He personally went to explore the camp of the Tatars.

"I will defend the city during the day, and at night you will personally defend the city, and burn the fire brighter, so that the Tatars will not have an opportunity." Yan Kesong commanded.

The sergeants were ordered to cheer up, the weather was not very good these days, and it seemed that there was a heavy rain coming.

The moon could hardly be seen, and the Song family became blind and could not see too far, and the Tatars were very likely to take the opportunity to attack the city.

Back in the tent, he untied the green steel sword and hung it on the wall.

sat down, prepared to repair a letter back to Beijing, and muttered: "Ningxia's wolfberries are ripe, big and red, I don't know if Chengjin wants wolfberries." ”

The room manager was sad while grinding ink: "I haven't seen the young master for some days, I don't know how the young master is in Beijing." ”

Yan Kesong sighed: "You go back this time, ask the young master, there is someone you like, Cheng Jin is not young, 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 city of Ningxia.

Under the cover of night, getting closer and closer, the movement of 10,000 people was very small, and the Tatars tried to slow down as much as possible.

Dayan Khan rode on a horse, looking at the city of Ningxia from afar, after the fire sieve was defeated by Daming, he knew that Daming had a very powerful firearm in his hand, and there was a thing called Song's telescope, which could see very far.

He waited three days for the siege.

One is to let the soldiers trim, and the other is to wait for tonight's weather.

Firearms can be useful at a distance, but they are not useful at close range.

Batu Mengke insisted on capturing the city of Ningxia, and the Hetao area was extremely important, and after occupying the Hetao, he could wantonly plunder the northwest border of the Ming Dynasty.

Winter is coming, the grasslands cannot be cultivated, there are many cattle and sheep, but grain is scarce.

The guard of Ningxia is Yan Kesong, and the last time he was arrested and returned to the big tent, he felt that this person was not as smart as Wang Yue.

The only thing to watch out for is the Ming Dynasty's firearms.

Tonight the sky is extremely dark, as if a rainstorm is coming, the distance that can be seen is very short, even if the Daming firearm is fierce, if you can't see the army at night, you can't launch, and you can fight with the Daming.

On the city wall of Ningxia,

Lin Song heard a small and fragmented voice, although it was small, but he was sure that it was the sound of a Tatar surprise attack, and as the vanguard general of the Tatars, he was extremely familiar with this voice.

Seeing that there were enemy troops rushing a hundred meters away, they arrived at the city in a few moments, and the Tatars set up ladders, carried earth bags, and built them under the city walls.

"Ignite the letter cannon!"

The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion rushed to the front, lit the letter cannon, and boomed!

Loud bang!

The entire city of Ningxia was awakened!

Yan Kesong woke up and sat up, only then did he obviously hear the letter cannon, and hurriedly put on his armor and rushed out, hearing the military horn sounding.

"General soldiers, the Tatars have attacked the city!"

The Tatars followed the ladder and climbed the city wall to fight with the Ming soldiers.

Lin Song brandished his spear and cut down the soldiers around him, but there were still Tatars climbing up, and he couldn't see how many troops were still in the distance.

Yan Kesong took two personal soldiers and killed the city wall.

The Tatars were constantly rushing up the city, and the earth under the city was getting higher and higher, and it became the entrance to climb the city wall one by one.

At the end of the pitch darkness, I don't know how many Tatars are coming.

"Rocket!"

The archers shot arrows wrapped in fire oil into the air, coated with powdered scales, and when they rubbed the air, they immediately caught fire.

A large number of arrows lit up the sky with their firelight.

Yan Kesong squatted in front of the Song astronomical telescope to take a look, the firelight was limited, and he couldn't see too far, and the city was densely packed, and Tatars rushed towards him.

"The Shenji Battalion prepares for the Hongyi General!"

"Defend the city wall, and those who retreat will be beheaded!"

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

It's just that gunpowder and fire letters can't be configured in advance, they will be damp, and they can only be matched when firing.

It takes time.

Yan Kesong ordered the border army to guard, and the soldiers of the Shenji battalion quickly deployed gunpowder and filled it into the gun chamber.

Wu Wending, a thousand households of the Shenji Battalion, hurriedly said: "My lord, I'm ready!" ”

Yan Ke relieved the archers and shot a large number of arrows again, and the sky was red and hot, illuminating one piece.

Wu Wending leaned in front of the Song telescope to take a look and shouted: "Three miles ahead!" ”

The Shenji Battalion is extremely familiar with General Hongyi, and knowing the distance, it can adjust the height of the muzzle to adjust the firing range.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

More than a dozen loud noises shook people's eardrums.

The iron beads flew into the Tatar army, and suddenly the people turned on their backs.

Dayan Khan looked at the city of Ningxia and did not plan to withdraw his troops, he was waiting for a shower of rain today, and with his knowledge of the grassland, it would rain soon.

It rained and damp, and all gunpowder could not be used.

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

Yan Kesong couldn't help but scold.

"Leave it alone, shoot the cannon! After a while, all the damp gunpowder will not be used, and it will all be struck! Yan Kesong drank.

If you hit the enemy, you won't waste it, and if you get damp, it will be ruined.

The Shenji battalion cleared the waste powder from the barrel and filled it with new gunpowder, and another round of bombardment.

Quite a few Tatars were killed.

Wu Wending shouted: "Your Excellency can't fire anymore, look at this wall!" ”

General Hongyi's backlash was huge, and it was common for a wall to be cracked.

Eighteen Hongyi generals are erected on the wall, and the huge anti-seismic force, even if the Ningxia city wall is thick, it can't support the anti-shock of so many Hongyi generals.

If you fire again, the walls will collapse.

Yan Kesong secretly said that he was unlucky, and the Tatars only dared to commit it after today's heavy rain.

Ningxia is an important town, starting from Huamachi in the east, west to the north bank of the Yellow River in Ningxia Zhongwei Magpie Ditch, and the west of Zhenyuanguan is Helan Mountain, and now there are more than 34,000 troops stationed.

Together, they can fight the Tatars head-on, but it is not suitable to march at the moment, and in case of an ambush by the Tatars, they will suffer heavy losses.

Yan Kesong divided his forces and ordered Lin Song and his lieutenant to defend along the defensive line to prevent the Tatars from using cloud ladders to enter the city from elsewhere.

"Hold on, just keep it until dawn, and make a contribution, just tonight!"

"My lord! There was an enemy army on the west that wanted to open the gates. Lin Song guessed the little prince's intentions.

The strength of the Ningxia border army is extremely strong, and there are many troops, all gathered here, and there are many Tatars who rush up, and they can't finish cutting them for a while.

Dayan Khan's aim was to open the gates of the city and allow the cavalry to rush in.

Yan Kesong was not afraid of Batu Mengke rushing in, but he didn't want to fight in Ningxia City, where hundreds of people would be killed or injured.

The fire and sword shadows, and the hissing sound of killing broke the silence of the night sky.

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

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 cannon sound of the Hongyi general, guessed that the Tatars were attacking the city, and looked in the direction of the city wall in fear, where there was a roar, and the strong men, women and children picked up farm tools or wooden sticks, locked the gate, and prevented the Tatars from rushing in.

There were many defenders in Ningxia, and although there were many Tatars who rushed up, they were killed in a short time.

Just as the defenders were rejoicing, the wall on the left side was breached, and the Tatars were attacking the city while laying earth bags.

By the darkness of the night and the heavy rain, it took only a few moments to make a corner of the west, and the earth bags were as high as a hill.

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

The rain mixed with the blood and stained it red.