Handan, Xun Yu is here for the second time. This place is full of sadness for him, because he is equivalent to going bankrupt here, which is really not a good experience.

Handan is a paradise for the rich, and everything here shows its prosperity. It has to be said that the Republican Army is very capable in this regard.

The merchant knows what the merchant needs and lets the merchant manage it himself. This will show a lot of efficiency, for example, there is a lot of public transport here. It's also easy to get around. Horse-drawn carriages can be hired everywhere. The city's traffic is also very orderly, and business is extremely prosperous. Everything is convenient, provided that you have a large amount of money. Because everything here is based on a lot of money.

"There are some things that are not doing well in the coal business at the moment. What I do know is that coal resources have been found in many places, and the mining problem is not very big, which is like digging the soil, and the soil itself is not valuable. But that's the case with coal. However, coal is produced in many places. The key is that many places need to be transported, and the coal transported from Luzhou, because of the relationship between the Taihang Mountains, directly leads to the rise in the price of coal, and compared with the local coal, in addition to the quality, there is no advantage in price, and most of the people consume coal, which is earned by themselves. They lack some of the necessary changes in the situation. The "consultant" hired by Jia Xu explained.

Consult the message. As well as to get through all kinds of links, such consultants are still needed. "Consultants" is a new word, in fact, their role is more extensive, they can be seen as business details, or, tooth business, etc., in fact, they are lacking, and sometimes, it is really difficult to do. Because Xun Yu once looked for some banks alone, but the bank refused very bluntly. First of all, there is a lack of acquaintances, and there is naturally a lack of understanding.

Second, the project doesn't look very attractive, not attractive enough, which means that there are risks in many places. Therefore, the banks will not directly accept such projects, they have "specialized" people to deal with such things, and the banks are gradually controlling more profitable businesses through the funds under their control, and such businesses will become extremely beneficial to them, which is where they are most advantageous.

It's a pity that this is not very beneficial to Xun Yu. Because he can only hire some "consultants." Most of these "advisors" provide relevant facilities in order to obtain relevant profits.

"yes, I see. It's one thing to mine coal. And most importantly, shipping, right? Xun Yu asked the advisor such a question.

"Yes, sir. I think that's how it should be. The other party said. Xun Yu nodded. Through the "consultant" Xun Yu knew the whole process of coal mining and use, coal mining also needs to be screened, coal washing, different sizes have different effects, and the quality of coal is also different. After screening and washing the coal, it will go to some other places for further processing, direct combustion is one type, and the other is coking. This technology can be obtained by submitting a series of patent fees. Technology isn't an issue for the time being. When the coke came out, it would be sent to the ironworks, where more iron would be processed, and the output of the ironworks was increasing every day, and the Republican army never seemed to be short of iron, and merchants from all over the country loaded iron ingots or iron products back to transport them back. That's a deal. Very simple.

The entire northern suburbs of Handan, the western suburbs. are all places where a large number of related gatherings are gathered. The billowing smoke never stops. This seems to be a sign that the IRA will be increasingly profitable. But the air in Handan is really not very good. It seems that the whole air smells of burning coal. The fast-growing Handan doesn't seem to have noticed such problems.

Xun Yu is keen, he realizes the importance of coal, he wants to rely on this mining coal to obtain wealth, but it seems that simple mining is not so simple, because they also need to be responsible for transporting coal, how to transport, relying on wheelbarrows, it is the use of horse-drawn carriages, and it is also an extremely large mobilization, you know, the price of coal is the competitive advantage. If he traveled thousands of miles to transport it, and the transportation cost was not profitable at all, which made him very embarrassed, and even thought of the possibility of giving up for a while. After all, it seems that such a thing can only be accomplished by doing so.

In their view, many problems need to be properly dealt with, because if these problems are not solved, they will soon cause great problems. In fact, if you want to master coal resources, you need to solve this problem in another way, but how to solve it? This made Xun Yu very distressed, and very distressed. This may be the way to go.

