Chapter 174 It’s dawn
Although Ye Chen issued orders one after another, asking all the troops to retreat within the limits of their own garrison positions. Whenever you meet soldiers who are not in your own position. There are only two choices, the first is to kill him back, the second is to execute him on the spot.
Immediately, Ye Chen led his personal guards, surrounded by countless torches, and began to patrol Guangwu Town.
Seeing Ye Chen come out, many people quickly calmed down.
After all, the Northern Army maintained its troops very heavily, and the punishment for deserters was also very generous. Therefore, the soldiers below will not think of escaping unless absolutely necessary.
Before, I was just panicking. Now seeing Ye Chen in charge, he immediately returned to his original level.
The two sides continued to fight fiercely.
But Fu Youde sighed when he saw this. No more words were spoken.
At this point, he still knew he had lost.
First, Ye Chen still has troops. And they are all elite. It shows that Ye Chen is behind the scenes.
Second, he also felt some problems, that is, the Northern Army always felt that something was wrong.
He had dealt with Ye Chen several times. In his opinion, Ye Chen is the number one person of the younger generation. Although he also felt that he had done everything he needed to do in this raid. But Ye Chen's overall reaction was a bit too slow.
Moreover, after the battle, there was less and less news from all aspects.
Perhaps during the battle, he withdrew his attention from other directions. Either Ye Chen is taking action in other directions.
But Fu Youde no longer thinks about it at this moment.
Without him, generals are not gods. It is too difficult for generals to resolve the disparity in strength with cunning tactics. Especially for people like Ye Chen, even now Fu Youde doesn't think Ye Chen is better than him. But the problem is,
Ye Chen had too many chips in his hand. And Ye Chen is not a fool. He is a worthy opponent.
As long as Ye Chen doesn't make stupid mistakes. It will be difficult for him to make a comeback.
Dawn is getting closer and closer, but the two sides are fighting fiercely without stopping.
But Fu Youde already knew that the Southern Army could no longer attack.
After daybreak, he would lose.
They fought forcefully for a day and a night, attacking for nearly twenty miles. Over 10,000 people were beheaded and over 10,000 captured. The powerful consumption behind such a record is that he is not a god, and neither are the soldiers around him. After such a battle.
Where is the ability to fight? It will take at least one day to repair.
This is the rhythm of the battle.
However, Ye Chen is waiting here. Just wait for Fu Youde to get angry again. This is the so-called avoidance of its sharpness and attack of its fall.
When the Southern Army was unable to fight, the rhythm of the battle shifted to Ye Chen's hands.
At that time, it was hard to say what the situation would be.
However, Fu Youde did everything he could. If it failed, he would rather be defeated on the offensive path.
However, the world will not change according to Fu Youde's will.
Although Fu Youde worked hard to supervise the battle, he launched more than a dozen attacks in the second half of the night, and even set Guangwu Town on fire, burning countless grains, grass, and gunpowder. The roar of the explosion caused an unknown number of casualties. It was impossible to distinguish between friend and foe.
However, Ye Chen has tenaciously maintained a front and divided Guangwu Town equally with Fu Youde.
Before dawn, a large number of soldiers almost fainted on the battlefield.
Fu Youde could only order repairs.
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Ye Chen was relieved when he saw that the Southern Army's offensive had stopped. Although he knew that this was the last breath of the Confederate Army. But he never arrived, Fu Youde was so capable.
Many times, a general's ability is not his ability to win battles, but his ability to defeat them.
Some wars can be won even if a pig is put into the fight. But some wars cannot be won even if Wei Qing and Li Jing are allowed to fight them. As for why not, Han Xin and Huo Qubing are not normal people. No longer included in the evaluation system.
From the beginning to now, Fu Youde's battle has been like an avalanche.
There is no good news on all fronts, it is all bad news.
Fu Youde clearly felt that the situation in the world was on the verge of collapse. He even envied Xu Da. Why was he not the one who died at that time and asked Xu Da to clean up the mess? It can't be cleaned up either.
He hesitated to move because he had no chance of winning.
