The news of the successive failures of the 212th Division's offensive soon returned to Zhang Xinghan, who had arrived at Guisui with his main forces at this time. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

And a temporary command was set up here.

In the command headquarters, staff officers and communications personnel came and went, and they were extremely busy.

Jiang Baili took the telegram from the hand of a communications officer, and after reading it, he reported to Zhang Xinghan: "Commander, it seems that the tenacity of the Ma Jiajun has exceeded our expectations!" You see, this is an urgent telegram sent by Shen Ke, the commander of the 212th Division, bluntly saying that Ma Jiajun's resistance was stubborn and the troops failed to advance. ”

Zhang Xinghan took the telegram and looked at it, and said with a flat expression: "The people in the northwest are fierce, and since the ancient times of the 'pig', the pig', the island, and the 'novel' have been a place where many ethnic groups gather, and it is not surprising that they have become martial.

But no matter how brave the flesh and blood are, they can't resist our rain of steel bullets. ”

After a pause, he said: "Send a telegram to Shen Ke, the troops are somewhat tired from marching for days, you can temporarily stop the attack, rest for the night, send tanks and artillery units early tomorrow morning, give full play to the firepower advantage of our army, I will send the air force to support their attack, and strive to break through the Jiuyuan defense line of the Ma Jiajun in one fell swoop." ”

"Commander, it is indeed our advantage to be well-equipped and powerful, but the frontal onslaught consumes a lot of money and wastes time, I think that we can send another elite force to attack the enemy's rear in a detour, and the enemy's defense line in Jiuyuan will inevitably collapse." Jiang Baili stared at the map and proposed.

Zhang Xinghan's eyes lit up when he heard this, he looked at the map and said, "You mean to cross the Yellow River from Suinan?" Entering the Ikzhao League? (present-day Ordos)"

Jiang Baili nodded and said: "Yes, as long as we capture the Yikezhao League, the soldiers can directly cross the Yellow River west to threaten Yinchuan, the old nest of the Ma Jiajun in Ningxia, so that the enemy's defense line in Jiuyuan, and even the layers of defense behind it, will be self-defeating!" ”

"Well, that's good, that's it." Zhang Xinghan was very satisfied. "Who do you think is the right task to be assigned to?" ”

Jiang Baili pondered for a moment and said: "Commander, don't use suspicious people, don't doubt people, since you use Shen Ke to lead the troops as the vanguard today, then for the sake of fairness, I suggest that the task of this roundabout attack be handed over to Zhang Tingshu and Taodong Domain, firstly, it can show the trust of the general seat in them, and secondly, you can also try their loyalty." ”

"Okay, send the 213th and 214th Divisions to form a southbound group and cross the Yellow River south. Attack the Ikzhao Alliance! Zhang Xinghan patted the table and said.

Zhang Tingshu and Taodong obviously did not expect that Zhang Xinghan would entrust them with important tasks, and they were surprised and moved, when they led the officers and soldiers of their troops to leave Guisui and cross the Yellow River south to advance towards the Yikezhao League.

At this time, the Yellow River Bridge was occupied by the Ma Jiajun, in order to prevent the Ma Jiajun from destroying the bridge, the Taodong Domain led the 214th Division directly under the tank regiment to rush to the Yellow River crossing overnight.

The defenders did not expect the Northeast Frontier Army to come so quickly, and they were caught off guard and were defeated by the tank regiment led by the Taodong Domain.

The 213th and 214th Divisions successfully crossed the Yellow River, and the whole army advanced at full speed towards the Yikezhao League. The North-Eastern Frontier Guards have been fully mechanized, and the troops are marching in tanks, armoured vehicles, as well as military trucks and motorcycles.

South of the Yellow River and north of the Yikezhao League are all Hetao grasslands with a flat river, and the mobility of the two divisions of the Northeast Frontier Army has been brought into full play.

In one day, they rushed to more than 100 Liu and 10 kilometers, and the troops came to the city of Yikezhao League. Even the remnants of the Ma family's army, which had fled from the crossing of the Yellow River, were left behind by them.

The defenders of the Ma Jiajun of the Yikezhao League were caught off guard, and as soon as the tank regiment of the Northeast Frontier Army bombarded them, they abandoned the city and fled in panic.

Zhang Tingshu and Taodong Fan sent a telegram to Zhang Xinghan to report the victory, and at the same time commanded the troops to pursue.

And at the same time that the 213th and 214th divisions advanced at full speed towards the Ikezhao League. Shen Ke's 212th Division also rested overnight and once again launched a fierce attack on the Jiuyuan defense line of the Ma Jiajun.

This time, the Northeast Border Guards sent hundreds of tanks and artillery. Plus more than 30 bombers, fighters.

The Jiuyuan position of the Ma family army turned into a sea of fire in an instant, there were fires everywhere, the fortifications were destroyed, the Ma family army suffered heavy casualties, and in the afternoon, due to excessive casualties, the Northeast Army broke through the defense line and retreated on the whole line, and the more than 8,000 Ma Jia troops retreated with less than half of their troops.

Yinchuan, the compound of the chairman of Ninh Ma province.

Ma Hongbin and a group of officials hurriedly came to Ma Hongkui's office.

At this moment, Ma Hongkui was furious in the office, and the adjutant and communications staff who came to report the news were sprayed with blood by him.

"Shaoyun, how's the situation?" Ma Hongbin pushed the door and walked in, and asked hurriedly.

