Taking Liaodong City is certainly not something Wei Jun can think about right now!
Even if he could actually take Liaodong City, Wei Jun wouldn't dare to!
After all, if Liaodong City were to be captured in one fell swoop, it would inevitably shake the entire Liaodong region. If the garrisons of other cities in Liaodong Province were to rush towards Yuguan in a panic, His Highness would be in grave danger!
Their objective in this battle was to tie down the defending forces in Liaodong Province.
Therefore, Wei Jun still needs to act cautiously!
After breaching all the city gates of Liaodong City, Wei Jun instructed the artillery battalion to slow down their pace slightly.
Meanwhile, the soldiers guarding the Liaodong city wall were doing their best to move bluestone slabs, bricks and stones to fill the gaps in the city gate.
The unrest in the city continues.
The extremely nervous Prince Li Tong of Liao was restless, pacing anxiously around the palace like an ant on a hot pan.
Every now and then, Prince Li Tong of Liao looked at his advisor Song Ming and asked, "Mr. Song, what is the situation at the city gate?"
"Has Prince Xin's army broken into the city yet?"
"Your Highness, please don't be anxious."
Song Ming was also getting a little annoyed.
In this short period of time, Prince Li Tong of Liao had asked the question more than a dozen times, and his ears were practically calloused from hearing it.
"Your Highness,"
Song Ming explained again with earnestness, "Listen to the cannon fire outside the city; it has slowed down considerably."
Presumably, the army under Prince Xin is also running out of ammunition.
It's impossible for them to capture Liaodong City in a short time!
"Your Highness, you can simply stay safely within the palace!"
"oh."
Prince Li Tong of Liao nodded, then paced back and forth in the room, his brows furrowed, his heart filled with indescribable distress and unease.
After a moment, Li Tong turned to look at Song Ming again and asked, "Any news about the garrison troops in Jinzhou, Yingzhou, and Jinzhou?"
When did they arrive in Liaodong City?
"It'll be here soon."
Song Ming sighed helplessly and said, "The message has been sent out, and they should be setting off soon."
Reinforcements will arrive soon.
Your Highness, please put your mind at ease!
At this moment, Song Ming was truly helpless.
Looking at the young Prince Li Tong of Liao, Song Ming didn't say much.
Since the beginning of summer, after following Li Tong to Liaodong City, Song Ming became the chief advisor of the Liao King's Palace, and Li Tong listened to his every word.
The main reason is that Song Ming was Song Xianze's nephew.
After they arrived in the capital, Li Tong and Li Ming developed a close relationship, thanks to Song Ming's matchmaking.
When Li Tong succeeded as the King of Liao, Song Ming came to Liaodong City, actually on the orders of Li Ming in the capital, to control Li Tong.
However, Song Ming did not expect that Prince Li Tong of Liao would be willful and unreasonable, and that he was too childish!
For a moment, Song Ming felt somewhat helpless!
What frustrated Song Ming even more was that there was a large number of generals in Liaodong City who only obeyed the orders of the King of Liao.
Therefore, in the past six months, Song Ming has only influenced Li Tong and has not been able to fully control Liaodong.
"Report—"
Just then, a messenger rushed in.
Upon seeing Li Tong, he immediately knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Your Highness, the North Gate has been completely sealed off. The offensive of Prince Xin's army outside the city has weakened somewhat!"
"Didn't Prince Xin's army charge?"
Li Tong quickly leaned forward and asked.
"Your Highness, no."
The messenger shook his head and replied.
"That's good, that's good!"
Li Tong's anxiety seemed to ease somewhat.
He thought for a moment and then asked, "What's the situation at the East Gate, South Gate, and West Gate?"
We must also quickly seal off the city gates and strengthen the city's defenses!
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The messenger quickly responded.
Under Wei Jun's orders, the Shenwei Army artillery battalion intentionally or unintentionally reduced the frequency of bombing.
This greatly reduced the pressure on the soldiers guarding Liaodong City.
The task of sealing off the city gates was thus successfully carried out.
Around noon, the Sixth Battalion of the Divine Might Army launched a feint attack near the East Gate.
As the massive, dark mass of Shenwei Army soldiers charged toward Liaodong City across the vast snowfield, it instantly caused panic among the soldiers guarding the city walls.
"Quick! Defend! Defend!"
The garrison commander roared, "Where's the Thunderclap Bomb? Bring it here! Quickly!"
Pay attention to the defenses at the city gate!
With each command, the soldiers guarding the city wall moved swiftly.
The thunderbolts stored in the city's warehouses were also moved to the vicinity of the East Gate.
As the Shenwei Army soldiers drew ever closer across the open field, the garrison commander shouted, "Catapults! Prepare!"
"put!"
At the command of the garrison commander, catapults on the city wall launched thunderbolts.
One after another, thunderbolts traced arcs through the air before falling into the open field.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Instantly, a thunderbolt struck the ground 100 meters in front of the Sixth Battalion of the Divine Might Army, producing a deafening explosion.
Smoke filled the air, splashing snowflakes from the ground, mixed with mud, into the air.
The sudden explosion only stunned the battalion commander of the Sixth Battalion for a moment. He quickly raised his fist to stop the soldiers behind him from charging.
"Oh my god! You scared me!"
The battalion commander of the Sixth Battalion cursed under his breath, remembering Wei Jun's instructions. He paced back and forth in the wilderness, not approaching Liaodong City again.
At this moment, Liaodong City was already in a state of excessive panic.
Catapults on the city wall hurled bombs that exploded in the open field.
However, the soldiers of the Sixth Battalion of the Divine Might Army were still far beyond firing range, and the thunderbolts thrown from the city wall did not affect them.
After firing three rounds of thunderclap bombs, the garrison captain realized something was wrong and immediately shouted, "Stop! Cease fire! Stop!"
After the firing ceased, the garrison commander saw that the soldiers of Prince Xin's army did not seem to have entered the attack range.
What exactly are these people doing?
However, before the garrison commander could figure it out, a deafening explosion erupted from the north gate.
The garrison commander looked towards the north gate and also saw the soldiers of Prince Xin's army in the wilderness.
However, similar to the situation at the East Gate, the soldiers of Prince Xin's army stopped once they reached outside the attack range.
Meanwhile, the thunderbolts thrown from Liaodong City were merely being consumed, consumed...
What exactly were these Prince Xin's troops doing?
Is it just to deplete the thunderbolts of Liaodong City?
...
That's really true!
Wei Jun put down his binoculars, pursed his lips, and said, "The thunderbolts in Liaodong City are still quite powerful!"
Let them consume as much as they want!
Once the thunderbolts from Liaodong City are used up, they will be even more panicked!
This is also one of the purposes of the Shenwei Army soldiers' feigned attack on Liaodong City!
Only by continuously depleting the defensive supplies of Liaodong City can Li Tong inside the city become even more panicked.
And His Highness in Yuguan City is now even safer!
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