After the 10th and 11th brigades of the Western Sichuan Army arrived at Maqin, they did not launch an attack immediately. After many days of traveling, the soldiers were a little tired, so they decided to let everyone rest for a day. The 10th and 11th Brigades
The 11th Brigade set up camp one after another. Among them, the 10th Brigade was stationed five miles outside the south gate of Maqin. The 11th Brigade was stationed ten miles outside the west gate of Maqin, vaguely surrounding the entire Maqin.
At the same time, teams were also dispatched to surround the north and east gates of Maqin, prohibiting the Green Horse Army inside Maqin from entering or exiting.
"General, it seems that Gu Hongqiang and the others are in danger this time. Since the Western Sichuan Army has arrived here, Yushu has already fallen. Gu Hongqiang's people may have encountered the Western Sichuan Army halfway. However, the final result,
Obviously the Western Sichuan Army won!" Wei Yuan said on the city wall of Maqin, looking at the continuous military tents of the Western Sichuan Army. There was a trace of schadenfreude in his eyes. He and Gu Hongqiang had a grudge.
, now Gu Hongqiang is likely to die in the hands of the Western Sichuan Army, how can this make him unhappy?
"I didn't expect so many people from the Western Sichuan Army to come. It looks like there are almost 20,000 people! Damn it, we only have 4,000 people left now, how can we defend Maqin!" Lu Haoran's face was filled with emotion.
Melancholy. He is deeply aware of the strength of the Western Sichuan Army. The Qingma Army was no match for the Western Sichuan Army in one-on-one combat. Now that there is such a huge gap in strength, they will be even less able to defeat the Western Sichuan Army.
"General! Maqin's city wall is strong. We can defend the city. Although the Western Sichuan Army has many people, it may not be able to attack Maqin. Besides, the admiral's reinforcements are already on the way. Hezhou Majia Army and Ningma Army
The army is also on the way. As long as we can hold on until reinforcements arrive, we will win!" Wei Yuan did not seem desperate at all.
"Although the city wall of Maqin is strong, it cannot withstand the bombardment of the Western Sichuan Army! However, since the admiral ordered us to defend Maqin, we must defend it." Lu Haoran replied with a firm look.
"General, don't worry, brothers will definitely take care of you." Wei Yuan replied immediately.
However, Lu Haoran is not sure whether he can hold on to Maqin City. He can only rely on God's will to see whether he can withstand the attack of the Western Sichuan Army before reinforcements arrive. However, whether it is from Xining to Maqin,
Qin, it still doesn’t take long to get from Hezhou to Maqin. Now that the Western Sichuan Army has arrived, reinforcements must be arriving soon!
Outside Maqin City, in the military tent of the Western Sichuan Army. Wang Yuze, Cai Yun, Zhao Bowen, Tashi Duoji, Li Zhuo, Ma Qi, Bai Meng, Ma Yuntao and others are surrounding a defense map of Maqin City.
In front of them, they discussed the next battle. Because many of the troops surrendered by the 11th Brigade were Maqin's defenders, it was very easy to find out the deployment of the Qingma Army in the city.
"Young Marshal, Chief of Staff, Generals, there are only 4 battalions left in the garrison in Maqin City. They are the 5th Battalion, the 15th Battalion, the 20th Battalion and the 21st Battalion of the Qingma Army.
.Among them, the 5th Battalion and the 15th Battalion are both elite troops of the Qingma Army. The current deployment in the city is that the 5th Battalion guards the south gate, the 15th Battalion guards the west gate, the 20th Battalion guards the north gate, and the 2nd Battalion guards the north gate.
The 11th Battalion guards the east gate. However, there are relatively few troops in Maqin City, so each unit can quickly provide support!" Ma Yuntao introduced to everyone.
"Young Marshal, Chief of Staff. Please let our 11th Brigade take the lead! As long as the 10th Brigade gives us enough fire support, we are confident that we can capture Maqin City within one day!" Ma Qi immediately asked.
"That's right, Marshal, Chief of Staff. Our artillery fire is enough to blast through Maqin's city wall, and then Maqin's defenders will be at our mercy!" Bai Meng also said quickly.
"We'll discuss the invitation to fight later. Let's first talk about the situation of the other reinforcements from the Ma Jiajun!" Cai Yun said.
