On the official road of Zhongmu County. Cao's army dug trenches on both sides of the road. And carefully camouflaged, more than a regiment, more than three thousand soldiers ambushed here. Leading them in an ambush was General Cao Ren.

The soldiers of the Cao army were all hidden in the trenches, and they all looked stuffy.

They've been waiting here for two days now. But I can't wait for anything. Cao Jun's first target was Zhongmu County. This county has a large population and a lot of land, but more people have lost their land.

Cao Jun chose such a target. It's pretty good.

The arrangement of Cao's army was like this, Cao Ang led a regiment to besiege Zhongmu County. Cao Ren led a regiment to ambush the reinforcements on the official road through which the reinforcements of the Bao Xin Department must pass, ambushing the reinforcements, while Cao Cao led a regiment as a reserve, centered, and he could support two points at any time. Such a configuration is the standard guerrilla ambush configuration of the Republican Army. In terms of battle planning, there is no big problem.

For the first time, Cao Cao accepted Cao Ang's suggestion to establish a reserve system, so that key forces could be allocated to key areas. This was the first time that Cao's army fought in the manner of the Republican Army.

"Dog, you say, is this battle really like the general said?" A lean man in a second-class military uniform asked.

"I don't know, but I think it's true, it's not given us twenty acres of land. This time, the land that was beaten down, no matter what, had a share. The dog said.

This time, Cao Jun also made a bloody investment. In order to mobilize the soldiers' combat enthusiasm to the greatest extent, Cao Cao said it at the military mobilization meeting. A minimum allocation of twenty acres of land is awarded.

This kind of naked reward system is more direct than gold and silver.

Not only that, but if there is a war exploit. For the first time, Cao Jun abolished the first rank system, and calculated according to the number of testimonies between officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers that confirmed that they had killed, and if they performed well, they were not only promoted, but also had greater material rewards, and this reward made their situation suddenly aroused, which was a situation they had never encountered before, which made them feel very mad.

"Who knows if it's true." The lean man said with some suspicion. He was given only twenty acres of land. Twenty acres is much better than it used to be. But it's still too little. He wanted to get more land, preferably, without paying taxes. In this way, the situation of his family will be completely improved.

"Whether it's true or not, you say, we've been waiting for two days. It's time for those reinforcements to come. Wait and come. We'll be able to get our land. The dog said. As he spoke, he excitedly waved the firearm in his hand. It was handed over to them by the IRA, and it was maintained as good as new, and it was a good thing.

"I don't know." The lean man shook his head and said. They also don't know what awaits here. They even doubted that the enemy would be able to come.

A lot of soldiers are like these two people. They also did not know if the enemy's reinforcements would come. A lot of people are nervous. They were a little uneasy, but also a little excited, because the land was a great stimulus to them, and it was a time when land annexation was very serious, and land meant great assets. Give them a mountain of gold and silver, and they will not be exchanged.

"Da-da-da-da." That's when it happened. A cavalryman came up quickly from the official road. It's coming from behind them, and maybe there's important news.

Cao Ren soon received new orders.

"Damn it. Reinforcements can't come. It's all fucking withdrawn. Withdrawn. Cao Ren shouted loudly. One by one, the soldiers stood up, not knowing what was happening. But they know for sure that this battle, gone. The land they longed for was gone.

The situation is still very favorable for them. At least they don't have to pay too much to take their target.

Cao Ren originally wanted to fight fiercely, but the result was that the Cao army only surrounded it for two days and then got Zhongmu County at once.

Cao Jun got their set goal. Naturally, reinforcements could not come.

A county town is bait for fishing. But now the bait has been eaten. The fish will not be able to take the bait. Cao's army had to take a temporary break to prepare for the next phase of the operation.

Inside the headquarters of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Cao Army.

"Originally, we thought that it would take some effort to occupy the county seat, but we didn't expect it. The other party surrendered on his own initiative. This was a big surprise to us. Cao Cao said helplessly.

"My lord, we still need the next step, it is important to attack the living forces of the other party, and if necessary, we can even give up the necessary cities." Xi Zhicai suggested. A Zhongmu County has not been able to attract the attention of the other party, and it seems that the other party did not expect such a point.

