After several days of bombing, Liaodong City was in ruins.
Demolition was naturally not difficult.
They gathered the captured soldiers in the city, dug holes in different parts of the Liaodong city wall, and collected all the remaining gunpowder and bombs in the city, stuffing them into the holes.
The entire city of Liaodong was destroyed.
Meanwhile, the prisoners inside the city began to move the bricks and stones from the destroyed city walls outside the city to build houses.
After Liaodong City was destroyed, the Shenwei Army naturally did not stay there.
In late October, the Divine Might Army headed towards Jinzhou.
As we entered late October, the entire Liaodong region was covered in a world of white snow, a vast expanse of white.
The speed of travel along the way wasn't much faster.
However, it was precisely because of the snowy scenery that the enemy's marching speed was not much faster.
When Wei Jun and Zhang Cheng's Shenwei Army arrived near Jinzhou, the garrison troops from various parts of Liaodong had only just gathered in the Guangning, Qiantun, and Qianwei areas, still nearly a hundred miles away from Yuguan City.
Meanwhile, the Shenwei Army was stationed in the Ningyuan and Shahousuo area, resting and awaiting orders.
In addition, Wei Jun also reported the news of the Divine Might Army to His Highness, who was far away in Yuguan City.
Yuguan City.
When Li Xin received the messages from Wei Jun and Zhang Cheng, he was quite surprised.
"Hehe! I didn't expect that!"
Li Xin said with a smile, "Wei Jun and Zhang Cheng did a great job!"
Liaodong City has already been captured, and Li Tong has also been taken prisoner.
It seems we've achieved quite a result in this battle!
"Yes, the results are quite good!"
Zhao Bingzhang smiled and nodded, saying, "With the fall of Liaodong City and the capture of the Liao King, the garrison troops from various parts of Liaodong have gathered in the Guangning, Qiantun, and Qianwei areas, so our pressure has increased considerably."
However, all of Liaodong is now in Dongning's hands!
Once we defeat the garrison in Guangning and other places, our power will expand once again!
"Uh-huh."
Li Xin nodded, walked to the table, and looked at the map of Yuguan spread out on it.
As October drew to a close, reinforcements from the capital began to arrive.
Nearly 100,000 troops arrived from Tongzhou, Jizhou, Jinghai and other places along the Changli line near Yuguan City and were stationed in the open fields.
They are eyeing the entire city of Yuguan with covetous intent!
Although the 100,000-strong army from the imperial court did not launch an attack on Yuguan City, the blatant threat made Li Xin somewhat cautious.
In addition, with 70,000 to 80,000 Liaodong troops defending Guangning, Qiantun, Qianwei and other places attacking from both sides, the situation in Yuguan City was extremely critical!
Fortunately, the Divine Might Army had already moved from Liaodong City to the Ningyuan line, threatening the Liaodong garrison from behind.
In this way, the pressure on Yuguan City will be greatly reduced.
While it's said to have lessened the situation, it hasn't actually lessened it by much!
After all, the enemy forces inside and outside Yuguan City numbered a total of 170,000 to 180,000!
Moreover, the enemy forces inside the pass are still increasing steadily.
If it weren't for the fact that it's already deep winter, it wouldn't be impossible for the troop strength to increase to one or two hundred thousand.
Fortunately, it's winter now, which is an advantage for Li Xin and his group!
In the northern border regions during winter, water poured on the ground freezes instantly.
Meanwhile, Li Xin and his men were also continuously strengthening the city defenses of Yuguan.
Ice blocks were used to reinforce the city walls.
Supplies such as cannons, muskets, gunpowder, and bombs were also neatly stacked on the city wall.
All preparations were done very thoroughly!
They were just waiting for the enemy troops inside the pass to come and seize it.
Although Li Xin's troops adopted a defensive posture, they had a significant advantage for the time being.
However, this is not a long-term solution!
"Your Highness,"
Zhao Bingzhang frowned and said, "Judging from the current situation, neither the enemy forces inside nor outside the pass have launched an attack. They are likely waiting for an opportunity."
They wanted to weather the winter and launch an attack after spring.
After the start of spring, the roads within the pass will be clear, and troops from various places will continue to arrive at the front lines, which will put even more pressure on us!
In the long run, this is extremely disadvantageous for us!
"and,"
Zhao Bingzhang continued, "The most unfavorable issue is our logistical supply."
With Yuguan City besieged on two sides, our only remaining channel for communication with the outside world was the sea.
Now, the sea around Yuguan City is frozen over, not to mention the area around Dongning City.
It seems that supplies can only be transferred from Dongning City after the spring.
If, during this period, enemy forces both inside and outside the pass continue to probe and attack Yuguan City, depleting our supplies, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out until next spring!
"Yes, the situation is not optimistic!"
Li Xin nodded.
In fact, he had naturally anticipated this situation.
Therefore, during the surprise attack on Yuguan City, they gathered Dongning merchant ships, prepared a large amount of supplies, and transported them to Yuguan City.
The purpose was to allow Yuguan City to hold out until next spring.
However, plans never keep up with changes!
"There are difficulties, but there are solutions!"
Li Xin thought for a moment and then said, "To break this deadlock, we should focus on the outside first and then the inside!"
First, we need to deal with the garrison in Liaodong within the Great Wall. In this way, we can also open up the land route between Dongning and Liaodong.
At that time, logistical supplies and even troops will be able to be transported to the front line in a continuous stream.
We won't just passively wait for support from the sea.
"That's true."
Zhao Bingzhang nodded, looked at Li Xin, and asked, "Your Highness, how do you plan to deal with the Liaodong garrison within the pass?"
"It's very simple!"
Li Xin couldn't help but laugh and said, "Since the enemy wants to sabotage our logistics..."
Then we can use their own methods against them!
We can also tamper with the logistics of the Liaodong garrison!
The total strength of the Liaodong garrison was as high as 70,000 to 80,000, and most of them had come to the Guangning front in haste, so they could not have brought much logistical supplies.
Meanwhile, the Shenwei Army is stationed in the Ningyuan area, which can cut off logistical support from various cities in Liaodong to Guangning.
As long as we cut off the supply line of the Liaodong garrison, we will be 80% certain of winning this battle!
Therefore, the key to this battle still lies with the Divine Might Army!
They number nearly ten thousand; they shouldn't be trapped in Ningyuan any longer.
Let them all get moving, run around and explore in various parts of Liaodong, and rob any convoys transporting logistical supplies they find.
With the tides turning and the tides shifting, I'd like to see how these Liaodong defenders manage to survive the winter!
"Uh-huh."
Zhao Bingzhang nodded and said, "This is the right move!"
Your Highness, let's do it this way!
In addition, I suggest that Dongning City send people into Liaodong as soon as possible to take over the cities in Liaodong!
This lays the foundation for our long-term operations in Liaodong!
Li Xin nodded and said, "Okay!"
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