Chapter 084: Catching the Turtle in the Urn
Ma Hongbin did not explain much, and he did not have much time to explain in detail. He just briefly talked about the current situation and then asked Ma Buqing and Ma Bufang how to crack it. Ma Buqing and Ma Bufang had no objection, only one word - typing.
Originally, their purpose of this battle was to cooperate with the Central Army to encircle and suppress the Red Army. Although they are now surrounded, it does not mean that they will die if they are surrounded. As cavalry, if they are surrounded and annihilated by infantry, wouldn’t it be a joke in the world?
The Red Army received Soviet aid and the combat effectiveness of the troops was stronger than theirs, but after they were dispersed, they were still stronger in part. Using the maneuverability of the cavalry and concentrating their forces to attack one place may not be able to defeat the Red Army.
However, the direction of the attack needs to be discussed, random attack is not a choice that a commander should make.
Although it is not clear how many troops the Red Army sent to surround them, there are at least 6 regiments currently in contact, three from Dingbian County, and three scattered between Dingbian County and Yanchi County. There should be only a few hidden in the dark.
In this way, the Chi Army almost put all the main forces on their side, and the Sanma was a little surprised. This was too worthy of himself.
The main force of the Red Army is used to deal with them, and the defense in other directions must be very fragile. No matter what choice will the Jinsui Army in the east and the Northeast Army in the south, the Central Army in the south will definitely attack the Red Army with all its strength, and at this time it is probably already arrived in the Qingyang area.
Thinking of the Central Army singing all the way, but he was besieged by the Red Army in Dingbian area, Sanma couldn't help but sigh, wondering why the Red Army aimed the direction of the main attack at them.
Although Sanma is currently obeying Chang Kaishen, there is no reason to bring himself in for Chang Kaishen's interests. After measuring the pros and cons, the three of them want to give up at this time and lead their troops back to Yinchuan.
The first person to make this suggestion was Ma Hongbin. His 35th Division suffered a great loss outside Dingbian County. The troops had not yet recovered. When his brothers thought of the overwhelming shells of the Red Army, they all had no will to fight.
In this case, Ma Hongbin naturally did not want to continue fighting and had to take the opportunity to escape back to his territory to recuperate.
When Ma Hongbin talked about the performance of the Red Army in Dingbian County, Ma Buqing and Ma Bufang obviously couldn't believe it, but when he saw the 35th Division's down-and-out appearance, he couldn't help but feel irritated. If it were his own, could he beat the Red Army?
Although Ma Buqing and Ma Bufang still didn't believe that the Chi Jun was as powerful as Ma Hongbin said, they no longer had the intention to confront the Chi Jun head-on, and there was no need to pay all their capital for the Chairman of the Standing Committee.
After making up their minds, the three of them changed direction and the entire army retreated towards Yinchuan.
Since the 35th Division no longer had combat effectiveness, the lead was handed over to Ma Buqing's 5th Division. His troops were considered relatively powerful among the three, so naturally he was able to open the way.
When the Ma family army turned around and prepared to return to Yinchuan, the reconnaissance troops of the Red Army had already reported the situation. Nie Rongzheng, the commander of the newly formed Second Division, was very happy after receiving the information. Everything was almost the same as the expectations of the General Command. The Ma family army found the danger and wanted to escape.
In order to prevent the Ma family army from escaping with the advantage of maneuver, we considered when setting up the pocket array. There was a short narrow area between Dingbian County and Yanchi County, which was a must-pass place between the two counties, with plains on one side and hills on the other, which can be said to be two worlds.
If the Ma family army is surrounded in this narrow area, even if they are Sun Wukong who knows the seventy-two transformations, they will not be able to escape from the palm of Tathagata Buddha.
So at the beginning of the battle, the Red Army troops seemed to be fighting fiercely, but in fact they did not force the Ma family army to death. They just drove the Ma family army away step by step, hoping to drive the Ma family army to the predetermined battlefield.
But I didn't expect that Ma Buqing and Ma Bufang were so loyal that they ran to rescue Ma Hongbin regardless of their own safety. Now that the third division has met, it is not that easy to eat it in one breath.
However, what the Red Army is best at is interspersed and detoured, divided and surrounded, and gradually eroded them. Even if the three horses gather together, they have the ability to break them up again.
In order to break up the Sanma, Nie Rongzheng set up a group at the east well entrance of their must-pass road. After seeing the Sanma appear, he immediately fired a volley of 107 rocket launchers and gave Sanma a meeting gift.
When Nie Rong's army discovered the 5th Division of the Ma Family Army, Ma Buqing also discovered the Red Army who was waiting for the battle. He really did not expect that after the Red Army raided him here, not only did not pursue him, but instead set up positions here to wait for him.
Seeing that his actions were all under the plot of the Red Army, Ma Buqing was shocked and showed a sense of courage and ordered the troops to prepare to attack the Red Army's positions. However, he did not expect that as soon as his order was issued, the Red Army on the opposite side gave him a big gift - the 107 rocket launcher to wash the floor.
