Tianshui County, the headquarters of the Western Army.

After returning from Lanzhou, Ma Anliang's mood has always been up and down. It was no secret that he informed Ning Haijun to give up Gulang County. This made the Zhuma forces complain, and what made Ma Anliang even more depressed was that Zhang Guangjian's 5,000 elites carried five mountain guns and ten heavy machine guns. The combat effectiveness must not be underestimated, but I didn't expect that such a thing that should have been a big victory would be reversed because of the civil unrest. Originally, Zhang Guangjian's strength was greatly damaged, which made him extremely happy, in his heart, although Ning Haijun and Anning Army were threats, but they were all threats behind him, as long as he lived for a day, Ning Haijun and Anning Army would not really kill the Western Army. But this Zhang Guangjian is different, this old Han bureaucrat has a deep mind. Ma Anliang, who is even more clear about his ambitions in the Ganning region. Although the situation of Zhuma in the Ganning area was the result of Zhang Guangjian's splitting of the Western Army, he Ma Anliang was not a vegetarian, and he used the scattered Zhuma to weave a big net and firmly lock Zhang Guangjian's new army forces in the Lanzhou area. As a result, Zhang Guangjian could not obtain high-quality war horses from the Mongolian steppe, and he could not form a cavalry unit that could fight with the horse army.

Of course, there are always loopholes in this big network. In the past few years, Zhang Guangjian still used all means to collect a lot of war horses and make up a cavalry regiment with a scale of 1,000 people. If it weren't for this big net composed of all the horses, I'm afraid that the 8,000 new army would all be the same cavalry as the Ma family's army. At that time, the Gansu New Army will become an important armed force that will affect the situation in Gansu and Ningning. It's a pity that now it has lost 5,000 elites at once, and the new army in Gansu has only 2,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry left. Although there is no shortage of weapons and ammunition, and Zhang Guangjian has begun to do his best to transfer strong men to prepare for the reorganization of the new army. It's a pity that even if he is asked to gather people and want to form an army again, it will be impossible without a year and a half. After all, the Gansu New Army is not a Northeast Security Army, and its system determines that it cannot grow through war.

The defeat of the Gansu New Army also affected Ma Anliang's face, and Ma Anliang was willing to come forward to persuade the Ning Navy to withdraw from Gulang County, but also saw that the Gansu New Army could take Gulang County by virtue of its combat effectiveness, and he did not want the Ning Navy to continue to suffer heavy losses. But who would have thought that the situation suddenly changed, and the new army in Gansu, which was originally unanimously optimistic, would be defeated so quickly and completely. This is simply a naked slap in the face! But for this, Ma Anliang doesn't care too much. He is now suffering from the large-scale bandits that have appeared on the border of Tianshui County.

Although there are many bandits in the Ganning area, most of them are rabble, and although they will affect local security, they are only minor diseases and cannot affect the stability of the entire Ganning area. But what made Ma Anliang pay attention to it was that this group of bandits was obviously different from the previous rabble, according to the description of the looted villagers, there were hundreds of these bandits, each of whom had a spear in his hand, and even the leader of the bandits had a short gun pinned to his waist. Such a team of 100 people has the posture of an elite army, and it is obvious that it is not an ordinary bandit.

"Bring me the map!" Ma Anliang's expression moved, thinking of the Gansu New Army that collapsed in Gulang County. There is a mountain river between Tianshui and Gulang County. The mountains and rivers are densely forested, and this is a large-scale forest area that is rarely seen in the Ganning region. And if the Gansu New Army crosses this forest area, it can directly enter the hinterland of Tianshui County. And the bandits who happened to appear in that area like the regular army are most likely to be the rout of the Gansu New Army.

"Commander, could it be that these people are the rout of the new army that escaped from Gulang?" Ma Zheng, a staff officer of the Western Army, said.

You must know that although the scope of this forest is not large, the surrounding mountains and rivers are not easy to walk, and Tianshui County and Gulang County have a relatively wide access road not far from this forest. As a result, the forest has become a no-man's land. There is no path in it, and if you want to pass through, you can only open your own way. And who knows what kind of danger there is in the dense forest, if you are not careful, you will be swallowed by the big forest. Therefore, no matter which force wants to pass through the two counties, it basically chooses to detour, and the detour is not very far anyway. Moreover, the troops in the Ganning area are basically cavalry, and even if they want to go through the mountains and forests, they can't get through.

"Very likely! Ma Zheng, you take 500 people to deal with these bandits, and I want to live as the leader of this group. Hehe, the Gansu New Army has become a bandit, how can this seat not do such a thing that makes Zhang Lao Pifu lose face! Ma Anliang had a treacherous smile on his face. At the same time, he also had the purpose of capturing the bandit leader alive, that is, to determine whether the 5,000 new troops in Gansu were completely annihilated. If the matter is true, he doesn't mind completely sending troops to completely overthrow Zhang Guangjian, and completely bring the surrounding area of Lanzhou into his rule. Ma Anliang is not the kind of person with big ambitions, otherwise Gansu would not have the current situation, but if he can eat the foundation of his old opponent in one bite, Ma Anliang will never give up such an opportunity.

