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More than 30 years after the Battle of Dingxi, General Liang Xinghua, commander of the 3rd Regiment of the Northern Army, made a summary like this:

The victory of the Dingxi Battle brought a fundamental change in the power of our enemy and us in the northwest battlefield. Our army changed from relative advantage to absolute advantage, and the initiative in the war was completely in the hands of our army. When Ma Fuxiang's army was besieged by us, the Ma army gathered troops and took the initiative to rescue, but did not dare to take action and sat on the sidelines of fighting alone.

Ma Fuxiang's main force was separated from the outside, and the elderly, weak, sick and disabled were trapped in Dingxi. It was already a "clay Buddha crossed the river - it was difficult to protect himself", so he had to surrender. Seeing that his younger brother surrendered, Ma Fulu surrendered immediately in order to preserve his strength and avoid being annihilated. Ma Zhan'ao and Ma Fuxiang and Ma Fulu's combat alliance were finally crushed by me, and Ma Zhan'ao was completely isolated.

In a dilapidated temple less than thirty miles from Dingxi, Zhao Gang was in a dilapidated temple to encourage the generals.

"Although the Tianshui Battle in Ganzhou that we just ended has won a victory or even a brilliant victory. However, we must take advantage of the victory and advance westward, rush to the horse army's nest, and liberate the northwest. We must firmly grasp the northwest gateway of the Chinese nation! Therefore, we cannot give the enemy a chance to breathe, and we must press forward step by step to completely defeat the enemy!"

He glanced at the generals present with two bright eyes:

"The Battle of Dingxi is the second round of the decisive battle between our army and Ma Zhan'ao, Ma Fuxiang and Ma Fulu. In this round, we have the strength to win and the conditions to win! And all of this depends on your efforts in the end!"

After saying that, Zhao Gang slapped the table hard (the place of the Godly Case Renovation).

Under the table, there were several spiders who were working hard to weave a broken net that was on the verge of defeat. They were affected by the remaining force brought by this palm. The broken net was completely completed, and several spiders fell down in a mess.

"Let's take a look"

He picked up a wooden stick from the table, pointed to the military map hanging on the wall, and said:

"The second round on the Northwest battlefield will be launched on the Pingliang line."

He paused, found several locations on the map, and then analyzed the situation:

"After the previous battle, Ma Zhan'ao still had 30,000 troops, but he was scattered in the east, Dongjiangkou, Foping, west, Huixian, Chengxian, Liangdang, Wudu area, south to Ankang, Hanzhong and south, and has become a frightened bird. He is always afraid of my attack and has no ability to launch an attack on my Guanzhong in the short term."

He glanced at the generals and continued to analyze:

"After Ma Fuxiang and Ma Fulu retreat to the Longnan region, if they continue to retreat, they will lose both Wuwei in Dingxi. Losing these two granaries will inevitably cause our army to move forward steadily with these grains and deal with the enemy patiently. The enemy cannot defend steadily, and once the enemy has no food, it will not collapse. Our army can take advantage of the situation and attack Lanzhou directly. So I think that the brothers Ma Deputy Xiang will not be willing to resist without being hit by our annihilation, and will definitely rely on the natural barriers in Dingxi."

After whipping forcefully in the air, a big hole was broken on Dingxi on the map.

"Okay! Let's start the second round with the enemy in Dingxi!"

After Zhao Gang finished speaking, he put one hand on his hips and touched his head with his other hand a few times. It looked like a kind of god, with a look of determination, victory and confidence on his face. Many soldiers looked at him with great admiration. Only one orderly soldier whispered to him when he packed the map: "The map was broken again!"

When returning to his residence, Zhao Gang took out a letter from Dong Xiangfu (formerly the Governor of Gansu and Shaanxi) to you.

Dong Fuxiang, a famous general in the late Qing Dynasty, was born in the leader of the Maohui Association in Huan County in 1839. He was straightforward and upholding justice. Xun Fuxiang was influenced by his family style since childhood. He was fond of martial arts but did not like to study. When he was young, he liked to make friends with people in the green forest and often went to and from gangs. Therefore, local gentry and people were afraid of him.

In the early years of Tongzhi, the Hui people in Shaanxi and Gansu occupied Longdong. Dong Fuxiang used his father's relationship with "Ge Laohui" to organize local training to protect local peace. His followers continued to grow. At that time, the general of Anhua County Wang Aichen saw that Xun Fuxiang's influence continued to expand, so he arrested Xun Fuxiang on the charge of Mo Xu and was punished with boiling water. The banned soldiers sympathized with Dong Fuxiang and secretly released him. Xun Fuxiang survived the disaster, so he regrouped and launched an uprising in Anhua County. His troops wanted to fight against the plunder and destruction of the Hui army, and also resisted the advance of the officers and soldiers, and were unable to follow his will. On the second day of the third year of Tongzhi, Dong Fuxiang accepted the invitation of Weng Jian, the magistrate of Huan County, to defend Huan County. Soon, he turned against the Qing army and the Nian army defeated the Qing army at Jinjibao and seized countless cases. In the sixth year of Tongzhi (year), 10 prefectures and counties were not satisfied.

In the seventh year of Tongzhi (1868), he surrendered to the Qing army's Liu Songshan tribe in December of the seventh year of Tongzhi.

