Chapter 82 Fu Youde's helplessness

Although Fu Youde has been training the new army during this period, he has been affected and constrained by various aspects.

Not much progress.

The reason why Sheng Yong's new army was able to train successfully was actually part of Xu Da's face. Xu Da doesn't need to say anything, he just needs to show up, and he can make many things easier.

It's just that now Xu Da is no longer there.

Fu Youde's face is not as effective as Xu Da.

Of course, there were also the financial problems of the Nanjing court.

After all, Beijing has the means to deal with the deficit, but now Nanjing does not have it, and once Nanjing has no money, it can only be in arrears of wages and wages, and it is needless to say how bad such a thing is.

Especially in the midst of a civil war, once there is a large-scale non-payment of salaries at the front, there may be a large-scale defection of the front-line army.

After all, both sides have the surname Zhu.

It's not a big deal.

For large-scale expenditures, it is natural to limit one or two. And the expansion of the firearms army is itself a very expensive matter. And what Fu Youde was worried about back then has also become a reality. That is, the Ryukyus, Taiwan, and Japan are not in the hands of Nanjing.

The cost of saltpeter sulfur has increased a lot all at once.

In terms of the cost of gunpowder, Nanjing is much higher than Beijing.

Nowadays, many people in Japan make a living by selling sulfur saltpeter, while Beijing only needs a lot of industrial products to get back a lot of cheap raw materials. Even the issued banknotes can be exchanged.

But Nanjing is different.

If Nanjing wants to get these things, it can only smuggle them. In other ways, smuggling is very arbitrary, and Beijing even supports it. But these military supplies are not so easy.

At least add money.

Or get sulphur and saltpeter from other parts of the South. The South is not completely devoid of these things. It's just that it also costs a lot.

In a word.

Sheng Yong's department will be the only seedling of the Southern Army for a long time in the future.

There is no room for error.

The defeat of one or two battles, Fu Youde did not take it to heart, and if Sheng Yong's troops were completely annihilated. Then it is very difficult to rebuild a Shengyong Ministry. Not to mention the financial problems that will be solved in the future.

In the event of a large-scale military expansion, there must be enough qualified officers.

Among the southern army, only Sheng Yong's department can provide it.

Therefore, Fu Youde made the most conservative decision. When he was in Kaifeng, it didn't matter how Huaiqing fought. Because he can dispatch a large army at any time to put pressure on Ye Shen.

Ye Shen didn't dare to go too far, adding pressure from Shanxi.

Sheng Yong's withdrawal is not a problem. No matter what it looks like.

But as soon as he left, Sheng Yong was not easy to say.

No matter how unwilling Sheng Yong is, he can only let go. He immediately arranged for the withdrawal of troops. After crossing the Yellow River safely. He immediately hurried to Kaifeng Mansion.

When he came to Kaifeng Mansion, he had already found that the army had been mobilized.

Tens of thousands of troops passed through the Yellow River and Zhuxian Town, heading east.

Needless to say, the Yellow River is not to mention. As mentioned above, although the Yellow River is always flooded, it is still navigable, which is different from the Yellow River in later generations. Although this Yellow River is too far worse than the canal, because there is a lot of sand, the water condition is not clear, and it is easy to have accidents. But it's a waterway. It's very easy to mobilize people.

And Zhuxian Town, as a very famous town, was even once called one of the four famous towns in China, not because there are woodblock New Year paintings here, but because it is the transportation hub of the Central Plains, from Zhuxian Town can be transferred to the Yellow River by land. To the west through the Jialu River, to Zhengzhou. To the southeast, it can be passed through the Huai River to the canal, directly connected to the Yangtze River waterway. And Jialu is relatively shallow and was not navigable for a time. That is to say, to the northwest, take the waterway to Zhuxian Town. It is estimated that it will be changed by land.

In short, it is very prosperous, almost equal to Zhengzhou in the railway era.

It's just that Sheng Yong didn't expect that after he arrived in Kaifeng, Fu You

Tak is not gone yet.

He himself immediately went to see Fu Youde.

Fu Youde saw him coming and said, "You came just in time, I'm waiting for you."

Sheng Yong immediately saluted and said, "The last general has disappointed the Guogong."

