At the end of the naval battle in the Lion Strait, Murad IV finally led his army to Dhaka, Bengal. Because of Shah Jahan's experience, Murad IV only attacked slightly, and 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, which was a simple and clear way to effectively avoid the power of artillery.

Although it took time to dig a trench, Murad IV had the manpower, and he could afford to wait a few days.

On the northern front, on the vast Eastern European Plain, the United Nations allies in different uniforms were almost lined up, advancing from the western front to the eastern front. King Philip IV of Spain was in the middle army, and when he saw that all the armies, whether they were former allies or former opponents, were rolling forward under his orders, his heart was filled with incomparable pride for no reason.

Commanding the armies of European countries and sweeping the world is the king of Europe!

Now, although he is not nominally, he is actually doing the king of Europe!

Along the way, the Ming army was also "defeated and retreated", and there was almost no decent resistance, and in the distance, the Samara Fort captured by the Ming army was not far away. The military information was also delivered, indicating that the army had expanded the Samara Fort, refused to defend the city, and did not run again. There are also two passages in the Ural Mountains that are close to it, both of which are heavily guarded by the Ming army. In this way, it seems that the Ming army is about to have a decisive battle with the allies here.

The forward general, the Swedish Tolstensen, sent someone back to ask for instructions on whether to make a detour across the Ural Mountains to attack the rear of the Ming army. He concluded that supplies for the Ming army were being continuously transported from the Far East. If the Ural Mountains are bypassed, the Ming army will have no danger to defend in the West Siberian Plain, and it can completely deal a heavy blow to the logistics of the Ming army, thus cutting off the material supply of the Ming army.

In this regard, Philip IV thought about it, but still did not agree, and he said to the generals of his countries: "We have come from afar, and what we want is time. With such a large army, the daily consumption of materials is astronomical. It will take a lot of time to make a detour through the Ural Mountains, and by cutting off the supplies of the Ming army, using the tactics of forcing the Ming army to consume materials and be defeated, it will take too long, no! ”

When he said this, it was indeed difficult to be a commander. In particular, the Nordic countries were originally harassed by Li Dingguo's cavalry, and there was a lot of material loss. Even if this loss is regained from those serfs, it will still be a great loss.

Therefore, this time at least 500,000 troops went on the expedition, including the peasants who escorted grain and grass supplies, and it did pose a great burden to the European countries. For this war, the nobles of various countries have bled a lot. If this time the war is protracted, even if the Ming army is eliminated, the country will cause riots due to excessive material consumption.

In fact, after this looting of supplies, Philip IV felt that the untouchables were already very dissatisfied. Many people may not even be able to survive the winter. If the army is not withdrawn to the country in time, once those untouchables have nothing to eat, knowing that they will starve to death tomorrow, they will rebel and cause unrest in the rear.

Of course, Philip IV told the generals of various countries, in addition to explaining logistical concerns, he also said to them: "Regardless of the Ming army on the other side of the Ural Mountains, our army has the advantage of strength, as long as we encircle Samara Fort, we can also cut off the internal and external ties of the Ming army, use our superior forces, pull out this nail, and then the whole army will attack the two Ming army checkpoints in the Ural Mountains, and the Ming army will definitely be defeated!" ”

The topography of the Ural Mountains is gentle in the west and steep in the east. Therefore, it is not an easy place to defend and difficult to attack. It was for this reason that Philip IV felt that as long as the Samara Fort behind him could be uprooted, it would not be difficult to capture the Ming army in the Ural Mountains. For this reason, he was reluctant to divide his forces and take a detour.

The generals of other countries thought about it and felt that he had a point, so there was no objection.

The overwhelming army flocked to Samara Fort like locusts, and along the way, the occasional peasant of the same race, regardless of the accent, all slaughtered. Because they know that the farmers near Samara Fort are all traitors who have taken refuge in the Ming Kingdom, damn it!

Not long after, Philip IV arrived near the Samara Fort, and then ordered to send 50,000 troops each to the side of the Ural Mountains to defend against the Ming army that was holding the Ural Mountains and prevent them from affecting the main battlefield. The remaining 400,000 troops surrounded Samara Fort almost three layers inside and three layers outside.

