Wohu Mountain, a mountain located at the junction of Ningxia and Ordos and Alxa League. Because of its high mountains and dense forests and steep terrain, the www.biquge.info has always been a place where bandits gather. And here, it is also a paradise for horse bandits in the three places.

Compared with Ma Hongkui, who was in charge of Ningxia, he knew that the horse bandits were inexhaustible, and he also sent henchmen to divide and buy, control several bandits in Wohu Mountain, and secretly did some shady things with these horse bandits.

After all, horse bandits can only plunder and do not know how to produce, and the goods they loot will eventually be exchanged for food and munitions. In this case, they also need to do business with people outside the mountain, and Ma Hongkui sees this point.

Even in Ma Hongkui's opinion, being able to encircle such a group of outlaws has a lot of benefits for him. Some bloody things that are inconvenient for the regular army can be done in the name of horse bandits, and he only needs to clean up the mess.

It has not only gained benefits, but also won the hearts of the people. I have to say that this is also the cold-blooded mentality that some warlords must have!

With the Eighth Route Army marching into Suiyuan and Inner Mongolia, the territory of Ordos was used as a training ground for cavalry and armored troops. The number of troops assembled by the Eighth Route Army here also made Ma Hongkui feel the pressure.

Originally, Ma Hongkui wanted to get ahead of the Eighth Route Army and take down all Ordos. But in the face of the Eighth Route Army's troops, he finally chose to retreat. Only in the border area of Ningxia with Ningxia, a large number of cavalry and infantry were deployed for defense.

The Eighth Route Army, which had recovered Wuyuan earlier, now has advanced to the territory of the Alxa League in Inner Mongolia. It's just that the current Alxa League looks more chaotic, and the forces of several forces are among them.

The Nationalist Army troops stationed in Gansu also controlled several small cities near Gansu. Even the Ma Jiajun in Qinghai also deployed a cavalry division in the area bordering the Alxa League to defend against the Eighth Route Army.

In order not to exacerbate the contradictions in this region and provoke disputes on the northwest border, He Zhengdao also deployed his troops on the front line of Wuyuan and the Alxa League. But in the Alxa League area, a number of cavalry guerrillas were also dispatched.

In short, the place of Crouching Tiger Mountain is also a well-known paradise for bandits in the northwest. Many outlaws will choose to go there to join a team of horse bandits, and then follow the team of horse bandits to commit crimes.

In view of this situation, before He Zhengdao arrived in Woye, he had already ordered the reconnaissance brigade that was about to be expanded to infiltrate the Alxa League area into pieces of the elite troops selected from the army, and stand by near Wohu Mountain.

Once the horse bandits in Wohu Mountain descend the mountain, they have only one thing to do, and that is to eliminate the horse bandit armament in Wohu Mountain. And use this as a base point to expand the influence of the Eighth Route Army in the territory of the Alxa League.

According to the information He Zhengdao learned, although the Alxa League was vast and sparsely populated, and bandits were rampant in the war years, there were not too many good people in its territory who dared to live. But this place is very rich in resources.

Coal, nitrate, and trona in this area are all things that the Eighth Route Army urgently needs for industrial production at present, and if they can be fully controlled, it will also be of great significance to the Eighth Route Army.

Most importantly, after taking the Alxa League, it will be easier for the Eighth Route Army to recover the northwestern provinces of Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai in the future. Such a sword hanging over the heads of those warlords will also let them know to be more restrained.

It is precisely because of this that He Zhengdao is also deploying a cavalry division in the territory of Wuyuan at this moment. It's just that the situation in the Alxa League is relatively complicated, at least He Zhengdao knows that there are still a lot of Mongolian cavalry armed there.

But for Ho Zhengdao, he does not recognize the current so-called independent Outer Mongolian government at all. If he has the opportunity, he will also lead his troops to recover Outer Mongolia in the future, and reintegrate this former pearl of the northwest into the country's territory.

It's just that if you want to achieve this goal, He Zhengdao knows that it is not easy. After all, the reason why Outer Mongolia dares to become independent at this moment is more because they have the Soviet Union behind them to support them. And at the moment, the Soviet Union is undoubtedly too strong.

But such an important battlefield frontier position as the Alxa League, He Zhengdao still hopes to take it down in advance. In this way, he was able to gather heavy troops in the region, which was undoubtedly very advantageous against both the troops of Outer Mongolia and the warlords of the northwest.

After receiving a telegram from the reconnaissance brigade recruit training unit, looking at the local garrison commander who had already been summoned, He Zhengdao also said in a timely manner: "Regarding the problem of bandits in Wohu Mountain, this time we must solve it cleanly.

You are all senior commanders of our army, and I believe that you also know that the operational focus of our troops next year will be on the matter of advancing into the northeast. This means that we need a relatively stable and solid rear.

At present, Ningma and Qingma, together with the remnants of the Nationalist Army in Gansu, do not dare to blatantly obstruct our development and the great cause of resisting Japan. But you should all know that it's hard for us to really work with them.

