"Hmph, six firearms battalions of our army are besieging together, and they can't even take the defensive position of one battalion? It's useless to wait. Dong Zhuo threw down the binoculars in his hand and scolded.

Niu Fu, Guo Yan and others had extremely dull faces. Four of their guns were destroyed. But the opposite position just can't be taken. The two battalions fought with only 200 men left, which can be described as heavy casualties, but even so. The positions on the opposite side remained.

It makes me feel very helpless.

"No matter what method is used today, even at night, we must launch an attack and take it down for me." Dong Zhuo yelled loudly. The generals had to leave in a hurry and attack again.

"Bang bang bang. Boom. For a moment, the voice was loud.

In all fairness. The attack of Dong Zhuo's firearms battalion was still very orderly.

The three battalions marched in unison, and they began to advance before the artillery attack ceased, and did not stop the shelling until they were only three hundred paces from the enemy's position. You must know that Dong Zhuojun's artillery level is still very limited, and once he miscalculates, his own shells will fly to his own people. But even so. The Cao Cao infantry battalion on the opposite side still held its position.

Relying on trench defense, they effectively blocked most of the artillery bombardment. The five-inch gun is a plus-** gun. If the distance is calculated according to the ** ballistics, he can shoot more than 3,200 steps. The range is impressive. The Republican Army can bombard according to the curved trajectory of the projectile, relying on such an excellent range. The nomadic cavalry of the north generally had no way. Because at the time of three thousand steps, the opponent begins to attack, and it is time to attack in front of the opponent's defensive position. The cavalry would have suffered heavy casualties.

However, Dong Zhuojun's artillery could only take direct fire, and the distance of this proposition was suddenly reduced to 1,200 paces. When the infantry attacked three hundred paces, they had to stop firing. Otherwise, the shells will hit your side directly. So, the positions occupied by the artillery are usually from the high ground, and this is because they can shoot from a high position. Expand your own shooting angles.

The effect of the trenches was obvious, and all the direct shells were kept out, and the threat of killing was much reduced. Dong Zhuo's army does not have much funds, they will not be equipped with bulky mortars, they can be fired in a curved shot, and the ** cannon needs to calculate the trajectory. Trigonometry is already a headache for their artillerymen. A lot of people can only shoot on their own experience. But such gunners. It's hard to have one out of a hundred.

And so it appeared. Dong Zhuojun's artillery shot blindly. They still fired a lot of shots, otherwise they wouldn't have damaged some of the artillery, but even then it was still not enough, for the simple reason that most of their shells were hit on the fortifications. The infantry could only attack without the opponent's casualties, and the results can be imagined.

"Bang bang. Bang. Dong Zhuojun's firearms continued to attack. They were numerous and at one time suppressed the fire of the opposite firearms. But alas, after the three-stage attack. Their follow-up is weaker. Because Dong Zhuojun used the most ordinary firearms, they all used arquebus.

In the case of a three-stage shot, most of the firearms are able to maintain their firepower and shoot more accurately. But the second round. The problem was quickly exposed. Either you didn't finish reloading, or you couldn't fire. There are many reasons why it cannot be fired. In short, it has a lot to do with their usual training.

But Cao Cao's firearms battalion used flintlock. It is easy to operate, and there is no need to take care of the fire rope, and the speed of firing is much faster than that of the other party, and these firearms are all seized from the palace. Now I use it.

The most terrifying thing is that the opponent's defense system is also very exquisite, and there are all kinds of obstacles in front of the position, and Dong Zhuojun's firearms battalion is easily broken up by these obstacles. Or they gathered invisibly and were then bombarded by artillery. The offense collapsed. Therefore, Dong Zhuojun suffered heavy casualties, and the six infantry battalions suffered more than 600 casualties, which is not insignificant. But they just can't break through the opponent's position, which is an extremely disadvantageous thing for them.

"There is no way to rescue this matter." Xi Zhicai persuaded. In the entire capital of Luoyang, there is no army that can be mobilized. The New Army of the West Garden was disarmed as a whole. The only ones who resisted were Cao Cao's infantry battalions, but they couldn't play a bigger role at all, because the other side was surrounded by water.

"I can't wait to see them wiped out." Cao Cao said anxiously that it happened very suddenly. Because everyone is just wary of Dong Zhuo, but they are not vigilant enough. As a result, Dong Zhuo made the first move. It caused a great threat to the new army in the West Garden, as well as damage.

