Chapter 31 Chapter 31 Soldiers Arrive at the Foot of Helan Mountain

Wang Zhen crossed the Qilian Mountains and became Peng Dehuai's first sharp knife in the westernmost part of China. The handle of the knife was the third, fourth, and sixth armies of Xu Guangda's Second Corps advancing westward along the river. After the knife was out of its sheath, Peng Dehuai became more calm.Looking back at Longnan and Ningxia, I feel like picking shells on the beach.In the golden autumn season, the chrysanthemums in Lanzhou are in full bloom, and the rushing Yellow River has washed the city anew. The figure of Peng Dehuai and Gaolan Mountain are also known as the ancient city, becoming an eye-catching sight in the Northwest.

After the storm, Northwest China is experiencing big waves washing sand.This happens to reflect the climate of the Great Southwest.Especially the mountain city of Chongqing, which is located in the upper reaches of another big river in China, another world of another force is also interpreting another autumn color for the vast history. The mountain city was windy at night, yellow flowers were everywhere, and the drizzle was cold and cold to the skin. Chiang Kai-shek almost suffered from insomnia every night.Originally, he wanted to imitate the demeanor of this mountain city and stand upright at Liangjiangkou as the mainstay, but he didn't know that he became a fallen leaf, tasting the autumn wind alone.What will flowers do when they are helpless?The general trend is going east, and the river is cold in autumn!cold!cold!It's too cold!Chongqing has become a refugee camp or a transit point for fleeing Hong Kong and Taiwan.

In comparison, Hu Zongnan is still pretty.Although Chiang Kai-shek belittled his triumphant plan of "invading western Yunnan" to nothing, and Chiang himself said he would go to Hanzhong for inspection, he suddenly refused to go; He hated Song Xilian a hole, and even thought of shooting himself in the temple when he was in a bad mood; although the leaders of the Communist Party of China Zhou Enlai and Peng Dehuai took great pains to send his former confidant Zhang Xin through his mentor Hu Gongmian to persuade him to "abandon the dark and turn to the bright" And shattered his fantasy dream of following Wen Tianxiang... He still insisted on the purpose of "the scholar will die for his confidant" and "swear allegiance to the principal" and willingly sacrificed himself for the funeral.This somewhat brought some comfort to Chiang Kai-shek's miserable heart.

However, Chiang Kai-shek may not know that Hu Zongnan once made such a final choice for himself, and cried loudly! Hu Zongnan's crying really brought out his image.He has become a ruler for many colleagues.Some people make an analogy: This is like a woman marrying a prodigal husband who prostitutes and gambles.Now is the time for the family to be ruined. Why shouldn't we remarry?Why are you crying! The question of "remarriage" was placed in front of all Kuomintang officers, big and small, and became a common question in their autumn exams in 1949.Wang Zhiqi, the commander of the 119th Army who came back to life in the Battle of Fumei, was no exception.

Wang Zhiqi's status is very special, and "marrying" is a difficult problem he has always faced.As the honorary leader of the Longnan Corps, he has always been caught between Lanzhou and Xi'an.It was not until after the Battle of Fumei that he reluctantly bit Hu Zongnan in Hanzhong, and firmly controlled the troops in the small paradise of "Wen, Wu, Cheng, and Kang" in Longnan.As far as his original intention is concerned, he has made up his mind to "marry" Hu Zongnan and keep his chastity for the rest of his life.Now it is different from before the Battle of Fumei, and he is not worried that Hu will have dissent towards the 119th Army.First of all, because Hu Zongnan is no longer the Hu Zongnan who owned two large corps in the past, and also has a high-spirited majesty, he doesn't care about thousands of guns.Today's Hu Zongnan, with three or five guns, can see the strings of money, and he is equally tempted; secondly, Jiang Yuntai, a star figure in the 119th Army, has already played Hu's Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu Border Region Appeasement Office.The 119th Army has face and a brand, and the open thread is hidden, and the small boat depends on the big boat, so what is there to be afraid of?

Jiang Yuntai is really good at it.What he played was not someone else, but Zhao Longwen, Hu Zongnan's close friend.But Zhao Longwen didn't think so.He may be secretly funny: he thinks he's smart, but he doesn't know who's playing with whom! This is indeed a muddled account, and Wang Zhiqi couldn't get to the bottom of it.But what he didn't expect was that this "playboy" Jiang Yuntai had a "secret love" with the Seventh Army of the Communist Party stationed in Tianshui and the Sixty-second Army of the Communist Party stationed in Minxian County in July!

You can hide the truth from Wang Zhiqi, but you can't hide it from Hu Zongnan.At that time, Hu Zongnan was planning to do his best to conquer northern Sichuan, so of course he did not dare to underestimate the Wudu mountainous area in Longnan.Therefore, Zhao Longwen was given the hat of "Director of the Longnan Branch of the Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu Border Region Appeasement Administration" and asked him to win over Wang Zhiqi's 119th Army and stabilize Longnan. Of course Zhao Longwen has to "rely on" Jiang Yuntai, the two of you come and go, please come and eat.After dinner, Zhao Longwen said: "Someone made a small report to Hanzhong (referring to Hu Zongnan), saying that after you retreated from Tianshui, you looked in three directions, Hanzhong, Lanzhou (referring to Ma Bufang) and Xi'an (referring to the Communist Party). Seriously?"

Jiang Yuntai smiled lightly: "What do you think? Your brother knows me very well!" "I don't dare to brag about this matter. It's hard to say in the autumn of wind and rain..." "There is nothing to say. I am a gentleman. After retreating from Tianshui, I hope that Hanzhong will give me something to add. Not only is it 'looking at Hanzhong', but I am eager to see through it! As for Lanzhou and Xi'an... I don’t hold anything against them. hope." This sentence was obviously a cover-up, and Zhao Longwen didn't want to ask more questions. After a moment of silence, he changed the subject and asked, "Did you not attend the Jingning meeting held by Xiao Ma?"

"It was a small meeting, and it was about rank. I'm a big guy, how can I pretend to be a big-headed ghost! But, how do you know I didn't go?" Zhao Longwen did not answer the question, but said: "After the Jingning meeting, He Zhonghan, Gu Xiping, and Cai Mengjian went to Lanzhou, and heard Liu Ren say: 'Jiang Yuntai has contacts with the Communist Party in Shaanxi, and we are going to detain him at the Jingning meeting. Come on, Jiang didn't come, if he arrives in Hanzhong, you will detain him.' I still don't understand, what is going on?" Jiang Yuntai was secretly surprised, but his face was still calm, and he put on a magnanimous look and said: "The telegram of the Jingning meeting clearly stated that all army commanders are required to participate, but the 119th Army wants me alone." Destroying the deputy army commander is naturally suspicious. So, when they had a meeting, I went to Huixian County and stayed in the 244th Division (Jiang's old army) for a few days. Alas, Liu Ren and these people are Wangxiangtai It’s not because I was sent to Gansu by the central government to sing big dramas and dig my own grave, so I don’t buy Liu Ren’s account, so I always make troubles for me there.”

