Anshan Yibao is really not big. There are no three streets or six cities. Most of the city is government agencies.
However, as a place where merchants gathered in the past, before the rise of the military, there were originally inns, pawnshops, pots, oil shops, medicine shops, and daily groceries, as well as residents engaged in agriculture, industry, and commerce.
"The once prosperous place is now like this!" Guo Dajing shook his head gently. Although he was sorry, he knew that this was the price of war, or destruction.
Anshan Station was not burned into rubble, but Liaoyang, or even Shenyang, was still destroyed after its recovery.
"Did Guo Shuai come here before the military boom?" Fang Zhenghua just finished speaking, then shook his head and said, "It's probably unlikely. Judging from his age, Guo Shuai was still young at that time."
Guo Dajing smiled and said: "Don't talk about Anshan Station, even in this hometown, Guo has never left. The prosperity of various places in Liaodong is only heard about."
At that time, due to transportation problems and poverty, people basically would not travel far, let alone travel, unless it was for business.
Fang Zhenghua chuckled and said: "Today, Guo Shuai has traveled all over the country, and has basically traveled all over Liaodong."
"It's still far away!" Guo Dajing glanced to the north. There were still many places there, waiting for him to recover, waiting for him to lead the army and people of Dongjiang Town to carry out construction.
Guo Dajing entered the city. He did not go deep, but walked along the city wall to the gap. He wanted to observe and evaluate the effect of tunnel blasting.
Before him, people from the Tuying camp had arrived at the scene and, under the command of Geng Mingzhan, were measuring, calculating, and conducting research and analysis.
"The gunpowder can be reduced. Judging from the thickness of the city wall, it can save money without affecting the effect."
"In my opinion, there should be more gunpowder, which can disintegrate the masonry further and cause greater damage to the captives."
Geng Mingzhan took the measurement results and estimated that the masonry collapsed as far as more than 100 meters, but it was already a small piece and had little damage effect.
It can collapse broken masonry with a certain degree of lethality to sixty or seventy meters, which has reached the standard required by Guo Dajing.
After all, breaking the city is the main purpose, and the enemies on the city can also be killed in large numbers. As for the defenders behind the city, the same or similar situation does not happen every time.
"Shuai Guo is here." Someone reminded Geng Mingzhan.
Geng Mingzhan hurriedly put away the data, ran forward a few steps, bowed and saluted, "General, I have met Guo Shuai."
"Forgive it!" Guo Dajing raised his hand and said with a smile: "Excellent job. Two blasts killed and injured many prisoners. The first achievement in breaking the city must be the earth camp."
Geng Mingzhan bowed and said humbly: "The first credit goes to the infantry soldiers who fought bravely. The native camp did not dare to fight for it."
Guo Dajing laughed, turned to Fang Zhenghua and said, "This is the native camp officer who broke through the city wall in one fell swoop. Eunuch Fang said, should this first achievement be given to them?"
Fang Zhenghua said with a smile: "Not only did we destroy the city, we also caused heavy losses to the captives. This merit is deserved."
Guo Dajing nodded and smiled, then cupped his hands and said, "Then my father-in-law, please report to the court to break down the city for the earthen camp, and ask for credit and be rewarded for the brave soldiers who fought bravely!"
"Just like that, it's the duty of the miscellaneous family." Fang Zhenghua blinked his eyes and thought about the words in the memorial, how to shock people even more, so that the emperor would not only be shocked but also overjoyed.
Guo Dajing looked around, observing the effect of blasting the city wall.
Among the ruins mixed with broken bricks, rocks, and dust, many prisoners could be seen buried among them, with exposed hands and feet, and even indistinguishable faces covered in dirt, mud, and blood.
More corpses have been dragged not far away, some with bloody heads and some with molds of flesh and blood. They are piled up miserably. They will soon become fertilizer for the earth and help plants grow luxuriantly.
Guo Dajing had a new estimate in his mind as to how many troops Jianlu could still have in Liaoyang. Excluding mobile troops, the number would be at most 30,000, which was pieced together, and the combat strength was only equivalent to 20,000.
Now, things have turned, and it's time for Jianlu to use numbers to make up for their combat strength. To put it bluntly, even if they kill every last man, they can't change the overall situation.
The combat power of the mobile troops should be stronger, which is what Dorgon cares about most. If you advance, you can harass the Dongjiang Army and coordinate with the Liaoyang defenders; if you retreat, you can ensure that Houjin, who failed, still has a force that can protect his safety.
In other words, these nearly 20,000 mobile troops have no chance, will not invest easily, and will not fight to the death with the Dongjiang Army.
At the same time, this mobile force is also on guard against the navy of the Dongjiang Army. The navy is on guard against a direct attack between Liaoshen and Shenyang, or even as far as Shenyang.
Jianlu will not make the final bet until his boots fall to the ground. The Dongjiang army has already started, but whether Jianlu follows or not becomes the key to how many Jianlu can be destroyed.
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In this case, simply let Jianlu rest assured and start a decisive battle with the Dongjiang Army in Liaoyang to determine victory or defeat.
Guo Dajing narrowed his eyes and showed a sneer.
A plan is a plan, and it can naturally be adjusted flexibly without affecting the overall situation. Since Jianlu was guarding the navy, he simply let them guard against it, and he felt completely at ease.
However, Guo Dajing still did not give up his attempt to annihilate the Jianlu. He still wanted to leave a force that could use the navy to launch another in-depth raid.
After inspecting the city, Guo Dajing immediately sent a messenger to convey the order to the former Xie Xie Xie who was stationed in Niuzhuang and was on standby. Two days later, he set off by boat and headed for Liaoyang.
According to Guo Dajing's expectation, the troops will rest at Anshan Station overnight and then advance along the road to Liaoyang tomorrow. The journey of more than sixty miles will be steady and steady. Even if there is an obstruction by the rebels, they can reach Liaoyang within three days.
The former Xie Xie and the right Xie Xie set off by boat two days later and could almost reach Chang'an Fort in the northwest of Liaoyang together with the main force, forming a pincer attack.
In this way, there is no need for the front and right associations to participate in the battle of Liaoyang. As long as the mobile forces of the Jianlu can be restrained, they will not be able to fully cooperate with the Liaoyang defenders.
After the main force arrived in Liaoyang, they would not rush to attack the city. When there was a confrontation with the Liaoyang rebels, they would seize the opportunity to dispatch cavalry and bypass Liaoyang.
In this way, 20,000 cavalry will be assisted by two infantry, with twice the advantage, to attack the Jianlu's mobile corps first, trying to inflict heavy damage and cut off the retreat route of the Liaoyang defenders.
This is only an operation in southern Liaoning, and military operations in Liaodong have also begun.
In addition to the good news that the Chinese Association will arrive in Anshan tomorrow, the special operations battalion, Feibiao Regiment, rear association, and the Korean Army are also divided into two groups, approaching Lianshanguan and Benxi to put pressure.
Although Lianshanguan is not in a hurry to break through, so that the Liaoyang Jianlu can continue to defend with peace of mind. However, the special operations battalion and the Korean army's outflanking operation should not encounter any strong enemies.
Jianlu had no troops to mobilize. According to intelligence, even the 10,000 defenders in Shenyang were cobbled together and their combat power was not strong. All the elites were stationed in important pass areas, such as Liaoyang, Lianshanguan, Benxi and other places.