Now the Ganning region is in chaos, although the surname Ma is the largest surname in the Ganning area, but there are several Ma Jiajun, of course, the most powerful is Ma Anliang's Western Army, with a total strength of nearly 30,000 people. In later generations, Qingma and Ningma, who ruled the Ganning region for forty years, had just become independent from the Western military system, and although they were also strong at this time, they could not be compared with the peak at all.

The Ma Jiajun originated from the Hehuang Hui uprising that broke out in the late Qing Dynasty. In 1863, under the influence of the Hui uprisings in Shaanxi and Ningxia, Ma Zhanao, the great imam of Monigou in Hezhou, Gansu Province, raised troops against the Qing Dynasty. In 1872, Ma Zhanao and other princes of the temple defeated the Hunan army in a battle of "black tiger digging out the heart", and then overcame the public opinion, with the support of Ma Haiyan and Ma Qianling, he won and begged for appeasement, and led the people to surrender to the imperial court. Subsequently, the rebel army was absorbed by the imperial court, and important leaders were given official titles. This event laid the foundation for the rise of Hezhou Zhuma.

Before the Republic of China, the military strength of Hezhou Zhuma was the period of the "Western Army", and it still continued the pattern of Ma Zhanao's surrender to the Qing Dynasty, that is, the Ma Zhanao sub-line (Zi Ma Anliang) was the head, and the Ma Haiyan sub-line (Zi Ma Qi, Ma Lin) and Ma Qianling (Zi Ma Fulu, Ma Fuxiang) were under the control. When Ma Zhanao surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Ma Qianling had no military position, and later formed a militia group to form an army for the imperial court to suppress the Hui uprising. Zhuma first belonged to Dong Fuxiang's Ganjun system, and then became an independent line, and fought for the Qing court in the east and west, especially when resisting the Eight-Nation Alliance, Zhuma was the most heroic unit of the Qing army at that time.

After the Xinhai Revolution, the Ma Zhanao sub-line faded out of history in the political struggle, and the Ma Haiyan sub-line and Ma Qianling's sub-line were based in Qinghai (Qingma) and Ningxia (Ningma), and accepted the co-optation of the Beiyang government by virtue of the troops in their hands and the identity of the head snake. Gradually raised to become a feudal warlord on one side.

Of course, the current Qingma and Ningma have just become independent from the Western Army system of Ma Zhanao's son Ma Anliang for a few years, but they have already shown vigorous vitality. Ma Qi, the commander of the Ning Navy, was ruthless, coupled with the assistance of his brother Ma Lin, his soldiers were not afraid of death, and he had an ally Ma Fuxiang, Ma Fuxiang's prestige among the Hui people was very high, and Ma Anliang's western army gradually changed from a hegemonic position to an equal status. Qingma and Ningma have initially shown a hideous state that dominates the world.

Of course, the forces in the Ganning region are far more than that. In 1914, in order to strengthen his control over the northwest, Yuan Shikai sent an ambitious governor to Gansu, Zhang Guangjian. Zhang Guangjian has been in Gansu for a few years, and the strength he controls is not very strong, but he is the governor of Gansu appointed by the central government, occupying the position of the central government. He took the contradictions between the horses as a breakthrough and gradually divided the forces of the horses. Tear down the Western Army, which is the dominant position in the Ganning region. There are even constant fights between each other, which further weakens the combat effectiveness. It can be said that the reason why there are several Ma Jiajun forces in the Ganning area that are not subordinate to each other is the means of Governor Zhang Guangjian. It's a pity that Governor Zhang Da hunted geese all day long, but he was blinded by the geese. He didn't expect that the Zhuma, who had been suppressed by his division, would finally unite and drive him out of the Ganning region. Of course, because of Feng Yong, it is unknown whether Zhang Guangjian still has that fate. But now Zhang Guangjian is still in Lanzhou as his governor of Gansu. The relationship between him and Ma Anliang has also changed from jealousy at the beginning to a sense of separation. After all, the current speed of development of Qingma and Ningma has aroused the vigilance of Governor Zhang. What Governor Zhang needs is a balance of strength among these horses, and he doesn't want one to be dominant. Of course, the rise of Qingma and Ningma in later generations has a lot to do with the fact that Zhang Guangjian is now vigorously supporting them against Ma Anliang. It's just that no one expected that Ma Anliang's Western Army would collapse quickly after his death. Zhang Guangjian could only watch Qingma and Ningma rise to the point where he couldn't control it.

In the camp of the Western Army in Lanzhou. Ma Anliang looked at the big man kneeling below with an indifferent expression.

"Xia'er has entered Mongolia now?" When Ma Anliang talked about Xia'er, his expression became extremely complicated.

"According to the itinerary, the young lady has now entered Mongolia. General, are you being too careful in doing this? No matter how strong the Northeast Security Army is, it will not want to swallow the entire Ganning region in a short period of time. What's more, the Ganning region is not the only one in the Western Army. Ma Qi and Ma Fuxiang are not vegetarians, and even the power in the hands of Governor Zhang Guangjian cannot be underestimated. Once these forces are integrated, no matter how strong the Northeast Security Army is, it will not be able to capture the Ganning region. As the so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake. What's more, Feng Yong was only a Mongol overseer, and his army entered the Ganning region, and the central government would not agree to it. Although Dahan looks like a reckless man, his thoughts are extremely clear when he speaks. It really responds to the saying that people should not be disfigured. He is Ma Anliang's henchman Ma Tong. Dai Ma Anliang controls the secret power in his hands.

