Back to the Republic of China as a commander

If Zhang Guangjian still doesn't understand that he is a fool by this time, Beijing must have taken a tacit or even acquiescing attitude towards Wu Peifu's current actions.Then there is nothing to say, Zhang Guangjian tried to keep his position as the governor of Gansu under Wu Peifu's soldiers.

It's a pity that Yang Du, whom Wang Zhenyu rationed to Wu Peifu, is still on vacation in Wuhan. In Yang Du's view, the Gansu issue is not worth his worrying at all. What he has to worry about is what happens after the army finally enters Xinjiang.So Wu Peifu, who had no political restrictions, rejected Zhang Guangjian's request very simply, but Wu Peifu still did not forget the old feelings, and finally told Zhang Guangjian that if you leave in time, I will send troops to escort you, otherwise, you will be the enemy.

Seeing such an answer, Zhang Guangjian sighed involuntarily. The Gansu warlord who had been sitting for five years was at an end. On November 11, Gansu Governor Zhang Guangjian announced his resignation.However, Lu Hongtao and the other four Han guardian envoys thought over and over again, but they couldn't figure out that their army would have a slight chance of winning if they resisted by force, so they immediately and neatly announced that they would accept the command of the Northwest Frontier Defense Army.Naturally, Wu Peifu would not reuse these surrendered generals, and sent 17 Huayuan per person to be an apartment.As for the army under his command, he naturally chose the elite to be incorporated into the Sixth Division of the Northwest Frontier Defense Army without any politeness, and Yu Xuezhong was exceptionally appointed as the division commander.

As for Wuhan, Wang Zhenyu's idea of ​​the Northwest Region is not only to complete the unification, so he ignored Wu Peifu's private expansion of the establishment, and did not approve or say a word about the report of the Security Bureau.It was just that a group of young officers with reliable political thinking were mobilized from various military academies to serve, and Wu Peifu also saw trust from them. . .

The four horses finally embarked on the reactionary road of uniting against Wu, and their first battle was a desperate contest with Wu Peifu's army at the foot of the Qilian Mountains.

This battle, named by historians as the Battle of Lanzhou, was actually fought in the Yuzhong area about 20 kilometers away from Lanzhou. Four horses in Gansu gathered a total of [-] Hui armed forces to fight Wu Peifu's [-] troops here.

Although the Hui army is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength, the four horses are not worried about this, because they believe that their army is blessed by Allah.Moreover, the imams of almost all mosques in the jurisdiction came forward to mobilize, in the name of jihad, they encouraged 30 jihad fighters to gather in Lanzhou, planning to defeat Wu Peifu in one fell swoop.Among them, there are many people who are full of fantasies, dreaming of taking this opportunity to continue to spread the teachings of Allah to the East. . .

On November 11th, I don't know the reason, and I don't know what happened. In short, the jihad fighters who entered Lanzhou unceremoniously killed the Han residents in Lanzhou city. It happened, and the number of Han people killed was astonishing, but the government of later generations stupidly covered up the truth out of national unity.

However, the Han people in Lanzhou are obviously more reliable than those in Nanjing. Facing the brutal extremists, they knew that they would not be spared, and they fought desperately.Although the effect of this spontaneous resistance was weak, the result of the Lanzhou incident was that nearly [-] Han people in Lanzhou were brutally massacred, and more than [-] women were raped and killed. , but the bloody outburst of the Han men at the last moment made those wood dead forests who believed in Allah feel a little shocked.As an imam who used his life to stop the mob but was killed by the mob as an apostate said: "If it is true that Allah agrees with you to do evil, if it is true that you can regard life as worthless and yourself as a beast, then Allah It's a devil!"

The whole of Lanzhou became a hell on earth, full of the wailing of the dying, the screaming and crying of women and children, and the triumphant self-boasting of the perpetrators.Even after nightfall, many years later, the horrors of that day can still be heard. . .

The Lanzhou incident soon spread to Wu Peifu, who had just entered Tianshui. When he learned the detailed report of the whole incident, he was filled with anger and vomited blood.Then he ordered the 20 tiger and wolf divisions under his command: "Brothers, just three days ago, a group of cultists from the Northwest claimed to have followed Muha's order and frantically killed [-] Han compatriots. Old people, women and children, they didn’t do anything bad, they were brutally killed just because they were of different ethnicities and didn’t believe in cults. Who gave these thugs the power to deprive others of their lives? Who gave this beast... As a soldier, I I have nothing to say, I only know that I should do one thing, take up our guns, and avenge the dead compatriots. Are you willing to avenge me? Kill all cults, kill all rebels!"

