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Volume 1: Turbulent Era Volume 3: Cannons are firing Chapter 477: Battle of Serov 9

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    The Baron is a general who has experienced hundreds of battles. At this time, his first reaction was not to consider where these Soviet Red Army aircraft and the tanks mentioned by his subordinates came from. As the supreme commander, he immediately  I feel that the situation is not good, I am afraid that the forward troops are indeed in danger.  Thinking of this, sweat broke out on the Baron's forehead. You must know that only half of his troops crossed the river, and half of the troops and all the heavy weapons were still on the east bank of the river.  Since the enemy has used aircraft and tanks, the forward troops must have crashed into the ambush set by the opponent.  Although the government troops lack heavy weapons and are large in number, under the impact of the defeated troops and the enemy's crazy counterattack, the entire army may be wiped out.

    Retreat?  This idea was vetoed by the Baron at the beginning. It was almost unthinkable to withdraw tens of thousands of troops to the east coast in a short time with a few pontoon bridges behind him.  At this moment, he regretted it deeply. If he had not been eager to win, underestimated the enemy, and left all the heavy equipment on the east coast, perhaps this would not be the result now.

    In an instant, the baron made a painful decision. He immediately ordered the infantry division directly under him to immediately launch defenses on the spot. He sent a small group of troops forward to support the defeated army that had disrupted its organization, and asked them to withdraw to the river bank from both sides of the defensive position to rest. If  If these troops did not listen to the advice and insisted on attacking the position, they would shoot immediately.

    The Baron knows very well that what he needs now is time to reorganize his troops!  Time is his most precious thing.  Although he only has one direct infantry division in his hands, if he is well organized, he can still barely block the enemy's counterattack.  He only needs half a day No!  Maybe just a few hours will be enough.  As long as the troops who have withdrawn to the rear reorganize and gain a firm foothold, and some of the troops and heavy weapons from the east coast can be transported over as soon as possible.  The outcome of this battle remains unpredictable.

    The infantry division directly under the Baron took action quickly. Due to the short time, before they could fully organize their defense line, the black and heavy defeated troops retreated from the front.

    "Go this way! Everyone, go this way!"

    While organizing the defense line, the Baron had already asked the troops to arrange retreat channels, and some soldiers guided the friendly forces to evacuate.  However, the defeated troops fell like mountains. At this time, the soldiers who were desperately fleeing could not see the passage to the side. When everyone saw their own troops, it was like a child who had been wronged outside and saw his dear parents.  He rushed over with his legs spread out desperately.

    "Assholes! A bunch of idiots! You are all pigs! Run this way! This way!"

    Although some of the running people heard these shouts, the crowd was crowded with comrades who were rushing forward with their heads down. Even if these people wanted to change direction, they could not help it. In the blink of an eye, the retreating troops reached the defense line.  Only 30 meters away.

    The colonel who organized the defense line immediately became anxious. As an officer, he knew very well what the consequences would be if the defense line was attacked.  When the time comes, let alone organizing resistance, they might all be trampled to death by their own people.  Seeing the dark team getting closer and closer.  The palm of his hand holding the gun was wet with sweat. When the crowd rushed to about 20 meters away, he gritted his teeth and gave the order to shoot.

    "Fire!"

    With an order, several machine guns burst into the crowd, spraying bullets. The defeated soldiers at the front fell down like straw, and the defeated team suddenly stopped, but the crowd behind them didn't know the reason.  Still keep pushing forward.  The soldier who was not killed by the machine gun slipped and fell to the ground. He didn't know how many feet stepped on him at once. This suddenly made the crowd cry and curse.

    "Everyone who attacks the front will die! Anyone who wants to survive must run away from here!"

    Temporarily stopping the impact of the defeated army, several loud voices suddenly shouted during the interval when the machine guns stopped.  The soldiers with quick thinking hurriedly ran towards the reserved passage. One, two, threesomeone took the lead, and the people behind them also started to turn around and run. The most dangerous scene was finally stopped.

