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Chapter 1334: Justify Your Name

When the naval battle in the Lion Country Strait ended, Murad IV finally led his army to Dhaka, Bangladesh.Because of the lessons learned by Shah Jahan, Murad IV only attacked a little bit. After finding that the artillery of the Ming army had a long range and accurate accuracy, he immediately stopped the attack and ordered his men to dig trenches. A countermeasure to effectively avoid the power of artillery.

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

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

Commanding the armies of various countries in Europe and sweeping the world, he is the king of Europe!
Today, although he is not in name, he is actually doing the work of the king of Europe!
Along the way, the Ming army was also "retreating steadily", and there was almost no decent resistance. In the distance, the Samara Fort, which was captured by the Ming army, was not far away.The military information has also been delivered, indicating that the army has expanded the Samara Fort, resisted the city, and did not run away.There are also two nearby passages in the Ural Mountains, which are heavily guarded by the Ming army.Judging from this, the Ming army seems to be going to a decisive battle with the Allied forces here.

The forward general, Thorstensen of Sweden, sent someone back to ask for instructions, whether to detour across the Ural Mountains to attack the back of the Ming army.He concluded that the supplies of the Ming army were being continuously transported from the Far East.If the Ural Mountains were bypassed, the Ming army would have no danger to defend the West Siberia Plain, and it could completely deal a heavy blow to the Ming army's logistics, thereby cutting off the Ming army's supplies.

In this regard, Philip IV thought for a while, but still did not agree. He said to his generals: "We have come from a long distance, what we need is time. With such a large army, the daily consumption of materials is astronomical. Bypassing the Ural Mountains, It will take a lot of time, and the strategy of cutting off the Ming army’s supplies and forcing the Ming army’s supplies to be exhausted and defeated will take too long, no way!”

It is indeed difficult for him to say this.The Nordic countries, in particular, had been harassed by Li Dingguo's cavalry in the first place, and their materials were wasted a lot.Even if this loss was taken back from the serfs, they still lost a lot.

Therefore, at least 50 troops went out this time, including the farmers who escorted the grain and supplies, which indeed caused a heavy burden on European countries.For this war, nobles from all over the world bleed a lot.If this war is protracted, even if the Ming army is wiped out, there will be riots in the country due to excessive consumption of supplies.

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

Of course, in addition to explaining the logistical concerns to the generals of various countries, Philip IV also said to them: "Regardless of the Ming army on the Ural Mountains, our army is superior, as long as we surround the Samara Fort , can also cut off the internal and external links of the Ming army, use our superior force to 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 terrain of the Ural Mountains is gentle in the west and steep in the east.Therefore, it is not a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.For this reason, Philip IV felt that as long as the Samara Fort behind him could be pulled out, it would not be difficult to capture the Ming army checkpoint in the Ural Mountains.For this reason, he was unwilling to divide his troops and detour.

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

The overwhelming army swarmed towards Samara Fort like locusts. Along the way, they occasionally encountered farmers of the same race, no matter what kind of accent they spoke, and they all started killing one after another.Because they knew that the farmers near Samara Fort were all traitors who defected to the Ming Kingdom, damn it!

Not long after, Philip IV arrived near Samara Fort, and then ordered to send 40 troops each to the side of the Ural Mountains to deploy defenses to prevent the Ming army defending the Ural Mountains from affecting the main battlefield.The remaining [-] troops surrounded Samara Fort with almost three layers inside and three layers outside.

On the top of Mingwei Fort, Li Dingguo and Man Gui both stood on the top of the city. They had seen Xiyi massacre wild farmers with binoculars before.Regarding this, Man Gui just shook his head and said: "Look, let them evacuate or not. I think the Xiyi army will not kill them. If you recognize the reality, you have paid a heavy price!"

The Ming army had issued an evacuation order in advance, asking them to retreat to the east of the Ural Mountains.However, some peasants were unwilling to leave, thinking that it would be better to be captured by the army of those noble lords and become their serfs again than to leave their homes and go to West Siberia, where the climate is very different.

In this battle, Da Ming couldn't let the rear feel dissatisfied, so he didn't force them to evacuate.Moreover, sometimes, letting them recognize the original master and completely give up their thoughts is also a good example.

The expanded Mingwei Fort is facing the Volga River to the west, and the coalition forces that marched east did not have a fleet and could not provide effective supplies. Therefore, the army was mainly concentrated in several other directions.Looking at the dense army outside the city, the mountains and plains are covered on the grassland.

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

You know, when European countries fought wars in the past, tens of thousands of troops were sent, which is already a lot.At least he went out as a servant of Poland, and he had never seen an army of more than [-] fighting.

Of course, the number of European countries united to fight against the Ottoman Empire is quite a lot.For example, in the original history, in the Battle of Vienna between the Ottoman Empire and European countries, the Ottoman Empire dispatched 20 troops at that time, which was considered one of the largest battles in European history.

Man Gui accidentally saw Khmelnytsky's pale face, and immediately understood why he was like this. He immediately turned around and patted Khmelnytsky on the shoulder. Nitsky jumped.

When he came back to his senses, Khmelnytsky saw that it was Man Gui, and hurriedly wanted to say something, but Man Gui had already said it first, pointing to the enemies outside the city and said: "Don't look at the number of enemies outside the city, there are actually too many enemies outside the city." That's all. In our east, there have been many wars of this scale. It's nothing!"

