Altan Khan really didn't expect that the Ming army would attack with fire, because he has basically been galloping on the grassland in the past few years, and he has never encountered any fire attack at all.

Even a few years ago, he had never encountered it with Ji Nang into Kou Daming Border Town.

Because the opponents they encountered were either Yang Cong and Zeng Miao, who mainly attacked with muskets and artillery, supplemented by chariots, or like Xianning Hou Qiuluan, they didn't dare to fight them at all, and they paid for peace every time.

It can be said that he was indirectly harmed by Xianning Hou Qiuluan, because Xianning Hou Qiuluan didn't have any muskets and artillery in his hands, and if he wanted to resist the Tartar attack, bows, crossbows, rockets or something, he would definitely use them.

It's a pity that Xianning Hou Qiuluan didn't have the courage to fight them at all, so that he even ignored the common attack method of rockets.

This time, it's all over, the wooden shield meets the rocket, it's not dry firewood meets fire!

This giant shield is really worthy of the name of dry firewood, because if it is not dried, the weight will not be carried by many people.

When the dry wood met the flames, the effect could be imagined, and the shield array of the Tartars burned almost instantly, and the flames burst into the sky.

Seeing this scene, Yang Cong couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Altan Khan's shield array really didn't expect that if this guy did some more fire prevention methods, such as applying a layer of thin mud or something on the giant shield, it would be troublesome.

Fortunately, Altan Khan didn't do any fire prevention at all, and the huge shield in their hands was basically just a little bit.

At this time, Yu Dayou's face showed a hint of nervousness, because he was worried that the Tartar would rush up with a huge shield on fire in spite of everything.

In that case, it would be troublesome, because the chariot was also not very fireproof, except for the iron spikes in front of it, and the rest of the place was basically a little bit.

He had even ordered all his foot soldiers to be replaced with spears, and if the Tartars charged with their shields, he would have to order them to risk out of the chariot and use their spears against the burning shields.

If the Tartar cavalry suddenly rushed up at this time, they would have been in a hurry.

Fortunately, the Tartar was not so brave, and after the shield array caught fire, almost all the foot soldiers left the giant shield and ran back desperately, and no one rushed forward against the burning giant shield at all.

Actually, this is not surprising at all, because these foot soldiers were not selected from the Tatar tribes, but they were all from the tribes of Yibra, Buer, and Uliangha, which were conquered by Altan Khan.

If Altan Khan took them to plunder, they might rush forward desperately, at this time, Altan Khan took them to a decisive battle with the main force of the Ming army, and there was no benefit at all in rushing up, it would be strange that they would be so brave.

Yu Dayou also secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Tartar foot soldiers left the giant shield and retreated in panic, he looked at the distance between the two sides, thought about it again, and then said loudly: "Order, order the artillery to be ignited immediately and bombard one round." ”

"Boom, boom", a burst of artillery roar sounded, and a large number of Tartars who fled in panic were suddenly knocked down.

However, Yu Dayou did not let the artillery continue to bombard, because the Tartar formation was too scattered at this time, and the four thousand tiger squat guns fired at the same time, at most they could knock over more than 1,000 people, and the effect was too poor, and there was no need to waste shells at all.

On the side of the Ming army, Yang Cong and Yu Dayou breathed a sigh of relief, but I was so angry that my face turned green.

He finally gathered so many foot soldiers, and originally thought that he could surprise and cause a lot of losses to the Ming army, and even defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop.

I never thought that the final result was to watch a fireworks!

Seeing the foot soldiers fleeing back in embarrassment, he really felt like vomiting blood.

60,000 foot soldiers, he has been secretly preparing for several years, wasting an unknown amount of food, and as a result, he rushed up and did nothing, so he ran back!

What's next? this

He looked at the cavalry behind him, and then at the Ming army's car formation, although he was unwilling in his heart, he still gritted his teeth and waved his hand: "Withdraw!" ”

The Ming army's car formation, he has already tried, 20,000 horses, 2,000 chariots, plus 2,000 artillery, can bombard his 50,000 elite cavalry can not find the north, at this time, the opposite Ming army is obviously more than 30,000, chariots and artillery are obviously more than 3,000, and the cavalry under his command is only 80,000, what is the use of rushing up.

He could only withdraw first and see if he could find an opportunity to give the Ming army a surprise attack or something.

The result can be imagined, Yang Cong didn't plan to give him the opportunity to raid at all.

The Ming army remained motionless for a month, until the first fortress on the Hetao grassland was built, and the railroad behind it was also connected, and the 100,000 Ming army continued to advance.

However, the Ming army still only advanced for about fifty miles, and then the nest did not move.

Obviously, the Ming army is going to stick to the tactics of building fortresses to the end!

If Altan Khan had enough food and grass, he might still find an opportunity to raid the Ming army, or cut off the Ming army's grain route and let the Ming army collapse.

Because the Ming army's fortress advance tactics are not without loopholes, as the number of fortresses increases, the battle line is getting longer and longer, and the Ming army can muster fewer and fewer troops, and when it reaches a certain level, Altan Khan may have a chance.

After all, the fortress is not only repaired for people to see, but also must be stationed in a certain number of troops to have a defensive effect, if there are no troops left, the fortress will not be repaired in vain.

Unfortunately, Altan Khan did not have so much food and grass at all, and after a month, he had to dismiss all his foot soldiers and let them return to their tribes.

As for the cavalry, he only left behind the 50,000 elite cavalry of his headquarters, and the other 30,000 cavalry of the Bu Er Division, the Bu'er Children's Division, and the Uliang Ha Division, and he could only let them go back to their respective homes and find their own mothers.

In this way, it took another month, and he couldn't even maintain the 50,000 elite cavalry in his headquarters, because the grain and grass he had hoarded were almost exhausted, and if he gathered the 50,000 elite cavalry together, he would have to slaughter cattle and sheep.

Cattle and sheep are the foundation of their survival, and doing so is tantamount to drinking water to quench their thirst.

Moreover, Ming Jun didn't show any flaws at this time, and he couldn't find any opportunities at all.

At this time, the Ming army only advanced more than 100 miles, and two fortresses were built, but only 5,000 men and horses were left to garrison, that is to say, there were about 90,000 Ming troops assembled on the left and right sides and in front of the defense.

What is the difference between 90,000 and 100,000, even if he gathers an army of 140,000, he can't do anything to others, not to mention, at this time, he has 50,000 elite horsemen, rushing up, it is no different from sending them to death!

Yang Cong's tactics really made him desperate, and the Ming army gathered together was like an iron plate.

One bite can break all your teeth.

Kick it and break it.

What else could he do?

He had no choice but to dismiss the 50,000 elite horsemen in his headquarters, let them go back to their respective tribes to wait, and then sit there and wait.

Waiting for the Ming army to slowly build a fortress and slowly stretch the battle line.

When the battle line of the Ming army grows to a certain extent, perhaps, he will have a chance.