Luo Yaoguo guessed correctly, the main force of the Northwest New Army has now left northern Shaanxi and is on its way to Zhangjiakou.

It is nearly 800 kilometers from Yulin in northern Shaanxi to Zhangjiakou. China's northwest is so vast that it is not possible to completely incorporate such a vast land into the hands of a few dozen days.

After the battle with Ma Fuxiang and Ma Buqing at the Yulin River, the Northwest New Army and Soviet advisers realized that there was a huge flaw in the Northwest military plan, that is, the local warlords in the Northwest were not scum of tofu, especially the warlords who believed in the Muslim religion. There is also a problem that deeply plagues the GCD in China, that is, they are temporarily unable to gain the support of the local Mongolian herders in Suiyuan, and the Mongolian top level in Suiyuan is influenced by the counter-revolutionaries who have fled from Outer Mongolia to maintain a hostile attitude towards the GCD. It is quite difficult to carry out a revolution in such a region full of complicated ethnic and religious problems, and it is simply unrealistic to pacify Suiyuan in a short period of time and turn Suiyuan into a base for GCD's westward expansion into Yanjing.

In this case, Yu Youren and Deng Yanda proposed a way to borrow from Suiyuan and directly attack Chahar. Chahar also borders the Soviet Union, and it is also connected to the Pingjin region, where there are many Han Chinese, which is conducive to the work of GCD. Therefore, this plan was quickly approved by the GCD Northwest Bureau and Soviet advisers, and then it was reported to the Central Committee, which quickly agreed to the new plan.

On August 12, 1924, the Suiyuan Metropolitan Administration in Guihua City was heavily guarded, and no idle people were allowed to approach the Metropolitan Administration. Ma Fuxiang was so vigilant in order to prevent Wu Peifu's ears and eyes from hearing that he was secretly in contact with northern Shaanxi. Since the Battle of the Yulin River in July, the two sides of northern Shaanxi and Suiyuan have been in contact through Jing Yuexiu and the Grand Lama of Zamusa. The battle of the Yulin River made both sides realize that the opponent was very difficult, in order to preserve their strength, Ma Fuxiang began to take the initiative to show goodwill to northern Shaanxi, lifted the blockade of northern Shaanxi, and sent the Zasamu Lama to Jing Yuexiu to probe the wind to understand the true intentions of the northern Shaanxi side, when he learned that the other party was Mr. Zhongshan's new army, Ma Fuxiang immediately expressed his willingness to live in peace with northern Shaanxi, and was willing to stand on the side of Mr. Zhongshan at the appropriate time, and invited the northern Shaanxi side to send representatives to the Guihua City Alliance.

Ma Fuxiang's goodwill was soon echoed by the northern Shaanxi side, and a delegation composed of Kuomintang veteran Yu Youren and GCD members Zhou Elai and Qu Ming soon arrived at naturalization and moved into Ma Fuxiang's metropolitan office.

Negotiations between the two sides began in earnest on August 12, and Ma Fuxiang was represented by his chief of staff Bao Shumian and his son Ma Hongkui.

On behalf of northern Shaanxi, Zhou Elai and Qu Ming of the GCD participated in the negotiations, and although the current northern Shaanxi is still a two-party cooperation, it is a two-party cooperation under the leadership of the GCD, and Yu Youren is just a united front object.

"We solemnly protest against your blockade of northern Shaanxi, provoking a civil war, and encircling and suppressing the revolutionary armed forces, and before the negotiations, we demand that you solemnly apologize, compensate for the losses, and promise not to make the same mistakes again." Zhou Elai's attitude was surprisingly tough, and he asked the other party to apologize and compensate for the loss at the beginning.

Ma Hongkui waved his hand to stop Bao Shumi, who was about to attack, he frowned slightly and said: "We blockade and attack northern Shaanxi under the order of the Yanjing political axe, and the Yanjing political axe is the central government, and we also have to deal with it, please forgive me." ”

"But this central government is a central government that can survive by betraying the country and oppressing the working people! We just want to overthrow this central government, and then establish a central government that can truly represent China and the people, abolish all unequal treaties, and drive out the great powers! Zhou Elai's tone was a little excited.

Ma Hongkui raised his eyebrows and was silent for a moment, Zhou E's words just now had already hinted at the requirements and goals of northern Shaanxi, now it depends on how he chooses.

"Are you from Mr. Nakayama?" Before Ma Hongkui could speak, the chief of staff on the side, Bao Shumi, raised the question first.

Listening to the chief of staff's question, Ma Hongkui's expression also became solemn, now is a critical moment related to the future and fate of their Ma family, and they must not stand on the wrong team, let alone stand in line in a confused way. Ma Hongkui immediately asked: "Are you the Kuomintang or GCD?" Although the Northwest New Army claimed to be the armed forces of Sun Yat-sen of the Kuomintang, Jing Yuexiu and Yan Xishan quietly hinted more than once that the Northwest New Army was the master of the GCD, and they were still a little unacceptable or even disgusted with the GCD Ma family.

