Bingzhou, Jinyang, Ding Yuan sat in front of the desk, and there was a letter from Luoyang, the capital of Beijing, on the desk, the content of the letter was very bad, at least for them, it was very unfavorable.

The Republican Army and the Merge State Army formed a great confrontation, but in general, the advantage of the Republican Army was very large.

Because they have a steady stream of materials to ensure in terms of logistical supply, plus all firearms and equipment, it is too difficult to fight such an opponent. Ding Yuan felt too much pressure. He simply doesn't have much ability to suppress the other side, on the contrary, if the Republican Army takes the initiative to attack, he may not be able to suppress the other side for too long.

Although the general He Jin kept sending letters saying that he would support him, so that he would not have to worry about the actions of the Republican Army. Dante Yuan did not see it that way, and he analyzed the dynamics of the Republican Army, and their target may be the Loop. Although it is probably known that the Republican Army is attacking there for good horses. But if the Republican Army wants to occupy the Loop, it must ensure the security of their flanks, and at the same time it needs to level the entire strategic posture, and annex the state, they must take it.

Thinking of this, Ding Yuan felt a great headache.

And underneath the letters, there are all kinds of letters asking for help, these things are very cumbersome, but they have to be adjusted in related aspects, otherwise, his food and grass will be completely cut off, in that case, it will be a greater disaster.

There were all kinds of robberies, raids, and ambushes in the rear of Ding Yuan, they were very tactical, and they seemed to be very tightly organized, and they were numerous, and the news sent below said that they had at least tens of thousands of people, and there were firearms involved, they continued to attack the convoys transporting grain and grass, and sometimes, they would take the initiative to attack the landlord's manor. These behaviors were soon reported by the landlords Hao Qiang. Ding Yuan had to dedicate some forces to pacify, but soon, his forces suffered heavy losses.

Burnt out. Ding Yuan never felt that he would encounter such things, which caused him a great disaster to the greatest extent.

Ding Yuan originally wanted to concentrate his forces to solve the suppression of the southern republican army, but the chaos in the rear had to let him disperse his forces to pacify, as a result, the front was concentrated, the rear was scattered, and he had to take care of the grain and grass, but he could not take care of the front line. Moreover, his troops were in a state of exhaustion.

If the confrontation continues, it won't take a few months for his troops to collapse completely. The reason is simple. The landlord Haoqiang kept losing his estate, and they would inevitably choose not to support him in the end. This is very normal. Because they will choose to support the Republican Army and guarantee that their land will not be lost. It's all for their own benefit.

For the team that appeared in the rear, Ding Yuan also suspected that it was organized by the Republican Army, because only the Republican Army would use all firearms to shoot, he knew very well what the Republican Army was born of, a group of peasants, and it was impossible for them to have much combat effectiveness at once, but after being equipped with firearms, even lambs would kill his elite troops, and Ding Yuan could not get rid of such a situation at all. He had many judgments about the Republican guerrillas, first of all, they were very effective in terms of organization, secondly in terms of weapons, and finally in their tactics, which are said to be very similar to the early tactics of the Red Turban Army.

Despite his suspicions, these all consumed all of Ding Yuan's military reserves to the greatest extent, which was a big problem for him.

"Father-in-law." Riding Captain Lu Bu stepped forward cautiously.

"Oh. My son is the first, what is the matter? Ding Yuan said worriedly.

"Father-in-law, when will we attack, the Republican Army will occupy another critical place." Lu Bu said carefully.

"Thou shalt not fight. The general has already sent a letter, and we just need to preserve our strength. For those guerrillas in the rear. Thou shalt not attack, and thou shalt not fight. Ding Yuan said.

"Whoa." Lu Bu really wanted to take a team of men and horses to defeat them, but his father-in-law Ding Yuan seemed to have a big matter, and he didn't look worried, and Lu Bu didn't take the initiative to invite Ying to fight, after all, his father-in-law had his own considerations. And Lu Bu has his own future. Ding Yuan is the favorite local general of the great general He Jin, and he himself is Ding Yuan's most important favorite general. It can be said that he has a good future, and he just needs to follow orders. If you don't attack, there is a reason not to attack. There's no need to think about it that much.

