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Chapter 540 Bloody Battle in Moxi ([-])
The [-] soldiers from both sides faced off in the Hami area, with the vast Gobi to the south and a small oasis to the north.Chen Bing from Zhungeer and Heshuote was on the side of the oasis, near the water source, so as to supply the drinking water needed by the soldiers and war horses.

Opposite the Zhungeer coalition forces, the endless Tsarist-Russian coalition forces are ready to go.Although this decisive battle broke out on the territory of the Zhungeer tribe, the initiative was in the hands of the Tsarist-Russian coalition forces, which decided the timing of the attack.

"Set up the Camel City!" Batur, the leader of Zhungeer, was overlooking the battlefield from a bird's-eye view on the hillside. Seeing that the Tsarist-Russian coalition forces were about to prepare for an offensive, he also gave an order and began to actively defend.

Following Batur's order, more than [-] camels taller than a human were pulled to the periphery of the Zhungeer coalition army by the soldiers of the Zhungeer tribe.The group of more than [-] camels is huge in itself, and it is even more spectacular to be led to the front of the battlefield at this time.

"What are they going to do?" Tsarist Russian general Yakovlev saw that the Zhungeer tribe pulled out tens of thousands of camels, and such a big deal made him look sideways.

"Could this be their camel soldiers?" Yang Jier Khan from the Kazakh Khanate saw the Zungar soldiers leading camels out, and couldn't help thinking of the camel soldiers of the Ottoman Empire in the west.

Not only the Ottoman Empire, but the Kazakh Khanate also had many camel soldiers.Camels are green boats in the desert, and camel soldiers can play a greater role than other arms in some special terrains.

"This is not a desert. Are they crazy to use tens of thousands of camels? Camels are not as useful as cavalry here." Yakovlev was puzzled.

"I also feel baffled." Yang Jierhan was equally puzzled.

Zhungeer has no shortage of war horses, but at the most critical moment, he has to give up war horses that are more suitable for fighting here and replace them with [-] camel soldiers?

But the doubts of Yakovlev and Yangier Khan were quickly resolved.

"Fall down!" Zhungeer soldiers led more than 1 camels outside the outer perimeter of the camp, made the camels lie on the ground, and then tied their four feet tightly with thick ropes.

They put wooden cages on the camels' backs and covered them with water-soaked felts.More than [-] huge camels were distributed on the left and right sides of the Oirat Allied Forces in Moxi. With their physical bodies, wooden boxes and felts, they created a fence-like city wall out of thin air to protect the Oirat Allied Forces who lacked protection on the front line and wings. .Zhungeer soldiers rely on boxes, or hold muskets, or hold bows and arrows, ready to meet the attacking enemy.If the enemy wants to break through the camel city defense line blocked by the meat wall, they must pay a heavy price for heavy casualties!

Kazakh Khan couldn't help being surprised when he saw that the opposite camp had added a meat wall.Not to mention how unexpected this kind of tactics is, just such a big hand is beyond the reach of people.The lives of tens of thousands of camels were used just to increase one's own defense!The forced Zhungeer tribe is already desperate!Even a victory is a miserable victory!

"Ten thousand camels came to serve as a fortress, it's amazing." Tsarist Russian general Yakovlev was a little surprised, but he was not surprised. "In the European Czech Republic, John Jeska often used the 'chariot fortress' tactic, The crusaders sent by the Kaiser to attack him suffered a lot. Unexpectedly, such a tactic was widely used in the East, and a tactic of using camels as fortresses was developed.”

"They already occupied a terrain suitable for defense, and now there is a camel city to strengthen the defense. If we attack by force, I am afraid that we will suffer heavy losses." Yang Jierhan said anxiously.

"Are you afraid? Although Jeska's chariot fortress tactics were brilliant 200 years ago, it is now 200 years later. We have more powerful artillery that can easily destroy the flesh and blood in front of us. Unless Their camels are made of steel, otherwise it would be impossible to stop us." Yakovlev said confidently, "Officers at all levels listen to orders and prepare to launch an offensive, and shelling first."

"Yes!" Some Cossack light cavalry acting as messengers spread Yakovlev's order to various cavalry units and artillery units.

Twenty or so cannons were guarded by the Russian cavalry like treasures.These more than 20 bronze guns are used in field battles, and two specialized artillery companies are in charge.

"Load the gunpowder!" The officer of the Tsarist Russian artillery company ordered from the side, and the artillerymen skillfully filled the ammunition into the barrel of the bronze cannon, while the artillery commander next to him held a torch.

"Get ready!" Before the bronze cannon fired, the surrounding gunners covered their ears.

"fire!"

boom!boom!The sound of cannons exploding one after another, shaking the heavens and the earth!The strong recoil caused these artillery pieces to retreat a few steps back.

"They're using artillery, hide behind the camel city!" The Moxi Mongolian soldiers on the front line got off their horses and used the camel city to slightly avoid the bombardment from the Tsarist Russian artillery.

Woo!A high-speed iron cannon hit the back of a camel, smashing the wooden box on the camel's back to pieces in an instant, and opened a bloody hole in the camel's body without losing momentum!The camel let out a mournful scream, and fell to the ground with blank eyes.

The two Jungar soldiers who fell behind the camel felt that the camel was hit by the artillery, because the camel's shock pushed them back a short distance.There was a chill behind them. If it weren't for the camels blocking them, they might have been hit by the artillery!

Helpless camels were taken as victims of blocking artillery, musketry.Their limbs are tied with thick ropes, and it is impossible to panic and scatter.The soldiers of the Moxi Allied Forces did not die, but camels died under the bombardment of the artillery, becoming cannon fodder in the true sense, and blood stained the Gobi and oases.

"Even if the camels are dead, their corpses can be used as city walls to stop the enemy for us." Batur saw dozens of camels died in the shelling, and he didn't feel bad at all. Take out the artillery made in these years, otherwise you may not have the opportunity to use it in the future!"

The Zhungeer tribe has hijacked many Western firearms-making talents, and is also secretly developing its own firearms technology, so it gradually began to rise.Now Zhungeer doesn't have many artillery, but at the critical moment of extermination, it can only be pulled out to confront the Tsarist-Russian coalition forces!
"The artillery of our Kazakh Khanate is also shooting!" On the side of the Tsarist-Russian coalition forces, Yang Jierhan saw the artillery of Tsarist Russia and the artillery of Zhungeer shooting at each other across the camel city, and also called the artillery of the Kazakh Khanate. The three parties started a big battle The chaotic shootout before!

The Tsarist Russian general Yakovlev stood on the slope, quite confident in his artillery, and didn't care much about whether the artillery could completely open the camel city, but looked at his pocket watch from time to time.

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