August 10, 1948 (, July sixth days of the Lunar New Year), the People's Liberation Army in Longdong Zhuijian "Ma's Army". Northwest Lawrence Ma Hongkui of


In August 1948, the People's Liberation Army first field army is annihilated KMT Ma Hongkui, Ma Bufang Group launched Longdong Battle win. Enactment of the decisive battle Pingliang plan to stop the First Field Army advance Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Ma. July 21 to 24, the First Field Army has dispatched by a dry county, Baoji, multiplied by the "horse" back of the machine, to Longdong implementation chase. "Wild" Nineteenth Corps has occupied Jingchuan, Pingliang, F Ma Hongkui in military one, to August 11, and captured Qingyang, Guyuan, control Liupanshan. Second Corps has occupied ANKO kiln, Huating, F Ma Bufang military one. August 10, occupation Shimizu, Qin'an. The campaign, F Ma Jun 1 million people, the liberation of the vast areas of eastern Gansu, causing "horse" to destroy the favorable trend.