But Mr. Lin is not a vegetarian, he quickly gathered the main force of a corps to launch a counterattack, and at this time, the 35th Army, which won the first battle, also made the mistake of underestimating the enemy, and as a result, as a main force regiment as the vanguard, accidentally got into the ambush circle set by Mr. Lin and was wiped out. After the two wars, the two sides were tied, but because the regiment of the 35th Army was eliminated in an organized manner, and most of the wounded soldiers of the Red Army could be demobilized and returned, plus the magic weapon of converting prisoners, the Red First Army actually took advantage of a little advantage, but after the war, Mr. Lin was still seriously criticized by the great man

It turned out that although the First Army did not suffer a loss in terms of troop losses, perhaps because the 35 th Army had many veterans and was very skilled in all kinds of skills to save life on the battlefield, it was not easy to eliminate, which greatly extended the battle time, and as a result, the Red First Army lost more than 200,000 rounds of ammunition in two battles, but only captured less than 50,000 rounds, which was undoubtedly a great loss in the tradition of the Red Army. If Fu Zuoyi attacked on a large scale at this time, the first army would be difficult to fight, and Taizu, who was worried that Lin Zong's loss, hurriedly ordered Peng Zong's Red Third Army to go to reinforcements, and he personally led his troops to meet him in the northeast of Jin, so the eastern part of Xuhai, which suddenly became isolated, had to retreat north into the newly opened base area in the northwest of Jin, in order to protect the results of the Eastern Expedition and the back road of the main force.

Fu Zuoyi can be called the first-class general in China in this era, but because of the limited strength of the troops, he really can't afford too many losses, and he doesn't dare to fight again after understanding the real strength of the Red Army, but only occupies favorable terrain and holds on, so that the Red Army can't be attacked even if it is personally commanded by Taizu, and Fu Zuoyi is very worthy of the Red Party because of his firm anti-Japanese stance and not a strong anti-red political tendency. In view of this, Taizu quickly made the right decision, he left more than 10,000 elites to watch the 35th Army, and scattered the other troops and personnel, and actively propagated the anti-Japanese salvation in the vast mountain villages at the junction of the three provinces of Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei, and expanded the Red Army on the spot, rapidly expanding the ranks and influence of the Red Army, and thus the Jin-Cha-Ji base area appeared on the stage of history more than two years ahead of schedule.

Seeing that the Red Army was getting stronger and stronger, and that Yan Xishan's promised reward had been received, and the news that the Japanese puppet army was about to move from Suiyuan, Fu Zuoyi was no longer willing to continue to confront the Red Army, and after issuing a telegram calling on the major domestic Shili to put aside personal grievances and resist foreign insults, he led the rest of the southbound troops to return to Suiyuan. Yan Xishan was naturally half angry when he learned about it, but Fu Zuoyi at least bought him an extra month, compared to Song Zheyuan and Han Fuqu, who refused to send reinforcements, the two are always much more interesting, the old subordinates are old subordinates after all, but Yan Xishan has always been narrow-minded, so he hates Fu Zuoyi more and more as a "traitor"

Compared with the two warlords in North China, Lao Chiang agreed to send reinforcements early on, first, he was worried that the Red Army, which he feared the most, would regain its strength, and second, this was tantamount to giving Lao Chiang a legitimate opportunity to send troops into the north on a large scale, how could he let it go? As for the remnants of the Red Army in the south of the Yangtze River, Lao Jiang felt that they were no longer in the climate, and leaving 100,000 people should be enough to exterminate them, but he never thought that as soon as Xue Yue and the large army left, the remnants of the Red Army in the Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Anhui border areas, which had been greatly reduced, would soon become active again

This road in Henan is blocked by Dabie Mountain, and it is not possible to take it in a month or two, so Lao Jiang wants to rescue Yan Xishan There are only two ways to go, one is to send troops from southern Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and other places to attack the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area to "encircle Wei and save Zhao", but the result made Lao Jiang extremely disappointed, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng will not say anything about his orders, even if the Northwest Majia Army, which has always been on the side of Lao Jiang, is no longer as active as at the beginning after attacking the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area after being defeated (Note 1), After all, for warlords, preserving strength always comes first. Although Lao Jiang also sent the Central Army to southern Shaanxi, he could not take this road in Henan, so he could only take the rugged mountainous areas in the north of Sichuan and Hubei provinces to bypass, and he could not be in place in a month or two. …,

Therefore, Lao Jiang thought about it, and decided to let Xue Yue, who had the most outstanding record in "suppressing bandits", lead an army of 200,000 to enter Shanxi along the "Northern Jiangsu-Shandong" route, and by the way, he could also do Han Fuqu, who had always been on the wrong path with him, anyway, Xue Yue has always been very good at this kind of thing

But with the example of Wang Jialie in Guizhou first, how could Han Fuqu be willing to make the same mistake again? As a result, Xue Yue's original trick had to be turned into a robbery, but fortunately, the strategy of sealing officials and stuffing money that Lao Jiang was good at once again worked wonders, Wu Huawen, the commander of the most elite pistol brigade of the Korean army, was bribed by Lao Jiang, and when Xue Yue attacked Jinan City, he suddenly defected, causing Han Fuqu's troops to collapse instantly, Xue Yue took the whole of Shandong without much effort, and received tens of thousands of local troops in Shandong and 100,000 militia groups, but the banditry that was rampant again because of the change of regime made him a little anxious.

But even so, Xue Yue still sent a full 150,000 "reinforcements" to the corrosive Shanxi as quickly as possible, but to his surprise, because Fu Zuoyi led away the main force of the Eastern Expeditionary Red Army at this time, Yan Xishan's pressure was greatly reduced, and Xue Yue's means of getting rid of Han Fuqu made him jealous, Yan Xishan suddenly changed his mind and sternly refused the entry of the Central Army, which made Xue Yue and Nanjing's old Jiang angry enough, but with Yan Xishan's deep roots in Shanxi and his influence in the country, Lao Jiang did not dare to force him to attack without sufficient reasons, had to order Xue Yue to temporarily retreat to Shandong, but Xue Yue had just returned to Jinan when he heard a news that almost made him vomit blood on the spot, and Yan Xishan's base camp Taiyuan was suddenly lost

Note 1: Ma Jiajun is actually not as strong as some people say, even in history the strength of the Western Route Army is ten times that of the Western Route Army (counting the regular army alone is several times that of the Western Route Army), and the other side has made many mistakes, the number of Ma Jiajun killed in battle is still more than that of the Red Army, which shows that in terms of combat effectiveness alone, the Ma Jiajun is obviously weaker than the main force of the Red Army (Ma Jiajun's weapons and tactics are very backward, and bravery alone is not enough). ）。 What's more, the cavalry is not conducive to attacking fortifications, and the Ma Jiajun, which lacks heavy firepower in offensive operations, is even less to fear, and the Ma Jiajun has also invaded the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border region many times in history, and basically has not taken any advantage, not to mention that the Red Army is more powerful now? Of course, if it is a field battle, the Ma family army, especially the cavalry of Qingma, should not be underestimated.