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Come on, Zhao Gang and Liu Jintang had an unfriendly conversation.

"Old man, who gave you the right to bring these excellent soldiers to die?" A young man who loved talent likes his life vented his anger.

"Boy, I think you don't know how powerful Ma Zhan'ao said so. If you can't survive under that condition, you are not qualified to fight in Gansu. You can only be used as a spoil for Lao Ma!"

"Ma Zhan'ao. His name is so bad, he takes half of it. Does it still make people live? But no matter how good the name is, he still needs to have enough strength. Does he have this strength?"

"In February of the second year of Guangxu, General Zuo led the Hunan Army to gather in Taizi Temple. He met on a narrow road. The Hunan Army had many people. The Hui Muslim Army was in a difficult situation. It was in the middle of winter. Ma Zhan'ao and Ma Haiyan decided to go on a dangerous journey. He personally led 300 suicide squads, carrying kettles, stones and other objects. He sneaked into the commanding heights of the Hunan Army's central position at night. He quickly built a fortification and watered it into ice. It was extremely strong. After Tianming of the Hunan Army, he launched a fierce attack. Ma Haiyan commanded the suicide squads to respond calmly. The Hunan Army suffered casualties||> Zhan'ao took advantage of the momentum to launch a charge. He cooperated with Ma Haiyan inside and outside. The Hunan Army was defeated and retreated in a hurry. The loss of troops and equipment was uncountable. This was the biggest defeat that Zuo Zongtang had encountered since entering the northwest. My uncle Liu Songshan was also killed in that fierce battle. Do you think he is powerful or not?"

"But he is so powerful, why didn't he unify the Northwest?"

"There are too many capable people in the northwest, and he can't deal with it alone. If others say that Xun Xiangfu is not good. If Xun hadn't retired, it would be better for Ma Zhan'ao to come forward? However, Old Ma has rarely appeared in recent years. I guess his body is not good. However, the next generation of the Ma family is very powerful, so we should not underestimate it."

"These small lands are not as good as the old ones."

"No."

"Then next month, when our local people come, we will send troops to bring these wolf cubs to a nest."

In July in Shaanxi, the sun was so hot that 1,500 Dingxi soldiers set out, each with a sabre and a tall horse, setting off majestic. No one except Liu Jintang knew where their destination was. At this time, Zhao Gangdi's northern army was pouring in, with a steady stream of 40,000 people, and this was not the last number. The garrisons in Shaanxi, Shandong, Henan and Hebei were gathering towards Xi'an, with a total force of 60,000, accounting for almost 1/3 of the total force. A posture of full-strength attack.

The Ma family army in Gansu was in panic all day long. Ma Zhan'ao sent envoys to Zhao Gang's place several times to seek peace, but he did not agree to Zhao Gang's takeover of government affairs. Zhao Gang naturally refused one by one.

On July 26, Ganzhou magistrate Ma Qi was planning for his future retreat. Ma Qi was the son of Ma Haiyan and had been with his father's army since he was a child. He was familiar with military life and was also considered the number one figure in Gansu. Now Ma Qi is in his prime and exudes a man's power. However, he does not want to go to war with the Northern Republic. If the Northern Republic can accept nominal rule, then all the Ma family will agree happily, but the conditions proposed by the Northern Republic are really unacceptable, and it is almost no different from the destination. The proud Ma family cannot accept it.

Looking at this situation now, I am afraid that I can only choose a relatively ideal condition to surrender. At this time, there was a noise outside the door. Ma Qi was already in his heart, and now he was even more irritable. He walked to the door quickly and scolded, "You are all blind, and you are mad in front of me."

A dozen people who caused trouble saw a high-ranking official look, just asked: "Master Ma Qi?"

Ma Qi shivered. He clearly saw the murderous aura in the eyes of the person who was asking, and answered with a meaning: "It's not me."

This sentence became Ma Qi's last sentence. The sword light like a training-like sword completely covered him, but Ma Qi was not given for nothing. He drew his sword in an instant and blocked most of the attacks. Only one or two attacks were successful, which was enough. After the sword light was full, Ma Qi fell to the ground in blood.

On July 26, Ma Qi, the governor of Ganzhou, was killed, and 13,000 subordinates were defeated by the Dingbei Army, 3,000 beheaded, and 7,000 surrendered. Ganzhou is located in the middle of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu, with a base of Qilian Mountain in the south, and a north side of Heli Mountains, and a longshou Mountains in the middle. The central part is a vast alluvial fan-shaped plain.

Ganzhou has a vast area with a total area of ​​40,600 square kilometers, with 26 million mu of grassland, 278 mu of arable land, and 320 mu of wasteland. With the convenience of water irrigation, the grains are abundant; animal husbandry has benefited from the abundant water and grass, and the six animals are prosperous; commerce is prosperous with the advantages of transportation hubs. Superior natural conditions have made it a place where "Golden Ganzhou" and "Barrian Jiangnan" have been known since ancient times.

Ganzhou has been a place with "rich products" since ancient times. After Emperor Wu of Han pacified Hexi and established Ganzhou County, he began to immigrate and reclaim the land on a large scale, garrison troops stationed in farming, and developed agricultural and animal husbandry production, making Ganzhou a place with "political peace and peace, blind dates from the upper and lower levels, and rich in peace". When the Central Plains was in a state of civil turmoil and the world was unstable, Ganzhou was "the people in the upper county avoided famine and returned to it."

In the Sui Dynasty, Ganzhou became a place where merchants gathered, and trade circulation was active. During the Tang Dynasty, Ganzhou's land economy became more prosperous, and there was a situation where "built military farms, make the profits of water and land, harvests of rice, dozens of rice, and accumulated military food for decades". The famous poet Chen Zi'ang advised Wu Zetian: "The 400,000 hu of Ganzhou accumulated in Ganzhou, and there were many grains in Ganzhou... The military farms were widely used, and the warehouses were abundant, and the west of Guasu were all relying on their supply. If a dwelling was not gone, the soldiers were already in the belly, and the order of Hexi was bound to Ganzhou! Moreover, the water and springs were fertile, and the time was not waiting for the weather, and 200,000 hu were collected every year... Yiyi stationed troops to prevent theft from being blocked.

, the country was able to manage farmers and earn several years of harvest, which would give millions of people." In the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, personally ordered the doctor Dong Wen to use the land of Ganzhou as paddy fields and plant rice in the imitation of Ningxia. The city built the largest granary in Gansu, Zhahuncang, to supply all military rations. During the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government quelled the western rebellion in succession, and Ganzhou was used as the military adjustment center and logistics supply base. Almost 80% of the Ma family army's stored grain was in Ganzhou, and all the family's assets were lost. The war was about to come, but the old nest was taken away by others. There was no way out and there was no food and grass. The Ma family army in Gansu fell into trouble.

Such a military important place is extremely important, and it changed hands easily and cleverly. What puzzled Lu Si of the Ma family in Gansu was where did this army come from? Tianshui, Dingxi, Lanzhou, Wuwei, and Jinchang had no news at all. Could it be that these people flew over?
Chapter completed!