Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

Jia Xu handed a telegram to Shang Wu. After Sangwu saw it, he just put it on his desk.

"Unexpectedly, three brigades. The speed of expansion was so fast, expanding to nearly 90,000 people at once. Shang Wu said. Rebels who joined the IRA, as well as local militias. This number is more than 80,000 people, nearly 90,000 troops, which makes everyone feel very crazy.

"yes, I was shocked when I saw such numbers. However, Ma Heng's worries were right, after such a large number of troops were expanded, there would be a huge decline in combat effectiveness all of a sudden. This is not conducive to our next military operation, and such a military force is at most only to scare the enemy. Not only that, from a military and economic point of view, we still need to support such a large number of troops, and the food problem is a huge shortage, which requires at least 100,000 stone of grain. I can't raise so much food. Jia Xu said. There is still some time before the summer grain. Shang Wu also knows that the only way is to wait for the outside world, and only the longer the wait, the more favorable the situation can be used to solve such problems.

"The problem is not that, on the surface, it looks like an army problem, and we can solve it just by reorganizing, but in fact, this is an economic problem, and it is even more of a political problem." Shang Wu said.

"The Hedong region has not formed a favorable whole, and it is still scattered, and this dispersion is mainly due to the fact that we have established various base areas and guerrilla areas in the local area. When such areas are gathered, they will naturally be relatively dispersed, but the integration of these political forces will form a big problem. Shang Wu said.

"This is an extremely unfavorable situation for us. We need further integration. In the process of reorganization, it is inevitable that some troops will be dispersed. If they can't find their own suitable jobs, the result will be very unfavorable for them, which requires us to encourage the establishment of more production plants and provide more jobs to them, only in this way, our situation can become more favorable. Shang Wu said.

"What we need to do on top of that is a lot of political traction. For example, some officials of the imperial court, as well as the power of the imperial court, we need to increase our political attractiveness, so that our situation will become much more favorable, and this is the special situation that we are encountering at present, and in such a situation, this will be of great help to us, and this kind of help is such a situation, so that our situation can become much more favorable. Shang Wu said.

"What is it specifically?" Jia Xu asked Shang Wu like this, he was making some records. In order to better solve some of these problems when the work is carried out.

"Specifically, the parliamentary system, we should see that the local situation is very complicated, there are court officials, local families, commoners, and some rebel military leaders. Identities are different. Thinking from a different perspective, only by bringing all these people together and reaching a consensus agreement that their interests are aligned with ours, only in this way can we have more advantages, and in such a situation, this is a challenge for us. In the face of such a challenge, whether the parliamentary system can play a greater role depends on our ability to coordinate. Shang Wu said.

"It's not easy." Jia Xu said after writing.

"Yes, it's because it's not easy, that's why we have to do it, we need to do more, and in such a situation, we have more and more things, and naturally, we have to do a lot." Shang Wu said.

"If we get to a certain level of annexation, we have to set up some states and counties. In this way, the situation can be in our favor. Jia Xu said. Jia Xu keenly grasped a new situation, that is, the Republican Army is breaking some of the original special circumstances and changing the county to a state. In this case, their situation will become much more favorable.

"Yes, it's a political realignment. After all, we didn't recover the whole of Hedong, which is quite difficult for us. At the same time, we also need to realize that the merchants are the main local governors, and their abilities are extremely limited, and they need to cooperate with the locals to reintegrate the local economic resources, and it is not easy to do it, the bigger the place given to them. It's not easy to deal with. Shang Wu said.

"Well, hopefully they'll be able to handle something like this properly. At present, the military has quickly moved to the front of political and economic issues. Jia Xu said.

"yes. There's no way around it. The next step is to make military adjustments, to be on the defensive, and to use diplomacy and economic means to achieve the current situation. Shang Wu said. Jia Xu nodded, he thought that what Shang Wu said was right, they must seriously face such a situation, such a situation is an extremely beneficial situation for all people, and such a situation is some situations that they must face for all people.

