Owing to the Moslem insurrection in Yunnan, an insurrection that had nearly engulfed the entire province and was only put down by Marshal Ma after several sieges, they were now experts in the art of siegecraft.
Karena pemberontakan Muslim di Yunnan, pemberontakan yang hampir menelan seluruh provinsi dan hanya dijatuhkan oleh Marsekal Ma setelah beberapa pengepungan, mereka sekarang ahli dalam seni siegecraft.