Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"Ma Heng is still in a hurry." Jia Xu said this after handing a telegram to Shang Wu.

"Hmm. That's his nature. However, most good commanders have the habit of commanding from the front, and if he is asked to sit in the command headquarters, he will not sit down. Shang Wu looked at the telegram and said. He very much agreed with Ma Heng's way of leading several staff officers and a guard company to command. For his safety though. Shangwu has some concerns. However, he believes that Ma Heng will handle some such things by himself, after all, many things still need to be solved by themselves.

"But Ma Heng is right, they lack too much intelligence to support them. Although our observer officers were dispatched, they were given information and there were problems with the delivery of the message, which resulted in very little information being received. And front-line combat units are in the process of advancing. They are also very limited in their circumstances, and in this case, many things can turn out to be unfavorable. In this case, we will be in a very unfavorable position. Jia Xu said.

"Intelligence, intelligence." Shang Wu said helplessly. Although they have advanced means of communication, in terms of intelligence, they have not expanded very much, and even Cao Cao is very anxious, because the average intelligence in Hedong is only available every ten days, and the information provided by some intelligence is still very limited. Shangwu is also very anxious, but there is no way, because many situations cannot further change such a situation.

The gathering of intelligence requires a large number of spies. At the same time, they need to build some backbones and form some spy networks. Only then can the message be delivered. At present, the intelligence system of the Republican Army has just been established, and the information obtained in some places is only marginal information, and the speed of collection and transmission, and the information that finally reaches Shangwu is also very limited. Analysts are relieved because they don't have a lot of intelligence.

This also explains why recently, there has not been a bit of news from Hedong in the War Department. It was so before, and it is now. To solve such a problem, they must rely on the local intelligence network to support it.

"It will take a long time to establish such an intelligence network, and we are in a hurry now, and there is no way to do it." Shang Wu said helplessly.

"Well, that's all we can do about it." Jia Xu nodded in acknowledgement. The establishment of an intelligence network does not happen all at once. They send spies first, then they get in, they build relationships, they develop relationships, and then they can infiltrate the other side's main institutions to get information. For example, the successful example is that Shangwu bought Zuo Feng, and Zuo Feng's significance is that the eunuch group has established close ties with the Republican Army, and the intelligence comes from them, and a lot of money also comes from them. However, the information obtained by the central authorities has not been able to comprehensively solve the problem of lack of regional intelligence. This question can only be left to time.

"But I don't think the problem is very big over there, and we should think of a situation where their task is relatively small. And they all have relatively mature operations, and I think this situation will still be resolved. Jia Xu persuaded. He just hoped that Shangwu wouldn't be too nervous.

"I'm not nervous about some of these things, I'm worried that our troops can't hold their breath, or they are not flexible enough, or they are in a hurry when something happens to them, and something bad will happen. They are stressed. Shang Wu said.

"There is a difference between a commander and a general." Jia Xu finally said this after listening.

"These are some of the differences between handsome and general." Shang Wu said.

"The talent lies in being able to find some generals who can fight, trust them, and let them do it. In this way, you can focus on doing something better. However, the general is to take the initiative to solve some specific problems, which may be the reason why the foreign monarch's order is not accepted. Shang Wu said.

"Yes. You understand it very thoroughly, and I think you can do that. Jia Xu said.

"Therefore, the most important thing we can do at the moment is to delegate power and let them do such things well, and we don't care about anything else." Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. I think we should go to those places on the farm right now. Attention should be paid to the issue of economic construction in an all-round way. In this way, most of our problems can be solved. Jia Xu said. Jia Xu believes that Shangwu should not put a large number of problems on military affairs, but should pay more attention to economic construction, so that most of the problems can be solved, and the main problems can be solved, because many problems are actually economic problems.

"Hmm. Let's do it, let's solve this problem now, let's go, go and see some of these situations. Shang Wu said. Saying that, the two of them put on their clothes, and they still need to look at specific problems.

