Kettle off. The mountain brigade officially entered Huguan County and was stationed. However, this time the mountain brigade did not bring chickens and dogs to the local people. Because the Mountain Brigade is called the Bandit Brigade. But now, the bandit brigade has suddenly become a mountain brigade in the true sense of the word. They were very disciplined, basically not much different from the discipline of the Republican Army. Give money for food, and send some food to the local people.

However, this unit still had less combat experience, and the locals had always been skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the mountain brigade. This made the soldiers of the Mountain Brigade very anxious, because they always wanted to solve such a thing.

Mountain Brigade Brigade Department.

"This is a telegram from above. Take a look. "The Red Lady and the officers above the battalion came here for a meeting, the purpose of the meeting is to prepare for battle, the Red Lady has submitted a petition for war, and their mountain brigade will be the first to enter the land east of the river to fight with the Huns.

"After entering Hedong, we have to be a regiment. Annihilation of the strength of the first battalion, that is, 500 people, in terms of strength, we have an absolute advantage, our regiments are all large infantry regiments, basically can be done. With a scale of three thousand people, some heavy weapons are also in place, and in such a situation, it is not difficult to eat five hundred people. The red lady said.

"I came to the meeting this time to let everyone talk about their opinions, and what kind of views they have, and everyone will discuss them together." Zhang Xian said. He is the chief of staff, and he still has pressure on such a battle. Although the number of enemies annihilated was suddenly reduced a lot. But for them, it's the most advantageous outcome.

"To say, the annihilation of the enemy five hundred, this figure is not difficult, but this annihilation of the enemy's cavalry troops. We've never fought cavalry. A lieutenant colonel said worriedly.

"I think, Commander Ma is right, five hundred people, although they are cavalry, but our mountain brigade is not a dry meal, we can also eat each other." A colonel said.

"I think we should think carefully about this war, five hundred people is not difficult. But the question is how to effectively annihilate them. We should devise a tactic that it will be difficult for cavalry to intercept on the plains, unless we set up a large number of obstacles to limit their mobility. Only in this way can we give full play to the advantages of the infantry and the advantages of firepower, and other than that, we really can't do other things. A staff officer said.

Zhang Xian nodded. Through the explanation of the tactical course, many officers began to think seriously about these things, which was an important beginning of the transformation of the mountain brigade.

"Our advantage is ambush warfare, where we must lure the enemy to our predetermined position, and then take a series of measures to block the enemy's reinforcements and block the enemy's escape route. And then solve all the problems. In this way, we can accomplish such a task, if we can't accomplish such a thing. Five hundred enemies is not a lot, but it is an important factor to test our battle, so, I think, we should be cautious. The staff officer said.

Everyone present nodded, believing that the staff officer was right, because such a situation could indeed change their situation.

"That's right, it seems that our staff officers have made great progress, and I think we can go to the headquarters as a staff officer." Zhang Xian said with a smile.

"Hahaha." Everyone present laughed. It's a compliment. This made them feel that the gap between them and the headquarters was not very large.

"Alright. The commander's telegram, I analyzed it with the commander, and the staff officer was right, although the difficulty of the battle was not very great, but it tested our skills. What should we do if we encounter some accidents? Zhang Xian asked.

"So, there are a lot of things we still have to do." Zhang Xian said.

"The commander has set us the goal of annihilating the enemy by 500, in fact, so that we don't have a psychological burden. In this way, everyone's enthusiasm for fighting will increase, and in this case, everything will become more favorable. Zhang Xian said. The crowd nodded. They understood what the headquarters meant, and now that the goal was much lower. Then it's up to them to fight such a battle.

Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"The current increase in business tax is quite significant. Our taxes for a month. The problem of food reserves for an infantry division was solved. They can support us in fighting for three months. Jia Xu said with a smile.

