When the number of enemies destroyed by the vanguard army came out, many people did not believe it.

Even Lao Jiang is skeptical. He had seen his own strength on the battlefield, and when he was studying, he had also personally experienced the strength of the army. But now, how can the 150,000 troops be destroyed and killed? Could it be that my collective legs are weak?

The generals who had fought with him were also a little unconvinced. fought with himself, and that time was not a great sacrifice in exchange for the casualties of the little devils. It's good to win with a 5-1 battle loss, and many times, even if the whole team is filled in the gun's eye, there is no hope of victory. Everyone also knows that the weapons of the vanguard army are powerful, but at most they are at the level of one to one, or even one to two. said that he was not a dough pinch, how could there be more than ten to one?

Compared with the overjoyed actions of the people after hearing about it, they are more calm and continue to understand through various ways.

But the news came quickly, and it was true.

said that he was beaten and lost his armor, and piles of corpses were placed there, and he couldn't deny it.

In the past, he said that he ran after the central army, and even if there were dead devils in the war between the two sides, they were also buried by the devils in the back. The Central Army did not talk about prisoners, even the corpses of devils were not much. But in the vanguard army, the corpses of the devil officers alone are piled up in thousands.

At this time, everyone noticed the mechanized divisions of the vanguard army. They have all experienced the power of tanks, and in the past, a dozen tanks of little devils could break through the defense line of a division of the Central Army. And this time the charge of the vanguard army heard that more than a hundred tanks were blown up and damaged for various reasons alone.

These are scalp-tingling numbers. But it is a real proof of the exploits of the vanguard army.

"How many troops do you need to wipe out my 150,000 troops?" Lao Jiang asked Chen Cheng solemnly.

"The power of the whole country!" Chen Cheng smiled bitterly in his heart. An army of 1 million to attack an army of 150,000 is a good record of 50,000. This time, the vanguard army sent only five armies, 54, 56, 57, 12, and 30, plus a teaching team, only more than 500,000 people before and after.

Old Jiang Liang was speechless for a long time.

The curtain fell on the war very quickly.

Although the wars in Shanxi, Huaibei, Shanhaiguan and other places were also continuous, the core of the entire campaign was in the Central Plains, so people generally called this battle the Central Plains War.

For many years afterward, historians agreed that the Central Plains War was a turning point in the entire War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and an important milestone in the development of the vanguard army.

However, the war lasted for a short time.

In Henan and Lianghuai, the vanguard army did not move forward again. Even the war in Shanxi, after breaking through Xiaoyi, stopped the pace of southward expansion. After repeated unsuccessful attacks, the Kwantung Army also stopped its offensive and stabilized in the rear. The unclear movement of the Russians also made the Kwantung Army dare not exert force.

He said that he lost more than 300 Zeros in this battle, and more than 300 other planes also lost. But compared to other aircraft that were ravaged, the agility and combat effectiveness of the Zero were still commendable. He himself was aware of the shortcomings of the Zero, and they wanted to build a better aircraft. However, before that, the Zero aircraft were insufficient, and the total number of aircraft was insufficient to form an overwhelming advantage over the vanguard army, which made them disillusioned with seizing air supremacy on the battlefield.

Without the support of aircraft, they were unable to break the artillery superiority of the vanguard army.

As a last resort, the flames of war, which had been burning for another week, were extinguished. The entire campaign lasted only ten days, and the most intense were only the first three days.

But even if the fighting is extinguished, it still can't stop people's enthusiastic discussion.

"Is my combat effectiveness very weak? Not as heroic as it was back then? Some people in Moscow were also surprised by this result, and the Russians could not help but despise the confrontation between the Kwantung Army and them in the Far East.

"We should take revenge for the humiliation of those years, take back South Sakhalin, and liberate Manchuria from the iron heel of our own." Many Soviet Russians began to look at the resources of the northeast, and a tide of agitation for eastward expansion was surging.

"Our worst enemy is in the West!" The words of the Supreme Directive crushed these currents at once. It was not that Stalin was not interested in the Northeast under his rule, but on the Western Front, the Germans were gaining momentum. The Germans, who were encouraged by the appeasement policy of Britain and France, always aimed the spearhead at Soviet Russia, so that they did not dare to take it lightly.

Soviet Russia had been in contact with the British for some time, trying to ease relations and then concentrate on dealing with the Germans. At this time, of course, there will be no more trouble. He said that he was just a dog that they connived at. Even if they say that they can't defeat Soviet Russia, with the support of Britain, France, and even the United States, they will drag Soviet Russia down in the Far East.

However, Stalin's vulnerability was still tempted by his own vulnerability, and when he ran into a wall with Britain and France, Soviet Russia had already begun to turn to détente with the Germans.

