Today, the town of Fevodava was bustling with people. The local Polish residents were hiding in their houses and watching the uninvited guests coming in. At this time, a large group of cavalry escorted several people into the town that had already been controlled, and the Polish residents
From the crack in the door, we discovered that among these people, there was mainly a middle-aged cavalryman in his thirties or forties.
"This is the town of Fevodava, no different from other Polish towns."
Budyonni, who was riding a horse, looked at the layout of the town and commented secretly.
Just here a messenger ran up to him and reported: "Commander, the headquarters has been set up."
Budyonny, who was looking bored, replied: "Okay, let's go."
So a large group of cavalry immediately rushed to the new headquarters under the leadership of the messenger. This headquarters was built in a villa on the edge of the town. It was the most luxurious house in the town. The residents also lived in the town.
The richest person, but this family has been kicked out of the villa.
As soon as Budyonny arrived at the headquarters, he saw people coming in and out. Everyone was busy moving in the items needed by the headquarters. Outside the villa, you could also see the original owner's luxurious furniture and other items being randomly packed.
Throw it away in a corner.
Budyonny walked into the villa and found that political commissar Voroshilov was directing these people to place items. When he saw Budyonny walking in, he greeted him warmly.
"Comrade Budyonny, you are here."
Budyonny nodded and responded to Voroshilov: "Yes, Comrade Political Commissar, I'm here. How is the current situation?"
“It’s not bad. The place is spacious and suitable for a headquarters.”
After hearing Voroshilov's answer, Budyonny smiled and said: "It seems that I can have a good rest today."
"Yes, after two days of traveling, we really need to give the troops a rest."
It needs to be mentioned here that both Budyonny and Voroshilov belong to the military opposition, and their leader is Comrade Stalin who has been transferred back to Moscow. Trotsky and Tukhachevsky formed the military opposition
faction, the opposition in the Soviet military is currently suppressed, which also leaves hidden dangers for the future.
While the two were talking, a messenger hurried in.
When the two saw the messenger running in, they felt that something must be going on, and the anxious Voroshilov immediately asked:
"What's the matter?"
"Report to the commander and political commissar that we found a large group of Romanian cavalry 13 kilometers away."
After hearing the report of the messenger, a sentence flashed in the two people's minds, it came so fast. They were mentally prepared for the arrival of the Romanian army, but they did not expect it to come so fast.
At this time, they thought of Comrade Stalin's previous warning to them. "You cannot treat the Romanian army as the White Guards in the civil war, otherwise you will suffer big losses. Instead, you should treat them like the German army."
They had not quite understood Stalin's warnings before, but now they can see that their opponents are unusual from their reactions and actions.
As for the impatient Voroshilov, he immediately asked: "How many people are they coming?"
"There are about 13,000 or 4,000 cavalry troops. We don't know if there are more troops behind them. The main reason is that they did a good job of covering up and we couldn't go around and conduct reconnaissance."
At this time, Budyonny suddenly spoke and said: "We must find out what is behind the enemy's cavalry, and we must find out clearly at any cost."
So under Budyonny's order, groups of Soviet cavalry troops were sent out, and they fought in the wilderness with the Romanian cavalry covering the two wings.
"Come on, take down these Romanian gangsters."
A Soviet Russian cavalry officer commanded his men and rushed towards a group of Romanian cavalry that appeared.
"Give these Russians some color."
This group of Romanian cavalry was also unambiguous, and under the command of the officer leading the group, they also rushed towards the Soviet Russian cavalry.
So the cavalry troops on both sides rushed towards the opponent, relying on the advantage of numbers on one side and the advantage of weapons on the other, to attack the opponent fearlessly.
"Kill..."
The two troops that collided with each other immediately showed a scene of people falling on their backs.
Soldiers on both sides waved their sabers at their opponents, regardless of their fallen comrades. After the brief and bloody confrontation, the soldiers and horses lying in a pool of blood on the battlefield spoke of the cruelty involved.
Many soldiers were killed in the battle. The two sides turned their horses and looked at their opponents. It was obvious that there must be a winner in this fight.
And battles like this kept happening in the wilderness, which made Lieutenant General Wade Qi secretly feel distressed. However, in order to win the victory, the old general did not care about the casualties of his men, and he continued to send troops to intercept these attempts again and again.
The Soviet cavalry crossed them.
However, manpower was always scarce, and the number of Soviet and Russian cavalry was more than double that of his. Many Soviet and Russian cavalry still escaped the interception and went behind the cavalry division to explore.
Behind the cavalry division, in an open space surrounded by unknown woods, camouflaged jackals were parked here.
In the woods, Major General Hoffman, like other soldiers, was wearing a camouflaged military uniform and was observing the Soviet cavalry outside the woods with a telescope.
"This is the third batch of Soviet and Russian reconnaissance cavalry today. We cannot let them discover us."