Zhao Longwen nodded with a smile and said: "The turmoil in the officialdom is unavoidable, unavoidable..." He suddenly frowned and asked: "I heard that after the battle in Guanzhong, you have a little resentment towards the Hanzhong Sui Department, and you are not very happy. is not it?" This stick came sideways, Jiang Yuntai was a little caught off guard.But he quickly calmed down and got rid of some habitual inferiority complex, thinking, what the hell, he might as well go straight in, so that he can see who I am, Jiang Yuntai!So he smiled reservedly and said: "We are soldiers, and whoever treats us as human beings will serve them. When Mr. Hu was stationed in Tianshui as the commander of the First Division in 1933, I, Jiang, was the brigade commander of the new 14th Division. Stationed in Xi and Li counties. Today, Mr. Hu is commanding five or six hundred thousand soldiers, and Jiang is still living such a life of a lone minister. This time in the failure of Guanzhong, the troops of the Shaanxi Department sent our 119th Army soldiers and A lot of guns were drawn across, it's really the king of Hades who doesn't think the little devil is thin..."

"Brother, this is not appropriate," Zhao Longwen interrupted Jiang, "As far as I know, Mr. Hu still thinks very highly of you. When I came this time, he told me again and again to tell you that the 119th Army passed by. He is fully responsible for making up for the loss!" "Really? That's great!" Jiang Yuntai made the look of joy on his face look real. The "feeling" between Zhao Longwen and Jiang Yuntai was created by playing hide and seek like this.Between each other, Wang Zhiqi was watching quietly, Hu Zongnan was also watching, and Peng Shaohui, commander of the Seventh Army of the First Field Army of the People's Liberation Army, paid close attention to who would win in the end.Of course, behind Peng Shaohui and Sun Zhiyuan, there is Peng Dehuai. The battle of Lanzhou cleared the sky, and everything between Zhao Longwen and Jiang Yuntai seemed to be clear!Both are a bit impatient, but who can show their cards first?God knows. At this juncture, Wang Zhiqi walked out of the camera.He, who had never cared much about the troops, suddenly led the 247th Division to Wudu, which made Zhao Longwen make up his mind: he wanted to get rid of Jiang Yuntai, and concentrate on playing Wang Zhiqi's card, using Wang to control the 119th Army. Jiang Yuntai suddenly became a stumbling block.But Zhao Longwen's attitude towards him became more affectionate.One day, Zhao made a special trip to invite Jiang to a secret room for a drink.After drinking two cups, he said to Jiang in a low voice: "Fengshan (Wang Zhiqi) can't control the army, you have to be Brother Jiang! You have to train the army well and master it well. In the future—we have a lot of opportunities..." What does it mean?Jiang Yuntai's mind turned sharply. Whatever he means!Jiang had an idea to go along with the current and proposed to go to Anhua, 40 miles outside Wudu City, for training.Zhao Longwen was in the middle of his arms, pursing his lips for a long time, feeling proud in his heart. Jiang Yuntai's road is dark and bright.He no longer had to be sneaky, he simply let go of his hands and feet, and immediately set out to set up his eyes and ears in Wudu City, and then sent people around to contact the Seventh Army of the People's Liberation Army in Tianshui, the Sixty-second Army of the People's Liberation Army in Minxian County, and the Wudu Prefectural Committee of the Communist Party of China in Lixian County. Get in touch with the First Field Command of the People's Liberation Army in Lanzhou, and agree on the password, call sign, wavelength, and contact time for direct contact with the First Field High Command.If Deputy Commander Zhang Zongxun hadn't said "I won't give you any tasks now" and repeatedly urged Jiang about the "safety" of himself and the troops, Jiang Yuntai would have climbed to the top! Hu Zongnan didn't know anything about this.He is carrying a lot of appointment and removal documents to Chongqing to meet Chiang Kai-shek!These documents include giving Wang Zhiqi the vacant title of "Deputy Commander of the Fifth Corps" and asking him to "concurrently" serve as commander of the 119th Army.In addition, another army was established, with Jiang Yuntai as the commander. In addition to setting up two more divisions, Jiang's old 244th Division was returned to the original owner, and Jiang was ordered to lead his troops into Sichuan immediately. Chiang Kai-shek was very interested in this case.As long as it is conducive to the establishment of an "anti-communist fortress" in the Southwest, he is not disinterested in any plan.From this, I also sighed from it: This is really "seeing the truth at a critical moment! Students are students, unlike those local warlords who know how to use my plane to send those small belongings, and they can't stand a little trouble..." Who is this statement referring to? Hu Zongnan thought: It must be Ma Hongkui! On September 1, Ma Hongkui was "called" to fly to Chongqing with a roll of combat maps.Previously, except for the few buildings in Yinchuan, all his assets were shipped to Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Ma family army has been slaughtered in the northwest for more than 80 years since it was recovered by the army of Zuo Zongtang, governor of Shaanxi and Gansu in the eleventh year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty. Ma Hongkui and Ma Bufang are the third generation. Their grandfathers were the leaders of the so-called "rebel army" back then. The "big leader" under Ma