And state fronts. In Zhoucang's temporary headquarters, the autumn rain didn't seem to stop. This may or may not be good news.

"Where has the troop striker arrived?" Zhou Cangcai changed some of his wet clothes and asked. A staff officer on the side handed Zhou Cang a cup of ginger soup.

"Sir, the furthest the striker has reached the area controlled by the first detachment of the guerrillas. However, there is still thirty miles of road from the second detachment, and the road conditions there. Something isn't good. And ••••••".

"What else?" Zhou Cang asked.

"The fastest battalion in the forward was attrition, and there was only one infantry company left. Many people get dysentery, diarrhea, and all sorts of chills. In a short time, it is impossible to go into battle. The staff officer plucked up the courage to say this. Hearing this, Zhou Cang was very helpless.

"What about non-combat attrition?" Zhou Cangmeng took a sip of ginger soup and asked.

"Very bad, sir. Although we have some medications to treat, some things are not right. This can only be to control the condition, but to return to combat state, it is far from good. And it's still increasing, which is not good for us. The staff officer said.

"Send a telegram to the back, and quickly get the medical personnel to come up. Otherwise, the entire infantry division will collapse. Zhou Cang said anxiously.

Fighting a war is about logistics, and bad weather will inevitably bring some unimaginable consequences, such as diseases, plagues, and even concentrated outbreaks of infectious diseases. This kind of thing was not unusual in ancient times, although the Republican army made a lot of preparations, such as the fact that every soldier and medical guard carried a certain amount of medicine to deal with it, and they also had special toilets to prevent large-scale outbreaks of diseases. But the problem is that the environment, the environment in the combat area, has not been improved even more. The continuous autumn rains brought great disasters to both sides of the war. This was something that neither side expected.

"Well, let's go, let's go to the camp, I don't want my soldiers to say that their commander doesn't know anything." Zhou Cang said. But Zhou Cang's staff officers felt very embarrassed.

Nearby camps were his guard battalions, which were elite troops, and when necessary, were the trump cards in their hands.

"Where's your tent?" Zhou Cang inspected the camp and asked a few soldiers. The soldiers' clothes are gaining momentum. A single piece of linoleum cloth was of very limited use, as he was only seven or eight feet long. Four or five feet wide. Several soldiers had to stop under large trees to escape the rain. Their blankets were already soaking wet.

"This, sir." A corporal looked at his commander in embarrassment.

"Report to the chief, I'm their platoon leader, and our tents are for the wounded." An ensign voluntarily reported. He seemed to have just finished inspecting his soldier's camp, as the second lieutenant's clothes were gaining momentum.

"Where did the tent go? Why has our soldiers not solved the problem of accommodation until now, if this continues, it will increase our non-combat attrition. Zhou Cang said anxiously.

"Sir, we've been delaying our logistical supplies too far. They were far behind the artillery. Because the road could not advance here at all, the muddy road became the biggest obstacle, and when we advanced rapidly, the amount we carried was already very limited, and the non-combat attrition suddenly increased a lot, and we could not carry it at all. The staff officer on the side said helplessly.

"Why don't we live in private houses?" Zhou Cang said.

"Sir, the village can only arrange a very small number of people, and there are still people living in other places, which is not enough at all. The local people seem to be very resistant and afraid of the army, in order to ease the conflict with the local people. Enough of the disasters have been suffered by the local population. We can't bother them. Otherwise. So, that's all we can do. The staff officer said.

Many soldiers shivered from the cold.

"Damn. Damn the weather. Zhou Cang scolded, because as the commander of his own soldiers, there was nothing he could do.

Zhou Cang could only watch his soldiers freeze in the autumn rain. It's a terrible taste.

"Think of a way to solve this problem." Zhou Cang can only do this. But what kind of solution can they have, the autumn rain has brought them too many problems. It was the first time they had encountered such a problem, and the bad weather had caused them enough trouble. This caught them off guard. If this kind of problem cannot be solved in time, there will be no need to fight the war at all. It made him very uncomfortable. The kind of discomfort that the commander encounters with a helpless problem.