Chapter 429 Of course I am speaking for the people

When Meng Xiang saw the two blood books and the banners that were filled with names with blood, his heart was filled with passion and he couldn't help but agree to them. But a trace of reason in his heart still suppressed the impulse.

The 12 pilots who died in the 66 air battle were mainly those pilot recruits. Even if they had excellent skills, they still suffered from insufficient experience. Some things were not available from the practice field. Even those recruits who passed the training could easily become Japanese achievements, not to mention those rookies who were still in colleges and universities.

In the words of Liu Cuigang, who just became the first to break through 20 battles in the Pioneer Army, one person can easily fight more than five of them alone.

Sometimes, passionate blood cannot solve the problem. Passion is just motivation, but it cannot be used as a means. There is only one word difference between heroes and heroes.

"It's not time for life and death, so you don't need to use cannon fodder to fill the defense line!" Meng Xiang shook his head and smiled bitterly. At this time, although the pilots of the Pioneer Army were nervous, with the cooperation of a large number of anti-aircraft guns, they could still withstand the Japanese's attack.

As the production of Japanese Zero fighter jets increases, the pressure will be greater in the future. Meng Xiang is also counting on these students to become the backbone of the future air force.

However, soldiers who have not been tempered by the battlefield cannot be called backbone of an army.

Meng Xiang is not not forbidding these students to go to the battlefield for training, but it takes time. Most of those students are rookies and can only be used as cannon fodder if they go.

But at this time, the students' angry passionate blood was not easy to pour cold water. Meng Xiang himself had been poured cold water more than once, so he knew that the passionate blood was frozen sharply, which could easily cause a heart to rupture.

So Meng Xiang pondered for a moment and said, "Tell them when they pass the test and when they can participate in the war. They can't pass the test in their lifetime, and they can't participate in the war in their lifetime!" Then he added, "Let the responsible personnel set the test standards higher. It's better to be lacking than to be overly ill."

Nanyuan Aviation Campus.

"No way? This is the pilot's standard? Why did I hear my cousin say that their tests are not so high? This is even more difficult than quarterly selection. Isn't this difficult?" a student wailed.

"What are you quarrels? As future elites, you can't even pass the difficulty. You still have the nerve to quarrel." The instructor next to him glared.

The student shrank his neck and shouted to relieve him of the siege.

"Instructor Liu, someone is looking for it!"

When the instructor looked back after hearing the news, a thin figure stood straight in the distance.

"That's great, boy, I heard that you caught four planes in the first battle, and you were almost an elite pilot? You deserve to be a student I taught! Hahaha!" Instructor Liu walked over in surprise, patted his thin shoulders and smiled proudly.

"Stop being so pretty, Lao Liu. You have only had five planes in three years. You have become a famous teacher at this time?" An instructor next to him joked.

"Get out, go jealous! I taught this kid step by step." Instructor Liu flicked his feet and kicked the dodging instructor and said with a proud smile. The first batch of students from the Pioneer Army were taught step by step from the One, One, One and Two. They don't have time to master the systematic theoretical knowledge, so they can only practice more through this method of master-apprentice teaching.

"This is Wang Lei! It's amazing. He almost became an elite pilot when he first went to fight!" someone next to him said in surprise.

The thin body just calmed her face and didn't say much. Only Instructor Liu smiled proudly from time to time, "This is my not-so-good student. I just had some grades and couldn't help but praise me. Otherwise, young people would be proud! Hahaha!"

"Thank you, instructor!" When there was no one, Wang Lei couldn't help but thank him.

When he entered the school, he encountered some twists and turns in the review of this level.

His ancestral home is Chaohu, Anhui. His grandfather started his business by selling opium, which caused many families to die. Although his grandfather, who had been smoking opium for many years, eventually died of opium. However, this background still aroused the disgust of many people. When he entered the aviation school, he almost couldn't enter. It was just because his father stopped opening an opium restaurant and refused the Japanese's suggestion to cooperate in opening an opium restaurant. He was killed by a traitor and took over his property. He was removed from the identity of an opium dealer and entered the aviation school.

After entering the aviation school, many people disliked it. Only Instructor Liu only looked at the grades and did not care about other factors and accepted him and taught him step by step to fly air combat.

"What are you thanks? You kid will fight a few more Japanese planes and become the ace as soon as possible!" Instructor Liu slapped Wang Lei on the shoulder and grinned, suddenly thinking about something and asking again,

"By the way, I forgot to ask you, I'm not fighting in front of me, why are you back?"

"We sent a few of us to demonstrate the selection of students from the aviation school." Wang Lei said helplessly.

