Chapter 173: There Is No Tomorrow

There may be another possibility, that is, Ye Shen will keep the juniors in his hands and push these people out as cannon fodder.

But none of that matters.

Fu Youde knows one thing very well, that is, even if it rains. The Northern Army is still assembling towards the town of Guangwu. The forces he sent out to block the enemy forces on both sides were also fighting hard at the moment.

He has no tomorrow.

Night fighting is a taboo for soldiers, not to mention. It's been a day of fighting, and although the various departments take turns to fight and have time to rest, it's a tired division after all. Not to mention, it had just rained and the ground was muddy.

There are problems everywhere.

However, he only had the power of one blow. Where is the objective gap between the North and the South? When they can't fight, that's when Ye Shen counterattacks.

And Fu Youde didn't want to engage in defensive problems at all.

That's when the whole army collapsed.

Those who enter may live, retreat will inevitably die, and stopping is also a dead end.

Fu Youde had no other choice at all.

In the face of the hesitation below, Fu Youde didn't say a word, put on his armor, and the helmet covered his white hair. In an instant, Fu Youde seemed to have the temperament of a young thing. That vigorous and heroic posture seems to return to his aging body.

He went into battle personally.

Although it is said that Fu Youde is unlikely to fight in person now. But such an attitude is enough to prove many things.

None of the generals are talking about anything?

After night falls, there is a sudden murder in the darkness.

Because it was a makeshift camp, they didn't have enough timber to stockpile, not to mention that after a heavy rain, a lot of fuel was soaked. It was difficult to ignite for a while, and it was not that there was no bonfire alert on the northern army's defensive line.

It's just that the number of bonfires is insufficient, which is also inevitable.

As a result, the Northern Army selected elite soldiers and infiltrated the rear of the defense line from the darkness, and suddenly attacked, and all the militia groups were killed by surprise.

After all, a militia is a militia and has undergone military training. But I have been performing tasks on the second line, and there are not many times when I really fight, most of them are cleaning up the battlefield, saying that they can't fight, they can fight. But in many things, not as fine as the regular army.

And the night battle is the most test of the quality of the army, so the militia that has persisted for more than half a year is under this night attack. Immediately crisp defeated.

Many people are already defeated without even knowing what is happening.

And how could Fu Youde miss such a good opportunity. Almost chasing the defeated army, running north. It was obvious that Fu Youde was going to storm the fortified camp of the Northern Army with his defeated troops.

I have to say that Fu Youde has the right benefits in timing.

In the dark night, under a pursuit, everyone ran away. In this case, it is simply impossible to maintain formation. And the Northern Army is indeed inexperienced in the matter of defeating the war.

The first to contact the defeated defenders, their first reaction was not to hold the camp and immediately drive the enemy out, but to go out to meet them. If you want to stabilize the situation, you can filter them and put them in the camp.

This approach cannot be miscalculated. But it was too late.

Fu Youde this time, although he did not go into battle in person, he was at the forefront, and his grasp of the timing was extremely wonderful. The Northern Army made a small mistake and was caught by him.

As a result, the outer defense line of Guangwu Town was already broken before it had time to react.

The battle spread to the town of Guangwu.

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Ye Shen didn't sleep.

Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Ye Shen to sleep.

The matter of night fighting is an unexpected and reasonable thing. It's just that he didn't expect that the southern army would be able to kill Guangwu Town.

Guangwu Town is actually a small town. However, as a logistics and transshipment base for the Northern Army, a large number of warehouses were built here. It is precisely because of the existence of these warehouses that the entire Guangwu Town looks bigger, but Guangwu Town is still not as good as some big villages in later generations.

Although the outer defense line of Guangwu Town is still a little far from the center of Guangwu Town. But with the shouting of killing, Ye Shen immediately heard it.

Not only Ye Shen heard it, but many people also heard it.

Immediately, someone beside Ye Shen said, "My lord, this place is not suitable for a long time. Please make a plan in advance, it is better to retreat to Guangwu Mountain, in order to achieve after-effects."

