When many things come, they always come in waves.

The agricultural issue needs to be stepped up, there is still a war going on at the front, industrial production planning needs to be arranged, the issue of compulsory education in the war zone needs to be emphasized, the subsistence allowance for the first quarter needs to be prepared in place, transportation needs to be adjusted and arranged, the price problem needs to be controlled, the allocation of human resources during the busy agricultural season, the regulation of commercial circulation and taxation, the management of public security work in the war zone, and the handling of espionage affairs in the outside world.

Always, every day Meng Xiang felt that his head was stuffed with things, and it was easy to get confused. Fortunately, Meng Xiang has a lot of helpers around him who can share these affairs.

Zhou Bai handled economic affairs, Li Shuchun handled people's livelihood, He Siyuan was responsible for education, and Tang Yaoshi handled government affairs. In addition to these people, the conscientiousness of the clone soldiers such as Niu Yi, Rat II, Tiger I, and Yang Yi also greatly reduced Meng Xiang's burden.

After the capture of Beijing and Tianjin, more big cattle were invited out to manage the war zone together. If these bulls don't give them a seat, they won't settle down. But this also involves the division of interests and the distribution of power. As a result, the empty frame of the citizens' congress system began to play a role in earnest. The scale of the theater management committee is also constantly expanding, and the hats of various committee members and advisers have also become hot.

The basis of the Theater Management Committee itself is the permanent body of the Citizens' Congress, which is equivalent to the standing representatives elected by the Citizens' Congress.

Meng Xiang also appropriately transferred some problems to the citizens' congress and the management committee to solve, and from time to time he waved the banner of Mingzhuo, and he could also make full use of the ideological opinions of these elites.

But Meng Xiang soon saw the kind of open-boiled strife that had the characteristics of later generations, shoes and fists took off, and ink and nosebleeds were the same color. The atmosphere inherited from the Beiyang period has become a mess under the self-righteous form of open cooking.

The endless wrangling made Meng Xiang quickly realize the mistake of the method.

It's not that it can't be boiled, it's that the rules and systems are too lacking in constraints. The job transfer system is only from the top down, and it must be [***] clustered, but the open cooking system is only from the bottom up, and it will be loose and excessive. Any system that is too biased towards two-tier development will inevitably lead to imbalances that are unsustainable.

Soon, the rules and regulations for the strict order of the meeting hall appeared, and the two brawlers at the congress were arrested and directly imprisoned for one term of the deputies. Three shrews scolded street representatives were also imprisoned for three months. Because the deputies are elected by the people, they have no right to be dismissed according to the regulations, but they can be imprisoned. It's like a ban, if you don't play, you will miss the opportunity to fight for your voters. This representative is basically abolished.

The rules and regulations for the strict order of the venue clearly indicate the details of various violations, indicate the length of the time of imprisonment, and implement the rule of not pursuing the fault without notifying it, so as to avoid black-handed tricks and vague convictions as much as possible.

If a delegate is not able to control his or her own reason, or is purely for show, he will not be a qualified delegate.

There are not only things that happen at this time, but also in future generations.

Often, a small matter becomes a battlefield for the wrestling of two groups of well-balanced forces, and as a result, things that children can judge right and wrong will be postponed indefinitely, which is also where the Mingzhu regime has always been criticized.

"Time limit!" The best way to deal with procrastination is to set a time limit. A proposal would not be postponed indefinitely.

At this time, the management committee was divided into three levels.

One is the core of the management committee chaired by Meng Xiang, and the standing committee group composed of nine giants. The President shall have three votes, the two Vice-Presidents shall have two votes each, and the others shall each have one vote. A total of 13 votes. Normally, it is this core organization that decides on the affairs of the Management Committee. It is also unrealistic to expect equality of one person, one vote, and the weighted system is more conducive to centralization without losing checks and balances. Of course, there is some deviation in Meng Xiang's use, and at this time, Meng Xiang will definitely not put a halter on himself.

