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Chapter 6: Fighting in all directions (3)

In the next 10 days, Ma Buqing occupied the three neighboring counties of Jinta, Suzhou and Dingxin, but encountered the same situation as Yumen. In addition to obtaining several empty cities, under the killing of landmines, Ma Buqing's troops also paid the price of more than 800 deaths and more than 2,300 disabilities.

After encountering landmines, the officers and soldiers of the Ma Buqing Division no longer dared to search for the abandoned houses. They even put out empty houses when camping, and set up tents outside the city. If people who don’t know the situation at first glance, they might even mistakenly think that this is a disciplined army.

Even the shadow of "people bandits" was not seen, but the troops suffered such great losses. Not to mention the cowardly spirit in Ma Buqing's heart. After occupying Suzhou, Ma Buqing had to order the troops to stop advancing.

In fact, after the Ma Buqing army advanced to Suzhou, in addition to the casualties, the logistical pressure was increasing, and the supply of grain and daily application materials began to be insufficient.

It is nearly 300 kilometers from Anxi occupied by the Ma Buqing tribe to Suzhou, while it is more than 600 kilometers from Hami to Suzhou. Coupled with the damage to traffic by the two earthquakes, and the mines buried by the People's Army on the roads between Yumen and Suzhou, the logistics and material transportation cannot be fast at all.

People can handle the food for a few days, but the consumption of thousands of war horses in this team is really not a decimal. In addition to the forage, people have to be sent to the wild to mow grass, the beans, wheat bran and other essential materials needed to feed the horses are broken. The casualties and logistical pressures forced Ma Buqing to stop in Suzhou.

Although he stopped in Suzhou, Ma Buqing was not worried about being criticized at the summit. So far, among the various armies, the most significant result was the Western Army. Four counties occupied by "people and bandits" were restored in one fell swoop, which is the only one among all teams.

Ma Buqing stopped moving forward, but at this time the other three anti-suppression troops were fighting with the People's Army, and the battle situation was in a stalemate.

In the Northern Army, Ma Hongkui and Sun Dianying were not at ease after arranging the combat missions to each unit. Both of them knew that the military leaders who were getting together had their own plans. Therefore, after they had some plans, they began to talk to Pang Bingxun, Xiao Zhichu and other military leaders, promising various benefits, so that these troops could really work hard during the battle.

Ma Hongkui, Sun Dianying, Pang Bingxun, Xiao Zhichu and Ma Bufang used to make a living in the Northwest Army. They were somewhat incenseful and convenient for talking.

If Ma Hongkui wants to recover Ningxia, he will definitely work hard for his own affairs. Sun Dianying must show some real skills if he wants to get the position of chairman of Gansu Province. As for Ma Bufang, he knew that Qingma alone could not restore Qinghai. Therefore, since Xinjiang sent troops, he has repeatedly expressed that everything he listened to Ma Hongkui, as long as he could restore Qinghai.

Therefore, the two commanders, Ma and Sun, were staring at Pang Bingxun and Xiao Zhichu. As for Wang Jingguo and Kong Lingxun, they had the seal of Yan Ji on their bodies. Basically, they could not pee in the same pot with Ma and Sun. But no matter whether there are dates or not, they would be beaten first. Then, they would be restrained by military orders.

In order to win over Pang, Xiao and Ma Hongkui and Sun Dianying have made sufficient capital.

For Pang Bingxun's troops, in addition to the conditions that Ma Hongkui had promised that "after taking down Hexi in Ningxia, they would supplement all losses, and double their food and salary, and pensions", Ma Hongkui also agreed that after all Ningxia was restored, he would report to the Central Committee and appoint Pang Bingxun as the commander of the Hedong bandit suppression in Ningxia. The troops were stationed in Yanchi, Lingwu and other places in Hedong.

After receiving this promise, Pang Bingxun was so happy that he was so happy that he said, "The hard days are finally over."

After the Central Plains War, Pang Bingxun took his troops to Shanxi with Xu Yongchang. Relying on the little affection between him and Xu Yongchang, Pang Bingxun was hungry and had a full meal in Shanxi until his troops were reorganized by Zhang Xueliang.

Although Pang Bingxun's troops later obtained the number of the 40th Army, there was only one division in this army. Except for Commander Pang who became Commander Pang, the name was nice and his strength had not changed at all. Moreover, after the garrison turned into Hejian, Hebei, the troops were still hungry.

When the Japanese army was raging outside the pass and the Northeast Army was retreating step by step, Pang Bingxun asked for a fight, saying that he would lead his troops to fight Japan. Everyone knows that people would die in war, but when he was fighting, he could have enough food, which was better than hanging in the corners and starving troops. In recent years, as a miscellaneous brand, my uncle doesn't love me, and my grandmother doesn't love me, and I can count the number of times I eat. Seeing that my brothers were wearing vegetables and wearing military uniforms and shaking them, Pang Bingxun didn't find a way, it's hard to say how long the troops could last.

When Zhang Xueliang was in charge of Peking, he was not at ease with these miscellaneous brands, so he naturally would not let them go forward to cause trouble for themselves. Therefore, Pang Bingxun's request for anti-Japanese war did not receive the right response. It was not until Zhang Xueliang stepped down and the Battle of the Great Wall that Pang Bingxun's troops had a turnaround.

However, after Pang Bingxun's troops were transferred to the front line of the Great Wall, the Great Wall Passes defended were extremely remote, and the Japanese army did not visit at all. Although this did not cause any loss to the troops, it did not make any military achievements. Pang Bingxun was also prepared to come from and go after the ceasefire.

