OBS Chapter 153: The End of the 1st Army
Chapter 153: The End of the 1st Army
Ningxia, government building, inside Ma Hongkui’s office.
"Dad, send out the troops quickly!"
Ma Guojin urged anxiously, "The situation is critical now. The 81st Army will be finished soon. We can't let the 11th Army be finished too!"
"do not talk."
Ma Hongkui waved his hands irritably: "Tell me first, how did the 81st Army lose the battle?"
"this......."
Ma Guojin scratched his head awkwardly: "Actually, I'm not really sure, I just know that I lost the game suddenly."
"In the early morning, Ma Dunjing's headquarters was surrounded. We suspect that the Communist bandits have sent more troops."
"Add more troops?"
Ma Hongkui pondered for a moment and said, "The 1.2st Army has troops. If we want to defeat them quickly, the Communists must mobilize at least three times as many troops."
"But it's impossible for me not to know about such a large-scale transfer."
"Will there be reinforcements? Only soldiers from the Western Route Army will be there."
Ma Guojin asked.
"Impossible. The Western Route Army has at most 30,000 men. How could they possibly defeat the 81st Army so quickly?"
"You have to know that the 81st Army is equipped with all Japanese weapons. Looking at the whole country, it is also an elite force that can be used."
"It's neither this nor that. So what do you think is going on?"
Ma Guojin was a little anxious. Now it was already daybreak. If he didn't send troops, he was afraid that the 11th Army would also be surrounded, which would be troublesome.
"Don't be impatient. A general must avoid being impatient!"
Ma Hongkui stood up and turned around twice, then looked at Ma Guojin: "Where are the defeated soldiers of the 81st Army?"
"What deserters?"
Ma Guojin looked confused.
"I wonder if there are any soldiers who have escaped back?"
Ma Hongkui explained helplessly: "As long as we can find one or two defeated soldiers, we will know how they were defeated!"
"Ma Dunjing is a cunning person. He must have concealed some important information from you."
"I do not know either."
Ma Guojin said quickly: "But Ma Guangzong is still at the front line. He may be able to take in the defeated soldiers. I will call and ask him now!"
"Go back quickly!"
Ma Hongkui waved his hand.
After Ma Guojin left, Ma Hongkui returned to his seat, picked up a pen and wrote two letters.
Then he handed it over to the signalmen, asking them to deliver it secretly to Ma Hongbing and Ma Bufang.
At the same time, Ma Guojin, who had just called Ma Guangzong, listened to the continuous explosions coming from the other end of the phone and said nervously.
"What's going on? Are you surrounded?"
"Commander-in-chief, when will the reinforcements arrive? There are Communist bandits everywhere outside, I can't hold on any longer!"
Ma Guangzong was also in a panic because his people had not yet gathered in Sanhe Town!
The Communist bandits had already arrived outside Sanhe Town. Now, those Ma family soldiers who had not yet returned were blocked outside and could not come back.
"What!!"
Ma Guojin was shocked and said, "How come they are so fast? Is Ma Dunjing finished?"
"I do not know!"
Ma Guangzong explained: "At six o'clock in the morning, I couldn't get through to him on the phone, and he didn't respond to my telegram. It seems that he is dead now."
"Oh shit!"
Ma Guojin broke out in a cold sweat. He was a little scared of the Communist bandits' combat capability.
He even felt a little confused and didn't know what to do.
"Commander-in-chief, don't hesitate. Go find the chairman and ask him to send the troops first."
"We must launch a large-scale attack to prevent the attacking Communist bandits from attacking Sanhe Town with all their strength. Otherwise, with their current firepower, I can only hold out for a week at most."
Seeing that there was no response on the phone for a long time, Ma Guangzong knew that Ma Guojin was panicking and could not help but urge him.
"Oh, oh!"
Ma Guojin nodded, hung up the phone, and hurried towards Ma Hongkui's office.
...........
Yan'an.
"Ma Hongkui sent a telegram requesting a truce. He is willing to withdraw from Guyuan and will send troops to fight against the Japanese in the future."
The elegant man handed the telegram in his hand to the majestic man in front of him and said.
"Haha, if he really wants a truce, he should stop mobilizing troops."
The man wearing glasses in the room sneered and said, "According to reports from our party's underground personnel."
"Ma Hongkui has assembled the 128th Army and the Helan Army, and the defense of Ningxia has been handed over to the Security Command."
"The 128th Army and the Helan Army are Ma Hongkui's trump cards. It seems he still won't give up!"
The domineering man said with a smile.
"That's not all!"
