They talked casually with Ma Hongkui and Ma Bufang, and told them clearly that they would not kill them, but they hoped that they would cooperate with the Northeast Frontier Defense Force to take over the northwest areas. If they performed well, they would arrange for them to go to some suitable locations in the northeast for retirement...

Erma was already meat on the chopping board, so he dared not say anything. After they nodded repeatedly, Zhang Xinghan took Jiang Baili away.

When he came to Ma Hongkui's provincial chairman's compound and looked around and visited, Zhang Xinghan couldn't help but sigh: "A barren Ningxia provincial chairman's compound is not much worse than the official residence of Chairman Jiang in Nanjing. The Ma family army ruled the northwest, and I don't know how much blood and sweat the people in the northwest have been squeezed."

"Yes, the people in the northwest lived a miserable life during the reign of the Ma family army. If we want to win the hearts of the people, we should appropriately reduce their burdens." Jiang Baili said.

It was reasonable, Zhang Xinghan nodded and pondered for a while, and said, "In this way, Chief of Staff, you will immediately inform us in the name of you and me. In the area ruled by our Northeast Frontier Defense Forces, all the people in the northwest will be exempted from all taxes and taxes for three years, and will not receive a grain or a coin within three years, so that the people can resume production and normal life as soon as possible.

In addition, when the troops are fully stationed, we must select appropriate government officials from all over the country, and supervise the implementation of our tax exemption policy in various places with the cooperation of the Secret Service, crack down on corrupt officials, bullies and landlords, and ensure the stable development of all parts of the northwest.

Of course, these need to be implemented slowly in the later stage, so let’s leave them to Minister Zang to worry about it.”

"The commander is wise, this move will surely attract the hearts of the people in the northwest. Within three years, the northwest can be connected with the northeast and become a stable base for our Northeast Frontier Defense Forces." Jiang Baili smiled happily and smiled happily.

"Our relationship with the people is like a boat and water. Water can carry a boat and can also overturn the boat. This principle has so many precedents over the past thousands of years. The bloody lessons must be learned from us!" Zhang Xinghan said.

While the two were talking, Guo Zhong suddenly walked over with anxiety and said without even saluting: "Commander, Chief of Staff, Liu Guodong called, the 35th Army of the Jinsui Army suddenly launched an attack on the Pingsui Line where our army was stationed. At the same time, Song Zheyuan's 29th Army also invaded Chahar again. In addition, based on the intelligence just grasped by the Ministry of Secrets and the latest situation detected by the air force reconnaissance aircraft, it can be concluded that the main force of the Jinsui Army has gone west to Yanmen Pass and may have gathered in Datong and other places."

Zhang Xinghan was startled when he heard this, and then smiled and said, "It seems that Chief Yan can't stand the loneliness. It's okay. This time we will hit him well. The Jinsui Army has developed too fast and too stable in recent years."

"Our army has solved the Ma family army. How dare the Jinsui Army go to war with us at this time?" Jiang Baili was a little surprised.

"The Battle of Yinchuan has just ended. Chief Yan's intelligence may be wrong. It may also be that our army's main forces are on the west bank of the Yellow River. It may be possible to take the opportunity to recapture Suiyuan and Chahar." Zhang Xinghan said: "No matter what, since they have taken the initiative to provoke the war, they must be severely attacked by the Jinsui Army, otherwise it will be detrimental to us to stabilize the situation in the northwest."

Jiang Baili nodded and said, "Since that's the case, what should we do below? Should we order Shen Ke and others to temporarily delay the westward advance, cross the Yellow River in the east, and cooperate with Liu Guodong to attack the Jinsui Army?"

Zhang Xinghan smiled and shook his head, saying, "There is no need. We have a division in Rehe, and there are more than 130,000 people in Pingjin. There are so many troops here that are not used. Are you a spectator?"

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Fifty-five kilometers southwest of Zhangjiakou, Huaian County is bordered by Tianzhen County in Suiyuan, and is the gateway to the southern end of Zhangjiakou.

After the Northeast Frontier Defense Army expeditioned the west, Liu Guodong sent Wu Chengfeng to lead an infantry regiment and an artillery battalion to station in order to prevent the Jinsui Army and the 29th Army from serving as the frontier support for Zhangjiakou's defense.

Eight hours ago, the first part of the Shanxi Sui Army and the main force of the 29th Army suddenly arrived in Huaian County in Tianzhen area and launched an attack on the Huaian County defenders.

Wu Chengfeng commanded his troops to fight back resolutely. With the assistance of artillery and air force, he had defeated several attacks between the 29th Army and the Shanxi-Suizhou coalition forces in succession.

Bodies are everywhere under Huaian County, and blood flows into a river.

On the top of the city, Wu Chengfeng and several guards came to inspect without fear of danger, which greatly boosted the morale of the guards.

Suddenly, a communication soldier rushed to the top of the city and caught up with Wu Chengfeng and reported: "The deputy division seat is not good. I just got the latest information provided by our reconnaissance plane. The remnants of Wan Fulin, the former Northeast Army in the direction of Wei County and Guangling, also suddenly headed north. Now it is less than 30 kilometers away from Huaian County."