So Meng Xiang is the chairman, two vice chairmen, one is Niu Yi and the other is Rat Yi. The concentration of power in the hands was ensured.

Niu Yi is the number one leader in managing the army under Meng Xiang, and occupying the position of vice chairman is naturally no one to say anything.

Rat One, everyone also knows that the Vanguard Army still has a base in the south of the Yangtze River, and Rat One is the person in charge there. Previously, due to the shortage of ammunition, they could only barely protect themselves in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, where the strength of the army was relatively concentrated. Since the establishment of the sub-base, the supply of weapons has been fully replenished, and the first column of Rat One has grown to 150,000 people. The base area also expanded rapidly, taking advantage of the fact that the devils in Central China attacked Wuhan and the main force of the devils attacked the vanguard army theater, Rat Yi and their troops began to exert their might and rapidly expanded outward, directly occupying more than a dozen county towns within half a month.

At present, the jurisdiction includes Anji County, Guangde County, Changxing County, Ningguo County, Jing County and several county towns around Huangshan, forming a solid base with the help of topography.

With the stabilization and digestion of the base areas, the first column will be greatly expanded outward in the next step. Meng Xiang also absolutely did not let go of the comfortable looting in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

For the status of the rat one, everyone also recognizes. Even Lao Jiang is actively courting him, and Rat Yi is qualified to hold the position of vice chairman. Direct transmission of information through the base and radio station does not delay a vote on some matters.

Coupled with the number of votes for clones such as sheep and dogs, Meng Xiang has an absolute advantage. Moreover, Tang Yaoshi and the others were mainly based on Meng Xiang's opinions, and they could tell where the main strength of the development of the vanguard army came from.

Generally, the views of the nine giants can basically decide most affairs, and some affairs that cannot be decided for a long time are to hold an enlarged meeting of the Standing Committee. There are 9 members of the Standing Committee, 18 members and 9 advisers, making a total of 36 members. Among them, the Standing Committee, members and advisers all have 1 vote, the chairman has 3 votes, and the vice chairman and the chairman of the advisory group have 2 votes. In this case, there are countless possibilities.

However, the clones also controlled more than half of the votes. With the support of the lineage, this is no problem.

If it is expanded, it needs to be discussed at the citizens' congress. There are more than 5,000 representatives of all levels of clone soldiers in the citizens' congress, they have no scandals, they are not greedy for money, they are fair, they are worthy of the trust of the people, and they have also become a decisive force in the hands of Meng Xiang to control the process of Ming Cooking, no matter what level it is, Meng Xiang at this time has an absolute advantage, so he doesn't have to worry too much about the drag of Ming Cooking, but for the future, Meng Xiang still put forward the principle of "no more than three". A proposal that can be discussed up to three times in each tier of the mechanism must be addressed. Of course, this is not a simple denial, anyone can say "no", and the denier must put forward his own opinion, otherwise he has no right to deny.

The processing period cannot be postponed indefinitely, and the maximum processing period is divided into three levels, namely one week, one month, and three months, depending on the situation. In case of special circumstances, you can apply for an extension of up to half a year. This is already the highest deadline. If the time limit is exceeded, the parties will be held accountable.

When enforcing the law, there is a warning notice, a serious warning for the second time, and the third time it will inevitably be enforced, and there is absolutely no room for a fourth time.

There is a time limit for each official transaction, which greatly improves the work efficiency.

Of course, this can't stop someone from stealing and slipping around, and no matter how perfect the system is, there are loopholes to exploit. However, with the supervision and impeachment of citizens' representatives, the situation of foreign workers has been greatly reduced.

This is only an administrative boil, but in the military, there is nothing to speak of for the time being.

The army is a war machine, and when an order is given, it must be carried out unconditionally.

