The Han people are one of the earliest ethnic groups to enter Xinjiang.

The Han Dynasty's conquest of the Western Regions began with the expedition against the Xiongnu, a powerful nomadic people who roamed the grasslands of northern China during the Qin and Han Dynasties.

After defeating the Xiongnu army in the Hexi Corridor, the Han Dynasty established four counties: Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang.

At that time, it was Wusun who occupied the Ili River Basin, and it was also a strategic ally that both the Han and Hungarian empires wanted to win over.

The Wusun people who established a state in the Ili River Basin were due to their superior geographical conditions and strong military presence.

It also had the honor of marrying a princess twice in the Han Dynasty, which shows the excellent strategic position of the Ili River Basin.

Such a good place has long been considered by the Kazakh Khanate. They are also ambitious and attempt to fully occupy the Ili Valley.

Dalji gave an order, and 20,000 cavalry were divided into two groups to attack the Ming army camp.

The military camp of the Ming Army was stationed on a large piece of high ground. There was a small river flowing behind the high ground, which was also the source of water for the Ming Army.

There were hundreds of Ming troops on duty in front of the military camp. When they saw a sudden burst of fire not far away, the commander on duty immediately grabbed his binoculars and took a look.

Although it was dark night, through the light of torches, I could still see the rushing Kazakh cavalry. I immediately ordered:

"A large number of cavalry are coming. Mount your horses quickly and fire a warning shot..."

After the commander-in-chief gave the order, the Ming army immediately jumped on their horses and then raised their guns and fired:

"Bang bang bang..."

The distance between the two armies is still more than a mile, and bullets will definitely not be able to harm the opponent's cavalry. They mainly report to most of the Ming army.

"Da da da……"

The Ming army on duty had just prepared when a large number of cavalry appeared about three hundred meters away from them.

The cavalry of the Kazakh Khanate came fiercely, but the Ming army did not panic at all. The black muzzles of their guns were pointed at the cavalry of the Kazakh Khanate.

Seeing that the Ming army only had a few hundred people, a thousand households in the Kazakh Khanate were overjoyed:

"General, there are only a few hundred people on duty in front of their camp. The others are probably still sleeping. The night attack is too clever..."

While they were talking, they had already entered the range of the Ming army's rifles.

"shot"

"Bang bang..."

Suddenly there was a burst of gunfire, and the Ming army pulled the trigger on the rushing Kazakh cavalry.

A total of more than 500 Ming troops fired a volley, and the Kazakh Khanate cavalry who charged the hardest were sprayed with blood mist, and they fell off their horses with the sound of gunfire...

However, the cavalry of the Kazakh Khanate was large in number, and the people behind them continued to charge forward without stopping.

"After throwing the grenade, retreat quickly."

The commander gave an order, and hundreds of grenades flew towards the galloping Kazakh Khanate cavalry.

"Swish swish..."

"Rumble..."

The grenade exploded in the cavalry team and above their heads, immediately knocking the Kazakh Khanate cavalry in front off their backs...

The cavalry behind them had no time to control their horses to avoid them, and many horses were tripped by their fallen companions and horses...

Where have the Kazakh Khanate cavalry seen grenades?

I don't even understand why an iron lump can be so lethal. There was a sudden chaos, and some people started to want to retreat...

Thousands of households in the Kazakh Khanate were shocked and hurriedly issued an order:

"Bang bang..."

Hundreds of Ming troops showed no sign of weakness. They quickly loaded bullets, raised their guns, and pulled the triggers, constantly shooting at the Kazakh cavalry who rushed into range.

A round of volley fired, killing more than a hundred Kazakhs, then turned the horse's head and ran towards the military camp...

"Charge, kill the Ming army..."

Seeing the Ming army entering the barracks, the Kazakh cavalry officer Qian Zong urged his horse to charge forward, but had to stop when he reached the Ming army's barracks.

"Quickly, get off your horse and move away the obstacles..."

In front of the military camp, there were several rows of antlers blocking the way forward. Hundreds of cavalrymen immediately jumped off their horses to destroy the obstacles...

Antlers and horses are the most common military defense facilities, which appeared on the battlefield as early as the Warring States Period.

As a kind of military defense equipment, it originally appeared to hinder war horses. As the name suggests, it is an obstacle that blocks war horses.

The emergence of horse-rejecting horses effectively solved the problem of infantry defending cavalry.

On the battlefield, setting up horse blocking at key points where the enemy cavalry must pass can effectively prevent the cavalry from charging and attacking.

The sharp spear point at the front of the Juma can easily stab the enemy's horses and even cause confusion to the enemy cavalry.

The horse is not only a useful weapon to restrain enemy cavalry on the battlefield, but is also an effective obstacle to defend military camps.

In front of the gate of the Ming military camp, there was not only a trench, but also a pointed wooden fence, which was used to keep out horses.

