Ming Zuo

Chapter 581
Although the Sui Dynasty died for this river, it has been relying on Tongbo for thousands of miles.

The Grand Canal has an irreplaceable position in the history of the Chinese nation.

This engineering miracle in human history is the bloodline of the Chinese nation's reproduction and development.

But now this river has become a nightmare for the Dongjiang rebels.

"Why is there still a river? Haven't you already crossed the river?"

Standing by the canal, watching the rushing water of the Grand Canal, and the faintly visible Xuzhou City on the other side of the river, Kong Youde almost went crazy.

He clearly remembered that he crossed the canal in Hanzhuang Town.

Why is there a canal blocking the way under the city of Xuzhou?

The blame can only be blamed on the fact that Dongjiang Town has never been here before, and lacks a basic understanding of the Grand Canal.

In fact, the Grand Canal has two channels in the Weishan Lake-Xuzhou section.

One is through the lake from Weishan Lake, taking the east line through Taierzhuang; the other is the west line canal, which always sticks to the west bank of Weishan Lake, flows through Xuzhou, and finally merges with the east line in Suqian.

The confluence of the western and eastern routes in later generations was in Pizhou farther north than in Suqian.

That's because the Yellow River diverted its course and moved northward, the Huaihe River's water volume decreased, and the Xuzhou-Suqian section stopped flowing, so the confluence location was changed.

In this way, Dongjiang Town fully believed that after crossing the canal in Hanzhuang Town, there would be a smooth road ahead.

But when they rushed to the city of Xuzhou, they suddenly discovered that there was still a canal here.

To be precise, this is actually the Yellow River.

The area of ​​the water area is very wide, the waves are more violent, and after the flood recedes, the surrounding area is full of swamps and mud.

With the current situation in Dongjiang Town, even if they want to cross the river, they don't have enough tools.

More importantly, the flags on the west bank of the canal are unfurled, covering the sky and the sun.

The Second Division of the New Army has blocked this road.

Seeing the new army and tens of thousands of horses, Kong Youde and others knew that the hope of crossing the river was lost.

"Go south."

Kong Youde made a decisive decision and immediately sent his army south.

This is the only way.

To the north is Weishan Lake, which cannot be passed without a boat.

Behind is the First Division of the New Army, and the eastern section of the canal is blocking it.They can come, but not go back.

The west was blocked again by the Second Division of the New Army.

If you don't go south, where else can you go?
Seeing Dongjiang rebels turn their heads and go south, Mao Yuanyi was not in a hurry.

"Cross the river."

The second division's river-crossing equipment was quite well prepared, and they began to build floating bridges, and countless boats also helped to transport them.

It only took a day and a half for the second division to move to the east bank of the canal, and quickly started to search for traces of the Dongjiang rebels.

There is no hope for the Dongjiang rebels on their way south.

In the area of ​​Greater Yellow Mountain, the Dongjiang rebels and the detoured Third Division collided head-on.

The fierce battle broke out immediately.

"Rush over, otherwise, we will all die here!"

Seeing that there was also a new army in the south, Kong Youde's scalp became numb, and at the same time he became ruthless.

By this time, he had understood.

I have fallen into the encirclement net of the new army.

If he can't break through the front of the new army in the south, then what awaits him is a dead end.

Under the command of Kong Youde, the Dongjiang rebels put all their eggs in one basket and launched a desperate strike.

"Don't panic, don't mess up, keep your position. Who are we? How have we ever been afraid of these rebellions? Fight back, we must fight back the momentum of Dongjiang Town."

Lou Fu was in high spirits.

He also did not expect that the first battle to encircle and wipe out the Dongjiang rebels was actually fought by their third division.

That being the case, he is not going to miss this jackpot.

The third division had a clear goal, moved in place early, and established a solid position.

The Dongjiang rebels encountered the predicament of Huang County again.

If you want to rush to the new army's position, you have to wade through dense minefields, annoying barbed wire, and endure the bombing of the new army's artillery.

This time the new army did not hold back.

During the war, the first target of the heavy artillery was the only remaining artillery of the Dongjiang rebels.

The artillery battle was brutal.

Of course, this is for the Dongjiang rebels.

The heavy artillery of the new army is far more advanced than the red cannon in terms of range, power, and sighting methods.

In just one stick of incense, the artillery of the Dongjiang rebels was named one by one, blown up, damaged, and could no longer be used.

When Kong Youde was anxious, the artillery position behind him suddenly shook.

He looked in astonishment, but what he saw was black smoke rising into the sky and covering the sky.The violent air flow swept away the surrounding kilometers, and countless soldiers were torn into pieces and evaporated directly from the world.

"What's going on? What is Bu Shiren doing?"

A general ran over in embarrassment, his face full of despair.

"You are handsome, Bu Shiren ran away. Before he ran, he lit the gunpowder. We... our artillery is gone!"

Kong Youde shook for a while and almost fell off his horse.

"He... why did he do this? He is a bastard, does he think he can escape death by doing this?"

Geng Zhongming was about to get out of the horse, he gritted his teeth and said: "I'll go and catch him right now, Bu Shiren..."

While talking, he suddenly froze.

When they looked at Kong Youde again, the expressions of the two chief generals also froze.

Bu Shiren...

not human.

It turned out to be fake from the beginning.

"You are handsome, do you still fight?"

Dusi came to inquire.

The soldiers who attacked the new army's front suffered heavy injuries, and they couldn't even get close to the barbed wire.

Without artillery support, they were all killed on the way.

This is the first time the new army has opened up its full firepower since fighting the Dongjiang rebels.

"Fight! Why don't you fight? Where else can you go if you don't fight?"

Kong Youde woke up and knew that he couldn't care about anything else at this time.

"Tell everyone that if you don't want to die, you have to work hard. We can only live if we work hard."

Dongjiang also knew that the situation was critical, and they had to break through the third division's defense line as soon as possible.Otherwise, when the new army from other roads overwhelms them, they will die.

When Geng Zhongming took off his helmet, he also became ruthless.

"I will organize the troops myself."

He picked out all the surviving veterans in Dongjiang Town, gathered them together, followed Minzhuang's cannon fodder, and pulled out the remaining shield vehicles and Fran cannons.Against the artillery fire of the new army, they planned to approach and attack.

But Geng Zhongming didn't know that his every move was watched by Lou Fu.

With binoculars, the battlefield is unobstructed.

"Jia Dapao, show us something new."

Pointing to the Dongjiang elite who were getting closer, Lou Fu approached Jia Yunzhi.

As the head of the artillery unit, Jia Yunzhi was also on the side of the third division and brought new weapons.

Seeing that the main force of the Dongjiang rebels had been mobilized at this time, Lou Fu decided to give up the opportunity of performance to the artillery.

Seeing the dense formation of the rebels, Jia Yunzhi smirked.

"I'll show you the fireworks."

Just behind the headquarters, and even next to the heavy artillery, fifteen two-wheeled carts were already in place.

There are twelve iron pipes on each cart.

The rocket launcher that has passed the test and has been mass-produced will be put into actual combat for the first time.

(End of this chapter)