Altan Khan had to fight, because he didn't have much grain and grass in his hands, and the steppe didn't produce grain, so he gathered the army of all tribes, and he had to give food to the people, and he didn't have to eat anything, who gave him all his life.

The grain and grass he had hoarded in his hands was enough for more than 100,000 troops to eat for more than a month, and he had to leave some for his tribe in case of emergency, so he had to fight quickly.

Therefore, as soon as he gathered the army, he led the army straight to the vicinity of the lonely mountain pass.

140,000 troops rushed over, how would the Ming army react?

The Ming army basically did not react!

He kept sending scouts to reconnoitre, and there was only one news coming back, that is, the Ming army did not move at all, as if they didn't know they were coming.

This time, he had an even bigger headache.

If the Ming army can react a little, it will be good, because as soon as the Ming army moves, it will definitely show flaws, and he will have a chance, and the Ming army will not move like this, where will he go to find opportunities?

I have no choice but to fight hard!

At this time, he found out how terrible the defense of the Ming army was, more than 100,000 troops were all hiding behind the chariots, and the tight vehicle formation was like a turtle shell, and the cavalry rushed up, absolutely only eating cannonballs.

Fortunately, he still has foot soldiers, a full 60,000 foot soldiers, these are what he is going to use to attack the fortifications, and they will finally come in handy at this time.

For the artillery of the Ming army, the cavalry really has nothing to do, even if they put on armor, the cavalry can't stop the cannonballs, the cavalry, it is impossible to hold a huge shield enough to defend against the cannonballs to charge, and the foot soldiers are different, as long as they hold the tower shield and advance slowly, the Ming army's cannonballs can't do anything with them.

Tower shield, refers to the giant shield that is more than one person high, this kind of giant shield, generally wooden, and the thickness is amazing, whether it is a giant crossbow or a strong bow, basically can not shoot through, the Ming army's shells, the size of a fist, must not be able to smash the tower shield defense.

Of course, this is just Altan Khan's idea, what is the result of the cannonball smashing on the tower shield, it remains to be verified in actual combat, in short, he gave his 60,000 foot soldiers a lot of tower shields.

The target he chose was the vanguard of the Ming army.

At this time, more than 100,000 Ming troops were roughly lined up in a zigzag shape, guarding the newly built fortress and railway, and the size of the three phalanxes seemed to be about the same, so he naturally chose to attack the front phalanx, because the two phalanxes in the back were next to the Great Wall, and if the Ming army was ambushed behind the Great Wall, he would be attacked on both sides.

Just as he was arranging his troops and preparing to attack, Yang Cong also rushed to the forward formation when he heard the news, he raised his binoculars to take a closer look, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

At this moment, the Tartar foot soldiers were unloading the huge shield from the carriage and slowly forming a shield array.

How thick the giant shield is, you can't really see it from a distance, but its height can be roughly compared by the height of the foot soldier, this guy, the Tartar foot soldier swings the giant shield in front of him, and basically can't see the people behind.

Unexpectedly, the Tartars would also play the turtle formation!

He couldn't help but ask Yu Dayou on the side: "Zhifu, the thickness of their giant shield seems to be thicker than the deck of the Fu ship, can the tiger squat cannon?" ”

Yu Dayou said lightly: "If you can't blow through, we have already tested it, the thickness of the wooden board is more than three inches, and it will be difficult for the shells of the Tiger Squat Cannon to blow through." ”

When Yang Cong heard this, he was a little worried: "Then how are you going to deal with it?" ”

Yu Dayou still said lightly: "This is simple, you can attack with fire, the thicker the giant shield, the greater the weight, they can't run, and attacking with rockets is enough to abolish their shield array." ”

Fire attack?

When Yang Cong heard this, he couldn't help but look at the torches behind the chariot.

At first, he didn't really pay attention, he only thought that the torches were lit to light the muskets, but he didn't think that by this time, many of the foot soldiers had already taken out their longbows and began to wrap strips of cloth with oil on their arrows.

Fire attack is indeed a good way to deal with a wooden giant shield, even if it is a wooden chariot, attacking with rockets can also be wonderful.

Unfortunately, even if the Tartar cavalry had rockets, it was unlikely that they would be able to ride their horses, draw their bows, and light fires at the same time, so their chariot formations were basically not attacked by fire.

It's different on their side, because they are the defenders, basically they all stand there without moving, and there is naturally no problem with igniting while pulling the bow, and Yu Dayou is still the kind of general with rich experience in naval warfare, fire attack is the most commonly used means in naval warfare at this time, and he is naturally familiar with it.

Seeing this, Yang Cong couldn't help but admire: "Zhifu, you are really thoughtful, you even brought a bow and arrows, and an oilcloth!" ”

When Yu Dayou heard this, he said helplessly: "Sun Tzu's Art of War has a special fire attack chapter, such a big battle, of course I have to prepare rockets, even if the Tartars don't prepare any shield arrays, they must be used when burning their tents." ”

Well, when it comes to commanding operations, he really can't compare with a famous general like Yu Dayou, Yang Cong simply shut his mouth, raised the binoculars again, and watched the play with great interest.

At this time, the Tartar side is almost ready, although the shield array lined up is not as neat as the Ming army, but it is also a turtle shell, cannonball bullets or something, and it can't hurt the foot soldiers behind at all.

Altan Khan looked at the dense shield array, and his face couldn't help but show a hint of self-satisfaction.

Hehe, the commander of the Ming army probably didn't expect it, he not only has foot soldiers, but also prepared a shield array, and even, even how to break the Ming army's car formation, as long as the shield array is close to the Ming army's car formation, the foot soldiers hidden behind suddenly exert force, pushing the giant shield forward together, and the Ming army's car formation is not in a mess.

When the time comes, the cavalry will rush forward with lightning speed, and the Ming army will be finished!

He raised his hand a little impatiently and shouted, "The shield array advances, and the cavalry is ready to charge." ”

"Step, step, step", with his order, the dense shield array slowly moved forward, and the foot soldiers behind the shield array actually stepped a little neatly, and the sound sounded like it was exciting.

Altan Khan couldn't help but look at the Ming army's chariot array more than two miles away, and the smug color on his face became even stronger.

This time, Yang Cong was also confused, right?

The situation on the battlefield seemed to be similar to what he expected, the shield array advanced to about a mile, and the Ming army didn't even fire artillery, probably, they also felt that the cannonballs had no effect on such a solid wooden shield.

The shield array continued to advance, and the smug color on Altan Khan's face became stronger and stronger.

It was only about two hundred steps, and the Ming army didn't even fire a single shot, and it looked like it was about to succeed.

It was only about a hundred steps, and the Ming army still didn't move at all.

With more effort, you can push to about fifty steps and suddenly exert your strength and crash into the Ming army's car formation in one fell swoop!

Just as he clenched his fists and waited for the shield array to attack, a row of dense fire points suddenly appeared behind the Ming army's vehicle array, and it was like a sudden rain of fire.

Rocket!

Seeing this, Altan Khan's face turned green, and he didn't count it, but he didn't calculate that the Ming army even prepared rockets.

At this time, the Ming army's long-range attacks have basically been replaced by muskets and artillery, how can they still use rockets?

Mu Dun is afraid of fire attacks, of course he knows this.

Now, it's over!