"Demonstration? I understand. This is to use your senior brothers to suppress the arrogance of these little monkeys and to sharpen their temperament. No wonder the standards are raised so high!" Instructor Liu slapped his forehead and smiled, "It's good that this will save them from going to the battlefield and they can only serve as military achievements for the Japanese."

Wang Lei felt a little sad when he heard this. When he came out of the aviation school, he was also very arrogant, but in this air battle, 8 of the 32 new pilots died, three of which he knew. Only ten of them were not shot down. Such results were really ashamed.

However, Meng Xiang didn't think so. Except for two of the remaining 24 novices who retired due to serious injuries, the other 22 have grown into skilled hands. After a great battle, they have matured a lot. They have stood out from Wang Lei, Su Chao and other ace seedlings. Although this is expensive, the effect of this life and death test is the most obvious. Therefore, Meng Xiangcai agreed to the students' participation in the war. Just to protect them, the standards are very high, and Wang Lei and others are just a yardstick.

At the same time, some people from the flying club were selected. Su Chao, who also bought four fighters in his first battle, was a grassroots group who came out of the flying club. At this time, the gap between the grassroots and the academics was not big, and the first batch of students in the academy also had a grassroots training method.

However, no matter which method is used, the Air Force has its standards. No matter what method is used for training, the most qualified drills in actual combat are the ones.

Before this, there was a selection every quarter, and this time the additional selection was increased by the students' requirements.

But Meng Xiang said that the high standards were too high. The two aviation schools only passed 19 people, and those flight clubs only passed 8 people. These 27 people still need to be familiar with the fighter jets and weapons. It seems that they will not be able to participate in the next battle.

The battle on the southern front does not affect the attack on the western front.

Sun Liren's New First Army and Hu Ba's New Eighth Army did not directly attack Taiyuan, but quickly headed south and conquered Jinzhong in one fell swoop, which surprised the Japanese. This was clearly intended to encircle and annihilate the 109th Division defending Taiyuan City.

Pang Bingxun's 40th Army also conquered Licheng, and the troops forced Lucheng and Changye. It was very likely that the devils in Shanxi were separated from the middle and each encircled and annihilated them.

At this time, the Japanese in Shanxi had newly reorganized 109th Division, newly reorganized 20th Division, and mixed into the Third Brigade. These were all defeated generals of the Pioneer Army. The 109th Division and the 20th Division were almost destroyed, and the division commander of the 20th Division was even removed by the Pioneer Army.

The 26th Division is now numbered. After rest and recuperation, it is classified as Shanxi management, all of which are under the jurisdiction of Tada Jun.

In addition, the 5th Mixed Brigade of the Central Army, and the 10th and 116th Divisions that retreated to Shanxi, this is the full strength of the Japanese in Shanxi. Although it seems to be five divisions and two Mixed Brigades, several teams were damaged and unable to replenish their troops, and the troops were just over 100,000.

The New First Army and the New Eighth Army conquered the surrounding areas of Taiyuan and destroyed many more, and at this time there were less than 100,000.

The airport in Shanxi has been cleaned up by the Pioneer Army, and there are no more than fifty aircraft that can take off, and they are old-fashioned. Under the continuous bombing and destruction of agents, the arsenal can no longer replenish enough ammunition for the Japanese.

Before, because the Japanese forced Chinese workers to work in the arsenal, the vanguard's bombing was a jealous weapon. Only after the special agents and special forces infiltrated the workers, they mobilized some factory equipment. Later, the Japanese distrustled the Chinese workers more and more, and some key processes were handled by Japanese overseas Chinese and soldiers. This provided convenience for the vanguard's bombers.

Under the precise air guidance of the special forces, several arsenal branches and more than a dozen ammunition depots were bombed in succession. Not only did the Japanese armed forces break, but they also started to survive for several meters. The ammunition and aircraft outside could not enter at all. The north, east and south were all blocked by the vanguard aircraft. At the end of the battle in Jinzhong, hundreds of Japanese soldiers charged with bayonets. Of course, Somi and the cloth tearing machine would not be polite to them, and they would directly destroy them with the rain of bullets.

The Japanese army lacked ammunition and even more short of artillery shells, which greatly reduced their combat effectiveness. This made the vanguard army's attack more fierce.

Whether it is the Japanese Bushido or the Emperor, ** can't compete with the bullets.

The devils in Shanxi kept sending rescue signals. But there was no good way for the Japanese base camp. The devils in Shanxi were trapped to death.

"Carry the decisive battle in the Central Plains! Otherwise, Shanxi will be in danger." Tada Jun asked his superiors.

"The Central Plains is not a suitable place, which is conducive to the impact of the vanguard army's chariot troops." Sugiyama said helplessly. The Japanese were not mentally retarded. They also saw that the environment in the Central Plains was not suitable for them to fight the vanguard army, so they mainly attacked the Lianghuai area with more rivers.

