Chapter 611 The Battle of Manchuria (4)
In fact, when the Russian cavalry advisor attacked, the People's Army's reconnaissance personnel discovered that the People's Army's reconnaissance methods were much more advanced than those of the Russian army. Although there was not much fuel left now, all the helicopters and large drones that had crossed were grounded, the People's Army also had fixed-wing aircraft and small drones. Fixed-wing aircraft were made of gasoline, while small drones were charged.
At this time, the People's Army had built a simple airplane runway at the Yakeshi base. Fortunately, the propeller aircraft did not have high requirements for the runway, and ordinary hard land would be fine. In this way, the four fixed-wing aircraft in the Northeast War Zone also flew to Yakeshi and began to perform air reconnaissance missions.
Of course, the fixed-wing aircraft does not have night vision equipment, so it can only be reconnaissance during the day, while the night reconnaissance mission is responsible for small drones. Although the flight altitude of the small drones is short, the air time is short, and the reconnaissance range is very limited, but night vision equipment and use it with the Mengsman car can also make up for the shortcomings of fixed-wing aircraft. Moreover, in this era, there are not many night operations.
So after the establishment of the front-line airport, the entire battlefield was equivalent to one-way transparency to the People's Army. As soon as the Russian cavalry division was launched, it was naturally discovered by the People's Army and immediately notified to the cavalry troops.
At this time, the cavalry of the People's Army was also waiting for the Russian cavalry to attack, so as to fight a decisive battle with the Russian cavalry. Although the People's Army's protection of the railway line was very successful during this period, it consumed a lot of energy from the people and it was difficult to get a good rest and recovery time. Therefore, if the time was delayed, the cavalry troops would definitely not be able to stand it.
Now the main force of the Russian cavalry has indeed been dispatched, which is also the opportunity that the People's Army's cavalry has been waiting for. Therefore, the deputy commander of the cavalry Zhao Lijun decided to command the battle himself. First, he immediately ordered the two cavalry corps and all the warriors to gather together, and also let the cavalry rest sufficiently to fight the Russian army.
Two days later, the cavalry troops of the People's Army assembled and rested. The army had a total of about 5,200 people, and there were 4 squads of warriors, totaling 12 vehicles. At this time, a notice was received that the Russian cavalry was moving towards the assembly site of the People's Army. According to the Russian army's speed, it arrived at the assembly site between 4:00 and 5:00 pm.
The best choice for the People's Army is of course to stay still, wait for the Russian army to come. However, Zhao Lijun believes that the commander of the Russian army will not be so stupid. If the People's Army is still still, the Russian army will never arrive at the People's Army's assembly site today, but will stop camping when it is still a distance from the People's Army, and then rest for a night before marching. Moreover, even if the Russian army continues to stop, it will be almost too late when the two sides meet. If the Russian army loses, they can also use the night to cover the escape. Although the People's Army can win, it cannot seriously damage the Russian army.
So Zhao Lijun decided that the People's Army would also attack and face the Russian army. In this way, the meeting between the People's Army and the Russian army would be around 12 noon in advance. This is a good time for both sides to fight at this time because there is enough time for the battle. Moreover, Zhao Lijun is confident about this battle and there is no need to spend any effort on other aspects.
So the People's Army immediately set off, and the four warrior squads were divided into two teams, and they were circling from the left and right sides.
Although the Russian army does not have fixed-wing aircraft or drones, the importance of reconnaissance of the enemy's situation is still known, so we have been sending reconnaissance cavalry to pay attention to the dynamics of the People's Army.
At 10:30 am, Zelensky received a reward from the scouts, knowing that the People's Army had launched an attack and was only about 45 kilometers away from him. If both sides continued to advance, then at most, the two sides would meet in an hour. In addition, it was also known that the exact number of the People's Army was about 5,000 cavalry.
Zelensky was also a little surprised. He did not expect that the People's Army would dare to take the initiative to attack when its troops were far less than that of him, and he would have to fight against him in a decisive manner. According to the Mongolian army's report, there are now a flat grassland between the Russian army and the People's Army, at most a few small hills, and there are not many troops in ambushing them at all. Moreover, the People's Army could not ambush in advance. Therefore, the People's Army obviously planned to fight with itself with its disadvantaged troops.
But this is obviously inconsistent with Luo Ji. Zelensky thought for a long time before he could barely come up with a reason, that is, because he won the early battle, the People's Army became arrogant and believed that relying solely on such troops would be enough to defeat the Russian army.
After figured it out, Zelensky sneered, then this time he would have to make the People's Army suffer and make them pay the price for their arrogance.