Julu, Zhu Jun's mansion. The matter of Zhao'an has been resolved, and it is time for the imperial court to officially issue an edict. However, Zhu Jun is still paying attention to the situation there, because the Republican Army has not withdrawn.

"General, we've heard a lot of things." A Sima reported with some information.

"Tell me about it." Zhu Jun nodded.

"The first thing we know is that the IRA is going to continue to maintain two infantry divisions in the north, but there are some changes in the movement of infantry divisions. We don't know that yet. Sima said. Zhu Jun nodded, he didn't know what the Republican Army was thinking, what were they going to do, or what were they going to do? He still doesn't understand.

"According to our report in Handan, the 1st Infantry Division is about to be mobilized. They may be transferred to Shangdang, or to the Hedong region. Because the situation there will be more favorable. Sima said.

Zhu Jun frowned. He felt. There are some contradictions in these words. The IRA currently maintains three infantry divisions and one infantry brigade in the area. The army is still very strong. If an infantry division is transferred to the Shangdang Hedong area, it means that there are only two infantry divisions here, but they have to maintain the strength of two infantry divisions in the north to suppress the Black Mountain bandits, so there will be a contradiction in the strength of the troops. This was hard for him to understand. He felt that some of the information was wrong.

"There's also news, which we know from the IRA instructors, that they seem to be holding an exercise with two infantry divisions in the north." Sima said. The information came from the instructors, and while most of them were staying, some of them were actually gilding their futures. Because knowledge can change many things, such as Cao Cao. If he goes back at this time, his status will definitely be higher. For example, Cao Cao had a certain knowledge of artillery, musket shooting, cavalry combat, and a series of economic differences, and such officers were lacking in the imperial court on a large scale, because they did not understand the republican army, and the republican army was completely different from them. And some of the officers, for the sake of their own future, for the sake of obtaining some important positions, because their Emperor His Majesty has given an order that as soon as such officers return, they will get higher and better positions. And because they are the main source of intelligence. Therefore, the credibility of the instructor's information is very high.

"Two in the north. Hedong one, in this case, Handan's defenses will become extremely weak, and what I know is that it is an important trade area. If they lose these things, the IRA will lose a lot, and it will be extremely unfair to them, and they will never do that. Zhu Jun analyzed. He believes that there are mistakes in the intelligence, and there are still big mistakes, and in such a situation, many things cannot actually be done better.

"Nope. The IRA will definitely not do this, although I don't know if they will mobilize the army, however, they do. It's a little too hard to believe. Zhu Jun counted like this.

"Ground. What are the drills you are talking about, what are the drills? Zhu Jun asked.

"General, according to the information we have received from the instructors, the Republican Army plans to hold a large-scale military exercise there, as long as it is to deter some Black Mountain thieves and make them not act rashly." Sima said. Zhu Jun nodded, but he felt that there seemed to be something wrong with the republican army's military exercises, and he didn't know what was wrong with it, but it was wrong overall, because many things were wrong, for example, many things became extremely unbelievable, Handan was more important than the north, but the north mobilized two infantry divisions, and the offensive ability of the two infantry divisions was still very terrifying, and they could easily eat more than 30,000 troops of Montenegrin thieves, and this result has proved this point again and again.

What he knew was that the IRA seemed reluctant to continue fighting the Montenegrin bandits, because in that case, it would involve them with more troops, but what was the purpose of the exercise? Zhu Jun couldn't figure it out. He felt that there were a lot of things that were not clear. He couldn't see why the IRA was doing this.

Maybe I'm worrying a little too much. Because the Republican Army also conducted such military exercises. Officers and military officers can do the same. He felt they could do the same. In short, many things can be solved.

However, he felt that there were still some doubts, and these doubts were difficult for them to deal with.

Zhu Jun felt that something was still wrong, what was wrong, he couldn't say it, he always felt very strange, there was something contrary to common sense.