When Krasnov's troops arrived in Kamensk, it was already 1:00 pm. His vanguard troops almost effortlessly recaptured the city north of the Kamenskton River. The guy was in a good mood at that time. After Milerovo was struck with bags, he finally found the feeling of winning the battle. This guy was even thinking in his heart, could Milerovo be just a case?

Especially when this guy saw the intact railway bridge, the joy and comfort became increasingly strong. He was worried that the Red Army would blow up the railway bridge, so it would be very troublesome for his troops to cross the river. But now, this kind of trouble does not exist at all, and his troops can cross the river in a swagger.

Krasnov's idea was beautiful, but reality told him that it was cruel. He had no idea that Eberhardt was personally directing Kamensk's defense operations. The old fox simply guessed his idea and deliberately left the railway bridge without destroying it.

Why didn't Eberhard explode the bridge? The reason is very simple. With this bridge that can cross the river, Krasnov's eyes will be firmly attracted by the bridge. He thought about how to cross the river as soon as possible and how to regain Kamensk. Once the bridge no longer exists, in April when the river is turbulent, the intensity of the Don River, especially under the noses of the enemy naval ships, is almost equivalent to seeking death.

Although Krasnov is not a military genius, he still has the most basic military qualities. His troops had consumed their spirit and morale in Milerovo, and rushed for nearly seventy kilometers. Even a pig would not choose to cross the Don River at this time.

At this time, he would never foolishly cross the Don River, but would set his sights on Baikalitwa downstream. As mentioned earlier, if you want to escape east, this is a very important transportation node. He can seize this point first, after all, you can cross the river here.

Moreover, it is much more meaningful to seize Baikalitva. The reason why Krasnov chose to retake Kamensk first was to open up land transportation lines. After all, if he went to Baikalitva, the traffic routes communicating with Lugansk would be completely cut off by Milerovo and Kamensk. Once the Red Army sent heavy troops to insert into this area, the connection between him and the Czech Legion would be completely cut off. From a military point of view, this is at risk of being divided and surrounded.

Once Eberhard destroyed the bridge and blocked Krasnov north of the Don River, there were only three choices left for Krasnov. The first was to force the crossing. As mentioned earlier, this was very dangerous and the success rate was not high. The second was to retract Lugansk from the direction of Milerovo. This was impossible for Krasnov, who was determined to escape.

From the first two, we can see that Krasnov actually has no more choice. If he is smart enough, he can only choose the last escape route - to capture Baikalitva. Although it is possible that he is cut off by the Red Army in half. However, after all, the main force of the Red Army has not yet arrived at the battlefield, and there are not many defenders between Mirerovo and Kamensk. As long as he makes a rush to escape, the Czech army will definitely be shocked and will not continue to sit idly by. At that time, the Czechs could only escape east obediently, and it is still very easy to take Kamensk with their strength.

It can be said that the third road is the best choice for Krasnov. When the Czech Legion followed, he naturally rested at ease. The two armies could push them all the way east. Even if the Czech Legion was stupid and did not come, he could still lead his troops to escape alone. Although this has an impact on the overall situation, it is that time. Who cares about the overall situation? If you die, fellow Taoists will not die!

It was precisely because Eberhardt saw through this that he chose not to blow up the bridge. With the bridge there, Krasnov would naturally only stare at the bridge. He would only think about how to cross the river without jumping out of this circle and directly hitting Baikalitwa.

Eberhardt was like a patient fisherman, using the bait of the bridge to attract Krasnov in Kamensk, preventing him from jumping into the wall.

Krasnov was indeed fooled. He did not have the courage to take it all, nor did he have the courage to die. He chose to seek stability. The Red Navy sailors who were defending the railway bridge on the south bank of the Don River soon saw a platoon of white troops rushing towards the bridge deck.

It should be said that the White Army has accumulated considerable combat experience through Milerovo's battle, and there is no such swaggering fighting style anymore. In Milerovo's swaggering means death faster. No one wants to die, especially the White Army, who is already greedy for life and fear of death.

Dozens of men scattered very wide, one by one, tried to lower their bodies, bent over and slowly moved forward with their guns.

"Don't worry!" Eberhardt looked at the situation on the bridge with a telescope on the destroyer and ordered: "Tell the bridge guards to fire when they finish most of the way, and don't give them too much time to escape."

Following the old man's order, the machine gun guarding the bridge was only spoken after the White Army had completed two-thirds of the journey. The gunshots of Tata were like a death bell ringing. Krasnov, who was in a happy mood just now, immediately turned cloudy on his face.

The firepower of the two machine guns was enough to make the White Army's offensive troops drink a pot. The bridge deck without any cover was necessary to face the bullet rain with their bodies. For a moment, screams were endless, and one White Army after another was knocked to the ground. As the casualties grew, the attacking troops finally threw down their weapons and fled.

