Fengxian Jiangshan

After everyone's election, the first director fell on Zhong Zhao, the naval commissioner. He had served in the Beiyang Fleet and accompanied Deng Shichang and the others to the UK to study the navy. He had a solid academic foundation.After returning to China, he put forward many suggestions for the construction and development of the navy.

After the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-], Director Zhong was silent for a long time, but was invited out by the Fengjun after three visits to the thatched cottage, and went to the Northeast Lecture Hall, where he was mainly in charge of the national strategy course.Director Zhong has profound academic knowledge and humorous speech, which has been unanimously praised by everyone.

After Director Zhong took office, he faithfully fulfilled his mission. He first instructed a scholar to put forward a report on the development of the steel industry.

In the report, he listed in detail the amount of steel needed by Fengjun and the current gap, and then predicted that with the acceleration of post-war recovery, the demand for steel would surge and the price would also rise. Therefore, he suggested that Fengjun should develop the steel industry , to fill in the blanks.

With a special investigation report as the basis, the army also revealed a plan to expand the armored forces, and the Ministry of Infrastructure announced the development plan for the railway.

All of these require a large amount of steel. After the foreshadowing was completed, Director Zhong personally wrote an article and proposed to buy more scrapped warships.Moreover, Director Zhong also accepted interviews from many reporters. He said in a very relaxed and humorous way: "It's like eating four steamed buns alone, and you're full. But you only have three in your hand. What should you do? It's very simple. Go buy one. There are always some people who think that the steamed buns they bought will not be eaten by themselves, but will be treated as bricks and smashed, isn't this unfounded worrying!"

Director Zhong said while gesturing to the reporter: "We have never even seen such an old warship, so how can we build it? The Japanese have just learned to design and build warships by themselves since the Meiji Restoration. It took a total of 40 years, why did the Chinese reach the sky in one step, and it is too simple to see the supremacy of the sea.”

In the end, Director Zhong said meaningfully: "Developing military power is a very good idea. As a veteran soldier, I agree with it with all my hands, but developing military power must be done in a reliable way and not whimsical."

"Professor Zhong, what do you think of Fengjun's marine development strategy?"

Facing the question from a foreign reporter, Director Zhong waved his hand: "Don't talk about maritime strategy, let me tell you that the reason why Beiyang failed at the beginning was because there was no maritime strategy. After the Beiyang Navy became an army, it did not expand its warships. In fact, the navy is a powerful army that protects maritime interests. It has to go outside, so how can it stay at home? Looking at Fengjun, there are no warships rushing out at all. , How can there be a maritime strategy? In my lifetime, we can take good care of the yellow water in front of us, which is a great blessing."

Director Zhong's profound and powerful deception skills really had an astonishing effect. Feng Jun's acquisition of these warships was nothing more than greed for some cheap scrap steel.Not only Britain, but even Japan, which is most afraid of Fengjun, has relaxed its vigilance.

After seeing Director Zhong's introduction, some intelligence personnel also paid attention to him, and the National Defense Strategy Teaching and Research Center also came into everyone's sight for the first time.This is a military and academic research and propaganda organization. They mainly disseminate the latest military developments to the three eastern provinces and even the whole country.

In the eyes of these intelligence personnel, this is definitely the best way to obtain information, so they all set their sights on Zhong Zhao and his team, looking for various clues from their words, and then reported it to the country.

The great powers also quickly discovered that Director Zhong's many ideas were very forward-looking and far-sighted, so they already regarded Zhong Zhao as another great think tank of Feng Jun, and they always paid close attention to his remarks.

Zhang Tinglan arranged a big show here, but on the other hand, he asked the shipyard to step up preparations and purchase the equipment needed for the production of large warships.At the same time, Feng Yong also selected a group of the best pilots from the Air Force to secretly form the Naval Air Force to carry out various preparatory training.In addition, Bayuzao and Wang Zhu also received the task of setting up a carrier-based aircraft.

After the formal separation of the two major design institutes, they have been in the middle of competition. Most of the fighter planes equipped by the Fengjun are from their hands. The carrier-based aircraft is also a big list. Bayuzao and Wang Zhu have to be careful.

After various preparations were made, He Zhuguo and Wu Keren led a capable Fengjun teaching group and rushed to Lanzhou with a large amount of ammunition. When Feng Yuxiang heard that the Fengjun had arrived, he hurried out with his men to greet them.

"Looking forward to the stars and looking forward to the moon, I finally look forward to you, and I feel at ease in my heart."

"Mr. Feng, you are too polite. We have been ordered by the commander-in-chief to assist you in dealing with the Ma family army. If you have any orders, just tell us."

Feng Yuxiang also smiled and said, "Sure enough, I prepared food and wine in the city, and we can talk while eating."