    The colonel wiped his sweat. The situation just now was too critical. If he hadn't been decisive, he would have been trampled to death by himself.  Just breathed a sigh of relief.  The bursts of gunfire not far ahead were getting closer and closer, and his heart immediately started to rise again. He hurriedly asked the troops to prepare for defense, and also notified the officers on the side who were maintaining an orderly retreat to hurry up.

    How can it be so easy to retreat tens of thousands of people? Even if they run one by one, it will take a long time, not to mention that there is a Red Army pursuit behind the defeated army.  Frunze's pursuit was fierce and fierce. There were two cavalry divisions in the pursuit team. The legs of the infantry could not outrun the four legs of the cavalry.  The cavalry wielding sabers drove the retreating army into an uninhabited land, not to mention that behind the cavalry there were more than a dozen tanks and infantry divisions pursuing them. Along the way, government troops were constantly being attacked by a group of troops.  Then one was eliminated.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????It looks like multiple divisions of troops.  The pursuit troops of the Soviet Red Army arrived.  Seeing that the Red Army cavalry in front had already rushed into the broken group, wielding swords and slashing, the colonel commanding the position could not care about his own people and ordered all the troops to open fire immediately.

    "Lao Maozi relies on ruthlessness to fight the war. The Red Army is ruthless, and the Far East Government Army is not bad either. At this time, we can no longer consider our own people. If we cannot stop the Red Army's thunderous blow, the entire Far East Government Army will be destroyed.

    Fortunately, this division is the infantry division directly under the Baron. Its equipment is much better than that of ordinary infantry divisions. Moreover, because it crossed the river late, although it did not carry heavy weapons such as heavy artillery, the troops still carried some machine guns.  A firepower network temporarily organized by seven or eight machine guns began to fire desperately, raining bullets on the opposite side without distinguishing between friend and foe.  This time, the Red Army's cavalry troops did not expect it. The cavalry who charged happily suffered nearly a hundred casualties in a short time. Of course, the casualties caused by the machine guns were even greater. Preliminary judgment was that the casualties suffered by the cavalry were almost several times that of the cavalry.

    The attack was frustrated, and the cavalry immediately retreated, slightly increasing the distance between the machine guns.  At this time, the directly affiliated infantry division also took this opportunity to gather a group of troops who had withdrawn. As for other friendly troops whose whereabouts were unknown and where they had gone, they did not care. The most important thing now was to block the enemy.

    The battlefield briefly entered a period of calm, but this period of calm did not last long.  In less than half an hour, a large force of the Red Army arrived, followed immediately by several cannons and five tanks panting like old oxen pulling a cart.

    When Frunze, who was commanding the battle, learned that the enemy had organized a defense in the rear and was holding on to his position regardless of his own casualties, he immediately ordered the entire army to advance quickly and brought up artillery and tanks as soon as possible.  He clearly knew that this was the enemy's last stubborn resistance. Judging from the terrain, this place was not far from the river bank. As long as the enemy in the rear was defeated, the main force of the Far East government army would be wiped out. And he carefully planned this  The battle will also come to a successful conclusion.

    Under Frunze¡¯s urging, the artillery quickly arrived in part, and the tanks also arrived.  It is a pity that seven of the 12 tanks that have been put into combat since the beginning of the war have been damaged due to mechanical reasons, and five of them are still in use.  And looking at the situation of the last five tanks, I am afraid that they will not be able to move again after this battle is over, which makes Frunze a little helpless.  But no matter what, with these five tanks now, coupled with artillery and its own powerful troops, it shouldn't be a problem to defeat the enemy who lacks heavy weapons.

    "Commanders of the Red Army! Brave Red Army soldiers! The final victory is at hand! The people of the motherland are watching you! Comrade Stalin is watching you! For the Soviets! Forward!"

    "For the Soviets! Forward!"

    The artillery of the Red Army began to roar, and the last five tanks squeezed out the last energy from their bodies like old patients returning to life. Breathing black smoke, they rushed towards the enemy amidst the rumble.  Following the tanks were groups of infantrymen, rifles in hand, looking firmly ahead, crushing everything in front of them like a torrent.
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