Shang Wu and Jia Xu's analysis is right, on the surface, this is a military problem, and they can achieve such a situation only through military reorganization, but in fact, this is not a simple military problem, but more of an economic and political problem.

First of all, there are many types of armed forces they are facing, and the reorganization involves the question of whether to stay or leave some officers, some of whom are suitable for staying, some of whom are not suitable for staying, and how to resettle them is not a small difficulty.

Secondly, behind the military problem are their political power, as well as representatives of economic power. For example, the local landlords' armed forces, they have formed their own armed forces, which are of a family nature, they have their own land use, and at the same time rely on the blood ties of the clan to establish a huge network of relations, such a network is a series of actions in a series of problems they are currently encountering, in this case, their situation will form a great development for them. That's what they are in a particular situation right now.

If the Republican Army wants to integrate, the only way is to break the original economic system, strongly impact the local economic order, and after the destruction, redivide, so that the rest of the things can be regarded as effectively unfolding, and their situation will basically develop in their most favorable direction, in such a situation, which makes their situation much more favorable, and this is the special situation they are encountering at present.

In the end, they're bringing all these different forces together, which can be harder by comparison. The Hedong region cannot be accomplished by simple military integration, and many things still require a lot of coordination to ensure the completion of such a military integration. Therefore, Shang Wu thinks this is very difficult.

Ma Heng was only a military commander, and he considered the integration of the troops, while Shang Wu and Jia Xu needed to consider the problem from both economic and political perspectives. This is due to the fact that they are at different levels. So, in such a situation, they naturally need to do a lot of things.

Jingshi, Luoyang, Beigong.

Firefox found the newspaper in his hand when he was buying fried oil cakes, but unfortunately, the newspaper had been cut into pieces. Firefox has been in Luoyang for such a long time, and I don't know that there is such a thing as a newspaper.

It seems that from this point of view it is proven. That man is still alive, not only alive and well, but also invented the newspaper. Unfortunately, Firefox doesn't know the name of the newspaper, but in 185 A.D., it can be seen similar to the newspaper that appeared in the 19th century. Firefox can only come and see. It's a lot more fun than listening to a play.

In this age of scarce information, it's interesting to be able to know something about what's going on in the outside world.

It's a pity that the people of Luoyang regard the newspaper as a lotus leaf, which is not used to wrap snacks, but to wrap all kinds of meat. Or it becomes something like toilet paper, which is extremely beneficial to the development of human history, especially the development of the anorectum of human beings.

The newspaper was cut into small pieces, small pieces, which made Firefox see very limited content, but it was from these small pieces of newspapers that Firefox saw the news that shocked her.

"My mother. My dear mother. Not alive anymore. Firefox said.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Xiaohe asked the fire fox worriedly, and the fire fox just smiled slightly. Then she began to sigh that this guy has changed too many historical things. Because the newspaper says. The arquebuses currently armed with the imperial court are outdated weapons, such weapons are simply not comparable with the flintlock muskets of the Republican Army, and moreover, the Republican Army has carried out large-scale military reforms, and they can eliminate the presence of pikemen, because they are armed with bayonets. The upgrading of weapons can greatly offset their lack of numbers and military training.

At the same time, it will make their tactics more advantageous.

And not only that, but it was also said in the newspapers. The difference between artillery. Because there are new technologies, as well as the use of new materials. The weight of the Republican artillery was drastically reduced. And the imperial court's artillery large-caliber artillery is as high as three thousand catties, which is an extremely terrifying number, which means that they need eight oxen to pull. Such a bulky artillery is a major suppression for them, and this kind of suppression is a huge suppression for them, and the artillery of the same caliber of the Republican Army was quickly reduced to less than 1,000 catties. Although the weight is still relatively heavy. But in comparison, it was much higher than the artillery of the imperial court.