Zhanao. The decades of rule of this "third generation" were the darkest years for Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, and Sinai provinces.The most powerful is Ma Bufang in Qinghai, followed by Ma Hongkui. If you count down, it is Ma Hongkui's cousin Ma Hongbin. Ma Hongbin was originally the No. 1 figure in Ningxia, but was later replaced by Ma Hongkui.He only has the 81st Army with 8,000 soldiers in his hands, stationed in the Zhongwei, Zhongning and Tongxin areas in the south of Ningxia all the year round, which seems a bit weak.Therefore, it is difficult to have too much political ambition, just to leave a "superior" status to future generations. Ma Hongbin, who lives and works in peace, seems to have self-knowledge from the very beginning, and has repeatedly stated that his 81st Army is "not an opponent of the People's Liberation Army."However, when Yang Dezhi's 19th Corps approached and asked him to revolt quickly, he seemed not very eloquent, and he didn't even have the courage to meet a gentleman sent to make contact, so he kept his son Ma Dunjing in front of him. . What can Ma Dunjing think?He was afraid that the other party's contact was false, and he was even more afraid that Ma Hongkui knew the inside story and would ask his teacher to inquire about the crime. Of course, he still couldn't bear to leave the 81st Army behind.Without this team, how many coppers are his father and son worth?Ma Dunjing, who was ambiguous, actually wanted to watch while walking.Commander Yang Dezhi and Political Commissar Li Zhimin of the 19th Corps understood this at a glance. Yang Dezhi sent a message: "It's okay for your 81st Army not to revolt temporarily, but when our army marches into Ningxia, don't stop it!" Ma Dunjing faltered and hesitated, neither saying yes nor no, but the same sentence: "Please rest assured, the 81st Army is not the opponent of the People's Liberation Army!" This sentence first brought great panic to himself.When Ma Hongkui urged Ma Hongbin to go to Yinchuan to discuss matters, the father and son stared at each other, not knowing how to respond. In fact, Ma Hongkui did not mean to embarrass Ma Hongbin and his son.Ma Hongbin did not go to Yinchuan in person, which disappointed him a lot. After all, the 81st Army is guarding the southern gate of Ningxia! "Why doesn't your father come by himself? Is he willing to leave?" Ma Hongkui asked Ma Dunjing, the tone of an uncle to his nephew. Ma Dunjing replied: "Father means that he is old and his family is heavy. If he runs away, how will he live in the future?" "Is he not afraid that the Communist Party will harm him?" "Father thought that the Communist Party would not necessarily harm him." Ma Hongkui said "Hmm," "Well, I'll take care of myself with him in the 81st Army." The meaning of these words was very deep. Ma Dunjing weighed it up and felt Ma Hongkui's heart was in a vortex, so he asked rashly, "What will Ningxia do after you leave?" Ma Hongkui sighed: "What should I do? Give it to the Communist Party! I will go to Chongqing first, then the elder brother will go, and the second child will leave when necessary. If you give a gift to the Communist Party, you must give the whole gift, hahaha..." Ma Dunjing was confused by what he heard, and he didn't know whether it was true or not, so he had to take it back to his father Ma Hongbin.Ma Hongbin laughed and said, "He's just acting! Since I told you this, you must tell me that I must send this telegram." Therefore, Ma Hongbin sent the telegram three hours before Ma Hongkui boarded the plane.He reminded him again in the tone of an elder brother: "Don't go to Chongqing, and don't forget that our traditional family law is to 'safeguard the environment and the people'. You'd better leave Gansu affairs alone." This time Ma Hongkui found a vent, and opened his mouth in the provincial government building and shouted: "You all refused to let me leave Ningxia, sent telegrams and letters, asking me to preside over important events, but why don't you think about it, who am I doing this for?" war……" It seems that the question of "whom to fight for" is very important to Ma Hongkui.How could he not care about things in Gansu?Everyone knows that if you get Gansu, you get the Northwest!When he mentioned this pot, Ma Hongkui had a stomach full of sour water.At the time when Ma Bufang acted as the military and political chief of the Northwest, Ma Hongkui, with the mentality of equal shares, regarded himself as the chairman of the Gansu Provincial Government. He said: "Ma Bufang has great ambitions and poor knowledge, so he can't maintain the situation," and said: "Gansu's military equipment is weak, and it is vulnerable to a war with the Communist army." The implication is that Ma Hongkui has to govern.Therefore, it is publicized everywhere, and it is necessary to go to the "central government" to appeal for support. On this issue, Ma Hongbin has a different attitude.Based on what he knew about Peng Dehuai (in the three-way confrontation in the previous two years, the prisoner of Peng Tuo sent him a long letter), he always felt that things were not that complicated.He said: "I think the purpose of the Communist Party's march to the northwest is not on our side, but to eliminate Hu Zongnan's main force. When Hu Zongnan is resolved, we will plant the flag of the Communist Party and accept peace, and we will be safe." Ma Hongkui put on the posture of being senior, experienced, and experienced in the world. He respected Ma Bufang and secretly undermined him, but his opinion of Ma Hongbin was simply regarded as "an idiot's dream".His arrogance and