The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Datong, the frontier army camp.

More than 20 baggage carts were parked in the open space, loaded with mines and modified general cannons.

Zhu Hui looked around the car and confirmed that there were no reinforcements. He was disappointed: "We have been holding on here for more than ten days, and the court sent you 100 people?!"

Song Jing bowed slightly: "Student Song Jing, a student of Hanyuan, this time I came to help the country announce the thunder array."

Zhu Hui read military books at the age of six, and went to the battlefield with his father at the age of eight... but he had never heard of the thunder array.

"You nerds are just good at bluffing. Can you repel the Tatars with just these iron lumps?"

Jiang An looked at the iron lumps of more than 20 carts and the dozen firearms, and was slightly disappointed.

Perhaps, the court had no troops to dispatch.

"Duke, let's make another plan."

Complaining is useless. The war situation is urgent. Re-planning is the best choice.

"Wait a minute, Duke."

Song Jing took a mine from the car, loaded it with gunpowder, buried it in the ground, and protected the fuse with a bamboo tube.

After everyone stepped away, he hooked the fuse with his finger.

Boom!

The mud and sand splashed, and the broken iron pieces flew everywhere, blowing up the big tent next to it.

Zhu Hui was blocked by the body of the guards, and when he looked at the more than 20 carts of iron lumps, it was as if he saw a golden mountain.

"What kind of hidden weapon is this?"

"This is not a hidden weapon, it is a firearm, called a mine." Song Jing bowed slightly.

"With so many mines, why worry that the Tatars will not retreat!"

Jiang An laughed up to the sky, ecstatic.

But Song Jing looked worried: "Not necessarily."

The gunpowder and fuse of the mine need to be configured on the spot. If they are configured in advance, it will be extremely dangerous to transport them.

In other words, these more than 20 carts of iron lumps are all empty.

Secondly, they have to be arranged outside the city, and the Tatars cannot see them.

Zhu Hui's joy slowly faded after hearing Song Jing's words: "There are 70,000 Tatar troops outside the city, how can we get out?"

Jiang An gritted his teeth and said: "Why not, let me lead the troops to lead the Tatars to the east. Is one day enough to delay?"

The Tatars and Jurchens are smart. If it exceeds one day, they must know that he is deliberately delaying.

If he continues to delay, he can only really go to war with the Tatars.

Song Jing shook his head: "At least two days."

Zhu Hui's mind was working quickly, thinking of a strategy, and after a moment he said: "Come on, put on the sand table!"

The soldiers brought up the sand table, and Zhu Hui pointed to the small mound on the sand table: "You lead the troops to lure the enemy and lure them to Maoer Village.

If they give up chasing you and turn back, I will meet them and lead them to Yaoer Ridge.

In this way, there will be two days."

"But Datong Town is empty, and the enemy will not attack the city directly?" Song Jing asked.

Jiang An shook his head: "No, there is a Red Barbarian General on the city wall, and they don't know the strength of Datong.

They won't attack the city if they don't see the Duke of Baoguo leaving the city.

In other words, if they see the Duke of Baoguo outside the city, they will definitely turn back and attack the city!

So, this is a risky move, it depends on you!"

Song Jing felt like a mountain was pressing on his heart, but after a moment, his face became serious again.

"Student is willing to give it a try."

After nightfall, it was pitch dark.

The city gate on the south side of the important town of Datong quietly opened.

Jiang An led 10,000 soldiers and horses and blended into the night silently.

With only 10,000 troops, the Tatars will definitely rise up and destroy them to reduce Datong's military preparations.

Not long after, the sound of war drums was heard from the horizon, and the roar shook the sky.

The fire lit up the night sky.

Zhu Hui stood on the wall of Beiwu Gate and said to Song Jing, "Leave the city."

The Tatars will attack the northern gate.

So, Song Jing will set up a minefield in the north.

More than 20 baggage carts were pushed outside the city. Although the soldiers could not mix gunpowder, they could dig mine pits.

Song Jing ordered to dig a pit every ten feet.

After digging, it is necessary to leave obvious marks to prevent the Tatars from stepping on them and the people from stepping on them in the future.

