Luoyang, Beijing. Nangong.

"The situation in the north is now very erosive. Black Mountain thieves continue to rise and attack the state and county. The rebels in Liangzhou kept threatening Guanzhong, and I was very troubled. Emperor Han Ling said to Zhu Jun.

"Ahem. Ahem. "Didn't say a word. Emperor Han Ling kept coughing.

"Your Majesty. Take care. Zhu Jun stepped forward cautiously and said.

"My medicine is that you win the battle on the front line, and you are not to blame for the affairs of the Republican Army, and besides, the Republican Army has reached an agreement with me, so it is inconvenient to go south." Emperor Han Ling said.

"I did not give Huguan, the eldest son, the order to retreat. Just hope they can hold them back. I have started trade with the IRA. They are willing to exchange weapons with me. The New Army of the West Park will be reorganized. Emperor Han Ling said. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was reluctant to use the Red Turban Army, and even hated red, so he accepted the Republican Army calmly. After all, the name Republic seems to be very bad in comparison. Emperor Ling of Han only gave Handan an order to retreat. For Julu, Huguan, the eldest son, and the counties of Tunliu, no order was issued to retreat. It's not that he forgot about it, but he did it on purpose, and he hoped that these counties would be able to drag on for some time to limit the development of the Republican Army, otherwise their situation would be completely unfavorable. After all, the situation faced by Emperor Han Ling was already in an extremely erosive state.

When the Red Turban Army was fighting with the New Army of the West Garden and the Northern Army. The northern Montenegrin thieves are also on the rise. They constantly raided the counties, killed the officials, and looted the treasury. This has had a significant negative impact. Not only that, but the rebellion in Liangzhou seems to be getting out of control, and the rebels are constantly expanding their territory. However, the whole situation has not been effectively controlled, and there have been several small groups of troops flowing into Guanzhong, and if we do not find a way, the situation will become extremely unfavorable. Therefore, Emperor Han Ling was still very worried about the development of such a situation.

"That's right. I can only hope that the new army in the West Garden, equipped with firearms, will be able to impose great restrictions on these thieves. Emperor Han Ling said.

"Your Majesty. Now that the treasury is empty, it should be appeased. The army still needs to be reorganized. Zhu Jun suggested.

"I have this intention, so I will leave it to you." Emperor Han Ling said.

"I ordered you to be the pastor of Jizhou. Take charge of the matter. "Emperor Han Ling ordered.

"Your Majesty." Zhu Jun was very frightened.

"Ahem. Ahem. Emperor Han Ling couldn't stop coughing. Zhang Rang cautiously stepped forward to serve Emperor Han Ling to rest, and Zhu Jun also wanted to say something about Huangfu Song. But seeing that His Majesty is in such a situation now, it is difficult for him to say such a thing, which is a big blow to him. It's hard to talk about this kind of thing.

"Your Majesty." Zhu Jun watched Emperor Han Ling leave. Said helplessly. He didn't know what Huangfu Song's situation was, he just knew. Huangfu Song was surrounded for a long time. breached. That's a matter of time. Judging by the combat effectiveness of the Red Turban Army. Everything points to disaster. He was very worried, and Huangfu Song was killed. Zhu Jun helplessly watched Emperor Han Ling leave.

"Ahem. Ahem. Emperor Han Ling couldn't stop coughing. Seeing Emperor Han Ling coughing violently. Zhang Rang was very distressed.

"Your Majesty, the little one knows something interesting. It's about the Republican Army. Zhang Rang said.

"Oh. Tell me about it? "Emperor Han Ling was very interested in the affairs of the Republican Army. It's not that he's interested, it's that he has to.

"Your Majesty, after the Republican Army got Handan, it actually demolished the city wall." Zhang Rang said with a smile.

"Oh. It's funny, what do they want to do? Do you know? Emperor Han Ling asked.

"Your Majesty, I have asked people to inquire. It turned out that the republican army was afraid that they would not be able to hold it, and the next time they came to attack, it would take some time, so they demolished the wall. In this case, it will become extremely troublesome to attack. Zhang Rang explained with a smile.

