Chapter 448: Accelerating expansion

"It's almost dawn!"

The Germans still launched an attack on Poland at 4:45. In less than ten minutes, the confirmed news was transmitted to Meng Xiang's hands as the radio waves circled half of the earth and then rushed to Meng Xiang's hands who had been waiting for the night. Finally, after waiting for this news, Meng Xiang stood in front of the window and breathed a sigh of relief, she found that a light of dawn had appeared in the sky outside the window.

Although the situation in China at this time was beyond recognition with the strength of the vanguard army and was no longer as difficult as in the original history, the inertia of history was still amazingly powerful, and the relatively closed China did not affect much distant Europe. Weather, economy, personnel and other factors were also crucial, which also made the Germans' equipment a little stronger than the original history under the guidance of Meng Xiangjin's finger, but it was still not until September 1 that the page of iron blood and the collapse of the old order in the fire was opened.

The great inertia of history made Meng Xiang feel a little more gloomy and relieved. Many things in World War II were not something he could control at this time, and the impact sometimes did not mean that it could be changed. The light of the golden finger can still shine on the road ahead of history, but it also means that it would be more difficult to change some history.

"Don't worry about him, let them fight to the death. Anyway, the history of China has changed little by little in its own hands, which is enough. All that is left is the question of how much cheaper it can be picked up." Meng Xiang, who has more than one million troops, has already gained control over China.

When the news came back, Meng Xiang also put a stone in his heart. At least the same heaven-defying existence of the Golden Finger in History is still effective, and all that is left is how to slowly modulate it.

"Where is the second Yamato-class battleship given to the Germans?" Meng Xiang asked the Shi Erdao who accompanied him next to him. Meng Xiang sent the second Yamato-class battleship that owed the Germans before the outbreak of World War II. Although the copycat company is not afraid of others' investigation, it is better to avoid some trouble. The second Yamato-class battleship sent out as World War II is approaching, and the impact will be smaller.

As long as the artillery carriages in World War II start to push, they will not be able to stop casually.

"It's already past the Maldives!" Mouse II replied. The second Yamato was still sold through the sub-base in Southeast Asia. Naturally, the Germans were brought back when they were sold, but they transferred the payment through the Taiping Bank of the Pioneer Army. Each Yamato was placed on the base's locator, leaving a back door. Although it could not be accurately located after running far, as long as it was still within the control range of 10,000 kilometers of the base, the approximate position on the large screen was still clear at a glance.

"Yeah!" Meng Xiang nodded, and got another huge sum of money. However, most of them have been used as loan collateral and bought German equipment and technology.

"I still owe the Americans one. The British also came to consult and could give them one first. If they had given it to the Americans, I was afraid that the Japanese would have to shrink their courage. There were also the French and the Soviet Union, so I couldn't be polite to them. However, the time they got it needs to be carefully considered." Meng Xiang calculated silently in his mind. Due to the stimulation of the Germans, the orders of the Yamato increased sharply. Although all countries could also manufacture it, after the war broke out, those weapons and ship production lines would be occupied, and the delivery time promised by the counterfeiter company was faster.

"It can only be faster. It is not an emergency at this time. When they have almost consumed it, they are afraid that even *** will be taken out. So it is not appropriate to place an order like this. It should, by the way, it should be auctioned." Meng Xiang, who was originally suppressed by the strong sleepiness, suddenly thought of an idea and immediately cheered up. "The higher the price, the auction is the most cost-effective, and it can definitely be maximized, and it is not afraid of the consumption of time. Only the finished products are auctioned at that time, and there is no need to worry about the production speed of the base being too fast to attract the attention of others. The sources of many things can also be hidden."

However, it seems that it is not appropriate to have a counterfeit company and a umbrella company. After all, they have already made a lot of marks. With the arms transaction, everyone knows that the Pioneer Army has some relationship with a counterfeit company. Even if the umbrella company goes to South America to open up land with the Chinese, it will inevitably have some relationship. If there are too many matters involved, it is easy to show its strength in the future.

"Anyway, there are many shadow companies, so we can take care of each other. Let's start a new job!" After thinking for a long time, Meng Xiang finally said to himself.

There were three major auction houses in later generations, and none of them were liked. After all, many Chinese cultural relics were auctioned from there.

Meng Xiang has also paid attention to the affairs of those bronze heads. The cultural relics that were snatched away by his grandfathers and bought them back from his grandchildren for a large price, which can only be called ransom. It is not a glorious thing. If the ransoms are used for the investment in education and people's livelihood in China, it will be snatched back when China becomes stronger and the storage fee is snatched back. Some accounts are not erased by time.

