Seeing the heavy losses suffered by the Junggar cavalry that went into the attack, Chechnya's face immediately fell.
"Damn it." Chechen said with a dark face, "I didn't expect these smart dogs to react so quickly and set up the Crouching Tiger Cannon in such a short period of time despite being ambushed."
Sengge asked: "Abba, what should we do next?"
Chechen said: "Since a sneak attack fails, we can only launch a force attack."
After a pause, Chechen continued: "Fortunately, we Dzungars still have camel cannons. Even if we attack from the front, we will definitely be able to defeat the Ming army."
"Ababa, the Ming army has Hongyi cannons." Seng Ge pointed to the Ming army artillerymen who were assembling cannons in the valley ahead and said with some worry, "I remember Abu once said that the Hongyi cannons have a larger caliber than our camel cannons.
It's bigger, has a longer range, and is much more lethal. Can we really defeat the Ming army?"
"But we have more camel cannons." Sengge said ferociously.
"The Ming army only has more than a hundred red cannons, but we have more than five hundred camel cannons! Even if half of them are knocked out by the Ming army's red cannons, the remaining half of the camel cannons can beat the Ming army into pieces.
Scum!"
After saying this, Sengge shouted loudly again: "Send the order, the infantry and camel artillery attack!"
With an order, the Junggar infantry and camel artillery hidden on both sides of the river valley attacked one after another.
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"Telescope." Chongzhen stretched out his hand, and Lu Jiude quickly handed over the telescope.
Through the field of vision of the telescope, Chongzhen clearly saw that about two-thirds of the Junggar infantry who came out of the dense forests on both sides of the river valley held spears in their hands, and the remaining one-third held muskets.
And judging by the appearance of the muskets, they should all be matchlocks, not flintlock guns.
Almost at the same time, Jiang Tianyi also saw the spears and matchlocks of the Junggar infantry.
"Your Majesty, the Dzungarian rifles are an era behind our Ming Dynasty rifles." Jiang Tian said calmly, "There will be no suspense in the following battle."
Li Yan said worriedly: "But the Junggar army has at least 500 camel cannons."
"It's useless." Chongzhen said with a smile, "If our mountain cannons are still loaded with solid bullets, even if we can win this battle, I'm afraid it will be a disastrous victory. But now our mountain cannons are loaded with explosive bullets, then it will be another battle."
Never mind."
Jiang Tianyi chuckled and said: "If the rifles of the Junggars are one era behind the rifles of the Ming Dynasty, then the cannons of the Junggars are two eras behind the cannons of the Ming Dynasty."
For artillery, the evolution from black powder to smokeless sparks is an era, and the evolution from solid bullets to blooming bullets is another era. The Junggar camel cannon is indeed two eras behind the Ming army's mountain cannon.
At this time, the six mountain artillery regiments and 162 25-inch mountain artillery belonging to the two cavalry divisions of the Ming Army were ready, and the Junggar infantry and even the camel soldiers had already entered within a thousand steps.
There were originally 12 mountain artillery regiments, and the other 6 had passed through the river valley.
As the commander, Li Yan gave the order to fire without hesitation.
Immediately afterwards, the two mountain artillery groups of the Ming Army began their first test firing.
Accompanied by two loud sounds, most of the six artillery shells landed behind the Junggar cavalry.
The Dzungar infantrymen on the opposite side made unbridled jeers. No one from top to bottom, including Sengge, realized that the disaster was about to come.
The Junggar people did not realize that the Ming army was not firing solid bullets, so the artillery shells did not plow furrows in the grass, but blasted out large, smoking craters one after another.
After the first test firing was completed, the Ming army quickly adjusted the firing parameters.
Immediately afterwards, the first row of artillery shells accurately landed in the array of Junggar infantry.
Now the fun is great, because the Junggar army is still just a traditional infantry, and they will still move forward in dense and thick formations when fighting.
At this time, the Ming army's artillery shells fell into the queue, and the results can be imagined.
The Ming army's 182 mountain artillery pieces were divided into six artillery groups. They fired a full 180 rounds of explosive shells at the Junggar infantry on both sides of the valley, and the other two rounds were dumb bombs!
More than half of the 180 rounds of ammunition fell into the dense formation of Junggar infantry.
In an instant, hundreds of regiments of dazzling red light burst into the ranks of the Junggar infantry.
Along with the dazzling red light, more than 5,000 Junggar infantrymen were thrown to the ground by the air waves generated by the explosion. At least a thousand more Junggar infantrymen were torn into pieces. Countless severed limbs and broken bodies instantly filled the sky above the position.
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"What? How is it possible?"
Seeing this, the minds of the uncles and nephews Chechen and Sengge suddenly shut down.
I saw that the orderly infantry formation suddenly became chaotic, and the hundreds of circular gaps that suddenly appeared were like scars on a leper's head, ugly and ferocious.
"No, that's not the case."
"The Hongyi Cannon is not like this!"
Chechen roared incompetently. This was not the Hongyi cannon he was familiar with.
