Fengxian Jiangshan

While talking, Ma Fuxiang looked at Ma Qi and Ma Lin, and said: "Everyone, now is the moment of life and death, please unite as one and twist into one rope, otherwise there is really only a dead end!"

Everyone nodded. They also knew that Ningxia could not go back. At this time, they could only continue to flee westward, to the Hexi Corridor, to temporarily avoid the front of the army.

After they discussed it properly, they immediately stepped on their horses, changed direction, and fled westward. At this time, the number of soldiers following Ma Fuxiang was greatly reduced, and there were only five or six thousand soldiers left. Almost half of the soldiers had fled. It is a sunken ship, and it is a fool to stay on it.

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Another morning came, and the sound of guns in Ningxia's provincial capital finally stopped, and every block fell into the hands of Fengjun. In , strict military officers were enforced throughout the city.

Except for the occasional sporadic gunshots, everything else returned to calm. This important town in the northwest finally fell into the hands of the Fengjun. After some counting, a total of 700 regular troops of the Majia Army were wiped out, and more than 2000 militiamen were killed. People, including those fanatical people, the total number exceeded 4000, and more than [-] people were captured. The main force of the Ma family army in Ningxia was completely wiped out.

In addition to these personnel eliminated, the Fengjun also seized a lot. More than 200 million oceans were seized from the houses of Ma Fuxiang and others, and all kinds of gold, silver and jewelry were also quite astonishing.As a gang of local thieves, Ma Jiajun's property was kept in his hands, not put in the bank, and all of it fell into Fengjun's hands.

Of course, the Ma's army still had a lot of opium, and they found as many as 1000 boxes. These things have been regarded as hard currency by them, and they were paid as military salary when the military salary was insufficient.These things add up to more than [-] million yuan, which is a good income. After cleaning up, Rong Zhen sent a good news to Zhang Tinglan, asking for instructions on the next step.

"Lingge, Brother Baili, what do you think the next step should be?"

Jiang Baili said with a smile: "Commander, Rongzhen fought very well in Ningxia's battle, but the strength gap between us and Ma's army is there. It is not surprising to win. The next step is how to control the northwest, weaken the local tycoons, The Northwest is completely in control."

"Senior Baili is right, maybe 5000 troops are enough to defeat the Ma's army, and only 2 to destroy the Ma's army, but to control the Northwest, [-] soldiers are needed, and a large amount of investment is required to develop Various undertakings, let the Northwest truly integrate into the Fengjun system, so as to ensure that there are no problems."

Defeating the occupation is completely two concepts. Zhang Tinglan is also well aware of this. The people in the northwest are poor, powerful and powerful, and there are ethnic and religious issues. The tendency to split is very serious. It is indeed not easy to completely control this place.On the one hand, it requires a large number of troops, and on the other hand, it requires continuous investment.

For the Feng army, these two points are beyond the strength of the Feng army at the current stage. To support tens of thousands of troops, and to station thousands of kilometers away, the materials that need to be consumed are an astronomical figure.Especially at the critical moment of industrial development, forcibly doing this will only slow down the progress of Fengjun's industry.

On this kind of issue, Fengjun's upper-level minds are still very clear-headed, and they have not been dazzled by the victory.Jiang Baili thought for a while and said: "Commander, in my opinion, there are two things for the next step. The first is to completely wipe out the Ma's army, and the second is to build the railway connecting the northwest as soon as possible. Only when the road is open can we send a large number of troops to the northwest." army."

Yang Yuting also nodded: "Northwest will swallow it sooner or later, but it's best to divide it into steps and eat it bit by bit. Swallowing it rashly will easily exceed our capacity."

Zhang Tinglan also nodded with a smile: "You two have the same opinion as me. The people in the Northwest are poor and weak. At this stage, we need the resources and products in the Northwest, but we can't carry this burden. Let Feng Yuxiang be in charge of the Northwest."

"However!" Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "For this rebellious boy, we need to strengthen control to prevent him from biting us."

