In just one night, Ma Qi, with the cooperation of Ma Yuntao, Bai Meng, Ding Zhongming and Zhang Mingyuan, took control of all the three battalions of the Qingma Army stationed in the Nangqian area. During this period, they
They sent their confidants to blockade the surrounding arteries, so that what happened here could not be spread at all. Here, there were also some soldiers who were die-hard members of the Qingma Army. As soon as something happened to Nang Qian, they immediately wanted to flee back to Yushu and bring him to Yushu.
The matter was reported to the superior. However, as soon as he escaped from Nangqian, he was caught by the guards. Ma Qi ordered all these diehards to be executed to deter others.
Two days later, Wang Yuze and the large troops of the 10th Brigade also arrived in Nangqian. Here, Cai Yun, deputy chief of staff of the Western Sichuan Army, announced the latest appointment of the Western Sichuan Army. The 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army was established. The brigade commander is Ma Qi.
There is no deputy brigade commander, and Ma Yuntao serves as chief of staff. Ma Qi was promoted to brigadier general of the Western Sichuan Army, and Ma Yuntao was also promoted to the rank of colonel. Bai Meng, Ding Zhongming and Zhang Mingyuan were also promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
The 11th Brigade has three battalions under its jurisdiction, which are temporarily composed of the 12th Battalion, the 17th Battalion and the 23rd Battalion of the Qingma Army. The insufficient number of soldiers will be replenished after prisoners of the Qingma Army are captured.
Both Ma Qi and Ma Yuntao were quite satisfied with this acceptance. They both knew that, in addition to three divisions, the Western Sichuan Army only had ten brigades of regular troops. Now they have become brigade-level officers of the Western Sichuan Army, and they can also be regarded as Western Sichuan Army's brigade-level officers.
Senior officers of the army. There are currently very few senior generals in the Western Sichuan Army. As it develops in the future, they will naturally be able to follow the rising tide.
After resting for a day in Nangqian, the army marched north and attacked Yushu with all its strength. It would be best to capture Yushu before the news of the Nangqian incident spread, and surround and annihilate the five battalions of Yushu's defenders. If they can be successfully integrated,
It will inevitably give the Western Sichuan Army a sufficient advantage. At the same time, the Fourth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army is also ready. One part will resist the attack of the Ma Jia Army in Hezhou, and the other one is ready to cooperate with the 10th and 11th Brigades of the Western Sichuan Army to attack Ma Jiajun.
Qin. Once Yushu is captured, Maqin will be the next target. If everything goes well, half of the Qingma Army will be able to be eliminated in one fell swoop. This will lay a decisive victory for Western Sichuan to capture Qinghai.
This time the battle was still spearheaded by the newly formed 11th Brigade. Wang Yuze and Cai Yun promised that as long as Yushu could be captured, all the captured Qingma troops would be added to the 11th Brigade. At the same time, they would also join the 11th Brigade after the war.
For the 11th Brigade to be fully re-equipped, the missing artillery and various materials will also be replenished as soon as possible. This makes Ma Qi and others very excited. Why is the Western Sichuan Army able to defeat the strong with the weak?
Advanced weapons? As long as someone has weapons, he can truly gain a firm foothold in the Western Sichuan Army.
The troops of the 10th Brigade marched at a slightly slower pace. They carried a large amount of heavy weapons and ammunition and could not move faster even if they wanted to. Although the 10th Brigade was a cavalry brigade and did not have any heavy artillery, the artillery battalion to which the 10th Brigade belonged
There are still twenty-four 75mm infantry cannons, plus a large number of mortars. It is enough to deal with the Qingma Army, which also lacks artillery.
"Chief of Staff, do you think Ma Qi and the others can do it? Yushu is no better than Nangqian. Nangqian is just a small town. Yushu is already a small city. Although the city walls are low, they can already resist the charge of the cavalry.
It's over." Zhao Bowen, the commander of the 10th Brigade, said with some worry.
"The distance from Nangqian to Yushu is only 170 kilometers. A cavalry charge would only take half a day at most. However, the five battalions of the Qingma Army stationed there are not easy to deal with. The 11th Brigade
It is a bit difficult to catch them all in one fell swoop. However, as long as they can attack Yushu and guard the gate into Yushu, then the mission has been completed. The next step is up to us!" Cai Yun said.
