And the state, West Mountain. The Republican Army took advantage of the darkness to withdraw and rest here. It's still very cold at night. But the IRA had new equipment, and they weren't afraid.

A thing called a sleeping bag was equipped to them in advance. I heard that this kind of equipment is only available to cadets and non-commissioned officers, and they are the only troops equipped with such equipment, and the cavalry units do not have it. This made Pei Yuanshao very satisfied.

There are two types of sleeping bags. It's easy to say in summer, just sleep with a blanket wrapped in it. In spring and autumn, a sleeping bag made of felt is used, and the bottom is thick, so you don't have to worry about moisture. This is for the soldiers, and although the top is not very thick, it is also warm, and if it is too cold, they can cover it with a blanket, so that they will not feel cold in winter. That's what a lot of people think.

It is said that there is another type of sleeping bag, which is made of duck down, which is very thick, and it feels no problem to sleep in the ice and snow. It's a pity that they haven't seen it. The logistics of the Republican Army are getting better and better, and they are naturally able to do more and more, and in such a situation, they can naturally do more. This is the most favorable outcome for them. Because the soldier will not freeze to death because of the cold weather in the future.

Zhang Liao also got such a sleeping bag, although he is not a republican army, but with such equipment, the logistics supply of soldiers can reach such a level, and the impact on Zhang Liao is still very great, after all, in such a situation, it is really shocking to be able to achieve such a situation.

The sleeping bag is extremely easy and can be removed at any time. Keep warm, there are many advantages, at the beginning, Zhang Liao didn't understand why the republican infantry carried a backpack, now it seems that such a backpack can greatly improve the field combat ability of soldiers, at least they have three days of combat time to maintain, if necessary, they can keep it longer.

In comparison with the officers and soldiers. Zhang Liao couldn't sleep. The imperial court could not defeat the official army, and from such a point of view as logistics and supplies, it can be seen that the republican army can handle such small details very well, while the imperial court is simply too far behind.

At this moment, Pei Yuanshao came over, holding a telegram in his hand.

"Sir Pei." Zhang Liao got up and walked over and asked.

"I haven't slept yet." Pei Yuanshao asked.

"I can't sleep, the sleeping bag feels too hot." Zhang Liao said this, and Pei Yuanshao felt very proud after listening to it.

You know, in the past, many soldiers became difficult to control due to some wind chills, and now their situation has developed in such a situation. It's also a good encouragement for them.

"Hehe, it's better for us to be in the Republican Army. However, this thing can only be used in the next few days, and we are going to retreat. A telegram from above told us to retreat, or we will continue to stay here. Pei Yuanshao said.

"Can I take a look? Sir Pei. Zhang Liao asked curiously, he had heard some officers say that this telegram could be transmitted for hundreds of miles in the blink of an eye. Thousands of miles can be transmitted.

Therefore, Zhang Liao was still very interested in telegraphs. Pei Yuanshao looked at the telegram in his hand, it was not an important telegram, so it was okay to let Zhang Liao see it.

"Since you kid is so interested, why don't you go to Lijiazhuang to study, I can recommend you to go, maybe you are better than me, I am like this, at most I will be a deputy division commander." I can't go up. Here, the position of the regiment commander has changed greatly. You can read, some can write, you must be better than me, maybe you can be a military commander. Pei Yuanshao said.

"Okay, I'll follow you to have a look, I want to see what is different in Lijiazhuang." Zhang Liao agreed to come down, he had to agree to come down. A lot of things have a lot to do with him. Pei Yuanshao was very happy, because he felt that this kid would definitely be okay.

and state, on the east bank of the Yellow River.

Republican Army intelligence captain Wang San disguised himself as a merchant, and he led a caravan of five people into the caravan of the Huns, and through the power of the Hun caravan, he entered the upper echelons of the Huns. But the specific situation, he is not very clear, after all, although the Republican Army provides a lot of intelligence funds, they still can't enter the core level at once, which requires operating time, and without time, it is impossible to do such a point. This is also the most disadvantageous aspect of the current airbag system of the Republican Army. But this will take time, and Shang Wu constantly encourages the intelligence department not to be in a hurry, and to guard against arrogance and rashness. Take your time, take it one step at a time.