In the same way, the Germans saw the combat effectiveness of their own army, and they were a little shaken by the idea of containing Soviet Russia from the east. Although they had already negotiated an alliance with Italy, negotiations with their own alliance had been slow to progress. On the contrary, the vanguard army is becoming more and more important in their eyes.

In these wars, they all had observers observing the battles on both sides, and they were more intuitive about the strength of the vanguard army. According to the reports they submitted, they were all biased towards the side of the vanguard, which also forced Hitler to carefully consider the question of relations with China.

At the same time, Ying and France were relieved by their own setbacks. Although he himself is also a pawn against Soviet Russia, if he controls Huaxia in his hands, he will be a huge threat. After the Washington Treaty, his assertiveness made Britain and France increasingly worried about their rights and interests in Asia. At this time, someone poured cold water on them, and Britain, France and other countries were still happy to see it.

The Americans are also gloating over the defeat of the Yamaben Army, but they also see that the Yamaben Navy is stronger. However, in their eyes, the wide Pacific Ocean is the best barrier against the enemy.

Of course, these fluctuations are not as deep as those of Huaxia and Yueben.

The strength shown by the vanguard army this time directly reassured many people and aroused the yearning of more people. The vanguard army not only has the ability to hold the territory, but also has the ability to defeat the Yue himself and open up the territory. The future of the vanguard army is already far brighter than that of the Central Army.

Since the vanguard army can annihilate his 150,000 troops, then the million central army is nothing in their eyes. In this chaotic era where strength speaks, there is no doubt that the vanguard army has become a new target for more people.

Lao Chiang's central political axe could not swing the knife at himself, and could only let him degenerate in the intricacies of interests. Those ascending passages were closed, making it impossible for some talented people to stretch their legs. At this time, after the outstanding achievements of the vanguard army emerged, there was immediately a surge of talent defection.

And a piece of news burned out the last bit of hesitation in many people's hearts.

The Kong family suddenly announced at the end of June that they would return to their former residence in Qufu from Yucheng, pack up, and prepare to worship their ancestors in the near future.

This is a clear signal that the Confucian family is optimistic about the vanguard army. You must know that even if the vanguard army occupied Qufu and other places early, the Kong family never said that they wanted to go back, and they never said anything. At this time, not long after the victory of the vanguard army, the Kong family's sudden speech this time, hanging the signboard of the saint, also expressed a kind of recognition.

As a result, the string of righteousness between the vanguard army and the central army was broken by the Confucian family. Meng Xiang is also happy about this, since then, many things beyond common sense have been done, and some people have jumped out to uphold righteousness. He is already an existence at the same level as the Central Army, but he can kill deer with a knife.

The Kong family is leaving, Lao Jiang really doesn't dare to stop it, and after the good words are finished, he still can't keep it. After all, people's homes are in Qufu, so they can't help but go back, right? Lao Jiang could only watch as the people of the Kong family got on the plane of the vanguard army and left directly. When I turned around, I could only smash the bottle and smash the bowl depressedly, and scolded Niang Xipi for a long time.

However, Lao Jiang was not an idle person, and took advantage of the July Seventh commemoration to deliver an enthusiastic speech on the War of Resistance to the End and drive him out. Won a lot of applause. But that's about it. Everyone avoids disasters and seeks profits, and the vanguard army embodies not only the strength of the battle, but also the huge profit cake on the territory of the vanguard army, which is what many people value.

The benefits of the vanguard army's subsistence allowance policy have emerged, and people who have been relieved of their worries have begun to heat up. A large number of product sales are undoubtedly attracting people's attention. The saying of living and working in peace and contentment makes people seem to have returned to the golden development period of ten years all of a sudden. In the face of such temptation, even the Jiangsu-Zhejiang consortium that originally supported Lao Jiang was shaken.

The foundation of their Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces has been entrenched by Yu himself, and it is difficult to restore to the previous prosperity. At this time, there are so many opportunities on the territory of the Vanguard Army, which can make their wealth go to the next level. They don't mind choosing between profit and betrayal.

At this time, Lao Jiang was worried about this every day, and even the former henchmen were temporarily put aside. He needs to solve the problem of the vanguard army first.

But now that the vanguard army is fully fledged, and there is nothing to rely on the central political axe, how can they be held hostage? In the past, the vanguard army could still obey the command under the righteousness of the central political axe, but now even if the vanguard army completely breaks with the central political axe, the people's reaction will definitely not all fall to the central government.

A vanguard army emerged to play against Lao Jiang, and other warlords were happy to see it, except for Yan Xishan and others who had vital interests damaged, just like Li Zongren and others were secretly working hard for the vanguard army. If Lao Chiang dealt with the vanguard army, he would not have much energy to cut down on them.

