It is indeed very difficult.
Having lost the bridgehead of Yuguan and without a fleet patrolling the Yushui River, it was difficult for the Song army to detect the movements of the Liao army in advance.
You should know that it is five kilometers from Jiaoshan in the north to Yuguan City, and six kilometers from Yuguan City to Bohai Sea in the south, which means that the length of Yushui is at least eleven kilometers.
Such a long line of defense, without constant patrolling of river vessels, requires the division of a large number of defense zones, with troops stationed in each area to observe the enemy.
However, the number of Song troops was originally small, and if they were divided further, there would only be a few hundred Song troops in each defense zone. However, the number of Liao troops on the other side was increasing every day, and now it was eight or nine times that of the Song army.
Once the Liao army crossed the river in small boats at night, it would be difficult for them to stop them immediately.
On several occasions, the Liao army secretly transported at least thousands of people. If the Song army had not fired guns and cannons without regard for ammunition, the Liao army would probably have secretly established a foothold on the west bank by then, and the two sides would have engaged in a brutal battle to capture Guangning.
October 26th was the 19th day since the Song army cut off the Yuguan Corridor. In the early morning, the Song army and the Liao army had been fighting fiercely for a whole day and night, but the Liao army on the other side was frantically crossing the river by boat.
On a small hill on the west bank, Di Qing was staring at the distance with a serious expression. They had been fighting a bloody battle with the Liao army for a long time since the Liao army crossed the river again last night.
If it had been daybreak, the Liao army would have quickly withdrawn. But now the Liao army continued to charge, seemingly completely ignoring the Song army's artillery fire.
Because the Liao army also realized that as time went on, the firepower of the Song army was getting lower and lower.
In the past, the Song army would start firing guns and cannons when the Liao army started sailing to the west bank on the opposite bank, but now they would wait until they reached the shore before firing.
This can only mean one thing - the Song army has few bullets left.
This is indeed the case.
Di Qing naturally knew that waiting for the Liao army to reach the shore before shooting was a bad idea.
After all, even if there are enough bullets, doing so will only increase the number of Liao troops on the shore.
No one is a sharpshooter, and sometimes they need many bullets to kill an enemy.
If we can shoot at the enemy ships while they are moving, even if it only scares them off and prevents them from coming over, it will be considered a success. We must not give the Liao army a chance to land.
However, the Song army had almost run out of ammunition after days of fighting, and sometimes they even had to engage in close combat with the Liao army.
This is obviously extremely bad news.
If the reinforcements had not arrived, the Song army would probably have no choice but to return to the ship and go back in disgrace.
Just at this moment, bad news came one after another.
A scout came to report: "Report, Marshal, the Dinghai Navy's C Battalion has run out of ammunition."
Not long after, another scout came to report: "Report, Marshal, more than a thousand Liao people have landed in the defense area guarded by the Dingzi Battalion of the Pinghai Navy."
"Report, Dinghai Navy's A-type Battalion is now engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy."
"Newspaper"
All kinds of bad news kept coming, making Di Qing's face more and more gloomy.
He never expected that the bullets would be used up so quickly.
It's also because the Liao army has been going crazy these days. First, Xiao Xiaomu was captured alive, and second, if they are not eliminated, the supplies from the front line will be delayed, and senior Liao army generals on the east coast like Xiao Wanli will definitely die.
Under such circumstances, Xiao Wanli and his men could only give death orders to their subordinates, requiring them to rush to the other side no matter how heavy the casualties were, even if it meant sacrificing lives to consume the Song army's ammunition.
As a result of the Liao army's madness, the Song army's bullet consumption increased exponentially, and now it is almost exhausted.
Even though the price paid was huge, nearly tens of thousands of Liao soldiers died here.
But as long as they can win, they have no worries.
"call!"
Di Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice, "Guards, follow me!"
He planned to rush to support Dinghai Navy's Jiazi Battalion.
All members of the Jia Battalion have started hand-to-hand combat with the Liao army, which means that they have no bullets left and can only fight in close combat.
Once there is no ammunition to suppress them, the Liao army will continue to approach the shore, and the Jiaying defense zone will be in great danger.
Just as Di Qing was leading his personal guards to Camp Jiazi to provide assistance, some small black dots slowly appeared on the sea level in the far south.
Someone exclaimed, "There's a ship on the sea, there's a ship on the sea."
Di Qing quickly took out a telescope and saw that a fleet had indeed appeared on the sea in the distance. The flags on them were of course the army of the Song Dynasty!
"Finally, we're here."
Even Di Qing, who was as steady as a mountain, breathed a sigh of relief.
Once the reinforcements arrive, there will be no danger of failure.
At this moment on the east bank, Xiao Wanli was also observing the movements on the other side of the river.
When he discovered that the sound of Song army's gunfire had become much less frequent since the day before yesterday, he concluded that the Song army's ammunition reserves were running low.
So he made a prompt decision and ordered his soldiers to launch a death charge.
Now it seems that things are just as he expected.
Although their soldiers paid a heavy price, at least seven or eight thousand of them crossed the Yushui River and reached the other side.
This means that their people will continue to cross the river, and the Song army will undoubtedly be defeated.
Shulü Chuoliji, observing that Xiao Wanli's expression had softened slightly now that a large number of troops had crossed the river, but still remained solemn, said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Although we were unable to cross the river a few days ago due to the flood, the Song army has also lost its support on the river. It is only a matter of time before they reach the other side."
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