1September, 924 15, the second zhifeng war broke out, and Ma Hongkui's troops were reorganized into the national army. With Feng Yuxiang's consent, the Fifth Huncheng Brigade was expanded into the new Seventh Division, and Ma Hongkui succeeded the teachers, moved from Dengkou to Shizuizi, and handed Suiyuan over to Feng Yuxiang's troops for garrison. Later, he was ordered to station troops in Shanxi, Hebei and Lingwu to mobilize and expand troops. Sun Donggong, the grandson of Dong Fuxiang, led his troops to Ma Hongkui, followed by Li Fengzao and Li Chengyin, which greatly increased Ma Hongkui's strength. In the 15th year of the Republic of China (1926), Feng Yuxiang was sworn in by Wuyuan, and appointed Ma Hongkui as the commander of the Fourth Route Army and the commander of the Seventh Division of the National Allied Forces, and soon became the garrison commander of Xi 'an. Lu Zhi's allies were defeated, Ma Hongkui collected a large number of weapons and equipment, and the troops were expanded and rearmed. That autumn, he was ordered to send troops to help Shaanxi. Influenced by * * * (then director of Ma Hongkui Political Department) Liu Zhidan, he cooperated with the Northern Expedition, inclined to revolution and won the battle of aiding Shaanxi. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), when Chiang Kai-shek "cleared the Party and suppressed the army", Ma Hongkui sent someone to escort Liu Zhidan across the Yellow River to northern Shaanxi. In June, Feng Guojun was reorganized into the Second Kuomintang Army, and Ma Hongkui was appointed commander-in-chief and commander of the Fourth Route Army. The following year, the Fourth Army was downsized to the 17th Division.

Central Plains War

In May of the Republic of China 18 (1929), Ma Hongkui joined forces with Han Fuju and Shi Yousan to electrify against Chiang Kai-shek in Luoyang, and Chiang Kai-shek immediately wired back, expanding the 17 Division of Ma Hongkui Department into the1KLOC-0/Army of the Rebel Army, and Ma Hongkui served as the 64th Division. Pay three hundred thousand silver dollars and more than one thousand new guns. In the 19th year of the Republic of China (1930), during the Central Plains War between Jiang, Feng and Yan, Ma Hongkui captured Taian City, Shandong Province, and was promoted to commander-in-chief of the 15th Route Army and Xuzhou garrison commander. After Tang Shengzhi, Shi Yousan and Han Fuju plotted against Chiang Kai-shek, Han Fuju took Xuzhou as the transportation hub and military center, and took Ma Hongkui as his friend when he fell to Chiang Kai-shek, contacted Ma Hongkui to jointly fall to Chiang Kai-shek and appointed Sun to negotiate. Ma Hongkui agreed to fight Chiang Kai-shek. Han Fuju sent a brigade to Xuzhou to monitor Ma Hongkui. Ma Hongkui thought twice, deeply felt that Chiang Kai-shek was powerful and difficult to defeat Chiang Kai-shek, so he sued Chiang Kai-shek. When Chiang Kai-shek learned of the tip-off, he took measures to defeat Chiang Kai-shek. Ma Hongkui was deeply trusted by Chiang Kai-shek and was ordered to join the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army. His 11th Army was downsized by Chiang Kai-shek into the 31st Division, with its headquarters in Xinyang. In the 21st year of the Republic of China (1932), Chiang Kai-shek was greatly dissatisfied with Ma Hongkui's ineffectiveness in "fighting bandits", and Herry Liu surrounded Xinyang, the stronghold of the Ma family, with superior forces. The two sides are ready to fight, and war is imminent. Ma Fuxiang rushed to Hankou (when Chiang Kai-shek was in Hankou) and Xinyang interceded for Ma Hongkui, but when he was sick in Hankou, his old illness recurred. Ma Hongkui learned that his father was tired and sick to save himself and rushed to Hankou. Ma Fuxiang followed the doctor's advice and died on the way to Beiping. Chiang Kai-shek got the news, sent people to mourn the sacrifice, and made Herry Liu withdraw. Ma Hongkui was appointed Chairman of Ningxia Provincial Government and Commander-in-Chief of the 15th Route Army, but only two regiments were allowed to enter Ningxia.

