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Chapter 381: Song Army Besieges the City
A large ship was slowly approaching on the sea, the sea breeze was blowing, and the flags were fluttering in the wind.
The Song Dynasty did not have a national flag yet, but military flags had existed since ancient times, so the Song army’s ships all had their own military flags.
As one of the seven major fleets of the Song Dynasty, the Zhenhai Army has only more than 20 ships and 5,000 people, but there are more than 500 large and small cannons on the ships, and the firepower is very sufficient.
The color of their flag is also vermilion, representing the fire virtue of the Song Dynasty. It is painted with a black warship riding the wind and waves, and below it is the ocean breaking waves, symbolizing the suppression of the sea.
At this moment, Zhou Gang, the commander of the Zhenhai Army, was standing on the deck of the Fu ship, looking into the distance with a telescope. The lookout on the ship was also observing the direction of Yuguan with a telescope.
"Boss, it's the Dinghai Navy's main ship. They're waving flags at us, asking us to send some assault ships into the river to intercept the Liao army!"
These assault ships and assault ships are definitely small compared to large ships such as the Fu ships and Flying Tigers, but compared to the Liao army's small flat boats, they are simply behemoths.
Zhou Gang could hear the violent wind blowing past his ears. He heard the shout from the watchman and shouted loudly, "I'm not blind. Liuzi, pass the order on and let Han San carry it out."
"It's a Song Dynasty ship, run!"
Live cattle and sheep need to be grazed, and dead meat cannot be stored for long. Therefore, the Liao army's main food source still depends on wheat and some corn, which can be stored for a long time.
Although Yelu Zongzhen stored a large amount of food and grass in Xijin Prefecture, more than 100,000 Liao troops arrived in Xijin Prefecture in a short period of time, so that the food and grass were slightly insufficient.
A cannonball fell into the river, splashing water everywhere. The Liao army nearby was frightened and rowed hastily, but they accidentally caused the boat to shift and fall.
Some boats had already passed, some were still in the middle of the river, and most of the Liao army was still pushing water into the river from the east bank. The entire Yuli River seemed to be thriving.
"Are you just going to follow the order directly? What if..."
At this moment, the Liao army's boats on the river were dropping people like raindrops, and the Liao army on the shore was in a state of panic. In addition to the artillery, the Song army on the boats also lay on the side of the boats and fired continuously, killing countless Liao people.
But the Song army's fleet didn't care about that. With a loud bang, as the ship in front fired the first shot, the Liao army's fleet in the distance became even more chaotic. Many people capsized and fell into the water in panic, and countless people drowned.
At this moment, the Yushui River was quite lively. Xiao Wanli's 20,000 vanguard troops were crossing the river. The river bank was quite lively. A large number of Liao soldiers were pushing small boats that had been prepared long ago into the river and started rowing.
Zhou Gang's hair stood on end, and cold sweat almost fell. He hurriedly bowed and explained, "General, it's not that I'm negligent, but we encountered a sudden storm at sea, and the ship was almost destroyed and everyone on board died. We had no choice but to wait for the storm to pass before continuing the voyage."
He can surround the city instead of fighting with you, and continue to fight with you.
After a while, the correct command was indeed transmitted back from Dinghai Army.
Hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in Xijin Prefecture, and the amount of food consumed every day was calculated in huge quantities. The Song Dynasty had no pressure after its productivity increased, but it was different for the Liao Dynasty.
In fact, the Song army's ships all had cannons on both sides, and there was only a main gun at the bow, so there were very few shells that could be fired, only a few sporadic ones, and the accuracy was not certain to hit the target.
They set up camp three or four kilometers away from Liangxiang County, firmly out of the artillery fire of Liangxiang City.
"Marshal!"
The west bank was bustling with activity for a while. More than 2,000 Song soldiers raised their guns and fired continuously. The scattered Liao army fled in all directions. The entire wilderness was full of chases and small black dots fled in panic, staging a thrilling battle royale game.
The Song army has been fighting hard for several days and has run out of ammunition. What they need now is to replenish their ammunition immediately, have a good rest, and let the logistics department replenish their ammunition.
The Yuli River is not a big river, but the widest part is about 100 to 200 meters. In addition, it is the end of the rainy season and the water level is still rising, so the narrowest part is at least 20 to 30 meters.
The entire river soon became chaotic, and many Liao soldiers who were already halfway across the river were frightened and began to turn their boats around.
Not long after, more than ten assault ships and assault ships beside the main ship accelerated and headed towards Yushui.
"Bang!"
Zhou Gang knew that he was three days late, which was a big taboo in military terms. If he did not make meritorious contributions while serving his sentence, he would probably be held accountable by the military court of the Ministry of War afterwards. Therefore, he worked very hard to lead his men to charge.
"Help, help me, coo coo coo."
More than 100,000 Song troops from Hebei came pouring in. If you stood on the top of Liangxiang City, you would see densely packed Song army camps everywhere outside the city.
"Um."
The rainy season, which lasted more than ten days, came and went quickly.
Just over an hour later, there were no Liao troops left on the entire Yuli River. In other words, apart from the Liao soldiers' corpses and the boats they were riding in that were washed downstream, only the Song army, which was still showing off its might, controlled the entire river.
But Fan Zhongyan's tactical style is quite similar to Zeng's. He is a typical person who builds a strong camp and fights a stupid battle.
While Di Qing was killing people in Yumen Pass, Fan Zhongyan had already started his next move.
What was even more desperate was that the Song army had already begun preparing artillery attacks on the city at night.
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