If the Ming army reaches Liaoyang, it also means that the Ming army may bypass Liaoyang and attack Shengjing!
The distance between Shengjing and Liaoyang is only 120 miles. The cavalry army can reach Shengjing in one day.
If Liaoyang's military force and combat power are strong enough, then the Ming army will definitely not dare to ignore Liaoyang, and they will definitely not dare to bypass Liaoyang, because if they really ignore Liaoyang, they will be cut off by Liaoyang, which is a problem for any army commander.
It's impossible to make.
But now, to be honest, Daishan has no idea.
Although the regent Dorgon is present in Liaoyang today, the soldiers inside have all fled back from Jinzhou. It is hard to say how powerful they will be.
However, thinking about Dorgon's ability, Dai Shan was somewhat comforted. If Dorgon's ability could not hold back the Ming army, then there would be no one else in the Qing Dynasty who could hold back the Ming army.
Although I don’t know how Anshan Posthouse fell so quickly, Liaoyang will definitely not fall so quickly, that’s for sure!
However, he did not dare to delay any longer. He consulted with Duduo, who was lying on the hospital bed and was dying, and used their best capabilities to quickly move the capital first.
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Dorgon actually arrived in Liaoyang only two days ago. It can almost be said that he ran all the way from the Jinzhou front line and did not stop until he reached Liaoyang.
At this time, he no longer had the intention to go to Shengjing to compete with the little emperor Fulin for position, and he was even more lazy to fight with Bumubu Tai. Because of the current situation, if the Qing Dynasty is destroyed if it doesn't work well, where can the Qing Dynasty come from?
emperor?
The most important thing for Dorgon now is to revitalize the army.
However, the defeated army that fled to Liaoyang was completely in disarray. There were not only soldiers from the Qing Dynasty, but also soldiers from the Japanese state.
Of course, when they fled, only a part of the Japanese soldiers followed Jianlu to the north, and most of the Japanese soldiers fled eastward, trying to escape back to Korea.
The commander of the Japanese army, Yagyu Jubei himself, fled with Dorgon and was therefore also in Liaoyang City.
Dorgon hurriedly reorganized the defeated army with Yagyu Jubei. Unexpectedly, they had just got a clue and before they had time to complete the reorganization, the Ming army appeared outside the city.
After hearing the report, Yagyu Jubei felt nothing, but Dorgon was in disbelief and immediately went to the top of the city to see the situation.
Sure enough, Ming Guo was seen wandering outside the city at night.
The important town of Liaoyang, the most important military town in Liaodong, was captured by Jianqi many years ago. The Ming army never set foot on Liaoyang again, but now, the Ming army is finally here!
The Ming army outside the city did not stop at night, and everyone was obviously very excited. They cheered and excited, and even provoked the Jianlu and Japanese soldiers on the top of the city.
As for the Jianlu on top of the city, if they had changed before, they would have been furious and would never tolerate the Ming army provoking outside the city. Therefore, provoking people outside the city inside the city was their daily routine!
Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi!
Today, the Jianlu soldiers are standing on the top of the city, watching the Ming army's provocations outside the city at night, but no one wants to angrily leave the city to fight.
It's just that they looked at the Ming army outside the city without stopping at night, and their expressions were very complicated. Even Dorgon was no exception to this.
After Yagyu Jubei saw the situation, he immediately said to Dorgon: "I'm afraid it's not safe here. Why don't you evacuate first?"
"Withdraw?" After Dorgon heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "Liaoyang is the strongest city in Liaodong. Even if the Ming army has many heavy siege artillery, they can't even think of capturing Liaoyang City! We can only stick to Liaoyang City and defend it until
Only when the Ming army runs out of food and grass can the war turn around; or if they defend until the harsh winter arrives, the Ming army will naturally retreat. There is no way out if you escape!"
In fact, the real reason why he didn't want to run was not revealed.
As the regent of the Qing Dynasty, he was responsible for the entire Qing Dynasty. Shengjing was one hundred and twenty miles away. Shengjing was definitely unprepared for the defeat of Jinzhou. He had to buy time for Shengjing.
Yagyu Jubei was not familiar with Liaodong. Seeing that Liaoyang City was indeed strong, he agreed with Dorgon's statement.
As a result, the two stepped up their efforts to organize their own armies.
By noon, the Ming army's vanguard arrived at Liaoyang City.
"Report, as soon as the Ming army arrives, they will build a mountain of earth outside the city!"
After hearing the report, Dorgon immediately went to the top of the city to see the situation.
Sure enough, they found that the Ming army was digging soil to build a mountain outside the city.
This method of siege is actually not uncommon.
There are methods of using earthen mountains, and there are also methods of using watchtowers. In short, it is to build a commanding height outside the city, which is higher than the city wall, and then the long-range troops can use the height advantage to suppress the city and cover the infantry to seize the city.
Generally speaking, there are two ways to deal with this kind of siege tactics.
One is to build high towers on the city wall, which are higher than those outside the city, so as to suppress the watchtowers or hills outside the city. Anyway, it will not give the enemy troops outside the city a height advantage;
The second method is to destroy the commanding heights outside the city. If it is a watchtower, it has been eliminated in the era of artillery. Because the watchtower can be easily destroyed by shelling.
