This time, the Nanyang children organized personnel to come to China to support the Anti-Japanese War, and they were originally going to Wuhan, after all, it was the main battlefield of the central political axe. However, they heard some reports about the Pioneer Army, and although they were deliberately low-key at home, there were many comments from abroad, and there were many praises for the Pioneer Army, and a newspaper in the United States even commented that the Pioneer Army was the strongest contingent in China. This made everyone curious.

Because Shanghai and other places have direct passenger planes of the Pioneer Army. So Chen Jiageng led more than 30 people to come over to visit first.

There are also many Nanyang children in the vanguard army, and after some exchanges, Chen Jiageng determined the merits of the vanguard army in the anti-Japanese war, and then decided to hand over the fundraising donations to the vanguard army first.

Only the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Organization "Nanyang Overseas Chinese Relief Association for Refugees in the Motherland" led by Chen Jiageng raised 144.456 million yuan in legal currency in 38 and 39 years, plus donations in 37 and 40 years, the total amount can be two or three hundred million, you must know that until 40 years, the legal currency is still very stable, and there is no great depreciation.

The reason why the fiat currency was stable at that time also had a lot to do with the remittances of overseas Chinese.

In just 39 years, overseas Chinese have remitted 1.1 billion yuan in foreign exchange back to the motherland, of which donations account for one-tenth of it. At least the central government can issue an additional 4.4 billion yuan in banknotes, and excluding the 1.1 billion yuan of settlement allowance handed over to overseas Chinese relatives, at least 3.3 billion yuan can be used for military and financial expenditures, compared with 1.8 billion yuan for military expenditures that year.

Forty-one years later, with the fall of Southeast Asia, remittances, which accounted for more than 70 percent of the total number of exchanges, were sharply reduced, and the fiat currency, which was already on the verge of collapse, completely fell into the abyss of currency.

It can be seen that the remittance of overseas Chinese plays a huge role, but it also means huge benefits. All the gods want to take a bite from above.

At this time, Chen Jiageng gave nearly one-fifth of the money to the vanguard army at once, entirely because he saw the real achievements of the vanguard army and the fact that they saw another vigorous development model in China during their few days in the special zone.

There are no more people starving to death in the Special Zone, and construction is everywhere. In order to absorb the idle labor, Meng Xiang has launched a lot of construction plans. A large amount of investment funds were immediately converted into the consumption power of the people in the SEZs, who had no worries about the future, and promoted the development of industry and commerce.

People who are lazy still can't solve the problem of food and clothing, and Meng Xiang has also promoted the five major demand theories that have been continuously supplemented and modified in combination with some theories of later generations, encouraging people to develop and create and change their own destiny.

This kind of life-changing vibrancy and the unlimited business opportunities in the SAR are something that Nanyang guests do not see elsewhere.

Meng enjoys the support of the base, and the financial situation is not tight. But with this 10 million guarantee reserves, the vanguard army can justifiably issue more metal military tickets. Although metal military stamps have their own value, they still have a certain credit function after all, and they are not completely equivalent to the value of currency.

Compared with this 10 million, Meng Xiang is more concerned about the 3,000 Nanyang children who came with Chen Jiageng.

The children of Nanyang are more accepting of new things, and their education and education level are generally higher. The 3,000 Nanyang children all know how to read, and when they are put in the team, they are a teaching team. At least 1,000 of these 3,000 Nanyang disciples can drive. Among them, there are more than 30 people who can fly planes. There are more than 40 captains and first mates of civilian ships, and more than 20 of them have studied in foreign naval schools.

"I would venture to ask. On the 7th, Yue Kou began to attack in the direction of Wuhan again, I don't know what the general plans to do? Tan Kah Kee asked.

On the 7th, when Lao Jiang thought that he was gathering troops to launch a fierce attack on the vanguard army, he suddenly attacked the Central Army.

Many people did not expect this attack, and even the campaign was a little lax, along the Pinghan line, the 14th Division of the devil broke through all the way to conquer Xuchang, approaching Luohe. And the Potan detachment of the Yangtze River and the marines of the devil took the ship and suddenly attacked Ruichang.

Originally, it should have been Sun Tongxuan's 12th Army defending here, but at this time, it was replaced by Cao Fulin's 29th Division. Cao Fulin was originally the most united in the team, but as soon as the vanguard army's subsistence allowance policy was implemented, most of the locals in the army left, and Cao Fulin hurriedly withdrew. But there are a lot of soldiers missing, and many new recruits are added along the way. But this point of recruits is obviously unable to cope with the onslaught of devils. Even when Town's troops came to support, they did not stop the onslaught of the 9th Division behind them.

