Ili, named after the Ili River, is located in the west of the Tianshan Mountains, surrounded by mountains on three sides, in the center of the Eurasian plate, is the central point of the Central Asian countries into the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, and is also the last line of defense in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ili River Valley determines the gains and losses of the entire Western Regions, therefore, the Ming Dynasty will never allow this piece to be lost in the south of the Yangtze River!

At this time, the Western Army of the Ming Dynasty was facing the Russian-Kazakh coalition army in Ili, due to the abundant rainfall in the Ili River valley and the arid climate in Central Asia, whoever controls the water source has the advantage, and the Russian-Kazakh coalition army is increasing its troops like a mad dog in order to recapture Ili.

Half a month ago, Qi Guangyang sent 30,000 horses to raid the Dzungar Department, and now there are only 20,000 troops stationed in Ili to conquer the west, and after the Russian-Kazakh coalition army has increased its troops, the number of men and horses has 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 to help.

Qi Guangyang took Ili City as the center and built strong fortifications, the most brilliant of which was a reinforced concrete bunker!

With the popularization of long live mud (cement) in the Ming Dynasty, cement factories have appeared in various places, and Qi Guangyang has built this kind of bunker defense line that makes the Russian army slap his thighs in anger in response to the special situation in the Ili River Valley.

This kind of bunker is very strong, and has good concealment, even if Maozi's cannon bombards, it will not move, as stable as Mount Tai!

The surface of the Ming army's bunkers looked like small earthen bags, they were connected outside the city of Yili, covered with earth and grass, and each bunker was stationed in a group of Ming soldiers, all equipped with Wu Shi rifles and Wu Jiu Thunderbolts.

The commander of the Russian-Kazakh army attacking Ili was named Zinoviev, a general personally appointed by Tsar Alexei I and had extensive combat experience.

Zinoviev was a young man, only thirty-six years old this year, and he achieved the position of the commander of the coalition army, which can be described as high-spirited.

He felt that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was nothing more than touted by the Orientals, and it could only fight the Cossack expeditions that were weak and small countries and bullied few people!

In the face of the invincible army of His Majesty the Great Tsar, these self-proclaimed and powerful Ming troops are completely inadequate! Not even worthy of carrying 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 Ili to stop the advance of our great army?" It's ridiculous! ”

On the battlefield of Ma Pingchuan, the defense of the Ming army only had some small dirt bags, which were obviously to guard against their own Cossack cavalry, so that the cavalry could not run away.

He added: "The Ming people only know the strength of my Cossack cavalry, but they don't know that I can easily deal with them without Cossack cavalry!" ”

The Maozi generals around him laughed a few times, and several generals of the Kazakh Khanate who participated in the war also laughed and echoed.

An army of 150,000 attacked Ili, which had only 20,000 defenders, and anyone was full of confidence and could win while lying down.

After pretending to be forced, Zinoviev decided to give the Ming army a free lesson first!

The Russian army did not carry out a tentative offensive with bells and whistles, and Zinoviev directly sent a force of 5,000 men and horses to attack.

Originally, the generals of the Kazakh Khanate wanted to compete for a first prize, but they didn't get the opportunity to be in the limelight, and they were very dissatisfied.

What kind of general, what kind of soldiers to bring, the commander is so confident, the Russian soldiers are even more confident, the Tsarist Russian army that is proud of Central Asia obviously does not take the Ming army seriously.

On the three-mile-long Ming army bunker defense line, the 5,000 Russian troops rushed up directly as if they saw a group of blonde beauties, wanting to make an overlord bow hard!

The dream is beautiful, but the reality is extremely cruel, in the bunker group of the Ming army, countless pairs of eyes are like hungry wolves, staring at this group of Russian soldiers who rushed to their deaths, and regarded them as prey.

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

In these inconspicuous dirt bags, a dense burst of gunfire suddenly sounded, and the Russian soldiers who ran in front immediately fell down and were stunned on the spot.

If the opening scene is just a piece of cake, the next behavior of the Ming army completely subverted Maozi's cognition.

The muzzle of the bunker came out, and the eighteen barrels of the guns were quietly poked out together!

"Da! Da! Da! Da ......"

With the flash of thunderbolts, countless bullets were like hailstones, constantly shuttling through the Russian army, and a large area was swept away in an instant.

Suddenly attacked, the stunned Russian army carried out a random counterattack, not knowing where the Ming army was, just firing guns at the place where the flames were sprayed.

More Russian soldiers chose to lie on the ground and fight back for the first time, and some turned their heads back directly, it was difficult for them to understand, what kind of weapons did the Ming army use, and why was the rate of fire so fast?

The Wujiu Thunderbolt, 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 World War I, it is a meat grinder!

In the face of the frantic strafing of the Ming army's Wujiu Xunlei, the Russian army was suddenly pressed and couldn't raise its head, everyone was full of panic, and no one was arrogantly shouting to attack, one by one became dumb, burying their heads in eating and vomiting.

Zinoviev, who was watching the battle in the rear with great interest, was also dumbfounded, completely stunned by the scene in front of him: "What's going on? ”

"General, the army of the Ming Kingdom should be ambushed in a dirt bag......." the sharp-eyed Russian officer reminded in a low voice.

"I know! I asked what kind of weapon it was! How can it be so vicious! Zinoviev roared under his breath.

"It should be a thunderbolt in the Ming army, and it can fire multiple bullets in a row!"

A well-informed Kazakh khanate general replied, but his insight was still stuck in the Wanli Dynasty sixty years ago.

While they were talking, the casualties of the Russian army were increasing, and the tongues of fire in the bunker group were incessant, taking the cheap lives of the Russian soldiers very unceremoniously.

The Russian troops trapped in the bunker group were completely anxious, and they used the musket team bunker to design, but it was useless at all.

There are five big and three thick Russian soldiers who seem to be crazy, holding muskets and directly drying the reinforced concrete bunker, and they keep smashing ......

After smashing for a long time, the butt of the gun was smashed and the hand was numb, but only a 'pop' sound was heard, and a piece of dust was stirred up on the dirt bag, and the true face was revealed.

The Russian soldiers were dumbfounded, what kind of dirt bags are these, this thing is as solid as a rock! Yarn!

Until this time, the Russian army had completely lost confidence.

Because they couldn't beat the Ming army at all, they could only stare at these 'stone castles', and from time to time they were caught in the shadow, and there was nothing they could do!

Most Russian troops immediately think of the word 'retreat' in their minds, but it is easy to get in, but it is not easy to get out.

Thousands of Tsarist vanguard troops who were anxious to make meritorious contributions were surrounded by gunfire and bullets flying indiscriminately.

This inconspicuous little dirt bag has become a nightmare for the Russian army, and they have been ruthlessly kept!