: The war begins again

Not only pilots and naval officers are trained in the training center, but also spies and doctors are indispensable.

It was a spy who was mixed in the British Navy who used his own archive management identity to get a lot of information about oceans and naval warfare, greatly supplementing the mimicry of the training center. In addition, some secret institutions in the United States, Japan, Soviet Russia and even Germans had spies infiltrated. However, because of the limited number of places before and the high price of spies, the number of spies was less than two whites.

However, with the upgrade of the training center and the increase in the number of places, the number of spies will also increase significantly. Although they were a little clumsy at the beginning, their identities had given them the best cover. Without the involvement of interests, others would not believe that so many caring international people would serve China. Meng Xiang only needed to constantly place spies everywhere and improve a network spread all over the world bit by bit.

In addition, doctors, quartermasters, snipers, special forces, engineers, etc. all need training and improvement. Even if the quota of training centers increases, the actual needs still cannot be met.

Meng Xiang was prepared for this, and the revival of China still needed to rely on himself and rely on 50 million ordinary people to strive for his own happiness.

The lack of talents can be cultivated by themselves. In addition to some difficulties in spies, the rest can gradually strengthen the power of ordinary people. Such as aviation schools, naval schools, military medical schools, army schools, engineering schools, etc., have been established in the territory of the Pioneer Army. Even if the shadow companies and intelligence networks controlled by spies have been deployed, Meng Xiang has also arranged a second plan to take over with ordinary people. This can also prevent the entire Pioneer Army system from collapse after an accident at the base.

This is also the reason why Meng Xiang always insists on using the power of ordinary people as the main force. The cloning soldier is just a guide.

They are now just wearing an army composed of ordinary people, and according to Meng Xiang's will, they are changing this army and imprinting the country and Meng Xiang's marks.

The vanguard army was adjusting and expanding rapidly. Since Meng Xiang had determined the scale of 2 million regular troops, the recruitment points were once again opened to expand.

But the growing number of pioneer troops has caused criticism from some people.

The vanguard army of one and a half million is already amazing. If it gets three million, how can others survive? Even if Chiang Kai-shek joins forces with other warlords, he will not be able to withstand the impact of the three million vanguard army.

As a result, all kinds of propaganda vanguard troops were constantly being spoken of by the vanguard troops regardless of the people's livelihood. Chiang Kai-shek and other forces have been united this time, pointing their fingers at the vanguard troops.

"Have they forgotten that the Japanese military boots are still trampling on our land in China? How can we not recruit soldiers? Catching strong men elsewhere is even more powerful than us." Zhou Bai said angrily, "What else does it mean to ignore people's livelihood? In addition to the newly occupied places in Gansu, Qinghai and other places, there are almost no deaths in other places. There are almost no other places that can compare. There are many places in Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan and other places this year. I don't know how many people can't eat the New Year's Eve dinner. Those newspapers are always talking nonsense!"

"Didn't you say you want freedom of speech? It's okay, let them say it! Let them say it in a mess, and they can't tell the things around the people themselves?" Meng Xiang was too lazy to be sad about it anymore. The falsehood was always false. The truth caused by lies was like the emperor's new costume, and sooner or later it would be revealed. Too many lies aroused people's rebellious mentality. In the future, they told the truth, but few of them believed it.

Once the integrity is lost, it is difficult to recover.

"But the people outside the war zone don't know whether it is true or false?" Zhou Bai sighed. With less information contact, people can only distinguish between true or false through the only channel. In some time periods, false can become true.

"Now our voice is also very loud! Are you afraid that others won't hear it?" Meng Xiang said with a smile. Naturally, there are propaganda departments below that will naturally go to play against Taiwan dramas, and Meng Xiang doesn't need to worry too much. If the propaganda department hosted by Zuo Paohui can't even deal with this problem, then he will be disappointed in vain.

Zuo Paohui is also an old man who follows the Pioneer Army. When he was in Nanjing, he helped the Pioneer Army promote propaganda. His own abilities are also outstanding. He can already carry the banner of the propaganda department at the age of 25 and become the second second in the propaganda department after Rat Ten.

"This time, after all, many people participated." Zhou Bai frowned, "They directly accused us of only provoking civil war now and forgot to fight the Japanese!"

"The best fight back is to speak with facts. We not only need to train soldiers on the training ground, but also have to put them on the battlefield to practice. Soldiers who have not experienced the tempering of the battlefield are not real veterans." Meng Xiang looked at Fan Zhong and nodded slightly.

"West or south?" Zhou Bai couldn't help but ask with a smile when he saw this action.

"South!" Meng Xiang's eyes had already floated to the big map on the wall.