In this time and space, Meng Xiang may have many opportunities to take advantage of World War II to rob. At that time, not only will our ancestors rob the things, but we will also take the opportunity to collect more Western artworks.

Gold in troubled times and antiques in prosperous times. Although the prices of these artworks fell sharply during World War II, the prices after World War II doubled up. Meng Xiang knew the high price of artworks in later generations. It is not uncommon for auctions of over 100 million US dollars.

With these, you need to have a sales channel, and it is also good to build an auction company.

After Meng Xiang made a decision, two more were made in a series of orders. There was a Sotheby's in London, and Meng Xiang used it to open a Sabi Auction House, and there was a Christie's in London, and Meng Xiang opened a new Guardian Auction House. Later generations had many suspicions about the names of these two of the world's four major auction houses, but no one knew that this was just a joke made by Meng Xiang's momentary prank.

At this time, he just needed such a sign, and the auction house was just used to auction weapons.

The early stage of World War II was a period of consumption. With years of accumulation, various countries could support it for a period of time. During this period, Meng Xiangjuedu would not go up to make a living, and just needed to follow the Germans to get benefits. The Germans needed more weapons, and China needed more machines and supplies.

However, with the acceleration of the pace of World War II, the strength of the Pioneer Army also needs to be continuously improved so that it can have more say in the future cake-sharing activities. This requires the Pioneer Army to become stronger. Whether it is the need for base upgrades or to change China, it requires more territory, more population, and more resources.

With the help of Yan Xishan, the Central Army occupied Yuncheng and other places for not lasting for a long time. These areas had been plundered by the Japanese for a while, approaching the Pioneer Army, but could not stop the soldiers from running secretly to the Pioneer Army. In addition, Yan Xishan's move to the people's autonomy, under the suppression of the Pioneer Army, the Central Army had to give up these areas.

Except for the near Zhongtiao Mountain, all parts of Shanxi fell into the hands of the vanguard army.

"Zhongtiao Mountain cannot be spared. There is a large copper mine there." Meng Xiang suddenly thought that the copper mine in Zhongtiao Mountain was more famous in later generations. At this time, the Pioneer Army did not have much copper mine resources. The few small mining areas mined had too few reserves. Besides, the Japanese had been driven out, and it was not the same thing that the Central Army had always squatted there.

"As soon as the minimum living security policy was implemented and new recruitment measures were implemented, they couldn't stay there. They would withdraw in no time!" Tang Yaoshi said happily. Some time ago, Yan Xishan was not only affected by the vanguard army's recruitment, but also all the forces around him suffered losses. The Central Army was no exception.

The military camp is in a temporary confinement, but after a long time, how can it be controlled? As long as it takes a long time, it will be fine for the Pioneer Army to digest all these soldiers. The Central Army does not have a good way to deal with it and will evacuate it soon.

"Yes!" Meng Xiang nodded and said, "We need to start three aspects next."

"The first is to stabilize the Shanxi and Henan regions, and to bring the nearby territories into our hands by relying on the minimum living allowance and people's autonomy." Since Yan Xishan proposed the implementation of the method of people's autonomy, Meng Xiang has deepened the universal suffrage at the township and village levels to combine it with it.

Many people who are approaching are looking forward to the minimum living allowance. As long as the Pioneer Army calls for it, no accidents will occur in these places, candidates for the Pioneer Army will be elected and fall into the jurisdiction of the Pioneer Army. However, universal suffrage and resettlement require a lot of energy and personnel to be involved in governance. The Pioneer Army cannot draw so much energy, so they have to erode out little by little.

However, this will also make it easier to lay a solid foundation and can take action step by step and eliminate many hidden dangers. The more this happens, the less good others can deal with it, and other forces will survive and take root in this situation.

"Now Funiu Mountain in Henan needs to be controlled by us, and Luoyang and other places can also slowly penetrate. We strive to control it all the way to Tongguan. We strive to win over Wei Lihuang a few more times." Meng Xiang continued, not hiding his ambitions in front of several people. In fact, everyone is even more urgent than him. At this time, the strength of the vanguard army is already stronger than the Central Army, and it is not an exaggeration to replace it.

However, Meng Xiang considered that the transition of the regime could easily cause some extreme instability, and the Chinese economy had begun to decay at this time. At this time, Meng Xiang did not have that great ability to take care of the development of the entire China, so Chiang Kai-shek was still the one who was in the forefront and gradually expanded his strength to make a smooth transition.

During this period, we still need to deal with different forces, and it is not only Lao Jiang who stands in front of Meng Xiang.

