In fact, the top authority's tricks were not hidden from those two people. However, he knew that there was something wrong, but the King of Qinghai, who regarded the troops in his hands as his lifeblood, not only expanded his strength, but also made money.
Naturally, he would not be happy with such a good thing as the territory. Especially in Longdong, which has always been prosperous, he has been peeping at it for a long time since he was trapped in Qinghai and even poorer Longxi.
Even though he knew the idea of the "Central Government" very well, he thought that he was still very strong. In the vast northwest, even the Central Army could not do anything to him, so he didn't care much. Fighting in such a vast area in the northwest, there was no
Cavalry cannot do that.
Although the equipment of the Central Army is good, it only has a little cavalry. If he attacks in the northwest, he will only suffer a loss. Although the equipment of his troops is far inferior to that of the Central Army, the fighting will is not comparable to that of the Central Army. In addition, he
With the huge cavalry under his command, as long as he does not take the initiative to cause trouble, Chongqing, which is currently too busy to take care of itself, has nothing to fear.
He promoted his son to major general and served as the commander of the 82nd Army of the housekeeping force, becoming the youngest general in China. Chongqing did not say anything and happily approved it. As for the threat from northern Shaanxi, it is quite a bit
He was so arrogant that even the Central Army looked down upon him, and he even looked down upon Northern Shaanxi, which had fewer guns and fewer ammunition.
This arrogant man also plans to use this opportunity to compete for the chairmanship of Gansu Province. He will expand his sphere of influence to Gansu and Qinghai provinces and become the king of the northwest. So even if this man sees the conspiracy in this
, instead of shrinking, he considered this an opportunity for himself.
After receiving the equipment, in order to prevent late changes, this man moved very quickly. The equipment had not arrived yet, and the numbers had just been dialed. He immediately appointed his nephew as the newly formed 129th Army.
Commander. He also transferred some from the Qinghai Security Corps and his own basic unit, the 82nd Army, to complete the formation in the shortest possible time.
The army has a newly formed First Division with two infantry regiments, a cavalry regiment, the Eighth Cavalry Brigade with three cavalry regiments, and a supplementary brigade adapted from the security corps directly under the Qinghai Provincial Government. At the same time, the army has a three-member cavalry regiment.
An artillery battalion with Jin orogenic guns, seven 82 mortars, and an engineer battalion directly under the command.
At the same time, in order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of this army, the King of Qinghai also reorganized his housekeeping force, the Qinghai Security First Regiment, into a special agent group directly under the army. After the formation of this army, it immediately stationed in the Longdong area in accordance with the orders of the Ministry of Military Affairs
.Even the weapons and equipment distributed by Chongqing were received locally in Longdong.
However, the King of Qinghai was not worried about this batch of equipment and handed it over to his nephew. Not only did he transport all six mountain cannons and all the artillery shells back to Qinghai, and organized them into the core force of the 100th Division Mountain Artillery Battalion.
The issued rifles, light and heavy machine guns, and most of the ammunition were shipped back.
This army was only equipped with 500 Italian-made 65 rifles, 10 Breda heavy machine guns, and 30 Breda light machine guns as a facade. The rest were shipped back to Qinghai for his pet peeve.
The twelfth army can be changed into clothes, or it can be kept in the hand as a treasure at the bottom of a box.
The weapons and equipment of the army are still based on the Jin-made rifles or old sleeves, Hanyang-made rifles that were painstakingly obtained from the Northwest Army or the Shanxi-Sui Army, or purchased at high prices, and even more than half of them are off-brand rifles.
It's still an old-fashioned 11mm single-shot Mauser rifle.
Half of this was because he was worried about his nephew, for fear that he would start his own business. The other half was because he wanted to continue complaining to the Eighth War Zone and ask for some more equipment. The most fundamental thing was to find an excuse to protect himself and avoid the war at the critical moment.
He regards the army as his lifeblood and does not want to draw chestnuts from the fire for others. He needs the territory, but he does not want his own strength to be too damaged.
And he has been working hard in Qinghai for many years, so it is not that he is really short of weapons. In the battle of the Four Horses and the Sun, his troops came from the Shizuizi arsenal, which was manufactured by the Dongling bandit himself. The performance and quality were excellent.
In the past, there were 6,000 65 rifles.
In addition to the 38 rifles purchased one after another before, as well as some of the usable weapons seized from the Western Route Army in the battle of the Hexi Corridor. Although the number of heavy weapons is very small, there are only a dozen mountain cannons and fifty or sixty mortars.
The number of light and heavy machine guns is also insufficient, only a few dozen in total.
There is even a batch of British-made firearms that were captured by the Tibetan army during the Qinghai-Tibet War. The number of rifles is not only sufficient, but there is even a considerable amount of reserves. Although among these weapons, there are not many new weapons, and many are second-hand or
Third-hand weapons and equipment. But at least not enough to equip a new army with weapons without ammunition.
However, although the equipment of the army is somewhat dilapidated, the combat effectiveness of the army cannot be underestimated. In particular, the army has a complete cavalry brigade with three regiments and a divisional cavalry regiment, which has extremely strong maneuverability. In addition to its ace in charge
In addition to the original Qinghai Security First Regiment, the four security regiments that serve as the main infantry force of this army must not be underestimated in their combat effectiveness.
He went on a military rampage in Qinghai, scraping the land three feet high to support the army, and expanded the army at all costs. However, as a northwest province that is itself poor, the number of troops it can feed is still limited. In addition, the "central government" has no control over local powerful factions like them.
