Chapter 49 The Battle of Yushu (Happy Lantern Festival)
Seeing the cavalry galloping outside the city, Gu Hongtao understood everything. He had been deceived by that guy Bai Meng. He had defected to the Western Sichuan Army and came to serve as a forward for the Western Sichuan Army in an attempt to capture Yushu. At this moment,
Gu Yuntao regretted so much that he even wanted to kill Bai Meng. He regarded Bai Meng as his companion, but Bai Meng deceived him.
"Quickly, kill them all and take back the city gate!" Gu Yuntao stood on the low city wall and ordered loudly. After receiving the order, the surrounding Qingma Army soldiers rushed towards the city gate.
At this time, the Green Horse Army in the city had mixed with the invading rebels. Everyone was riding on their horses and hacking with sabers. If they used guns, they would probably hurt their own people.
Bai Meng and his men suddenly launched an attack and successfully seized control of the city gate. Although the Qingma Army soldiers in the city rushed in frantically in an attempt to regain control of the city gate. However, the city gate was small and could not accommodate too many people.
People, the numerical advantage of the Green Horse Army in the city cannot be used at all. Bai Meng and his men are not in danger for the time being.
Seeing that the city gate had been controlled by his own people, a smile appeared on Bai Meng's rough face. This time, the first achievement was undoubtedly his. His future success is just around the corner!
The distance of three kilometers is not far for a cavalry charge. It only takes a few minutes. Outside Yushu City, Ma Qi personally led the remaining two thousand people of the 11th Brigade to launch a rapid charge. Look.
When the city gate was still under the control of Bai Meng and others, Ma Qi's face was also full of smiles. He knew that only by establishing enough meritorious deeds could he maintain his position in the Western Sichuan Army and even rise higher and higher.
"Speed up and rush into Yushu City. Yushu City is ours!" Ma Qi ordered loudly. Under his order, the soldiers of the 11th Brigade charged faster and faster.
If Yushu City had heavy machine guns or artillery, the 11th Brigade would definitely suffer heavy losses if it charged like this. However, the Qingma Army only had a very small number of heavy machine guns and artillery, and they were all left by Ma Haiyan to defend Xining. The other troops
It's impossible to tell the difference. Unlike the Western Sichuan Army, weapons such as heavy machine guns have been popularized to the platoon-level troops.
"Brother Gu, our troops are scattered throughout Yushu City and are in panic again. With just the troops at the south gate, we can't resist their attack! I'd better ask you to leave with emotion and return to the city to consolidate.
The troops are trying to drive these rebels out!" A middle-aged officer in his forties suggested. He was Chen Jianshu, the commander of the 8th Battalion of the Qingma Army. Although he was older than Gu Hongtao, he listened to Gu Hongtao.
Hong Tao's order. The troops currently guarding the south gate of Yushu are his 8th Battalion. However, it seems that the 8th Battalion cannot withstand the attack of the 11th Brigade.
"Alas! Let's go!" Gu Hongtao sighed secretly, and had no choice but to get off the city wall, return to the city, summon the remaining defeated soldiers of the Fourth Brother Battalion and the Eighth Battalion, and prepare to regain control of the south gate. He knew that this
Although there are not many Polish rebels, the large group of Western Sichuan Army will definitely follow behind. Once the Western Sichuan Army enters the city, it will be even more unstoppable.
"Come here, report to Xining immediately. Nangqian has fallen. The rebels and the Western Sichuan Army are besieging Yushu. I'm afraid Yushu won't be able to hold on for a few more days. In addition, inform Maqin and ask them to send powerful troops to rescue Yushu!" Gu Hongtao
He calmly issued the order. Since the big mistake had been made, he could only try his best to make up for it.
"Yes, battalion commander!" A group of Qingma Army soldiers immediately left the city from the north gate of Yushu.
After the Qingma Army took the initiative to retreat, Bai Meng's men completely controlled the city gate and the nearby city walls. As Ma Qi arrived with all the troops of the 11th Brigade, they even pushed the Qingma Army from the south gate of Yushu.
The neighborhood was completely driven out.
"Lao Bai, that's good! You have done a great job this time!" After Ma Qi came down, he saw Bai Meng covered in blood and praised him.
