A hundred miles north of Zhending, this was the front line of the confrontation between the Republican Army and the Montenegrin Army. Zhang Yan stood on a large rock and looked at the Republican positions in the distance. The Republican Army dug trenches and laid out barbed wire. If you look closely, you may also see that the artillery is also among them.

"That's where the IRA positions are?" Zhang Yan asked a scout.

"Yes. Checkmate. The IRA has something called artillery. The brothers couldn't get close. The scout said.

"It is worthy of being a strong army that defeats the official army. Against such opponents. How can we not be defeated? Zhang Yan said. Zhang Yan received an armistice agreement from the Republican Army, and at the same time, Zhu Jun of the imperial court also demanded to accept the imperial court's edict. Otherwise, they have a chance to go on the offensive. At that point, their situation will be even more unfavorable.

"General, do we really want to accept the imperial court's edict? These republicans are the dogs of the imperial court. Why did they bite us. One of the leaders said excitedly.

Regardless of how the praise is viewed. They admired the Republican Army before, but the Republican Army attacked them and accepted the orders of the imperial court, which made them feel very incomprehensible, and many leaders scolded the Republican Army as the eagle claws of the imperial court and a dog of the imperial court. So, they scolded fiercely. But it's just ferocious. Because they can only accept the end of being defeated by the Republican Army.

"It's as if you have a lot of abilities. If you can defeat the Republican Army, I won't say anything. Zhang Yan said this to his subordinates with some annoyance. His subordinates always have such people, who don't have much ability, but they always say some strange things, and if they can transfer this ability to fighting, they will not be so passive. In the direction of Youzhou, there is a change. In addition, the Republican Army is extremely squeezed. With two bold interspersed tactics, they had no idea how they were defeated. This made Zhang Yan feel very worried, because if the Republican Army fought a big battle, they would not be able to accept such a situation at all, and the only way was to accept such a fact.

"Tell the brethren to be on guard, and send me people to keep an eye on the IRA wherever there is a republican army, and never let the IRA detour behind us." Zhang Rang ordered so. According to a small number of soldiers who fled. The IRA is fighting so fast, you don't know where they're going to come from, and this kind of thing is going to drive everybody crazy at once. Fighting the Republican Army, it feels like there are Republican soldiers everywhere. It was very incomprehensible to them, so they were scared by the Republican Army. Because they don't dare to do such a thing to solve such a puzzle.

"Alright. The war is over. We accept the edict of the imperial court. Otherwise, the imperial court and the republican army will suppress us to death. Zhang Yan said.

Fighting twice with the Republican Army, let Praise see the huge gap between them and the Republican Army. The Republican Army was amazingly combative, and their troops dared to hit their depths, as well as the rear, while they, once detoured by the enemy, behind the back. All the people will collapse and collapse without a fight, not so much that they will be defeated by the Republican Army, but that they themselves will frighten themselves, and such a situation makes all people feel very bad. Zhang Yan now has to accept such a new situation.

The sudden rise of the Republican Army has changed the course of history.

Lijiazhuang. Inside Shang Wu's laboratory.

"What is this?" Jia Xu asked Shangwu.

“**。 An important component of firearms and ammunition. Shang Wu said.

With mercury, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, Shangwu can make ** such things. It's not very difficult to process this kind of thing, but the problem is that they can't be produced on a large scale at the moment. **Also in the premium product range.

"What a waste. Take the copper at every turn. Jia Xu looked at the copper ** and said.

"Hey, there's no way I can't do it, this thing can only do this." Shang Wu said helplessly. It can be manufactured, mainly for the future development of firearms, for example, guns, flintlock pistols can be used firing type. Rifles can evolve a little faster. After all, the advantage of such a musket is still very large.

"How do you use this kind of thing?" Jia Xu asked.

"Shot. It's the front is **. Behind is this thing, as long as it hits this **, it can produce a spark. Then ignite **. In this way, in some special situations, it is also possible to shoot, for example, in rainy and wet places, such a situation can be done, after all, he can bring us great benefits. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. Didn't think of such a small thing. It has such a big effect. Jia Xu said.

