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Chapter 391 Battle of Ningxia

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    On December 2, the 1st Regiment of Han Linchun's vanguard troops first attacked Dengkou.

    Shizuizi is close to the west bank of the Yellow River, and Helan Mountain stands in the northwest. The terrain is quite dangerous and is conducive to military defense.  It was the middle of winter, with heavy snow closing the mountains and freezing rivers.  The Malongxiang Regiment of the "Anxi Army" and the 1st Regiment were divided into two groups: one group went straight to the front of Shizuizi and stormed Ma Baolin's position; the other group crossed the ice bridge from Hedong at night and made a sudden side attack on Shizuizi, forcing Ma Baolin's group to abandon the dangerous pass and attack one after another.  Retreat.

    From the beginning of the charge to the completion of the battle, it took less than 2 hours.  Fengjun took advantage of the victory to pursue and surrounded Pingluo.

    Pingluo is located in the north of Yinchuan City, 120 miles away. The city is small but strong, and most of the residents believe in Islam.  Ma Hongkui personally led 2 cavalry regiments as the general reserve force, and used 1 infantry regiment and 1 artillery battalion to defend Beicheng under the command of Chief of Staff Lu Zhongliang.  He knew that there was no defense line south of Pingluo, so he encouraged his troops to defend it with all their strength.  The city has relatively sufficient reserves of grain, ammunition and other military supplies.

    Seeing that the attack on Pingluo could not be advanced, Han Linchun, the commander-in-chief of the "Anxi Army", left Pei Chunsheng, deputy division commander and commander of the 1st Brigade, to lead three regiments to continue the siege. On the 6th of the same month, he led the army to quickly move towards Ningxia City.

    The Ningxia Horse Army, which was originally on defense along the northern front, was greatly threatened by the attack of the superior force of the "Anxi Army". It was afraid of being surrounded and annihilated, so it retreated steadily.  In order to consolidate Ningxia's peripheral defense line, Ma Fuxiang strictly ordered the retreating troops to move to defensive positions in the Ligang Fort area, and cooperated with the original garrison to resolutely block the advancing "Anxi Army".

    When the "Anxi Army" occupied Dengkou, Poshizui, and surrounded Pingluo, approaching the provincial capital of Ningxia, Ma Fuxiang was greatly alarmed and wanted to withdraw the main force of the Ningxia Army, Ma Hongbin's 35th Brigade, to Lingwu, Jinji, Zhongwei and other counties.  , while Ma Fushou's garrison stayed in the provincial capital, and telegraphed the emergency to Gansu Governor Zhang Guangjian. After begging for reinforcements, they launched a full-scale counterattack in order to achieve the final goal of expelling or annihilating the "Anxi Army".

    But he also considered that if the main force of the 35th brigade moved backward, how could the security brigade alone be able to hold it?  If the morale of the army is shaken, it will be detrimental to Ningxia's defense, and his beloved son Ma Hongkui is in danger, so he cannot be left alone no matter what.  However, if we do not withdraw our main force first, we may suffer a major siege from the "Anxi Army", and there is also the danger of cutting off the food routes in the rear.  Therefore, full of doubts and fears, it is difficult to retreat.

    When convening a military meeting, Ma Hongbin advocated using all his strength to defend Ningxia, which could not only stabilize military morale, but also turn defense into offense.  After hearing this, Ma Fuxiang encouraged his officers at all levels and said: "Ma Hongkui can still defend Pingluo with thousands of troops. I personally lead tens of thousands of elite troops to protect Ningxia. I have enough power to protect Ningxia. Feng's army ventured deep into the country and had no reinforcements behind it. As long as  If we fight resolutely, we have hope of achieving complete victory."

    Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Province, is 15 miles in circumference, stretching from east to west and twice from north to south. There are six city gates, which are closed day and night.  The twin towers stand tall and magnificent.  Inside the city is the Xita Temple, which has 8 corners and 11 floors. It is made of blue bricks and is extremely solid.

    Ma Fuxiang moved many precious sundries into the west tower and sent troops to guard them; traffic trenches and shelters were dug around the city head, and artillery emplacements were especially installed on the north city; rows of photo cameras were hung with wires around the city walls every night.  lights and set up surveillance posts at the top of the city.  In addition, residents were ordered to dig tunnels along the base of the northern city wall, and basements were also built within the general headquarters (the seat of the provincial government).

    Outside the city is the North Tower, more than 10 miles away from the city wall. The terrain here is important and it is the barrier of Ningxia City.  Ma Fuxiang also knew that this battle was a life-and-death battle related to the existence of the Ma family, so he sent his nephew Ma Hongbin to lead the entire 35th brigade to station, hoping to delay the offensive of the "Northwestern Army" and win reinforcements for the provincial capital.  time.

