Jingshi, Luoyang.

"I don't know if it's true, but if it's true, it would be terrible." Xi Zhicai said extremely worriedly.

Cao Cao frowned and looked at the letter in his hand.

Dong Zhuo continued to expand his military strength. At the moment he has created seven artillery battalions, seven artillery battalions, each with three artillery batteries, and each artillery company with four cannons. Seven artillery battalions had eighty-four cannons. The most terrifying thing is that Dong Zhuo still has seven artillery battalions in the process of being established, and their artillery personnel are already fully equipped, and they are about to arrive with artillery, and once the artillery is in hand, the number of artillery will suddenly reach an astonishing 168 cannons. This number will only be more, not less.

"At present, the number of cannons of the Xiyuan New Army exceeds that of Dong Zhuojun, but in terms of quality, it may never surpass Dong Zhuo. And, the worst of all could be. Xi Zhicai said worriedly.

"The Republican Army provided artillery training, as well as a large amount of artillery, which they also provided." Cao Cao said calmly. As long as you think about it calmly, you will know about it.

As a local warlord, what Dong Zhuo lacks is a sense of security, as long as he has a large amount of military power, he has a sense of security.

As the republican army that opened an important gap, they also need an important force to contain the imperial court, and this force is Dong Zhuo. Both sides have a basis for cooperation, and such a foundation exists, so Cao Cao can figure out such a thing at once, such a situation, and Cao Cao is also very reluctant to accept such a thing.

"If there is no power to balance Dong Zhuo, it will be very terrible, the new army in Xiyuan lacks artillery, although the number of artillery is claimed to be more than 300, but more than 300 cannons can't be fired at all, but Dong Zhuo's cannon is really able to fire, I think, in the future, the biggest disaster of the imperial court is not the republican army, at least the republican army will think about the problem very systematically, and the logic they say. On the contrary, Dong Zhuo's destructiveness may be the greatest. Xi Zhicai said.

Cao Cao thought about this matter very calmly, the problem of the imperial court was very big. The finance department could not come up with the money, and the new army trained in the West Park did not have the combat effectiveness of the new army at all. The problem is very big, there is no money in the treasury, and the army has no combat effectiveness. None of these things can form a big advantage.

"Let's think about it calmly." Cao Cao said helplessly.

"Hmm." Xi Zhicai nodded in agreement.

"Another thing is that Xun Yu used all the money originally used to mine coal to buy stocks in railway transportation." Xi Zhicai said.

"Well, leave it to him. I'm sure it will be done. Cao Cao said. Xun Yu's analysis is correct, but he is very risky to hold a large number of railway-related stocks, and he seems to feel that he should earn back all the losses in the stocks.

However, Cao Cao thinks that if Xun Yu can do such a thing well, he will not care about such a thing.

Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"There is a special student who is going to enter a military school this year. This is an intelligence piece collected by our intelligence services. Jia Xu handed over a piece of information and an enrollment registration form to Shang Wu.

"Just a cadet." Shang Wu said.

"But this man is Cao Cao's eldest son. His name is Cao Ang. Jia Xu said.

"Oh?" Shang Wu was very curious and took the report and looked at it.

"It seems that our military school is still very attractive, let him enter the school, don't give special treatment. This is normal, and it is necessary for them to understand the situation and some of the relationships between us. Shang Wu agreed. Cao Ang's information was collected by the intelligence department of the Republican Army. Because the military academy is the hardest hit area where intelligence personnel gather, there are quite a lot of spy personnel who plan to mix in, but the entrance examination of military schools is extremely strict, and the cost of general espionage personnel and espionage personnel who must have a certain knowledge reserve is too high, and the cycle is too long, which is too high for the cost of espionage. There are no relevant talents in Luoyang.

But there are some exceptions, that is, the children of the powerful landlords can enter, because they are talented and capable, and they can pass the relevant examinations. The counterintelligence team was very worried about such a thing, after all, the problem was very big.

"Aren't we worried that something like this is bad for us?" Jia Xu asked Shangwu.

"I'm worried, but the problem is that if we worry too much, it will hinder attracting more talents in the future, of course, it should be stuck with some spy personnel, but Cao Ang, we welcome it." Sangwu agreed to Cao Ang's enrollment. For Cao Ang's understanding, this is not their business. Young people have their own ideas, and they will think that they are advanced to learn, so the situation is far more favorable than they have ever been. War is like that.

and state. Shenmu Ridge.

