Jingshi, Luoyang.

The issue of bank loans between the Republican Army and Dong Zhuojun was at an impasse from the beginning.

No progress has been made on either side.

Li Dao made it clear that they simply did not have much money to repay, and if they could provide a part of the loan, they could still repay part of the interest. As for the principal, he himself hoped that the Republican Army would be able to extend the period.

This period is ten years. The representatives of the Republican Bank, especially the representatives of the Hedong Bank, flatly rejected such a request, which was simply unattainable. This result is unacceptable to either party.

Hedong Bank finally realized the trouble of borrowing too quickly, too much, too much, for trade development. In terms of industrial loans, it has given its rival, the Handan Bank, a chance.

The Republican Army, the banking department demanded the acquisition of part of, or the pledge of 10 percent of the bank's shares, on the one hand, to increase the bank's liquidity. Share-for-money, on the other hand, is to prevent panic caused by a larger liquidity crunch on banks. After all, if something goes wrong there, it's a big problem.

And that's not all. The banking department gave a certain warning to the Bank of Handan. If the Bank of Handan dares to release the rumors again, it will take measures to increase the reserve requirement or other ways to suppress it. There was a temporary silence between the Bank of Hedong and the Bank of Handan. However, there are still contradictions between the two sides.

For example, in this negotiation. Handan Bank forced Hedong Bank to recover the borrowed funds as soon as possible. But this is simply impossible for Dong Zhuo's side.

It is clear to all that Luoyang's economy has actually collapsed. The war outside Bishui Pass is consuming all the spoils since Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang. Even, he still needs to take out his old books to go to war.

Get all the borrowed funds back, and in a short period of time. It's simply not possible.

Dong Zhuo has no money. The republican army wants money, and the contradictions between the two sides cannot be reconciled at all. As a result, the first round of negotiations could not go well.

Most importantly, neither side has come up with a viable solution, such as using collateral to solve such a dilemma. Li Dao used Luoyang as the last trump card. The Republican Army, on the other hand, was waiting, waiting for troops to be sent to Hanoi, and then suddenly attacking, so that there was force at the negotiating table to carry out the attack.

It can be said that neither side intended to obtain greater practical benefits in the first round of negotiations.

At this point, the negotiations reached an impasse.

Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"A Luoyang doesn't seem to be able to give us more benefits. After all, the money in Hedong cannot be recovered, and in that case, there will be a big debt crisis. Jia Xu said worriedly. If you carefully analyze the chips in Dong Zhuo's hands, you will find that the chips in his hands are really not much, and in many cases, it is impossible to complete a greater degree of development.

Luoyang seems to be able to meet the needs of the market, but the economy is seriously damaged, and Luoyang's position is in a strategic rush, which will suffer from all sides, in such a situation, it will inevitably affect a variety of development states. This is difficult to carry out under any conditions.

"Luoyang still needs us to get it ourselves. However, Luoyang is just the beginning, and the key is Guanzhong. The conditions for development there are relatively good, but the previous wars have caused extremely serious damage and backward economic construction. Many conditions for development have been restricted, but I believe that in our hands, we can regain greater development. Shang Wu said.

Shangwu seems to have taken Guanzhong as his main goal from the very beginning. You know, the geographical location of Guanzhong is very superior. As long as it is fully developed, there is still great potential for development. But in Shang Wu's view, this is a need to fulfill agricultural needs. In his heart, Shang Wu is more inclined to put the future political and economic center by the sea. and proximity to coastal areas, where development is more favourable.

Jia Xu nodded. I heard that Shangwu had plans to occupy Guanzhong. And he was relieved. Occupying Luoyang is just the beginning, and the important factor behind it is Guanzhong, which has a very big advantage. Not only can agriculture be developed, but the important thing is that after the opening of Longxi and the Hexi Corridor, there will also be a greater trade in the Western Regions. The Republican Army needs a broader market, where the demand will be very large, and if there is such a development, it will meet their development conditions to the greatest extent. In this case, their situation will become much more favorable.

It's a strategic layout.

