Before the invention of explosive bombs, the lethality of the Ming army's artillery was not worth looking forward to, but the psychological bombardment brought by artillery was great.

The sound of artillery rumbles, and people always think that the next person to be torn to pieces by the projectile is himself.

"Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! ”

When the Oros finally saw the Ming array, they were greeted by the sound of neat footsteps and the battle cry in unison.

The three battalions of the 1st Division of the 1st Guards Army took the lead in assaulting from the Ming army's horizontal formation, and the entire offensive formation formed a diagonal line as the phalanx advanced.

"God forbid!" Alexander finally saw his chance for victory, and he raised his voice and shouted: "There is a flaw in the enemy array!" Insert me and crush these Tatars! ”

The Oros began to learn army warfare from Western Europe in the thirties, and also used phalanx formations. In the opinion of Colonel Alexander, the Ming army must have lost the opportunity to strike at the enemy by advancing in unison to strike at the enemy because of insufficient training and the inconsistency of pace between the phalanx.

However, when the colonel began to flank the phalanx of the Ming army according to the traditional routine, he was horrified to see that the follow-up phalanx of the Ming army was not scattered, and still firmly followed, and carried out a counterattack against the Russian army together with the assault phalanx.

The Oros musketeers had just experienced the baptism of artillery, and finally fought face to face, only to find that the musketeers of the eastern country had better equipment than them, and a stronger will to fight.

"Twenty Sagin, fire again!" Alexander shouted.

In the unit of measurement of Oros, one sakin is equal to three asins, which is about five and a half feet of the Ming dynasty. The twenty Sagin distance demanded by Alexander was twenty-five paces for the Ming army. At this distance, the Ming army already had an extremely high hit rate, while the Oros musketeers could only carry out scrambled shots.

For the Russian army. The best shooting distance is between three and five Sagin.

Alexander heard the order to open fire from afar in the Ming army, and although he had not studied it, he was still able to guess the meaning of the order as a general. The flame of hope in his eyes became more and more brilliant, and he almost forgot that the artillery suppression of the Ming army just now made the artillery of the Oros army completely devoid of zài.

"It's too far away, they can't possibly kill us!" Alexander excitedly shouted to the lieutenant colonel's deputy beside him.

"Bang!"

As the Ming army played the first row of guns, the front of the Oros or Chong army became thinner.

Alexander's mouth was not yet closed. The second row of guns has sounded.

After two rounds of volleys, the sky over the Ming army was shrouded in thick gunsmoke, and it was impossible for the shooter to have a vision to shoot aim. However, it is impossible for the Oros army formation to be transferred in a short period of time, and there is no such thing as lying down at all in this era, so the Ming army fired a third round of fire, and then in accordance with the provisions of the drill code, half squatting to fill the gun projectile.

The smoke hated by the firefighters of the nations has become a protective shield for the Ming army at this moment.

The Oros had never faced such a formidable enemy, even if they were the thorns of Europe. It has been at war with Sweden, Poland, Ukraine and other countries, or is at war, but the shooting distance and accuracy of the Ming army are really frightening.

"They are the devil's army! Where are our cavalry! Alexander's pressure was great, and he watched in horror as his officers ordered the soldiers to rearrange their formations with whips and rifle butts.

Naturally, he did not know that his superiors had already mobilized the Cossack cavalry and Kazakhs, but the Ming army, which had the advantage of terrain, also had a numerical advantage. The Oros, in a blind state of lack of intelligence, had already crashed into the big pocket of the Ming army.

The 2nd Guards Army moved from the rear of the battlefield flank. Cut off the back road of the Oros.

The 1st Cavalry Army, as the main force on the flank, immediately attacked the Kazakh army protecting the flank of the Oros. The Kazakhs were also considered to be the tyrants of Central Asia before they encountered the Warats. It has good combat effectiveness, but the Warat people uphold their national traditions, and only an inch of grass can grow in the land they pass, which is a great blow to the Kazakh Khanate, so that they have no ability to resist the Ming army at all.

Zhou Yuji defeated the Kazakhs and then encountered the Cossack cavalry. Judging by the name, the two peoples seem to be brothers. In fact, the Cossacks were not at all a blood people. They were a class alliance of free people in the diaspora, more akin to bandits and bandits.

The Tsar of Oros had no direct dominion over the Cossacks, and could only buy the Cossack "nobility" with land, gold, silver, and grain. These high-ranking people were the leaders of the "tribes", who took the goods of the Oros and fought for them, like mercenaries in later generations.

These barbarian cavalry from poor mountains and bad waters really deserve their prestige. However, after colliding with the Ming army's iron-walled cavalry array, they could only endure the humiliation, turn their horses' heads, and flee far away. In terms of horses and horsemanship, the Ming army was indeed inferior to the Cossacks, because they had to maintain a formation and their movement speed was greatly affected, so they could only watch them leave the battlefield.

"These tall horses." Huang Chengming looked at the captured Cossack cavalry and their mounts and sighed.

