Taking Yushu City is equivalent to completely kicking open the door of Qinghai. The entire Qinghai Province has been exposed to the front of the Western Sichuan Army. Moreover, the successive battles between Nangqian and Yushu caused the Qingma Army to lose nearly four soldiers.
One-third of the army, and the Western Sichuan Army has an additional 11th Brigade, causing the balance of strength between the two sides to change again. The situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable for the Qingma Army.
After capturing Yushu, the 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army only stayed in Yushu for one night and hit the road the next day to continue marching north. Maqin in the north will become the next target of the Western Sichuan Army. As for the 11th Brigade
The brigade suffered considerable damage in this battle. In addition, two to three thousand Qingma Army surrender troops were recruited, and their combat effectiveness was also greatly reduced. Therefore, after discussion between Wang Yuze and Cai Yun, they decided to let them rest here.
Two days. The 10th Brigade accelerated its march northward, and its troops were very fast. According to the intelligence obtained, they already knew about the Qing Ma Army in Yushu, and had already sent people back to Maqin and Xining to report the news. If the Qing Ma Army was allowed
If you are prepared, it will greatly increase the difficulty for the Western Sichuan Army to defeat the Qingma Army.
However, it will take at least three to four days for a large army to march from Yushu to Maqin. Especially the 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army brought a lot of baggage, which will take a lot of time. It can reach Maqin ten days ago.
Qin, launching an attack is already very good.
Yushu is 600 kilometers away from Maqin, and 800 kilometers away from Qinghai. The soldiers sent by Gu Hongtao to report the news arrived at Maqin only on the afternoon of April 5th, with one man and two horses.
One horse died from exhaustion. As for Xining, the only way to get news was April 6.
Yushu was besieged by the Western Sichuan Army. After the news of the precarious situation reached Maqin, Maqin immediately exploded. Some people advocated launching an immediate rescue for Yushu. After all, after the fall of Yushu, Maqin must be the next one. But
Some people advocate sticking to Maqin. Everyone is deeply aware of the power of the Western Sichuan Army. Yushu will definitely not be able to wait for the day when Maqin's reinforcements arrive. By then, even the reinforcements sent by Maqin may be affected. It might as well be
Stick to Maqin and wait for the Admiral's order. Whether to fight or retreat depends on the Admiral's decision.
The Qingma Army has ten battalions stationed in Maqin, namely the 5th Battalion, 7th Battalion, 9th Battalion, 15th Battalion, 19th Battalion, 20th Battalion, and 21st Battalion.
The 31st Battalion, the 33rd Battalion and the 36th Battalion. There are ten battalions in total, with more than 10,000 troops. Maqin is also an important position in the defense of the Western Sichuan Army, but they are not targeting the 10th Battalion of the Western Sichuan Army.
brigade, but together with the Hezhou Majia Army to defend the Fourth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army.
Maqin City is larger than Yushu City, and the city wall is more than three meters high and one meter thick. It is not as low as Yushu City's wall. The defense here is much stronger than that of Yushu City. In Maqin,
In addition to the 10,000 Green Horse Army, there are nearly 50,000 ordinary people. Maqin City is also one of the largest cities in Qinghai. The entire Maqin Green Horse Army is led by Lu Haoran, the commander of the fifth battalion. Lu Haoran
He was also one of the important assistants who followed Ma Haiyan in launching the army. He had a high prestige among the Qing Ma Army, otherwise he would not have been appointed by Ma Haiyan to command tens of thousands of elite Qing Ma troops.
In the center of Maqin City is Lu Haoran's general mansion. This is where Lu Haoran usually works, but today, the battalion commanders of the various battalions of the Qingma Army stationed in Maqin have gathered here. They are noisily discussing in the hall.
Should reinforcements be sent to Yushu?
"General, Yushu can't hold on much longer. If we hesitate any longer, it's very likely that Yushu won't be able to hold on. When Yushu falls and thousands of people die in the battle, we will definitely not be able to escape the accusation of ineffective rescue!
"A middle-aged man in his forties said with red eyes. He is the commander of the seventh battalion of the Qingma Army, named Gu Hongqiang, and the commander of the first battalion of the Qingma Army Gu Hongyun and the commander of the sixth battalion.
Battalion Commander Gu Hongtao is a cousin. Now, Gu Hongtao is in trouble, and of course he can't just sit idly by.
