Dong Zhuo's barracks.

"My lord, we should hurry up and give a message to the Republican Army, so that they can settle the imperial garrison on the east bank of the Yellow River, east of the Yellow River, where there are fourteen thousand men, before our army arrives. The elite force can reach 6,000 people. It's no small gift. Li Dao said after meeting Dong Zhuo.

"Can't I wait to eat those 6,000 people?" Dong Zhuo asked.

"My lord, if we start together, I am afraid that we will be suspected by the imperial court, and this will be extremely unfavorable to the lord." Li Dao persuaded.

Li Wei knew very well that the republican army needed security, and their geography was not at all secure, and the imperial army's army was controlled in the Hedong region, which was a firm bridgehead, where it was difficult to defend and fight. The imperial court's control of there would pose a great threat to Hedong, which was controlled by the Republican Army, and even make it difficult for the Republican Army to finish.

It is precisely for this reason that he did so, because it was equivalent to giving a large number of gifts to the Republican Army. And the Republican Army is very happy, of course, Dong Zhuo's idea is also very practical, you know, Dong Zhuo is constantly expanding, if he can't expand his strength in time, he won't do such a thing.

"My lord, we really can't do it, if we need those people, we can talk to them. Maybe they'll send some. At the same time, we can send some secret officers to teach us some ways to fight, what does the lord think? Li Dao said.

"Hmm. That's it. I will let the army delay for two months, and let them Dong Zhuo be faster. Dong Zhuo said. Jian Shuo has already given the order. But it is not a simple matter for the army to be pulled, and Dong Zhuo also has to strengthen his control over his lair. After all, there are still some disobedient ones. He's going to get rid of it.

"Thank you, thank you." Li Wei knew that they had been given a great opportunity for development, and this opportunity was right in front of them. As long as they seize such an opportunity, many of their things can be handled smoothly and properly.

And Hedong didn't know that their fate had been controlled by two strong men. They can only passively accept all this.

Taihang Mountain, in a rest ground on Highway 3. There are inns, restaurants, horses, ox carts for lodging, and there are many more cargo stations where some goods can be parked depending on the kind.

Zhang Liao: The ox cart they were riding in stopped here. The special brigade suddenly received an order. The specific goal of the request to march westward is not clear, and Zhang Liao believes that it is a mountainous area in the north of the Shangdang region. But in fact, they will enter the east of the river, and they will cooperate with the battle, and the specific orders will be issued after arriving in Luzhou. Mainly for the sake of secrecy.

They rode in two ox carts and four ** caravans. This type of caravan can provide a lot of shelter, at least in the summer when it rains. The cloth used is a very dense cloth that is said to have a special layer of linoleum paper in the middle to make it waterproof, and a heavy tarpaulin can provide shelter from the wind and rain, and if necessary, it can be their tent, and of course, you can stay in it if you don't feel stuffy.

A lot of people aren't used to it. But it has to be said that a caravan is a good option. Because the caravan can be provided to the soldiers, so that the large-scale mobilization of the soldiers is a possibility, in the past they marched, the soldiers need to walk for a long time, which is very serious for the physical exertion of the soldiers, but the caravan can ensure the physical fitness of the soldiers, for example, the caravan can ensure that four soldiers, and their related equipment are transported in place, if they have more equipment, more vehicles can be rented to transport in place. Ox carts provided them with a more varied means of transportation.

"Hey, come and eat, fragrant dumpling soup." A veteran shouted loudly, and Zhang Liao took out his own utensils as he spoke. They have their own cutlery, iron basins. It's their water cups, it's their lunch boxes, and each person has two iron spoons, of course, chopsticks don't. More often than not, they use chopsticks in the rest stops they pass by. It's good that this kind of thing isn't very valuable. Because a lot of people do it because chopsticks aren't worth much.

