Lijiazhuang. War Department.

"The Black Mountain Thief really has a good idea. They planned to have the Yuan clan of the Changshan County Administration Office as the center, and the south of the Yuan clan would be owned by us, and the north of the Yuan clan would be owned by them. Jia Xu said to Shangwu. What he held in his hand was a telegram from Xu Dou. Yuan's place is still fifty miles away from the Republican Army's front-line control area. It can be said that the Montenegrin thieves have made huge concessions.

"They seem to be afraid that we will rush over and entangle with them. In this case, they are afraid that we will continue to fight with them. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. Yuan's place, we didn't get it very hard. Shang Wu said. Previously, Xiaquyang had always been the front line of the Republican Army's operations, but this time they suddenly advanced to Yuanshi. This place. In fact, the Republican Army has not yet reached this place.

"You say, how about we use war blackmail to scare them?" Shangwu looked at the map, even though it wasn't very standard. Shang Wu had already come up with a sextant, as well as a variety of surveying and mapping techniques. However, this mapping is not done all at once. It takes some time to accomplish something like this, after all, something like this takes some time to complete.

"Scare them?" Jia Xu looked at Shang Wu and asked.

"yes, scare them, that's what I thought. Since they have taken the initiative to cede such an area, they must be afraid of us, and since they are afraid, we might as well directly intimidate them and make an active attack, and I plan to continue to transfer the 2nd Infantry Division to the north, so that we can reach the edge of this area in Bingzhou. In this way, we have to plan for the next offensive, after all, we have to develop from the future of the war, and besides, this is an opportunity. Shang Wu said.

"You go on." Jia Xu looked at the map. He immediately saw what Shang Wu was thinking. The future battle of Hedong is very important. And this very important key point is Taiyuan, if you can't occupy Taiyuan. In fact, the entire Hedong is still under the control of the other side, and it is necessary to draw a considerable number of troops to defend, which is not a favorable situation for the Republican Army, and it is difficult to say whether it can quickly take Taiyuan. Shang Wu must have seen such a situation, so he planned to attack from the flanks of the battlefield, and the answer to how this attack would proceed was really determined. There is really a big man in this place, and Changshan Zhao Zilong is the person here. Not only that, but Zhao Tuo of South Vietnam is also from here. But the location here is very important, because this is roughly the location north of today's Shijiazhuang, through which you can directly cross the Taihang Mountain and attack from the flank of the battlefield to occupy Taiyuan. This is almost the same as the battle of Xinkou in later generations, and the combat situation of the Japanese army. Shang Wu also thought of attacking from here, which appeared as a surprise force on the battlefield.

"My plan is like this, Yuanshi City is too far south, which is very unfavorable to our next battle plan, if we use blackmail on the battlefield, we will not accept peace talks. It's okay to accept it, let them cede Zhending County as well. In that case, we can think about it. Of course. Our aggressive posture may make the other side very dissatisfied, but if we continue to increase the number of troops, we will put pressure on them, and they will feel a great sense of urgency. They knew they needed to know what was going on. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. The location of Zhending is indeed much better than that of Yuanshi, and it is indeed very important to us. Jia Xu said. Jia Xu saw the power of this move, because if the Republican Army only occupied the place of Yuanshi, the situation might not be good. Because once they attack to the west, their flanks will be exposed to the Black Mountain bandits, and once the Black Mountain Bandits suddenly attack, their flanks will be cut off, and in that case, the Republican army that enters the mountains to fight will face a huge disaster, which may directly lead to the passivity of an infantry division, and at that time, the warriors must mobilize more and more troops to re-open the flank security on the battlefield. Such a thing must not be done, and Shangwu decided to solve such a problem in other ways, and this way is war blackmail, attacking the other side and extorting the other party's territory through war blackmail.

"We can't just squeeze it, in this case, it's not very good for our situation, and I think there should be other ways to solve this kind of thing." Jia Xu said this to Shangwu.