domineering made Ma Bufang feel ridiculous.In contrast, he, a "junior" younger than Ma Hongkui, is much more stable and solid.He insisted on showing a low profile everywhere, talking and doing things with "old dad" on his head.Little did they know that this "old daddy" had already thoroughly eaten up his disposition, and every step of the way, he tied a loop and put it there, just waiting for the "old daddy" to drill into it by himself. At that time, the First Field Army of the People's Liberation Army was attacking Pingliang.Ma Hongkui returned to Lanzhou from Guangzhou, full of confidence, socializing and entertaining every day, and was extremely busy, waiting for the "central government" to issue the edict of "Chairman of Gansu Provincial Government".Unexpectedly, after being busy for a long time, the appointment of the "central government" did not wait, but Ma Shaowu, Ma Bufang's confidant, came. In the middle of the night, Ma Shaowu found Ma Hongkui's mansion with a briefcase in his hand, and said, "The chief asked me to seek advice. The post of chairman of Gansu Province is for you, the deputy chief." When Ma Hongkui heard this, something was wrong. How could he, Ma Bufang, have the final say on the dignified post of provincial chairman?Now that the order has been fixed, why ask me again?After much deliberation, anger came from it, and he yelled at Ma Shaowu: "Mom, what is this? Tell him to do it himself! Otherwise, after Zhang Hongting and Shui Chuqin (both local celebrities in Gansu) two Just choose one person to look at the gate." What Ma Bufang wanted was the words "old daddy".Immediately sent a telegram to Yan Xishan, who was in charge in Guangzhou: "It was originally planned to ask Deputy Chief Ma Hongkui to concurrently serve as the chairman of Gansu. Since he insisted on resigning, can I temporarily assume the concurrent post." This news cut Ma Hongkui down!Like a bomb that detonated, he scolded the street for three days.In a fit of rage, he quickly withdrew the two armies of Ma Guangzong and Lu Zhongliang, who were standing in Longdong, back to Ningxia, and flew to Guangzhou overnight to file a complaint! The overwhelmed Yan Xishan had nothing to do, and immediately issued an order to appoint Ma Hongkui as the chairman of the Gansu Provincial Government. When Ma Hongkui received the appointment, he snorted and threw it aside and said, "Don't think I'm going to fight for this lousy chairman...Definitely don't do it! If you want to make an alliance with me under the city, there's no way!" This is not just a matter of being angry with Ma Bufang!Yan Xishan showed the style of the "central government" and strictly ordered Ma Hongkui to return to Lanzhou to take office.At the same time, Ma Bufang also chased to Lanzhou.He brought a group of common relatives of the two families to make peace with "Old Papa".After calling "Old Dad" a few times, Ma Hongkui softened, and the two agreed to return to Lanzhou on the same plane. When he was about to set off the next morning, Ma Hongkui suddenly changed his mind, "I have to go back to Ningxia first, I have to go elsewhere, I have to send troops to defend Lanzhou, I have to do this before I take office..." Just leave.Unexpectedly, the plane broke down immediately after taking off, and had to land in Liuzhou halfway.Once the landing went wrong, the plane rushed off the runway, shaking people in the cabin like a football.Ma Hongkui caught a cold, half startled and half frightened, and his whole body was burned into a charcoal stove.After seven tosses and eight tosses, I was delayed for three days on the way.When he got off the plane in Ningxia, he had a splitting headache and screamed like a butcher, almost an endangered lunatic! The people who rushed to the airport to meet "Chairman Ma" were all dejected. After getting into bed, there was a row of female dependents led by his wife Zhao Lanying next to him, and Ma Hongkui was even happier.He kept howling, rolling, and sweating and shouted: "Lan Ying, give me some big cigarettes, I want to finish...I want him (referring to Ma Bufang) to finish, he is vicious, he Don't let me be in Lanzhou, he wants to kill me, I didn't bring a single soldier, I want to die with him..." It's been a nightmare.Ma Hongkui calmed down and thought about it, he and Ma Bufang had competed in the Northwest for so many years, why was he passive in everything?Later he figured it out, the reason why he always loses to Ma Bufang is that Ma Bufang is hot handed, and Ma Bufang has a lot of money. .In the end, the top spot of the Northwest Military and Political Chief's Office has not been touched, and the little chairman of Gansu Province has caused so many lotus falls!Looking back on these things, the "central government" did not always win or lose in the final victory or defeat.After all, I still have no backing.Now that Lanzhou is broken, Ma Bufang has fled, and Ningxia still has three armies guarding a section of the Yellow River. Isn't this a great turning point?At this time, Jiang Jieshi beckoned to himself, how could he not go?What a meaningful itinerary it is! Ma Hongkui is determined to try his luck.If the Kuomintang succeeds in the future, this punch will be equivalent to knocking down Ma Bufang; if the Kuomintang loses in the future, he can take a step away from the Communist Party at this moment, and he can also leave a foreshadowing, and he will have the capital of both sides in the future.Anyway, the family property has already gone out, so I don’t have to worry about the glory and wealth wherever I go, or I can learn to be a yellow crane, and I’m gone! I only hate that