However, just like what Eberhard planned in front, the two-hundred-meter-long bridge deck is not so easy to run to the end. Many White soldiers just turned around and were knocked to the ground by a machine gun bullet catching up from behind before they could run two or three steps. The smarter White soldiers immediately gave up on escaping, chose to cross the guardrail of the bridge, and jumped into the turbulent Don River to escape.

To be honest, this choice is not necessarily much better than moving forward and escaping. During the flood season, the Don River flows rapidly. When people jump in, they splash a splash, and then they are instantly washed away without a trace. Anyway, the White Army who can swim ashore alive has not yet discovered one.

In less than five minutes, an infantry platoon disappeared. This efficiency was probably only available when Verdun was just out of the outbreak of World War I. Krasnov used to think that Mirerovo's street battle was like a meat grinder, but compared with the situation in front of him, it was a big witch!

"Where is the artillery? Where is the machine gun?" After realizing it, he remembered that there were heavy weapons.

It has to be said that the Maoxiong soldiers of the combat race, whether they are the Red Army or the White Army, can indeed be considered brave. Regardless of whether they have weapons or not, they dare to rush forward with a roar. But this kind of courage is problematic. In many cases, the bravery of the Maoxiong soldiers is more like a rash advance, without careful reconnaissance, and are not fully prepared for combat, and do whatever they want with just a passion.

To be honest, whether it was World War I, the current civil war or later World War II, there were countless such situations. Even in 1944, when the Russians had the advantage and had similar combat experience, they still enjoyed it. I can only say that this is a disease!

However, even if Krasnov remembered artillery and machine guns, it was not very meaningful. He had caused him to consume too much in Mirerovo before and hoped to use artillery to deal with the Red Army guarding the bridge. This was to seek abuse.

Eberhart had already made full preparations. Several destroyers and gunboats had long occupied favorable shooting positions, and even accurately surveyed and mapped the positions where the White Army might have built positions across the river, and even conducted test firings.

As a result, Krasnov's machine gun or cannon was hit by a fire-raising attack just after speaking. After several rounds of fierce shootings, the artillery and machine gunners scattered. This also scared Krasnov himself and considered whether it would be meaningful to continue to attack.

"Are there any bridges nearby?" he asked.

The staff officer quickly replied: "There is a ferry upstream, but the ships are probably confiscated by the Red Bandits. The nearest bridge is Baikalitwa, thirty kilometers away, but... but there is also controlled by the Red Bandits."

Krasnov touched his chin and said with great pain: "Organize another strong attack!"

Krasnov was actually unwilling to attack. The platoon and the Red Army's fierce artillery fire just now clearly told him that the attack was not very meaningful. But it was nonsense to ask him to attack Baikalitva, and the enemy's naval advantage was too great.

The second attack was indeed meaningless. The attacking troops were killed and injured as soon as they boarded the bridge deck. In the blink of an eye, they scattered birds and beasts. Only a dozen corpses and balls of black smoke were left on the bridge deck.

"Suspend the attack!"

With Mirerovo's experience, Krasnov no longer dared to blindly join the army. He was very worried that there was another pit ahead, and he had no extra troops to fill it.

"Send a telegram to Tzerihes and tell him that we must take back Kamensk. Let him send troops to support us immediately!"

When Jidierihs received this telegram for help, he felt a little happy. A few days ago, Krasnov was so arrogant that he didn't take their Czech army seriously, and took military action unilaterally.

Now, he was very happy to see the Russian polar bears touching their heads full of bags. What does this mean? It means that the Russians can't play with the Czech Legion after leaving their Czech Legion. Ask for help? Humph, you have the day you ask for help.

"Do you want to reinforce them?"

Faced with the staff's question, Jijielihes showed a contemptuous expression: "No matter if they die, ask for help, you must have the attitude of asking for help, and be domineering. Who do he think he is! Tell him that we have no extra troops to reinforce him, and let him chew on the hard bone of Kamensk by himself!"

It seems that Tydierihs is engaged in a battle of will, but in fact it is not exactly the case. He is indeed very annoyed by Krasnov's previous attitude, thinking that the Russians are too arrogant and are also willing to teach the Russians a lesson. However, if they do not reinforce Krasnov, they are more considering tactical.

Now, he still did not receive clear instructions, and Masarik still asked him to remain calm. If he moved towards Kamensk, it would be equivalent to violating the order. Moreover, Tydieriks knew very well that once the main force moved towards Kamensk, it would be a move that would affect his whole body. The final result would probably be to escape east.

Although he personally does not object to the east to escape, there is no clear instruction from above. If he doesn't make it easy, would he choose to move north? That's not causing trouble for himself?

And he also had a consideration. With the support of the Navy, the Red Army in Kamensk would definitely have to pay a considerable price for a strong attack. If this was a piece of fat, Krasnov had no reason to call him. Jidrihes knew very well about the little bit of the Russian general. That guy just wanted him to help gnaw bones so as to reduce his own losses.