He Zhuguo and Wu Keren followed Feng Yuxiang to the city, and the two parties sat down as guests and hosts. Feng Yuxiang first said: "After I arrived in the northwest, a ban on guns was issued to confiscate weapons, but the Ma's army resisted fiercely, especially Ma Fuxiang, an old fellow. I love dancing the most."

"Commander Feng, the commander-in-chief has already explained that the affairs of the Northwest are up to you. What's so great about a mere Ma Fuxiang? Just kill him!"

Feng Yuxiang immediately laughed too: "I feel relieved when I say this. In fact, I'm not worried about Ma Fuxiang, but rather about his cavalry."

"The commander asked us to bring eighty heavy machine guns this time, so many Ma's troops can be smashed!"

"Okay!" Feng Yuxiang couldn't help laughing and said, "With Lan Shuai's support, no one is afraid, I will send Ma Fuxiang an ultimatum right away!"

Chapter 622 Head Rolling

After Feng Yuxiang entered Gan, he also carefully calculated that the Ma's army was not worth mentioning in terms of equipment and training. There are only two points worth noting. The first is that they have a strong cavalry unit that can quickly attack and break through. Under the guise of religion, becoming brave and fearless can often win by relying on crowd tactics.

Seeing through these two points, Feng Yuxiang also found a way to deal with Ma's army, that is to use powerful firepower to destroy them, flesh and blood will never be able to compete with steel.

Of course, this is easy to say but difficult to do. Looking around the country, only Fengjun has this courage. At this time, Fengjun sent [-] heavy machine guns. become sufficient.

Immediately, Feng Yuxiang sent a telegram to Ma Fuxiang, requesting that the ban on guns be first implemented in Ningxia Town, and at the same time requesting that Ma Fuxiang's subordinates be inspected.It sounds nice to say this, but in fact it is to remove Ma Fuxiang's military power. After the weapons are handed over, and his subordinates are inspected, what is left for him is nothing more than a piece of meat on the chopping board.

Therefore, after receiving this telegram, Ma Fuxiang was furious immediately, and he hurriedly invited other powerful factions over. The leaders of the Ma family army gathered in Ningxia to discuss countermeasures together.

The Ma family army is not monolithic, it is divided into three parts in total, one is Ma Qianling's family, his son is Ma Fuxiang, Ma Fuxiang's two sons, Ma Hongkui and Ma Hongbin, their family is the so-called Ningma, and Ma Fuxiang is currently in power. That is the so-called "Ningma".

The other is the Ma Hai Yanzi family known as "Qing Ma". His two sons are Ma Qi and Ma Lin.The grandchildren are Ma Bufang and Ma Buqing, who are also notorious devil kings, especially Ma Bufang, who is even more lewd and tyrannical.All the female relatives of his family could not escape his clutches.Sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and even granddaughter, all of them were included, especially his granddaughter gave birth to a child for him, but the child was killed by Ma Bufang himself. Looking at his behavior, he is completely a beast.Of course, this beast has not yet fully grown up.

The third component of the Ma family army is the Ma Zhanao family, whose son is Ma Anliang.During the Revolution of [-].Also stir up trouble.He took the opportunity to control the provincial government of Gansu, but because Beiyang took power, Zhang Guangjian was sent to Gansu.This department was hit hard and gradually withdrew from the stage of history. This time Feng Yuxiang's entry into Ganzhou had a huge impact on the Ma family's army, especially after the promulgation of the ban on guns, the Ma family's army was in panic all day long. His own prestige summoned all the Ma Jiajun from the other two factions to Ningxia to discuss countermeasures together.

Ma Qi, Ma Lin, Ma Anliang and Ma Fuxiang were of the same generation, and the four of them sat on the main seat.There are Ma Hongkui, Ma Hongbin, Ma Bufang, Ma Buqing and other juniors below, which can be described as a gathering of horses.

Before Ma Fuxiang spoke, he sighed first: "I, Ma Fuxiang, can be born. I have been loyal to the imperial court all my life, and finally the government. I really didn't expect that Feng Yuxiang would be sent to the northwest. Come on, kill my people, take my weapons, and make it clear that you want to eradicate the Ma family army, brothers and nephews, everyone, talk about it, what should we do!"

"What else can we do? We are not old women. We have guns in our hands and horses in our crotches. If anyone dares to make trouble with us, I will kill him. Whoever Feng Yuxiang is!" The one who spoke was Ma Bufang, who is now Not yet twenty, but has already revealed a ferocious nature, supercilious, dancing the most joyful.

Ma Qi rolled his eyes and snorted coldly: "Shut up, adults are discussing things, do you have a place to interrupt, don't shut up!"

Hearing this, Ma Bufang reluctantly sat down, but she still couldn't accept it, and the corners of her mouth curled up, as if no one was paying attention.