Wang San's main task was to initially open the prelude to the peace talks between the Republican Army and the Huns, and lay a good foundation for the subsequent peace talks.

Wang San turned out to be a grassroots commander on the battlefield, but because of his outstanding ability, he was transferred to the intelligence department, and the situation here was completely different from the operation. Fortunately, Wang San is adaptable, otherwise, he really can't do such things, otherwise, many of his things will be difficult to continue.

"Shan Yu is also very helpless over there, their conditions are very simple, you must withdraw from Hexi unconditionally, and the losses caused to us must be compensated, and the value of compensation needs to be re-negotiated. Not only that, but you have to open a mutual market at the border. Only by satisfying our various needs can our situation be much more advantageous, otherwise other things will not be able to proceed. It's still hard to accomplish this. Xiongnu merchant Chen Xiang said. In fact, he was a very heroic merchant, because Wang San was able to provide many goods that they could not get, iron pots, mirrors, felt, etc., all of which were necessary for their lives. And Wang San can provide a large amount, and the two sides cooperate.

And the Xiongnu merchants, if they do not have a certain background, it is difficult to start a business, because each tribe has its own sphere of influence, and the merchants can only better develop their business under the protection of these spheres of influence, otherwise, many of their things can not be carried out. In such a situation, they have a big, big guarantee.

Chen Xiang is very clear about Wang San's identity, because Wang San doesn't seem to be a businessman, and the Central Plains businessman is very shrewd, and he won't be as stupid as him, but he is also so stupid. only to get Chen Xiang's help and cooperation. Those goods are all from the republican area, as long as you think about it a little carefully, it is easy to judge the identity of the other party, because the merchants of the Central Plains will raise the price very high, and they need to pay a lot of money to get this batch of goods in demand.

Wang San is also very clear about this, but he doesn't care, the most important thing for them at the moment is to carry out intelligence matters, if they can't do this, many of his things will not become much more advantageous, which will make it extremely difficult for them. That's where they need it most, and if they can do something like this, they can do many, many things to the fullest.

"We can't agree to these conditions, our conditions are already very good. In many cases, what we have done has been very beneficial to you, and besides, those lands have been fought down by ourselves, and they are not something you can shake at all, if you really want to get it back, then speak on the battlefield, and the Republican Army is still not afraid of anything. Wang San was very annoyed when he heard such conditions, and said so.

"Alas, I know that you are a republican army, no matter what, this negotiation is a deal, you Central Plains people are good to shout the price, we are also afraid of this. We bargain with each other to be able to negotiate something like this. We, the Huns, also do not want to fight. Chen Xiang said that his Xiongnu name was very difficult to say, because Wang San said it several times, but he didn't remember it, and it was easy to bite his tongue.

"That's what we're offering directly, and if you can't accept it, we'll have to increase our chips. Otherwise, we will not be able to negotiate further. The expectations are so great that we can't do anything like that. Wang San said.

Chen Xiang felt a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that if he really did such a thing, he wouldn't be able to do it.

"Okay, I'll try to convince our Shan Yu." Chen Xiang said. The Republican Army is still very kind, and maybe the conditions are not bad.

The condition of the republican army was that the Huns recognized the status of Hexi Prefecture established by the republican army, and they were not embarrassed to have the status of a legitimate republican army citizen. The two sides will open a mutual market on an equal footing. Equal status. The Republican Army had the right to set up an embassy in the royal court of the Huns, with a certain number of garrisons, and to maintain the right of equal diplomacy between the two sides.

Tariffs on both sides have been reduced to about three percent, which has encouraged the development of trade between the two sides to the greatest extent, and it can be said that the conditions of the republican army are not very good, and even in favor of the Huns, but the Huns tried to suppress it, which made the republican army extremely annoyed. Because the other party obviously did not come with sincerity.

The reason why the IRA gave in was to a large extent because it hoped to end the war as soon as possible, after all, the financial pressure of the IRA and the external diplomatic environment were extremely unfavorable, and in such a situation, if they could not do so in a timely manner, it might lead to their situation in an unfavorable situation. So, the IRA showed a lot of sincerity, if they could admit it.