These dud mines need to be removed.

However, if it rains, it will be fine. The iron ball is not tightly sealed. After the gunpowder is wet, it will be useless.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning.

Song Jing looked at more than 20 baggage carts, and only two were deployed. "Duke, the student's estimate is wrong. It will take three days..."

"…………" Zhu Hui.

The soldiers of the Shenjiying stationed in Datong were all sent to configure gunpowder and install mines, learning and applying them on the spot.

Ten miles north of Datong,

The Tatars still have a small force, and all the Jurchens are stationed here.

Barsborot, the third son of Dayan Khan, is the commander of this southern expedition.

He took a telescope and saw the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty working outside the city.

"Send someone to see what the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are doing?"

Soon, half an hour later.

The spy rode a black horse and rushed into the Tatar position quickly, "Prince, they are growing vegetables!"

"Growing vegetables?"

Barsborot was angry. This king led 50,000 troops to the south to attack your city, and you are still leisurely growing vegetables?

This is an insult!

"Send troops immediately and attack Datong Town!"

"Don't do that, Third Prince. This is a provocation. They must want to lure the prince forward and then capture him alive.

The Ming military strategy says to let the enemy go and to capture the enemy first!

Why not wait for the army to annihilate the elite of Datong before we attack."

The military advisor Mandulu quickly dissuaded him.

He was a famous military strategist of the Ordos tribe, and was sent to assist the third prince in attacking the city.

"Humph! Tomorrow, my Tatar iron hoof will trample all the vegetables they planted!" Barsborot roared.

Datong Town, the open space in front of Beiwuding Gate.

Song Jing ordered people to use radishes and green vegetables as marks. If stones were used, there were already many stones on the ground and they could not be distinguished at all.

Moreover, using green vegetables and radishes could confuse the Tatars.

In the minefield, you have to leave yourself a way out, which is very particular.

If there are not enough green vegetables and radishes, just use a small stick.

In one day, they buried hundreds of feet away.

Zhu Hui's face was solemn: "Tonight, the Duke of this country should leave the city. Before I come back, you and Eunuch Miao will command."

Miao Kui was arranged by Xiao Jing to go north to supervise the army.

"Don't worry, Duke."

Zhu Hui led a team of people out of the city.

Maoerzhuang outside Datong Town

It was here that Emperor Yingzong met the Oirat and was captured.

Jiang An chased the Tatars for a day, fighting and retreating.

The Tatars finally saw through his tricks and withdrew their troops.

But when they returned to the camp, they met the Ming army again at Yaoerling. There were quite a few of them, more than 10,000 people.

"It's the Duke of Baoguo! He's out of the city, report to the third prince!"

Zhu Hui tried his best to stop them, but there were still more than 10,000 cavalrymen rushing towards Datong at a rapid speed. They were going to attack the city.

"Stop them quickly."

The more they stopped, the more the Tatars felt that they had been tricked.

Dark clouds slowly gathered in the sky.

Song Jing stood on the city wall and began to worry. The mines were not very waterproof.

If they were wet by rain, they would all be invalid.

But how to let the Tatars and the Jurchens attack the city?

"Sir, what should we do? It's going to rain!"

The soldiers of the Shenji Camp knew that gunpowder was most afraid of water, and no firearms could be spared.

Song Jing panicked and seemed to have lost all his strength.

If the enemy cannot be defeated, the people of Baoguo and Datong will be killed by me.

The soldiers of Shenjiying and Datong looked depressed.

"They are coming!"

"What are you yelling about?"

"The Tatars and Jurchens are coming!"

In the distance, yellow dust rolled in the sky, like a sandstorm, and countless cavalry rushed to the city gate.

Miao Kui was terrified: "Sir Song, can you withstand the landmines?"

Jiang An and Zhu Hui rode back and saw the yellow dust rolling in the sky, and they were shocked.

But even if they rushed with all their strength, it would take an hour.

Moreover, the Tatars and Jurchens had 70,000 troops. Even if they rushed to Datong Town, they could only fight to the death to intercept them.