Solve the problem of bandits in Wohu Mountain, and next year we will take Wohu Mountain as the base point to open up the communication channel between Woye and Wuyuan. In this area, I will mobilize no more than a division of garrisons to garrison them.

In this way, we will not only be able to receive and resettle more herders, but also be able to exploit the mineral resources in the area. If they don't come to disturb our development, we will continue to live in peace with them.

If they dare to get their hands on the base we have built, then you don't have to worry about anything, just fight back hard for me. As long as we take advantage of it, we are not afraid that they will turn the world upside down, understand? ”

'Yes, Commander! ’

Whether it is the commander of the garrison in Woye or the commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division, they are indeed very troubled by the problem of banditry on the border. With the existence of these horse bandits, their usual defensive pressure is also very huge.

In addition, the herders and people in the surrounding area are unlikely to live and work in peace and contentment. After all, most of the horse bandits come and go like the wind, and they flee quickly after the robbery without staying at all.

Even if they want to avenge the plundered people, they must find the target!

If this time, you can get rid of the bandit nest of Crouching Tiger Mountain and control this place. Then the horse bandits who are active in these three places will also choose another territory as their lair.

Where the troops of the Eighth Route Army were stationed, the horse bandits naturally did not dare to use it as a base. This means that these bandits have little choice but to flee to other warlord-controlled territory.

These Northwest warlords wanted to use the hands of horse bandits to disrupt the Eighth Route Army's governance of the people's livelihood in the region. So this time, He Zhengdao will use his own way to govern others, so that these northwest warlords can also feel the destructive power of the horse bandits.

'Commander, give orders! For these horse bandits, I have long wanted to clean them up! ’

As a cavalry division commander, Batu was also born in an ordinary herdsman family in his early years. To the good herdsmen of the steppe, horse bandits are a more hateful thing than steppe wolves and blizzards.

In many cases, the livestock raised by herders after a year's hard work is looted by these horse bandits. Sometimes, horse bandits are very fond of killing or harming women. It can be said that there is no herdsman who does not hate these murderous and robbing horse bandits.

Looking at the commanders of the command headquarters, He Zhengdao also nodded and said: "This time, the battle plan I made is very simple, that is, to lure the enemy deep and close the door to fight dogs. These bandits should not be frightened too soon and let them flee back to Ningxia in advance.

Therefore, the Fertile Field Garrison Regiment should strengthen patrols around the base area. The reconnaissance units deployed on the periphery will also inform you of the movements of the horse bandits at any time. But in the settlements and villages and towns, I will send additional guards to you.

Batu, a main regiment will be drawn from your cavalry division and will be sent into the villages, towns, and temporary settlements in companies and battalions to stand by. Until the bandits arrived, the troops were not allowed to reveal their whereabouts.

The rest of the main forces of the 2nd Cavalry Division, after the horse bandits entered the territory of Woye, quickly controlled the intersections and checkpoints where the horse bandits absconded. I will let these bandits come in and not get out, and wipe them all out in the fertile field. ”

'Yes, Commander! Mission completion guaranteed! ’

The commanders of the main forces of the 2nd Cavalry Division who came to the meeting felt that fighting horse bandits was somewhat a bit of a knife to kill chickens. But as cavalry, they also hated these horse bandits who only dared to bully the people.

Since it hit them this time, the Second Cavalry Division will not let them go easily. Dealing with these horse bandits will undoubtedly give more safety protection to the good people in the vicinity, so that they can work with peace of mind.

After arranging the combat order of the Second Cavalry Division, He Zhengdao continued: "From now on, the Woye Garrison Regiment will take the vigilance measures of loosening the outside and tightening the inside, strengthen the vigilance and patrol in the surrounding areas, and at the same time strictly guard against the activities of horse bandits and outposts in the territory.

Some time ago, I sent a reconnaissance team into the territory of Fertile Fields to find out the news. There are probably some eyebrows about the many dens in the territory that provide information for horse bandits. Next, you have to cooperate in the arrest work.

Although there is no direct evidence to prove that the Ningxia cavalry division stationed in Pingluo will also send cavalry into our territory to attack and harass. But we have to do a good job of dealing with them, and we can't let them go once they come in. ”

'Yes, Commander! ’

Hearing that He Zhengdao had already carried out so much reconnaissance and platoon work before the battle, the commanders present were very surprised. But they also understand that this is also what He Zhengdao has always emphasized not to fight unprepared battles.

Even if it is a group of horse bandits that are being cleaned up this time, if you make more preparations, you can also reduce the losses of the troops and the people in the base area. And what they have to do is to carry out the combat orders issued by He Zhengdao.

When night fell, several main cavalry regiments stationed in the valley also sent some cavalry battalions out one after another. Most of these outgoing cavalry battalions were scattered in companies and platoons and began to assist the garrison regiment in defensive vigilance.

And at this moment, the horse bandit forces that were speeding up to attack Wo Ye had no idea that a large net was being opened and was waiting for their arrival. Once they enter the fertile realm, it also means that they will have no chance to escape from this world! (To be continued.) )