Chapter 162: Water Replaces Soldiers
I don't know if it was the time set by Fu Youde but Ye Chen's unusual movements that aroused Fu Youde's alert. In short, the entire camp was not ready yet. Just hear a loud noise from the horizon. Then the turbulent water rushed down the canal.
The canal is not wide and cannot accommodate so much water.
As a result, both sides of the canal were under the impact of floods.
In an instant, everything north of Anlingbao became Zeguo.
Most of Ye Chen's troops boarded the ship.
The personnel under Ye Chen's command were completely dressed down in order to board the ship. All the gunpowder and food for the artillery, and even the gun in his hand, were all thrown into the water. The ship was even washed dozens of miles downstream by the flood.
Even so, Ye Chen counted the number of people and found that there were still more than 10,000 soldiers who were missing. I hope they could survive.
However, just as Fu Youde expected.
This artificial flood is not very powerful.
After all, Fu Youde did not make much fuss about water storage in order to hide his thoughts. This is one of the reasons why many people did not expect Fu Youde to do this.
Except for the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses directly facing the flood, the other camps should actually be okay, but each camp has waist-deep water. It's not that serious.
However, Fu Youde's goal was achieved.
Being hit by this, let alone chasing. Even if Ye Chen gathered his troops again, he would not be able to attack immediately. Without him, under Ye Chen's order, the loss of personnel was not large, but the loss of equipment was too great.
There were almost tens of thousands of soldiers, and every surplus soldier became an unarmed soldier, carrying at most a firecracker. Such an army cannot be sent out to fight immediately.
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Ye Chen also immediately wrote a letter pleading not to mention it.
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In fact, He Xi and Zhu Xiongying got the news before Ye Chen wrote a letter to plead guilty.
Without him, Cangzhou is just downstream of the canal, and when the canal water level rises. Even when the two sides of the Taiwan Strait were destroyed, He Xi and Zhu Xiongying already knew that something had changed upstream. There are even lucky ones who survived being rushed over. Naturally, he told everything he knew to the superiors.
Naturally, He Xi and Zhu Xiongying knew.
Zhu Xiongying was very dissatisfied with the situation in front of him. Said: "Ye Chen is young after all."
He Xi said: "Your Majesty, anyway, this year's war has been here for two years, and it's time to think about the future. Is it time to return to Beijing?"
This year is just over halfway, and neither the Northern Army nor the Southern Army can continue to fight.
There were two big battles in Hejian Mansion, and there was also a small battle below Zhending City. The Northern Army also had a battle to determine the Eastern Sea. Especially the current battle, which is called a million-strong army, actually does not use millions of soldiers.
But if you include civilians and the like, the manpower and material resources used will be more than one million.
Under the system established by He Xi, almost all northerners directly or indirectly supported this war. This war was completely different for Nanjing and Beijing.
As far as Beijing is concerned, it already feels a bit like an overall war. But for Nanjing, especially the vast areas in the south, although Hebei has been fighting for two years, it has almost no impact on them.
Many places don't even know that there is a war in Hebei.
But He Xi also knew that this situation could not last too long. Otherwise, Beijing’s finances simply cannot support it.
Anyway, in the second half of the year, Yang Shiqi will be forced to commit suicide if he wants to fight another battle like this.
Likewise, Fu Youde's troops seemed to have suffered considerable losses. But in fact, even if Fu Youde used water to replace troops, he would not dare to stay in Texas. Otherwise, the Dezhou area, no, it should be said that the area north of the Yellow River is a plain with almost no natural dangers.
Faced with such terrain, Ye Chen's strategy this time can be copied.
That is to say, attack in several ways. After encountering a key point, encircle it in several ways.
This strategy seems simple, but it is
For Fu Youde, this is quite unsolvable. The reason is very simple. Such tactics are based on the new tactics of the Northern Army. That is, with the same strength, the Southern Army cannot withstand the Northern Army's attack.
Unless you have to deal with several times the number of soldiers. Moreover, within the unit space, the simple superposition of troops does not mean the superposition of combat effectiveness. Even if there are too many people, it may happen that there are people but they are not useful.
