At the beginning of the siege war under the command of Matthew, François, and Olger, in the Bialystok North Line of Defense Command, Chen Tian met Colonel Walbeck, who was ashamed and sad.
"His Royal Highness..." There were countless grievances and explanations in the belly of Walbeck standing in front of Chentian, but he didn't know where to start, but Chentian didn't say much. It couldn't be entirely blamed on the head of the teacher, so he didn't make any accusations, but patted his shoulder vigorously.
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Thank you, Colonel!" After receiving this treatment, Walbeck naturally looked surprised.
"His Royal Highness..."
"I'm relieved to see you come back intact! It won't be long before we will be able to rebuild a Walbeck, a more elite and powerful Walbeck! Come, sit down, give I'll talk about the history of the Battle of Chimon!"
Chen Tian and Walbeck sat face to face, and after listening to him talk about the entire battle, he finally had a better understanding of his opponent.
"The cavalry was surrounded and harassed on all sides, and the infantry and artillery concentrated a little assault. This is indeed a very effective tactic for the Russian army's military equipment!" Chen Tian began to understand that he was surrounded not only because of a loophole in the reconnaissance system. His commanding ability is also a very important reason. The Russian army's cavalry ratio is higher than that of the German and Austro-Hungarian army, but the Russian generals basically use the cavalry to attack and lead the battle. For this tactic, only enough machine guns are enough. This is also the case that Chentian does not have tank aircraft this time. The reason for guaranteeing the firepower of the machine gun. This guard's commander is also unique among Russian generals.
"Then how many infantry and cavalry are on the opposing side, and how much their firepower is equipped?" For those Russian troops, there is no longer any valuable target north of Kimon. Their next move must be to attack Bialystok, prepare for defense and try to know themselves and the enemy as much as possible, which is what Chentian urgently needs to do now.
As Walbeck recalled, he showed an expression of pain. That battle was simply his nightmare, perhaps the nightmare that haunted him all his life.
"Infantry and cavalry, each with a total of about 120,000. The number of artillery is unknown. There are large-caliber howitzers. The artillery fire supporting the infantry is very fierce. The cavalry units also have small-caliber artillery and heavy machine guns!"
"Not surprisingly," Their cavalry should arrive soon, but they will wait for the main infantry force to arrive before launching an offensive. We can't wait for them to be deployed, we must preemptively!" Thinking of this, Chentian called Hoffman. Let him summon all the officers to deploy.
"Gentlemen, we have a total of 5 armored regiments, 1 mechanized division, and 1 infantry division. I expect that the main cavalry force of the Russian army in the north will arrive here before their infantry army. If this is the case, we will fight for it. First, hit their cavalry!" As soon as this statement came out, the generals all geared up. The high morale made Chen Tian very pleased. Now he is most worried about ammunition. The East Prussian Army occupied Bialystok for just a few minutes. In the sky, there was not too much ammunition stored, and the current ammunition can at most sustain the entire army for half a day of a fierce battle. "The infantry attracted the opposing cavalry from the front, and the mechanized division and 5 armored regiments circled to the opposing left flank. The opponent should have spotted this unit at this time, but they would not be so stupid that they rushed directly to the mechanized division and armored regiment with such a large number of machine guns. In the mouth. The armored troops must quickly penetrate the opponent's back road from the left-wing and line up in the east-west direction. They can intercept as many Russian cavalries as they withdraw to the direction of Kimon, and then the mechanized division slowly advances and will be armored. The Russian cavalry intercepted by the troops rushed to the Leif River. As long as those Russian cavalries are driven to the river, they are basically finished. But I want to remind you that the armored troops will face the front and back of the Russian cavalry. Can you Perseverance is the key to victory in this battle! And the mechanized division, your motorcycles and trucks must be arranged in parallel and closely, and don't leave any exits for the Russian cavalry!" Said Chentian stared at the reconnaissance plane command. The officer added: "What needs special attention is that the reconnaissance aircraft must fully detect the opponent's movements, and absolutely must not have the same loopholes as before!" The pilot captain slapped to his feet and said with a flushed face: "Resolutely. Complete the mission and never disappoint the prince's trust!"
At dusk, the siege to the west of Bialystok was going on like a fire. It was midsummer, and there was still a long time before the sky was completely dark. Black dots gradually appeared on the horizon north of Bialystok, and the black dots quickly formed a black line. Finally, a large swath of Russian cavalry Enter the field of vision of the German soldiers.