"I understand, I'll generate electricity for the division and ask where the reinforcements have been." A trace of worry flashed in Wu Chengfeng's eyes, and he waved his hand indifferently.

"Yes." The communication soldier stood up happily and immediately turned around and took the order and left.

"Deputy Division, the enemy has started attacking again." A major officer guarding behind the wall suddenly shouted loudly.

When Wu Chengfeng heard this, he turned around and looked out of the city. He saw countless Jinsui Army and the 29th Army coalition forces rushed towards this side in a dark way.

Wu Chengfeng immediately pulled out his gun and ordered loudly: "Everyone is ready to fight."

After squatting down, Wu Chengfeng turned to a guard and said, "Go, inform the artillery battalion immediately and slap him hard!"

"Yes." The guard nodded suddenly, and hugged and rushed down the city to take the order.

At this time, the enemy has not yet entered the effective range. Although the machine gun can shoot, the bullets will be floating when they hit such a long distance, and the killing is limited, which is really a waste.

So the entire battlefield was still quite quiet. Wu Chengfeng squatted on the top of the city and could vaguely hear the breathing of his subordinates and the sporadic collisions between grenades, bayonets, and rifles.

About ten minutes passed, the enemy had entered a range of 500 meters. At this moment, the artillery battalion deployed hidden in the city suddenly fired.

The deafening sound of shelling suddenly sounded behind Wu Chengfeng and the officers and soldiers.

Looking back, dozens of shells were roaring by with long dazzling scarlet tail flames, and then they fell fiercely outside the city five hundred meters away.

"Boom boom boom boom boom..." A violent explosion followed, and in the raging fire and airflow, countless soldiers of the Shanxi Sui Army and the 29th Army were blown to the sky.

The bloody storm, the broken limbs and arms flew everywhere, and the miserable screams faintly overshadowed the earth-shaking explosion.

The artillery battalion was just right, but after suffering from this sudden firepower attack, the attacking troops of the Jinsui Army and the 29th Army did not retreat but advanced.

Under the leadership of several middle and grassroots officers, they accelerated in vain and lined up the scattered soldiers and quickly approached the city wall. Many of them were carrying simple wooden ladders.

"Roar! Kill!" Hearing the deafening shouts from the city, Wu Chengfeng put his pistol on the wall, took the machine gun from a machine gunman, aimed at the front, held his breath, and then suddenly roared: "Brothers, fight me!"

Before he finished speaking, the machine gun in his hand suddenly roared, and a dazzling tongue of fire ejected from the muzzle.

The hot bullets flew down the city. Two Jinsui troops in Hanyang were unable to dodge and were shot continuously and fell down.

When he opened fire, hundreds of Northeast Frontier Defense Force officers and soldiers on the city also pulled the trigger. Garland semi-automatic rifle, mp38 submachine gun, mg42 general-purpose machine gun and some Bazuka bazooka roared one after another.

For a moment, the bullets on the top of the city were raining. The Jinsui Army and the 29th Army officers and soldiers who were attacking and charging at the city screamed in succession, and people were shot and fell to the ground.

While charging, they also raised their guns to fight back from time to time, but there was a huge gap between the two sides in terms of their rifles, submachine guns and machine guns.

Although the Shanxi-Suizhou Army has a large number of people, the sustained and dense firepower is not the same level as the Northeast Frontier Defense Army.

As the distance approached, a group of bomb droppers from the Northeast Frontier Defense Forces on the top of the city suddenly pulled the grenades and threw them down hard.

Conquering his height, the grenade flew far away with its momentum and was landing among the crowd of Jinsui soldiers dozens of meters away.

"Boom boom boom..." A series of explosions sounded almost at the same time. Several Jinsui troops carrying a ladder were blown up, screaming and falling to the ground, and the ladder was also blown into pieces in the flames.

Wu Chengfeng's machine gun fired wildly, and the bullet chains quickly became shorter, and the bullet shells quickly piled up into a hill under his feet.

A rocket soldier carried Bazuka to a shooting brigade and fired a shot at a crowded place under the city.

"My..." A high-explosive bomb flew down the city in a straight line with a harsh whistling sound.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, a red light suddenly appeared. The four Shanxi Sui army could not hide and were blown into bloody corpses.

However, the Rockets were obviously a little unlucky. Before he could move his position, a stray bullet flew from the city and hit his forehead.

The bullet almost penetrated his brain, and the red and white mixture flowed out from the wound on his forehead. The Bazuka rocket launcher in his hand quietly landed on the ground. The rocket soldiers' eyes were wide open and their faces were tilted aside.

In the midst of the fierce battle, the guard who had been ordered to leave before rushed over in the rain of bullets, came to Wu Chengfeng, and shouted to Wu Chengfeng with a loud voice: "Deputy Master, the Master's seat has called back!"

The machine gun in Wu Chengfeng's hand did not stop roaring, and did not hear clearly, and asked loudly: "What did you say?"

The guard had to do his best and said, "The division's seat has called back. He has sent reinforcements from a tank battalion and two infantry battalions to come. It will arrive soon. Let's hold on for a little longer!"
Chapter completed!