"Fire!" Zhou Nan, the commander of the artillery battalion of the 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, gave the order to fire. After a moment of silence, the 24 Type 82 infantry cannons roared again, and the blazing shells accurately hit the city of Maqin.
The direction of the Green Horse Army.
"Lie down! Lie down quickly!" When the dull sound of shelling sounded and the sharp sound of shells breaking through the air sounded over Maqin City, the expressions of the Green Horse Army on the defense line suddenly changed. The expressions of the officers were even worse.
He screamed loudly and palely.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The dense artillery shells continued to explode on the Qing Ma Army's defense line. The soldiers of the Qing Ma Army who were cheering just now were immediately howled by the bombs. The waves generated by the explosion of the artillery shells shook the Qing Ma Army soldiers.
The military bombs flew into the air, and the shrapnel they shot was ruthlessly harvesting lives. The soldiers of the Qingma Army who had no time to evacuate suddenly suffered heavy casualties in this round of shelling.
When the Western Sichuan Army's artillery bombardment ended, almost no living thing could be seen on the Qingma Army's defense line. There were stumps and broken arms everywhere. Of the hundreds or thousands of people gathered here by the Qingma Army, only a few escaped early.
Although he fell and survived, the rest of the people suffered heavy casualties.
"Batalion Commander, it's all over. Almost all the 500 people from the 15th Battalion and the reinforced 21st Battalion died in the artillery fire of the Western Sichuan Army!" The deputy battalion commander of the 15th Battalion was covered in blood.
He came to the side of Wei Yuan, the commander of the 15th Battalion of the Qingma Army, and said in a tearful tone. Seeing his brothers die beside him one by one, even a grown man like him couldn't bear it.
Wei Yuan's vision went dark and he almost fell to the ground. The 15th Battalion was his lifeblood. How much status could an officer who lost his unit have in the Qingma Army?
"How much is left in total?" Wei Yuan asked.
"There are less than two hundred people in total who can continue to fight!" the deputy battalion commander replied.
"As long as you can still hold the gun, keep fighting. After the people in front are dead, you go in person. If you die, it's my turn!" Wei Yuan said with hatred on his face.
"Yes, battalion commander!" The deputy battalion commander said nothing and immediately turned around and returned to the defense line.
At this time, Lu Haoran came again with reinforcements.
"What, are the losses heavy?" Seeing Wei Yuan like this, Lu Haoran suddenly realized that something was not good.
"The 15th Battalion plus the reinforcements from the 21st Battalion, there are now less than two hundred people left!" Wei Yuan said with a gloomy face.
"What? Such heavy casualties?" Lu Haoran was also completely shocked. The battle has been going on for less than half a day, and they have already lost less than half of their troops. If this continues, how long can they hold on? And
Looking at the current situation, the Western Sichuan Army has not tried its best. Ma Haiyan wants them to hold on until reinforcements arrive. How is this possible?
"General, it seems that the combat power of the Western Sichuan Army has far exceeded our expectations. Hurry and ask for help from the Admiral! Otherwise, I highly doubt that we can hold on until tomorrow!" Wei Yuan said.
"Okay! These are the 300 reinforcements I mobilized for the 5th Battalion. There are also 300 reinforcements from the 20th Battalion. Now they are all handed over to you! I have only one request. I must do my best to resist the attack of the Western Sichuan Army.
Attack!" Lu Haoran said with a serious face.
"Yes, Jiang Jun! I promise to complete the mission!" Wei Yuan said firmly. However, no one knows whether his promise will be useful.
Soon, the First Battalion of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army began a new attack. However, the resistance of the Qingma Army was still very fierce. The two sides launched a fierce battle at the gap in the wall of Maqin City, and both paid heavy losses.
Casualties. But so far, the Western Sichuan Army is still unable to attack the city. It was not until noon that the Western Sichuan Army's attack really stopped, which made the defenders of Maqin City heave a sigh of relief.
At the same time, two white homing pigeons flew out of Maqin City and flew north quickly. Special soldiers from the Western Sichuan Army had already paid attention to the things of the Qingma Army. After discovering the news from the Qingma Army, they immediately sent them to
This news was reported to Cai Yun and Wang Yuze.
"Haha! It seems that the Qingma Army in Maqin City can't sit still and has to send a message to Ma Haiyan!" Cai Yun laughed immediately after receiving the news of the carrier pigeon flying out of Maqin City.
