Seeing that Ma Haiyan had already made a decision, Zhou He had no choice but to stop trying to dissuade him. However, he still vaguely felt something was wrong, as if this matter was completely a trap by the Western Sichuan Army.
"Order the troops to speed up and reach Maqin as early as tomorrow morning!" Ma Haiyan issued the order. The Qingma Army immediately increased its speed. Originally, because they had to wait for the Hezhou Ma Jiajun and Ningma Army, which had already lagged behind them for a day, Ma Haiyan gave the order.
, they deliberately slowed down. Now, the entire team immediately started galloping. The Qingma Army's sixteen battalions totaled more than 16,000 people. Looking down from a high altitude, they looked like a black river.
It is moving rapidly to the south.
At the same time, Ma Haiyan did not forget to send people to notify the Hezhou Majia Army and Ningma Army, requesting them to speed up to Maqin.
It was already afternoon when Wang Yuze and Cai Yun joined forces with the 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army. Zhao Bowen and Tashi Duoji, with the four battalions of the 10th Brigade, had already arrived at Dongqinggou. However,
, Dongqing Valley is no better than the Yiniu Valley where the Qingma Army was ambushed before. The canyon here is very narrow, and the sides are very steep, making it impossible to ambush on both sides of the canyon. Therefore, Zhao Bowen and Tashi Duoji had to let their troops garrison the canyon.
East side.
"Chief of Staff, Marshal, the terrain here is not as good as the Buffalo Valley. If we want to ambush the Qingma Army again, it may not be that easy!" Zhao Bowen said with some worry. Now he only has 4 battalions in hand.
But they have to deal with more than 16,000 Qingma troops, a gap of four times!
"Chief of Staff, Marshal! If we block the east side of the canyon with heavy troops, we should be able to block the Qingma Army inside with our superior firepower. In this case, the Qingma Army will not be able to rescue Ma Qin through here!
"Tashi Duoji, deputy commander of the 10th Brigade, suggested.
Cai Yun waved his hand, and then said: "If we want to prevent the Qingma Army from reinforcing, there is no need to go in such a big circle. If we want to capture Ma Qin, we can go all out and catch up with the Qingma Army and other Ma Jiajun
We captured Ma Qin before we arrived. The reason why we spent so much effort was entirely to annihilate Ma Haiyan’s army. We must at least inflict heavy losses on them!"
"That's right! Although our numbers are completely weaker than theirs, our equipment and weapons are much more advanced than those of the Qingma Army. If the two sides face off, we may not lose!" Wang Yuze also said.
"Here, Chief of Staff, Marshal, are we really going to go head-to-head with the Qingma Army with our capabilities?" Zhao Bowen seemed to want to make sure.
"What? Don't you have confidence? Or are you afraid?" Cai Yun said with a smile.
"How is that possible? Chief of Staff, don't look down on me. When have I, Zhao Bowen, ever been afraid?" Zhao Bowen immediately shouted at the top of his lungs.
"That's right! Prepare to resist the Qingma Army's attack! Gather all four battalions of Type 82 infantry artillery, and deploy mortars and heavy machine guns at the front line. Build a simple defense line and prepare to welcome the Qingma Army.
Let the Ma army attack!" Cai Yun said.
"Yes, Chief of Staff!" Zhao Bowen and Tashi Duoji immediately took orders to arrange the arrangements.
The cavalry battalion of the 10th Brigade, each battalion's firepower group has two Type 82 infantry guns and two 60mm mortars. Together with the firepower groups of the following companies and platoons, the four battalions have a total of 8 Type 82 infantry guns.
40 60mm mortars, 48 37mm mortars and 80 heavy machine guns. Such terrifying firepower, when gathered together, is enough to withstand the impact of horseback riding. In the cold weapon era, cavalry may be the most powerful force.
, but in the face of hot weapons, especially in the face of the powerful firepower of continuous shooting such as heavy machine guns, the role of cavalry is greatly reduced.
