Whether these soldiers really understand it or not. What Zhang Qing knew was that he had to do it. Because the situation of the second division is very different. They need to be adjusted on a massive scale. Zhang Qing inspected the situation of some infantry regiments of the Second Division, and there were many problems. Soldier skills are low. It is difficult to adapt to large-scale operations, and there is little combat experience. There should be a shortage of weapons. Although there is no lack of will to fight, in terms of weapons, training, combat skills. There are still a lot of problems. This will cause the combat effectiveness of the two divisions to not be able to increase rapidly. Zhang Qing still has a long, long way to go if he wants to reorganize the Second Infantry Division.

War Department. Inside Shang Wu's laboratory. Shang Wu made several new shells. At the same time, drawings of shells were also drawn. Shangwu obtained sulfuric acid by dry distillation. But this is only in the laboratory to obtain sulfuric acid, and the only way to obtain sulfuric acid on a large scale in production is to use the contact method. This is the most appropriate method at the moment. Of course, the old-fashioned lead chamber method can also be used.

Compared with chemistry, the use of special artillery shells is more urgent, and this operation exposed such a shortcoming, the artillery only uses a single solid shell. Such shells are very powerful if fired directly, but such shots are usually compressed by the combat distance. The combat distance is between five hundred and eight hundred paces, more than a thousand paces of hands. The trajectory began to turn into a curve. This required the gunner to make adjustments with a considerable amount of accumulated experience. It's ridiculous to say. Most of the first gunners of the Republican Army were taught by experience. They don't have very good professors on shooting skills. Most of them use a technique that requires them to teach it hands-on. Artillery, in addition to these, requires a lot of guts. Because the loud noise can easily cause fear among the soldiers.

No matter how far away the solid bullet is, it can only be attacked with ricochet. Such an offensive is very lethal for a large-scale cold-armed army, but. As soon as the combat distance is close, such as within 300 paces, it begins to become extremely disadvantageous. Although the penetration of solid bullets has become stronger, the lethality has become weaker. At this combat distance. You can only use early shotshots. That is, put a large number of small iron balls. Iron nails are stuffed into it. But the distance has become very close. Usually within a hundred and fifty steps. Fifty steps is the most lethal. That is, there was a shortage of range and functionality in the artillery of the Republican Army.

For example, dealing with the enemy behind the trench. They don't have a good solution. Lack of professional ****, as well as long-range killing **. The cannonballs manufactured by Shangwu are such varieties. In addition, a heavier gun was redesigned. Mortars. This was specifically designed for siege warfare. But it's heavier. The mortar was further modified. Easy to carry. However, there is no special impact fuse, so it can only be calculated by measuring the ballistic landing point, and then cut with scissors. Raw, yet effective.

"Done?" Jia Xu asked Shangwu outside the laboratory.

"Hmm. It's over. I'll give it all to the arsenal and let them study it. Shang Wu walked out. After handing over the sealed drawings to a staff officer, he said.

"Hmm. What's improved this time? Jia Xu asked Shang Wu curiously.

"Oh. Artillery. Something in terms of artillery. Our current shells are too single. There are too many problems exposed by this operation. For example, there is no way to dodge enemies behind trenches and extend behind them. And the future. We also have to face more cavalry battles, and if we simply rely on a single solid bullet and a scatter bullet invented by the local method to shoot, the consequences will be unimaginable. Now that the enemy has changed, let's change something as well. You say, don't you? Shang Wu said.

"Yes. Yes, indeed. In terms of military schools, we have officially issued some related topics. Many faculty members and students are also conducting research. These topics are interesting, you know? We have very few teaching materials. How to fight such a thing as a war still needs to be carefully studied. Jia Xu said.

"There are some interesting things about cavalry warfare, and we have too few teaching materials. There are too few examples of this. Some of the instructors and students actually thought of using the matter of Zhu Yuanzhang's Northern Expedition against the Tartars that you talked about to conduct research, not to mention, the students' enthusiasm for learning is quite high. In such a situation. I believe that the results of our learning and research will definitely be very high. Jia Xu said with a smile.

"Huh." After Shang Wu listened. Hehe laughed. He didn't expect it. There is such a thing.

"It seems, sometimes. Stories are also an important part of the study of classic examples. In such a situation, we should study more and study more. It's good to solve a lot of things. That's for us. It's also a huge facilitation process. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm. There's no way. There are too few cases that the General Staff can provide. Because of the state of our officers' quality, we can only sum up some of the current combat reports for study. This is still the result of careful research by those faculty members, but how to deal with the constant emergence of new issues? No one has any experience in this area. We can only cross the river by feeling the stones. Jia Xu said.

"How's the hiring thing? Has anyone signed up? Sangwu asked about something else. Research is a long process. It's impossible to produce results all at once. So, they need to do research from other aspects.

"Yes. However, in terms of experience, there are not many talents, and this talent is not very suitable. Jia Xu said. Jia Xu has seen their situation and lacks a certain degree of adaptability, and most of them think that this is a combat mission. Such an idea made Jia Xu very dissatisfied. Because it's more diplomatic. Doing such a thing in such a situation is obviously not possible in this situation.

"Hmm. It seems that we have to start on other fronts as well. Cultivating such talents from the side of military schools. Still not enough. Shang Wu shook his head helplessly and said.