Although he didn't care, the expansion of the northwest also brought great public pressure. After all, this was a civil war, which directly disrupted the entire political situation in China at this time. There was nothing we could do about it. Meng Xiang originally planned to attack Chiang Kai-shek after breaking the precepts against other forces and then attack quickly.

However, because of the rise of the vanguard army, it not only squeezed Chiang's sphere of influence, but also squeezed the living space of other forces. This also made the Central Army and the Red Party constantly have small frictions, but did not intensify greater conflicts. All parties regard the vanguard army as the greatest threat. Once the vanguard army grows stronger, it cannot hide the hideousness of the giant beast.

Therefore, Meng Xiang quickly changed his strategy and made a direct attack so as not to miss the opportunity for World War II.

However, after occupying several northwestern provinces in one breath, the vanguard army also needed to stop and digest. The provinces there were too big, and the bad weather also made it difficult to recover the remaining enemies. In order to lay a solid foundation there, the newly built construction corps have already gone to the frontier.

After the possibility of expanding the army in the Pioneer Army on the basis of tacit understanding between all parties, the propaganda department of the Pioneer Army shouted the slogan "Defend the country and build the frontier", Meng Xiang officially launched the model of the Construction Corps and formed five Construction Corps in one go.

Each construction corps does not set up more organizations, but directly adopts the organization of the corps-department-group, which reduces management organization and helps reduce management costs.

*** Two are divided into the First Construction Corps in the Northern Xinjiang and the Second Construction Corps in the Southern Xinjiang.

In the Third Construction Corps, which was placed in Gansu, Qinghai, privately some people became the Tibetan border construction Corps. Although Deng Shaohu and his friends entered the **, they did not move forward after just reaching Ando. The ** format at this time was also very sensitive. The ninth Panchen Lama passed away two years ago, and the new Panchen Lama had not been elected. At this time, the ** was unified.

The central government was busy with the war of resistance, and the interference of the British and Indians was very subtle at this time. As soon as Deng Shaohu entered the ** group, he was protested by the ** group. Meng Xiang resisted the threat from the British and made Deng Shaohu's group move forward a lot, and kept controlling Ando. At this time, there were not as many rules and regulations as the later generations, so he would fight if he didn't accept it. Deng Shaohu and his friends defeated a thousand Tibetan soldiers.

However, the pressure not only comes from outside, but the pressure from domestic public opinion also makes Meng Xiang temporarily seek stability and stabilize the rear first. The line raised by the Panchen Lama has not yet reached an agreement, and it is not suitable for large-scale actions. More importantly, the logistical pressure makes Meng Xiang need to use a base to stabilize his current achievements.

The Construction Corps is established to ensure the logistics system outside the base.

The other two construction corps were arranged in Suiyuan and Chahar respectively, controlling the grasslands of Inner Mongolia one in the west and one in the east, forming a pincer attack on Outer Mongolia.

However, they were not responsible for the attack. Although their size was the same as that of ordinary troops, they also came out of the recruit camp. However, their military standards for leaving the camp were much lower than those of ordinary troops, but they also added some construction skills training accordingly.

They mainly absorbed soldiers from other troops who did not meet the requirements, as well as veterans of the Pioneer Army who were injured and unwilling to retire due to injuries. They absorbed some areas because of their large population and small land and surplus labor, and sent them to the border through military subsidies. Anyone with discerning eyes could understand that this was a garrison. However, the construction corps of the Pioneer Army were obviously different from the troops guarding the border. They prefer to build and provide logistics support. The border troops naturally had other troops to carry out the implementation.

Historically, money bags and guns in the local area cannot be held in one person's hands, otherwise someone will inevitably become independent and new warlords will emerge.

At this time, Daquan was restricted by cloners, and it doesn't matter for the time being, but Meng Xiang would never open this hole and leave hidden dangers for the future.

Although the construction corps was not fully staffed at this time, it had a scale of more than 200,000. These were not included in Meng Xiang's 2 million, but the treatment was not much different. After all, the next step of stability in the rear of the border depends on them.

The Pioneer Army should not expand before it stabilizes Gansu, *** and other places. There has never been a place in Shaanxi, and the Central Army is still there. The Japanese and Red Party are mixed together, maintaining a delicate balance under the three sides of the Pioneer Army.

It is not advisable to fight again in the northwest. The northeast direction is temporarily focused on defense. If you want to train soldiers, Meng Xiang turned his attention to the south.

After the Central Plains War, the Japanese army was no longer able to attack the vanguard army, and one of them was mainly defense.

Under the little force of the Pioneer Army, the Japanese had retreated to the south of the Huaihe River. Even in the Zhumadian area where the Pioneer Army and the Japanese army confronted each other, the Japanese army consciously reduced the defenders in this area. There was only a narrow space from Zhumadian to Xinyang. If they were attacked by the Pioneer Army and the Central Army, they would not have much ability to resist.

