Several soldiers surrounded a vegetable cellar, shouting loudly, and the bayonets shining brightly on the muzzles revealed a biting chill. A family of four crawled out from under the vegetable cellar. They were dressed in tattered clothes, trembling, and had no idea what would happen.
What happened.
"Are you the remnants of the Ma Jiajun?"
The man in this family shook his head hastily: "No, it's really not!"
A soldier sneered: "No? Are you lying? Someone has already reported it. You just returned home with injuries, and we found weapons at home. Who will believe you when you say you are not a remnant of the Ma Jiajun?"
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"Boss, please don't get me wrong. I am a hunter and I make a living by hunting. It is normal for me to get injured."
The soldier had a contemptuous smile on his face: "I don't have time to bother you. If you have anything to say, please talk to our commander!"
The soldiers pulled the man and walked outside. When the woman saw it, her eyes turned red and she hurriedly rushed forward.
"If you let the child go, his father is not guilty. Let him go quickly."
"Smelly bitch, get out of here. If you dare to cause trouble again, I will take you away with me." A soldier swung his arm and pushed the woman out. She fell heavily to the ground. A pair of children surrounded the woman and shouted loudly.
Crying bitterly, the man saw his wife being beaten and struggled desperately, but what awaited him was a heavy blow from the butt of a gun.
In the end, the man was dragged away, and a dozen people in the entire small village were arrested. They were all tied to a rope and taken away. Many people never saw them again.
These people were naturally taken to Suiyuan and other places and handed over to Fengjun. They all became the best laborers for building the railway. According to the agreement with Fengjun, five prime-age laborers could exchange for 70 per pole.
A rifle costing five oceans is equivalent to fifteen oceans per person.
Assuming that a laborer works for two years, they only need half an ocean a month. Adding food and clothing, they can't even use an ocean. This cost is already quite low.
In fact, seventy-five yuan is just the price for external sales. Of course, Fengjun cannot use this price for procurement. Moreover, these guns are mixed with many old weapons that are 70% to 80% new. It can be said that some scrap copper and iron are used.
, in exchange for a large number of cheap labor. With the support of these people, the speed of railway construction has increased rapidly. And the cost has also been greatly reduced.
Of course, this is also a good thing for Feng Yuxiang. There are a large number of Ma Jiajun remnants in the northwest. If they are kept, sooner or later they will cause chaos and make him unable to live in peace. But simply killing them will arouse local dissatisfaction and bring trouble to the people.
He controls the northwest and causes trouble.
By sending it to Fengjun, it's also a way to get rid of the burden. Moreover, this kind of action of getting rid of the burden can also be exchanged for a large amount of arms support, which is simply a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
Between Feng Jun and Feng Yuxiang, they hand over goods and deliver goods. As long as the laborers are delivered, they can exchange them for corresponding weapons according to the clearly marked prices. It is exactly like a livestock market. After getting more equipment, Feng Yuxiang can
Recruiting more troops and capturing more laborers formed a perfect cycle, and the generals who rebelled never tired of it.
He sent Shi Yousan as the leader and led his troops into the Hexi Corridor. The army successively seized Jingtai, Yongdeng, Wushaoling, Gulang and other places. The Ma family army was defeated all the way. The defeat became worse and worse. Shi Yousan was captured.
More than 3,500 people were arrested.
The densely packed prisoners were escorted in front of them, which was very spectacular. In Shi Yousan's view, these were no longer prisoners, but genuine guns and ammunition, chariots and artillery. As long as there were enough people, they could exchange any weapons and equipment from the Feng army.
to strengthen yourself.
"Brothers, don't be idle. Wuwei is ahead. It is an important military town. The main force of the Ma Family Army is defending here. We must not let them go."
As Shi Yousan's order was issued, the troops rushed towards Wuwei like a tide. Ma Fuxiang had just led his troops to retreat here. The leaders of the Ma Jiajun sighed one by one. All their spirits were beaten away. Not only did they suffer a disastrous military defeat,
Moreover, the war of public opinion is also one-sided and calls for killing.
The Ma Jiajun had been in the northwest for many years and had committed numerous crimes. After Fengjun entered Ningxia, these crimes of the Ma Jiajun were brought out and exposed to the sun. At this time, there was no one in the society who could explain Ma Jiajun's crimes.
, Ma Jiajun has completely stinked, and if they still get entangled, there is only a dead end.
