The northern front has many advantages, such as a steady stream of supplies and a large number of replenishment troops, which can make the northern front more abundant than ever, and they can easily arm more personnel. However, their commanders did not see the changes on the battlefield for the simple reason that they feared that if they attacked, the supply lines would be cut off by their opponents. In fact, such fears are non-existent.

This inexplicable fear is causing the IRA to lose the initiative in the main direction. Zhang Liao was extremely dissatisfied with this, but he was dissatisfied, and he was just dissatisfied, he couldn't do anything. The offensive measures taken, he can only come step by step.

In the north of Luoyang, the defensive circle on the southern front is also constantly being reinforced, and a large number of militias participating in the battle have made the defensive circle extremely stable.

"Look at the militia." One of the sergeants said. Cao Ang looked up and saw a militia team approaching.

In order to maintain its combat effectiveness to the greatest extent, the Fifth Infantry Division of the Southern Front made a decision, except for a small number of troops fighting on the front line and providing effective support, most of the troops were withdrawn back, and they were either used as reserves or in a state of recuperation, after all, they had been fighting on the front line for too long.

Cao Ang shook his head helplessly. The morale of the militia was high, but their discipline was too poor, and in a formation, they walked loosely. There is no neatness at all, and not only that, but their armament is also chaotic. The first militia to come was armed with a large number of firearms, but, as the number of troops grew, an average of 500 militiamen took over the defensive positions of one of their companies. This density, so that they have ample troops to do a lot of things.

But the militia's armament was much worse. They have a wide variety of weapons. The weapons discarded by Dong Zhuo's army before, as well as the cold weapons such as spears that were worn out in the official arsenal, and some young people actually came out with wooden sticks. I really don't know if they can repel the enemy like this.

"It seems that our rear, in order to arm them, has thought of many, many ways." The sergeant said in a mocking tone.

Yes, the militia is very poorly armed, and they do not have uniform uniforms. It's just that on the right arm, a little red ribbon is tethered. It means the militia. Or maybe it's wrapped in a red turban.

For defense, some militiamen had to put on bulky armor. This thing is too heavy. Republican soldiers generally do not wear them, because firearms can break through these defenses, and even metal helmets are vulnerable to artillery. But the militia doesn't care about that, many of them have never been on the battlefield, and they use all kinds of life-saving things.

"They look like beggars." The sergeant was not forgiving.

"Alright. Shut up. Cao Ang couldn't stand it.

"Now they're just like us." Cao Ang said. Sergeants and others shut up, those militiamen looked interested in everything, people who had just arrived on the battlefield were like this. Cao Ang looked helplessly at these militiamen who had not been trained much, or rather, they had not been trained at all. But they took their place in more defensive tasks.

Cao Ang believes that there must be greater action from the superiors. Only, what is their mission? He doesn't know yet. For now, their situation seems to be better, but he doesn't know where it has become.

However, Cao Ang still has a lot to worry about. For example, in terms of weapons. They consumed two-thirds of their ammunition, but their superiors replenished them with less than a third. Cao Ang could only ask the battalion headquarters logistics officer to find more ammunition to come back. Because normally, this doesn't happen. Cao Ang knew that there was such a problem with the logistics of the Republican Army. Because in terms of ammunition replenishment, the Republican Army usually lets them take as much as they want, and it is rare that the replenishment is not in place.

Not only that, but there are many other things happening, for example, their shoes. They were wearing leather boots, but the supply officer had replenished them with damn cloth shoes. The whole tactical move became stiff. It's a very hard thing to do.

Cao Ang didn't know how their logistics worked, but the only thing that could explain it was that there were a lot of problems with their logistics.

Shuanglin Town.

"This situation must not be delayed, the supply line will be delayed for too long, which will be very disadvantageous for us, and we should have to open the southbound passage as soon as possible. Let the supplies be fully replenished, so that our advantages can be further expanded, and we have no enthusiasm for the rest. Shang Wu said.