    However, Ma Fuxiang did not dare to have too many extravagant expectations as to how many troops and horses could be dispatched from the provincial capital: the "Anxi Army" was said to be attacking from two sides. Now most of the soldiers and horses from Lanzhou City, the provincial capital, were transferred to northwest Longxi to aid Liangzhou. It seemed that they could support his own army.  There may only be the military governor of Shaanxi Chen Shufan.  However, since Chen Shufan asked Liu Zhenhua, the commander of the Henan Zhensong Army, to enter Shaanxi to help fight against the Shaanxi Jingguo Army, his status in Shaanxi was not as good as before because Liu Jiu occupied the magpie's nest.

    In addition, Xu Lanzhou, the commander-in-chief of the Gansu, Sichuan and Shanxi aiding Shaanxi armies entrenched in Xianyang, is a figure of the Feng clique. He has the first brigade of the Feng clique and other provincial coalition forces under his command, and is responsible for fighting against the Jingguo army in Shaanxi and "rescuing" Chen.  It is still unknown whether Chen Shufan can, or dares to come.  Ma Fuxiang also sent several messages asking for help, but nothing happened.

    "The Anxi Army" fought in the ice and snow. As the front line lengthened, the logistics gradually failed to provide support. In recent days, it was even difficult to find firewood for heating. Many officers and soldiers even considered coffins for fallen officers and soldiers!

    Zhang Hanqing had no choice but to see that the Ningxia army was unable to retreat. He wanted to use space to gain time by resisting, but he would have to pay a lot of casualties if he wanted to launch a strong offensive.  He has an "amazing" insight into the direction of national strategy, but at the tactical level?That¡¯s it.

    One day, he was very depressed. He squatted in front of the dormitory door of the headquarters, held his cheek with both hands, lowered his head and said nothing. His attendants immediately took pictures and wrote the title "Concerning the country and the people". Zhang Hanqing laughed heartily and said self-deprecatingly: "After seeing the photo, I didn't write the title.  It would be better to write 'I miss my wife and my children' instead of 'worry about the country and the people'."  It became an interesting anecdote in the army for a while.

    Han Linchun, who had been in battle for a long time, comforted Zhang Hanqing and said: "Young marshal, don't worry, I have planned to use the division's cavalry regiment to harass the rear of the Ningxia provincial capital and cut off the Ningxia army's food routes. They will be defeated without a fight." Zhang Hanqing had an idea.  As soon as I moved, I remembered the trick of "siege the city and call for reinforcements" that I admired most in war movies in my previous life: If you don't do it, I will force you to do it.  This is also what is said in the art of war, ¡®attack it and save it¡¯!

    He thought deeply for a moment, took the battle map, pointed at Yinchuan City and said, "I have a way: to lay siege to the city explicitly and to ambush troops halfway. When the siege is urgent, Ma Hongbin will return troops to rescue the city, and our army can be annihilated halfway.  Yes." Han Linchun nodded and praised.

    So the 4th brigade often went through the military department to confront Ma Hongbin's 35th brigade ten miles north of Yinchuan City. Taking advantage of the heavy freeze in the Yellow River, the 11th brigade ran to the east of the Yellow River at night at Zhaolin, bypassed the Great Wall Pass, and then took a circuitous route from the east of the river to Yinchuan at night.  Under the city, personnel deployment was completed overnight and the connection between the North Tower and Yinchuan was cut off.

    In the early morning of the next day, the division's artillery regiment launched a feint artillery attack on Yinchuan, and there was a roar of artillery.  The division's cavalry regiment broke through the Huinong Canal and captured Wanghongbao, the strategic point behind Yinchuan at a slight cost. It wiped out a battalion of defenders and harassed the rear of Ningxia City to prepare for reinforcements.

    Ma Hongbin heard the roar of artillery in the direction of Yinchuan, and the liaison troops he sent had never returned. He knew that something had happened - he never dreamed that the "Anxi Army" would dare to ignore his presence behind him and go straight to Ningxia City.  Between the North Tower and Yinchuan, there is a vast expanse of plains and almost no danger to defend. Aren't the enemy worried about counterattack from behind?

    But the situation is stronger than the people, and the sound of the "Anxi Army"'s cannons can be heard without stopping for a moment. It seems that it is inevitable to win after spending a lot of money.  He didn't dare to wait and see any longer: Yinchuan City's defenders only had two guard regiments, and he couldn't allow him to think too much. He immediately left the North Tower with his main force and rushed towards Yinchuan for reinforcements.

    When he stepped forward, the 4th Brigade of the "Anxi Army" attacked the remnants of the North Tower with one regiment, and followed with the main force of 2 regiments.  Ma Hongbin decided to abandon the North Tower and use all his strength to defeat the "Anxi Army" attacking Yinchuan City.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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