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When He Zhengdao led the main force of the first division, he successfully attacked the territory of Minxian County. Looking at Lu Dachang, who had already been captured, He Zhengdao was not even interested in interrogating him, and directly asked him to take him into custody and make plans after the end of the Long March.

Compared with the previous district, He Zhengdao and others, who have now entered Minxian County, also feel much more relaxed. Dealing with those people seems somewhat restrained, for fear of accidentally violating the ethnic policy issued by the central government.

And now entering the territory of Minxian County, most of the people living in the surrounding areas are some Han people. This is undoubtedly more suitable for He Zhengdao and others. At this moment, the headquarters organs are also stationed in Longnan City, which was laid down by the Red Third Army.

Just when the headquarters felt that it was almost time to breathe a sigh of relief. An intercepted telegram made Mao Taizu look a little solemn and said: "It seems that Lao Jiang doesn't want to give us a chance to breathe!" ”

'Yes! Although the strength of the local army in Gansu was not strong, the 14th Division of Lu Dachang was completely annihilated by the independent column just now. This is a main force in Gansu that can be called a good strength. But the Ma family's army is going south, which is a great threat to us! ’

Ma Jiajun, a local warlord who actually controlled Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and other places during the Republic of China. Its main characters include Ma Bufang, Ma Hongkui and Ma Hongbin, and the three are also collectively known as the "Three Horses of the Northwest" by outsiders.

During the period when the Beiyang government was still the Nationalist government, they all recognized the central government, but maintained the power to govern the ruling areas. Years of operation have given them extremely strong military strength in the northwest.

Now the independent column has captured Minxian. The Hexi Corridor, which is actually controlled by the Ma Jiajun, has become a threat. Plus the Red Army went north, which had to pass through the areas under their substantial control. It also seems reasonable to participate in the encirclement and suppression.

Although the Ma Jiajun were powerful in the northwest, Gannan was not their actual control. Originally the Central Army. There is also a lot of wariness for them. Many local warlords were also cultivated in Gansu to suppress the development of the Ma Jiajun.

But now that the Red Army has swept Gannan, in order to contain the Red Army's troops, Chairman Chiang finally ordered that the Ma Jiajun be transferred south to participate in the encirclement and suppression. Even if he knew that if the Ma Jiajun occupied Gannan, he was afraid that he would not retreat easily.

However, compared with Gannan falling into the hands of the Red Army, Chairman Chiang felt that it would be more appropriate to hand it over to Ma Jiajun for the time being. At least Ma Jiajun is on the issue of dealing with the Central Army. Don't dare to brazenly confront yet.

Most importantly, in Lao Chiang's view, the deeper the enmity between Ma Jiajun and the Red Army, the more secure it was for the Central Army, which could not manage the northwest for the time being. Transferring the Ma family army to the south is not a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone.

Looking at the map leading to northern Shaanxi, Mao Taizu thought for a moment and said, "We must speed up!" Ordered an independent column to block the Qinghai Majia army from the direction of Xining. Order the Red Third Army to speed up the offensive on the Pingliang area.

In order to prevent the encirclement and interception of the Ma Jiajun in Ningxia, this passage to northern Shaanxi. It must be in the hands of our army. The Red 30th Army and the Red 9th Army served as the left and right flanks of the Red 3rd Army to ensure the safety of the two wings of the Red 3rd Army. ”

Although the current situation of the war is very favorable to the Red Army. The three major armies marched into the cities of Gannan. In addition to the successive victories, the capture and expansion of the troops was also very good. But such a victory still did not make Mao Taizu relax his vigilance.

The reason is simple. Today's Central Red Army, to put it mildly, is a little more vivid. Just like the rebels of ancient times. Fighting a tailwind battle is invincible, once it encounters a real tough battle. But it is possible to be hit hard.

Even some time ago, Mao Taizu strictly ordered all regiments to reduce the scale of the expansion of the troops. But Mao Taizu also knows that for every commander of the army, he hopes that the more troops in his hand, the better.

However, once the troops expanded in this way encounter the Ma Jiajun, which is dominated by cavalry, and fall into a situation of rout, the consequences can be imagined. The infantry has a natural fear and disadvantage when dealing with cavalry!

After receiving the order forwarded by the headquarters, He Zhengdao looked at the map and said, "Ma Jiajun! I originally thought that I wouldn't have a chance to fight with them this time, but I didn't expect you to take the initiative to jump out. Okay, then I'll have a good fight with you here! ”

Looking at the current position of the troops, He Zhengdao quickly said: "Order, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th independent divisions will immediately converge on the territory of Longxi, and we must strive to converge with the headquarters in Longxi within three days."

In addition, the divisions were ordered to gather more horses and form a cavalry battalion according to the situation. The materials that were too cumbersome were directly abandoned, and the necessary weapons, ammunition and materials were carried to the territory of Longxi as quickly as possible. ”

With He Zhengdao's telegram issued, the main forces of the three divisions, which were still in Gannan, soon advanced to Dingxi. As for the independent 1st Division, it was somewhat unexpected, and rushed forward on the southward route of the Ma Jiajun.

After taking Zhangxian County in World War I, the main force of the three divisions closest to the first division converged with He Zhengdao and others in Zhangxian County. As for the Second Division and the New Fourth Division, the distance from the main force is also not very far.

Looking at the returning three divisions, He Zhengdao pointed to two places on the map and said, "Next, give you a day to take Longxi City." According to the information we have received, the cavalry vanguard of the Ma Jiajun is less than three days away from us.

