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A group of cavalry privates slowly set out from here with their own weapons, equipment, and all kinds of supplies needed for the march.

Some nomads, young and old, stand here to see off their loved ones.

They are hopeful about the fight against these men. At the same time, I also hope that they can come back safely, there is nothing more important than this.

"What are they doing here?" A businessman dressed as a businessman asked.

"You're from out of town, aren't you?" A young man next to him asked.

"Yes, it's my first time here, do some business." The merchant replied.

"Oh. As it turned out, these were armed groups of nomads themselves, ranging in number from thirty to a hundred. The number seems to be small, but it has to go deep into the north and harass the tribe. And then bring the loot. This is a great opportunity for them to make a fortune. The young man next to him said.

"And such a thing?" The merchant asked in a tone of disbelievability.

"Yes, there is such a thing, you don't know some of our situation here, the nomads in the north do not harass our borders, although there are some stable tribes on the external borders, but the rules on the steppe are like that, some defeated tribes, in desperation, can only choose to retreat here. They really don't have any way to deal with the threat on the grassland, and they can only expand their power by going south to rob. In this case, it will harass us. The young man said.

"But as you know, the Republican Army is fighting in the south, and a large number of mobile forces have been mobilized to the south. There are still more troops that cannot be expanded, and it is necessary to carry out active sorties, and to attack on the grasslands, it is necessary to have mobile forces. But the IRA is still lacking in this area. There is no choice but to rely on these nomads. Of course, we also have a small number of people. But without these steppe nomads they would fight. The other party said.

"In this way, they attack each other and can block each other's attacks as much as possible, and of course, we have our own people to do that. But the attacks on the grassland are all real heroes. The other party said.

"Aren't they all using firearms?" The merchant asked.

"That's right. I heard that the people in the steppes were reluctant to use firearms at first, they were willing to use bows and arrows. However, the advantage of this firearm is still very great, and his power is incomparable to that of a bow and arrow. This had a huge effect on their greater attacks on the steppe. Now, if you look at it, they have all changed to firearms, and it can be said that they themselves can realize the importance of firearms. The young man said.

The merchant had to nod. Because there are more conflicts here at the border than he has seen in the newspapers.

The situation in the north has not been stabilized. And Shang Wu believes that this is a strategic and ineffective attack on the Republican Army. The immediate reason for this was that the Republican Army was unable to increase the superior role of cavalry in future operations, and the Republican Army was unable to expand the size of their cavalry units. At the same time, military academies habitually use infantry and artillery to fight. Larger-scale mobile operations still do not pose a crisis.

However, things are gradually changing. For example, currently.

The nomads who returned from the north, who had a greater demand for the grasslands, benefited from the steppe policy of the Republican Army. The Prairie people prefer to call it the Prairie Act.

The Grassland Act greatly encouraged them to carry out continuous armed expansion, and a large part of the expanded grassland was their own. This is for them to expand their own property, wealth. Stabilizing the current situation, as well as developing the future to a greater extent, has a great stabilizing effect.

You know, the steppe belongs to the tribal leader. Ordinary herders simply don't have these things.

But the bill now says they have their own pasture. They have their own cattle, sheep, and horses. The steppe people who returned to obedience became excited. It's too much of a stimulus for them.

Because on the grassland, no tribal leader will do this, the grassland is wealth, status, and the difference in their status.

Humble herdsmen don't deserve these things. For the lowly herdsmen are their own property.

But now, the shepherds of Shun have all this of their own. This is an unprecedented victory for them, and these big victories will be a major turning point of fate for them.

Although it is dangerous to lay your own pasture. Even if there is death, there is no possibility of return, but once it is taken, what are the consequences of these things? All people know that right now, that's what they need, they need to change their destiny, they need to change everything about themselves.

With such encouragement, more bankrupt herders, herders without any assets, have organized themselves. They follow their tribes, relatives and friends, ** can provide part of the loan, but also some weapons, and in the opinion of the Republican Army veterans, those herdsmen have gone crazy.

They prepared very little dry food, maybe only three days, and no more. They were holding more ammunition, and many had problems maintaining their weapons, but after a period of learning, they could become proficient in handling the weapon, and they began to abandon their traditional bows and arrows.

Because they are aware. Fighting on the steppe with bows and arrows, they have little chance of winning. Want to take more grasslands. The only way for them to have their own steppe is to be trained in new weapons.

Many people do this spontaneously. What they don't know is that they are leading a revolution in weapons, a spontaneous change. This change will largely meet their future military needs.

After all, firearms can easily penetrate those leather armors. When attacking a camp, the advantage of firearms will be even greater. At the same time, in terms of range and power, it is far greater than attacking some of the opponent's bows and arrows.

This is the choice of the nomads themselves.

In order to get the grassland, they studied hard and gradually mastered this weapon, and everything was inspired by huge benefits, and the impact of this encouragement on anyone was relatively huge.

The North is trying to find a way to solve the crisis they are experiencing. After all, these crises are too many for them. In such a situation, they still have a lot to solve.

But I want to solve it completely. The IRA still needs to concentrate the necessary resources here.

Luoyang.

"Building railways is a priority for the future." Shang Wu put a report in his hand on the table.

After the Kwantung coalition was eliminated, the Republican Army quickly entered a defensive state and the situation stabilized.

But after stabilization, the republican army still needs greater economic construction. Railways are undoubtedly the most important of the priorities.

This time, for example, the General Staff submitted an important report on the construction of the railway.

In this report, the General Staff used a large number of data and examples to illustrate the importance of building railways, and at the same time, in order to better deal with the situation in the north and expand its influence in the steppe.

In the past, the Central Plains Dynasty fought against the grasslands, and basically, they would not control the grass carp, because they could not control it. The long logistical supply lines are a big burden for them.

However, in this operation, the staff was inspired, because they solved such a difficult problem technically. Railways are undoubtedly the best solution. With the railway, the problem of long supply lines can be solved, and they can completely rely on the railway for advancement.

Therefore, in this report, the General Staff put forward a bold idea, they believe that the construction of railways in the north should be actively carried out, and the Republican Army should rely on the railways to advance. Trains can be modified in a variety of ways, such as armored trains, which can be equipped with artillery, and can be equipped with various armor to defend against the threat of bows and arrows from the steppe, and with these, they can maintain such a situation very well. Within a certain range, it can be adapted to infantry for operations, and their logistical supply lines can be carried out completely by rail.

The Republican army is also well aware of its own shortcomings, they lack enough cavalry to solve such a problem in a short time, and, qualitatively, cannot effectively form a confrontation, which is a problem for them. Big trouble.

However, the use of railways can make up for such troubles.

"The crux of the matter is how many railways do we build. How to build? Jia Xu asked such a question.

"Of course, we can recruit some laborers. But this is a big trouble for the factory, and if there is not enough labor, the remuneration of labor will be increased, which will increase the cost of the factory. This is very disadvantageous. We need labor input. Jia Xu said.

"So, Cao Cao is the best choice here, it's an important basis for our mutual cooperation, he needs to expand his territory, he also needs to expand a larger population. But what to do with the surplus population, how to arrange it, so the best way is here, we provide labor jobs. In this way, all the problems are solved. Shang Wu said.

Jia Xu thinks all of this is possible. Now they must support Cao Cao in doing so.

"Cao Cao can get more benefits from these people, personal taxes, and then we support them to do this, so that most of the situation can be well resolved, which is of great benefit to all people, so, such things, we must support it." Shang Wu said. Jia Xu nodded and recognized such a point.

After all, in many cases, the IRA needs to play a leading role in the economy.