No matter how he dealt with it, it had become a matter of course. Ma Fuxiang was no longer as domineering as before. In a few days, he seemed to be more than ten years older, with white hair all over his head and a scary look on his face.
He has age spots and looks old and haggard.
The same goes for everyone else. They originally wanted to occupy the Hexi Corridor as a base to continue dealing with Feng Jun. However, Feng Yuxiang's troops pursued them too fast, completely beyond their expectations, and the local people were not as expected.
The Chinese support Ma Jiajun so much.
After all, no one wants to die. The defeat of the Ma Jiajun has been determined, and these local forces are unwilling to continue investing. On the contrary, some people even sneak attack the lone Ma Jiajun and rob their arms and food, making it even more difficult for the Ma Jiajun.
Just when Ma Fuxiang was sitting on pins and needles, Ma Qi walked in with a haggard look on his face, with tears still hanging from the corners of his eyes. As soon as he saw Ma Fuxiang, he burst into tears.
"Bu Fang is dead, how can I live?"
Ma Qi cried loudly, and everyone else couldn't help but have red eyes. Just five days ago, Ma Bufang took a bullet in a small-scale encounter. After coming back, Ma Qi hurriedly found a doctor and actively rescued him.
.However, due to lack of timely treatment, Ma Bufang's wound became infected, and she just died of sepsis.
Although Ma Bufang was not popular and very cruel, he was also a rising star in the Ma Jiajun after all. His sudden death cast a shadow on everyone. They did not feel sorry for Ma Bufang, but were worried about their own fate, maybe something
Sometimes, they will also follow in Ma Bufang's footsteps.
While everyone was grieving, gunfire rang out again outside. Ma Fuxiang stood up suddenly and asked with a look of horror: "What on earth is going on? What happened?"
"Report, Shi Yousan's army is coming and is attacking the city."
There was a leak in the house and it rained all night. After hearing the news, Ma Fuxiang felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He wanted to go dark, but his opponent no longer gave him a chance.
Ma Fuxiang's mind was spinning rapidly. Thirty-six tactics were the best, and he didn't want to stay and wait for death. So Ma Fuxiang said to everyone: "Everyone, at this point, I have no way to save myself. I think everyone
It's better to break it up into parts and each rely on his own abilities. If you continue to form a large army, it will only attract more attacks."
Everyone was a little lost. They also knew that if they broke up at this time, the Ma Jiajun brand might disappear forever, but they had no better way and could only agree to the proposal.
Without further ado, everyone took advantage of the chaos and escaped from the city with their cronies. Shi Yousan successfully captured the important military town of Wuwei.
After the Ma Jiajun disbanded, the troops were reduced to pieces, and the threat of large-scale battles was eliminated. However, it also made the battle to eliminate the remnants more difficult. Feng Yuxiang sent a large number of reinforcements, and every village and town was spared.
Carefully clean up all the remaining members of the Ma Jiajun.
During the capture battle, Ma Lin, Ma Qi, Ma Hongkui and others died one after another. Ma Hongbin sneaked into Qinghai, escaped from Tibet, and entered South Asia, barely saving his life. Ma Fuxiang went westward and encountered several encounters in Xinjiang.
An attack by the local army killed very few of his men, and finally Ma Fuxiang fled into Soviet Russia alone.
In this way, all the main leaders of the Ma Jiajun have been eliminated. From a military perspective, the war has been completely won. However, from other perspectives, solving the troubles in the northwest has only taken the first step. There will be more to come.
things to do.
"Commander, this is our latest survey result. There are more than three million Hui people in Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and other places. More than half of them live together with Han people. Although there are occasional conflicts, the conflicts between the two sides still exist.
They are able to reconcile and constantly influence each other. The other half, about half, are more troublesome. They live in isolation, are very xenophobic, and are extremely hostile to the Han people. They are also the main supporters of the Ma Jiajun."
Chang Yinhuai reported the results of the investigation to everyone, and Zhang Tinglan frowned. He knew very well that just eliminating the Ma Jiajun would not solve the fundamental problem. If the social root causes could not be eliminated, sooner or later forces would rise to replace the Ma Jiajun.
"Everyone, the transformation of the northwest is imperative. If you have any good ideas, you might as well share them."
Yang Yuting said with a smile: "Commander, in my opinion, the first thing is to reduce the number of people and control the total population. If the number is not enough, they will not be able to rebel. The second thing is to increase the number of Han people and separate them. This can also reduce the risk.
