Julu, inside Zhu Jun's house.

"General. The IRA has already gone on the offensive. A Sima reported excitedly.

"Hmm. It's good, it's good. Zhu Jun nodded and said. Sima seemed to have something to say.

"Anything else?" Zhu Jun asked at this time.

"General, one more thing, I heard that there is a telegram on the side of the Republican Army, which can deliver news in the blink of an eye. Something like this, General, we must get one back. Sima said worriedly.

"What? Telegraph? What is this? It was the first time Zhu Jun had heard such a thing as a telegram.

"Tell me, what's going on, what does it mean to get the news over in the blink of an eye." Zhu Jun said.

"I don't know about that. Checkmate. It is known that the IRA has laid a large number of cables. I don't know what these things are for, though. But it's a spell after all. Sima said. Zhu Jun believes that this is an extremely serious situation. This information is too important.

"This situation, no, don't pay attention to the situation on the side of the Black Mountain Thief. Focusing on this thing called the telegraph in all its aspects, you must figure out what the hell is going on with this thing. Be sure to figure it out. Zhu Jun suddenly realized the important role of the telegraph in the military, and in the blink of an eye, they would get a head start in the transmission of information. With such an opportunity, such a problem can be solved. This situation is a huge challenge for him.

The IRA clearly has a head start. Because they are much faster than them in terms of information transfer. This is a huge failure for them. Zhu Jun: This is to be able to occupy a greater advantage in gaining the first opportunity in the future. Zhu Junliang worked hard, and their court may not be very aware of such a situation.

Northern theater of operations.

"This. Where is it? Niu Da looked at the surrounding situation and said.

"Sir, we only have one platoon in our hands?" Clever asked worriedly.

"Look, boy. What we have is guts. Niu Da said. Their troops continued to fight in roundabouts and roundabouts, and as a result, fewer and fewer troops fought, but more and more enemies were routed. I guess that's the power of roundabout warfare. Niu Da has never felt that this war is so enjoyable. Although there are fewer troops. But the number of enemies is increasing.

"What's wrong with a platoon? A platoon of Lao Tzu ran after a thousand people. This kind of battle is called enjoyable. Niu Da said.

"But platoon commander, what are we going to do. We don't know anything. I can't fight this battle. Little Smart said worriedly. Niu Da pricked up his ears at this time to listen to the surroundings.

"Listen. There were gunshots to the west. Rush over. When there was gunfire, they rushed over and attacked that side. Niu Da said. As he spoke, he rushed out with a platoon.

7th Infantry Company. They are now fighting with their commander, Pei Yuanshao. Their company was temporarily short of a second platoon of infantry, and the second platoon went out in a roundabout way. But I don't know where I went. There were two infantry squads nearby, one of three companies and one of five companies. I don't know where I came from.

"Sir, we still have so many prisoners to deal with, not to mention more than 2,500 people." The captain and company commander said to Pei Yuanshao worriedly. Thanks to their rucksacks, they could carry three days of dry rations to fight, and their soldiers now eat biscuits and dried beef strips.

But the captives were not treated so well. Many of them haven't had enough to eat for a day. Because they had never had a full stomach before, this was a most difficult outcome for them to accept.

"Give you an infantry squad and take them all back, not a single one." Pei Yuanshao said. It was the first time he had encountered something like this, and it was a bit tricky for him, they had fought a blocking war before, and they had never taken prisoners, but now they were fine. There were more prisoners than their soldiers.

"A squad, a chief, a dozen people, escorted back more than 2,000 captives, this person is too few. I can't do it. Sir. The other party said.

"If you can't do it, you have to do it, this kind of thing must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise, I will shoot you." Pei Yuanshao said.

"Yes, sir." The captain looked at the captives worriedly, those captives were not really prisoners, most of them were yellow-faced and thin, and they surrendered before the battle had been fought for long. Some infantry squads rushed over at once and all surrendered. They are defenseless. Some of them begged to be taken prisoner. With such a large number of people, capturing them is a big problem. Pei Yuanshao didn't care, he knew, after letting these people go back, he could solve such a problem. As for the rest, he didn't know.

"Rush towards the place where the gunfire is dense, regardless of the rest, rush over. Fast. Pei Yuanshao said and commanded the troops of the two platoons to rush over directly, he knew that where there was gunfire, there was a battle.

"Oh my God. Platoon commander, this, so many prisoners, what should we do? Little Smart said worriedly. They rushed over with a platoon, but the battle was over at once. More than 1,000 people surrendered in an uproar, and in such a situation, they were really frightened. They have only one platoon of troops, but they have to accept the surrender of dozens of times more people than themselves.

"Catch. All of them were arrested and taken back. Niu Da swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said. Such a large number of people, at first glance, are not the kind of people who can fight at all, these people can only be said to be hungry people, and the food around them can only sustain them for three days of fighting. They can't sustain so much at all, they can't eat enough, they can do anything, but they can't wait for reinforcements, and when they attack, they all know that there is no one behind them, and the only way is to escort them back. That's the only way they can do it.

"Quick, get them all back." Niu Da can only do this. They really didn't think of the question of prisoners of war. It is estimated that Pei Yuanshao is also in a hurry.

Just when Pei Yuanshao was in a hurry, the seventh and eighth brigades also attacked quickly, they quickly advanced from the two flanks of the battlefield, surrounded the entire theater, and a large number of defeated Black Mountain bandits were gathered, and the development of the battle situation was exceeding everyone's expectations.

Division Headquarters of the 4th Infantry Division.

"Sir, this is a new situation, and Chief Zhou told me that under such circumstances, the question of the captives is a big deal. The first captives on the battlefield have come down. There were more than we expected, more than seven thousand. A staff officer said worriedly.