Ma Anliang, who was sitting on it, was the oldest and most experienced. He thought for a while before he said, "I think recklessness is the worst policy. This Feng Yuxiang is not easy. I heard that he is backed by Fengjun and Beiyang. Sophisticated and powerful in combat, rashly offending such a powerful enemy is not good for us!"

Ma Fuxiang also nodded: "I also have this concern. Fengjun is indeed difficult to deal with. They have just defeated the Russians. They are recognized as a strong army in the world. They are strong and well-equipped. They cannot be enemies. I think everyone should follow the example and deal with Zhang Guangjian The method is to build momentum and force Feng Yuxiang to restrain himself."

Hearing Ma Fuxiang's words, Ma Qi shook his head slightly: "Only those who can fight will be able to make peace. Feng Yuxiang and Zhang Guangjian are different. This guy is from the army, and he is very good at leading troops in battle, especially this time with a large number of troops. There are more than 1 people, even close to [-], and the army is still expanding. This is a tiger that eats people. If I want to shout a few words, I will drive them away. I think it is wishful thinking. We must fight well Get ready, gather all your subordinates, and fight them to the death!"

Ma Lin also supported his brother and said, "That's right, we should dispatch troops and generals. At worst, we will fight and the whole Northwest will be our territory."

Ma Fuxiang frowned tightly, with a worried expression on his face, he not only said: "Everyone, I am not worried about fighting, but I am worried that someone will take the opportunity to say that they will rebel again. What should we do then?"

Ma Fuxiang asked all the people present in one sentence. During the rebellion in Tongzhi, although the Han people died ten times more than the Hui people, the Han people have a large base and can be replenished quickly. It is precisely because of this that although people like Ma Jiajun intend to become kings They want to dominate, but they also know that if they fail to do so, they will be wiped out, so they dare not do it for a long time.

Decades have passed, and the memory has not faded. Once problems arise again, the central government cannot ignore them. At that time, the northwest will be destroyed. This is something the Ma family army absolutely does not want to see.

Just when everyone looked at each other and couldn't come up with a solution for a while, someone suddenly ran in in a panic, saw Ma Fuxiang, and hurriedly said: "Report, something is wrong, Feng Yuxiang sent troops to Ningxia to kill him!"

"Ah?" When Ma Fuxiang heard this, his eyes widened immediately, and he hurriedly asked sharply, "What did you say?"

"Feng Yuxiang's subordinate, Han Fuju, is leading an army towards Ningxia. The front has already reached Zhongwei, and the distance between the two sides is less than ten days away!"

Hearing the report from his subordinates, Ma Qi suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Look, they have already reached the door. If we still act like cowards, our heads will be chopped off. No matter what others say, I will immediately Qi is just a word, we must fight, whoever dares to take our territory, I will fight him desperately."

"That's right, it's not that I didn't fight before. I didn't catch up when I killed the Hangou decades ago. This time I will let them taste my strength!" Ma Bufang jumped up again, loudly shouting, The juniors and generals of the Ma family army also booed, and the scene was completely out of control. Ma Fuxiang and Ma Anliang glanced at each other, and knew that the crowd was so excited that it was hard to suppress it.

So Ma Fuxiang said: "Since this is the case, then prepare for battle. All the troops in Ningxia, including the militia, are all mobilized."

Ma Fuxiang held a unit in his hand and became the Zhaowu Army. Later, he was given the designation of a mixed fifth brigade. There were more than 4000 people in total. This was his greatest strength.

As the most vicious person in the main battle, Ma Qi also dispatched an elite cavalry regiment to help Ma Fuxiang fight. His son Ma Bufang was the battalion commander of this cavalry regiment.

They have their own purpose in making such a fuss. The horses in the northwest are also fighting for power. Ma Qi wants to control the Hexi Corridor area, and this is his opportunity. He helped Ma Fuxiang and repelled Feng Yuxiang. Even the co-owner of the northwest, no one can stop him from expanding his power.

Ma's army is dispatching troops and generals here, actively planning the battle, but at this moment, Han Fuju's troops suddenly stopped in the center, and the whole army was resting there, making Ma's army at a loss. What kind of medicine is it.

While they were thinking, an elite army was rushing towards Xining on a starry night. The leader of this army was Feng Yuxiang, He Zhuguo and Wu Keren were all by his side.

Feng Yuxiang had already planned a strategy to deal with the Ma's army. He believed that among the horses, the Qingma was the strongest, the most fierce, and the most ambitious, so Feng Yuxiang decided to kill the Qingma first.

However, he did not directly attack Qingma, but put pressure on Ningma Ma Fuxiang, in order to attract the attention of Ma's army. Obviously Feng Yuxiang's strategy succeeded, and the main force of Ma's army was drawn to Ningxia.

Feng Yuxiang and the others moved westward along the Huangshui Valley, heading straight to Xining, the capital of Qinghai. The Huangshui River is an important stream in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. The Huangshui Valley is also the most agriculturally developed area in Qinghai. here.