Because of the repeated defeats in the hands of the Pioneer Army, Japan's political arena has been in turmoil for a long time. For a long time, their junction with the Pioneer Army has been honest.

During this period, the Japanese recovered their vitality while sitting in the mountains and watching the chaos in China. The others pointed their fingers at the vanguard army, giving them a sense of hope.

If there is civil strife in China or even a fierce war breaks out, it will be the most powerful thing for them.

However, although the Pioneer Army provoked turmoil, the huge military strength of the Pioneer Army also suppressed the chaos at the same time. The Japanese wanted to sow discord, but there was no chance. Who dared to jump out and directly oppose the Pioneer Army? At least before the Pioneer Army did not overly disgusted the Chinese people, no one took the lead. Moreover, everyone knew that there was a Japanese next to him, so although there were various frictions in history, a large-scale comprehensive battle was finally broken out, and such fierce means were not used to deal with the conflicts between all parties.

Meng Xiang is also not pitiful to them for their fake honesty. Their proactive ceasefire does not mean that the vanguard army will have to ceasefire. When they are busy in the northwest, the vanguard army is in peace with them, which does not mean that the two sides are at peace. Things in the northwest are temporarily stable, and the south naturally has the ability to attack.

January 31, 40, is the Little New Year.

On this day, the artillery of the 57th Army, 56th Army and 41st Division of the Pioneer Army shattered the tranquility of the twelfth month and rolled towards the Japanese army in Henan and Anhui with the smoke of firecrackers.

The 56th Army conquered Fuyang that day. Some of the 57th Army's troops bypassed Zhumadian, which was arranged by the Japanese army like a hedgehog, captured Biyang, and cut off the Japanese connection between Nanyang and Zhumadian and Xinyang. The 41st Division's march was even faster, crossing the Huai River directly, conquering Gushi, and forcing Ye Ji to force his troops.

The Japanese were unprepared and immediately panicked. After hesitating for a long time, Shinji Hata, who had just become the commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Army, issued an order to defend Nanyang, Zhumadian and Xinyang. After taking office, he could not say that he was afraid of the vanguard army and retreated directly.

But his order did not block the attack of the vanguard army. In three days, the 56th Army had locked the retreat of the Henan Japanese on the border between Henan and Anhui.

"Can't wait any longer!" Seishiro Itagaki said calmly.

The daily consumption of the 50,000 Japanese led by him was amazing, but it was impossible to rely on the headquarters of the dispatch army. The vanguard army had blocked any passage in the air. The poverty around them also made it impossible for them to collect more materials. The problem of food can still be plundered, but weapons and ammunition are always a problem. If the Japanese had not bought some of the Central Army's people with a lot of money, they could get some ammunition, but they were afraid they would not have lasted for so long.

He knew that the reason why the Central Army did not attack them was that they wanted them to fight the Red Party in the north, so the Central Army still provided their ammunition after locking their way south. Although it was purchased with a large amount of ammunition, the number of people in the upper class of the Central Army was not known, which was really a joke.

Seishiro Itagaki also obeyed the Central Army's intentions and plundered some supplies on the territory of the Red Party, but would not force them too much. Because he knew that no matter what the reason, as long as China was still in chaos, the Japanese would always have a chance. Although they did not have much involvement with the Red Party, as a force against the Central Army, Japan's attitude was to keep them causing trouble for the future.

As for whether the Red Party will grow stronger in the future, he has also considered it. It is best for them to grow stronger, and they can pose a threat to the Central Army and the Pioneer Army at that time.

Seishiro Itagaki didn't know that there was a red penalty area, he just felt that he couldn't figure out the arrangement of the Pioneer Army. In his opinion, the Pioneer Army did not attack and was only concerned about the civil war. However, as the northwest fell into the hands of the Pioneer Army, it seemed that the situation of the Pioneer Army as the Pioneer Army was the dominant one. Even if the Central Army and other forces united, they would not be able to stop the rapid rise of the Pioneer Army. So he knew that their Japanese army could not be carried here for a long time.

"We must withdraw!" When the sound of cannons from the Pioneer Army in Henan sounded again, he felt that the crisis was approaching. If the Pioneer Army completely occupied Henan, it would cut off his last trace of hope. He must be responsible for the 50,000 soldiers following him.

"Everyone has it, attack south!" Seishiro Itagaki ordered.

On February 3, the group of Japanese entrenched in Tongchuan area left behind all the extra things, and the army suddenly advanced and attacked Xi'an southward.

