May 17, on the banks of the Irtysh River.

This place is the boundary of the important town of the Dzungar Khanate, Khanggartula, where rivers are crisscrossed, the land is fertile, and the world-famous lake Ulungu Lake is nearby.

From the Irtysh River to Lake Ulungu, there are abundant water and grass, large plains are covered with meadows and shrubs, and the entire east coast and both sides of the estuary are densely reeded, flocks of wild ducks, seagulls fly, and rare birds such as white swans and spotted cranes.

"Whoa......

The water splashed in all directions, and a large force of cavalry stepped through the small river, rolling across the grassland like a torrent, trampling countless beautiful flowers and scaring away several nearby animals, large and small.

"Stop!"

Under a crimson dragon flag, an indifferent voice came, and immediately thousands of cavalry stopped, leaving only the black-edged banner hunting, and the layers of sabers shining in the sun.

The general at the head is about thirty years old, with a straight figure, a somewhat rude appearance, and a pair of indifferent tiger eyes that are slightly impetuous.

He is the grandson of Wang Tingchen, the former commander-in-chief of Liaodong, named Wang Dacao, who served as a brigade commander in the Western Protectorate.

The name "Da Cao" was given to his grandson by Wang Tingchen himself, implying noble ethics and great ambitions, and it also refers to holding large-scale drills, which belongs to the top class in the name of the disciples of Jiangmen!

After the order stopped, Wang Dacao took out the monocular from his waist, lengthened it, and looked ahead, but saw that on the east side, there was already a signal that had not been received at night, and some cavalry were rushing back.

Wang Dacao looked carefully at the depressed city of Gonggertula, and sneered for a while: "These dog-day Dzungars, who are chased by our army, don't even want this town, they are just a bunch of waste, and none of them can fight!" ”

The men and horses led by Wang Dacao were part of the Western Army sent by Qi Guangyang to Junggar to quell the rebellion a few months ago, taking advantage of the main force of Dzungaria to go north to besiege the Northern Army, and the Western Army was invincible in the Dzungar Khanate, chasing the rebels everywhere.

Everywhere he passed, Wang Dacao had to pull the local tribal leaders and let them sing "Ode to the Emperor".

In the field of vision, a horse came from the hills and woods on the mountain, which was the night of the Ming army.

"Report! General, His Royal Highness the King of Han was besieged by the main army of Dzungar in the Algerat Mountains, and the thief Khan Zhuot Babatur personally sat in charge of the Chinese army, with about 40,000 men and horses! ”

"What? His Royal Highness the King of Han is besieged? ”

Wang Dacao's face trembled, and he pointed to a group of praise paintings beside him and said urgently: "Quickly check the location of Algret Mountain!" ”

Several of the accompanying soldiers hurriedly opened the map and anxiously searched for it, but they heard one of the youngest praise paintings say: "No need to check, Algret Mountain is in the southwest direction, two hundred miles away from our army. ”

"Found it, it is the southwest direction of our army!"

Lao Zan pointed to the map, measured it with a ruler, and said with a surprised face: "The straight-line distance is about one hundred and ninety miles......

At this time, the young praise painting who spoke before was undoubtedly the most concerned by the audience.

This person is so young that he can face the dangers of the enemy's borders, and he knows it well, which is really not simple!

At first, everyone thought that he was blinded, and young people like to behave.

Wang Dacao glanced at the young man's painting and said lightly: "What's your name?" What is your position? ”

Zanhua was not surprised or pleased, and said in a calm tone: "Humble Qin Yu, born in the Huangming Military Academy, was first a trainee in the army. ”

Wang Dacao nodded and said, "Yes, you turned positive today!" ”

No more nonsense, Wang Dacao turned over on the horse, pulled out his sword, and said in a deep voice: "All get on the horse, rescue Wang Jia!" ”

"All get on the horse, rescue the king!"

The Chinese officer quickly conveyed the order, and the trumpeter of the cavalry blew the horn, and in the sharp trumpet, the sound of "whoosh" continued, and the cavalry of the Western Army continued to step on their horses.

The army of Dzungaria besieged the king of Han, and even the thief Khan Zhuot Babatur himself was in charge, which means that they will be wiped out, and the men and horses of the king of Han will be surrounded and annihilated!

Wang Da is a member of the old nine-sided lineage, and the representatives in the court are the Han King Zhu Heqi and the Yang family! How could he allow someone to hurt the King of Han!