"Don't worry, Commander. I've already found a few of Feng Yuxiang's subordinates. They all have a good impression of Fengjun. As long as we spend a little money, we can buy them over and abandon Feng Yuxiang at any time."

After Zhang Tinglan and the others have discussed it properly, the overall strategic plan has not changed much. However, the outside world still praises Fengjun's victory, thinking that it has dealt another heavy blow to the local separatist forces and solved the disaster of Ma Jiajun. Only in the northwest can it be peaceful, and the Feng army once again made great contributions to the country.

The Beiyang government formally appointed Feng Yuxiang as the supervisor of the Northwest Frontier Defense and Rong Zhen as the guardian envoy of Ningxia. They continued to work together to hunt down the remaining forces of the Ma family army.

The combat effectiveness of the Ma's army who had lost their lair had plummeted and turned into a bunch of wild ducks. There was no need for the Feng army to spend too much energy chasing them, as long as they left everything to Feng Yuxiang.

At this time, Feng Yuxiang had already led his troops to Zhongwei and joined Han Fuju. Because of his mistake, he almost ruined Han Fuju's troops. Old Feng felt a little guilty, so he invited Han Fuju over.

"Xiang Fang, what do you think we should do next?"

"Marshal, I think we should hunt down the remnants of the Ma family army and kill all these bastards."

Shi Yousan also said: "Didn't the commander-in-chief Fengjun promise us that we can exchange weapons with labor, which is a great thing. There are no three-legged toads, but two-legged living people are everywhere. Pursue the Ma family army, capture prisoners, encounter unpleasant people, all can be exchanged for arms, is there anything better than this?"

When they said this, Feng Yuxiang was also tempted. Although it is not very comfortable to work for others, it is better than anything else to get real profits. Feng Yuxiang also agreed to the proposal.

He immediately led the army and chased after the route of the Ma's army's defeat. All the stragglers and rogues he encountered along the way were arrested, and anyone with weapons was also arrested. They were like a big broom, Holding Ma Jiajun's buttocks, he swept over. Wherever he passed, all the power of Ma Jiajun was swept away.

Chapter 633 Immigrant Reality

"Come out, come out for me!"

A few soldiers surrounded a vegetable cellar, yelling loudly, the gleaming bayonet on the muzzle of the gun revealed a piercing chill, and a family of four tremblingly crawled out from under the vegetable cellar. what happened.

"Are you the remnants of the Ma family army?"

The man in this family hurriedly shook his head: "No, really not!"

A small soldier sneered: "No? You're lying. Someone has already reported it. You just returned home with injuries. We found weapons at home. Who would believe you if you said you weren't a remnant of the Ma family army? ?”

"Boss, don't get me wrong. I'm a hunter. I live by hunting. It's normal to get hurt."

There was a contemptuous smile on the soldier's face: "I don't have time to bother with you, if you have something to say to our officer!"

These soldiers pulled the man and walked outside. When the woman saw it, her eyes were red, and she rushed up.

"You released the baby's father, he is not guilty, let him go quickly."

"Smelly woman, get out of here quickly, if you dare to make trouble again, I will take you away with me." A soldier swung his arm violently, pushed the woman out, and fell heavily to the ground. A pair of sons and daughters surrounded the woman and let out loud Weeping bitterly, the man struggled desperately when he saw his wife being beaten, but what awaited him was a heavy blow from the butt of the gun.

In the end, the man was still dragged away, and more than a dozen people in the entire small village were arrested. They were all tied to a rope and taken away. Many people never saw them again.

Naturally, these people were escorted to Suiyuan and other places, and sent to Fengjun. They all became the best laborers for railway construction.According to the agreement with Fengjun.Five middle-aged laborers can exchange for a rifle worth 75 yuan, which is 15 yuan per person.

Assuming that a laborer works for two years, they only need half an ocean a month, plus food and clothing, and they don’t need an ocean. This cost is already quite low.

In fact, 75 yuan is only the price for external sales. Of course, Fengjun can't use this price for purchasing, and these guns are inside.There are also a lot of old weapons that are [-]% to [-]% new. It can be said that a little scrap copper and iron were used, and a lot of cheap labor was exchanged. With the support of these people, the speed of railway construction has increased rapidly.And the cost is also greatly reduced.