For the management of the army, Meng Xiang also set up a military management committee in the theater, and the chairman is naturally his. In accordance with the management model of the armed forces, committee members have been set up, including managers of the sea, land, and air, logistics, and munitions manufacturing. This is equivalent to establishing the vanguard army's own army management system. With the next step of army readjustment, this theater military management committee is also in the process of further adjustment, but on the whole, it is arranged from a strategic point of view.

The specific arrangement is done by the staff that acts as the brain.

Meng Xiang is also learning from the German way, focusing on the staff department, building a staff system, and handing over professional personnel to handle military affairs.

Just like at this time, Fan Chong was leading the staff of the staff to direct the battle on all fronts.

Although multi-front combat is a major taboo, the opponent is only one, and while the vanguard army disperses its forces, it is said that he himself is even more dispersed. They also had to take care of the positions along the Yangtze River, and they also had to take care of Guangzhou, and they also had to take care of the southward movement of Soviet Russia, and the Kwantung Army did not dare to draw too much. They also have to protect Taiwan and their homeland. Therefore, the vanguard army is not afraid of these people who can't draw more manpower.

Even though there was wartime on all sides, the focus was still on the southern front. Under the bombardment of heavy artillery, the vanguard army forced the main force of the 3rd Division out of Huaibei. If the 3rd Division does not withdraw, I am afraid that it will be surrounded and completely annihilated. He said that he didn't want to repeat the fate of the 16th Division, so he had to leave behind more than 4,000 corpses and withdraw to Suzhou. New fortifications were built with the help of the Bianhe River.

"It can't go on like this, two or three divisions can't stop them. We need more reinforcements from home! It is necessary to concentrate superior forces and take advantage of suitable geographical conditions in order to maintain a balance with the vanguard army. Kenji Dohihara suggested.

"Reinforcements from the Empire are coming, we just need to be patient." At this time, Sugiyama Yuan had lost the passion to attack the vanguard army again, and it would be good if he could keep the position in his hand and not lose a large area. So many soldiers' corpses were filled in, and several cities were lost in a row. Especially after the loss of Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, I am afraid that there will be actions in the country soon. At this time, Sugiyama Mototo already had the original mood of Shouichi Terauchi, and he attached more importance to the safety of the soldiers. Hence the retreat of the 3rd Division.

With the Bianhe River blocking it, the steel machines of the vanguard army moved much more slowly.

But the battle goal of the vanguard army remained the same, and it still pointed to the south. Meng Xiang's goal is to occupy at least the area north of the Huai River.

At this time, the southern front was fighting lively, and the armies in other places were a little out of breath. Zhang Zizhong sent a telegram asking for war to capture the entire territory of Chahar.

"It's not a good place to attack now!" Meng Xiang sat in front of Fan Chong and said directly. Such messages are generally handed over to Meng Xiang for processing.

"The Kwantung Army?" Fan Chong had already had an abacus in his heart about the strength of the Kwantung Army, and in his opinion, the vanguard army at this time would be able to fight with the Kwantung Army in another half a year if it developed like this.

"Not only the Kwantung Army, but also Soviet Russia!" Meng Xiang chuckled, this is the light of the golden finger that broadens his horizons.

Soviet Russia should not look at the good relations with the Central Army now, but it may sell China at any time. Originally, their Far Eastern Front was confronted by Yu himself in Chahar and the northeast. The situation would have been more complicated if the Vanguard had intervened too early.

It turned out that when China was weak, Soviet Russia of course supported Huaxia to deal with Yue himself. But if the vanguard army sends troops to occupy Inner Mongolia and the northeast, Meng Xiang will not dare to pack the ticket, will Soviet Russia release water to himself in order to limit the rise of the vanguard army, or even directly attack against China. If it is simply said that it is its own strength, the vanguard army is not afraid to attack the northeast even now, but if it causes the intervention of Soviet Russia, even if there is the strength of the base, the vanguard army at this time will not be able to block the combined attack of Soviet Russia and Yueben.

