Meng Xiang did not go back to Jinan directly, and asked clearly when the war in Jinan was still maintained, Meng Xiang stayed at the main base that night. Although the 108th Division did not attack again, it confronted several regiments of the vanguard army across the river, and from time to time they fired guns and artillery. Even Fan couldn't guess what they were going to do.

The vanguard of the Fifth Division is also assisting in the defense of Weixian County, and Banheng Seishiro, who lacks senior officers, is still generous and generous, and Kunisaki Deng, who has rich experience in fighting with the vanguard army, is responsible for managing Weixian. It's just a downgrade, and he only serves as a wing commander, commanding the few remaining soldiers of the Kunisaki detachment.

And he went directly back to Qingdao to sit in the town. The Jiaodong Peninsula has just been conquered, and the public security in various places is still unstable, and some counties have less than one class of people. If you want to pick the fruits of victory quickly, you need to be cautious. There is also the salivation of naval forces outside, and it is necessary to guard against it.

For a time, there was no fighting around the vanguard army.

"It doesn't seem safe to build a salt plant there, does it?" Fan Xudong hesitated.

Fan Xudong's arrival was also a reason for Meng Xiang's stay.

"There will be several shore artillery forts built near Shouguang, as well as an airfield, where our planes can disperse the warships. In the nearby waters, we will lay mines, which can also threaten the warships. Meng Xiang explained, "In addition, we will invest 1 million yuan in fiat currency to work together to build a new salt farm in Yangkou." ”

"Shareholding cooperation?" Fan Xudong's heart tightened. After so many years of business, how could he not even know this? This young general in front of him, although he was a little curious after hearing about the achievements of the vanguard army. But business is business, and if you are not careful, you are likely to be swallowed by someone with the barrel of a gun. He has experienced being blackmailed by warlords several times. This time, I'm afraid it's the same, right?

Meng Xiang directly pushed over an HSBC cheque book, and said with a smile: "You and I each contribute one million, I will contribute to the land, and you will contribute people, so hang a big sign." I only pay dividends, check the books, and do not interfere in management. 4% of the shares. How is it? "Meng Xiang is not greedy for this money. In later generations, there were only a few well-known national entrepreneurs, so he should support a national industry.

Fan Xudong glanced at the checkbook on the table, and didn't say much, but his heart was turbulent. Due to the approach of the devils, the Yongyu Salt Company in Qingdao and the Jiudapu branch in Lianyungang have all closed down, and the personnel and machinery have long begun to retreat. But there is always a part of the machinery and personnel that has not been withdrawn. Shouguang has abundant sea salt resources, if it is developed, it is no worse than Qingdao.

Meng Xiang's suggestion made him tempted. Because of the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, his losses were great. After several years, the Yongli Ning ammonium sulfate plant in Nanjing, which had just started production last year, had to be shut down early after nine months of operation due to the outbreak of war in Nanjing. A lot of loans are still pressed on it. The shortage of funds was also a reason for his hesitation.

He was hovering in his heart for a long time, and Meng Xiang threw out a sentence lightly: "Tax exemption within one year, half tax within three years." ”

"Good!" Fan Xudong no longer hesitated, and nodded directly in agreement.

Meng Xiang also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he just used this name to cover his shipyard. has the name of Fan Xudong, and I suspect that other possible surnames are even smaller.

On the same day, the news that Fan Xudong and the Pioneer Army cooperated to build a salt field near Yangkou Port was revealed. On the same day, construction began on the vicinity of Yangkou Port. In order to confuse the devils, some buildings were also built in other areas.

Shore artillery forts for defense also began to be built.

The fortress built at the base is also different from the usual reinforced concrete. Although the color of blue-gray is similar, there is no steel bar inside, but the overall strength is not worse than that of reinforced concrete, and the solidification time is particularly fast, and the strength is increased several times faster. Meng Xiang also has a general conceptual understanding of the nanofibers explained by the base, but he doesn't know what they are.

The buildings of the base will soon be ready for use. Just to avoid attracting attention, they are all started at intervals. Therefore, the construction time should be longer, or earlier.

At the same time, Meng Xiang gritted his teeth and directly ordered: "I order, start building a shipbuilding plant!" ”

It is said that the navy is now fishing for oil and water everywhere, and it may not necessarily notice his salt factory business.

The following day was another relatively quiet day. In the city of Jinan, from time to time, there was not a very fierce sound of gunfire, but the devil had no intention of attacking on a large scale. It's just that there are cold guns between them and the vanguard around them. At the end of the day, the devils of the 107th Wing carried back more than seventy corpses.

The next day, as usual. Only this time, under the blows of the snipers of the vanguard army, who were becoming more and more proficient in marksmanship, the devil brought back more than ninety corpses.

