NOVEL WEB Chapter 137
Although the Ningxia Plain is large, it is not very large for 50,000 cavalry.
It is not difficult for the air force to find them, and it can even be said to be very easy.
Moreover, on the vast plain, they have nowhere to hide.
"drive...drive......"
Tens of thousands of cavalrymen galloped across the plains.
Their cries were like thunder, their speed was like the wind, and they swept across the plains like a torrent, raising a cloud of dust.
Ma Hongkui and Ma Hongbin looked back reluctantly at the city of Ningxia that was gradually moving away.
Ma Bufang, who was full of fat, said loudly,"Don't worry, if you keep the green mountains, you will never worry about having no firewood.
When we get to Gansu, if they dare to attack again, we brothers will definitely teach them a lesson."
Gansu is located at the intersection of the three major plateaus: the Loess Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the Mongolian Plateau.
The topography is complex and diverse.
It is basically dominated by mountains, plateaus, river valleys, deserts, and Gobi.
The entire narrow Gansu is basically surrounded by mountains and ridges.
It is precisely because of this that Gansu is basically free-range for them.
Because it is too poor here, and it is not suitable for raising horses.
But the terrain here is not suitable for the large-scale mechanized corps of the Red Alert Corps.
The Guardian main battle tank is basically in a state of difficulty in this terrain.
If it was a Grizzly light tank or a wheeled multi-purpose infantry fighting vehicle, the situation might be better.
After arriving in Lanzhou, they began to set up a defense line.
If they used the natural barrier of Lanzhou as a defense line, it would not be a problem to stop the enemy.
At least that was how they thought.
"Buzz......"
However, at this moment, suddenly, a group of invader fighter-bombers rushed out of the clouds.
Their wings were already full of various bombs, aerial rockets and aerial submunitions.
This aerial submunition is also a new product of the Ordnance Industry Group Army.
It is a personnel-killing submunition developed on the basis of the Russian bear's aerial anti-tank bomb.
A single bomb weighs up to 250 kilograms.
It is loaded with 10 kilograms or 2.5 kilograms of personnel-killing explosive bombs, and can also be loaded with 5 kilograms or 2.5 kilograms of anti-tank bombs or incendiary bombs. A single bomb can be loaded with 20 10-kilogram anti-personnel explosive bombs or 80 2.5-kilogram anti-personnel explosive bombs.
This bomb is most suitable for use in such open terrain.
Almost every invader fighter-bomber carries at least 4 of these submunitions.
The invader fighter-bomber has 15 racks with a total bomb load of up to 4.
Like this 250-kilogram bomb, 8 can be carried at a time.
This is the first time that the Red Alert Air Force has used this cruel submunition in China.
But if it is used against the four horses in the northwest, no matter how cruel it is, it is not excessive.
The blood debt they owe to the Han people is too numerous to count.
"That's the Red Alert's plane, damn it, let the brothers scatter."
Although planes are rare, they have seen them after all.
They also know how terrifying planes are to their cavalry.
If they are hit, they have no power to fight back.
They can only hope that bullets and bombs don't fall on them.
However, no matter how fast they run, they can't run faster than planes.
These invaders fighter-bombers that broke out of the clouds decisively launched an attack on the crowd.
One by one, the Tiannv aviation submunitions were dropped by the invaders fighter-bombers.
When they were less than 100 meters from the ground, they exploded.
The dense bullets were scattered all around like flowers scattered by fairies.
"Boom boom boom......～～."
When these bullets hit the ground, they exploded with a bang.
The dense explosions exploded directly in the crowd.
Instantly, they were blown to the ground, with people shouting and horses neighing.
Under the attack of Tiannv aerial submunitions, the cavalry of the Sima began to fall in large numbers.
Although these are only light bullets.
But the casualties to personnel are not small.
Take a 60mm caliber mortar shell for example, it weighs only about 1.5 kilograms.
2.5 kilograms is the smallest bullet, but the killing range exceeds 30 meters.
The 10-kilogram bullet is equivalent to a 75mm caliber high-explosive grenade in power.
And the dispersion density is so large, the effect on casualties is amazing.
Seeing this scene, the Sima was immediately scared to death.
"Damn it, I'm afraid I can't escape this time."
This scene really scared them.
"Run separately and let's all take their own fate."
Although Ma Bufang was a smiling tiger, he also made a very decisive decision.
They ran together.
One such bomb would kill them all.
If they ran separately, they might still be able to escape.
At least this would leave some seeds for the Ma family army.
The number of Invader fighter-bombers and MiG-10 fighters appeared in increasing numbers.
Within just a few minutes, more than 200 fighters had joined the hunt for the Ma family army.
Tens of thousands of cavalry also began to flee separately.
The air force also dispersed and pursued.
