"These questions are a lot more messy than we thought." Shang Wu said to Jia Xu.

"But first of all, we have to select some combat infantry regiments that can be used, and their numbers are only temporary and temporary." Shang Wu said.

Shang Wu still regarded the newly formed troops as temporary combat infantry regiments.

These combat units have been formed in large numbers, but their combat effectiveness is relatively low, and Shangwu's plan is to reorganize these units and elect new units that are suitable for retention. In this way, it can become much more profitable.

"Weapons and equipment, training, what worries me is that it will be difficult to see the real effect without half a year." Jia Xu said.

"yes. At present, there is no half a year, and we can only provide more guarantees to complete this. Shang Wu said.

"There are also things that have been specifically established to be done, which is how to transport these combat units to the combat area, and the transportation of the troops, and so on." Jia Xu said.

Compared to those fighting units, the IRA seems to be doing something bigger.

For example, the strategic transport forces, Shang Wu and Jia Xu, are trying to find a way to form a strategic transport fleet for the Republican Army, and the first phase will initially include more than 3,000 transport wagons. The formation of these transport units will transport a large amount of materials and personnel to the combat area in a relatively short period of time, and in this way, their situation will be greatly changed, and this will form a great advantage for them.

This is the establishment of a special strategic transport team by the Republican Army in terms of transportation.

The imperial court's mode of transportation was extremely inefficient. Because most of them are conscripted, the state, the military will not spend more money on them. The IRA is a bit more advanced, for example, they use the hiring method to solve this problem, but there are also many problems with hiring. For example, in many places, the Republican Army needs front-line transportation, yes, transportation from the rear to the warehouses on the front, and the Republican Army does use the mercenary method to solve it, but when fighting on the front, the supplies from the rear are usually not transported, because the businessmen think that the front line is too dangerous. They are still businessmen, and they will not do such things that are more than life-threatening, which is very troublesome for the Republican Army, because of the lack of transportation in the rear, the front-line operations will not go very smoothly at all.

In addition, if a large-scale military movement is carried out and a merchant transport team is hired to carry it out, it will be extremely unfavorable to military operations, and there will be a big problem in the issue of secrecy. In addition, there are some necessary military transportation, which also needs to be carried out by special transport teams, after all, businessmen cannot mobilize so many vehicles at once to drive on some non-specialized roads, which is extremely unfavorable to commercial profitability. Therefore, it is necessary to create the necessary and republican army's own strategic transport force to complete some military operations.

Shang Wu and Jia Xu's idea was like this, but three thousand transport vehicles were far from meeting the needs of the Republican Army. Because they still have a lot of things to do.

"These eunuchs will disrupt the country's politics." General He Jin said excitedly to Empress Dowager He.

"How can the palace use them, how can they disrupt national politics?" Empress Dowager He asked rhetorically.

Such a sentence actually illustrates the attitude of Empress Dowager He. Because Empress Dowager He also needs eunuchs to do some of her own things, for example, to run some things, gather some wealth, there are many places to use money in the palace, although there is her brother outside, but some things are still not convenient because of her brother.

"This. Hum. He Jin was extremely annoyed and couldn't speak, he stood up in annoyance, Zhang Rang and the others lowered their eyebrows and were on the side of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is their umbrella, and losing such an umbrella is the most passive for them.

But now, because of the relationship between the Queen Mother, this directly leads to He Jin being extremely passive, because if he wants to gain more power, he must get rid of the eunuchs, but to get rid of the eunuchs, he must be clear to the Queen Mother He, which is extremely unfavorable to He Jin.

He Jin left the place in annoyance. And Zhang Rang likes to see this very much, which shows that their protective umbrella is right, but the question is, how long can this last, the queen mother can't effectively protect them for a longer time, and the threat of the general He Jin still exists. That's not a good thing for them.

But this kind of thing is even more determined to let Zhang Rang get rid of the general He Jin, which is too dangerous and too direct.

Inside the barracks of the New Army in West Park.

"So many arms orders?" Cao Cao asked. Although the generals took control of most of the military power and improved their logistical supply, the problem was not fully solved, and the best ammunition still needed to be imported from the Republican Army, because most of the ammunition they made themselves could not be used.

