Glorious Mission 1937

This Ma family army is incredible. Although Ningqinggan is barren, it has created a fierce folk culture in the northwest region, so the troops from these places are also very good at fighting.

Linked by family, blood, and religion, the Ma family army started in the wilderness and thrived in troubled times. It criss-crossed various forces and once occupied all of Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and most of Xinjiang, and almost controlled the entire Northwest. Changed the course of Chinese history to a certain extent.

The main figures of the Ma family army include Ma Bufang, Ma Buqing, Ma Hongkui, and Ma Hongbin, collectively known as the "Four Horses of the Northwest".Whether it was the Beiyang government or the later national government, they were able to maintain their governing power in the northwest region on the premise of recognizing the central government.

The Ma family is the naked emperor in the northwest region, which is incomparable to Li Zongren, Long Yun, or Yan Xishan, and the strength of the Ma family army is also quite strong, which is reflected in several famous battles, such as The battle between the Ma family army and the Red Army West Route Army.

It is said that the Red Army of Workers and Peasants has a strong fighting capacity. It is indeed very strong. The old man mobilized millions of troops but failed to wipe out tens of thousands of Red Army, but the Red Army suffered a devastating blow in the northwest region. In October 1936, 10 Red Fourth Front Army crossed the Yellow River westward to form the West Route Army, and marched towards Xinjiang through the Hexi Corridor in an attempt to open up the Northwest Passage with the Soviet Union at that time.

Since the northwest region is the territory of the Ma's army, the Red Army soon fought a war with the Ma's army, and Ma Bufang and Ma Buqing fought against the Red Army.

The Red Army and Ma's Army fought fiercely along the Yellow River in Yongchang, Gulang, Gaotai, and Nijiayingzi.Repelled Ma's army many times.Due to strategic mistakes and the fierce attacks of the Ma's army, the Ma's army could not be defeated in the end, and almost the entire army was wiped out.Among them, there are more than 2 people in the Fifth Army, Ninth Army and Thirty Army, and there are only more than [-] people left. Most of the Red Army soldiers died heroically in the battle.

According to statistics, the total number of people in the West Route Army was about 21800 when they set off; about 7000 people were killed in battle, including 143 cadres above the regiment level, and more than 20 cadres above the army and division level; about 5600 people were brutally killed after being captured; About 4700 people returned to Yan'an; about 4500 people were scattered along the way, and the losses were extremely heavy.

Ma's army is not only good at civil wars, but also foreign wars.After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.Ma Bufang and Ma Buqing sent troops to participate in the War of Resistance, and successively dispatched two divisions, namely the first temporary cavalry division and the second temporary cavalry division.Ma's army once severely damaged the Japanese army in Fugou, Yanling, Xihua and other counties.In fierce battles, it happened that soldiers of the Ma family army did not want to be captured by the Japanese army.The feat of hundreds of cavalrymen throwing themselves into the river.

For this army, Chen Feng really didn't have the confidence to let them accept the unified reorganization of the central government.Therefore, Chen Feng felt that it was necessary to have a good talk with several leaders of the Ma family army after the current matter was settled.It is best to reach an agreement, and deal with it as it fails to agree.

After a few days of meetings, Chen Feng reached an agreement with the old man's old ministers, the warlords of the Guangxi and Yunnan factions.All the troops will be returned to the government for unified reorganization by means of redemption, and other troops will be discussed after the old man is buried.

But before that, we must resist the fierce attack of the Japanese army. After more than ten days of attack, the Japanese army has occupied Daben Hunan. Now the 11th Army is attacking Chongqing. In addition, northern Guangdong and southern and northeastern Guangxi have also been attacked by Japanese troops. The attack of the South China Front Army is in a bad situation.

Chen Feng knew that it was impossible to organize a large-scale counterattack at the moment, because the officers of the Nationalist government were in a state of uncertainty and the soldiers' morale was low. Afterwards, Chen Feng decided to temporarily abandon Hunan and northern Guangdong and other places, and immediately shrink the troops in each theater. After the reorganization of the troops, they will fight the Japanese army to the death. Right now, the old man must be buried in the ground.

On December 1941, 12, the vice-chairman of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government held a press conference in Chongqing, announcing with great sorrow the special general of the Republic of China, the chairman of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, the chairman of the Nationalist Government, and the President of the Executive Yuan. , Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Powers in China, Jiang Shishi, was seriously injured after being attacked by a Japanese suicide plane. He died at 6:11 p.m. three days ago.

As soon as the news came out, the world was in an uproar. During this period of time, there were rumors that Lao Jiang was dead. Most people thought it was a smoke bomb released by the Japanese government, but it turned out to be true.