"However, at present, we still need to rely on military support to meet the more needs that are given to us. Otherwise, we will have no leverage in our hands. Shang Wu said.

"Well, but there are other important things that we should be aware of when the troops are in the Hanoi area." Jia Xu reminded.

"Bishui Guan. If the Kwantung coalition forces were allowed to occupy it, the result would be very unfavorable to us, and besides, after hearing the news that we had sent troops to Hanoi. Dong Zhuojun will feel very panicked, after all, we appeared on their flank, which is a great disadvantage for security. We must find a way to control it. Jia Xu said.

"But we don't have the strength." Shang Wu said. What Jia Xu wants to say is that they have, but those are militias, as for combat effectiveness. The evaluation given by the intelligence department was very low, so Shang Wu directly ignored it. But Jia Xu believes that as long as it is agitated, or if it is motivated in some special ways, it should be used. For example, under the heavy money, recruit people who dare to die. It can also be used. It seems that Jia Xu doesn't care about the lives of those soldiers at all.

But Shang Wu will not adopt it, because the system of the Republican Army will not do it.

The Republican Army has the practice of soldiers holding ** bags to withstand a huge attack, but the Republican Army does not advocate such a practice when it is internal training, although it is a heroic act, but it has to sacrifice lives, and this price is too heavy for the Republican Army. Jia Xu naturally knew this, so Jia Xu had a way and didn't bring it up.

The militia's combat effectiveness is indeed very worried.

Cao Ang, as the second echelon, walked through the steep Taihang Mountain. Then they suddenly entered an open area, which was Hanoi. Even though the whole journey is on foot. But morale is extremely high.

Many soldiers regard combat as a sacred act of warfare.

"Raise your hands higher. Hurry up. Cao Ang led his company to the outside of a small village, and saw such a scene, a large number of local armed soldiers raised their hands and concentrated on the small square outside the village. It is usually where the grain is dried.

"Kill these brutes, brutes. Bah. "A lot of women come up and fight with whatever they can get their hands on. And the captured soldiers did not dare to move. The gendarmes will come forward to stop it when they can't stand it. But the militia on the side just watched, and sometimes, they themselves would get started.

Cao Ang met the so-called militiamen, who appeared to be farmers. Weapons are also held casually. Most of them were angry.

The outfit is extremely casual. There were old uniforms and overcoats provided by the Republican Army, but the shoes were their own. I don't have socks, and my face looks red because of the winter.

The same goes for kids. However, they are in better condition, and most of the uniforms have been given to them, but this requires special changes from their parents. The sleeves are full of snot.

Adults can also have some shoes on board, but children can't. They can only be modified with all sorts of things. For example, socks, leftovers from military uniforms. There were no suitable shoes for them, and those were the spare shoes that were originally provided to them, and now they are given to these children.

"What's wrong with them?" Cao Ang asked when he saw a lieutenant.

"Sir, those are militia matters, they will provide some information, the guide will give us, we will provide some tactical guidance, and of course, if necessary, we must participate in the battle." The lieutenant seemed impatient, but the mood was clearly directed towards the militia. Because most of the contemptuous eyes are focused on the opposite side.

"What's wrong?" Cao Ang asked.

"The combat capability of the militia is too low. More than 500 of them ambushed the local armed forces with only 300 men, but they were routed by the other side. If it hadn't been for one of our patrols arriving in time, they would have been killed. The lieutenant said.

Cao Ang was very surprised to hear such a news, and even he couldn't believe that such a thing could happen.

But that's exactly what happened.

The two militia brigades gathered more than 500 people, and they were distributed according to tactics, mainly ambushing more than 300 local forces to collect food.

As a result, no tactics worked.

The more than 200 firearms equipped with it opened up before the opponent could enter the ambush circle. Nothing other than frightening the other person. Then five hundred men rushed up and fought. It's like a group fight. The five hundred people just surrounded each other, but they couldn't open their mouths. As a result, the other side launched a counterattack, but instead defeated more than 500 people. It's a huge disaster. Such a situation surprised everyone. This is the combat effectiveness of the militia.