The incident of the Hui people releasing their horses not only caused panic in Shaanxi and Gansu, but also caused a thousand waves in the tribes of Mongolia.The Mongolians also saw the matter of Ningxia horse plague.They have raised horses for generations, so they naturally know how bad horse plague is.What made them angry was that the Hui people in Ningxia actually released all these horses with the plague.Horses are living in pursuit of water and grass, as the so-called old horses know the way, the war horses that the Mongols gave to the Hui people in Ningxia are now released, and most of them have returned to the Mongolian steppe with the leader of the horse herd.The Mongolian people gritted their teeth and scolded the Hui people for not knowing how to repay their kindness.The Mongolian prince monk Lin Geqin also specially gave an excerpt to the imperial court, asking him to lead a large army to Ningxia after the beginning of spring to exterminate these ungrateful Hui people.Prince Gong thought about it again and again, and also discussed the matter with Cixi.Now the Huaxing army is determined to win Ningxia, and the imperial court can't make this troubled water.The horse plague in Ningxia was raging, and the cavalry obviously had no combat effectiveness.There is no need for the imperial court to fill this hole again, and all the horses that ran out of Ningxia were hunted and buried.If the Huaxing army takes Ningxia, the refugees who escaped from Ningxia will also be killed to prevent the plague from spreading to the Mongolian steppe.After receiving the order of the imperial court, the Mongolian tribes immediately began to blockade Ningxia.Search the grasslands for herds of unknown origin, and find herds of dead with bows and arrows.However, the Mongol ministries were in a state of autonomy, and the way of administration was far less centralized and efficient than that of the provinces under the Huaxing army.The nomadic tribe of the grassland, who didn't even know about the horse plague in Ningxia, saw the horses that no one belonged to, and thought they were excited to bring them back to their tribe.As a result, horse plague also spread in the Mongolian steppe, and thanks to the winter, the tribes were relatively isolated.It did not appear like Ningxia, which spread by tens of thousands.At this time, there are few veterinarians who specialize in treating animals, and the herders only follow their own experience to feed the horses some herbs.But usually by the next day, all the horses that fall will be infected.Qiao Zhiqing's original wish was just to make Ningxia's cavalry lose their combat effectiveness, but he didn't know that he had invisibly opened Pandora's box.After the horse plague spread in the Mongolian steppe, it was out of control and spread to all tribes in Outer Mongolia in half a month.The Mongols were so frightened that they tried everything they could to no avail.Asking shamanic shamans to pray to the heavens every day could not stop the spread of the plague.The grasslands were littered with sick and dead horses, and the herdsmen's eyes were blinded by crying.In March, the glacier thaws and the wicker sprouts.The Huaxing Army began to launch a general offensive against Ningxia, and according to the plan, the Taiyuan Military Region dispatched the forces of the Right Army and the New First Army, and after leaving northern Shaanxi from the east, it first launched an attack.Because the Hui people had already migrated all the Hui people in the south of Ningxia to the Hetao Plain during the winter, the prefectures and counties in the south were basically in a barren state.The Lanzhou Military Region effortlessly occupied Guyuan Mansion and Zhongwei Mansion, the two largest prefectures in the north.The two-way army of the Taiyuan Military Region crossed the Luliang Mountains from Taiyuan and marched all the way to the west.After meeting with Liu Heiwa's troops of the Lanzhou Military Region in Jingbian County, they went to Yanchi County together.Yanchi County is garrisoned by the Ma Diankui Department of Lingzhou Mansion, which is said to be a county seat, but in fact it is a village made of earthen forts.The total number of Hui soldiers and civilians in the city is less than 10,000, and the Huaxing army has not yet divided its troops to march at this time, but there are as many as two armies and one brigade, with a total of more than 70,000 people.In front of the Huaxing army, Yanchi County resisted for not an hour, and all the strongholds were pulled out.The mortars inside the city were flattened, and it is unknown how many people were buried inside.The people who returned to the people along the way heard the news of the attack of the Huaxing army, and hurriedly retreated in the direction of Jinji Fort.In Jinji Fort in Ningxia, Ma Hualong is gathering the leaders of various places to urgently discuss strategies to deal with the enemy.Ma Hualong also expected this day a long time ago, but he didn't expect that when Hua Xingjun really did it, it would be so terrifying.A county town, more than tens of thousands of people, disappeared in just one hour.The Hui and Han ethnic groups have had a long-standing grudge, and the year before last he ordered the Han people in Ningxia to be killed, and now it is impossible to beg for mercy.There were only two paths in front of him, one was to retreat to the Mongolian steppe in the north, and the other was to retreat to the Gobi Desert in the opposite direction.The south and east sides had been completely blocked by the Huaxing army."
Thirteenth Master, we don't have a war horse now.Relying on infantry to confront the Huaxing army, the result can only be a dead end.For the sake of the safety of the Hui people, I suggest that we cross the Yellow River north as soon as possible, and then migrate from the Mongolian steppe to Xinjiang.As long as we arrive in Xinjiang, with the protection of Agu Boke, we will be safe. ”Ma Zhaoyuan suggested first, and he had already given up resistance in his heart."
