Chapter 171: Killing in the Rain is silent

Ye Shen's question, no one can answer.

Fu Youde actually just judged that the probability of rain during this period of time was high. But he didn't know exactly when it would rain.

This rain, Qinzhuang's defense was also in vain.

It's really in the soup.

Many of the trenches have become drainage ditches, which are completely unstoppable. In this case, the battle is fought in the rain. The situation was very unfavorable for the Northern Army, and all the advantages of the Northern Army could not be brought into play.

It's just that Ye Shen didn't panic much.

There is even a sense of tastelessness.

Ye Shen secretly said in his heart, "Fu Youde is like this."

Ye Shen also admitted that Fu Youde has done very well so far. Whether it is the deployment of the army in the early stage, or the decisive desperate gamble in the later stage. It almost hit him, but so what?

Fu Youde counted some people less.

That's the people who do the logistics.

For the Yugoslav army, the people are just the people. But for the Northern Army, this was not the case.

Without him, the Beijing Imperial Court abolished forced labor.

That is to say, the imperial court cannot use the people's power for free, and if the people want to work, they have to give money.

Generally speaking, if the imperial court wants to do things, they are all delivered to public units, or they are contracted by private bidders.

But no matter how the price is lowered, it is even said that the officials and businessmen collude from it, but it is not possible to directly order the people to work, and the officials will not be able to supervise. As for the army's logistics and transportation, it is natural that someone will handle it.

Whoever bears the burden is naturally the local militia group. On the railway side, there are also some private units. Of course, there are the least number of private units in this case. Generally, there are more militia groups.

After all, the situation is different.

Before the Battle of Hejian, the southern army was directly aimed at Hebei, and some prefectures and counties in Hebei were directly threatened by the southern army, and if the imperial court garrisoned, the army was not enough. If you don't garrison the army, you will be taken lightly, and the court will be caught off guard.

So the local militia came into being.

But when the Northern Army retreated to the south after the Battle of Hejian, many local militia groups were useless. For the imperial court, dismissal is the easiest and most convenient thing. After all, it costs money to raise people's groups.

But He Xi finally decided to keep it.

On the one hand, it is to replenish the troops on the front line, and on the other hand, it is also needed by people who are useful everywhere in the imperial court. And the cost of labor in Beijing is getting higher and higher. It is true that there are more than 10 million people in Beijing, and even after sucking blood from the Goryeo side and occupying the northwest region, the population has not increased much.

The cost of employment has been rising.

The Hebei region, on the other hand, is the most populous place in Beijing, and the militia was also recruited directly from the countryside by the imperial court. That is to say, in terms of employment costs, it can be compressed, and the wages paid to these people are the easiest to convert into consumption power.

After all, many good things produced in Beijing are not unknown to the people in the countryside. It's that there is no money. After all, for these low-level people, many times, they have no access to money at all.

And if you recruit him and give them money, most of the time, they won't bring the money back to the village, because what money does the village want? It's all about buying things with money and taking them home.

This has led to a lot of consumption.

Giving money to the militia group, the court almost did not lose money.

In fact, this is also the reason why Beijing's economy has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, and most of the money has been spent on the military to stimulate economic development through various channels.

There is another reason, that is, the imperial court can't help but be fired.

And these people were professionally trained in the army, and they were fighting at this time. These men were dismissed. What should they do if they are dissatisfied with the people and make trouble?

In short, for a number of reasons. It is only natural that the militia will transport grain and grass to the army instead of the people. After all, they serve as soldiers and eat food, and they don't need to spend extra. Cost savings, and they also have a certain amount of combat effectiveness, which can also come in handy when encountered.

Ye Shen knew Fu Youde

There must be something in mind for him.

As for what kind of thoughts, I don't know.

So he's also defensive.

Now that the Yellow River is rising, the north-south connection has been cut off, but before that, Ye Shen had carefully selected the soldiers and civilians, and they were all combatable. At this moment, in Guangwu Town, which is not far away, Ye Shen doesn't know how many people there are.