"Yes, General! Send troops quickly! With the strength of the Western Sichuan Army, the defenders of Yushu will not be able to hold on for long!" Another middle-aged man also agreed. He is Lu Yuanqing, the commander of the ninth battalion of the Qingma Army.
He is a person with high prestige in the Qingma Army. He has a good personal relationship with Gu Hongqiang, so he naturally has to help at this time.
"General, we can't be saved! Who knows if this is a plan by the Western Sichuan Army to divert the tiger away from the mountain? If our army leaves Maqin on the front foot and the Fourth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army attacks, then what can we do to resist the Western Sichuan Army's attack?
?" Someone immediately came out and retorted. He was Wei Yuan, the commander of the 15th Battalion of the Qingma Army. He usually didn't deal with Gu Hongqiang very well, so of course he would not miss this good opportunity.
"Asshole, Wei Yuan, if you dare to avenge yourself at this time, I will kill you!" Gu Hongqiang was furious, drew his saber with a swish sound, and was about to slash at Wei Yuan. Lu Yuanqing, who was next to him, quickly pulled him away.
Come down.
"Damn it, come on? Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Wei Yuan showed no sign of weakness and drew his saber and challenged.
"Bang!" Suddenly, Lu Haoran slammed the table and shouted loudly: "What are you going to do? Are you going to rebel against me if you draw your sword here?"
Suddenly, Gu Hongqiang and Wei Yuan both stopped talking.
"General, the defenders of Yushu are in danger, we can't help?" After a few seconds of silence, Gu Hongqiang said again. He looked at Lu Haoran pleadingly. If he wanted to send troops, Lu Haoran would have to nod.
Just fine.
"Hmph! Isn't it just his cousin who is in Yushu? Otherwise, why would he be so anxious?" Wei Yuan said disdainfully. Although he lowered his voice, everyone in the hall still heard his words.
"You!" Gu Hongqiang glared at Wei Yuan, intending to teach Wei Yuan a lesson, but he was afraid that he would offend Lu Haoran because of this. If Lu Haoran refused to send troops to Yushu because of this, it would be more of a loss than the gain.
Lu Haoran also hesitated. He was very clear about Gu Hongqiang's intention to rescue his cousin. There is no doubt that Yushu cannot withstand the attack of the Western Sichuan Army. If the army is sent to rescue, it will even suffer heavy losses. However,
If reinforcements were not sent, Gu Hongqiang would definitely hate him and even blame him for the fall of Yushu. Gu Hongqiang is not afraid, but don’t forget that Gu Hongqiang
Qiang's cousin Gu Hongyun is the battalion commander of the first battalion of the Qingma Army and Ma Haiyan's number one confidant. If Gu Hongyun murders someone secretly because of this, it will probably be difficult for him to resist.
Lu Haoran thought for a while and finally came up with a method that had the best of both worlds.
"Everyone, Yushu needs to be rescued, but at the same time, Maqin also needs to be defended. I think so, the seventh battalion, the ninth battalion, the 19th battalion, the 33rd battalion and the 35th battalion will form the rescue force for Yushu.
Reinforcements and the rest of the troops continue to guard Maqin and await orders from the Admiral!" Lu Haoran said.
"General, the Western Sichuan Army has fierce firepower, and it is useless without a small number of people! We can only have a chance to win by taking advantage of our large number of people and fighting in the field with the Western Sichuan Army!" Gu Hongqiang said again. Obviously, he
There was some dissatisfaction with the number of reinforcements.
"Rescuing Yushu is very important, but guarding Maqin is equally important! Letting you take away half of the soldiers is already a huge honor!" Wei Yuan, the commander of the 15th Battalion, said in a neutral tone.
Gu Hongqiang glared at Wei Yuan angrily and said nothing. However, he had already made up his mind that after this disaster, Wei Yuan must look good.
"Let's do this! You can also take away the 31st Battalion. After all, Ma Qin also needs to defend!" Lu Haoran finally said.
"Okay then!" Gu Hongqiang finally said.
In the afternoon of that day, Maqin's reinforcements marched towards Yushu. Gu Hongqiang didn't want to wait any longer. God knows if Yushu could last that long after waiting one more night! Six battalions of the Green Horse Army quickly
Running towards Yushu.
In the mountain forest less than two miles away from Maqin, a white homing pigeon quickly took off into the sky and flew southward after Maqin's reinforcements set off.
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