The latest news that Meng Xiang got was that Ruichang was broken in the early hours of this morning.

Chen Jiageng also just learned this news. Originally, the next move of the vanguard army was a military secret, but Chen Jiageng was anxious in his heart, so he asked this. Meng Xiang also knew that Chen Jiageng was definitely not a type of annihilation, but he advocated free speech during the Republic of China, and some military secrets were also leaked out as talking points. This is also one of the reasons why the intelligence of the Central Army has become a funnel.

"The surrounding Kou is still looking at the Special Economic Zone, and I don't dare to be sloppy in my heart." What Meng Xiang said is also the truth, although the devils concentrated their forces to attack Wuhan first, they did not relax at all around the Special Economic Zone. I am afraid that the vanguard will come again with a surprise attack.

The 13th Division retreated to Xuzhou, and the 101st Division was ordered to retreat to Huaiyin. The devil's base camp knows that a team like the 101st Division is the worst, and it is close to the vanguard army, so it can only add food to the vanguard army. Lianyungang, the devil has no intention of taking it back, the port has not been completed there, and this section of the Longhai line is threatened by the vanguard army, and it no longer has much strategic significance. From the Yangtze River along the Jinpu line to Xuzhou, and then turn to the Longhai line to Zhengzhou, so that the pressure on defense is much less.

To the north is still the 116th Division, which does not dare to take it lightly across the Yellow River, while to the west is the 16th Division. The 116th Division itself is formed from the reserve of the 16th Division, and the 16th Division can rest the ranks with the help of the strength of the 116th Division.

"Although these five divisions can't attack the vanguard army, it's still okay to defend it!" Sugiyama thought that at most, the strength of the 116th Division was weaker, but with the help of the Yellow River defense line, it could also resist it. He was still a little uneasy, and the 4th Reading Force Mixed Brigade was also placed on the front line of the Yellow River to help the 116th Division defend.

Although these armies are not very threatening to the vanguard army, Meng Xiang does not dare to take it lightly, who knows if the devil will change his plan again? Especially in the south, there was a threat of three divisions, and the vanguard army also had a hard time coping with it.

"At this time, there are still 300,000 central troops around Wuhan, and I am willing to contain Yue Kou in the periphery to do my best to do my meager strength." Meng Xiang said again that the devil's response to the vanguard army gave the Central Army more time to deal with the arrangement, and with the expansion of 100,000 recruits, there are now 300,000 troops around Wuhan. Meng Xiang didn't plan to join in the excitement, at most the Air Force would come over to support.

Even if the armored units of the vanguard army rushed there, the terrain of the ravines and ravines there was not conducive to the assault of the tank troops, and logistical problems such as fuel and ammunition could not be guaranteed.

Compared with the vanguard army, if you make some small moves around the periphery and take advantage of it, it is easier to attract the devil's troops, so that it cannot be pressed by the army with all its might.

Chen Jiageng nodded, he also knew the situation of the vanguard army at this time, but seeing the Yue army break through the defense of the Central Army again and again made him anxious.

"Could it be that this dignified Central Army is not as good as this warlord army?" Chen Jiageng also unconsciously regarded the vanguard army, which is mainly domestic and foreign newspapers have similar guidance.

Meng Xiang didn't have the intention of exploring Chen Jiageng's thoughts at this time, but had been thinking about how to get those Nanyang children in his heart.

"Mr. Chen, it just so happens that our Fifth Fleet will be officially established today, let's take a look?" Meng Xiang invited.

Now that the Izumo and Ashigara have been repaired, and Lao Chiang has not broken his promise, the name and establishment of the Fifth Fleet have come down.

Because the formation and training of the Izumo and Ashigara continued, the Fifth Fleet did not officially hold its inauguration ceremony until today, September 9.

"Lao Tzu's team is newly opened, and there are only two or three guns in hand!" Looking at the two lonely ships in the port, Meng Xiang suddenly thought of this lyric. But others did not think that there were too few ships, and tens of thousands of people from all walks of life swarmed the harbor.

At this moment, the air force of the vanguard army was ready to take off immediately, and the airship in the air appeared for the first time, cooperating with the reconnaissance plane to observe the surrounding security situation. For the sake of safety this time, Meng Xiang also specially built three more radar stations. Another 3,000 soldiers with 1,000 dogs patrolled the area. Today alone, in cooperation with the bomb disposal team, more than a dozen bombs were found in Qingdao, including three poison gas bombs.