The Western Sichuan Army chose to set up defenses on the east side of the Dongqing Valley Canyon. It is three kilometers away from the Dongqing Valley. There are mountains on both sides and an open space up to two kilometers wide in the middle. The Western Sichuan Army is preparing to face the Qingma Army here. The main point
The firepower was all deployed in the front, and heavy machine guns and mortars were also deployed on both wings to ensure that the powerful firepower could cut off the Qingma Army's plan to bypass the two wings and attack the rear of the Western Sichuan Army. Among them, the frontal defense line was only one kilometer
, each flank is 500 meters. The configuration of the troops is also two battalions in the front, one battalion faces the enemy in the front, and the other battalion is used as a reserve. There is one battalion on each side. Half of the mortars and heavy machine guns are also deployed in
The front line of defense was established, ensuring that there was a heavy machine gun every 25 meters, forming intensive firepower.
The artillery position at the back, mainly composed of 8 Type 82 infantry guns, will favorably support the battle in front. Mortars are also evenly arranged on the front line of defense, providing favorable fire support for the infantry in front.
It was not until the evening that the Western Sichuan Army's defense line was established and they were waiting for the Qingma Army to arrive. At the same time, they did not forget to send a large number of scouts in front so that they could keep track of the movements of the Western Sichuan Army and avoid being attacked by surprise.
That night, all the soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army, except the sentries, took a rest after enjoying dinner. Everyone was recharging their strength. Everyone knew that they would face a bloody battle tomorrow.
At the same time, the Qingma Army was about to arrive at Dongqinggou. That night, their camping place was only thirty kilometers away from Dongqinggou. In order to maintain sufficient physical strength to face the upcoming battle, they did not stay overnight
Hurry. This is what the Qingma Army was later criticized for. If Ma Haiyan ordered the entire army to continue to advance, they would inevitably encounter the Western Sichuan Army at night. By then, in the melee at night, the powerful firepower advantage of the Western Sichuan Army would not be fully utilized.
.The Qingma Army could easily defeat the Western Sichuan Army with its absolute numerical advantage, and even establish the final victory in one fell swoop. However, unfortunately, the Qingma Army was too cautious this time and missed the last opportunity.
The next day, April 12, the soldiers of the 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army got up at six o'clock in the morning. After breakfast, all the soldiers entered the position, checked their weapons, and waited for the arrival of the Qingma Army.
Wang Yuze also got up early, but he didn't sleep at all last night. When he thought about using 4,000 people to fight against 16,000 Qingma Army today, he felt very excited and nervous. Although he was very worried about Western Sichuan
Jun Jun had great confidence, but he still couldn't feel at ease until the moment the results were announced.
While waiting for the arrival of the Qingma Army, I received a battle report from the 11th Brigade. After a day of hard fighting, the 11th Brigade still failed to capture Maqin City. Of course, this has a lot to do with the strategy of the Western Sichuan Army.
relationship. Only if Maqin City is still in the hands of the Qingma Army, Ma Haiyan will rush to the rescue quickly. Once Maqin City is captured, there is no need for Ma Haiyan to lead his army alone.
"Admiral, the Dongqing Valley is ahead of us. After passing the Dongqing Valley, we will reach Maqin soon!" Zhou He said, pointing to the mountain in front of him.
"Well! Send someone to search first to avoid an ambush by the Western Sichuan Army!" Ma Haiyan was still a little cautious during the march.
Gu Hongyun immediately sent a team of cavalry to Dongqing Valley for reconnaissance. In less than half an hour, this team of cavalry came back and reported that there was no ambush from the Western Sichuan Army in the canyon. However, outside the canyon,
But they found a large number of Western Sichuan troops ready to attack.
"Hmph! How many people are there in those Western Sichuan Army?" Ma Haiyan asked.
"Admiral, look at their number, there are less than five thousand!" the cavalry in charge of the investigation replied.
"Five thousand people? It seems that the Western Sichuan Army wants to stop us here and buy time for them to capture Maqin!" Ma Haiyan said.
"Admiral, the Western Sichuan Army looks down on us too much! Even though they have powerful firepower, if they have to stop us with five thousand people, they look down on us too much!" Gu Hongyun added.
"How is the situation in Maqin? Is it still in Lu Haoran's hands?" Ma Haiyan did not make a decision immediately, but asked about the situation in Maqin City.
"Admiral, I received the latest news this morning. Although yesterday's battle was very fierce and the defenders of Maqin City suffered heavy losses, Maqin City is still under our control. However, the defenders of Maqin City have already arrived.
At the end of the day, it’s probably hard to survive today!” Zhou He said.
"Okay! In that case, let's have a head-on showdown with the Western Sichuan Army here!" Ma Haiyan said proudly.
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