Yelu Dilugu, a famous warrior of the Liao Dynasty, was blown to pieces by a cannon, and he still remembers it vividly.

So Shulü Chuoliji knew very well that this war would be very cruel.

He glanced at his deputy, a nobleman of the Dieci tribe who had only been promoted last year. How could he know how powerful the enemy was?

But Shulü Chuliji didn't say anything, just smiled and shook her head.

It’s not a bad thing for young people to be energetic. I just hope he can survive this cruel war.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted from the side: "What is that?"

People nearby looked in the direction of the sound.

In the distant wilderness, I saw a lot of black spots running around, as if there was a monster chasing them.

"What's going on?"

Shulü Chuoliji reined in his horse and said to the scout beside him, "Go and take a look."

"yes."

The scout immediately rode away.

The 5,000-man team also stopped and watched quietly.

In the distance, the wilderness is vast, the winter wind blows, the wild grass and weeds on the seashore sway in the wind, the remnants of the Yanshan Mountains in the north rise high into the clouds, and the earth is filled with a solemn silence.

After a long time, the scout came back and reported a very bad news to Shulü Chuoliji - the Song people were coming!

"What?"

Upon learning that the Song people appeared from the sea and occupied Yumen Pass, Shulü Chuliji was shocked.

He never expected that the Song people would appear here.

You must know that Yuguan is the only way connecting Tokyo and Nanjing. If Yuguan is cut off, it will be a huge disaster for the Liao Kingdom.

Then Shulü Chuoliji asked for more details.

When he learned that the Song army had just landed and had not yet established a firm foothold, he thought for a moment and said without hesitation: "We must not let the Song army seize Yuguan. We must take it back now."

"yes!"

The deputy general didn't ask why they had to go now and accepted the order excitedly.

At that time, Lu Chueliji commanded calmly, sending people to convey messages to the troops in the rear, ordering people to gather the defeated soldiers, and personally leading the troops to attack Yuguan.

He actually knew that this time the situation was very dangerous.

But he had no choice.

Yuguan is too important. Once it is lost, the entire Liao Kingdom will fall into an extremely embarrassing situation.

So he could only take the risk to snatch it back before the Song people had a foothold.

Across the wilderness, thousands of riders surged forward.

At the same time, the Song army had just captured Yuguan, but they put their main combat force on the ships and did not move the artillery to Yuguan City.

Yuguan is located on the east bank of the Yuli River, so it was naturally the first to be hit by the Liao people's attack.

Di Qing had just entered the city.

Yuguan has not yet been renamed Shanhaiguan. When it was established in the Tang Dynasty, it was not built as magnificently as Shanhaiguan in later generations. At that time, it was not even as big as an ordinary county town in the Song Dynasty.

After all, Yuguan was established in the Tang Dynasty and was later occupied by the Liao Kingdom for a long time. Neither country needed to worry too much about the invasion of ethnic minorities in the northeast, so there was no need to repair it. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that Shanhaiguan was established to resist ethnic minorities in the northeast.

Di Qing was about to go up to the tower to take a look, but before he could get there, he saw Hu Yanshou running towards him and reporting, "General Di, a large group of Liao troops has appeared in the east. Should we retreat to the boats first?"

Because the city was small and the main force was on the ships, there were actually only a few hundred Song soldiers in the city. Once the war broke out, Hu Yanshou was afraid that he would not be able to hold on due to the lack of artillery.

However, Di Qing did not answer immediately, but climbed up the city wall and began to observe the enemy situation.

Not far behind Yumen Pass is the Yu River. Ships on the Yu River can bombard the city, but the city is higher than the water surface, so it can be said to be overlooking the city.

The most the ships could do was bombard the city walls. If the enemy recaptured Yuguan Pass, there would be only one result - the Liao army would re-deploy artillery on Yuguan Pass, and then the Song army would have to fire at the Liao army on the water.

After looking at the entire terrain, Di Qing had a plan in mind.

He said in a deep voice, "The best way is to demolish Yuguan Pass, or retreat to Guangning, deploy artillery in Guangning, demolish the bridges on the river, and rely on the Yushui River to block the enemy. However, demolishing Yuguan Pass is unrealistic, and retreating to Guangning means that our lines will only be Yushui and Guangning, which is very disadvantageous to us. If the enemy uses Yuguan Pass to force our ships on the river back and then build a pontoon bridge to cross the river, then Guangning will still be at risk of being lost. Therefore, I must defend Yuguan Pass and cannot evacuate unless it is absolutely necessary."

"But Di Shuai."

Huyan Shouyong wanted to say something.

Di Qing interrupted, "Don't say any more. I have my own decision. The enemy numbers no more than a few thousand. If we can withstand this attack, we can gain a foothold in Yuguan. Send an order immediately to the rear to send another 2,000 men. The rest of the troops should dismantle the cannons on the ships and prepare to deploy them into the city."

"yes."

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Hu Yanshouyong said nothing and immediately carried out the decision.

Di Qing narrowed his eyes and looked towards the east.

In the distance, smoke and dust rose in the wilderness, and thousands of cavalrymen rushed over like wild wolves.

He planned to launch a sniper attack using three lines of defense: Yuguan, Yushui and Guangning.

But they have just entered the country and have not yet established themselves. How difficult would it be to move the cannons on the ship?

I'm afraid it will take several days to transport the cannons to the city.

However, Di Qing knew that he had to do it no matter how difficult it was, because only in this way could he successfully intercept the Liao army.

Therefore, before the artillery was brought up, they could only use the muskets in their hands to fight against the huge number of Liao troops.

So what?

No matter how many Liao soldiers you have, I will make sure you are defeated here!

Di Qing looked at the dust rising in the east and clenched his fists.

this time.

He will use the strength of 10,000 men to stop the Liao army from rushing to support from Tokyo, the entire Liao Kingdom!

(End of this chapter)