Return on the 24th

"The banner of the Northern Expeditionary Army refers to an unstoppable situation. Yao Yuping and Bai Wenwei's allied forces occupied Suzhou and attacked Xuzhou. Zhang Xun's braided army, like a homeless dog, abandoned Xuzhou and fled to Jinan. The First and Sixth Roads of the Ezhou Revolutionary Army continued to march to Henan and attack the First Beiyang Army led by Duan Qirui. Lin Tiechang stood in front of the map and spoke impassionedly, and his saliva splashed everywhere.

Surrounding the map are Liu Jing and other Ezhou revolutionary army generals and the adapted Shaanxi revolutionary army Zhang Fengsuiyu, Zhang Yunshan and others.

The victory from all over the world made each of them full of glory and pride, eager to enter the battle of the west as soon as possible.

"The building will collapse, and the main war forces of the Qing court are expected to rise, and Chang Geng and others will support the endgame in the northwest. Sheng Yun, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and Geng, the governor of Gansu, planned to unite with Yuan Dahua, the governor of Xinjiang, and Zhirui, in case of a Qing Dynasty crisis, contact Xin, Gan and Inner Mongolia to move to the west, temporarily plan to be safe, and Xu Tu will recover.

The Northern Expeditionary Army had killed Xuzhou. At this time, Man Ting was shocked and knew that he had no hope. Yuan Shikai stood by and was unwilling to completely fail the Man Ting clan, so he tried to stay in the south of the northwest and connect Manchuria in Northeast China as the last base to counterattack the Central Plains. To this end, he put his hope of maintaining the endgame on the most combative "Western Army" in the northwest, so that Shengyun and Chang Geng, known as the "Three Pillars of the Manchu Qing Dynasty", cooperated in the battle, and contacted General Yili and the King of Tibet and Mongolia to protect the northwest.

Speaking of this, Lin Tiechang's face is also a little solemn: "The great northwest includes Shaanxi, Gansu (the author's note: Gansu at this time also includes the current two provinces of Ningxia and Qinghai), Xinjiang, and then connects Tibet, Inner and Outer Mongolia, and the three eastern provinces of Manchuria, accounting for more than half of the country's total area. Moreover, the land is vast and sparsely populated, the mountains are vertical and horizontal, and the desert wilderness is intertrun. Although there are plateaus, Pingchuan and basins distributed in various provinces, most of the land is barren, the bad climate, and the long-term under the dark rule and exploitation of Manting and local forces, as well as the economic and cultural aggression of Britain and Russia, the northwest economy has withered and war. As it is, the people's life is miserable. At the same time, due to the location, poor traffic, blocked information, backward culture, the complex social conditions such as feudal customs, clan rule, religious forces, and racial disputes, coupled with the infiltration of foreign powers to provoke discord, threaten and induce, and so on. All of these constitute the special humanistic and geographical environment of the whole Great Northwest. The special social and historical conditions have brought great disadvantages and difficulties to the Anxi Revolutionary Army's march to the northwest, restoration and operation of the northwest.

Lin Tiechang picked up a teacup and took a sip of tea and continued: "In order to realize this conspiracy, to prevent the outbreak of revolution in all parts of Gansu and the Western Expedition of the Anxi Revolutionary Army, they organized the counter-revolutionary armed forces and rushed to Shaanxi in three routes; all the way, they took the 13th Battalion of the "Strong Kai Army" of Guyuan Admiral Zhang Zhixing to Fengxiang; all the way to Yuan Gan Admiral Ma Anliang's 14th Battalion of the "Elite Western Army" and the first battalion of Lu Hongtao's "Zhenwu Army" sent Changwu; Huang Yue and Cui Noon led Ma and Bu Wu Battalions all the way to Qinzhou; and Peng Yingjia as the former enemy battalion office, he was directly led by Shengyun, invaded the three sides, rescued Yulin, and sent troops to Longdong. On the one hand, the prefectures and counties affiliated to Gansu were strictly guarded and strengthened the suppression. However, the revolution ** has been formed and cannot be stopped.

