"Isn't that too slow?" Jia Xu looked at the report of the independent division and said.

The step-by-step approach did work, because there was no way for the annexation of the states, they could only send cavalry to surround it, and the other methods were not very good. However, it was not impossible to annex the state, Ding Yuan began to mobilize some infantry to the south, not only that, they began to use new tactics to deal with this situation, for example, the Republican army built a defensive fortress, and Ding Yuan also began to build a defensive fortress. However, in order to prevent the republican army from attacking, Ding Yuan knew that it was useless to build a fortress such as the city wall, and it was more about digging trenches for defense, and the two sides seemed to enter a stalemate phase one by one.

"It's too slow. Moreover, my concern is that pushing us forward step by step may have a great disadvantage for us, because we only have one infantry division on the front line, and if we advance, it means that the strength becomes very weak, and we can hand it over to some local militia, but the problem is that the other side still has cavalry, and they can completely detour to our rear, in that case, our logistics and supplies will become extremely disadvantageous, which is an extremely unfavorable military offensive for us to search. Obviously, step by step, for the time being, is beneficial to us, but after a certain attack distance, this situation will quickly turn to an extremely unfavorable situation for us, once this situation changes, what will be the result, our situation will become extremely bad, and even, it is difficult to act, in such a situation, many of their things can not be advanced, we want to accomplish such a thing, it is really difficult. Shang Wu said worriedly.

"It seems that this is the case, but the tactics we have come up with at the moment are like this, we only have artillery, infantry, and cavalry units there waiting to be built, and we need more money, so the financial expenditure will become very large, which is an extremely difficult thing for us." Jia Xu said.

It's not that the tactics of step-by-step tactics are not right, at least not suitable for the present, and moreover, with the change of some factors, some unfavorable situations will occur in many situations, so in such a situation, they really want to accomplish a lot of things. To do such a thing, sometimes they really need to make some advantageous choices on their own.

Zhoucang's tactics may be correct, but the problem is that after advancing to a certain combat distance, this advantage will quickly disappear into other disadvantages. This is where Sangwu worries.

"Moreover, on the side of the state, they will not sit still like this, they will definitely fight-for-tat, and this way of fighting will inevitably enter a difficult situation in the end, which is that we have entered a stalemate stage and cannot open the situation." Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. Again, we can't go on like this, because it's not good for us to go on like this, and we don't want this to continue, and the best thing to do is to take some other way to deal with some of these situations. Shang Wu said.

"How to deal with it?" Jia Xu asked.

"Our advantage lies in technology, not in consumption with each other, and I think we can try it in terms of technology." Shang Wu said. But how to try it in terms of technology.

Under the operations department of the Republican Army, there is a technical research institute, where a large number of engineers and craftsmen with innovative value are gathered, and they can call them geniuses, and the reason why they are geniuses is because they have a way of thinking that is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

"This is the model I made, the wooden planks are protected by iron armor, in the front, there is a large wooden box with iron wheels underneath, and then on the rail car, such things, which are often seen in the places where our Republican Army coal is transported, what we want to live in is, using wooden planks, hanging iron plates for protection, using a large number of cattle for traction, the number of cattle needed may be very large, more than fifty, or even more, they are slow, but above there is a moving fortress, in which there are artillery, firearm shooting holes, observation holes, In a fully enclosed way, we can transport more supplies, troops, and more firepower for our soldiers as long as we lay a large number of tracks. Wang Ben said.

Wang Ben was originally a carpenter, and his skills were very good, but in the countryside, his skills were good at most for others to do a lot of carpentry work. Make a bucket, a window, a few desks or something. And he's not too old, in his early twenties.

If this is really the case, there is just one more carpenter in the world, but unfortunately, Wang Ben is very studious, he continues to study, research, and many things are researched by him. Not only did he learn carpentering, blacksmithing, and casting, but he also had some talent in mechanics. It can be said that he is a rare craftsman.

Moreover, he always had some creative thinking, and he connected a lot of unrelated things and made a lot of good things that were beneficial to their development, and these good things were like that. This is the case, the ironclad chariot.

Many craftsmen are interested in such a solution. Because this reduces the casualties of soldiers.

With the advent of firearms, the accelerated course of the war, the need for logistical supplies became more and more great. The IRA is also actively solving such a problem. At the same time, a variety of technologies are also developing rapidly, such as the advent of railroad cars, which have increased the volume and speed of transportation, although animal power is required to pull it. But that's enough for them to add to their huge shipping needs.

However, these were not enough, Wang Ben also continued to study the front-line warfare, and he found that the battle in Bingzhou was not going very smoothly, and the soldiers needed to spend a long time digging more trenches, and then advancing only about 200 steps a day, such an advance was inefficient. Moreover, the appearance of artillery has reversed the balance of power between the attacker and the defender, and the side that has mastered firearms can occupy a great advantage in defensive operations, but the disadvantage is that their mobility has been greatly limited.

In short, such a problem arises from a complexity, but the genius of the craftsman always gets along with some other way to deal with it, and the armored fighting vehicle, to be exact, the orbital armored fighting vehicle is made in such a situation.

The appearance of bearings greatly reduces the obstacle of friction, which greatly collects traction, and at the same time, the use of a large amount of iron can make the car larger, more explained, such as the rail car uses a large number of iron beams. If before, they couldn't do such a thing at all, the reason is very simple, they lack a lot of iron, there is no such material to do such some things, but now, they have such a thing, can greatly meet some of their needs, this is indeed an unprecedented benefit for them, because they have a wider range of materials.

They can also hang iron armor on the outside to strengthen their defenses, and rails allow them to move quickly, albeit slowly, but their defense and attack power are greatly increased, which can offset the lack of speed. And they can move, this is a mobile fortress, they can go deep into the rear of the enemy, as long as the rails are laid to the rear of the enemy, such an effect can be achieved.

This is an innovative weapon, which is no less than the appearance of a tank. Perhaps only a craftsman like a genius madman of the Republican Army could come up with such a plan. This is an extremely amazing plan, and it is also the most likely to cause huge losses to the other party, in which case their situation will become extremely crazy.

However, there are still a lot of problems to be verified, this is just a model, the idea is good, but it still needs to be tested, if it can, equipping such a weapon will cause great panic to the state army.

For such an invention, Shang Wu did not know yet. But geniuses and madmen are so crazy anyway. With such weapons, they can accomplish a lot of new things in a big way. That's the benefit of them right now, and there are a lot of things that can be solved.

Zhang Liao is also busy, he is busier than a craftsman, not only to check information and write reports, but also to go to the front-line troops to see what kind of combat ability those soldiers have, according to their physical fitness. as well as the adjustment of combat skills to the special operations program.

But one of the most important projects is rock climbing.

According to Zhang Liao's idea, the troops will climb from cliffs that others find difficult to believe, and climb the rock with bare hands, and the technical personnel needed are very few. After all, there are still very few people with such ability, but it is still possible to equip some equipment, which can greatly increase their climbing ability and make their situation more favorable.

After all, there are not many people who can do such things, and the elites are a minority after all, and they still need a certain percentage of elites to complete some special tasks.

Only with certain equipment can the combat capability of the special forces be improved. To be able to do such things, you need a lot of financial support, otherwise, many people will not be able to accomplish such things. That's where the IRA excels, and they have the money to meet such needs.