Chen Tian put down the binoculars in his hand, the number of Russian cavalries he saw was not as many as he had imagined, and he stopped a long way from the German position. Chen Tian gave the order of the infantry formation.
General Yugur, the commander of the Russian cavalry, was also using binoculars to observe the German position on the opposite side. He and his 7th Guards Cavalry Division only came as the vanguard to find out the strength of each other, waiting for opportunities to harass and tentatively attack. At this time, the main force had just set off from Kimon. If the enemy's defense here is weak, they will attack at night. After all, the west is surrounded by the Russian army and it will not last long. Yugur didn't know how many German troops there were on the opposite side. None of the three Russian reconnaissance planes that came here for reconnaissance had returned, but he felt that since the German troops surrounding the Russian troops in the west were launching a fierce attack, here At most, some German infantrymen were used to delay and block. At this time, he was surprised to find that the German soldiers on the opposite side were actually lined up in a square on the flat ground. There was not even a machine gun in front of the square and between the gaps. Only the bright bayonet and straight chest of the German soldiers were there, of course. There are German planes buzzing overhead.
"What do they want? Do you use bayonets to fight us hard?" Yugur felt that the behavior of the opposite German army was incomprehensible. In the afternoon, another Russian cavalry division was actually used by more than a thousand German infantrymen who went to Chimon to rescue. Disabled, this made him feel deep fear of the German machine guns, but the tens of thousands of German infantry here inexplicably lined up a bayonet array. He was full of doubts. He finally decided to send two cavalry regiments to charge. If the opponent has any conspiracy, his main cavalry can immediately retreat.
Yugur's move made Chentian sigh. Originally, he hoped that all or most of the opponents would start a charge. When the opponent rushed in, his infantry immediately hid in the trench behind the infantry array. Many machine guns caused huge damage to the opponent. At this time, the mechanized division and the armored forces acted immediately, occupying the back and left flank of the opposing cavalry. But seeing that the other side sent more than 2,000 cavalry soldiers to fight against them with infantry, or let the machine guns behind the infantry fight against them according to the original plan, made Chen Tian feel very embarrassed. After a few seconds, he made a decisive choice.
"Get down in the front row! Squat down in the second row! Raise the guns in the third row! Keep the queue, and the soldiers on both sides of the phalanx and the rear raise bayonets!" Under the command of the officers. The 10 infantry phalanx quickly turned into big hedgehogs. There is a distance of 10 meters between the square matrices, and the array of 10 square matrices is as wide as one kilometer.
"Order half of the artillery to fire!" Chen Tian's order was so busy with the staff. They had to quickly decide which artillery battalions to fire and which artillery battalions to wait, but the roar of artillery soon sounded.
A quarter of the Russian cavalry fell under the artillery fire. 1/2 fell under the bullets of the infantry, and only 500 cavalries remained helpless for the 10 thousand-man phalanx composed of more than 10,000 German infantry. People were constantly being attacked by the German officials and soldiers in the phalanx. The bullet fell off the horse, and some of the cavalries who tried to jump into the phalanx only ended up with holes in their bodies. In less than two minutes, after dropping nearly a hundred corpses around the infantry phalanx, the Russian cavalry fled back in embarrassment. No one cared that shooting from behind was an act of indecency. The German infantry continued to fire at the retreating Russian cavalry, and then hundreds of cavalry fell on the way to retreat.
Unless the opponent pushes machine guns and artillery up, these cavalries, who use sabers and short guns as their main weapons, will not pose much of a threat to this infantry phalanx. Chen Tian thought this way, and the Russians on the opposite side began to act like this. General Yugur waved his hand, and the remaining nearly 10,000 cavalrymen slowly advanced while perfecting their cavalry formation. Other cavalrymen dragged artillery and machine guns and followed them closely. Once in range, they will stop and use cannons and machine guns to help the cavalry break up the opposing infantry phalanx.
Hundreds of Russian cavalry who had returned from an attack just now were ordered to bypass the advancing cavalry formation. Those cavalries who had circled behind the German infantry phalanx ripped their throats and shouted desperately: "Machine gun, behind the Germans. Machine gun!" But at this time, the large group of cavalry had begun to accelerate, and no one cared what they were talking about. The nearest cavalry even cast a confident smile at them, and this smile soon solidified in the barrage.
