Chapter 24 Section 12

Ma Shiming gave up Pingchuan and entered Tianshan.A team of hundreds of people, plus fast horses, scurried around in the mountains, and almost entered Dihua several times.Jin Shuren could not be safe.Only the prosperous age can fight, Jin Shuren had to use Sheng Shicai. The more Ma Shiming quarreled, the more officials Sheng Shicai became, and Sheng Shicai was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the East Road. Jin Shuren handed over Turpan and Hami to Sheng Shicai.Sheng Shicai led his troops to recover the lost land in Eastern Xinjiang.Ma Shiming went to the outskirts of Dihua to rob the provincial army's food and grass.

The most powerful time was when Ma Shiming's troops rushed to the foot of the Red Mountain, and the provincial troops defending the city were not even able to parry. Sheng Shicai arrived in time from Hami to save Dihua.He and Ganiyazi and Rao Lebosi held Sheng Shicai in the mountains of Turpan, Hami, and Ma Shiming echoed him. Only Sheng Shicai in Xinjiang can lead troops to fight. The two younger brothers of the provincial chairman Jin Shuren controlled the military and political power, making Xinjiang a mess, and they were as cowardly as a mouse and dared not go out of the city to fight.There are complaints from the north and the south of Tianshan Mountain.At this time, a large number of Northeast Volunteers retreated into the Soviet Union after failing to resist Japan, and gathered in Dihua from the border card of Tacheng. On April 12, 1933, Tao Mingyue, Li Xiaotian, and Chen Zhong under Jin Shuren launched a coup with White Russian soldiers and killed Jin Shuren's two younger brothers.Under the protection of the guards, Jin Shuren retreated to the most dangerous Hongshan Fortress in Dihua City, and the two sides were in a stalemate.

Because the Northeast Volunteer Army was a passing guest army, they only wanted to return to the mainland safely, and had no intention of meddling in local affairs.Sheng Shicai, who holds a heavy army, has become a decisive force.Sheng Jun drove to the northern suburbs of Dihua and stopped advancing. He sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight.The coup troops in the city were no longer afraid of Sheng Shicai, and attacked Hongshan with all their might, Jin Shuren had no choice but to break through.The power of the provincial government was vacant, and the interim government formed by all parties invited Sheng Shicai to enter the city.Tao Mingyue, Li Xiaotian, the initiator of the coup d'état, and Chen Zhong wanted to monopolize power, but his qualifications, prestige and strength could not be compared with Sheng Shicai's. Sheng's adjutant spoke first and proposed that the Northeast Army Brigadier Zheng Runcheng be the temporary supervisor. Go back to the mainland and quit.Brigadier Zheng hoped that fellow villager Sheng Shicai would be in power and could get help. The Belarusian leader of the army that the coup relied on roared loudly: We only want to live a peaceful and peaceful life. Only General Sheng is capable of protecting us in Xinjiang. Stop arguing. The generals are fighting everywhere, and Dihua has already fallen.Sheng Shicai calmly settled down on Dihua and took up the post of temporary border supervisor.Tao Mingyue, the initiator of the coup, had no choice but to swallow their anger, at least give it to our provincial chairman, secretary-general or commander of the division commander, right?In the leadership team announced by Sheng Shicai, Tao Mingyue only got the post of Deputy Secretary-General, Li Xiaotian was able to fly a plane, so he was assigned to the Director of Aviation, and Chen Zhong, a talented student from the Whampoa Military Academy, was young, vigorous and promising, and Sheng Shicai let him be the staff officer of the East Route Army Commander, to assist the commander-in-chief to destroy Ma Shiming.The three were so angry that they were helpless.The military and political power in Xinjiang fell into the hands of Sheng Shicai, and Sheng began to reform the bad government, and the atmosphere of Dihua City was completely new.Sheng Shicai designated April 12 as a revolutionary holiday, and the April 12 Coup became the April 12 Revolution.

Everyone saw Jin Shuren's distressed appearance. When Jin Shuren ran to Wusu, the Soviets came to him and promised to help him counterattack Dihua and regain the country.Jin Shuren fastened his trousers, somewhat dignified, "I can't rely on the strength of foreigners to sit in the mountains and rivers." The old man was well-dressed and returned to the country through the Soviet Union.Ma Shiming sent a message to Commander Ga: Commander, come quickly, Jin Shuren can't bear it anymore, so he ran away with his pants in his hands. Ma Zhongying, who was far away in Jiayuguan, Gansu, received the news and shouted: "Ma Shiming's hammer is hard, and after two years of hard work, he finally killed Jin Shuren's dog. Sheng Shicai is a hard nut, let's smash Sheng Shicai!"

In the summer of 1933, Ma Zhongying led the newly formed 36th Division with 10,000 horses and entered Xinjiang again.This operation was stealthy and swift. The 10,000-strong army was marching in the Gobi, and Dihua didn't notice it. Within a month, the 36th Division even rushed to Hami and Turpan, the most dangerous town - Qitai. Ma Zhongying's younger brother, Ma Zhongjie, served as the commander of the infantry brigade. Seeing the cavalry brigade winning again and again, the young man became anxious and wanted to use his infantry brigade to attack Qitai.Ma Zhongying agreed.Qitai is an important town in the eastern border, and most of the 4,000 defenders are brave Belarusian Cossacks.

