Inside Ma Heng's headquarters.

"Things on the border, as long as we don't do too much, we don't have to go too far to pursue, after all, our current situation is that we don't want to fight. And the same is true for the imperial court. Ma Heng said to the staff officer.

The staff officer made a note on the report.

In the conflict on the southern border, both sides were exercising a certain degree of restraint, and neither of them had the intention of further expanding the situation, on the one hand, the officials and soldiers of the imperial court felt that there was no chance of victory in the conflict. After all, the other side is using firearms, and they have nothing on their side, and on the other hand, the Republican Army is not willing to fight, because it is very troublesome to fight, which will contain part of their military strength, which is a big trouble for them. If they continue to fight like this, they will be put in the most disadvantageous situation. As a result, there were only skirmishes at the border, but both sides of the conflict exercised great restraint.

"The most important thing at the moment is the north, and it's time for our cavalry regiment to return. After all, if we continue to fight, it will not be good for us, and we must still gain a foothold in Hexi, and there must be no loss there, otherwise there will be great trouble. Ma Heng said.

Ma Heng had already asked the staff officer to convey the order from above. But when it is conveyed to the cavalry regiment, when it will be withdrawn, it depends on their communication situation. Ma Heng was also very helpless about this. On some grassroots combat units, orders are transmitted. It still needs to be communicated by the signal corps in person.

Zhang Xian's two cavalry battalions in Hexi advanced slowly, they could not keep up with the speed of the cavalry regiment, because the cavalry regiment was sweeping the entire grassland at a whirlwind speed, and their task was to establish a supply point, and at the same time transport a large number of prisoners of war, as well as horses, to the rear.

Horses, cattle and sheep are important strategic materials, and they must be transported as soon as possible, because the follow-up troops lack too many horses, which is directly related to their combat situation.

"The speed of the cavalry is very fast, we can't keep up with them at all, even if our horses fight, but our horses are not the same as them at all, and they can reach two horses or even three horses by one person, but our horses are one person and one horse, and we lack too much in terms of long-lasting combat ability." Zhang Xian looked at the information in his hand and said on the very rough map. The map was drawn by the Scout himself, which was very irregular and looked very difficult. But much stronger than nothing.

"In terms of the horse's physical strength, they definitely need to be replenished once. We set up a supply point on the spot, and the soldiers took care of it. At the same time, let the follow-up troops gather here to rest. In that case, our situation will be much better. Zhang Xian looked at the map and said.

Cavalry infantry is not really cavalry, they are on the horse this is a fast maneuver, can keep up with the speed of the cavalry, but in fact, the speed of the cavalry is too fast, they simply can not keep up with such a situation, in this case, their speed can not be further developed.

"So, at the moment our main task is to defend, to build a supply point, to make a reliable support for the cavalry. In the future, they may be able to retreat quickly. It's just that we have to stay here. Zhang Xian said. Zhang Xian had already seen that the cavalry had penetrated too far into the enemy's interior, and although the results were great, they had swept more than twenty-three tribes, large and small, but the problem was that their operations had penetrated far into the enemy. They can't move forward again. Otherwise, there will be a big mess of their logistical supply. Such a situation will inevitably bring them great disadvantages. This is the most detrimental thing for them.

And in their further rear. The wild wolf regiment passed through the bazaar of the Xiongnu herdsmen.

They had to be the northern location of the bazaar in order to rest. But the local herders seem to be warm to them.

"Drink. Is it right to drink this? Zhang Zhen was very surprised, a herdsman brought mare's milk wine, and waved his hand to let the other party drink. The local herders came to welcome them in their costumes, and they saw the IRA as honored guests, and they were not at all hostile to them, in fact, their idea was simple: the more pastures the IRA controlled, the more they were given, and it was their own pasture. The Republican Army is their own army.

"Okay, I'll drink it." Zhang Zhen drank it in one gulp, the first sip, he felt sour, it was difficult to drink, and there was a taste, but he couldn't refuse the other party's kindness, he doubted that he was drinking horse urine, and the herdsmen were very happy to see them drink the mare's milk wine, and some of the herdsmen's women were also singing and dancing.

