Chapter 72 The father is not kind, the son is not filial
"Report to the Young Commander, Chief of Staff! The Ma family army has found traces. At present, there are about 40,000 people, sixty kilometers north of Maqin. It is expected to arrive at Maqin around 4 pm this afternoon!" The scout returned to Maqin and reported.
"Well! We understand, you go down first!" Cai Yun waved his hand. The scout saluted and left the military tent.
"Chief of Staff, it seems that the war is about to begin! Where is the Fourth Brigade now?" Wang Yuze asked.
"The Fourth Brigade will not arrive tomorrow. However, I don't think they need to join us from the beginning. They can act as a surprise soldier and fight out at the most critical moment to defeat the enemy!" Cai Yun said.
"Well! I think so too. When we are exhausted when the Ma family army fights, the troops of the Fourth Brigade will emerge from the rear of the Ma family army, which should be able to establish the victory!" Wang Yuze also said.
"Order all troops to enter the city! Although the walls of Maqin City are not high, the Ma family army does not have cannons and cannot break through. With our firepower, they cannot attack the city at all. If we continue to stay outside the city and the Ma family army attacks at night, we cannot be prepared!" Cai Yun said. Although this battle against the Ma family army should be fully controlled. But many times, Cai Yun will still ask Wang Yuze for advice, which can be regarded as his recognition of Wang Yuze's identity as the young marshal!
"Go to the city! Night battle is our weakness, and there is no need to attack the enemy's strength with our own shortcomings." Wang Yuze nodded. At night, the firepower of the Western Sichuan Army could not be fully utilized, which was very unfavorable when the troops were at a disadvantage. The collapsed western wall of Maqin City had been repaired. Although it was not very strong, it was enough to provide protection for the Western Sichuan Army at night.
The soldiers of the 10th Brigade and the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army entered Maqin City in an orderly manner. Although there were many destroyed houses, the streets had been cleared out and did not affect traffic. There were not enough houses to live in, and the soldiers could live in tents and not have to sleep in the open air.
A little after four o'clock in the afternoon, a rumbling thunderous sound came from the north of Maqin City. This was the sound of a large group of cavalry galloping on the grassland and the sound of horse hooves gathered together.
Wang Yuze, Cai Yun, generals of the 10th Brigade and the 11th Brigade of Western Sichuan came to the city wall north of Maqin City. At this time, a thrust of heavy machine guns and mortars had been set up on the city wall. If the Ma family army wanted to take the risk of siege, they would undoubtedly be bleeding from the head in the face of the strong firepower of the Western Sichuan Army.
When tens of thousands of people gather together, they can give people a feeling of crowds. Now that the Ma family army has gathered at the city of Maqin, it has directly formed a black ocean. The flags are like forests and the sabers are like snow, which is very spectacular, and at the same time makes the atmosphere before the war more and more depressing, almost making people breathless. Anyone who faces tens of thousands of enemies will probably feel this way.
"If the Sichuan Western Army in the city is not a coward, I will fight us!" A loud voice sounded in the Ma family army. Then, the soldiers of the Ma family army shouted one after another. Suddenly, a rush of momentum was formed.
Everyone on the Western Sichuan Army changed color and became even more turbulent.
"Fire the cannon!" Cai Yun immediately ordered when he saw this.
The 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army was built on the artillery position in Maqin City. A total of 32 Type 82 infantry cannons were installed, and the shells immediately began to be bombarded. With the sound of shelling, one by one, one by one, hit the Ma family army outside the city. Amid the violent explosions, the soldiers of the Ma family army were knocked down, and the shrapnel were scattered to harvest their lives. The arrogant Ma family army cried and shouted at their parents, and retreated one after another.
Suddenly, the pressure caused by the Ma family army was wiped out, and the soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army in the city burst into laughter. What's the use of being a lot of people? Isn't it like a native chicken and a tile dog in front of our Western Sichuan Army?
