Li Jiazhuang, War Department. Although it is the Chinese New Year, it is very busy here, because the northern theater of operations is still to be completed, and a large number of refugees need to be relocated. Many, many things need to be addressed. At the same time, they also have to see what the next military operation of the Montenegrin thieves will be. If they can't be stopped, the fighting situation for the IRA will become extremely troublesome.

"The situation of this mountain brigade is not bad, they have exterminated some bandits and strengthened the construction of base areas. I think they should be commended. Jia Xu said when he found Shang Wu.

"Hmm. Very good indeed. Shang Wu said as he wrote. He's working on some paperwork. For example, how to solve something quickly and make things better. With the telegraph, many things became favorable to Jia Xu. Because they can quickly receive news from all sides, but the consumption of batteries is very large, and Shangwu is also trying to find a way to solve such a thing, and the only way at present is to use batteries to solve such problems. Batteries are bulky, but they are very important.

"But their combat effectiveness is still not good." Shang Wu shook his head and said.

"You know, it's going to take some time for their combat power to improve. They can only fight against troops like bandits at the moment, but they are still far from fighting cavalry troops. We have to get them used to a situation like this. Shang Wu said.

"Well, I'll put them on their heads, but there's good news for you, we've found a large iron ore area over there. Our iron ore can be transported from there, and not only that, but the military factories can also be built there, and there is coal underneath. That's a good thing. Jia Xu said with a smile.

"Oh. And such good things. Shang Wu raised his head and asked Jia Xu, he felt that what Jia Xu said might be lying to him.

"How could I lie to you. It's true, and in such a situation, I can't lie to you. That's a good thing and the best way to solve most of the problems. With such resources, the speed of our factory construction and production will be greatly accelerated. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. Not bad. Very good. But when you say this, I suddenly think about something, and I think that there are many, many ways we can deal with cavalry. Shang Wu said.

"Oh. Let's talk about it. I'll give you a record and see if you have a good solution to something like this. Jia Xu took out his notebook and recorded it.

"Well, my idea is this, our engineer troops are basically digging trenches, in fact, burying ** is also a matter of sappers, before we made **, because of the lack of iron resources. It is unlikely that we will be able to make large quantities of iron**. However, with iron nowadays, we can produce more, and if it is used together, I believe that there will definitely be a lot of things that will get better. In such a situation, a lot of things can go on. Shang Wu said.

"I think it's not just a matter for sappers, it's also about the infantry, so that they can learn such skills. Blasting, burying, and ** should be used intensively, forming an area on a large scale, so that the impact of the cavalry can be limited. How about reducing the speed of the cavalry dramatically? Jia Xu recorded while offering some valuable lessons to Shangwu.

"Hmm. I think it's okay, that's a good suggestion. If we do that, we will be able to make things much better. Shang Wu said.

"Not only that, but I think there are a lot of things that we should be aware of as well. Like what. **, or more similar *** devices. Equip the troops with such weapons. Strengthen our firepower, light artillery, and more weapons of mass destruction. In this way, we can make up for the lack of mobility. Jia Xu suggested.

"Hmm. For the record, in addition to that, I feel that we should do something better to come out. Shang Wu said.

"What do you mean?" Jia Xu asked.

"I mean. Prepare to build up cavalry troops, prepare some horseshoe, stirrups and the like, train some cavalry in advance, and let them get used to cavalry combat. After all, it is the cavalry that fights the cavalry in the end. Shang Wu said.

"Our cavalry is different from the Hun cavalry, but the problem of this weapon and equipment is relatively big. Our troops are armed with muskets. But this arquebus was really difficult to use on cavalry. Unless equipped with that kind of advanced weapon. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. At this point, I think we should go to the arsenal and see if they can solve such a problem, if they can't solve such a thing well, our cavalry will have no hope. Shang Wu said. The two then went to the factory with some notebooks.

In the battle against the Hun cavalry, the last reliance is still on the cavalry, because only the cavalry has strong mobility, relying on such mobility to quickly strike the enemy on the grassland, in this way, the cost of war will become lower. But here's the thing. They had no cavalry, and none of the infantry formations had cavalry. In this way, it is very troublesome to fight in the future, even if you get a large number of horses at once, because of lack of training and unsuitable relationships. This directly led to the fact that their cavalry could not be put into use in time, which was a very bad thing for the Republican Army, and if this situation continued, their situation would become very unfavorable.

So, Shang Wu decided to form some cavalry units in advance, and although they were cavalry units without horses, they had to be trained as cavalry. Combat readiness for future operations. However, before this problem can be solved, their armament must also be solved. The advantage of the Hun cavalry was their maneuverability, and at the same time they could use bows and arrows on horseback. This allowed them to maintain the advantage of mobility and output firepower, while the martial cavalry had not undergone such training at all, especially their weapons were arquebuses, which could not be used at all on horseback with high-speed impact, which made their cavalry combat fall into a catastrophic situation, because this meant that their cavalry would face a very large firepower output from the opponent, a large number of arrows would be fired, and the armor of the Republican Army was particularly small. This kind of attack will only make them more disadvantaged.

