The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The Tatars rode their horses and charged along the city wall. More and more Tatar cavalrymen rushed up the wall along the earthen slope, and the sword and shield soldiers followed.

The rain stopped, but more and more Tatars rushed to the city. As long as the city gate was broken, they would rush in.

Wu Wendi remembered Yan Chengjin's words and said to Yan Kesong: "Sir, when the military supervisor ordered us to come to Ningxia Prefecture, he also brought something."

"What?"

"Ten thousand enemies!"

Yan Kesong's old face twitched. Isn't the military supervisor the job of eunuchs? How did Chengjin become a military supervisor?

However, hiding is his son's style.

For the sake of caution, Yan Chengjin prepared a set of city defense plans. Considering various possibilities, he deduced that the army might be at the gate of the city, so he prepared ten thousand enemies.

"Prepare ten thousand enemies!" Yan Kesong shouted anxiously.

Wu Wendi hurried to prepare.

The Ten Thousand Enemies is a hollow clay ball that has been dried for a long time. A small hole is left on it to hold gunpowder. Just like making dumplings, the gunpowder is put into a wooden barrel and ignited with a fire signal.

It is a very powerful explosive!

Once it rolls into the enemy camp and explodes, both people and horses will be blown up. It is the first-class firearm for defending the city.

This firearm was not demonstrated during the review ceremony.

The more saltpeter is put into this thing, the greater the power.

It is a well-configured gunpowder. If you are not careful, it will blow up the armory. There are not many Ten Thousand Enemies transported to the border town of Ningxia, only thirty.

Wu Wendi hurried back to the armory and ordered people to move the Ten Thousand Enemies out and seal them with wooden boxes. Although the rain has stopped, they still have to be on guard. All thirty are carried to the city wall.

A deputy general led his troops to fight their way out and led the soldiers of the Shenji Camp to the western city wall.

The Tatars were a little confused. They only saw a wooden barrel rolling down and didn't know what it was.

The next moment, there was a loud bang!

Huge flames.

It exploded, and even the piled earthen mounds were blown away.

One by one, wooden barrels were thrown from the city wall and thrown into the dense Tatar army. Boom boom, explosions sounded one after another.

There was a fire under the wall, and flowers bloomed everywhere.

Dayan Khan looked from a distance, not knowing what kind of firearm it was, and was shocked to lose blood. There was a boom, louder than thunder.

The warhorse was panicked and out of control.

The Tatar warriors abandoned their weapons and armor and fled back.

"Mandulai, what kind of firearm is this!"

"I have never seen this kind of firearm in hunting." Mandulai was very calm. These soldiers were Dayan Khan's subordinates, not the Ordos tribe.

But he was also shocked in his heart. Daming still hid such firearms?

He could not help but secretly make up his mind that he would never quarrel with Daming before defeating Dayan Khan.

It was dawn, and after fighting all night, the city gate was not broken.

Dayan Khan knew without waiting for the count that the loss in this battle was heavy. He sent 5,000 men to attack the city, but only half of them escaped.

"After tonight, there will be no such good weather again."

"Will the Khan withdraw his troops?"

"No!"

Ningxia defended the city wall,

The Ming soldiers guarding the city wall were all wounded.

Yan Kesong was exhausted like a puddle of mud, covered in blood, lying on a pile of dead bodies.

He was slashed twice, one on his back and one on his arm.

But he was happy in his heart that he finally defended the city, and the ground was full of military merits.

In this battle, Shenjiying made great contributions!

The soldiers of the Ningxia border army suddenly understood why the people of Shenjiying could receive six cents of silver for a month's salary, and they looked at Shenjiying with envy.

As a Beijing army, Shenjiying was not welcomed when they came to the Ningxia border. The border soldiers secretly said that they received high salary but could not fight. Tonight, they finally got tough.

Wu Wendi showed a bitter smile. The Shenji Camp could finally be integrated into the Ningxia border army.

Half an hour later, Lin Song came back to explore.

"My lord, Dayan Khan has not withdrawn."

Yan Kesong supported the Qinggang sword and fought. Through the Song family telescope, he saw the Tatar army tent, which was stationed six miles outside the city, in the direction of the Helan Mountains, facing the Ningxia city from a distance.

