Tukhachevsky's tone was quite bitter. At this point in the war, he felt a little lost in confidence for the first time. Lezevsky of the Fourth Army used 20 artillery companies and 3 divisions to capture the opponent's front-line trenches, but he lost more than 4,000 people, 8 artillery companies and 2 heavy machine gun battalions, and the artillery shells were also consumed. This kind of fighting style of this battle is difficult to deal with!

"Comrade Commander, please ask them to withdraw? Keep some fire for the cavalry division!" Political Commissar Yankovgay said bitterly. (_--)

"Retreat? Why don't you ask them to go east and go back to the First Cavalry Division?" Tukhachevsky said hesitantly.

"No, Comrade Commander, the mixed cavalry division has suffered heavy damage. They should be allowed to escape from the battlefield and the enemy as soon as possible. They are going to pursue the First Cavalry Division now, but they are just increasing the burden on the First Cavalry Division. The wounded soldiers and other things are very troublesome. Let's ask them to retreat south along the east bank of the Ula River and find an opportunity to cross the river and retreat." Yankovgay's suggestion was obviously quite pertinent.

Tukhachevsky thought about it and thought that the political commissar's advice was good. If the mixed cavalry division with heavy casualties went to the 1st Cavalry Division to revolve with the 1st Cavalry Division, it would not only expose the traces of the 1st Cavalry Division to lead the enemy over, but also increase the burden on the 1st Cavalry Division. It is not a good idea.

"Then according to yours, send a report to the mixed cavalry division, appoint the regiment commander Maruski as the commander of the mixed cavalry division, lead the remaining troops of the division to retreat south, cross the river as soon as possible and return to the main force of the southern cluster!" Tukhachevsky ordered, and couldn't help but clench his fists! He was thinking in his heart, how much strength does the Ufa defender have? Why are there so many machine guns and cannons?!

"Have the 13th Cavalry Division, which was detouring on the North Road, contacted? Where did Markov die?!" Tuhasky turned around and asked about the cavalry division, which was detouring on the North Road!

"It can't be connected at all. Maybe the radio was broken by enemy artillery fire. If two enemy armored trains from the Cherny enemy in the Ufa River were surrounded by two, the cavalry division could not withstand such fierce artillery fire. The armored train was simply a monster of steel and a fire-breathing hedgehog!" Political Commissar Yangkovgay was obviously covering up for Markov's division. He did not want the unlucky 13th Cavalry Division to become the scapegoat for the commander of the Southern Cluster to vent his anger.-(

"Comrade Political Commissar, how do you fight the battle? It's really awkward! We are also sending three divisions to rush over like Lezevsky? Anyway, the opponent's artillery has been almost exhausted!" There was no one around Tukhachevsky, so he had to ask his political commissar with a shameless face.

"Mikhail Nikolayevich, you are the commander of the South Cluster and the First Army. I, the political commissar, are responsible for political work. You have to think about the war. We have to say that our front line is relatively stable. Otherwise, let's go to the southeast front to see the situation? Ma Xin and Lezevsky are still good at fighting!"

Political Commissar Yankov Gayike really dared not give any advice to Tukhachevsky, a always arrogant guy, and kicked the ball to Maxin and Lezevsky.

"Okay! Just follow you, I will take people to the southeast direction to see. You will watch me here. Don't attack easily. I am definitely not ordinary Fang Wufa's commander. We may be in a hard battle this time!" Tukhachevsky's tone was a little heavy. After a few words of care, the guy turned over and rushed straight to the Fourth Army in the southeast direction under the guards.

The 10-kilometer road is very fast for the cavalry. Of course, since it is only more than 7 kilometers away from the front line, there are occasionally cold guns and nowhere to be fired, so you have to pay attention to avoiding shells.

Half an hour later, Tu and Chevsky appeared in Lezhevsky's headquarters in silence. The commander of the Fourth Army, who had occupied the other side's front line, discussed with Ma Xin and his political commissar Hevsky with a serious look in the headquarters. He was very surprised to see Tukhachevsky appear!

"What's so strange? Get some food quickly. I heard that the Fourth Army had eaten meat. Unlike the First Army, who was gnawing bones in the north, I rushed over!" Tukhachevsky took off his Red Army cap and picked up someone's teacup on the table and sucked his breath.

The Fourth Army Command is now at the beginning of the meal. In addition to black bread and beans, there is also a large plate of steaming hot water boiled horse meat!

