Lijiazhuang, outside the War Department, there has been a frost here. It is estimated that there is not much time left until the cold winter.

"First of all, there was a military clash in Hexi Prefecture, the demilitarized zone in the north, our side killed two militiamen and many were wounded, but the fortress was still under our control, and according to our estimates, we killed at least 50 of them. We also have a big advantage. Jia Xu said with the latest telegram received.

"Well, it looks pretty good." Shang Wu smiled and nodded.

"It is indeed good, but for the conflict in the north, it is inevitable, although Hexi Prefecture has not submitted a specific investigation report, but according to my speculation, the situation does not seem to be so optimistic, we ourselves and the nomads in the north have some contradictions, especially the existence of trade contradictions, which is extremely important." Jia Xu said.

"Well, let's talk about it." Shang Wu nodded and said.

"Well, my view is that even though we're in the trade of the North, try to minimize the impact of our money-making effect, for example, we may have a lot of results that we shouldn't be noticing. We allow the other party to settle the transaction using our banknotes and at the same time publish a reasonable transaction price. However, in the demilitarized zone, the lack of the necessary armed forces of order led the Huns themselves to resort to various illegal means to obtain their benefits. It's a challenge to our economic order, and if I put it in a deeper way, I would say that we're probably in a much more unfavorable situation. I mean, the Huns were at the lower end of the trade, and we were exporting high-end products, and we were constantly making money from each other, in such a situation. We are in a great position. But at the same time, it has become extremely unfavorable. Because they have been in a state of loss, although they have received some goods, they have a deeper understanding of losses than we do. Jia Xu said helplessly.

Shang Wu nodded, this kind of trade contradiction is simply irreconcilable, and it is also impossible to solve at all, because the Huns can only export low-end products, such as leather, wool, horses, cattle and sheep, these are extremely low-end, on the contrary, the Republican Army exports iron products, salt, processed food, and some even import raw materials from the other side and sell them to the other party, for example, blended fabrics. This kind of fabric is lightweight, wear-resistant, warm, and very suitable for the needs of the other party, but the other party has no technology to process it, and they use less than three yuan per catty to sell wool, but the price of the cloth bought back is exceeded. Seven yuan per foot, this is only the cheapest, but one foot step can't do anything at all. That's the difference between the two sides.

The IRA has a firm grip on high-tech products, and the other side has nothing to do. has been suppressed. Therefore, the contradictions between the two sides have always existed.

In the eyes of the Huns, robbery seemed to be extremely normal, but in the eyes of the Republican Army, the other side was deliberately disrupting the economic order and disrupting the trade between the two sides. In the absence of a certain basis of force, such confrontation can easily become unbalanced.

"Ma Heng's view is very simple, they suggest that we further expand the cavalry unit, from a regiment in the past, to a cavalry division, or even a cavalry division, as well as an independent cavalry brigade. In short, the cavalry force should be greatly expanded. Jia Xu said worriedly that Ma Heng had realized that both sides had irreconcilable contradictions, and in such a situation, the only way was to fight, but the area of future operations may be the grassland, and the Republican Army only occupied a grassland transition zone, and it was relatively marginal. Therefore, only by taking the initiative to occupy the opponent's favorable area can this situation be completely reversed, and the next goal is the Hetao Plain.

"Expand the cavalry force?" Shang Wu asked Jia Xu.

"It's hard." Jia Xu said.

"yes, that's right." Shang Wu said that the Republican Army is recovering its bonds little by little, and this kind of debt, which is three times the fiscal revenue, is still extremely dangerous, so it is necessary to reduce a certain amount of military spending, and in the case of tight military spending, it seems that it is not very cost-effective to expand the cavalry force.

In addition to these conditions, the number of horses, the IRA only occupied the periphery, and the supply of horses was extremely unstable and of poor quality, most of which were horses. It could only be transported and supplied to the cavalry troops, and the quality of the horses was greatly reduced, and the horses obtained through trade were castrations. The quantity is not large, the quality is not good, and it is difficult to cultivate itself. The Republican army was extremely dissatisfied with this, but it was simply not possible to expand the number of cavalry in a short time.

This is why, the Republican army has cavalry units in its establishment, but there are no cavalry units, and horses are a great limitation.

