"Hmm. Wine. Cao Cao said after taking a sip of wine.

"I admire your courage and understand your good intentions." Cao Cao said. He knew that the reason why the Republican Army went to fight the Huns, in fact, had their own plans, and in their opinion, it was a civil war. Although such a view is very strange, or rather, it seems to be very unscrupulous. However, Cao Cao knew that the Republican Army was such a group of people. Among them, there are also a considerable number of veterans of the Northern Army and the New Army of the West Garden. They also have their own passion. No matter what, I didn't fight with my own people. Some unnecessary embarrassment was avoided. This made Cao Cao still very comfortable. He was able to understand the other side.

"However, for the time being, the Republican Army is mainly equipped with infantry, infantry and cavalry to fight. There is still a big gap in terms of mobility capabilities. Cao Cao said worriedly.

"That's what we're worried about as well. We are well aware of this. Shang Wu said.

"The infantry only has two legs, and at the same time, because of the presence of firearms, we have added another factor to our logistical supply, ammunition, so that our logistical pressure will become very huge. This is a very big challenge for us. Shang Wu said.

"How do you solve this problem?" Cao Cao asked Shang Wu.

"Unicycles, we rely on those wheelbarrows. A large number of wheelbarrows help us solve such problems, but at present, we are not very optimistic about solving such problems and how quickly we can deal with cavalry in the future. Jia Xu said on the side. Because they know that in the face of high-speed mobile cavalry units. It's just that the Republican Army, which has a single infantry, is not in a very favorable situation, on the contrary, their logistics are in an even more unfavorable state because of the use of firearms, and the war is fought first and foremost in logistics, and Jia Xu's worries are not wrong.

Cao Cao looked at the wheelbarrow in the courtyard and nodded. In fact, the official army also came over in this way, they need to recruit a large number of people to solve such a problem, an army of 100,000 people, the number of people recruited may exceed about 200,000. That's a lot of effort.

"However, in the war against the Huns, it is difficult to deal with it by relying only on wheelbarrows." Cao Cao turned around and said.

"Therefore, we have to reorganize and learn, and I hope to solve such problems through some learning and summarizing lessons and lessons, of course. Our logistics are also trying to solve such problems, for example, we have improved our cookies. It's the kind of compressed biscuits you seized. Shang Wu said. Strictly speaking, they are not compressed foods, they are only steamed and put into an abrasive and squeezed vigorously.

"That kind of food, we have seized, it tastes good, but it is a little too dry and too hard." Cao Cao said.

"This is the shortcoming of our logistics and food." Jia Xu said with a smile.

"That kind of food, although it can provide a lot of calories in a short period of time. But here's the thing. If used for a long time, soldiers will generally show some symptoms. This requires some other food to be guaranteed. Jia Xu said. Cao Cao immediately pointed out the shortcomings of Shangwu's provision of logistical food.

"I can't blame you, you can invent such food in a relatively short period of time, and you have solved this part of the big problem, I heard that the food you make can be stored for more than a year. Is this, is this true? Cao Cao asked.

"Two years, if we keep it properly, we can keep it for two years, we've done experiments, of course. It's not really stored for two years, we do it in some special environment, for example, wet, dry, and cold environments. Shang Wu added.

"That's pretty remarkable." Cao Cao said.

"Hmm. But we're going to have to figure out another way to transport all of this stuff in the future. After all, the cavalry can quickly detour back to our rear, and the rear to transport supplies is only unarmed and unarmed, and they are vulnerable to attack. Our situation is still not optimistic. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. I have a way, I don't know if it's advisable? Cao Cao thought of this. This provides a solution.

"At that time, Meng Tian of Qin led the people to attack the Xiongnu in the north. It was the method of building the Great Wall. Cao Cao suggested.

"No, you can't. Our strength simply cannot build so many fortifications, and the speed is slow, we cannot afford to consume it, I am afraid that we have not defeated the Huns, and we may be consumed to death ourselves. It's not a good idea. In terms of logistical supply, we think we should think of other ways to solve it. If we can't, we'll have to equip the logistics staff with a lot of muskets. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. Speaking of which, I think that muskets are still very offensive to cavalry, and it would be better if there was a kind of artillery. In the future, I believe that the role of artillery will play a huge role in combat. One artillery piece is capable of posing a huge threat. But if there are a hundred such cannons. I think. The Hun cavalry was no longer talking. Cao Cao was very impressed by the artillery, because their defeat this time was basically under the attack of the artillery. It can be said that they knew no less about artillery than the Republican Army.

