In the afternoon of that day, Chen Qing summoned generals and relevant officials to discuss the impact of the plague.
"Everyone must be aware of the news that the plague broke out in the capital of the Jin Kingdom. In order to reduce the pressure, Wanyan Wushu sent millions of people back to their hometowns. This actually brought the plague to various places. Our strategies must be adjusted in time. I suggest that Shenzhou should be used as the boundary. We should not attack the north of Shenzhou for the time being and wait and see how the plague develops. Secondly, we should take over the Liaodong area as soon as possible and then take various epidemic prevention measures to ensure that the plague does not affect the army. How exactly? Let’s do it, let’s all express our opinions!”
Chen Qing glanced at Zhang Xiao again and said, "Zhang Shenzheng should tell you in advance!"
Zhang Xiao said slowly: "Actually, one is about prevention and the other is about treating the plague. We have experience. We did a good job in epidemic prevention in Caizhou and Chenzhou back then. His Highness suggested that we wear multi-layer masks. We have to prepare a lot. Then use lime to disinfect, the third is to isolate in time, and then treat with medicine. Make a big pot of soup according to the plague treatment prescription left by Zhang Zhongjing of the Han Dynasty. First, ensure the army. The effect is very good. At that time, 20,000 people were stationed in Caizhou and Chenzhou. Not a single soldier in the army is infected."
Yang Zaixing raised his hand and said: "I also have a suggestion. We must capture Liaoyang Mansion as soon as possible and wipe out all the enemy troops. Then there will be no need for so many troops in Liaodong. I suggest that the garrison be reduced to 100,000 to protect the soldiers from infection to the greatest extent." .”
Gao Ding also said: "We can move a large number of people to Yanshan Road, and then block Yuguan and prevent anyone from entering Yanshan Road."
Liu Cui also added: "We should also be careful in Dading and Linhuang Prefectures and not allow anyone from the Jin Kingdom to approach. I suspect that Wanyan Wushu may use businessmen infected with the epidemic to sneak into these two places and provide supplies to the Western Army." Heavy damage."
"Medical Officer Zhou also told me!"
Medical officer Zhou's name is Zhou Mian, and he is the chief military doctor of the Western Army. He nodded, "Actually, my opinion is similar to that of Zhang Shen. Masks, medicines, and lime must be urgently transported to Liaodong in large quantities. Then I emphasize one thing, that is, isolation. Isolating patients from normal people has been the key to treating plagues in all dynasties. The army must establish isolation camps and observation camps, and then use several counties to specifically isolate and observe. Healthy people must be separated, as well as toilets. , this is the key to spreading the plague. The toilets must be far away from the military camp, disinfected with a large amount of lime, and the habit of washing hands before meals and after using the toilet must be developed."
Everyone said something to each other, and the plan gradually matured. Chen Qing immediately made the decision: "The first thing is to establish a Liaodong epidemic prevention dispatch headquarters. I will serve as the supreme commander, and Zhang Shenzhen and Yang Dutong will be my deputy. Next, we will set up Sixteen military officers are involved in various links. Each link must have a military officer in charge. Then this military officer must also have dozens of subordinates. Everyone must absolutely obey the command and arrangements of the epidemic prevention dispatch headquarters. If they do not obey Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
While establishing the Liaodong Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters, Chen Qing also decided to use the fastest way to capture Liaoyang City. Liaoyang must be captured before dawn tomorrow.
Liaoyang City is a large city with a population of nearly 200,000, mainly Jurchens, Khitan and Han people. The Jurchens in the southern part of the Jin Kingdom are different from the northern Jin Kingdom. The Jurchens in the south are mainly mature Jurchens. Commerce, farming, and basic They are no different from the Han people. There are mature Jurchens and birth Jurchens in the north. The birth Jurchens still maintain the tribal system of fishing and hunting.
Chen Qing decided to capture Liaoyang City. He could only use large iron fire mines to blow open the city gates. The city walls of Liaoyang City were very strong and made of large bluestones. Iron fire mines could not blow open the city walls.
Now the Western Army has a lot of experience in blowing up city gates. The more troublesome thing is the suspension bridge. However, the Firearms Bureau has designed a special type of iron fire mine for blowing up suspension bridges. It is called a chain mine. It is actually a small iron fire mine at each end of the iron chain.
