The bronzes are from the captured battlefields. Some weapons are still made of bronze, and some of the castings of the carriages are also used, and there are also some shields, bows, crossbows, or other parts that have such things, after Shang Wu discovered this problem. All of them were collected at once, and the casting of the cannons was halted due to the lack of raw materials. Now the materials are ready.

As for some details, technical problems, Shangwu can only take the most primitive method at present, the time spent on casting is still relatively large, whether it can be equipped with artillery in a relatively short period of time, is still an unknown, Shangwu can only tell the other party about some possible problems in artillery casting technology. If iron is used to cast artillery, they will face more problems, such as whether the quality of iron is the best, and at the same time to prevent bubbles when casting, bronze has a relatively small impact in this regard, plus copper has a certain ductility, it is the best material for artillery casting, but the problem is that the price is extremely expensive. In order to increase the number of artillery, Shangwu also made an extremely crazy move, he ordered a part of the copper coins to be melted. This means that for a period of time, his base will enter an era of deflation, which is good for the people, but it is not good news for the company. This can have a serious impact on the development of the enterprise.

But there is no way, if you don't make cannons, all the problems will not be solved. They will face an even more serious existential crisis, which will not be solved all at once.

Fortunately, grain has become a new equivalent, and their appearance has, to a certain extent, alleviated the problem of insufficient money. However, in order to solve this problem fundamentally, it is necessary to face the problem of money directly. Maybe it's not time to solve this problem.

"How? Is the production okay? Shang Wu asked Jia Xu.

"The production of saltpeter and charcoal is okay and can be maintained, but there is too much lack of sulfur. I'm afraid it's going to be very difficult for us to continue, after all, we haven't found anything like this in the base area, and I think we should find a way to get some from somewhere else, or if you solve it technically. Jia Xu inspected the production situation of the ** workshop of the arsenal. The situation is very bad, and the last reserves of sulphur have already begun to be used. This means that they have entered the most critical moment.

"I'm afraid it's a little difficult." Shang Wu said. Judging from the current materials, Shangwu can indeed produce some high-power **, for example, ****, the power of this thing is still relatively large, but the problem is that it is a little difficult to control. Although algae earth can be used to solve the problem. But the problem is that detonation also requires **, as well as a variety of materials, and it seems that it is difficult for the base area to meet such a demand at present, or that the overall technology is not up to the requirements, and these can only make some ***, but if the gun wants to be used, it cannot be met at all.

"We have to find a way, or we won't be able to fight at all." Jia Xu said anxiously.

"Okay. I'll give it a try. Shang Wu said helplessly. Although the conditions were somewhat restrictive, Shang Wu felt that it would be better to give it a try. If it weren't for the urgency of the situation, Shangwu really didn't want to do this.

"Well, there's a few more things, you look at these." Jia Xu handed over the notebook he had recorded to Shang Wu.

"Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao found our staff officers, they want to join the Red Turban Army, and at the same time they themselves said some of their own conditions, we must provide them with some logistics supplies, that is, food, and at the same time don't be too strict with them. They wanted to be able to fight like guerrillas. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm." Shang Wu felt that such conditions were a bit too much. If the other side is well fed and leaves, then they will lose control of their troops. In the end, it was the Red Turban Army that lost. Sangwu felt that he should not do this. He was not a stingy person, but he was worried that the two of them would leave like this.

"What do you think?" Shangwu asked.

"I know that we may not be able to accept such conditions, after all, we provide logistical supplies, as long as they have certain conditions, they will still leave, just like they left the Yellow Turban Army to join us. Such fears are rightly true. Jia Xu said.

"But if we control their ranks. They will turn against us very much, and the more we control their army, the more they will be against us. Jia Xu said. Shang Wu nodded in agreement after hearing this, this is the rebellious psychology of people. What you force the other person to do can often go in the opposite direction. It also takes a certain amount of psychological support to win over such people.

"Well, but we also have to have our own conditions, and everything can't come according to their requirements." Shang Wu said.

"I think we can start with the low-level soldiers, so that the influence of the generals on the officers and soldiers is minimized, for example, the control of the junior officers, the soldiers, and the large-scale transfer of their soldiers, so that even if they want to leave, they can't take the troops with them." Shang Wu said.

"We also need to grasp a certain degree, otherwise, the other party will become extremely sensitive, which is not a good thing for us." Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. That's right, we really can't do it too fast, so we use the equipment of ** weapons as a reason. Let them send soldiers to the teaching team. At the same time, in order to improve their combat effectiveness as soon as possible, we send the backbone to their team, so as to influence each other, and control their troops through continuous replacement. Complete the makeover of them. As long as the transformation of their troops is completed. It's up to us. Shang Wu thought for a moment and said.

"It's not just the low-level soldiers, but also the officers, and that's something that must be noted." Jia Xu reminded.

"yes, that's it." Shang Wu said. The end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In fact, it was a period of warlord melee, and the reason for the scuffle was that the generals were able to control a certain number of troops, and the central government's control over the army was greatly reduced. In such a situation, it is naturally difficult for them to cope with such a situation. Although the system of martial arts, as well as the basis of logistical supply, etc., can prevent such a situation from appearing, in order to prevent the army from splitting. They started from the lowest level of officers and soldiers. In this case, it is a rebellion of the generals, but their soldiers do not agree, and the generals have no effect, and the particularity of the weapons and equipment is determined. Logistical replenishment. A unit equipped with firearms, the lack of logistical supply for too long is also a factor. However, if we want to fundamentally solve this problem, we must first start with the consciousness of the officers and soldiers at the bottom.