However, in order to deal with Feng Yuxiang who occupied Chahar, He Yingqin came to Pang Bingxun again when Song Zheyuan said he was sick and avoided him. He gave him the title of "Chahar Bandit Commander" and asked him to go to Chahar.

Just when Pang Bingxun was dizzy by the pie falling from the sky, Song Zheyuan jumped out again and took the matter of solving Chahar on himself. Just kidding, the 29th Army finally had such a broken nest as Chahar. What fun are you here to join in? Where is the cooler?

The 29th Army is a serious army, and Pang Bingxun's 40th Army could not even match the strength of a division. After weighing the pros and cons, Pang Bingxun could only swallow his anger. When he was losing, He Yingqin came to Pang Bingxun again. This time he went to the northwest, and it was really not a fool. When he went to the northwest to fight, he could at least have enough food and no need to worry about going back for the time being, so Pang Bingxun agreed.

After arriving in the northwest, Pang Bingxun also gained some confidence. At this time, he received Ma Hongkui's promise, so he naturally would not give up this opportunity. Ma Hongkui was the chairman of Ningxia Province. After reporting to the central government, it was still fine to appoint a regional bandit suppression commander in the province. At that moment, Pang Bingxun patted his chest and promised that he would do his best to fight.

After solving the problem of Pang Bingxun's army, the next one was Xiao Zhichu of the 26th Army. Similar to Pang Bingxun, Xiao Zhichu has not had his own territory in recent years and can only follow orders to transfer it. Therefore, when he heard Sun Dianying's words that he would recommend it to the central government and transfer the position of the Northwest Reclamation Supervisor to Xiao Zhichu, he simply didn't believe in his ears.

Although the position of the Northwest Cunning Supervisor is not as good as that of the chief officials in charge of a province, it is also a real position of power in several provinces, and it is also a lot of oil and water. Moreover, in this position, it is a good choice to use human and material resources to expand your strength.

When Xiao Zhichu heard what Ma Hongkui said as the chairman of Ningxia Province and Ma Lin jointly recommended Sun Dianying as the chairman of Gansu Province as the chairman of Qinghai Province, and at the same time recommended Xiao Zhichu as the supervisor of the northwest settlement, Xiao Zhichu was moved.

After dealing with Pang and Xiao, Ma Hongkui and Sun Dianying communicated with Wang Jingguo and Kong Lingxun with a try-through attitude. However, behind Wang and Kong, Yan Xishan was Yan and did not lack territory and had a lot of food and salary. The purpose of Ma and Sun was naturally difficult to achieve. Of course, for the sake of the scene, Wang and Kong also promised to strictly order their troops to attack. However, Wang and Kong's promises always made Ma Hongkui and Sun Dianying feel a little unreliable.

Although it is still a bit unsatisfactory, it may be good to do this. Moreover, judging from the combat situation of various units since the war started, although the Northern Army's participating troops suffered a lot of losses, the morale of each unit has not been much lower in terms of the current morale. Correspondingly, the "civil bandits" on the opposite side did not see them much except in the cement concrete fortifications, which also encouraged the Northern Army's arrogance to a certain extent.

However, the turtle shells of those cement concrete are really hard to chew. In order to deal with the fortifications of the "civil bandits", Sun Dianying specially transferred several mountain cannons, but after a few shots, the turtle shells were not very good, but they attracted the "civil bandits" to fight back, reimbursing all of Sun Dianying's cannons.

"How could this 'civil bandit' have artillery?" Sun Dianying felt sorry for the few cannons he had lost, while cursing angrily, "The cannons are more accurate than my troops. Is this damn bandit?"

"When the first time I encircled and suppressed the 'civil bandits' two years ago, the central government allocated 36 75 guns to Yang Hucheng and other departments. In addition to the two guns that were originally owned by Yang Hucheng and Jing Yuexiu, there were more than 50 guns in total. However, in that battle, Yang and Jing lost 48 guns at once. In addition to the damaged ones, there were 3 or 40 guns that could be used in the hands of the 'civil bandits'." Ma Hongkui sighed and explained the past to Sun Dianying.

Sun Dianying was stunned: "Is Nanjing so big a deal? I gave Yang Hucheng and the others 36 artillery pieces at once?"

"Those artillery were sold to the central government during the 19th year war. They were sent to the relevant factories in Shanghai for renovation and then used. Although the performance was not very good, they could at least be used." Ma Hongkui explained and added, "However, there should not be many artillery guns on the opposite side, and there should not be many artillery shells. It was just a bit difficult to deal with condescendingly."

According to Ma Hongkui's calculations, the People's Army's artillery was scattered in several different directions, and at most about 10 gates in Hexi, Ningxia. In addition to providing evidence for Ma Hongkui's inference, the limited artillery bombardment of the People's Army also indirectly proved that there should be not many artillery shells from the "civilian bandits". Otherwise, the opponent's artillery position was built on a high place in Helan Mountain. If the shells were sufficient, it could cover most of the troops attacked by the Northern Army from a high place, and would never endure it until now.

Ma Hongkui and Sun Dianying, who stayed in the command center, have not been easy for the past few days to start the war. Judging from the situation reported by each department, every time he was about to take down the positions of the "civil bandits" on the opposite side, he was beaten back, which always gave people a feeling of "if you work harder, you can solve the problem", which made people feel frustrated. However, after attacks, day by day, except for the heavy damage of each department, he did not conquer the positions of the "civil bandits". This also made Ma and Sun commanders anxious...

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