The devils are doing everything they can to destroy, but the hukou system and identity cards limit their mobile infiltration. There were bombs in a dozen places and they did their best to destroy. Three different secret service departments acted together, so that the twelve and the others could not know in advance.

Originally, Meng Xiang didn't want to make it so grand, but many people pushed behind the scenes, allowing the vanguard army to attract the attention of devils, and people from all walks of life spontaneously poured in. Meng Xiang simply pushed the boat down the river and started the celebration. The more famous the vanguard is, the easier it is to recruit talent. At this time, the Fifth Fleet was still being formed, and there was a shortage of talents, and such a large-scale celebration was easy to attract those naval talents to come and defect.

The protection of the entire celebration was as strict as possible, especially by Meng Xiang's side, under the strong request of Tang Yaoshi and others, more than a dozen officer bodyguards appeared next to Meng Xiang, who made his first public appearance after the assassination, and ordinary people couldn't rely on it. This made Meng Xiang a little crying and laughing, he was accompanied by Tanya and the four ordinary bodyguards at this time, and when he entered, he did a weapon security check, and the slightest pistol could not penetrate the body armor on his body. There are two groups of personnel stationed at the surrounding high points to protect them, and in this case, if he can still be assassinated, he can only accept his fate.

"Woo! At this time, in Qingdao Port, the Izumo and Ashigara of about 10,000 tons are more and more huge compared to the small sailboards of hundreds of tons or even dozens of tons around.

As the bubbles of champagne flew in the sky, a large group of officers and officers of the Central Navy were watching and cheering. After all, this is a 10,000-ton warship belonging to Huaxia, no matter which faction, at this moment, they are cheering for the Huaxia Navy to be more powerful.

In the fluttering of streamers and colorful flags, and in the cheers and blessings of everyone in unison, the Izumo and the Breaking Saying sailed out of the port of Qingdao and headed for the open sea.

"What a ship!" After Chen Shaokuan and Meng Xiang presided over the ceremony, they patrolled the open sea together on the Izumo, the flagship of the Fifth Fleet. The devil's navy has not launched an attack for a long time, so that the surrounding waters have no forces that can threaten them, and the early warnings of airships and reconnaissance planes in the air are continuous, and there are no devils to sabotage. Although he was slapped twice, he didn't think that the vanguard would be much of a threat with these two ships. No one, no matter how good a ship is, it is useless.

"Whether the boat is good or not is one aspect, the key is to depend on the people!"

Meng Xiang's lukewarm words made Chen Shaokuan's words stagnate. Since the Central Navy sank and lost most of it, all kinds of words have continued, and at this time, Meng Xiang's words made him suddenly think of this again.

Regarding the self-sinking of the Central Navy, especially the self-sinking of Jiangyin, Meng Xiang was indeed a little prejudiced before. But after coming to this world, the more I understand some issues, the more I feel that it is no longer as simple as superficial comments.

Just like Jiangyin, most of the ships in service with the Central Navy at that time were ships from the late Qing Dynasty, the hull was aging, and the holes in the annual maintenance costs could not be filled, and the foreign arms blockade of China made the navy's weapons and ammunition even more scarce. At that time, there was a war with Yue himself, and there were still many devil ships in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The Central Army planned to block their retreat in Jiangyin, using fortress artillery to sink them or even capture them.

To plug the gap, ordinary small boats are not good, and large civilian ships are rushing to transport machinery and materials from Jiangsu and Zhejiang all day and night, which are not enough, how can they sink the river? In the end, the old ships of the Navy were sunk to the bottom of the river. You must know that these warships, which were also blocked in the Yangtze River by devils, have lost the opportunity to fight in the ocean again. In the face of annual maintenance costs, the central political axe that has lost the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang can only be abandoned.

The people in the navy also understand that without the financial support of the central government, these ships are useless, and it is better to sink them, and in the future, they can ask the central government for money under the pretext that it is more cost-effective to build new ships. For so many reasons, the warship sank into the river and blockaded Jiangyin. But at this time, Huang Jun's father and son appeared to lure the female spy Nanzao Yunzi and did the most shameful Han annihilation, revealing this plan that only a few people knew, so that the ships in the devil's Yangtze River escaped half a step in advance. The plan fell short!