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In order to minimize resistance and divide the strength of various ministries in Gansu, Zhang Hanqing and Guo Songling conspired to adopt the strategy of "false way to destroy Guo": Zhang Guangjian, a figure from Anhui Province, used Beiyang forces to control Gansu after he was in charge of Gansu, forcing Ma Anliang, who was in full swing, to return to his hometown in Hezhou.Ma Tingyu's family was at odds with the Gansu governor.Zhang Hanqing sent someone to secretly contact Ma Tingyu before he took the oath as a teacher, knowing his interests, and promised to take the post of Hexi Guard Envoy.In exchange for the soldiers on the right, cross Liangzhou (Wuwei) and the border of Hezhou (Linxia) under its control without bloodshed, so as to threaten Lanzhou from the north and west.As long as Wuwei succeeds, it will be like cutting off Gansu in the middle. Not only will the marching distance be much shorter, but it will also be able to go south to the Yellow River without any obstacles along the way.

Ma Tingyu was also moved.His soldiers and horses are relatively large among the various factions in Gansu, but compared to the "Anxi Army" known as one hundred thousand, he is not an opponent anyway. Among the "Three Horses in the Northwest", Ma Fuxiang, as the military envoy of Ningxia, is actually independent of the Gansu Warlord in military affairs, and has already occupied Ningxia.Ma Qi has firmly secured Qinghai since he built the "Ning Haijun", but he was excluded by the Gansu Warlord.Thinking of the "Anxi Army" going south, I bear the brunt of it. "Provincial Guard Army" and "Anxi Army" no matter who will die in the end, I am determined to be buried with them.At the moment when the princes from all walks of life were fighting, the army was wiped out, and his line could be regarded as having no future.

His father Ma Anliang strongly opposed Yuan Shikai's government's appointment of Ma Fuxiang as the commander-in-chief of Xining Town because he had long wanted to occupy Qinghai, so there was an old rift between the two families.Thinking of a long-standing grudge with Ma Fuxiang, he couldn't help hesitating again and again, hesitating about the order to "stick to it and wait for help".

Wuwei is located at the eastern end of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu, adjacent to Lanzhou in the east, Jinchang in the west, Qilian Mountain in the south and Tengger Desert in the north.The west of the city is the Shiyang River, and the east of the city is the ancient Great Wall. For a long time, Wuwei has been famous for its important geographical location of "connecting the front line to the vastness and controlling the throat of the five counties". Dolly's "Silver Wuwei".In history, it is not only an important town on the ancient Silk Road, but also a densely populated and rich area.After Huo Qubing, the cavalry general of the Han Dynasty, pacified Hexi, he set up Wuwei County here.During the Three Kingdoms period, it was renamed Liangzhou. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, four small dynasties including Qianliang, Houliang, Nanliang, and Beiliang all established their capitals here. In Tang Dynasty, Wuwei was the seat of Hexi Jiedushi. House, now located in Wuwei area.

On the 25th, part of Song Jiuling's brigade, the striker of the "Anxi Army" Right Route Army, crossed the Tengger Desert and arrived in Minqin County, heading south along the source of the Shiyang River.Ma Zanshuang, the 3st Battalion of the 1rd Regiment of the Ma Tingyu Department, was in charge of the garrison.However, because Ma Tingyi was too concerned about his head and tail, he did not make preparations for combat such as mobilization before the battle.Therefore, Ma Zanshuang only heard that "Anxi Army" entered the country, but has not yet confirmed it.Ma Zanshuang also received some military training. When the news was unknown, he added double whistles and mobile whistles as a sign of vigilance.

Commander Zhao Minggao personally led a battalion as the vanguard of this surprise attack.He is a veteran general of Fengjun, and he was instilled in the importance and urgency of this surprise attack by the young commander before the war.Liangzhou has always been a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you use troops to attack, even if the Feng army's artillery fires sharply, it may lose troops and delay time.Bing is very fast, and he will be the first to take Liangzhou in one fell swoop when the Gansu defenders are not ready.