"Yes. There are 12 months in a year, but the problem is that the future battle cannot be 12 months, and if this continues, such a battle will be extremely disadvantageous to us. Shang Wu said. Lowering the operational targets means lengthening the combat cycle. This means a lot of logistical pressure, which requires a lot of ammunition, food, and transportation costs. Under such circumstances, the financial situation of the base areas has once again entered a period of disaster. Shang Wu was very worried about this, and if they could not solve the financial problems, they would not be able to fight. Shang Wu is well aware of this. Jia Xu also knows this.

"Well, it's true, we spend more and earn less. If this continues, the finances will all be sustained by debt. We don't have to worry about having a lot of debt. Jia Xu said. Their fiscal deficit was as high as more than 3 million republican dollars. It's a big expense, but their income is only $500,000. That's a very large percentage. There is still no war. In the event of a war, the fiscal deficit will rise rapidly. If there is no money, the war will cease completely. Jia Xu is very worried about this, but he is worried that there is no way to solve such a problem.

"yes. If this continues, we will have to buy technology again. Shang Wu said.

"The only way to do this is to increase the volume of trade. In this way, our production and various expenses can keep up. After all, this requires a great deal of satisfaction for some of our needs. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. But our biggest export order is arms. In addition to munitions, I think there should be other products. Shang Wu said.

"Specifically, I think we should look at Handan, but I thought about it. Shouldn't we make up for it with other taxes, for example, commercial land, I noticed. As long as there is commercial value, the price of land is extremely expensive. In a situation like this, there is something we can do about it. For example, selling these commercial lands. Jia Xu said. Jia Xu saw such a situation, with the increase of trade, a large number of merchants began to rent all kinds of shops here, but the shops were not as cost-effective as buying a shop by themselves, and the commercial taxes here were less. The burden is light, and the business is fair and reasonable. In such a situation, the commercial value of buying a piece of land, especially commercial land, is still very large.

Jia Xu noticed such a situation, and he believed that the government could obtain certain taxes and benefits from such land sales.

"Hmm. OK. We can do that. Such a deal is still very large. Shang Wu said.

"At the same time, we should also see. We can only say that we are in the process of transitioning from an ancient defensive city to a city with commercial value, and redevelopment, many functions of the city need to be re-planned, such as factories, commercial trade, residences, etc., we have to carry out such planning, and we can get some land and commercial interests in these plans. This is also a great relief of our pressure. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. In this way, our taxes are partially settled. However, after the start of the war, the cost is a bottomless pit, and we must still find a way. In addition, we have to expand the base area, so it may cost more. Jia Xu said.

"For the construction of the base area, I plan to recruit some businessmen to organize over there. They have experience in this area and their abilities are outstanding. Of course. Such problems can be solved in the manner of a business school. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. I think so, after all, we have such an advantage. Jia Xu said.

"That's right. Ma Heng also sent a telegram. They planned to accomplish such a task with the strength of a regiment and, if necessary, annihilate a battalion with a brigade. This makes it much less difficult. Shang Wu said.

"I've seen the Mountain Brigade's request report. They also wanted to go further to Hedong to fight. You see, is it agreed to their request. Jia Xu asked.

"Well, I think it's okay, after all, their combat effectiveness is still there, and the most important thing is that their combat enthusiasm has also improved a lot." Shang Wu said.

"In my opinion, it is possible to increase the strength of a brigade in the past, and there will be a contest between the independent brigade and the mountain brigade." Jia Xu said.

"Nope. Don't mobilize them just yet. After all, such a situation cannot solve such a problem. Shang Wu said. The Independent Brigade cannot be mobilized, and they also need to deter the Montenegrin bandits.

"I also have the idea that we can do a military exercise in the spring, or in the summer, or we can do it now. The main goal is to deter the other side. Let the other party not dare to mess around. Shang Wu said.

"Yes, move the troops, make them nervous, nervous, and by the way, add some bargaining chips to the negotiations." Jia Xu said with a smile. Shangwu nodded in agreement. Because it would force them to make bigger concessions. This is a very scary point. This will be extremely beneficial to them.