When they encountered groups of cavalry, they would rush over directly.
If the bombs, rockets, and submunitions were thrown, If there is a broken vehicle, then use the 20mm machine guns on both sides to fire.
The team of tens of thousands of cavalry has been completely dispersed.
This is great news for the western route troops.
At this moment, they are passing through Alashan Banner at the fastest speed and continue to move south.
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Basically, they move forward at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour.
If a vehicle breaks down on the way, someone will be left to guard it, and the rest of the troops will continue to move forward.
At the same time, they sent an armored brigade and a mechanized infantry brigade as the vanguard.
Break away from the main force and move forward at the fastest speed.���Tongxia raid.
This is also the location of the only way to block the Ma family army's escape route to the south.[]
As long as this place is blocked, the entire Ma family army will be trapped.
80 kilometers is not very far.
In a little more than two hours, the vanguard troops have arrived at Qingtongxia.
And there is no trace of the Ma family army here.
Because they are still being chased by the air force.
Although they have been running southward, they are still more than 30 kilometers away from Qingtongxia.
At that time, the main force of the west route will be able to arrive.
After receiving the news, the Eighth Army Command also breathed a sigh of relief.
"The pockets are already tied tight, so let's close the net."
The Eastern Route Army, led by the 72nd Armored Division, began to encircle the fleeing Ma family army.
They were at the end of their rope, and it was only a matter of time to deal with them.
In a week at most, all the Ma family troops in the Ningxia Plain could be eliminated.
This time, the main forces of the four horses in the northwest were all out.
Gansu and Qinghai were short of troops.
The four horses to encircle and suppress the Ningxia Plain did not need so many troops.
So a division of troops was sent to occupy Lanzhou and Xining as quickly as possible.
Lanzhou is the capital of Gansu.
And Xining is the capital of Qinghai.
As long as these two places are controlled, the rest can be done slowly.
Since then, the battle in the northwest has basically come to an end.
It can only be said that the Eighth Army took a big advantage.
Sun Dianying also helped a lot.
If it weren't for him, how could the four horses in the northwest gather all the main cavalry forces in Ningxia
"Commander, good news has arrived.
The Eighth Army has won a great victory, and the Ma family army is about to become history. We are now encircling and suppressing the remnants of the Ma family in the Ningxia Plain, and it is expected that the battle will be over within 7 days.
Now only the battle in Shanxi is still going on."
Jiang Fan couldn't help but smile when he heard this.
"How is the battle going on with the 41st Army?"
Ling Liang said on the other end of the phone:"The progress is relatively smooth.
Although the Jin Army is well-equipped, their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the 41st Army.
Now they have broken through Xinkou and are attacking Taiyuan.
After the Xinkou defense line was broken through, the Jin Army on the Niangzi Pass side also rushed back to Taiyuan.
I have ordered part of the 15th Army to break through Niangzi Pass and attack Taiyuan.
The war in Shanxi will be over in half a month at the latest.
The next three provinces are Shaanxi, Sichuan and Xikang.
Leave this to the 41st Army.
There are no powerful warlords in these three places, and they are all in disarray.
The 41st Army is fully capable of taking these places."
Not long after Ling Liang hung up the phone, another piece of good news reached Jiang Fan.
Yang Hucheng from Shaanxi contacted the Red Alert Corps and expressed his willingness to change his flag and join the Red Alert Corps.
This was indeed good news for Jiang Fan.
He took over another province without any effort.
For Yang (Zhao Hao Zhao) Hucheng,���Jiang Fan's senses are quite good.
No matter what his ability is, at least what he has done in history is enough to be admired.
And Yang Hucheng is quite capable.
Born in poverty, he participated in the Wuchang Uprising, the War of Protecting the Law, and then governed Shaanxi.
His attitude towards Chiang Kai-shek is also very clear. Without threatening his interests, he mainly obeys and cooperates, at least in politics.
During his tenure in Shaanxi, he attached great importance to education and water conservancy.
Not only did he reduce military spending, but he also allocated commercial taxes, cotton donations, and special taxes on cigarettes to the education industry.
At the same time, he also paid for the construction of many new schools in his hometown.
He also established a professional school for water conservancy engineering, and even proposed the concept and idea of governing the Yellow River.
For him, Jiang Fan gave him two ways.
The first is to continue to govern Shaanxi.
The second is to serve as the Minister of Water Resources.
One is a frontier official, and the other is the head of a ministry.
In the end, Yang Hucheng chose the Ministry of Water Resources.
Because he wanted to realize the idea of governing the Yellow River.
Jiang Fan is also very supportive of this.
However, since there is no money now, we should focus on exploration first.
While the war in the northwest was still going on, the Air Force's plan to detonate Mount Fuji was officially implemented.