"At present, the only way to do this is to let Ding Yuanbu arrive in Luoyang as soon as possible, otherwise, we won't be able to deal with it." Xi Zhicai said.

Cao Cao could only admit that the role of the infantry battalion was only to delay the other party's time. Give Ding Yuan more time to arrive.

Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

The financial situation of the Republican Army has become much better, because they have a lot of extra funds on their books at once, of course, most of them are bonds and shares, which are Zhang Rang's hard work. But as soon as Zhang Rang died, these all went to the Republican Army. The IRA needs these things in disguise, and it will take time to deal with them for a while. But their finances have really improved a lot, and that's a big benefit for the IRA.

"The situation in Luoyang is still very chaotic. The latest intelligence shows. Dong Zhuo mobilized the army to attack the new army in Xiyuan. In this case, there will be only one armed force in the entire vicinity of Luoyang. Jia Xu said.

"It's better to wait, but we can help Dong Zhuo and expand the current favorable situation, as for the rest, we don't have to worry too much, we still need to wait for the further development of the situation." Shangwu believes that the best situation has not yet been reached.

It was only then that the Republican Army solved the financial problems. But the army's combat effectiveness has been restored, active preparations have not yet been made, and most importantly, they have not yet gained much from this chaos.

"You mean, Dong Zhuo will place more orders and give more benefits?" Jia Xu suddenly understood. The key to taking the initiative is not to take the initiative and get greater benefits, on the contrary, they must do everything possible to gain more benefits from this chaos.

"Yes, that's pretty much what it means, if we can expand our trade. At the same time, if we expand our interests in Guanzhong, I myself will not oppose it, and the best thing is that we can get more benefits. Shang Wu said. The latter strike is here.

"Well, it's not enough to simply eat one Dong Zhuo, we should actively expand some of our other things. At the same time, to make our position clear, we are neutral and do not participate in it. Jia Xu said. The Republican Army is a game of two tigers fighting each other until old age.

"Well, what I mean is that in this regard, we are actively trying to get closer to military generals with real power like Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and try to open their passages. In this way, the benefits for us are also very great. Shang Wu said.

"How is Ding Yuan?" Jia Xu suggested.

"Not very well, they are extremely unfriendly to us, and I have heard that the smugglers can hardly get any assurance there. No one tried. For safety reasons, no one went there to try it. Shang Wu shook his head helplessly and said. Ding Yuan was extremely disgusted with the Republican Army. As a result, the Republican Army was unable to open up the situation from Ding Yuan, as were other markets, and many local officials, although they did not explicitly express their disgust, even privately used some Republican Army-made artifacts. But to expand the market, as well as to support trade between the republican forces, it is simply impossible. This is also the most troublesome thing for the current Republican Army.

"It seems that this is the case, we must strengthen our support for Dong Zhuo, provide a bank loan, and let the other party's strength rise again, and when the strength is very strong, when there is no way to check and balance, those people will realize what they should do?" Jia Xu said.

"Well, I think, that's all there is to it. After all, in such a situation, they simply cannot achieve such a situation. Jia Xu put forward a more vicious strategy, the reason is very simple, only in this way can the other side be forced to open more markets, first the arms trade will be opened, and then all kinds of logistics supplies will open the door of convenience, which is the most beneficial effect for the Republican Army.

"Well, that's a solution, and maybe that's all it can be for now." Shang Wu nodded in agreement with such a move. After all, there are too many things for them to open up such a situation.

"Things in the north seem to be a little tricky. The border is still not very stable, and the battles between various tribes on the border will affect the security of the border from time to time, and in such a situation, we also need to allocate some energy to deal with some things in the north. Jia Xu took out another report and said.

"We must reassure the other side before sending troops, while expanding our defensive borders." Shang Wu said.

"I suggest, suggest a more extensive demilitarized zone, or give special rights to certain friendly tribes in the vicinity, so that we can be guaranteed some security to the greatest extent." Jia Xu said.

"This may be a solution to the problem." Shang Wu said. Plainly. That is, the strength of the border line occupied by the republican army is not stable, mainly because the republican army lacks enough cavalry troops, and there is no large-scale cavalry force to attack for deterrence, which naturally creates some opportunities for the other side. If the Republican Army had cavalry, this problem would not exist.