Jingshi, Luoyang, western suburbs.

The army of the lieutenant occupied a small nearby high ground and built positions there. According to the latest infantry drill of the Republican Army.

Troops equipped with firearms should occupy the commanding heights, and then the firearms crews should dig trenches to effectively cover the commanding heights, and on the commanding heights, a large number of artillery will be arranged, as well as observation posts. There, they will play a greater role, and as for other places, this is not a place that they can control.

"Fools, they don't care so much, they have so much strength, they can't get along with the trenches." Nearby were Yuan Shao's troops, which numbered a large number, and there were currently more than 5,000 of them. Only half of the firearms are equipped, but it is estimated that only half of them can be fired. Although there has been some improvement in combat effectiveness, it is far from that of the Republican Army.

"That's it, with so much strength, it's better to use it on the little lady." Another soldier shook his head.

Although the army on the opposite side is well paid, it is a pity that it is too hard and too sinful. This puzzled them. However, this is not something they care about, they are just soldiers to eat their stomachs, and they have something to grab when they win the war. Nothing else. Naturally, the motivation to fight is not high.

Cao Cao kept walking around the trenches to check the condition of the construction. The trench will provide a great defense for the firearms. Coupled with the use of iron wire, the use of various defensive trenches, the restraining effect on the cavalry is very large, and the most terrible thing is that the progress of firearms, as well as the further improvement of the range of artillery, the damage of cavalry to infantry has been reduced to the lowest point in history.

"Well, you go ahead." Cao Cao looked at it. Said to a few shirtless soldiers. Several soldiers continued to dig. The use of infantry shovels. It is possible to speed up the formation of such trenches.

And all this is carried out according to the infantry discipline of the Republican Army, for example, the trenches they are currently digging are formed in this way.

In some areas, in order to have better defense. Sandbags are also used for reinforcement. Concealment, especially artillery positions, is the first target for other units that also use firearms.

Cao Cao kept going back and forth to inspect the construction of the position, which was to prevent foreign troops from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos. Also in order to better control the situation. This was the only way Cao Cao could think of. Strengthening defenses is more important than ever.

Luoyang, Beijing. Inside a hot pot restaurant. Firefox and IRA intelligence officers connected. Because Firefox has important information to submit.

"The situation is very tense right now. The Great Army He Jin has already mobilized and merged the state, and the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong have entered the Beijing Division, in that case, it will be extremely unfavorable to the eunuch Zhang Rang and others. What I know is that the eunuch Zhang Rang and others will secretly get rid of the general He Jin. In that case, the whole situation will change a lot, and I hope you can transport me out of Luoyang City before that. I don't want to stay in this place. Be quick. Firefox told the other party what he knew. The most important thing is to leave the land of right and wrong in Luoyang, the capital division, as soon as possible.

"There seems to be some embarrassment on this. The rest of this information is all your guess. The other party said disapprovingly.

"Any speculation is true, and it is all extremely reasonable speculation, you better hurry, time waits for no one. When it's chaotic, don't tell you that you're not prepared, and if I lose my life, you won't end well. Firefox said annoyedly, and then she left. Relying on these people, it is completely impossible, the Republican Army does not believe in their own inferences at all, and the most important thing is that even with such an inference, it cannot effectively solve such a thing, which is too difficult for him. To change that, to get something like this done, they have to find a way.

But a place like Luoyang can only be avoided for a while, but it can't be avoided in more places.

Lijiazhuang. War Department.

"If we want to do more in the South, the situation in the North must be stable." Ma Heng said this after handing over the latest battle report submitted by the Bingzhou Military Region to Shang Wu.

Shang Wu looked at it. It is said that some trading points outside the northern pass have been attacked. Reinforcements were slow. But after the other party suffered large losses, they took the initiative to retreat. But this happens many times at once, which is dangerous. At the same time, it also shows that there are many situations that increase the risk factor. No one would want to risk that.

"The northern nomads have created more trouble for us." Shang Wu said. Indeed, as Ma Heng said, they had to find a way to solve the nomads in the north before they could concentrate their forces on other problems. Otherwise, it will take more of their energy.

