Volume Four, Chapter 13, Shield Array
The Ming army finally came. Altan Khan stood on the city tower like a pile of rocks, looking at the Ming army with a neat lineup in the distance, his mood was extremely complicated.
He didn't have a telescope, and at such a long distance, he could see the outline of the Ming army. However, just from the outline, the Ming army was very scary at this moment.
The periphery was neatly tidy like a city wall. Needless to ask, it must be a chariot.
The Ming army had more and more tanks, so many that it made people's scalp numb.
It was standing up like a forest inside. Needless to ask, it must be a cannon.
The Ming army also had more and more artillery artillery, which was so numerous that it was a bit desperate!
Fortunately, the Ming army gathered outside Songshan Fort at this moment was less than 100,000. This can be seen at a glance by the experienced Altan Khan.
This is why the army wants to capture Songshan Fort, which is stationed with 50,000 infantrymen?
What's more, the 50,000 elite cavalry under his command were still watching, ready to launch a raid at any time. How dare the Ming army move?
Yang Cong never considered the question of whether to dare to move. What kind of thing should the Tartars play with him to guard the fortress, that would be seeking death!
He was standing in the formation with a horse, carefully observing Songshan Fort in front of him with a telescope.
To be honest, this fortress was a bit beyond his expectations.
However, what unexpected was not the number of defenders in the fortress, but the simplicity of the fortress.
This Songshan Fort was simply piled up with rocks. On the surface, it looked no different from a rocky mountain. Especially the city tower, I don’t know how it piled up. It is really not easy to pile the rocks so high.
Yang Cong searched the city gate tower and finally found Altan Khan among the rocks.
Although he had never seen Altan Khan, he had seen his portrait. This person was really a heroic figure, with thin and firm cheeks, firm and deep eyes, and a sharp look all over his body. He was obviously not a simple person.
Yang Cong couldn't help but think, it would be great if there was a sniper rifle now. With a shot of biu, Altan's sweat would be gone, and the Tartars would definitely be in chaos. At that time, they would take advantage of the situation and chase and fight hard, and the northwest side would be almost solved.
Unfortunately, there is not such advanced things at this moment. If you want to deal with the Tartars, you have to do it step by step.
How to attack Songshan Fort?
He looked at the dense heads on the city wall, then looked at the messy arrows, curled his lips, and turned his head and said, "Zhifu, there are many Tartars on the city wall, why don't we blow it with cannons first?"
Yu Dayou was also holding a telescope to observe the situation in Songshan Fort. It was obviously unrealistic for the enemy to adopt a intensive defense strategy and directly attack the city, because the siege side was at a disadvantage in the terrain, and if he wanted to rush up to the city wall, he would have to suffer a lot of casualties, let alone fight with people after going up.
Therefore, the siege will generally find ways to use long-range suppression. If the defender can't raise his head, the losses of the siege can be minimized.
Yu Dayou nodded slowly and said, "There are indeed a bit outrageous numbers of Tartars on the city wall. If you attack the city directly, you will definitely suffer heavy casualties. You can try it with artillery first."
What you said is too unreasonable!
You should say, wise, wise, what a good plan!
Tang Kekuan, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but look helpless. Yu Dayou's mouth is too easy to offend people.
Fortunately, Yang Cong didn't care at all. He always thought he was just a so-called man. When fighting, it would be better to let Yu Dayou and Tang Kekuan come.
He nodded directly and said, "Okay, let's try it with the cannon first. You don't have to worry about me. Just fight whatever you want. I'll just take a look."
Upon hearing this, Yu Dayou waved his hand directly: "Changsheng, you command the chariots to set up formations on both sides to prevent the Tartar cavalry from raiding. All the artillery vehicles are ready. After the chariots are set up, they will immediately go forward and line up in three rows outside Songshan Fort, bombarding five wheels in densely."
When Tang Kekuan heard this, he didn't say much, and directly bowed and obeyed the order, and then commanded the chariots in the formation, and the cannon cars in the formation began to gather in front of the formation, preparing to go forward and bombard the city wall.
Altan Khan on the "city tower" could naturally see clearly the movements of the Ming army, but he had no choice but to wave the chariots to both sides, and the cavalry rushed up to seek death. He could only watch the Ming army's artillery chariots approaching and preparing to eat shells.
Fortunately, he had already prepared a killer weapon. No matter how many Ming army artillery there were, it would be useless!
On the other side, the Ming army's artillery had just been lined up outside the fort, and on this side, the infantry guarding the city raised the "giant shield" placed under their feet and pushed them in front of them.
This guy suddenly seemed to have a row of forests on the city wall, and all the wooden pillars were thick with thighs. The Tartars disappeared, and they all hid behind the wooden pillars.
Seeing this, Yu Dayou frowned, but he didn't say anything. It was natural for the Tartars to be prepared. There was nothing strange about this. No matter how the Tartars were prepared, it would be fine to hit it for five rounds first and see if the effect was always correct. Anyway, they were not short of shells.
Soon, the roar of cannons came from the formation. The guy, tens of cannons, was really shocking, and the whole world seemed to be sensational.
Unfortunately, the Tartars on the city wall were not sensational. After five rounds of artillery attacked, the Tartars' "giant shield" formation was already standing on the city wall, without any damage.
Altan Khan also knew that the Ming army's artillery could only bombard five rounds in a row. After five rounds, he had to prepare for a long time. Before the sound of the cannons stopped, he emerged from behind the giant shield and swept to the city wall eagerly. When he saw that the infantry guarding the city was unscathed, he couldn't help but show a look of ecstasy.
Hahahahaha, now, the Ming army's artillery is completely destroyed. Let's see how they attack the city!
Yu Dayou raised his telescope and swept his face against the city wall, and his brows frowned.
This Tartar is not simple. He actually knows how to prevent artillery bombardment. What should he do?
Yang Cong was stunned at this moment. In his opinion, muskets and cannons were invincible at this time. Cold weapons were nothing in front of muskets and cannons. Unexpectedly, they prepared a batch of simple wooden shields and destroyed the sharpest cannons in his hand.
This shield formation cannot even be hit by cannons, so naturally there is no need to try the musket. What should I do?
Yu Dayou frowned and pondered for a while, and suddenly waved his hand and said loudly: "Ming Jin, stop the troops."
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Is there anything wrong?
This is over!
Seeing this, Yang Cong couldn't help but be stunned and said, "Zhifu, will we not fight now?"
Yu Dayou nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, the Tartars have prepared giant shields to resist muskets and cannons, so we don't need to test them anymore."
Don't be tempted, just retreat?
This Songshan Fort must be won!
Yang Cong couldn't help but remind: "This Songshan Fort is the only way for us to build the fortress and railway to Ganzhou Town. It's impossible not to take it down."
Yu Dayou still nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, I just want to go back and prepare something. Tomorrow, I will definitely take down this Songshan Fort."
Will you be able to win Songshan Fort tomorrow?
It's impossible!
Yang Cong looked at the chariots and cannon cars that retreated like a tide, and then looked at Songshan Fort, with a confused face.
Chapter completed!