"Haha! This is all because of the desperate efforts of the brothers!" Bai Meng said with a grin. Although he captured the city gate, Bai Meng's men also suffered heavy casualties. After a while, under the siege of the Qingma Army,
More than a hundred people were killed, and more than a hundred were seriously injured, accounting for almost half of the casualties! However, their casualties also received good returns. After controlling the south gate of Yushu City, the army can then
Go directly into the city and completely eliminate the Green Horse Army.
"Brigade commander, let's arrange our defenses first! The Qingma Army's counterattack is coming soon. I have already sent people to notify the large forces behind and ask them to come as soon as possible!" Ma Yuntao said.
"Okay. Bai Meng, your people will go down to rest first, and brothers will set up defenses first. We will use the city gate as the center, rely on nearby houses to defend, and block the streets. We must wait until the large forces arrive.
Guard this place!" Ma Qi ordered.
Afterwards, the soldiers of the 11th Brigade began to get busy. They pushed some residential buildings and set up roadblocks on the streets to block the cavalry charge. After all, they had few people, and the Green Horse Army of Yushu City was almost two of them.
Times, if the opponent attacks regardless of casualties, the 11th Brigade will definitely be unable to hold on in the end.
At the same time, in the military camp in Yushu City, Gu Hongtao, Chen Jianshu and the battalion commanders of the other three battalions also gathered together. However, they all had sad faces. Ma Haiyan would definitely not let them go if Yushu City was lost.
of.
"Captain Gu, the brothers have already set up defenses. However, the rebels have not launched an attack. They are probably waiting for reinforcements!" Chen Jianshu said. This time, his eighth battalion performed very poorly, causing
He didn't have that much confidence in what he said. However, this time it was Gu Hongtao who ordered the city gate to be opened, which allowed the rebels to take advantage of the loophole. Therefore, Gu Hongtao should be held responsible.
"Well! However, we must drive them out of the city before the Western Sichuan Army arrives. Otherwise, once the Western Sichuan Army arrives, we will no longer be their opponents." Gu Hongtao said with a dark face.
"Captain Gu, why don't we retreat! With the strength of our five battalions, we simply can't withstand the attack of the Western Sichuan Army!" A somewhat frightened voice sounded. The speaker was a man in his thirties.
His face was a little pale, and he looked like he was overindulging in sex. He was Cen Zhiwen, the commander of the 35th Battalion. He became the battalion commander purely through connections and had never fought in a war. Therefore, when he saw the Western Sichuan Army coming, he
, I was frightened.
"Huh! Yushu is our defense zone. If we lose this place, no one will be able to survive!" Gu Hongtao said coldly.
"Don't say anything about retreat in advance, we'd better fight back as soon as possible! If we can drive the rebels out before the Western Sichuan Army arrives, we may still be able to hold on until reinforcements arrive. But if not, I'm afraid Yushu cannot be defended.
Stop!" Chen Jianshu said quickly.
"Old Chen, prepare your troops to attack! Your eighth battalion will be the first wave!" Gu Hongtao ordered.
"Okay!" Chen Jianshu nodded. His eighth battalion, after the previous battle, only had more than 700 people left. But the south gate was originally his defense area, and now that it was lost, he naturally had to fight desperately to seize it.
came back.
Half an hour later, the 8th Battalion of the Qingma Army began to charge. However, the street was blocked, so they had to abandon their horses and charge on foot. The defending 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army fired back one after another. The two sides were separated by
Shootings were fired in the streets, and the sound of "ping-ping-ping-pong-pong" gunfire resounded throughout Yushu City.
The common people living here had already left the city through the other three gates at the moment when the gunfire rang out. The defending Qingma Army did not stop them. If there were ordinary people in the city, it would actually affect their actions.
Since both sides lack heavy weapons, their firepower is not strong. However, the 11th Brigade, which is in a defensive position, is undoubtedly in a favorable position. At least, their bunkers are made stronger, so the casualties incurred during the exchange of fire are also small.
It's much smaller.
"Old Chen, let them attack! If they are suppressed like this, don't even think about driving the rebels out!" Gu Hongtao ordered impatiently.
"Okay! All attack!" Although Chen Jianshu was dissatisfied, he still issued the order to attack. However, if he attacked like this, even if the rebels were driven out, there would not be much left of his 8th Battalion.
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