Zhending county seat. Bai Huan stood on the city wall and looked into the distance. He felt something was wrong. I don't know what's going on, but there's always a feeling of being watched.

"Haven't you heard from the Sentinel yet?" Bai Huan asked a few people around him.

"General. There is still no news at this time. But the little ones have already checked south. I think it won't be long before there is news to explain something. One man stood up and said.

"Hmm. Hurry up, I don't feel right. Bai Huan said. These days, he has always had such a feeling that they should have gone south to do a lot of things, but after hearing what happened to Yang Fengbu. He hesitated. It just so happened that they occupied Zhending and stopped here. Originally, it was very safe here, but when they heard that the Republican Army was going to occupy Yuan, Yuanshi was just south of them, and they felt that it was too close. Such a close distance is definitely going to be a problem.

Bai Huan's feeling was right, but he didn't take some measures, the main thing is that there is no intelligence yet. He's going to be under a big threat.

Thirty miles north of the county seat of Zhending. There is an official road leading to the county seat outside Baijiapo. But the village is empty. Even if there are people, they will hide.

"I guess there is no one left in the village." Captain Li Datie said as he looked at the silent village with a telescope.

"Damn the Black Mountain Thieves, they must have done a good thing." A lieutenant scolded. He took a sip of water. Taking a break, the troops were resting on both sides of the road, and the troops of the other companies were rapidly advancing towards the rear. They were of the 4th Infantry Division, the 7th Infantry Brigade. Their task was to penetrate fifty miles to the enemy's rear and completely encircle the White Circle. Participating in the operation were the strength of five brigades. Quite strong in terms of troops. But the supplies along the way made them feel a little embarrassed. Question: The nearby villagers have all run away. Or is it gone.

"Forget it. Leave them some food. Such cold weather. We're going to take this down later. Leave them alone and let them fend for themselves, it's not our job to join the Republican Army. Captain Li Datie said. It's not the first time they've done this. When they came from the Yuan Clan, they found that there were many, many people who had fled along the way. Those who could not run also fell to their knees and begged to be spared. Later, after explanation, they found out. The Montenegrin thieves robbed everything they could from the locality. The weather was cold, there was a lack of food and clothing, and many people froze to death. The village was full of corpses. There were also corpses on both sides of the road. Looking at a lot of soldiers, they gritted their teeth. They hated the Black Mountain thieves to death. In order to be able to survive for themselves, they completely disregard the survival of these ordinary people. They saw too many corpses along the way, too many.

Li Datie is also an ordinary person, he has a father and mother in the family, and he is very annoyed when he thinks of people with the same tragic fate as himself. So, the only thing he can do is to find a way to solve such a problem. Every time he passed through a village, he would ask the soldiers to put down some water, dry food. In this way, they will be able to live. This is also worthy of their own conscience.

"Company commander. It's not a way to go on like this. The lieutenant said worriedly.

"I know. But there is no way, we can only fight the Black Mountain thieves to restore this place. Li Datie said helplessly. The number of refugees they encountered this time was small. Because after a period of cold conditions, many people died of cold, disease, and hunger. In other words, a large number of refugees have actually died. There were too many corpses along the way, too many. In order to reduce the deaths of these people. That's all they can do. They just want those people to stay strong.

"Quick. Quick, each one. Fast forward. Surround these beasts and teach them a good lesson. The battalion commander shouted. The rest of the soldiers began to regroup and advance rapidly, which was not the case for the Republican army to disperse and assault on a large scale. Rather, it is a kind of preparation for maintaining combat effectiveness.

War Department.

"At most, there is one day left for our troops to advance to their intended positions." Jia Xu indicated on the map. The fifty-mile line is the place where the princes of Shangwu and Jia Xu stipulated to advance arrived.

"Hmm. In this case, our military operation will be considered complete. Siege is only the first step. The second step is to bombard them with artillery. Shang Wu said.

"The artillery unit is still advancing. Solve them, I guess the problem is not very big. But there are a few things we need to be prepared for. Jia Xu said worriedly to Shangwu.

"What's the matter?" Shang Wu asked Jia Xu.

"That's right, I saw a telegram from some officers. It said. In the Yuan region, as well as further north, a large number of civilians froze to death. Starve. There were a lot of corpses. Such a situation. Too much. Jia Xu couldn't even go on. Shang Wu nodded, he didn't want to listen to it either, because if such a report could really be read.

"They're not refugees anymore. They are corpses. Is that right? Shang Wu said.

"Yes. We could have avoided that, I think, and management. With such a large number of refugees, we have to be separated in a timely manner, and we are doing relatively well at the moment, and we have carried out some actions against them, and separated some of their actions. In this way, their situation can be regarded as solving a large part of the problem. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. It's also an attitude. Shang Wu said. For those refugees. The IRA selected a number of people directly from among them to form the group. Then the group becomes a team. A squad becomes a brigade. In this case, it is even if they are organized.

"So we have a lot of things that we need to manage in advance. In other words, we should send an officer-like officer, organize them, let them form their own kind of order, and restore it in time in the local area, so that we can reduce some of these and consolidate them locally. Jia Xu said.

Jia Xu's ideas are very advanced, and sometimes, Shangwu himself admires some of his views. Because many of his views were ahead of his time.

"I think we should cultivate more such management talents and organize them, so that it will also reduce some of our material supplies." Jia Xu said.

"You're right. That's right. I think of something. Shang Wu said.

"Tell me about it." Jia Xu said to Shang Wu.

"I think we should have some places, immigrants, directly take some of our institutions, immigrants over, and turn them into one of our colonies there." Shang Wu said.

"Colonies?" Jia Xu looked at Shang Wu, he didn't understand what Shang Wu's colony meant.

"How to say. I give you, there is a British Empire with us, and this empire is big, big, and its colonies can see the sun rise everywhere. That is, the sun never sets. It's such a big empire, their way is to adopt colonies, and we can do the same, we work with those elites locally, for example, the Montenegrin bandits, we influence them, for example, we need some resources, and then through trade to meet our needs, they export primary products in exchange for high-end products, and we come here to process them, so that we can connect the local economy with our economy, our economy develops, and our economy stops. And they stopped, and little by little they obeyed our commands. What do you think? Shang Wu said.

"Colonies?" Jia Xu asked Shangwu.

"Yes, colonies, if we establish such colonies, we can influence the local people, let them know our values, what we do, and our institutions, in short, we can do a lot of things, as long as they can accept it, everything will work in their favor." Shang Wu said.

"Good. With this kind of hair, we can do a lot of things well. In this way, we can do our own good. Jia Xu said.

If it is relocated on a large scale, it will be a big trouble for Shangwu and for the base area. However, if they migrate some of their own institutions, they will develop more advantages, firstly they will drive the local economy, and secondly, they will get a certain amount of land. Thirdly, and that is, they open up more markets. Shangwu is actively developing trade, and the development of trade means that more places need more business, which means that the resources of any region must be opened up in order to achieve such a scale of business.

"That way, a lot of our stuff can be sold. And what we need is colonies, to build more and more colonies. Is that right? Jia Xu asked.

"Yes, we have our own privileges, and the reliance of that privilege is our deterrence by force. We can all do that. The more you do, the more you get. Shang Wu said.

The base is in a state of rapid development, and his agriculture is recovering, but it will take time. But the problem is that they won't be given much, too much time, and in such a situation, the only thing to do is for them to open up more trade, to get more markets, and then many things can become extremely advantageous. This is what Shangwu needs at the moment, if it weren't for a primary idea from Jia Xu, Shangwu wouldn't have such an idea, they need more and more markets, as well as resource exchanges.