Chapter 175 The Death of Fu Youde
Ye Chen knew Fu Youde's ability. Even in this situation, he was worried about Fu Youde's comeback and did not continue to attack at all. Instead, they tightened the shackles bit by bit from the periphery, shrinking the Southern Army's space for movement.
Want to eliminate the Confederate army with as few casualties as possible. ..
And Fu Youde is a man waiting to be killed.
In the last three days, Fu Youde personally went into battle and launched countless attacks.
But in front of the heavy artillery deployed by Ye Chen, their efforts were useless.
On the third day, the Confederate army began to surrender on a large scale.
After all, it was a civil war, and perhaps a considerable number of people in the Southern Army were willing to die for Fu Youde. But more soldiers did not sacrifice their lives for the prince to seize the throne.
Fu Youde's persistence until this point is already quite good.
Finally, Fu Youde lit the gunpowder himself. With the sound of an explosion, he ended his life.
Ye Chen personally went to the place where Fu Youde exploded and only saw a big crater. Saw nothing else.
Not even a complete body was left.
Ye Chen did not feel happy, but rather sentimental. He had someone build a tomb for Fu Youde. This was also the last thing Ye Chen could do for Fu Youde.
The end of the war does not mean that things in Ye Chen's hands are over.
On the contrary, Ye Chen had countless things to deal with.
There is no time to think about a dead person.
First, we have to deal with the problems on the battlefield.
In this battle, the Northern Army suffered heavy casualties, and both armies were crippled. It will take at least a month or two to restore the establishment. This is because some militia groups have experienced battlefield fighting, and there are many good seedlings among them who can be directly added to the army.
There are even more wounded.
There were even more wounded than the last battle in Hejian, so Ye Chen had to ask for help from the rear, and almost asked to call all the doctors from the rear.
Secondly, there are the prisoners.
This time, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians were captured.
With so many people, it is also a very difficult task.
After all, there are all kinds of people here, ordinary civilians, just let them go. These people will not go against the imperial court when they return home. It can even spread the news of victory. Give the southern prefectures and counties a greater shock.
But some of the soldiers are hard to say.
Many of these people are old people who follow the Fu family. There were even cases where some people assassinated generals.
It is to avenge Fu Youde.
It can be seen that Fu Youde is still very popular.
This requires careful screening.
Some people need to be held in custody. Wait until the world is at peace before releasing them. Some can be directly incorporated into the army after inspection.
After all, this Confederate army was different from other armies. As an all-firearms army, the training regulations are almost the same as those of the Northern Army's Forbidden Army. Many aspects of both sides are the same. If these soldiers are willing to serve the imperial court, they can directly form an army.
It was the boost to go south.
However, these matters are not something Ye Chen can decide. It can only be reported.
Also, some weird things. For example, there are many powder barrels buried in Guangwu Mountain. Once the Northern Army is stationed on Guangwu Mountain, it will inevitably pay a heavy price. But this trap failed.
But it still made Ye Chen break into a cold sweat.
Although this kind of little trick can hardly affect the overall situation, it can still take the lives of some people.
Ye Chen should also pay more attention.
But no matter what, this was a great victory for Guangwu. Soon the news spread all over the world.
The first thing affected was Luoyang City.
Luoyang City was the focus of the Southern Army's stubborn resistance in this war. Ye Chen suddenly sent some military prisoners to Luoyang City.
When Sheng Yong saw this, he didn't say anything. But the temperament changed drastically.
Sheng Yong knew from the beginning that Fu Youde's chance of winning was not great, but he had to shoot when the arrow was on the string. There are many things that you can’t do if you want to do them, but you can’t just do them if you want to.
But after the bad news came.
It still dealt a heavy blow to Sheng Yong's state.
But Sheng Yong quickly adjusted, arrested and beheaded dozens of people who wanted to surrender in Luoyang City. He regained his composure.
Although the morale in Luoyang City is somewhat low, it is almost impossible to expect Luoyang City to surrender without a fight.
