Chapter 902
Zhao Baoshun didn't have time to make eye contact with the master, and stabbed a Mongolian soldier in the stomach with a bayonet, and the bayonet came out of the back of his heart.
Zu Dashou struggled to kick away the corpse on his body, pulled out his revolver, and set fire to the Mongolian soldiers who pounced on him.
The situation in the settlements is not very critical, but very critical.
The Mongol soldiers outside hit the walls of the settlement like waves. Tens of thousands of Mongol soldiers screamed and charged, and when one group died, another group would rush up.
Lobzang Tenzin was very angry that more than 10,000 people had not captured the settlement of a few hundred people, and directly drew his saber and split the head of the captain. The Mongol soldiers, who were in a hurry, rushed into the settlement like crazy.
Without machine guns, it was almost impossible to withstand the onslaught of so many Mongol soldiers.
Zu Dashou has never been so desperate, even if he fought in Jinzhou back then, and Jinzhou City was occupied by Tartar soldiers, it was not as dangerous as it is today.
"Click!" When the trigger hung up again, Zu Dashou didn't have time to reload again, and a Mongolian soldier pounced with a saber and red eyes.
The long knife was raised in the air, and it was rounded and slashed down.
Zu Dashou closed his eyes, but he didn't expect Lao Tzu to die here after more than 20 years of crisscrossing the battlefield.
"Tom tom tom ......!" A dull sound came to mind, and a cloud of blood mist erupted from the bodies of those wave-like Mongolian soldiers. A lot of people were broken to pieces, but the bullets continued to gain momentum, killing those behind.
The wave of the charge seemed to crash against the rocks and became shattered.
At the critical moment, the two cannons removed from the airship were finally pushed up.
The double-two-five rapid-fire gun, which could fire three hundred rounds per minute, was the highest rate of fire of its time.
More than 10,000 Mongol soldiers stood so densely that shells were thrown around like whips. Wherever it is thrown, there will be an extra piece of stump and flesh.
The double 25 anti-aircraft cannon was very energetic, and a shell that pierced two or three people could still penetrate the body of a fourth person.
"Reload!" The military staff officer roared, the magazine box was quickly pulled out, and a magazine full of shells was pushed up again.
"Tom tom tom ......!" After less than twenty seconds of silence, the sound of the double-two-five rapid-fire cannon rang out again.
Luo Buzang Tenzin looked numb, he didn't expect a small settlement to have such a strong firepower.
"Lord Wang! No, I can't get in. "Talihutai's face was smoked like a stove lord, and his hair was messed up like a ghost.
"Damn, I really didn't expect the Ming Army to be so powerful in a settlement." Luo Buzang Tenzin shook his head helplessly, looking like he had made a mistake in his calculations.
But there was no choice but to give up this ghost place and continue to go north with it. It's better to go to the Russian Empire as soon as possible, I heard that there are large grasslands there, which can be used for grazing, which is much better than southern Xinjiang, where birds don't.
"Withdraw!" As soon as he set off for the order, he saw Beregutai running over with someone dragging the wreckage of a huge airbag.
"Lord Wang! A few dozen miles ahead, I found this. It looks very new, like it fell off not long ago. ”
"Oh!" Lobzang Tenzin suddenly became excited.
"Lord Wang, those very powerful weapons seem to be cannons on airships. There was just a sandstorm yesterday, and it is very likely that the airship landed in the settlement. ”
"Huh!" Lobzang Danjin let out a laugh like a night owl, although there were many airships in the Ming army, but now few airships came here.
The Ming army who can ride the airship must be a big official. At least at the level of a regimental commander!
The commander of a regiment in the Ming official army was a high-ranking official for the Mongols.
"Go on the offensive and take this settlement." Lobzang Tenzin looked excitedly at the smoke-smoking settlement in the distance.
If you can capture or kill a guy at the level of a regimental commander, you can also make the Russian empress pay attention to herself when you go to Russia.
"Kill!" Hearing that there were big people in the settlement, Beregutei was also excited. There are big shots here, and it makes sense that some high-level weapons will appear.
Zu Dashou walked inside the settlement, and the groans of wounded soldiers were everywhere. Others poked the Mongols with bayonets, for fear that some fish would slip through the net.
In this battle, the Ming army suffered heavy losses, and the number of dead reached 100. More than 120 people were injured, and most of the more than 40 seriously injured did not survive.