Tukhachevsky felt ache when he saw the horse flesh. The tragic situation of more than half of the mixed cavalry division's casualties sounded. The guy sat down and waved his hand to drive away the orderly soldiers with a calm face. He looked at the horses, Lezevsky and Hevsin who were surrounding him, and said bitterly.

"The mixed cavalry division failed to raid the Hedong Highlands. The division commander Igenov was killed and the political commissar was injured. The team suffered more than half of the casualties, and only more than one regiment of troops were left. I have sent a telegram to ask them to retreat south and find a place to cross the river and come back!"

Lezevsky, Ma Xin and political commissar Hevsin were shocked when he heard this. Ma Xin couldn't help but say,

"Previously, the sound of artillery rumbling from a distance to Hedong was rumbling. We thought the attack of the mixed cavalry division had made progress. Why did the opponent have heavy troops in Hedong?

"There is a regiment of White Guard infantry defending the 203 high ground in the east of the Ural River, but the firepower of the Maxim machine gun is very dense. The most important thing is that the Ufa defenders arranged artillery positions on the Hedong Highlands. The telegram of the mixed cavalry division said that at least 9 artillery companies poured artillery fire at the charging mixed cavalry division on the highlands. The team rushed twice in half an hour, but almost all collapsed!"

"The Ufa Bai Guard has 9 artillery companies on the Hedong Highlands? This is impossible! Absolutely impossible! The Bai Guard has no more than 6 artillery companies on the Hexi Highlands this morning. How could they not strengthen the number of artillery soldiers in Hexi under such huge pressure, but instead arranged 9 artillery companies in Hedong? If they strengthen these 9 companies on the Hexi Highlands, we would not be able to rush up in the morning, let alone occupy the opponent's front-line positions!"

Deputy Commander of the Nan Cluster and Commander of the Fourth Army, Lezevsky, couldn't help but jump up and shout.

"Comrade Lezhevsky! No matter how many artillery companies are there on the Hexi Highlands opposite you, Igenov, the commander of the mixed cavalry division who deviates from Hedong, has been killed and killed in the entire division. Could it be that they all fell to death on horseback and drowned!" Tukhachevsky slapped the table in anger!

Lezevsky paused and thought that this was true. If the commander of the cavalry division was killed, he would definitely have encountered the enemy's powerful firepower and troops. But in this case, the Ufa enemy would be a bit scary. He used 9 artillery companies and an infantry regiment to deal with one of our cavalry divisions, and for our large troops attacking in Hexi, he only used the strength of six artillery companies?

"How is the situation on the position? Why did the cannon stop?" Tukhachev honestly and unceremoniously grabbed the largest piece of horse meat on the plate and started to chew, asking in confusion.

"Everyone is having dinner, the Bai Weijun is having dinner, and we are having dinner here, and everyone stopped! Although their artillery losses are small, they are probably half of them. We suffer too much on the terrain. Fortunately, the casualties of the infantry are still acceptable. The number of Maxim heavy machine guns on the opponent's second-line position is twice that of ours!" Ma Xin reached out and grabbed a piece of horse meat and answered, and started to chew!

"There are not many shells left, so we have to keep them for critical moments before using them!" Lezevsky and his political commissar also picked up the plate and ate them. People were iron rice and steel, and they were hungry. Once this battle started, the meat of the dead war horse became a fragrant broth! In 1918, when the famine in Russia was widespread, it was rare to be able to eat meat.

For a moment, in the headquarters of the Fourth Army, a group of senior generals from the Southern Cluster were filled with their stomachs!

"How do you fight next? How long will it take to take the second line of defense in the Southeast position?" Tukhachevsky was the first to eliminate the horse meat, drank half a bowl of broth, then raised his head and asked Lezevsky, the commander of the Fourth Army.

"If the Ufa Bai Guards still have 9 artillery companies mobile troops that have not been put into the front-line battlefield, I suggest that the Cluster Front Military Commission re-examine our combat plan. It is not a solution to fight like this!" Lezevsky pondered for a moment, raised his head and looked at Tukhachevsky, the commander of the South Cluster in front of him.

"Didn't your three divisions have occupied the opponent's first trench? How about taking down the entire Southeast defense line in one go?" Tukhachevsky said unwillingly.

"Not to mention whether we can take down the remaining two lines of defense on the opposite side in one go, it is observed that the Bai Guards on the second position on the opposite side have at least two divisions of troops. Their terrain is high and we are low. Their machine guns are twice as high as ours. They have paid a significant price to take down the position, and we fall into the attack range of artillery on the opponent's Hedong Highlands. Moreover, Ufa City is still on the opposite bank of the Ural River and the Belaya River!"
Chapter completed!