Cao Cao was quite enlightened about the ideas of a young man like Cao Ang, because he knew that there was a great deal of surprise between the Republican Army and the imperial court, and what Cao Cao saw through his own perspective was completely different from what Xi Zhicai saw through the perspective of the newspaper. The only way to recognise such a gap is to involve young people so that they can realize how big the gap really is.

Perhaps, only by living there for a long time and returning to the court all of a sudden can you feel the specific difference in the situation. This is one of the results of the difference in power between the two sides. It's a spirit of learning from each other.

Cao Cao's attitude towards this matter is still very open-minded. Because what he knows is that many court officials, especially the civil bureaucracy, are scornful of the attitude towards the Republican Army, and it is simply a joke to send their children there to study.

Cao Cao's open-mindedness lies in his bold attempt, and Cao Ang is also very happy about it. Because it's a different place after all, and the things you learn and the things you come into contact with are obviously different.

Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"The report submitted by Zhang Liao believes that there is still a great need to carry out air operations, although there have been some accidents in air operations, but it is these accidents that have exposed some of our problems, and what we need to face is how to solve them, rather than walking around when facing problems." Jia Xu took Zhang Liao's telegram and said.

Zhang Liao explained his views in detail in the telegram, and it was precisely because of such difficulties and crises that he further explained the importance of air operations. For example, in the battle against local bandits, the bombing effect of the airship is far less than his deterrent effect, when a behemoth suddenly appears in the sky above the bandits' lair, the shock is quite terrifying, and many bandits surrender in this way. And this is faster than dropping **, the local people can bow down to the airship, and those bandits are naturally very awe and fear of the heavenly gods.

For no other reason, the terrain they occupy is already very dangerous, and the sudden appearance of air power breaks the restrictions of this terrain, which is like the appearance of heavenly soldiers and generals, which causes a considerable shock, and the bandits naturally choose to surrender, because their morale has been reduced to an alarming point, they simply cannot cope with such a problem, this is a considerable blow to them, they simply cannot withstand such a blow result.

However, airships are not omnipotent, for example, harsh climatic conditions, terrain factors, plus power plants and other factors, all of which limit the combat of airships. These are all technical problems, since it is a technical problem, why can't the IRA build a professional engineering team to solve such a problem, the IRA can build a relevant meteorological team to provide climate help, in the ground service, to provide maximum security, and more innovation in technology, these are extremely advantageous. Under such circumstances, Zhang Liao believes that the technical problems are not very big for the Republican Army.

Shang Wu agreed with Zhang Liao's report very much. And he thinks that Zhang Liao may be the chief of staff he is looking for, but unfortunately, there are too many restrictions on age and rank, otherwise, Shangwu really wants to hand over some important responsibilities to the other party.

"The report is very well written, and we should spread it throughout the army." Shang Wu said.

"However, for the Air Force, the establishment of relevant logistics support suggestions, very good, I think, this is very necessary, for example, meteorological help, our agriculture needs rapid development, meteorological help is still very large, if our meteorological situation can not be controlled, for agricultural resources early warning, and provide meteorological advice, there is no way to talk about." Shang Wu said.

"Well, we're a blank slate in that regard. But now that we have a need for that, I don't think it's going to be too bad. Jia Xu said.

"As for other aspects, such as ground machinery support, we will equip more machinery in this area in the future. The demand for mechanics will become very much, many professions are created, some professions are gradually dying out, and others are born, these are important measures produced by the social division of labor, and we should actively support them. Shang Wu said.

The Air Force seems to be a completely high-tech equipment for the current Republican Army. The practicability of this kind of high-tech equipment is not too strong, but the Republican Army still needs to invest in it, because the influence of this high-tech product is very large, for example, some key materials need a lot of materials to complete, the frame of the airship needs some special wood, in some key parts, it also needs some iron castings, and even more expensive pipes, and the mechanical aspect needs a lot of gears. Even the early chains were used. Every small part on it seems to be a piece of black technology. And the existence of these black technologies is very necessary, because they will be used in other places. This is undeniable.

