This is a letter from Yuan Gong. This represents the imperial court. In the letter, they said that they asked us to return the money that Zhang Rang had embraced Mo. Jia Xu went on to say such a thing.

Who is Yuan Gong, Shang Wu is puzzled, but after reading the letter, as well as some annotations from Jia Xu. Shang Wu understood.

Yuan Gong is Yuan Feng, who holds the position of Sikong of the imperial court, which is extremely unusual. Shangwu probably roughly understood the location of this section. The other party apparently sent a letter on behalf of the imperial court.

"Let's return such a sum of money." Shang Wu expressed some embarrassment after visiting.

The republican army is very difficult, how can it be embarrassed to spit it out if it is not easy to eat it, even if it is from the imperial court, but it has a great impact on the republican army.

"I've seen it. The reason I gave was simple, were they Zhang Rang's immediate family? Obviously not, and we still hope that the other side will come up with evidence. Founder is. Being able to procrastinate is procrastination, the money is in our hands, and we can do whatever we want. Jia Xu was quite prepared to repay the debt.

"Well, it's the right thing to do, but we still need some internal response. It would be better to eliminate such a situation, because it is a problem that we need to solve. Shang Wu said.

"Well, so, Dong Zhuo's attitude is extremely powerful for us. Dong Zhuo knew very well that he couldn't get such a sum of money back, so he was extremely indulgent and tolerant of us, and he hoped to be able to handle such a thing properly. He just sent a telegram asking if we could increase the amount of their loan. He would also give us more benefits, and they hoped that they would be able to establish a telegraph line from Hedong to Luoyang directly, but he did not say anything about payment. Obviously this is a gesture of goodwill. Jia Xu said.

On the issue of dealing with Zhang Rang's greedy money, as well as investment. The idea of the three princes in the court is very simple. They thought that the money belonged to the imperial court and that they should get it back. After all, they didn't steal much money from Zhang Rang's private mansion, which was extremely unfavorable to them. Because the eunuch group led by Zhang Rang emptied the entire imperial treasury.

Dong Zhuo was also very annoyed, originally he thought that he could get a lot of money to improve his situation, but this situation obviously could not be changed. Therefore, Dong Zhuo can only solve the morale and reward matters by conniving at the robbery of the soldiers, otherwise, he doesn't know how much chaos will occur.

And the IRA actually got the money. In a word, the IRA just doesn't want to pay back the money, the treasury needs it, and it's the only money the IRA can use.

"Dong Zhuo's borrowing of money can be considered, and in order to show our attitude, we can increase the amount of money. Of course. We also need some territory as collateral, for example, on the other side of the river, the land of the West River, which is also the place where we need it most, if the two sides can establish a stable trade area there, I think, we can expand trade, as well as the scale of borrowing, of course, in order to dispel Dong Zhuo's worries, we can station a small number of troops there, the size will not exceed two infantry companies. In addition to that, there are some policing police forces. We are not going to build more military bases there, as well as some military facilities. Shang Wu said. The IRA is very pragmatic, and if there are no practical benefits, they are unlikely to make a move.

If a stable base can be established in Xihe, there will be no garrison. It is also acceptable to build a bridgehead. That's what Shangwu thinks at the moment, and if such a situation can really be achieved, it will be the absolute most favorable outcome for them.

"Well, it's a lot more favorable for us. It's just that I don't know if Dong Zhuo will win such a thing, after all, this is a little difficult for them to accept, and the threat to Guanzhong is very big. From Xihe to Chang'an, there was basically no defense. Coupled with the emptiness of troops, this is simply the greatest threat. Jia Xu said. In Jia Xu's opinion, Dong Zhuo would not accept such a condition. It's too threatening.

"If Dong Zhuo becomes very ambitious. I think he'll accept something like that. Shang Wu said.

"If the other party can mobilize a partial division to defend there, perhaps, Dong Zhuo can take a risk." Jia Xu said. The grasp of human nature for a person like Dong Zhuo is still relatively accurate. This person is very ambitious, and he will definitely make a big change.