"The reinforcements of the Qingma Army have already set off from Xining and have now reached Tongde, which is only 180 kilometers away from Maqin. The cavalry force can arrive in two days of march. The total strength reaches 16,000
The remaining troops were led by Qinghai Admiral Ma Haiyan. In addition, the Hezhou Majia Army and the Ningma Army also sent more than 32,000 troops. Among them, the Hezhou Majia Army sent 20,000 troops and the Ningma Army sent 12,000 troops. At present,
They have already arrived at Tongren, which is only 310 kilometers away from Maqin. It only takes three days to arrive!" Li Zhuo, commander of the 10th Brigade, read out the information he had just received.
"So many?" Everyone was stunned. The reinforcements from the Qingma Army, the Hezhou Majia Army, and the Ningma Army totaled almost 50,000 people! And their 10th and 11th Brigades combined were no more than 50,000 people.
There are only 16,000 to 7,000 people, which is a huge difference.
When Ma Qi heard Ma Haiyan's name, his expression changed slightly, but then returned to normal. Perhaps he had already thought that father and son would meet on the battlefield, but he did not expect that this day would come so quickly.
"Don't worry, everyone. Although the enemy has a large number of troops, we are not without reinforcements. Most of the fourth brigade has already set off from Marcon, which is no more than 400 kilometers away from us. They will arrive in four days. Even if we fight head-on, we will
There is no need to be afraid of them!" Cai Yun said.
"Yes! With the firepower of our Western Sichuan Army, it's easy to deal with these Ma's Army who don't even have a few cannons?" Zhao Bowen said disdainfully.
The three people in the 11th Brigade looked a little unnatural, but they also knew that Zhao Bowen was telling the truth. With the firepower of the Western Sichuan Army, one brigade could at least resist the attack of more than 20,000 Ma Jiajun. Two brigades would be enough.
It was enough to withstand the attack of Ma Jiajun's reinforcements.
"Chief of Staff, do we want to attack Maqin City?" Ma Qi asked.
"Fight, why not fight! The attack will start tomorrow morning. Your 11th Brigade will launch the attack. Then the artillery of the 10th Brigade will fully support the inside. Maqin's city wall is not very strong, we can blast a hole
.It will all depend on your performance then!" Cai Yun said with a smile.
"Chief of Staff, our 11th Brigade guarantees to complete the mission!" Ma Qi, Bai Meng and Ma Yuntao all said firmly.
"Chief of Staff, everyone, I think we can attack Maqin. But it is best not to capture Maqin for the time being!" Wang Yuze said.
"Ah? Why?" Ma Qi asked in confusion.
"Don't forget, everyone, Maqin's defenders only have a few thousand people, so they don't pose much of a threat to us. And our main enemy is the reinforcements composed of the Qingma Army and the Hezhou Majia Army and Ningma Army.
I think Ma Haiyan must want to join another supporting army and come to fight us together. This is very disadvantageous to us. If we can make Ma Haiyan wait for the Hezhou Ma Jiajun and Ningma Army to arrive, then we
There is no doubt that we can eat the reinforcements of the Green Horse Army first. In this case, the subsequent battle will be much easier!" Wang Yuze said with a smile.
"Haha, surround the place to call for reinforcements? This is a good strategy!" Cai Yun laughed.
"Yes, we can attack Maqin City, and at the same time set up an ambush on the route where the Qingma Army's reinforcements must pass, and ambush them again. In this case, the Qingma Army will be completely finished!" Zhao Bowen also shouted loudly.
Agreed. Obviously, he was very satisfied with the huge victory in Bison Valley and couldn't wait to perform a similar victory again.
"Okay, let's prepare according to this plan! Tomorrow morning, the 11th Brigade will begin to attack the city!" Chief of Staff Cai Yun said.
Ma Qi felt a little uncomfortable, but he quickly adjusted. Anyway, he had joined the Western Sichuan Army now, and there was no turning back. He could only go to the dark side.
Early the next morning, the Western Sichuan Army immediately took action. After a night's rest, everyone was full of energy again. The artillery battalion of the 10th Brigade had been moved to the front of the 11th Brigade, where a new
The artillery position was prepared to support the 11th Brigade in the siege. Twenty-four Type 82 infantry cannons raised their muzzles high and aimed at the city wall of Maqin less than two kilometers away.
Behind the artillery position, a large number of soldiers from the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army were ready. Once the artillery blasted a gap, they would launch a charge.
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