The pontoon bridge has just been built halfway, the warships on the Liao side are dispatched, saying that it is a warship, in fact, it is a requisitioned civilian ship, after all, although the Yongding River is known as the small Yellow River, but after all, it cannot be compared with the real Yellow River, and the Liao people did not set up a water division on the river, so they can only use the temporarily requisitioned civilian ships as warships, and there are only a dozen archers on board, and the cabin also carries fire oil, ready to burn the pontoon bridge after approaching the pontoon.

"Boom Boom Boom~" But before the Liao warship approached, a thunderous noise broke out in the Song army on the other side of the river, and then I saw that the water surface was blasted open, and huge splashes splashed everywhere, which frightened all the Liao troops.

"Is this the firearm of the Song people?" Looking at the huge splashes on the water, Han Nanwang, the chief general of the Liao army, couldn't help but show a shocked expression and said, although the firearms of the Great Song Dynasty have made a name for themselves in the war against the party, but the Liao State has always been arrogant and does not pay much attention to firearms, but when he saw the power of firearms with his own eyes, Han Nanwang found that he was wrong, and the entire Great Liao underestimated the power of firearms.

However, although the first round of artillery frightened the Liao people, it did not hit the warships on the river, after all, the warships were active, and the river water had ups and downs, so it was very difficult to hit such a target, but it also frightened the Liao troops on the boat, and many people fell into the water because the ships were involved.

"It's all for Lao Tzu to hide it, and then fight, and then release the cannon, and Lao Tzu will stuff you all into the barrel!" The artillery commander roared loudly at his men, but the artillerymen below seemed to have long been used to it, and kept clearing the chambers and reloading the shells, followed by another round of shelling.

However, the second round of shelling still found nothing, in fact, this is also very normal, after all, the ships of the Liao State are too small, and they are moving, it is naturally difficult to hit, plus this is also the first time that artillery has been used on a large scale in the field, many gunners are on the battlefield for the first time, and it is normal to play abnormally under tension, and even if there is no accident of exploding, it is already considered that they are strictly trained in peacetime.

However, although the two rounds of artillery did not directly hit the ships, the waves also overturned several small boats, and the Liao army that fell into the water shouted for help, but soon another round of artillery covered, causing more ships to capsize, and even finally some ships were directly hit, the result was miserable, and the turbid river water was quickly dyed with a dark red.

Although the hit rate of the artillery is not high, it is still effective in blocking the impact of the Liao warships on the pontoon bridge, and even in the end, the artillery will raise the muzzle of the cannon and begin to bombard the Liao army on the opposite bank, which makes Han Nanwang also frightened, he did not expect that the range of this firearm is so far, and he can only order the army to retreat, but in this way, the morale of the Liao army has also been greatly hit.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Liao army being suppressed by artillery, the pontoon bridge is also advancing rapidly, many of these pontoon bridges are built on the shore as a section, and then put into the water and then pulled to the front of the combination, and at the same time, some people continue to drive piles on the side of the bridge to fix the pontoon, which also makes the pontoon bridge build extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye there is already a pontoon bridge to the opposite bank.

Seeing this situation, the Liao army immediately rushed to the bridgehead of the pontoon bridge to prevent the Song army from landing on the shore, the pontoon bridge was already preparing for the Song army, and it was also a musket army, before the pontoon bridge was still far away from the river, they had already begun to shoot, at this time it was a continuous rotation, rows of Liao troops fell on the shore, but the archers of the Liao army were also fighting back, and the Song army on the pontoon bridge also suffered many casualties.

With the arrival of the first pontoon bridge, there will soon be a second and third ......, but many of them are fake pontoon bridges, which look sturdy on the surface, but in fact they can't carry heavy objects at all, but they can attract the Liao army to block, and those soldiers on the real pontoon bridge also quickly broke through the blockade of the Liao army, and some people rushed to the shore and began to hold on, which also made the Song army in the rear land faster.

After opening the first gap and establishing the first landing position, the landing speed of the Song army also accelerated suddenly, and more and more Song troops crossed the Yongding River along the pontoon bridge.

In fact, this is the real big battle, at this time the Song army that crossed the river is only five or six thousand at most, and the remaining Song army is still on the south bank, and Han Nanwang's target is the five or six thousand people who cross the river, if he can destroy these five or six thousand Song troops before the Song army in the rear crosses the river, then his strategic goal will be achieved.

"Kill~" With Han Nanwang's order, the Khitan iron cavalry behind him also brandished a long knife and rushed over, and at the same time, the long arrows also rained down on the shore position of the Song army, causing the Song army to pay a lot of casualties.

However, just when the Liao army approached the Song army, suddenly only heard the sound of "呯呯呯~" sounded, causing the Liao army to continue to be shot and fall off the horse, the main force of this river crossing was the musket army, because the musket army was very lethal to the cavalry, and was good at defense, so the Liao army that charged also suffered a big loss.

The musketeers fought against the river, and there was a steady stream of Song troops in the rear, while the Liao army under the command of Han Nanwang continued to charge forward, and some even broke through the Song army's defense line, but they encountered the Song army's spearmen, even if they could kill and injure some Song troops, but they were quickly dismounted by spear hooks, and the final end was very miserable.

Seeing more and more Liao troops falling on the bank of the river, although the casualties of the Song army were also very large, the Song army already had an advantage in strength, so even if it was one for one, it would be earned for the Song army, but the Liao army could not afford such casualties, which also made Han Nanwang show an anxious look.

"Father, let's go!" At this moment, I suddenly saw a young general come to Han Nanwang and ask loudly, this young man's name is Han Feifei, it is Han Nanwang's second son, his eldest son died early, so he focused on cultivating this second son, and Han Feifei also performed very well, and now he is in charge of Han Nanwang's pro-army, which is also the most elite cavalry in Xijin Mansion, although the number is not large, only more than 2,000 people, but it can be compared with the leather room army of the year.

Seeing that his son took the initiative to ask for battle, Han Nanwang also showed a relieved expression, the pro-army in Han Feifei's hands is his biggest reliance, the reason why Xiao Yunjin didn't dare to touch him at the beginning, in addition to their Han family's deep background, the most important thing is because he has this pro-army in his hands, this pro-army is a private army painstakingly cultivated by three generations of their Han family, although it is very common for Khitan nobles to have a private army, but the Liao State is very defensive of the Han people, and even forbids the Han people to be generals, if it were not for the special identity of his second brother Han Derang, their Han family would not have this private army.