However, more surprising news is yet to come.Then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government officially announced to the outside world that Chen Feng, the first-level general of the Nationalist Government, commander of the Eighth War Zone, and chairman of Saibei Province, was elected as the new chairman of the Military Commission to lead China to continue the war of resistance. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again reiterated to the world that China will never compromise with the Japanese aggressors, and even if it is the last one, it will still fight the Japanese aggressors to the end.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government had just sent out the news. US President Roosevelt immediately made a public broadcast speech in Washington, congratulating his American friend Chen Feng on becoming the new leader of China's War of Resistance, and praised Chen Feng's superb combat command ability. The War of Resistance Against Japan will be completely won.

Subsequently, the British government, the French government-in-exile, the Soviet government, and the Dutch government all called Chongqing, acknowledging that the Chongqing government is still the only legal government in China, and congratulating Chen Feng himself.

So many countries recognized Chen Feng, which surprised many people in the country. They did not expect that Chen Feng, the ever-victorious general on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War, would have such a huge international relationship.

On December 12, Chen Feng presided over Chiang Kai-shek's memorial service in Chongqing, held a state funeral for the old man with the highest standard, and personally helped the old man's coffin.On the day of the state funeral, the national flag was flown at half-mast, and at the same time, the Northern Air Force dispatched 8 strategic bombers to carry out retaliatory bombing of the Japanese mainland.

On December 12, Chen Feng announced his inauguration in Chongqing.On the same day, all theaters of the Nationalist Government received orders from Chongqing at the same time, requiring the defenders in all regions to shrink their troops in all directions. If they were not particularly important fortress cities, they would all abandon them and withdraw all troops to a safe place. over there.

On December 12, after dealing with some urgent matters, Chen Feng took Li Zongren and He Yingqin to Yan'an by plane to discuss the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party with the princes in Yan'an.

In an open space in the south of Yan'an, more than a dozen middle-aged men in homespun clothes were talking, and one of them, a middle-aged man with a slicked-back hair, was particularly eye-catching.

"Chairman, are you saying that Chen Feng really wants to land in this open space?" It was Vice Chairman Zhou who spoke.

"Enlai, although I don't know Chen Feng's airborne in writing, since he informed us that the special opportunity landed in an open space in the south of the city, then he must be right. Although Chen Feng is young, he always keeps his word. Yes, besides, there is nothing to lie about this kind of thing!" The big boss in Yan'an replied with a smile.

"Chairman, what do you think is the purpose of Chen Feng's visit to Yan'an this time? Is it really for discussing the new relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party with us as he said?"

"It should be, but I just don't know where the so-called new relationship is!" Boss Mao also said quite curiously.

While they were talking, a buzzing sound suddenly came from a distance, and a security officer looked at the sky with a telescope for a while and said suddenly: "Chairman, they are here!"

Sure enough, I saw a dozen small dots in the distance flying towards this side. The closer the plane was, the lower it flew. The altitude of the plane dropped directly to tens of meters, and finally a dozen strange-looking planes landed steadily on an open field tens of meters away from the crowd. The bluestone runway prepared by Yan'an was useless at all.

As the plane door opened, more than a dozen soldiers in yellow and green military uniforms jumped down. After taking precautions, Chen Feng and others finally appeared at the cabin door, and everyone from Yan'an rushed to meet them.

Of course, everyone greeted each other for a while, and then Chen Feng and others followed Boss Mao into Yan'an City.

In the cave dwelling in Yan'an, Chen Feng and others sat down at the Eight Immortals table with Boss Mao and the senior military and government officials in Yan'an, each with a bowl of black tea.

"Chairman Chen, Chief Li, and Minister He came to our area in the midst of their busy schedules, which made the humble house quite bright, hahaha!" Boss Mao said with a smile.

"Brother Runzhi, the little brother Chairman Chen said, I have goosebumps all over my body. You and I are still brothers. Brother Runzhi is older than me, so he should be a brother!" Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Hahaha, since brother solemnly said so, it's better to be respectful than obedient as a brother!"

"Solemn, I don't know why you came to Yan'an this time?" After a while of polite words, Boss Mao finally brought the topic to the main topic.

Chen Feng said seriously: "Brother Run, with the passing of Chairman Jiang, the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party seems a bit awkward and distant, so I came here this time to talk to Brother Run and everyone in Yan'an!"

"I'm very welcome, but I don't know what brother solemn thinks about our army and the legitimacy of us people?" Boss Mao asked a sensitive question from the very beginning.

Chen Feng said with a smile: "The legitimacy of your army and your party has been clearly stipulated by Chairman Jiang in the 25th year of the Republic of China. I personally have no objection to this, but I feel that the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cannot be judged by whether it is legal or not. To measure, both your party and the Kuomintang are a political party in China, and everything they do is for the country and the nation, so I hope that we can put aside our previous grievances and all prejudices and carry out deeper cooperation!"

"Deeper cooperation?"

"Yes, deeper and more comprehensive cooperation!"

.........(to be continued..)