there are no successors, and neither of the two sons is ideal.Ma Hongkui couldn't hate or complain about this.The eldest son Ma Dunhou, who is the commander of the Ningxia cavalry, is impatient and disorganized; while the younger son Ma Dunjing likes to be aggressive, but he is always hot-headed and always makes some excessive moves.Give him the position of commander of the Ningxia Corps, but he is often reckless in commanding battles, and can hardly meet the enemy.Instead, it was an outsider who could trust him, and that was Lu Zhongliang, commander of the 129th Army. This is very reluctant.Before boarding the plane, Ma Hongkui explained to Lu Zhongliang the words of "strengthen defense and fight to the end" and "obey Commander Ma's orders", then called Ma Dunhou and Ma Dunjing to the bedroom, and whispered: "This old fox Chiang Kai-shek wants to Take me as a hostage, one is to pull our team, and the other is to fear that I will surrender to the Communist Party. Once I go, I may not come back! Lao Jiang will use my life to force you to resist the Communist army. Remember, carry If you can bear it, you can carry it. If you can't bear it, you can play it by ear. The Communist Party will never stop until it occupies Ningxia..." Mao Zedong has always disliked Ma Hongkui very much. Ma Hongkui's father, Ma Fuxiang, served as an envoy to the Ningxia Army for his "meritorious service" in Cixi's westward journey. Among the five wives and concubines, Ma Hongkui was the eldest son of the eldest son.He has been a bad boy since he was a child, he is not good at civil and martial arts, he eats, drinks, prostitutes and gambles, and he can't play well without him in the brothel.A nine-foot iron chain tied to a horse-hitting post couldn't tie his heart.In the end, Ma Fuxiang was so helpless that he had no choice but to show off his old face and send this "animal" to Yuan Shikai's presidential palace as an attendant military attache. In the early 1930s, Ma Hongkui, who debuted from Yuan Shikai's side, had the right time and place in the melee of the warlords. He pulled out several brigades with a team of 8,000 people and became Chiang Kai-shek's staunch partner. In July 1932, he played a role in the fourth "encirclement and suppression" of the Hubei, Henan and Anhui base areas. In October of the same year, he acted as the vanguard when the fourth front army besieged the Red Army and moved to the west of Pinghan Road; in October 1935, he also volunteered Blocked the Red Army in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border area; in October of the following year, the three main forces of the Red Army joined forces in Huining, and it was he who personally submitted the "Opinions for Suppressing the Communist Party" to Chiang Kai-shek, proposing that "suppress northern Shaanxi first, and then suppress others." Not to mention the catastrophe of the Lu army.During the Xi'an Incident, Ma Hongkui waited and watched at first, and finally called Generals Zhang and Yang to scold Generals Zhang and Yang, and flattered Chiang Kai-shek. At that time, Ma Hongkui, who had always supported his own self-respect, did not hesitate to spend 30,000 soldiers and horses, offended three sides, aided Yulin, and went out of Longdong... Until the liberation army went west from Gansu and approached Lanzhou, he was still there. sucker Punch. Mao Zedong hated Ma Hongkui for being a back-and-forth villain who used the Communist Party's united front policy to play hooligans. As early as during the Anti-Japanese War, Mao Zedong was still in Yan'an, and he heard from He Long and Xi Zhongxun that he found a Muslim party member named Ma Shaochang in Guanghe County in the border area to contact Ma Hongkui for the united front.At that time, Ma Hongkui made a fortified barrier, impenetrable, as if a rich man was afraid of getting his poor relatives, he couldn't dodge.What was even more exasperating was that in the spring of 1948, he forcefully forced this Ma Shaochang to declare his departure from the party, so as not to "expose the situation and cause disadvantages for both parties." Later, Ma Shaochang became a councilor of the Ningxia Provincial Government of the Kuomintang, and it was not known who would unite with whom. Beiping was liberated peacefully. Mao Zedong personally sent Deng Baoshan from Baotou to Ningxia to spread the message, hoping that Ma Hongkui would take advantage of Ma Bufang's Qinghai Corps to rush to Shaanxi, send troops to Longdong, cut Qingma's back, cut off his way back, eliminate Ma Bufang, and build a new era for the liberation of the Northwest. Immortal merit.Ma Hongkui was full of worries and couldn't make up his mind, so Deng Baoshan waited foolishly for three days, but got nothing. Then, Fu Zuoyi, who was mentioned above, called Ma Hongkui from Baotou. Ma Hongkui was full of heroes and determined not to follow peace, but to stick to Ningxia. When Yang Dezhi's 19th Corps came to Ningxia, Han Liancheng, the deputy chief of staff of the field division, sent someone to take a letter, and finally advised Ma Hongkui: "As long as there is no bloodshed, it is fine to surrender the military power and maintain the political power." Ma Hongkui still quit, saying that the army is political capital, without the army, how can there be political power? Mao Zedong sent a special telegram to Peng Dehuai with deep hatred: Ma Hongkui must be dealt a devastating blow!Ma Hongkui slaughtered a lot of people in northern Shaanxi, and never did any good deeds. He "strived to disarm all the Ningma troops, and secondly, to disarm most of them and reorganize one part. In short, the fewer