The Ming Dynasty and the Tatars finally had a battle. Yang Cong knew this in his heart, and Altan Khan also knew it. After more than half a year of fighting between the two sides, the Ming army finally took the lead in launching.

Early that morning, less than Chen, outside the west gate of Baodezhou City, Taiyuan Prefecture, more than 100,000 Ming soldiers had arranged neat formations early and were silently waiting for the arrival of the moment of departure.

The Ming army at this time was very different from the past. Almost all the Ming soldiers had cars in front of them, either tanks or gun chariots. There were 10,000 tanks and 10,000 gun chariots, neatly arranged there, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

Yang Cong stood on the city gate tower, scanning the Ming army like a vast ocean below, and couldn't help but feel extremely proud.

A hundred thousand army, a hundred thousand army, the Ming Dynasty has not organized so many border troops to fight for many years. At this moment, it will surely be recorded in history.

He took a deep breath, calmed down his excitement, then took out the manifesto and began to recite it passionately.

The general meaning of the manifesto is that the Tatar tribe of the Northern Yuan Dynasty invaded the Ming Dynasty for many years, which caused the soldiers and the people of the Ming border to suffer. This time, the Ming Dynasty vowed to drive them out of Hetao and let them go to the south and north of the desert to eat soil!

This sounds a bit vulgar, but it is most in line with the taste of the border soldiers. Yes, they have been invading for so many years, and everyone has suffered a lot. This time, we must drive them to the desolate frontier and let them taste what it means to suffer!

After a passionate speech, Yang Cong raised his hand without hesitation, waved it hard, and shouted: "Go away."

Immediately afterwards, he led a group of generals down the city gate tower, stepped onto the war horses, and headed straight for the Yellow River Ferry.

It is not that easy to attack Hetao, especially from the relatively wealthy Shanxi direction. Not only does the journey be long, but also has to praise the Yellow River. People have to go through a lot of hardships in the past, and it is even more difficult to transport food, grass and supplies.

Of course, even if we start from relatively close to Shaanxi, we still have to face the problem of transporting food, grass and supplies. Shaanxi does not have so much food and grass for the army to fight.

Therefore, the Tartars occupied Hetao for so many years, but the Ming Dynasty has not recovered it. It’s not that they don’t want to, but mainly because it’s too difficult.

This time, if Yang Cong had not used the benefits of the railway, he would not have dared to easily organize an army of 100,000 to recover Hetao.

However, it is unlikely to build a bridge on the Yellow River at this moment, so he still has to face the problem of crossing the river.

This is why he chose Prudentia as the place where the army gathered and set off.

Because Paudezhou is on the edge of the Yellow River, and the opposite side is not the boundary of the Tartars, but Fugu City in Yansui Town, he doesn't have to worry about the Tartars playing half-cross attacks, so that he can't take care of both the beginning and the end.

At this time, hundreds of Cangshan boats had already gathered from the ferry from Pangzhou to Fugu. These were new ships, and they did not need to paddle at all, nor did they need to rely on the wind direction. It was quite fast to cross the Yellow River, which was less than two miles wide.

These Cangshan boats were specially transferred from the Southeast Navy by Yang Cong, for the convenience of the army crossing the river, and for the convenience of transporting food, grass and supplies.

Because the entire Hetao is surrounded by the Yellow River on the east and north sides, and the width is only more than 500 miles. In other words, if a ship is used to transport food, grass and supplies, no matter where the army runs, the food and supplies can be quickly transported to within 300 miles, and the speed is even faster than that of a train.

The ferry in Baodezhou has been expanded. At this moment, more than ten docks have penetrated into the river. More than a hundred Cangshan boats are surrounded by both sides of these docks, and the decks are basically level with the docks. It is very convenient for soldiers to board the ship. Even if a chariot and a cannon truck are installed, they can be directly pulled onto the ship as long as they are equipped with a large wooden board.

Yang Cong carefully inspected the various wharfs, then boarded the warships that had been waiting there, followed the first group of soldiers across the Yellow River, and headed straight for Fugu County.

At this time, Tang Kekuan had already led a group of Shaanxi generals to wait in Fugu County. In order to prevent the Tatars from raids, he also dispatched 10,000 troops to guard Fugu County. It can be said that it was already guarded by him. It was almost impossible for the Tatars to destroy the main force of the Ming army to cross the river.

After Yang Cong arrived at Fugu County, he immediately convened the Shanxi Army, the Shaanxi Army generals and a group of civil servants held the first combat meeting. The theme of the meeting was the overall plan to recover Hetao.

The generals were a little excited at this moment. The recovery of Hetao was a rare battle in a century. Their merits were no less than the expansion of territory.

The civil servants were also a little excited at this moment. Although they didn't have to participate in the war, as long as the battle was successful, their achievements would be indispensable. At that time, they would be promoted and promoted in just around the corner.

So, can Yang Cong really lead everyone to regain Hetao?

Almost everyone's eyes were aimed at the Governor. They couldn't wait to know what strategy the Governor wanted to use to recover Hetao and how likely it was to succeed.

Yang Cong naturally would not announce this specific combat strategy in advance. If the news is leaked and the Tartars are prepared, it will be troublesome.

It was not until this moment that he ordered people to take out a huge Hetao map, hang it on the screen wall behind, and then said loudly: "Everyone, from today on, we will focus on regaining Hetao. I hope everyone can work together to achieve success in one fell swoop."

When everyone heard this, their expressions on their faces were even more excited. They were finally about to start, and almost everyone's eyes were gathered on the side combat map.

They have not seen the map of Hetao, but the picture that the Governor hung is obviously different from what they have seen, because it is densely marked on it, and what they have seen is basically blank. It is the territory of the Tartars. Who knows what it looks like now?

Yang Cong actually didn't know the specific situation of Hetao at this moment. He just analyzed the terrain of Hetao based on previous maps and then made specific arrangements based on the terrain.

Although he ordered people to hang the map, he did not explain it immediately. At the beginning, he actually asked Tang Kekuan, who seemed to have nothing to do with this battle, "Changsheng, how are the defense facilities of the three towns in Shaanxi being repaired?"

When Tang Kekuan heard this, he said with a little shame: "Sir, when Hou Qiuluan of Xianning was in power, he almost didn't care about any defense facilities. Therefore, all the cities and fortresses were seriously damaged, and the Great Wall was also in gaps. After working for so long, he was only barely repairing the Great Wall. As for all the cities and fortresses, all the cities and fortresses were not yet available to repair them."

Unexpectedly, Yang Cong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, the Great Wall is enough to be restored. You can mobilize all your men to follow along the Great Wall to listen."

ah!

What does this mean?

Although Tang Kekuan couldn't figure it out, he bowed without hesitation and said, "I will obey the order."
Chapter completed!