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When the naval battle in the Lion Strait came to an end, Murad IV finally led the army to Dhaka, Bangladesh. Because of the lessons learned from Shah Jahan, Murad IV only attacked briefly. After discovering that the artillery of the Ming army did have a long range and accurate accuracy, he immediately stopped the attack and ordered his men to dig trenches. This simple and clear method An effective way to avoid the power of artillery.

Although it took time to dig trenches, Murad IV had plenty of manpower, so he could naturally afford to wait a few days.

On the northern front, on the vast Eastern European plains, United Nations allied forces in different military uniforms lined up almost in a row, advancing mightily from the west to the east. King Philip IV of Spain was in the middle of the army. Seeing all the troops, whether they were former allies or former opponents, rolling forward under his orders, his heart was filled with incomparable pride for no reason.

To command the armies of various European countries and conquer the world is to become the King of Europe!

Now, although he is not in name, he is actually doing the job of the King of Europe!

Along the way, the Ming army was also "retreating steadily", with almost no decent resistance. In the distance, the Samara Fort captured by the Ming army was not far away. Military information was also sent, indicating that the army had expanded the Samara Fort, defended the city, and did not escape again. There are also two passages in the Ural Mountains nearby, which are heavily guarded by the Ming army. Looking at this, it seems that the Ming army is going to have a decisive battle with the Allies here.

The forward general, Sweden's Torstensen, sent someone back to ask for instructions on whether to take a detour across the Ural Mountains and attack the Ming army's rear route. He concluded that the Ming army's supplies were being transported continuously from the Far East. If they bypass the Ural Mountains, the Ming Army will have no danger of defending the West Siberian Plain, and they can deal a heavy blow to the Ming Army's logistics, thereby cutting off the Ming Army's material supplies.

Philip IV thought about this, but still did not agree. He said to his generals: "We have come from afar, and what we need is time. For such a large army, the daily material consumption is astronomical. We will detour through the Ural Mountains, It will take a lot of time. By cutting off the Ming army’s supplies and using tactics that force the Ming army to consume supplies and defeat them, it will take too long and it won’t work!”

When he said this, it was indeed difficult for him to be a commander. Especially the Nordic countries, which were originally harassed by Li Dingguo's cavalry, suffered a lot of material losses. Even if they took this loss back from those serfs, they would still lose a lot.

Therefore, the expedition of at least 500,000 troops this time, including the farmers escorting grain and grass supplies, has indeed placed a heavy burden on European countries. For this war, the nobles of various countries shed a lot of blood. If this war lasts for a long time, even if the Ming army is eliminated, riots will occur in the country due to excessive consumption of supplies.

In fact, after plundering supplies this time, Philip IV felt that the untouchables were already very dissatisfied. Many people may not even survive the winter. If the army cannot withdraw to the country in time, once the untouchables have no food and know that they will starve to death tomorrow, they may rebel and cause turmoil in the rear.

Of course, in addition to explaining his logistical concerns to the generals of various countries, Philip IV also said to them: "Regardless of the Ming army on the other side of the Ural Mountains, our army has the advantage, as long as the Samara Fort is surrounded , we can also cut off the Ming army’s internal and external connections, use our superior strength to pull out this nail, and then attack the two Ming army checkpoints in the Ural Mountains with the entire army, we will definitely defeat the Ming army!”

The terrain of the Ural Mountains is gentle on the west and steep on the east. Therefore, it is not an easy place to defend but difficult to attack. It was for this reason that Philip IV felt that as long as the Samara Fort behind him could be removed, it would not be difficult to capture the Ming army's pass in the Ural Mountains. For this reason, he was unwilling to divide his troops and take detours.

The generals from other countries thought about it and felt that what he said was reasonable, so they had no objections.

The overwhelming army swarmed towards Samara Fort like locusts. Along the way, they occasionally encountered farmers of the same race. No matter what their accent, they all started killing each other. Because they know that the farmers near Samara Fort are all traitors who have defected to the Ming Dynasty. Damn it!

It didn't take long for Philip IV to arrive near Samara Fort, and then ordered to send 50,000 troops each to the side of the Ural Mountains to set up defenses to prevent the Ming army from affecting the main battlefield. The remaining 400,000 troops surrounded Samara Fort on almost three levels inside and three levels outside.

