"The form of warfare in the future will be the trench model." Shang Wu said to Jia Xu.

"Because of the technological escalation of the war, for example, when we fought before, we relied on weapons such as spears and broadswords, which required close proximity to the enemy to fight. However, the advent of musket artillery changed the pattern of this war. This makes a big change in our style, and in this case, the protection of the soldier becomes a different situation. Shang Wu said to Jia Xu. They were on the march, and instead of a boring march, they would say something useful.

"Well, it makes sense, if it's a surface building, it's easy for us to knock it out with cannonballs. But if it's below the surface, the situation changes dramatically, because the shells have nothing to do with what is hiding below. Jia Xu said.

"Yes, obviously, the officers and soldiers have been seriously aware of this under our lesson, and if they attack in this way, they will suffer extremely heavy costs, and this is just the beginning, they are aware of this, and it is obvious that they are making rapid progress." Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. Either way, their tactics have taken us by surprise. Shang Wu said.

"But there is one thing that I think we need to be aware of, and that is that the offensive still needs to be launched above the surface, and that this trench tactic can only be used in defensive operations, and defensive operations have become very different." Jia Xu has realized some differences.

"It makes sense, we still need to see what kind of situation happens, but I think we can summarize that in actual combat, we continue to seek progress, and we should not have too many strict requirements for them in this operation, because it is the first time we have fought with such a weapon with the other side, which means that we do not know how to use muskets and artillery." Shang Wu said to Jia Xu. This is the current situation of martial arts, they are also the first time to use such weapons, coupled with large-scale popularization, installation, a variety of ways of use are endless, the problems naturally arise, many weapons are beyond the emergence of the times, such as mortars, this weapon was originally a large-caliber mortar, mainly used for urban siege operations, because of itself and its bulky, heavy base seems to be able to only use ox carts to pull, his mobility has been greatly restricted, in this case, This would have been a disadvantage to the war, and the weapon was originally planned to be produced when needed, for example, to end the current battle, and then put it into the attack on Huguan, the eldest son, and the cantonment. But for now, it seems that the process is much faster than he thought.

"It's a lot more than we thought, and it has a big impact on us, for example, on the use of our raw materials." Shang Wu said.

"Well, I agree." Jia Xu said.

"This kind of artillery was originally used to use siege warfare, we should see that in fact, we have matured a lot in many places, if we can destroy the opponent's mobile forces, this will bring great convenience to our offensive operations, and at the same time, we should also pay attention. In the future, we need some new weapons to reduce our casualties. For example, Li Yun's troops in Taihang Mountain, their casualties were very large, Li Yun did self-reflection in the report, and at the same time expressed deep guilt for the brothers who died, we can't deal with it according to the previous siege warfare. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. That being said, siege casualties are the greatest, and we have many, many good soldiers, and they cannot die at such a great attrition. It would be nice if it could be compensated for with weapons. Jia Xu said. Jia Xu originally believed that the people were the most important, and some of Shangwu's ideas coincided with his people-oriented ideas, and in this case, the two naturally had a common language.

"That's right. Speaking of Li Yunbu, there are many other reports. Something special arose. Jia Xu said.

"Oh. What are the special cases? Shang Wu asked puzzled, he didn't know what was going on, it would make Jia Xu feel very surprised.

"That's right, Li Yun's part is ready to annihilate the official reinforcements reinforcing the eldest son, and they are all ambushed. But as a result, they waited for a long, long time without waiting for the officers and soldiers, and later they learned that it was the bandits who robbed the road. Originally, one of their battalions wanted to eat all the officers and soldiers, but they let some of them run away at once, and the ambush was very unsuccessful. Jia Xu said.

"This kind of thing is definitely not an accident." Shang Wu said after listening to this.

"Yes, there are many, many bandits over there in the Taihang Mountains, although some of them have been co-opted by us. But there are still some bandits, our base area is developing rapidly, and the next step is to occupy the entire Taihang Mountain and the Shangdang area. In such a situation, we have to face the problem of bandits. I think. We should co-opt them, and we must resolutely crack down on those who cannot be co-opted. Jia Xu said.

"Well, that's also a good way to increase some of our military power. However, it may be difficult to exterminate these bandits in the mountains, and I am afraid that we will have to wait until Li Yunbu fights before we can proceed. Shang Wu said.

"Well, I have an idea, though. I don't know if it's mature or not. Jia Xu said.

"Well, let's talk about it, it doesn't matter, we just should learn some lessons from these things." Shang Wu said.

"My idea is this, why don't we reorganize some excellent units in advance, so that it is more conducive to them to expand the improvement of combat effectiveness, in this way, the troops will also be upgraded, and they will also concentrate on doing great things, I have an idea, for example, the 323rd Regiment, such an excellent unit and other units are organized, so that they can play a greater role, in this way, the combat effectiveness will be improved, and a new unit will also be rapidly improved. This is a very helpful thing for us. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. That's a good suggestion. It's a very good suggestion, and I think it's doable. It's very doable. Shang Wu said.