"Boom, boom." Constant explosions were heard.

"These Wuhuan grandsons, damn it, will actually sneak attack, fortunately, Lao Tzu let the sappers bury the **, give him a ruthless one." Pei Yuanshao put down the binoculars and said.

"Sir, it's still difficult for the Wuhuan people to fight, and if it goes on like this, it's very disadvantageous for us, and we can't afford to be here. In this case, the war will never be resolved. A major on the side said worriedly. Originally, they were inserted directly into the enemy's rear, but now the situation is that the two sides have fought a stalemate, and the Wuhuan and the Republican Army, who are also good at mobile warfare, have fought a stalemate, which is very difficult to break.

"Hmm. That's right. Our forces are being consumed little by little. After giving me a battalion, I dared to plunge directly into their rear and give them a moment. Unfortunately, no. Pei Yuanshao said anxiously.

"Sir, we must give the other side a hard blow elsewhere, otherwise, if this stalemate continues, if there is a slight mistake in our defense, or if our reserves do not keep up, the problem will be very big." The Major said in great anxiety.

"I strongly agree with this, but unfortunately, this matter is not very easy to handle, we need reinforcements, a lot of reinforcements." Pei Yuanshao said helplessly. The biggest disadvantage of stalemate warfare is here, both sides are putting the last of their forces into a stalemate, and the meaningless combat situation, both sides can find a breakthrough, but the problem is that neither side can open some of these gaps. In this case, the problem is very big.

Forward command of separate infantry divisions.

"The current situation is that all fronts have entered a stalemate, we can't break through, and the other side can't break through our defense, the situation has been stalemate, which is really very bad for us." The operational staff officer said, looking at the map.

"There is steady news on all fronts, but our reserves are all gone. The only two battalions, which could not be withdrawn, were suddenly drawn to other fronts, and the reserves in their hands, one company after another, were drawn to various fronts, and without the advantage of concentrating forces, they could not open up the situation at all. Zhou Cang said worriedly.

"If there is another infantry regiment, even if it is the strength of a battalion, the victory or defeat may be decided at once, which is still extremely advantageous to us, but the problem is that we do not have such troops in our hands, and we cannot open the situation at all, and it is very difficult." Zhou Cang shook his head and said.

"Sir, the current battle situation has reached the most critical time, this is really, as the textbook says, to fight to the last infantry battalion and the last infantry company." The operational staff officers said worriedly that they had to pay attention to the latest news, and they were afraid that the other side would suddenly break through from another unknown place, and in that case, the last line of defense of the Republican Army would collapse.

"No, we must not let such a thing happen, find a way, the command headquarters, the security personnel, that is, the cooks in the rear, and the non-combat personnel, must also be organized, and the transportation and logistics supply personnel must also fight, find out all the people who can be found, and send them all to the battlefield. I, I can go too. Zhou Cang made up his mind.

"Sir, you can't do that. We might be able to think of something else. The operational staff officer said worriedly.

"The problem is, where else can we gather from, it is simply impossible to have such a large number of reinforcements, and in such a situation, our situation is so unfavorable. It's a hassle for us. Zhou Cang shook his head in disagreement.

"Good news, sir." A staff officer rushed in anxiously with a telegram and said.

"What's the good news?" Zhou Cang asked.

"Sir, the intelligence department said that they instigated the Huns, and they will launch an attack from the flank of the Wuhuan people, so that we will form a complete blow to the Wuhuan people." The staff officer said excitedly.

"Huns?" Zhou Canghe asked in disbelief.

"Yes, sir, that's what the intelligence services said, they instigated the Huns." The other party said.

"The Huns, you can't believe it, who knows how their attack is, if they can attack, we also need to defeat the opponent in the front and put a lot of pressure on the opponent's defense line, so that it can be the best advantage." Zhou Cang said that Zhou Cang still firmly believes that only when they have a reserve team and launch a counterattack can the problem be explained.

"When will they be able to attack?" The combat staff officer asked with concern.

"This, I can't say exactly, the Huns didn't say it, and the intelligence department didn't report it. That's it. The other party said.