"The strongest among them belongs to the "Elite Western Army" of Ma Anliang, the former Gansu Admiral," Zhang Yunshan took over the topic. "Manting tried his best to attract the Ma army in order to keep the northwest as a place of breath. For this reason, he also promised to serve as the admiral of Gansu, and then tried every possible way to pull the "horse" to send troops to Shaanxi, and unite with Shengyun and Changgeng to jointly deal with the Western Army of the Anxi Revolutionary Army. Ma Jiajun is the enemy of our army and has had many small battles, but it has not yet suffered annihilation from our army, so it has always been very arrogant. Ma Anliang, who got the promise, was complacent for a moment and pretended to be the "northwest pillar" and vowed to turn the tide, set the world in the northwest, and be arrogant.

Lin Tiechang asked solemnly, "Is he the son of Ma Zhanao?"

Zhang Yunshan nodded: "The elite Western Army still continues the pattern of Ma Zhan'ao's surrender, that is, Ma Anliang, the son of Ma Zhan'ao, Ma Qi, the son of Ma Haiyan, Ma Fulu, the son of Ma Lin and Ma Qianling, Ma Fuxiang. When Ma Zhan'ao surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Ma Qianling had no military position. Later, he formed his own civil regiment to form an army for the suppression of the Hui people's uprising in the imperial court. Zhu Ma first belonged to Dong Fuxiang's Gan army system, and then became independent. He fought for the Qing court, especially when fighting against the Eight-Nation Alliance, Zhu Ma was the most heroic force of the Qing army at that time.

The Ma family army originated from the He Huang Hui uprising that broke out in the late Qing Dynasty. In 1833, that is, the third year of Tongzhi, under the influence of the Hui uprisings in Shaanxi and Ningxia, Ma Zhanao, a great Im in Monigou, Hezhou, Gansu Province, rose up against the Qing Dynasty. Ma Haiyan, the ancestor of Qingma, joined the army at this time to fight for Ma Zhanao. In 187, Ma Zhan'ao and other Prince Temple defeated the Xiang army in the first battle. After that, they fought hard to fight against the public. With the support of Ma Haiyan and Ma Qianling, they took the victory and begged for comfort, and led the crowd to surrender to the court. Subsequently, the rebel army was incorporated by the imperial court, and the important leader was awarded the title of official title. This incident laid the foundation for the rise of horses in Hezhou.

Zhang Yunshan continued to introduce: "The elite Western Army of the Ma family is a hereditary army, and most of its high-level backbones are connected by family law and in-laws. In fact, I only know the Ma family from top to bottom, but I don't know if there is a court. The soldiers of the army are mainly from Islamic Muslims in Gansu Province, and the troops have ummits accompanying the army. The Majiaxi Army showed strong cohesion, bravery and explosive behavior in the expedition against foreign and foreign troops.

"In the Northwest Hui People's Uprising, Zuo Zongtang suppresses the Hui people. How can the Ma family maintain such a strong strength?" Lin Tiechang asked puzzledly, he didn't know much about this history. It is also the limitation of the times and the reason why the information is not developed enough.

"It was Ma Hualong who made trouble in Ningxia Prefecture, Gansu Province." Zhang Yunshan said, "Ma Zhanao made trouble in Hezhou, Gansu Province. They took the initiative to ask for security after the defeat of Zuo Zhongtang's Western Hunan Army. The backbone with courage and ability and the Hui people's forces in Hezhou were saved. In this war, their strength was not damaged, but was strengthened in the subsequent development."

"No matter how strong the Western Army of the Ma family is, it can be stronger than the Beiyang Army!" Lin Tiechang patted the table and snorted coldly: "When General Li formulated the deployment of the Anxi Revolutionary Army to the northwest, he took charge of the overall situation. In order to strengthen the strength of the Anxi Army, he decided to transfer the former Ezhou First Corps to the Anxi Revolutionary Army."

The western tune of the army can be learned from the heart. In fact, this major decision was finalized as early as the Ezhou Revolutionary Army entered Shaanxi.

"I came to the front line of Xi'an this time to do two things, one is to counterattack Tongguan, and the other is to lead the troops. After recaptling Tongguan, the First Corps will transfer the northwest battlefield to participate in the western expedition against the Anxi army, and strive to restore the northwest and calm the northwest border crisis in about a year.

The Tongguan Campaign ended successfully, completely destroying the idea of the Beiyang Army peeping into the gateway of Shaanxi, from defense to attack.