"Why don't we try it in the 323rd Regiment, with this regiment as the backbone, to establish a fourth infantry brigade. In the future, it will be expanded to infantry divisions, and the three infantry brigades we have on hand can be expanded to infantry divisions, so that we will have one corps combat unit. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. That's right. And then there's the other thing, how do we develop after the war is over? "Jia Xu and Shangwu like to discuss strategic issues, although there are still many places to discuss in some tactical details, but holding on to the general direction is also a big progress.

"I think we should first reform the existing regime, and the name of the Red Turban Army may change." Shang Wu said.

"We will be the new legitimate government. Only when we carry out internal rectification and at the same time lay a solid foundation can we achieve greater development. But I noticed that in the reports of various places, land was mentioned many times, and the reason why so many poor people joined our army was because of the land, what the land was, and the land was their everything. All. If we want to concentrate the land, we must ensure their income, and ensure that the land of the soldiers can be put in place, so that they will follow us to fight. Therefore, when the new government is formed, the land issue must be resolved. Shang Wu said.

"That's right, only by re-transforming the land, can we better develop agriculture, with enough food, our foundation, can be more solid, with this foundation, we can develop industry and commerce, and actively develop our factories, there are still many problems, for example, several counties have been laid, there is still a lack of management foundation, the people of the county lack the necessary understanding and confidence in our Red Turban Army, they think we can't hold there, this is a very big challenge for us." Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. We have to give them confidence in that, otherwise we won't be able to do anything. Shang Wu said.

"You talked about the development of the county, and in this regard, we must also carry out rectification. If the county seat wants to expand and develop, the city will inevitably develop. In this regard, we can develop through taxation, the encouragement of handicrafts, and trade, and if the people of the county, gathered there, have developed greatly, they will follow us, they will have confidence. Shang Wu said.

"In this way, the pressure on the Ministry of Finance and Economics will be very great, and we will not relieve them of pressure. After all, such a thing is unbearable for them. Jia Xu said.

"I plan to set up a new department to manage such a thing, it is related to trade, if we can start trade with the Luoyang side and solve the material situation in our base area, this will be of great help to us." Shang Wu said. Shang Wu did not tell Jia Xu the idea of the Ministry of Commerce, because it is not yet mature, and many places are not yet in the time of development, so maybe they can wait a little time.

"As long as our trade develops, many, many things can be solved. In such a situation, we can implement many things smoothly. Shang Wu said.

"Trade. These still need us to sign a series of agreements with Luoyang to ensure our interests. Therefore, this battle will hurt them, and they will have no chance to fight back. Only in this way will our compact be more conducive to our development. Jia Xu said.

Shang Wu nodded in agreement. In other words, the purpose of the Red Turbans is not to fight blindly, but to better defend their victory.

Xiayang Village. Cao Cao's cavalry camp was here. Twenty miles away from them, it was the camp of the Yellow Turban Army, and their strength had reached an astonishing 90,000 people, and almost the entire Yellow Turban Army in Xiaquyang County had come out.

But these are not enough, Cao Cao needs more and more forces in this area to ensure their offensive strength, only in this way, they can have enough combat power to continue.

"I didn't expect that the Red Turban Army would have such a wonderful thing." Cao Cao said with the telescope in his hand. Then he handed it to his Sima. This is the telescope given to them by Huangfu Song, and in comparison, the need for telescopes by the cavalry has become greater.

"Our army must also capture a corpse as soon as possible, this is given to us by the general." Cao Cao said.

"General, the last general has seized a lot of such things, but most of them have been broken, and there are still a lot of glasses among them." Sima said.

"Oh." Cao Cao looked at Sima and said.

"General, it seems that the Red Turban Army has mastered this law, and it is not difficult to capture it." Sima said.

"Hmm. That's right. Let's see if we can capture any of those muskets, and we should focus on them. Cao Cao commanded. The strong combat effectiveness of the Red Turban Army made Cao Cao feel very curious, and he was not only because the other party had all kinds of weapons, but because there must be too many things behind these weapons that he didn't know. Only after he understands can he completely solve such a matter.

Luoyang, Beijing. For the people of Luoyang, this is a festive day. Because today was the day of the first Royal Lotto draw, they spontaneously gathered in the square in front of the palace. Because the last lucky numbers will be drawn there, many people feel in a hurry with their lottery tickets, there are people everywhere, people waiting for the results of the lottery everywhere.

Some people have a stack of lottery tickets, some have only one, and even the beggars buy one if they win the jackpot. He could change his fate. Even some of the women were involved. It was lively for a while.

"Did you hear that? This time the lieutenant general, there is still a certain amplitude. That's more than the previous 100,000 dollars. I heard that it would rise to 200,000 yuan at once, and with such a large amount of money, I went to have a good meal. A Luoyang man said excitedly. Everyone else was nervous, looking at the numbers in their hands over and over again.

The lottery ceremonies are boring because many people are anxiously waiting.

In the midst of boredom, the draw finally began.

"The first number is three." A small yellow door reported loudly.

"Three. Hahahaha, I have, I have. I have the number three. "A lot of people looked at the lottery with excitement, as if they had won the jackpot, and then a series of numbers came out, some happy and some worried. Most people didn't win the lottery, and even if they did. It's just a matter of taking it back. This is to be expected.