With the assault ships in front leading the way, the Song army's fleet formed a long snake shape. When passing by the Liao army, the artillery on the east side officially opened fire. In an instant, hundreds of shells flew, forcing the Liao army on the east bank to flee in panic.

Huyan Shouyong came over and asked curiously, "General, we have won a great victory, why don't we attack with our entire army?"

Di Qing shook his head and said, "Our army has been through several days of fighting. Although morale and morale are still acceptable, they are physically exhausted, and we are out of ammunition. To avoid casualties, let Zhou Gang and his men go."

In addition to the village, the Song army dug trenches in the wilderness outside during the day, three layers inside and three layers outside, and built trenches around the city of Liangxiang, as if they were building dozens of rings around Liangxiang.

The Liao Kingdom was even more prosperous.

So at the end of October, after more than half a month of hard fighting, Di Qing finally gained a foothold in Yumen Pass. Xiao Wanli dared not attack again and could only gather his defeated soldiers and retreat back to Huizhou.

"Make amends!"

During this period, the officers and soldiers of the Ding Navy and the Peace Navy also worked very hard.

Therefore, in ancient wars, it was not the case that having artillery would make one invincible. The artillery used for defending the city had a natural advantage in range over the artillery used for siege, so it was not so easy to capture the city.

Although it is highly likely that the victory will not be expanded, and at least thousands or even tens of thousands of Liao troops will flee on the west bank, at least the soldiers of the Dinghai Navy and the Pinghai Navy can be saved.

Zhou Gang hurriedly took the rest of the people there.

Therefore, it can be said that this battle was not only a tenacious fight of the Song Dynasty Navy, but also a result of Di Qing's superb military command tactics. It was by no means a matter of luck that would lead to success.

With the help of the Zhenhai Army, the Song Army quickly stabilized the situation. Not only did they repel the Liao attack, they also recaptured Yumen Pass and deployed artillery on Yumen Pass, making the Liao army, whose morale was already low, even more uneasy.

Preserving manpower to deal with the enemy was a tactic Di Qing learned from Zhao Jun, so even if it meant losing some ships, he was unwilling to sacrifice soldiers. He fully learned from Zhao Jun the essence of "saving people and losing land, both people and land are saved."

Although Liangxiang also had artillery, the number was no match for the Song army. They set up artillery positions at night and began to calibrate them at dawn, directly bombarding the city, making it almost impossible for the Liao army to show up, and they could only hide under the city walls.

Under such circumstances, the Liao army in Liangxiang City was completely plunged into a state of panic and fear.

(End of this chapter)

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