, the number and organization have always been very tight. At present, the regular army in his hands is only the 82nd Army.
Although he is not afraid of the Central Army, it does not mean that he has the idea of touching the tiger's butt. The Central Army does not give a number, so he still does not dare to expand his troops in a big way. Once he really falls out with the Central Army, even if the Central Army
The army has no time to take care of itself. But without the Central Army's annual salary of 120,000 silver dollars, even if it expands, Qinghai alone will not be able to support these soldiers.
He was wary of the Central Military Forces, but he did not want to fall out. He was obedient to some things, and even if they were not in his own interests, he would not do it forcefully. After all, having a good relationship with the central government would be of great benefit to him. He fell out.
, it will only do you harm and no good.
Therefore, he attaches great importance to the training and control of security groups and militia groups, which can be used to supplement the regular army when necessary, and at the same time avoid the suspicion of interested parties. After all, the number of regular troops is limited, but the local security groups are armed with local security fees.
, the "central government" has always ignored it. As for civilian armed groups such as militia groups, the "central government" will not care about it.
The security regiments in Qinghai are all trained according to the regular army. Except for the inferior weapons and equipment, the fierceness of the fighting is not any worse than that of the regular army in Qingma. These security regiments include not only infantry, but also a considerable number of
It's the cavalry. Even the 1st Qinghai Security Regiment and the Qinghai Gendarmerie Regiment are his two ace troops. The 100th Division of the 82nd Army are his fundamental troops.
Of course, due to the lack of a modern military training system, the entire training and combat level of Qingma is very low, and their regular army is not that strong. But these security groups are definitely not from the mainland, and those third-rate troops that can be defeated in one blow are not up to it.
They are comparable to those of their counterparts. Like the Yunnan Army Security Corps, they are absolutely qualified regular army backup forces.
These security groups are not only well-trained and not inferior to the regular Qingma army. They are also all members of the same ethnic group and are closely linked to Qingma using religion as a bond. These security groups are fighting against the Western Route Army and the Tibetan Army.
All of them have also gone through a lot of actual combat tests.
It was precisely because of this condition that he used these security groups as a basis to form an army in the shortest time. He immediately moved eastward to seize the Longdong territory. In addition, he also transferred from the 82nd Army
Although this army is newly formed, its combat effectiveness is not much inferior to that of the 82nd Army he founded.
However, this guy's calculations finally played a role. Because the army's apparent equipment is too dilapidated, it really cannot afford the expectations of the "central government" on them. In order to drive these seemingly wild horses, in fact they are
Wild horses, but also the army of sliding horses for his own use. In the end, through the communication of interested people who got some benefits, a batch of weapons were added to the army.
However, for the two local armed forces, Qingma and Ningma, it is certain that Qingma will work hard to obtain the Longdong territory in the northwest of Fujia, at least on the surface, they are cooperative. After receiving the transfer order, they will also immediately mobilize
The troops acted together. The King of Qinghai, who had been peeping at the rich Longdong for a long time and was afraid of changes in Chongqing, did not even take a month from the formation of the troops to the dispatch.
But the cunning Ningma, who is the king of Ningxia, has always refused to fall into the trap. The establishment and weapons are definitely needed, and it is also necessary to take this opportunity to expand the strength. But let him engage in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region in the direction of Ningxia
Friction, this man who regards the strength of his troops as his lifeblood will not do anything.
For the King of Ningxia, Qingma's home base is too far away from northern Shaanxi. Even if he pulls some strings and moves to Qinghai, no one will go to Qinghai to settle accounts with him at this time. But his territory is in northern Shaanxi.
On the other side, he would be the unlucky one in a fight. His troops had never defeated the Red Army, which was poorly equipped back then.
Fighting against the Anti-Japanese Alliance aircraft, tanks, and heavy artillery that are already within easy reach of northern Shaanxi, wouldn't it mean that you would become a mere commander in less than two days? The Japanese are no match for them, not to mention whether it is training or weapons and equipment.
Are you far from being able to compare with the Japanese?
Even if he is expanding an army, he originally has only one army, but his total strength is quite limited. As for the army in the hands of his elder brother, it is his heart and soul, and cannot be regarded as his direct descendant.
If you use two armies to fight hundreds of thousands of well-equipped troops, isn't that asking for death?
Even if Qingma is willing to really contribute, he will definitely not be his opponent. He will be the one who loses all his money by then. In the battle between the four horses and the Sun, he suffered a big loss in this regard. The war was fought in Ningxia
, but all the benefits were taken away by others.
Now facing Northern Shaanxi, whose combat capabilities are far inferior to those of the Dongling Bandit's miscellaneous army, it is better for him to be honest. In addition, a division of the Central Army is lingering on the edge of Ningxia, which makes him even more vulnerable.
Doubt. In this world, if you have a gun, you have everything; if you don’t have a gun, you have nothing.
Who knows if you, the Central Army, have plans to let you and others kill each other and take advantage of others? When your strength is exhausted, you have the idea of annexing it in one fell swoop? You, the Central Army, have done this kind of thing all the time. The rabbit dies and the fox is sad,
The mistakes of some local powerful factions who had lost their basic troops made the King of Ningxia very cautious in his actions.
If he has two thousand rifles and has to work hard for himself, don't even think about it? What's more, at this time, he is not willing to bear the charge of provoking friction, let alone offend Northern Shaanxi at this time. Therefore, he wants to organize
Yes, weapons, equipment and funds are also indispensable, and the army must also be expanded, but it must be fought on behalf of the Central Army against northern Shaanxi.