Hearing the words, Li Dingguo also turned his head. Just looking at it, it was clear at a glance, and he said: "In the history of my country, there are many famous battles that have proved that a large number of people is not necessarily useful. In many cases, the enemy is huge. It will often become a stepping stone for famous generals to become famous! Just like the battle in front of us, it depends on the first battle, and Europe will let our Ming army gallop freely from now on!"

When he spoke, he was full of confidence.This made Khmelnytsky slightly distracted after hearing this.You know, Li Dingguo didn't even have a beard at this time, but he had such a strong self-confidence and calmness. There were those outside who were not armed enemies at all, but 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 a kid is a kid who knows nothing and talks nonsense.But Li Dingguo was not an ordinary kid, he was already a famous general of the Ming army. In Europe, the most famous general of the Ming army was not Man Gui, but Li Dingguo.If someone like him speaks out, who would dare to treat him like a child!

Invisibly, infected by the optimism of Man Gui and Li Dingguo, Khmelnytsky's mood improved a lot, and he didn't know when the fear in his heart faded away.

"The so-called one-bomb, then decline, three-time exhaustion!" Li Dingguo turned to look outside the city, and said indifferently: "Let's defend for a while, first drain the enemy's vigor, and then let them know how powerful our Daming is, use our trump card, The outcome depends on the battle!"

Hearing this, Man Gui nodded with a smile and said: "You are a disciple of the Son of Heaven, and you talk in a way. I am a big bastard, but I can't compare to you!"

Although Li Dingguo is young, he trained in the new military camp, and graduated with excellent grades from the Capital Junior Arms Hall and the Capital Advanced Arms Hall, especially the Capital Advanced Arms Hall. The emperor who sacrifices wine is the current Emperor, so the so-called emperor's disciples, that's how they came .For these, Man Gui, who is still trying to learn to read, can imagine the envy in his heart.

And Khmelnytsky, who was listening at the side, blinked his eyes, saying something like "go all out, then decline, and exhaust three times", which sounds very profound and powerful. It seems that, If you have a chance in the future, you should study hard, otherwise, you can only listen to it.

At noon the next day, on a sunny day, Philip IV, the commander of the coalition forces, gave an order, and the troops marched out to meet them. The uniforms were like a kaleidoscope.In front of the three city walls, there were allied soldiers.In front of each formation, soldiers of the coalition army pushed heavy artillery and advanced towards the city wall with shouts.

Seeing the heavy cannons pushing forward, Philip IV, surrounded by the generals, smiled.This time to attack the Ming army, the army carried enough heavy artillery, more than 300 of them, all of which were selected by various countries with the greatest power and the longest range.Each city wall can be divided into more than 100 gates. How can the Ming army guard the city?
Although he had heard of the powerful artillery of the Ming navy, he had never heard of the heavy artillery of the Ming army on the western front.If there is, it should be very few.Even if the two sides bombard each other with artillery, the Ming army in the city will pay a heavy price under the exchange.

Although Spain does not have the saying of "one effort, then decline, and three 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 involved in a war, the faster the battle must be resolved.Therefore, he deliberately made a lot of preparations for the first battle at the opening of the door today.

For example, he transferred back the forward general and the famous Swedish artillery general Thor Stenson, and he will personally direct the artillery siege.If he can capture Samara Fort in one fell swoop, then I believe his reputation as Philip IV will spread throughout Europe.

In this regard, Tors Stenson is actually confident.In the last defeat, he always thought that if it wasn't for the Ming army's rogue tactics that caused the army to collapse and it was just a regular battle, he would definitely let his artillery battalion play its due power, and the Ming army would definitely not be the opponent.

This time, the Ming army was surrounded by the city wall, so it would be impossible to use the foolish tactics of last time.Thors Tengsen secretly vowed in his heart: In this battle, he must justify his name!
Under his command, the heavy artillery was pushed forward slowly.He rode in the back and ordered his subordinates to shout loudly, "If there is no order, you can't stop, you have to keep pushing forward."

Thor Stenson has made up his mind, and now the armies of all European countries are watching behind him. This is the war he is best at, and he must fight it well.Even if there is a loss during the advance, it 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 could hear the cannons above the city, the better, because that meant that the Ming army could not hold back.And the farther the distance, the lower the aiming head, and the more useless work the artillery has.In the process, even if you lose a few guns, it is completely worth it.

And those soldiers who were pushing the heavy cannons were sweating and praying in their hearts, hoping that the Ming army would not fire the cannons.There must be chivalry, and we will all fire together when this side is ready.In that case, even if you die in battle, everyone has their own fate, and I admit it.

And the countless army soldiers lined up outside the city, as the heavy artillery was pushed closer and closer, they all stared intently, their hearts were hanging, and they were exerting their strength. It seemed that the heavy artillery in the distance would push faster generally.

Thor Stenson was different from them, and he suddenly became worried slowly.Because this distance is actually already within the range of the artillery.However, the Ming army on the top of the wall did not respond, which shows that the Ming army can hold their breath.With such an opponent, his brows frowned.

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

Some cavalry flew back and forth, and began to convey new orders from Torstensen.Because according to Tors Stenson's estimation, if there is another 300 meters, it will be within the effective range of his heavy artillery, and he can fire.

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

On the three walls of the city, dozens of iron bullets roared and smashed towards the outside of the city.

Upon hearing this, Thors Tengsen breathed a sigh of relief. The Ming army had finally reached its limit and couldn't hold back anymore.

Thinking of this, he fixed his eyes on the past.

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