrol gunboats under the bridge. ”

"The sergeant major organized us, and under his leadership we tried to attack the Red Army from the flank, what? Where did the other officers, you ask? They were still drinking in the town more than a dozen kilometers away! ”

"The counterattack was very unsmooth, there were many mistakes and omissions at the beginning, some comrades-in-arms just heard the gunshot, they dropped their weapons and shrank on the ground, the sergeant major kicked them and didn't get up, and some people shot indiscriminately, and all the ammunition was thrown into the river in one go, and in the next battle, they could only stupidly hold the burning stick in their hands and watch others fight......"

"Maxim's gun carriage was really heavy, and I had a lot of effort to set it up, and then I worked with the machine gunner Kolka and another machine gun deputy, Cario, to put Makqin up, and the loader Spuff was such a coward, he tried three times in a row, but he couldn't hang the chain up. So much so that the sergeant major had to kick him away and personally go into battle and hang up the chain. ”

"Loaded, aimed, and generally Kolka did a good job, and he swept hard at the Reds, and hearing our machine guns speak, somewhat made our low morale begin to bottom out...... I even had some lightness at that moment that I could kick the Red Army in the ass and drive these nasty people away...... But as it turned out, I was naïve. Before Kolka had finished a chain, the Red Army's counterattack came, and it was quite violent! ”

"The bullet was dusty in front of us, and Kolka fell on his back, and the poor fellow died quite simply, a bullet pierced his carotid artery, and the blood that spurted out of it splashed my face, and after a few seconds he was dying...... Cario took Kolka's place, he lowered his body as low as he could, and carefully fired at the enemy, while I helped him deliver the bullets, Tata Tower, Tata Tower, maybe a dozen bullets, but at the same time we were met with overwhelming enemy fire, and every second someone was shot and fled, it can only be said that the enemy's fire was too strong! ”

"Yes, I'm not lying, the enemy's firepower is more than ten times stronger than ours, in addition to their heavy machine guns that are easy to carry and transfer, even individual soldiers are equipped with automatic rifles and submachine guns, and when we shoot one shot, they can fire more than a dozen shots!"

"In the face of the huge weapon generation gap, although the sergeant major has tried his best to find a way, the reality is still irreversible, especially when the enemy still has artillery support, we can't expect our group of garrisons who don't even have many bullets to save the situation!"

"Yes, they have artillery, a small-caliber gun that shoots in your hand, it is not loud, but the rate of fire is fast, and after a few muffled pops, the shells fly over, and then? Then there was a flash of red light in front of my eyes, and with an explosion, Cario and I fell in a pool of blood...... Luckily, I was able to save my life, and the Reds saved me in a humanitarian spirit, while Cario fell forever by the bridge......"

Western journalists initially thought that Johansson's account was too absurd, they felt that this was a coward who was frightened stupidly by the Red Eagle Regiment, otherwise how could he say so many crazy things, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and countless machine gun fire? It's no secret how many machine guns a company of the Russian army is equipped with, according to him, where did so many machine guns come from unless a regiment is attacking them?

And it is known that the main forces of the Red Eagle Regiment did not participate in the operation at all. It was only an assault company that went. It is conceivable that this coward was completely frightened and stupid!

As for what automatic guns and submachine guns are mentioned later. Especially the artillery fired in the hand. How does it sound like a fantasy, Johansson, are you talking about science fiction? The Russian army, which even Mosinagan can't do with one man, has automatic rifles? Joke!

Also, what kind of trouble is a submachine gun? It is known that the first submachine gun in the world was the German MP18, and the Germans will give the MP18 to the Russians? Are you sure you're not kidding?

As for what was fired in his hand, Western journalists agreed that Johansson was frightened. The poor boy couldn't even recognize the grenade, and what was even more ridiculous was that the fool didn't even know how he was wounded, and with the combat distance at that time, the grenade couldn't have been thrown that far, and it was obvious that the fool had been shot, not wounded by a grenade!

For the first two decades after the end of the battle, Western journalists generally dismissed Johansson's memoirs as a wretched creature who was so frightened and stupid that he hallucinated. There was even a proud British historian who, in his monograph, unceremoniously lashed out at Johansson's recollections, belittled them as worthless.

