"Our army, only twenty-one points?" Xi Zhicai looked at Cao Cao and asked. He had heard about the difference between the republican army for a long time, but when he really saw what the republican army had come up with, he was still very surprised, and their forms were meticulous, for example, they would start from the barracks, soldiers, and the will to fight, including the morale of officers and soldiers, the will to fight, the will to fight, and so on.

In addition, there are tactics, weapons maintenance, logistics and supplies, and the sanitary conditions of the camp, etc., because these have a lot to do with non-combat attrition, and the meticulous work done by the Republican Army greatly surprised Xi Zhicai.

"So, how many points can the IRA do?" Xi Zhicai asked, this is the first time he has encountered such a problem, which has caused a great impact on Xi Zhicai, before he only accepted the relevant combat information in the newspaper, but now the situation greatly exceeds their difficulty, because many things greatly exceed their situation, and even, let their situation be in a very unfavorable situation, such a situation is a huge impact on all people.

"The Republican Army is generally around 80 percent, which is a huge gap for us, but the more there is no way, just in terms of camps, logistical supplies, and soldiers' personal hygiene, we are far behind them, the Republican Army has field hospitals, but we don't, and most importantly, our camps are full of the smell of feces, and the non-combat attrition is more than our combat losses, which is an indisputable fact." Cao Cao said helplessly.

Cao Cao has a good habit, that is, he can see the gap clearly, if there were not so many gaps, he would not say this, and when this gap is really in front of them, he does have some difficulties to deal with, in such a situation, many of their things are carried out under such a change.

Cao Cao's reaction when he saw such a gap was to catch up, correct them, and put them in a very favorable situation, rather than putting them in a very passive situation.

"The gap between us and the IRA is too great." After watching it, Xi Zhicai said helplessly that he had a feeling that the speed at which they were catching up was too slow, and they might not be able to catch up with each other in their lifetime. That's how Xi Zhicai feels.

"No matter what, we have to catch up, and no matter what happens, we have to do such things, only in this way can we achieve such situations, otherwise, we will not accomplish such things at all. That's where we are right now. Cao Cao said with determination. He knew that they still had some advantages in catching up, and if they couldn't catch up for a long time, their results could be imagined, and it would even be difficult to develop, which was the most unfavorable situation for them at present.

"We should recognize the gap between us and them, with such a gap, we can do some such things, only in this way, we can have better development. Chasing them will have a greater advantage. Cao Cao said that recognizing his own shortcomings, boldly daring to pursue can do such a certain extent, this is Cao Cao's advantages, see his own shortcomings, actively study, correct, this is a terrible quality.

Guanzhong, inside Dong Zhuo's barracks.

"Da-da-da-da. Bang bang bang. The sound of the horse's hooves filled the training field, and the sound of the three-eyed firearms resounded. This is Dong Zhuo's killer feature, relying on such a killer feature, he can maintain such an advantageous state, and it is precisely because of this that he can have greater potential for development, otherwise, he really can't do some such things.

Dong Zhuo's cavalry is the biggest weapon in his hand, and all the cavalry adds up to 5,000 people, of course, the water in this is still relatively large, because more than half of them are new cavalry who have just been recruited into the army, and most of them are local Qiang people. Huns. In this way, they are actually largely equivalent to mercenaries. They were not equipped with firearms, and were still mostly armed with bows and arrows, broadswords, and even some spears.

They fought mainly by shock, roundabout and constant attacks.

And the real power is those cavalry equipped with three-eyed firearms, they are the largest number of assault forces, rushing in front of the enemy's formation, releasing firearms, they can shoot three times in a row, and then charge through again, three-eyed firearms suddenly become striking weapons, in this way, their assault power increases. Relying on such tactics, Dong Zhuo's cavalry shocked the Xiliang cavalry, because their leather armor was defenseless against the opponent's firearms. They are too easy to penetrate. In the face of such a tough opponent, this makes them feel very frightened, and the only way for them to do this is to find a way to survive, because only in this way can they survive better, otherwise, they really don't have much way to do such a thing.

"My lord, I heard that there is a kind of armor in the Republican Army, their armor is made of iron plates, the price is relatively cheap, and the defense is very strong, if our army can be equipped with such armor, it will be invincible in the world." Li Dao said.

Cavalry is Dong Zhuo's biggest reliance, if there is no such reliance, his strength will not rise like this, he is currently relying on such military strength to expand, but these things he has done are far from enough. Because there are so many things that he needs to do, for example, he needs to do many, many different things to do in this situation, and only then can he become the strongest.

"Well, that's very good, can't I borrow money from the IRA's account? Borrowed is. Dong Zhuo said. Dong Zhuo needs money, and he needs other things to do such things, only in this way can their situation become more favorable, otherwise, many of their things will be difficult to advance, and such things will bring them a lot of trouble. That's where they are right now, and to get to such a situation, they need to do a lot of things to get there.

"Just, will the IRA lend us money?" Li Wei is very worried about this problem.

"Try it and see that the Republican Army is an outlier, and if they don't cooperate with our army, they won't have a chance. It seems that they are very strong, but in fact, they are still very weak, and if the imperial court launches a large-scale attack, they are also powerless, so, you and I should see such a situation. Dong Zhuo said this, Dong Zhuo saw the disadvantages of the Republican Army, that is, they did not have too stable allies, don't look at them very strong, but if the court really launched an attack, they were still tired of coping, of course, the court would not do this, the reason is very simple, that is, they thought that this would bring them a lot of trouble, and the strength of the court would be greatly lost, in the face of such a situation, the court was still unwilling to do it.

"Well, my lord." Li Dao said, in this regard, he personally thinks this is a very clever opinion, if it is not so, can the Republican Army lend them money well? It's gratifying that it's impossible, but it's something like this all of a sudden, and that's where they are most different, and if they really do that, their situation becomes extremely powerful.

Handan, in the stock trading market, many investors look at the issuance of a new stock, the price of the new stock issuance is not very high, within the range that many people can accept, fifteen yuan, compared with more than 50 yuan of bank stocks, such a price is too fair. But the problem is, no one knows what he does.

"Railway, what is a railway?" Many investors asked, but most of them answered that they don't know, they don't know, only a very few people know, it's a rail mode of transportation, and it costs a lot of money, especially iron, and the consumption of iron will reach a staggering amount.

Although the production of iron by the Republican Army in the Handan area could reach a staggering annual production of three million stones. This production is still very considerable, but to lay the railway, such an output is not enough, and even, it will cost a lot of money, they feel that this is a very unreliable thing, despite the participation of the republican junta, but many people still do not believe that such a thing can be successful, they really can't imagine what kind of amazing thing the railway is.

They would rather spend some money on buildings, roads, and even trade and bank stocks, rather than on railroads, because this is a completely unpopular stock, or even a stock that they don't know why, and the impact on them in the end is too great. In such a situation, it is too difficult to accomplish such a thing. Even, it is too difficult for them to let their situation be in a very unfavorable situation, and let them accomplish such a thing.

"If it is really a road paved with iron, this is definitely an astonishing consumption of iron, the cost is very large, just to recover such a cost, it is estimated that it will take 20 years, and no company can afford such a long period of capital consumption. It's too long. Li Lidu felt hopeless, and he gave up on such a purchase plan. Because that's really not good news for him.