A trade deal for the North was finally signed.

A coalition of about twelve tribes sent one of their chiefs as a representative to sign the Entente.

As a representative of the military, Zhang Liao watched all the processes.

The Coalition representative seemed to be a little nervous, and he was not used to the kind of pens provided by the IRA, the kind that required constant dipping in ink. They are also not used to using brushes, because they can't write calligraphy at all. I don't know how nervous the other party is, and in the end I spilled the ink, and the agreement was stained a lot.

All the people watched nervously at the representative's "performance." "The coalition seems to be very unstable and has become extremely disdainful. Fortunately, the other party bravely pulled out his small saber, cut his finger, and signed the agreement with the blood on his finger.

This is a different kind of signed order. Zhang Liao thought so.

A lieutenant colonel of the gendarmes of the Republican and Confederate armies stepped forward to sign the agreement. The largest officer of the Confederates was a lieutenant colonel of the gendarmerie. They had only one battalion in strength but managed more than 11,000 Confederate troops. Half of the Allied forces were elderly and children.

With the signing of this agreement, trade between the Republican Army and the Northern Nomadic Tribal Confederation was officially commenced.

A businessman from Jinyang smiled and made various translations, and explained how to operate it with a pleasant face. In this way, they can wait for the start of trade.

It was a businessman from a wealthy family of a landlord in Bingzhou, and his status was not too high. This is the son of a handmaid born to a great family, and like ordinary children, it is impossible for him to inherit the property of a large family. At the same time, he can only make his situation more favorable by providing higher services to everyone and giving full play to his own value.

So, the businessman joined the IRA, a supernumerary member of the IRA's intelligence service, to be exact. Because of the experience of dealing with northern nomads. The state has always been the most active place for trade with the north. Naturally, there is no shortage of such businessmen. As an intelligence officer, he worked hard.

The treaty stipulated that the two sides would conduct trade twenty miles outside the Yanmen Pass, using the Republican army's banknotes as the settlement currency, which was the benefit of the Republican army, and the Republican army, which controlled the right to issue banknotes, would dominate the entire trade, and not only that, but the Republican army would also send police forces into it, and the police would come from the Confederate military police. They have the same foreign trade, habits, and language as the nomads, which can help to strengthen management. The coalition side will also send representatives to form a diplomatic corps. They negotiate disputes that arise in the course of trade. In this way, both sides can solve some of these problems to the greatest extent.

This is an important beginning to avoid the escalation of contradictions.

Of course, these are all matters of detail, and the IRA and Union Hordes are concerned with the trade thing. The Republican Army hopes that the other side can export cattle, sheep, and horses on a large scale, and the horses must not reappear sick and castrated, otherwise the Republican Army will unilaterally close the trading grounds.

This made the tribal alliance very worried, because once the Republican army got more horses, it would form more cavalry units, and they feared that the Republican army, which had the cavalry troops, would attack again.

On the one hand, the Republican Army has taken out a killing weapon such as iron, and they believe that it is also possible for the tribal alliance to use iron to make more weapons to attack.

If the two sides had been entangled, there might not have been any signing today. The IRA made concessions.

The Republican Army said that it could reduce the scope of the Allied army's survival, and they only had Yanmen Pass, and the range of movement twenty miles outside the old city walls. This is actually the largest area that the IRA is capable of controlling. In this way, it is equivalent to giving up a large amount of land outside the border. Localities can garrison more troops in the Twenty-Mile Trade Zone.

The Republican Army also expressed a desire to buy it, and was willing to provide a compensation of 20,000 yuan. It's really not a lot of money, but it's enough to touch the other party's heart. They are too short of supplies.

The tribal alliance could export some horses to the Republican Army, so that even if the Republican Army formed a large number of cavalry, their horses would still be in a disadvantageous position, which was very cost-effective for them, and in this way, the agreement was signed in such a situation. Perhaps it seems that the IRA has suffered a lot.

But the Republican Army had a big initiative in the north. Because the republican army stabilized their northern enemies by means of trade, and they also grasped the initiative in trade, they could use the trade advantage to expand their scope little by little, and this was the dominant position of the republican army in the economic war, and the expansion of this advantage would ensure to the greatest extent that the war would develop into the most favorable direction of development.