In the monograph of this conscientious historian. The face of this battle was "realistically" restored, and it was the reconnaissance company of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Division of the Russian People's Volunteers who participated in the attack. The main weapons were Mosinagan and Makqin, and under the desperate resistance of the White Army, the Russian army suffered heavy losses and almost all of them were killed.

Why did this person come to such outrageous conclusions? The reason was that he, who did not know Russian, took a large Russian-English dictionary and "flipped" Tukhachevsky's memoirs, in which the genius marshal once wrote in his diary on the day of the bombing of the bridge in a complaining tone: "If you let a reconnaissance company of the 2nd Division go, you will also achieve a complete victory." ”

The half-witted historian mistranslated Tukhachevsky's words and cited them to prove his argument. So much so that for a long time, a large number of Russian experts and scholars regarded it as a classic, and when talking about this battle, they had to quote Tukhachevsky's "memories", even if the genius marshal denied such a statement in public more than once, they were deaf to it and still unyieldingly insisted on their "correct" opinion.

In fact, the truth of history has not been concealed, and even among Western scholars, there have been real memories and records. Second Lieutenant Griffin, who was stationed near Taveti at the time, also took part in the battle and was very impressed by the firepower of the "Russians":

"By the time my company arrived at the battlefield, the important railway bridge had broken in two and the Russians were retreating. At that time, without even thinking about it, I ordered the troops to form a battle formation and charge...... I have dealt with the Russians many times, and have fought them more than once or twice on the Eastern Front, and from the second half of 1917 onwards, if we dare to charge, there is a good chance that the Russians will collapse, and I believe this time will be no exception...... But it turned out to be a blow to the head, the enemy fire was so strong that a platoon had at least six machine guns, and the autumn wind swept away the leaves to the ground of my stormtroopers. After leaving seven or eight corpses behind, we had no choice but to retreat! ”

"At first, I thought that the Russians had left all the machine guns for the troops in the rear, but as I fought the Red Eagles in Finland, I learned that this unit had two general-purpose machine guns per infantry squad, reinforced by a fire platoon at the company level...... One of their companies had enough firepower to sweep through one of our battalions! ”

"I was impressed not only by the machine guns of the Red Eagle Regiment, but also by the firepower of their infantry squad, which is simply ahead of its time, even after half a century, this firepower configuration is not outdated! They had 12 soldiers per infantry squad, and the squad leader and deputy squad leader used a short submachine gun, which was small and delicate to carry, and the firepower was very strong, and each of us wanted to capture one of these submachine guns, which was too good to use compared to the Luger self-defense pistol that was equipped with officers! ”

"The core of the infantry squad of the Red Eagle Regiment is two PK general-purpose machine guns, in fact, their infantry squad is completely around these two machine guns, each infantry squad can be divided into two firepower groups, whether it is attacking or retreating, they can alternately cover, compared with our infantry squad back then, this is undoubtedly quite advanced!"

"In addition to machine guns and submachine guns, their infantry squad also has semi-automatic rifles, which the SKS45 uses quite well. The end of World War I. After I immigrated to the United States. I bought one from NORINCO, you know, after using it, you won't be interested in other rotary pull-back rifles! ”

"It is worth mentioning that in addition to these conventional weapons, the Red Eagle Regiment is armed with a hand-held grenade launcher, at least one per infantry squad, which resembles an extra-large revolver. Six grenades are loaded in the nest and can fire two 40mm caliber grenades, with a range ranging from 400 meters to 800 meters, and can shoot six grenades in three seconds, which is quite ferocious! ”

The hand-held grenade launcher mentioned by Griffin is actually the latest product of NORINCO, the copycat South African MGL grenade launcher, but the version is a bit special, more similar to the XRGL40, which can fire both 40mm ×46SR low-speed grenades. It is also possible to fire 40mm×51SR "high-speed" grenades, with a maximum range of 40 meters when using 40mm×46SR low-speed grenades. The maximum firing range is 40 meters when using the 51mm ×800SR. For the "Airborne Forces", except for a little heavier, everything else is perfect.

In fact, Li Xiaofeng was initially prepared to equip a grenade launcher similar to M320GLM, which can be hung under the handguard and used against the shoulder, and the weight is much lighter. But the Red Eagle Regiment, having tried two grenade launchers, insisted that priority be given to equipping this more powerful empty gun, weighing more than 6 kilograms, which they considered perfectly acceptable.