Yan Xishan's surrender was somewhat beyond Meng Xiang's expectations. It was difficult for such big shots to be inferior to others. The focus of his win over at that time was on Wei Lihuang.

Wei Lihuang, who was able to get Xiangyue Qingsizan as a tiger general, was not the direct descendant of Chiang Kai-shek, and was also a little disagreeing with He Yingqin, but he was able to stand out. In addition, he had a deep qualification to be a guard for Sun Zhong, and was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the First War Zone by Chiang Kai-shek, and became a second-level general at the same time as Meng Xiang.

At this time, Meng Xiang had already reached the threshold of a first-level general, and only a little time was missing. After all, it was only a few months since he was promoted to a second-level general. Although the Central Plains War was outstanding and he could be promoted suddenly during the war, except for Lao Chiang's special-level general, even if he was crowned, Meng Xiang was young, so the central government naturally needed to be cautious. Therefore, Meng Xiangcai could only be considered a first-level general.

Lao Jiang also sent someone to explain that once he passed thirty, he would be given the military rank of the first-level general. This also left Meng Xiang speechless. When others asked about his age, he said that he was 26 years old and was calculated as 11 years. According to this calculation, it would take two years to officially become the first-level general.

Although Meng Xiang was a little depressed, she was no longer envious of her as a first-level general. Even when Wei Lihuang chatted with him, she was still joking.

The Pioneer Army is very fat, which is the consensus of everyone. Wei Lihuang is so close to him, so he often goes over to contact him to fight Qiufeng. The Pioneer Army is also very caring for the anti-Japanese teams around him. In addition to some cheap weapons, there are also some gifts. Although other anti-Japanese teams have much less combat effectiveness, it is no problem to restrain the Japanese. At critical moments, it can also cause the Japanese to suffer a great loss.

During the Central Plains War and the regaining of Shanxi, the Pioneer Army and Wei Lihuang's Central Army cooperated most, and the two sides also frequently went and went.

Wei Lihuang was very envious of the equipment of the Pioneer Army, but the Pioneer Army occasionally revealed the recruitment of the Pioneer Army was rejected by him. He was a second-level general and a commander-in-chief of the war zone, and was a little unwilling to accept it. Besides, the Central Army was orthodox after all. After all, he had been through the storm and storm since he followed Sun Yat-sen, he would not leave the Central Party easily.

However, Yan Xishan's reversal shocked everyone, and many people began to reconsider the issue of standing in front of the Central Army and the Pioneer Army. Wei Lihuang was no exception. His soldiers came from several aspects, and not many were truly controlled by them. Even if there were tens of thousands of people, they were not as good as the million-strong army of the Pioneer Army.

During this period, his expression was a little loose during his interactions with the Pioneer Army. With the establishment of the United War Zone, he also had a position commensurate with his status. Meng Xiang estimated that as long as the time was right, it was possible for Wei Lihuang to surrender. At that time, he saved trouble and could directly accept some of the defensive areas of the First War Zone.

Of course, Meng Xiang did not place all his hopes on conquering Wei Lihuang. Chiang Kai-shek would definitely have a backup plan around Wei Lihuang. It would be better to wait until the vanguard army infiltrates and then work together.

It has to be said that the Pioneer Army’s move to relax and recruit soldiers was very powerful. Yan Xishan realized the power of this method and returned to his heart in advance. Otherwise, this method could definitely squeeze out any team with the minimum living allowance.

The treatment of the Pioneer Army itself is good. In addition, the minimum living allowance and pension solve the family's problems, so what else should soldiers worry about? Even if the family is no longer on the territory of the Pioneer Army, it can be seen that as the Pioneer Army expands, it will one day attack the hometown. So in the past two months after the Pioneer Army was promulgated, the surrounding Central Army suddenly lost more than 50,000 yuan. This is the result of the Central Army not seeing it, and taking tough measures to stop the soldiers.

But this situation cannot be blocked, and no one else can do it. It cannot be beaten, and it cannot be beaten. To be honest, the Pioneer Army has no coercion and is purely voluntary. If you have better conditions to retain soldiers, you can naturally use it. But the conditions of the Pioneer Army are already very high, who can give such good conditions? Although the main attractions are soldiers and middle and lower-level officers, it is these talents that form the cornerstone of an army.

The tactics of the Pioneer Army have always been strongly promoted with strength. Although there are not many particularly outstanding officer groups except Sun Liren, Zhang Lingfu and others, the army armed to the teeth does not require special strategies to make the opponent depressed. Just like the Japanese, there are so many veterans and many excellent officers, but they are also staring at the Pioneer Army's planes, tanks, heavy artillery, machine guns, etc.

