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Volume 12, The Iron Curtain of the Cold War, Chapter 48, Stinging Horses

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There was a silence below the ridge, and the blood-red sunlight set in the setting sun reflected the blood-red sky and the earth. In a valley deep in the Qinling Mountains, the bonfires rose in the military camp, and the military cooks rose slowly. Poplar was like brushes pricking the sky. This was Ma Zhankui's military camp. Although the regular Chinese army had given up this primitive way of camping, Ma Zhankui still liked to build this camp and could only build this camp.

Ma Zhankui's battle was always easy. In the middle of winter in March and April, the three armies he led led to several cities, forcing the Shaanxi-Gansu police forces to retreat to Tongguan, but they were not unable to conquer Tongguan. However, Ma Zhankui's jealousy of wealthy families in the two provinces was to confiscate their homes, so he had no time to send troops. There was another meaning. It was estimated that Song Bingce from the north, although he had a high opinion of himself, he did not lose his basic judgment ability. It was not until Song Bingce stepped down and handed over the military power that he felt relieved.

Regarding Song Bingce, Ma Zhankui was as afraid as a dog, but Ma Zhankui was not afraid of Zhao Gang. He had heard the story of an old man pacifying Zhao Gang to suppress Shaanxi and Gansu. In the story, Zhao Gang is an image of a wise man, with a bit of the charm of Zhuge Wuhou, and most of the contributions to pacifying Shaanxi and Gansu were recorded on others.

However, as soon as he took the station, Ma Zhankui lost 1,000 people, and was eaten completely. He was only more than 300 miles away from his base camp. At this time, Ma Zhankui felt that the situation was serious. He could not understand where Han Xinghua brought out this soldier, and why did he suddenly appear in Ganbei? It was a shadowless person and no trace. Military sects have always been the most taboo.

Hearing the urgent report, he didn't even have dinner. He took the central army's attendants out to patrol the camp. The uncle Ma Fubiao was also in a bad mood. He was one of the major veterans of the Ma family and was forced to be the deputy to Ma Zhankui, but he felt embarrassed. Moreover, as a participant in the last quell of Shaanxi and Gansu rebellion, he was extremely afraid of the combat effectiveness of Zhao Gang's army. Thinking of this, he said:

"Zhan Kui, I really don't understand why we still have to fight. Since they came from the north, why don't we go west and avoid it? In that way, the vast desert is more than a thousand miles away. No matter how strong Zhao Gang's army is, it can't cover our iron cavalry?"

"Return to the West. The West is the Pure Land." Ma Zhankui smiled bitterly and said, "There is a saying in "Shuo Jian": 'He Li comes from the east, I will go to the west'. If we run west, we will be the first to leave the natural danger of the Qinling Mountains. It is not a coincidence that we are looking forward to Zhao Gang to open the Internet and let us have a way out? You don't know yet, Zhao Gang has already broadcast an announcement. The numbers of more than 80 armies (the army in Shaanxi and Gansu are very small, with only a few hundred men) are written on it, saying that they are not allowed to accept surrender of these armies. All the soldiers of these army were shot. The news came. The army suddenly became in chaos, and a small group of people ran away in half a day. The remaining eyes were wrong to look at us. How long can we run in this situation and how far can we run!"

"Akui, we can't stop Zhao Gang. You don't know why we worked with Zhao Gang to pacify Shaanxi and Gansu. It's not because of anything else. We can't beat Zhao Gang. Although some people may be killed, in the end, we will definitely lose, and it will be ugly..."

Ma Zhankui turned his face and glared at Ma Fubiao and asked:

"Uncle Six, you want to persuade me to surrender again, right?"

Ma Fubiao was shocked when he heard this. He was about to fight with the government army. The leader of the army was thinking about this! It seemed that he was determined to advance westward and wanted to occupy a piece of territory. If he could advance, he could ask the court for a price, and if he retreated, he could contact Tibet to protect himself.

Ma Zhankui said: "It's not impossible to surrender to the court. In fact, I want to surrender from the bottom of my heart, but the court's decision was a bit unkind. I just put me on the list of war criminals. Zhao Gang is Yingzhu, I know it, but why didn't the Emperor see it? I was forced to helplessly!"

Next, Ma Zhankui was very bitter. At first, he raised an army to protect the country and the people. However, there was a little deviation, and it was all done by his subordinates who deceived their superiors and subordinates and kept it from him. The recent incident was not his original intention. These generals were incited and bewitched by some people with ulterior motives and launched mutiny. He was held hostage by the soldiers and had to do it.

Speaking of this, Ma Zhankui sighed and pretended to regret what he did.