Despite the fact that large concessions were made on the territory. But such concessions would allow the IRA to remain diplomatically flexible and avoid having the IRA fight on two fronts.

Li Jiazhuang, War Department.

"Dong Zhuo's careful thinking seems to be very defensive of us." Shang Wu said to Jia Xu.

"This was indeed the case, and according to the telegram sent from Hexi, they found a new military camp nearby, increasing the number by more than 5,000 men. In this way, there are more than 20,000 troops in our vicinity, which is still a very big threat to us. Not only that, Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, the confidant Niu Fu, has also been mobilized to this place, and it seems that our pressure is still very high. Jia Xu said.

"We have too few armed forces there. So far, they have only five hundred men, and although there is a lot of ammunition, alas, they are too few men. Shang Wu said worriedly.

"If the other side attacks directly, we simply can't deal with some of these situations, which is an extremely troublesome thing for us." Shang Wu said.

"So, in a situation like this, we need to increase our troops." Jia Xu said directly. Hexi is an extremely important key point. It is also an important bridgehead. If Dong Zhuo breaks the treaty, they will directly enter Guanzhong from Hexi and occupy Guanzhong, in that case, the republican army will get a large degree of strategic development points, which is a very favorable and favorable situation, they can follow the march route of Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin, attack, and then sweep the world. Dominate the country. This is Jia Xu's biggest dream.

But that's not what Shang Wu wanted. Shang Wu believes that they should occupy more resources, and at the same time, they need to connect these resources. At present, the Republican Army has not completely digested the current area, and rash re-expansion may put a greater burden on them. Shang Wu thought more practically.

"In that case, it may stimulate Dong Zhuo, which is not good for us, so it's good. We have sent more police forces into it, and at the same time, we have given a certain amount of police assistance to some local people who are willing to live, in fact, to strengthen their police force. As for the rest. I don't think there's much more to offer. Shang Wu said.

"Artillery, infantry not provided?" Jia Xu asked.

"Yes, no. So as not to irritate the other party too much. Shang Wu said.

"I know." Shang Wu said to Jia Xu.

"If we don't provide it, it may cause great losses to our Hexi stronghold, and even cause great casualties. But we need to be clear that what we need to do now is to strike at the rear and get the maximum benefit as much as possible before using troops. Shang Wu said. Jia Xu nodded and stopped his persuasion.

There are also two infantry divisions deployed in the Hedong Republican Army, and their purpose is to deal with the threat from the direction of Guanzhong, and to effectively threaten Guanzhong. This is the biggest reliance of the Republican Army. The reason why Dong Zhuo didn't dare to act rashly was largely because of such a reason. After all, it was too difficult to attack there.

"Let's talk about the situation in Luoyang. Things are getting really bad there. It is said that at Bishui Pass, Dong Zhuo wanted to build six lines of defense. Shang Wu said.

"Yes, a large number of people have been recruited to participate in it, and even children and the elderly have been recruited into it. The depth of the six lines of defense was as high as fifty miles. Relatively dense. Jia Xu said.

The people in Luoyang City complained and there were more and more people who opposed it, but they dared not speak out. Many times, they are not able to fight. This is more beneficial for our work. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm." Shang Wu nodded. The weather was cold and food was not available. Shangwu didn't know what would happen to those who were driven out to build fortifications, or what would happen to them that would make their disaster even more detrimental.

"There could be more people dead." Shang Wu said pityingly.

"However, I think that may not be the case, and we can take advantage of it. For example, the laborers outside the city gathered together and launched a large-scale riot. Jia Xu said.

"There are also many troops outside the city." Shang Wu shook his head in disagreement. After all, they are just laborers. With bare hands, and there are still a lot of troops outside.

"They can fight against the Kwantung coalition." Jia Xu continued.

"I don't approve of that, they don't have enough to eat. How to fight. It's something that can't be done, and it's going to be very stressful. It is very difficult to achieve relative superiority, and in such a situation, I myself am firmly opposed to doing so. This is very unfavorable to the future development, if all the people are killed, we can only occupy an empty city like Luoyang, we do not want to achieve such a goal, this is extremely unfavorable for us. Shang Wu said.