"Well, it's feasible, we have to woo their officers like this, we can't let them take the team away at will, we have to spoof as much as possible to reduce the influence of the generals on the troops." Jia Xu agrees that Shangwu should fundamentally solve this problem.

"Not only that, but we also have to restrict them, give them a certain division of combat areas, so that they can only do it in a certain area, and politically, we take a more independent way to control, so that a system will be formed, and the generals are only a part of the system to reduce their influence." Shang Wu said. Jia Xu nodded in agreement.

Warlord melee is because the main generals have absolute control over their troops, and their subordinates have absolute control over their subordinates. Although most of their combat units have a certain personality, the problem is that they still rely on traditional relationships to fight. In fact, this is a new military system based on the economic system of feudal landlords, and what Shangwu wants to reform is a completely new economic system, they have more employment relations, and once this employment relationship is fixed, it is the state.

"I think that in the education of officers, as well as in the education of soldiers, there should be an emphasis on responsibility, responsibility, responsibility." Shang Wu said. The most important spirit of an army is responsibility.

"I found that in the Yellow Turban Army, as well as in the officers and soldiers, the officers consider their own interests, and the soldiers second, so that when they fight, once they reach a certain loss, they begin to become unstable." When the Third Brigade was fighting, they found that when a detachment of the opposing side suffered a certain degree of combat losses, the soldiers no longer actively fought, but responded passively, which was also an important factor that led to the rapid advance of the Red Turban Army. Because after the war losses reach a certain level, the interests of the officers will be greatly damaged. This loss would lead to a shake in the position of the officer, who was able to have his own subordinates by virtue of their military strength. In fact, to some extent, this already has the meaning of warlord secession. In addition, the continuous decline of the prestige of the central government has directly led to the occurrence of such a situation, which, if it continues to continue, will be very unfavorable to them. Therefore, a certain percentage of battle losses will reach their critical point.

And the martial troops are not, they are affected by the spirit of contract from the beginning, because this is their foundation, they first clarify their obligations and responsibilities, in the education of officers, they learn more responsibility, that is, they need to complete their own tasks, in order to complete their responsibilities, they first face such a situation, this situation, will be more beneficial to them. Because they are not afraid of the loss of their troops to a certain extent, they are concerned about their own responsibilities and whether their combat missions have been accomplished, and this reflects a huge difference; on the one hand, the other side attaches importance to its own interests, and on the other hand, it attaches importance to its own responsibilities, and this has formed a big difference. Combat efficiency, capabilities are compared at once.

It is precisely because of such restrictions that Shangwu is not afraid of them making ghosts. He is not afraid that the other side will take measures to transfer his troops.

West Park New Army Camp.

"Little thief army demon magic, what is there to fear? Don't you share your worries for Your Majesty? Yuan Shao asked Cao Cao.

"I was wrong." Cao Cao waved his hand and said.

"The Red Turban Army is different from the Yellow Turban Army, a large number of ** are buried around, if our army rashly attacks, it will inevitably cause greater losses, and our army cannot avoid the battle in order to deal with these **. How can you not share your worries for Your Majesty? Cao Cao felt very helpless about Yuan Shao's accountability, Yuan Shao was very anxious, and asked Zhu Jun many times to order the pursuit, but Zhu Jun refused to attack because the situation was unknown, which made Yuan Shao very annoyed, so he and Cao Cao jointly asked for orders to send troops, but Cao Cao also refused, he thought that his commander was very correct and clear, the current situation is indeed not very clear, and many places have not been able to clearly solve such problems, if they attack rashly, it may only increase their losses. The power of **, he knows.

"What's there to be afraid of." Yuan Shao was a little puzzled by Cao Cao's caution. He didn't think it was going to make a big difference.

"Boom." That's when it happened. A huge explosion was heard. The two of them looked curiously at the black mushroom cloud that was rising into the air outside the camp.

"This. This, this is? Yuan Shao asked Cao Cao for some reason.

"That's it. It's powerful. We should be careful. Cao Cao said. Yuan Shao was a little frightened. Because two horses were blown away outside his camp. As for the knight, it is estimated that it is also very bad.

"This thing, unexpectedly, unexpectedly." This is the first time Yuan Shao has encountered such a situation, and he doesn't know how those ** were buried here.

"We should be careful." After Cao Cao finished speaking, he went to the tent of Huangfu Song's camp. He felt that there would be some situation there.

"This." Yuan Shao was a little frightened in his heart, what he said just now, he felt that it might have been said earlier.

Inside the camp tent of Huangfu Song.

"Hehe, the old man has seen too much about this. That's it, and if you're careful enough, you can deal with it. Huangfu Song said to Cao Cao.

"It's just, how did this thing be buried in front of my military camp?" Huangfu Song asked suspiciously.

"The last general also came for this matter, in the west of Guangzong, our army found a buried ravine, if you don't look carefully, it may be difficult to find, the last general believes that the Red Turban Army is relying on such a tunnel to dig, to reach the gate of our military camp." Cao Cao reported what he had discovered to Huangfu Song.

Huangfu Song put down the book in his hand. He knew that things were a little different.

"It seems that the tunnel is also a means of the Red Turban Army." Huangfu Song suddenly realized something, and he felt that the Red Turban Army had more such means to deal with their problems.