Xu Shuzheng had 100,000 combat troops in his hands. Most of these troops were trained by the Sichuan Clan. Qiao Yu knew very well how much combat power they had. At the beginning, the Sichuan Clan was basically trained according to Taiwan's own standards and was equipped with a large number of weapons.
The heavy artillery can already be regarded as a strong force. There is no doubt that this is the largest heavy army group in Beiyang, and it is also a group that Qiao Yu must disintegrate. If this little Zhuge Xu Shuzheng cannot be made to surrender, then the only option is to completely eliminate it.
There is a way.
However, the act of snatching the gold this time shocked Xu Shuzheng greatly, and made him recognize Qiao Zi's ability from the bottom of his heart. This made it much easier. Qiao Yu appointed Xu Shuzheng as the commander-in-chief of the police force of the three eastern provinces, and from Outer Mongolia
Two cavalry divisions and two infantry divisions were detached and all were transferred to Fengtian, ready to assist the Northeast at any time. In addition, it was also a deterrent to Japan, and at the same time, it was a check and balance on Zhang Zuoshuang, the bandit leader.
It can be said that he kills three birds with one stone. Of course, Qiao Yu will not rely solely on power. Qiao Yu will never treat the Beiyang generals who can obey orders badly. Whether it is Zhang Zuoshuang or Xu Shuzheng, during this round of army reorganization, their subordinates basically
They were retained, and they were given priority to be equipped with various advanced weapons, and their treatment was almost the same as that of the direct descendants of the original Sichuan clan.
Since Xu Shuzheng had already arrived in the three eastern provinces to make contributions, Outer Mongolia had to replace people to garrison him. Qiao Yu thought about it and transferred Liu Yunhong and Yang Sen. Both of them were cavalrymen, and they were suitable for the environment of Outer Mongolia.
Qiao Yu knew Meng's position very well. This was the forward position to contain Russia.
After China takes control of Outer Mongolia, it can cut off the Trans-Siberian Railway at any time through air force or road attacks, cutting off Russia's connection with the Far East. It can be said that after China takes control of Outer Mongolia, the strategic situation between China and Russia has undergone major changes.
, in the past, China was passively defensive, and Russia was constantly attacking cities and territories. Now, China has the upper hand, while Russia has to set up defenses everywhere along Siberia and be passive everywhere.
After explaining the matter in Outer Mongolia, Qiao Yu quickly headed to Lanzhou. Just a few days ago, Zhang Xiaohuai, with the cooperation of Cao Suo and others, won a great victory, wiping out more than 50,000 Ma Jiajun cavalry in one fell swoop. Lanzhou had already been wiped out with blood.
The city was dyed red, and Cao Zheng, who participated in this battle, was still deeply shocked. Although he had seen everything on the battlefield in the old times, this was the first time that Cao Guan had seen such a one-sided massacre.
, my mind couldn’t calm down for a long time.
After Cao Jun received the appointment as the northwest patrol envoy, he led Wu Peihu and Feng Yuxiang's two divisions to march westward along the Longhai Railway. As soon as they entered Shaanxi, there was news that the Ma Jiajun had entangled a large force and occupied Lanzhou.
Cao Qing was immediately confused by the news that a referendum was to be held. Wasn't the Ma Jiajun openly rebelling? He immediately accelerated his march and prepared to suppress it.
At this moment, Cao Zheng received a secret message from Qiao Yu and told Cao Gun the full battle plan to annihilate the Ma Jiajun in one fell swoop. Only then did Cao Gu realize that he was just a target to attract firepower. Although he was not satisfied, he
You still have to act your part well according to the script.
In fact, the reason why Ma Jiajun is so rampant is that China is changing from old to new. Qiao Yu has to take care of both the inside and outside at the same time and has no time to pay attention to this node of theirs. Especially what scares them is Qiao Yu's plan to abolish slavery and land reform. Once
Their foundation in the northwest was destroyed in an instant, and all their wealth and power were wiped out. They had no choice but to work hard.