The Battle of "Four Horses Rejecting Sun"

In the summer of the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933), Chiang Kai-shek appointed Sun Dianying as the reclamation supervisor in the west of Qinghai Province, and sent emissaries Ma Hongkui, Ma Hongbin, Ma Bufang and Ma to jointly refuse their grandchildren, which was known as "four horses refused their grandchildren". In the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934), when Sun Dianying led 80,000 people to the western expedition and passed through Ningxia, Ma Hongkui, Ma Hongbin and Ma Bufang formed an alliance to refuse their grandchildren and joined the main force of Ningxia. Ma Qinghai BuFang led the troops to participate, and the situation was very fierce. Seeing that Sun Jun was exhausted, Chiang Kai-shek sent bombers to bomb the position in Sun Jun, which greatly encouraged the morale of Ningqing Army, and Sun Bu fled to Henan. Twenty-four years of the Republic of China (1935) in September, Ma Hongkui received an order from Chiang Kai-shek to stop the Red Army from going north. After receiving the telegram, he immediately mobilized troops to Dingbian, and showed Chiang Kai-shek the "Opinion on Communist Suppression", suggesting that he should arrive in northern Shaanxi at the beginning of the Red Army's Long March and immediately "completely eradicate the roots". Chiang Kai-shek personally went to Ningxia to arrange "encirclement and suppression" of the Red Army. In the 25th year of the Republic of China (1936), Chiang Kai-shek conferred the rank of Lieutenant General Ma Hongkui. Ma Hongkui once again put forward "communist suppression opinions" to Chiang Kai-shek, and Ma Hongkui fought fiercely with the Red Army in Yanchi County. After the Red Fifteen Army captured the salt pond, it decided to fix the border, strengthen the border and promote the border, and the horse department collapsed. Ma Hongkui went to Wu and taught his men face to face. If the Red Army is too strong to resist, he will give up Hedong, stick to Hexi and defend Ningxia. On the orders of Chiang Kai-shek, he ordered his men to build an "anti-Communist bunker line" in Tongxin, Wang Yu, Weizhou, Shanxi-Hebei, Lingwu and other places bordering the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border region, and built more than 220 bunkers. Chiang Kai-shek specially awarded Ma Hongkui the rank of general of the army.

War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression

In the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937), after the Lugouqiao Incident, Ma Hongkui was appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Theater and the commander-in-chief of the Seventeenth Army, and Ma Hongkui recruited a large number of soldiers with "one out of three" and "two out of five". Send the 1st and 2nd cavalry brigades to Suixi Anti-Japanese War. In the thirty-fourth year of the Republic of China (1945), Chiang Kai-shek awarded Ma Hongkui the Medal of Victory and served as the deputy chief of the Northwest Military and Political Chief Office. And cooperate with Ma Bufang's army.

civil war

1947, in order to cooperate with Hu Zongnan's key attack on Yan' an, Ma Hongkui organized Ningxia Corps and concurrently served as commander-in-chief to attack Yanchi, Dingbian and Jingbian, and Chiang Kai-shek awarded Ma Hongkui the first-class Yunhui Medal. Ma Hongkui issued an anti-communist general mobilization order in "Letter to Ningxia People", and sent troops to Baotou for the second time to attack the People's Liberation Army. 65438+At the end of February, the Kuomintang government allowed Ma Hongkui to "return to his hometown for illness", and then Zima acted as the chairman of Ningxia Province. From 65438 to 0949, Guo Jiqiao was plagued by corruption, which caused dissatisfaction from all sides, making it impossible to establish itself in Gansu. Ma Hongkui and Ma Bufang met and negotiated in the Minhe Hall of Qinghai Province and agreed to recommend each other. Ma Bufang served as the military and political chief of Northwest China, and Ma Hongkui served as the chairman of Gansu Province. It was also agreed to form the "Ningqing Joint Corps" to stop the PLA from advancing westward in Longdong. After returning to Ningxia, he organized Ningxia Corps to invade Xianyang and Ganxian in Shaanxi. After Ma Bufang became the military and political chief of the northwest, he did not fulfill his promise to enjoy the banquet. In July, Ma Hongkui went to Taiwan Province Province to buy real estate and flew to Guangzhou, accusing Ma Bufang of wanting to be the chairman of Gansu Province. After returning to the military meeting of "Qingning Joint Corps" held in Jingning, Gansu Province, it was found that Ma Bufang wanted Ningxia Corps to take the lead and immediately ordered his men to retreat to Ningxia, and the Qingning Alliance broke down. In August, the Kuomintang Executive Yuan appointed Ma Hongkui as the chairman of Gansu Province. The People's Liberation Army approached the northwest, Lanzhou was liberated, Ma Hongkui flew to Chongqing, and the general power was handed over to his son Ma Dunjing.