Chapter 162: Replacing Soldiers with Water

I don't know if it's the time set by Fu Youde, but Ye Shen's abnormal movement has aroused Fu Youde's vigilance, in short, the entire camp is not ready. I heard a loud bang in the sky. Then the turbulent water rushed down the canal.

The canal is not wide enough to accommodate so much water.

So both sides of the canal were hit by the flood.

In an instant, all the north of Anlingbao became Zeguo.

And most of Ye Shen's subordinates boarded the ship.

The personnel of Ye Shen's department, in order to get on the ship, were completely lightly armed. All the gunpowder and food of the artillery, and even the guns in his hands, were all thrown into the water. The boats were swept dozens of miles downstream by the floodwaters.

Even so, Ye Shen counted the number of soldiers, and there were still more than 10,000 soldiers who did not know what to do, I hope they can survive.

However, as Fu Youde expected.

This man-made flood is not very powerful.

After all, in order to hide his thoughts, Fu Youde did not make much fuss about water storage, which is also a reason why many people did not expect Fu Youde to do this.

Except for the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who directly faced the flood, the rest of the camps should actually be okay, but each camp has waist-deep water. It's not that serious.

However, Fu Youde's goal was achieved.

Rushed by this, let alone pursued. Even if Ye Shen gathered the men and horses again, he would not be able to attack immediately. Without him, under Ye Shen'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 more than one army became unarmed soldiers, and at most they brought a firecracker. Such an army cannot be immediately sent out to fight.

It must be reintegrated. Choreographing.

Ye Shen also immediately wrote to ask not to mention the crime.

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In fact, He Xi and Zhu Xiongying got the news before Ye Shen wrote to ask for guilt.

Without him, Cangzhou is downstream of the canal, when the water level of the canal rises. Even when the two sides of the strait were overwhelmed, He Xi and Zhu Xiongying already knew that there had been changes in the upstream. There are even lucky people who are rushed over and do not die. Naturally, I told everything I knew to the above.

He Xi and Zhu Xiongying naturally knew.

Zhu Xiongying was very dissatisfied with the situation in front of him. said, "Ye Shen is young in the end."

He Xi said, "Your Majesty, no matter what, this year's war has been here for two years, and it's time to think about the future. Isn't it time to go back to Beijing?"

Just over halfway through this year, neither the Northern Army nor the Southern Army could fight any longer.

There were two big battles in Karuma Province, and there was also a small battle under the castle. The Northern Army also had the Battle of Dongding Dongyang. Especially in today's war, it is claimed to be an army of millions, but in fact, there are not millions of soldiers used.

But if you add the people and the like, the manpower and material resources used will not exceed one million.

Under the system established by He Xi, almost all the northerners directly or indirectly supported this war. This war is completely different for Nanjing and Beijing.

As far as Beijing is concerned, there is already a little bit of a sense of overall war. But for Nanjing, especially the vast places in the south, although Hebei has been fighting for two years, it has almost no impact on them.

Even many places do not know that there is a war in Hebei.

But He Xi also knows that in this case, it can't last too long. Otherwise, Beijing's finances simply won't be able to support it.

Anyway, in the second half of the year, if he wants to fight such a big war again, Yang Shiqi will be forced to commit suicide.

In the same way, Fu Youde's department seems to have suffered a lot of losses. But in fact, even if Fu Youde replaced the army with water, he didn't dare to stay in Texas. Without him, the area of Texas, no, it should be said that the area north of the Yellow River, a plain, has almost no natural risks.

In the face of such terrain, Ye Shen's strategy this time can be replicated.

That is, several ways to attack, after encountering a point, several ways to encircle.

This strategy seems simple, but it is right

For Fu Youde, that is quite incomprehensible. The reason is very simple, such tactics are based on the new tactics of the Northern Army, that is, with the same number of troops, the Southern Army cannot resist the attack of the Northern Army.

Unless you are entangled with several times the number of soldiers. Moreover, in the unit space, the simple superposition of troops does not represent the superposition of combat effectiveness. Even if there are too many people, there may be a result that there are obviously people, but they are not useful.

