Chapter 80 Denglai is in hand
Especially people like Shandong Navy.
These people have been dealing with the Liaodong Navy all year round, and can be said to be the people who know the situation best in the north.
Many even envied the situation in the north, especially the importance the north paid to the navy, whether it was ships or artillery. They are all first class.
When the Southern Army clearly had the upper hand before, the Southern Army everywhere might fight to the death. But now many people are gradually understanding that Beijing already has an advantage. Despite this advantage, it is difficult to say that Beijing is the final winner.
But it also left many people shaken.
It can be said that if we surrendered at one point, we surrendered almost everywhere.
Tang Yan was covered in blood, holding a long knife in his hand. There were gaps everywhere on the long knife. Naturally, he had experienced a very brutal fight. He was the last to end the battle. Without him, it was the rounds of artillery fired into Shuicheng that killed too many people. Too much hatred.
It can even be said that many people do not care whether they belong to the Southern Army or the Northern Army. All they care about is revenge. Therefore, those who besieged this ship were the last to lay down their weapons.
As they attacked, the ship's artillery misfired one by one, and finally everyone fell into hand-to-hand combat.
Tang Yan naturally took the lead and fought to the end.
Fortunately, reinforcements are waiting for them.
However, Tang Yan and others were immediately sent back to Liaodong for treatment.
On the one hand, Tang Yan and Tang Yan's subordinates offended everyone in Denglai. Even now these people have no choice but to surrender. It doesn't mean that these people don't hate Tang Yan and his party.
Therefore, sending Tang Yan back is naturally a good thing for both of you. Otherwise, if there is any revenge incident in the future, it will be difficult for both parties to handle it.
On the other hand, Tang Yan's troops suffered too many casualties and lost their combat effectiveness. Why stay here? There is no use in staying here.
The war is over for Tang Yan, but the war has just begun for Ha Ci Buhua.
Ha Cibuhua didn't even think that he could take down Dengzhou in one fell swoop, let alone others. Therefore, the fall of Dengzhou was a great surprise to Beijing, Nanjing, and even others.
Ha Cibuhua was like some generals in Nanjing. He was no longer good at specific tactics and did not adapt to the times, but he had a profound understanding of the war itself. Naturally, I want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.
He did three things.
At any cost, recruit the Zhang family of the Navigation Marquis to surrender.
It's hard to say what the conditions are for Ha Ci to stop spending Xu. Anyway, the Zhang family of Zhang family finally surrendered to the Northern Dynasty. After the Zhang family surrendered, Shandong's coastal ports were all within the attack range of the Shandong Navy.
Moreover, with the Zhang family of the Navigation Marquis as internal agents, they encountered no obstacles along the way and quickly captured these places.
This is one of them.
The second thing is to attack westward, directly attack along the Yellow River, and join forces with the Southern Conquest Army near the outlet of the Yellow River. From then on, they broke through the Yellow River defense line.
Where the Yellow River flows out of Haikou in the north, unlike the Yangtze River, it is an endless tidal flat. Every year, miles of coastline are extended into the Bohai Sea. It is difficult to dock on a ship. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for the army to cross the Yellow River. We can only attack upstream and find a reliable ferry upstream. But no matter what, as a result, all the Yellow River defense lines of the Southern Army have been broken.
This is the second one.
The last thing is to mobilize troops from Liaodong, Korea, and Japan.
As mentioned before, in terms of army placement, there were not many troops deployed in the direction of Goryeo in Liaodong. Ha Cibuhua only had more than 10,000 infantry, two regiments, and military personnel. Now with the rapid advance, it is inevitable to make ends meet.
Military strength is very important. Of course, manpower can be dispatched from the southern army. But it’s inconvenient after all.
There is also a struggle for power.
If there are too many people on the side of the Zhengnan Army, the territories he conquers will be left to his own use or to the side of General Zhengnan.
In the war, even though Ha Ci Bu Hua is dead. But he is still very keen when it comes to power struggles.
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Ha Cibuhua actually guessed it right.
With Denglai in hand, the Yellow River defense line broke through from the lower reaches. The Southern Conquest Army soon had an idea. Ye Chen wrote a memorial hoping that the army would immediately march eastward, cross the Yellow River, and sweep across the area north of Mount Tai. Unplug Jinan.
Ha Ci Buhua's memorial also came. Ha Ci Buhua's idea was not to attack Jinan first, but to sweep across the coastal areas and capture Haizhou.
Haizhou, also known as Lianyungang, was still the last port in the north at this time, and the Huaihe River was open to sea. Go south along the coast of Shandong, and after taking over Denglai and Haizhou, you can attack the canal through the Huaihe River.
Cut off the southern army's retreat.
As a result, the Confederate army on the front line could not be maintained.
More importantly, break into Southern Zhili.
This is a very important political signal.
Although there is still a long distance between Nanzhili and Nanjing. But the problem is that the original intention of Southern Zhili was not to have a province and to be under the direct jurisdiction of Nanjing. In terms of political territory, the connection with the capital here far exceeds that of other provinces.