On the 10th, Stalin had just announced the urgency of the war crisis, and Soviet Russia's diplomacy was to maintain peace and live in friendship with all countries. and warned Germany not to point the finger at Soviet Russia. The title of all the countries also includes Germany and the Hon.

In the original history, just this year, the Soviet-German Union would sign a non-aggression pact, and in the future, it would sign a contract with Yu himself. Country-to-country directness is based on interests and strength. Outer Mongolia is the pasture of the Soviet Russians, and the northeast is the place of his own development. Both sides were wary of each other, and a large army was gathered there. When the strength of the vanguard army is not very certain, Meng Xiang will not poke this hornet's nest.

The original jurisdiction of the Chahar had a long border with Soviet Russia. After occupying it, it is necessary to arrange heavy guards to block the prying eyes of Soviet Russia. It's better to throw it out and let Yu himself and Soviet Russia continue to fight.

"For the time being, we will not act, and the best time to deal with the Russians will have to wait a little longer." Meng Xiang said with some regret. I'm afraid it's going to drag on for another half a year. At the beginning of the European war, the attention of the Russians would be focused there, and there would even be the Soviet-Finnish war in the second half of the year. I don't know if I'll take advantage of the fire to rob?

"If only there were more bases!" Meng Xiang sighed in his heart. The limitation on the number of bases makes it impossible for the newly occupied areas to receive effective support from the bases, and can only rely on traditional logistical support. Therefore, at this time, the expansion of the vanguard army had been greatly curbed. Problems with transportation and logistics constrained the attack distance of the vanguard army.

Meng Xiang is not familiar with the military, so he has been taking the most prudent way to advance with the base step by step.

After capturing Zhengzhou, it is also very difficult to control Henan without the support of the base. Therefore, as soon as it advanced to the vicinity of Xuchang, the offensive of the vanguard army stopped, the front was stabilized, and at the same time the sub-base of Xinxiang was retracted, crossed the Yellow River, reached the Xinmi area, and resettled down.

The new base is located in Xinmi, and the direct jurisdiction can cover those original base buildings from the north to Xinxiang, to Kaifeng in the east, to the coal mine using Pingdingshan in the south, and to control Luoyang in the west.

In the next step, whether it is attacking or defending, you can be at ease.

Another reason is that the street fighting and night fighting are the vanguard army's losses this time, and there are tank armor in the field, and Meng Xiang is not afraid at all. The 57th Army displayed in Henan can directly capture Xuchang, and even fight all the way to Xinyang. But Meng Xiang didn't choose to do so, and he was building the area around Xuchang into a millstone.

said that I was reluctant to throw away Henan while holding it, so I would fill it in little by little. The plains of Henan are suitable for the impact of tanks, and they are much better than the two Huai lands crisscrossed by rivers. And the Henan region can stretch the supply line to the greatest extent.

Whether it is the consumption of people or materials, it can drag me enough. This relieves the pressure elsewhere.

In contrast, the focus of the next military operations of the vanguard army was here, and the rest of the place was mainly defensive. Especially Chahar, his north side is very large, which is not suitable for the defense of the vanguard army at this time, holding the essence of Zhangjiakou, and going out to loot from time to time, there are also excuses. The forces on the steppe need to be integrated, and there needs to be a good excuse. This is not the time to turn over the hole cards, you need to use the help of the person to mix and shuffle the cards thoroughly.

"We need to reshuffle the cards first." Meng Xiang said softly.

As everyone was optimistic about the vanguard army, more people voted one after another. But these characters that Meng Xiang can also be familiar with, Meng Xiang can't be completely assured.

Many of them are equally patriotic, but who doesn't want to be a prince when they come out of the warlord era? They put it into the name of the vanguard army, more for weapons and military salaries.

So far, Meng Xiang has just digested Han Fuyu's people, and he has not even fully controlled the situation in the Beijing-Tianjin region.