The fortified battle lasted for five days and five nights, with the troops rushing in and retreating seven times in and seven out.Ma Zhongjie personally led the Death Squad into battle.Break into the east gate.It happened to be the machine gun position of the White Russian soldiers, and the bullets swept over like a rainstorm. Ma Zhongjie, who rushed to the front, suddenly became a bloody man, standing upright, his rifle hanging to the ground.Before his younger brother fell down, Ma Zhongying roared and rushed up, followed by a large group of soldiers, walking past Ma Zhongjie.The hole that Ma Zhongjie tore open was instantly pulled open, and the entire Qitai City was shattered.The berserk Ma Zhongying leaped onto the machine gun position and sliced ​​through all the machine gunners like cutting watermelons. The skulls on the corpses were steaming like hot steamed buns.

The fighting has stopped, Ma Zhongjie is still standing upright, the blood is dripping dry, Ma Zhongying cried: "Brother, your neck is bleeding, you rest!" Brothers don't stop, brothers are still on their way. Ma Zhongying raised his machine gun and fired at the Belarusian officers "chug-chug", shooting down 27 of them before Ma Zhongjie fell. The brother was buried on the golden grass beach at the foot of Tianshan Mountain, which is a paradise for horses. "Brother, you listen to the call of the horse every day, and you can ride if you want." Ma Zhongying slept for three days, and then he was alive and well again.He said to his aide Yang Boqing: "Brothers were killed in battle, and their spirits are not good. If so many White Russian officers are killed, the provincial army will desperately resist."

Yang Boqing said: "Our opponent is an old fox, far from being comparable to Jin Shuren." "Beat him softly first." The fall of Qitai shakes the whole Xinjiang. Sheng Shicai is busy consolidating the regime, the rich and powerful in Jin Shuren's era are not convinced, and the princes from all walks of life in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains are even more eyeing. Ma Zhongying blew another storm, and the new government of Dihua is at stake.Sheng Shicai resolutely set off and led the military school students to face Ma Zhongying. After three battles in a row, the flourishing world was defeated and shrunk down.Zhang Peiyuan of Yili stood on Ma Zhongying's side, and the Uighur troops of Ganiyazi were also on Ma Zhongying's side. The vanguard of the 36th Division crossed the Tianshan Mountains and took control of Tarim. The entire area around Dihua in Xinjiang was in Ma Zhongying's hands.

Another 300-man unit of the 36th Division went straight to Tacheng to contact the Soviet Union. To open up the situation in Xinjiang, the Soviet Union must be used. After doing all this, Ma Zhongying's main force began to approach Dihua.This time it was not Ma Shiming's mob that besieged Dihua, but an elite army of more than 10,000 people.Zhang Peiyuan's Eighth Division in Yili is coming to Dihua day and night. There were almost no troops in Dihua that could fight in the field. Ma Zhongying gnawed them clean like a bone. People couldn't remember what kind of troops Dihua had.The Belarusian soldiers of the provincial army, because they are not the masters, will remain neutral at this moment when the country changes hands.The only troops left were the Northeast Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army who returned home from the Soviet Union. It is hard to say whether they would send troops.

Sheng Shicai bit the bullet and went out to fight. He finally persuaded the fellow volunteers from the Northeast and also the Belarusian soldiers.Sheng Shicai went into battle himself.It was a hot July day, and Ma Zhongying's troops were all in white single clothes, marching hurriedly in the desert.The two armies met fire at Ziniquan.At dusk, Sheng's army was overwhelmed. Just like in previous wars, the troops broke up.Sheng Shicai and several guards hid in a broken house and did not dare to move.The cavalry of the 36th Division outside galloped back and forth, inquiring about Sheng Shicai, and shouting to capture Sheng Shicai alive.A group of cavalry rushed over and asked, "Where is Sheng Shicai? Come out! Can you come out?" The guard pointed to that side, saying that he ran there.The cavalry chased after them.That was the most thrilling time in Sheng Shicai's life.Suddenly the temperature dropped to minus 30 degrees, hail came, and then strong winds blew up, stirring up snow.

The officers and soldiers of the 36th Division were all frozen to death. They could not see each other clearly if they had good stamina.Sheng Jun has a leather jacket and is out of danger. This is the Ziniquan battle.Snow in July is rare in history. Sheng Jun confronted the 36th Division in the Dabancheng area.Sheng Shicai quietly returned to Dihua.A fire broke out in the backyard. Tao Mingyue, Li Xiaotian, and Chen Zhong rushed Jin Shuren to step down, but Sheng Shicai came up. They took advantage of the battle between Sheng and Ma to stage another coup. In the courtyard of the office. All the officials present were paralyzed with fright, including the cadre team sent by the Nanjing government to take over the entire Xinjiang regime.Machine guns were mounted on the roof, and the central officials fled in panic.Nanjing soon announced the appointment of Sheng Shicai as the supervisor of Xinjiang's border defense. These few months were too important. The regime seized their hands and intercepted Ma Zhongying's liaison unit sent to Tacheng. Sheng Shicai followed suit and personally met with the Soviet consul.The socialist books he read while studying in Japan were useful, and he soon became comrades with the consul.The Red Army copied Zhang Peiyuan's lair from Yili, and Zhang Peiyuan's main force was on the way to Dihua.Another Red Army entered from Tacheng and went straight to Dihua. In the first month of 1934, a division of the Red Cavalry Army fought Ma Zhongying at the Toutun River on the outskirts of Dihua, and the entire army was wiped out.The armored motorized units of the Soviet army and the air force drove over, and the bombs fell on the 36th Division's position like raindrops. The 36th Division was defeated.

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