The morale of the Song army suddenly became high.

This battle was too easy to win. The enemy collapsed before the close combat even started. It was like the credit was picked up for free.

The vast Song army surged towards Liangshan Pass like a tide.

When Zhang Yu arrived at Liangshan Pass, there were almost no living people inside the pass, and only a tragic scene remained.

The result of the carpet-like coverage by more than 20,000 shrapnel bombs was that the ground was covered with craters, fresh soil was scattered everywhere, and almost half of the originally lush forests on both sides of the road were destroyed.

There were corpses, wood chips, earth pits and the broken tents and weapons of the Vietnamese army everywhere. The wall outside the pass was intact, but the inside of the pass was in a mess. Under the artillery attack, the Li Dynasty was defeated.

Zhang Yu stood at the gate and watched all this in shock.

This was actually the first time that artillery was used on a large scale on the battlefield. Previously, there were either only a small number of artillery pieces, or they were only used for deterrence. The artillery positions composed of hundreds of cannons were so terrifying that even veterans like him who had experienced the Song-Xia and Song-Liao wars were shocked.

Over 200 cannons were already so terrifying, and the imperial court had deployed tens of thousands of them along the Song-Liao and Song-Xia borders. If the Western Xia and Liao armies came again, they would probably be blasted to pieces.

Even Zhang Yu was shocked, not to mention the local troops and those minority soldiers.

Everyone had a look of horror in their eyes as they watched all this in fear.

Zhang Yu quickly recovered and shouted, "Pass the order! Don't be stunned! Chase the enemy for three hundred miles and take their capital, Thang Long Prefecture!"

"yes!"

The deputy generals around him also responded hurriedly.

Then the Song army, which had been well prepared, marched in full force, not bothering to clean up the battlefield. They crossed the Lang Son Pass directly and pursued the defeated Yue army all the way.

It was not until this time that Di Qing came down the mountain. The main force had gone to chase people, and he, the commander, was still behind.

He went down the mountain with Nong Zhigao. After ordering the artillery groups to wait for the barrels to cool down and dismantling the cannons before going down the mountain and returning to the camp, he and Nong Zhigao entered the Lang Son Pass together.

The situation in Guanzhong also surprised Di Qing. The artillery formation was really terrifying.

Nong Zhigao was even more trembling with fear, and kept muttering to himself: "This is the majesty of heaven, this is the majesty of heaven."

As he spoke, he suddenly felt proud and murmured to himself, "I am a heavenly official of the upper country. I am a heavenly official of the upper country. The court has granted me the title of Tongzhi of Yongzhou. I am a member of the court."

At this moment, he was glad that while fighting against the Li Dynasty, he had always remained loyal to the Song Dynasty and had been submitting petitions for allegiance.

Otherwise, if he followed Li Yuanhao's example and declared himself king, he would probably die without knowing how he died.

"Tongzhi, I leave this place to you."

Di Qing glanced around and then instructed, "Tell the civilians to clean up the battlefield and bury or burn the bodies. If left unattended, it will cause an epidemic. Bring the artillery and military supplies from the rear. I will lead the troops to charge ahead."

"Yes, yes, yes."

This time, Nong Zhigao no longer dared to question any of Di Qing's orders and immediately agreed.

After giving the order, Di Qing took his personal guards and began to chase the large army in front. He planned to go straight to Thang Long and destroy the Li Dynasty with lightning speed!

(End of this chapter)