The man with glasses continued, "The Ma family army in Qinghai and Ma Hong's military have all made unusual movements of varying scales."
"At the same time, the Kuomintang also transferred the 11th Division to Xi'an."
"The Eleventh Division!"
The elegant man smiled faintly and said, "This is the president's direct line of troops!"
"This division was always there when they were besieging us before. It seems he has other ideas again!"
"The Ma Bufang, the Kuomintang, and the Ma Hongbing have come together, which is very disadvantageous to us!"
The man with glasses looked at the domineering man and said, "How about calling in some troops from Shanxi?"
"Need not!"
The domineering man said domineeringly: "Ma Bufang and Ma Hong's soldiers are just chickens and dogs, not worth mentioning. Let Wang Huzi lead people to reinforce them."
"As for the Kuomintang's 11th Division, let's hand it over to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Garrison Corps!"
"But the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia garrison troops are scattered all around. If we gather them now, we can only gather four regiments at most. Isn't that a bit risky?"
The man with glasses said worriedly.
"It doesn't matter. If you really can't beat us, just leave."
The domineering man teased, "Yan'an is so big, let's take them for a walk and let them have a good look at the beautiful scenery of the Northwest!"
Sanhe Town front line.
The First Infantry Division, led by Commander Chen Gang, was observing the battle situation ahead with a telescope.
"This guy is really having a great time fighting."
The current situation is that the 3rd and 4th Regiments of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division arrived at Sanhe Town earlier than the Ma family troops who returned to defend because of their quick actions.
There was no other way. The Ma family army, which was a step slower, could only force their way out.
Under the joint attack of the Ma family army in Sanhe Town and the Ma family army in the periphery.
Originally, the 3rd and 4th Regiments were about to collapse, but the 1st Infantry Division, the 2nd Brigade, the 1st Regiment, and the 2nd Regiment arrived.
So it turned out that the Ma family army in Sanhe Town and the outer Ma family army surrounded the Third and Fourth Regiments.
The Third and Fourth Regiments joined forces with the First and Second Regiments to surround the outer Ma family army.
However, the current situation has begun to change. The Ma family army on the periphery has been in low morale due to the surprise attacks by the first and second regiments.
Now that he was surrounded and beaten by four groups, he cried out that he could not bear it any longer.
"Commander, when will the support arrive?"
Ma Tiansheng, the commander of the outer Ma family army, asked anxiously while holding the phone that he had finally moved.
"Hold on, Chairman Ma is already gathering troops. Reinforcements will arrive in a day at most!"
Ma Guangzong comforted him softly: "You must persevere, perseverance is victory."
"persist in?"
Ma Tiansheng and his men were dumbfounded. The Ma family army on the periphery only had three regiments at most.
Now only two and a half regiments are left. If it weren't for their bad relationship with the Communist bandits, some of them would have surrendered long ago.
Now you tell him to persevere, what can he use to persevere?
"Don't have any other ideas. Think about how the Chairman treated the Red Army. You will not have a good ending if you surrender."
Hearing the silence on the other end of the phone, Ma Guangzong knew that Ma Tiansheng was scared.
"Don't worry, Commander. We are loyal to Chairman Ma until death."
Ma Tiansheng's heart trembled, and he quickly made the promise.
"That's good, you.....beep beep..."
Ma Guangzong nodded in satisfaction and was about to continue talking nonsense when a busy tone suddenly came from the phone.
"Damn it, I got discovered again."
Ma Guangzong hung up the phone, thinking that the telephone line had been cut by the Communist bandits.
"What did the commander say? When will the reinforcements arrive?"
The other two commanders of the Ma family army outside asked hurriedly when they saw the call was hung up.
"We have to wait another day!"
Ma Tiansheng said dejectedly.
"one day!!"
A team leader shouted, "I can't hold out for half a day, I'll wait another day!"
"So what should we do? Surrender?"
Ma Tiansheng looked at the regiment commander and laughed, "Don't forget how we treated the Red Army in the past. Are you sure you can survive if you surrender?"
"Whether we can surrender or not, we need to talk first to find out!"
The captain said anxiously: "I only have 500 people left. We can't wait for the reinforcements to arrive."
"It's better to surrender first and keep your useful body. Besides, the Eighth Route Army treats prisoners well. Do they want to ruin their good reputation for us?"
"this......"
Ma Tiansheng was moved. Yes, the Eighth Route Army treated prisoners well!
"Done."
Another captain who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke.
"We have fought hard for Chairman Ma until now, and we have done our best. Now it's time to think about ourselves."