The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The morale of the Ningxia border troops was at an unprecedented low, and the drumbeats were weak and feeble.

On the city wall, there was a Tatar ladder. The Tatars were like ants climbing a tree, climbing all the way up, killing them all.

Seeing that they were unable to defeat Pan Jiawei, Pan Jiawei's soldiers panicked and ran towards the towns behind. The battle gradually gained momentum of retreat.

Only the Ningxia border troops are still staying behind.

Without him, before Yan Kesong could escape, they would not escape for the time being.

Yan Kesong frowned and fought with the Tatars on the city wall, unable to distinguish the five armies in the center, left, front and back.

The troops can only be dispersed and stationed along the city wall.

"We will live and die together. Whoever stays here is my brother, Yan Kesong." Yan Kesong shouted.

The Tatar arrows fell all over the city like rain, and the soldiers fell down.

Half an hour later, the army still lost the city gate.

Zuo Zongyi said angrily: "I want to accuse Wang Shouren of delaying the war!"

There was no need to add so many casualties.

However, Wang Shouren refused to come to support, causing heavy casualties to the defenders.

Although we haven't counted them yet, we can roughly guess that more than 10,000 people were lost.

The spies came to report: "Master Wang gave the order and asked Master General Xian to order people to cut down the trees in Suwu Mountain, leave food and grass behind, retreat to Qingsong Fort, and let the Tatars enter the city."

Although there are not many trees in Suwu Mountain, who has the time to cut down trees now?

Zuo Zongyi frowned and said, "When will Wang Shouren come to support?"

"Sir Wang only asked the General Secretary to step back ten miles and not light the lamp at night to avoid accidental injury."

Yan Keshou frowned slightly, planning a surprise attack?

Dayan Khan was riding on his horse, looking at the city gate of Suwu Mountain from a distance. His soldiers entered the city and the city gate slowly opened.

"Great Khan, we have won another city." Kuden Khan, the lord of the Asut tribe, said happily.

It won't take long to capture Gansu, and then Yansui, and the Hetao will fall into the hands of the Tatars again.

Dayan Khan said: "Don't be careless. Send the order and prepare to enter the city."

At this moment, a spy came to report: "Great Khan, traces of the Ming army were found in Hongyanchi. There are probably 50,000 soldiers and horses."

"The Ming Dynasty has finally mobilized the capital camp. At this time, the defense of the capital must be empty. Orders are sent to the Aohan and Naiman tribes to attack Datong."

Dayan Khan was afraid of the support of the Datong Guards, so he held the Datong Guards until the army captured Gansu.

Half an hour later, the Tatars entered the city gate of Suwu Mountain.

The city wall appears to be newly built, and not many houses have been built yet. The tents are set up in place, and there are military rations and horse grass in the tents.

It can be seen that the Ming army retreated in a hurry.

However, the surrounding area was bare and the trees were cut down, as if for protection.

"Send an order to rest for a night. All Han people will be killed. The men will be killed, the women will be sent to military camps, and the children will be put into slave cages."

The soldiers fought for three days and were exhausted. They needed to recuperate for one day and replenish their food and fodder.

For a moment, the city was filled with screams and howls, like a hell on earth.

………

The Red Salt Pond is more than ten miles away from the Jingying tent.

Kong Tianlan needs to measure the wind direction and ensure that the enemy does not move before a surprise attack can be successful.

The Tatars have always relied on war to feed war.

Wang Shouren was certain that the Tatars would rest for a night after capturing Suwu Mountain.

Here, we have found the best wind outlet in three days.

Wang Yanzhao ordered people to light the fire of Kongming lantern.

In about a quarter of an hour, one by one, they flew high into the sky.

The strong wind blows the sky lantern to the southwest, which is exactly the direction of Suwu Mountain.

Wang Shouren asked: "How many sky lanterns are there?"

"Three thousand." Wang Yanzhao said.

Wang Shouren knew that given Brother Gao's temperament, he would not be too little prepared.

But when he heard three thousand, he was still stunned.

I'm afraid all the silk from Gyeonggi Province is here.

"Silk is lighter than cowhide, and the rattan basket can hold more arrows and kerosene. Your Excellency, you can transport all the arrows from the Shenji Camp."

"There are three people in each rattan basket, and every time they draw the bow, it is nine thousand arrows."

Wang Yanzhao said.

