"Warriors, the Ming army has a pretty good artifact. Whoever steals it will be killed by me, the general!"

Hawani gave the order, not to mention the sleepy Yarkand Khanate soldiers, urging their horses and raising their swords to kill the Ming army. They all really looked at the Ming army's headlights.

"Kill the bright dog and steal the artifact..."

Listening to this charge slogan, it is just like rushing towards the miner's lamp on the head of the Ming Army, but they don't know that the head lamp of the Ming Army is much more valuable than their lives...

Looking coldly at the five thousand cavalry coming towards them, the soldiers of the Ming army did not panic at all. In their eyes, these people were primitive humans, and they would be destroyed as many as they came:

"The Ming Shen guns and rifles are ready."

The Daming Gun is actually a manual Gatling gun. The six-barreled gun is mounted on a cart. One person controls the cart, one loads the bullets, and the other shakes the handle to fire. A shuttle of twenty-eight bullets

.

In other words, three people operate a big Ming gun, which can be fired continuously as long as there are bullets. The rate of fire is almost 80 rounds per minute. Although it is not as good as the Gatling of later generations, it was definitely an artifact in the late Ming Dynasty.

The latest production of the Ming Dynasty Royal Military War Bureau, five Ming dynasty divine muskets were lined up in front of the formation, just waiting for Zhang Huangyan's order.

The Yarkand Khanate soldiers fought against the Ming army for the first time. They had no experience in fighting with hot weapons, so they just rushed forward stupidly, not caring about the Ming army's incomprehensible weapons.

Seeing five thousand cavalry rushing from the opposite side,

"150 steps, shoot!"

The opponent is a cavalry. If you let them get too close, there may be problems. Shooting at 150 steps is the most suitable.

Zhang Huangyan gave an order, and the Ming Dynasty's blunderbuss and rifled rifle opened fire at the same time:

“Tu tu tu tu…

"Bang bang bang..."

Bullets hit the Yarkand Khanate cavalry like raindrops, and the cavalry rushing in front fell down with clouds of blood spraying on them...

The five Ming Shen guns were like a meat grinder, instantly firing thousands of bullets and beating the opponent into a hornet's nest, including people and horses.

"Bang bang bang..."

"Puff puff……"

The Ming Dynasty's gun kept spewing out its fury, and the Yarkand soldiers who rushed the fastest were almost beaten to death by bullets...

Two thousand rifles fired continuously, and almost all the Yarkand Khanate cavalry became targets. Rows of horses fell off their horses...

Hawani is also a fierce general. He has a beautiful horse on his hip and a mountain-breaking sword in his hand. He can be said to be the brave champion of the three armies.

No matter how brave he is, he has never seen such a tragic battle. No, it is not a brutal battle, but a unilateral massacre...

Most of the soldiers of the Yarkand Khanate were quickly killed, but his subordinates still had no ability to fight back. The closest ones to the Ming army were a hundred meters away.

All the Yarkand cavalry who rushed a hundred meters were ruthlessly killed...

Looking at the mountain-climbing machete in his hand, Hawani was equally powerless and had nowhere to use it. He knew that if this continued, his entire army would be annihilated, so he hurriedly issued an order:

"Quick, shoot arrows, cover the retreat..."

The Yarkand Khanate was also a nomadic nation, and was as good at riding and shooting as Dongdu. The cavalry under his command had long been disorganized. When they heard the order to retreat, they immediately turned their horses and ran away.

The Ming army was like a devil in their eyes. When they saw the tongues of fire shooting out from the opposite side, they were shooting arrows. It was important to escape...

Seeing that his men were defeated in an instant, and even half a stick of incense could not be held on, Hawani knew that there was no way to save the day, and hurriedly fled with the soldiers.

"Shuisha..."

Suddenly countless bright lights lit up all around, followed by fierce gunshots.

"Bang bang..."

It turned out that they had been surrounded by the Ming army. Under the continuous shooting of the Ming army, the Yarkand Khanate cavalry fell in a pool of blood.

The Ming army had not fought for a long time. They kept loading bullets and pulling triggers. They became more and more excited as they fought, with bloodthirsty light shining in their eyes.

Zhang Huangyan originally wanted to keep a few prisoners to ask about the situation, but all of them were suddenly killed by Ming army soldiers.

The five thousand Yarkand Khanate cavalry did not last for an hour during the siege of the Ming army, and all of them, including Hawani, were killed.

Zhang Huangyan knew that the soldiers were too excited and would not blame them. He sent an order to search the whole city and kill all those who resisted.

Twenty thousand Ming troops quickly searched the city and killed hundreds of deserters and rebels. After dawn, the Ming dragon flag flew high at the top of Chijin City.

After Zhang Huangyan led the army and captured the Chijin Guards without any bloodshed, the other two armies were also overwhelming and captured the other two guards in one fell swoop.

The two armies broke through the two guards, only dozens of people were injured, and not a single Ming soldier died in the battle.

Including Zhang Huangyan's army, less than a hundred people were injured in total, which is definitely a miracle in the history of war...

On the one hand, the Ming army was brave, but the most important reason was that the Yarkand soldiers had low combat effectiveness...

Compared with the Yarkand Khanate, the equipment of the Ming army's officers and soldiers was so superior that it was not so much a war as a unilateral massacre.