reorganized troops, the better." Ma Hongkui's troops were indeed in a mess.In the 17 years since he has been in charge of the party, government and military power in Ningxia, Ma Hongkui has always regarded the "military" as the basis, but he has always been inseparable from the "party" signboard, and advertised that "politics" governs the party, governs the party, and completely organizes the army. Become a gang of gangsters and bandits, and do whatever they want.Very few of his soldiers were recruited from Hebei, Shandong, and Henan provinces in the past, and most of them were recruited locally in Ningxia. There are 3 infantry armies (81st Army, 129th Army, and 11th Army), each with 3 divisions, plus 1 cavalry division, together with directly subordinate troops and local teams, there are more than 80,000 people in total.Almost all the officers are from the counties in the Linxia area of ​​Gansu (that is, Guhe Prefecture). Among the junior officers, more than half of the Hui people in Ningxia account for more than half, so that they form four major squares, namely: Gan (Gansu), Ma (relatives of the Ma family) , Hui (Hui), He (Guhezhou, namely Linxia).This is the capital for Ma Hongkui to do whatever he wants and gamble heavily in the officialdom. With such a group of people, it is not easy to stop the 19th Corps of the People's Liberation Army. It is no wonder that Ma Hongbin and his son have repeatedly felt ashamed of themselves. However, Yang Dezhi still made the deployment seriously.On the one hand, an active military offensive was launched against Ma Dunjing's three lines of defense relying on the natural danger of the Yellow River;Such two fronts unfolded together, making the war appear confusing and chaotic from the very beginning. On September 2, the 63rd and 64th armies on the left side of the 19th Corps marched northward from Lanzhou, and captured Jingyuan and Dalachi in one fell swoop five days later.These are the two outposts extended by Ma Dunjing's 81st Army.As soon as the wind blew up, Ma Hongbin and his son immediately became nervous, and hurriedly moved the military headquarters and a large group of family members stationed in Zhongning, Hedong to Zhongwei, Hexi. The two self-defense corps (equivalent to two regiments) stationed at Jingyuan, the outpost of the 81st Army, ran more than 200 miles in one breath, and came to the Yellow River embankment on the opposite bank of Zhongwei to see the military headquarters across the water. It was only 7 miles before I was relieved to dig a stove for cooking.Unexpectedly, before the rice was cooked, the 63rd Army of the People's Liberation Army suddenly surrounded them and "made dumplings".The military headquarters of Zhongwei on the other side heard the gunshots and did not make any response.That is to say, the 81st Army really gave way, and what Ma Hongbin and his son said was fulfilled. The 64th Army on the Right and the 1st and 2nd Independent Divisions were ordered to attack Tongxin with all their strength from Guyuan and Haiyuan at the southernmost tip of Ningxia.Unexpectedly, Lu Zhongliang's 128th Army and the 81st Army, who were far away in Jinji, had the opposite attitudes. They came to attack and defend. , rushed more than 200 miles from the bottom third line of defense, and suddenly attacked my independent second division stationed in Xiamaguan.The Second Division was unprepared, and suffered a lot. If a regiment from the Sixty-Fourth Army hadn't heard the news and came to reinforce it, the consequences would have been disastrous! The attitudes of Ma Hongbin, father and son, and Lu Zhongliang were immediately apparent. Ma Dunjing hadn't entered the situation yet, and was still breathing in the Yinchuan command center.For him, the loss of two regiments on the other side of the central defender and one victory in Xiamaguan are still not on the table.He is now not only the commander of the Ningxia Corps, but also the chairman of the provincial government and the chairman of the provincial party committee... He has taken all the titles of his father Ma Hongkui.So, he has to make big decisions. Ma Dunjing's so-called "big idea" is to come quickly.He doesn't like to fight small things, one regiment and half a division, how long will it take to complete the old man's mission and board the plane to open the way? And, it is absolutely impossible.Ma Dunjing ordered: "Get that Meng Baoshan!" This was the first thing Ma Hongkui did after he left. Meng Baoshan, Zhen Hua, the Liaison Minister of the 19th Corps of the People's Liberation Army, sent an emissary to convey the sincerity of peaceful liberation to Ma Hongkui, Ma Dunjing and his son. He had lived in Yinchuan for several days. "Uncle Meng, have you read all the announcements I made?" Ma Dunjing lay on the wooden chair with a stiff tone. Meng Baoshan rubbed his stomach slowly: "I see. I don't think it is the best policy to avoid the main war and make the people of Ningxia miserable." Ma Dunjing got up and walked a few square steps with his hands behind his back, saying: "The war has already started, what's the use of talking about it! The Communist Party does not accept our non-aggression agreement and is determined to fight. I have no choice but to open the channel." I have no choice but to burn Yinchuan into scorched earth, and if I can’t do it, I will break up the army and drag it to Helan Mountain to fight guerrillas... What am I afraid of, I am worried about the safety of Uncle Meng!" Meng Baoshan was startled: Could it be that this kid dared to harm me? !During the Anti-Japanese War, Meng was the chief of Ma Hongkui's major general's