But Di Qing had no choice. He could not suppress the situation, otherwise the soldiers would definitely be resentful.

And now that the Liao army has noticed something is wrong, he must return to defend immediately.

The Liao army did not even release the flood water, but started building a pontoon bridge directly because they knew that releasing the flood water would inevitably waste time, so they simply continued to store water and wanted to cross the river as soon as possible to rescue Xiao Xiaomu.

But the Song army had already prepared a countermeasure. If the Liao army did not release the flood, the Song army would help them. Liu Du had already led more than a thousand people to Linyu Mountain, which was later known as Jiaoshan.

At that time, we can use the mobility of the Weiyuan cannon to build artillery positions in the mountains and bombard the enemy's dam, which will inevitably cause floods.

However, the flood came and went quickly, and the Liao army could not have built a super-large dam in a hurry, so the water storage would not be too much. At most, the Yuli River would burst into flood in a short period of time, but it would not last too long.

So Di Qing had no choice but to go back as soon as possible.

About half an hour later, it was already afternoon, and the various Song troops were called back to their units one after another by the whistles blown by the messengers.

The commander of the Pinghai Army, Hu Yanshouyong, and the commander of the Dinghai Army, Wang Kui, respectively summoned the officers and men of each unit and formed them into neat formations.

Following Di Qing's order, the soldiers had no choice but to run back the way they came in the rain.

This was obviously a severe test of the Song army's physical strength. They had eaten when they set out in the morning, but after running 15 kilometers and going through a fierce battle, many people were seriously exhausted.

Even though the team stopped running and walked on their way back, many people were exhausted and fell behind.

In addition, although the Song army wore straw raincoats, their boots easily let in water. Many people's feet had been soaked for a whole day, and now they walked with a limp. Many people needed to rely on others to support them to move forward.

He came with high spirits and confidence, but left with an air of having suffered a defeat.

The only good news was that they seized a lot of horses from the Liao army. Even though there were few people in the navy who could ride horses, there were still some. Otherwise, the wounded would probably have to wait to die on the spot.

After two hours, the sky had darkened and the rain was not as heavy as during the day. It changed from heavy rain to moderate rain, and now it is light rain.

The occasional roar of lightning, mixed with the howling wind, made the exhausted Song army even more tired.

As they passed through the villages along the way, many villagers saw the army again. Many people were no longer as afraid as they were during the day. They bravely walked out of their houses, hid behind the walls and fences, and watched them from afar.

With the daylight vision during the lightning, they could clearly see the Song army coming with great momentum. When they left, they could see that they were walking slowly, step by step, with their heads down.

But the fierce temperament seemed to be even stronger.

"Why did they come back so soon? They're all in rags. Did they lose the battle?"

"That's not what happens when you lose a battle."

"That's not the case. I used to be a local soldier and saw with my own eyes how the Song people defeated the Liao Dynasty. After the defeat, they would run around in all directions."

"Look, they're on horseback, and they're escorting some prisoners."

In the wilderness, wherever they passed, the Han people in the villages watched the Song army from afar.

The Song army naturally noticed them, but no one went over to contact them.

Because when Di Qing came, he also wanted to post notices to reassure the people, but in return, all he got was the Han people in Youyan staying away.

Since the Han people in Youyan no longer considered themselves Han people, the Song army naturally no longer cared about their views and thoughts.

The Song army soldiers continued to move forward, and after a long journey of nearly three hours, they finally returned to Guangning.

Di Qing rode his horse to the bank of the Yushui River outside the city almost immediately. At this time, all the Song army's ships were on the west bank, and the Liao army on the east bank were cutting down trees and building a pontoon bridge.

But the Yushui River was no small river, and it had been raining heavily. Even if they stored water upstream, the current was still very fast, so building a floating bridge that could accommodate tens of thousands of troops in a short period of time was not easy.

I saw that the Liao army had already built many small boats, and then used the boats to transport about three to four thousand people. They were now connecting ropes to the trees and boulders on both sides of the river.

After the ropes are ready, the next step is to use the ropes to fix the wooden boards and build boats. When the time comes, the wooden boards and boats will be connected together so that people can pass through.

However, this process is very time-consuming. The Liao army only discovered that something was wrong at noon. After four or five hours in the afternoon, they are still in the second stage - using ropes to fix the wooden boards, and they have not even built the boats yet.

Some Liao troops were even trying to seize the Song army's ships on the west bank, but firstly, they did not know how to operate them, and secondly, the Song army troops withdrawing from Yumen Pass were blocking them.

The two sides had fought several bloody battles. Due to heavy rain, the Song army's firearms were unable to play a role, and the Song army suffered a lot of losses in cold weapon combat.

"General! I have failed to live up to your trust and allowed part of the Liao army to cross the river. I shall be punished by death."

The deputy commander of the Dinghai Army who was in charge of staying behind hurried over and knelt on one knee.

At this moment, his neck was wrapped in a piece of white cloth, and the blood that seeped out had dyed the cloth a few bright red spots; his arm was also cut, and a piece of cloth was wrapped around his forearm. Several blood streaks were dragged along his forearm to the back of his hand, slowly condensing and dripping along the wrist bones and fingertips.

It was obvious that the Song army that had stayed behind had done its best.

After all, at this time, the entire Song army in Yuguan had only about a thousand people. Even if the main force of the Liao army was on the east bank and could not come over, the heavy rain and the numerical disadvantage could not stop the Liao army.

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