Back to the Republic of China as a commander

After the Lanzhou incident, the whole country was shocked. On November 11, [-], led by Shenbao, Ta Kung Pao, and Wuhan Daily, published photos and written materials sent back by the special agents of the Lanzhou Station of the Security Bureau who risked their lives.The whole country was boiling for a while, and the Japanese smelled blood from it. The ministers of Britain, France and other countries, led by the British Minister Zhu Erdian, jointly signed a power generation. , and they will support the national government and its affiliated troops to punish the brutal and inhumane extreme religiousism in the region with necessary force. . .

Under international pressure, the Beijing government, which originally planned to continue to shrink its head, also issued an order to crusade against the four horses in the northwest region in the name of the central government. Zhang Guangjian, who had resigned from the post of governor of Gansu, was very tragic when he traveled to Xi'an and was arrested by the Nationalist government. Arrested for malfeasance.The person in charge of the arrest operation was Gu Zhenglun, the captain of the Shaanxi Provincial Gendarmerie Corps who had just been transferred to Xi'an. Originally, it was not necessary for Captain Gu, who had made military exploits in the European battlefield, to come forward in person to arrest a has-been warlord.But Gu Zhenglun's official career has been very smooth recently. When he went to Europe, he was only the chief of staff and head of the division, and he was half a level lower than the youth army. But after returning a year, he became the director of the investigation department of the Gendarmerie Command. The second time was appointed as the captain of the Shaanxi Gendarmerie, and his military rank was a serious major general.Unexpectedly, after stepping into Xi'an, a telegram from Gendarmerie Commander Yang Wangui followed, directly appointing Gu Zhenglun as Commander of the Northwest Frontier Army Gendarmerie and ordering him to return to Wuhan to report on his duties immediately.Gu Zhenglun naturally knew that he had only been in office for only three days, and he had no job to describe at all, so he had other errands to call him back so urgently.But returning to Wuhan empty-handed is not a good look, so Gu Zhenglun led a team to arrest Zhang Guangjian without hesitation, then drove to Xi'an Military Airport, which was hastily built by the Air Force Engineering Corps, and took a small 11-seater plane to Zhengzhou. , and then took the train back to Wuhan overnight.

Full of expectations, Gu Zhenglun went straight to Tianyuan, but to his great regret, Chairman Wang was too busy to meet him in person.However, he conveyed a very confidential task to Gu Zhenglun through Yang Wangui, his confidant. . .

"Ah, Commander Yang, you are crazy, do this, do this, we will be notorious for doing this." In the office of the Minister of Military Police and Commander of the Military Police, Gu Zhenglun's voice reached its peak. Fortunately, the sound insulation effect of the room is good, and At this time, most of the staff of the Military Commission were off work, and all the confidantes of Yang Wangui were guarding the door, otherwise Yang Wangui would shoot and kill the loud voice Gu Zhenglun.

"What are you shouting, how dare you be a military policeman with such a little courage?" Yang Wangui interrupted Gu Zhenglun impatiently.

Gu Zhenglun nodded and shook his head again: "But Commander Yang, this matter is not that simple. Do you know how many Muslims there are in that place? Do you know how many people believe in Islam in the entire Northwest? If you go according to your plan Execution, what should we do if there is a big disturbance in the northwest?"

Yang Wangui shook his head, took out a cigarette, lit it, took a few deep breaths, and said, "That's not something you need to worry about, I just want to ask you, will you accept this errand? I can also tell you clearly, I plan to The boy has read it, if you dare not to accept the errand, then it is very simple, take off this military uniform, I have reserved a place for you in the special prison directly under the Gendarmerie Command."

Gu Zhenglun seemed to be getting to know Yang Wangui for the first time. For a long time, as a veteran of the youth army, Yang Wangui gave everyone the impression of being modest except for his lack of ability.No matter who he sees, he always has a smiling face, but today he suddenly turned into a tiger. Gu Zhenglun was very conflicted. He just flipped through the documents in that folder as quickly as possible. The more he looked at it, the more shocking he was. The worst, bloodiest, most brutal thing he had ever seen.And now this evil plan actually has to be carried out by himself, it's not good if he doesn't, because he already knows something that he shouldn't know.

Gu Zhenglun remained silent. He really couldn't accept such a task, but he also couldn't give up everything he had now.He was born in a remote province like Guizhou, and it was not easy to get out of here and get to where he is today. In the words of his fellow major general He Yingqin, he climbed out of the pile of dead people step by step. of.

Seeing that Gu Zhenglun was caught in an unprecedented conflict, Yang Wangui, a big guy like him, naturally threw out a piece of cake: "Brother Ji Chang, life is short, why should we be so pedantic? Let's follow the commander in chief." The most important thing is to build an eternal foundation for this nation and this country. If you always care about your own feathers, you will miss the big deal. You are still young, and our career is also in a rising period. If you can't keep up with it at this time It will be difficult to keep up with the commander-in-chief. You should think about it carefully, be cautious, and be wise both in public and in private."

