Guyuan County, as the forefront of the southern part of the Ningxia region to resist the northeast, the Ningxia Navy and the Zhuma coalition army active in the Ningxia region 15,000 people gathered here. Of these 15,000 people, the Anning Army had only 2,000 men, less than one-eighth of the total strength. Therefore, the command of the troops became a problem, and in the end, the command of the Guyuan Ma Jiajun fell into the hands of Ma Qi, the commander of the Ning Navy. Although Ma Qi only had 3,000 troops in his hands, Ma Qi nominally took refuge in the Anning Army, and with the addition of 2,000 people in the Anning Army, the force represented by Ma Qi reached 5,000 people, which was one-third of the Zhuma Coalition Army. It is also the party with the largest number of people. Coupled with the prestige originally established by the Ning Navy and the strong support of Ma Fuxiang behind it, Ma Qi's appointment as the commander of the Ma Family Alliance in the Guyuan County area is expected by all.

Unlike Ma Fuxiang, who just guessed, Ma Qi, who knew Ma Anliang better, was clouded in his heart. He was not 100% sure that Ma Anliang would surrender to the Northeast, but the actions of the Western Army showed him that Ma Anliang was very likely to do such a thing. With this tendency, coupled with Ma Anliang's tough and vague rhetoric, Ma Qi's mind about the possibility of a great change in the Western Army has reached fifty percent. Don't underestimate this fifty percent. In the game between the big forces, fifty percent is already a high probability. Although Guyuan is also the front line of resistance to the Northeast, the power of the Northeast on the opposite side of Guyuan is not very strong, and it seems that he doesn't look down on Guyuan at all. With 15,000 Ma family coalition troops, Ma Qi was confident of resisting the attack in the northeast. However, the Western Army was defeated for unknown reasons. The enemy that Guyuan faced changed from part of his forces to all of his troops. The army of 70,000 people is definitely not something that the 15,000-strong Ma family coalition army can resist.

If his guess was wrong, and the Western Army only chose to retreat because they were afraid of the Northeast Security Army, then their strength in Guyuan would also shrink. After all, such a scattered force is easier to be broken by the Northeast. The originally agreed areas of war in Zhuma were in the two adjacent counties of Tianshui and Guyuan. Now the power of Zhuma is still being assembled. Except for Lanzhou, which was close to Mongolia controlled by the northeast, and the main force of the Anning Army was left behind to guard against possible reinforcements in the northeast, Zhuma came with almost all his strength.

If the water is lost. It is very likely that the forces in the Ganning region will be cut in half by the northeast. The helpless Ningxia region will be completely encircled by the northeast. Therefore, after learning that the Western Army had only retreated fifty miles and had no intention of withdrawing from Tianshui, Ma Qi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He hurriedly reorganized his troops and horses to deal with the fierce battles that might occur in the future, after all, because of the retreat of the Western Army, the pressure on Guyuan in the northeast had more than doubled. Ma Qi couldn't help but prepare more.

Northeast Security Army Battalion.

"Political Commissar Cui, send someone to secretly enter Lanzhou and contact Ma Anliang." Li Jun said with a smile. If the people sent by Cui Xiaolong can reach an agreement with the Western Army. That was definitely a turning point for the Northeast Security Army's annexation of the Ganning region. Moreover, the Western Army surrendered, and the entire Gansu and Qinghai regions would be brought under the rule of the Northeast, and the passage with Mongolia would be opened in the north. The Ningxia region will be completely encircled by the Northeast Security Army. In this situation of inability to resist, the remaining Ma Jiajun had nothing to do except surrender.

"Hill! Act according to the plan. This time it was the 15,000-strong Ma family cavalry. I don't ask you to annihilate them all, but you must do everything possible to fight in the Northeast. I want to use this fight to strengthen Ma Anliang's determination to surrender. Li Jun said confidently.

"Chief of Staff, what if this Ma Anliang didn't really surrender, just to delay time? Wouldn't we be at a loss! Zhang Xiaoshan thought of the possibility of fraudulent surrender.

"It's possible, but according to my understanding, it's unlikely, and even if it's true or not, we should try it. After all, this is our best chance to annex the Ganning region at the lowest cost. Li Jun said solemnly. In Li Jun's investigation, there had been no major fighting in the Western Army for many years. In addition, the continuous division of Zhuma has made the strength of the Western Army more and more dry, and the local people say that the Western Army has been twilight. But even if everyone is not optimistic about the Western Army, Li Jun will not have the slightest righteousness. Moreover, unlike the Ning Navy and the Anning Army, which have risen in recent years, the Western Army has been operating in the Anning area for decades, and its forces are intertwined. This can be seen from the fact that Ma Anliang of the Zhuma Alliance Army easily became the acting commander-in-chief.

"Got it! Chief of Staff, this time I will definitely bring back the head of this old boy! Zhang Xiaoshan was still very annoyed by Ma Qi's escape without a fight last time. After all, the vanguard regiment of the Western Military Region was lost in the hands of Ma Qi's Ning Navy. Although there are only more than 3,000 people in the Ning Navy, the Ma Qi brothers are still alive and well, and the survival of the Ma Qi brothers is proof of the shame of the Western Military Region.