The vanguard army defeated Yue himself, temporarily eliminated the threat of Yue himself, and also made the relieved Huaxia start a more fierce intrigue again.

All this seems to have nothing to do with the vanguard army, the vanguard army is just a stable territory, resolutely refusing to spit out an inch, digesting and absorbing the results of the battle, and consolidating its foundation little by little.

This does not mean that Meng Xiang does not care about the reaction from the outside, he attaches more importance to the reaction at home than the reaction at home. That will involve the question of the direction of the development of the vanguard army in the future.

The defeat of the Yue army this time, before the war ended, had already stirred up the world in the country.

There are those who speak out for revenge, there are those who scold [***], and there are all kinds of remarks, but basically, they are aimed at both the domestic political situation and the war in China.

Needless to say, the domestic political situation continues to fall. Such a big defeat is unprecedented, and the black pot of the cabinet is a backdrop. Nobuyuki Abe is okay as a bureaucrat, but his political tools are somewhat weak. was pushed out as a good scapegoat.

The Abe cabinet collapsed and was replaced by Mitsumasa Yonechi.

Although the navy also suffered some losses this time, it was a hundred times stronger than the army's fiasco, so the navy overwhelmed the army this time. Although the results of this naval minister are not very good, he is a shield for the navy. Mitsumasa Yonechi is also one of the representatives of the non-expansion faction. His coming to power is also a manifestation of the superiority of the lord and faction. This time, the main battle faction was knocked down with a stick, and the main and faction began to gain the upper hand.

Again, he, like Yamamoto Isoroku and others, was against the German-Italian alliance, and one Inoue Narumi was both pro-British and American, forming an iron triangle against Britain and the United States.

His formation of a cabinet is also a friendly signal to Britain and the United States. It's time to start pretending to be grandchildren again.

They can't afford to take care of anything else for the time being, so they can only solve the affairs of Huaxia first.

For China, especially for the vanguard army, I said that there were two mainstream views at this time.

One is to ask the whole country to fight a decisive battle and wipe out the vanguard army. Of course, this view is the opinion of some fanatical soldiers and people in the lower classes, but it is somewhat brainless. At this time, Ben no longer had the certainty of completely destroying the vanguard army, and even if he defeated the vanguard army, he would inevitably suffer heavy losses. Neither Russia nor the United States are good neighbors, so how dare I take such a risk?

One is to make peace with the vanguard army, demarcate the territory with the current demarcation line, not disturb each other, and even cooperate.

However, this kind of unilateral cooperation is not necessarily acceptable to the vanguard. You must know that the vanguard army's attitude was very clear before, and it would definitely not negotiate peace again. Even Lao Jiang gave a speech on resisting the war to the end, how could Meng Xiang call people to scold.

However, without more than one name, the short-term flame of peace ignited by the confrontation between the two sides is still feasible. At least, Meng Xiang felt that it would take a while to be stable on the southern front.

He said that he needed time, and the vanguard army also needed time.

Because World War II is about to begin, this time I have been subdued, and I am at least stable for a long time. Meng Xiang needs to quickly expand his territory to facilitate the upgrade of his base. The annihilation of more than 100,000 enemies this time made Meng Xiang's military achievements increase a lot, and he saw the hope of upgrading. Compared with the military merit of using the economy to spend money to upgrade and kill the enemy on the battlefield, the military merit of conquering the city is the fastest. In the northwest, there is a large area of land, where the power is also relatively weak. Moreover, Meng Xiang needs the northwest, and after occupying the entire north, he can attack Mongolia and Soviet Russia.

However, before that, Meng Xiang needs to solve Shanxi's problems first.

In this Central Plains War, the vanguard army did not attack Taiyuan, but occupied the counties around Taiyuan and isolated Taiyuan.

There are still 100,000 devils in Shanxi, and the location is convenient, just relying on Sun Liren and his three armies to conquer them one by one, the losses will inevitably be very large. Meng Xiang was reluctant to carry a large amount of pension, and the relationship between the various forces around Shanxi was complicated. It is more convenient for the vanguard army to pick up those county towns in the hands of devils. As soon as the Central Plains War ended, the strength of the vanguard army was much looser, and it could be transferred to deal with Shanxi.

Taiyuan is a fortified city, and in the face of the main force of the 109th Division, as well as the possible fierce street battles that broke out, Meng Xiang did not dare to take it lightly. It needs to be rehearsed constantly.

There were quite a few Taiyuan people in the ranks of the vanguard army, and they were greatly amazed by the exercise ground built by the vanguard army to drill the terrain layout of Taiyuan. This is all for the Vanguard Army to practice. Street fighting and night fighting were the activities of the New First Army and the New Eighth Army at this time. They will be the main attackers in the attack on Taiyuan in the near future.

