Inside the Zhoucang Headquarters.

"Give me two companies, and that's it. We have detected that there is something wrong with the situation of the Wuhuan people, really, their situation is really not good. We attacked them all at once, and they actually retreated. Give me a company, I need to launch a counterattack and give them all at once, otherwise, it will be too late. Pei Yuanshao said anxiously.

After reconnaissance, Pei Yuanshao immediately came to an astonishing conclusion, that is, the Wuhuan people retreated. Now that the Wuhuan people have retreated. They don't have to worry about what happens. They should attack immediately, give the enemy an extremely severe attack, and create an even greater attack problem for them.

"Nope. Not a single one. Zhou Cang replied with a sigh.

"No, no one? You are a division commander, no one? Pei Yuanshao asked.

"There is really no one, most of the combat units replenished in the rear are company platoons, and I am scattered into them, even if there are cavalry units, which are reserves, the entire front is still extremely unstable. You know, this time it was a bad battle, there were battles everywhere, but everywhere was not the main battlefield combat direction, and most of the scale of operations was concentrated at the squad and platoon level. And such operations are everywhere. Zhou Cang was extremely helpless to tell Pei Yuanshao such a situation.

"That's why we have to launch a counterattack, and this battle is very embarrassing." Pei Yuanshao said with great dissatisfaction.

"I know, but the problem is, I don't have any soldiers, and, look at this." Zhou Cang handed over the telegram from the War Department in his hand to Pei Yuanshao.

"Negotiations?" After Pei Yuanshao read the telegram, he asked loudly. He had some disbelief in the fact that after all, this kind of thing was very unexpected, and very unexpected.

"Yes, negotiations. Some efforts have been made for peace above. Our task is to strengthen the defense and consolidate the current situation in the annexed states, rather than taking the initiative to attack, we have instigated the Huns to launch an attack from behind, and the cooperation between the two sides is relatively good. Zhou Cang said.

"What kind of bird war is this?" After Pei Yuanshao listened, it was difficult to accept such a result, they didn't seem to have any effect at all, on the contrary, the nomadic Huns in the north helped a lot, which was difficult for them to accept such a fact anyway, this is simply a big disaster for them, they absolutely can't accept such a thing, this result is too difficult.

"The War Department has the War Department in mind. We'd better not do anything. Also, show him to me, don't make any trouble. Zhou Cang said helplessly, he knew too well what kind of person Pei Yuanshao was, this kind of person's situation was far simpler than he thought, and he was very impulsive in doing things.

"Fuck." Pei Yuanshao scolded. He didn't think it was enjoyable.

"There is still a war, we may have to fight with the state soldiers, and the local armed forces are also extremely scattered, the White Polish army, the local bandits, the powerful armed forces of the landlords, etc., we all need to clean up. There will still be a battle, and when we have recovered a certain number of troops, it will start quickly. It's not that we won't do anything. Shang Wu said.

"That's it?" Pei Yuanshao asked unhappily.

"Lao Pei, we are all people who have fought a war, this war is not as simple as when we got into trouble, it was messed up. To be steady, the situation of the Republican Army is not too good, there are too many enemies around, although we can fight, but if we kill them one by one, what will happen? Others will band together against us, and besides, you've seen the weather. Don't look at the good weather these days, once it enters winter, this trouble will be big. Zhou Cang said patiently.

Pei Yuanshao was thinking carefully about this question. After all, the situation of the war is far more complicated than they think.

This operation was originally carried out according to the plan was extremely advantageous, but the problem was that the weather, a weather factor, completely limited some of these situations.

The beginning of the battle was extremely difficult.

"The sir's point is obvious, we've expanded too much. In such a situation, our situation will enter an alarming state. It's going to be a big problem for us. Zhou Cang said this helplessly. Pei Yuanshao was silent.

Pei Yuanshao must figure out such a thing.

Luoyang, Cao Cao wants to figure out one thing now, how much military power Dong Zhuo has expanded, and where his money and funds come from. Because it's very important.

It's a pity that the general is very happy, because he thinks that in terms of local military strength, the general controls Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo climbed the line of the general through the Yuan family, and in the eyes of the general He Jin, Dong Zhuo is the biggest help of the local military force, and his military strength is very strong.

