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Text Chapter 55 The decisive battle with Ma Qin

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    "Yes, Admiral, I will immediately send someone to Lanzhou to report this matter to the Governor!" Zhou He said.  As a Han Chinese, he still has deep-rooted loyalty to the emperor in his heart.  Although this monarch is not the monarch of the Han people.  However, after more than two hundred years since the Manchus entered the country, most Han people have probably regarded them as real monarchs and have forgotten their original status as foreigners.  Zhou He was such a literati. He was deeply poisoned by feudal ideas, but he was still full of the supremacy of imperial power.  Although the Qingma Army and the Ma Jiajun were just separatist forces that were dependent on the imperial court, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Yang Changjun, could only make the decision in Lanzhou City.  But Zhou He still regarded him as the highest military and political officer in the entire Shaanxi-Gansu region.

    "We are not busy with this. Now we have to discuss countermeasures and how to deal with the Western Sichuan Army. This time the Western Sichuan Army invades in a large scale and is so well prepared. It will definitely not retreat so easily!" Ma Haiyan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

    "Admiral, do they really want to swallow up our Qinghai and Gansu provinces? Our Ma Jiajun has more than 100,000 elite troops in total! Can they swallow them down? They are not afraid of bursting their stomachs!" Gu Hongyun's face was filled with emotion.  Said angrily.

    "Maybe they really have such thoughts this time!" Zhou He said.  There has been peace between the Western Sichuan Army and the Qing court for more than ten years. During this period, the political power in Western Sichuan has long been stable and has accumulated sufficient strength.  There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and there must be a decisive battle between Western Sichuan and the Qing court.  Obviously, Western Sichuan seems to regard Ma Jiajun as a breakthrough.  It's no wonder that the one hundred thousand elites of the Ma's Army are all cavalry. In this era, the cavalry is undoubtedly the best mobile force.  If the Ma Jiajun took advantage of the battle between the Western Sichuan Army and the Qing court to attack the rear of the Western Sichuan Army, the Western Sichuan Army would not be able to resist it.  Therefore, the Western Sichuan Army prepared to strike first and deal with the Ma Jiajun first.

    "Admiral, since the Western Sichuan Army wants to devour us, let's fight them to the death! Admiral, please allow me to lead the army out of the city, rescue the defenders of Yushu, and fight to the death with the Western Sichuan Army on the grassland!" Gu Hongyun knelt down.  He fell to the ground and pleaded.  To this day, he is still concerned about the safety of his younger brother Gu Hongtao, and has no idea that Gu Hongtao has been killed long ago.  It was someone from the Qingma Army who killed him.

    "Hong Yun, get up, we can't act on impulse now. The army in Western Sichuan is huge. If we send troops rashly, we will probably be defeated by the army in Western Sichuan. It will be even more difficult to defend Qinghai by then!" Ma Haiyan didn't have the guts to obey immediately.  Gu Hongyun¡¯s opinion.  As he gets older, he is not as impulsive as when he was young, and he considers problems more comprehensively.

    "This time, the Western Sichuan Army invaded in a large scale. For our Qingma Army and even the entire Majia Army, it was a life-and-death battle. We must defeat the Western Sichuan Army so that we can protect Qinghai and our foundation. Therefore, fighting against the Western Sichuan Army  The army is not just a matter for our Qingma Army family. Send someone to inform the Hezhou Majia Army and Ningma Army that it is now a matter of life and death. We need everyone to work together to fight against the Western Sichuan Army!" Ma Haiyan said.

    "Yes, Lord Admiral, I will rush to Hezhou in person later to see Admiral Ma Anliang." Zhou He said.

    "In addition, we have to counterattack and cannot allow the Western Sichuan Army to attack. Our advantage lies in mobility and offense. The soldiers of the Qingma Army are not used to defend the city. The Western Sichuan Army has strong firepower. If they attack the city with artillery, we will not be able to attack the city at all.  We can't defend them! Therefore, as long as we attack proactively and completely eliminate them in the field, we can win!" Ma Haiyan said loudly.

    "The admiral is wise!" Zhou He and Gu Hongyun said quickly.

    "Admiral, with the strength of the Western Sichuan Army, I am afraid that Yushu will have fallen by the time the reinforcements arrive. Therefore, I think we should not rescue Yushu, but should gather all the limited forces and cooperate with the Hezhou Majia Army and  Ningma Army, destroy the Western Sichuan Army in one fell swoop!" Zhou He suggested.

    Gu Hongyun opened his mouth, but still didn't say much.  Although he was worried about his brother's safety, he also knew that it would be impossible to send troops to rescue Yushu under such circumstances.  The Qingma Army has suffered heavy losses, and Ma Haiyan will never agree to divide the troops again, as that will only waste limited troops.

