Chapter 1160: Defeated in the First World War
The 23rd Brigade was destroyed so quickly that Chabaev barely had any time to react, and by the time Chabaev realized that something was wrong and sent cavalry to respond, the battle on the battlefield was nearing its end. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
From the beginning of the battle to the end of the battle, in less than three hours, the 23rd Brigade first encountered concentrated strafing fire from two heavy machine gun battalions, and then encountered the wanton and indiscriminate bombardment of three artillery regiments.
The entire 23rd Brigade, the cavalry that fled back, was less than 200 people, and the rest were either killed or captured, it was too miserable!
Since the start of the war, Chabayev's cavalry has never suffered such huge losses, even if the Chinese cavalry corps was defeated some time ago and suffered heavy casualties, it was definitely not so miserable, and the entire 23rd Brigade disappeared......
Chabaev's eyes were on fire, it was so miserable, this battle was fought too miserably, the entire cavalry brigade, it was reimbursed like this!
The next day, as soon as the sky was brightened, the Second Army launched a general attack on the Cossack cavalry, this time Gao Qi was not polite, two cavalry divisions were already in place, two infantry divisions and two cavalry divisions, and also carried a large number of artillery and heavy machine guns, such firepower was definitely not something that the Cossack cavalry could live in a low grade!
Gao Qi gave an order, and the sky was full of whistling shells, and the three artillery regiments together, with more than one hundred and twenty artillery pieces, in half an hour, more than two thousand shells were poured on the positions of the Cossack cavalry, and the entire Russian position was blown up!
At this time, Chabaev really appreciated the strength of the other party!
Chabaev's mouth was full of bitterness, specially, he was the commander of the Chinese People's Army on the dog day, it was too cruel, and the other party beat it too fiercely! Yesterday's battle, the other party was simply clumsy, if he came up with such a strong combat power yesterday, he would never have a hard time with the opponent, such a powerful artillery fire, coupled with a heavy machine gun, even if you think about it with your ass, you know that it is not someone's opponent......
Well, now it's too late even if you want to ask for help from the cavalry division on the Bayanberg side, one back and forth, at least three days, and the current Cossack cavalry can hold out for more than three days? It's impossible to think about!
"Order, all the cavalry immediately retreat to the rear, to the depths of the desert!"
Chabaev shouted.
Gamerev on the side hurriedly dissuaded: "General, we can't retreat to the depths of the desert, we must defend the city of Mogezong and wait for reinforcements!" Once the city of Mogzong is abandoned, it will be too great a blow to our alliance with the Chechen Khan......"
"You know!"
Chabaev shouted, "Didn't you see the fierce artillery fire of the other side? With such artillery fire, Mogezong City couldn't withstand it for even two days, you look at our artillery, now the losses have exceeded one-third, and by tonight, our artillery will be completely destroyed by the opponent! Once Mogezong falls, we will be completely surrounded by our opponents, and when the time comes, we will not be able to run if we want to! ”
I have to say that Chabaev's judgment of the situation is very accurate, in two days, Mogezong City will hold on for two days at most, but Bayanberg will come and go, at least three days, that is a distance of 400 miles!
Chabaev immediately made a decision and led the cavalry to begin to retreat to the rear, the target was Ulaanbaatar in the northwest, and now Ulaanbaatar is still under his control, where is his base, and the Khan Alin League is his most powerful ally!
However, if you want to run again at this time, where is it so easy? If you escaped yesterday, while the Chinese cavalry has not yet arrived, it is too late, now the strength of the two divisions of the Chinese cavalry has arrived, one left and one right to the middle of the attack, and at the same time began to quickly outflank the rear, once the Chinese cavalry completely surrounded Chabaev in the middle, then the Cossack cavalry will be completely finished!
Listening to the sound of horse pistols and the neighing of war horses, Chabayev panicked even more, this is really a report and a report, he just designed to besiege the Chinese cavalry once, and now it has not been a month in the past, and it is the turn of his Cossack cavalry to fall into the siege, and it has fallen into a more difficult desperate situation than the last time the Chinese cavalry!
"Charge! The whole army is assaulting, and the all-out assault is going to the northeast! Be sure to break out of the encirclement! ”
Chabaev roared, the five cavalry brigades launched a powerful assault in the northwest direction, but now Xu Ruqiang led the second division has already been in battle, if Chabaev is allowed to rush over so easily, he will not have the face to live!
Xu Ruqiang arranged his second division into two phalanxes, and more than 10,000 cavalrymen held horse pistols and constantly fired at the Cossack cavalry.
The powerful breech-loading rifled muskets gave the defense of the Chinese cavalry an insurance, even if the five Cossack cavalry brigades were strong, it was difficult to break through the defense of the second division, the firepower was too dense, not only the carbine fire of the Chinese cavalry was intensive, on the other side, a heavy machine gun battalion had moved to the flank, and the Cossack cavalry was constantly strafing!
The Cossack cavalry turned on their backs, the formation continued to shrink, Chabaev is now dead, the opponent's cavalry came up too fast, this is definitely arranged by the other party's commander, first show weakness, attract their own troops, and then rely on the cavalry's rapid assault ability, long-distance running, enveloping themselves in it, not giving themselves any chance to react, this tactic is too beautiful!
It's a pity, now that Chabayev understands and is finished, Gao Qi will not give him a chance to regret it, and the Chinese People's Army is besieging on all sides, vowing to leave all the Cossack cavalry here.
Breaking his arm to survive, the current Chabaev has no other way, even if he pays a big price, he has to break through the opponent's defensive formation! Assault!
Chabaev frantically attacked the formation of the second division, the five brigades took turns to attack, it was a completely lifeless way of playing, after all, he broke through a gap, and the strength of the two brigades broke through, but that's it, soon the mouth of the cavalry of the second division was quickly blocked, and the other three brigades had no chance at all, and could only perish step by step in the face of the opponent's powerful offensive!
Chabaev didn't even dare to turn his head back, and ran out for fifty or sixty miles in one breath before he could collect the remnants of his defeated soldiers, this battle was too miserable! (To be continued.) )