Zhou Cang was silent, because this required the requisition of more vehicles, he was a division commander, obviously unable to complete such a situation, and most importantly, they also needed to be assigned to the sappers to maintain some of their road conditions, if there were no such things, the situation was very unfavorable for them.

However, the use of a large number of vehicles for mobile combat is obviously an extremely good idea, because such an idea can meet their various mobility needs to the greatest extent, and at the same time meet their logistics and supply smoothly. But there seem to be a little more vehicles, except for the need for some transport personnel. More shipments of weapons and equipment also depend on this.

Zhou Cang soon submitted such a report. What about this report, they still need some new developments.

However, Shang Wu did not see the latest submission report at the first time. Instead, he and Jia Xu were focusing on something else.

Lijiazhuang, the political center of the Republican Army, and most of the core experimental sites were also established here. Despite the fact that the IRA is in security concerns. A part of the scientific and technological researchers were evacuated to Luzhou. Because of the relatively closed situation there, coupled with the favorable situation in the Taihang Mountains, it is enough to meet some of their security needs, but the problem is that such a situation still requires them to make more favorable judgments in order to achieve such and some situations.

The locomotive test site of the First Railway Company is located here, because the craftsmen here are more skilled and experienced, and at the same time, because this is the political core area, in the eyes of many traditional craftsmen, the safety situation here is better than expected, so in such a situation, there are relatively more scientific research institutions here.

"Let's do a public verification today, and please vote for our Iron Horse. This is definitely a victory that you believe in. A middle-aged *** shouted loudly from the height of the locomotive. This was the first locomotive built by the Republican Army, and with a little improvement, it could be used for transportation and production.

The middle-aged man's name is Li Feng. His family was lost in the war. Grief and anger gave him a lot of strength, and he devoted his attention to scientific experiments, and no one knew how much this guy had suffered, and while others were still sleeping, he was studying all sorts of mechanical principles. Sometimes, he will also go to the specific production status in the specific production process, for example, some specific problems caused by the secondary steam engine. He and the two-stage steam engine team continued to study, and he himself solved a lot of practical problems, and it was such a team spirit that he got the second improved experimental model of the two-stage steam engine, which is relatively mature, although there are some small problems, for example, if the operation time is long enough, or if the output power continues to expand, there will be water leakage and air leakage. But in his opinion, this is a minor problem. But for him, these are all bearable.

This is the first real small train in the area controlled by the Republican Army. The train is rough in comparison. A lot of things need rivets to fasten them, and the personnel are standing on a very simple platform, or even without any security measures.

Fifty miles of rails were laid. This was accomplished by the Republican Army with two engineer battalions and more than 100 cadets from nearby military academies. Among them, Shang Wu personally donated his salary for one year. The same goes for Jia Xu. In addition to this, the railway company bears most of the research, publicity costs. In addition to this, some banks are also involved, and they ask for it at the time of the experimental competition. To be able to fly the flag of their bank, or to do all sorts of propaganda icons, because only in this way can it have a great effect on their bank fundamentally.

Originally, it was best for such a small train to be able to tow two eight-person carriages, but helplessly, there were many banks that had already charged advertising fees, and those bankers refused to hang in the second experimental competition, and in desperation, the locomotive could only hang two eight-person carriages, so that there were thirty-two people on the carriage.

The corresponding competition object is ten specially modified carriages with only two or three people. The carriage had two horses, and it seemed that they were full of confidence. After all, they have few men, they are fast, the horses are very good, many of the coachmen are very experienced, and the roads are all well-groomed. It seems that the advantage is with them.

Coachmen are constantly promoting their amazing driving skills and the quality of their horses. And, as long as they get to their destination first. Their situation will be the best of the best.

The Republican Army encouraged the development of the gambling industry. Because this could easily bring a large tax revenue to the IRA. The IRA is the only industry that can increase heavy taxation in this regard, and the heavy tax of 15 percent is enough to bring a large amount of financial expenses to the Republican Army. Moreover, the strange development of the gambling industry can bring a great advertising effect, and the newspaper will deliberately leave a considerable part of the space to the gambling industry. That way, they can earn more money on advertising, and it seems that people have realized that more traffic leads to greater attention. That's where they work best.

Profits, so that many industries flourish, in this way, their situation can become much more favorable.

The government should not interfere in more of these economic behaviors, but on the contrary, the government should try to reduce some of these behaviors as much as possible to put them in a very favorable situation, which in this way, will make them more advantageous.

"Do you think that vehicle will have an advantage?" Shang Wu asked Jia Xu on the side, Jia Xu was also very curious, but this is where the advantage of the Republican Army lies, they have a lot of new and strange things, and the more they appear, the more they earn, their education is like this, their inventions are the same, many useful inventions are constantly used for various purposes, which is an extremely favorable situation for the military development of the Republican Army.

"I think horse-drawn carriages, I know you definitely think that the train locomotive has an advantage, but I think some of the technologies are not mature enough, and most importantly, you see. The train is also somewhat technologically mature, and at the same time pulls more people, which in itself is not a fair thing, and the worst thing is that the horses of the carriage, the grooms, are all good hands, and I really can't think of anything more advantageous than these appeared. Jia Xu shook his head and said.

"Oh." Shang Wu nodded. On the surface, this is true, but Shang Wu believes that there are some things that they need to be aware of as well, such as more favorable situations that require more favorable reactions. In contrast, it seems that the carriage has more advantages.

"Well, the only money I have on me, I'll win if I buy a train. After all, they are new technology, and we should encourage new technology. Shang Wu said. But Jia Xu bought the carriage, and he thought that the carriage had a greater advantage. It is clear to everyone that the carriage occupies too many advantageous points.

This seems to be a replica of the historical train and carriage race.

A lot of people are constantly discussing, and they are discussing exactly the same topics as Shang Wu. However, the proportion of bets varies greatly, and only professional gamblers will put their treasure on the train because the odds are greater. Most of them will be safely placed in the carriage, because no matter what, the advantage of the carriage will become very favorable.

Everything will have to wait for the end of the game to prove that.

"Bang." After a bang, the game began. The carriage exploded very quickly, and they rushed out quickly. And the train started slowly, with a loud noise, and more smoke, and the water vapor dragged the vehicle to slowly accelerate, and the race once became a horse-drawn carriage race, many people expressed their disappointment, because they felt hopeless, although it was very unusual for a completely iron big guy to pull some people up, but such a strangeness did not in any way offset people's love of gambling, or rather, it was related to the safety of their money bags.

In such a situation, many people have bought the carriage again, the reason is that they see the advantage of the carriage that has already run a long way, they are very fast, and the explosive power is also very strong. There seems to be no reason to lose this game.

The game needs to go on. Fifty miles is not far. But the staying power of the carriage also needs a big test, if the carriage runs at a very fast speed for a short time, there is no problem, but if it continues, the problem will soon appear. Horses are not the best horses, most of them are ordinary horses, such horses can only break out for a short time, long-term transportation is their fundamental, so, soon the carriage slowed down, and even they entered the state of walking, but the advantage seems to be great.

Many people think so, but soon, people are surprised to find that the key to the problem is not here, but the train.

After his speed increased, he was able to maintain a fast pace and not slow down at all. Soon, the train caught up with the carriage. It seems that the race has already decided the defeat of the carriage.

But the plot doesn't seem to work that way. As we entered the final ten miles of the race, the train had major mechanical problems that stopped the train at one point. This gave the carriage a big chance. A lot of people's hearts are about to jump out.