Ma Fubiao looked at Ma Zhankui and smiled and said, "Zhankui, you can think like this, it is a blessing for the three armies, but I am afraid that the person will not follow him, it will be in vain."

"No? Humph, I have to see who is not smart enough to dare to make trouble in front of Tai Sui!"

Ma Zhankui sneered and said, "Those people who forced me to spend money on the road, who would have the will to last? They could rely on war... Song Bingce, an old man, was buried half of his body, and he didn't care about us. This is the time for us anyway."

Ma Fubiao knew in his heart that the fact was definitely not the case. Ma Zhankui's words could only fool outsiders. They could not have any effect on Zhao Gang, the extremely smart emperor. However, seeing Ma Zhankui's expression was crazy, he was in a heart.

I was shocked and dared not persuade me again.

Ma Zhankui suddenly tied the reins.

At this time, the sky was already dark. He couldn't see his face clearly, and he didn't move like a paper-cut shadow. It took him a long time to hear him say:

"No! This battle must be fought to the death! If you win, you can still surrender; if you don't win, you can't escape Zhao Gang's killing!"

Ma Fubiao couldn't help but be silent. Things were obvious. If you surrender without fighting, you would not be able to escape your life if you surrender without fighting!

"Come on, look at the tiger pier in the north of the city, with a stone tower and a well."

Ma Zhankui pointed to a small hill that was vaguely lying on the creeping tiger and said, "When I first entered Pingliang, the first thing I did was to station troops and store grains on the top - that tiger pier was to defend Pingliang's life - Uncle Six, please defend it for me personally. As long as Han Xinghua couldn't capture it, when the rainy season came, he would have to wait for him to capture it. If we win this battle, we would be able to advance and retreat freely!"

After saying that, Ma Zhankui whipped his whip hard, sat down and neighed, and his four hooves ran wildly in the air...

However, Ma Zhankui did not expect that after thirty years of development, the current strength of the Chinese field army. Due to Zhao Gang's repeated insistence, the army had not used violence against the people of the country, so the reputation of the evil was not obvious. As the direct initiator of the civil war, Ma Zhankui was very lucky to be the first to take the lead.

Modern ground combat is to achieve victory through coordinated combat between air and ground forces. Ground force commanders must rely on joint combat with the Army Aviation to effectively enhance combat effectiveness. The emergence of Army Aviation has provided a strong material basis for the realization of integrated air-ground operations, and has brought many new features and added new content to modern contract combat. Therefore, the Chinese field army that attaches great importance to the construction of Army Aviation, all units at the division level and above are equipped with combat helicopter brigades or combat aviation brigades.

When performing fire assault missions, the army aviation units are usually composed of combat formations such as assault formations, guided units, suppressed units, lured enemy formations and cover formations. They use terrain to cover and conceal, observe and prepare launch positions, and monitor enemy operations along close routes to reinforce ground mobile units. Attack helicopter assault formations usually attack from independent axis or from the direction of friendly ground forces that are carrying out attacks to achieve greater suddenness and improve their own survivability.

Army aviation is a multi-purpose military force that can perform a variety of combat tasks, especially suitable for counterattacks and deep assaults. Therefore, we must first pay attention to using Army aviation as an important fire assault force and maneuvering force. Attack helicopters have the characteristics of rapid, hidden, sudden, and flexible, which is convenient for coordination with front-line combat troops. Their assault effect can be fully utilized by ground forces. They are called air combat vehicles, air artillery and anti-tank killers, and

It can also assault targets that are difficult to assault by fighter jets, ground artillery and missiles. Therefore, the Chinese field army emphasizes the use of attack helicopters in offensive and defensive operations to implement firepower support throughout the process. Secondly, it is focused on using army aviation in main directions and important seasons. Whether it is air fire assault or air maneuver operational warfare, it must be concentrated on the main direction of the battle and the critical period that affects the combat process and ending, and give full play to the role of army aviation.

It also emphasizes close coordination and cooperation with other military branches. Since the army aviation forces are low in flight altitude, slow in speed, and are susceptible to ground firepower when fighting, and they usually move under the ballistics of large-caliber artillery or maneuver at the flight altitude of fighter jets, poor coordination is likely to cause accidental injury. Therefore, it is necessary to attach great importance to coordination with other military branches. In particular, attack helicopters need closer coordination when they are accompanied by the front-line combat troops.

In this way, in the twilight of the Qinling Mountains, the 45th direct flight group quietly flew above Ma Zhankui's camp under the guidance of Ma Zhankui's bonfire. The natural barrier that Ma Zhankui thought was insurmountable was just a joke in front of the helicopter. No matter how high the mountain range was, it could not stop the helicopter's leap!
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