Ming Dynasty: I, Yan Maoqing, am truly radiating auspicious energy!

Chapter 254 Don't Fire from Our Own Side! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"..."

Two thousand Ming soldiers faced off against more than ten thousand elite cavalry, and Anda felt an unprecedented sense of passivity.

He did not believe there was anything wrong with his decision.

If we have to pinpoint a mistake, it's an error of empiricism.

He regarded this army as the Ming army of the past, but it was obviously not so. This army had a unique understanding of the Ming Dynasty's firearms advantage, and they seemed to be born for the ultimate firepower.

The reason why an army can undergo such a transformation must be due to the will of the decision-makers.

In other words, the root of the problem still lies with Yan Maoqing.

This young man was clearly different from any Ming dynasty figure he had ever met, and he had never even heard of such a person among the Ming dynasty figures he had ever heard of!
The more I understood this problem, the stronger my desire for Yan Maoqing became.

If this person can be kept in his court, it would be best if he could use him.

Even if this person is stubborn and loyal and cannot be used by him, the Ming Dynasty has lost a great talent, and will still be the Ming Dynasty that the Tatars can take whatever they want from it!

And right now, this is a rare opportunity!

If this opportunity is missed, it is uncertain whether Yan Maoqing will ever come to the grasslands again, and whether he will have only this many men next time. It is feared that this opportunity will not come again.

"Pass down the order to send out two detachments of light cavalry to drive away the Ming cavalry, keep them pinned down, and prevent them from reloading their ammunition or disrupting our forces!"

Anda, being Anda, quickly regained his composure and shouted loudly at the messenger.

"The remaining warriors avoided his sharp edge and used the 'scattering crows' tactic to trap him, rendering him unable to move. His isolated army was then at their mercy!"

"Yes!"

The messenger waiting below the city gate immediately responded and went to relay the order.

Then Anda turned around and gave orders to his trusted guards behind him:

"Go and prepare the horses for me!"

Then he looked at Yan Shifan, who was somewhat excited at the moment, and disregarded the presence of other Tatar leaders, and asked directly:
"Yan Maoqing wants me to make a sincere offer. I wonder what kind of sincere offer I can make to make Yan Maoqing abandon the darkness and come to the light, and willingly serve me from now on?"

"???"

When Yan Shifan saw Anda looking at him, he quickly suppressed his excited expression, but he did not expect Anda to ask such an unexpected question, and he was stunned on the spot.

He first felt that Anda's use of the phrase "abandoning darkness for light" was inappropriate. It wasn't a matter of comparison or belittling, but rather that the phrase "abandoning for light" directly gave people a sense of double entendre.

But this is not important.

The important thing is that, under these circumstances, Anda was not thinking about how to kill Yan Maoqing to vent his anger, but rather about bringing him under his command?

Yan Shifan seriously doubted whether there was something wrong with Anda's brain, or whether he had a special preference for being abused, so how could he suddenly have such thoughts?
However, he could also tell that Anda was much calmer now than before, and he was probably not joking.

This is the extraordinary personal charm of my uncle-in-law. Not only did the emperor favor him, but even an enemy like Anda fell in love with him at first sight.

If I could live like my uncle, loved by everyone, I'd have no desires for three lifetimes...

So I thought about it carefully.

Although I think Yan Maoqing would never "abandon darkness for light", after all, his newlywed wife and family are still in the Ming Dynasty.

However, Yan Shifan also quite seriously raised Yan Maoqing's price, so as to make it easier to bargain later on other matters:

"Anda Khan, forgive my bluntness, but if you want General Yan to serve you, it would be an unimaginable astronomical figure."

"You need to know that General Yan is now not only a third-rank minister who is tutoring the crown prince in the Ming Dynasty, but also a powerful minister who holds the privileges of the Western Depot and can execute any subject of the Ming Dynasty without prior approval. He is a true favorite of the emperor and is second only to the emperor in every respect."

