The separate infantry division, the forward positions, the artillery was secretly assembled, they had thirty-six five-inch caliber guns, which could provide strong fire support, which was the result of the reinforced artillery of the independent infantry division, an independent artillery regiment.

"It's time to go. Open the gap as soon as possible, the time above is running out for us. Zhou Cang picked up the telescope and said.

"Bang. Bang. Bang. "The shelling soon began, and they opened fire on the positions facing the confronting of the state troops, along with the regimental artillery forces and the infantry battalion artillery forces, and they would provide maximum fire support to help them launch a greater offensive, because only in this way could they form a greater favorable development.

"Whoosh. Whoosh. "The shells were whizzing towards the positions of the Bingzhou army, and they were firing very fast, so fast that many people could not withstand such an offensive state.

"Boom." In this attack, not only solid shells were used, but also **, which was easy to cause greater damage.

Most of the infantry took refuge in the trenches, their weapons were equipped with bayonets, and they were to be prepared to attack in a certain formation, but everything had to wait until the artillery had finished firing, because only then would their situation be extremely advantageous.

However, after the artillery firing at this time for a period of time, it will be shrouded in heavy smoke, and the weather today is very good, and the breeze is light, and after firing for a while, the artillery position, as well as the opposite artillery position, will soon be unclear. This seriously hampered the commander's judgment of the positional situation.

"Sir, it's almost time. It's been a quarter of an hour. The staff officer on the side reminded.

"Order the infantry to attack. After opening the position, the position was stabilized, and the follow-up troops advanced rapidly. Can't waste any more time here. Zhou Cang said. The independent division drew an artillery regiment and four infantry battalions to launch a concentrated attack. In this way, they can create an advantage in the local area, and as long as they open the gap, they can quickly squeeze the opponent's defensive front. In order to reach a breakthrough, in this case, their offensive can quickly unfold favorable conditions.

"Up, up, let's go." The officers took the lead and were the first to go up, they needed to be in a whole line, after all, they used flintlocks. In ambush operations, they can form a certain amount of dispersion, but if they want to form a certain combat effectiveness in offensive operations, the only way is to form a formation. This was the best way to get the most out of firearms, and the various units attacked in company and platoon units, and they slowly approached the opponent's position, and the position of the state army was still in a state of smoke, and the commander could not judge whether the opponent would be able to hold on in such a situation. The only way to attack is to attack.

"Hopefully everything goes well." Zhou Cang looked at it with a telescope. Through some small gaps, he could see some of the situation in the opposite position, for example, on the opposite position, their flags had fallen, and no one had put those flags up again, which was a good result for them, after all, it was very beneficial to them to do so, which meant that the enemy was abandoning their positions.

"Wait. Don't be nervous. Zhou Cang put down the binoculars and looked at the staff officers around him and said, they looked nervous, this is enough for them. As for the rest, it's really not something they can worry about.

The infantry attack is very fast, because everything is moving in an orderly manner, there are scouts in front of them, they need to clear some obstacles, they are highly skilled, and their point is to provide the necessary intelligence support for the large army.

"Bang bang bang. Bang. The sound of the firefight was all of a sudden, and then after the smoke gradually dispersed, Zhou Cang saw what he wanted to see, indeed, the army of the imperial court on the opposite side was fleeing.

In this way, their favorable situation can be opened.

"Don't waste time on it. Defeat them quickly. Fast. Zhou Cang said.

Jinyang. The situation here is very chaotic, many people are retreating, and there are vehicles, wagons, ox carts, and all kinds of supplies trying to get around.

Ding Yuan looked helplessly at everything that happened here, the imperial court had given up here. There was no way, as long as the Republican Army took another military operation in the north of Jizhou, they would be completely surrounded.

Fortunately, the general He Jin has already given the order. Let them retreat quickly, and he was replaced by Dong Zhuo, a guy who climbed up from somewhere without any backstage relationship. However, it seems that Bingzhou can't wait for Dong Zhuo's arrival. Because the whole merger state has been in chaos.

