"I dare to ask Guo Shuai, is this the legendary rolling dragon technique to break the city?" Fang Zhenghua finally put away his state of shock and disbelief and looked at Guo Dajing.
Ground dragon?! Guo Dajing didn't know exactly what it was, but he believed it wasn't tunnel blasting, although it also relied on excavation and siege tactics.
Shaking his head slightly, Guo Dajing said slowly: "The rolling dragon that Eunuch Fang mentioned should not be the same thing as our army's tunnel blasting. I believe that the only one who can use this method of warfare now is the Dongjiang Army."
Fang Zhenghua nodded and said: "The Zajia family is just guessing. Even the ground dragon is far from the blast of this tunnel. This power, tsk tsk, can easily break through a fortified city, it is jaw-dropping!"
Guo Dajing chuckled and said nothing more to Fang Zhenghua's paper talk. It was pretty good for a eunuch to do this.
Battle reports from the front continued to come in, and the Jianlu resistance was almost collapsed when the city was broken. They were both powerless and frightened, and the inferiority of their military strength was fully exposed. They could only resist in vain for a while.
The key is that they were already discouraged, and Babutai and Gong Adai were not determined to fight to the end. They had already made excuses for retreat, or in other words, made preparations for retreat.
Finally, 1,500 to 600 Jianlu soldiers exited the southwest gate, mounted their war horses, and retreated towards Liaoyang in defeat.
The original garrison numbered 4,000, but reinforcements arrived of 5,000, leaving less than 2,000 effective troops. The captives lost more than 7,000 troops, which was extremely heavy.
It can be estimated that the two tunnel blasts, excluding the less intense battles that took place in the city, killed about three thousand captives, which is a brilliant result.
Having lost so many troops in vain, it is no wonder that the Jianlu were unable to resist for a long time. The difference in military strength was really huge.
"This is really an eye-opener." He Kegang led his troops to chase him out of the southwest gate. Seeing Jianlu fleeing, he couldn't help but sigh sincerely.
When Guo Dajing said these words yesterday, He Kegang would never have imagined that such a shocking scene would lead to such a smooth capture of Anshan Fort.
Zu Zepu and other Liao generals were also speechless. Originally they were a little arrogant and felt dissatisfied and resentful. Now it seems that they are all stupid clowns.
Based on the strength of the Dongjiang Army, if Liao Town is used in an organized manner, it would probably be a waste of food even to attack others.
If they really fought against the Dongjiang Army, ten thousand troops would be able to destroy Liao Town. In their eyes, the fortified city of Ningyuan could be breached with just one blast.
Fortunately, it is the ending now. Liao Town is gone and has become a part of Dongjiang Town. At this time, Zu Zepu and other generals finally realized what kind of strong and powerful team they have entered and how bright the future will be.
"Can Liaoyang be defeated by this tactic?" Zu Zepu guessed, "No wonder Guo Shuai is so confident that he made a promise to the court to defeat Liao this year."
He Kegang was not very clear about the restrictions and conditions for tunnel blasting, so he said slowly: "I feel that Liaoyang is just a larger city, with more attack points, and loopholes or flaws are inevitable."
The bigger the city, the better. Although it can carry more soldiers, the front line that needs to be defended is wider and the scope is larger.
The more suitable one should be Ningyuan, which is larger than Anshan Fort and smaller than Liaoyang, but can maintain a garrison size of more than 30,000.
According to ancient siege methods, if the will is strong and deployed properly, the defenders can withstand two or three times the enemy's siege.
In other words, without 60,000 to 70,000 troops, and without the psychological preparation to withstand heavy casualties, Ningyuan is basically an unbreakable city.
However, Ningyuan City was absolutely unable to resist the Dongjiang Army's city-breaking tactics, and it only took a few days to be breached.
Moreover, with the fighting will of the officers and soldiers of Liao Town, once the city wall was broken, their psychology collapsed, and they had no determination to fight to the end.
"With the current strength of the army, we can only attack Liaoyang on one side and two sides, and it is impossible to besiege on all sides." Zu Zepu said: "If the other two associations are here, we can catch turtles in a jar."
He Kegang shook his head and said: "Guo Shuai never planned to besiege Liaoyang. Such a battlefield is too small. He wanted to set up a big net and completely defeat the Jianlu in the first battle of Liaoyang."
As for the decisive battle between Liao and Shen, and Shenyang being the capital of the Later Jin Dynasty, in fact Shenyang can be excluded. As long as the Liao Dynasty recovers, Shenyang will be in the pocket of the Dongjiang Army, and Jianlu will no longer dare to defend it.
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Of course, if Jianlu was in trouble and insisted on killing all the people and having another deadly fight with the Dongjiang Army in Shenyang, it would be in line with Guo Dajing's wishes.
It is precisely based on this consideration that Guo Dajing strives to annihilate the main force of Jianlu in Liaoyang. In this case, even if Jianlu abandons Shenyang, they will no longer have the strength to threaten Liaodong.
Zu Zepu thought for a while and nodded with enlightenment. With its strength there, the Dongjiang Army has the strategic initiative, so it naturally has a variety of options.
He also wanted to understand that what Guo Dajing and Mao Wenlong wanted was not only to regain the lost territory, but the more important purpose was to eliminate the effective forces of the Jianlu, so that they would completely lose the conditions for their revival.
"Let's go into the city and have a look!" Guo Dajing was not very enthusiastic. He only captured Anshan Station, which was not surprising at all and could not bring him much surprise.
Fang Zhenghua nodded repeatedly and walked with Guo Dajing towards the city gate.
The recovery of Anshan Station opened the door to Liaoyang. This is good news and will definitely make the emperor Longyan very happy.
Besides, what the emperor is thinking about is Ping Liao. Wouldn't it be even more surprising for him to launch the Dongjiang Army in advance?
As a supervisor, it is not only his responsibility to reach Tianting and do it as quickly as possible, but also the capital for him to gain the trust and favor of the emperor.
Guo Dajing rode on his horse, frowning slightly as he moved forward, thinking about his next move.
According to the original plan, the army continued to advance towards Liaoyang until it reached the city before launching an attack.
But from the battle at Anshan Posthouse, Guo Dajing discovered that the enemies of Liaoyang seemed to be worried about something and did not send more troops to reinforce.
Navy?! Jianlu was not a fool. He was worried that the Dongjiang Army's navy would raid Liaoyang with troops. Therefore, he did not dare to mobilize too many men and horses, causing Liaoyang to be empty.
Guo Dajing narrowed his eyes and finally figured out the key. He used the navy as his trump card, and Jianlu would not ignore it.
In other words, the plan to use the troops at hand to force the Jianlu to gather troops in Liaoyang, and then use the navy to penetrate directly behind the enemy to cut off the enemy's retreat, was somewhat taken for granted.
Of course, it's not all hopeless, it's just that the plan needs to be changed, maybe it can achieve the purpose of luring the enemy and achieve its own plan.
The main enemy Guo Dajing had to deal with was not the defenders of Liaoyang, but the only remaining mobile force of Jianlu, the nearly 20,000 cavalry roaming around Liaoyang.
As soon as it was dark above the head, they had entered the city gate. There was a light guide in front of them. Guo Dajing and others quickly bathed in the sunlight again and entered the city.