Xu Shuzheng has 100,000 participating troops in his hands, most of these troops are trained by the Sichuan system, how much combat power Qiao Yu knows very well, the Sichuan system was basically trained according to its own standards, and it is equipped with a large number of heavy artillery, it can already be regarded as a strong army, there is no doubt that this is the largest heavy army group in Beiyang, and it is also a group that Qiao Yu must disintegrate.

However, this time the action of snatching the gold greatly shocked Xu Shuzheng, so that he recognized Qiao Yu's ability from the bottom of his heart, so it was much easier, Qiao Yu appointed Xu Shuzheng as the commander-in-chief of the garrison of the three eastern provinces, and drew two cavalry divisions and two infantry divisions from Outer Mongolia, all of which were transferred to Fengtian, ready to assist the Outer Northeast at any time, and it was also a deterrent to Yueben, and at the same time it was also a counterbalance to Zhang Zuolin, the bandit leader.

It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone, of course, Qiao Yu will not rely on power alone, for the Beiyang generals who can obey orders, Qiao Yu has absolutely no disadvantage, whether it is Zhang Zuolin or Xu Shuzheng In this round of army reorganization, their subordinates are basically retained, and they are also given priority to equip with various advanced weapons, and the treatment is almost no different from the original Sichuan lineage.

Since Xu Shuzheng has made contributions to the three eastern provinces, Outer Mongolia is going to be replaced, Qiao Yu thought about it and transferred Liu Yunhong and Yang Sen, these two people are from cavalry, just suitable for the environment of Outer Mongolia, Qiao Yu is very clear about the positioning of Outer Mongolia, this is the forward position to contain Russia.

After China took control of Outer Mongolia, it could cut off the Trans-Siberian Railway at any time through the air force or road attack, and cut off Russia's connection with the Far East.

Just a few days ago, Zhang Xiaohuai fought a big victory with the cooperation of Cao Kun and others, and wiped out more than 50,000 cavalry of the Ma family army in one fell swoop, and the blood has dyed the city of Lanzhou red, and Cao Kun, who participated in this battle, is still deeply shocked, although the battlefield of the old calendar, all situations have been seen, but this kind of one-sided slaughter Cao Kun has seen it for the first time, and his mind can not be calm for a long time.

After Cao Kun received the appointment of the Northwest Patrol Envoy, he took Wu Peifu and Feng Yuxiang two divisions to the west along the Longhai Railway, and as soon as they entered the territory of Shaanxi, it was reported that the Ma Jiajun had entangled a large army to occupy Lanzhou, and the news that a referendum would be held was also held.

And at this time, Cao Kun received a secret message from Qiao Yu, and told Cao Kun the battle plan to annihilate the Ma Jiajun in one fell swoop.

In fact, Ma Jiajun's side can be so rampant, it is also because of the replacement of the old and the new in China, Qiao Yu has to take care of both internal and external at the same time, and he has no time to pay attention to this node of them, especially what makes them feel frightened is Qiao Yu's plan to abolish slavery and land reform, once their foundation in the northwest is implemented, it will be over in an instant, and the wealth and power will come to naught, so they can't help but work hard.

Ma Fulu, Ma Fuxiang, Ma Qi, Ma Lin, Ma Hongbin, Ma Hongkui and others all gathered in Ma Anliang's middle school to discuss countermeasures, which is actually a big tandem of Ma Jiajun.

Ma Jiajun rose in the Tongzhi rebellion, the founder Ma Zhanao first raised troops against the Qing Dynasty, wantonly killed, and then took the initiative to ask Zhao'an with the prestige of the victory, the incompetent Manchu Qing can only compromise, since then Ma Zhanao has become a tyrant in the northwest, he also has two main cadres, one is called Ma Haiyan, the other is called Ma Qianling, that is, the source of Qingma and Ningma, Ma Fulu, Ma Fuxiang are the sons of Ma Qianling, and Ma Qi, Ma Lin is the son of Ma Haiyan, and now Ma Zhanao and other first generations have died, Ma Jiajun has entered the era of the second generation.

After Ma Zhanao's death, the eldest son Ma Anliang took over his position, and accompanied Zhang Guangjian to northern Sichuan to participate in the war in the Protectorate War, and was used as cannon fodder by Zhang Guangjian, with heavy losses, and finally ran back to Gansu, Ma Anliang held his stomach and prepared to overthrow Zhang Guangjian.

How do you know that the Sichuan army has reconciled with Zhang Guangjian again, Ma Anliang's plot has completely failed, and he has been expelled from Lanzhou, so he can only return to his hometown Hezhou to endure, and his forces are gradually shrinking, even less than the other two Ma Jiajun, but he is still Ma Zhanao's eldest son, his identity is respected, and everyone is still willing to pull him in everything, but at this time, Ma Anliang's health is already very bad, he is riddled with diseases, and he has to lie in bed most of the time, and he can't get up at all, but when it comes to the fundamental interests of Ma Jiajun, he can't help but care.

"Brother, brothers, nephews, our Ma Jiajun has controlled the northwest since its establishment, the Manchu Emperor has to pay attention to us, Yuan Datou does not dare to treat us badly when he is in power, but also respect our folk traditions, and add officials to our lords, and now the surname Qiao has become the prime minister, and he will play land reform for us, and abolish slavery, bullshit! Even if Lao Tzu dies, he won't give up power, what do you say? Ma Fuxiang was making a big fuss, the corners of his mouth were foaming, and his expression was extremely excited.