While the general was happy, Cao Cao was worried, he was worried that with the development of Dong Zhuo's military power, the imperial court would not be able to control the local forces, and this kind of sign had already appeared.

"Looked into it. It's shocking. Xi Zhicai said worriedly.

"Let's talk about it. There are many, many secrets to Dong Zhuo's development. Cao Cao said.

"Hmm. Dong Zhuo relied on trade, and his trade came from two directions. One is the direction of Liangzhou, where on the one hand you can do business with the Western Regions, you know, the business in the Western Regions is doing very well, and on the other hand, it is the local demand in Liangzhou, which is very large, relying on this kind of trade, and the resources to control trade, and then develop into his own military force, for example, Ma Teng. Just because Dong Zhuo controlled the trade initiative, Ma Teng had to obey Dong Zhuo's orders. Xi Zhicai said.

"Relying on tax collection and control of trade, Dong Zhuo not only subordinated Ma Teng's troops to his subordinates and basically controlled Liangzhou, but on the other hand, he also controlled the trade in the Western Regions, which was the most favorable situation for them." Xi Zhicai said.

The reason why Dong Zhuo was able to develop rapidly and continue to provide troops in Liangzhou was to rely on trade, Liangzhou was extremely barren, and the lack of food, salt, iron, and all kinds of materials led to the fierce customs of the people there, but it also caused the development of military strength to be extremely insufficient, because they did not have sufficient materials to expand.

Everything needs to be done through trade to achieve such an effect.

"The other, very important, is Luoyang, their trade route is from Hedong, crossing the Yellow River to Guanzhong, and then eastward to Hanguguan and entering Luoyang, which is a very big smuggling line. It is said that Dong Zhuo's direct involvement not only avoided paying a large amount of taxes, but also greatly expanded his financial income. With this money, he can do many, many things, and in such a situation, they do quite a lot. Xi Zhicai said.

Indeed, Dong Zhuo is not only good at doing business with the Republican Army, he is also very good at other businesses, for example, he has run himself into a secondary wholesaler.

He bought a large number of goods from Hedong and sold them to Ma Teng and other warlords in Liangzhou, such as Han Sui. There are also merchants from the Western Regions, who are also very interested in arms, weapons, and other supplies. This was not enough, he changed hands and sold it to Luoyang, after all, Luoyang is the capital, with a large population and strong demand. In such a situation, it is natural for him to control such a market range.

In the whole of Luoyang, more than half of the goods in Hedong came from Dong Zhuo's hands, relying on speculation and reselling, Dong Zhuo earned a lot of various military spending.

It is precisely by relying on such military spending that Dong Zhuo's military strength has expanded so rapidly.

"This is the main source of his military spending?" Cao Cao asked.

"Yes, it is said that there are more than 20,000 horse-drawn carriages and ox carts on the road from Hedong to Guanzhong every day. Moreover, new roads were being built between the two places to allow larger carriages to pass through them, and not only that, but it was said that they were going to build a new bridge over the Yellow River. That way, they'll be in a better place. Xi Zhicai said.

This information comes from Handelsblatt. It's ridiculous. The court's meticulous work directly ignored such information, and the merchants were interested in it, because they saw a lot of business opportunities in it. The reason is very simple, according to the secret agreement between the Republican Army and Dong Zhuo, the tariffs on both sides are very low, and even some important goods are still zero tariffs, such as food, arms, ironware, etc. Such a drastic reduction of tariffs naturally attracted the attention of the merchants, who seemed to them to be far more favourable than they had ever been in condition, and in which their condition would satisfy their various needs to the greatest extent.

"When will we be able to do some business like this and increase some of our military spending." Cao Cao had some envy. Because Dong Zhuo relied on his own strength and geographical location advantages to expand his business and expand his financial income, which is a very advantageous point, but this situation does not seem to be able to effectively expand some of their needs.

Cao Cao was also envious of this, but Cao Cao was just envious, at this time, he still hoped that the imperial court could control more and more areas, as well as all kinds of resources, and he was a little wary of Dong Zhuo's situation.

"I think the next step, we should worry about the IRA, whether the IRA has stopped expanding." Xi Zhicai said. Cao Cao nodded, this question is very important. Because he's a big force of influence.