Of the 20,000 clone soldiers, 5,000 have entered the administrative field, more than 5,000 are in the navy, air force, logistics, and other special departments, and the remaining less than 10,000 are distributed in the vanguard army that has reached 800,000 people.

finally had a chance for the revival of China, and Meng Xiang didn't want to be ruined in the infighting. Those who came to defect, Meng Xiang did not refuse to come, but let them in needs to be digested well.

The main forces in the hands of the vanguard army have already been dispatched, and the interior is relatively empty, and once again, Meng Xiang will definitely not dare to continue to expand outward.

"The opportunity has been given to them, it's up to them to see who will jump out first!" Meng Xiang didn't say this to Fan Chong, there were only Rat Er and Tang Pharmacist in front of him.

"If not, we can't wait, there are two people who have been identified and can be used to kill chickens and monkeys." Pharmacist Tang did not shy away from the intelligence leader Rat Er, and said directly. According to his original meaning, he just used the fishing method and buttoned the hat directly.

"No need, someone is already showing up." Meng Xiang vetoed Pharmacist Tang's practice of directly deducting his hat. He has a better way.

"Why are you kidnapping me?" Shi You shouted three times. His guards had been cornered by a dozen somi. Shi Yousan was the commander-in-chief of the 39th Group Army, but he didn't pay attention to being caught by dozens of people led by Monkey Yi. He naturally didn't know that the people led by Monkey Yi were all members of the special brigade, and they were also members of the vanguard army, so he was naturally less guarded.

More soldiers came out of the barracks, and when Shi Yousan saw it, he immediately shouted loudly: "You are not trustworthy, you want to completely annex us." They want to kill people, and they want to cut down our men. Let those unqualified brothers get out. ”

When the vanguard army accepted them, they also said that those who were not qualified would not ask for it. Shi Yousan's words touched the minds of those soldiers, and immediately caused a commotion.

"Why are you arresting Commander Shi?" Gao Shuxun came with a group of people, set up a machine gun and aimed it here. Their weapons are still with them, and they are also on the embankment for the vanguards.

"They want to devour our army, they want to clean us up and abandon our brothers!" When Shi Yousan saw Gao Shuxun, he shouted loudly and struggled desperately, but was immediately held back by the two fourth-level clone Niu warriors who were pressing him. Although Shi Yousan also has a little kung fu, he still can't move in front of the two powerful Niu warriors.

"Let our commander go, otherwise, the muzzle of the gun will be merciless!" Gao Shuxun stood in front of the crowd and shouted.

Immediately after the end of Monkey One's operation, more than 30 armored vehicles of armed police drove in from outside, and the muzzles of machine guns with black holes in the armored vehicles were aimed at this place. In addition, the armed police force, dressed in a different uniform from the vanguard army, also rushed over. Gao Shuxun had already seen the machine guns around him, several times more than all the machine guns in their army combined. Although sometimes, he is dissatisfied with Shi Yousan's approach, but if Shi Yousan is taken away by the vanguard army like this, how will he lead the team in the future?

"If you let us go of Commander Shi, we will admit it, and from now on withdraw from the area where the vanguard army is located, and we will never fight." Wang Qinghan, chief of staff of the 39th Group Army next to him, shouted loudly. He is known as Xiao Zhuge , but his cleverness is not used in the right place, and he is Shi Yousan's dog-headed military advisor.

Monkey Yi was not afraid of the guns of Gao Shuxun and others, took out an arrest warrant, and shouted in a deep voice: "Shi Yousan colluded with Yu Kou to plot rebellion. Now before the military court! ”

"You're slandering! Not only do they want to drive us away, but they also want to slander us with the hat of Han Annihilation! We can't hold our heads up in the future. Shi Yousan hissed.

Monkey Yi ignored the scratching of the soldiers around him, and shouted directly: "Bring the witnesses up!" ”