If it is said that the Nationalist Government in Chongqing is very afraid of the continuous development and growth of the Eighth Route Army. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info then Ningxia Ma Jiajun, who is a neighbor of the Eighth Route Army, is more afraid, and even doesn't want to see a powerful Eighth Route Army.

It's just that in the early years, the Red Army marched north into Shaanxi, because of the unexpected appearance of He Zhengdao, even now some places in Gansu have become the base of the Eighth Route Army. It can be said that Ningxia Majiajun was blocked from the land.

Although some caravans in the southwest can still enter Ningxia from the area controlled by the Eighth Route Army. But everyone knows that the Eighth Route Army has always been relatively strict in its investigation of caravans entering and leaving the base area.

If there are any prohibited items, and Ningxia has not sent a note to the Eighth Route Army in advance, then these materials may be detained by the Eighth Route Army. In this kind of thing, Ma Jiajun in Ningxia has always felt very aggrieved.

But earlier, the Red Army entered Shaanxi and annihilated the two cavalry divisions of 'Xinma' in one fell swoop in Gansu, and that bloody battle can be said to have frightened the two Ma armies. After that, the two sides had friction with each other, but it was the two Ma Jiajun who suffered more.

Originally, according to the historical development process, the Red Army carried out the Eastern Expedition and the Western Expedition after entering Shaanxi. In the end, in these two battles, a lot of money was paid. But this time, the two battles did not fight.

As a matter of fact, the Red Army stationed in Shaanxi did not think about recovering Ningxia and Gansu and expanding its base areas in the north. However, at that time, He Zhengdao still pointed out that by doing so, there was a suspicion of provoking a civil war.

In addition, the Red Army, which had just entered Shaanxi, should not make too many enemies. What's more, the Red Army that entered Shaanxi at that time was able to control the base areas laid at that time, and the strength was already very tight. Therefore, these two battles were not fought in the end.

With the great victory of the two cavalry divisions of Xinma and Xinma, Xinma and Ningma, two Ma armies that have been crisscrossing the northwest for many years, finally did not dare to cause trouble easily. What's more, the two de facto leaders of Ma Jiajun both hope that the Nationalist Government will take action.

But no one could have predicted that the final situation would turn out like that. After the outbreak of the Xi'an Incident, the Red Army in Shaanxi not only did not suffer any losses, but took the opportunity to take the entire territory of Shaanxi, which surprised both Ma armies.

At present, the Eighth Route Army controls all the territory of Gansu bordering Shaanxi, and even the troops at the forefront of Gansu are not too far from Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu. If it weren't for the fact that it didn't want to be in the name of civil war, perhaps the Eighth Route Army had already launched a campaign to recover Lanzhou.

As for the Ningxia Majia Army sandwiched in the middle, their outward passage bordering the Central Plains was controlled by the Eighth Route Army. It can be said that compared with the days of Xinma, their days in Ningxia are even more difficult.

What even made the 'King of Ningxia' Ma Hongkui embarrassed was that the War of Resistance broke out in full swing, and in the name of the United War of Resistance, the Eighth Route Army started business with the Ningxia side and purchased a large number of ores and materials from Ningxia.

And this time, Ma Hongkui can still sit firmly in the position of the 'king of Ningxia', and the money to expand the army also comes more from doing business with the Eighth Route Army. What even made Ma Hongkui a little puzzled was that even if the Eighth Route Army did this kind of business like arms, it would also do it with them.

The result is also very simple, the money Ma Hongkui earned through doing business finally changed hands and returned to the Eighth Route Army. In many cases, Ningxia eventually adopted the method of exchanging ore for arms, which is a way of doing business in exchange for goods.

When the number of private enterprises in Shaanxi began to increase, many of the things they produced for the common people also poured into Ningxia in large quantities. It can be said that now in Ningxia, Gansu and Xinjiang, there are caravans of the Eighth Route Army selling goods to make money.

Maybe it's because these warlords can bring a lot of income to the Eighth Route Army. Now the situation in the area bordering the two Ma Jia armies is relatively calm. As for the Eighth Route Army, it will also not easily cross the border to provoke trouble.

Even if the two leaders of the Ma Jiajun know that if this goes on for a long time, they will eventually be cleaned up by the Eighth Route Army. However, with the Eighth Route Army constantly fighting exciting achievements on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, they did not dare to move.

If it weren't for the fact that Chongqing was cheering them on at this moment, it even provided a lot of military salaries and materials. It is estimated that the two leaders of the Ma Jiajun will not be so calm, stay in the rear to watch the excitement, and wait for the situation to change.

As warlords who control these frontier lands in the northwest, they value their own territory more. As long as the Eighth Route Army does not take the initiative to attack their territory, they also do not want to provoke the Eighth Route Army easily.

It can be said that they are quite satisfied with the current situation. At least they don't have to worry that the little devil's blades will hit their turf. For this reason, they can earn a lot of war money through this war.

It was only with the recovery of Suiyuan by the independent column that the forward troops were even advanced to the border with Outer Mongolia. Now in Ningxia, Ma Jiajun's life seems to be getting more and more difficult, and he always feels that he has a feeling that the knife holder on his neck is about to be cut at any time.

