Through the narrow field of view of the periscope, Zhong Yi saw a wall in front of him...... A long wriggling wall of horses, knee-length riding boots, Cossack fur or brimmed hats, spears or sabers

Without the slightest hesitation, he took out a 37 mm grenade from the waiting ammunition pylon on the inner wall of the turret, reloaded, closed the latch, leaned forward, pressed against the shoulder rest, controlled the gun pitch with shoulder force, shook the turret direction roller with one hand, put the other hand next to the firing trigger, and through the scope above the gun tail, the shoulder hand crank, aimed at the densest part of the enemy formation, and pulled the trigger with a click. The barrel shrank briskly, then slowly returned to its position, unlatched the cannon, and the shells jumped into the canvas bag with the residual smoke.

After repeating the above maneuvers five or six times in a minute, Zhong Yi raised his head and returned to the periscope eyepiece: under the dense light of grenades and the drag of machine gun bullets, the long wall that once filled the field of vision collapsed like a bank, and the bodies of people and horses jumped, rolled, and fell, witnessing the fragility of flesh and blood in front of steel.

Zhong Yi patted the driver's shoulders at the same time, three short and one long, signaling him to "move slowly".

On both sides of Zhong Yi's car, the other 13 "Flying Wolf" light chariots of the same company were deployed in unison, and the turret continued to spray shining cannon flames, and on their left, the other two "Flying Wolf" light chariot companies of the same battalion plus the battalion headquarters platoon slowly drove out of the sparse and flat taiga in the same formation - the side of the turret was painted with white paint on the yellow and green background with the wolf head mark of the 1st battalion. On the left side of the "Flying Wolf", the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Brigade with fox claws as the mark lined up 45 "Jiehu" machine-gun combat vehicles, these unsightly 4-level "little toys" can theoretically spit out 200,000 rounds of 7.92 caliber infantry general-purpose bullets per minute.

Behind these 90 chariots were nearly 900 foot soldiers of the 1st Motorized Infantry Battalion - an average of one chariot for every 10 infantry and more than 90 camel half-track >Fifty to 100 meters behind the infantry squad they carry, they can support the infantry with vehicle-mounted machine guns at any time. And to receive the wounded and replenish ammunition in a timely manner - each "camel" is like an all-powerful small mobile barracks.

Behind the forest, the 1st Mobile Artillery Battalion is carrying out 21 artillery pieces of various types one after another: the first company is equipped with six "Fire Wolf" self-propelled assault guns equipped with 75-mm short-barreled howitzers, the second company is equipped with six standard long-barreled 75-mm field guns, the third company is equipped with six 105-mm light howitzers, and the mortar platoon is equipped with three 120-mm large-caliber mortars.

Put down the two mechanical stationary shovels at the rear of the car, raise the stubby muzzle high, and see the gun body suddenly slide backwards. The "fire wolves" of the 1st company muffled and fired the first shot of the battalion on the north bank of the Alkut River.

After the artillery battalion, the two "Wise Wolf" command vehicles of the brigade headquarters company, 4 two-and-a-half-ton "hound" miniature combat vehicles, 4 armored vehicles, covered the fragile trucks of the baggage battalion, and the mobile reconnaissance company, 4 "hounds" and 10 armored vehicles, divided into several squads, patrolled back and forth on both wings, and the aircraft >Stay at the ferry 5 miles away to assist the follow-up troops to cross the river......

Between here and the ferry, two other brigades of the 1st Panzer Corps, the 2nd and 3rd, were in formation – their formation was much the same as that of the 1st Brigade. The area of the fort at the mouth of the river, which is 10 miles in front and 5 kilometers deep, is protected by four infantry divisions and one cavalry brigade of the 3rd Regiment Army; after darkfall yesterday, the Russian army's sporadic counteroffensive and our army's small-scale reconnaissance and assault have never stopped, and after dawn, unusually fierce offensive and defensive battles broke out in some key positions, but these battles had no impact on the river-crossing operation of the main force of the Chinese army.

The other end of the ferry. On the south bank of the Alkut River, three brigades of the 4th Army and one brigade directly under the army group lined up to cross three pontoon bridges on the river, which were successfully completed as early as yesterday evening. Behind them. The cavalry and infantry support units of the three brigades/corps of the 3rd Panzer Corps, equipped with old chariots, were mixed together - more than 300 chariots, more than 3,000 other motor vehicles, 75,000 infantry and 18,000 cavalry would probably have to wait a long time to cross the river.

1st Panzer Army - This corner of steel pincers made of 5,000 motor vehicles and 100,000 troops just poked out a sharp tip of the pincers before crashing head-on into an entire Russian cavalry division.

Chariot vs. cavalry was not the first time in this war, nor would it be the last, however, "this massacre was destined to be the most tragic and absurd ......"

More than 3,000 Russian cavalry were forced into battle in panic, they had only a small number of heavy weapons, but they did not lack courage, of course, if they were forced by the warlords-

At least one regimental Cossack cavalry charged the chariot formation in front of them. The spears were flattened, the sabers were raised high, whistles were blown, and the horses could run in the wind. The horses' mouths were foaming at the mouth, the horses' hooves were floating in layers of dust, and the riders' cloaks were fluttering behind them—not running. More like flying!

90 chariots, 900 infantry, plus more than 90 half-tracks, a total of more than 800 semi-automatic rifles, more than 100 machine guns, more than 40 37 small cannons, plus a number of grenadiers and 60 small mortars opened fire together, and the dense and continuous metal rain swept over without hindrance, and the cavalry group in the middle of the rush fell apart in an instant like a biscuit hit by a heavy hammer.

The horses fell to the ground, and the cavalry was thrown high into the air and slammed into the ground - most likely with a bullet or two in the process.

Including the regiment commander, the cavalry regiment of more than 700 people was completely destroyed by overwhelming fire in just two or three minutes, and for a time, "not a single standing animal was gone" within the range of the Chinese army's firing range.

Their sacrifice was not worthless, and this suicidal charge created an opportunity for the follow-up troops to re-engage the troops, and the well-qualified cavalry artillery quickly seized the position, placed the artillery, and pulled the "machine-gun chariots" to follow up and take cover, one regiment of cavalry retreated into the depression behind the artillery, one regiment retreated into the bushes beside the hollow, and another regiment took advantage of the cover of the heights to flank and detour the Chinese army.

At this time, the Chinese army also changed its formation according to the situation, the tank companies at both ends of the first line suddenly broke away from the main formation, and drove full horsepower to outflank the two flanks of the Russian army, and the infantry that originally accompanied the two companies stayed at the edge of the forest with their half-track vehicles to establish a defensive line......