If the cavalry charges forcefully, the horses can jump over the ditch, but countless sharp wooden stakes can plunge the rapidly charging horses to the core.

With no other choice, the Kazakh cavalry had to dismount and destroy the sharp wooden stakes.

They wielded big axes and stepped forward to destroy the wooden fence of the Ming army. But as soon as they reached the wooden fence, a violent explosion suddenly occurred at their feet, killing more than a hundred Kazakh soldiers.

"My God, these cunning dogs..."

Kazakh Qianhu's face was blue with anger. Juma must be destroyed, otherwise how could he attack? He waved his hand and shouted:

"Quick, come up with two hundred more people and destroy Juma as soon as possible..."

This time there was no explosion, and the obstacles in front of the camp gate were quickly destroyed by the Kazakh cavalry dismounting.

Dalji waved his hand, and thousands of troops immediately rushed into the Ming army's camp, and at the same time threw the torches in their hands into the Ming army's camp.

Many military tents were set alight, and the fire spread rapidly with the wind9. The Kazakh cavalry also took advantage of the situation to attack the large tent of the Ming army. Their target was the Ming general.

But when they reached the Chinese army's tent, they discovered that there was no one in the camp, and the hundreds of soldiers just now had disappeared.

Darji was also a veteran of many battles. When he saw this situation, he immediately realized that he had been fooled. The Ming army was playing an empty city strategy. He hurriedly shouted:

"Quickly retreat, we have fallen into a trap..."

Ten thousand Kazakh cavalry had already rushed into the Ming army camp. Upon hearing the order to retreat, they hurriedly turned their horses and prepared to retreat.

But it was already too late, fierce gunfire and artillery fire suddenly sounded around the military camp.

"Bang bang..."

Countless explosive shells were fired into the military camp by light field artillery, and the Kazakh cavalrymen were knocked off their backs by the bombs...

A bomb fell not far from Darji, and a dozen guards were blown to pieces with their flesh and blood flying everywhere...

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! A soldier who lost his horse hurriedly picked up an unexploded bomb. He even tried to throw it to the Ming army, but the bomb suddenly exploded in his hand.

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"Bang..."

The soldier was instantly blown to pieces by the explosive bomb, and a piece of broken intestines flew into Dalji's face. Dalji was shocked, and when he touched it with his hands, it was all flesh and blood.

In the Ming Dynasty's foreign wars, explosive bombs were used many times, especially naval artillery. Western countries were very concerned about this deadly weapon...

The fire in the military camp became more and more intense, and many Kazakh Khanate cavalry were severely burned. They wanted to burn the Ming army to death, but unexpectedly they set themselves on fire...

Now the two armies of the Kazakh Khanate were surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Ming troops in the military camp, and were bombarded continuously by mortars and field artillery.

Hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were stationed here, and the military camps stretched for miles. At this time, there were fires everywhere.

When the Ming army withdrew from the barracks, they took away all their equipment and quilts and cotton clothes. The supplies were on another hill, guarded by heavy troops, and the cavalry could not charge up.

The Ming army stayed up all night and quietly hid in the distance, keeping an eye on the Kazakh cavalry in the woods through binoculars. Sun Yingyuan knew every move they made.

However, Sun Yingyuan and others did not expect that the Kazakh cavalry would burn the military camp. If they were not fully prepared, the losses this time would be really heavy.

"Quick, rush out."

He wanted to set fire to the Ming Army camp, but he didn't expect to be surrounded by the camp. Darji hurriedly shouted and asked his men to rush out of the camp...

Outside the military camp, Sun Yingyuan and Cao Bianjiao were riding on war horses, looking coldly at the Kazakh Khanate cavalry running around in the Ming army camp. They wanted to use the lives of 20,000 enemy troops to compensate for the burned tents...

The generals led their subordinates to set up formations outside the military camp. Except for the river behind the military camp, the military camp was tightly surrounded by the Ming army on three sides...

The Ming army's light field artillery and mortars bombarded the camp desperately, causing heavy casualties to the Kazakh Khanate cavalry.

The 20,000 cavalrymen suffered more than 5,000 casualties. They finally rushed out of the fire, but what awaited them was rows of black muzzles.

"Musketeers, step forward to clear the way..."

In order to break through quickly, Dalji could only order the musketeers to open the way forward to cover their cavalry breakout.

However, of their thousand gunmen, there are only about 600 people left at this time, and the impact they can have on the Ming army is completely negligible...

They were very unlucky. The direction they chose to break out was the central army of the Ming army. At this time, ten large Ming guns were right in front of the Chinese army's formation.

Cao Bianjiao led his cavalry to stand guard on the outside. As long as the Kazakh Khanate cavalry broke through, they would immediately be chased and killed.
To be continued...