"Perhaps Ma Qi and the others can create a miracle. Now Yushu has not learned that Nangqian's defenders have defected to us. In addition, our dispatch of troops this time is highly confidential, so we may not be able to win by surprise!" Wang Yuze was very happy!
of confidence.
"Everything will be clear by tomorrow at most. Let the troops speed up! Try to reach Yushu tomorrow morning!" Cai Yun ordered.
"Yes, order the troops to speed up their march!" Zhao Bowen loudly gave the order to the soldiers of the 10th Brigade. The cavalry marches much faster than the infantry. It's just that the artillery battalion and the baggage battalion behind them can't move as fast.
.At this speed, it will be no problem to arrive in Yushu before tomorrow morning.
On the other side, soldiers of the newly established 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army were galloping on their horses. The soldiers of the Qingma Army were mostly herdsmen on the grasslands and had an inherent advantage in riding horses. Their marching speed was faster than
The 10th Brigade at the back is much taller.
Ma Qi is very confident now. After easily capturing Nangqian, his confidence has greatly increased, and he has also seen that his future is also bright after joining the Western Sichuan Army. Although he has not fought against the Western Sichuan Army in person, he attacked the military station last time
At that time, he had witnessed the terrifying firepower of the Western Sichuan Army, which made him fearful of the Western Sichuan Army. This time, the large troops of the 10th Brigade rushed to Nangqian, and the cannons made him even more frightened. The Western Sichuan Army was so
With sophisticated equipment, how could the Qing Ma Army be his opponent? The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was an extremely wise decision for him to defect to western Sichuan. Not to mention that he had no hope of inheriting the Qing Ma Army now, even if he inherited the Qing Ma Army.
After the Ma Army, I am afraid that they will not be able to withstand the attack of the Western Sichuan Army! There will still be only a dead end by then, so it is not cost-effective to join the Qing Ma Army now.
The same is true for Ma Yuntao, Bai Meng, Ding Zhongming and Zhang Mingyuan under him. As frontline generals, they are also well aware of the terror of the Western Sichuan Army. Now that they have joined the Western Sichuan Army, they finally no longer have to face that terrifying firepower.
This made them very happy. At the same time, they also received news that the intelligence personnel deployed by the Western Sichuan Army in Xining had secretly rescued their family members and were now settling them in a safe place, which made them even more desperate.
Worried about the future, they worked harder and harder for the Western Sichuan Army. After all, their family was under the control of Ma Haiyan before, so why not now it is in the hands of the Western Sichuan Army? If there are two intentions, the Western Sichuan Army will definitely also
They won't show any mercy to their families.
Setting off early in the morning, the 11th Brigade had arrived less than 20 kilometers outside Yushu in the afternoon. Because Nangqian was blocking the front, Yushu's defenses were very lax and did not send out a large number of reconnaissance forces.
Soldiers. The 11th Brigade traveled all the way without encountering even a single soldier of the Qing Ma Army.
"Yushu is ahead of us. Now we all work together to figure out how we can capture Yushu. For those of us who have just joined the Western Sichuan Army, it is very important to obtain military exploits. If we can capture Yushu for the Western Sichuan Army, then our
The position will be more stable. Then you will naturally enjoy endless benefits!" After ordering the entire army to rest, Ma Qi summoned the senior officials of the 11th Brigade and began to discuss how to capture Yushu.
"Brigadier, why don't we charge directly? We'll rush into Yushu City before they can react. In the chaos, although there are many of them, they are not our opponents!" Bai Meng suggested.
"No, this is too risky. There are five battalions stationed in Yushu, namely the 6th Battalion, 8th Battalion, 32nd Battalion, 34th Battalion and 35th Battalion. The last three battalions are okay.
They are all newly formed units. But the Sixth and Eighth Battalions are the elite troops of the Qingma Army. With the strength of the three battalions in our hands, there is no way to defeat them!" said the new commander of the 11th Brigade.
Chief of Staff Ma Yuntao shook his head.
"Then what should we do? Why don't we wait here for the large force of the 10th Brigade. The 10th Brigade is equipped with a lot of cannons, and we will blast them directly with the cannons! The low walls of Yushu cannot withstand the fierce cannons.
Boom!" Ding Zhongming suggested.
"No, we can't wait like this. Once the 10th Brigade arrives, we won't have anything to do. Although we can successfully capture Yushu by then, our military exploits will be gone!" Ma Qi shook his head.
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