"Then, it's time for us to have a duel with Ma Haiyan!" Wang Yuze also said with a smile. Ma Haiyan's reinforcements have been delayed, making everyone very worried. Once the Qingma Army, Hezhou Majia Army and Ning Ma Haiyan's hands
If the cavalry army joins together, it will be an army of almost 50,000 people. It will undoubtedly be a very big pressure for the Western Sichuan Army. Therefore, if one of them can be eaten in advance, it will undoubtedly be the safest. Now, they
The method adopted was to storm Maqin City and force Ma Haiyan to rush to the rescue quickly. Then, there was a big battle with the Western Sichuan Army.
"Brigadier Zhao and the others should have almost reached their destination now! This place will be left to the 11th Brigade. Chief of Staff Li and the rest of the 10th Brigade will stay here. We will rush to join Brigadier Zhao and the others!"
Cai Yun said.
"Yes, Chief of Staff!" Li Zhuo took the order.
Last night, taking advantage of the darkness, the main force of the 10th Brigade, four battalions, had secretly left, bypassed Yushu City, and headed north. The purpose was to stop Ma Haiyan. Although there were only four battalions, they
In terms of their equipment and combat power, if they had a head-on fight with the Qingma Army, it would be entirely possible for them to win.
At that moment, Cai Yun and Wang Yuze set off with a few guards. According to the plan, the main force of the 10th Brigade would intercept Ma Haiyan in the Dongqing ditch northwest of Maqin. This is the place where Ma Haiyan must pass south to Maqin. Unless
He wanted to spend an extra two days to retreat and take a long detour. In that case, Maqin City would have been captured by the Western Sichuan Army.
When Ma Haiyan received the news of an urgent request for support from Maqin City, their troops had already marched to a place called Xiuma. When he received the news, Ma Haiyan's face suddenly darkened.
"The troops continue to move forward, call Mr. Zhou and Battalion Commander Gu over here!" Ma Haiyan ordered in a low voice. The long journey made him very tired. After all, he is an old man, not as good as when he was young, and he will be back again soon.
It was very bumpy and naturally made him unable to hold on.
Soon, Zhou He and Gu Hongyun arrived in front of Ma Haiyan.
"I just received news from Maqin City that the Western Sichuan Army launched a fierce attack on Maqin. It should be that they want to capture Maqin before we arrive and rely on Maqin to fight against our army. Maqin City only
There are four thousand defenders left, unable to withstand the attack of the Western Sichuan Army. Lu Haoran reported that they can hold on until tomorrow afternoon at most. Otherwise, Ma Qin will definitely fall!" Ma Haiyan said.
"Admiral, let's speed up! If the Western Sichuan Army captures Maqin, with their firepower, it will be even more impossible for us to capture Maqin!" Gu Hongyun said. He had fought with the Western Sichuan Army.
After many years of dealing with each other, the Qing Ma Army still has a certain chance of winning in field battles. However, if the Western Sichuan Army defends the city and the Qing Ma Army attacks, they may not be able to defeat Ma Qin even if the walls of Ma Qin City are piled with corpses.
"However, with our current strength, if we don't wait for the Hezhou Majia Army and the Ningma Army, we will be a little weak!" Zhou He said with some caution. After all, this battle is very important to the Qingma Army.
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"Hmph! If Gu Hongqiang hadn't forcibly rescued Yushu, how could Maqin be like this!" Ma Haiyan said bitterly. Gu Hongqiang's adventure caused Maqin City to lose most of its troops, which also made Qingma
The army was extremely passive.
Gu Hongyun's face turned red and he said nothing. It was obvious that Ma Haiyan had been very dissatisfied with Gu Hongqiang forcibly going south to rescue Yushu, causing the Qing Ma Army to lose a total of 6,000 people.
"Admiral, I can guarantee that if we don't wait for the Hezhou Ma Jiajun and the Ningma Army to go south immediately, we will definitely be blocked by the Western Sichuan Army. Maybe they are already waiting for us on the road!" Zhou He reminded.
"I know. However, the Western Sichuan Army does not have many troops to begin with. It has to besiege Maqin and attack Maqin at the same time. How many troops can be mobilized to stop us? Besides, our Qingma Army may not be afraid of us in field battles.
Them!" Ma Haiyan said proudly.
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