"Yes. There are other ways we need to use as well, for example, to attract the other side through arms trade, and to increase the opponent's offensive and self-defense capabilities, if we can exchange them for buying and selling, we can continue to do so, if we don't, then, sorry, we can only attack. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. I think, yes. Jia Xu nodded and said. He knows. Shangwu's ideas are very good. Because he is not blindly using force, but more will use another invisible weapon, this weapon, is trade, because the elder brother forces they have to preserve their own strength, in such a situation, they urgently need a solution to all problems, this solution is, is the demand for arms, especially the military force of the Montenegrin bandits, on the surface, their military power is very large, it seems that it is difficult for the other party, but in fact, it is not, their military is extremely weak, It is simply impossible to conduct large-scale offensive operations, and in such a situation, a lot of their things are practically impossible to unfold, and this is their current situation. Faced with such a situation, it makes their situation unfavorable. Therefore, such a situation is the most difficult solution for them.

"How to solve this situation, we still need to talk to the Montenegrin thieves. And you have to give the other party some face. Jia Xu said in martial words. Face is actually dignity. But if the other party doesn't need such dignity, they won't have a way to deal with them.

"Hmm. It's good. But let's occupy Yuan first. In addition, the people there need to digest it in time, otherwise the situation will be difficult to deal with. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. The veterans have already been settled. However, some funds are needed at the moment, after all, the cost of buying cattle, farm tools, seeds and other things is not small. Jia Xu said.

"This goes back to the old question. This republican yuan, the republican vote must be carried out. In my opinion, it starts with the army. Shang Wu said.

"It's already started. The specific situation depends on how the market reacts. To be honest, I was a little worried. If you come back. If you don't accept it, it's really hard to accept. Jia Xu said. Because they don't have much metal money in their hands, gold and silver are important units of commodity trading, and a lot of copper coins have gone into the arsenal. There's simply no way for them to solve this problem. It's for them. It's quite a challenge. Shang Wu also knew such a situation, but the situation was like this, all this depends on the reaction of the market, if they can solve such a problem by themselves, Shang Wu is very much in favor of this.

Handan. Inside the hall of Handan Commercial Bank. Some Handan people who open shops here can mortgage their real estate and land to get cheap loans, and the interest is not very high. Compared with some private loan sharks, it is already very cost-effective here. Because it has just appeared, the service here is very good.

With the exception of lending, most of the money here is deposited. Land deposits are not accepted here, only the Agricultural Bank of China does this, and all that is accepted here is gold, silver, and cash. The so-called cash, then the red ticket, the black ticket, and now, there is a republican ticket. This kind of ticket comes from the military.

Republican soldiers are paid. Although it doesn't seem like a lot, once the war starts. And the relevant treatment after retirement, these are very good, and most importantly, with a kind of capital, you can enter the management system. Or some other system. These are one of the important reasons why they are willing to join the army. No one wants to do such a thing without a good treatment. Ideals are important, but material guarantees should not be overlooked.

"That. What do they do? A businessman asked, holding his title deed.

"Oh. Do you mean the Republican soldiers? The bank staff asked.

"That's right. I'll just say these Republican soldiers, I know they have a salary, but why are they here? The merchant asked.

"Oh. They come to deposit, and their salaries are later paid to the bank. They can come here to confirm, or deposit here, after all, some soldiers are not sure about military salaries, so they can confirm it. The staff said.

"Oh. But I saw that what they were holding in their hands was different. It's not a red ticket. Could it be that there are new bonds? The merchant asked curiously. The businessmen are just very curious, and they have to check everything in detail. Otherwise, they won't be able to do anything.

"This. It is a new ticket issued, that is, banknotes, and coins are a function. He can buy many, many things. The government will also buy the red ticket at a high price, and the red ticket can also be circulated. The staff said.

"Paper money, what is it, can you really buy it?" The other party asked.

"Yes. You can really buy it. The staff explained in detail.