"That's self-inflicted humiliation." Cao Cao said very dissatisfied.

The general He Jin's face turned pale, and he couldn't say anything when he was given such a sentence by Cao Cao.

"Mengde, this is just a stopgap measure." Yuan Shao said.

"Expediency?" Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shao with a sneer. He really didn't know that it was that stupid person who would come up with such a solution. The general actually came up with the idea of using the power of the Republican Army against the eunuch group. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, Cao Cao himself does not approve of this practice of luring thieves into the house.

"To deal with those eunuchs, just soap officials, how to introduce the northern republican army into it, and give the country the name and independence, wouldn't we wait for the three counties of Jizhou to merge the state?" Cao Cao asked.

"This." Yuan Shao couldn't answer himself. But there was nothing to be done.

Because of the relationship with the Queen Mother. In addition, He Mei doesn't know how, maybe she has a discordant relationship with the general's political opinions. He even protected the eunuchs. This originally got rid of Jian Shuo, and the situation seemed to be a little out of control. At this time, the general hoped to be able to bring in foreign aid to enter it. He had already given the order to merge the state troops into the Beijing Division.

Yuan Shao also suggested that Dong Zhuo, who was in the guanzhong, also be transferred into it. In this way, they will have a great advantage in terms of strength.

It seems that the general is very uneasy. That's why there was a move to give independence to the Republican Army, as well as the name of the country. However, this move caused Cao Cao to be extremely dissatisfied, and he believed that this was an important reason for the formation of the great disaster in the north.

At the same time, he himself vigorously opposed the transfer of garrison forces other than the Beijing Division into it. Because in this case, it will bring them a lot of trouble, and what they are most afraid of is that the situation will get out of control. It's a hassle for them.

But the general believes that this is not a problem, because he feels that he can control the situation.

Cao Cao was extremely worried about this, because the situation was getting out of control. This will cause them more trouble, and what will happen if this situation is not controlled? He didn't think his situation would have improved to a greater extent. This is how this situation has developed.

Lijiazhuang. Staff.

The name of the War Department is still there, but some of the main tasks of the General Staff have to be completed. In other words, in the future, the formulation of some operational plans will be handed over to the General Staff to complete.

Another department is also being built separately. Jia Xu temporarily assumed the post of defense minister. However, the office is still in the War Department.

The IRA is making some of its functions more concrete, which is a very good thing for the development of the Republican Army, which means that the combat efficiency of the Republican Army will be further improved.

The staff headquarters was set up in a small farm yard with about thirty staff officers, as well as a guard company. There is also a related confidential room, telegraph room, etc. A lot of things need to be built.

The large sand table needed to be built, the map was reformulated, and they needed a bigger map, but the farm yard didn't seem to be able to put that big map. In desperation, they had no choice but to build a temporary shanty in the courtyard. I put a sand table, and a map. But how to solve the problem of confidentiality? To know. There is also a troop strength marker on it. Secrecy has become difficult.

It seems that the General Staff needs a bigger place to put down.

Ma Heng served as the first chief of staff. At first, Ma Heng was still a little uncomfortable, and he preferred to stay in the place. For example, to the north, or to the east of the river to conduct personal command. For things like sitting in the office, making plans, sending telegrams. He seemed to have a hard time adapting.

However, Ma Heng quickly stabilized because the position was important.

Ma Heng cannot always serve as a local general, and the Republican Army currently needs a major commander who can coordinate the overall development to sit in the central government. But after checking all the personnel files, only Ma Heng can hold such a position, because most of the generals lack a sense of the overall situation. Although Ma Heng has it, it is only very vague, and even, he himself does not know what the overall situation is.

In desperation, the Republican Army could only choose generals among the dwarfs. Ma Heng can only hold such a position.

The General Staff needs to make more plans and have a global concept to deal with it, in such a situation, Ma Heng can only hold such a position, however, Ma Heng still doesn't have much confidence in how to do such a thing and what kind of plan to make, after all, there are many things, and he himself doesn't know how to do it. You can only do it according to your own ideas, or deal with it with some experience in the place.

