. . . "Battle of Ningping" . "Man Gui: 30,000" . "several thousand" . "China" . "Ming victory" . . . . . . "Battle of Ning-Jin" . . "Battle of Ning-Jin" . "Jinzhou: 30,000" . "Later Jin dynasty" . . . . . . . . . . "40,000" . . . "a series of indecisive battles" . . . "Ming dynasty" . .