But if it is a Tushan, artillery bombardment is useless, and the only choice is to send elite soldiers who dare to die to destroy it.
Because for ancient people, long-range troops were generally archers. Only a sufficient number of archers can have a suppressive advantage.
The shooting range of bows and arrows is actually very short, especially the bows and arrows are required to be lethal. Therefore, the mountains are often very close to the city walls, which gives the defenders in the city the opportunity to go out to fight and destroy.
At this time, Dorgon went up to the top of the city and took a look, and was immediately surprised.
If we want to suppress the city head, the distance between the earthen hills and mountains should be about twenty feet, which is a distance of fifty or sixty meters.
However, the earthen hill built by the Ming army in front of us was more than thirty feet away from the city wall. Isn't this strange?
At such a long distance, could the Ming army pose a threat to the city of Liaoyang?
Whether it is archers or firecrackers, at this distance, they cannot effectively kill the soldiers on the city head. It can be said that this is a waste of bows, arrows and ammunition!
"Could it be that the Ming army is going to use artillery to suppress it?" Yagyu Jubei immediately thought of a possibility, and even said with a somewhat ugly face, "Maybe the Ming army is going to use that terrible artillery?"
When Dorgon heard this, he was surprised at first, and then his expression changed as well.
The power of the heartless cannon was so fresh in his memory that it was difficult to forget it.
But soon, he shook his head and said to Yagyu Jubei: "Impossible!"
"Why is it impossible?" When Yagyu Jubei heard this, he immediately said unconvinced, "The power of that kind of artillery is huge. Once it falls on the top of the city, how can we prevent it?"
Dorgon listened and patiently explained to him: "Have you seen that the Ming army built so many earthen mountains to suppress this section of the city wall. However, have you noticed that the Ming army has this kind of
There shouldn't be that many powerful artillery pieces, otherwise, the Ming army wouldn't be able to wait until we send out elite flankers to use them!"
Having said this, he thought for a moment and then added: "In addition, I think there is a problem with the accuracy of that kind of artillery. If it is used for long-range suppression in siege warfare, there is no guarantee that the bomb will fall under the city.
Instead, they injured themselves. Therefore, I can conclude that the Ming army did not build these mountains for the purpose of using any kind of artillery!"
Yagyu Jubei listened to Dorgon's explanation and nodded immediately, accepting his point of view.
However, after this, he became confused. What was the purpose of the Ming army in building this earth mountain?
Ordinary artillery fires iron bullets, and it is even more difficult to suppress the city head.
Dorgon also couldn't figure it out, so he said to Yagyu Jubei: "Let's just wait and see. Anyway, the soldiers will only cover up the water and the earth. The most important thing now is to make the combat effectiveness of the army in the city as high as possible."
The defeated army that escaped back, plus the original defenders of Liaoyang City, the built-in army was about 30,000, while the Japanese soldiers numbered about 40,000. After mobilizing the young, strong, old and weak, etc. in Liaoyang City, there were at least ten
It can be used for everything. With the strong city of Liaoyang, I believe it can be defended.
One day later, when the basic construction of Tushan was completed, the Ming army arrived at the important town of Liaoyang.
Coach Du Yinxi looked at the important town of Liaoyang in front of him and felt very emotional in his heart.
This important town in Liaoyang was originally the seat of the highest government office representing the imperial court in Liaodong. All the tribes of Nurgandusi came to Liaoyang to pay tribute. It can be said that Liaoyang City was the most prosperous place in Liaodong after the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
I just didn't expect that Liaoyang fell into the hands of the Jianlu for decades. Since the Wanli period, there have been four Ming emperors, and now the imperial officers and soldiers have finally arrived at Liaoyang City again!
Retaking Liaoyang is equivalent to regaining half of Liaodong. Then using Liaoyang as a basis, it will be possible to march in any direction.
There is not much time left for Jianlu to perish!
While he was thinking about it, all the generals in the army came to report to the Central Army.
The entire war against Liao was led by the cabinet, which coordinated all the wars between the Grassland, Ningjin and Dongjiang armies. They were fully prepared in advance and had suggestions for frontline generals to refer to on how to attack major towns.
As soon as the Ming army's vanguard arrived at Liaoyang City, they immediately began to build earthen hills, which was one of the strategies for attacking Liaoyang that had been decided in advance.
Therefore, Du Yinxi looked at the ten earth hills that had been repaired and could cover a long section of Liaoyang City. He said to the generals led by Zhou Yuji: "According to the plan, we will attack Liaoyang for three days. No matter whether we can capture Liaoyang or not, we will give it to you."
A heavy blow to the Liaoyang defenders made them afraid to leave the city. If Liaoyang has not been captured by then, we will divide our forces to attack Shenyang!"
When the army advances, it cannot just go around the city casually. It must at least ensure the safety of the food routes. Otherwise, no matter how strong the battle force is, it may collapse.
The previous Battle of Tumu Fort is the best example. No matter how strong the army is, once its food route is cut off, it will be slaughtered by the enemy.