"I hope so. If Dong Zhuo can give us such an opportunity, it can be regarded as a good opportunity for us to expand. In addition, people, especially the importance of people, if necessary, we can use people on both sides to exchange, keep people, keep people, let people live, so that we can further expand. Our current urbanization process is fast, we need people, and if there are enough people, we are developing very quickly. Shang Wu said.

"But the pressure on food is still very high." Jia Xu said.

"Yes, the pressure on food is certainly great, but we have to see that if there are people, we can develop more places, and if there are people, we can solve the problem of our strength, although we encourage childbearing, but there is no more than ten years, you have no way to solve such a problem, right. But if we attract a lot of people in, we can shorten that size, and our urbanization is very fast, we need more people, and we simply can't solve some of these things without more people, and that's the best situation for us. Shang Wu said.

Jia Xu nodded in agreement, Shang Wu looked far away, the population problem is the most fundamental problem, with people can develop faster, more rapidly, no one, nothing can be done. That's the difference in their situation.

In fact, Shang Wu thought more about the fact that if the IRA was able to absorb more people into the Republican-controlled areas when the war broke out, their situation would be much better. This is also an extremely advantageous option for them.

The idea is simple.

Bishui Pass.

Here is an important gateway to Luoyang. Occupying this place opens the door to Luoyang. If Ding Yuanbu wants to enter Luoyang, he must control here.

Originally, there were 2,000 troops stationed here in Bishui Pass, but the actual personnel were just over 1,000, because it was impossible to meet the full staff. If it is full, there will be a lot of personnel, and the cost will go up a lot.

After Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, in order to control the situation in Luoyang, it was very inevitable to occupy this place.

But Dong Zhuo openly allowed his subordinates to rob for three days. Therefore, the troops assigned here at the first time were very unhappy.

"Hey. Dog, have you heard? That fellow of mine, in Luoyang, has robbed a lot of money. When I went back, I was able to buy a lot of fields, cattle, and horses. A soldier who kept snotting behind said, holding his firearm. His firearms were covered with snot. They never wipe their weapons.

"I've heard that there's something better. Have you ever slept with a woman? The dog asked, squinting. The two of them squatted at the gate of the city and chatted like this.

"No, no." The snot soldier said embarrassedly. The reason why they came to serve as soldiers was to be able to go home and marry their wives. Those who serve as soldiers are rewarded.

"No, I don't. Let me tell you, that fellow of mine has slept with several women. Nazi tasted, didn't say. Fuck. Our camp was really unlucky, Luoyang didn't enter, so we were rushed here to guard the city gate. At the beginning, there were more than 600 people in our battalion, and after the first battle, you can see how many people there are left, and there are not many left. Six hundred brothers, damn it, can count three hundred, that's not bad. The dog said angrily.

The army is also divided into lineage and miscellaneous armies, and Dong Zhuojun's firearms are all miscellaneous armies. Most of them were improvised and even in the normal establishment, they were not considered soldiers. Fighting and rushing to the front, they do all the hard work and tiring work. Especially for the infantry battalions that do not specialize, they are the most unlucky.

The infantry battalion of the dog is like this, they attacked Cao Cao's infantry battalion position before, and the attack was the most powerful, there was no way, behind was the battle team, and those who retreated were killed. They had to rush forward, and as a result, more than half of them were gone.

After the war, they were able to grab some money, but as a result, they were assigned to Bishui Pass. Garrisoned here, less than 300 troops, plus more than 1,000 defenders originally stationed, let them guard here. Many people find it unlikely.

Many soldiers were resentful and demoralized because they could not get money. After all, after a large-scale battle, their losses were relatively large. This is not the right time for such a defensive task.

They should rest, not go on the defensive, but no one will listen to the complaints of these soldiers, because it is useless for their commanders to complain.

"Da-da-da-da-da." At this moment, the sound of basic horses' hooves kept coming, and a horse kept galloping towards them.

"Who? Dismount quickly? Snot and Dog shouted loudly, they looked a little panicked, even, a little scared. Because the other party rushed over with weapons.

"Those who live will get out of the way." As soon as he finished speaking, the other party rushed over. Before the two of them understood what was going on, they didn't know anything.