The Republican Army has frequently carried out small movements in the southwest, and it is also in the mountainous area north of Shangdang, which was originally a blank area, but there have been a lot of military operations, and everyone knows very well that it is the ghost of the Republican Army, and they have always been like this. The small movements are constant, and it is extremely annoying.

"Father, it's ready. Isn't it time for us to retreat? Lu Bu said with his weapon.

"Withdraw." Ding Yuan was extremely reluctant to give up here. He just wanted to get out of here without too many accidents. And the state is chaotic. This is also caused by extreme helplessness.

Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"Espionage is rampant. The intelligence services need to dedicate a special force to carry out such a series of things to suppress, which is not a good thing for us. The intelligence services are both external and internal, and there are many things. Xu Dou made a brief report on his recent work.

"Well, it seems like a lot of trouble to leave everything to one department, and not only that, but there will also be some overlap in your mission priorities, and it will be difficult to deal with mistakes." Shang Wu nodded in agreement.

Economic development is inseparable from trade, and the rapid development of trade will inevitably bring more convenience to espionage activities. In fact, the imperial court has not given up in this regard. Luoyang has successively sent a large number of meticulous workers to arrive here, and they are gradually infiltrating the various local states of the Republican Army. This kind of thing was originally a matter for the intelligence department, and they continued to strengthen their control in this area, but unfortunately, the Republican Army was constantly expanding, and the need for external intelligence was far greater than the internal prevention of detailed operations. This was a headache for the intelligence department, and Xu Dou felt that it was difficult to deal with it, because the geographical location of the Republican Army was extremely poor, which caused them too much trouble. Because there are too many enemies around them, there are too many places they need to pay attention to, and it is unlikely that a nascent regime will invest too much money at once, and pay more attention to such things, if two missions are carried out at the same time, the pressure on the intelligence department is too great, and Xu Dou feels like this. He hoped more that Shangwu could share some of these tasks and set up a relevant department to do such things, so that their situation would become much more favorable. That's one of their best results so far.

"What's your idea?" Shangwu asked.

"Our idea is whether we can set up a special agency to deal with such things, which is a lot of pressure for us, and we also need relevant professionals to catch those details. It is difficult for us to take on such a task. Xu Dou said helplessly.

"What I have learned recently is that in the establishment of a police department, I don't know if they can do such a thing, I think we can set up a sub-department to do such a thing, to investigate these details, if we can't suppress the intelligence department, it will cause us a lot of trouble. Such troubles will bring endless consequences to our future operations, which is definitely not what we wish to bear, and this is not an extremely effective outcome for us. Xu Dou said.

"How about setting up an investigative team?" At this time, Jia Xu said.

"I knew that if we were to do that, we would just have to have a team like this under the police department. The police can provide more intelligence support, which is very beneficial to us in terms of operations. We have to maintain a certain level of confidentiality. Otherwise, it will be very disadvantageous to us. Jia Xu said.

"What do you think?" Shang Wu asked Xu Dou, after all, he had relevant experience in this regard.

"Yes, sir, they have a lot of information, if not, we can wait a little longer and form another relevant department to deal with it, but we have to deal with such a thing." Xu Dou said.

"Well, we're going to have a special team like this, and that's very important for us. It's also very beneficial. Shang Wu agreed.

The development of trade activities gave spies a great opportunity. In that case, the leaks brought by the spies would bring them even more disaster. Shangwu didn't want to see such a thing. Because before the start of the war, intelligence warfare is extremely important. If there are no secrets in the intelligence, the result will be very troublesome, and even bring great disadvantages to themselves, and Shangwu knows this harm too well.

Therefore, it is very necessary to set up a relevant counter-espionage investigation team. If such a thing is not handled well and in a timely manner, what will be the result, it is difficult for Shangwu to understand what kind of evil consequences such a thing will bring to them, Shangwu cannot bear the impact of such a bad consequence, once, the Republican Army will lose everything.