telecommunications department. Although he was squeezed out by Ma later, it's not like he didn't miss any old love!Thinking about it again, it's hard to say, he knows what the Ma family and his son are, they are cruel, and they can do any immoral thing.That being the case, it was useless to be afraid, so he decided to go all out, and said with a straight chest: "I, Meng Baoshan, don't regret my death. As long as the people of Ningxia don't bleed, what's the point of being reduced to ashes?" "I know that you, Uncle Meng, are not afraid of death." Ma Dun put one leg on the wooden chair in a daze, "but you know the people from the Central Bureau of Statistics. They have already found out your identity and your current job, and they say they want to I'm taking you to Guangzhou, I can't stop it, you'd better leave Yinchuan first..." Meng Baoshan understood: Ma Dunjing wanted to close the door to peace talks with the CCP!What else could he do besides scolding Ma Dunjing for being stupid in his heart. Ma Dunjing didn't feel that she was stupid.After his first line of defense (with the 20th Cavalry Regiment guarding Tongxin, the newly formed 1st Cavalry Brigade guarding Jingtai, and the 81st Army's outpost Jingyuan) was breached, he immediately withdrew from Zhongning, adjusted his combat deployment, and deployed Ma Quanliang's Helan Army crossed the Yellow River north to strengthen its right flank, and Ma Guangzong's Eleventh Army retreated to Yinchuan.Ma Dunjing felt that this move not only reflected foresight, but also took into account the current reality, which was a genius.But he didn't expect that in this way, the second and third lines of defense would be empty.There are only 81 armies on the second line, and only 128 armies on the third line. Ma Dunjing of the 81st Army was already in a panic in Zhongwei City.When the main force of the 63rd Army of the People's Liberation Army captured Jingyuan and chased and wiped out the self-defense squadrons of the two regiments, the 188th Division of the 63rd Army had already entered Jingtai on the west bank of the Yellow River, and at the foot of the ancient Great Wall, the enemy's newly formed cavalry stationed there The first brigade fought back with its tail between its legs.The 188th Division chased the 1st Brigade across the Great Wall and went straight to Zhongwei.Because it is on the west bank of the Yellow River, the natural barrier of the Yellow River has no effect except to separate the enemy's 81st Army from the 128th Army.Zhongwei has completely become a lonely city. Ma Dunjing's magic weapon is to bow and bow.He hurriedly invited the gentlemen in Zhongwei City to a meeting at the military headquarters and said: First, the 81st Army is not prepared to resist the attack of the Communist Party, please tell the people in the city not to panic; second, please go out of the city to Licheng 40 Shapotou in the village greeted the People's Liberation Army, and explained to the People's Liberation Army the meaning of the 81st Army's non-resistance, and asked the People's Liberation Army to advance slowly. Yang Dezhi said: "Tell Zeng Siyu and them that they can agree to slow down, but there is a limit to our waiting!" Zeng Siyu was the commander of the 64th Army.After the Sixty-Fourth Army set off from Guyuan and Haiyuan to capture Tongxin, it went straight to Zhongning.Due to the long-distance raid, the troops were relatively tired. Except for the 191st Division continuing to attack Gashazhou, the army led the main force of the 190th and 192nd Divisions to stay in Zhongning temporarily until the problem of Ma Dunjing's 81st Army was almost resolved. , and then joined forces with the 63rd Army and the 65th Army, the gate opened by Ma Dunjing entered the depths, and hit the third line of defense of the enemies of Dakan, Xiaokan, Jinji, Wuzhongbao, the 128th Army, and the Helan Army. At this time, Ma Hongbin set off for Yinchuan to assist the "little emperor" on behalf of his cousin Ma Hongkui.Ma Dunjing and his "second brother", Ma Dunxin, the deputy commander of the 81st Army, discussed the countermeasures as if they couldn't wait.In fact, there is nothing to discuss. The major policies have been set, and it is a fait accompli. To say it is a "negotiation" is just to accept this fact psychologically. The two brothers faced each other with their heads down, neither of them spoke, as if they were persistently waiting for a certain moment to come.It was getting dark, and the orderlies began to light the lamps, and the telephone rang surprisingly suddenly.Ma Dunjing refused to answer, Ma Dunxin reluctantly picked up the microphone, bowed his waist, his hands trembling.Upon hearing it, it was a call from a battalion commander of the garrison belonging to Shikongbao.他立刻又挺直了身体说话。 营长报告：解放军和谈代表到了石空堡，要求八十一军派人去接洽。 马惇靖匆匆忙忙赶到石空堡。一看，什么解放军代表，却原来就是马鸿宾过去的副官马成俊。 那个不怕死的孟宝山竟辗转来到解放军六十四军军部。同时到达的，还有从兰州赶来呼吁和平的一帮老先生。 孟宝山与军政委傅崇碧个别交谈了一个多钟头。他将到宁夏联络的这一个多月酸甜苦辣一一陈述，说到动情处，拍案而起，让傅崇碧甚是感动。其时，六十四军尚未进入中宁，驻扎在中宁附近的大红沟、马家河湾一带。孟谈完之后，便遵照傅政委的意思来到中宁，通过马鸿逵的骑二十团给银川马敦静挂电话。 那已是夜晚10点多钟，马敦静早就呼呼大睡，电话里传来他打哈欠的声音：“啊呀，孟大叔啊，我真是服了你了，共产党给你什么好处，你连觉也不睡……谈判不着急嘛，我还要考虑考虑，再说吧，啊？” 孟宝山哭笑不得：“你还要考虑考虑？解放军还等你考虑吗？！” “那怎么办？要和谈总得有耐心。叫他们暂时就在大红沟一带驻着，要是没吃的，我可以给他们送点粮食。否则……我就不客气了，我要下令两个骑兵团坚决抵抗！” joke!joke!简直是天大的笑话！孟宝山捂着送话器，使劲平息心气，说：“你待在银川，根本就不明白前方情形，解放军数十万之师，是你两个骑兵团能抵抗的吗？你知道吗，中宁已成空城，解放军如果愿意，随时可以进入！” “孟大叔，卢忠良可不是像你这么说的。你为共产党办事，我不怪你，可你也不要太过分了。共产党是什么样的，我见识过，用不着你来教导我！” 孟宝山急了：“敦静，此一时彼一时呀，你不要小孩子气……” 马敦静怎么经得住这种话，当即撂了电话。 “这个王八蛋！”孟宝山空对话筒“喂”了半天没有应声，狠狠地骂道。他决定返回银川，当晚就把自己的主意跟兰州过来的郭南浦老先生一行几人说了。 郭老先生是国民党元老，此番出山受了彭德怀之托，要“拼却这把老骨头促成宁夏和平”。当即他和孟宝山约定，一块到银川去，当面跟马敦静交涉。同行的还有省府秘书长马季康以及白连升、马守礼等人。 