Zhao Baoshun didn't have time to make eye contact with the division commander. He turned back and stabbed a Mongolian soldier in the stomach with a bayonet. The bayonet came out from the back of the heart. Zhao Baoshun shouted loudly, raised his arms, and threw the Mongolian soldier away.

Zu Dashou struggled to push away the body, pulled out his revolver, and opened fire on the Mongolian soldiers who rushed towards him.

The situation in the settlement is not very critical, but extremely critical.

The Mongolian soldiers outside were like waves crashing against the walls of the settlement. Tens of thousands of Mongolian soldiers roared and charged, and if one group died, another group would quickly rush up.

Luobuzangdanjin was very angry that more than 10,000 people failed to capture a settlement with several hundred people. He drew his saber and split the head of the captain of 10,000. The Mongolian soldiers, who were driven into panic, rushed into the settlement like crazy.

rush.

Without machine guns, it would be impossible to withstand the impact of so many Mongolian soldiers.

Zu Dashou has never been so desperate. Even when there was a fierce battle in Jinzhou and half of Jinzhou City was occupied by Tatar soldiers, it was not as dangerous as it is today.

"Click!" When the trigger was idle again, Zu Dashou had no time to reload. A Mongolian soldier rushed up with a saber and red eyes.

The long knife was raised in the air, swung round and struck down.

Zu Dashou closed his eyes. He didn't expect that I would die here after having been on the battlefield for more than 20 years.

"Boom boom...!" A dull voice came to mind, and clouds of blood mist burst out from those Mongolian soldiers like waves. Many people were beaten into pieces, but the bullets continued unabated, killing the people behind them.

The charging wave seemed to hit the rocks and become shattered.

At the critical moment, the two cannons removed from the airship were finally pushed up.

The dual 25mm rapid-fire cannon can fire 300 rounds per minute. This thing has the highest rate of fire in this era.

More than 10,000 Mongolian soldiers stood so densely packed that the cannonballs were whipped around like whips. Wherever they were thrown, there would be more stumps and pieces of flesh.

The Double 25 anti-aircraft gun is so powerful that a shell that penetrates two or three people can still penetrate the body of a fourth person.

"Load!" the military staff shouted, the ammunition box was quickly pulled out, and a magazine full of artillery shells was pushed up.

"Boom, boom...!" After less than twenty seconds of silence, the sound of the double 25 rapid-fire cannons sounded again.

Luobuzangdanjin was shocked by what he saw. He didn't expect that a small settlement could have such powerful firepower.

"Your Majesty! No, we can't get in." Talihutai's face was so smoked that he looked like a stove prince, and his hair was as messy as a ghost.

"Damn, I really didn't expect that the Ming army could be so powerful in just one settlement." Luo Bu Zangdanjin shook his head helplessly. It seemed that his calculations were wrong.

But there is no other way. I can only give up this ghost place and continue heading north. It is better to go to the Russian Empire as soon as possible. I heard that there are large grasslands there for your own grazing. It is better than southern Xinjiang, a place where birds don’t poop.

Much stronger.

"Evacuate!" Just as he started to give the order, he saw Belegutai and his men running over, dragging the remains of a huge airbag.

"Your Majesty! I found this dozens of miles ahead. It looks very new, as if it fell off not long ago."

"Oh!" Luobuzangdanjin suddenly became excited.

"Your Majesty, those very powerful weapons seem to be the cannons on the airship. There was a sandstorm just yesterday. It is very likely that the airship landed in the settlement."

"Haha!" Luo Bu Zangdanjin laughed like a night owl. Although the Ming army had many airships, there were very few airships coming here now.

Ming soldiers who can ride airships must be high-ranking officials. At least they are at the level of regimental commander!

A regimental commander of the Ming Dynasty's official army was a senior official to the Mongols.

"Continue the attack and capture this settlement." Luobuzangdanjin looked excitedly at the settlement with thick smoke in the distance.

If you can capture or kill a leader-level guy, you can make the Russian Empress take you seriously when you get to Russia.

"Kill!" Hearing that there was a big shot in the settlement, Belegudai also became excited. With big shots there, it makes sense that some high-end weapons would appear.

Zu Dashou was walking in the settlement, and the groans of wounded soldiers were everywhere. Some people stabbed the Mongolians with bayonets, fearing that some fish would slip through the net and survive.

The Ming army suffered heavy losses in this battle, with over a hundred people killed. More than 120 people were injured, of which more than 40 were seriously injured and most likely would not survive.

The Ming army lost more than half in the first battle. As long as the Mongols launch another such charge, it is hard to say whether they can withstand it.

"How many shells are left in the machine gun!" The shrapnel from Zu Dashou's shoulder was removed, and the military doctor was applying iodine to the wound to disinfect it.

"There are still more than 3,000 rounds. Because it is not a combat mission, I don't have a lot of ammunition." The flight technician said helplessly.

This time Zu Dashou had to fly quite a distance. In order to reduce weight, the airship carried a lot of fuel, but not a lot of cannonballs.

"More than three thousand rounds!" Zu Dashou sighed, he would never be able to survive tomorrow morning with these shells.

"Use the radio to urge the surrounding settlements to prepare for battle. Remember, they cannot come to the rescue, otherwise military law will be engaged." Zu Dashou knew that even in the age of firearms, the grassland was still dominated by cavalry.

The reputation of the Mongolian cavalry is well known to everyone. It is simply a dream to rely on these colonization soldiers to fight the Mongolian cavalry on the grasslands.