Before the soldiers came to the meeting, they had more or less obtained information about the Lanzhou incident from their officers. Although they were not educated, they had seen the world as soldiers, and after a long time they understood what a nation is, what a country is, and what compatriots are.Now that the commander incited them like this, they felt bloodshot in their foreheads, and shouted murderously: "Revenge, revenge, kill all cults, kill all rebels!"

In Nanjing, the ethnic issue has caused the most extensive discussion and controversy in the two houses, and the debated members of the parliament have been unable to form an effective resolution for a long time.This time, the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government in Wuhan issued an order that caused widespread controversy:

"First, from now on, all officers and soldiers in the army will wear black veils for three days to mourn the victims of the Lanzhou Incident, and the Northwest Frontier Army will wear mourning for one year;

Second, from now on, the distinction between various ethnic groups will be abolished, and the Chinese nation will be the only nation in the Republic of China, and there will be no distinction between Han and Yi;

Thirdly, from now on, there is freedom of religious belief, but cult organizations that incite human beings to be hostile to each other, to kill each other, and to defraud money and benefits shall not be regarded as religions.

Fourth, Wu Peifu, the commander of the Northwest Frontier Army, was appointed with full authority to take charge of the aftermath of the Lanzhou Incident. . . "

Chapter 409 Setting Sun in the Northwest ([-])

After the Lanzhou incident, the whole country was shocked. On November 11, "Shenbao", "Ta Kung Pao", and "Wuhan Daily", led by the newspapers, published photos and written materials sent back by the special agents of the Lanzhou Station of the Security Bureau who risked their lives.The whole country was boiling for a while, and the Japanese smelled blood from it. The ministers of Britain, France and other countries, led by the British Minister Zhu Erdian, jointly signed a power generation. , and they will support the national government and its affiliated troops to punish the brutal and inhumane extreme religiousism in the region with necessary force. . .

Under international pressure, the Beijing government, which originally planned to continue to shrink its head, also issued an order to crusade against the four horses in the northwest region in the name of the central government. Zhang Guangjian, who had resigned from the post of governor of Gansu, was very tragic when he traveled to Xi'an and was arrested by the Nationalist government. Arrested for malfeasance.The person in charge of the arrest operation was Gu Zhenglun, the captain of the Shaanxi Provincial Gendarmerie Corps who had just been transferred to Xi'an. Originally, it was not necessary for Captain Gu, who had made military exploits in the European battlefield, to come forward in person to arrest a has-been warlord.But Gu Zhenglun's official career has been very smooth recently. When he went to Europe, he was only the chief of staff and head of the division, and he was half a level lower than the youth army. But after returning a year, he became the director of the investigation department of the Gendarmerie Command. The second time was appointed as the captain of the Shaanxi Gendarmerie, and his military rank was a serious major general.Unexpectedly, after stepping into Xi'an, a telegram from Gendarmerie Commander Yang Wangui followed, directly appointing Gu Zhenglun as Commander of the Northwest Frontier Army Gendarmerie and ordering him to return to Wuhan to report on his duties immediately.Gu Zhenglun naturally knew that he had only been in office for only three days, and he had no job to describe at all, so he had other errands to call him back so urgently.But returning to Wuhan empty-handed is not a good look, so Gu Zhenglun led a team to arrest Zhang Guangjian without hesitation, then drove to Xi'an Military Airport, which was hastily built by the Air Force Engineering Corps, and took a small 11-seater plane to Zhengzhou. , and then took the train back to Wuhan overnight.

Full of expectations, Gu Zhenglun went straight to Tianyuan, but to his great regret, Chairman Wang was too busy to meet him in person.However, he conveyed a very confidential task to Gu Zhenglun through Yang Wangui, his confidant. . .

"Ah, Commander Yang, you are crazy, do this, do this, we will be notorious for doing this." In the office of the Minister of Military Police and Commander of the Military Police, Gu Zhenglun's voice reached its peak. Fortunately, the sound insulation effect of the room is good, and At this time, most of the staff of the Military Commission were off work, and all the confidantes of Yang Wangui were guarding the door, otherwise Yang Wangui would shoot and kill the loud voice Gu Zhenglun.

