The Ming Dynasty started with caution

He personally went to explore the Tatar camp.

"I will guard the city during the day, and you will guard the city personally at night and keep the fire brighter. Don't let the Tatars take advantage of it." Yan Kesong ordered.

The sergeants were ordered to cheer up. The weather has not been very good these days, and it seems that a heavy rain is coming.

The moon could hardly be seen, and Song's telescope was blind, so he could not see very far. The Tatars would most likely take the opportunity to attack the city.

Returning to the big tent, he untied the blue steel sword and hung it on the wall.

He sat down and prepared to edit a letter to return to Beijing. He muttered: "The wolfberries in Ningxia are ripe, big and red. I wonder if Chengjin wants wolfberries."

Fang Guanshi said sadly while polishing his ink: "I haven't seen the young master for a few days. I wonder how the young master is doing in Beijing."

Yan Kesong sighed: "When you go back this time, ask the young master if there is anyone you like. Cheng Jin is not young and it's time to get married."

At night in Ningxia, there was silence and dark clouds in the sky.

A small group of Tatars, carrying ladders and mud bags, slowly approached the border town of Ningxia.

Under the cover of night, they were getting closer and closer, but there was very little movement among the thousands of people. The Tatars tried to walk as lightly as possible.

Dayan Khan was riding on a horse, looking at the city of Ningxia from a distance. After Huo Si was defeated by the Ming Dynasty, he knew that the Ming Dynasty had very powerful firearms and something called a Song telescope, which could see extremely far.

He waited for three days to attack the city.

The first is to let the soldiers repair, and the second is to wait for the weather tonight.

Firearms are effective at a distance, but not up close.

Batu Mengke insisted on capturing Ningxia City. The Hetao area was extremely important. After occupying the Hetao, he could plunder the northwest border of the Ming Dynasty at will.

Winter is coming, and it is impossible to cultivate food on the grassland. There are many cattle and sheep, but food is scarce.

The guard of Ningxia is Yan Kesong. The last time he was captured and taken back to the main tent, he felt that this person was not as smart as Wang Yue.

The only thing to watch out for is Daming's firearms.

It is extremely dark tonight, as if a heavy rain is coming, and the distance that can be seen is extremely short. Even if the Ming Dynasty's firearms are fierce, if you cannot see the army at night, you will not be able to fire them, and you can fight with the Ming Dynasty.

On the city wall of Ningxia,

Lin Song heard a thin sound. Although it was very small, he was sure that it was the sound of a Tatar surprise attack. As a Tatar vanguard general, he was very familiar with this sound.

Sure enough, they saw enemy troops coming a hundred meters away, and they arrived at the city wall in a short time. The Tatars set up ladders, carried earth bags, and lined up under the city wall.

"Click message cannon!"

The soldiers from the Shenji Battalion rushed over and lit the cannon, making a loud bang!

Loud noise!

The entire city of Ningxia was awakened!

Yan Kesong woke up and sat up. It was only then that he clearly heard the signal cannon. He quickly put on his armor and rushed out when he heard the bugle sound.

"Commander, the Tatars are attacking the city!"

The Tatars climbed up the city wall along the ladder and fought with the Ming soldiers.

Lin Song waved his spear and killed all the soldiers around him. Tatars continued to climb up, and it was unclear how many troops there were in the distance.

Yan Kesong led two soldiers and attacked the city wall.

There was already a fighting group here, and the Tatars kept rushing up to the city. The earthen bags under the city were built higher and higher, becoming an entrance for people to climb up the city wall.

At the end of the darkness, I don't know how many Tatars are running towards me.

"Light the rocket!"

Archers shoot arrows coated in kerosene into the air. The arrows are coated with scale powder and immediately catch fire after rubbing against the air.

A large number of arrows lit up the sky with fire.

Yan Kesong squatted in front of Song's astronomical telescope and took a look. The firelight was limited and he could not see very far. The city was densely packed with Tatars rushing towards it.

"The Shenji Battalion prepares General Hongyi!"

"Hold the city wall and kill those who retreat!"

By the light of the fire, a few cannons could be fired, and if they could hit the Tatar camp, they could contain the source and defeat the Tatars.

