1938年,侵华日军西犯呼和浩特与包头,欲直取宁夏并南下甘肃、四川。国难当头,在回族爱国将领马鸿宾的指挥下,宁夏1万多位回汉将士奔赴内蒙古抗日战场作战,最终赶走日军。绥西抗战彻底粉碎了日本侵略者企图分裂中国西北的阴谋,不仅使宁夏、甘肃、青海免遭日军蹂躏,也保护了陕甘宁边区的侧翼安全。 In 1938, the Japanese invasion of western China made an attack on Hohhot and Baotou, hoping to take Ningxia and go south to Gansu and Sichuan. Under the command of Ma Hongbin, a patriotic general of the Hui nationality, more than 10,000 returned to Han soldiers rushed to fight against the Japanese in the Mongolian anti-Japanese war in Ningxia and eventually drove away the Japanese troops. The Anti-Japanese War in Suixi completely shattered the Japanese aggressor’s attempt to split northwest China. It not only devastated Ningxia, Gansu and Qinghai but also flanked sides of the Shensi-Kansu-Ningsia Border Region.