"What are you shouting, how dare you be a military policeman with such a little courage?" Yang Wangui interrupted Gu Zhenglun impatiently.

Gu Zhenglun nodded and shook his head again: "But Commander Yang, this matter is not that simple. Do you know how many Muslims there are in that place? Do you know how many people believe in Islam in the entire Northwest? If you go according to your plan Execution, what should we do if there is a big disturbance in the northwest?"

Yang Wangui shook his head, took out a cigarette, lit it, took a few deep breaths, and said, "That's not something you need to worry about, I just want to ask you, will you accept this errand? I can also tell you clearly, I plan to The boy has read it, if you dare not to accept the errand, then it is very simple, take off this military uniform, I have reserved a place for you in the special prison directly under the Gendarmerie Command."

Gu Zhenglun seemed to be getting to know Yang Wangui for the first time. For a long time, as a veteran of the youth army, Yang Wangui gave everyone the impression of being modest except for his lack of ability.No matter who he sees, he always has a smiling face, but today he suddenly turned into a tiger. Gu Zhenglun was very conflicted. He just flipped through the documents in that folder as quickly as possible. The more he looked at it, the more shocking he was. The worst, bloodiest, most brutal thing he had ever seen.And now this evil plan actually has to be carried out by himself, it's not good if he doesn't, because he already knows something that he shouldn't know.

Gu Zhenglun remained silent. He really couldn't accept such a task, but he also couldn't give up everything he had now.He was born in a remote province like Guizhou, and it was not easy to get out of here and get to where he is today. In the words of his fellow major general He Yingqin, he climbed out of the pile of dead people step by step. of.

Seeing that Gu Zhenglun was caught in an unprecedented conflict, Yang Wangui, a big guy like him, naturally threw out a piece of cake: "Brother Ji Chang, life is short, why should we be so pedantic? Let's follow the commander in chief." The most important thing is to build an eternal foundation for this nation and this country. If you always care about your own feathers, you will miss the big deal. You are still young, and our career is also in a rising period. If you can't keep up with it at this time It will be difficult to keep up with the commander-in-chief. You should think about it carefully, be cautious, and be wise both in public and in private."

It would be a lie to say that they are not tempted at all. According to the promise in the plan, the so-called Northwest Frontier Military Police Command has long since surpassed the general military police in terms of jurisdiction.Strictly speaking, it is a combination of military and police. The Northwest Frontier Military Police not only has the power to supervise the garrisons in Xinjiang, Gansu, and Qinghai, but also has three reinforced corps in the three provinces (the regular corps has four to eight subordinates. The detachment is finally determined according to its jurisdiction. The reinforced corps is different. In addition to the establishment of the regular corps, it also has an independent gendarmerie brigade, which exceeds the regular military strength of the three detachments).After careful calculation, there are 33 detachments with a military force of about 6 people. Once achievements are made, the rank will be automatically promoted to lieutenant general, and he will also be the deputy head of the Gendarmerie Command.It can be said that as long as one's errands are handled well, the future is bright.

But thinking about the horrible things in the document, Gu Zhenglun heaved a long sigh, and finally asked resignedly: "Why did you choose me?"

When Yang Wangui heard this question, his head immediately became aggravated. How do I know why I should choose you? The number one in the Standing Committee Building directly nominated you.Yang Wangui said in a deep voice, "Because you are the best officer in our military police system."

Gu Zhenglun nodded and saluted: "Humble job will do its best to complete this plan."

As he was speaking, he was about to pick up the plan and leave, but Yang Wangui said: "Put down the plan, do it with your heart, and don't leave anything literal, our youth army must be a bright existence, and you work hard! Don't go to the hotel, wash up, I'll arrange for you to meet with Gong Peng, the director of the Northwest Station of the Security Bureau, and Ma Xiren, the deputy director of the Armament Department, this plan is strictly speaking the cooperation of the three of you."

Gu Zhenglun nodded, put down the plan and turned to leave. After the door closed, Yang Wangui took the plan out of the folder and threw it directly into the charcoal fire.Seeing the plan burnt into ashes with the flames, Yang Wangui suddenly sighed and said: "It's too ruthless!"

