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"Brother, the Western Sichuan Army destroyed all our artillery. Our counterattack did not cause any damage to them. Instead, we killed and injured thousands of brothers. All the artillery in the city has been lost!" Ma Guoliang, in the Admiral's Mansion in Hezhou,
He said to Ma Anliang with an angry look. The Western Sichuan Army is obviously preparing to attack the city! Destroy all the cannons in Hezhou City, and they can attack the city unscrupulously.
"Brother, is there any reply from the Ningma Army? There are only 20,000 people in the city now, and the Western Sichuan Army outside the city has more than 30,000 to 40,000 people! Their artillery fire is so fierce, if they want to attack the city, we will not be able to attack the city at all.
I can't resist it!" A young man in his twenties asked anxiously. His name was Ma Yuliang, Ma Anliang's third brother.
"Hmph! Those guys from the Ningma Army not only refused to rescue us, but also defected to the Western Sichuan Army. According to our people in the Ningma Army, this old guy Ma Qianling has officially defected to the Western Sichuan Army. The Western Sichuan Army
They were given the establishment of two brigades, and now they are sending people to march towards Hezhou City. It seems that they want to use us to claim credit from the new master!" Ma Anliang's face was ashen. He never expected that the original Ma Jiajun
The situation of ruling Ximen would collapse so quickly. First there was the betrayal of Ma Qi of the Qingma Army, and then the betrayal of the entire Ningma Army, which caused the powerful Ma Jiajun to fall apart immediately.
"Ah! Brother, what should we do?" Ma Yuliang suddenly panicked. The Western Sichuan Army outside Hezhou City was so powerful that Ma Jiajun could not resist it. They originally counted on reinforcements from the Ningma Army, but now even the Ningma Army has betrayed them.
, who else do they expect to go?
"Assholes! They are all Qing Ma Army guys. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't be like this!" Ma Guoliang said bitterly. The culprit of everything is the Qing Ma Army. If it weren't for the Qing Ma Army,
If the Western Sichuan Army is provoked, the Western Sichuan Army will not have an excuse to launch an attack, and the Majia Army and Ningma Army will not support them.
"Okay, second brother. The Western Sichuan Army has been dormant for more than ten years, and they are ready. Even if there is no Qingma Army to provoke them, they will find excuses to launch an attack like us. The blame is on our Ma Jia Army.
We have been relying on the imperial court for ten years and fighting against them. If the Western Sichuan Army wants to fight the imperial court without any worries, the first one it has to deal with is naturally us!" Ma Anliang saw it more clearly.
"Brother, what should we do now?" Ma Guoliang asked. Ma Yuliang also looked at Ma Anliang, waiting for him to make a decision.
"What else can we do? Hezhou is the foundation of our Ma Jiajun, and of course it cannot be handed over to the Western Sichuan Army in vain. Yang Changjun, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, has already led troops to rescue us! As long as we can defend Hezhou City, everything will be fine
It's a turning point!" Ma Anliang said.
"Yang Changjun? He only has 10,000 green soldiers in his hands. I can defeat those old soldiers with a thousand cavalry. What effect will it have?" Ma Guoliang said with disdain. When their fathers started the uprising, it was
By defeating those Hunan troops, Ma Guoliang was in today's situation. Therefore, Ma Guoliang was very doubtful about the combat effectiveness of these veteran soldiers.
"It's true that their combat effectiveness is low. But they represent the imperial court. If the Western Sichuan Army dares to attack Yang Changjun, it will definitely arouse the anger of the imperial court. At that time, as long as the imperial court and the Western Sichuan Army start fighting, the world will be in chaos.
Only when the world is in chaos will we have a chance!" Ma Anliang's eyes were shining with reluctance. How could the foundation that his fathers had worked so hard to build be lost in his hands!
"Okay, brother, I will deploy the troops right away. We will fight with the Western Sichuan Army. Even if we risk our lives, we must defend Hezhou!" Ma Guoliang said immediately.
"Yes!" Ma Anliang nodded. The current Ma Jiajun seems to have reached a point of decline. Whether he can survive this disaster, he himself does not know. However, in order to preserve the foundation left by his father's generation, he will
He will try his best to fight, even if he pays his life for it. It is impossible for him to surrender to the Western Sichuan Army like Ning Majun and Ma Qi did.
"May God bless his people!" Ma Anliang murmured.
At nine o'clock in the morning on April 19, outside the south gate of Hezhou City, one kilometer away from the city wall, the artillery battalions of the 10th and 4th brigades of the Western Sichuan Army, with a total of forty-eight infantry guns lined up in two rows, were waiting.