Seeing the arrival of Ma Hongbin and others, Ma Hongkui's anger calmed down a little, and he said angrily: "The Northeast Frontier Army ran more than 200 kilometers in one day and one night, captured the Yikezhao League, and may wave the army to cross the Yellow River west at any time to attack our Yinchuan capital, and our army's defense line in Jiuyuan was also broken through by the Northeast Frontier Army, their strength is too strong, it is not at all something that our army can resist, the situation is extremely critical!" ”

Ma Hongbin's face also became extremely heavy when he heard this, and said: "It seems that we have to shrink our forces and prepare for the defense of Yinchuan!" ”

"Shaoyun, did Ma Bufang and Ma Buqing give an answer?" Ma Hongbin asked suddenly.

"I called back last night and agreed to our request for help, but it will take time to gather troops and go to Yinchuan, please put up a strong resistance for a while!" Ma Hongkui said angrily.

"With the mobility and advance speed of the Northeast Frontier Army, we must urge the Qinghai Army to speed up and rush to Yinchuan's aid, otherwise the consequences will be catastrophic." Ma Hongbin said in a heavy tone: "At the moment, we don't want to take care of other regions, hurry up and gather the main forces of the militia groups and my 35th Division and your new 7th Division, and deploy them in Yongning and Shizuishan, ready to resist the attack of the Northeast Frontier Army!" ”

"Well, I'll arrange it right away, big brother, this time you and my brother have to work together and go all out, otherwise we will definitely die without a place to be buried." Ma Hongkui said seriously.

"You can rest assured about this little bit of Shaoyun, you can still distinguish which is more important and which is more important, I have no reservations this time, and I will fully cooperate with you to stop Zhang Xinghan!" Ma Hongbin immediately said.

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Guisui, Temporary Command of the Northeast Frontier Army.

"Commander, good news, the 212th Division has broken through the enemy's defensive line in Jiuyuan and is currently moving south along the north bank of the Yellow River.

And Zhang Tingshu and Taodong Domain also came with good news, they traveled three hundred and twenty miles long distance, unexpectedly took the Yike Zhao League, and are currently pursuing the remnants of the fleeing Ma Family's army, ready to cross the Yellow River west and march directly into Yinchuan! Jiang Baili excitedly held a telegram to Zhang Xinghan to report the good news.

"Good, well done!" Zhang Xinghan clapped his hands and turned around from the map, and said with a smile to Jiang Baili: "Order the main force to immediately advance to Yinchuan in two ways and completely defeat Ningma." ”

"By the way, is there any movement from the Qinghai Ma Jiajun?" Zhang Xinghan asked.

"According to the information obtained by the Secrecy Bureau, Ma Bufang issued an order for an emergency assembly of several brigades under his jurisdiction yesterday, and it seems that he received a telegram from Ma Hongkui asking for help. An entourage member of the Security Bureau standing on the side hurriedly replied respectfully.

"Hmph, it's better to come, just to annihilate them in one fell swoop, and we will fight with them in the province by province." Zhang Xinghan snorted coldly.

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After receiving Zhang Xinghan's order, the main divisions gathered in Guisui immediately divided into two routes, all the way south to the Yikezhao League, and all the way to the south along the Yellow River with the 212th Division.

The two armies, totaling more than 100,000 people, attacked Yinchuan in a mighty manner.

Ma Hongkui and Ma Hongbin concentrated all their forces, including all local militia groups and two main divisions, totaling more than 60,000 men, and deployed them in two directions, one of which was deployed along the Yellow River in Yongning, east of Yinchuan, to prevent the northeastern frontier army from crossing the Yellow River from the west of the Yikezhao League.

The other part was deployed along the river in the Shizuizi Mountain area northeast of Yinchuan to resist the northeast frontier army from Bayannur and Wuhai to the south.

The first to arrive at the front line were the Southern Route Army from the Yikezhao League, Zhang Tingshu and the Taodong Domain, and their two divisions were the first to arrive at the crossing of the Yellow River.

And immediately under the cover of the air force, the attack across the river was launched, and the Ma Jiajun guarding the west bank immediately opened fire to block it, and the two sides launched an unequal artillery battle across the river.

With the addition of the air force of the Northeast Frontier Army, the artillery positions of the Ma Jiajun were all destroyed, and the two divisions of Taodong Fan and Zhang Tingshu took advantage of the situation to cross the river in a big way, with boats firing in unison and artillery firing in unison.

Relying on their own artillery fire and the cover of air force units, one regiment of the 213th Division and one regiment of the 214th Division successfully landed on the west bank.

However, they were immediately met with a large-scale cluster counter-charge by the cavalry of the Ma Jiajun in regiments and battalions.

The units of the Northeast Frontier Army quickly defended on the spot, set up machine guns, and stubbornly opened fire on the craters.

Ma Jiajun's proud cavalry tactics were smashed in front of the well-equipped and powerful firepower of the Northeast Frontier Army.

The air force of the Northeast Frontier Army inflicted a devastating firepower blow on the brave and combative cavalry of the Ma Jiajun.

The counterattack lasted less than two hours before ending with the tragic annihilation of the cavalry of the Ma Jiajun Army.

The shore was full of dead corpses of soldiers and horses of the Ma family, pillowing each other, and blood flowed like a river, a miserable place like Shura purgatory.

After smashing the counter-charge of the cavalry of the Ma Jiajun, the Northeast Frontier Army gained a foothold on the west bank, and the main forces quickly and smoothly crossed the river.

By night, the soldiers and horses of the two divisions had basically crossed the river.

And began to advance overnight in the direction of Yongning County, Yongning is already the last barrier of Yinchuan, as long as it breaks through this place, it is equivalent to opening the east gate of Yinchuan, and it is easy to capture Yinchuan.

The news that the Northeast Frontier Army had broken through the defense line along the river and that the cavalry units had suffered heavy losses soon spread back to Yinchuan. (To be continued......)