“I see.”
Hu Yanshouyong said.
"Just now our scouts reported that the enemy has a camp about ten miles away at the foot of the mountain on the west side. I suspect that's the enemy camp they're using to attack Guangning. Once you've rested, take some men to take it out. Wang Kui will cooperate with you."
Di Qing said.
Wang Kui was the commander of the Dinghai Navy. This time, the Song Dynasty Navy only dispatched three teams, two of which came to Yuguan and the other went to Goryeo.
After all, four of the seven navies of the Song Dynasty are now in the south. Not only are they stationed in Annan, but they are also continuing to explore places like Luzon in the south. It is definitely impossible to transfer the southern fleet here in a short period of time.
So now Di Qing's military strength is actually a bit stretched.
However, the Song army still has a navy in Huainan, the Taizhou Navy, which is already on the way and will soon be reinforced by Yuguan.
"yes."
Hu Yanshouyong responded.
Then Di Qing saw that his legs were still weak and asked with a smile, "Why, are you scared?"
"It's impossible to be afraid. Since the Huyan family followed Taizu and Taizong, they have been through life and death. I cannot lose face for our ancestors."
Huyan Shouyong patted his thigh and laughed, "It's been quite a while since I've had close combat. Just now, the Liao army suddenly attacked the city walls. I was really scared and almost got stabbed to death. I still feel a little scared now."
“Hahahahahahaha.”
Di Qing also laughed and said, "It's a good thing to not be afraid of death, but don't be too reckless. Don't fight in close combat if you can solve it with a gun. Our families are still waiting for us to return, so don't let them cry."
"I understand."
Hu Yanshou responded, but then his expression returned to normal.
That being said, how could a military general not know the dangers when fighting on the battlefield? He simply had no choice but to risk his life.
Moreover, compared with some of his dead brothers, he was already very lucky. He used his weapon to block in time and saved his life. Otherwise, he would just be a corpse now.
The smell of blood wafted from the city walls. As the sky brightened, the Liao army retreated like a tide.
It's not just Yuguan.
Guangning also breathed a sigh of relief.
The Liao army attacked from both sides, with at least 50,000 to 60,000 troops, setting up camps in various places and harassing from time to time.
Although the Song army blocked the Yuli River in advance, preventing the Eastern and Western Liao armies from gathering and concentrating their forces to capture a city, the huge gap in numbers still made it very difficult for the Song army to deal with it.
After all, the tactic of lining up and shooting is definitely that the more people there are, the better. The Song army's forces are too dispersed. They have to guard the ships, the river, and the two cities. The pressure is extremely great.
However, perhaps it was precisely this contempt that made the Liao army a little slack.
In the afternoon, Hu Yanshou, under the cover of ships, successfully raided a Liao army camp with a series of small field artillery including the Weiyuan cannon, buying a lot of time for Guangning.
During the day, Di Qing even led hundreds of people out of the city and raided another camp of the Liao army, killing more than a hundred enemies and returning.
This attack dealt a certain blow to the Liao army, making them much quieter that night.
But everyone knew that the Liao army would never give up Yuguan.
Therefore, the subsequent battles became even more brutal.
(End of this chapter)
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