"Pipe tape! My old cow is right! With this food, the troops are also much more stable. There is hope for us to return to Lanzhou. Niu Ben said excitedly. Yesterday he was really happy, he drove more than 500 people from Aiyima Village together with more than 100 people, and then loaded dozens of truckloads of food from their homes, enough for the entire army to eat for ten days and half a month. From here, we can also see the affluence of the Hui people in the Ganning area. And these ten days and half a month are enough for them to walk back to Lanzhou! Seeing more than 500 people trembling under his obscenity, Niu Ben regained the sense of majesty when he was the leader of the bandits. Of course, Niu Ben is now the deputy leader of the regular army, and he will no longer be a thief with no future.

"Hmmm! Lao Niu, I have written down your merits, but I must keep my brothers tight-lipped, and we must not make people suspect that this gang of bandits is dressed up in the guise of our new army. Daniel Zhang said with a solemn expression.

"Don't worry, the brothers keep their mouths tight!" Niu Ben said confidently. You see, this raid yielded not only food, but also a large number of silver dollars, half of which were distributed by Niu Ben to the brothers who participated in the raid. I believe that there are interests involved, and this matter will become a secret in everyone's hearts. As for the other half, of course, it fell into the hands of Niu Ben. He is the one who came up with the idea, his status is also the highest, and he takes the greatest risks, so he takes the lion's shoulders for granted. After all, there is no one in this world who can't get along with money.

Daniel Zhang nodded. When Niu Ben came back with food, he secretly gave him a large bag of silver dollars, with hundreds of dollars. This is a huge amount of money in the Ganning area. Of course he understands Niu Ben's thoughts. After all, the plundering of the common people is expressly forbidden by the New Army. Although Zhang Guangjian's overseer looked cunning in front of outsiders, he was notoriously upright in the new army. Therefore, after doing this kind of thing, Niu Ben of course had to tie Daniel Zhang to his chariot. And the reason for the rain and dew, Niu Ben is a clear door.

Thinking of the oceans that were swallowed by himself, enough for his chic life for a long time, Niu Ben's face couldn't help but smile. It's just a pity that with the sound of a gunshot, Niu Ben's smile froze on his face. The whole person fell from the horse's back.

Daniel Zhang reacted quickly, he quickly rolled off his horse, and then hid behind the horse, and then fierce gunfire rang out around the New Army. The unsuspecting Forces nouvelles were immediately stunned. Some people don't even know how to dodge, just stand stupidly, waiting for death to come.

"There is an ambush! Shoot back! Daniel Zhang yelled. With his shouting, the New Army soldiers panicked and lay on the ground and shot back.

The gunfire around him became more and more intense, and Daniel Zhang's face was like ashes. His war horse was killed in the first place, and he was defenseless and one of his legs was crushed under the belly of the war horse.

"Didi, Didi......" The battlefield sounded the trumpet of the Western Army that frightened him because of familiarity.

"Western Army!" Daniel Zhang spat out these two words in his teeth, and then pulled his leg out forcefully. The whole person deftly turned over to an ownerless war horse and rushed towards the mountains and forests quickly. Daniel Zhang led the remnants of the New Army to leave Tianshui along the mountains and forests and then enter the Lanzhou area. So, they are not far from the mountains and forests at the moment.

"Whoosh!" Several bullets flew past his temples, scaring him into a cold sweat. Suddenly, the war horse under his crotch let out a painful neigh, and then the speed suddenly increased by a third, and the defenseless Daniel Zhang was almost thrown off. He clung to the reins and lay on his horse's back. Perhaps the enemy shot too early, or perhaps God blessed him, Daniel Zhang rushed to the edge of the mountain forest unharmed in the dense heavy rain, and then he jumped off his horse and rushed into the mountain forest without looking back.

Daniel Zhang escaped, but that doesn't mean that others are so lucky. Unlike Daniel Zhang's treatment, as long as someone runs towards the mountains and forests, the bullet greets them like eyes. Of course, the part is basically the leg. As if the ambushers wanted to capture them.

The battle began abruptly and ended quickly, and the whole process did not take even half an hour, and the new army in Gansu, which had escaped with great difficulty, was completely annihilated. After all, they were routs, and the morale of the defeated soldiers did not recover in the slightest. One by one, the New Army soldiers were disarmed and crouched on the ground. Waiting for your ultimate fate.

"Battalion commander, we have successfully annihilated this new army rout, and the leader of the rout has also let go according to your orders!" Said a soldier dressed in a Western Army uniform with a strange oil paint on his face.

"Very good, a quick grass war, the troops of the Western Army are not far from here. We only have half an hour, and after half an hour, no matter what the outcome is, the troops must all enter the dense forest. The young man known as the battalion commander said.

"Yes! Guaranteed completion of the task. ”

(To be continued)