Chapter 174 Cavalry Breakout
When Alexei arrived at the command post, he found that he was the last one in the cavalry team to arrive.
The right hand was bandaged and hung on the chest. Standing in front of the half-exploded command post, the regiment leader Vlalyushenko was arranging tasks with this small unit.
"Comrades, we can break out in 5 hours." This was the first sentence the regiment leader spoke.
Breakout? How to break out in this situation?
The cavalrymen looked at each other in confusion. Now that the entire town was besieged, how could they possibly break out of the encirclement?
"You heard it right. In another five hours, we will complete the blocking mission. According to the original plan, the 4th Tank Regiment will support our retreat. But now there is some trouble..." The regiment leader put his body He gave way, revealing the radio station next to him that had become scrap metal.
"Our headquarters received a cold blow last night. Fortunately, only my arm was slightly injured." Vlalyushenko raised his hand slightly, "But, we The radio station was smashed, and now we can’t contact the 4th Tank Regiment. We only know that they moved 100 kilometers south half a day ago.”
“Including the communications team at the regiment, you have a total of fourteen people. , I need you to rush out from the battlefield Go, search south for the 4th Tank Regiment, and tell them that we will break out towards the Oka River at dusk at 5 o'clock."
After saying this, Vlalyushenko paused. "Comrade cavalry, the retreat plan for the entire defense line has been formulated, so no matter what the outcome is, we will launch a breakout on time in 5 hours. Whether you can contact the 4th Tank Regiment is related to the safety of our entire regiment."
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"Only you can complete this mission, it's up to you!" The regiment leader stood at attention and saluted with his remaining hand.
Alexey and the other cavalrymen looked at each other, and they all stood at attention and saluted a military salute.
The horses in the stables were pulled out one by one, the cavalry were checking their equipment, the sharp sabers were wiped clean, the non-commissioned officers gave their pistols to the cavalry, and a submachine gunner brought Bobosha to replace it Several people held long guns in their hands and placed several bundles of cluster bombs on both sides of the horses.
The young communications soldier led his Mongolian horse and was paired with Alexei and Sergei. In addition to sorting his weapons, he also stuffed letters into his backpack.
“It would be better if we could take this opportunity to send the letter out.” The signal soldier said to Alexei.
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Just after noon, the originally silent Soviet defenders suddenly launched an attack. Light and heavy mortars were concentrated and bombarded fiercely at the junction of the German encirclement!
Boom boom boom! ! ! ! !
The Soviet artillery fire set off bursts of smoke, and the soldiers on the German position buried their heads, and at this time they heard a very rhythmic sound.
Gada, gada, gada!
Amid the sound of cannons, a dozen war horses suddenly burst out of the smoke!
Smoke and dust filled the air, and Alexei in the team recalled the scene of the first charge that day. He drew his saber and shouted together with the people around him.
"For the Soviets! Charge!!!!"
Because of the cover of artillery smoke and dust, the distance between the two sides was no more than a hundred meters when the Germans discovered the cavalry.
For the war horse, this is a matter of seconds.
"It's the Soviet cavalry! Machine gunners, hurry! Hurry!" the German troops in the position shouted.
The machine gunner picked up the MG42 and was about to pull the trigger when a bullet shot through his chest.
Bang! !
In the distant house, Tanya pulled the bolt of the gun, threw a candy into her mouth, and then pulled the trigger again.
Bang! !
Another machine gunner fell!
Thud, tug, tug, tug! ! ! ! !
The machine gun on a German armored vehicle finally opened fire. At least three riders were hit by bullets in the first wave. They turned over and fell amidst the neighing of the horses, but at this time the distance between the two sides was less than ten meters.
Fighting hand to hand! The cavalry rushed into the German position, raising their sabers high to meet their heads.
The sword flashed past, and the German soldiers in front were cut down to the ground before they even raised their guns. The cavalry behind them simultaneously threw cluster bombs with fuses into the position.
Boom boom boom! ! ! !
A violent explosion sounded, and the cavalry took advantage of the chaos and rushed out of the German position.
Alexey lay on the horse, listening to the bullets whizzing past his ears. He held the reins tightly and urged "Victory" to sprint faster.
Looking up, there were only eight of them left after the charge. The young correspondent rode a Mongolian horse and kept pace with him.
The battlefield behind them was shrinking rapidly, and they were left behind.
Rumble~~~
The terrifying sound of the engine sounded behind me, and a German Owl armored vehicle followed up from behind at full speed. The machine gun on the vehicle was constantly adjusting. Aiming at the cavalry in front.
Someone threw a cluster bomb backwards, which was completely inaccurate while running. The Bobosha submachine gun could not harm the opponent at all except leaving sparks on the opponent's armor.
Thud, tug, tug, tug! ! ! !
The armored vehicle opened fire, and a barrage of bullets hit the two cavalrymen at the back, and someone rolled down again.
Can't fight or run away, this kind of light armored vehicle is almost the natural enemy of the cavalry.
"Run separately!" someone shouted, and several cavalrymen dispersed in several directions, and the armored vehicle happened to choose the direction of Alexei and chased after him.
The Orlov horse is not a horse breed known for its endurance. The victory in the crotch became breathless, the horse began to slow down, and the distance between the two sides began to close.
And the more terrifying thing is yet to come.
A dark No. 4 tank stood in the middle of the road at some point, its cold barrel pointed straight at him.
Fighting from front to back, it’s over! This was the only thought in Alexei's mind at that time.
But just when he was about to close his eyes and wait for death, a Russian voice came from nowhere, "Don't be in the middle of the road, get out of my way!"
Without having time to think carefully, Alexei subconsciously followed the other party's instructions. He pulled the reins and forcibly adjusted the direction of victory. As a result, the horse lost its balance and threw Alexey to the ground.
At this time, the black muzzle of the No. 4 tank was pointed at the armored vehicle speeding in front.
boom! ! ! ! ! !
The 75mm KwK37 artillery roared, and the shell hit the Owl armored vehicle head-on, which was completely unaware of the situation, and directly penetrated the opponent.
A huge fireball rose, and a machine gun turret with a shield was blasted into the sky, then fell to the ground, narrowly missing Alexei who fell to pieces.
"What's going on? Why do the Germans hit themselves?" Huge questions swirled in Alexei's mind.
Ka, the sound of boots hitting the ground, a hand put on his shoulder, Alexei's eyes became big.
"Comrade Commissioner, why are you here too?!"
(End of this chapter)