"In the resource-rich Ming Dynasty, what do you think General Yan cannot obtain? What do you have that could attract General Yan to this barren land and make him willingly serve you?"

"..." Upon hearing this, all the Tatar leaders couldn't help but take a deep breath.

They had previously regarded Yan Maoqing as a representative of the court's power, but they never expected that this young man, who hadn't even grown up yet, would hold such a high position and great power.

A Tatar leader, who was not very familiar with the Ming Dynasty's officialdom and the privileges of the Western Depot, couldn't help but interject with a question:
"According to you, between Yan Maoqing and the cabinet ministers of your court, who actually holds a higher position and more power?"

"My leader, I suggest you read some books about the Ming Dynasty in your spare time, otherwise you may end up like this, unable to appreciate the weight of the phrase 'second only to the emperor.'"

Yan Shifan was also adept at taking advantage of situations. Seeing that Anda had changed his attitude somewhat, he, who already harbored the intention to sow discord, immediately changed his tune slightly towards the other tribal leaders.

"you!"

The leader's eyes widened as expected.

"That's understandable. Gold will always shine, and true talent can't be hidden anywhere!"

Anda laughed.
"It seems that your Ming emperor has long recognized Yan Maoqing's talent. However, your Ming emperor has also made a mistake this time. He should not have risked such a talent by sending him to me."

"Since that's the case, I, the Khan, will reluctantly stay today. Whether you stay or leave is not up to you, Yan Maoqing!"

Anda knew very well that with the battle fought to this extent, his prestige among the Tatar leaders had been irreparably damaged.

However, if we can keep Yan Maoqing by our side, claim to the outside world that he has been put to use, and even force our daughter to him, we can create the situation that he has been taken in as our son-in-law.

In that case, we can still make these Tatar leaders wary and still exert sufficient deterrence on them.

Because of the previous tribute mission, they had already witnessed Yan Maoqing's extraordinary wisdom and courage.

In this battle, they also witnessed Yan Maoqing's formidable military talent, and no one was unmoved by it.

It is no exaggeration to say that at this moment, in their hearts, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Yan Maoqing alone is worth 10,000 of the 30,000 households of the Right Wing.

Having gained Yan Maoqing would be like adding wings to a tiger.

Even if we lost more than a thousand elite cavalry, it would still be a worthwhile loss, enough to make up for the loss of prestige today.

For both the Tatars and the Ming Dynasty, this was a zero-sum game where one side gained at the expense of the other, and the Ming Dynasty suffered a huge loss this time!
The reason he ordered his trusted guards to prepare horses in advance was...

He was waiting for his warriors to completely surround the Heroes' Camp.

Then he would descend from the city wall, personally ride his horse to the front lines, and with an eagerness to recruit talent, offer the most sincere price to persuade Yan Maoqing to surrender in public, so that Yan Maoqing could have these two wings attached to his back!

Just at this time.

"Boom! Boom!"

A total of six breech-loading cannons fired simultaneously, and two heavy shells hit the city gate tower of the royal camp.

The other four shells whistled past, either landing inside the royal camp or among the crowd below.

"!!!"

Anda witnessed the two tribal leaders beside him instantly torn to pieces in front of him, their limbs and flesh flying everywhere, and a piece of intestine even flew over and hung on his shoulder.

At the same time, the wooden city gate also broke instantly and began to sway precariously, with wood shards shooting out like a rain of pear blossom needles.

It turns out that while he ordered the retreat and regrouping, the Heroes' Battalion did not stop advancing.

The Hero Battalion has now quietly entered a range of two miles for upward firing!
"Aaaaaah! Our own people, don't fire! I'm still on the city wall!!!"

Yan Shifan was so frightened that he immediately urinated. Regardless of whether Yan Maoqing and the Heroes' Camp could hear him, he jumped and screamed in terror.

He was quite lucky; neither of the two shells hit him directly.

The wood shards didn't cause any serious injury; they mainly caused non-fatal abrasions. Even the bloodstains all over his body and face were splattered by the two unfortunate tribal leaders.

(End of this chapter)