How could Tydierihes do such a fool? The Czech Legion has extremely important significance for the founding of Czechoslovakia. How can it consume unnecessary consumption for the interests of the Russians? Since Kamensk was lost by the Russians themselves, they also have the obligation to take it back by themselves!

It has to be said that the important reason why the intrigue within the White Army made them fail in the end. Tydierihs only saw the Russians losing Kamensk. He just wanted to avoid his own losses, but did not think carefully about who Kamensk was more important to.

As mentioned earlier, whether Krasnov takes Kamensk or not has nothing to do with life and death, so he is forced to force him to do so. Don’t let the stolen gold, silver and treasures and supplies be patted, and then run away barefoot. For the Czech Legion, if you want to escape east, you must recover Kamensk, otherwise you will be waiting to be caught in a jar.

To put it bluntly, Krasnov went to recapture Kamensk to take into account the overall situation and did not want to break up early. And Jijielihes was making small plans. In fact, he was digging a hole for himself.

So when Krasnov received the re-energy from Tzerihes, his nose almost became crooked. He directly tore the telegram to pieces.

"Your Excellency, are we still attacking?"

"Attack!" Krasnov glared at the staff officer fiercely, and his eyes immediately moved away from Kamensk. He stared at Baikalitva for a few minutes. He suddenly asked, "How many red bandits are there in Baikalitva?"

The staff officer replied carefully: "It should be more than one battalion!"

Krasnov thought for a while and ordered: "Let Dutov's Cossack attack, conduct a fire reconnaissance on Encyclopedia, and find out the configuration of the Red Bandits there!"

The staff officer was shocked. He already understood what his commander was thinking. He took down Baikalitva, and the pressure was all on the Czech Legion. But doing so seemed not kind enough!

"Honest?" Krasnov groaned and sneered: "Has those Czech bastards ever been kind? I can naturally do the fifteenth day of his first grade!"

The staff officer thought about it and said, "Your Excellency, that's it, our important supplies are still in Lugansk. If the Czechs really get cramps and directly rob our supplies, then..."

In fact, Krasnov was also worried about this, but now he couldn't care about so much: "What are you afraid of? As long as we take down Baikalitva, the Czech bastards will not be able to bring the supplies with us obediently... Let's take a step back and say that if the supplies are gone, you can still grab them!"

Eberhardt really didn't expect that such a dirty thing would happen to the Czech and Krasnov. Both sides were equivalent to tearing their faces and indirectly forcing Krasnov to jump over the wall. When he received the reconnaissance force, he found that Krasnov's Cossack cavalry suddenly turned toward Baikalitva. He was shocked!

"Oh no!" The old man immediately understood the seriousness of the matter, but he couldn't use his troops to intercept Cossacks. How could this be good?

Just as Eberhard was in a hurry, Boris and Buluhell's troops were approaching quickly towards Baikalitva, and soon they encountered the Cossacks of Krasnov outside a small village called Dyadin.

Neither side expected to encounter the enemy here, but the situation was quite unfavorable to Boris and Buluhell. On the vast field, the light infantry encountered the light cavalry, which was basically the rhythm of being abused.

"Don't panic!" Buluheer immediately showed the temperament of a famous general and issued a series of combat orders in an orderly manner: "Stay with me and build a position on the spot to block the enemy. Consultant Boris, please lead the remaining comrades to the village immediately!"

Boris was a little unhappy. In the past, he was responsible for such dirty and tiring work. When was the young man's turn to grab his job with him? Just as he was about to refuse, he heard Buluheer say earnestly: "Your sailors are the main force, I am not familiar with them. You stay to block the enemy, who will command them later?"

After saying that, before the old man could react, he organized soldiers to dig out foxholes and set up machine guns, and his resolute attitude had no room for negotiation.

"Good!" The old man who rarely praised people gave his thumbs up for the first time, but immediately waved his hand: "Young guys, come with me, move more quickly!"

The muddy fields bought a little more time for Buluhell and his lads, and when they were about to build a simple position, groups of Cossacks had rushed over.

"Stay calm, don't panic!"

Buluhell used his sight to tightly hold a Cossack and ordered calmly and forcefully: "All follow my orders, don't shoot randomly!"

Compared with the tall and mighty Cossacks, the Red Army soldiers squatting in the mud were like a group of mud monkeys, but under the command of Buluhell, they calmly held their breath, and none of them were afraid or escaped, and all their energy was concentrated on the sight of the muzzle.

"preparation!"

Buluhell shouted suddenly, then pulled the trigger. As he fired first, hundreds of rifles and a Maxim suddenly ejected flames. In the muddy fields ahead, the Cossacks, holding a saber, charged forward like wheat cut by a sickle, fell down in an instant.

At the same time, Boris was furiously scolding his young man: "Idiot, move quickly, hurry up, don't be dazed, why are you panic?" As he said that, he twisted a soldier who fell into the mud and pulled him to run wildly in the direction of the village...
Chapter completed!