"Huh. Interesting, interesting. The IRA also knows its own strength. Interesting. After Emperor Han Ling heard such a thing. They didn't say anything, but their cough eased a lot, and this was probably the only good news they heard. Such news can be regarded as a good result for him.

Shangyang Village. In the courtyard of a small farmhouse. Nowadays, people's lives are much better. The main thing is that taxes have been reduced, and the burden has also been reduced a lot. It just so happened that there were two families in the village who were marrying the newlyweds. Shangwu asked for some wine and food to eat.

"I didn't expect that. This alcohol is still so useful, I knew it was so. Our army will not lose so many good soldiers in vain. Cao Cao shook his head and said.

"Huh. Mengde's worries were unnecessary. Those officers and wounded soldiers were still treated by our army. Jia Xu said with a smile.

"Yes. Otherwise, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers would have been lost in vain. If we wait, we will feel guilty between heaven and earth. Cao Cao said with a smile.

"Hmm. No matter which camp those wounded soldiers are on, in the future, they will still be ordinary people after all, ordinary people, no matter why, their ideals are actually very realistic, get married and have children, and can have some savings to do such things, it's fine. As a government, it is good to be able to do such a thing well. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. On this festive day, let's make a bowl of wine. Cao Cao raised the bowl and said.

"Knock knock." Cao Cao was the first to finish drinking.

"This wine, when drunk, is far worse than that alcohol." Cao Cao shook his head after drinking and said. As for alcohol, Cao Cao also tasted a small glass when he was in the field hospital. At first he was unhappy because he felt too little. It wasn't enough for him to drink, and as a result, after drinking it, he felt that any wine didn't taste good. That would be too strong.

"Hehe, although the alcohol is good, you can't be greedy." Jia Xu said.

"yes. You can't be greedy for a cup, you can't be greedy for a cup. I think so. This wine and people at a glance. The land of Yan Zhao is chivalrous. The wine here is also very strong. And alcohol, like the Red Turban Army, looks calm like a bowl of water. But a small cup, like a fire, is hard to swallow when you drink it, and your stomach is like a fire. Cao Cao sighed.

"In fact, the Northern Army is also like that old wine, sweet, which needs to be tasted carefully. Those are veterans. They all stand up to the fight. Shang Wu said.

"Well, it seems that Shangwu has already tasted those old wines." Cao Cao said after pouring Shang Wu a glass of wine.

"Yes, I'm not happy with you. The New Army of the West Garden, the Northern Army, and the number of people who joined the battle sequence of the Republican Army exceeded 27,000. Of course, some of them were hospitalized for treatment, and some of them, full of hope for the future, went home to farm. Shang Wu said.

"They also have a good home." Cao Cao said after taking a sip of wine.

"These veterans who joined the IRA. Combat skills are not to be said, their individual fighting skills are quite excellent, and they are more reliable than the soldiers from the Yellow Turban Army. Combat experience is also abundant, dissatisfied with you said, many of our grassroots. For example, squad leaders, platoon leaders, and company commanders, most of them are served. Their combat qualities are also very high. They are considered professional soldiers. Shang Wu commented.

"Unfortunately, their will to fight is far inferior to yours. But with your call, I think their will to fight will become stronger. Cao Cao said.

"Hmm. The will to fight can often be transformed into combat effectiveness, but the simple will to fight cannot be completely transformed into combat effectiveness, which requires many factors to be superimposed on each other in order to improve combat effectiveness. For example, the formation of battle formations, the relationship between technical equipment and combat effectiveness, and the application of firepower are far from sufficient, and it can be said that we are still in a preliminary stage. It still takes a lot of development to get to such a height. Shang Wu said.

"I wonder if I can give me some advice?" Cao Cao was very interested in this question. Jia Xu listened on the sidelines, and it was good as a listener.