"Hold on to the buildings along the Jinpu Line, don't go deep!" Furuto Nagaying reluctantly shrunk the defensive line, changed to defend three streets in front of the breakout, and changed to a defense parallel to the Jinpu line. Ryosuke Isoya's judgment has been recognized by Shouichi Terauchi, and he directly gave the order.

"Why did the devils of the 107th Wing retreat again?" Meng Xiang, who returned to Jinan, kept pondering. But after thinking about it for a long time, I didn't think it through.

Fan Chong didn't dare to say anything about this. The imaginary fierce street fighting did not last long, which made him a little regretful.

After Meng Xiang endured the pain and asked Xiaohua to help translate dozens of telegrams sent by the army headquarters, Meng Xiang finally discovered the devil's intentions.

"Surround but not annihilate, trap them!" This was the final decision of Shouichi Terauchi, and it was reported to the base camp, and it was also recognized. Of course, all this is based on the hypothetical assumption of the devils to cut off the supply of weapons and ammunition for the vanguard army, especially the supply of artillery shells, oil and other materials. But no one could have imagined that what Meng Xiang lacked at this time was not these, but time.

"So he wanted to trap us! Welcome, welcome! Meng Xiang breathed a long sigh of relief. He is the least afraid of blockade, as long as he has time, he can soon break the blockade of the devils.

"His grandmother's, what kind of service is this? 10,000 yuan for a piece of information translation, and the start-up fee still needs 100,000, nothing darker than this. What a broken limit! Any space-time ban is shit! Meng Xiang scolded directly. More than 40 filtered messages found out what he wanted to know, which made him very distressed, plus the boot fee, more than 500,000 was gone.

"Isn't Su Buqing still at the base? Show him these first and see if he can crack it. Meng Xiang couldn't help but think, "In the future, I will find more mathematicians to study codes." With the hint of the intelligent brain translation, you may be able to crack the devil's code soon. In the future, you only need to listen to it, and you don't have to be hacked by this broken brain anymore. ”

"The 108th Division has begun to move in the direction of Jinan." Without waiting for Meng Xiang to rest for long, Rat Er reported new news about the 108th Division.

"Go back to the main base and build the base car!" Meng Xiang finally made up his mind, since he had made a gamble, he simply bet bigger. He couldn't wait for the fierce fight in Xuzhou, and the development was a little late at that time.

After Han Fuyu retreated, the main force of the 10th Division also moved south and captured Tai'an. A wing of the 109th Division also followed to grab credit, and at this time the strength was basically preserved, and the most threatening 108th Division had begun to move to Jinan. Even if he came to Jinan, Meng Xiang was confident that it would be no problem to resist the all-out attack of this division. The remaining Fifth Division in the east is already mostly left, and it is still busy grabbing the fruits of the Jiaodong Peninsula, so there is no need to worry. In this way, the original most threatening three-sided encirclement has been temporarily alleviated. Meng Xiang also began to rest assured about the construction of the new base car.

"Seven days! May nothing major happen in these seven days! Meng Xiang prayed to the Heavenly God Buddha.

19. The battle in Jinan City eased considerably. After the devils shrank to the buildings along the Jinpu line, the vanguard army deliberately kept a distance from them. As long as they don't cross the 500-meter line, the vanguard will not care about them.

Meng Xiang and Fan Chong took the opportunity to adjust the establishment of the team. Appointments have been handed down.

Meng Xiang is naturally the commander of the army, and Fan Chong is still the post of general staff officer, but his rank has been upgraded and he has become a military level.

Tang Yaoshi was willing to be behind the scenes, but Meng Xiang still gave him an idle position as a special adviser to the Vanguard Army. But everyone knows that he is already one of the core figures of the vanguard army.

Huang Huamin was transferred to the 41st Division to continue to serve as the brigade commander, but the word acting in front was canceled. Hu Minghe, who became the brigade commander, was also assigned to the 41st Division, and Li Tiexia was assigned to the 50th Division, and he also became the brigade commander. Deng Shaohu performed well, was also promoted to brigade commander, and was assigned to the 18th Division. In a short period of time, the upgrade has made Deng Shaohu grin for the past few days.

The vanguard corps, which has been expanded to 15 regiments of qualified soldiers, is now temporarily limited to two brigades and four regiments per division, except for the three regiments of the teaching corps. There are still a large number of new recruits in training, and a large number of wounded soldiers who have not yet recovered. After the reorganization was completed, the three divisions were still not satisfied. In the rear, there are also mountain brigades and marine brigades, and the teaching team can also be expanded by a division.

"It seems that we still have to recruit people! Then let's make up 100,000 first! Meng Xiang kept pondering.