Thunder, throw it up, and the chain mine will wrap around the iron chain of the suspension bridge, and can explode the iron chain pulling the suspension bridge into two pieces.
This kind of chain mine has a wide range of uses, such as blowing up siege ladders, blowing up ship masts, etc.
At night, fierce war drums sounded in the Western Army camp, "Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Two hundred thousand troops began to spread out in front of the north and south city gates. The city walls were filled with Jin soldiers, most of whom were Goryeo soldiers. Their swords and spears were like a forest, and they were ready.
According to Pang Guangji's description, the 40,000 Goryeo soldiers in Liaoyang City are different from other places. The Goryeo soldiers here are northern soldiers and pro-Jin people. They are all soldiers who have been in the army for many years and have relatively strong combat effectiveness. They were actually sent to fight in the Central Plains in the past.
Donghu soldiers.
But Chen Qing was determined. In order to switch to epidemic prevention as soon as possible, he decided to fight a fierce battle with the Liaoyang defenders and immediately switched to street fighting after breaking the city gate.
Forty heavy trebuchets advanced toward the city gate from both the north and south ends at the same time. Arrows were fired from the city top like raindrops. They were basically too far apart to miss the Western Army.
Two hundred and fifty steps later, the soldiers of the Western Army secured the trebuchet, and the large baffles were put in place. The defenders on the top of the city also realized the Western Army's intention, and began to use crossbows to fire violently at the trebuchet. There were also catapults on the top of the city.
machine, but they were all medium-sized trebuchets, and the projection distance was only within 150 steps. The range was not enough to cause damage to the heavy trebuchets of the Western Army.
With an order, the twenty heavy trebuchets in the north were pulled up creakingly. The Western soldiers put the 80-pound kerosene can into the iron bucket. There was also a layer of kerosene outside, which was ignited by the soldiers with torches.
The fire oil tank burst into flames.
"emission!"
Twenty trebuchets were launched at the same time, and twenty burning and smoking large tanks of kerosene were intensively thrown at the top and sides of the city gate.
The clay pot broke, and eighty kilograms of fire oil spilled out. It was immediately ignited by the burning pottery fragments. The city was instantly blazing with fire. The Korean soldiers had no experience in fire prevention and were caught off guard. They fled to both sides in panic. Dozens of soldiers were burned.
He screamed and ran away in fear.
After three rounds of shooting, the entire city including the tower was engulfed in flames.
Although the two fire oil cans were not strong enough and only hit the city wall, and a fire broke out near the city gate, this did not affect the firearms soldiers' attack.
Two hundred soldiers holding large shields and long planks covered the running of ten soldiers. The soldiers carried an iron fire mine weighing 250 kilograms, and some soldiers held chain mines.
Long wooden boards were put up on the moat, and the soldiers rushed over. Several soldiers spread wet bedding on the ground. The fire was immediately extinguished. They nervously placed the iron fire thunder and inserted an iron pallet into the soil. It weighed two hundred and fifty kilograms.
The iron fire thunder was placed on the iron plate, close to the city gate.
A soldier lit the match rope, and at the same time, several soldiers also lit the chain mine, threw the chain mine onto the iron chain, and instantly entangled the iron chain of the suspension bridge.
More than a dozen soldiers retreated quickly, ran as fast as seventy or eighty steps, fell to the ground, and covered their ears tightly.
All the soldiers covered their ears and heard an earth-shattering explosion, "Boom!"
A large iron fire mine exploded, the earth trembled, thick smoke rose into the sky, and dust filled the air.
At this time, there were several small explosions. This was a chain mine explosion. The iron chain was broken and the suspension bridge suddenly fell. For a moment, broken wood and bricks fell from the sky.
After a while, the thick smoke dissipated, and most of the city gate had disappeared. A large dark hole appeared, and the inside of the city could be clearly seen.
Chen Qing shouted, "Come into the city!"
"Kill!"
Yue Yun roared loudly, waved his hammers, and led ten thousand cavalry to kill into the city.
At this time, an earth-shattering explosion also came from the direction of Nancheng, and the gate of Nancheng was also blown up.
Yang Zaixing and his deputy Li Fuxing led 80,000 troops into the city from the south, while from the north, Liu Cui, Gao Ding, Yue Yun, Zhang Xian and other generals led 100,000 Western troops to attack the city.