At the head of Mingweibao City, Li Dingguo and Man Gui were both standing at the head of the city, and they had seen Xiyi slaughtering wild farmers with binoculars before. In this regard, Man Gui just shook his head and said: "Look, let them evacuate or not, I think that the Xiyi army will not kill them, recognize the reality, and pay a heavy price!" ”

The Ming army had given the order to evacuate in advance, and they were to withdraw to the east of the Ural Mountains. However, some farmers were reluctant to go, feeling that it would be better to be captured by the army of the nobles and become their serfs again than to leave their homeland and go to Western Siberia, where the climate was very different.

In this battle, the Ming could not let the rear have discontent, so they were not forced to evacuate. Moreover, sometimes, it is also a good demonstration to let them recognize the original master and completely give up their thoughts.

After the expansion of the Mingwei Fort, the Volga River to the west, the coalition forces of the Eastern Expedition did not have a fleet and could not carry out an effective supply, so the large army was mainly concentrated in several other directions. Looking at the dense army outside the city, the mountains are covered with grasslands.

Khmelnitsky, the leader of the Cossacks, stood behind Li Dingguo, and when he saw so many troops, his face turned pale with fright, and he was speechless for a long time.

You must know that in the past, when European countries were fighting, tens of thousands of troops were dispatched, which was already a lot. At least he went out as a Polish servant army, and he had never seen more than 100,000 troops fighting.

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

Man Gui accidentally saw Khmelnitsky's pale face, and immediately understood why he was like this, and immediately turned around and patted Khmelnitsky on the shoulder, which frightened Khmelnitsky in shock.

When he came back to his senses, Khmelnitsky saw that it was Man Gui and hurriedly wanted to say something, but Man Gui had already said it first, pointed to the enemies outside the city and said: "Don't look at the number of enemies outside the city, in fact, that's the same thing." In our East, there have been many wars of this magnitude. It's nothing! ”

Hearing what he said, Li Dingguo also turned his head, and when he saw it, it was clear at a glance, and he also said: "In my Chinese history, there are many famous wars that have proved that a large number of people is not necessarily useful. Many times, the size of the enemy often becomes a stepping stone to fame! Just like the war in front of us, it will be decided by the first war, and from then on Europe will be left to our Ming army to gallop and cross! ”

As he spoke, he was full of confidence. This made Khmelnitsky listen to it, and he was slightly distracted. You must know that at this time, Li Dingguo didn't have a beard yet, but he had such a strong self-confidence and calmness, and there was a kind of outside, not fully armed enemies at all, but a group of lambs to be slaughtered, which made Khmelnitsky feel so ashamed!

If Li Dingguo was just an ordinary child, Khmelnitsky might not have felt like this, maybe he would think that he was a little kid who knew how to fart and talk nonsense. But Li Dingguo is not an ordinary child, he is already a famous general of the Ming army, and on the land of Europe, the most famous general of the Ming army is not Man Gui, but Li Dingguo. If a person like him speaks out, who would dare to treat him as a child!

Invisibly, infected by the optimism of Man Gui and Li Dingguo, Khmelnitsky's mood improved a lot, and the fear in his heart did not know when it faded.

"The so-called one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion!" Li Dingguo turned to look outside the city, and said lightly: "Let's defend for a while, consume the enemy's sharp energy first, and then let them know how powerful our Ming is, and use a killer weapon to decide the victory or defeat in one battle!" ”

Hearing this, Man Gui nodded with a smile and said: "You are a protégé of the Son of Heaven, and you speak in a set of ways, and I can't compare to you as a big boss!" ”

Although Li Dingguo was young, he trained in the new military camp, and graduated from the Jingshi Junior Martial Arts Hall and the Jingshi Senior Martial Arts Hall with excellent results, especially the Jingshi Senior Martial Arts Hall. For these, Man Gui, who is still trying to read and write, can imagine the envy in his heart.