Ma Fulu, Ma Fuxiang, Ma Qi, Ma Lin, Ma Hongbin, Ma Hongkui and others all gathered in Ma Anliang's Xiuzhong to discuss countermeasures. In fact, it was a grand alliance between the Ma Jiajun.
The Ma Jiajun arose during the Tongzhi Rebellion. The founder, Ma Zhan'ao, first rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and massacred a large number of people. Then he took the initiative to demand Zhao'an with the power of his great victory. The incompetent Manchu Qing Dynasty had no choice but to compromise. From then on, Ma Zhan'ao became a hegemon in the northwest.
, he also has two main generals, one is named Ma Haiyan and the other is named Ma Qianling, which is the source of Qingma and Ningma. Ma Fulu and Ma Fuxiang are both the sons of Ma Qianling, while Ma Qi and Ma Lin are the sons of Ma Haiyan, and now Ma Zhan'ao
After the first generation was dead, Ma Jiajun entered the era of the second generation.
After Ma Zhan'ao's death, his eldest son Ma Anliang took over his position. During the War to Protect the Country, he accompanied Zhang Guangjian to northern Sichuan to participate in the war. Zhang Guangjian used him as cannon fodder and suffered heavy losses. He finally ran back to Gansu. Ma Anliang was filled with anger.
, prepared to overthrow Zhang Guangjian.
Unexpectedly, the army reconciled with Zhang Guangjian again. Ma Anliang's plot failed completely and he was kicked out of Lanzhou. He could only go back to his hometown of Hezhou to endure it. His power gradually shrank, not even as good as the other two.
Ma Jiajun died, but he was still Ma Zhan'ao's eldest son, and his status was respected, so everyone was still willing to involve him in everything. However, Ma Anliang's health was already very bad at this time, and he was riddled with diseases. He spent most of the time lying in bed, unable to get up at all.
, but it involves Ma Jiajun’s fundamental interests, so he can’t help but be concerned about it.
"Brother, brothers and nephews, our Ma Jiajun has been in control of the northwest since its founding. The Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty must pay attention to us when he is in power, and Yuan Datou will not dare to treat us badly when he is in power. He must also respect our folk traditions and give our men official titles.
Jinjue, now that Qiao has become the prime minister, he will give us land reform and abolition of slavery, bullshit! Even if I die, I will not give up my power. What do you think?" Ma Fuxiang was talking nonsense, with all the corners of his mouth.
Bai Mozi looked extremely excited.
Ma Hongkui, Ma Hongbin and other younger people were also excited and wanted to tear Qiao Yu into pieces right away. Ma Qi was a little more cautious.
"Of course we can't give away power, but I think it's better not to openly confront Qiao Yu. Beiyang is so powerful, isn't it replaced by Qiao Yu now? I also heard that Qiao Yu defeated the British again some time ago
Yeah, that's the number one power! Qiao Yu is definitely not a simple person, don't push him too hard, otherwise our life will be difficult! Brother, don't you think so?"
Ma Qi kicked the ball to Ma Anliang. At this time, Ma Anliang managed to cheer up a little and nodded, "You are right, Northwest Poor, we don't even have the guns and cannons. I suggest that we
Let's jointly petition and ask the government to respect our folk customs and not change them at will, and then give some gifts to those important people. They are just asking us to give them some benefits. If they dominate the world, we must also pay tribute and congratulate them!"
"Brother, times have changed. If people want to be serious, giving gifts is no longer enough. What matters these days is fists. If we can win, not to mention the northwest, even the city of Bei Jing will be ours. If we lose,
If it is over, then we will be eaten by others, even the bones and dregs will be left. We have already discussed it and sent a call in the name of my brother to ask the man named Qiao to agree to us holding a referendum. We will follow the method of northern Myanmar.
At that time, as long as those mud-legged people vote, brother, you will be the president, brother Ma Qi will be the prime minister, and I will be the generalissimo, and we will have a good time!"