The devils on the southwest side of the mountain have been hugged together and are under the command of Seishiro Itagaki. Although the logistics are insufficient, they should not be underestimated. However, Taiyuan could still give them supplementary supplies, but now Taiyuan has also been sealed. Sitting and eating the mountains are empty, and the consumption is also consumed to death. Since Meng Xiang knew that their weapons and ammunition were insufficient, there was no need to worry.

He needs to straighten out the relationship in Shanxi and sort it out little by little, lest Yan Xishan kill back again, or other forces will pick the fruit. So he still made up his mind, occupy a piece of territory, digest a piece of territory, digest it, and then go to occupy a new piece.

This is more secure, and as the number of administrative staff in the vanguard gradually increases, so does the appetite for territory.

The administrative staff of the Vanguard Army had already organized themselves into Jinzhong and began to arrange for the implementation of the subsistence allowance policy. With Datong's other experiences, it is not too difficult for the administrative cadres who have already mastered the subsistence allowance policy and compulsory education policies to deal with Shanxi's problems.

Notices on the recruitment of civil servants in the vanguard army are still hanging, but more than 5,000 people have been admitted and transferred to training. The training course, which started last year, has been held for five years, even if it was held in March.

At this time, Meng Xiang could finally breathe a sigh of relief, and the cadres he had cultivated could already control the situation. Although it is not yet mature, with the tempering of time, it can naturally provoke the beam.

There are retired soldiers of the vanguard army and clones and young students as the backbone of the administrative cadres, although the experience of governing is poor, but the enthusiasm can make up for the shortcomings. Moreover, the administration of the vanguard army is in accordance with administrative regulations, and with the supervision of the citizens' assembly and the selfless supervision of the clones, it can also operate normally.

Especially after the bumper harvest of summer grain, Meng Xiang has the confidence to continue to push outward.

This year's summer grain harvest in some places is not very good, and the grain consumed by the long-term war of resistance has increased, but the arable land and labor force are decreasing. Fortunately, the Central Army is still guarding the fertile fields around Wuhan, so the food in the Kuomintang area is not too tight.

However, Lao Chiang cut off the military salaries of some forces on the grounds that the consumption of the Anti-Japanese War was too large.

This is mainly due to the fact that Soviet Russia has strengthened the continuous penetration of its branches after easing its relationship with the central government in the Chinese War of Resistance against Japan. It also led to the resurgence of pro-Soviet forces in the red branches. The relatively radical moves also became more and more aggressive in some areas, which made Lao Jiang angry. There was a vanguard army threatening from his side, but it did not prevent Lao Jiang from sweeping up other forces.

If the vanguard army has the upper hand, Lao Chiang's life is not in danger, after all, there is no essential conflict of interest and hatred between the two sides. Lao Jiang pondered for a long time before he was adjusted to Annei again. Behind his national control area is still unstable, let alone dealing with the vanguard army.

Since the Fifth Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee of the Central Party (CPC) was held this year, the Central Party's clean-up of other forces has been accelerating. At this point, it's just more revealed. And the situation of the Russian branch is also expanding the antagonism. Where is the hatred of more than ten years so easy to eliminate? Only the vanguard army is watching from the sidelines, not being involved, just stabilizing the territory.

Ordinary people don't know what the big truth is, but the people take food as the sky, and whoever gives them enough food will believe it. The subsistence allowance policy given by the vanguard army gave them the greatest expectations, and correspondingly supported the vanguard army the most. This is also the main reason why other forces cannot squeeze into the territory of the vanguard army, and it is also a sharp weapon for the rapid and stable development of the vanguard army after opening up its territory.

The people in the vicinity of Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, have long heard about the deeds of the vanguard army in implementing the subsistence allowance in various places for more than a year. After all, it is still the poorest people at this time. Soon they left Yan Xishan behind. Even those who are businessmen are hesitant to take a stand when faced with the opportunities on the entire territory of the Vanguard.

At this time, Dadetong and other firms began to take the lead in clarifying their positions.

Meng Xiang knew a story about the Qiao family in Shanxi from later generations, and this Dade Tong was the signboard of the Qiao family. It's just that when the warlords are fighting, the damage is greater. In those days, the gun in the hands of the warlord was the uncle. In 26 years, Feng Yuxiang directly had a showdown of 5 million stone grain and 1.5 million silver dollars in Qiao's firm, which greatly damaged its vitality. During the 30-year Central Plains War, the Jin banknotes depreciated, and Dadetong could have made a war fortune and used the Jin banknotes to pay the depositors, but they exchanged them in new currency, giving up the last chance to make a comeback, and quietly closed down in less than two years.

But after Meng Xiang heard about their reputation, he gave them another chance through mutually beneficial cooperation, so that they led a group of businesses to take the lead in the vanguard.