"yes. However, this thing is not stable enough at the moment, some can explode, and some cannot. But this thing. It's pretty good to be able to do that. We can make more ** out. Shang Wu said.

"I've thought about it. We have to fight the Huns, this is an indispensable weapon. If we can place a large number of minefields, we can limit the mobility of the cavalry. In this way, our advantage will be a little greater. Shang Wu said.

"The ** we produced before was all mechanical**, and it needed a hot wheel and an iron plate to trigger the ignition to detonate. The effect of the trigger is not good, not to mention. A lot of ** can't be used, which makes it difficult to play a **role.** But if we have a reliable **, it will make a big difference. Shang Wu said with a smile.

It is indeed a high-end weapon, but the production of the Republican Army is actually not very high. The First Arsenal can produce more than 1,200 pieces a month. The second arsenal could produce eight hundred, the third arsenal had not yet been put into production, they produced zero. So, the Third Arsenal had to speed up in order to produce it.

This weapon, actually, isn't very useful, as it doesn't have a very high chance of triggering. Although the craftsmen have made the trigger very well. It is limited by some conditions, such as the condition of the burial, and the different circumstances of the trigger. Many** can't be triggered. For example, some ** can be lit on fire, but they are trampled on. It is not easy to start, and the price and cost will increase if glass tubes and copper balls are used. The probability of ignition is not too high.

On average, only four out of ten can be triggered. The success rate is still very low.

And the opponent of the Republican Army is the cavalry troops, Shangwu has to take some measures to solve such a problem, how to solve this, there is only one way, that is, to improve the trigger device, maybe it is better to use something like **.

But whether this product is mature or not depends on their level of processing. If it weren't high, they wouldn't be able to solve such a problem.

"We do need a lot of ** at the moment. Ma Yokobe calculated. If they and the 1st Infantry Division were to deal with the local Yellow Turban Army and the Hun cavalry, once the cavalry exceeded 40,000, their chances of victory were not very good. Jia Xu said worriedly. He told Shang Wu about Ma Heng's telegram, just hoping that Shang Wu could come up with a good solution. After all, such a situation still has a relatively large impact on them.

"Hmm. In my opinion, Ma Heng should not be in a hurry in this matter. We have to eat each other slowly, don't rush. Shang Wu said.

"We can't see that the Black Mountain thieves are defeated here. We are eager to destroy the enemy by 10,000 or 20,000 in one go, and if the enemy's strength is too strong and we eat too hard in one go, it will make our stomachs uncomfortable. It is difficult to withstand such a situation. We can't eat big fat all at once. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. That's right. I think so too. Jia Xu said.

"For now. In my opinion, as soon as our troops entered, they targeted the Yellow Turban Army and the Huns. We must be prepared for a long-term battle, and in the first battle, we only need to annihilate one battalion of the enemy. Five hundred people are a basis. Annihilating too much can make our pride extremely disadvantageous. Jia Xu said.

"Yes, we don't ask us to fight a battle to annihilate a battalion of the enemy, but we want to annihilate a certain number of enemies every time, once it accumulates, it will be very terrible. We are striking at the enemy's cavalry troops, and the cavalry of the big drum is very powerful, but with a small group of cavalry, our advantage is still relatively large. Wait until we find out the tactical characteristics of the enemy. At the same time, our cavalry built up to the end, and then launched a counterattack. We need to learn from war in the midst of war. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. In this way, the burden on the troops will be much reduced. They have no psychological pressure. Naturally, you can fight. Jia Xu said.

"Not only that, but we need to make it possible for the troops to be stationed, to set up some small base areas, to mobilize the locals, to form a militia. Become a whole. In this way, we will be able to establish a foothold in the local area. Fight the enemy. Deal with. And the Huns, Guo Taibu. They may have gone too far, and they can't stand their ground, and we're just there to stand still. Shang Wu said.

It's easy to hit, but it's just as important to hit and stand firm. If they can't do that on their own. They're going to be in a very bad situation. A lot of things can be extremely bad for them. Shang Wu knows this very well.

Therefore, they also have to be active and firmly established.

"Hmm. In this way, we need to decentralize. Jia Xu said to Shangwu.

"Only then can all problems be solved." Jia Xu said.