This is the so-called one-force surrender to the ten. The Central Army and other forces have no way to face the vanguard army with absolute strength. They can only play emotional cards and ideological education cards desperately. But in the eyes of ordinary people, flowers are not as good as big cakes. Soldiers are still losing. And if they want to replenish troops from nearby, they can't bring people. Many people have heard of the name and policies of the vanguard army. If they want to join the army, they must be the vanguard army.

As the Pioneer Army increasingly showed its ability to compete, in addition to those who were unsuccessful, there were more speculators who bet on their own destiny, and they also threw themselves into the arms of the Pioneer Army. Some passionate young people were influenced by the Pioneer Army's achievements and came one after another. Many intellectuals who were looking for another way in difficulties were also attracted by the rising Pioneer Army. In addition, there were many chess pieces placed by others, trying to spy on intelligence and even occupying the nest.

For a time, a large number of people of all kinds of people were flooded into the vanguard army. There were signs of instability in both the army and administratively.

However, time waits for no one. With the progress of World War II, Meng Xiang could not have enough time to sort out these things. Since those who agreed to surrender would be enrolled as military citizenship, the Construction Corps could insert a large number of mixed characters, giving the Pioneer Army a place to divert. After eased the internal conflicts slightly, Meng Xiang continued to look outside.

"Second side, our next step is to strengthen the strength of the occupied areas and make them grow stronger in the heart of the Japanese." Meng Xiang continued.

This time, Shi Yi also came to participate in the discussion. The base areas in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have exceeded the direct jurisdiction of the Tianmu Mountain sub-base and expanded to a further place. Due to the evacuation of the central government, the power of the central army is relatively weak, and the Japanese have not yet attacked there. Therefore, under the expansion of the first guerrilla column of the vanguard army, which has expanded to 150,000 troops, Jiande, Tonglu, Chun'an and other places have been ruled.

"At this time, the Japanese lacked troops and were restrained by the joint war zone, so you should accelerate the expansion next step. The troops can be expanded by another 50,000. If the weapons and ammunition are insufficient, the war zone can help you replenish them. Next step, you should accelerate the expansion to the south and west. You can enter the boundary of Jiangxi, occupy Jingdezhen and other places, and then control Yingtan, Shangrao and other places. To the south, you should control Quzhou, Jinhua and other places, and further advance to the Kuocangshan area." Meng Xiang instructed.

Although the base area of ​​Shu Yi and his team are not very large, they have solved many sources of materials in the war zone. The tea leaves alone make the people in the war zone no longer complain. Other southern specialty products are also sent here continuously, and are connected with the northern specialty products in the war zone.

"In addition, the next step in the Northeast region is to establish a larger base area to attract more resistance forces to join in." Meng Xiang said to Wei Hanchao, who came to attend the meeting. At this time, the Second Guerrilla Column also stood firm in the Northeast, but it only occupied the mountain and became king. The next step is to slowly expand its sphere of influence.

The expansion of the vanguard army will accelerate the next step.

"The third aspect is that we must continue to expand westward." Meng Xiang's words already showed a trace of murderous intent. The style of Sanma in the west is not as easy to resettle as other warlords. Many issues of nationality and belief make the relationship there complicated. In addition, if the minimum living security policy is implemented, the interests of Sanma will be dispatched. Even if Sanma surrenders for a while, when a war broke out between the vanguard army and the Soviet Union, if someone stabs the knife in the back, it may be destroyed in the ant hole. Therefore, Meng Xiang plans to completely solve these troubles without any mercy.

"Zhang Zizhong has arrived in Linhe!" Fan Zhong reminded.

"Add some of the troops to go there, it is easy to fight in the northwest region, but it is difficult to stabilize. If you don't open the killing, it will be difficult to maintain long-term stability!" Meng Xiang said in a rare manner.

"In the Tongzhi Rebellion, tens of millions of people died in Shaanxi and Gansu. If it weren't for Lord Zuo, I'm afraid that the Han families would have forgotten their ancestors." Tang Yaoshi was also very moved. He was talking about the incident of Zuo Zongtang's sanctions. The Hui people and other ethnic groups set off a tide of killing Han people. After ten years of killing, more than ten million died. The death toll of this ***, named after the uprising in the later years, was counted for more than 20 million. The Han people in Shaanxi and Gansu were almost killed, but in the end, the murderers finally escaped punishment in the name of surrender.

Meng Xiang also advocates ethnic equality, but it requires true equality, no specialization, and no panda-like protection laws. In some areas in the northwest, due to conflicts of interests, they have been grafted onto the ***. Some things cannot be solved without using swords and guns.
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