Yili, named after the Yili River, is located in the western part of the Tianshan Mountains, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and is at the center of the Asia-European plate. It is the key to the northern road for Central Asian countries to enter the northwest of the Ming Dynasty and the last line of defense in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty.

The Yili River Valley determines the gains and losses of the entire Western Regions. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty will never allow this block to be lost in Jiangnan!

At this time, the Western Army of the Ming Dynasty was fighting with the Russian-Kazakhstan coalition in Ili. Due to the abundant rainfall in the Ili River Valley and the climate in Central Asia, whoever controls the water source will have an advantage. In order to regain Yili, the Russian-Kazakhstan coalition continued to increase troops like mad dogs.

Half a month ago, Qi Guangyang sent 30,000 troops to raid the Junggar tribe. Now only 20,000 troops stationed in Yili, while after the Russian-Kazakh coalition forces increased their troops, the number of troops reached 150,000!

The Ming army was at a clear disadvantage and adopted a defensive strategy, waiting for the 100,000 troops in the pass to rush for assistance.

Qi Guangyang built solid fortifications with Yili City as the center, the most outstanding of which is a steel and concrete bunker!

With the popularity of Wansui Mud (cement) in the Ming Dynasty, cement factories appeared in various places one after another. Qi Guangyang built a bunker defense line that made the Russian army angrily slapped their thighs in response to the special situation in the Ili River Valley.

This bunker is very strong and has good concealment. No matter how hard the Russian cannons are, they will remain unmoved and as stable as Mount Tai!

The Ming army's bunkers looked like small earthblocks on the surface. They were connected outside the city of Yili and covered by soil and grass. A group of Ming troops with scholars settled in each bunker were equipped with Wu Shi rifles and Wu Jiu Thunder guns.

The head coach of the Russian-Kazakh coalition forces attacking Ili was named Zinoviev. He was a general appointed by Tsar Alexey I and had rich combat experience.

Zinoviev was successful at a young age and was only 36 years old this year. He was at the position of commander of the coalition forces. He was full of energy. After he arrived in Yili, he took the Ming army seriously.

He felt that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was just praised by the Orientals, and could only fight against weak countries and bullies Cossack expedition teams!

Facing the invincible army of His Majesty the Great Tsar, these Ming troops who were self-reliantly powerful were not enough to see! They didn’t even deserve to carry their shoes!

After observing the defense of the Ming army, Zinoviev smiled contemptuously and said to the left and right: "Do they want to use the small Yili to stop the pace of our great army's advance? It's ridiculous!"

On this flat battlefield, the Ming army had only a few small landfills to defend against its own Cossack cavalry, making it impossible for the cavalry to run away.

He also said, "The Ming people only know the strength of my Cossack cavalry, but they don't know that I can still easily solve them without using Cossack cavalry!"

The Russian generals around him laughed a lot, and several generals who participated in the war in the Kazakh Khanate also laughed and echoed.

The 150,000 army attacked Yili, which had only 20,000 defenders. Anyone was full of confidence and could win if they lay down.

After pretending to be a slut, Zinoviev decided to teach Mingjun a free lesson first!

The Russian army did not launch a fancy and tentative attack, and Zinoviev directly sent a 5,000 troops to launch the attack.

Originally, the generals of the Kazakh Khanate wanted to win the first prize, but they failed to get the opportunity to show off, and they were very dissatisfied.

What kind of generals and what kind of soldiers are brought out? The commander is so confident, and the Russian soldiers are even more confident. The Tsarist Russian army, which is arrogant in Central Asia, obviously does not take the Ming army seriously.

On the three-mile-long Ming army bunker defense line, the five thousand Russian troops rushed up as if they saw a group of blonde beauties, wanting to have a bully to take the bow!

Dreams are beautiful, but reality is extremely cruel. In the Ming army's bunker group, countless pairs of eyes stared at the group of Russian soldiers who came to die in joy, treating them as prey.

Just after the Russian army happily entered the bunker group, the show began!

Amid these inconspicuous landfills, a dense sound of gunfire suddenly sounded, and the Russian soldiers running in front fell down immediately and were stunned on the spot.

If the opening is just a side dish, Ming Jun's behavior will completely overturn the Russians' cognition.

The muzzle of the bunker came out, and the Wu Jiu Thunder gun with eighteen barrels tied together quietly poked out!

"Ka! Da! Da! Da! Da"

Accompanied by the flash of the thunder gun, countless bullets were like hail, shuttled through the Russian army and instantly wiped out a large area.

The Russian army was suddenly attacked and was stunned to fight back randomly. They had no idea where the Ming army was, but they just fired guns at the place where the flames were sprayed.

More Russian soldiers chose to lie on the ground and fight back immediately, and some turned their heads and went back. It was difficult for them to understand what weapon the Ming army used and why the fire rate was so fast?

Wu Jiu Thunder gun, similar to the original version of the Gatling machine gun, has a rate of fire of 200 rounds per minute, just like a tank in the first battle, it is a meat grinder!

Facing the crazy strafing of the Ming army's Wu Jiu Thunder gun, the Russian army was immediately suppressed and unable to raise their heads. Everyone was full of fear, and no one was arrogant and shouting to attack. They all became mute and buried their heads in eating and vomiting.

Zinoviev, who was watching the game in high spirits in the rear, was also stunned and completely stunned by the scene in front of him: "What's going on?"

"General, the Ming army should be ambushed in the landbags," a sharp-eyed Russian officer whispered.

"I know! I asked what weapon it was! How could it be so vicious!" Zinoviev roared in a low voice.

"It should be the Thunder gun in the Ming army, which can fire multiple bullets in succession!"

A well-informed Kazakh Khanate general replied that his knowledge was still at the Wanli Dynasty sixty years ago.

While they were talking, the casualties of the Russian army were increasing, and the flames in the bunker group kept taking away the cheap lives of Russian soldiers without hesitation.

The Russian army trapped in the bunker group was completely anxious. They designed the bunker with the musket team, but it was useless at all.

There were five large and three thick Russian soldiers who seemed to be crazy, and they were directly drying the reinforced concrete bunker with muskets, constantly smashing them.

After smashing for a long time, the butt stock was broken and the hand was numb, but with a "bang" sound, a piece of dust stirred up on the earthen bun, and his true face was revealed.

The Russian soldiers were stunned. These were not the same as earthblocks. This thing was as solid as rocks! Making yarn!

Until this time, the Russian army completely lost confidence.

Because they could not defeat the Ming army at all, they could only stare at these "stone castles", and were occasionally swept by a few strokes of the shade, and there was no way!

Most Russian soldiers think of the word "retreat" at the first time, but it is easy to get in, but it is not easy to get out.

Thousands of Tsarist Russian vanguards were eager to make contributions, and gunfire and flying bullets were everywhere.
Chapter completed!