In the early morning, his special agent touched off two sentries, and then the command post surrounded the Ma Jun camp.

A hidden sentinel first noticed the anomaly.He witnessed the bloodshed less than a hundred meters in front of him, and then countless soldiers rushed towards him.He hadn't used weapons for many years, and the soldiers and horses had already been put into storage, and the horses had been released to Nanshan. When he saw this scene, he was stunned by subconscious fear.However, at this time, he made a move that was extremely wrong in Feng Jun's view.He yelled almost reflexively: "Enemy attack!" while jumping up and running backwards.

This sound caused the Ma Jun to blow up the battalion, and also caused the dedicated sentinel to lose his life.

Seeing that the surprise attack was no longer effective, Zhao Minggao decisively ordered the whole battalion to attack.Ma Jun just woke up from a dream, with no clothes on his body, no division of soldiers, and no ability to resist.They were few in number (the horse army's battalion was still full of the old Qing system, with less than 250 people), and they were caught off guard, and the entire army was wiped out within a short while.

Zhao Minggao packed up and surrendered his troops with a company, and the main force did not stop. He went straight down the river without encountering many obstacles. After four hours of rapid marching, he arrived at Yangjiaodu, [-] miles north of Liangzhou City, at noon.

The "Anxi Army" arrived at the city of Liangzhou from the right. Ma Qi of Xining also felt that he was in a difficult situation. On the one hand, he asked the governor Zhang Guangjian to mobilize all the forces in the province and actively prepare for the battle; Defensive arrangements.Originally, there was a conflict between the two horses fighting for power, but due to the crisis of the current situation, they had to work together.Ma Shirong was sent to Ningxia to contact Ma Fuxiang, Ma Hongkui and Ma Hongbin, and made an appointment to support each other, but unanimously rejected Zhang.In addition, in the name of hundreds of households of Mongolian and Tibetan princes in Qinghai, they called the central government to prevent Zhang Hanqing from entering Qinghai.At the same time, people from all walks of life in Qinghai were forced to hold a rally to reject Zhang, marched and demonstrated, and bluffed.

At this time, Ma Fuxiang's uncle and nephew could not take care of themselves.

The "Anxi Army" came under pressure, and Ma Fuxiang, the Ningxia guard, thought that his family's decades-old foundation would be in danger of being destroyed, so he urgently called his nephews Ma Hongkui and Ma Hongbin to discuss the war.

The actual situation of Ningxia’s refusal to open troops and its defensive layout: Ma Hongbin’s 35th Brigade (composed of the original 5 battalions), Ma Hongkui’s 5th Mixed Brigade, originally had 3 infantry regiments, 2 cavalry regiments, 1 special agent battalion, 1 teaching regiment, 1 artillery battalion, 1 engineer battalion.In the name of rejecting Zhang, Ma Hongkui ordered all counties to recruit soldiers, and added two garrison brigades (equivalent to regiments), which belonged to the District Security Department, and Ma Fushou (Ma Hongkui's uncle) was appointed as the Yinchuan garrison commander.Ma Fuxiang, the envoy of the Ningxia Army Guard, is also the commander-in-chief, with a total strength of more than 2 people.

Yinchuan, the city wall of Ningxia, is about 30 miles away from Helan Mountain in the west and the Yellow River in the east.Spreading across the plain, there are many fortresses around the suburbs; the west of the city is adjacent to the Tanglai canal, and the east of the city is connected to the Hanyan and Huinong canals.The Ningxia defenders used the above-mentioned terrain and fortresses to form defensive positions in the suburbs.The south of the city passes through Wanghong Fort, Yanghe Fort, Dam Fort, Guangwu City, and Shikong Fort to Zhongwei County, a total of 360 miles; the north of the city passes through Xiejiabao, Ligang Fort, Pingluo County, Huangqu Bridge, Shikong County From Zuizi to Dengkou County, it is 220 miles.