"In addition, I think we should strengthen our intelligence gathering and analysis aspects. I think we should have a school like this to deal with this kind of thing, and we have a very good arrangement in terms of intelligence. In the short term, our situation is very good, but if our information is not clear enough and there are mistakes, the result will be very unfavorable. Jia Xu said worriedly. The Republican Army still uses a set of teams of the Red Turban Army, which is not that Shangwu does not want to reform. But if the magnitude of reform is too large, trouble will come. On top of that, there aren't so many people who can be placed in the right positions, and many lack relevant experience. as well as competence. As a result, the promotion and reorganization of Shangwu could not be carried out effectively.

"Hmm. Diplomatic, intelligence services. That's a big deal. Shang Wu said.

"So, here's the problem, we don't have too many key people to solve such problems. This can be very detrimental to us. But we can't help it in a hurry, because we don't have so many people. This can only be done from other places. The question is, who will teach the course? I think Xu Dou can, he can mobilize back. But the problem is that in this way the 1st Infantry Division was thrown there. That's for us. Still won't work. Jia Xu shook his head helplessly and said.

"Hmm." Shang Wu nodded.

"Still, I came up with a good idea." Shang Wu said with a smile.

"What's the solution?" Jia Xu asked curiously.

"Send an observer mission. Or rather. We sent some observers to the regions, and we drew some from some of the trainees who had performed well. Let them exercise their vision. For example, let's send it to Mrs. Guo. There is also the Youzhou army in the north, let's also contact them. Look at the situation. Most importantly. Contact the Jingshi Luoyang side. We have also established preliminary diplomatic relations. Shang Wu thought for a moment and said. In modern times, most military attachés are assigned after completing their studies from staff officers, because going to other countries to study and observe is also a way to improve the ability of officers. A lot of good officers have had such experiences. It is precisely because of this experience. When they are left to deal with this aspect. It becomes less tricky. Take one's time. It's a great opportunity to exercise. Shangwu believes that they should be given such a chance, but there are certain risks in doing so.

"There's a certain amount of risk involved. You must know that it is not easy for us to train such an officer. Jia Xu looked at Shang Wu and said.

"I know. But there is no way, we lack talents in this area, we are very lacking, many problems. Because of the lack of talents, the problem cannot be solved, and such a talent training method is indeed risky, but it is difficult to cultivate talents without risks. I guess you don't want that kind of talent to use either, right? Shang Wu said to Jia Xu.

"Okay. That's all there is to it. It seems that there is no way to do it. Jia Xu said. Just such a bold plan for the dispatch of military observers was announced. But the question of how to build one's own intelligence system remains unsolvable. There is an intelligence department under the War Department, but their role does not seem to be very great. Their intelligence comes from two parts. Part of it comes from the information provided by Beigong. It is very limited, and it has a lot of political significance. However, the help to the military is very limited. The most important thing is that their intelligence cannot influence the development of the situation. And specific battlefield intelligence seems to be out of touch with these. The only way to solve such a dilemma is to send some of their officers out.

"We have a lot of other places to build. For example, in terms of logistics, we need to set up some military stations and carry out some weapons in advance. In addition to this, we lack a large number of medical staff in the logistics hospital. We need to teach them something completely new. And many, many more. Shang Wu said. Jia Xu recorded it little by little.

"The legal side is also needed. Otherwise, the law and order situation will become very poor. Our gendarmes are very busy, they have to manage not only the affairs of the army, but also a series of law and order conditions in the administrative districts, so they are very busy, and we must have laws to punish those who are caught, that is, the relevant institutions need to be established. But we lack too much, too much of that. Jia Xu said.

"That's a lot." Shang Wu thought for a moment and said.

"Yes. There are a lot of things, but there is no way to do it, and many things need us to do this. Jia Xu said.

"We need to solve these problems one by one." Shang Wu said.

Separate Infantry Brigade. Headquarters.

"The situation of our brigade is somewhat special and complicated. The veterans are pitiful. Our old brothers are seriously injured. There were only more than 200 people who came back, and even if you added the later ones, it was less than 600. But the total number of our infantry brigade is more than 9,000 people, nearly 10,000 people, and there are two of us. I don't have any experience with that. Pei Yuanshao said.

"I know. But there is no way. You see, what kind of soldiers are the soldiers who have been replenished. The New Army of Xiyuan and the Northern Army, although they were all prisoners of war, they had sufficient combat experience, and they formed a group by themselves. This number is more than 2,000 people. Most of the rest were a large number of Yellow Turban soldiers. They lack combat experience, and their will to fight is just being aroused. There are also some petty thefts, and the gendarmes have caught quite a few. Zhou Cang said.

"Old Zhou. That's just what you see. There are also some things that you definitely don't want to see. Do you know? Pei Yuanshao said.

"These two forces are still fighting. More than five hundred people have already been arrested. More than 2,000 people were confined to each other. Oh my God. How can we integrate such a force? Pei Yuanshao said distressedly. The situation of the independent brigade is very special, they were the first to start reorganization, and the shore problem is that the number of soldiers to be supplemented to them is very complicated, the New Army of the West Garden, and the prisoners of war of the Northern Army. Yellow Turban Army. Militiaman. They formed their own power. They have their own small circle. This makes the Independent Brigade look very complicated.

"If Lao Li is here, things will be easy." Zhou Cang said.

"Old Zhou. I know what you think, the two of us can't manage such a big mess. Gotta get someone. I want someone like Lao Li. Pei Yuanshao said.

"That's right. Gotta get someone. It's just that the report has already been submitted. There was no news from headquarters. I don't know what to think, it's really not good, I invite such a person. Zhou Cang said.