"It's not as good as a Mongolian horse, look at this, how thin it has become." Zhou Yuji shook his head and said, "I can bring some horse breeds back to improve the pack horse." ”

The favorite of the army is the Mongolian horse that has been crossbred. This kind of horse was taller than the Mongol horse, and it gave the Ming cavalry a high advantage in battle. At the same time, they also have the advantages of Mongolian horses that are resistant to rough feeding. For example, these European horses lose weight when they have no concentrate, while Mongolian horses are able to gnaw grass to get by.

Now Zhou Yuji has not seen a more sophisticated Arabian horse, if he knows that there are still that kind of horses in the greenhouse in the world, I don't know how he will feel.

The battle of Turkestan in the tenth year of Longjing came to an end in a short day, and although the Ming army fought brilliantly, the Oros were not cooperative, and when it was dark, they tried to escape, and after finding that the retreat had been cut off, they sent envoys in the hope of surrendering to the civilized monarch of the East.

Alexander? Clavert was the unfortunate envoy, for his regiment had suffered heavy losses in the day's fighting, and had become an unwanted outcast with him.

Fortunately, the Ming army is indeed a civilized army.

"Our army can accept your surrender." With the help of the two generals, Xiao Mo figured out the meaning of this Oros person. He looked at the tall Alexander? "You can go back to your squad now," said Kravert, "and hand over all your weapons, and the prisoners may still live in the barracks." I'll send someone to collect the weapons and then discuss what to do with them. ”

Alexander didn't expect things to be so simple, and it seemed that the Eastern armies also had the same civilization as Europe. He boldly asked, "Your Excellency General, may I take the liberty of asking, how much ransom we will be asked to pay?" ”

According to European tradition since the Middle Ages, defeated enemy generals can be ransomed by their families and kings. Of course, the low-level soldiers do not have this preferential treatment, and no one will think about their lives. If the touching war films of the West in later generations are given to the current generals, they will definitely make these generals bleed.

"Our army never asks for ransom." Xiao Mo said: "You can ask the Spaniards and the Dutch about this, they will sue you, and the Ming only asks for justice." ”

Alexander was completely relieved, because he did not believe that it was a sin for him to appear on the territory of another country - and the same was true of the Ming Dynasty. The justice he believed in was the justice of the nobility, the justice of the officers being treated well.

When Alexander sent the news back to the camp, the Oros quickly gathered their weapons, packed their bags, and prepared to accept the Ming prisoners.

On the sixth day of the twelfth month of the tenth year of Longjing, the Battle of Turkestan came to an end. The course of the battle was incredibly short, as the Ming army crushed the Oros to the ground and stepped on them. From the Oros general Valentin? General Pogolovsky and his husband all became prisoners of the Ming army.

The Cossacks did not stay to make trouble for the Ming army, and after being defeated by Zhou Yuji, they wanted to come back and contact the allies at one point, but of course they saw Valentin? General Pogolovsky lowered his fat head, unsheathed his sword, and handed it to Xiao Mo's attendants with both hands.

The eighteen-year-old squire soldier did not have the slightest concept of politeness, the corners of his mouth were raised high, he took the sword inlaid with sapphires with one hand, and bowed straight to the general of the defeated army, then turned around, returned to Xiao Mo with the rhythm of jumping, and said in a loud voice: "Report to the general, General Valentin of the Oros Army?" Pogolovsky, with his sword, asked for surrender. ”

Xiao Mo sat on the marching chair, wearing a military uniform, and the Venus on his shoulders was shining. He raised his hand and said in a loud voice, "Surrender is granted." ”

The guards below stepped forward and escorted Valenjing left and right to Xiao Mo.

After staring at Xiao Mo for a few seconds, Warenjing lowered his head and said, "Your army is brave and good at fighting, I express my admiration. ”

The general secretary translated Valenjing's words to Xiao Mo, Xiao Mo waved his hand and said, "Take it down." ”

Along with Valentin, he was accompanied by three colonels, four majors, and more than a dozen lieutenants. They will live in prisoner of war camps with the soldiers, awaiting a verdict. Because the Ming Dynasty is also a country of etiquette, officers are indeed treated more than soldiers, and the class is obvious, which makes the Oros feel a lot more at ease.

It is a common practice among the nations that only those who are useful will be raised.

Unlike the Oros, the Kazakhs, as the original owners of the land, were not put into prisoner of war camps, but handed over to the judicial system for trial.

If the Oros were invaders, then these Kazakhs were traitors - they could not be denied it, because Tulubaihu and the Sangha came with the red flag of the Ming Dynasty, and as long as the red flag arrived, it was the land of the Ming Dynasty, there is no doubt about it.

The Cossacks were a blessing in disguise.

Under Yang Wei's leadership, Xiao Mo asked Zhou Yuji to release some of the Cossack prisoners of war, and also hired some cavalry from among these Cossacks. On behalf of the Ming Dynasty, he invited the Cossacks to settle here and accept the protection of the Ming Emperor. As long as they abide by the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Emperor will definitely treat them equally and let them live and work in peace and contentment.

The war seemed to end there, but it was only the beginning. (To be continued......)