Ye Shen's gaze swept over the generals beside him, and he suddenly understood in his heart. The staff system is still too immature. There are many things that they can't do with their staff officers who can just follow the rules. He reflected on today's battle, which was approached step by step by Fu Youde, to this extent.

What's the problem?

The first place is naturally Ye Shen's own strategy, braking quietly and striking later. gave Fu Youde the first hand.

The second place is that the staff system is too rigid and rigid. It's too organized. Everything has a charter.

That's actually pretty good. There is a complete system, which relieves Ye Shen of a lot of command pressure, and allows Ye Shen to focus on thinking about hundreds of thousands of troops and several strategic directions, rather than on trivial matters in the army.

But the staff system is also flawed.

That is, in the face of a general like Fu Youde, who is extremely talented and almost a battlefield artist, it is inevitable that he will be slow to react.

It seems that there is also a certain negative effect on the generals below.

Generals seem to rely too much on the regulations of their staffs, but the problem is that war is not just a technical word, it is also an art.

Relying on the so-called rules and regulations of these staff officers, people can only avoid making low-level mistakes. The lower limit is guaranteed, but the upper limit is not guaranteed. What's more, the middle and lower-level officers of the Northern Army are completely different from the middle- and lower-level officers of the Southern Army.

The officer corps of the Northern Army was all scholars. A few schools came out.

The advantage is that the reader has a strong learning ability and can quickly master these combat skills. But the downside is that once the opponent doesn't play the cards according to reason. And when they suffer a large number of casualties, they have cowardice in their hearts.

And the officer corps of the Southern Army were all screened by Fu Youde, all of them were veterans who could accept new tactics, and they had fought battles and seen blood.

Such a person is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood on the battlefield. It's commonplace.

In a word, the shortcomings of the Northern Army are that they pay too much attention to the constitution and lack flesh and toughness.

Now, what this staff officer said illustrates this point.

Yes, Guangwu Mountain is not far from the north, although the mountain is not high, but it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, not to mention, it is the original garrison of the southern army, all kinds of fortifications are ready-made, retreat to the top, and wait for people from all walks of life to come to help. Even when the water situation of the Yellow River stabilizes, it is okay to take the risk of transferring troops from the north bank.

It's just that being able to be transferred to Ye Shen's side as a staff officer proves that this person is very good. But good people don't have to be military people. There is no ruthlessness, but he has become a general.

In this case, if there is a slight wavering, it may cause the people below to collapse.

Now in this situation, many people below don't know what's going on? Once Ye Shen retreated, it proved that he was defeated. At that time, the whole town of Guangwu lost its organization, and an army without organization was equivalent to not an army.

Ye Shen was able to accept defeat and even die at the hands of Fu Youde.

After all, it is a shame for a soldier to die in bed.

However, he could not accept this method of failure. And he knew one thing very well, Fu Youde had his last breath left. This is the reflection of the Southern Army's return to Guangzhou, and the dragon is about to be slayed, how can the golden lock be opened.

A cold light flashed in Ye Shen's eyes, and he took out the fire gun from his waist with his backhand. Without saying a word, it is a blow to this staff officer.

In an instant, the brain burst. Everyone was stunned.

Ye Shen is usually very kind to the below, and there is no arrogance. He also takes care of his subordinates, and the people around him love him very much. Whoever has something at home, Ye Shen generally takes care of it. But I don't know that it is the way for soldiers to raise soldiers.

Love soldiers like sons, so that soldiers can be used like mud.

This staff officer Ye Shen also knows that he is very capable. Even if he loses his words now, he doesn't have to kill, but he must express his determination with the most resolute attitude

, evading any wavering in any way.

I can only borrow someone's head.

Otherwise, the power of words is too thin.

Sure enough, Ye Shen made such a move, and everyone seemed to have poured a basin of snow water on their heads, and it was cold to the bones in their hearts.

Ye Shen said lightly: "Whoever dares to say retreat, there is such a person, and he will not be forgiven."

The person below Ling Ran obeyed the order and said, "Yes."