Wang Dacao resolutely decided to send five hundred horsemen first, each equipped with four war horses, to gallop to the aid of the starry night, even if it was to launch a suicidal attack and hold on for a quarter of an hour, he would drag the encirclement and annihilation of the Dzungar army, and buy time for His Royal Highness the King of Han to break out of the encirclement!

.......

On the Algradt Mountains, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, and from time to time there were the sound of gunfire and the shouts of charge.

At the beginning, although the Wang Brigade was taken by surprise, the well-trained soldiers of the Ming army quickly used the surrounding rocks and trees as cover to launch a sharp counterattack.

Many Dzungar soldiers were shot dead by well-trained Ming musketeers before they could see the Ming soldiers.

However, as the fighting intensified in the past two days, the Dzungar army took the initiative and had the upper hand.

Although the Ming army was ahead of the Dzungar army in terms of equipment, the difference in strength between the two sides was nearly ten times, and the Dzungar army had been fighting with the Russian army and the Kazakh Khanate all year round, and had formed a certain combat effectiveness.

Under such a gap, the Dzungar army was assisted by many artillery, and the Wang brigade, which had only more than 3,000 people left, was in danger of being wiped out at any time.

Xu Mingwu covered the artillery battalion and commanded the crowd to defeat the attacks of the Dzungar army many times, and he had not closed his eyes for two days and two nights.

After a moment of leisure, he fell asleep, and he didn't know how long he slept, when he heard sporadic gunfire outside the tent.

Xu Mingwu jumped up and shouted, "Where is the gunshot?" ”

The guard ran in from outside the tent: "Lord of the Regiment, it is the enemy who has attacked again, our army and the enemy's vanguard have exchanged fire, it is still far from us, you can sleep for a while." ”

"Sleep a fart!"

Xu Mingwu scolded, rushed out of the camp tent, took a big stride, and ran to the artillery position.

Six Wuhuang cannons were lined up, and there were thirty mortars, and the muzzle of the black hole was aimed at the direction of Xuanyue Valley, which was the way for the Ming army to go out of the valley, and it was also the necessary place for the Junggar army to attack.

The more than 400 artillerymen of the artillery battalion were in place, and their spirits were quite full, and they were all in order.

In the Ming army, artillery is a high-tech branch, and the treatment enjoyed is not only higher than that of infantry, but also higher than that of cavalry, and the overall quality of artillery is also the highest among all branches of the military.

Qin Shiyue, the commander of the artillery battalion, walked over and arched his hand: "Your lord's duty is to protect the artillery battalion around, why did you come to the artillery array?" ”

Qin Shiyue, the battalion commander, is twenty-five years old, with a white face and bright eyes, he graduated from the 15th Artillery Department of the Huangming Military Academy, and is Xu Mingwu's "senior brother".

Qin Shiyue seems to be just a battalion commander, but in fact, the artillery battalion is the most important in the army, and his battalion commander is the same as Xu Mingwu's regiment commander, both of whom are fifth-grade ranks.

In the distance, the gunfire in the rear of the Han King's Chinese army was sparse, which should have been an encounter with a small force, and after a while, the gunfire fell silent, and the two sides disengaged.

The silence did not last long, and the Dzungar army in the northwest direction once again erupted in deafening gunfire.

Xu Mingwu pricked up his ears and carefully discerned these gunshots, and after a while, he arched his hand and said to Qin Shiyue: "Lord Qin, please immediately transfer the Martial Emperor Cannon to the high ground behind the Chinese army!" ”

Qin Shiyue's eyes widened, she was stunned for a while, and asked, "Why?" ”

Xu Mingwu said: "I think the direction of the main attack of the Dzungar army has changed, they are going around the rear with artillery, this is the Chinese army that wants to fight the King of Han!" ”

Qin Shiyue pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Xu, what you said makes sense, but the task of my artillery battalion is to control Taniguchi, if the artillery array is transferred, it will not be able to take care of Taniguchi, then it will be the life of our army!" ”

Xu Mingwu frowned and said, "Lord Qin, the enemy's change in the direction of attack shows that we have more than one way to live!" If the enemy breaks through the high ground of the Chinese army, His Royal Highness the King of Han may not be able to go down the mountain, even if our army controls the valley mouth, what is the use? ”

Qin Shiyue pondered for a moment and asked, "Lord Xu, do you have a warrant from His Royal Highness the King of Han?" ”

"Nope!" Xu Mingwu said: "The situation is urgent, I don't have time to ask His Royal Highness the King of Han for instructions!" ”

"Then I'm sorry, Lord Xu, without the warrant of His Royal Highness the King of Han, I can't transfer the artillery position."