The Japanese are already familiar with the chariot troops of the Pioneer Army, but there is no way to effectively resist it.

Their 37 anti-tank guns were no longer useful against the T-34 tanks of the Pioneer Army. Even the 70 infantry guns and the 75 mountain guns were not very useful. In addition, they were small in number, and they could not stop the torrent of the steel of the Pioneer Army. The Japanese were envious when they saw it and stepped up their research on heavy tanks in order to compete with the T-34. However, after analysis, they found that they did not have enough steel and resources to build these bulky iron guys.

All the steel in China was swallowed up by the navy. For this reason, the army quarreled with the navy again. In the end, Japan's First Chariot Brigade advanced to the first Chariot Division in the Northeast and was equipped with new tanks. This time more than 100 chariots were transported to Hefei through the Yangtze River, preparing to fight to the Central Plains. But Sugiyama also knew that their chariot troops were still inadequate.

However, if you have the advantage in the air and the advantages of the ground troops, you can still open up the Shanxi passage. After all, there are still 100,000 officers and soldiers there, and no one dares to say that you will leave it alone.

"The Pioneer Army has been adjusted again, and their number is estimated to have reached one million." Kenji Doihara said bitterly in his heart. Under their noses, the Pioneer Army grew stronger bit by bit, no matter how hard it is, no matter how it is suppressed, it will not work. At this time, he has become a giant.

"I don't know how they broke through the empire?" He was still a little confused, but then stabilized his mind and said:

"At this time, Pang Bingxun's 40th Army also began to attack Shanxi. At this time, there were only 57th Army near Zhengzhou. Their commander was a young general of Huang Baitao. He was not from Chiang Kai-shek's Huangpu family. But it is said that he was brave and loyal to the battle." Kenji Doihara recalled in his mind that he seemed to have seen that man. His skills were outstanding, but Huang Baitao was just a small person in Zhang Zongchang's team back then, and he didn't have a deep impression of him.

"The 57th Army now has three divisions. After the vanguard army was reorganized, the size of the division was reduced, and each division was reduced to more than 20,000 people, which was similar to the number of our divisions. But the combat effectiveness..." Kenji Doihara said. Although the information was not very detailed, after the vanguard army was reorganized, the vanguard army was still the dominant one in terms of weapons. However, in terms of morale, he still firmly believed that the morale of the imperial soldiers was the first.

"The combat power is not much different. The three divisions of their army are almost the same as our three elite divisions." Kenji Doihara specially added an elite division to compare, but even if he didn't say it, Sugiyama Tsukiyama knew how powerful the combat power of the vanguard army was. He had already fought against many old opponents.

"There are no other troops around?" Sugiyama Yuan asked inadvertently while thinking.

"The army of the Pioneer Army is still being reorganized, and Sun Lianzhong and Shi Yousan's troops are all being reorganized near Baoding. However, Gu Liangmin's 56th Army is near Liaocheng, Anyang, and is a little further away." Kenji Doihara said. Even if they take a train, it will take some of the army to arrive. Only some of their reinforcements need to be considered. If the railway is destroyed, their threat will be even less.

"In this way, if there is only one army in Shanxi, you can still fight in one battle if there is only one army." Sugiyama Moto nodded slightly.

"There are also more than 100,000 troops of the Central Army in China that need dikes!" Kenji Doihara reminded, but his tone was also a little relaxed.

"Don't Chiang Kai-shek and Yan Xishan sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight?" Sugiyama Yuan said disapprovingly.

At this time, Chiang Kai-shek really wanted to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. Not only was he waiting for the vanguard army to compete with the Japanese, but the vanguard army entering Shanxi had to face Yan Xishan's counterattack. Sometimes, the governance area is not enough to have good policies. Yan Xishan has been in Shanxi for many years, and Chiang Kai-shek and the Red Party cannot reach out. It is difficult for the vanguard army to gain a foothold.

Although there is a minimum living allowance, it still needs the help and support of local people when implementing it. The Shanxi clan power is also very strong and cannot be easily disintegrated.

Therefore, Lao Chiang has not spoken much about the attack on the vanguard army in Shanxi. He hoped that the vanguard army would knock Yan Xishan's hard shell open and then push Yan Xishan to his side.

Yan Xishan sat firmly on Luliang Mountain, while waiting for the vanguard army to fight with the Japanese army. When it was almost the same, he came late and rewarded the guest army. Shanxi had become a den of devils at this time. If he wanted to drive away these devils, Yan Xishan did not have the strength. No matter who fights, the loss will not be small. What is the most important in the troubled times? Naturally, it is the army and money.