Of course, this does not mean that M320GLM will be stillborn, this multi-purpose grenade launcher will continue to be developed and will be equipped with Russia's first assault rifle in the future.

Under the ferocious fire of PK, SKS45 and grenade launchers, the bridge defending troops quickly collapsed, and they fled the battlefield like a flock of panicked rabbits, dropping their weapons and the wounded.

The Red Eagle Regiment did not pursue either, and now the only thing that could stop them from completing their mission was the White Army near the military column on the other side of the bridge and the gunboats on the shore below the bridge. To be honest, the only thing that caused some trouble to the Red Eagle Regiment was the two 6-pounder guns on the gunboat. The gunners, hiding behind the strong shields, kept using shells to prevent the Red Hawks from approaching the bridge, and although the power of the six-pounder guns was not large, the victory was the fast rate of fire, and the rain of bullets combined with the two 7.62mm heavy machine guns on the gunboat pressed the Red Hawks back.

"Comrade Andrey, grenades are useless against them!"

Zhao Yunxia fired six grenades at the gunboat in one go, and accurately hit four rounds, but the armor-piercing power of the 40mm×46SR low-speed grenade was really not very good, and most of the fragments produced by the grenades were stopped by the defensive shield, and the Red Eagle Regiment was at a loss for a while.

Li Xiaofeng was also a little speechless in his heart, most of the 40mm×46SR low-speed grenades temporarily equipped for the Red Eagle Regiment were grenades, and it was enough to hit human targets, but he was really at a loss for armored targets, and he would have brought a few armor-piercing shells if he knew it.

"I told you a long time ago, Lao Tzu's ship's defense is top-notch!" Kutch patted the bulkhead prominently, "Lao Tzu has thickened all the shields by two layers before, and the 7.62 mm bullet is not good at all, and the armor-piercing bullet for the 12.7 mm heavy machine gun may be okay ......" He laughed and said: "But apparently these Russians didn't bring 12.7 mm heavy machine guns, haha, let the boys work harder, get him a few more shots, and drive the damned Russians away!" ”

Seeing that the shape is at a loss, if it can't get rid of the gunboat's firepower, this operation will probably fail, and the next time there will be no such a good opportunity, with Mannerheim's shrewdness will definitely fill this loophole.

Just as the shape was about to deteriorate, the roar of engines suddenly came from the sky, and the flying Darjeeling staggered to the battlefield, and with the help of fighter jets, Sukhoi had a trick with the German pilots, shooting down one and damaging one enemy plane on the spot, ensuring the safety of the airspace.

After dealing with the enemy planes, Sukhoi and his boys decided to go to the battlefield to see what was going on, and if possible, to do a few rounds of strafing to drive the bugs out of the way.

It should be said that Sukhoi came too timely, Li Xiaofeng snatched the grenade launcher in Zhao Yunxia's hand, loaded it with smoke bombs, and shot it in the direction of the gunboat.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

When the smoke bomb hit the hull of the ship and sent red smoke, Kutch, Sadiq and Fussell were all startled, thinking that the Russians had used poison gas bombs, and the three of them looked at each other, rushed out of the cabin without saying a word, and plunged headlong into the icy water.

Although this was a ridiculous move, it also saved their lives, and after noticing the red smoke, Sukhoi swooped down in the flying Darjeeling, and the machine guns opened fire so fiercely that the gunners and machine gunners on the deck did a tap dance.

And the fighter pilots behind Sukhoi did the same, taking turns entering the attack route, pouring machine-gun bullets on the gunboats. A few minutes later, under the continuous fire of the air force, the sailors on the gunboat fled for their lives, and no one could stop the Red Eagle Regiment from blowing up the bridge.

"Charge!" Li Xiaofeng took out the sand eagle, held a large cigar in his mouth, and was the first to take the lead and rushed out of the bunker, galloping towards the bridge, although the soldiers of the Red Eagle Regiment behind tried their best to keep up with the political commissar who protected them, but there was really a gap between them and the immortals. Therefore, in Yevgeny's final shot of this battle, we can see a shocking shot of a certain immortal alone and single-handedly entering the enemy's ranks...... (To be continued......)

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