Ding Yuan was also very helpless, because the Great Army said in the letter that he must maintain his power, and his transfer order had already been issued. Withdraw and merge the state, although the detour will be transferred to Hanoi. But these things are very simple for him, and what he has to do now is to preserve his strength and ensure his strength to the greatest extent.

Therefore, he ruthlessly refused Lu Bu's request to fight. If they lose too many troops, it will make them go to political capital. These are all things that Lu Bu doesn't know.

It's selfish, but it's the best way to secure your future.

Inside the guerrilla rear base area. The guerrillas grew in size, they created three detachments. The number was about 4,500. However, there are more than 20,000 people in the base area. This is a combat armed force of a decent size.

But the officers who came from the Republican side were very unfavorable to them. They believe that they can only maintain a lower degree of warfare, large-scale operations, and they are inferior to the militia.

Although there were more than 4,000 of them, the guerrillas expanded to this number in a short period of time, and in addition to the early 800-odd people who received relatively systematic training, the ranks that joined later expanded rapidly, and they were far behind the early guerrillas in terms of combat skills and fighting will, and their combat effectiveness may decline to a great extent. In a recent ambush operation, there was a miscoordination and caused a lot of casualties. That battle showed that the combat effectiveness of the Republican Army had decreased a lot.

These are the consequences of blind expansion, after all, these guerrillas were civilians before they were established, and they were good at farming, not fighting. Their use of weapons is limited to the hoe they are familiar with. These are some of the special situations they are currently experiencing.

When encountering such a thing, the guerrillas who were good at summarizing quickly stopped expanding, and they began to concentrate on training those who joined later, teaching them more knowledge on the battlefield, training, and high-intensity training to make their situation more stable.

"How?" Ersheng is already a deputy platoon commander. Compared to the team members who entered early on, he, the deputy platoon commander, is nothing. Because some have already served as company commanders. In the rapidly expanding guerrilla forces, such a position was nothing.

"Oh." Niu Wazi said with a low mood. He is now the cooking squad leader. Responsible for cooking for people, to be honest, he has not yet been able to adapt to war in the true sense of the word, the reason is very simple, he goes to the battlefield, his legs and stomach are still cramping, nervous, and sweating.

"Forget it. You're not fit for battle, and it's good to be in the rear. At the very least, there is no danger to life. "The second life has become very mature. He is also an officer now. On top of that, he participated in many battles, and although he was young, no one underestimated him.

"The war is over. I'm just a few hundred acres of land. I gave you these lands to plant. Farming is not interesting. I decided to join the Republican Army, which was the regular army, and although I was the deputy platoon commander, we had too few firearms. Only an officer like a platoon commander can have. I've played a few times and it's been good. Ersheng said.

Niu Wazi listened, the Republican Army continued to replenish firearms, but firearms still could not meet the needs of the other party on a large scale, mainly because the traffic roads could not be opened, and they still needed to continue to import more food, a large number of displaced people gathered, and the food could only be planted in a small amount, and most of them would not meet their more needs, so in such a situation, they could have such development, which was quite good. The lack of firearms has always been a catastrophe for them, because they have to prioritize the supply of food, and talent is the most important number one.

Ersheng said a lot of things, and Niu Wazi was very envious. He really couldn't do some things like Brother Ersheng. The future of the second life seems to be open. He could be a soldier, and, after becoming an officer, especially after entering the Republican Army, he had not only firearms and equipment, but also land. And Niu Wazi is a stable person, maybe he is really not suitable for the battlefield, he thought of it himself, but now it can only be like this. After all, a lot of things don't change just because they change.

Li Jiazhuang, Republican Army Operations Department.

"According to the information we have obtained, Ding Yuan's annexation army has chosen to take a safe approach." Jia Xu got a piece of information that was not very reliable, because most of the information was speculative. Because they have no way to see the original letter, they can only report their own speculation, and if the speculation is wrong, it will bring serious consequences, and if the judgment is wrong, it will bring them extremely serious consequences. But now doesn't seem to be the time for them to think about that.

"If I were Ding Yuan, I would definitely choose this way, because there is no safer way to do it. But if you don't, there's really not much else to do. ”

Shang Wu said.

"It's just that if we really judge it like this, I'm afraid it will have a big impact on us." Jia Xu was very worried about this information.