When Gu Zhenglun returned to the Northwest, a nickname that belonged to him gradually spread throughout the Islamic world. )". . .

Let's go back to the Battle of Lanzhou. In fact, this war was asymmetrical from the very beginning.Although the Ma family army in the northwest has a strong reputation, even the Tibetans had to give way.But that was only in the Northwest. In fact, the actual combat effectiveness of the entire army was not enough to put in front of Wu Peifu's eyes. The equipment was backward, the training was backward, and there was no strong outside support.No matter how Wu Peifu analyzed this army, he could only be ravaged by himself. He really didn't understand where the self-confidence came from, and he sent an envoy to ask for a face-to-face fight to the death.

"Are they planning to drown me with crowd tactics?" Looking at the dry Hexi Corridor, Wu Peifu gave up the guess that the Seventh Army was flooded by the other side and won with fewer.According to his habit, since he can't think of how the other party can defeat him, then he shouldn't think too much about it.

Many years later, Feng Yuxiang, who was then the commander of the Third Division of the Northwest Frontier Defense Army, wrote in his memoirs: "In fact, the Battle of Lanzhou, which has been studied by everyone, is just a battle in my opinion, but this battle was really fought. It was a bit ruthless, but now that I think about it, it’s not just Marshal Wu, but also us soldiers..."

Perhaps it is true that the mourning soldiers will win. Unlike other troops of the Youth Army who wear black gauze as required, the Northwest Frontier Guards all follow Wu Peifu's order to wear hemp belts to fight. The 20 troops are mighty for dozens of miles. Who is not surprised when an army appears in Gansu?

But the Sima army is obviously not afraid of this. They started to organize their own army and went out to Yuzhong County with 30 jihad fighters.Here, the leader of the four horses, Ma Anliang (son of Ma Zhanao, the founder of the five horses in Northwest China), the initiator of this alliance against Wu, issued a "Jihad Declaration" to more than 40 people: "Whoever does not believe, you It made no difference to them whether they were warned or not, for they did not believe. Their condition is like that of Pharaoh's people and all the peoples before them; they denied the signs of God, because of their sin Punish them. The punishment of Allah is severe. Fight them until the persecution is eliminated, and all religions are dedicated to Allah... Children, now the army of the Han family is opposite us, they are all servants of the devil, they It is the enemy of Allah, it is Kafele (people who do not believe in Allah). And we, as the most loyal servants of Allah, what we have to do now is to raise our sabers, kill them, and use their blood to sacrifice our incomparable Holy God."

What responded to Ma Anliang was the wolf howl of 40 beasts. . .

Chapter 410 Setting Sun in the Northwest ([-])

Many years later, Ma Lanpo, a survivor of the Battle of Lanzhou, said in a chat with his grandson: "Don't use violence, don't believe in the so-called Allah, it's all tricks by those old men to trick you into working for them. If there is an Allah, then this Allah will definitely not ask you to kill and do evil for him, and anyone who asks you to kill and do evil for him will definitely kill the false god.”

Looking at the child who didn't seem to understand, he said: "In Lanzhou, hundreds of thousands of people were killed across the field, and the blood can be drifted. That is our most terrible memory, so children, be honest and follow the rules. Ji abide by the law, don't believe in some shitty Allah, if Allah really exists, then our hundreds of thousands of believers won't be so completely killed by Kafir..."

The Battle of Lanzhou was a farce for Wu Peifu personally. He felt that he had traveled, and directly traveled to the desert hundreds of years ago. The wind and sand flying all over the sky, and hundreds of thousands of nomadic fierce cavalry roared unscrupulously.

But Wu Peifu took a closer look at the troops around him. The equipment was all weapons of mass destruction. Could it be that these jihad fighters were as invulnerable as the Boxers? Wu Peifu couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Although the Northwest Frontier Army did not equip the equipment according to the standard configuration of the youth army's field troops, Wang Zhenyu was not stingy. He allocated the remaining part of the Beiyang Army's weapons captured during the National Defense War last year to the Northwest Frontier Army.This is nothing, as far as the monthly output of rifles and ammunition of the six major military factories under the Ministry of Armaments is more than enough to support Wu Peifu's 20 army, so the first to fourth divisions under Wu Peifu's command, Wen Zheng rifles The penetration rate is very high, and their logistical supplies have become relatively easy.