Ma Anliang shook his head and said, "Things are not as simple as you think. I have studied Feng Yong in the Northeast, this person is definitely a generation of geniuses, his ability is almost demonic, in just over a year, he completely controlled the three northeastern provinces, and his elite troops were hundreds of thousands, and he resisted the Japanese army and retreated. Such combat effectiveness, not to mention our Western Army, even the Beiyang Government Army is not so strong. More importantly, Feng Yong is extremely strong and has a long-term vision. This can be seen from the fact that he sought the position of Mongol overseer before he unified the three northeastern provinces. Moreover, the army of the Northeast has not stopped fighting since the early days of its establishment, fighting with bandits, with the official army and the foreign powers. Combat experience is not comparable to that of a combat-deficient unit like our Western Army. Ma Qi, a short-sighted mallet, was bewitched by Zhang Guangjian, and actually led his elite Ning Navy to ambush the vanguard regiment of the Northeast Security Army. Although he succeeded in the end, he also suffered a lot of losses. Don't look at the light wind he is pretending to be now, I don't know how to panic in my heart! And with Feng Yong's character, this kind of thing will definitely not be counted like this, just look at it, the Northeast will definitely use this matter as an excuse to send a large army to conquer. When the time comes, our entire Ganning region will bear the brunt. Whether we can keep this bit of family business is still two words. Ma Anliang said with a wry smile. After the defeat of the Hunan army, he surrendered to the Qing army with victory, which gave the Ma family decades of wealth. Only then did the Western Army, which had been powerful for many years. It's a pity that since he inherited the Western Army, especially after Zhang Guangjian Dugan, his Western Army has been suppressed by many parties. The old people who started with their father also split and became independent. What made Ma An's conscience even more frustrated was that none of his sons became successful. The eldest son and the second son only know how to look for flowers and ask willows, and they are all bullshit in terms of civil and military. The third son, Ma Tingxian, is the best among Ma Anliang's children. It's a pity that it's far behind Ma Qi, Ma Lin and Ma Fuxiang's heirs. Now Ma Qi and Ma Fuxiang have split from the Western Army system and have become their own family, and now they have become competitors with the Western Army. The Ganning area is so big, and the Hui and Han people live together, and the law and order are chaotic. If these teams want to completely control them, they must go through a tragic fight, and they are still alive, and they can maintain the current position of the Western Army at the worst. But their own children are far from the same. Ma Anliang even believed that as long as he died, within two years, the seemingly behemoth of the Western Army would be eaten and wiped clean by Ma Qi and Ma Fuxiang. The Western Army has become a posture of showing the twilight of the Western Mountains. However, Ma Qi's Ning Navy and Ma Fuxiang's Ning Army both showed vigorous vitality. This made Ma Anliang deeply uneasy.

Therefore, in order for the Western Army to be passed on for a long time, Ma Anliang secretly arranged a lot of followers. And the fighter is an important backhand.

Zhanjia is one of the few Han wealthy families in the Ganning area, with a history of 100 years and a high prestige in the Ganning area. Whether it is a Muslim or a Han people, they have a good impression of Zhanjia. The ancestor of the Zhan family used to be a great official in the Ganning region, and he was very capable, and when he was in power, the two ethnic groups of the Hui Khan in the Anning area became extremely harmonious. Later, the big official died in office, and the entire Zhan family stayed in the Ganning area and settled down, and gradually became a local wealthy family. Although the Ganning area is known as a gathering place for the Hui people, the specific population is still dominated by Han Chinese. After all, although the Manchu Qing held the highest authority, they still needed Han civil officials to rule the world. So, after a hundred years of reproduction. The number of Han Hao families in the Ganning area is also quite large. Basically, they are all from official families. It was only a few Hui riots a few decades ago, and countless Han families were wiped out by the riots. And the warriors were never attacked. Because the family rule of the Zhan family is the Hui Han family, many of the previous housewives of the family are Hui daughters. Most of the women in the family are also married to Hui families. After more than 100 years of marriage, the Zhan family has compiled a huge network of relationships in the Ganning region. The Hui people did not even regard the Zhan family as a Han family, which was also an important reason why the Zhan family was able to stand tall in the Ganning area.

However, since the rise of Hezhou Zhuma, the surname Ma has become the number one surname in the Ganning region, and the influence of the Zhan family has been greatly weakened, and even the entire family has been hit. Over the decades, in addition to still maintaining a good reputation, the strength of the warrior has been empty to the extreme. It is possible that it will be destroyed by the horses at any time. What made the Zhan family even more desperate was that all the men in the previous generation of the Zhan family died, and only a few girls survived. This accident almost broke the entire battle family. Later, the eldest lady of the Zhan family inherited the family business, and gave birth to a daughter while unmarried. For a time, it became the biggest secret in the Ganning area.

After that, Zhang Guangjian supervised Gan and began to win over the local Han forces, and the fighters were naturally the focus of the wooing. But for some unknown reason, the Zhan family did not join Governor Zhang Guangjian like other Han families, but still maintained a transcendent position as before. Now that Zhuma has also begun to reuse the Han people, the status of the Zhan family is much better than a few years ago. But compared to the original glory days, it is far from the original. But because of the reputation accumulated by the Zhan family for a hundred years, even if Zhang Guangjian is dissatisfied with the Zhan family's ignorance, he can't do anything with the Zhan family in a short period of time.

(To be continued)