Altan Khan had to fight because he didn't have much food and grass in his hands, and the grassland did not produce food. He gathered the army of various tribes and had to give them food, and he had no food to eat, so who would fight for him?

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

So, as soon as he gathered the army, he led his army to attack near Gushan Pass.

What will the Ming army react when the 140,000 army pounces on it?

Ming Jun basically didn't respond!

He kept sending a probe to investigate, and there was only one news coming back, that is, the Ming army had no movement at all, as if he didn't know they were coming at all.

This time, he had a headache.

If the Ming army could react a little, it would be better, because the Ming army would definitely reveal flaws when it moves, and he would have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Where can he find opportunities when the Ming army is motionless?

There is no way, I can only fight hard!

At this time, he realized how terrible the defense of the Ming army was. More than 100,000 troops were hiding behind the chariots. The tight formation of chariots was like a turtle shell. When the cavalry rushed forward, they would definitely have to eat shells.

Fortunately, he still has infantrymen, a total of 60,000 infantrymen. These are what he is planning to use to attack the tough situation, and it finally comes in handy now.

The cavalry really had no choice for the artillery of the Ming army. Even if they put on armor, the cavalry could not stop the shells. The cavalry could not charge with a giant shield that could defend against shells, and the infantry would be different. As long as they were on the tower shield and slowly advanced, the Ming army's shells would have no choice but to deal with them.

The tower shield refers to a giant shield that is more than one person tall. This kind of giant shield is generally made of wooden and has an amazing thickness. Whether it is a giant crossbow or a strong bow, it cannot be shot through. The Ming army's shells, just the size of a fist, must not be able to break the tower shield to defend.

Of course, this is just Altan Khan's idea. What is the result of the shell hitting the tower shield? It remains to be verified in actual combat. In short, he equipped his 60,000 infantrymen with a lot of tower shields.

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

At this moment, more than 100,000 Ming troops were roughly arranged in a shape of a pin-shaped character, guarding the newly built fortress and railway. The size of the three square arrays seemed to be similar, so he would naturally choose to attack the front square array, because the two square arrays behind were close to the Great Wall. If the Ming army ambushed behind the Great Wall, he would be attacked on both sides.

Just as he was deploying troops and preparing to launch an attack, Yang Cong also rushed to the forefront formation after hearing the news. He raised his telescope and looked carefully, and his brows couldn't help but frown.

At this moment, the Tartar infantry were unloading the giant shield from the carriage and slowly forming a shield formation.

How thick the giant shield is, it is not clear from afar. However, its height can be roughly compared with the height of the infantry. This guy, the Tartar infantry, swung the giant shield forward, and basically couldn't see the person behind him.

Unexpectedly, the Tartars would also play the turtle formation!

He couldn't help but ask Yu Dayou on the side and said, "Zhifu, the thickness of their giant shield seems to be thicker than the deck of the lucky ship. Can the tiger squat cannon be bombarded?"

Yu Dayou said lightly: "If you can't punch it, we've tested it a long time ago. The thickness of the wooden board is more than three inches, and it's hard to punch the shells of the tiger squat cannon."

After hearing this, Yang Cong said with some concern: "Then how are you going to deal with it?"

Yu Dayou still said lightly: "This is simple, it can be made by using fire attack. The thicker the giant shield, the greater the weight. If they can't run, the attack with rockets is enough to destroy their shield formation."

Fire attack?

Upon hearing this, Yang Cong couldn't help but look at the torch behind the chariot.

At first, he really didn't pay attention. He just thought that the torches were lit to ignite the musket, but he never thought that by this time, many infantry had already taken out their longbows and began to wrap oily cloth strips on the arrows.

Fire attack is indeed a good way to deal with giant wooden shields. Even wooden chariots can attack with rockets, which are also miraculous.

Unfortunately, even if the Tartar cavalry had rockets, they would not be able to ride horses, draw bows and ignite fires, so their chariot array had basically not encountered fire attacks.

It's different on their side, because they are the defensive parties, and they basically stand there without moving. There is no problem with ignition while pulling the bow. Moreover, Yu Dayou is also a general with rich experience in naval battles. Fire attack is the most commonly used method in naval battles at this time. He naturally knows how to drive lightly.

Seeing this, Yang Cong couldn't help but exclaim: "Zhifu, you are really considerate. You even bring your bows and arrows, and there are also oil cloths!"

When Yu Dayou heard this, he said helplessly: "There are special fire attacks in "The Art of War". In such a battle, I have to prepare rockets. Even if the Tartars did not prepare any shield formations, they would use them when burning their camps."

Well, when it comes to commanding the battle, he is incomparable to famous generals like Yu Dayou. Yang Cong simply shut up his mouth, raised his telescope again, and watched the show with great interest.

The Tartars have prepared almost the same. Although the shield formations arranged were not as neat as those of the Ming army, they were still turtle shells, and cannon bullets, which could not hurt the infantry behind them at all.

Altan Khan looked at the dense shield formation, and a hint of complacent expression appeared on his face.

Hehe, the commander of the Ming army probably didn't expect that he not only had infantry but also prepared a shield formation. He even thought about how to break the Ming army's chariot formation. As long as the shield formation approached the Ming army's chariot formation, the infantry hidden behind suddenly exerted force and pushed the giant shield forward together, the Ming army's chariot formation would not be hit in a mess.

At that time, the cavalry rushed forward with lightning speed and the Ming army would be finished!

He couldn't wait to raise his hand and shouted: "The shield formation is advancing, and the cavalry is ready to charge."

"Tao tram", with his order, the dense shield formation slowly moved forward, and the infantry behind the shield formation took a little neat step. The sound sounded so exciting.

Altan Khan couldn't help but look at the Ming army's chariot formation more than two miles away, and the satisfaction 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 did not even fire the artillery. Perhaps, they also felt that the shells had no effect on such a solid wooden shield.

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

It was only about two hundred steps, but the Ming army didn't even shoot a single shot, and it seemed that it was about to succeed.

It was only about a hundred steps, and the Ming army still had no movement at all.

If you work harder, you can exert force suddenly after pushing to about fifty steps, and you will hit the Ming army's chariot formation in one fell swoop!

Just as he clenched his fists and waited for the shield formation to strike, a row of dense fire points suddenly appeared behind the Ming army's chariot formation, which seemed like a sudden rain of fire.

Rocket!

Seeing this, Altan Khan's face turned green. He had made great calculations. Without the calculation, the Ming army even prepared rockets.

Now the Ming army has basically replaced long-range attacks with muskets and artillery. How could they still use rockets?

Mu Dun is afraid of fire attack, so he certainly knows this.
Chapter completed!