At present, the main task is to formulate a specific strategy on how to go south.

The Republican Army is extremely lacking in intelligent generals, because most of the middle and high-level commanders come from actual combat, and although they have been organized to study many times, it is still relatively difficult to suddenly rise to a new level, and sometimes, many things are new situations that are difficult to deal with.

Inside the War Department.

Ma Heng is worried that many things will not be done well. I, the Minister of Defense, also have a lot of new things that I haven't done well. Jia Xu said with a smile.

"This Minister of Defense, you can see the position of a lieutenant. And the Chief of the General Staff of the General Staff, that is, the general, can specify the battle plan. The order to mobilize troops was still given by the War Department. Everything is to cross the river by feeling the stones. Shang Wu said.

"The main reason for such a situation today is talent, and we lack more excellent command talents. However, in a decade, or not long, by the time the new generation grows up, we may be in a much better position than ever before. Shang Wu said.

"Well, maybe that's it, it's also a good wait for our development." Jia Xu said.

The victory of the Republican Army lies in politics, system, and the most basic military operations, and the role played by the main generals is not very large, most of them are in terms of courage, but the overall situation can be controlled. None of them seem to qualify. Put the horse in that position. It may be a great ordeal for him, but there is no way, such a thing, if he does not sit on it, no one seems to be able to adapt to such a situation. Wars are mostly like this. It will take a large part of the time to change this situation.

"There are two things to do in the north now, the first is the military construction of cavalry. If we want to guard against the north, and to form a strategic rapid mobile force, we must expand our cavalry forces, at least, the current cavalry regiment, another cavalry battalion, to a larger area. Shang Wu said.

"Trade with the north provides a foundation, on which we can build a cavalry division of about 8,000 men. The combat effect will be greatly increased. However, the burden of military spending seems to be very large, not only the purchase of horses, the issue of support, but also the corresponding equipment. Jia Xu said. In the context of cutting military spending, it seems difficult to do this, he is the Minister of Defense, and he knows very well how much military spending is.

"yes. I think we can make a discount. Build lightly equipped hussars. For heavy cavalry. We can only give up. In addition, we need to build more infantry equipment to deal with cavalry, starting with the expansion of a cavalry regiment and two cavalry battalions. Shang Wu said.

Through the operation in the north, the Republican Army summed up the experience that when the two-legged mobility advantage of the Republican Army was reduced, they needed to suppress them in firepower, and under such a special requirement, they specialized in dealing with the continuous emergence of new weapons for cavalry, such as the early rapid-fire weapons composed of several rows of firearms.

There were many more new types of artillery, albeit all of smaller calibers, but specifically aimed at cavalry. It can be said that the infantry fighting the cavalry made the republican army think of another way of thinking first, not maneuvering enough, and the firepower to make up.

In this way, the construction of cavalry, which could only be carried out using light cavalry. The plan to equip the cuirass was completely abandoned. Because there is no money to buy these.

"The other is the railway construction plan, because the north is going to build more iron works, how to consume a lot of iron. The key to this is that railways seem to be very important, with our ironworks as the center, first of all, to connect commerce, cities, and ironworks, so that our technology can enter a new stage of development. Shang Wu said.

The construction of railways is inevitable, because relying solely on roads and carriages for transportation can no longer meet the growing demand for material transportation, and the Republican Army needs a new technological advancement in transportation, otherwise, many things will eventually lead to a disadvantageous situation. This is also an inevitable result of driving their development.

"Well, I agree with that. But money. It's a big problem, and it's hard to do it if we can't come up with the money. Jia Xu said.

"We have land, we can lend more land to the banks, the related companies, and they are extremely concerned about the need for capital and the hot spots of investment, because they can do better than us." Shang Wu said. The development of railways is the bright spot of the Republican Army's next technological and economic growth. Because the construction of railways can drive the growth of transportation, iron smelting, and coal extractive industries, and trade, the prospects for the development that he can provide are very broad, and this, bankers and entrepreneurs can easily find this hot spot for investment, and they will not give up such an extremely advantageous opportunity for them who are sensitive to capital, you know, it is too difficult to give up such an opportunity.