Therefore, if there is any force that Zhang Xiaoshan wants to eliminate most in the Ganning region, it must be the Ning Navy of the Ma Qi brothers. But because of Li Jun's grand strategy, Zhang Xiaoshan could only suppress the thoughts in his heart and fully cooperate with Li Jun's plan. After all, individual honor and disgrace cannot be compared with collective honor and disgrace at all.

Now Li Jun decided that the Northeast Security Army would launch a big war in the Ganning area to end the war. Forced the Western Army to surrender to the Northeast Security Army. Therefore, this battle must be won in the Northeast. And to win big. The object of destruction must also be strong, and only in this way can the battle with strength be concealed from the old man's ears and eyes. to be able to put pressure on Ma Anliang. Looking around the Northeast, only the Guyuan Ma Family Combined Army led by Ma Qi is eligible. Facing this opponent, Zhang Xiaoshan was very excited. New hatred and old hatred, Zhang Xiaoshan is full of motivation for this operation.

In order to fight this battle well, Zhang Xiaoshan concentrated 10,000 cavalry, 15,000 infantry, and a total strength of 25,000 troops to move north. Directly attack the county seat of Guyuan.

Guyuan County!

"Report to the Commander! The Northeast Army was found on the Guyuan border. The exact number of people is unknown! The herald quickly reported the latest information to Ma Qi.

"Probe, be sure to figure out the size of the enemy!" Ma Qi's expression was gloomy, and he knew that with the movements of the Western Army, the Northeast would definitely not be indifferent. But the rapid dispatch of troops from the Northeast still surprised Ma Qi.

"Li Jun! Looks like you're running out of patience! That's fine. Lao Tzu now has 15,000 elite cavalry! How many cavalry can you dispatch? Compared with cavalry battles, how can these newly established cavalry in your northeast be the opponent of our Ma Jiajun. Ma Qi said confidently. In the entire Ma Jiajun system, only his Ning Haijun has really fought with the Northeast Security Army. However, although the Ning Navy was defeated in the last encounter, it suffered heavy losses and was almost destroyed. But Ma Qi felt unconvinced from the bottom of his bones. You must know that if it weren't for the heavy machine guns installed on the strange-looking cars in the Northeast, and the assault ability of the cars, which caused huge psychological pressure on the Ning Navy, the Ning Navy would definitely not collapse so easily. Therefore, Ma Qi has always only admitted that his Ning Navy has lost to the endless strange things in the Northeast, not the combat effectiveness of the Northeast Cavalry.

The Ma Jiajun has been established for more than three years at the shortest, and the cavalry training is much more mature than that of the Northeast in terms of means and experience. Therefore, Ma Qi believes that in a simple cavalry confrontation, even if the northeast has the advantage of troops, as long as it is not an overwhelming advantage, the final victory must be the Ma family's army! This can be regarded as the pride of Ma Jiajun imprinted in his bones.

"Immediately report the news of Guyuan's discovery of the Northeast Security Army to Yinchuan and Lanzhou! And asked both sides to send troops to support. Ma Qi said solemnly. The Northeast has made a move. Although the momentum is violent, and the specific strength is not clear, Ma Qi is relieved in his heart, after all, the wait before the storm is even more unbearable.

"Order all the troops to assemble and prepare for sortie!" Ma Qi ordered.

"Big brother, do we want to take the initiative?" Ma Lin said with some confidence.

"Yes, now the situation in Guyuan is clear that the enemy is strong and I am weak, if we want to succeed, we must take the initiative to attack and look for fighters. Sitting still is not my Ma Qi's character! Moreover, cavalry is an offensive class by nature, how can it be reduced to the point of defending a city. Ma Qi looked resolute, otherwise he would not have developed the Ning Navy into the number one force in the Ganning region. It's just that the luck and vision are a little worse, and they provoke people who shouldn't be messed with. Ma Qi's perseverance gradually infected Ma Lin.

Ma Lin's expression gradually became firm, he got up and said to Ma Qi: "Since the eldest brother has decided to fight, the elder brother is willing to be the vanguard. We will live up to the prestige of the Ning Navy! ”

"Good brother!" Ma Qi's expression became excited. His brother knows his current situation, and he is taking the initiative to share the pressure for himself! Although Ma Qi served as the commander of the Ma Jiajun on the Guyuan front, the Ning Navy was no longer what it used to be. lost the appeal of the Ma Jiajun. The united horses are not completely single-minded, so he, the commander, does not have absolute command over the army under him. If he wants to mobilize the power of Zhuma more flexibly, he must lead by example and let the remnants of the Ning Navy do some of the hardest work. The vanguard troops will undoubtedly be the focus of the Northeast Security Army's attack. Zhuma must know that this position is extremely dangerous, and no one will want to do it, after all, in this period, having an army is equivalent to having power, and having power is equivalent to having everything. In this way, they will be able to live a nourishing life.

The movements of the Ma Jiajun were very fast, after all, they were cavalry troops, and a large part of their weapons and equipment were on horses. Soldiers only need to carry their own short guns. Because of Ma Qi's order, and Ma Lin took the soldiers of the Ning Navy Headquarters as the vanguard force, and the actions of the other horses were much more profitable. Therefore, in an extreme period of time, a large army of 15,000 cavalry left Guyuan County and went south to meet the battle. The distance between the two sides is rapidly approaching. An encounter is about to unfold.

(To be continued)