"This fish seems to be a bit smaller!" In this case, Chen Tian can basically be sure that the cavalry can't run away. Unfortunately, his plan hopes to wipe out the opponent's entire cavalry army instead of a cavalry division. , But the confidence of the soldiers still gave him a sense of satisfaction.
Upon seeing this, Chentian immediately asked the signallers to signal the mechanics and armored units. Even though they started from two miles away, the roar of the engine could still be faintly heard, and the sound of the horses of the Russian cavalry made them not notice it. A deadly thing.
The Russian cavalry began to trot, and the German artillery fired. General Yugur in the charge vaguely felt that the opponent's artillery fire was more intense than before, but he would not stop the impacting cavalry and turn around. The speed of the horse was getting faster and faster, and the oncoming wind made Yugur's blood start to accelerate. He liked the feeling of chasing the wind, and the cavalry hit by shrapnel beside him only had time to let out snorting and fell off the horse. Down.
"Infantry retreat!" As soon as the order came out, the neat German infantry queue suddenly dispersed. They began to compete faster with the Russians' horses. The wide trenches were 30 meters behind them, and the Russians were 1,300 meters away from them. When the German infantry slid into the trenches with dust, the game was already clear. Seen from a height, the one-kilometer-long and two-meter-wide trenches were packed with pointed steel helmets. The infantrymen kept their heads down as much as possible because countless machine gun bullets were flying over their heads.
The Russian cavalry finally understood what those comrades were talking about. The German army deployed 326 light and heavy machine guns at the front of more than 1,000 meters. Every second, more than 1,500 bullets were fired at the Russian army's queue of more than 1,000 cavalries. The front row of cavalry's chests and mounts burst with 1 to 2 blood holes every second, and each cavalry and their horses need to stay in the air for a few seconds after being shot. When they fell to the ground, they were all covered. A hole is full of blood.
"Retreat! Retreat!" General Yugur had already discovered that the situation was not good. He lost two more cavalry regiments between the emergency stop and the turn. Only more than 5,000 cavalries rushed back frantically, fleeing the Germans. They stopped slowly after the firing range. Yugur sent a small group of cavalry back to report, and he and other soldiers waited on the spot for the arrival of the main force. Soon after, they saw a few cavalries from the east galloping towards this side
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Before they got close, they shouted: "General, German armored vehicles and motorcycles!" On their left flank, far away. The billowing smoke drew towards them like a huge sickle. The sickle was so huge that its far end seemed to be out of reach.
After hesitating for a few seconds, General Yugur led his cavalry dashing towards the Kymon, but after less than 2 miles, the German armored car appeared in front of them.
"Go west! Go around them!" Yugul rode his horse to the left, but their way home was full of steel chariots. When the first armored car rushed to the Leif River, it was huge. The box has already contained the Russian cavalry.
The Russian cavalry was spinning around in a panic, going south and west, but they could only watch countless armored vehicles and motorcycles approaching them.
"Fight! Everyone lined up, UU reading www.uukanshu.com is ready to rush over!" When there was no way to escape, General Ugul could no longer take care of the powerful firepower of the opponent's machine gun, and the remaining cavalry had no time to assemble the team. Headed to the north, and on the front of their impact, 7 armored combat vehicles, 6 armored personnel carriers, and 6 trucks full of infantry were lined up. Several armored combat vehicles were surrounding them nearby.
Although these vehicles were only lined up in a thin line, the Russian cavalry had no way to jump over their heads, and it was too late to dismount and occupy them. Soon, the machine guns and rifles rang out. The German soldiers hiding in the car didn't need to worry that the cavalry could threaten them. Pieces of flesh and blood fly wild. The gap between the vehicles can only allow a small number of cavalry to pass, but most of the cavalry who passed through the enclosure was shot down from behind by rifles on trucks and personnel carriers.
More and more German vehicles surrounded them, and motorcycles soon joined the ranks of the Russian cavalry.
Seeing that only a few of his more than 10,000 elite guard cavalry escaped from the encirclement, Yugur sighed. He felt that he had no face to go back to see the Tsar, so he swung his sword and choked his neck...
Soon, Chentian received The report that the Russian army in the west had been completely wiped out, he held the reconnaissance plane in his other hand and sent back the report: The main force of the Russian Guards who had left Kimon returned to Kimon and began to reinforce the outer positions of Kimon.