"But we can't do such a thing, it seems that we still need to solve such a problem from other aspects, if Dong Zhuo can meet our needs in this regard, maybe we can solve such problems in other ways." Shang Wu put his hope on Dong Zhuo's side, because the other party's military expenditure was extremely high, and in this case, he naturally hoped to do something to change the state.

"We can only put this issue on hold for the time being, because the conditions in all aspects are extremely unsatisfied." Jia Xu said.

"Well, that's all there is to it." Shang Wu could only nod, he also knew the importance of seizing the Hetao, but the conditions in all aspects were also very unsatisfied, the few nomadic tribes entrenched in the annexed states were a destabilizing factor, and if the Republican army went forward to attack the Hetao Plain, the security of the flanks would be greatly threatened. In addition, the cavalry troops were insufficient, and the logistical supply pressure was also very great, in short, the conditions in all aspects were extremely inadequate. Shang Wu could only put it on hold for the time being, and properly handle the issue of operating and merging with the state. That's the most important thing right now.

"What about the state? If the walls of Jinyang are not demolished, I also agree, and we can build a new city on the periphery of the city. In this case, the role of the opponent's castle will be weakened, and the castle will be renovated. Shang Wu said.

"The situation in the annexation of the state is not too optimistic, our troops have been transferred to a defensive state on the spot, and the integration of the guerrillas is ready to begin. Negotiations with the Wuhuan people in the north are still in contact, and it is estimated that they will not go well. Jia Xu said.

"As for the matter of the city wall, the two sides quarreled very much, and a large number of Hedong merchants had entered Jinyang, which was an extremely important key point for trade in the northern part of the entire state. In the past, the people of Jinyang only regarded it as a simple defensive city. The arrival of the merchants from Hedong was strengthening his economic benefits, not his defensive role. The contradictions between the two sides are simply irreconcilable. Unless we repel the Wuhuan people farther and farther, Jinyang's security can be improved. Jia Xu said helplessly.

"So, the crux of the matter is, to take the initiative in defense, how do we take the initiative? This question has become extremely critical. Shang Wu said.

The defense of the merger state is an active defense posture, but how to maintain active defense has become extremely critical. The IRA has not yet been able to understand this in the true sense of the word.

The military academy, the cafeteria is the most active place in the military academy, not only can it provide delicious food, cadets can replenish their energy needs, and most importantly, it is the place where the cadets gather the most, and it is often the place where all kinds of ideas collide fiercely.

During the meal, there are all kinds of heated discussions, and even, a meal, you can eat for an hour, sacrificing the lunch break. Cao Ang still recognizes this very much, after all, in the heated discussion, they can recognize each other's various views.

"For the war in the north, we don't need that much cavalry at all, technology, technology is the key." One of the students shouted loudly. His meals were hearty, but he didn't eat a single bite, and he looked like he was fighting because he didn't feel hungry at all.

"You're all technologists. How is it possible to know the importance of cavalry, cavalry has a high assault nature, as well as flexible mobility, without cavalry, how to deal with the opposing cavalry, does it depend on the two legs of the infantry? When the cavalry goes around our back and attacks our supply lines, how can the infantry fight for a long time? The cadets of the cavalry section said dissatisfied.

They believed that there was a need to keep the cavalry strong, and that if they could not do so, it would be difficult for them to do so to such an extent.

"Idiot, don't you see that new technology exists? Trains, railways, not only can transport infantry to the battlefield, transport war materials to the battlefield, but also can carry weapons to the top, artillery, all kinds of weapons, as long as they dare to come, they can make them never go back. Rear? We have trains, we can keep moving, and with the whole railway, they will be useless to us. The technical students shouted loudly.

Cao Ang didn't understand it, but the train still knew something, but this kind of whimsical idea, directly moving weapons to the train, and relying on the railway to conduct operations, still made Cao Ang's head feel a headache, because this is indeed a brain-opening idea, think about it, there will be a day when you think like this.

The heated discussion was intense, and the entire cafeteria entered a state of roar, but Cao Ang still quickly pulled the food in the bowl into his mouth, they still had physical training in the afternoon, and the food was still very delicious. He just had to listen to all sorts of ideas and content.