The Kwantung Coalition Army was advancing slowly, and they had a size of 100,000 men, and with the addition of the people in the rear, the number would exceed the size of more than 300,000. It is estimated that the maximum will be a staggering 400,000. The efficiency of the mobilization of armies in ancient times was so high. They need to provide more human resources to meet the logistical supply needs of the 100,000-strong army,

Therefore, the marching speed of the Kwantung Coalition Army, because of logistical supplies, had to advance slowly, and it was able to advance thirty miles a day, which was already very fast. And the ordinary is less than twenty miles. The slow pace of the march made Cao Cao feel worried.

"It's too slow." Cao Cao sat on the chariot and said helplessly. Xi Zhicai also nodded in agreement.

"The art of war is cloudy, and the soldiers are fast. So fast. Compared to the Republican Army, it is too backward. Xi Zhicai said.

"The Republican infantry used to advance sixty miles in a day. According to Cao Ang's records at the military academy, the farthest one was able to reach a hundred miles of attack. And they are all infantry. We're too slow in comparison. Cao Cao said helplessly.

Cao Ang's study at the military academy and his role as the most junior officer in the republican army made him feel the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the republican army, and every fifteen days of the republican army, there would be a large-scale military training of 30 miles. Soldiers need to advance in full gear, and the assault mileage can reach fifteen miles. If in order to achieve the problem of solving the task, for example, large-scale detours. It is usually a detour of an entire infantry regiment, which will advance more than thirty miles, followed by a special containment team to contain the stragglers.

In order for the soldiers to move quickly, they need to be well organized, and the squad leader and deputy squad leader will effectively control the infantry squad of twelve people, or even more. Platoon commanders and company commanders command operations and have the same ability to recognize maps as ordinary generals. This means that they have effective control over the entire force. The soldier's individual equipment is also crucial, water bottles, dry rations, ammunition, marching backpacks, and so on. All of this will ensure the ability of the Republican soldiers to continue marching and combat effectiveness.

Constant practice can bring out the cavalry effect of the infantry of the Republican Army.

And look at the Kwantung coalition again. The constant urging of the officers still could not ensure the uniformity of the marching procession, and the soldiers often ran out. Peeing, desertion, this is just the march, and many deserters have already been discovered. If it weren't for the fact that serious military discipline came into play. It's usually a decapitation, but what happens if you can't control the situation in the first place? This can be a very serious matter.

But even so, the situation of desertion still cannot be eliminated, and it can only make the situation of deserters somewhat restrained. The soldiers' military uniforms are also varied, they come from various local troops, and the uniforms are supplied locally, plus they belong to different places**, which is naturally different. This increases the likelihood that soldiers will desert. Not only that, but there are other places that cause more disadvantages.

For example, a soldier's individual equipment, they are usually military uniforms, and there is a very limited amount of armor. Usually leather armor, iron armor only officers have. The equipment you carry with you may be a wine gourd, or food hidden in your pocket. The weapon is naturally a simple weapon of a spear. The soldiers moved slowly. A lot of soldiers are blind and numb. It takes an officer's whip to know what to do next.

On the contrary, the soldiers of the Republican Army can be uniformly under the command of officers, non-commissioned officers, and they can achieve unity of pace in the necessary marching situation. And for them, it's simply not something they can do.

Cao Cao's army was much better than the rest of the coalition army. But it can't be uniform.

Xiahoudun didn't pay attention to the queue, he just secretly drank when he was marching, and the same was true for Xiahouyuan, the march seemed to be boring, and he looked a little restless. The team was not very dragging though. But it's still loose.

After all, they had not seen the Republican army, those first-class combat skills. And the way of training, if there is an opportunity for the two sides to communicate, and their own military can accept the new way of military training, the situation will be much better, and such a situation will not arise. Cao Cao thought as he looked at his army.

In contrast, the Kwantung coalition army has not advanced too much, they are still a new, rookie unit. Many of them had never fought and had almost zero combat experience. Coupled with the limitations of their combat methods, this makes their situation very unacceptable.

Gongsun Chan's marching procession. Zhang Fei watched with great disdain as Gongsun Zhan's elite walked in front of him. Zhang Fei can only be used by a colt. And most of his men couldn't be protected by armor. The soldiers looked more like farmers, and they habitually carried hoes. This time, it was just a weapon like a spear.