As soon as Ma Fuxiang's words came out, Ma Anliang and Ma Qi were stunned. Especially Ma Anliang was not in good health. Hearing this, a mouthful of phlegm clogged his throat and he was almost speechless. The attendants hurried over to rescue them.
An Liang finally regained his composure, but his old eyes had turned red. He pointed at Ma Fuxiang and said in a stern voice, "Who agreed to do this? You are looking for death!"
"Brother, I agree. Since the year of 1911, there have been Sun Dapao, Yuan Datou, and now people named Qiao, up and down. Why don't we have this opportunity? The three of us together can raise at least more than 20,000 people."
Elite cavalry, and militia groups from various places gather together again, so there will be more than 20,000 people. If we recruit another group of mud-legged people, I think we can pull up a team of at least 70,000 people. Even if the guns are not enough, we still have
Saber, this northwest is the world of our cavalry!" Ma Lin also interrupted, and the blood of the younger Ma family below was also boiling, and they couldn't wait to go to the battlefield immediately.
When things got to this point, Ma Anliang also knew that he could not persuade these hot-headed people and could only let them go. Ma Anliang simply closed his eyes and said nothing. Ma Fuxiang, Ma Qi, and others
Ma Jiajun was ordered to quickly assemble in Lanzhou. Tens of thousands of cavalry surrounded Lanzhou with great force. What was even more coincidental was that all the defenders in Lanzhou City had withdrawn. Lanzhou was completely empty, and there were tens of thousands of muskets left. Look.
At this point, the people of the Ma Jiajun couldn't stand it anymore. This was pie in the sky. What bullshit. The army was nothing special. They were all scared away.
With these arms, Ma Jiajun went even more crazy in recruiting people, searching everywhere, and summoned many bandits and bandits. Those who had strong religious ideas and wanted to establish the duli kingdom also jumped out, and some clergy
They also rushed to Lanzhou one after another, and they even made a large number of green flags, which became their symbol.
The team in Lanzhou City swelled rapidly, and the confidence of Ma Fuxing and others was also swelling. They officially announced that they would hold a referendum on New Year's Day to determine the ownership of the northwest region. Ma Jiajun was so crazy about it, but China's internal
There wasn't much of a reaction, except for a few words of warning from the government spokesman, and then there was no sound.
But this is just an appearance. A big net has been opened against the Ma Jiajun. They abandoned Lanzhou City and deliberately left arms in the city in order to gather all the forces of various ** forces in the northwest and all kinds of people with ulterior motives.
Come together and catch them all in one fell swoop.
It was Zhang Xiaohuai who was planning the queen. He was not polite to Zhang Xiaohuai, the sinner with ulterior motives who tried to split the country. Hearing that nearly 100,000 people had gathered in Lanzhou City, he finally expressed satisfaction with this number and immediately reported to Cao Cao.
A telegram was sent, requesting the two Beiyang divisions to move towards Lanzhou at full speed. At the same time, Zhang Xiaohuai's troops also began to secretly move towards Lanzhou.
When Ma Jiajun heard that Cao Gun was coming, they were not afraid. Although Wu Peihu and others were known as Beiyang warriors, Beiyang was over now. Sending them here was nothing more than borrowing a knife to kill people. No one was a fool. Cao Gun could still
Are they really desperate? Therefore, the Ma Jiajun was so confident that tens of thousands of cavalry left Lanzhou together and started a confrontation with Cao Gun's troops at the Licorice Store.
At this time, Zhang Xiaohuai had already arrived at Cao Qing's military camp. Zhang Xiaohuai explained this battle plan to Cao Gun based on the map: "This battlefield is in Licaodian, which is historically an important transportation hub in central Gansu and connects Gansu and Gansu.
The strategic location of "Dry Wharf" in Shaanxi Province and Qinghai Province is extremely important. This time we set up ambushes on both wings to lure the Ma Jiajun to attack the Licorice Store, and then used the advantage of armor to annihilate the Ma Jiajun in one fell swoop. The era of cavalry has passed, and now armored troops are king.