Zhou Elai sat silently, but his heart was overturned. Is it the Kuomintang or the GCD? I don't know how to answer this question. At present, the true face of the Kuomintang has not yet been seen through by the broad masses of the people, let alone these feudal warlords who believe in Islam. And Mr. Zhongshan is even more of a banner of the Kuomintang, although he is now ill, but his influence and appeal are still above GCD.

"We are armed under the leadership of the cooperation of the national government, and we also support Mr. Zhongshan." Zhou Elai thought for a while and said this ambiguous answer.

"Support Mr. Nakayama?" Ma Hongkui had already heard the true meaning from Zhou Elai's words. Now there are more armed people who claim to support Mr. Zhongshan, but this does not mean that they obey the leadership of Mr. Zhongshan and the leadership of the Kuomintang. Ma Hongkui smiled and said, "We also support Mr. Zhongshan's proposition. In this sense, we are friendly forces, and the July clashes were a complete misunderstanding, and I hope you will accept this explanation. ”

The battle in July was entirely a show of power by Ma Buqing's cavalry, and these Muslims from the bitter cold land of Qinghai really believed that after death they could go to that paradise with many beautiful mm, beautiful clothes and delicious food, so they were not afraid of death or hardship. In contrast, Ma Hongkui's Ningma is a pile of tofu scum, so Ma Fuxiang and Ma Hongkui's father and son can't be tough at all in the negotiations with GCD.

Zhou Elai has now regained his demeanor, he nodded slightly and said, "I can accept your explanation, but we hope that you can show that you support Mr. Zhongshan with practical actions." ”

"Practical action? Oh, my father and I have already applied to join the Kuomintang. Ma Hongkui thought for a while and added, "If your party allows members to believe in Allah, we can also join the GCD." ”

"We are going to take action, we want to be able to bring down the reactionary political axe." Zhou Elai shook his head and said: "We will march to Yanjing next month to defeat the reactionary political axe, we hope that your ministry can march into Yanjing with us, and take practical actions to defeat the reactionary political axe and drive out the foreign powers!" ”

"What?" Ma Hongkui's heart was shocked, the other party actually wanted to attack Yanjing, and he also wanted to pull his own family into the gang, this matter was too risky, and it had long exceeded the Ma family's ability to bear. Ma Hongkui shook his head resolutely and said: "Our Ma family has been loyal to the central government for generations and maintained stability in the northwest, how can we do this kind of thing, no, absolutely not." ”

Zhou Elai nodded calmly and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't want to make a revolution with us, but don't stop our revolution." We hope that you will take the opportunity to let us through, and help us procure supplies along the way, and also keep the Yanjing side secret. ”

"This matter is very important, Mr. Zhou, please allow me to discuss with my father, and then give you an answer in a few days?" Ma Hongkui did not dare to make decisions about borrowing the road, and said that he would ask Ma Fuxiang for advice.

After Ma Hongkui and Bao Shumian left, Qu Ming frowned and asked Zhou E: "E come, do you think Ma Fuxiang will agree to borrow the road?" ”

Zhou Elai replied with a smile: "He doesn't dare not borrow the Tao, if he doesn't borrow the Tao, we will come to fight Suiyuan, and if he borrows the Tao, we will fight Wu Peifu, hehe, what do you say these warlords will choose?" ”

"I'd rather he didn't borrow it." Qu Ming shook his head and said: "We are now crossing Suiyuan to fight Chahar is a desperate battle without a rear, in case of a mistake, the consequences are unimaginable!" This is Mao ZD's opinion, and Qu Ming is obviously standing with Mao ZD now.

Zhou Elai stood up heavily and paced around the room. The First Battle of Yulin River exposed many problems of the Northwest New Army, after all, this unit was a newly formed army, and the recruits accounted for almost 100 percent, and even many regiment commanders and battalion commanders were on the battlefield for the first time. Although the battle ended in a draw, the Kuomintang officers in the new army were all afraid of Zhuma in the northwest, believing that if they marched into Suiyuan, it would take half a year for the new army to defeat Zhuma and gain a firm foothold, so that they would not be able to catch up with the opportunity to march into Yanjing. Therefore, Yu Youren and Deng Yanda suggested to the Soviet advisers Pavlov and General Galen to find Ma Fuxiang as an excuse, and won the support of the Soviet advisers. However, Mao Zd was resolutely opposed to changing the plan, and he believed that he would rather not enter Yanjing than give up the Suiyuan plan, because Suiyuan has a vast area, and it is the best development direction to be close to the Soviet Union and connect northern Shaanxi.

"Sheehan, marching into Yenching is an instruction from the Central Committee and the Comintern, and as a GCD member we must obey unconditionally." Zhou E's tone was very serious, he said: "We must do everything possible to complete the tasks entrusted by the party, and we must not affect the implementation of the party's resolutions because of our own ideas, do you understand?" Although there are certain risks in the plan of marching into Yanjing and opening up a base area in Chahar, the benefits are also huge, Chahar is connected to Outer Mongolia and Yanjing, and if we occupy there, Soviet aid can continue to enter Yanjing, and we can also form a huge number of revolutionary troops in Chahar, and we can also use Chahar as a base to march into the northeast and completely dig out the time bomb planted by imperialism in China! ”

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