"Well, where do you think we should attack next?" Cao Cao asked, Xi Zhicai.

"Xuchang, of course. We need to get there, step by step. Only by attacking the opponent's vital point can we hit a more ruthless one. Xi Zhicai said.

"Well, you're right." Cao Cao nodded and said.

"Sir, new telegram." A lieutenant officer came in and reported.

Xi Zhicai took it and handed it to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao gave it to Xi Zhicai after a quick look.

"The Republican Army still has a lot of support for us, and they are willing to provide some aerial reconnaissance." Cao Cao said.

"That's a good thing." Xi Zhicai said.

"I don't think the IRA has other purposes, otherwise they wouldn't have helped us do that. But for now, we don't care about that. Occupying a county town, we finally have a stable rear, and as for the support provided by the Republican Army, there is better, there is none, and we don't need it. Cao Cao said.

Cao Cao cared about the increase in his strength, as for the rest, he didn't want to care about more things now, after all, these things were for him. It was all given to them by the Republican Army, not his own, and Cao Cao wanted his own things. He really didn't care about the rest.

Luoyang.

"The Cao army has occupied Zhongmu County, and they should have hit the other party's reinforcements fiercely, but now, they have eaten the bait. Naturally, this is not the case. Jia Xu said.

"Well, I think that shows that the reaction of the other side is not very strong. In such a situation, it is normal to eat it, but we still need to do something else to notice such a thing. Shang Wu said.

"The situation of Bao Xinbu is still very backward, and it seems that there is no problem in eating the other party. The key is how many armies the other side can build, and in the next big war, they can respond in time. Shang Wu said. Shang Wu was still worried that Cao's army was not strong enough, after all, this had happened before.

"Well, I think that in such a situation, it can be compensated for in other ways, for example, the advantage in firepower, and increasing their mobility." Jia Xu suggested.

"As a result, we will be able to increase the number of exports of other weapons, such as vehicles, and firearms." Jia Xu said.

"Well, but Cao Jun doesn't have the strength to do this." Shang Wu said.

"They have been short of money, and the focus is still on economic reform, making some more significant reforms." Shang Wu said.

"They can only solve the problem of military equipment if they have more money financially, and the problem of firepower can be properly handled, and without these, other things will naturally be difficult to deal with." Shang Wu said.

"Well, it seems that the next step is to do more economic cooperation with them, for example, an economy that can make our situation extremely much better." Jia Xu said.

"Yes, I think it should be like this, in fact, I have noticed a problem, for example, that is, the problem of the other side's population, land, in this operation. They lack more land, what I know is that the Central Plains region, densely populated, land resources are not enough to distribute at all, unless a large-scale war breaks out, the plague, resulting in a decrease in population, otherwise, the premise of the problem, there is no way to change this situation, in such a situation, want to change this situation, the only thing they can do is to make some such equipment to make their situation much better. Shang Wu said.

"What I want to say is that we can develop the handicraft in Luoyang, as well as factory processing. Attract more people to reach the species, provide them with labor, and complete the transfer of labor. Not only that, but also to generate income for the other party. Only these can solve Cao Jun's practical problems to the greatest extent. Shang Wu said.

"The gathering of a large number of laborers can also drive the new development of our factory." Jia Xu said.

Just when Shang Wu and Jia Xu were discussing this issue.

Cao Ang was accepting Zhongmu County, originally he thought that he would face a very badly damaged Zhongmu County, but what he didn't expect was that he accepted an intact county seat, but this is the case, he encountered a big trouble.

The county has a large population, about 15,000 households. Plus a dense village nearby. The population is already quite enough. If the suburbs are farther away, the population may be larger. This means that the county's land is insufficient, and land annexation has become extremely serious.

But the soldiers' remuneration, the distribution of land was simply not enough. What would have been the outcome without the land awards, and the damage to morale would have been extremely serious, and this was definitely not what he himself wanted to see.

However, the county seat is so big, there is so much land, and the population is still very large, and the local population is not enough. Not to mention distribution.