Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"Deserters?" Sangwu looked at the report submitted by the investigation team and asked the person in charge.

"Yes, sir, this is the result of the military academy, the other party took advantage of the night, wounded the sentry, left there, and took the sentry's weapon and some money with him when he left." The person in charge said that he hoped that Sangmu would sign the wanted warrant. Because this is the first time that such a thing has happened in a military school for the Republican Army.

"I know this man, and besides, he's an officer, and I'm sure he wouldn't do such a thing, and although that's the case, I'm sure there must be some reason." Shang Wu said.

"Maybe, perhaps, that guy just wants to fight, and we can agree with him to do it, but this unlucky guy lacks a certain reasonable channel to do such a thing." Shang Wu said.

"But, sir, I think things may go beyond our expectations, and if there is a defection, I think it will be a great threat to us." The person in charge said with some nervousness.

"For our own people, we have to trust first, not doubt, understand? All right. Leave such a matter to me to deal with, not wanted. That's right. I remember that your mission was to purge the spies sent from various regions, and you were effective in doing so? Shang Wu asked.

"This, sir, we are understaffed, but we can only carry out some preliminary investigations in some major areas, and we have initially found that in Lijiazhuang and Handan, there are a lot of spies there, most of them use some trading agencies, as well as inns to carry out intelligence activities, and they are bribing some of our key personnel. At the moment, we only have a few preliminary clues. But we don't plan to do anything, because we're understaffed. Second, if we act rashly, we will not be able to catch more spies, and we believe that the other side must have formed a larger group of spies, and if we act now, it will be too early. The other party said.

"Well, that's right, I think so too, it's too early. It's extremely bad for us, and it's definitely not an outcome that we're seeing. The person in charge said.

"In terms of manpower, I can solve some problems, you can recruit some people from the military academy, the army, and the police, or solve some other problems from other aspects, in short, things will be extremely beneficial to you, you have done a very good job in this matter, and do what you want." Shang Wu said this, the person in charge nodded his head to express his gratitude, if they really did what they were told, they were absolutely unwilling, after all, their task had just begun, and once it was carried out too early, it would cause the effect of startling the snake, which was an extremely unfavorable result for them, and such a thing made it difficult for their situation to continue.

"Good news for the intelligence services." Jia Xu walked in with a smile, and the head of the investigation team nodded his head to leave.

"What's the good news, did they get some special good information?" Shang Wu asked.

"No, no. Fortunately, the intelligence department actively launched an operation, and I don't know how they did it against the Wuhuan tribe. It seems that through other means, they transported some iron tools into the tribe of the Wuhuan people, many of them, about more than 5,000 stone iron tools. This was enough for their lives, as well as for the need for weapons, and although the future was still lacking, the commercial channel was opened. Some of the Wuhuan tribes were moved by our words, and they were willing to help us send troops to attack the retreat road of the Wuhuan people in the south, in this way, the Wuhuan army will suffer from an unfavorable situation on both sides, in the south, we should be grateful for the weather, thank God, he brought the autumn rain, it rained for a long time, and it had a great impact on the military operation. Jia Xu said with a smile.

"It's good news, but I don't think so, because if we rely solely on our diplomacy, intelligence, and guerrillas with the weather, we still can't control the situation. This is very bad for us, and if there are more surprises, although some of the current accidents are good for us, we can't always rely on accidents, and accidents may also be bad for us. Shang Wu said.

"That's right, I agree. There is nothing wrong with that. Jia Xu said.

"Well, that's true, but we still need some military operations from our army, where does the Independent Infantry Division go?" Shangwu asked.

"It's not good, they still haven't reached their destination, it's been three days since the allotted time. Zhou Cang also worked hard, and it is said that their troops continued to advance, braving the rain, and more than 200 people suddenly appeared with wind chills. I don't know if the medicine we gave them is useful, and the number is likely to increase because they lack some rain gear, and beyond that, there is an even worse situation, the condition of the road. It's for us. It's troublesome. Jia Xu said.

"It seems that the situation facing Zhou Cang is even worse than we expected. War is reciprocal. The unfavorable weather was not good for the enemy, and it was also bad for our reinforcements, and the situation did catch us off guard. We should learn this lesson, and preferably, be able to let the other side develop some of the necessary paths, and in that case, it is also a good thing for us, after all, it is extremely important for us to occupy the main points. Shang Wu said.

"I agree." Jia Xu said.

Handan, the securities trading market, is now hot here, yes, it is so hot that it is amazingly hot. The Republican Army has officially sent troops to the state.

War usually brings huge fluctuations in the market, falls, or rises, but the Republican Army believes that war is advantageous, because the military will purchase a lot of things, for example, military uniforms, if the war drags on until winter, a large number of winter clothes will be purchased, although some people think that the winter clothes of the Hexi War have not been digested, but now people are not concerned about these, because these things, the military must be produced quickly, in addition, ammunition, transportation, medicine. And the banks, the war could not be without a lot of money, and those bankers who had turned into bankers made a lot of money. Because they made a fortune buying and selling war bonds.

"The bond market is much hotter than the stock market. You know? Bonds have gone up. Up a lot. It is said that some bankers are eating large amounts of bonds, government war bonds. A companion said this to Lily.

"Do you know why?" Li Li asked.

"I know some of the insiders, it seems that because it's coal, it's big business, and you need coke for ironmaking, and coke comes from coal, and it's coming for heating, and winter is coming soon, and a lot of people are already storing more coal. People have accepted all kinds of coal, for example, briquettes, cooking, heating need more, you know? Coal digging near Handan went crazy. They've all used it. But that's it, still can't meet the demand, what I know is that Hedong, Luzhou, these areas have, but they can only meet some regional needs, this is a very long-term business, the north is fighting, more iron is needed, so, the demand for iron will be very large, coal can not be consumed on heating. So, I think, there's going to be a lot more to come. It's true. The other party said.

"Coal. Can you elaborate on that? Li Li asked.

"Yes, a lot of people are involved now, and the councillors in Hedong are going crazy. They kept talking about the benefits of the war, especially the mining of coal, because they found coal resources there, which were said to be very large. In addition, the land there basically has to be reshuffled, and as long as they come up with more war bonds, they can get so much land resources, and the price is very cheap now. A lot of people are doing it. The other party said.

"Take a look. The bankers are all in the coal digging business. A lot of people are crazy about doing things like this. The other party continued, but Li Li was thinking about this problem, yes coal, a lot of coal, the gap is very large, but in Li Li's view, the gap is actually not coal, but resources, coal may be a resource, but the ability to transport resources is not very extensive, coal can only be transported to meet the needs of various places. Transport, right, transport. Li Li looked at the railroad stocks that were retraced. Maybe it's a good choice. Li Li didn't know what he was thinking, but that's what he did. For him, this may be the best option. Leave him alone. No one will notice these problems coming up.

Coal, is it true that the Republican Army is short of coal? With the importance of coal, technology can remove sulphur thanks to the rise in coal use technology. You can also get some by-products, and the by-products can help them solve more of their other needs, which are all good things. But is there really a shortage of coal resources? It doesn't seem to be the case, coal has been found in Luzhou, Hedong, and even, there are rumors that there is a possibility of coal resources in the demilitarized zone of Hexi Prefecture. In this way, the areas occupied by the Republican Army have coal resources, so they do not seem to be very lacking in such things. In fact, what they lack is transportation, because if transportation can be effectively connected, this resource allocation will be extremely balanced. The IRA is not lacking in such things. What they lack is transportation. Well-developed transportation.