After Xun Fuxiang surrendered to the Qing army, Liu Songshan appreciated his military talents and appointed the former commander-in-chief of the enemy. Dong Fuxiang's troops were reduced and were organized into "Three Battalions of Dong" after being reduced. Dong Fuxiang led the "Three Battalions of Dong" and charged forward and made many military achievements. In the ninth year of Tongzhi (1870), Ma Hualong. At the beginning of the tenth year of Tongzhi, Xun Fuxiang used fireworks to bombard the Huimin Military Fortress of Majiatan. The deaths and injuries of the returning army were killed and injured, and all the returning villages were destroyed within one day.

In the year of Tongzhi-Bu (1872), the troops forced Ma Zhanao to surrender. In September of the 12th year of Tongzhi, they entered Xining to suppress the return army. The leader of the Return Army Bai Yanhu was defeated in a row and fled to Xinjiang and surrendered to the reactionary regime of Agubai and embarked on the road of no return to split the motherland.

In the second year of Guangxu (1876), the main force, expeditioned Xinjiang westward and countered the Agubai invading forces. The "Dongzi Sanbattal" was a united native in the northwest. It was not afraid of wind and sand, and charged forward, breaking the Muli River in Tianshan. After the ancient pasture land, it recovered Urumqi in one fell swoop, conquering Manas City, and won the first battle. In April of the third year of Guangxu (1877), Zuo Zongtang ordered the army to advance three times and directly attack the southern Xinjiang. Dong Fuxiang led the Gan army to cross the Tianshan Mountains, marched rapidly, and captured Dabancheng, the gateway of southern Xinjiang, and killed many enemies. Then he rode on horseback, recovered Toksun City, and captured more than 2 enemies. Agubai was killed by his subordinates, and Bai Yanhu fled to the Russian territory. In August, the Qing army began to chase and annihilate the remaining enemies in the southern Xinjiang.

The Dong army served as the vanguard and successively conquered Karashar, Kuche, Aksu, Ushi and other cities. Then, they went through the rare Takramakan Desert and recovered Kashgar, Yingjishar, Yarkand and Khotan. At this point, all the northern and southern borders were recovered. After the demise of the Aguba regime, Britain and Russia were not willing to accept this and still supported the remnants of Bai Yanhu's troops to continue to rush to the western border of our country. Dong Fuxiang led his army to Kashgar and repeatedly annihilated the invading enemies. In the fifth year of Guangxu (1879), more than 0 miles, he defeated the enemy in Muji and killed more than 2,000 enemies. Dong Fuxiang was promoted one after another for his merits until he served as the governor of Urumqi and promoted to the title of Shangshu.

Xun Fuxiang was stationed in Xinjiang for 19 years, defending the enemy and guarding the border, building water conservancy, and opening up the roads. He made outstanding achievements and won praise from the court and the public.

In the 20th year of Guangxu (1894), the division. The following year, he led his army to suppress the anti-Qing struggle between Hui and Salar people in the Hehuang area. He was promoted to Prince Shaobao for his merits and transferred to the admiral of Gansu to control the army and horses of Shaanxi and Gansu.

After the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1896, Dong Fuxiang was discouraged and returned to his hometown Huan County, which was only a hundred miles away from Tianshui. However, after a year of contact, Xun Fuxiang discovered that the strength of North China was far greater than that of the northwest provinces. If he resisted, he would have to burn his eyes in the end. In order not to let the Northwest hell, he finally lowered his head. After the two giants in the northwest surrendered to Zhao Gang, the situation in the northwest became clearer.

Strategically, we must first attack Ma Fuxiang. Ma Fuxiang is Dong Fuxiang's godson. He once sent someone to express his intention to seek peace from me. Moreover, his strength is relatively weak among the five horses in the northwest, and the troops are fully controlled by me. If you don't fight, you cannot guarantee your smooth acceptance of the northwest in the future.

Zhao Gang imagined that after the painful attack on Ma Fuxiang, he could fight against Ma Fuxiang in a political way under military strikes. At the same time, given that Ma Zhanao is dominant in politics and is stronger than Ma Fuxiang's two brothers in military terms. If Ma Zhanao annihilated Ma Zhanao, the northwest problem can be basically solved.

"The Western Expedition Volume" by Liang Xinghua, collected by the China Military Museum

"The rainy season in the northwest region is approaching, Longnan Mountains are high and dangerous, and the population is sparse. The campaign should be done as early as possible, and postponed will be more difficult."

...As long as the Battle of Dingxi can force Ma Fuxiang to lose in the end, Ma Fulu will inevitably surrender. If these two horses are removed, Ma Zhan'ao is just a terrifying landlord who has always occupied the urn. The situation in the northwest is just about to settle. The future occupation of Ning, Qing, Xin, and Zang is basically just a matter of walking and taking over.

Therefore, you must fight Ma Fuxiang quickly and knock him out with lightning speed. You must fight Ma Zhan'ao, which is a crucial battle. You must be prepared to pay a huge price. You must not be paralyzed or underestimated and let him go. Once the tiger returns to the mountain, the soldiers in the northwest will be out of control.

"If the Northwest War can be ended in a short period of time, then the unsubstantiated ideas of the Russians and British people cannot be implemented, and our country construction can accelerate the pace! The country is of great luck and the people are of great luck!"
Chapter completed!