At present, almost all the Hui people in Xinjiang and Ningxia have been mobilized, and all men, women, and children are training in their spare time, which is quite a bit of a sense that all the people are soldiers.After the Huaxing army took Gansu, it only drove the Hui people to Xinjiang, and did not kill them all.But the Hui people have lost the land they have lived in for hundreds of years, and they are naturally full of unwillingness.As soon as he settled in Xinjiang, he joined Agubo's Hui army, in a vain attempt to return to Gansu one day.Therefore, the power of Xinjiang Agubo is increasing day by day, and it is claimed to have an army of 300,000.But Agubo still has a certain amount of self-knowledge and knows the strength of the Huaxing army.For the time being, there is no rash action.But with the help of Tsarist Russia, he constantly strengthened himself.Because the Qing Dynasty wanted to use the Hui people to contain the Huaxing army, it also secretly gave some support, and the one who benefited the most was the Ma Hualong army in Ningxia.In this way, there is a Ningxia iron cavalry galloping on the Hetao Plain, and it is also a trump card of Ma Hualong, the leader of the Hui people in Ningxia.The Huaxing army is now equipped with artillery and spears, which can fully withstand the impact of any cavalry.But the Hui people also became smarter, in addition to harassment, reconnaissance, and food looting, the cavalry did not fight hard with the Huaxing army.It's a bit of guerrilla warfare, you can fight if you can fight, and if you can't fight, you can run.Because of the lack of war horses, the Huaxing army was angry and anxious to deal with these Hui people.They have good weapons, but they can't catch up with them.Qiao Zhiqing asked the Ministry of National Defense to convene an operational meeting on the march to the northwest, and the key issue this time was also to discuss how to solve the cavalry problem of the Hui people."
Hello President" As soon as Qiao Zhiqing entered the door, all the generals and staff officers of the Ministry of National Defense got up and saluted."
Alright, sit down."
Qiao Zhiqing sat down on the main seat and waved his hand to the generals with a smile."
Report to the president, the battle book for the march into the Great Northwest has been formulated, please instruct" Wang Shumao handed the manuscript five centimeters thick to Qiao Zhiqing's hand, and reported aloud.The other generals all had excited expressions on their faces, thinking that this plan was seamless, and they wanted to wait for Qiao Zhiqing's praise."
Okay, let's start reporting" Qiao Zhi smiled lightly, turned to face the large topographic map of the northwest behind him."
President, please look."
Wang Shumao stepped forward with a command baton and introduced Qiao Zhiqing to the topographic map, "This campaign against the northwest is divided into two stages.Generally speaking, it is to take Ningxia first, and then level Xinjiang.At present, the Hexi Corridor is in our hands, and Xinjiang and Ningxia have basically cut off contact.Therefore, in the battle against Ningxia, the Lanzhou Military Region was the main defender, strictly preventing the Xinjiang Hui Army in the northwest from going south to support, and at the same time strictly preventing the Ningxia Hui Army due north from retreating southward.The Taiyuan Military Region launched the main offensive and launched an attack on Ningxia from the east.Adopt a step-by-step strategy to gradually swallow up Ningxia's large, medium and small cities.The Hui army will either fight to the death or all withdraw.And there are only three directions to choose from to escape, one is to go south to the Hexi Corridor, which will be annihilated by our Lanzhou Military Region.One is to move north to the Mongolian steppe, but this is almost impossible.The Mongols were allowed to give them horses, but they would never let them go to Mongolia to grab territory.So they had only one last way out, and that was to flee west into the Gobi Desert, through the desert and into Xinjiang.This road is also a dead end, even if they can escape from the desert alive, they will shed a layer of skin if they don't die. ”Wang Shumao paused for a while, picked up the tea bowl and moistened his throat, wanting to hear Qiao Zhiqing's opinion."
Go ahead."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled and didn't say anything."
After taking the main cities of Ningxia, the right army of the Taiyuan Military Region will be responsible for cleaning up the remnants of the enemy.and garrisoned in the junction zone between Ningxia and Mongolia to prevent the Mongol cavalry from taking advantage of the opportunity to move south.The New First Army quickly moved south, and together with the New Tenth Army and the New Eleventh Army of the Lanzhou Military Region, entered Xinjiang from the Hexi Corridor and launched a campaign to pacify Xinjiang. ”After Wang Shumao finished speaking, all the generals also focused their eyes on Qiao Zhiqing's face.Qiao Zhiqing also finished going through the specific details of the battle, without any expression on his face, and the generals were also nervous, not knowing whether Qiao Zhiqing was satisfied or dissatisfied."
The report is very detailed and no different from what I thought."
Qiao Zhiqing first affirmed, and the generals just breathed a sigh of relief, and he frowned again and asked, "But I have two questions for you, how to solve the problem of logistics and supply in the northwest of this expedition and how to exterminate the cavalry corps in Ningxi" "Report to the president, our logistics departments in Shanxi and Gansu have requisitioned 10,000 mules and horses and 20,000 people, specifically responsible for providing grain and grass supplies for the army.After this year's autumn harvest, the collection of grain and grass in Xinjiang has already been completed.Before the beginning of spring, it will all arrive at the front line" Ma Xun heard this, got up and saluted and reported, his face full of confidence.The reason why the attack on the northwest was chosen after the beginning of spring was entirely for the sake of logistical supply.The northwest is different from Jiangnan, which is still green at this time, and the first heavy snow has begun to fall in the northwest.At this time, the logistics supply still relied on manpower and animal power, and if the temperature was minus 30 degrees Celsius after winter.If the mountains are covered by heavy snow, people and animals will be trapped alive and frozen to death.The logistical supply is not available, the army is not to say that it is fighting, and it can't even eat hot food.If you don't freeze to death, you will starve to death.Qiao Zhiqing couldn't afford to lose, and he didn't want to take this risk, so for the time being, he let the Hui people spend another Spring Festival."