Fu Youde said: "I was not disappointed, and even felt that you played very well, if it wasn't for the accident in Denglai, this battle would probably be won, and we would have been able to move back to one game."

Thinking of this, Fu Youde also has some pity....

In Fu Youde's opinion, in terms of how to fight in the era of firearms, Sheng Yong has already surpassed himself.

That's right, Fu Youde doesn't want to admit it and has to admit one thing, that is, when people are old, many times they can't turn around. Learning nothing compares to young people.

Just as when Wu Li was fighting, any new changes in the war on the front line would also inform the rear, and many people would observe and learn. Sheng Yong was naturally doing the same thing, and after Fu Youde thought about it carefully, he came to such a conclusion.

He can read it, but only understands. He can understand Sheng Yong's thoughts and ideas at every step. But it doesn't mean that what Sheng Yong does, he can also do.

Moreover, a large battlefield has become a front, dozens of small battlefields, how to unify the management and distribution. A series of problems such as logistics and supply made Fu Youde a little difficult to deal with.

This made Fu Youde have to face the situation that he would also face elimination.

Times are so unforgiving that they will not be warned in advance when they abandon you.

Fu Youde worked hard to follow for several years, but he had to face that he couldn't catch up.

And Fu Youde felt that Sheng Yong could win, and it was not a consolation. Because Fu Youde himself has such a determination, if he wants to win a battle in Huaiqing, it doesn't matter how much he wins, what matters is to inspire people.

The backup he gave Sheng Yong was more than Sheng Yong wanted.

It's so unfair that war has time, and the two sides never fight on an equal footing. There is no such thing as hanging.

Any means can be used.

In the battle of Huaiqing, he lost to the other party in vain, and Fu Youde was even more uncomfortable than Sheng Yong.

Sheng Yong said, "Guogong, are you looking for me?"

Fu Youde said: "Don't talk about this, I'll hand over Henan here to you, and I will take all the cavalry away." But everyone else is left to you, pay attention to Luoyang, Luoyang is different from Huaiqing, Luoyang cannot afford to lose, you know."

Sheng Yong said, "Yes."

Although Luoyang is not the provincial capital, the provincial capital of Henan is Kaifeng, but no one will and dare not underestimate Luoyang, Luoyang as the world, Luoyang fell into the hands of the Northern Army, not only on behalf of the Central Plains Confucius, that is, the main road between Shandong and Henan and Shaanxi was cut off, and it also shows that the symbolic sense of the Central Plains is no longer owned by Nanjing.

Whatever it is, Beijing cannot be allowed to get its hands on it.

Sheng Yong said, "Guogong, what's the situation in Shandong?"

Fu Youde snorted coldly and said: "Zhang He is also a loyal minister, I didn't expect Zhang He's descendants to be so uncompetitive and sell all the Shandong sailors, and now all the guards along the coast of Shandong are not in the hands of the imperial court, and the Shandong capital is attacked in all directions, and there is even news that the northern thieves want to disturb Zhili. Your Majesty has decreed that I must retake Tenlai."

The situation in Shandong collapsed so quickly that almost in the blink of an eye, the two provinces in Shandong were no longer in Nanjing's hands.

Even a lot of people don't know what's going on.

But one thing is certain, that is, the navigation Hou Zhang's family turned against the water. This point cannot be concealed by the Zhang family through their own networks, recruiting surrenders, or leading the way for the army as an internal party.

But why did the Zhang family do this?

It's not clear yet.

Many people think that Beijing has bought off the Zhang family. That's why we have such a situation. This made Zhu Yunwen very angry and could not tolerate it.

If Nanjing does not punish the Zhang family, then will so many people follow the same example in the future?

Punishment is naturally to be punished, but it is to be put in the back, the most important thing is to recapture Denglai first, Zhu Yunwen still wants to maintain the Yellow River defense line.

As soon as Sheng Yong heard it, he knew that this matter was not easy to handle. He immediately said, "Guogong, I am willing to be a pioneer. Go to Shandong for the Guogong to make a front stop."

Sheng Yong also had good intentions in doing this, he could be sure that only his subordinates and the cavalry of the Southern Army could compete with the Northern Army in the field battle. If he doesn't go, Fu Youde will have to send more people, and he may not be able to get benefits.

He is responsible for this matter.