Of course, for Feng Yuxiang, this is also a good thing.There are a large number of remnants of the Ma family army in the northwest.If he kept it, sooner or later they would make trouble and make him unhappy.But simply killing them would arouse local dissatisfaction and cause trouble for him to control the Northwest.

Sending it to Feng Jun is also a burden.Moreover, this kind of action of shedding burden can also be exchanged for a large amount of arms support, which is simply a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

Between Feng Jun and Feng Yuxiang, there is a hand in hand.First-hand delivery, as long as the labor is delivered, they can be exchanged for corresponding weapons according to the clearly marked price, just like a livestock market.After obtaining more equipment, Feng Yuxiang was able to recruit more troops and capture more labor, forming a perfect cycle, and the defecting generals never tired of it.

He dispatched Shi Yousan as a guide, and led his troops into the Hexi Corridor. The army successively seized Jingtai, Yongdeng, Wushaoling, Gulang and other places. The Ma's army was defeated all the way, and the more they lost, the worse Shi Yousan was. More than 500 people were arrested.

The densely packed captives came before them, which was very spectacular. From Shi Yousan's point of view, these were no longer captives, but genuine guns and ammunition, chariots and artillery. As long as there were enough people, they could exchange for any weapons and equipment from Fengjun. to strengthen yourself.

"Brothers, don't be idle, Wuwei is ahead. It is an important military town. The main force of the Ma family army is defending here. We must not let them go."

Following Shi Yousan's order, the troops rushed towards Wuwei like a tide. Ma Fuxiang had just led the troops to retreat here, and the leaders of the Ma's army sighed one by one.All morale has been blown away. Not only have they suffered a disastrous military defeat, but the public opinion war is also one-sided.

The Ma family army has been in the northwest for many years, committing many crimes, and their crimes are too numerous to record. After the Feng army entered Ningxia, they brought out these crimes of the Ma family army and exposed them all to the sun.At this time, there are no people in the society who can explain clearly about Ma Jiajun. Ma Jiajun is completely stinky.

No matter how to deal with it, it has become a matter of course. Ma Fuxiang has completely lost the domineering and domineering of the past. In a few days, he seems to be ten years older, with white hair all over his head, and a terrible expression on his face. age spots, appear old and haggard.

The same goes for everyone else. They originally wanted to occupy the Hexi Corridor and use it as a base to continue to deal with the Feng army, but Feng Yuxiang's troops pursued it too fast, completely exceeding their estimates, and the local people were not as expected. So support Ma Jiajun.

After all, no one wants to seek death. The defeat of the Ma family army is certain, and these local forces are unwilling to continue investing. On the contrary, some people even sneak attack the Ma family army who are alone, and rob them of their arms and food, making it even more difficult for the Ma family army.

Just when Ma Fuxiang was sitting on pins and needles, Ma Qi walked in with a haggard face, tears were still hanging from the corners of his eyes, and when he saw Ma Fuxiang, he burst into tears.

"Bu Fang is dead, how can I live!"

Ma Qi burst into tears, and the others couldn't help but have red eyes. Just five days ago, in a small-scale encounter, Ma Bufang was shot. After returning, Ma Qi hurried to the doctor and actively rescued him. .However, due to untimely treatment, Ma Bufang's wound was already infected, and he died of sepsis just now.

Although Ma Bufang was not very popular, and he was very cruel and ruthless. After all, he was also a rising star of the Ma family army. His sudden death cast a shadow over everyone. They didn't feel sorry for Ma Bufang, but worried about their own fate. Maybe something Sometimes, they will follow in Ma Bufang's footsteps.

When everyone was sad, the sound of guns and guns rang out again. Ma Fuxiang stood up abruptly, and asked with a look of horror, "What's going on? What happened?"

"Report, Shi Yousan's army has arrived and is attacking the city."

The room leak happened to be raining all night. After hearing the news, Ma Fuxiang felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He wanted to be dark, but his opponent no longer gave him a chance.