Brother Zhaoyuan, do you know that the doctrine of Agu Bai's rule has always been at odds with our Thirteenth Master.Even if we go to Xinjiang, he will be wary of the Thirteenth Master.Then it is better to die in Ningxia now, at least live like a man" Ma Diankui retorted disagreeably, he was ready to live and die with Ningxia."
Brother Diankui, I can also accompany you to die in Ningxia, but don't forget that we still have more than 500,000 clansmen.Huaxingjun is here to destroy our Hui people this time, if we fight to the death, they will also be implicated" Ma Zhaoyuan persuaded Ma Diankui with a look of color, and this sentence was also said to Ma Hualong."
Thirteenth Master, you say, our brothers listen to you.You say you want to go, and our brother will follow you.You said you wanted to stay, and our brother followed you to stay. ”At this time, Ma Qianling on the side really couldn't see the two arguing, and he interjected with a frown."
Zhaoyuan is right, we all have to think about it for the people of Huiren.As long as they can stay, one day they will avenge us and retake Ningxia.I'm so old that I don't want to go, and I can't walk anymore.The incident of horse plague this time must have offended a lot of Mongolian tribes.The road ahead is difficult, and you need to protect the Hui people all the way.Let's go, I'll stay behind to cover your retreat and buy you a little time to hide. ”Ma Hualong gave the order sadly, and at this time he no longer had hope of holding Ningxia."
Thirteenth Master, I'm not leaving, I'm going to stay with you and cover everyone's retreat together."
Ma Diankui shook his head resolutely, he grew up with Ma Hualong since he was a child, he was extremely loyal to Ma Hualong, and he was determined to stay and die together."
Father, the child will stay with you to cover everyone's retreat."
Ma Yaobang, who had been bowing his head and being silent, also spoke at this time, and his face was strong."
Yaobang, you can go too, your mother and the brothers and sisters in the clan have been entrusted to you to take care of.We must remember that Ningxia will always be our home, and no matter how much hardship we endure in the future, we must regain this place. ”Ma Hualong told his son with a serious face, not wanting him to follow him to death."
Father" Ma Yaobang wanted to persuade again, but Ma Hualong waved his hand impatiently and motioned for them to go out and prepare.Three days later, the Hui people all packed up their salutes and dragged their families to the north of the river.The team stretched for dozens of miles and was led by Ma Yaobang, Ma Zhaoyuan, and Ma Qianling.At the same time, the two armies of the Huaxing Army had already attacked Ningdong Town, Ciyaobao Town.In order not to leave any troubles, there was no mercy along the way, as long as the people returned to clean up.The soldiers felt no guilt, because all they saw along the way were the bones of the Han Chinese.Hui people are not worthy of pity in their eyes, this is a grievance accumulated for thousands of years, and it is only at this moment that it has been vented.Ciyaobao Town is the first town in Ningxia and the last line of defense to guard Lingzhou Mansion.If the town of Ciyaobao is lost, the Huaxing army can divide its troops into two routes.Block Yinchuan to the north and Wuzhong Mansion to the south.Ma Diankui's team was stationed here, with a total of more than 70,000 infantry and more than 10,000 cavalry.It turned out that more than 30,000 cavalry died when attacking Dingbian County, and more than 20,000 died.However, now the cavalry with 10,000 has no horses, and it is not much different from the infantry.The two sides are about the same in terms of troops, about 70,000 or 80,000 men.Ma Diankui had already rushed back and decided to fight to the death with the Huaxing army in Ciyaobao Town.As soon as the army of the Huaxing Army appeared, Ma Diankui decided to take advantage of their unstable foothold and take the initiative to attack and catch them off guard.On the vast Gobi Desert, the Huaxing army directly spread out in a fan-shaped gun array, opened like wings, and walked forward neatly, wrapping the Hui army.It was the first time for Ma Diankui to command so many soldiers and horses to fight against the Huaxing army, and it was also the first time to use infantry against infantry.From the air, the two sides looked like two ant colonies, and the two pieces of black pressure gradually converged in one place."
Rush, kill, kill" In the roar that resounded through the heavens and the earth, the entire battlefield seemed to be boiling feverishly.The vultures also seemed to have smelled meat, and flocks wandered and circled in the sky.Compared with the two sides, the Hui army is more like a headless fly, and there is no formation at all when impacting.Relying on the leadership of the generals, running wildly on the wasteland, groups of people rushed towards the Huaxing army.The Huaxing army advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, no matter how fierce the impact in front was.Still silently lined up in a neat array of guns, and the front and rear teams brushed forward to meet them.When the two sides were three hundred meters apart, a sudden burst of gunfire pierced the sky, frightening the vultures and goshawks in the sky.Then all the guns of the Huaxing army opened fire in a volley, and there was only a distance of half a meter between each of them.In such a short distance of guns, there is no dead angle for bullets to be fired.It was like a huge net made of bullets, wrapping the Hui people head-on.In an instant, tens of thousands of bullets flew towards the Huiren, and there was no need to aim at the dense charge on the opposite side.In an instant, the first layer of the Hui people was torn alive, like peeling the skin of an onion.The bullets all over his body were bloody, and his eyes were wide in horror, looking at the wounds on his body that kept spurting blood, and he fell to the ground in disbelief
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