Firefox is not very interested in these comparisons, she is interested in this guy, to bring this backward era into a new stage of development.

Cold weapon combat is terrifying enough. And this guy has brought more weapons into this era of cold weapons, and he will set off a larger scale of killing.

Therefore, Firefox will have such an exclamation, but unfortunately, such an exclamation, the other party cannot hear it, because he will never stop such weapon research because of such an exclamation, on the contrary, such research for them, this is historical progress, and it is an important guarantee for them to ensure the safety of their lives. If none of them can guarantee their own lives. How to move the course of history.

While it is true that there are more and more killings with weapons, the technology represented by weapons is driving the progress of history. If it weren't for such technological advancement, how could human beings progress, how could there be explosive growth, and their new understanding, in such a situation, this is an inevitable result for them.

Inside the side hall of the South Palace. Emperor Han Ling was reading the same newspaper, but he was furious.

"These republican armies deceive people too much, deceive people too much." Emperor Han Ling scolded. It's a pity that he still scolded Tai Sven, and in comparison, such insults are too easy.

Emperor Han Ling was very angry, and Zhang Rang dealt with it carefully.

And Jian Shuo lowered his head and was silent, Zhang Rang was very happy in his heart. He did not expect that the Republican Army would dismantle the imperial court's exercise offensive with just one article. It's too easy. Zhang Rang was very happy, in this way, his previous investment, especially when the bond was low, bought in large quantities, and the amount he bought exceeded any time. If the imperial maneuver was to be withdrawn quietly, it would be good news for him, why, very simply, because the Republican army occupies a favorable situation, their situation will develop extremely favorably.

For example, if the artillery of the imperial court is used for attack, it is extremely cumbersome, and it is okay to conduct defensive operations, but when it is used for attack, they will be in a very disadvantageous position, because the tactics of the republican army are very flexible, and the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level dare to fight and fight and have flexible tactics. Before the artillery could be aimed, they might have made a detour back to their rear. In this way, their bulky cannons really have no advantage at all, not only that, but in terms of logistics and supply, the output of the imperial court's arsenal is far inferior to that of the Republican Army's arsenal.

The number of people engaged in the production of arsenals in the republican army has exceeded 100,000, and the imperial court may not be able to exceed 3,000 people. This greatly limits their ammunition replenishment, as well as the replenishment of weapons. Plus poor shipping conditions. In contrast, there are still many problems in the New Army in the West Park.

At the end of the article, they also persuaded the court to study with them. They don't mind teaching these junior cadets something at a military school.

"What's it called? What is military academy study, is this what my Xiyuan New Army looks like? Emperor Han Ling was extremely annoyed.

If it is really according to the weapon analysis, the Xiyuan New Army that Emperor Ling of Han spent a lot of money to build turned out to be a new army equipped with outdated weapons and equipment, and their money was not spent in vain? Such a situation was simply unbelievable to them, and he felt that the whole person had suffered an unprecedented insult.

Yes, insults. Emperor Han Ling felt that his dignity was completely gone. But these things are not something that can be solved all at once.

Jian Shuo couldn't help it, he knelt on the ground and made a look of pleading.

He was also helpless, he had never seen what a flintlock pistol looked like, and he didn't know how far the Republican artillery had come up. But what he did know was that if it was really as the Republican Army said, the New Army in West Park would actually be lagging behind. Such a backwardness occurs in an extremely passive situation, and he is unwilling to face such a situation, but helplessly, in such a situation, they can only face such a situation.

The Republican Army has three arsenals, and they have many, many laboratories, such as their vehicle laboratory that provides the best gun mounts, and the artillery factories can carry out continuous research in artillery technology, and at the same time there are great breakthroughs in metallurgy, etc. Their arsenal has more than 100,000 people, 100,000 people, what kind of concept is this, which means that the factory production capacity of the Republican Army is far greater than they have at any time.