On the top of Mingwei Fort, Li Dingguo and Man Gui both stood on the top of the city. They had seen the Xiyi massacre of farmers in the field with their binoculars before. In response, Man Gui just shook his head and said: "Look, let them evacuate or not. I think the Western Yi army will not kill them. I must have paid a heavy price for recognizing the reality!"

The Ming army had issued an evacuation order in advance, asking them to withdraw to the east of the Ural Mountains. However, some farmers were unwilling to leave. They felt that it would be better to be captured by the aristocratic army and become their serfs again than to leave their hometown and go to Western Siberia, where the climate is very different.

In this battle, Ming Dynasty could not allow the rear to be dissatisfied, so it did not force them to evacuate. Moreover, sometimes, it is also a good example to let them recognize their original master and completely give up their thoughts.

The expanded Minwei Fort was facing the Volga River to the west. The coalition forces on the Eastern Expedition did not have a fleet and were unable to provide effective supplies. Therefore, the army was mainly concentrated in several other directions. Looking at the dense army outside the city, covering the mountains and plains on the grassland.

Khmelnytsky, the leader of the Cossacks, stood behind Li Dingguo. He had seen so many troops, and his face turned pale with fright, and he was speechless for a long time.

You know, when European countries went to war in the past, they sent tens of thousands of troops, which was already a lot. At least when he went to war as a servant of Poland, he never saw more than 100,000 troops fighting.

Of course, there were quite a few European countries that united to fight against the Ottoman Empire. For example, in the original history, during the Battle of Vienna between the Ottoman Empire and European countries, the Ottoman Empire dispatched 200,000 troops, which was considered one of the largest wars in European history.

Mangui accidentally saw Khmelnytsky's face turned pale, and immediately understood why he was like this. He immediately turned around and patted Khmelnytsky on the shoulder. He was so frightened that Khmelnytsky was stunned. Nitsky jumped.

After coming back to his senses, Khmelnytsky saw that it was Mangui and quickly wanted to say something, but Mangui had already spoken first, pointing at the enemies outside the city and said: "Don't look at the number of enemies outside the city. In fact, there are too many." It’s just that. In our east, there have been quite a few wars on this scale. It’s nothing!”

Hearing the words, Li Dingguo also turned his head, and after just one look, he understood clearly, and then he also said: "In Chinese history, there are many famous battles that have proved that large numbers of people are not necessarily useful. Many times, the enemy is huge, It often becomes a stepping stone for famous generals to become famous! Just like the war in front of us, it will be decided in one battle. From now on, Europe will let our Ming army gallop around!"

He was full of confidence as he spoke. This made Khmelnytsky feel slightly absent-minded after hearing this. You know, at this time, Li Dingguo didn't even have a beard, but he had such strong self-confidence and calmness. He was like those outside. They were not fully armed enemies at all, but like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. This made Khmelnytsky Feel so ashamed!

If Li Dingguo was just an ordinary child, Khmelnytsky might not have such a feeling. Maybe he would think that the little brat is ignorant and talks nonsense. But Li Dingguo is not an ordinary child. He is already a famous Ming army general. On the land of Europe, the most famous Ming army general is not Man Gui, but Li Dingguo. Who dares to treat a person like him like a child?

Invisibly, infected by the optimism of Man Gui and Li Dingguo, Khmelnytsky's mood improved a lot, and the fear in his heart faded away.

"The so-called strength in one go will weaken again, and then it will be exhausted!" Li Dingguo turned to look outside the city and said calmly: "Let's defend for a while, first wear down the enemy's vigor, and then let them know how powerful our Ming Dynasty is, and use our trump card. One battle will determine the outcome!”

Hearing this, Man Gui nodded with a smile and said, "You are a disciple of the Emperor, and you always talk in one way. I, a big old man, can't compare to you!"

Although Li Dingguo is young, he trained in the new military camp and graduated with honors from the Capital Junior Military Academy and the Capital Senior Military Academy, especially the Imperial Academy. . Regarding this, one can imagine the envy in Man Gui's heart who is still trying to learn how to read.