The soldiers of the Ma family army had been withdrawing from the artillery range of the Western Sichuan Army, and then the commotion stopped. At this time, a road was separated from the Ma family army's cavalry, and more than a dozen people rode out from inside. The leader was Ma Haiyan, who was defeated by the Western Sichuan Army in Dongqinggou. At this time, Ma Haiyan was no longer as depressed as before, and looked energetic. Although his hair and beard were gray, they looked very majestic. On both sides of him were the two juniors, Ma Guoliang and Ma Fulu. Behind the three were the senior generals of the Ma family army.
"Listen to me, the Sichuan Army opposite, you wantonly attack my Qinghai and slaughter the people under my Ma family army. It is really a crime to die. I immediately withdrew from Maqin City and exit Qinghai. Otherwise, I will have tens of thousands of Ma family soldiers, flattened Maqin City and killed you all!" Ma Haiyan shouted angrily. In line with his voice, tens of thousands of Ma family soldiers behind him shouted and shouted to kill, with amazing momentum.
"Hmph! Ma Haiyan, don't talk so much nonsense. If you have the courage, you can attack the city! I want to see how many people in your Ma family army are coming to die!" Cai Yun also responded. However, although his voice was not very loud, after being transmitted through a simple speaker, the Ma family army opposite could also hear it clearly.
"Coward, if you are men, go out of the city to fight us in a dignified manner!" Ma Haiyan shouted again. For an old man in his sixties, it was indeed a bit difficult for him to scream so loudly.
"Of course we will leave the city when we go out of the city, but not now. Don't worry, I won't let you go and wait!" Cai Yun responded.
"No, Lao Zhou, why do you see that there is a person on the city wall so familiar? It seems, it seems to be the eldest young master!" Gu Hongqiang suddenly said in surprise.
"What? Let's take a look!" Zhou He quickly took the telescope and looked at the city. He immediately found Ma Qi standing next to Cai Yun. Although Ma Qi had cut off his braids and changed into the military uniform of the Western Sichuan Army, his appearance would not change.
"What's going on? Why did the eldest young master wear the uniform of the Western Sichuan Army? Did he join the Western Sichuan Army?" Zhou He said in shock. He could not believe such a fact at all. As the heir to the Green Horse Army, Ma Qi actually became a member of the Western Sichuan Army.
The conversation between Gu Hongqiang and Zhou He attracted the attention of Ma Guoliang and Ma Fulu. They also used the telescope in their hands to carefully observe the city of Maqin City. Sure enough, they easily saw Ma Qi standing beside Cai Yun. Their faces were a little unfair.
"Uncle, look at the city wall, who is that?" Ma Guoliang pointed to the city wall and said to Ma Haiyan.
"What's wrong?" Ma Haiyan was puzzled and the older people were all confused. However, when Ma Qi's face appeared in his eyes, Ma Haiyan was stunned.
"Ma Qi, why are you there? She also put on the clothes of the Western Sichuan Army? Where are your braids? Did they force you?" Ma Haiyan asked angrily.
"My Father, wake up. The Qing Dynasty has become increasingly declining, and the world in the future belongs to western Sichuan. The Ma family army will eventually be wiped out. I am now the brigade commander of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army. I advise my father to surrender to western Sichuan with me!" Ma Qi said loudly. Since there is no way to go back, it is better to use this to show his center to western Sichuan. Therefore, Ma Qi stood on the city wall without any concealment and faced the Ma family army calmly.
"What? The eldest master of the Qingma Army has surrendered to western Sichuan?" The Ma family army outside the city suddenly became a noise. The eldest master of the Qingma Army has surrendered to western Sichuan Army, which is tantamount to shocking news!
Both Ma Guoliang and Ma Fulu looked a little bad. The Ma family's army had alike, and now the heir of the Qing Ma army has actually defected to the Western Sichuan Army. What's the matter!
"Rebellious son, you dare to betray the court and recognize the thief as your father. I don't have your son, I will kill you!" Ma Haiyan was furious.
"Hmph! My father, you don't even have any food to eat! After I was caught by the Western Sichuan Army, you didn't care about it? Are you a father supposed to do? Now I understand. The Ma family army has no hope at all. Only by joining Western Sichuan can you have a future!" Ma Qi said loudly.
Chapter completed!