This river died in the Sui Dynasty, and it has been relying on Tongbo for thousands of miles to this day.
The Grand Canal occupies an irreplaceable position in the history of the Chinese nation.
This engineering miracle in human history is the bloodline of the reproduction and development of the Chinese nation.
But now this river has become a nightmare for the Dongjiang rebels.
"Why is there still a river? Haven't we already crossed the river?"
Standing by the canal, looking at the rushing water of the Grand Canal and the faintly visible Xuzhou City across the river, Kong Youde almost went crazy.
He clearly remembered crossing the canal in Hanzhuang Town.
Why is there a canal blocking the way when we get to Xuzhou City?
The only blame is that Dongjiang Town has never been here before and lacks a basic understanding of the Grand Canal.
In fact, the Grand Canal has two river channels in the Weishan Lake-Xuzhou section.
One is from Weishan Lake and crosses the lake, taking the east line through Taierzhuang; the other is the west line canal, always close to the west bank of Weishan Lake, flowing through Xuzhou, and finally converging with the east line in Suqian.
In later generations, the confluence of the western and eastern lines was in Pizhou further north, not Suqian.
That's because the Yellow River changes its course to the north, the water volume of the Huaihe River decreases, and the section from Xuzhou to Suqian is cut off, thus changing the confluence location.
In this way, Dongjiang Town thought that after crossing the canal in Hanzhuang Town, the road ahead would be smooth.
But when we rushed to the bottom of Xuzhou City, we suddenly discovered that there was a canal here.
To be precise, this is actually the Yellow River.
The water area is very wide, the waves are more violent, and after the flood recedes, it is surrounded by swamps and mud.
With the current situation in Dongjiang Town, even if you want to cross the river, you don't have enough tools.
More importantly, the flags on the west bank of the canal were fluttering, blocking out 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 troops, Kong Youde and others knew that their hope of crossing the river was in vain.
"Go south."
Kong Youde made a decisive decision and immediately sent his troops south.
This is the only way.
To the north is Weishan Lake, which is impassable 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 over, but they can't go back.
The west side was blocked again by the Second Division of the New Army.
If you don’t go south, where else can you go?
Seeing that the Dongjiang rebels turned southward, Mao Yuanyi was not anxious.
"Cross the river."
The Second Division's river-crossing equipment was quite well prepared. It began to build pontoons, and countless boats also helped transport them.
In just one and a half days, the entire Second Division moved to the east bank of the canal and quickly launched to search for traces of the Dongjiang rebels.
There is no hope for the Dongjiang rebels going south either.
In the Dahuang Mountain area, the Dongjiang rebels and the outflanking Third Division collided head-on.
A fierce battle broke out immediately.
"Rush over, otherwise, we will all die here!"
Seeing that there were new troops in the south, Kong Youde's scalp went numb and he became furious at the same time.
By this time, he already understood.
He was trapped in the New Army's siege.
If he cannot break through the New Army's line in the south, then what awaits him is a dead end.
Under the command of Kong Youde, the Dongjiang rebels made a desperate move and launched a desperate attack.
"Don't panic, don't be chaotic, keep your position. Who are we? Why have we ever been afraid of these rebellions? To 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 annihilate the Dongjiang rebels would be fought by their third division.
In this case, he was not prepared to miss out on this jackpot.
Grain reward
The Third Division had a clear goal, moved into place early, and established a solid position.
The Dongjiang rebels encountered the same difficulties as Huangxian again.
If you want to rush to the New Army's position, you have to walk through dense minefields, annoying barbed wire fences, and endure the bombardment of New Army artillery.
This time the New Army will not hold back.
During the war, the first target of heavy artillery was the remaining artillery of the Dongjiang rebels.
The artillery battle was very fierce.
Of course, this is for the Dongjiang rebels.
The New Army's heavy artillery 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 called out one by one, blown up, damaged, and could no longer be used.
When Kong Youde was anxious, the artillery position at the rear suddenly shook the mountains.
He looked in shock, but what he saw was black smoke rising into the sky, covering the sky. The violent airflow swept away the surrounding area of 1,000 meters, and countless soldiers were torn into pieces and evaporated directly.
"What's going on? What is Bu Shiren doing?"
A general came running up in a panic, his face full of despair.
"You are all handsome, Bu Shiren ran away. Before running away, he also lit the gunpowder. We...we don't have any artillery!"
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 ride out, gritting his teeth and said: "I'm going to catch him right now, Bu Shiren..."
As he spoke, he suddenly froze.
When they looked at Kong Youde again, the expressions of the two generals were equally frozen.
Bu Shiren...
not human.
It turns out it was fake from the beginning.
"You are both handsome, do you still want to fight?"
Dusi came to ask.
The soldiers who attacked the New Army's line suffered heavy injuries and could not even get close to the barbed wire fence.
There was no more artillery support, and they were all killed on the way.
Since the battle with the Dongjiang rebels, this is the first time that the New Army has used its full firepower.
"Fight! Why not fight? Where else can we go if we don't fight?"
Kong Youde woke up and realized that he couldn't care about anything else at this time.
"Tell everyone, if you don't want to die, you have to fight for it. Only by fighting for your life can we live."
Dongjiang people also knew that the situation was critical and they must break through the third division's defense line as soon as possible. Otherwise, they would be dead when the new troops from other routes came over.
Geng Zhongming took off his helmet and became violent.
"I will organize the troops myself."
He picked out all the remaining veterans of hundreds of battles in Dongjiang Town, gathered them together, followed Minzhuang's cannon fodder, and also pulled out the remaining shield trucks and Fran machine guns. Against the artillery fire of the New Army,
Planning to get close and attack fiercely.
But Geng Zhongming didn't know that his every move was watched by Lou Fu.
With a telescope, you can have a clear view of the battlefield.
"Jia Dapao, show us something new."
Pointing at the Dongjiang elite who were getting closer and closer, Lou Fu approached Jia Yunzhi.
As the leader of the artillery unit, Jia Yunzhi was also with the Third Division, and also brought new weapons.
Seeing that the main force of the Dongjiang rebels was dispatched at this time, Lou Fu decided to give the artillery the opportunity to perform.
Seeing the dense formation of the rebels, Jia Yunzhi chuckled evilly.
"Let me show you the fireworks."
Just behind the headquarters, and even next to the heavy artillery unit, fifteen two-wheeled carts were already in place.
There are twelve iron pipes on each trolley.
The rocket launcher that has passed inspection and been mass-produced will be put into actual combat for the first time.