孟宝山毕竟是宁马通信处的老杆子，宁马部队老关系很多，走到哪里打个电话都还方便，沿途安排也很周到。以汽车上小旗子为标记，他们可以不受任何阻拦去往银川。 不管马敦静个人如何潇洒，银川城里的气氛还是有些紧张。孟宝山一行小汽车刚进城，就感觉到不对劲。但他们心头是坦然的。 接待他们的是现任省府秘书长兼民政厅厅长马廷秀。此人过去接触共产党人及其文件甚多，思想倾向也很明确，是个“主和派”。见孟宝山这些人谈话全无顾忌，不禁时时要捏把汗。按照马敦静的吩咐，孟一行安置地点已被监控，前后左右都是耳目。只要马敦静愿意，杀掉这几个人易如反掌。 但孟宝山几人满不在乎，家在银川的马季康声称三年多没和夫人见过面，甚至提出与孟宝山一道“到府上走一趟”。马廷秀坚决反对，并晓以利害，才算劝住了。 此时，马敦静周围对孟宝山这帮人说什么的都有。孟已被指为“间谍”，说他第一次来是为共产党做地下工作，这一次八成要把共产党军队引到银川。有人恶狠狠地提出：“必先根绝内患，才好集中抗敌！” 马敦静表达：“只要他们不乱来，看住就行了！”至于孟宝山等请求面谈，马敦静一概拒绝。他对马鸿宾说：“要谈你跟他们谈谈，我不谈，孟宝山这人最讨厌，我不想同他讲话，叫他走！” 马鸿宾倒是很喜欢同这些旧人沟通沟通。入夜，他的“五亩宅”安静得很，正好屋外下着雨，屋内几个上了年纪的人围成一圈，在灯下谈话，心意极佳。他像个道学先生那样，慢条斯理地说：“你们谈和平，怎样叫个和平呢？和，就是和气；平，譬如一碗水拿平了，水便不会摇荡……” “说得极是！”郭南浦老先生接上话头，“共产党就快解放全中国了，天下将不用打仗而平定一统，将来社会进步，民族振兴，有何不好？非得打打杀杀，你争我夺，真正遭祸的是老百姓啊！只顾逞一时之气，而不顾百姓安危，将成为历史罪人！” 白连升老汉也说：“老朽不才，鞍马劳顿只为宁夏太平这一件！多少年了，黄河两岸的乡亲，不是天灾就是人祸。为何不能顺应时势，让百姓安居乐业呢！天下是百姓的天下，应以百姓利益为重……” 这些话出自一个个老者之口，显得格外打动人。马鸿宾本来就主张和谈，这一来更加坚定了信心。他说：“八十一军没有问题，别的部队我说了他们不听。” 马鸿宾说的是个大实话。在到银川之前，他曾由中宁起身，绕道来到贺兰军马全良的驻地——宁朔县，想跟马全良谈谈，让贺兰军与八十一军合作起义。马全良碍着本家面子，也不好说什么，只把马鸿逵临行前给他和马敦静的一份电报拿出来给马鸿宾看。那电报上说：“宁夏，只有静儿和吾弟等主持，他人不得过问。”这个“他人”是指谁呢？马鸿宾！马全良的态度不言自明。 “那就再说啊……”孟宝山道，“一遍不行两遍，相信主和是大多数！” 马鸿宾不置可否。话说到这里，好像再也深不下去。孟宝山即想返回中宁。一来跟解放军通通气，二来趁热打铁解决八十一军！他让年纪太大的郭南浦留下，其他人仍结伴而行。 马鸿宾想了想，说：“刚下过雨，路上泥泞不堪，怕不大方便……” 孟宝山主意已定，坚持要走。马鸿宾也就不再说什么了。他好像天生就没有拧着劲跟别人较量的本领，随和得有点让人担心。这次到银川，就有人把他说成是“聋子耳朵”。 其实，马鸿宾的心又有几人能够真正读懂？ 表面看来，从哪一方面讲，马鸿宾都是马鸿逵手下的败将。这么多年，马鸿宾栖居一角，没有半个“怨”字。然而，宁夏人心自有公道，马鸿逵得意忘形早已丧尽众望，而马鸿宾却在一旁收获着成千上万人的期盼与信赖。他知道，马鸿逵在外斗不过马步芳，在内拢不住老百姓，只要政局动荡，就必将死无葬身之地！ 这一天终于来到。马鸿宾一眼把天下大势看穿：国民党到日子了！在给八十一军安排好归宿之后，他觉得从公从私都得到银川来走一趟。 在银川的这些日子，马鸿宾看到马敦静的表现，颇觉失望。马敦静论才论德都不堪大任，完全是个庸人，表面胸有成竹，实际毫无主意。凡不到前线去的军佐和行政人员，每日拿些例行的公文、请示报告之类，过家家似的凑合局面。人问：“共产党军队快到吴堡了，怎么办啊？”他就说：“准备把船拉到河西，叫共产党军队过不了河！”人说：“那是古代的冷兵器防守，如今打仗，大江、大海都挡不住，榴弹炮射程是60里，一条黄河算什么！恐怕挡不住哩，要是共产党军队一下子打到城下怎么办？”他就不耐烦了，说：“怎么办！怎么办！哪有那么多怎么办！把军官的家眷们用飞机接走，打完算了！”此后，他就一忽儿让省保安少将副司令马如龙（马晓云）通知准备快马，扬言要急行军穿过甘肃静宁县，到陇南去和胡宗南联合；一忽儿又通知民政厅长马廷秀预备轿车，说是要经过蒙旗定远营，到甘肃河西靠拢正在溃逃的西北长官公署副长官刘任；一忽儿将马如龙叫来，要留给他30000银币，让他进贺兰山打游击……实在是毫无定见。头脑一热，想到哪里说到哪里。 但是，对于马鸿宾，马敦静却冷淡得出奇，根本不把他当作长辈来尊敬。马鸿宾来银川时，连一个例行的迎接都没有。住下来之后，又迟迟避而不见，弄得马鸿宾好没有面子。每每有些老朋友上门拜望，只好自己给自己找台阶下，说此行与政事无关，只是准备向三盛公后套一带去避烽烟。 这些面子上的事也就算了，马鸿宾不作计较。直到有一天，他发现马敦静在自己的“五亩宅”周围昼夜布下密探，这才感到事情的严重。他一方面不动声色，大智若愚；一方面警惕在心，等待时机。而孟宝山等人对此一无所知。当他们提出要走时，马鸿宾提醒说“刚下雨”之类的话，他们压根就没有细想。 的确刚下过雨，路途泥泞，孟宝山等人的车一步三陷，好不容易才爬到大坝附近。刚要放开马力好好跑一段路程，忽见前面路口有两个国民党士兵举着小旗，将车截住。一个瘦瘦的上等兵到车前行了个礼，说：“哪位是孟宝山先生，请跟我到团部去一趟！”孟宝山一惊：“找鄙人有何贵干？” 那兵说：“我是奉命截车，你去了就知道了。” 马鸿宾后悔没有当面把话跟孟宝山等人挑明。 孟宝山等人出发后，马鸿宾越想越觉得不放心，最后终于想办法给孟一行必经之路的驻守团打通电话，要求他们见到孟宝山等人时，将其截住。他要跟孟宝山单个通电话。 孟宝山被带到团部，知道是马鸿宾要跟他通话，一块石头落了地。马鸿宾在电话里听到孟的声音，也踏实一大半。别的话不便多说，只叮嘱一句：“你们要走快点！” 这已是最快的速度。从银川到石空渡口150公里以上泥泞路，孟宝山等人的车早晨5点出发，晚上8点赶到，中间还接电话、还在贺兰军驻地小坝打一站，与马全良的心腹人物张朝栋作短暂会晤。 到达石空堡的下榻寓所时，所有疲惫不堪和惊心动魄都不在话下了，孟宝山一个劲地欣慰：顺手跟中宁县长张朝栋通上了消息！张与孟以前曾有过一次长谈，后始终联系不上。这次见面张告诉孟，过去所谈话题“不久必有结果”，这句话还不足以让孟宝山睡个好觉吗！ 这晚睡得真是踏实，以至于大清早小伙计敲了好一会儿门，才把孟宝山叫醒。天刚麻丝亮，马惇靖到了。 八十一军的问题已经是水到渠成，孟宝山几人和马惇靖简单说了几句，便坐小筏子过黄河。河对岸，解放军十九兵团联络部的徐飞、吴天维二人和六十四军军长曾思玉、政委傅崇碧，都已等在那里。 曾思玉说：“和平条款我们都拟出来了，一共四条，限十九日签字，马惇靖要是再拖延的话，我六十三军河对岸部队立刻攻中卫，六十四军也将从石空渡河。” 八十一军代表马培卿吞吞吐吐地说：“签字肯定没有问题，只是在什么地点签，我们马军长意思是到河北岸中卫选个合适地点，不知贵军……” “那不行，”六十四军联络部长牛连璧一口拒绝，“应该在河南岸签字！我方与你方地位不一样，这一点你们必须清楚！” 马培卿还想说什么，孟宝山把他打断了，说：“万事齐备，只欠东风，为一个小小地点何必争执不下呀？我提个折中意见：不到河南，也不到河北，石空渡口河中央有块平平整整的沙滩，干脆到那上面去签，又平等，又有意思，怎么样？” 曾思玉和傅崇碧交换了一下眼神，点头同意。 接着所发生的一切，立刻证明了关于签字地点的争执毫无意义。 孟宝山在他的日记中这样写道：“12时，我们到了河南岸，马惇靖、马培卿和杨子俊等五人，已在河中的沙滩上了。首由傅政委和马季康过去。彼此在欢笑声中见了面，握了手，又一同来到河南，曾军长、傅政委、牛部长和我们陪着回到第六十四军军部（住在中宁县省银行办事处），又约同第六十三军郑军长，设宴欢谈。在欢谈中签了字。傍晚，马惇靖一行五人，兴辞而去。” 与此同时，十九兵团各部主力已经推进到吴忠堡、金积、大坝一线及灵武，首先占领金灵地区制高点牛首山，居高临下，锁住交通，一二八军副军长兼三九六师师长马宝琳慌了，忙向驻在灵武的卢忠良告急：“共产党军队兵力太大，重武器又多，还有坦克呢！看样子金积难保……” 卢忠良态度冷峻，说：“难保也得保！第二五六师很快就给你增援上去。在未到达之前，你要想尽办法，竭力坚持，绝不许退却，除非你们……全部战死！” 说这番话时，卢的内心也没有太多底气。“难保也得保”，这就是他的逻辑。就在两天前的一个大清早，马敦静没头苍蝇似的打电话问卢：“共产党军队步步紧逼，吴忠告急，有人要我讲和，你说该咋办呀，要不要开个会商量一下？”卢忠良也是冷冷地回答：“军人以服从为天职，你说咋办就咋办，再没有开会的必要！”马敦静听了，号啕大哭：“要是军官们都像卢将军这样，我就放心了！” 显然，马敦静同他老子一样，把卢忠良当作一根精神支柱。 卢忠良那股劲，让马敦静心里稳当多了。随之，自我感觉也好起来。于是便想着为卢忠良争取时间，调整部署，以待来日之战。他找来留在银川的郭南浦先生，让他给兰州彭德怀发个电报，请求缓攻两日，“以便召开高级会议商讨起义事宜。” 这一着让马鸿宾也信以为真。 在吴忠告急时，一直备受冷遇的马鸿宾已感到银川的日子不多，想起马敦静曾说过把银川化为焦土的话，便急忙向军械处要来一辆大卡车，把银川所有财物家当，装了满满一卡车，准备带着家眷远走绥蒙。 这事给省府秘书长马廷秀知道了，立即赶到“五亩宅”来劝马鸿宾。马廷秀说：“你在银川德高望重，不能这样就走！你一走，银川就完了。有什么想法可以再作商量嘛！” “商量，跟谁商量？谁又能同我商量！”马鸿宾满腹委屈。 马廷秀说：“自然是跟平山（马敦静）商量。” “哼，跟他商量！这么多天，连个照面都不打，还说是到前方去了，胡扯！” “他不来找你，你可以去找他嘛！” “什么？我是长辈，他避我不见，我反要找他！这是哪家规矩？” “局面已到这种地步，你就大人不计小人过，不要跟他一般见识了！” 马鸿宾垂头想想，无奈地叹道：“那好吧，你如能把他找来，我就暂且不走。” 马廷秀一看事有转机，连说：“可以，可以。”其实，马敦静这会儿究竟在哪里，马廷秀也摸不清。他只好对电话局公布自己的身份，说有军机要事要向司令官报告，这才一级一级找到马敦静。 “马鸿宾要走，你是不是见一见？！”马廷秀的话软中带硬。 马敦静冷笑道：“要走？共产党军队还在一百里外呢，就要走！” “他不走又咋样？还不是成天待在'五亩宅'没事干……” 马敦静说：“幸亏他没事干，否则宁夏兵团三个军都投降共产党了！” “话不能这么说，他有他的见解。再说，他总是长辈呀！” 马敦静丢掉手中的烟屁股，狠狠地说：“好吧，长辈……你先去挽留着，我随后就来。” 马廷秀满心欢喜跑到“五亩宅”报告，说：“他听说你要走，急得了不得，马上就到！” 这话还中听，马鸿宾心里平和了许多。两人就在屋里一边聊天一边等待马敦静“驾临”。可是左等右等，始终不见人影。马鸿宾有点耐不住了，冷着脸说：“廷秀，你没有搞错吧……” 话犹未了，马敦静和马如龙两人一摇一摆地过来了。没进门马敦静就喊：“听说你要走，是真的吗？” 这下马鸿宾不客气了，拿出家长的姿态，一张口声音就呛人：“你连老爸爸都不能叫一声吗？你为啥避我不见？家务事尽可商量嘛！你阿大走了，你能不能负起这个责任？能的话，该拿出办法来；不能嘛，看谁能干就让谁干，一个人干不了，或者几个人干，共同负责……” 马敦静傻了眼，不知说什么好，怔怔地盯着马鸿宾。 马鸿宾接着说：“这个仗还要打吗？我看以和为好，打不出名堂来。至于你阿大的安全，不要考虑太多，那好办，就说军队掌握不住，不就完了！” 马敦静低头不语，有明显的抵触情绪。 马鸿宾吼了这一顿，没大反应，便转问马廷秀和马如龙：“你们看怎么办好？” 马廷秀和马如龙一齐说：“请司令官拿主意。” 马鸿宾对马敦静说：“你回去，连夜召开个军官会议，大家商议办法，签字盖章，共同行动。”想了想又说：“把省政府的人也参加上，一起搞！” 马敦静哈着腰唯唯诺诺地退出去了。 这模样给马鸿宾的感觉不错：马敦静总归年轻，孺子可教！所以，当郭南浦与马鸿宾谈及给彭德怀发电报之事时，马鸿宾满口支持，说：“召开军官会议是我的主意，给点时间是应该的。” 彭德怀慷慨大度给了两天时间。 马敦静究竟有没有或者是不是打算召开那个让马鸿宾寄予希望的军官会？这个问题已容不得人们多想。因为就在此刻，天上掉下一条头号新闻：国民党军令部长徐永昌和空军副司令王叔铭的飞机降落在银川机场。 马鸿宾决定随机去包头。他要到那里设法与傅作义、邓宝珊二人联络，请他们给宁夏拿个主意。 这正好撞着一个火山喷发的节骨眼上，傅、邓在包头与董其武刚刚拟定绥远起义通电，准备于19日上午在省银行包头分行礼堂，举行通电签字仪式。 徐永昌和王叔铭就是为此事而来。马鸿宾这个时候去包头公干，徐、王心里哪有不明白之理？但是，时局如此，人各有志，徐、王也只有“心情复杂”而已。他们开着一架飞机满天奔跑，不过是奉着钦旨例行公事罢了。 飞机在银川上空盘旋，徐永昌“心情复杂”地不胜感慨：“这样的山区，完全可以打几个漂亮仗，拖延到第三次世界大战爆发……” 马鸿宾在一边细声“请教”王叔铭：“如果要打，中央是否可以派飞机来助战？” 王叔铭惨然一笑，半晌才轻叹道：“中央也是自顾不暇。” 两天后，马鸿宾原机返回银川。此行的结果不言而喻，他更加坚定了既往的决心。现在，彭德怀给的“假期”已经用完了，马敦静的作为如何呢？ <