For example, arquebuses are currently the most common. The cost of manufacturing for the Republican Army was much lower than the market and could meet the use of the imperial army, while the cost price of the musket produced by the West Garden Arsenal was twice as high as the market price. The main reason for this is that their R&D and production capacity lag far behind the Republican Army.

There is no way, they are just like that, there are not enough funds, and the enthusiasm for research is insufficient. The Republican Army, as if they knew how to develop, they were always at the forefront of research on weapons, they simply couldn't catch up, and the bad thing wasn't here.

It is the pressure formed by their weapons. Under such pressure, they had to carry out relevant research, or production, so that they had been under the oppression of each other, and this feeling of oppression was very unmoving, which was also what Emperor Han Ling was very annoyed about, because he felt that all the money they had spent before was in vain.

"No matter what kind of weapons I have, I want to see if the new army in the West Park is completely backward." Emperor Han Ling said.

Zhang Rang was very happy, he was very happy when he saw Jian Shuo who was scolded.

General, He Jin's mansion.

A heated debate is unfolding.

The general He Jin also knew such a thing, but he himself didn't feel very good about the things that were pressed. Or rather. He felt that such a situation was for him. This is not the most favorable situation.

The firearms unit established by the imperial court at a cost of countless sums of money was described as a backward army by the Republican Army.

Although there is a detailed comparison of the weapons, many people are worried about this, after all, such a situation is also a challenge for them, and such a challenge will make them feel uneasy. But the huge amount of money wasted makes them feel very sorry.

It's a very contradictory situation, and if they can understand it, they will understand why it's the way it is.

"The firearms of the Republican Army are not very scary. Firearms also have many weaknesses, for example, they fight in wet weather, which is extremely disadvantageous. And their cannons. It's also extremely bulky. Artillery is unlikely to keep up with the pace of the infantry. The artillery is single-powered. In fact, the gap between the imperial army and the republican army is not very large. Yuan Shao said.

He had experienced the firearms of the Republican Army, but his understanding of firearms was limited to the understanding of the primary product of an arquebus, the kind of fire-breathing tube, which for the first time gave him a very terrifying feeling, and the lethality was also amazing.

However, after Yuan Shao came back, he didn't know that he was deceiving himself. still has ulterior motives, and even claims that the power of firearms is still very limited, as long as there are enough elites. They can still defeat the Republican Army. As for the new flintlock pistols equipped by the Republican Army, he believes that it is only the propaganda of the Republican Army.

And he came up with many, many pieces of evidence to illustrate such a point.

For example, many of the Republican Army are in such a situation, and on the battlefield, the so-called "dumpling soup" that they appear is a way to blow the morale of the military. Firearms are not terrible, and most importantly, firearms, there are many, many shortcomings. For example, in a wet situation, ** will be damp and difficult to use. The power is not exerted, it is difficult to reload, and the continuous shooting effect is poor.

Arquebuses cannot shoot continuously. Especially for long shots. The barrel will become extremely hot and so on.

The general, under the influence of Yuan Shao, also felt this way. Firearms, he felt, weren't actually terrible. After all, such a thing, for them, is not the most threatening thing.

"Although the Republican Army has a great influence, the greatest threat to the court today is still the eunuchs. The collusion between the eunuchs and the Republican Army is far greater than the threat of the Republican Army's firearms. Yuan Shao said. After the publication of a disparaging statement about firearms.

Yuan Shao pointed the main finger at the eunuchs, and in his opinion, the republican army was only an external contradiction. And the eunuch is the internal contradiction, and only after the internal contradiction is resolved, the external contradiction is naturally resolved.

And this internal contradiction is the eunuch forces, only after completely eradicating these, their situation can be completely improved, so that they can be more advantageous.

In this regard, most people support this, after all, the first thing to do is to settle down. And inside, there are eunuchs. Only the demolition of the eunuchs. Everything can be on the right track. Everything can only turn out to be favorable if you are on the right track.