Guan Yu was still talking to his eldest brother Liu Bei in the rear. Zhang Fei moved forward on his own. Driving their own team forward, they didn't look like they were fighting, like herding sheep. Because many soldiers are farmers. They had no experience and the ranks were loose. The officer just needs to prevent no one from escaping. As for how to get around. There is nothing they can do.

The elite troops carried firearms, and they used arquebuses, which looked bulky and seemed to have only a thick iron pipe.

Gongsun Zhan believes that firearms are very powerful, so he regards them as his elite, but Zhang Fei looks down on this kind of weapon, he thinks that firearms are just to scare people, because he has heard the sound of firearms, like thunder. There is nothing above to be afraid of. If you are brave enough to rush over, or if you use a bow and arrow, you can also kill and injure the opponent. Because the effective range of the arquebus is far inferior to that of the bow and arrow. Zhang Fei was able to stand outside the attack range of the firearm and shoot those shooters accurately.

So, in Zhang Fei's opinion. The significance of firearms is not very large, on the contrary, firearms are just a weapon to scare people, nothing more.

And among the senior generals, there are still many people who have such views. When it comes to firearms, they don't mean to pay attention. On the contrary, firearms have become a ridiculous ritual weapon.

For example, Yuan Shao, who was promoted as the leader of the alliance, felt that the sound of firearms was very loud, and as the position of his alliance leader, he had a lot of pomp. And for the operation, it seems that it does not mean much. The loud sound just looked more solemn. Firearms have been reduced to such a state, and it has to be said that the Kwantung Coalition Army as a whole is in a state of collective sorrow.

Li Jiazhuang, Shang Wu looked at this ridiculous intelligence. When I saw that firearms had become ritual weapons, I felt helpless.

"What a comedy. It would not be good if such a comedy turned into a tragedy. Shang Wu said to Jia Xu with a smile.

"Judging from the intelligence gathered by the intelligence department, the Kwantung coalition forces are equipped with less than 1 percent of the firearms, and this kind of operation will form a very passive situation." Jia Xu seems to have some worries, after all, the Kwantung Coalition is in an absolutely unfavorable situation in terms of weapons first. In the event of a war between the two sides, it would be clear that the Kwantung coalition would simply not be able to launch an extremely effective offensive.

"Something like this can happen." Shang Wu said this after hearing this.

"But we also need to note that we also seem to have such an opportunity, and if the other side can understand at once the role of the advantage of firearms, this situation will be of great help to us." Shang Wu said.

If the Kwantung Coalition Army engaged in a series of battles against Dong Zhuo's army, they might have understood the disadvantage they were in. In this way, in order to achieve equality, and the effect of balance, they will buy some weapons and equipment to put their equipment in an advantageous situation.

Faced with such a situation, their situation will face a great opportunity.

"From a trade point of view, this leads to a lot of demand from them, and that demand is a big advantage for us, and if we can fully exploit that advantage, it's going to be a big advantage for us to grow and develop." Shang Wu said.

Jia Xu nodded. This is true, but how to sell such weapons and equipment is a concrete thing that can be acted upon.

"Of course, the specific ones should be handed over to the businessmen, and we support them, and we must not go to the forefront. The intelligence department told me that many local forces have some taboos, such as Yuan Shao, who has a very unfriendly attitude towards us. And as part of their composition, to trade with us is a kind of disloyalty to the Han family. Shang Wu said.

It is difficult for him to understand the meaning of "thief", which makes many local forces dare not trade. "Thieves." It's hard for you to understand that if they make a deal with thieves, they will cause a lot of damage to their reputation, which is completely incomprehensible in Shangwu's view, giving up real benefits for the sake of illusory things. This makes it difficult for Shangwu to understand.

But the incomprehensible thing is such that you can't figure it out. In such a situation, Shang Wu can only accept this bad situation.

Next, the specific operation can be left to the agent. There are a lot of bankrupt businessmen who are willing to do this, they don't have the capital, they don't have enough connections, they are well aware of that, but most of them have their own dreams, they want to be successful businessmen. The IRA gave them the opportunity to become a successful businessman, and there were some costs to be paid, such as taking big risks. It's worth it.