Northwest Region.
The Northwest Region encompasses several provinces, including Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, and other areas.
The Northwest's landscape is often characterized by deserts, barren lands, and Gobi, lacking rainfall and resulting in a poor economy.
During the Republic of China era, the Northwest Three Ma Group was comprised of three warlord factions.
Ma Family Army Headquarters.
Ma Hongbin, Ma Hongkui, and Ma Bufang.
The three men were corpulent, with fierce appearances and brutal, autocratic personalities.
“The Northwest Region is ours for the taking, and we will not allow any external forces to intervene! Chiang Kai-shek is not allowed, and neither is Lin Zheng!”
Their confidence stemmed from the vastness of the Northwest’s deserts and their possession of tens of thousands of cavalry. The cavalry was highly mobile, capable of moving like the wind, once swiftly annihilating two thousand enemies.
Their confidence was further bolstered by the promise of cooperation from the Far East envoy of the Soviet Union.
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Ma Bufang swiftly assembled a force of thirty thousand cavalry and deployed them near Yinchuan.
The cavalrymen wore a mix of military uniforms and Northwest ethnic clothing, armed with an assortment of weaponry.
Mauser rifles, Type 38 rifles, Czech machine guns.
The Three Ma cavalry had a near-unblemished record in battle.
Even the Imperial Japanese Army had fallen to them.
The Ma saber had sent the Japanese soldiers crying to their mothers.
Ma Bufang intended to launch a cavalry charge to crush the Red Alert Legion.
“Prepare… Charge…! Thirty yuan reward for every charge!”
Boom boom boom
The Red Alert Legion fielded Red Alert Trooper Army Corps, Red Alert Mobilized Trooper Army Corps, Red Alert Mountain Division, and supporting Jin-Sui Army.
Their artillery included 120mm self-propelled howitzers, Katyusha rockets, 107mm rocket launchers, totaling a thousand pieces.
A 120mm artillery shell is a devastating force, capable of killing everything within fifteen meters. The concentrated barrage of Katyusha and 107 rockets is a terrifying nightmare…
The Three Ma cavalry was completely unaware of the devastating artillery fire they were about to face.
The cavalry fell like wheat before a scythe, wave after wave.
The battlefield was littered with the bodies of horses and men.
Violent explosions leveled the Gobi terrain.
Da da da da da.....
The M60 General Purpose Machine Gun unleashed a torrent of fire, alongside the MG42 machine gun and the PPSh-41 submachine gun.
A relentless storm of steel rained down on the Three Ma cavalry.
Puf puf puf…
Ma Bufang, holding onto his horse’s reins, was utterly stunned, almost falling off his saddle, his jaw hanging open in disbelief.
“Retreat, retreat! A living general is more valuable than a lost army!”
Ma Bufang led a few thousand remaining cavalry westward, seeking refuge in the Tengger Desert. He believed that the hundreds of kilometers of desert were safe.
Ma Bufang’s retreat failed, as the Red Alert Legion had deployed over two hundred thousand troops to ensure their successful encirclement.
Black Hawk fighter-bomber squadrons provided aerial bombardment and guidance,
relentlessly pursuing the remnants of the Ma Family Army.
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Northwest Region
Ma Family Army Headquarters.
Ma Hongbin and Ma Hongkui were eagerly awaiting good news.
They smoked long pipes and ate fruits offered by their wives.
“The Red Alert Legion is nothing to worry about. They may have many numbers, but they will be dispersed across the desert. Besides, our Ma Family Army cavalry can come and go as they please…”
Dong dong dong!
A knock on the door.
A subordinate rushed in to report.
Ma Hongbin was dumbfounded, “？？？Ma Bufang was defeated? The Ma Family Army was completely wiped out?”
Ma Hongbin panicked, “Hurry, hurry, hurry! Take my seven tons of gold and flee overseas to the United States or Saudi Arabia!”
Ma Hongkui paced back and forth in anxiety, shouting.
“No! Saudi Arabia is already Red Alert Legion territory! Damn it!”
Their faces contorted in panic, struck by lightning from a clear sky.
They looked out the windows of the headquarters building.
Countless Red Alert soldiers, armed with M60 General Purpose Machine Guns, surrounded the building. Tanks and armored vehicles blocked the streets.
They cursed under their breath, “Damn it!” They were immediately apprehended by soldiers who pinned their arms, pressed them to the ground, and executed them. The famous Three Ma Group of the Northwest, from top to bottom, vanished into oblivion.
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Chongqing.
The President’s Mansion.
Chiang Kai-shek sat on a sofa, sipping tea.
Dai Li rushed in.
“President, bad news! The Three Ma Group of the Northwest has been destroyed!”
Chiang Kai-shek’s eyes suddenly sharpened.
Chiang Kai-shek spoke in his Zhejiang dialect, “As expected, they sought their own demise.”
“They controlled the Northwest and no one could intervene. To be so exclusionary, to turn against the Red Alert Legion, is it not seeking death?”
Chiang Kai-shek pondered the meaning of the incident.
Long Yun, Xue Bo-ling, Yan Xishan, they all lived. Only the Three Ma of the Northwest perished.
Chiang Kai-shek suddenly understood, “Damn it! I see! Those who follow Lin Zheng prosper, those who defy him perish! Anyone who dares to oppose the Red Alert Legion will die.”
Chiang Kai-shek grasped the key point and then turned his gaze to the map.
The Northwest Region on the map was adjacent to the Soviet-controlled area.
Chiang Kai-shek abruptly stood up from the sofa, “Damn it! This is a major development! The Soviet Union must have changed their attitude…”
“The Soviet Far Eastern Military District has 700,000 troops, 10,080 artillery pieces, and over 3,000 tanks!”