Therefore, the more troops the Northern Army divides, the stronger its combat effectiveness will be, and its organization will be stronger than that of the Southern Army. Various combinations work better.
This situation was formed.
On a one-on-one battlefield, the Southern Army could also use its numbers to resist the Northern Army, or even counterattack. But on several battlefields, this method is definitely not feasible.
The larger the scale of the battle, the more difficult it is for Fu Youde to resist.
This is not Fu Youde’s problem alone. But manpower is sometimes poor.
I have to admit that people’s talents vary. If it were a fair fight between Fu Youde and Ye Chen, Ye Chen might not be Fu Youde's opponent. But Fu Youde was not facing Ye Chen alone, but a group of officers armed with new ideas that He Xi had painstakingly built.
There is no such system behind Fu Youde, so he is naturally no match for him.
If this situation does not change, no matter how powerful Fu Youde is, he will not be able to reverse the situation. Fu Youde retreated and sought a geographically advantageous place. That is a very natural thing.
He Xi felt that this was probably the Yellow River defense line.
However, that is all in the future.
He Xi didn't care too much. In any case, the situation in the South was stable. He Xi has more energy to focus on internal issues.
It's not a problem that Zhu Xiongying is here all the time.
It's time to return to Beijing.
Zhu Xiongying felt a little reluctant in his heart.
Who doesn't have the idea of commanding thousands of troops, Zhu Xiongying naturally has it too. After the great victory, Zhu Xiongying naturally had the idea of leading his army southward, directly crossing the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and marching to Nanjing.
However, when I think of Fu Youde using water to replace soldiers. This hand.
Zhu Xiongying calmed down in his heart, but he was still far away from victory.
Seeing this, He Xi said, "Is Your Majesty still worried about Ye Chen?"
Zhu Xiongying said: "Of course not. I am very relieved that the southern front is entrusted to General Ye."
Although Zhu Xiongying felt a pity for not doing his best for Ye Chen and leaving Fu Youde behind, in his opinion, this was normal. How could a general like Fu Youde be defeated so easily?
Although many people say that Fu Youde is a victorious general, it seems that he has never been defeated since joining the army. But in fact, Fu Youde followed Liu Futong in the Northern Expedition and encountered various problems. In the end, he had to go south to join other princes, although he did not say what happened.
But I think it was a defeat, and a big defeat. We can only go south to avoid disaster.
This kind of veteran can fight brilliantly even if he loses a battle. Even Zhu Yingxiong suspected that the reason why he besieged Anlingbao as soon as he came up was actually thinking of today and keeping a secret hand.
Now it is just used.
Even in Zhu Xiongying's opinion, the fact that Ye Chen could face off against Fu Youde and win the battle had already made Ye Chen's net worth a hundred times. At least, Zhu Xiongying didn't feel that he had a general talent comparable to Ye Chen's in his pocket.
The only thing that made him regretful was that the relationship between Ye Chen and He Xi was too deep. This made Zhu Xiongying a little uncomfortable.
However, Zhu Xiongying was mentally prepared for this.
Before attacking Nanjing, Zhu Xiongying was not prepared to fall out with He Xi. He has time to take his time.
He Xi said, "What are you worried about, Your Majesty?"
Zhu Xiongying said: "I just want to wait for things in the south to come to an end before going back. Didn't my uncle say there are still many things to do in Hebei?"
He Xi said: "There are a lot of things to do, but that is the matter between Liu Jing and Tie Xuan. I think the most important thing now is to reward the entire army. By the way, reforming the military system is the most important thing. And like this Things like this can only be done in the capital."
At this point, He Xi revealed his true feelings.
Yes, there is still a lot to do in Hebei. The most direct battle is not over yet, there is still a finishing touch, there will be floods, which will have a great impact on the canal coast, and disaster relief will be needed, etc.
But in He Xi's view, none of it is the most important. The most important thing is to pursue the victory and retain the fruits of victory.
