The bombing from the west gate lasted for less than fifteen minutes before it stopped.
However, the bombing of Liaodong City did not stop.
The sporadic bombing near the East Gate, North Gate, and South Gate continues.
From nightfall to dawn, sporadic bombings continued intermittently.
The nights in Liaodong City have become increasingly unsettling.
The soldiers guarding the city wall were occasionally awakened by the sound of cannon fire, but they could only listen quietly.
Although the heavy snow has stopped, the winter nights are still unusually cold.
Even though I was wearing thick cotton-padded clothes, I couldn't escape the biting cold.
The defending soldiers wrapped themselves tightly in their cotton-padded clothes, leaned against the city wall, shivering, and could still hear the sound of cannon fire from time to time.
The sound of artillery fire gradually subsided as dawn broke, allowing the defending soldiers to finally get a good night's sleep.
Although the fighting on the second day was not as frequent as on the first day, it still left the soldiers defending Liaodong City feeling anxious and uneasy.
Li Tong, especially, who was inside the Liao Prince's mansion, turned deathly pale and was terrified.
No matter how much the officials and generals of the royal court tried to persuade him, Li Tong was determined not to climb the city wall.
He is now completely terrified by what happened yesterday.
Terrified, Li Tong continued to press for answers regarding the city's defenses.
However, Song Ming and his generals no longer wanted to answer these questions.
For Li Tong, the only good news was the message coming from Yingzhou.
The garrison in Yingzhou has already set off and is expected to arrive in Liaodong City in two more days!
This good news instantly cheered up Li Tong, who was feeling somewhat dejected.
"Good! Good! Good!"
King Li Tong of Liao said "good" three times in a row. "The garrison of Yingzhou has arrived, and the garrisons of Jinzhou, Jinzhou, Kaizhou and other places will not be far behind!"
Once all the garrison troops from the cities of Liaodong have arrived in Liaodong City, they will be able to launch a counterattack against Prince Xin's army!
The humiliation of the past two days can finally be avenged!
There's good news, but there's also a lot of bad news.
During the intermittent bombing, the defenders on the Liaodong city wall suffered hundreds or even thousands of casualties.
Most seriously, the bombs used in Liaodong City were greatly depleted during the repeated feint attacks by the Dongning army.
The number of thunderbolts stored in the warehouse has been reduced by more than half.
"What?"
Upon hearing this news, Song Ming was taken aback.
The Thunderclap Bomb, a new type of weapon, is also a powerful tool in city defense warfare.
Since Dongning handed over the formula for the Thunderclap Bomb, Thunderclap Bombs have been manufactured throughout the Great Gan Kingdom to defend against the grassland bandits.
Liaodong City was no exception!
However, unlike Dongning City, sulfur production is scarce in Liaodong, so not many thunderbolts were produced.
The reserves I had painstakingly accumulated over nearly a year were depleted by the bombardment of just two days.
If this continues, it won't be long before the thunderclap bombs of Liaodong City are completely exhausted.
At that time, how should we defend against Prince Xin's army?
Thinking about this, Song Ming felt uncertain and remained silent, unable to utter a word.
After a moment, Song Ming spoke and ordered, "Tell the soldiers that the Thunderclap Bomb should be used sparingly!"
Those Xinwang's army are trying to lure us into using up our Thunderclap Bombs; we can't fall for it!
All garrison troops must wait until Prince Xin's army approaches Liaodong City before attacking!
"this……"
The general beside him paused for a moment, then said, "Mr. Song, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
The range of Prince Xin's army far exceeds that of ours!
If we wait until Prince Xin's army gets close to Liaodong City, their infantry's range will be able to cover our troops. How can we fight back then?
"At that point, we might accidentally let Prince Xin's army storm into the city!"
"yes!"
Another general chimed in, "At noon today, a large army led by Prince Xin was almost at the city gate. If it weren't for our relentless bombing efforts despite the devastating thunderbolts, we would have been able to escape."
I'm afraid that by noon, Prince Xin's army will have stormed the city gates!
This arrangement is somewhat inappropriate!
Hearing the opposition from the generals, Song Ming felt somewhat helpless.
He was not a veteran of battle and knew nothing about how to command troops.
We can't think of a good solution to the logistical problems either.
Left with no other option, Song Ming said, "Let's try to use the Thunderclap Bombs as little as possible and hold out until reinforcements arrive!"
This is the only way now!
...
After Liaodong City consciously reduced the use of thunderclap bombs, the Shenwei Army's provocations became even more unbridled.
The Sixth Battalion of the Divine Might Army even rushed to within 100 meters of the city gate, and the flintlock muskets made in Dongning began firing at the city wall.
The crackling gunfire woke up the soldiers guarding the city wall.
Finally, the defending soldiers couldn't resist using the Thunderclap Bomb, which repelled the Sixth Battalion of the Divine Might Army.
Such small-scale battles continued to unfold near Liaodong City.
Panic spread throughout Liaodong City.
It wasn't just panic; it was also mixed with fatigue, frustration, and helplessness.
However, Wei Jun and the others were very happy!
"Old Zhang,"
Looking at Zhang Cheng, Wei Jun said with a smile, "Starting today, the use of thunderclaps in Liaodong City has obviously decreased a lot."
Considering this, there are probably very few thunderbolts left in Liaodong City!
Fortunately, our supply battalion brought a large amount of supplies this time, enough to last through their consumption!
"Hahaha……"
Zhang Cheng laughed and said, "I wonder how that kid, Prince Li Tong of Liao, has spent these past few days."
"This kid will probably order reinforcements again and again, won't he?"
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