There is still some hope of victory if we don't attack. Once we attack, it is very likely that he will be defeated first before the big defeat elsewhere. He actually wanted to wait for news of one or two victories in other directions to boost morale. Or you can use it as a reference for yourself.
But neither.
What else can be done?
That's all. Put all the chips in and bet on a round. If you win, you win, if you lose, you lose. It's a bachelor.
Ye Chen may not understand Fu Youde's thoughts. But the situation in front of me is very clear. From the beginning, his only thought was to annihilate Fu Youde. In particular, Fu Youde launched a desperate offensive.
This gave Ye Shen a great opportunity.
Fu Youde was right when he noticed it.
Ye Chen's troops on both wings did not go all out to rescue Guangwu Town. Instead, they encircled Fu Youde's troops from the rear and sealed them within a dozen miles.
After all, Fu Youde's troops are the only mobile force on the Yellow River defense line. As long as Fu Youde is captured, they can rush forward.
Sweeping across the Huanghuai River.
Therefore, he would rather suffer a little fatigue than let go of Fu Youde's remnants.
However, he really didn't expect that Fu Youde's offensive would be so sharp. Guangwu Town was almost captured in one breath.
Now that I think about it, I still feel a little numb on my scalp.
Fortunately, everything is over.
Throughout the day, there was no fighting. Both sides are resting, but the changes in other directions on the battlefield can no longer be blocked. Fu Youde's escape route has been cut off. Even a group of cavalry rushed to the pier of the Jialu River and burned many ships.
Fu Youde's army only had a few days of food and grass, and not much gunpowder for combat.
Fu Youde has become a trapped beast.
Ye Chen immediately called Deng Yuan.
Deng Yuan was also lucky. Fortunately, he did not die on the battlefield and was saved by Ding Xiaochen. However, Ding Xiaochen lost one of his hands because of this, and whether he could survive or not was still in doubt.
Ye Chen said: "As a frontline general, you should have been executed for retreating without military orders, but now there is one thing that you must do. If this thing is done, the previous crime will be wiped out. If it is not done, for the sake of old age For the sake of the Duke, if I don’t kill you, you will not be in the army from now on.”
Deng Yuan was filled with grievances.
He thinks who can persevere under Fu Youde's offensive. Not to mention that it was not only him who was defeated, but also many people from the militia. However, the army handled these differently. The reason is very simple. This Deng Yuan is from the future, but the soldiers below are not.
But Deng Yuan also knew that he was not here to argue with Ye Chen at this time. There was no way he could refuse Ye Chen's arrangement.
Moreover, Deng Yuan even felt that the fact that he went to the front line was a conspiracy, because he did not want Shen Guogong's lineage to take root in the army.
In fact, Deng Yuan was a little worried about this matter.
There was no Deng Yuan in Ye Chen's eyes at all. There is no deliberate design for Deng Yuan, but it also does not provide convenience for Deng Yuan to gain credit. Deng Yuan wanted to go to the front line, but he had no objection. But there is a problem on the front line, and it is best to deal with it together with other soldiers.
Now, by offering other conditions, Ye Chen showed respect to Deng Yu. Rather than Deng Zhen's face.
Deng Yuan said: "My lord, please give me your instructions."
Ye Chen said: "Go to the enemy camp and deliver a letter."
Deng Yuan immediately responded.
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This letter soon reached Fu Youde's hands.
There were no aggressive words in Ye Chen's letter. It was just like a review, describing his measures to deal with Fu Youde's attack, and telling all about the situation in front of him. The Northern Army had compiled
A big net was created.
Fu Youde has no way out.
Please Fu Youde take the situation lightly and surrender as soon as possible, so as not to let the soldiers lose their lives in vain.
After Fu Youde read it, he said without blinking: "Please tell Ye Chen, thank you for your love. However, by writing this letter, he looked down on Mr. Fu. Please go back."
As a messenger, Deng Yuan naturally said nothing and went back happily.
Ye Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with this letter being fruitless. It's just a matter of doing your best and obeying fate. Now that everything that needs to be done has been done, it’s time to do the next thing.