Following the order to fire. In front of the infantry artillery position, there were hundreds of mortars, making final preparations before the bombardment. Now that the artillery in Hezhou City had been completely destroyed, they were able to get close and fire.
, without worrying about being counterattacked. In addition, hundreds of heavy machine guns have also been pushed to a place only 500 meters away from the Hezhou City wall. They will provide direct fire support to the attacking troops and suppress the forces on the wall.
Ma Jiajun's counterattack.
Behind, the 11th and 12th brigades of the Western Sichuan Army were ready. Once the gate of Hezhou City was blown open, they immediately began to charge, rushing in as quickly as possible to capture the entire Hezhou City.
On the wall of Hezhou City, from time to time someone from the Ma Jiajun quietly popped up, looking at the Western Sichuan Army outside the city in horror. Hezhou was originally a prosperous city, but now, as soon as the war started, the place suddenly became desolate.
The civilians in the city have already taken refuge out of the city. The Western Sichuan Army did not stop these civilians from leaving. After all, after this battle, this place will become the territory of Western Sichuan, and these civilians will also become the people of Western Sichuan.
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"Young Marshal, Chief of Staff, all the troops are ready, can we attack?" Zhao Bowen, commander of the 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, asked for instructions. This time the siege battle will be under his full command. In this case, the attack on the Ma Jiajun
During the battle, Zhao Bowen's performance was also remarkable, making both Wang Yuze and Cai Yun very optimistic. It is obvious that after this battle, Zhao Bowen will reach a higher position.
"Let's attack!" Wang Yuze looked at his watch. It was already half past nine in the morning.
"Yes, Marshal!" After Zhao Bowen saluted, he immediately gave the order to start the attack.
"Boom!" A shell accurately landed on the city wall of Hezhou City. Then, all the infantry cannons began their final debugging based on this coordinate. Two minutes later, forty-eight Type 82 infantry cannons began a fierce bombardment.
The walls of Hezhou City were completely filled with gunpowder smoke. Fortunately, as soon as the Western Sichuan Army started shelling, the Ma Jiajun soldiers on the wall withdrew one after another. The Western Sichuan Army's shelling did not cause them too many casualties.
At the same time, less than 50 kilometers away from the north gate of Hezhou City, a group of soldiers and horses were marching south quickly. They were wearing military uniforms with the word "soldier" embroidered on their chests, with long braids on their heads, and carrying
Armed with rifles and spears, they lazily marched towards Hezhou. This group of soldiers and horses was exactly Yang Changjun's troops that set out from Lanzhou. However, when they came out of Lanzhou City, there were tens of thousands of people, but now there are only five
There were 6,000 people, and the rest of them had all fled on the road. This made Yang Changjun cursed in anger!
"Rumble!" A thunderous sound came from the north, and then a large group of cavalry appeared in the eyes of these green camp soldiers.
"Ah! Ma's cavalry!" The soldiers in the green camp suddenly panicked.
"Why are you panicking? You are the imperial army!" Yang Changjun was furious and cursed fiercely.
Soon, the cavalry approached, and the area was filled with darkness, tens of thousands of them.
"Who are you?" A group of cavalry came forward and asked.
"You are so impudent, I am the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Yang Changjun. Where is your general? You haven't come to see me yet!" Yang Changjun scolded.
"Uh, Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu?" The cavalryman was surprised, but then returned.
But soon, this group of cavalry arrived in front of Yang Changjun, but there was an additional old man leading the group.
"Your Majesty, Ma Zhengyuan, has met the Governor! May I ask where the Governor is going?" asked Ma Zhengyuan, who had already joined the Western Sichuan Army.
"I want to rush to Hezhou to wipe out the rebels in Western Sichuan. The general is from the Ningma Army, is he also going to Hezhou?" Yang Changjun asked. There was a hint of joy in his eyes. He knew that his troops were too small and were not from Western Sichuan.
The opponent of the Ningma army. If these Ningma troops join, the chance of winning will be much greater.
"Haha! However, I am also going to Hezhou. However, we are not going to fight the Western Sichuan Army. Because I have already joined the Western Sichuan Army!" Ma Zhengyuan laughed.
"What? You, you have joined the Western Sichuan rebel party!" Yang Changjun was horrified.
"Haha! Zhengchou went to see the young marshal without a greeting gift, so he took the head of this bullshit governor as a gift!" Ma Zhengyuan laughed, and with a swish, the saber was already in his hand.
"Bold! I am an official of the imperial court? Do you dare to kill me?" Yang Changjun scolded with a pale face.
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