    "Do you have any good suggestions?" Ma Haiyan asked.

    "Admiral, after the Western Sichuan Army captures Yushu, the next direction of attack will definitely be Maqin. We have ten battalions there with tens of thousands of elites. If we can capture Maqin, we will have lost most of our troops.  . Therefore, I think we should order the defenders of Maqin to hold on to Maqin and drag the Qingma Army there. This way we will have enough time to mobilize our troops and use Maqin as the final decisive battle place to defeat the Western Sichuan Army in one battle.  Completely cut off the Western Sichuan Army's ambition to annex us!" Zhou He said.

    "A decisive battle with Ma Qin?" Ma Haiyan murmured, standing up.??, stopped in front of the Qinghai map hanging on the wall.  If there is a decisive battle in Maqin, the Qingma Army will have to use up all its combat power.  After this fight, it is difficult to tell whether you will win or lose.  "I hope Allah can bless his people!" Ma Haiyan closed his eyes and murmured, then he opened his eyes as if he had made a final decision.

    "Okay, if the Western Sichuan Army wants to fight, then we will have a decisive battle with them. With Maqin as the center, we will fight to the death with the Western Sichuan Army on the grassland and completely defeat them. Order Maqin's defenders to wait for reinforcements and wait for reinforcements when the army arrives.  Previously, you were not allowed to leave the city without authorization to fight with the Western Sichuan Army. Order the Xining garrison, except for the 3rd and 4th Battalions to stay in Xining, the remaining 1st, 2nd, 10th, 11th, and 13th Battalions  Battalion, 14th Battalion, 16th Battalion, 18th Battalion, 22nd Battalion, 24th Battalion, 25th Battalion, 26th Battalion, 27th Battalion, 20th Battalion  The 8th Battalion, the 29th Battalion and the 30th Battalion are immediately ready to leave. They will go to Maqin tomorrow to prepare for a decisive battle with the Western Sichuan Army. In addition, the Hezhou Majia Army and Ningma Army are requested to send their most elite troops to participate in the battle.  . If we fail, it will be their turn next!" Ma Haiyan calmly issued the combat order.

    "Yes, Lord Admiral!" Zhou He and Gu Hongyun both accepted the order.  Zhou He was going to Hezhou to pay a visit to Gansu Admiral Ma Anliang, so the task of leading the troops would definitely be left to Gu Hongyun.

    "Father, my child requests to join the war to destroy the Western Sichuan Army!" Ma Lin said loudly.

    "No, you stay in Xining, I will go in person this time! I have been a soldier all my life, but I want to see if the Western Sichuan Army has the ability to swallow up the 100,000 elite members of my Ma's Army!" Ma Haiyan said proudly.

    "Ah! Father, let me go!" Ma Lin quickly advised.  After all, Ma Haiyan is already sixty-four years old, and it seems impossible to fight on horseback at this age.  Even a long bumpy ride might kill him.

    "Needless to say, although I am old, I can still ride a horse and wield a saber!" Ma Haiyan said stubbornly.

    Seeing this, as long as everyone stopped persuading, they also knew Ma Haiyan's determination to fight against the Western Sichuan Army.

    As soon as Ma Haiyan's order was issued, the entire Xining City suddenly became tense, and soldiers and horses from all ministries were mobilized, ready to go to war at any time.  At the same time, the envoys sent to Lanzhou and Hezhou had also set off.  The purpose of going to Lanzhou was to accuse Yang Changjun, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, of the atrocities of the Western Sichuan Army's brazen invasion, and to Hezhou to ask the Ma Jiajun and Ningma Army to also send troops to jointly deal with the Western Sichuan Army.

    The current Hezhou Ma Jiajun is controlled by Ma Zhan'ao's son Ma Anliang.  Although Ma Anliang is only thirty-six years old this year, he is resourceful and has the style of a father.  Although Ma Haiyan of the Qingma Army and Ma Qianling of the Ningma Army were both his uncles, they both followed his lead.

    Zhou He rushed to Hezhou in just one day and met Ma Anliang.  Ma Anliang was also shocked when he learned that the Western Sichuan Army had invaded.  However, the three Ma Jiajun families have always been on the same side, and he immediately said that he would not sit idly by.  The elite troops of the Majia Army will be sent to Maqin to participate in the battle.  At the same time, someone will be sent to notify the Ningma Army to also send troops to join the battle.  Gather the troops of the three families and fight decisively against the Western Sichuan Army in Maqin.

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