After taking Longxi, we will occupy the initiative on the battlefield, and I will fight a good battle with this Qinghai Majia army around Longxi and Tongwei. The formation of the cavalry division of the column depends on the next battle. ”

Perhaps because of his appearance, the confrontation between Ma Jiajun and the Red Army seems to have advanced much earlier. can think of the end of the Red Army's Long March in history, in order to open up the ground communication channel with the Soviet Union, the formation of the Western Expeditionary Force, He Zhengdao felt heavy.

Even in later generations, the failure of the Western Route Army in the Western Expedition was a sensitive issue. The most important thing is that Ma Jiajun was dealing with the brutality of the prisoners of the Red Army in the Western Expedition, so that He Zhengdao, who came from later generations, could not treat him well.

Gathering four divisions of the column and nearly 50,000 main forces to face off against the three cavalry divisions of the Majia Army from Xining, He Zhengdao felt that if he didn't cripple the other party, he was a little sorry for his own rejuvenating division.

After solving the cavalry units of these three divisions, I believe that even if the Ma family army has many generals, I am afraid that we must also consider how serious the consequences of mixing with encirclement and suppression are! Therefore, for the telegram sent by the headquarters, He Zhengdao was the one who was most looking forward to the arrival of Ma Jiajun.

The vanguard troops had already arrived at the Majia Army in Yuzhong, and the scene of more than 30,000 cavalry crossing the border made many local troops feel afraid. This kind of scene of thousands of horses galloping makes people's scalp tingle when you think about it!

Although the cavalry is not good at attacking cities, in the plains, the results of the infantry against the cavalry are not too optimistic. Perhaps in order to deliberately demonstrate the strength of the Ma family's army, Ma Bufang specially sent three cavalry divisions to fight this time.

In doing so, it is also necessary to show obedience to the central government. What's more, I still hope that after encircling and suppressing the Red Army, with the strength of three cavalry divisions, it can gain a firm foothold in Longxi, Longnan, Gannan and other places.

As long as the Red Army is victorious, it will control these three areas in the hands of its own troops. Ma Bufang also believes that Lao Jiang, who is rewarded for meritorious deeds, must also come up with convincing rewards in order for people to give up these three regions.

If he can't give Ma Bufang the reward he wants, then these areas he occupies will have to change his surname to Ma in the future. While Lao Jiang was calculating Ma Jiajun, Ma Bufang was not hoping to expand his territory!

With each having his own calculations, He Zhengdao, who was stationed in Longxi, personally inspected the area suitable for a decisive battle with Ma Jiajun. and Tongwei City, another city suitable for cavalry to go south, also allowed the third division to take it smoothly.

With the independent column, they successfully preempted the Ma Jiajun and occupied the passage that threatened the headquarters. The headquarters organs, which had also accelerated the speed of transfer, also began to enter the Tianshui area and move on to the next Pingliang area.

When leaving Tianshui, Mao Taizu looked at the direction of Dingxi, and said with some concern: "Enlai, you said that the independent column, can you stop the Ma Jiajun going south?" More than 30,000 cavalry is not a small number! ”

Regarding Mao Taizu's worries, Zhou Enlai thought for a while and said, "Old Mao, we have to believe in Xiao He." At present, he has four main divisions in his hands, and the strength has reached nearly 50,000. The Ma Jiajun is indeed strong, but the independent column is not weak either.

Most importantly, the independent column rushed ahead of Ma Jiajun and took Longxi and Tongwei. As long as it is properly prepared, Ma Jiajun wants to pass through the defense area of the independent column, but I am afraid that it will not be so easy. Along the way, he hasn't suffered defeat! ”

Just because you haven't lost a battle doesn't mean you're never defeated. Mao Taizu is naturally clear about this truth. It seems that there are nearly 50,000 troops, if you want to defend the city, I believe that it will not be so easy for the Ma Jiajun to capture the county town defended by the independent column.

But the current situation is that the independent column must be in the field to block the cavalry division of the Ma Jiajun. Under such circumstances, is it so easy to block the Ma Jiajun who is coming and going?

When the headquarters was worried about the independent column, He Zhengdao led the four division commanders to a plain area that Ma Jiajun had to pass through when it went south. Looking at the low hillside, He Zhengdao knew very well that with such a hillside, it would be difficult to stop the cavalry of the Ma Jiajun.

Thinking of this, He Zhengdao arranged for the main force of a regiment to hold on to the city in the two county towns of Longxi and Tongwei. With sufficient food, weapons and ammunition, He Zhengdao believed that the Ma family army would not be able to get any bargains for attacking the city.

The remaining four divisions were also successively arranged by He Zhengdao to deploy on some traffic arteries. Only this area, which is most suitable for the passage of most cavalry, was selected by He Zhengdao as the best battlefield to block. He wants to be here to compete with Ma Jiajun.

Commanding four divisions of troops for the first time, He Zhengdao naturally had a lot of pressure. Fortunately, the arrival of Xiao Jinguang and Wang Tianlin made He Zhengdao feel a lot more relieved. There are some omissions in the arrangement of troops, and this political commissar can also give timely advice.

Looking at the final revised battle plan, He Zhengdao also said expectantly: "Chief of Staff, issue the order and start preparing!" This time, Ma Jiajun must be beaten. Let them know how serious the fate of participating in the encirclement and suppression of our army is! ”

'Yes, Commander! ’

It was also learned that the independent column was ready to block it. Ma Jiajun, who arrived in Dingxi, also began to rest. This also means that the first collision between Ma Jiajun and the independent column has entered the countdown! (To be continued.) )