Ma Hongkui, Ma Hongbin and other slightly younger ones were also enthusiastic, and they couldn't wait to tear Qiao Yu apart immediately, but Ma Qi was still a little more cautious.

"Of course, power can't be let out, but I think it's better for us not to fight Qiao Yu clearly, how powerful Beiyang is, isn't it also replaced by Qiao Yu now, I also heard that Qiao Yu defeated the British again some time ago, that is the number one power! Qiao Yu is definitely not simple, don't force him to be anxious, otherwise our life will not be easy! Brother, do you say? ”

Ma Qi kicked the ball to Ma Anliang, Ma Anliang barely cheered up a little at this time, and nodded, "You are right, the northwest is barren, we can't even match the guns in our hands, I advocate that we jointly petition, asking the political axe to respect our folk customs, not to change it at will, and then give some gifts to those dignitaries, left and right is just to let us give some benefits, people dominate the world, we also have to pay tribute to congratulate!" ”

"Brother, the times are different, people want to play really, and then gifts are no longer good, this year is about fists, if we can win, not to mention the northwest, even Yanjing City is ours, if we lose, then we will be eaten by others and there is no bone residue left, we have already discussed, in the name of the elder brother sent a telegram, so that the surname Qiao agreed to us to hold a referendum, just follow the method of northern Myanmar, when the time comes, as long as the gang of mud legs vote, brother, you are the president, Brother Ma Qi is a prime minister, I am the generalissimo, let's have a good time! ”

As soon as Ma Fuxiang's words came out, Ma Anliang and Ma Qi were stunned, especially Ma Anliang's health was not good, hearing that a mouthful of phlegm blocked his throat here, he was almost speechless, and the attendant hurriedly came to the rescue, and finally Ma Anliang eased his breath, but a pair of old eyes had become red, and he pointed at Ma Fuxiang with a strong voice: "Who agreed with you to do this, you are looking for death!" ”

"Brother, I also agreed, since the Xinhai period, Sun Cannon, Yuan Datou, and now the surname Qiao, up and down, why don't we have this opportunity, our three parties together can at least pull up more than 20,000 elite cavalry, and the militia groups from all over the country will gather together, so that there will be more than 20,000 people, if we recruit another batch of mud legs, I think we can pull up at least 70,000 people, even if the guns are not enough, we still have sabers, this northwest is the world of our cavalry!" Ma Lin also interjected, and the juniors of the Ma family below were also boiling in blood, and they couldn't wait to go to the battlefield immediately.

Things have come to this point Ma Anliang also knows that he can't persuade these hot-headed people, so he can only let them, Ma Anliang surnamed Suo closed his eyes and didn't say a word, Ma Fuxiang, Ma Qi, and others ordered Ma Jiajun to quickly assemble in Lanzhou, tens of thousands of cavalry were huge, and Lanzhou was besieged, and it was even more coincidental that all the defenders in Lanzhou City were withdrawn, Lanzhou was completely empty, and there were tens of thousands of muskets left, and the people of Ma Jiajun couldn't stand it anymore, this was simply pie in the sky, What bullshit Sichuan Army, it's not a big deal, it's not all scared away by yourself.

After having these munitions, Ma Jiajun recruited people even more frantically, searched everywhere, and gathered many bandits and bandits, those who had strong religious ideas and wanted to establish the Kingdom of Reading Power also jumped out, and some clergy also rushed to Lanzhou, and even they made a large number of green flags, which became their symbols.

The ranks in Lanzhou City are rapidly expanding, and the confidence of Ma Fuxiang and others is also expanding, they officially announced that they would start a referendum on New Year's Day in 1920 to determine the ownership of the northwest region.

However, this is just the appearance, a big net against Ma Jiajun has been opened, and Lanzhou City has been abandoned, and arms are deliberately left in the city, in order to be able to gather all kinds of [***] forces in the northwest and all kinds of people with ulterior motives together, and then wipe them out.

Zhang Xiaohuai, who was planning behind the scenes, was not polite to Zhang Xiaohuai, a sinner who had ill intentions and tried to split the country, and heard that nearly 100,000 people had gathered in Lanzhou City, he finally expressed his satisfaction with this number, and immediately sent a telegram to Cao Kun, asking the two Beiyang divisions to march to Lanzhou at full speed, and at the same time, Zhang Xiaohuai's troops also began to secretly move towards Lanzhou.

Ma Jiajun heard that it was Cao Kun who came, they were not afraid, although Wu Peifu and others were known as Beiyang warriors, but now that Beiyang is over, sending them here is nothing more than borrowing a knife to kill people, no one is a fool, Cao Kun can really fight hard, so Ma Jiajun is full of confidence, tens of thousands of cavalry out of Lanzhou together, and Cao Kun's troops started a confrontation in licorice shop.

At this time, Zhang Xiaohuai has arrived in Cao Kun's military camp, Zhang Xiaohuai explained the battle plan to Cao Kun on the map: "This time the battlefield is in the licorice shop, here is an important transportation hub in the central part of Gansu in history, is the "dry wharf" connecting Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Qingdao, the strategic location is extremely important, this time we set up an ambush on both wings, induce the Ma family army to attack the licorice shop, and then use the armor advantage to annihilate the Ma family army in one fell swoop, the cavalry era has passed, and now is the time for the armored army to be the king!" ”

(To be continued)