In the first battle, the Ming army lost more than half, and as long as the Mongols launched another such charge, it is difficult to say whether they could withstand it.
"How many shells are left for the cannon!" The shrapnel on Zu Dashou's shoulder was removed, and the military doctor was smearing the wound with iodine to disinfect it.
"There are more than three thousand rounds, because it is not a combat mission, so there is not a lot of ammunition." The flight technician said helplessly.
This time, Zu Dashou had to fly a long distance, and in order to reduce weight, the airship carried a lot of fuel, but did not bring a lot of shells.
"More than 3,000 rounds!" Zu Dashou sighed, relying on these shells will definitely not survive tomorrow morning.
"Rush with the radio and order the surrounding settlements to be ready for battle. Remember, you can't let them come to the rescue, or military law will do it. "Zu Dashou knows that even in the age of firearms, the grassland is still the world of cavalry.
The prestige of the Mongolian cavalry is well known to the world, and relying on these cantonment soldiers, it is simply a fool's dream to fight with the Mongolian cavalry on the steppe.
And what's even worse is that because the number of people is limited. The reclamation divisions are quite scattered, and the nearest settlement here from Zhao Baoshun is more than a hundred miles. And it's only three or four hundred people there!
Because the wind and sand are too big to farm, the pastures here have to rely on a large enough area to support enough cattle and sheep.
But when the area is large, the distance is farther.
"Division Commander, if we don't get rescue, we won't be able to wait for tomorrow morning anyway." The military staff officer was a little anxious.
"Fuck off! There are only three or four hundred people more than 100 miles away, and if you look at the Mongols outside, there are at least twenty or thirty thousand people or even more. Three or four hundred people were in the field, and when they encountered tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry, they would be trampled into powder before they could come over.
Besides, you are also from a martial arts background. Don't you know how many miles an infantry can travel in a day? Zu Dashou gave this bastard a bad look.
This guy was introduced by his brother-in-law Wu Xiang, but he didn't expect that after more than a year of training, he was still an elm head.
"Uh......!" The military staff officer had nothing to say, so he could only do it there in a hurry. Now he can't wait to grow wings and fly directly out of this encirclement.
"How many mortar shells and grenades are left?" Zu Dashou had no choice but to look at Zhao Baoshun. Unexpectedly, today I was reduced to the point where I had to rely on a small battalion commander to protect myself.
Now the only things that can stop the Mongol cavalry a little are grenades and mortars.
"There were four or five hundred mortar shells, and there were a lot of grenades, almost more than two thousand. The subordinates knew that this place was located in the Tianshan Pass, and the terrain was dangerous, so they applied for a lot of ammunition with logistics.
Moreover, on weekdays, some weapons and ammunition discarded by the Mongols when they withdrew were also collected. ”
"Huh! You kid is clever, it seems that if you survive this catastrophe, you kid can get a regiment commander to do it. Zu Dashou smiled and patted Zhao Baoshun's shoulder.
"Commander, can we still ...... Can you still live? Zhao Baoshun looked around and asked in a low voice.
"Smack!" A mouth slammed into Zhao Baoshun's face, and Zu Dashou looked at Zhao Baoshun with a blue face.
"Zhao Baoshun, you are the battalion commander here. You have lost confidence, how can you lead the troops. You show me, look at the faces of those children. If the Mongols break through here, these children will all die.
And the women, who are worse than dead. Your task now is to live with the big guys and live with everyone. Got it?
If you are the first to have diarrhea, Lao Tzu will jump on you. Zu Dashou took out his revolver and stared at Zhao Baoshun viciously.
Zhao Baoshun's face turned pale, he knew that this teacher had killed him, and he didn't have to fight in the slightest. In the eyes of the patriarch, he is not even an ant.
"No!" His lips trembled, and Zhao Baoshun agreed.
"Organize your people and actively prepare for defense. Throw the corpses of the Mongols into the trenches, and the airship pods have gasoline in them. Prepare the gasoline, and if the Mongols rush to them, knock down the gasoline barrels and set fire to the trenches.
Remember! You can't splash gasoline in it beforehand, otherwise it won't fly. ”
"Got it!" Zhao Baoshun swallowed his saliva, he really hadn't used gasoline.
"Also, set up some improvised trebuchets. You know how it works! ”
"Uh......!" Zhao Baoshun had never seen a trebuchet at all.
"Forget it! You go to the airship technician and give him a couple of people to help get some trebuchets out. Make all the explosives into a ten-pound explosive bag, although this thing is thrown relatively closely, but it is powerful and can also cause a lot of casualties.