"The best way to solve this problem is to use cavalry, but the problem is, we don't have that much cavalry input." Jia Xu said. The question is clear.

"I'm thinking about a plan, the one I mentioned earlier. It's the best way to use the skirmish nomadic cavalry, and it's a good idea to use airships as mentioned before, but airships need time, we can't use them all at once, they need a battlefield to give them some time, and more to do some of these things, and only in this way can their situation be turned into a favor. Shang Wu said.

The situation of the Fifth Plant illustrates this point, Shang Wu is also considering the idea of using airships and establishing a strategic bomber airship group, but the idea is that the Republican Army needs to complete the construction of more airships first, and the use of them also needs to be evaluated, which will take time.

But the situation in the north is that these airships can be used, but only if the time is well prepared, and cavalry is still indispensable. Moreover, judging by some of the current situations, the use of cavalry will have better results, and if they do not use these, their situation will not be too favorable, which will cause them large losses, which is definitely not a favorable situation, so, in such a state, they can only use those stragglers.

"But those people are not easy to control, they are nomads, they are a type of people who cannot be trusted." Ma Heng quickly objected.

Jia Xu basically means the same thing, but he also has to mention some things that should be paid attention to.

"How to control them, and, control them, reduce the threat to us, how can these be done? None of us can do that right now. Jia Xu said.

"Transform them and let them use firearms, so that they have to rely on us for ammunition replenishment, and they have to rely on us for the source of firearms." Shang Wu thought for a moment and said.

This was the advantage of the Republican Army, which controlled most of the arms trade. It is simply impossible for the other side to bypass the Republican Army to obtain these arms and weapons, and once the other side uses them, they will be heavily dependent on them for ammunition replenishment. This is the solution proposed by Shang Wu.

"This, it seems, seems to be a better way to do it, and in that case, it might be able to be solved in our case." Ma Heng thought for a while and said that it would be difficult to deal with them without cavalry.

"Specifically, we have to threaten them. At the same time, give them certain benefits, in short, these people should be careful, if necessary, we also need to form our own cavalry. They must not be allowed to get out of control, otherwise, it will be very troublesome. Jia Xu said. The creation of the Republican Army's own cavalry forces is the root of all the strength to solve the steppe problem.

"This matter is handed over to Zhou Cang to deal with, but the formation of specific cavalry units." Shang Wu said.

"I look at it and leave it to Pei Yuanshao, although he doesn't understand much about military training. But specific cavalry tactics, I think, he can do it. Jia Xu said. Shang Wu nodded, and Ma Heng agreed.

The quality of the officers in the IRA is still not very high, because most of them focus on the tactical level and not too much on the higher level.

Originally, an officer like a colonel should have a certain sense of the overall situation, so that he has a certain understanding of future promotion and the resolution of the situation, but the problem is that the situation in other aspects is not very capable of completing such a solution. Therefore, such a situation will form a big problem for them.

For example, people like Pei Yuanshao have the rank of colonel or above, but most of the things they do are still the things that major captains do. Sometimes, you are helpless because they can't be promoted even if they study. That's the problem for some officers. This kind of thing can only be handled in this way.

On the road to Yanmen Pass. Zhou Cang rested in a hotel. His guards took control of the perimeter. Appears to be safe. The IRA did not establish its own post station system. They were supported by privately built hotels. So, many times, the army relied on merchants to support their logistical supplies. Sometimes, it's cheaper. Because it costs too much money to build so many post stations. In the spirit of reducing fiscal spending. The IRA encouraged this. They can fix this problem for just a few expenses.

Zhou Cang had a headache, although there was some hot water next to it, but the specific intelligence from the north showed that their situation was not too favorable, and the attacks in many places seemed to be more violent.

Some of these strongholds have been attacked five times, and perhaps they will have to abandon that place in the end, their casualties are too great.

Zhou Cang didn't know what was going on on the specific front line, he needed to figure out these things, otherwise, a rash attack would only bring them more trouble.