The letters from Wei Hanchao were not one or two, but each of them contained the intention of persuasion.

Faced with the vanguard army's annihilation of the 108th and 109th divisions and its reputation was not obvious, Wei Hanchao kept encouraging Meng Xiang to stand up.

"Huaxia needs heroes! The vanguard army needs heroes! Generals need more prestige! Wei Hanchao has already mentioned it directly this time, which can't help but make Meng Xiang think of some god-making movements, not to mention, Lao Xi, who is in the same era, has already successfully reached the top. Lao Chiang's prestige has also reached its peak, and none of the warlords can match it.

"Prestige!" Meng Xiang smiled and shook his head. Whenever the most important thing is strength, prestige is just a promoter to take advantage of the situation.

However, Wei Hanchao's proposal to inspect the front line to make a strong name made Meng Xiang very moved. His front-line patrol in the Battle of Jinan gave him a lot of hardcore supporters. The soldiers didn't need a commander from above, who was a little too far away from the soldiers below. The recent fluctuations in some trends made him unable to help but feel the idea of inspecting the army again and calming the army's mind. The most important thing is that the successive victories on the front line have made the blood in his heart boil. He longed to go to the front to hear the roar of guns and guns, and to breathe in the smell of the iron-blooded rusty air.

The long stay at the base made him feel like a high-level prisoner.

"Make a batch of medals, I'm going to the front line to award medals to the soldiers!" Meng Xiang instructed the rat to say two ways.

The Vanguard Army has just passed the medal system, and it is not enough to rely on the Central Army's awards. Soldiers need not only money, but also honor.

In order not to arouse the opinion of others, the medal was simply designed, and the Vanguard Army issued it internally. The pattern is a three-legged treasure tripod surrounded by the Great Wall on one side, and a five-star star on the other.

Each soldier who participated in the battle received a commemorative medal, round bronze, larger than the large bronze round, and each medal was numbered.

Those who have distinguished themselves in battle will receive silver medals with the same design, and each medal will have the name of the recipient engraved on the treasure tripod.

Even higher honors are gold medals, the same pattern, each with the name of the recipient engraved on it and a simple heroic deed carved in miniature carving, each of which is specially manufactured. In a campaign, the number of winners of such gold medals will not exceed single digits.

In addition, there is a black-and-red five-pointed star Iron Medal, which is currently the highest level of the medal and is not awarded to non-special contributors.

Originally, Fan Chong also proposed that the medals should be divided according to the star rating to open the grade, but Meng Xiang vetoed it. Now is not the time. What needs to be done now is to award the medal, so that every soldier can be inspired by a sense of honor. The division of star ratings is quite controversial and too cumbersome, and the honor of officers and soldiers can be motivated by means of promotion of military ranks.

"General, don't move lightly at this time!" Hearing that Meng Xiang was going to the front line, Pharmacist Tang first persuaded him.

"There is no important war in the north or east! There were 18 and 50 divisions defended, but they were unharmed. Only the war crisis near Linyi and Zaozhuang, how can the commander of our army serve the public if he does not come to the battlefield in person and experience the war with the soldiers? Meng Xiang choked back with a word to Pharmacist Tang.

"It was that Wei boy who wrote to advise the general, right? The sound of the voice, the great achievement is nameless. The general should also defend inside, and it is better to sit in the Chinese army! Pharmacist Tang still persuaded tactfully.

"My army is on the front line, and there is my Chinese army's big tent! Ha ha! At the thought of going to the front line to accept the cheers of the soldiers, Meng Xiang was already a little breathless in his heart at this time.

"Recently, we have been too sharp, the general should be careful!" Pharmacist Tang finally persuaded him.

"Don't worry, I'm just going to give the soldiers medals, and I'll come back after the medals!" Meng Xiang also felt his concern and couldn't help laughing.

Unexpectedly, not only Tang Yaoshi came to persuade, but even Zhou Bai also came to persuade, according to many things on the ground, although the vast majority, Meng Xiang has delegated power, but some are not something that Zhou Bai can decide alone, and in the end, Meng Xiang needs to nod.

"The telegram and the telephone are all smooth, just contact at any time." Meng Xiang said. He is only 25 years old, and the youthful budding has not yet faded. When the blood rushes, the unique impulse of young people is not something that others can easily impress.

Zhou Bai looked at Pharmacist Tang and shook his head slightly, Meng Xiang saw it in his eyes, he knew what they were worried about, whether it was in the base area or in the army, there was an undercurrent. The intricate relationship made him feel very tricky. At this time, it was all the more necessary for him to stand up and go among the soldiers, and establish his image with the help of this victory.

Under the persuasion of Tang Yaoshi, Meng Xiang did not take a plane, but took an armored train directly south to Zaozhuang first. It was a glorious place where the vanguard army annihilated the enemy's divisions.

Passing through Zou Cheng on the way, Meng Xiang visited Zhang Lingfu's regiment who was resting, this time their achievements were outstanding, Meng Xiang also had an excuse, and at the same time awarded Zhang Lingfu a gold medal, Meng Xiang personally gave him the position of 122 brigade commander.

