In Dong Zhuo's barracks, according to the establishment of the Republican Army, the new firearms battalion was eating according to the squad. According to the previous ancient warfare methods, three meals a day was extremely luxurious, because the food consumption of two meals was already very large. And the extra meal is hard to believe.

It was hard for them to imagine what it would be like to eat an extra meal, especially for the wealthiest landlords in their villages.

However, these are just imaginations in their minds, after all, they only eat in their stomachs. It's the real meal.

"The army of Dong Zhuo we trained, the happiest thing for them is to eat, only when eating, their self-confidence, will to fight, and determination to overcome all difficulties quickly rise to the top at this moment, you can hardly imagine what kind of situation this is, in short, we have encountered an unprecedented situation." Republican Army Lieutenant Wang He wrote in his notebook.

They are the instructors who are responsible for training Dong Zhuo's firearms battalion, and they just put forward their own guidance, but specifically, sometimes, they also need their own officers to carry it out.

According to Dong Zhuo's own requirements, the firearms battalion recruited a large number of military forces from civilians to join it.

As an encouragement, Dong Zhuo adopted the advice of the Republican Army and ate three meals a day. Every meal was dry. It is only after a certain cycle that dinner is porridge, but this is a very advantageous situation for farmers who have been on the verge of starvation for a long time. In such a state, they can be very effective.

After all, in this day and age, it is a very happy thing to be able to eat well. A lot of people are starting to rejoice that they have joined the army and that they can have enough to eat.

"But having a full meal is not a simple thing. For them, a small part of them have to give their brains and adaptability to the problem of eating. Wang He went on to write.

The troops recruited by Dong Zhuo were all farmers, and many of them had never even been to the county seat, and there was a big gap in their experience, and even they could not understand the orders of the Republican Army advisers. For example, they can't understand the queue and the number, and the Republican officers have taught them for a long time, but they still can't stand in order. The reason is simple, there are some problems with their intelligence. In such a situation, it is obviously impossible for them to make great progress, and even, in many cases, they cannot do it themselves. Sometimes, it's really hard to understand why something like this happens to them.

"Fortunately, the officers sent by Dong Zhuo's side, they obviously know how to deal with such a situation, for example, if we persuade each other, we can't achieve such a goal at all. And the officers on the other side are obviously well aware of this situation, and they cannot understand it at all, and the only way is to stick it, and in many cases, this method is extremely rude. Because the soldiers of those farmers simply can't bear such sticks, sometimes, if the attack is not controlled very well, it will cause great trauma to the other party, and serious injuries are possible. But we have to admit that under the stick education, the farmers learn very quickly, and their ranks soon become very clear, but the stick is not enough to make them aware of this threat. So, they took the other way, starvation. The imperial court's taxes on farmers were extremely harsh, and it was precisely under such harshness that many people could not survive at all, and when they could not survive, they needed to make many different changes. And once they get to the feeling of being fed, it's hard for them to endure hunger anymore. But during training, if they do too badly and their brains turn very slowly, they will take some measures and not give them food. The taste of hunger is very unbearable. At the same time, the temptation to eat a full meal is too strong. There's no place where you can eat three meals. There really isn't, in many military camps, being able to eat two meals is already a very remarkable thing. So, the threat of hunger, combined with the tempting condition of having enough to eat, made many people come up with what they think is the right answer. Firearms battalions are trained in such a situation. But I have to say that this method is very effective. Because in many cases, they progress rapidly. Wang He wrote. The IRA is doing everything they can to do some of these things, and it seems to them that many things have actually been done very well, especially in some important situations, and they can do something that makes them feel more favorable than ever before.

The honeymoon period for the cooperation between the IRA and Dong Zhuojun has come.

Adoption of trade compensation schemes. These were some of the secret agreements that Li Dao had made with the Republican Army. Because many agreements are opaque, the outside world has no idea what the two sides have negotiated, and the cooperation between the two sides is very pleasant.

The Republican Army provided more than 50,000 arquebuses and more than 80 small and medium-caliber artillery pieces to Dong Zhuo's army, which could quickly swell the opponent's military power to an astonishing level in the first place.

These are the advantages of Dong Zhuo's army.

In contrast, some of the imperial armies were making some different changes. Like what. Yuan Shao's army.

Yuan Shao was not equipped with a lot of firearms, and they still formed their army according to the traditional military model. But the threat of firearms remains. Guarding against the threat of firearms is a very difficult one.

The new army of the West Garden had the best armor, but these armor could not withstand the attack of bullets at a certain distance, and at a greater distance, they could not withstand the heavy fire of the artillery, and it would be tantamount to suicide to let them attack. It's a headache for them. But there were always more solutions than problems, and in Yuan Shao's army, they began to be heavily equipped with another defensive weapon. Shields, lots of shields, heavy shields.

This kind of shield is very heavy, and it is extremely inconvenient to use, especially since many shields are specially reinforced. This is mainly to protect against bullet attacks. According to the results of their experiments, at a distance of fifty paces, firearms simply could not penetrate such a shield. It seems that this poses a great threat to the firearms-based IRA.

However, the heavy shield had another fatal shortcoming, and that was that it was too heavy. A shield requires a strong soldier's hands to hold. And it's hard to move. As for offensive weapons, there is simply no way to do it, so in such a situation, it is difficult to launch a quick attack, and for an artillery attack, they simply cannot cope with it, because the power is too amazing. This is definitely not something that ordinary soldiers can withstand. Although it seems that the flying shells are not moving too fast, the force is definitely not something they can resist.

In order to deal with such a situation, the Republican Army has specially developed ***, which can form a great threat to the greatest extent. Flying shrapnel can cause more damage. That's their biggest strength.

And Yuan Shao can only use the existing conditions to expand such a way to deal with.

And the reason for such an approach is simple, the first is money, and the second is a serious lack of awareness, he cannot realize the importance of this weapon, and how big the threat is.

This is caused by Yuan Shao's lack of understanding. I can't blame others.

And the southern part of the state, the headquarters of the independent division of the Republican Army.

Staff officers are still discussing the possibility of rapid advance. Breaking through the enemy's defenses is as simple as concentrating all their artillery and attacking violently. But after the attack, the advance of the infantry, as well as the replenishment of logistical supplies, how to solve the problem of rapid advance.

Even if they were provided with a few cavalry battalions, the infantry could not fundamentally increase their advance speed, which was extremely difficult. This problem made everyone feel very aggrieved. Because if they don't solve the problem fundamentally, everything will be in a very unfavorable situation. In such a situation, the staff officers had to look for other ways to solve such a problem.

"Sir, we can recruit a considerable amount of ox carts and wagons to advance, but we need sappers, and guerrillas to ensure that the roads are normally maintained, and one of our ox carts, or wagons, can carry eight soldiers, and if we add their weapons and equipment, and related provisions, we can reduce the number of five or six soldiers, but the speed of their attack can be greatly increased, and not only that, but their physical strength can also be saved to a greater extent, and we do not have to do it in other ways, Our infantry alone will not be able to advance quickly to the north. The staff officer said.

"Hmm. That's a good idea. Zhou Cang nodded and said. He was indeed very surprised, because this method completely solved a big problem he faced, and this problem was how to properly deal with the way of rapid advance to the north. It's a great way to use public transportation.

"But we need to collect at least nearly 8,000 of these carts, and in addition to our supplies, this number may increase to an even greater extent." Zhou Cang said worriedly.