Montenegrin Army. True to the front line. In fact, they were only on the edge of Zhending, and most of their positions were actually out of the confines of Zhending County. But they still have to stay here because they still have a lot to do. The IRA still has two infantry divisions stationed here. This kind of pressure presses them out of breath.

"We've acceded to their requests. What else do they want to do? Zhang Yan said with annoyance. They gathered more than 60,000 troops here, but their more than 60,000 people, like fat on the lips of the Republican army, the Republican artillery pushed to the place where they could see, and they also opened fire from time to time, the rumbling sound of the cannon, so frightened that their soldiers did not dare to poke their heads out of the trenches.

Not only that, but they didn't dare to do anything to the Republicans when they were on patrol, and the Republicans came to them several times. But they didn't dare to do anything. Because if they provoke a war, the IRA can drive them out at any time. The only way is to endure it. This made all the Montenegrin soldiers feel aggrieved.

"The Republican army on the opposite side has good uniforms, their uniforms look clean and neat, they have artillery, muskets, and dumplings. We can all smell that smell here. Unfortunately, we couldn't go out, and once we did, it was hard to come back, and we stayed in the trenches, smelling urine. The smell of. Especially when eating, there is also the smell of athlete's foot. That smell was tolerated only by soldiers who had been in the trenches for a long time. A Montenegrin soldier recalled.

Various conditions in the trenches became unfavorable. Non-combat attrition took place every day, and the Black Mountain thieves just dug a trench in disguise and thought it was their trench. They thought that their trenches could be useful, but as a result, they were of no use, and everyone knew that.

The situation inside the trenches was so unfavorable. Because they didn't know that the IRA had built toilets, firing points, field hospitals, and so on. These are not clear to them at all, their soldiers are very casual and defecate in the open. The trenches were not a place for people at all, and many people were reluctant to go to such places to fight. The smell of feces can keep you away, not to mention how disgusting it is.

"General." A small leader of the Black Mountain thieves said worriedly.

"With sir. I did. With the commander, the general does not sound at all republican. Zhang Yan corrected it like this. Perhaps it was the psychological imbalance of being defeated by two infantry divisions of the Republican Army. Zhang Yan began to take the initiative to learn, and this is his strength. He knows that only by changing himself can he have the ability to change the world, and the reason why those small leaders are not good enough and do not go far enough is that they themselves cannot change themselves.

"Yes. Sir. Sir, on the IRA side, what embassy is going to be built in our capital, where you are, sir, and send their ambassadors. As well as military attachés, only in this way can formal trade be established. They will only consider reducing the border garrison. The leader said. However, he felt that the chief did not seem to sound as good as the general, and the general said that he had a certain status, but the chief seemed to be much lower, because they could also use the chief. But the chief is from the IRA, it sounds. There's some republicanization, but that's not something they care about, they care about. What kind of state can they be in now?

"Ambassador? Military attaché, what the hell is that, these republicans are always like that. Zhang Yan said. Successive military defeats put the Montenegrin bandits at a disadvantage in the negotiations. This disadvantage directly led to their very bad situation, and the Montenegrin thieves had to agree to whatever the Republican Army demanded, and the Montenegrin thieves did not dare to say a word, because the two infantry divisions were around them. They can surround them again if they need to. Give them color.

"They say that allows us to get to know them, and we can get to know them, and they have a lot of diplomatic rights. These are the results of what we cannot fight them against. The leader said. The introduction of modern diplomacy into it, the establishment of embassies, and the military attache system is only the first step, after all, it will take some time to advance the lend-lease, but the ambassador and military attache can ensure the safety of the commercial personnel on the side of the Republican Army, which is the most important point. After all, Shangwu still needs to open up a lot of markets.

"What is their purpose?" Zhang Yan asked impatiently.

"They said it represented them, it represented the IRA. They need to keep the IRA businessmen and others safe, as well as their property, and if anything is unfair, they will protest. Reprimand. If necessary, they can submit a war letter. The leader said.

Zhang Yan heard this. I see. It's a place where long-term diplomatic embassies stay, and they actually monitor their every move. But Zhang Yan still needs them, and they realize the backwardness of their weapons. Therefore, they hope that through such negotiations, they can get some improvements in arms and weapons, so that they can narrow the distance between the other side. This is the most important thing for Zhang Yan, not only Zhang Yan is aware of this, but the surrounding officials and soldiers have realized this, many families have sent their caravans to the republican army to buy arms, and they even began to imitate, but these imitation information are from the Luoyang area. Because the craftsmen there are starting to learn things like this, because this thing makes money, and it comes quickly. This is an important developmental path that has changed its position.

"Hahaha." Zhang Yan laughed out loud after listening to it.

"Promise them. Let them come. Tell the brethren that no one is allowed to annoy them. Zhang Yan ordered. Although some of the leaders didn't understand, they could only do that. After all, there are many things that some generals like them can understand.

However, the confrontation between the two sides on the front line has not eased. The pressure on the IRA remains unresolved. This made many Montenegrin soldiers feel very stressed. They are just militias, how can they withstand the attack of a well-trained regular army.

Lijiazhuang. War Department.

"Since we can send diplomats to the Black Mountain bandits, why can't we also send some in Luoyang?" Jia Xu believes that Shangwu sends ambassadors. And the military attaché is very good at fighting, which is an important situation to understand the dynamics and obtain intelligence, because in modern politics, many military attaches play the role of observers and even intelligence officers. They can obtain some information that is beneficial to them through peaceful diplomacy. This is a great fanfare to get information. Jia Xu agreed, and he did not think that the main purpose of those ambassadors was to protect the safety of their own nationals.

"This isn't good. First of all, the status of us and Luoyang is still not equal. It seems that we are still a little lower. But I believe that we can't even explicitly build our own country, and that's not all. Shang Wu said.

"We can't be too arrogant yet. After the central government is further weakened, I think there are many things that can be done better. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. In that case, we're probably going to have more diplomatic ties with more local warlords, right? Jia Xu asked.

"Yes, we also have fewer diplomats at the moment. After all, it's the first time we've done anything like this, and if something unexpected happens, it might be for us. It's a serious loss, and we can't afford to do such a stupid thing. Shang Wu said.

"I understand, I understand what you mean." Jia Xu said. But it does give them a clear way to do it, and in this way, a lot of things are actually done relatively well. That's a good idea.

"I think we should see a little bit more. That is. We need to protect the safety of our business travel, and we should clearly protect the interests of those businessmen who come to us, although we can't do a strong crackdown on Luoyang, but we should see that in fact, we still have a lot of things that we can put pressure on the local government. In this case, our situation will be more favorable. Shang Wen said.

"I see what you mean. What you're trying to say is, if we can guarantee that we have enough benefits, I think, a lot of things are actually the most effective for us, right? Jia Xu asked.

"Yes, ensuring the interests of businessmen is the most important thing for us at the moment, because they can bring us more resources, and a lot of the current tax revenue mainly depends on them, without businessmen, we can't do anything." Shang Wu said.

"But my fear is that if we rely solely on merchants, or if we rely more on merchants, we will let them control all the resources of the country. It's unfair to more people. Jia Xu said worriedly.

"So, we need parliaments, businessmen can enter them, literati, soldiers, politicians, but also farmers, they can, as long as they have their own political capital. They can do that, and it's the best way for us to get everyone on board with us and make sure their interests are aligned with ours. Shang Wu said.

"Advancing the parliamentary system is an important step for us to ensure that we have a lot of cohesion, and without such initiatives, many of our things will not be able to solve such problems very well." Shang Wu said.