The development of the battle situation in Hexi was very fast, the infantry in front of them first saw the chaotic Hun battalion, they immediately waited to check the situation, and after the situation became clear, they quickly launched a counterattack, and the tactical charge was for them. It is not a difficult task, and the IRA has always fought boldly.

With the cooperation of the infantry, the cavalry became more relaxed, and the next thing was to capture the prisoners. The completely disrupted Hun cavalry easily lost their organization, and it was not an extremely easy thing to recover all at once. After all, the IRA itself has never reverted to such a position.

"Sir." A staff officer followed behind Ma Liu.

"Our casualties, are you out?" Ma Liu asked the staff officer.

"Sir, I just know a rough idea, the average casualty of each company is more than 30, and the casualties of individual companies are more than 50." The staff officer said.

"Damn, the cavalry of our cavalry regiment are all treasures, and I feel distressed to death if I lose thirty of them in a row." Ma Liu said.

"Sir, according to the reported situation, they are mainly concentrated in the 123rd Cavalry Battalion, and their casualties are relatively large, but the 4th Cavalry Battalion, which was the first to attack, has fewer casualties. The casualties of each company were controlled at around 20 people, and some of them were even less than such a number. It's nothing short of a miracle. The staff officer said.

"Oh." Ma Liu also felt a lot of strangeness, he felt that things must not be simple.

"Where is Zhang Dai?" Ma Liu asked.

"Battalion Commander Zhang is resting, the situation in their battalion is different, there are too many running back and forth, and they are more tired, so they did not go to capture the prisoners." The staff officer said.

"Let's go, go over and have a look." Ma Liu was very curious and went over to ask.

The number of casualties made Ma Liu very distressed, the reason was that the establishment of cavalry was very difficult, which he knew very well, the early cavalry still used horses, that is, as long as it was horses, they had to use them, and the situation of horses made it difficult for them to accept such a situation. Because their quality is very low, they can not play a very big role.

That is, after the attack on Hedong, this situation has improved, but basically, it is still impossible to improve such a big situation, so in such a situation, they can't make too many moves to improve.

The loss of one cavalry means that one of the foundations established by the cavalry of the republican army will be weakened, which makes Ma Liu very distressed, and he is unwilling to bear such a result, which will make them suffer extremely heavy losses. In such a situation, Ma Liu had to see some different situations from the casualty figures, and it was these situations that made him know some differences.

"Sir, maybe it's a tactical difference. Most of the attacks we launched were on the enemy's flanks, that is, the front was only a feint, while their backs, flanks and flanks were open to us, so that we could be prepared for the unprepared, and our attacks would naturally be advantageous. And our troops are constantly maneuvering, you see. Many of the horses almost ran away. In such a situation, our advantage is invisibly expanded. Although we have only one battalion, we have the effect of a regiment, and this is an effect that we have achieved by using the tactics of maneuver and flexibility, and in such a situation, our superiority will develop to an unprecedented advantage. This is also an important example of how we can actively fight, and if we cannot achieve such a situation, we may not be able to achieve such a situation ourselves. Zhang Dai said.

When Ma Liu said the problem. He realized such a question, otherwise he would not have known how to answer such a question.

After Ma Liu listened, he began to think about this question, maybe he couldn't figure it out, after all, he knew such tactics, but why could a battalion play such an effect with the same strength. Zhang Dai also said one less reason, that is, they have the advantage of air command, in addition, that is their advantage in flexible and mobile forces, they have been fighting in a roundabout outflanking, although they do not occupy the advantage of troops, but they occupy the advantage of mobility, they can always concentrate superior forces to attack the enemy's weak links, in the continuous detour to find the enemy's weak points, and then little by little to kill their unfavorable factors, and then launch a greater offensive. In such a situation, their advantage will be even greater.

Cavalry warfare is basically to give full play to such advantages, but this requires some theory, as well as analysis and summary of battlefield reports to draw relevant conclusions. These questions are too difficult for Ma Liu. There are many things that he can't figure out all at once.

Everything that happened here was quickly transmitted to the Lijiazhuang War Department, even if it was a hundred miles away. Shang Wu and Jia Xu can also know how far the development of the battle has come.

"In this case, we can make the Huns sit down honestly and talk to us. These Huns are really too rampant. That's how they treated us. Jia Xu said excitedly with the telegram. According to preliminary estimates, they captured 5,000 people on the other side, and not many of them were killed, only a little more than 2,000, but this result was enough to deter the other side and make the other side consider returning to the negotiating table and talking.

"Well, in this case, we have a bargaining chip in our hands, tell our cavalry, don't attack, take a good rest, sum up the lessons, our cavalry may not be enough to fight, which requires us to make more choices in time." Shang Wu said.

"Well, I know something like that. It's for us. This requires greater development on our part in order to expand our strengths. Jia Xu said.

"Winter is coming. We must be prepared, winter is also an important condition for us to negotiate, with such conditions, we can negotiate with the Huns, it is best to open their markets in winter, set up a few bazaars, so that our situation can develop rapidly, this is for us. This is the biggest advantage. We should actively grasp this point. Shang Wu paused.

"I think we can do that. At the same time, in order to promote the other side to open the trade market, I think we can not set the conditions too harsh, after all, the harsh conditions can easily force the other party to another direction, our main purpose is to negotiate, open the other party's market, their demand is still very large, in such a situation, this situation is definitely the most advantageous for us. Shang Wu said.

Jia Xu nodded, and recorded that he agreed with Shang Wu's idea, although the republican army could use this battle victory to obtain greater conditions, but such conditions themselves would not be too fair, which would put them in an extremely disadvantageous situation, the Huns may be in their own dignity, and prejudice, they may not accept such a thing, in such a state, their situation is really too unfavorable.

If you want to accomplish such a situation, you need them to deal with such things in a timely manner. The IRA made some compromises in order to achieve more benefits, not to fear the other side.

In addition to this matter, a telegram was also sent from Luoyang, and they agreed to the terms of borrowing money, but they did not agree to use the state as collateral. They are just willing to take the fiscal tax to make collateral. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. In this case, it may be a little disadvantageous to us, after all, the merger state has a very big impact on us, and if we lose the merger state, it may put us in a disadvantageous situation. Shang Wu said worriedly.

"I think we can put the issue of merging states on hold for the time being, because only then can we turn our situation around favorably. Many of our other things can be achieved in other ways. Jia Xu said.

"That is, we are going to make concessions and lend them money at the same time?" Shang Wu asked.

"Yes, only by solving their financial problems can they make large-scale purchases and our factories are up and running, otherwise, our factories can't move. Their procurement could not proceed. The result will only be worse, and the two sides will continue to face off in this way, and as a result, our trade with the south will be in a state of stagnation. We're going to be in a very disadvantageous position. It's for us. It's a big hassle. The other party said.

"Well, it seems that what you said is right, in a situation like this, we do need to make some concessions, and we make concessions for the better. We made a concession and removed the condition of the merger. But we also need to walk in two ways, since their central government does not agree, we have active contact with their localities, so that our situation is also very favorable. If we can get the state, the situation will be very good for us. Shang Wu said.

Sangmu decided to get the annexation of the state by other means, after all, such a large place, and the strategic points of the annexation of the state were too important. This is an important foundation for them to level the entire strategic direction, and such a foundation will form a great development for them, as well as a greater advantage, and it is such an advantage that Shangwu needs.