What really made Wu Peifu feel powerful was the cannons. According to the secret investigation report released by the Japanese Super High School, if it weren't for these cannons, Wu Peifu's army could at best be called riflemen instead of infantry.It was precisely these cannons that quickly widened the gap in combat effectiveness between the Northwest Frontier Army and the Hui army under the command of the Four Horsemen. All the supplements to Wu Peifu were 105mm large-caliber field cannons, and the ammunition was also very sufficient. Most of the gunners participated in the national defense war. Veteran, this makes the Battle of Lanzhou more like a massacre without any suspense.

The battle was first initiated by the Hui army, whose number was twice that of the enemy. On a front less than three kilometers wide, the Hui army, inspired by their imam, held the great ideal of dedicating themselves to Allah, armed with rifles, swords, etc. All kinds of weapons bravely launched a mighty charge towards the border guards who had just appeared in front of them and hadn't had time to prepare for battle.

This stunned the officers and soldiers of the Northwest Frontier Army who were originally full of confidence from top to bottom. They really couldn't understand why these Hui people dared to charge, just relying on faith?

Fortunately, the charging distance of these jihad fighters is a bit long, and they don't have as many good and strong horses as Ma's army. Otherwise, the outcome of this Lanzhou battle is really hard to say. Maybe Wu Peifu's regular army will be wiped out by Allah with a lightning strike.

At the forefront is the troops of Feng Yuxiang, the Third Division of the Northwest Frontier Defense Army. In fact, he is a little worried about Feng Yuxiang's defection to the Nationalist Government. After all, it is a question of whether people like himself will be replaced in the past. At least it is impossible to be a warlord. Who has ever seen a warlord whose logistics is in the hands of others?

With the appointment of his uncle Lu Jianzhang as the governor of Henan Province, Feng Yuxiang slowly changed his past concepts. He chose to follow Wu Peifu honestly and continue westward.

The third division is the base of Feng Yuxiang's former Beiyang No.16 mixed brigade. The biggest feature of this unit is that it is very disciplined, and it is very disciplined.Therefore, in the face of Si Ma's inexplicable attack, although the whole army panicked for a while, they did not collapse as Si Ma expected.

It is almost 600 meters from the starting point of the attack to the location of Feng Yuxiang's department, and it takes about two minutes to run fast, which leaves sufficient preparation time for the third division.When Feng Yuxiang gave an order to prepare for battle, the officers and soldiers of the third division immediately thought of Feng Yuxiang's harsh military law, and forgot the fear of the enemy. In their view, their own division was much more terrifying than the enemy.The effect of daily rigorous training was immediately shown at this moment. The combat troops of the third division, two regular brigades and three regiments immediately seized the favorable terrain. In the shortest time, they used backpacks, stones, and marching carriages to pile up a simple number The [-]-meter-long semi-circular battle shelter, and the mortars and various light and heavy machine guns issued by the Armament Department have been placed.The infantry entered the creeping shooting action as required, and took out the eight standard grenades on their bodies without hesitation.A young soldier named Shi Yousan asked his battalion commander nervously: "Battlemaster Han, do you know demons these times? Is it impossible to kill?"

The battalion commander named Han Fuqu directly rewarded the young soldier with a whip: "Fart, I haven't seen anyone who can't be killed, tell the brothers, wait for the enemy to rush into 50 meters later, I will hear my gunshot hit..."

On the side of the charging jihad fighters, the charge of 30 people may be the only time in their lives. Everyone is full of pride, and everyone thinks in their minds that they want to kill all the Kafirs for Allah. Even if you pay your life for it, you don't hesitate, anyway, there are 72 most beautiful virgins waiting for you in heaven after death (some people believe this kind of nonsense?).

The shouts of charging increased again and again, and every jihadist was filled with the belief of victory, but the impact distance of 600 meters was too long.However, this cannot be entirely blamed on the officers of the Majiajun. It is already a miracle that 30 Muslims who have not received professional military training can be gathered on the battlefield and most of them have not dispersed.

Since the other party planned to drown himself with the sea of ​​people, Feng Yuxiang was not polite, and he didn't have to wait for reinforcements, he gave the order to fight.

When the crowd poured into the distance of 50 meters, the third division opened fire unceremoniously.