"But sir, it's very difficult to do this, you know, Dong Zhuo won't cooperate with us for the time being. Our supplies can't be transported in, and Luoyang's inventory is running out. They may have stopped production, and if it is transported, we need at least two infantry regiments to go out of the northern front group to fight, and it is too dangerous to do such a thing in front of the opposing army. A major officer said worriedly.

"Hmm." Shang Wu nodded, he didn't want to move the troops on the northern front. The reason is simple, Shang Wu plans to launch an offensive to solve the problem once and for all. But the problem is that they need to deliver a batch of supplies in time, even if it is a small batch, which is also a morale boost.

"How effective is the bombing of the Air Force? Is their situation okay? Shang Wu asked.

"Sir, the Air Force is currently committing two bombing airship squadrons, but the situation is not very rosy. The targets we bombed were not too long, and with the fact that we had previously lost an airship, the situation did not seem too rosy. We are unable to effectively block the opponent's logistical supply lines, and the effect on the opponent's personnel is not very ideal. The airship is too bulky. Moreover, the speed is slow, we can only bomb their camp, but whether there are people in the camp, we don't know. Because we don't know exactly what will happen. The other party said.

"Oh." Shang Wu nodded in agreement.

"Let the bombing squadron stop the bombing and let them carry out the transport mission to Luoyang." Shang Wu thought for a moment and said.

"This." Many officers were very incomprehensible when they heard this news. But Shang Wu is well aware that the most important thing at the moment is Luoyang, not the rear of the Kwantung coalition army. Moreover, the assessment report of the airship bombing was not very good.

As a bombing vehicle, the effect of the airship is not too favorable, especially after the bombing. The IRA simply demolished the opposing camps. But the specific personnel killing, it is not very optimistic, because the personnel will hide, you don't know where they are hiding. And the airship flies slowly, when the ** falls, many people can dodge, if the airship bombs a large city like Luoyang, the effect may be better, but the other party is the main force, everything is not very beneficial to them.

In that case, it is better to pool limited resources. Make a replenishment of Luoyang.

The distance to Luoyang is not very far, but this is also a big technical problem for many people. There is no coal to replenish in Luoyang City, which means that it is very likely that after the airship flies in, it will not be able to fly out. That's a big challenge.

Not many places know the value of coal, and in the case of the use of steam engines, fuel becomes the biggest obstacle.

However, it is not impossible to solve it, for example, charcoal can be used, although the effect is somewhat unsatisfactory, but the situation can still be coped.

Shang Wu was actively planning an attack on the Kwantung Coalition Army, but before, he wanted to be able to go to the front line to see what was going on on the northern front, and if there was no offensive there, the situation would not be good.

Many of the technical branches of the IRA have been gathered. For example, as a killer feature, *** is also secretly in place. But how to use it specifically, these situations are not very clear.

The situation on the part of the Kwantung coalition was much worse. The continuous attack has reduced their morale to a lot, Luoyang is not far away, the officers continue to encourage the benefits of Luoyang, but every time they attack, they are beaten back, dense bullets, and there are more shells, the number of people on the opposite side is constantly increasing, every time they attack, it seems that there are almost a few people, but that's it, every time they can't attack the past.

The most discouraging part is here. Every time you think you win, but every time you lose, it's a big blow to anyone, and in such a situation, many people become demoralized.

Despair spread throughout the barracks. The Kwantung coalition army has also been disagreeing early, they no longer have any hope of entering Luoyang, and the republican army has continuously strengthened its defenses, especially the emergence of those militias. This is definitely not a good signal, and the appearance of these signals is not the most beneficial thing for anyone, and they definitely do not want to see some situations like this.

Therefore, many people are secretly withdrawing their troops, because they can't get their own benefits at all, and if they continue, they will only lose a lot.

Even the alliance leader Yuan Shao is the same, he is swaying from side to side, he is thinking about how to retreat, but, seeing Luoyang, he doesn't want to give up, in such a situation

Yuan Shao is also extremely contradictory.

But what is even more passive in the contradiction is that it is vacillating, and there was a plan to withdraw troops, which was shelved. The march was unfavorable, and the situation became extremely unstable in the constant swing, which was a great trouble for them.