"These are all in response to possible dangers. The consumption of ammunition will become very large, so it is a great guarantee of safety for us. Xi Zhicai said.

"Hmm. Yes, but it's a bit expensive. Cao Cao looked at the list distressedly and said. The ammunition of the Republican Army has a long range, is very well preserved, and is very advantageous to use. But to finish so much ammunition, it will cost more money, which is too much. Cao Cao was very distressed.

"I know it's too much to spend. But we really need it, the current situation is still unstable, it is beneficial to import more ammunition, if we have more money in the future, we still have to import some equipment and produce it ourselves. Xi Zhicai said.

"I heard that Dong Zhuo has his own military factory in Guanzhong to produce ammunition?" Cao Cao asked about such a thing.

"Yes, in cooperation with the IRA. Although it is much cheaper, the control of the factory is still that of the Republican Army, and perhaps the Republican Army will make more money in the military factory. These are the scariest things about the IRA. Xi Zhicai said.

"Hmm." Cao Cao fell into his own thinking, and the other party was right. To make it very clear, such a situation is very good for them, maybe they want to do more things.

"It's a problem-solving idea." Cao Cao said. Yes, Cao Cao is also accepting a lot of new things, because these can solve a lot of practical problems, without which he simply can't do such things.

Therefore, such a thing can only be accomplished by accepting new things and changing some favorable situations of oneself.

Collaboration solves more.

Inside the Yanmen Pass. The forts built by the Republican army here, the city gate tower was full of cannons, and there were firearms soldiers patrolling back and forth. There were also bands of militia on the streets, as well as patrols. Here, the nomads from the north can't mess up at all.

"Da-da-da-da-da." A group of cavalry passed through here quickly, and the internal defense inside Yanmen Pass looked lax, and a group of cavalry passed quickly. On horseback were cavalrymen dressed in the characteristic costumes of the northern nomads, and they were all Wuhuan and Huns. But they wore a blue ribbon characteristic of the IRA on their left arm. This means that they are on the side of the Republican Army. Some also wore mountain hats characteristic of the Republican Army.

"Who are they?" A Hu businessman in charge of the nomadic business asked.

"Is it the cavalry corps hired by the Republican Army, who are responsible for attacking in the steppe, see the weapons they are equipped? Firearms used. A Hedong businessman on the side said that they were business partners. So, it can be explained in this way.

Those nomadic cavalry were hired by the Republican Army, and were considered foreign mercenaries of the Republican Army. Most of them entered the Republican Army as stragglers, and they had no choice but to sell themselves and become mercenaries. They have their own riding skills, and they use bows and arrows very well. But it is a pity that the Republican Army does not equip them with these weapons, and the Republican Army requires all firearms to be replaced, and each time there is a certain limit for ammunition allocation, and after entering the Guannai, the Republican Army will let them hand over all the ammunition, which is the tough approach of the Republican Army.

This would effectively control the nomadic mercenaries, so that they would be able to obey the command of the Republican Army.

In fact, these people have no way out, they have no family, and at the same time they are stragglers. They have lost their tribes, and many of them are no longer in their tribes. They are all nomadic herders without roots. Like the lone wolves expelled from the grassland, their survival has become even worse.

And the Republican Army tamed them. Because the IRA provided everything they wanted.

They began to start their own families, and the women came from captive, traded prisoners of war, slaves. Depending on the effectiveness of the battle, the Republican Army would pay them a certain amount. They can be pinned down. Even, in order to stabilize them, the Republican Army awarded them a certain rank. Treatment is also carried out according to military rank.

"Oh." Hu Shang nodded blankly. What happened on the prairie was all too normal.

But why did the IRA do it. What is the significance of this? The other party couldn't figure it out.

Relying on these mercenary cavalry, in a relatively short period of time, the cavalry strength of the Republican Army was replenished by a certain amount, but the Republican Army was well aware that these cavalry were troublesome to use. They can only be controlled by using ammunition control, which is not a very good way for the Republican Army to control, and if they can change some ways, maybe the situation will change a lot. It's also a matter of course.

"They're amazing. Cavalry armed with firearms is the way of the future. The Hedong merchant said. Hu Shang was puzzled. He didn't know how powerful those cavalry were.