Also, immediately send people out to lay mines. Planting all the mines, his grandmother didn't believe that these Mongols were not afraid of bombing.
Remember! Have faith, as long as you have faith, you can get through a few days. As long as we survive today, an airship will come to pick us up tomorrow morning. When the time comes, Lao Tzu will take you all away.
Tomorrow morning! Zu Dashou patted Zhao Baoshun on the shoulder and said.
Zhao Baoshun looked at the sun that had just risen more than a foot high, this is to insist on one day and one night. On weekdays, a day and a night are so dull, but now a day and a night are so long.
The headquarters of the 4th Division of Hami received a telegram from Zu Dashou and immediately became a mess. More than a dozen airships under the division headquarters were immediately sent out, but Hami was thousands of miles away from the Ili River Valley, and Dihua had to be refueled in the middle.
Rushing to the Ili River Valley, it will take two days to do anything.
After a delay of two hours, these people remembered that they wanted to report to Jingshi.
Li Xiao is taking a special train to Jinzhou to inspect the Jinzhou Tractor Factory. If the tractor is beautiful, then it is not difficult for tanks and armored vehicles.
As soon as I arrived at the Jinzhou Railway Station, I received a telegram from the Ministry of War.
Li Xiao was taken aback, he didn't expect Zu Dashou to be surrounded in a small settlement in remote Ili.
Now I just want to save it, and I can't send heavenly soldiers and generals. I miss large transport planes very much, maybe only large transport planes carrying paratroopers can solve the danger of the ancestors' birthday, but ...... Now what the is coming to the big transport plane.
"Dashuai, what can I do about this?" Shi Kefa was in a hurry, and the commander of the main division of the Ming Dynasty was surrounded, which was the first time.
"There's no way, only God can help him. If he can hold out until tomorrow morning, he will have a chance to escape, and if he can't, let's think about who the next division commander of the Fourth Division will be. Li Xiao knew that he couldn't save Zu Dashou.
"It's ......!"
"But what? The Ili River Valley is thousands of miles away, which of us can grow wings and fly over? ”
"Uh......!"
"Let's go, continue to inspect the tractor factory. If Zu Dashou dies, we have to think about helping him avenge him! ”
"No!" Shi Kefa didn't expect that Li Xiao would be so calm. If you think about it, you don't feel that the old face is red, and the things that are thousands of miles away are now beyond the reach of the whip.
I am still an old official, and I have become like this, and I have no city government.
followed Li Xiao off the train and went straight to the tractor factory on the outskirts of Jinzhou.
The Mongols did not give Zu Dashou much time, and at nine o'clock in the morning, the Mongol attack began again. This time, the Mongols finally waited for mortars and mortar shells on the rear wagons!
"Belagutei, it's up to you this time. Talikutai, you as the second echelon. Ordered to go down, who caught the big officials of the Ming Dynasty and sealed ten thousand households. Lobzang Tenzin shouted loudly.
Hearing that as long as they catch the big officials of the Ming Dynasty, they can become ten thousand households, and the Mongolian soldiers felt that the blood in their bodies was boiling. 10,000 households, that is one of the best official positions. It's not an exaggeration to say that one step to the sky!
"The prince has an order! Who caught the Ming Dynasty officials and sealed 10,000 households! ”
"The prince has an order! Who caught the Ming Dynasty officials and sealed 10,000 households! ”
"The prince has an order! Who caught the Ming Dynasty officials and sealed 10,000 households! ”
……!
The order was heard, and all the Mongol soldiers clamoured. They brandished rifles in their hands, and although there were only ten rounds of ammunition for each person, it was enough for them.
The rifles of the Mongols were not equipped with bayonets, because they found that they could not hit them accurately with bayonets. In close combat, they prefer the traditional sabre.
The feeling of the saber splitting the enemy's body is as sour as it is. Especially with the speed of the horse, flying over and cutting off the enemy's head with a knife, it is even more refreshing.
"Mongol warriors, do you feel the howl of the unjust souls underground? Do you feel the wailing of the tribesmen in the ground?
For so many years, the Han people have been bullying us. Look over there, there are Han officials in there. Let's arrest him out and pay tribute to his dead relatives in the way of the steppe people.
Mongolian warriors, for the revenge of their loved ones, rush! Beregudai roared, and the five thousand Mongol cavalry behind him rushed towards the settlement in the same wind.