Aren’t the Hongyi Cannons supposed to fight on the front line? How could they fight on one side?
Just as Chechnya roared incompetently, the Ming artillery in the center of the valley began a second wave of shelling.
Along with the roaring explosions, hundreds of red lights burst out in the Junggar infantry formation instantly. Wherever the red light passed, thousands more Junggar infantrymen were overturned, and thousands more were torn into pieces.
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At this time, Junggar's infantry formation was no longer a scar on a leper's head, but turned into a wheat field ravaged by a hurricane. It was impossible to look at it anymore. It was so tragic!
Moreover, this time not only the infantry formation was bombarded by the Ming army's artillery, but also the camel artillerymen walking behind the infantry were affected by the Ming army's artillery fire, resulting in heavy casualties.
Camels are not as obedient as humans.
After suffering such a fierce bombardment, he suddenly became panicked.
The camel artillery array that seemed orderly just now became messy.
Before this, the Junggar infantry had been completely frightened. After hearing the movement of the camels, they all looked back, and then saw the camel artillery in chaos.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The chaos of the camel artillery intensified the fear in the hearts of the Junggar infantry.
At this time, a loud bugle sound suddenly sounded from the Ming army formation in front: Du da du du du du...
Accompanied by the loud sound of the bugle, the Ming infantry launched a charge with rifles with bayonets in hand. They were really dragoons. They did not charge on horseback, but on foot.
The charge of the Ming army infantry became the last straw that broke the psychological defense line of the Junggar infantry.
The next moment, the Junggar infantry walking in the front turned around and fled back without hesitation, and then more Junggar infantry followed suit. In the blink of an eye, the entire infantry formation completely collapsed.
However, at this moment, the sound of horse hooves sounded, and it was the Ming cavalry in front who came charging back.
The two cavalry divisions that have passed through the Phora Valley are based on Li Yan's 30,000 cavalry. These two cavalry divisions are not dragoons, but real cavalry divisions.
The two divisions were divided into two groups, one on the left and the other on the right, to fight back along the banks of the Phora River.
In the blink of an eye, two divisions of Ming army cavalry rushed into the rout of the Junggar infantry.
But I saw that the cold light of the saber fell one after another, and what followed was a rain of blood. Along with the rain of blood rising into the sky, the heads of the Junggar infantry fell to the ground one by one.
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Yili Bali, Khan Ting.
Baturhun is drinking wine from a luminous cup.
Aizimu stopped him immediately: "Abu, A'lu said you can't drink anymore."
The disease Baturhun suffered from was actually hyperuricemia, also known as gout, caused by long-term alcoholism and large amounts of meat, which in turn led to kidney failure, also known as uremia.
Baturhun's uremia has reached an advanced stage, and it can be said that it is difficult to save him.
Baturhun sighed and said sadly: "Aizimu, your Abu is about to pass away from this world. This glass of wine may very well be the last glass of wine. Can you bear to deprive it of it?"
"Abu, you will be fine as long as you stop drinking." Aizimu's pretty face immediately shed two lines of tears.
"Child, people will die eventually. If Abu can watch you grow up, there will be no regrets." Baturhun wiped away the tears on Aizimu's pretty face and said with a smile, "If I can
It would be better to see you get married and have children."
"Abu, I will listen to your words and marry to Wusi Zang." Aizimu said with tears, "As long as you can do well."
While the father and daughter were talking, eight-year-old Galdan suddenly ran in in a hurry and said in panic: "Abu is not good, our Junggar army was defeated, and our second brother Sengge also died in the battle."
"What?" Baturhun's expression suddenly changed. The Junggar army was actually defeated?
What makes Baturhun even more unbelievable is that his second son Sengge, who had high hopes for him, died in the battle in the Phora Valley? Now the Junggar tribe is in danger.
However, Baturhun still had a trace of luck in his heart.
Galdan is just a child, his words cannot be trusted.
However, the cruel reality soon gave Baturhun a blow to the head.
Soon, more detailed and accurate news reached Yilibali.
Not only was the Junggar army defeated in the Kela Valley, and not only did Sengge die in battle, but even the Junggar army that followed Sengge on the expedition was almost completely wiped out by the Ming army. Only 30,000 of the 150,000 horse and infantry troops who went on the expedition returned.
The remaining 120,000 troops were either killed by the Ming army or captured by the Ming army.
"Quickly, gather the tribesmen and evacuate Yilibali immediately." Baturhun knew that Yilibali could no longer be defended. It was impossible to defend the Khan Court with the remaining 30,000 Junggar soldiers.
The top priority is to retreat toward the lower reaches of the Yilie River.
The Ming army traveled thousands of miles to the Western Regions, and it was difficult to transport food and grass, so it was impossible to stay for a long time.
As long as the Ming army withdraws from Yilibari, their Junggar tribe will still have the opportunity to occupy the lush water and grasslands on both sides of the Yilie River and the Shihe River in Yeer, and there will still be a chance to become stronger in the future.
However, the Ming army no longer planned to give the Junggar tribe a chance.