However, Zelensky did not order the army to continue his march, but instead ordered the entire army to dismount and rest, have a meal, and set off again after 30 minutes.
Although Zelensky looked down on the People's Army, he was a qualified cavalry commander after all. It was the third day since the Russian army attacked. And since he left at 6:30 in the morning, he has been marching for more than 4 hours. Although it cannot be said that he was tired, it has indeed consumed a lot of energy. Therefore, after 30 minutes of rest, you can slow down your fatigue, eat some dry food, adjust your condition and fight with the People's Army. After all, if you fight for a while, you may not be able to eat for several hours in a row.
After the Russian army rested, the People's Army marched about 10 kilometers and stopped to rest, obviously adjusting its state. At this time, the two sides were only about 20 kilometers apart, and a battle was inevitable.
Since the People's Army had also rested and had not withdrawn, Zelensky also decided to extend the rest time to one hour, not only to give himself a little longer, but also to leave time for the People's Army to rest.
An hour later, the Russian army re-started, and about 15 minutes later, the People's Army also set off again, and two huge cavalry units were approaching each other.
After about 30 minutes, the distance between the two sides had been narrowed to within 2,000 meters. On the flat and open grassland, you can see each other.
The People's Army and the Russian army also stopped to advance at the same time, while Zelensky looked left and right, and saw that in the distance, except for a few rolling hills, there was no ambush at all, so Zelensky was relieved and immediately ordered the Russian army to start arranging combat formations and prepare for combat.
After all, the number of the People's Army is far less than that of the Russian army, so they have to arrange a queue before the Russian army and start to advance towards the Russian army. Although the Russian army was a few minutes late, it was arranged quickly.
Zelensky nodded and murmured, "Yellow-skinned monkey, today I will let you taste failure." So he held his hand high in the air, waved it down sharply, and shouted, "Go forward."
Then Zelensky led his guards and rode his horse to a small hill, commanding and watching and commanding the battle on the hill.
At this time, both sides were advancing at a fast speed. The horses were walking slowly in small steps. At this time, the distance between the two sides was still nearly 2,000 meters. It was impossible to ride the horse and run wildly now. But at this moment, Zelensky's adjutant said: "Teacher, what do you think?"
Zelensky looked in the direction of his finger and saw 5 or 6 black dots appear on the left side of the Russian army, moving quickly towards this side. Zelensky raised his telescope and looked at it. It turned out that it was a square thing with 4 wheels underneath, and a machine gun-like weapon was installed on the top. Zelensky knew that now, a vehicle called a car appeared in Germany, France and other countries, which could drive automatically by mechanical power, which was probably similar. At this time, someone reminded Zelensky that this kind of vehicle also appeared on the right.
Zelensky nodded, and he had already understood that it seemed that this was the ambush of the People's Army. The People's Army dared to fight with itself with obvious disadvantages, relying on these more than 10 cars. Of course, these more than 10 cars can indeed be ambushed calmly.
And at this time, Zelensky also remembered that he heard from the cavalry that participated in the war that the People's Army had a weapon that could drive automatically and was equipped with a machine gun. It was full of steel and could not even penetrate bullets. It was very fast and could not even catch up with the war horses. In the past, Zelensky thought it was nonsense, but now it seems to be true. It is obviously these more than 10 cars. However, Zelensky still did not believe how powerful this kind of car is, and he did not think that relying solely on these more than 10 cars can reverse the People's Army's disadvantage in terms of military strength.
Of course, Zelensky would not underestimate the combat effectiveness of these more than 10 cars. After all, this is obviously the trump card of the People's Army, and there must be their reason. Moreover, the Russian army that participated in the war before may have exaggerated words, but it also shows that this kind of car must have considerable combat effectiveness. Now it is divided into two wings, so he cannot underestimate it. However, Zelensky thought again, whether this would be the deceitfulness of the People's Army and used these more than 10 cars to attract the Russian army's forces, which weakened the Russian army's strength in the decisive battle with the People's Army. Perhaps the People's Army was waiting for this opportunity.
Zelensky thought about it and immediately made a decision. He immediately ordered two battalions from the Russian army's large squadrons to attack the left and right cars separately. There were more than 550 cavalrymen in a cavalry camp of the Russian army, and almost 100 cavalry attacked a car. Zelensky believed that nothing was enough, and even if he lost, he could hold these cars for a while. If it was really not possible, he could still send troops to fight according to the situation of the war. Zelensky believed that it would be enough to send up two battalions at most. The Russian army only had two battalions, or even four battalions, which still had a clear advantage over the People's Army.
Chapter completed!