"Hmm. Nevertheless, however. I think we should invite you to visit the artillery, and the artillery factory. If you have personal contact with artillery, you understand that we are worried. Shang Wu said with a smile.

"Why?" Cao Cao asked.

"Limited to technology. Our artillery is still relatively large and bulky. The weight of a large-caliber gun turned out to be a staggering 1,500 catties. If the manufacturing is not good, nearly 2,000 catties is also possible. Such a cannon is very difficult to move, requiring at least four oxen to move. Fast movement, as well as quick combat with cavalry, was clearly impossible. Jia Xu explained. Cao Cao was very surprised when he heard such news. Originally, he thought that it should not be very difficult for the Republican Army to fight against cavalry, after all, they had an advantage in weapons, and if he had such a weapon advantage, he would definitely be able to fight.

"There are many reasons why artillery can't be small, but the key is the technical immaturity, of course. With time, as well as capital and a lot of technical investment, I think many problems can still be solved to a large extent. Shang Wu said.

"The advantage in terms of range of artillery is not very great, but there are enough of them. The firing range of direct-fire artillery was at 1,200 paces. If you shoot in a curve, you can reach 3,000 steps. Shang Wu told Cao Cao some preliminary artillery data, so that Cao Cao could have an intuitive understanding. Cao Cao listened to some data of the artillery in surprise, he didn't expect it at all. The combat distance of artillery can reach such a distance.

"And. The artillery has a single variety of shells, and we lack ** guns, that is, on long-range attacks, we can only use a single solid shell. Relying on ricochetic tactics to hit the enemy is certainly more effective on cavalry, but the problem is that the cavalry tells the shock that the effect of such an attack is not very great. We also need some other shell replenishment, for example, at a distance, when the enemy begins to build, we use ** for bombardment, and at medium range, we use solid shells. When we get closer, we can use shotguns. As well as shrapnels. Shang Wu said.

"Not only that, but the types of artillery can also be further refined, and we can make some small artillery, mainly for infantry use, so that we can strengthen the possibility of fighting cavalry." Shang Wu said.

"And muskets." Jia Xu reminded on the side. Jia Xu has fully realized. Unlike most of the officers in the official army, Cao Cao had his own ideals, Kuang Fu Han Dynasty, but this was his ideal. He also has his own ambitions, he wants to be a great man, and this kind of character usually makes Cao Cao more pragmatic. At the same time, they are at odds with their colleagues.

"The musket is also very powerful." Cao Cao said.

"The musket is indeed very powerful, but it also has many disadvantages, first of all, it is too heavy. A musket weighed more than twenty pounds. This is very detrimental to the weight of the soldiers, and our soldiers carry some of their own things, uniforms. Clothing, food, water bottles, ammunition, weapons, these weights add up, more than fifty pounds. And a single weapon exceeded 20 catties, which reduced the amount of supplies carried by our soldiers by more than half at once. If you do the math carefully. Shang Wu said worriedly.

"A single soldier's weight of more than 100 catties is considered light. However, in this way, our army's mobility capability will be greatly reduced, and we will have to rely on our two legs to fight, and we will fight with the officers and troops on the plains, and we will still have a relatively good advantage, but we will wait until we fight on the grassland. Jia Xu added.

"We have no advantage at all. So, we need to make further improvements. Shang Wu added.

"As it should be, as it should be." Cao Cao nodded and said. For the difficulties faced by the Republican Army. Cao Cao didn't think there were so many at first, but the conversation with Shangwu and Jia Xu came to see it. He felt that he was still looking too lightly. After all, there are a lot of things, and this is not something that they can solve in one bit. The difficulties faced by the IRA are still very, very many. Much scary. When Cao Cao thought of this, he felt that the republican army was not simple, because their situation was no longer on the same line as the situation of the official army. In such a situation, many of their things need to be solved by themselves.