Khmelnytsky, who was listening next to him, was blinking his eyes, saying something like "one big burst of energy, then another, then three, and then three times, all gone". It sounded very profound and powerful. It seemed that, If there is a chance in the future, I must study hard, otherwise I will just listen.

At noon the next day, on a sunny day, Philip IV, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, gave an order, and the troops marched out to meet the soldiers. The various military uniforms looked like a kaleidoscope. The front of the three walls were covered with coalition soldiers. In front of each formation, there were coalition soldiers pushing heavy artillery and shouting slogans as they advanced towards the city wall.

Seeing the heavy cannons being pushed forward, Philip IV, who was surrounded by generals, smiled. This time to attack the Ming army, the army carried enough heavy artillery, more than 300 of them, which were the most powerful and longest-range heavy artillery selected by various countries. Each city wall can be divided into more than a hundred gates. How can the Ming army defend the city?

Although he had heard that the Ming Navy had powerful artillery, he had never heard of the Ming Army on the Western Front having any heavy artillery. Even if there is, it should be very few. Even if the two sides exchange artillery fire, the Ming army in the city will pay a heavy price in exchange.

Although there is no saying in Spain that "it will be strong in one go, then weaken again, and then it will be exhausted three times", he certainly knows the importance of morale. What's more, he is the commander-in-chief and is in charge of logistics. He also knows that the more people there are in a war, the faster it must be resolved. Therefore, he made a lot of preparations for his first battle today.

For example, he transferred back the forward general, Swedish artillery star Thor Stenson, and let him personally direct the artillery siege. If Samara Castle can be captured in one fell swoop, I believe that his reputation as Philip IV will spread throughout Europe.

In this regard, Thorstensen is actually confident. In the last defeat, he had always believed that if the Ming army's rogue tactics had not caused the army to collapse and it was just a regular battle, he would have been able to make his artillery battalion exert its due power, and the Ming army would have been no match.

This time, the Ming army was surrounded by the city wall, and it was impossible to use the shameless tactics last time. Thorstensen secretly swore in his heart: In this battle, he must clear his name!

Under his command, heavy artillery pieces were pushed forward slowly. He rode behind and ordered his men to shout loudly, "If you don't have an order, you can't stop, you have to keep pushing forward."

Thorstensen has made up his mind. Now the armies of various European countries are watching behind him. This is the war he is best at, and he must fight it well. Even if there are losses during the advancement, they must be pushed close enough so that the heavy artillery can pose a sufficient threat to the city wall.

Relatively speaking, he hoped that the sooner he heard the sound of cannons on the city, the better, because that would mean that the Ming army could not calm down. And the farther the distance, the lower the aiming head, and the more useless the artillery will be. In the process, even if a few guns are lost, it is completely worth it.

The soldiers who were pushing the heavy cannon were sweating and praying in their hearts, hoping that the Ming army would not fire the cannon. We must have the spirit of chivalry. When this place is ready, we will all fire together. In that case, even if you die in battle, everyone has his own destiny, and he accepts it.

And the countless soldiers arrayed outside the city were all staring attentively as the heavy artillery pushed closer and closer, with their hearts hanging on their minds and exerting their strength. It seemed that in this way, the heavy artillery in the distance would be pushed faster. generally.

Thorstensen was different from them. He suddenly became worried slowly. Because now this distance is actually within the range of the artillery. However, the Ming army on top of the city did not respond, which showed that the Ming army could remain calm. With such an opponent, he frowned.

"The general has the order. If we advance another 300 meters, we can quickly load the cannon and bombard the city wall freely! The general has the order..."

There were horsemen flying back and forth, beginning to convey Thorstensen's new orders. Because according to Thorstensen's estimation, within another three hundred meters, he would be within the effective range of his heavy artillery, and he would be able to fire.

However, at this moment, people outside the city suddenly saw smoke rising above the city, and then they heard a "boom, boom, boom" sound.

I saw dozens of iron bullets whizzing towards the outside of the city on the three walls.

When Torstensen heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The Ming army finally reached its limit and could no longer hold his breath.

Thinking this, he looked over intently.

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