Beijing's invasion of Southern Zhili does not matter how far there is between Haizhou and Nanjing, or whether it has any other effects. This alone is enough to shock the world.
Of course, these two strategies are indistinguishable.
After all, Jinan is also very important. If Jinan is captured, even if Shandong is not entirely in Beijing's hands, Beijing can even establish Shandong Province. In other words, Beijing took a province from Nanjing.
This also has great battle significance.
After all, even when the Southern Army was powerful, it did not seize a single provincial capital from Beijing.
However, many things don’t just look at the external impact.
It also depends on the internal impact.
Ye Chen is already the Duke of the country.
What to do in the future? As for attacking Jinan, it goes without saying that Nanjing will fight to the death. It is foreseeable that a large-scale Jinan battle will break out. This battle is close to the decisive battle with the Battle of the River.
Nanjing will not retreat.
Moreover, it was a city defense battle, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses from both sides gathered together, and no one except Ye Chen could use them.
After all, among all the generals in Beijing, only Ye Chen has the experience of commanding large-scale wars. But once Ye Chen wins again, three times, there will be a big problem.
But if we follow Ha CiBuHua's plan, that is, separate an army, it can probably be the Eastern Expedition Army, led by Ha CiBuHua. And failure is unlikely. And if we can really achieve what Ha Ci Fuhua said, we can attack the canal from the Huaihe River and cut off the canal.
Then the general retreat of the Confederate army along the canal is just around the corner.
At that time, it is a good time to start the decisive battle.
In short, if things come to a point where there is no choice, that is, Ye Chen must be used, He Xi will also use it. But for the sake of political balance, He Xi was still willing to overpower Ye Chen when there were alternatives.
This is not only for the sake of government, but also for Ye Chen.
Ye Chen has learned a lesson after so many years. But his understanding of many things in politics is still shallow. It is almost certain that Ye Chen will be the number one person in the army in the future.
But if there are some generals who are not as qualified as Ye Chen and are not much different from Ye Chen to check and balance, then Ye Chen can be saved in the future. Otherwise, Ye Chen's temperament will be affected. Maybe I don’t even know how I died.
This has nothing to do with whether the emperor has real power or not.
Many times, it is not the emperor who wants to kill someone who has great achievements, but the civil servants.
However, in order to worry about Ye Chen's mischief, he wrote a separate letter to Ye Chen and asked him to use the entire army to put pressure on the Southern Army on the entire Yellow River defense line so that Fu Youde could not rashly support the landing. Lai.
In addition, he was asked to exert his efforts in the Huaiqing Campaign. The Huaiqing Campaign could not continue any longer.
This battle must be won. The troops are approaching the Yellow River and looking at Luoyang.
He Xi gave Ye Chen another direction to use his strength. It can be considered a balance.
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After Ye Chen received the order from the court and received a private message from He Xi, he didn't think much about it. However, many people around Ye Chen were a little aggrieved.
This is a very realistic thing.
There are parties within parties and factions within factions.
The Ye family was originally a small military leader in the Hongwu Dynasty, the so-called remnants of the Spear Army. Later, he became prosperous when he defected to He Xi. Over the years, Ye Chen has certainly been He Xi's most loyal fan. But the Ye family also has its own system in the military.
And Ye Chen is also a very complicated person.
On the political spectrum, he is number one in military reform. Junior generals who entered the army from the Beijing Military Academy or from various academies regarded Ye Chen as their forerunner teacher. Some guards officers in the army also identified him as the leader of the Liaodong faction.
Only Ye Chen can unify the complete Liaodong faction, and Ye Chen can suppress the conflict between the officers of the military academy and the veterans of the guard station.
Many people who followed Ye Chen to make contributions or have connections left by Ye Chen's father's generation also gathered around Ye Chen. In their eyes, they didn't see He Xi, but only Ye Chen. Ye Chen has learned well over the years.
And Ye Chen himself is also a simple person after all. He loved the war itself. This kind of love is not about wanting to gain anything through war, it is simply about liking war. I like studying military affairs.
So Ye Chen wanted to fight in the Battle of Jinan, because he was so excited that he trembled with excitement at the thought of fighting Fu Youde again on the battlefield. In his opinion, he actually lost to Fu Youde in the Battle of Hejian, and he wanted to win this battle back.
But if He Xi refuses to give in, then wait until next time.
Because Ye Chen is confident. It’s okay to deal with others. If you play against the Southern Army and the opponent’s coach is Fu Youde, it must be yourself. He can't do it if he doesn't want to. But others don't have this idea.
They just want to follow Ye Chen into the battle so that they can make great achievements.
After all, Ye Chen is already the Duke of the country, and he will only get a higher title in the future. Shade the heirs. Or reward some money, this is not important to Ye Chen. But these people under Ye Chen's command are not like this. They also want more fame and fortune.
Many people are like this. They may be satisfied themselves, but the people around them will never be satisfied.
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