In addition to getting along well with Gansu, the expanded troops of the Ma Jiajun in Ningxia are now more in the border area with the Eighth Route Army, and they seem to be very worried about the Eighth Route Army launching an attack on Ningxia.

Maybe it was because he saw that the Eighth Route Army really didn't launch any war provocations against them after the Anti-Japanese War. The Ningxia Majia Army, which has expanded a lot, is also thinking about whether to make some trouble for the Eighth Route Army, so that the Eighth Route Army will not be too peaceful.

Of course, there is another intention, that is, to do something to show Lao Jiang. After all, if you want to ask the national government for money and materials, you always have to prove your worth. In this case, horse bandits seem to be the best excuse.

Everyone knows that some places close to the Inner Mongolia grassland, because of the vast land and sparsely populated areas, are mostly nomads. Most of the people here ride horses, and it is also a time when horse bandits are rampant in the grasslands during the war.

Compared with other areas bordering the Eighth Route Army, the fertile field controlled by the Eighth Route Army has also become the area with the most frequent horse banditry activities. Even though the Suiyuan Army Sub-district organized several clean-ups, most of them returned in vain.

The reason is very simple, as soon as they see the Eighth Route Army in earnest, these groups of horse bandits will flee into Ningxia to hide. In this way, unless the Eighth Route Army crosses the border to clear them, or there is no way to eliminate them at all.

It can be said that Ma Hongkui, who did not dare to blatantly provoke with the Eighth Route Army, finally thought of such a trick. But in He Zhengdao's view, any conspiracy is a paper tiger in the face of absolute strength.

This time, taking the opportunity of inspecting the border defenses, He Zhengdao wanted to teach Ma Hongkui a good lesson. Let him understand that if he wants to keep his current position and life, then stay in Ningxia honestly and don't play any small conspiracy.

Otherwise, He Zhengdao didn't mind suppressing him in the name of suppressing bandits. After all, with such a scheming evil neighbor by his side, He Zhengdao also felt uncomfortable.

Starting from the territory of Yulin, He Zhengdao and his entourage changed into civilian clothes and arrived at the territory of Fertile Fields. Although such a cavalry squad would be somewhat strange to travel through the snow. But the garrisons everywhere did not stop too much.

The reason is very simple, He Zhengdao and his entourage all have passes issued by the military department. Even many of the garrisons who learned the news did not dare to inquire too much about the identity and origin of this group of people.

After all, the Saber special combat team is in the Yulin border area, and many commanders of the garrison have heard of it. The tasks assigned by this unit are often kept strictly secret. It can be said that the garrison troops who have seen the saber have been given secrecy orders.

Looking at Fertile City, which was also covered with white snow, He Zhengdao, who went straight to here, also breathed a sigh of relief: "Send a report to the Second Cavalry Division, let them inform the location of the troops, and we will go to the headquarters of the Second Cavalry Division first." ”

'Yes, Commander! ’

The Saber special operations detachment, which carried the radio, quickly used the radio to contact the 2nd Cavalry Division, which had been stationed in the fertile field in advance. It's just that only the commander and political commissar of the Woye garrison regiment know about the news that the 2nd Cavalry Division has entered the territory of Woye.

Even earlier, in order to create conditions for the concealed march of the Second Cavalry Division, the Fertile Field Garrison Regiment also deliberately moved away some herdsmen living in the surrounding area in the name of preventing horse bandits. In this way, the people in the territory of the fertile field did not know that the Second Cavalry Division was in their territory.

The commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division, who also did not understand the intentions of the military headquarters when he received the order this time, also did not understand what the military department meant by letting them be secretly stationed in several relatively hidden valleys in the fertile field in the name of training.

But they knew that this should not be the so-called winter training on the telegram. Dispatching a cavalry division to garrison the fertile field in such a big winter is also a great intention. Even they knew that the 3rd Cavalry Division received such an order.

However, at present, the 3rd Cavalry Division has not advanced to the territory of Woye, but also in the name of winter training, stationed in Etuoke City, which is not too far from Woye, to rest and recuperate. Such a large-scale troop movement naturally makes people feel a little unusual.

However, the cavalry units that usually stay in Ordos conduct large-scale winter training every winter, which is also something that officers and men know. After all, being in the savannah, winter combat is also a focus of their training.

In previous years, their cavalry division also occasionally entered the territory of Suiyuan for training. And this time, it's just a different place to practice. Therefore, the 3rd Cavalry Division was stationed in Etuoke City to rest, and the Ma Jiajun in Ningxia did not feel that there was anything wrong.

After all, even if they sent horse bandits to harass the border of the Eighth Route Army, they also did not dare to go too far. The style of horse bandits is more about coming and going. As long as they succeed in looting, they will return to Ningxia as quickly as possible.

When the border calms down again, they will go out again. It was really this kind of headache looting tactics that made the garrison of the Eighth Route Army stationed in the fertile field also feel helpless. What can be done is to send more patrols to patrol the perimeter.

But for the horse bandits, if they want to enter the fertile field to plunder, they can often find loopholes in the patrol force of the Eighth Route Army. By the time the Eighth Route Army garrison arrived, they might have completed the task of looting.

Even if the Eighth Route Army wanted to pursue, it had to consider the serious consequences of entering Ningxia to suppress bandits. After all, the Ningxia Ma Family Army is in the border area, and the troops deployed are much more than them! (To be continued.) )