As a result, Jin Shengyu, Song Sheng, and Zhao Yong looked at each other in Luoyang.
Luoyang is a fortified city.
Coupled with Sheng Yong's management, there were tens of thousands of soldiers in the city. It is simply an iron city. It is not easy to win. Now the war is coming to an end. The cavalry sent by Ye Chen went all the way south, except for a few large buildings in Shangqiu, Kaifeng, and other places were waiting for the wind.
Everyone is envious and waiting to go south to make meritorious deeds. No one wants to fight Luoyang City here.
After all, the credit now feels like picking it up. This may not be the case in the future.
But in the end, we can only report it to the court on how to deal with it.
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He Xi had just received the news that Fu Youde had died in battle. Then he was summoned by Zhu Xiongying.
He Xi came to the palace and looked at Zhu Xiongying with a complicated expression. Zhu Xiongying seemed to be asking He Xi, but also seemed to be asking himself, "Duke Ying Guo, did you just go away like this?"
Zhu Xiongying's feelings for Fu Youde, Duke of Yingguo, are very complicated. Before the split between the north and the south, Fu Youde was not actually partial to Zhu Yunwen, and had contact with Zhu Xiongying. When Zhu Xiongying was a boy, he also regarded this person as his elder.
However, the situation changed and they became life and death enemies.
It has also become Zhu Xiongying’s nightmare.
Many times, Zhu Xiongying dreamed at night that he was invaded by Fu Youde and forced into Nanjing, where he was sentenced to death.
If there is anyone in the world who wants Fu Youde to die most, then Zhu Xiongying must be one of them, but now Fu Youde is dead and no longer exists. Although Zhu Xiongying was happy, he had an indescribable feeling.
Zhu Xiongying didn't know how to express this very complicated feeling.
He even doubted whether the death of Fu Youde was true.
He Xi said: "Your Majesty, the death of Duke Ying was due to the Southern Dynasty's bent on rebellion, which resulted in the death of the minister who was the pillar of the country left by Taizu. I would like to ask your Majesty to send someone to build Duke Ying's tomb."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiongying said: "Yes. Yes. Yes."
Many things are done for the dead but are meant for the living to see.
He Xi didn't care about the feud between He Xi and Fu Youde. Not to mention that Fu Youde was dead, but that Fu Youde was not dead and surrendered. He Xi didn't think it was a big deal.
However, there are many things that can be used.
After all, Fu Youde was a veteran of the Hongwu period and had extraordinary prestige in the world. Fu Youde's death in battle had a different impact on the world. Even greater than the collapse of the Yellow River defense line and the fall of the northwest.
After all, many people may not know the importance of these places. Do they not know who Fu Youde is?
Especially some southerners.
Fu Youde's death has established his authority. Now we need to let these people see the human touch of the court. Giving Fu Youde a little honor will not affect the imperial court's rule over the local area, nor will it affect the frontline operations department, nor will it affect the internal structure of the imperial court.
But I can give Nanjing Honorable some thoughts.
Fu Youde opposed them in this way, and the Beijing court gave a lenient treatment result, let alone these people?
After all, Nanjing and Beijing are all from the same family, and both the north and the south are one.
Originally, there was me among you, and you among me. In the past, there was a clear distinction between strength and weakness, and many people stayed on the sidelines, but now it has been decided that the world war is over. It's time to use other methods to reduce some of the resistance to going south.
Compared with these, the death of Fu Youde and some arrangements after his death,
It is already a small thing among small things.
He Xi said: "Your Majesty, are you ready for the southern tour? There are many things in the south now that can only be dealt with by the southern tour."
Zhu Xiongying said: "I'm ready. You can leave at any time. However, I wonder what my uncle's arrangements are for the next step?"
He Xi pondered for a while and said: "There is nothing to say about this. The original plan remains unchanged. We will see how the front line fights. If the fight is good, we will enter Nanjing this year. If we fail, we will go back next year. However, His Majesty is going to be busy. "
As a signboard, the emperor is still very useful. Especially in this situation of winning people's hearts.