Yan Xishan's army was reluctant to send out for loss, and he had already calculated the way for the Pioneer Army. Even if the attack power of the Pioneer Army was strong, their internal affairs were just as good as that. After driving away the Japanese, they still needed one person to manage Shanxi. If they wanted to stabilize the political situation in Shanxi as soon as possible, it would be impossible to lack him. As long as there were still soldiers, even if he lost power for a while, he would eventually become the King of Shanxi. After more than 20 years of operation, every grass and tree in Shanxi were marked by him. He could not leave Shanxi, and Shanxi could not leave him.

So after thinking for most of the day, Old Yan decided to wait for the situation to change, but sent Sun Chu to participate in the next battle to attack Taiyuan just in case. He could calm down in Shanxi, not to mention the battlefield in Henan, and he stood by and watched.

Meng Xiang didn't expect them at all. When he was deploying troops, he focused on his own strength. Absolute strength represents absolute right to speak.

Both the Pioneer Army and the Japanese have already targeted Henan, but they have both chosen to consume some patience in the Huaibei region.

There were fewer heavy artillery fires in Huaibei, but the shells of anti-aircraft artillery kept roaring in the sky with smoke.

The Japanese sent planes to harass each other every day, and their reconnaissance planes wandered around like flies every day. The Japanese also learned their lessons and no longer went deep into the Pioneer Army's front and were free from anti-aircraft artillery. After seeing the Pioneer Army's anti-aircraft firepower network, even the skilled pilot ace was a little worried about it. The dense firepower network was already related to luck. If you are not lucky, you will be shot down by shrapnel.

Behind them, a large number of local Japanese troops were transported over.

The troop transport ship was not that easy to fight. Although a few days ago, taking advantage of the darkness and the Japanese negligence, another troop transport ship was sunk, but the vanguard submarine that had no time to sink to a safe position was also injured by the deep-water bombs of the Japanese escort fleet, killing 14 people. If four submarines had not participated in the attack this time and attracted the enemy's sight, the entire boat would have been wiped out.

Since then, the focus of the Pioneer Army has shifted to cargo ships. The Japanese army arranged armed personnel on each cargo ship, and the crews are all carrying weapons, and some large cargo ships even carry artillery.

But this could not stop the attack of the Pioneer Army at all. It was difficult to capture, so it sank. The attacks of the Pioneer Army's submarines had already attacked near the Yellow Sea, almost sealing up the ports around Dalian. The Japanese had to increase shipping to ports such as Dandong, and even transported directly through ports on the North Korean Peninsula.

Material capital was in short supply, and the 10 million yen printed by the Pioneer Army began to quietly invest in the Japanese local market, and targeted the targets to grain, rubber and oil. Only these three increases will allow the Japanese to find more resources.

The Japanese were not slow, and some discordant sounds were fluctuating in the territory of the Pioneer Army.

Even bee stings cannot resist the temptation of honey.

"When a person's life is not satisfied, he always stops." Meng Xiang sighed as he looked out the window.

"When the forest is big, you will have any birds." Tang Yaoshi said disapprovingly.

"At this time, the sound of decentralization of power appeared in the local area. Someone transformed into a plea for the people." Meng Xiang mocked.

"Only when local governments are autonomous, they can have greater space for activities. Some people can still dominate the countryside." Tang Yaoshi also sighed.

"So, our democratic process is divided into three steps. In the first step of governance measures, this autonomy is now limited to villages. Townships are co-governance for the theater government and local governments, with local governments as the main ones, and the theater governments are supervised and restricted. At the municipal and county level, the theater governments are mainly the main ones, and local governments are mainly supervision and restricted." Meng Xiang rubbed his forehead and said,

"During the war period, and the people's wisdom has not been opened, it has no stable development order. Although it cannot be guaranteed, some restrictions still need to be taken, otherwise the matter will be enough to exhaust our energy."

He stood up and walked a few steps in the room and said angrily: "Just now, can't some people see the situation at this time? The Japanese are forced to the doorstep, and several forces are still involved in fighting the Japanese for a small profit. Why don't they be so energetic when fighting the Japanese?"

"This is someone who is trying to do it. Our Pioneer Army has destroyed the benefits of too many people. According to an article in the newspaper a few days ago, our Pioneer Army is not talking to capitalists and landlords, dividing the land, setting the minimum wage and maximum working hours; it is not talking to the people, private ownership, exploitation, and feudal ideas are still the same. We also ask who we are talking to?"

Meng Xiang was just happy when she heard this:

"Of course I'm talking to the people!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to ***(***.***) to vote for recommendations. ***, your support is my greatest motivation.)
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