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Chapter 484 Retreating to Lanzhou——

Chapter 484 Retreating to Lanzhou

The People's Liberation Army Independent Brigade, which had eaten part of the Eighth Cavalry Division, did not stop, but handed over the task of cleaning the battlefield to the rebellious He Cuihua, the trainer of the supply battalion.

He Cuihua, who longs for a life of combat, does not like such a life in her heart, but the official rank crushes people to death, and the orders of the brigade commander must be carried out. The troops went to clean up the battlefield.

Twice head-to-head with the People's Liberation Army, the arrogant Eighth Cavalry Division of the Qingma Army has suffered a big loss. Up to now, there are more than 6000 cavalrymen with the division commander Ma Ying. Panicked like a bereaved dog, he ran away on the great plain of the Hexi Corridor.

This is the characteristic of the cavalry. Although they are defeated, they still have a lot of room to maneuver. They will not lose their troops overnight. The division commander Ma Ying gritted his teeth and led his men to flee forward. Every kilometer they ran I feel that the safety factor is a little bigger.

Ma Ying's head is not in vain. After analyzing various situations, this guy judged that what the People's Liberation Army is catching up with is only a unit with strong mobility, and the size of the unit is not big, and it is impossible for a large unit of the People's Liberation Army to be like this unit. Such a pervert, it is impossible for Hu Zongnan's Central Army and the former little devils to all be mechanized marches, not to mention the surprisingly poor Communist Army, as long as its Eighth Cavalry Division moves closer to the main force of the eldest son's Qingma Army, the Communist Army's The first army dared not catch up again.

At this moment, Ma Ying, the commander of the Eighth Cavalry Division, is full of worries. Not only is he thinking about how to deal with the PLA, but also how he can pass the test in front of his superiors. There are two tests to pass. One is the eldest son Ma Jiyuan, the frontline commander, The second is Ma Bufang, the old chief in Lanzhou.

Ma Jiyuan was young and easy to be fooled, but Ma Bufang was a fine old fox. The collapse of the [-]th Brigade had an inexplicable relationship with him. It's very likely that they got lost. Thinking of this, Ma Ying also regrets his original behavior. No matter how bad the [-]th Brigade and Ma Chengxian are, they are better than the Communist Army. No matter what they say, they are also their own people, but the People's Liberation Army and the Communist Party are authentic. The enemies of China want to share their property.

Ma Ying, who was running away, regretted a little, but regretted that there was no place to buy the medicine. Just when this guy was undecided, the screams of shells tearing the air, which are familiar to the officers and soldiers of Ma's army, rang out again in the sky.

The Eighth Cavalry Division of the Qingma Army immediately ran around screaming like ants in a frying pan, without any explanation or orders from the officials. , people are using them as live targets for shells.

Indeed, Li Yong, the brigade commander, and Gao Xiang, the battalion commander of the Howitzer Battalion, both took this opportunity as a good opportunity for training, and ordered the artillery unit to smash at the fleeing Eighth Cavalry Division, so that the new veterans could practice more. Don't be afraid to waste shells, just do it hard.

With the loss of more than 2000 people, it only delayed the People's Liberation Army for more than an hour. An hour later, the Independent Brigade chased up again fiercely.

The independent brigade with more than 1 guns has enough food. After possessing powerful artillery and armored troops, the brigade commander Li Yong did not pay attention to the Eighth Cavalry Division of the Qinghai Majia Army. The cavalry carried out massacres.

The physical strength and endurance of war horses are limited. Compared with infantry, long-distance marching is their strong point, but compared with mechanized troops, their speed is lacking. Li Yong ordered the troops to rush forward without any scruples, and first knocked the enemy unconscious with shells , and then use tanks to break up the opponents, the rest is the question of how many can be eliminated.

The independent brigade, which repeated its old tricks, cut off the running Eighth Cavalry Division with artillery fire. Ma Ying, the division commander who was gnashing his teeth, had no choice but to flee with the rest of the troops.

The bombardment of Gao Xiang's howitzer battalion hit the middle of the eighth cavalry division that was fleeing. Judging from the approximate number, one guy knocked out half of the opponent, and this half was more than 3000 people. Thousands of people knew that their fate was the same as that of the brothers last time, it was completely over, while the people outside the range almost exhausted the horse and ran away in a hurry.

The thousands of people blocked by the artillery fire of the independent brigade completely lost their will to fight. After the infantry came up, most of them raised their hands and surrendered. The team all went around to catch the prisoners, and the scene was full of joy.

Li Yong asked some officers to be arrested for interrogation, but after bringing them over, he found that these captured guys were already exhausted, and they couldn't breathe evenly.

You can tell what's going on just by looking at the situation. Li Yong lost the mood of interrogation, so he ordered these officers to be taken down, and then discussed the next move with political commissar Wang Chengde.

Wang Chengde's opinion is that the Independent Brigade has attacked the Eighth Cavalry Division of the Qingma Army twice, and both have achieved good results. It is estimated that the current Eighth Cavalry Division cannot even bring back half of the troops. The Independent Brigade has reached the original combat level The purpose, it would be a little risky to pursue it any further. The Eighth Cavalry Division that fled was not too far from the main force of the Qingma Army, so the Independent Brigade must proceed cautiously.