"Hey. Lao Zhang, I think this is very strange, this is not a herdsman to set us up. This thing is sour, it's not a bad thing, and it will cause diarrhea if you eat it. Zhao Laosan said with some concern, but many soldiers were stopped and took a sip. Pastoralists show their enthusiasm.

"No, I see that there are still our people inside, and the locals seem to be very happy, these herdsmen support us to fight the Huns? This, this is still the Huns we see? Zhang Zhen also doubted, but there was no way, many things, they didn't want to doubt like this, they could solve the problem. In this regard, Zhao Laosan was very suspicious, but his suspicion was unreasonable, and then Zhang Zhen found Tru, who was the person in charge here, and Tru also found a Han businessman, who was a friend of his.

Regarding Zhang Zhen and Zhao Laosan's suspicions, they just smiled and expressed their understanding.

And they began to explain on the spot why this was the case, and they called the locals, told them about the changes, and told them that when they saw the situation when the IRA was coming, they expressed some expressions of their emotions.

That's when they stopped being suspicious.

According to reason, they could not have their own pastures, the cattle and sheep were all Xiongnu nobles, and many of them were still in a very humble position, and their situation was not very good. I also lived in extreme poverty. By description. Zhang Zhen and Zhao Laosan also understood. It turns out that the Huns are the same as them, there are poor among them, and there are also people who suffer like them, and the reason why the Huns went to rob was because they were too poor. In the event of a natural disaster, their situation will be even more disadvantaged, but their nobility can be spared such disasters, so to speak, there are the same oppression as them. After understanding this, it is not surprising that Zhang Zhen and Zhao Laosan are not surprised. Naturally, I understand some of these truths.

If it weren't for these, they really didn't know that the Huns were just like them, a group of hard-working people, otherwise, they wouldn't have done such a thing.

The wolves continued to advance, but their situation was not too good, first of all, their speed was greatly reduced, and the physical strength of the warriors was very depleted, because they had not provided them with enough horses, so naturally they could not increase their speed too much. They still need to go to war. This may be the fate of the infantry. Many of them are insisting on this. Because the closer they got to the north, the more likely they were to get horses. The wolf group is constantly advancing under such conditions, of course. These are the things they should do, and they hope that the things they do themselves will be able to fulfill the requirements of their war to the greatest extent, so that their situation will be much more favorable.

For them, the war is fair and the situation they should pay the most attention to.

Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"The number of troops in the direction of Bingzhou is still too small, despite Pei Yuanshao's combat situation, the situation of the Huns seems to be developing towards their most favorable discovery, the intelligence provided by the intelligence department shows that a large part of the cavalry began to retreat, Pei Yuanshao's troops are too small, and they are deep into the enemy's territory. So, the situation is not too favorable to improve too much. Jia Xu said to Shang Wu.

"If it doesn't work, let them withdraw, but only after the cavalry regiments in the north have withdrawn, then let them withdraw quickly, and tell them that it is enough to be active on the main passage. There's no need to go too deep and state farther, that would be too dangerous. Shang Wu said.

"We haven't started a full-scale battle in the state yet, they just sent troops to harass them, giving them a certain illusion, and the mission is almost time to return. You can't make it bad all at once. Shang Wu said. He can't watch his soldiers take risks and die, which is extremely inhumane.

"Well, I agree. However, we must also exert some significant influence on the Huns if necessary. Otherwise, they would not be able to be affected by ground warfare alone. Jia Xu said worriedly. As long as the Huns are in awe of the Republican Army, it will be fine.

"You mean to make them scared?" Shang Wu asked.

"Yes, let them be afraid, and then they will have a great awe of us, and even if they fight further, it will not affect us too much. This is very beneficial to us. Jia Xu said.

"Fear, awe, fear, awe." Shang Wu said to himself, in fact, he was trying to figure out how to make the other party feel awe and fear, which was obviously a difficult problem.