Although the ambush at Shaling did not completely annihilate the Yingzhou reinforcements.
However, Zhang Cheng's Shenwei Army severely damaged the Yingzhou reinforcements and caused them to collapse and become disorganized.
Such scattered and disorganized troops could offer negligible support to Liaodong City.
Moreover, even the remaining stragglers could be annihilated by Zhang Cheng's Shenwei Army through guerrilla warfare!
Near Shaling, Zhang Cheng's troops were clearing the battlefield.
Meanwhile, inside Liaodong City.
The Liao Prince's Palace.
Prince Li Tong of Liao stood on a tall building, squinting as he looked westward.
During the day, the booming cannon fire from the west naturally reached Liaodong City as well.
Just from the sound of cannons, one could tell that reinforcements had come from somewhere and were engaged in battle with Prince Xin's army.
So much time has passed, and the sound of cannons has long since ceased.
However, the reinforcements still did not arrive in Liaodong City. What exactly happened?
Did something happen to the reinforcements?
When Prince Li Tong of Liao considered this possibility, his expression gradually turned grim.
Looking back on what happened in Liaodong City during this period, it was probably only natural that the reinforcements encountered resistance from Prince Xin's army.
"Your Highness, look!"
Just as Li Tong was thinking, an aide pointed into the distance and exclaimed.
Looking in the direction his staff pointed, Li Tong also saw scattered soldiers, their formations disordered and their condition dire, on the western horizon.
The crooked procession numbered over a thousand, with the character "Liao" prominently displayed on the flag in the middle.
They are my Liaodong army!
Seeing this, King Li Tong of Liao was overjoyed.
However, it sank again after only a short while.
Why are there so few reinforcements left?
Moreover, it seems as if they have just suffered a defeat?
King Li Tong of Liao was somewhat puzzled, and he squinted as he looked westward.
As that group gradually approached Liaodong City, they became somewhat excited and their pace quickened considerably.
"quick!"
King Li Tong of Liao hurriedly ordered, "Prepare to open the city gates and let them into the city..."
"Your Highness,"
His trusted advisor gave a helpless, bitter smile and said, "The city gates are completely sealed off; they can't be opened..."
"ah?"
King Li Tong of Liao was stunned.
Suddenly, he remembered that during this time, the Prince of Xin's army had been bombarding the gates of Liaodong City, and all four gates had long been breached.
During this period, King Li Tong of Liao, in a state of panic, repeatedly ordered his soldiers at the front to block the city gates.
After several days of effort, all four city gates were finally sealed off with bluestone strips and bricks.
It is now extremely difficult to enter the city from outside!
This means that even if these reinforcements arrive in Liaodong City, they will not be able to enter the city!
King Li Tong of Liao was stunned, a nameless anger rising in his heart.
Just as he was in a daze, squads of fully armed Prince Xin's army suddenly appeared in the wilderness.
Those soldiers, carrying Dongning-made flintlock muskets, launched an attack on the remnants of the Yingzhou reinforcements to the west.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A dense barrage of gunfire suddenly erupted in the open field, interrupting the thoughts of Prince Li Tong of Liao.
King Li Tong of Liao frowned as he gazed at the scene in the west, feeling as if a small knife was cutting through his heart.
Gunfire erupted suddenly, and the remnants of the Yingzhou reinforcements scattered and fled like soulless zombies.
However, how could a defeated soldier on two legs outrun a bullet spinning at high speed?
Before long, the wilderness was littered with the corpses of the remnants of the Yingzhou reinforcements.
Some remaining soldiers, having exhausted all their strength, ran to the walls of Liaodong City, shouting, "We are the garrison of Yingzhou! Open the city gates! Open the city gates quickly! Let us into the city!"
However, no matter how desperately these remaining soldiers shouted, the city gates would definitely not open.
More and more remnants of the army, having escaped the bullets, arrived at the city of Liaodong, where they gathered in ever-growing numbers.
However, the city gates could not be opened, and these remaining soldiers could only panic below the city.
At that moment, a series of shrill screams came from the sky.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The chilling shriek immediately terrified the remaining soldiers of the Yingzhou reinforcements.
I've heard that familiar sound so many times during the day!
"Run! Run!"
The remaining soldiers shouted and fled in all directions with all their might.
Before long, the shells fell from the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A deafening explosion rang out at the gate of Liaodong City, instantly turning some remaining soldiers who had gathered there into mincemeat.
Severed limbs lay scattered on the ground!
A strong smell of blood, mixed with the smell of gunpowder, filled the air.
Seeing this scene, Prince Li Tong of Liao felt his heart bleeding!
Unfortunately, there was nothing that could be done in Liaodong as well!
Are we going to break down the city gates and let these remnants of the army into the city?
What if the soldiers of Prince Xin's army outside the city, with their remaining troops, rush into the city in one fell swoop?
For a moment, Prince Li Tong of Liao was conflicted and remained silent for a long time, unable to figure out what to do.
Meanwhile, the remaining soldiers outside the city had already suffered heavy casualties under the intense firepower.
The few remaining soldiers scattered and fled once again, disappearing into the vast, icy wilderness.
The reinforcements from Yingzhou are gone!
Prince Li Tong of Liao collapsed helplessly to the ground, a nameless pain appearing on his youthful face.
A moment later, two streams of tears flowed down the face of Prince Li Tong of Liao, who was filled with anguish.
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