"We should encourage the emergence of some new courses, which is also a necessary requirement for us to establish a comprehensive university and related professional colleges, if we simply carry out business management, and pure academic aspects can not meet our talent needs in this area." Shang Wu said that these all need to be supported intellectually, and without these, Shang Wu could not do anything. This is an inevitable consequence, and it is also a situation that Shangwu must face, and such a situation determines the situation of their condition.

"We will start to develop the situation in this regard, but I am more concerned about the situation in the state, the autumn rain has ended, the road is becoming dry again, I think, a new battle, will come again. The guerrillas were no longer in a position to undertake a larger offensive, and the troops had to move north as soon as possible to conduct an all-out defensive operation. The reality, however, was that our guerrillas suffered very large casualties, while our troops suffered large non-combat attrition on their way north. These problems are very unfavorable to us. In addition, according to the intelligence, the Bingzhou army is retreating, but we have nothing to do about it, and the troops that were supposed to be used for pursuit, after entering the northern mountains of the Shangdang area, have no action and cannot be deployed, and the pressure is really not small. Jia Xu said helplessly.

"We can't develop this problem well for the time being." Shang Wu also reluctantly said that Shang Wu has gradually detached himself from the role of a front-line commander, and he is using the thinking of a commander to manage the Republican Army. For specific operations, that is the matter of the front-line commander, and it is inconvenient for Shangwu to interfere excessively.

"Perhaps, we can give them some support, for example, to mobilize the cavalry regiment to enter." Jia Xu proposed.

"I feel that a cavalry regiment is too much, and in this way, we will have a much less emergency response capability to deal with emergencies." Shang Wu said worriedly.

"I'm worried about Dong Zhuo, how to suddenly launch a counterattack on our Hedong, our losses will be very large, this is not the result we want to see, and I myself don't agree with this very much." Shang Wu said.

"But if we don't, the strength of the attack will be very limited, and it will be difficult to drive out the other side by relying solely on the infantry, in my opinion, in this way, a cavalry battalion will be mobilized to play a certain role, so that we can also carry out our military operations, and then take the opportunity to expand this cavalry battalion as a basis." Shang Wu said.

"Well, yes, the Wuhuan cavalry also has them, and they have occupied some areas in the north for a long time, which is beneficial to us." Jia Xu agreed.

Shang Wu is not at ease with Dong Zhuo, after all, this person's ambition is very big, and the motive is not pure, and this kind of cooperation, it is better to be careful, the purpose of the cavalry regiment is to deter the other party, and to be able to launch a favorable counterattack at the first time when the other party invades Hedong, and fight back the other party, Shang Wu does not want the other party to enter Hedong at once, in that case, the loss to the republican army is very large.

But for the war in the north, Shang Wu had no choice but to transfer a cavalry battalion over. That's the biggest level of support. Only in this way can the security considerations of their situation be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

and state. Pei Yuanshao was leading two battalions of infantry to advance rapidly, and he had a lot of ideas. But you have to get to the battlefield as soon as possible.

"Sir, there are some guerrillas up front who want to join our ranks. Are we getting them involved? A lieutenant reported to Pei Yuanshao.

"They want to get involved?" Pei Yuanshao was very dissatisfied with the strength of the two battalions, because the number of troops was too small, the effect of interspersing was very unfavorable, and he was very unfamiliar with the local terrain. It's best if the locals are involved.

"Yes, sir." The lieutenant replied.

"Very good, let them keep up with the team, as soon as possible." Pei Yuanshao said. It would be best if you consolidated and expanded your forces on the road. And, the best thing about it is that they can achieve their desired effect in other ways, and that is to be bold in interspersing operations, which will be in the greatest favor of their attack. This is Pei Yuanshao's initial idea. If it is carried out, the problem of troop strength can be solved.