Without Wang Yue, Dayan Khan coveted the Hetao. Yan Kesong knew how important the Hetao was. If it was lost, it would become a gap in the Nine Borders, and the Tatars could enter the Ming Dynasty at any time to plunder.

Even if he died here, he could not let the Tatars take the Hetao area.

"The Shenji Camp is equipped with gunpowder."

"Wu Wendi obeys the order!"

Although the gunpowder on the city wall was damp, the saltpeter and sulfur in the armory were hidden in the jar, and there was also gunpowder stored. As long as it doesn't rain tonight, it can be taken to the city wall for use.

It is not difficult to configure the gunpowder of the Red Barbarian General.

It is extremely difficult to be a ten thousand enemy.

You need dry mud, and maybe you have to put the mud on the stove and bake it for half a day before you can use it.

Yan Kesong looked at the exhausted soldiers.

"Those who are not injured, go down to pick up the heads and count the military merits!"

The ten thousand enemies killed many Tatars. Under the city wall, everything was cruel, with broken things everywhere and dying war horses.

After counting, this battle killed more Tatars than the battle of Helan Mountain.

Yan Kesong hurried to bandage the wound, wrote an urgent report back to the court, and sent one to Yansui and Gansu.

The Tatar cavalry has a strong ability to roam, and they can raid hundreds of miles a day. They may attack Ningxia tonight, or they may raid the other two sides.

He rested for a while, recuperated, and guarded against another sneak attack by the Tatars.

Just after going to bed, the personal army came to report: "Sir, Dayan Khan sent an envoy."

He sent someone just after the battle. Could it be that he was asking for peace?

Yan Kesong got up, dressed, and went to the main hall to listen to what Dayan Khan wanted to say.

The Tatar envoy met Yan Kesong and saluted, saying: "Can we only talk to you, sir, and let the others stay away?"

Lin Song frowned. This Tatar was a head taller than the master, and the master might not be his opponent in a fight. Dayan Khan had sent envoys to assassinate assassins from other tribes, and he was not polite.

"You don't have to avoid us if you have anything to say."

The Tatar envoy was embarrassed: "Your Excellency can search my belongings, I just want to talk to you alone."

Lin Song searched him personally, but there was no sharp weapon except a letter.

Yan Kesong nodded: "Go out, I am enough."

After Lin Song went out, he stood guard at the door.

The Tatar envoy handed the letter to Yan Kesong and said, "This is a letter written by Dayan Khan himself. As long as you are willing to sell the firearms you bought last night, Dayan Khan will give you the most beautiful woman on the grassland, the most fertile pasture, the strongest soldiers and horses, and countless cattle and sheep, and let you be the lord of the Ordos tribe."

"If you want to stay in the Ming Dynasty, it's okay. Dayan Khan will give you gold, silver and jewelry..."

The letter was almost the same as what this person said.

Yan Kesong tore up the letter: "Tell Dayan Khan to withdraw his troops within half an hour for me, otherwise, I will make him pay when I wake up."

The envoy picked up the letter and hurried back to report.

Yan Kesong slept for half an hour, and when he got up, he went straight to the city wall. Through the Song telescope, he still saw Dayan Khan camping in the direction of Helan Mountain.

He turned a deaf ear to my words.

"Shenjiying, have you prepared the gunpowder?"

Wu Wending looked puzzled: "We have prepared some."

"Fire a few shots at the Tatar camp!"

The Tatar tent,

Several iron balls fell from the sky and hit the big tent, and several Tatars died on the spot.

Dayan Khan didn't know what was going on. He only heard a panic outside the tent and several tents collapsed. He looked up and saw black spots flying in the sky.

A few more tents fell.

"Withdraw!"

This place is seven miles away from the Ningxia border town, and the Ming firearms can reach here.

Dayan Khan knew that the surprise attack had failed. The Ming firearms were too powerful, and the city could not be captured in this way. Before getting firearms that could compete with the Ming, he could not easily go to war with the Ming.

So he led the tribe and rushed back to the depths of the grassland.

Yan Kesong saw through the Song telescope that most of the Tatars retreated to the depths of the grassland. He immediately returned to the camp to write a memorial to report the situation of the battle to His Majesty and ask for credit for the soldiers.