Li Yong completely agrees with Wang Chengde's opinion, and Wang Chengde's idea is also the opinion of Commander Wang of the Corps and others. Having courage does not mean rushing forward.

The independent brigade, which was advancing rapidly, stopped and waited in place to join the main force of the second army that was chasing behind. The eighth cavalry division with more than 3000 soldiers finally escaped.

After several defeats in a row, Ma Jiyuan, the frontline commander of the Qingma Army, did not lose confidence. He was still a four-legged guy. Looking back, the large troops of the People's Liberation Army were left far behind again.

For the Ma family army, the advantage of stationing in the Northwest is here. The territory is vast and there is a lot of room for maneuver in the strategic space. The Ma family army, which is mostly cavalry, can rely on the vast land to make up for the defeat on the battlefield.

Ma Jiyuan, the commander-in-chief of the Qingma Army who ran to Dingxi, suddenly found that Dingxi was a good place, with high mountains and deep valleys, and rolling mountains. .

But Ma Jiyuan, who was just in his early thirties, was still a little tender. His father, Ma Bufang who was far away in Lanzhou, sent his confidants over to urge Ma Jiyuan to retreat quickly and withdraw his troops to Lanzhou, where he would fight to the death with the communist army.

Ma Jiyuan didn't understand his father's intentions. Lanzhou is the seat of the magistrate's office and the second largest city in the Northwest. If you want to protect Lanzhou, of course you can't fight in Lanzhou, just like you can't fight in Qinghai if you want to protect Qinghai. It's the same reason, but Dingxi Mountain is high and deep, and the terrain is dangerous. It is an ideal location for a decisive battle with the People's Liberation Army. The Ma's army who arrives one step ahead can occupy a geographical advantage.

Seeing that Ma Jiyuan couldn't understand his intentions, Ma Bufang had no choice but to send his confidants to explain to him why the main force of the Qingma Army was withdrawn to Lanzhou. As for the Ma Jiajun in Ningxia watching the lively scene, once the Green Horse Army has exhausted its strength, Ma Hongkui of Ningxia has the right to speak. Only by pulling the PLA to Lanzhou to fight can Ma Hongkui of Ningxia be forced to send troops, because he is also from the Northwest As the deputy chief of the Military and Political Administration, the Nationalist Government in Guangzhou can order him to send troops. Although the current Nationalist Government is on the verge of collapse, Ma Hongkui, who has always flaunted orthodoxy, still has to give face.

Within a few days, Ma Jiyuan, who suddenly realized, withdrew his troops to Lanzhou. At this moment, Ma Shangwu, the chief of staff of the 3000th Brigade, and Ma Ying, the commander of the Eighth Cavalry Division, ran back. Ma Shangwu tearfully accused the Eighth Cavalry Division Seeing death and not saving him, he asked Mr. Ma to shoot Ma Ying, the commander of the Eighth Cavalry Division. Ma Ying was furious, and argued in front of Ma Jiyuan, saying that his Eighth Cavalry Division suffered heavy losses just to rescue the Fourteenth Brigade. In the end, there were only more than [-] people left. If the [-]th Brigade did not go its own way, the [-]th Cavalry Division would not have suffered such a large number of casualties. Therefore, it was not Ma Ying who should be shot, but all the personnel in the [-]th Brigade's command system , including Ma Shangwu, the chief of staff.

Ma Jiyuan, who was dizzy from the quarrel, threw Ma Ying and Ma Shangwu out, and asked them to go to Lao Tzu Ma Bufang to argue, and he had to devote all his energy to preparing for a decisive battle with the People's Liberation Army.

At this time, Ma Bufang didn't have time to pay attention to this kind of dog-biting chaos. After the main force of the Qingma Army retreated to Lanzhou and the main force of the Ningma Army retreated to Yinchuan, under the call of the Kuomintang government, he flew to Guangzhou to participate in the The Northwest Joint Defense Military Conference held by the Premier Yan Xishan and attended by Hu Zongnan, Ma Bufang and Ma Hongkui.

After Shanxi was liberated by the North China Field Army, the old warlord Yan Xishan fled to Guangzhou. After arriving in Guangzhou, he was appointed as the president of the Executive Yuan by the Kuomintang government. Yan Laoxi did his best to preside over this meeting. His greatest wish is to Hu Zongnan, Ma Bufang, and Ma Hongkui were able to cooperate sincerely to keep the Northwest and the Southwest, and then restore Shanxi. Therefore, Yan Xishan repeatedly emphasized at the meeting that the three of them should put aside their past suspicions and go to the national calamity together.

At the meeting, the three Kuomintang generals gave an overwhelming guarantee that "unity will survive, and division will perish".

But can things really be as beautiful as Yan Xishan imagined?Hu Zongnan, Ma Bufang, and Ma Hongkui have their own minds. These three people have become weird old foxes. It is impossible to ask them to work for others. Not to mention others, what Yan Xishan himself did is not convincing. Whom did his Jinsui army help?And pretending to let everyone go to the national disaster together, bah.

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