After all, the establishment of the militia is not the same as that in the army.

The establishment of the army, how many people in an army, there is a quota, once it is missing, it will be immediately reorganized, and it is required to be in a full state at any time, after all, when the war is fought, the personnel are not satisfied. Not only will it make many tactics difficult to execute, but it will also affect the judgment of the superior generals.

After all, if you send a regiment, it means that there are more than 5,000 people, but when you really fight, you know that there are only about half of them, and there is going to be a problem.

Of course, it's unlikely that it will be full at any time. But there should not be too much missing. But it is certain.

But the militia is different.

This is based on the size and structure of the population of each county. And the militia groups accompanying the army are not all, after all, every county must also leave someone to watch the gate or something. So the number of vigilante groups is different in each county.

Ye Shen didn't go to count it, but he knew that there were at least thirteen militia groups in Guangwu Town at this moment, and these militia groups had fought in Hebei, and at least they had followed the regular army. Even many of the officers were generals who had retired from the army.

It's just that many firearms tactics are not proficient.

After all, the militia does not require them to be skilled, they only need to be able to defend.

But hand-to-hand combat or something, they are very proficient, without him, they are Hebei people. After many years of war in Hebei, the old man has not yet died, especially in the Hejian area, even in later generations, it is the hometown of martial arts.

Therefore, these thirteen militia groups, about 20,000 people, are enough to resist the same number of enemies in the southern army under such circumstances.

Not to mention, Ye Shen had already set up an ambush in the army formation.

After Ye Shen crossed the Yellow River, his thinking has always been, first to be invincible, to be defeatable to the enemy, what is the invincible position? It is a strong defense line outside Guangwu Town, and there is a general reserve that has been secretly deducted.

He admits that Fu Youde is doing a good job. It's wonderful.

But the problem is that there are too many cards in Ye Shen's hand, so many that he doesn't know which one to play.

No matter how wonderful Fu Youde did, Ye Shen didn't think that he would lose.

However, Ye Shen was still cautious. He did not use the reserves he had withheld. After thinking for a moment, he sent an order to the thirteen militia groups, asking them to immediately support Qin Zhuang. Didn't Fu Youde want to fight a fierce battle in the rain?

Ye Shen was fulfilled.

With Ye Shen's order, Guangwu Town immediately boiled.

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The Jinghai militia also received orders. The leader is Ding Xiaochen.

At this moment, Ding Xiaochen is still the head of the people's group. And the Jinghai militia only has more than 1,500 people. It's all from the villagers. Because Ding Xiaochen joined the army first, he followed the regular army and participated in many wars. What's more, he was once selected by the forbidden army and asked to go to the army.

But Ding Xiaochen didn't know what to think at the time. In the end, he refused.

Since then, everyone knows that Ding Xiaochen does not want to go to the army. As a result, many people who are not as good as him have been selected into the army, and he can only mix with a militia leader.

And now his bowels are blue.

But he couldn't say anything, I really wanted to go. Moreover, he is now the head of a regiment in the militia group, but when he goes to the army, it is estimated that he will start as a big soldier. After all, the military and the militia are completely different.

went directly to the army to be an officer, Ding Xiaochen himself felt that it was not good.

After a long time, he also let go. Waiting for no more wars in the future. Become a member of the Terracotta Division.

And the Terracotta Division, that is, the police system, has five cities in the Beijing Division to be responsible for the security of the Beijing Division. The same is true for the placement of militia groups in the imperial court, and each county must set up a division of soldiers and horses, which is responsible for the people in the militia or those who have retired from the army.

The militia will naturally be downsized, but there will always be one or two hundred people left to run errands in the county.

After all, although it has not been done yet, most people know that the imperial court will not need to serve in the future. and all of them shall be changed to clerks. And the clerks are numbered, and they have to be examined. It's the county officials, and some errands are also for people to do.

The militia or the Terracotta Division is the most suitable.