Khmelnitsky, who was listening on the side, blinked his eyes and blinked, and he sounded like he was very esoteric and powerful, and it seemed that if he had the opportunity in the future, he would study hard, or he would only have to listen.

At noon the next day, on a sunny day, the commander of the coalition forces, Philip IV, gave an order, and the army went out to meet the formation, and the uniforms of various colors were like a kaleidoscope. In front of the three walls, there were all coalition soldiers. In front of each battle, there were coalition soldiers pushing heavy artillery and shouting trumpets to advance towards the city wall.

Philip IV, who was surrounded by the generals, smiled as he watched the heavy cannons push forward. This time to attack the Ming army, the army carried enough heavy artillery, more than 300 pieces, all of which were selected by various countries to have the most powerful and long-range heavy artillery. Each city wall can be divided into more than 100 gates, see how the Ming army in the city still guards?

Although he had heard that the artillery of the Ming Navy was powerful, he had never heard of the Ming army on the Western Front, and there was any heavy artillery. Even if there were, it should be very few. Even if the artillery of the two sides bombarded each other, the exchange would make the Ming army in the city pay a heavy price.

Although Spain does not have the saying that "one blow, then decline, and then exhaustion", he certainly knows the importance of morale. What's more, he is the commander-in-chief, in charge of logistics, and he also knows that the more people in the war, the more it is necessary to fight quickly. Therefore, he deliberately made a lot of preparations for the first battle of today's opening.

For example, he transferred the striker general, the famous Swedish artillery general Tolstensen, back, and he personally commanded the artillery siege. If he could capture Samara Fort in one fell swoop, it is believed that the prestige of Philip IV would also spread throughout Europe.

In this regard, Tolstensen is actually confident. In the last defeat, he always thought that if it weren't for the rogue tactics of the Ming army that caused the collapse of the military formation, and it was just a regular battle, he would definitely be able to let his artillery battalion exert its due power, and the Ming army would definitely not be an opponent.

This time, the Ming army was besieged by the city wall, and it should not be able to use the last Laipi tactics. Tolls Fujimori secretly swore in his heart: In this battle, he must make a name for himself!

Under his command, a heavy cannon was pushed and slowly advanced. He rode behind and ordered his men to shout loudly, without orders, not to stop, to keep pushing forward.

Tolstensen has made up his mind, and now the armies of various European countries are watching from behind, this is the war he is best at, and he must fight it well. Even if there are losses in the process of advancing, it must be pushed close enough so that the heavy artillery can pose a sufficient threat to the city walls.

Relatively speaking, he preferred to hear the sound of artillery on the city as soon as possible, because that would mean that the Ming army could not hold its breath. And the farther the distance, the lower the accuracy, and the more useless the artillery will be. In the process, even the loss of a few guns is completely worth it.

And those soldiers who were pushing the heavy artillery vigorously were sweating and praying in their hearts, hoping that the Ming army would not open fire. Be chivalrous, and when this side is ready, we will all fire together. In that case, even if you die in battle, everyone has their own life, and they will admit it.

And the countless soldiers in the array outside the city, as the heavy artillery pushed closer and closer, they were all staring intently, their hearts were hanging, and they were exerting their strength, as if in this way, the heavy artillery in the distance would push faster.

Unlike them, Tolstensen suddenly became worried. Because now this distance is actually within the range of artillery. However, the Ming army at the head of the city did not react, which shows that the Ming army can calm down. With such an opponent, his brow furrowed.

"The general has an order, advance another 300 meters, quickly load and open fire, and bombard the city wall freely! The general has an order......"

There were horsemen flying back and forth, and began to convey new orders from Tors Fujisen. Because according to Tolstensen's estimates, if there are another three hundred meters, it will be within the effective range of his heavy artillery, and the cannon can be fired.

However, at this time, suddenly, the people outside the city saw the smoke rising from the city, and then they heard the sound of "boom, boom, boom".

I saw that on the three city walls, dozens of iron bullets were whistling and smashing into the outside of the city.

When Tors Fujimori heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, the Ming army had finally reached its limit and couldn't hold its breath anymore.

Thinking so, he looked fixedly.