Cao Cao wanted to do a lot of things, for example, to buy weapons, to buy equipment, and at the same time he needed to buy more related books, as well as the food of the officers and soldiers, and the bureaucrats of the imperial court were thinking about how to reduce expenditure, how to save, and the food they gave was just food and clothing. Having a full meal is already considered the best treatment. As for whether the food is good or not, it's not their concern, what they care about is that it's okay to get things done.

It is basically impossible to expect such a bureaucrat to do such a thing. In such a situation, it is really very difficult to accomplish other things, so most of Cao Cao's funds come from his own family property, but the problem is that he and his family's family property are also extremely limited, and the large-scale expenditure of an army, especially the promotion of the new army of the Republican Army, needs to be built on a huge financial basis, and what Cao Cao lacks is such a financial ability.

It is simply impossible to rely on the imperial court. The only way to do this is to seek other resources to do so.

Coal development, in fact, is a new industry, and the use of coal has been found before, but there are many, many problems with raw coal, such as sulfation, and various combustion problems, which leads to a lack of understanding of coal. The IRA used modern coal washing methods to select the coal it needed. And Xun Yu has already found a big business opportunity.

When he came out of Handan, he noticed the billowing black smoke in the suburbs of Handan, which was not a place for people to live at all. The IRA needs coal, and burning coal is the most polluting situation, but the IRA needs development, it needs iron, it needs more and more resources, a lot of iron can bring trade advantages, and at the same time, many workers can feed their families. There is also a certain amount of savings, children go to school, marry wives and have children, and the continuation of future generations are all related to coal. This leads them to deliberately ignore the situation of environmental pollution. The only people who noticed the environmental problems came from the Yin and Yang family. Because they believe that the rampant burning of coal resources has destroyed the local feng shui layout. It's ridiculous. However, there is no way, the republican army needs a high-speed development of the economy, not the impact of environmental pollution, in the consideration of economic factors, environmental pollution is placed in a secondary position, after all, only a tough economic development, can bring more advantages to the republican army, only in this way, in order to allow the republican army to maintain the advantage in the local area, otherwise, the republican army will be drowned in the long river of history.

Xun Yu noted that the Republican Army's economic development depended on their coal industry. Metal smelting, iron smelting, and the development of many other fields, which are inseparable from coal, is such a discovery, Xun Yu proposed. The idea of mining coal resources, in contrast, is actually doing business with the IRA everywhere, for example, some places with copper mines do copper business, and the IRA does not have a say in the market for copper prices, which means that they can make a lot of unfavorable choices.

But the copper business is not for everyone, because some local forces have monopolized such a market.

If you want to make money all at once, you can only find another way to find new resources to sell. Obviously, the mining of coal resources is of great benefit to raising more military spending at once, and such benefits are extremely obvious, which is an extremely favorable situation for Cao Cao's development, and it is such a development situation that has brought Cao Cao a great advantage, otherwise, he would not have felt some surprises.

And the state, in a cave where the headquarters of the second guerrilla detachment is located.

For the most partisan part of the IRA's guerrillas relied on mountainous terrain, which was more conducive to their hiding. At the same time, the mountainous terrain was not conducive to the deployment of cavalry. It was also by relying on the favorable mountainous terrain that weak guerrilla units developed.

"We have done what you commanded. Buried in the main passage. However, my subordinates reported. Not enough, the minefields we have laid are not very large. My fear is that if the cavalry rushes over on a large scale, we will not be able to stop the cavalry of the nomads from the north, and the officers and troops are retreating, but the number of people who are retreating is not very large, and most of them choose to stay. Zhang Man, a middle-aged man, said. He has a thick beard and looks very stout. He was a bold man, otherwise, he would not have been the head of the second detachment.

"I know what you mean, but we still have to wait and see, after all, ** needs to be transported from the rear, and our purpose is only to monitor the role, not what to do with them." Captain Liu Tou said. He was a regular officer and had combat experience, but in order to respect the opinions of the locals, Liu Tou only served as the chief of staff of the detachment. Responsible for specific missions, battle plans, and so on. After all, there are many things that ordinary people cannot do.