After that, the Nanjing government's revision of the Ezhou Treaty Law also made the leaders of the Shaanxi People's Army completely accept their fate and obediently obey the rule of Ezhou. In this way, at the beginning of the decisive battle, the total strength of the revolutionary army in the northwest battlefield not only increased from 20,000 to 100,000, but also was comparable to the strength of Changgeng and Shengrong, which reversed the attack and defense of the northwest battlefield. Moreover, due to the reorganization, the three major forces of the six elder brother and elders of the former Shaanxi Revolutionary Army formed the first and two respectively. The Corps has laid the foundation for the operation of the large corps and formed favorable conditions for strategic decisive battle and strategic pursuit.

Therefore, whether it is the wishful thinking in the corner of Manting, or Chang Geng and Sheng Yun's temporary plot, the idiot's dream of Xu Tu's recovery is just their wishful thinking. The general trend, the direction of people's hearts, and the progress of the wheel of history can't be stopped by anyone.

The bright sunshine is warm and warm, and the hanging ice under the eaves is shining brightly.

At the dawn of the Republic of China, 30 million people in the northwest are looking up. The rumble of cannons in the Revolutionary Restoration War was like spring thunder, rolling over the Great Northwest.

"Forward! Advance! Advance to the Great Northwest! Millions of suffering compatriots are waiting for us..."

The Anxi Revolutionary Army is rushing towards the northwest, with loud singing, iron flowing, and dust covering the sun. A game of light and darkness, justice and evil. The deadly battle between the new and the rotten is about to unfold in the vast and desolate yellow land in the great northwest of China.

Under the sun, an officer wore a brand-new military uniform and wiped his rifle repeatedly with protective oil. He was already oily and sang the song "Blood Style" in his mouth.

When he was emotional, he took out a picture of his girlfriend and showed it to a comrade-in-arms beside him.

He has experienced the Wuchang Shouyi and Yangxia Defense War, and has participated in countless cruel battles on the Beijing-Han line. He was shot when the soldiers led by Huangcun to break through, which made his already scarred body even weaker. After that injury, he was secretly transferred to Hankou Zhongxi Hospital. While recuperating in the scenic Chinese and Western Hospital, he received an order for demobilization. He didn't want to leave this glorious army. The love of a female nurse in the nursing home comforted his sadness. Love was particularly warm in the peaceful life that had just arrived in Hankou.

On the day when the girl who loved him asked him to marry, he saw a news in the newspaper that a serious crisis broke out in the northwest border, and Marshal Li organized the Anxi Revolutionary Army to march west.

When he was running on the street of Hankou, he heard that his old army, his fellow villagers in Gansu, had been integrated into the Anxi Revolutionary Army. Although he was not well injured, his fellow villagers marched towards the war and his hometown, which made him have an impulse. What he could realize was that there was a crisis on the country's border, and his hometown had not yet recovered. At this time, the army needed him to understand the situation in Gansu, and he was brave. Veteran.

He still has the letter written to him by the female nurse in his pocket at this moment. Maybe it's too meaty for him to take it out, but he collects it as a treasure. The nurses in the Chinese and Western Hospital are really open-minded and express their feelings as bold and hot as foreigners.

My dear:

The thought of you leaving me makes my heart torn!

Since I saw you, I know how a person should live. However, after all, I still pay too much attention to personal happiness, and your criticism is correct.

You're right: "It's not that I don't need happiness. I'm not born willing to fight, but for the sake of the democracy and republic of the Chinese nation, and for the peace and happiness of the Chinese nation, I'm going to fight."

Who knows when we can meet, but I have to wait, wait, wait for your victory. I knitted a scarf for you. Please take it with you, just like I'm by your side... I think there will always be some time, honey, please write to me, even if it's just one word...

The scarf is white, and the beautiful handwriting on it is embroidered with four poems: "Cai Wei Cai Wei, Wei also does it. If you return day by day, you will not stop.

The beauty of the girl made his comrades-in-arms envious. He asked, "Why don't you get married?"

He smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry if I die."

The comrade-in-arms cunningly tested: "Don't you like her very much?"

His face was extremely solemn: "I love her even if I die!"