Arriving at Zaozhuang, Niu Er and Xie Chengrui greeted them. And constantly report the situation in the past few days.

Hu Minghe and the tank regiment had already reached Dangshan, and they directly sent the 10th Division back to Peixian, and did not stay long, and chased the 16th Division to Dangshan with the 481st Regiment of the 81st Division. Two regiments of the 81st Division were surrounding Peixian at this time preparing to deal with the 10th Division.

Now Zaozhuang only has two regiments of the 122nd Brigade, and they are preparing to wait for Zhang Lingfu, who followed Meng Xiang all the way over, to receive them.

"Go to the front line of Dangshan!" Meng Xiang waved his hand.

"No!" Pharmacist Tang didn't follow, but Xie Chengrui persuaded first, "Commander, the front line is too dangerous!" ”

"Soldiers are just as dangerous on the front lines. I'm also a soldier! Meng Xiang straightened up and said, dealing with the clones every day, and his sitting, standing and walking were unconsciously straightened a lot.

In this regard, Xie Chengrui no longer spoke, soldiers have the way of soldiers.

"General, I'll go with you!" Zhang Lingfu, who still holds the rank of colonel, said that he is still very grateful for the young general's promotion.

Meng Xiang smiled and nodded, to Zhang Lingfu, he also needed to communicate more with this in order to win people's hearts.

"Let's go!" He looked at Xie Chengrui and smiled.

"Commander Xiaobai, you are about to leave the direct jurisdiction of the base, and your life will not be guaranteed, please choose solemnly!" After Meng Xianggang made his choice, Xiaohua's prompt came with the wrist communicator he carried.

Meng Xiang hesitated for a moment, but then smiled and ignored it. The last time I went to Jinan, Xiaohua also gave a warning, and it was fine. He has 36 elite clones with him at all times, all members of Dragon's Tooth. It's okay to keep yourself safe.

The train went straight down to Xuzhou, and in Xuzhou, Meng Xiang stayed for a day and went to visit Li Zongren.

"Shaobai, your flying team has shown its might, and it actually sank an aircraft carrier!" The rise of the vanguard army has already made everyone look sideways, and the matter of sinking the devil aircraft carrier this time has already spread all over the country in just two days.

"It's a pity that I almost kept the Kaga!" Li Zongren also regretted it in his heart.

"The Kaga won't be here for a while!" Meng Xiang was very confident, the Kaga suffered two bombs, and finally couldn't walk, and was towed to Qingdao Port, but Qingdao Port had just been looted, so they had to transport equipment from other places, slowly repair and repair leaks, and then drag it to other places for overhaul. According to its damage, it will never be able to move in less than half a year.

"What a joy!" Li Zongren said with a smile, "Shaobai, the level of your flying team is not even comparable to the Central Army!" ”

Meng Xiang didn't pick up, just smiled.

There are many things that can be said and some things that cannot be said casually. Meng Xiang couldn't tell what Li Zongren meant, so he had to wait for him to reveal his hole cards.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a long time, and Li Zongren's meaning was revealed.

Plane! Katsura needs airplanes. The results of the Vanguard Air Force are heartwarming. The pilot's matter, the Gui Department naturally has a way to solve it by itself. It's just an airplane, it's not like you can buy it.

Of course, this is no problem, the vanguard army is facing a round of equipment renewal at this time, and those BF-109B aircraft will be phased out in the next step, and they just need buyers to take over.

After Meng Xiang expressed his willingness to transfer part of the plane at a low price, Li Zongren smiled and warmly entertained him.

After that, the two talked for a long time, from the war between Huaxia and the devil to the cooperation between the Gui department and the vanguard army, and talked all night.

When Meng Xiang set off the next day, he had already received information that Hu Minghe had conquered Dangshan and approached Yang Ji.

When he arrived at Dangshan, there was good news from the front, Yang Ji had been broken, and the troops were entering Yucheng. The lightning offensive of the tank regiment made the 16th Division unable to parry. The Hu Minghe Brigade, the Yunqichang Brigade and the 20th Army Corps followed.

The 16th Division attacked Shangqiu in the west and the approach of the vanguard army in the east, and was compressed in the section of Yucheng and Shangqiu.

"Straight forward! Go to the forefront! Along the Longhai line, Meng Xiang kept rushing forward.

At noon on the 4th, I finally arrived at Yucheng.

At this time, the vanguard army was approaching the city, preparing to attack the city.

"Soldiers, you have worked hard!" In an open space outside Yucheng, Meng Xiang inspected the soldiers who had gathered in a hurry. Meng Xiang hates the kind of style of notifying and preparing in advance for no matter how big or small, and coming so quickly this time made Hu Minghe a little flustered.

"Defend the country! Down with Xiao Yueben! The soldiers shouted.

The shout shook the sky, causing the exposed heads of the little devils on the city tower in the distance to shrink back.

The momentum of thousands of people shouting in unison made Meng Xiang's blood boil, and his heart couldn't calm down for a long time.