Heavy Industry Empire

The cavalry rested for a day and gathered the strength of a reorganized division in the Mongolian theater that came to support. The 1000 cavalry were elite, and Lanzhou was already in chaos. There were less than [-] infantry stationed. Mortars, [-] [-]mm caliber mortars, but there are still plenty of shells, a burst of heavy bombardment, the damage caused is not too big, with the assistance of the Air Force helicopter, the psychological defense line of the defenders was defeated, [-] The defenders disarmed and surrendered with less than [-] dead. It turned out that Ma Bufang was cunning and had already abandoned Lanzhou. The [-] infantry left behind were old and weak, and a considerable part of them were confiscated from the caretakers of local wealthy families. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers can be imagined. Basically, they can't tell what is a mortar and what is a heavy artillery. When they hear the sound, they think that the National Defense Army is shelling violently. If they persist, they will surrender when they are young. Cavalry without armor and heavy weapons can last at least for a period of time. Even if cavalry attacks the city on foot, it will have to pay a considerable price.

Gansu is different from Qinghai. Ma Bufang's influence in Gansu is relatively weak, his foundation is relatively weak, and his public support is low after all. Therefore, Ma's army decisively abandoned Gansu.

Winning Gansu was much faster than Liu Tianling thought, and a battle report soon reached the desk at the headquarters.

Liu Tianling said: "Everyone has read the battle report. There are only [-] enemy soldiers in the huge Gansu. Our two vanguard divisions have already completely captured Gansu, but the Ma's army was left behind. All the more than [-] elite soldiers gathered in Qinghai. The roads are dangerous and difficult for the armored forces to adapt to, and even helicopters and planes have greatly weakened their combat effectiveness due to the weather," he said.

After Liu Tianling finished speaking, Dong Zhen said: "We have taken Gansu, Ningxia, and Shaanxi in less than three months, and the results are already huge. If we attack Qinghai by force, the remaining 3 soldiers of the Ma family army will be all For the diehards loyal to the Ma family army, if we fight with superior forces, I estimate that at least [-] casualties will be caused. Although the Western Expeditionary Army has not wavered at all, you must know that [-] elite soldiers are very valuable. Another point is that we It’s nothing more than a turf war with Ma Jiajun, and there is no need to fight because of different political views.”

"The Northwest Army must be completely resolved. Even if it is adapted, it must wait until they are completely defeated. It must not be like reorganizing the Fengjun. After all, the Fengjun has the same culture as us, and it is very difficult to adapt. But the Northwest Majia Army is different. Adapting It's very difficult," Zhu Yupu said, shaking his head.

Jia Cai pointed to the map and said, "What we need to pay attention to now is not only Qinghai, but more importantly, southern Shandong. Now that Nanjing has conveniently mobilized two group armies, almost 20 troops have already arrived in the Xuzhou area. Fifty thousand troops have been mobilized, and they are ready to attack Shaanxi. It is very difficult to say whether they will go north."

Tang Haoran said: "Let me talk about my personal opinion. The [-]th army in northern Jiangsu is elite and has strong combat effectiveness, but it has almost no armored force. Regardless of the large number, Tiehan has one of the most powerful armored divisions, with five or six hundred tanks. We are guarding there, not to mention our Pacific Fleet is very powerful now, as long as the [-] soldiers from Xuzhou dare to go north, our troops can immediately attack Nanjing, so there is nothing to consider for the troops along the way, it is nothing more than showing off and intimidating Human, the defensive stance is more than the offensive stance,"

Liu Tianling deeply believes that Nanjing Convenience is now very afraid of the combat power of the Pacific Fleet. You must know that the Pacific Fleet already has two aircraft carriers, and it can attack Nanjing at sea. Of course, Nanjing Convenience has a small air force, but the navy has nothing to do. To compete with the Pacific Fleet, even Nanjing's important partner, the United States, now supports Nanjing very limited. After all, the United States and the National Defense Army still have a lot of cooperation.

"Commander Tang means that the army in Xuzhou is fake, so the army in Sichuan must be real," Jia Cai said.

"Yes, I think so. The Sichuan Army is an important force convenient for Nanjing. Its equipment is poor, but its combat effectiveness is still there. It dispatches [-] troops at a time, which poses a great threat to our army in Shaanxi. Currently, the largest army in Shaanxi is the Construction Corps. The Corps is not strong enough to resist the warlike Sichuan army, even if it is blocked, there is no need to fight to the death," Tang Haoran said.

"What do you mean?" Liu Tianling looked at several staff officers.

Jia Cai said: "The established goal has not been achieved, but judging from the current situation, we already have a great advantage. There is no need to die at all. It is better to suspend the attack first, and then deal with the Majia army in Qinghai when the situation is stabilized."

"Okay, let's stabilize Shaanxi, Qinghai, and Ningxia first, and wait for the situation to stabilize, so as not to cause large-scale casualties,"