A cloud of fire floated in the sky, like a will-o'-the-wisp, which made the soldiers in the Beijing camp marvel.

Half an hour later,

On the dark ground, dense fires appeared, as big as ants.

It was the Tatar army.

The Tatar Chinese army camp was easily identifiable. Wang Shouren ordered the Ningxia border troops not to light any fire.

With such dense fire, it must be a Tatar camp.

From the lookout, the Tatars also saw the fire in the sky.

The Tatars would not have thought that the Ming army would appear in the sky. After all, only the dead souls of goshawks and grasslands could fly into the sky.

They raised their heads and stared at the strange scene with fascination.

Swish, swish, swish~

The sound of raindrops hitting the tent came and went.

However, there was something wrong with the raindrops. When they fell into the brazier, the fire suddenly jumped up.

Whoosh!

Countless firelights, dotted with stars, fell towards the tent. No matter how blind you were, you could see clearly that it was a rain of rockets.

After landing, rub the ground and light the camp on fire.

The Tatars were at a loss and wailed. There was no Ming army approaching, so where did these arrows and kerosene come from?

"Enemy attack!"

Dayan Khan rushed out of the tent and saw fire all over the camp. In just a short moment, the surrounding area seemed like a sea of ​​fire.

The fire was too fast and violent.

"Great Khan, the Ming army is in the sky!"

The lords of the Jinong Department and the Tumote Department shouted at Baiyinzhu Gurdarhan.

Dayan Khan looked up at the sky, shocked and in disbelief: "How could this happen? How could the Ming army appear in the sky? Is it the Immortal God who is helping us?"

How can a person go to heaven?

"Has Changshengtian surrendered to the enemy?" Sumir, the leader of the Zhalayi tribe, murmured.

The air was filled with the smell of roasted meat.

The war horses wailed and neighed, running around everywhere, and the soldiers were doused with kerosene from the sky. In an instant, they became people on fire and rolled around.

Daiqing Esen, the leader of the Asut and Yongxiebu tribes, was doused with kerosene and fell into the sea of ​​fire.

A little kerosene dripping from the sky was enough to ignite the tent, and the fire spread in the dense military camp with the help of the wind.

There were flames everywhere on the ground, on the tents, and on the carriages.

Natural disaster!

Sea of ​​fire! Thick smoke billowed everywhere.

Rushing out of the tent, they found that arrows were raining down, but there was nowhere to hide.

"Seven Khalkha tribes, shoot down the Ming army in the sky."

"The rest of the tribes, retreat!"

Dayan Khan made a prompt decision and shouted.

The horses were running around, and the noisy roars drowned out his voice. He could only beat the drums and sound the horns.

Liu Jin carried a bucket and stared at the sky with wide eyes: "Reinforcements?"

The Tatars' bows and arrows shot into the sky, and they could shoot about 300 steps away. If they were lower than this height, they would be hit by the arrows.

Silkworm cocoons are as thin as curtains and as tough as rocks. They are not afraid of bows and arrows, but they are afraid of rockets.

The Tatar tents stretched for a mile, with soldiers and horses everywhere.

Dayan Khan gave orders, but found that the soldiers fled and ran around, not listening to the horns.

In a short moment, the army was defeated.

Dayan Khan knew that he could not gather the army anymore, so he led the army to flee north.

A large army attacked from the rear. Judging from the flags and the number of people, it was the border army of Ningxia.

Dayan Khan led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and ran to the north, and found that the Ming army was waiting here.

Wang Shouren ordered: "Beat the war drums!"

The war drums are the signal for attack. If the drums keep beating, the soldiers cannot retreat a step.

When the two armies met, the Tatar army rushed in, like the Yellow River entering the sea. The crisp sound of metal collision and the neighing of war horses broke the tranquility of the night sky.

Once the army started fighting, any strategy was pale and powerless. Wang Shouren quietly waited for the result.

Yan Kesong led his army to rush from the rear and surrounded the Tatar army.

The Tatars were still immersed in the shock of the sky. When they saw the fire in the sky, they were afraid for no reason.

The sky gradually changed from blue to white. Dayan Khan was exhausted and led 30,000 troops to break out to the north.

When they rushed five miles away, they found that there was another Ming army here.

Wang Shouren frowned and was also surprised: "Why is there an extra Ming army?"

"Look at the military flag, it's the mighty army." The cavalry general Zhang Sheng held a monocular telescope.