An iron basin can hold two catties of food. The advantage of the iron basin is that they don't have to worry about their bowl being broken, and in the past, the Republican Army soldiers used to be clay pots. It's bulky, and it bumps and breaks after a long march. When it comes to eating, many people don't have their own bowls. In order to solve this problem, the Republican Army developed the first generation of iron bowls, which are said to be relatively small, about less than 3,000 pieces, because they are too bulky, using casting technology, considering the heat transfer of iron, they also specially added a handle, but as a result, many soldiers think that that thing can go to the battlefield to fight people. It can be seen that the things made are not very practical. So the second generation of iron fist appeared, which was actually an iron basin, which was made by pressing down a whole thin iron sheet, and the production was very simple, and you can even see the baked blue that was made. This simple rice bowl can be made on a large scale, and it is said that every Republican soldier can get it. They no longer have to worry about running out of cutlery. And spoons. Zhang Liao didn't know how they did it, but what he did know was that it was made by a machine. That's right, the Republican army is equipped with hydraulic forging presses, and even they use the first generation of huge hydraulic presses, these machines basically solve such a problem, otherwise, they would not have achieved such a result.

A small tableware can reflect the combat capability, as well as the size of different situations, which shows that the combat effectiveness of the Republican Army is different.

Because Zhang Liao knew what kind of virtue the imperial army's army was, their rice bowls were all sent from logistics, and there were all broken and incomplete ones, and the meals would definitely not be in a delicious state, and some of them would be considered good. Eating well is a luxury. And the Republican Army, on the other hand. Their roads are tolled, and although this increases the burden of transportation costs, many transport companies protest against this, but they have to admit that if they pay such a part of the toll, they can get more guarantees, for example, the roads are more spacious and easy to walk. Most of the tolls are used for road construction.

In addition, they also attract many villages along the way to join, these villages will provide land, personnel, construction into large and small rest stations, rest areas, although their names are different, but the function is equivalent to the army's large and small military stations, transportation and supply centers, here will provide rest, food, supplies docking, horse-drawn carts, ox carts will provide some feed, think about it, once the war starts, once these are transferred to the military track, how terrible it will be. The imperial army usually advanced slowly, then stopped to rest, and they mainly camped. But the IRA only had to move along their road. As long as they are given sufficient military funds, they can rest immediately, shelter from the wind and rain, their vehicles, horses, and cattle can be specially cared for, and in addition, their supplies can be docked here, which will become an important supply point for them. Think about it, what a terrible system it is. There are no worries about logistics operations, and the Republican Army does not have to bear the burden at all, they are usually responsible for their own profits and losses, and once they enter the war track, they can provide them to the military, as long as the military continues to allocate their military funds, they can get these guarantees. Convenient, fast and reassuring. Such a system of warfare was completely unattainable by the imperial court.

This is within the Republican Army, and once this situation is completely pushed out, think about it, all the armies in the world cannot fight against it.

Zhang Liao never thought that the victories of the republican army were all lucky, on the contrary, they had their own technological precipitation, and it was this precipitation that brought them huge opportunities for development, otherwise, they would not have developed to such a degree at all. That's the biggest advantage of the IRA.

For example, the iron rice bowl in their hands, what he knows is that the imperial court will not think of such a specific problem at all, when eating, many soldiers are just looking for some small wooden sticks to make chopsticks, if not, they will hold a knife, or directly pour it into their mouths, such a way of eating, how much disadvantage will it bring.

The Republican Army must strictly wash its hands before eating, non-combat attrition is worse than combat attrition, and soldiers are as clean as possible. And in the imperial army, the non-combat attrition is very powerful, to an astonishing extent. In such a situation, it is difficult for them to cope with such a situation to many degrees.

Sometimes, they don't know how to deal with such situations themselves. The Republican Army was far superior to the Imperial Army in any condition, and I really don't know why they encountered such an opponent. Zhang Liao was worried about his previous partners, after all, he also came from the imperial court.

Two different economic systems bring about different economic developments, and such economic development will inevitably bring about greater development and growth, and this situation is the difference in their development.

The imperial court is still an agricultural economy, slow, the increase in wealth is extremely slow, and the republican army is an industry, they are using a kind of human wisdom to create more value, these values will far exceed any of their periods, this is their advantage, in the face of such an opponent, the court has no chance of winning, they will only retreat.

Because it can be seen from a detail that the spoons for eating are all iron, and the army of the imperial court, the guys who eat are not complete, and this kind of fighting has no chance of winning at all.