"Damn, we all made a mistake. We didn't expect this battle to go so smoothly in the first place. I didn't expect such a burden to appear all of a sudden. Yang Lin said.

"Sir, the problem now is these prisoners of war, it is not our supplies that are holding us back, nor is it our advantage to attack. It was the prisoners of war who were slowing down our attack, sir. The staff officer said. They suddenly discovered a major problem, and there were not many casualties on their offensive itself. On the contrary, the casualties of the other side were relatively large, but they rushed over and suddenly found a large number of prisoners of war waiting for them to escort them. And they need to allocate a certain amount of troops to escort, which leads to their forces becoming more and more dispersed. This made them feel very embarrassed. If this situation is not adjusted in time, we will have too few troops on the front line. The staff officer said anxiously.

"Order the Zhou Cangbu to advance quickly, and order all the militia in the theater to mobilize and escort the prisoners of war. Send all the prisoners of war to the south. Fast. Telegram. Send a telegram to the chief. Yang Lin said anxiously. Now the situation has exceeded their estimates. The development of this state of affairs is the result of no one expecting it.

Lijiazhuang. Cao Cao walked quickly into the war department.

"Prisoners of war, the issue of prisoners of war must be resolved quickly." Cao Cao came in in a hurry and said.

"What? What POW problem? "Shang Wu and Jia Xu are discussing trade. Tariffs over there have been reduced. This is a good thing, but Luoyang wants to build some factories on their own, and they are willing to give more money. That's certainly a good thing. They also want to be able to give more technicians or equipment. Shangwu planned to come down. But Jia Xu disagreed, because doing so would be tantamount to giving away weapons. They earn less. At present, their main reliance is on the arms trade, and if such a thing is solved one day, their losses will be great. So on this issue, Jia Xu disagreed. He believes that Luoyang should not build a military factory. This is not good for the Republican Army.

"Prisoners of war, lots of prisoners of war, look at it. None of us expected this. Cao Cao said and handed the telegram to Shang Wu, who quickly read it and handed it to Jia Xu.

"We really didn't expect so much of this." Shang Wu said.

"Yes, the first batch of prisoners of war was a few thousand, and more will follow." Jia Xu said.

"The current problem is how to house so many prisoners of war, eat, drink, and live, and need more food on such a cold day." Shang Wu said.

"It's better to do what we said before and let the agricultural company go and pick up the people in advance. Train them. Let them get into the state as soon as possible, and at the same time place them for a while, and disperse them. That's a lot of labor after all. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. That's right, but the militias in the vicinity must all be mobilized. Get them involved in something like this. Shang Wu said.

"Also, pick people from among them, so that they have a better understanding of their condition, the speed of dispersion, and the stability of their emotions are more extensive. In short, don't have too many casualties, they are not prisoners of war at all, they are more hungry people, they can do anything in the absence of food, in such a situation, we must stabilize as soon as possible. Cao Cao said.

"At the end of the day, it's a food problem. Distribute food. At the same time, it is best to organize some people to let them eat dumpling soup, and let them be regarded as the New Year. How, you see? Shang Wu asked Jia Xu.

"This problem, very well, I think it can solve something like this." Jia Xu said.

"Dumpling soup?" Cao Cao asked Shang Wu.

"Yes, dumpling soup, it was these dumpling soups that were sent when a large number of Xiyuan New Army surrendered, and now this dumpling soup can also warm their hearts." Shang Wu said.

"I see. This is the biggest weapon. Cao Cao nodded and said.

Kettle off. Mountain Brigade.

Mountain Brigade. One by one, they went out to fight bandits according to the size of the company.

"Sir, we used to be bandits, and bandits fought bandits. This. A sergeant said worriedly to the blind man.

"Phew. Boy, let me tell you, we used to be bandits, but now, we are a republican army, and we wear different clothes than bandits. Don't be a thief. We're not the same anymore. Let's get rid of this evil for those fathers and mothers. Zhang Blind said.

"Yes. Sir. The sergeant said.

"Alright. That's it. We still have a lot of work to do. Zhang Blind said.

"Auntie. The eldest lady is here. At this time, the sergeant saw the roadside, and the people from the nearby villages, these were the people they knew when they were blind, and the eldest lady's family was a grandson, who was usually very poor, buckled and shackled, and couldn't wait to divide a bowl of rice into two meals. The family is poor. This made Zhang Blind feel more and more that they were not engaged in personnel before. Because it's certainly not something that people do.

They ended up giving each other their rations, because they also had their fathers and mothers, and they remembered their fathers and mothers. They also have their own parents. They are distressed. They feel that they are human.

"Auntie, why are you here?" Zhang Blind looked at the little grandson and the eldest mother.

"Child, take it, take it, take it quickly. Something is not good. Don't be disgusted, eat on the road. Yes. There's also some wine here. The eldest lady has it. The eldest lady stuffed the soldiers one by one. The soldiers stopped. They know. The eldest mother usually doesn't eat eggs at all, that is, the little grandson usually can't eat an egg, but now, they are going to attack and fight, but this situation makes the eldest mother take out all her good things.

"Auntie, we can't accept this thing, we can't accept it." Everyone said anxiously.

"Kid, quick, uncle will give you eggs to eat." All the soldiers gave their eggs to their grandsons.

"Don't eat. These are all for your uncle, and your uncle is going to war. Do not eat. The eldest lady scolded. The eldest mother loves her grandson very much, but now.

"Auntie." Zhang Blind and the others were all red-eyed.

"Son, come back safely, come back safely. Auntie is still waiting for you. The eldest lady said with a smile.

"Hmm. Well. The soldiers nodded, but they still didn't send the eggs back. They went to war crying. Because there is an eldest mother. That's their own mother.