It would be a lie to say that they are not tempted at all. According to the promise in the plan, the so-called Northwest Frontier Military Police Command has long since surpassed the general military police in terms of jurisdiction.Strictly speaking, it is a combination of military and police. The Northwest Frontier Military Police not only has the power to supervise the garrisons in Xinjiang, Gansu, and Qinghai, but also has three reinforced corps in the three provinces (the regular corps has four to eight subordinates. The detachment is finally determined according to its jurisdiction. The reinforced corps is different. In addition to the establishment of the regular corps, it also has an independent gendarmerie brigade, which exceeds the regular military strength of the three detachments).After careful calculation, there are 33 detachments with a military force of about 6 people. Once achievements are made, the rank will be automatically promoted to lieutenant general, and he will also be the deputy head of the Gendarmerie Command.It can be said that as long as one's errands are handled well, the future is bright.

But thinking about the horrible things in the document, Gu Zhenglun heaved a long sigh, and finally asked resignedly: "Why did you choose me?"

When Yang Wangui heard this question, his head immediately became aggravated. How do I know why I should choose you? The number one in the Standing Committee Building directly nominated you.Yang Wangui said in a deep voice, "Because you are the best officer in our military police system."

Gu Zhenglun nodded and saluted: "Humble job will do its best to complete this plan."

As he was speaking, he was about to pick up the plan and leave, but Yang Wangui said: "Put down the plan, do it with your heart, and don't leave anything literal, our youth army must be a bright existence, and you work hard! Don't go to the hotel, wash up, I'll arrange for you to meet with Gong Peng, the director of the Northwest Station of the Security Bureau, and Ma Xiren, the deputy director of the Armament Department, this plan is strictly speaking the cooperation of the three of you."

Gu Zhenglun nodded, put down the plan and turned to leave. After the door closed, Yang Wangui took the plan out of the folder and threw it directly into the charcoal fire.Seeing the plan burnt into ashes with the flames, Yang Wangui suddenly sighed and said: "It's too ruthless!"

When Gu Zhenglun returned to the Northwest, a nickname that belonged to him gradually spread throughout the Islamic world. )". . .

Let's go back to the Battle of Lanzhou. In fact, this war was asymmetrical from the very beginning.Although the Ma family army in the northwest has a strong reputation, even the Tibetans had to give way.But that was only in the Northwest. In fact, the actual combat effectiveness of the entire army was not enough to put in front of Wu Peifu's eyes. The equipment was backward, the training was backward, and there was no strong outside support.No matter how Wu Peifu analyzed this army, he could only be ravaged by himself. He really didn't understand where the self-confidence came from, and he sent an envoy to ask for a face-to-face fight to the death.

"Are they planning to drown me with crowd tactics?" Looking at the dry Hexi Corridor, Wu Peifu gave up the guess that the Seventh Army was flooded by the other side and won with fewer.According to his habit, since he can't think of how the other party can defeat him, then he shouldn't think too much about it.

Many years later, Feng Yuxiang, who was then the commander of the Third Division of the Northwest Frontier Defense Army, wrote in his memoirs: "In fact, the Battle of Lanzhou, which has been studied by everyone, is just a battle in my opinion, but this battle was really fought. It was a bit ruthless, but now that I think about it, it’s not just Marshal Wu, but also us soldiers..."

Perhaps it is true that the mourning soldiers will win. Unlike other troops of the Youth Army who wear black gauze as required, the Northwest Frontier Guards all follow Wu Peifu's order to wear hemp belts to fight. The 20 troops are mighty for dozens of miles. Who is not surprised when an army appears in Gansu?

But the Sima army is obviously not afraid of this. They started to organize their own army and went out to Yuzhong County with 30 jihad fighters.Here, the leader of the four horses, Ma Anliang (son of Ma Zhanao, the founder of the five horses in the Northwest) who initiated the joint resistance against Wu issued a "Jihad Declaration" to more than 40 people: "Whoever does not believe, you It made no difference to them whether they were warned or not, for they did not believe. Their condition is like that of Pharaoh's people and all the peoples before them; they denied the signs of God, because of their sin Punish them. The punishment of Allah is severe. Fight them until the persecution is eliminated, and all religions are dedicated to Allah... Children, now the army of the Han family is opposite us, they are all servants of the devil, they It is the enemy of Allah, it is Kafele (people who do not believe in Allah). And we, as the most loyal servants of Allah, what we have to do now is to raise our sabers, kill them, and use their blood to sacrifice our incomparable Holy God."

What responded to Ma Anliang was the wolf howl of 40 beasts. . .