, and then there is a combination of hardness and softness. The wine will benefit those who are willing to join, and those who have bad intentions can only be eradicated."
Yang Yuting's words were approved by most of the officers present. This plan is very suitable for the military's appetite, simple and direct. However, Wang Shuhan on the side suddenly said: "Commander, although the chief of staff's idea is good, it can only be used as a temporary plan.
This is not a long-term solution. If you want to solve the problem, you have to start from the root."
Wang Shuhan has been dealing with issues in Outer Mongolia during this period and has made many achievements in government affairs. He suddenly spoke, and Zhang Tinglan also attached great importance to it.
Wang Shuhan took out a report and sent it to Zhang Tinglan: "Commander, this is a real case in Outer Mongolia. We distributed the land of the princes and temples to the herdsmen. For the first time in their lives, they had pastures. Initially, they
I burst into tears with gratitude, but then the problem was eliminated. After some understanding, I found that these people suddenly owned ranches and did not know how to manage them at all. They could not even calculate accounts. When businessmen from the mainland went to purchase cattle and sheep, they suffered a lot of losses. Therefore,
So I became dissatisfied with the Han people."
"If people's hearts are weak, what do those profiteers have to do with the government? If they don't live up to their expectations, can they blame others?" Li Jinglin said nonchalantly.
Zhang Tinglan shook his head: "You can't say that. The Han people have always been a powerful ethnic group in Asia. Both in terms of survival ability and the amount of wealth they control, they exceed other ethnic groups. Although it is inseparable from our hard work, it is also
The feelings of other vulnerable groups must be taken into consideration.”
Wang Shuhan nodded hastily: "What the Marshal said makes sense. After research, we decided to set up a special auxiliary group to establish a fair market. We opened some general knowledge classes in primary schools to teach Chinese and carry out literacy education. We have achieved good results. Accept it.
The income of the trained herdsmen has increased, their lives have become more convenient, and their loyalty to the government has also increased significantly. When I talk about this case, it means that if you want long-term peace and stability, the best entry point is education, Chinese education, so that they can integrate into the socio-economic system dominated by Han people.
among them, avoid being marginalized.”
Chu Mingyuan on the side was participating in such a large-scale seminar for the first time. He very much agreed with Wang Shuhan's proposal, so he said: "Commander, I also believe that through education, we can improve the socioeconomic status of minority groups.
It is a very good way to cultivate loyalty to the country. In order to attract more people to enroll, we can provide appropriate subsidies and even score conveniences."
Zhang Tinglan nodded and said: "Well, education is indeed an extremely critical issue, but preferential treatment of scores seems a bit inappropriate. Competing on the same field will cause some unfairness."
Wang Yongjiang suddenly laughed and said: "Commander, there are many types of fairness. There is procedural fairness, and there is fairness in results. Our papers are all written in Chinese characters. For some people, this is equivalent to foreign languages.
, if there is no preferential treatment, they can't compete at all. It's just that students who enjoy the preferential treatment must sign an agreement and return to their hometown to work after graduation, so that they will not compete for other students' employment opportunities, so they can get the best of both worlds."
When Zhang Tinglan heard Wang Yongjiang's explanation, it was indeed the case, so he also smiled and said: "To deal with the problem in the northwest, both hands must be strong. First, let Feng Yuxiang implement military control and reduce the number. This is a temporary solution, and then promote the development of education.
This is a long-term policy. By combining the two, with patience and strategy, the problems in the northwest will definitely be solved."
Zhang Tinglan determined the overall strategy, and Jiang Baili suddenly said from the side: "After this war in the northwest, the population will inevitably decrease sharply and there will be a serious emptiness. If the policy of reducing the population is implemented at this time and labor is recruited, the remaining population will be too small, which will be detrimental to national defense.
It’s not good either.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Yongjiang hurriedly laughed and said: "Principal Jiang's worries are very reasonable. I have arranged a detailed immigration plan. Currently, the three northeastern provinces accept one million immigrants every year. The population increase in the three northeastern provinces has been quite alarming.
, so it’s time to disperse to the northwest and far east, as these two places must receive at least 500,000 people every year.”
"Feng Yuxiang can provide hundreds of thousands of workers a year. If we send another two to three hundred thousand Han people, the population in the northwest will increase." (To be continued...)