"It's a pity that I haven't waited for a few days to reach the Spring Festival!" Itagaki Seishiro said a little regretfully. The Chinese people attach the most importance to the Spring Festival. Even if the Central Army's garrison is repeatedly emphasized, it will inevitably be a little negligent, which is most suitable for sneak attacks.

However, as the end of the year approaches, the army is busy celebrating the New Year. This time, the Japanese attacks attacked one Central Army and the other suddenly.

After panic for a long time, they stabilized their front and launched a counterattack.

Although Hu Zongnan took some care of the Japanese from time to time as the above instructions, he did not relax at all. Every time he provided some ammunition, he would deduct some of the Japanese to avoid causing the Japanese to counterattack. He even set up many defense lines on the side facing the Japanese, and they were all guarding against the Red Party and the Japanese.

So when the Japanese suddenly rushed over, he got the news early.

"These damn little Japanese devils!" Hu Zongnan cursed, and also looked forward to the Japanese coming. He knew that Principal Jiang placed him here to prevent the Red Party. There were very few opportunities to fight with the Japanese in the future. Even though the Japanese were guarding, they did not fire a few shots. At this time, since the Japanese came to the door by themselves, they would not give up if they didn't beat them up.

"Battle! Beat these damn gods!" Hu Zongnan deliberately delayed the news reported to Chiang Kai-shek and issued a counterattack order first. A soldier should be proud of fighting the national war.

The two sides started a fight in the Gaoling area.

"The Japanese cannon fire is so powerful, please support!" A snowflake-like telegram was sent to Hu Zongnan.

"Nonsense, the Japanese don't have much ammunition anymore, how could the artillery fire be strong?" Hu Zongnan still had a rough idea of ​​the transactions with the Japanese below. Most of the ones supplied to the Japanese were ammunition for firearms, and the artillery was not given at all. He also blocked various channels and prohibited the inflow. Why did the Japanese have so many artillery again?

He didn't know that when the Japanese were evacuating, under the command of Seishiro Itagaki, they had prepared sufficient artillery ammunition. The release of the Central Army and the Jin army did not lose much ammunition. After entering Shaanxi, there was no vanguard army to chase him. Although the artillery shells left before were not replenished, they had never been used and were retained.

In the previous small-scale battles between the Japanese and the Central Army and the Red Party, they had always used firearms and kept buying ammunition with a lot of money, which made everyone think that they didn't have much ammunition. No one expected that the Japanese would still have a deposit for everyone.

This is also why Seishiro Itagaki dared to directly confront the 300,000 troops commanded by Hu Zongnan. With the support of artillery, he was still a little sure of the Central Army. Although the Japanese were driven into a mess by the Pioneer Army, the Japanese still had a little confidence in the Central Army.

However, there was not much of these Yufu, and it would be almost consumed after a battle. Itagaki Seishiro took this bet and directly used the Japanese artillery fire to break open the Central Army's defense line.

"Hold on, hold on to me!" Hu Zongnan personally came to the battlefield and shouted loudly, "Reinforcements will come soon!"

In order to deal with this group of Japanese and the Red Party, even though the troops were insufficient, Chiang Kai-shek still allocated 300,000 troops to protect them. However, the 300,000 troops still had to guard Baoji, Weinan and other places respectively. Once the defense line was extended, less than 150,000 people were guarded in Xi'an and other places. In addition, they were caught off guard because of the Chinese New Year. At this time, facing the violent attack of 50,000 vicious Japanese devils, the position was a little unpredictable.

"Retreat to Xi'an! Wait for reinforcements!" As a last resort, Hu Zongnan issued an order to retreat.

However, the Central Army has always been the worst at retreating. The small hills that are afraid of their losses have never been said as a whole when they retreat, and they often collapse and disperse. This time is no exception. Although it is a little better under Hu Zongnan's suppression, it is still chased by the Japanese and retreated for thirty miles, which almost made Hu Zongnan unable to enter Xi'an City.

"Why did the vanguard army chase the Japanese? When we arrived, we became chased by the Japanese? What a damn coward!" a bearded regiment leader muttered.

"Shut up! Keep the city!" Hu Zongnan was also angry, but now it is not the time to discuss this. The Japanese have already forced the city to come down and must defend Xi'an City.

Xi'an's city is also a strong city. Even in the era of hot weapons, it is difficult to break without bombardment from heavy artillery. The power of the Erhu defending the city at that time also relied on the solid city of Xi'an. At this time, Hu Zongnan also had the confidence to defend this city and wait for reinforcements to be encircled. He also saw through the tricks of the Japanese. Even if the Japanese had basic goods, there would not be many. As long as they were not occupied by the Japanese, they would receive supplies from Xi'an, they would have to be trapped to death at the city of Xi'an.
Chapter completed!