It's just that gunpowder and fire signals cannot be prepared in advance, as they will get wet, and can only be prepared when firing.

It takes time.

Yan Kesong ordered the border troops to guard, and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion quickly prepared gunpowder and loaded it into the barrel of the cannon.

Qianhu Wu Wending from the Shenji camp said anxiously: "Sir, you are ready!"

Yan Ke ordered the archers to shoot out a large number of arrows again, and the sky was red and illuminated.

Wu Wending stood in front of Song's telescope and shouted, "Three miles ahead!"

The Shenji Battalion was very familiar with General Hongyi. Knowing the distance, they could adjust the height of the muzzle to adjust the range.

boom! boom! boom!

More than a dozen loud sounds made people's eardrums hurt.

The iron beads flew into the Tatar army formation, and they suddenly fell on their backs.

Dayan Khan looked at the city of Ningxia and had no intention of withdrawing his troops. He was waiting for a burst of rain today. Based on his understanding of the grassland, it would rain soon.

If it rains and gets wet, all gunpowder cannot be used.

Sure enough, the second batch of rockets flew in the air, a heavy rain came, and the fire was extinguished. The rain gradually became heavier, and everything in the field of vision became hazy.

Yan Kesong couldn't help but curse.

"Don't worry about it, just fire blindly! All the gunpowder will become wet and you won't be able to use it, so shoot them all out!" Yan Kesong shouted.

It's not wasted if it hits the enemy, but it's ruined if it gets wet.

The Shenji Battalion cleared out the spent powder from the barrel, loaded it with new gunpowder, and launched another round of bombardment.

Many Tatars were killed.

But Wu Wending shouted: "Sir, you can't fire anymore, look at this wall!"

General Hongyi's counterattack was so huge that it often broke a wall.

Eighteen red barbarian generals were placed on the wall. The huge counterattack force was that no matter how thick the Ningxia city wall was, it could not withstand the counterattack of so many red barbarian generals.

If they open fire again, the wall will collapse.

Yan Kesong secretly thought that he was unlucky. The Tatars calculated that it would rain heavily today before they dared to attack.

Ningxia is an important town, stretching from Huamachi in the east to Xiquegou in Ningxia Zhongwei in the west, on the north bank of the Yellow River. The west of Zhenyuan Pass is the Helan Mountains. There are more than 34,000 troops stationed there now.

Gathering together, they can fight the Tatars head-on, but it is not suitable to march at night. If they are ambushed by the Tatars, they will suffer heavy losses.

Yan Kesong divided the troops and ordered Lin Song and the deputy general to defend along the defense line to prevent the Tatars from using ladders to climb the city from other places.

"Defend until dawn, and make achievements tonight!"

"My lord! There is an enemy army in the west that wants to open the city gate." Lin Song guessed the little prince's intention.

The Ningxia border army is extremely strong and has a large number of troops. They are all gathered here. There are also many Tatars rushing up, and they can't be chopped down in a short time.

Dayan Khan's goal was to open the city gate and let the cavalry rush in.

Yan Kesong was not afraid of Batu Mengke rushing in, but he did not want to fight in Ningxia City, which would cause countless casualties.

The flames, swords, and screams broke the tranquility of the night sky.

"You lead the troops to guard the city gate!"

Lin Song led his troops down the city and stationed at the city gate.

The people on the border of Ningxia were awakened by the sound of the Red Barbarian General's cannons. They guessed that the Tatars were attacking the city and looked in panic in the direction of the city wall. There were screams there. The men and women and children picked up farm tools or sticks and locked the gate to prevent the Tatars from rushing in.

There were many defenders in Ningxia. Although there were many Tatars who rushed up, they were killed in a short while.

Just when the defenders were rejoicing, the city wall on the left was breached. The Tatars were attacking the city and building earthen mounds at the same time.

With the help of the night and heavy rain, in a short while, in an inconspicuous corner in the west, the earthen mounds were piled up as high as a hill.

The Tatar cavalry rushed up and ran directly to the wall.

The rain and blood mixed together, dyeing the area red.