Next to him, Colonel Antonescu whispered to Hoffman.
"I hope so."
Hoffman looked at the cavalry outside and replied casually: "If they come in, they will trouble your cavalry troops later. They must not be allowed to escape."
"Don't worry, I know what to do. Maybe they will go to the warehouse soon. Wasn't that the case with the two cavalry before?"
Facing Hoffman's words, Antonescu responded nonchalantly. After speaking, he looked at Hoffman with envy, even the youngest major general was not envious.
At that time, after discussing with Lieutenant General Wiedersch, Hoffmann felt that it was not safe to rely on cavalry to cover the battlefield. So he asked the old general to send cavalry to protect himself. In addition, he also created suspicious formations and set up several tightly defended 'warehouses'.
.These 'warehouses' only have some weapons, ammunition and vehicles, but some cavalry troops are sent to guard the surroundings closely.
The cavalry regiment of Antonescu, who was his friend, was sent to perform this task. Now this friend shamelessly stayed by his side, claiming that he needed to protect the armored brigade from being discovered.
These measures were set up correctly. Starting yesterday, a large number of Soviet and Russian cavalry broke through the interception of the cavalry division. Fortunately, the armored brigade had been camouflaged in advance, so they were not discovered.
However, several 'warehouses' set up have been discovered, and the Romanian cavalry guarding here had already dealt with these Soviet cavalry. They heard violent explosions last night. It seemed that one of the 'warehouses' was occupied by the enemy.
Destroy.
The two of them watched this group of Soviet soldiers dismounting outside the woods, and looked towards them as if they were planning to go into the woods to explore.
Seeing that these Soviet cavalry were planning to enter the woods, Hoffman couldn't help but said: "Damn it, they seem to be coming in. Antonescu tells your people to prepare, don't let them escape."
Antonescu, who also saw this situation, also replied with a serious expression: "I'm going to prepare now, I won't let them escape."
Just as these Soviet soldiers dismounted and prepared to enter the woods with their weapons in hand, a cavalryman ran towards them from a distance. The soldiers also spotted the cavalryman and saw that they stopped their movements to enter the woods and looked at
The cavalryman ran up to him.
He pointed in a certain direction and spoke to these people. The Soviet soldiers who listened to him immediately got on their horses and followed him towards that place.
Although he couldn't hear what they said from a distance, Antonescu could guess the content based on the direction guided by his movements. He smiled and said to Hoffman: "We are so lucky, another 'warehouse' has been discovered
Yes, what a great discovery."
After several more searches to save the day, the number of Soviet cavalry was reduced day by day. And none of the 'warehouses' set up were preserved, and they all fell under the crazy attacks of these Soviet cavalry. Antonescu and Hoffmann
I heard it sound like a bolt from the blue several times.
When the Soviet reconnaissance cavalry reported this information to Budyonny, Budyonny, who had grasped the situation, immediately laughed.
"It seems that the Romanian cavalry division on the opposite side is using the strategy of hiding the formation and retreating while fighting."
"So what do we do?"
Voroshilov, who was inferior to Budyonny militarily, immediately asked.
Facing the inquiry from his political commissar, Budyonni smiled and said: "Since I have found out, then I will cripple them. And it will just relieve the pressure on Smilga and the others."
Thinking of Smilga's urging telegram, Voroshilov nodded and replied: "That's fine, let these Romanians know how powerful the Red Army is, so that they don't get too carried away."
So under the command of the two men, except for leaving one regiment to guard Fevodawa, the First Cavalry Army immediately pressed forward with the rest of the troops towards Lieutenant General Widerski.
Facing the Soviet Russian cavalry's heavy troops, Lieutenant General Widersch immediately called back all the troops he had sent, and Ovitz, a hill two to three hundred meters higher than the surrounding area, became his headquarters.
But Budyonny did not give the old general much time to prepare. He made the decision in the morning. His troops arrived here at noon. Looking at the densely packed cavalry wearing military caps named after Budyonny in the future, Wade Qi
The lieutenant general knew that the strategy was successful, and he needed to wait until the arrival of the Hoffman Armored Brigade to count the victory.
But Budyonny watched the cavalry division's defense from a distance. Because he arrived in a short time, a hastily dug trench less than half a man's height appeared in front of him. There were only a small number of fortifications composed of earth bags, but it caused a stir.
His idea was because there were artillery behind the fortifications. Looking at the moist soil dug out, Budyonny felt that his chances of winning were even greater.
While he was observing, the artillery of the cavalry group army had already been unloaded, and the artillerymen were playing with the cannons to prepare fire support for a while. Even soldiers with low military abilities could see the haste of the defenses prepared on the opposite side.
This made their morale even higher. Attacking such opponents was their favorite thing to do.
The preparation time was not long (cavalry with artillery was lighter and easier to deploy), and when Budyonny saw that it was almost done, he waved his hand. The Battle of Ovitz began like this.