And what's even more terrible is that because the number of people is limited, the colonists are quite scattered. The nearest settlement from Zhao Baoshun is more than a hundred miles away. And there are only three to four hundred people there!

Because the wind and sand are too heavy to farm, the pastures here need to be large enough to support enough cattle and sheep.

But the larger the area, the longer the distance.

"Division Commander, if we don't get rescue, we won't be able to wait until tomorrow morning anyway." The military staff officer was a little anxious.

"Get out! There are only three or four hundred people more than a hundred miles away. Look at the Mongols outside. There are at least twenty or thirty thousand or more. Three or four hundred people are in the wild. They meet tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry. Before they come over,

Will be trampled to pieces.

Besides, you are also a martial artist. Don’t you know how many miles an infantryman can march in a day?” Zu Dashou rolled his eyes at this bastard angrily.

This guy was introduced by his brother-in-law Wu Xiang. Unexpectedly, after more than a year of experience, he still has a dull head.

"Uh...!" The military staff officer had nothing to say and could only worry. Now he wished he could grow wings and fly out of this encirclement.

"How many mortar shells and grenades are left?" Zu Dashou had no choice but to look at Zhao Baoshun. Unexpectedly, he was reduced to relying on a small battalion commander to protect him today.

Now the only things that can slightly block the Mongolian cavalry are grenades and mortars.

"There are four to five hundred mortar shells and a lot of hand grenades, almost more than two thousand. My subordinates knew that this place is located in the Tianshan Pass and the terrain is difficult, so they applied for a lot of ammunition with logistics.

And on weekdays, we also collected some weapons and ammunition discarded by the Mongols when they withdrew."

"Haha! You are quite clever. It seems that if you survive this disaster, you can become a regiment leader." Zu Dashou smiled and patted Zhao Baoshun on the shoulder.

"Sir, can we... still survive?" Zhao Baoshun looked around and asked in a low voice.

"Pah!" A mouth hit Zhao Baoshun's face. Zu Dashou looked at Zhao Baoshun with a livid face.

"Zhao Baoshun, you are the battalion commander here. You have lost confidence, how can you still lead the troops? Show me the faces of those children. If the Mongols attack here, these children will die.

There are also those women, they will be more uncomfortable than death. Your task now is to lead the big guys to survive and lead everyone to survive. Do you understand?

If you are the first to have diarrhea, I will kill you." Zu Dashou took out his revolver and stared at Zhao Baoshun fiercely.

Zhao Baoshun's face turned pale. He knew that the master would kill him without any mental struggle. In the eyes of the master, he was not even an ant.

"No!" Zhao Baoshun agreed with his lips trembling.

"Organize your people and actively prepare for defense. Throw the Mongolian corpses into the trench. There is gasoline in the airship pod. Prepare the gasoline. If the Mongols rush forward, knock down the gasoline barrels and light the trench on fire.

Remember! Don’t pour gasoline in it beforehand, otherwise it will fly away and won’t hit anything.”

"Got it!" Zhao Baoshun swallowed. He had never used gasoline before.

"Also, set up some simple trebuchets. You know the principle!"

"Uh...!" Zhao Baoshun had never seen a trebuchet.

"Forget it! Go find the technician of the airship, give him a few people and ask him to help him get a few trebuchets. Make all the explosives into explosive bags of ten kilograms each. Although this thing can be thrown closer, it is better than

Although it is powerful, it can also cause a lot of casualties.

Also, immediately send people out to lay landmines. Plant all the landmines. His grandma will not believe that these Mongolians are not afraid of bombing.

Remember! You have to have confidence. As long as you have confidence, you can survive a few days. As long as you survive today, an airship will come to pick us up tomorrow morning. When the time comes, I will take all of you away.

Tomorrow morning!" Zu Dashou said, patting Zhao Baoshun on the shoulder.

Zhao Baoshun looked at the sun that had just risen more than ten feet high. He had to persist for a day and a night. Usually a day and a night were so dull, but now a day and a night were so long.

The headquarters of the Fourth Division in Hami received the telegram from Zu Dashou and immediately became confused. A dozen airships under the division headquarters were immediately dispatched. However, Hami is thousands of miles away from the Ili Valley, and there are still people in the middle.

Come on.

It would take two days to get to the Ili Valley no matter what.

After a delay of two hours, these people remembered to report to the capital.

Li Xiao is taking a special train to Jinzhou to inspect the Jinzhou Tractor Factory. If the tractors are beautiful, it will not be difficult to install tanks and armored vehicles.

As soon as I arrived at Jinzhou Railway Station, I received a telegram from the Ministry of War.

Li Xiao was shocked. He didn't expect Zu Dashou to be surrounded in a small settlement in remote Ili.

Even if I want to save him now, I can't send any heavenly soldiers or generals. I miss large transport planes very much. Maybe only large transport planes carrying paratroopers can solve Zu Dashou's crisis, but... where the hell are there any large transport planes now?

"Commander, what should we do?" Shi Kefa was so anxious that the commander of the Ming Dynasty's main division was surrounded. This was the first time.

"There is no way. The only one who can help him is God. If he can survive until tomorrow morning, he will have a chance to escape. If he cannot survive, it is more important for us to think about who will be the next commander of the Fourth Division." Li Xiao knew that he could save his life.

I won’t be able to celebrate my ancestor’s birthday.

"Can……!"

"But what? The Ili Valley is thousands of miles away. Who among us can grow wings and fly there?"
To be continued...