Everyone knew how strong Liaoyang City was, and Emperor Chongzhen was no exception.
Generally speaking, attacking a fortified city would definitely result in many casualties. Especially when it was heavily guarded and there was no shortage of food and grass, if you wanted to capture a fortified city, you would suffer heavy losses and it would take a long time.
Whether it was heavy losses or a protracted war, it was not what Emperor Chongzhen wanted. Therefore, when preparing to attack Liaodong, Emperor Chongzhen had already thought about how to deal with such a strong city.
His idea was very simple. He wanted to suffer less losses and win the battle quickly. History has proven that there are only two ways to kill the enemy on a large scale. They are not killing with swords and guns, but with merciless water and fire.
The most common method is to flood the city, but the conditions for flooding need to be met. Another method is to set it on fire.
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