"For example, in the battle of the wheat pile, we have detailed information about this, and at the beginning, we fought very well, and both sides kept digging trenches to avoid large-scale attacks. And at the same time prevent you from breaking through and escaping. However, as the second phase unfolds, we will attack you, and the large number of trenches will cause us to lack attack power, and the trenches have proved to be effective in evading the fire of a large number of muskets. Shang Wu said.

"Yes. That's right, we dug trenches and found out this reason, your muskets, artillery, can cause us a lot of trouble, especially those cold guns and cold guns. We have to be careful when we go to the toilet. Cao Cao said with a smile.

"However, it is also a big problem for the attacking side. Because you are hiding in the trench, our firepower can only be suppressed, and after a rapid advance, the two sides can only fight in the trench, and in the trench, our tactics are still behind you, such as in fighting skills, locally, forming a series of suppression. In this respect, you are in a much better position than we are. However, your will to fight is relatively weak, and after a fierce battle between the two sides, you have lost your position. Shang Wu said.

"There's also a lot of firepower, this is the point, those cannons, all fired are ** packs. Flying over our heads can do us a lot of damage. Cao Cao said.

"Huh. This is a typical use of firepower, but later when it comes to the second line of defense, the attack is a bit too risky. We should stop, or rather, put the second echelon in order, continue to extend our firepower, suppress you, and then continue to output firepower, so that we can attack and launch an attack, which is a big advantage for us, but unfortunately, our troops did not do this, after attacking to the second line of defense, they quickly launched a surprise attack, in terms of tactics, the troops were too concentrated, there was no fire cover, so this was a lot of casualties, so to speak, this is a major mistake we made. Shang Wu said.

"But your second attack was very stubborn, and I saw your soldiers frantically attacking when the artillery bombarded their own people. Carry the ** bag on your back and bravely carry out the assault. At this point, the will to fight completely crushed us. Cao Cao said.

"Hmm. This is not so much the will to fight of the Republican Army, but the will to fight of the entire nation. Shang Wu thought for a moment and said.

"Nation?" Cao Cao and Jia Xu looked at Shang Wu and asked.

"Yes. The whole nation, the Han nationality, is a great nation. He is open and inclusive. But in the most difficult time, it can burst out with explosive power that ordinary people and all nations cannot understand. The Republican Army's will to fight is based on such explosive power, and we just found a suitable opportunity to ignite this explosive power of theirs. Shang Wu said.

"Listening to Shangwu say this, Shangwu still wants to have great ideals, right?" Cao Cao looked at Shang Wu and asked.

"Hmm. To tell the truth, whether it is fighting with the official army or with the local armed forces, this is a struggle between our Han people, and the struggle between our ethnic groups can be regarded as a civil war, and why the civil war broke out, we will put aside this reason for the time being, because there are too many, too many reasons. We ourselves can't tell, but, as far as the nation as a whole is concerned. The current situation of the Han people is not very good. Because in our north, there is an even greater threat. That threat is the nomadic tribes of the north. Don't look at them as a little weak, but once we are in the Central Plains. The Han people are weak in the time of infighting, and they will pose a great threat to us. Shang Wu said.

"This is a battle between two peoples. Either we Han people annex these nomadic tribes and assimilate them, or they go south and pose a great threat to us. This time the republican army absorbed a lot of officers and soldiers, I know that they don't want to fight, and fighting with their own people, it really doesn't make much sense, so our next step, I hope to be able to go west, first deal with the Huns, and then go north and attack the Hetao Plain. Once you have gained a foothold, you can sweep through the nomadic tribes from west to east. We must not only defeat them on the steppe, but also gain a foothold in the steppe. Shang Wu said.

"The purpose of standing firm is to be able to eat meat." Jia Xu added with a smile.

"Yes. The purpose of gaining a foothold is to eat meat. In this way, the dietary structure of our nation can be greatly changed. Don't worry anymore, because you can't eat meat, and you're hungry and can't eat enough. Shang Wu said with a smile.

"This. It's a very naïve idea. Cao Cao said.

"Come, in order to be able to give our people a meat, a toast." Cao Cao raised the big bowl in his hand and said.