In order to have a firepower output, they had to prepare with new weapons. Although the cavalry would have been armed with a large number of light artillery. But how to use it, tactics have not yet formed a big difference. And cavalry battles could not be carried out by spears, they also needed muskets, muskets on horseback that could shoot, and this kind of musket was a flintlock pistol. Cavalry could be armed with multiple flintlock pistols for firing. Then a reload is carried out at a certain stage, and then it is put into operation again. Or use their sabers, spears into battle. In short, their cavalry is still very superior. That's what Shangwu has to do. They must have such new weapons in service, or in other words, their situation remains unfavorable. So in terms of weapons production, this is what Shang Wu and Jia Xu are most concerned about.

Luoyang, Beijing. West Park Arsenal.

This was the first arsenal of the Han Empire, which was established in advance by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. The arsenal is located in the West Park New Army. In order to solve the weapons and equipment of the new army in the West Park on the spot.

However, this arsenal is still an empty shelf, because the equipment and workers in it are not yet available, and Emperor Ling of Han once ordered to imitate the arquebus. As well as artillery. The arquebus is a bit more interesting, although it is made larger, and the material is still of fine bronze. It looks bling but the cost is too great. For the time being, large-scale production could not be carried out, because only the use of iron could make the price of muskets fall rapidly. With bronze, it is simply impossible to proceed, as for artillery. One was made, and on the fiftieth test, it blew up. Several people were killed on the spot. The scene is extremely tragic, and there are many reasons,**. Improper operation, in short, there are many reasons, and this is definitely not a problem that they can solve at once. Something like this for them. It's already the most acceptable thing.

"Give them money, dig, even if you dig, you will dig the people over there." Emperor Han Ling said to Zhang Rang. Emperor Ling of Han needed a large number of firearms to equip the Xiyuan New Army, and he decided to build the Xiyuan New Army into a firearms army in the true sense.

"Your Majesty. It's ready over there. It's just that it's hard to poach people. It is not appropriate for many people to give more money, and the only way is to cooperate with them, and there will be technology and people to jointly build an arsenal. They want to take 50% of the shares. Zhang Rang whispered. As a matter of fact. Zhang Rang is the middleman, he has a share, which can be regarded as the existence of the middleman between the imperial court and the republican army. The IRA also agreed. The IRA holds forty percent of the shares. After all, it is not possible to fully control. That's all they respect. The bottom line for the IRA is thirty percent. But Zhang Rang is greedy. He's going to do it everywhere he goes, he's going to take 10 percent from the Republican Army, and then 10 percent from the court. In this case, he has the best of both worlds. In order to prevent Emperor Han Ling from knowing such a thing, he also specially found some businessmen in the Republican Army as his agents, so that no one would know what was going on with him. No, this is actually negotiating with Emperor Han Ling to take away his due kickback.

"Fifty percent. This is my bottom line. However, they can't let them take all their shares. "Emperor Han Ling was very angry, he built an arsenal by himself, produced weapons, and even had to cooperate with them, which made Emperor Han Ling feel very disgusted. He felt that the IRA could not cooperate.

"Your Majesty, little one. I see. Zhang Rang said very happily in his heart, because his plan was achieved. It's going to solve many, many problems for him. Because he has another big deal.

Changan. There is no joy in the New Year.

"General, the rebels have entered the garden." A Sima said worriedly.

"Oh. Let's go down. Huang Fu Song said. He only let the various cities strengthen their defenses, and did not send troops to attack. Although the garden is important. But helplessly, they simply did not have the mobile forces to use, and the local garrisons were all old, weak, sick and disabled, and they were all infantry. But the rebels are all cavalry, and such a battle is not fair at all. How to fight. Huangfu Song couldn't deal with such a situation, which was very unfavorable to him. Therefore, Huangfu Song's strategy was to hold the city and not get out, because the cavalry's ability to attack the fortifications was very weak, unless they used artillery. Otherwise, there is no way to attack.

Huangfu Song needs to reorganize his armaments. At the same time, he continued to give a recital to the court. Hopefully, he will be able to get more and more firearms, so that he can be in an advantageous position defensively. Unfortunately, none of these have been responded to. Huangfu Song just held on. target

"General. If it goes on like this for a long time, His Majesty will be dissatisfied. Our army should attack in time. A Sima stood up and suggested.

"Nope. No sorties are allowed. Huangfu Song had already waved his hand to signal the other party not to say any more. Because there is no point in going on. If this continues, many things will only get worse.

Seeing this, he had no choice. Huangfu Song's situation is very bad. He can't attack, but His Majesty will definitely let him attack, otherwise, his situation will be the most unfavorable. There is bound to be a defeat.

Lijiazhuang Military Factory.

"Why are you here?" Shang Wu looked at Cao Cao and asked.

"I was depressed in the telegraph room every day. Besides. Come here and see a lot of new weapons. It is very advantageous to be able to fight on the front line. Cao Cao said.

"Yes?" Shang Wu asked suspiciously. Cao Cao is a weasel. Shang Wu was already afraid of him. Because of something, he would go every day. It's definitely going to get something like this. Shang Wu knew that there were so many treasures here. Cao Cao will definitely find a way to get something.

"How not. That's right. I have one more thing to discuss. Cao Cao put his arm around Shang Wu's shoulders and said.

"Don't. I know what you want to do. I know you're going to do it. Shang Wu looked at Cao Cao vigilantly.

"Look at you, is it the same for your old brother?" Cao Cao said.

"You're rich. Give me one of those little muskets, won't you? Cao Cao said angrily.

"Huh. Dare you see something like that. Shang Wu looked at Cao Cao and said.

"Yes. Give me a musket, I loved it. You can make so many, don't give me one. Cao Cao said.