The detachment was still very weak, they were a regiment according to their establishment, but the actual combat personnel were less than 1,000. There are a variety of weapons. From backward sticks to firearms. The combat effectiveness is very untidy, but there is no way, they can organize such a force by themselves, which is already a very big miracle. After all, such a thing.

According to the requirements of the Republican Army's War Department, the guerrillas only play the role of harassment, reconnaissance, and burial behind enemy lines, after all, they have just eaten enough, and it is not very realistic to want to play a lot of roles to a greater extent, and this situation is very difficult for them. Hard.

"Report, report." Just when Liu Tou comforted Zhang Man. A partisan officer reported with some nervousness.

"Don't panic when something happens." Zhang Man said dissatisfiedly.

"Yes, sir." The officer continued. Zhang Man wanted to say something, but there was no good way to continue.

"Say it." Liu Tou said.

"Sir, word has come from the front that they have met a man who says he is from the Ministry of Intelligence, and that man's horse is dead. He didn't have much strength anymore. We poured some rice soup into it, and he relieved himself for a while, and he said, what tribe of Wuhuan people in the north is going south, and the number is about 5,000. The officer said. His reports always couldn't grasp what was primary, so he reported some things that they shouldn't have reported, as well as secondary things.

There is no way, the officer ranks of the partisans are very low, many are illiterate and do not have much knowledge. It is obviously impossible for them to make something important clear at once. Liu Tou has no choice, this is the current situation of the guerrillas, and a trivial matter in the report illustrates the difference in such a situation.

Liu Tou turned his head to look at Zhang Man, and Zhang Man also looked at Liu Tou in disbelief.

"This news is important, no matter what, we have to send it out and then quickly assemble the team, and everybody has to be involved." Liu Tou said.

"I agree to do so. Let's assemble. Zhang Man didn't see that he was worried, on the contrary, he had some excitement, and it was clear that they had met an opponent who could fight.

They don't know exactly what the situation is, and they don't know exactly where it happened, when it happened, and whatever. But as commanders, they are keenly aware of some abnormalities, such as the Wuhuan people going south, and the area they have to pass through to fight, etc. They felt that the opportunity to fight was coming.

According to some post-war recollections, as well as related reports. The intelligence department did not fully convince the Wuhuan tribe to go south, they only reached a deal with a part of the Wuhuan tribe, but a considerable part of the Wuhuan tribe did not get benefits, plus the transportation roads were not very smooth. This directly led to the fact that the materials did not reach the Wuhuan people, which made the Wuhuan people feel that it was more cost-effective to go south to rob them.

However, the intelligence officers of the intelligence department soon learned of such news, and they warned the Wuhuan people in time to move south. However, it was only a day or two in advance, and in some places, it was only half a day.

The guerrillas are gathering all their military forces. The combatants are the standing military force of the guerrillas. If there is a full mobilization, the elderly, children, some young women are all within the scope of mobilization. Their numbers could suddenly increase to 5,000 men, and in fact, almost everyone was a soldier.

The difficulties they have suffered are already too much. They wouldn't do such a thing unless they had to. After all, such mobilization means that they have entered a situation that is unsustainable.

There are always some special circumstances that arise that are difficult to determine, and in some cases like these. This situation can put them in a state that is difficult to control.

Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"In Handan's stock market, railway stocks have risen very high all of a sudden, very high. It is said that now a railway stock cannot be bought at all. People now understand it too. What it means to be a railway. Jia Xu said to Shangwu with a smile.

"It's a good thing, and it's a very good thing for us." Shang Wu said.

"That's a good thing, but we should be mindful. Excessive speculation is also not a good thing. Jia Xu said.

After this incident, the railway quickly became popular and received more people's attention. Railroad stocks have risen a lot all at once, and the huge rise has brought huge speculative opportunities.