Although I had heard Ma Hongbin say that the Red Army had a very powerful artillery, when I saw the 107 rocket launcher fire for the first time, Ma Buqing was also startled. The feeling of watching the shells fly towards him was much more shocking than the cannons that were shot in an instant.
Before the shells arrived, the soldiers of the Ma family were panicked when they saw them. When the rocket exploded, they were even more shocked and confused.
Before the Cavalry could launch a charge, the Red Army on the opposite position had already rushed out of the defensive position after shelling. The machine guns and submachine guns swept wildly, catching the Ma Bu Qing army off guard.
After the Red Army soldiers rushed out of the position, the artillery positions in the rear did not stop. The successive artillery bombardment followed, almost exploding along the Red Army's charge line, which made the Ma Bu Qing army feel scared. How could there be such artillery or charge?
Ma Buqing had been carrying soldiers for a lifetime, never thought that he would face such a one-sided battle. As the battle had just begun, his 5th Division had already suffered a defeat.
The Ma Bu Qing army, who was responsible for opening the road, was in chaos, and the 100th and 35th Divisions followed, were panicked. At this time, the First Division of the Red Army, who was pursuing from Dingbian County, also felt that it formed a clamping force with the Second Division, and in an instant it divided the three horses into two pieces.
The troops were dispersed, and the three horses had to take care of themselves and scattered to both sides with their confidant troops, heading north and south, trying to bypass Dongjingkeng, which had been occupied by the Second Division of the Red Army.
In addition to Ma Buqing being held in place, Ma Bufang chose to go north to Chengliang area, Ma Hongbin chose to go south to Fengwan area, and two units had just escaped from the pursuit of the Red Army, and then met the 108th Regiment of the Third Division of the Red Army and the 105th Regiment of the Second Division of the Red Army.
After the Red Army changed its clothes, its combat effectiveness was far superior to that of the Ma Family Army, and one regiment could defeat a division. Therefore, when facing the Ma Family Army directly, there were not many troops sent, and other troops were scattered around to prevent the Ma Family Army from escaping.
The 35th Division of Ma Hongbin's troops suffered continuous blows and was already a frightened bird. After discovering that the 5th Division of Ma Bu Qing Army encountered the Red Army, they immediately chose to go south and escape.
After running all the way to Fengwan area, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the 105th Regiment of the 2nd Division of the Red Army gave them another big gift. At that moment, Ma Hongbin was not interested in fighting, and left a force to restrain him, and then turned around and fled. After the 105th Regiment took over the restrained troops, Ma Hongbin had run away without a trace.
Unlike Ma Hongbin, who was frightened, Ma Bufang did not act rashly at the first time. When the troops of the First Division of the Red Army appeared behind him, he also dispatched troops to block the attack. Unfortunately, after he did not have to retain his strength, the Red Army's combat power was terrifying. The 100th Division showed signs of defeat before it could be exchanged for a long time.
Ma Bufang chose to retreat northwards, and in a hurry, forgot to notify his brother Ma Buqing.
He was first attacked and then abandoned. Ma Buqing never thought that he would have this day. When he failed to try to gather the chaotic troops, he only took some of his personal guards to escape from the small road for his life.
The 5th Cavalry Division of the Ma Family Army lost its supreme commander and became more and more chaotic, causing the Second Division of the Red Army and the First Division of the Red Army to delay a lot of time in order to capture these soldiers running around the mountains, so that the Three Horses could take the opportunity to escape.
When the Red Army was catching prisoners in the mountains, Ma Bufang had already fled north to Chengliang area with his troops. Then he met the 108th Regiment of the Third Division of the Red Army in Chengliang area and was beaten to the front with another slaughter.
After being attacked by the Red Army continuously, Ma Bufang secretly scolded him for being a ghost. What is going on with the Red Army now? The military equipment is so good that it is so good that both the submachine guns and machine guns are at the squad level. How can you fight this battle? With such good equipment, it is simply incomprehensible to not bully the Central Army, but to attack their Ma family army.
He was originally mocking the 35th Division for being scared when he heard the name of the Red Army. Now that he has seen the true strength of the Red Army, it is his turn to become a frightened bird. After meeting the 108th Regiment, he directly left a force to restrain himself and chose to escape.
After chasing and fleeing, Ma Hongbin had already run to the edge of the Ordos Desert, and then headed westward, rushing all the way to the narrow area between Dingbian County and Yanchi County. Unexpectedly, he would meet again with his two brothers, Ma Buqing and Ma Hongbin here.
After asking each other, the three discovered that the Red Army was deliberately driving them to this place, but they were afraid they had fallen into a trick again. They were about to speed up their pace and enter Yanchi County through the valley, but the troops at the forefront had turned back to report that the Red Army troops were found in front.
After hearing this news, the three horses couldn't believe it. Did the Chi Army expect that they would return to Yinchuan and occupy Yanchi County in advance?
However, the three horses had never discovered the Red Army except Dingbian County. When did the Red Army occupy Yanchi County?
Chapter completed!