Therefore, the more troops the Northern Army divided, the stronger its combat effectiveness became, and the organization was stronger than that of the Southern Army. All kinds of combinations play better.

This situation has been formed.

On a one-on-one battlefield, the Southern Army can also use heaps of numbers to resist the Northern Army, or even counterattack. But on several battlefields, this approach is absolutely not feasible.

The larger the scale of the battle, the more difficult it was for Fu Youde to parry.

This is not Fu Youde's problem alone. It's that manpower is sometimes poor.

I have to admit that people's talents are high. If it is a fair duel between Fu Youde and Ye Shen, Ye Shen may not be Fu Youde's opponent. But Fu Youde is not facing Ye Shen alone, but the officer group armed with new ideas that He Xi painstakingly built.

Fu Youde does not have such a system behind him, so he is naturally not an opponent.

If this situation does not change, no matter how powerful Fu Youde is, it is impossible to reverse the situation. Fu Youde retreated, seeking a place with a geographical advantage. It's a natural thing.

He Xi felt that this was most likely the Yellow River defense line.

But that's all for the future.

He Xi didn't care too much. In any case, the situation in the south has stabilized. He Xi has more energy to focus on internal issues.

It's not a matter that Zhu Xiongying has always been here.

It's time to go back to Beijing.

Zhu Xiongying was a little reluctant in his heart.

Who doesn't have the idea of commanding thousands of troops, Zhu Xiongying naturally has it. In addition to the great victory at this moment, Zhu Xiongying naturally also had the idea of leading the army south, directly crossing the Yellow River, crossing the Yangtze River, and approaching Nanjing.

However, when I thought of Fu Youde, he replaced the soldiers with water. This hand.

Zhu Xiongying also calmed down in his heart, and now he is still far from victory.

Seeing this, He Xi said, "Is Your Majesty still not at ease with Ye Shen?"

Zhu Xiongying said, "Naturally not. The southern front is entrusted to General Ye, and I am very relieved."

Although Zhu Xiongying felt sorry for Ye Shen for not doing his best and leaving Fu Youde, in his opinion, this was normal. How could a general like Fu Youde be so easy to defeat.

Although many people say that Fu Youde is a victorious general, it seems that he has not tasted a defeat since joining the army. But in fact, Fu Youde followed Liu Futong's northern expedition, encountered various problems, and finally had to go south to seek refuge with other princes, although he did not say what happened.

But when I think about it, it was a defeat, and a big defeat. I can only go south to avoid trouble.

This kind of veteran can play beautifully even if he loses. Even Zhu Yingying suspected that the reason why he besieged Anling Fort as soon as he came up was actually because he thought of today and left a secret hand.

Now it's just a matter of using it.

Even in Zhu Xiongying's opinion, Ye Shen can fight against Fu Youde and win the battle, which in itself has already made Ye Shen's net worth a hundred times. At least, Zhu Xiongying didn't feel that there was a talent in his pocket that could be compared to Ye Shen's.

The only regret he felt was that the relationship between Ye Shen and He Xi was too deep. This made Zhu Xiongying a little uncomfortable.

However, Zhu Xiongying is already mentally prepared for this.

Before attacking Nanjing, Zhu Xiongying was not ready to turn against He Xi. He has time, take his time.

He Xi said, "What is Your Majesty worried about?"

Zhu Xiongying said, "I just want to wait for things in the south and go back when there is a result, didn't my uncle say that 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 of Liu Jing and Tie Xuan, and the minister thinks that the most important thing now is to reward the whole army. By the way, reform the military system, this is the most important thing. And such a thing can only be done in Jingshi."

Speaking of which, He Xi revealed his true heart.

Yes, there is still a lot to do in Hebei. The most direct war has not yet been fought, there is still the end of the war, there is still a flood, which has a great impact on the banks of the canal, and disaster relief is needed, and so on.

But in He Xi's view, none of them are the most important. The most important thing is to chase after the victory and keep the fruits of victory.