Whether the Yarkand Khanate's cavalry or infantry, faced with the hot weapons of the Ming army, they were almost no different from gun targets.

The three armies of Zhang Huangyan, Zhang Jiayu, and Mao Yuanyi attacked the three guards at night, causing the Ming Dynasty Dragon Flag to fly high outside Jiayuguan Pass again overnight.

The four armies of Chen De, Tong Dingguo, Li Erniu and Yang Bao took three days to conquer the other three guards because of the long distance.

The most important Hami guards, the Ming army had no chance to take action. When they heard that the three passes had been lost, the Yarkand Khanate soldiers who were defending Hami hurriedly fled after hearing the news...

At first, the cavalry of the Yarkand Khanate were full of confidence. They were all in high spirits and ready to fight the Ming army.

But after the Ming army captured six guards without a fight, their courage was shattered and they hurriedly abandoned Hami and fled.

In this way, the Seven Route Army of Ming Dynasty joined forces with Hami Guard...

Hami, which the Ming Dynasty worked hard for more than a hundred years, finally returned to the embrace of the Ming Dynasty after going back and forth several times.

The Hami Guard was built in the fourth year of Yongle, and Hami became the center of the Ming Dynasty's Guanxi intelligence network. All the barbarian envoys who paid tribute were ordered to translate their messages to Hami.

It is not unrelated to the fact that the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to Hamiwei and Timur's eastern expedition to the Ming Dynasty.

The news of Timur's departure was soon captured by the Ming Dynasty's Yinxi Intelligence Network.

Therefore, Emperor Yongle used the Gansu Commander-in-Chief to control the entire Shaanxi army except Ningxia and build two lines of defense.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Timur's expedition to the Ming Dynasty was abandoned because he died of illness during the expedition.

However, after Timur's death, the Ming Dynasty still did not give up its vigilance against the Timur Empire and sent Jin Yiwei to arrest Timurid merchants who purchased the local population.

He also sent Zheng He to lead a large army to Horumos, where they stayed for fifty-two days until both sides calmed down.

The government affairs of Hamiwei were also directly controlled by the imperial court.

Hami, in his position as the leader of the various tribes, translated the tribute lists of the various tribes for the court and conducted reconnaissance.

The Ming Dynasty strengthened the control of Hami, which also played a certain role in suppressing Oara, Tatar, and Wulianghai.

Hami is located in the eastern part of Xinjiang and is the main route from Xinjiang to the mainland. It has been the throat of the Silk Road since ancient times.

Hami is close to Gansu and was part of Gansu Province in the Yuan Dynasty.

Although the Ming Dynasty lost direct control over Hami, Hami continued to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

Since Hami was occupied by the Yarkand Khanate, they stopped paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

Later, they heard that the Ming Dynasty was becoming stronger again. In order to avoid being invaded by the Ming Dynasty, they sent Hassan to enter the Ming Dynasty capital to negotiate.

But Hassan, a second-rate man, actually uttered arrogant words in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and was sacrificed by Emperor Shenwu.

How could Zhu Cixi be in alliance with the Yarkand Khanate? In his mind, the entire Western Region was the territory of China.

The Governor of Kashgar, who is now the Generalissimo Haas, stationed 100,000 heavy troops in Turpan, preparing to fight the Ming army here if the Seven Guards fell.

It was originally thought that the Seven Guards of Kansai could hold off the Ming army for several months, but unfavorable information about their defeat came one after another within a few days.

Haas never expected that the Ming army would be so powerful that they could capture the Seven Guards of Kansai in seven days.

Of the 50,000 troops stationed at the Seven Guards, except for the Hami garrison which fled without a fight, the rest of the Yarkand Khanate's army was completely wiped out.

This news shocked Haas like thunder, and he finally felt the powerful strength of the Ming army.

Haas still had some ability. He did not panic, but gradually calmed down and hurriedly summoned the generals to discuss how to resist the Ming army.

"Everyone, the Ming army defeated the Six Guards in seven days, and the Hami Guards fled. The Ming Army is about to approach Turpan City. What strategies do you have to defend against the enemy?"

Haas's words stunned the generals of the Yarkand Khanate present...

None of them dared to imagine how the Ming army managed to break through seven acropolises in such a short period of time. Could it be that the Yarkand defenders were just setting up?

"Sir Governor, even if one guard can only hold for five days, seven guards should be able to hold on for more than a month. How can the Ming army approach Turpan in seven days?"

Haas shook his head helplessly:

"You all don't know that those defensive troops fled without a trace when they were attacked by the Ming army. They have not come back yet. When they come back, I will punish them severely and will not tolerate them."

As a coach, Haas certainly knew how to stabilize the morale of the army. He did not mention that the Ming Army's seven-pronged army would conquer three cities in one night.

Instead, he told his subordinates that all the defenders abandoned the city and fled, so that the Ming army could recover the Seven Guards of Kansai so quickly.

In fact, except for the Hami garrison, almost all other Acropolis soldiers were annihilated by the Ming army. He actually said that he scattered and fled without a trace!

After a while, Yarkand General Maota stepped forward:

"My Lord Governor, the Ming army has come a long way, and we are waiting for work. The general is willing to lead an army of 20,000 to ambush the Ming army on their way to Turpan. This will definitely cause them heavy casualties and make them unable to continue their westward march..."
To be continued...