Very well, sit down."
Qiao Zhiqing nodded with satisfaction, waiting intently for the next answer."
President, we've done a test, and when the cavalry charges at us, we can completely annihilate them all with a dense array of guns."
Wang Shumao replied confidently, and other generals also had the same mentality."
Then if the cavalry of the Hui people does not attack head-on, what can you do to deal with them, although they will not cause fatal damage to the Huaxing army, but it is not completely impossible to stare at you like flies every day, and when you are tired or your strength is scattered, take advantage of the situation to give you a fatal blow.When you are an army, you can resist the onslaught of hundreds of thousands of cavalry, a division, and a brigade.So, if there is a regiment and a battalion, have you ever thought that an army can have several battalions and several regiments" Qiao Zhiqing glanced around at the generals, his tone was stern, and his face became cold."
President, the only way to deal with cavalry is to pursue with cavalry.In a short period of time, we simply could not train such a large number of cavalry troops. ”Wang Shumao's face was a little hot, but he hadn't thought of this question.Since the Huaxing Army pacified Jiangnan, it has never encountered the problem of cavalry.The other generals also bowed their heads in shame, and the cavalry problem of the Hui people was indeed tricky."
Alright, cheer up.I also know that I don't blame you for this, our Huaxing Army started in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is normal for us to have insufficient combat experience in cavalry.I mention this to warn you.Don't underestimate your opponents, we're facing a whole new battlefield. ”Qiao Zhiqing admonished with a serious face."
Yes, President," the generals echoed, their faces full of shame."
Okay, then I'll go back to the question of how to deal with the Ningxia cavalry.Although the cavalry is highly mobile, it is good at field combat.However, the dependence on aquatic weeds is also very strong, and when we attack Ningxia, we must not only focus on attacking the large state capitals, but also establish strongholds in places where aquatic weeds are abundant, and completely cut off their supplies.Then the strategy of pulling fish and collecting nets is adopted, and the place where aquatic plants are abundant is encroached on step by step.Drive them into the desolate Gobi desert and extinguish themselves. ”Qiao Zhiqing slapped the table with a gleam in his eyes, his face ruthless."
Subordinate orders" The generals all regained their spirits, and after Qiao Zhiqing's suggestion, their faces finally showed a hint of relaxation."
Okay, what I mean is to warn you to be more thoughtful in your future actions.In the war, I will also add a little more condiment to these war horses in Ningxia, maybe there will not be a single war horse to ride in Ningxia next year. ”Qiao Zhiqing smiled mysteriously, got up and said goodbye to the generals with the strategic plan.The generals all sent Qiao Zhiqing out of the Ministry of Defense for unknown reasons, and they didn't know what idea he had in mind.After Qiao Zhiqing returned to the study, he sent his own soldiers to summon Li Jishi, the current dean of Nanjing Medical College.Li Jishi now not only focuses on traditional Chinese medicine, but also communicates with foreign doctors in the West, and is also quite accomplished in Western medicine.Qiao Zhiqing thought of countless ways to deal with the Hui cavalry in his mind, and finally came up with the method of germ warfare under the reminder of the Fuli groom.A few days ago, when Qiao Zhiqing was about to go out of the house to run errands, he asked the groom to prepare a carriage.But the groom told Qiao Zhiqing with a bitter face that the dozen or so horses he had fed in the backyard of the mansion had all died in a month's time.A few days ago, I just bought more than a dozen horses from the city, but I didn't expect to buy them all a few days later.The veterinarian didn't know what was going on, and the groom thought it was a haunted backyard, and originally wanted to ask Qiao Zhiqing to let the Taoist priest come over to exorcise evil spirits.Qiao Zhiqing heard that it was a bacterium, and when he went to the backyard to take a look, it was indeed so.After the death of the original horse, it was not completely cleaned and disinfected, but a new horse was purchased and fed in the old stable.At this time, the world's understanding of bacteria had just been enlightened, and Qiao Zhiqing suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind because of this matter, and remembered this matter of using bacteriological warfare to deal with Ningxia War Horse.However, he can't guarantee that he will be able to cultivate this deadly bacterium that specializes in dealing with war horses.Therefore, I don't know what to say to the soldiers of the Ministry of National Defense, but I just let them have a bottom in their hearts.In the future, if this trick really works, they can also adjust the battle plan as soon as possible."
President, Dean Li Jishi is asking to see you outside the door" The soldiers entered the study and shouted at Qiao Zhiqing."
Let him in."
Qiao Zhiqing put down the battle plan for marching to the northwest in his hand, got up and moved his body."
The old man greets the president, and the president is well."
As soon as Li Jishi entered the door, he saluted Qiao Zhiqing with a fist, although the wrinkles on his forehead were full, but his voice confirmed that it was vigorous and powerful
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