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Text Chapter 58: Soldiers Arrive at Maqin

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    "Boom! Boom!" Cannonballs exploded among the cavalry formations that were charging at high speed. The strong air waves erupted, throwing the cavalrymen high, and the flying shrapnel killed them mercilessly.

    When the artillery battalion of the Western Sichuan Army deployed 12 Type 82 infantry cannons and aimed them at Gu Hongqiang and his cronies, their fate was already determined.  The shells tore apart their bodies and sent them into the arms of God.

    "Boom!" A cannonball exploded next to Gu Hongqiang, and he suddenly felt himself being thrown up. The horse under his crotch had already fallen to the ground wailing.  With a "bang", he fell to the ground and felt a pain in his chest. He saw blood spurting out from his chest like a fountain.  He wanted to shout, but found that his throat seemed to be blocked and he could not make any sound. He could only look at the blue sky helplessly until his eyes lost their luster.

    Under the superior firepower of the Western Sichuan Army, the six battalions of cavalry that went south from Maqin to support Yushu suffered heavy casualties. Anyone who wanted to resist were all shot dead mercilessly. The remaining people lay down holding their heads.  Trembling on the ground.

    Five minutes later, the Western Sichuan Army stopped firing. After the smoke dissipated, the entire Yiniugou valley had turned into a hellish scene.  There were stumps of limbs and broken arms everywhere, and red blood flowed in the valley, gathering into streams. Ownerless horses were either wandering in confusion, or wailing in front of their owners who had died early in the morning.

    "The battle is over, we are completely victorious. But the ammunition consumption seems to be a bit high!" Cai Yun put down the telescope in his hand and said with some waning interest, as if he thought this battle was too simple.

    "Uncle Cai, it is very rare to be able to annihilate six thousand Green Horse Army with such small casualties. Although the ammunition consumption is relatively large, the lives of the soldiers are always the most important. Besides, the prisoners below are very useful to us.  Very useful, the 11th Brigade is still waiting for these people to replenish it!" Wang Yuze said.  When there were only two of them, he always called Cai Yun and Uncle Cai.  This can make the relationship between them closer.  Cai Yun is a very capable person. In Wang Yuze's view, after the country is unified in the future, Cai Yun will be the Minister of Defense!

    "Well! Let them order the Qingma Army to surrender!" Cai Yun nodded.  Wang Yuze was very satisfied that he could value the lives of soldiers so much.  After all, which soldier doesn't want to have a commander-in-chief who loves his soldiers as much as his son?  Now, Wang Yuze's performance is undoubtedly very appreciated by Cai Yun.  This also made Cai Yun feel that Wang Yuze would be the best choice to inherit Western Sichuan.

    "Listen to the Qingma Army below, put down your weapons and surrender, and I will spare your life!" Suddenly, a voice came from the mountain wall next to the valley.

    "Hand in your guns and don't kill!" Then, the soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army in the mountains and forests on the mountain wall shouted one after another, and their voices resounded throughout the Yiniugou Valley.

    The remaining soldiers of the Qingma Army did not move and looked at their commander in unison.  Now, Gu Hongqiang has been killed. Among the surviving Qingma troops, the ninth battalion commander Lu Yuanqing has the highest official position.

    "Brother Lu, you decide whether to fight or surrender!" Several other battalion commanders spoke one after another, handing over the decision-making power to Lu Yuanqing.

    Lu Yuanqing smiled helplessly. He didn't know what these people were thinking.  If the Western Sichuan Army failed in the end, the superiors would investigate and find that it was Lu Yuanqing who surrendered, and he had no responsibility for them at all.

    "War? What to fight for? Are you waiting to be massacred by the Western Sichuan Army?" Lu Yuanqing had a sarcastic smile on his face.

    The other battalion commanders suddenly stopped talking.  It's not that they don't know that if they insist on fighting, they will have no way to survive.  It was just that in order to shirk responsibility in the future, the decision-making power was given to Lu Yuanqing.

    "For our own lives, and for the lives of many soldiers. Surrender!" Lu Yuanqing sighed and said helplessly.

    ¡°We¡¯re surrendering, we¡¯re surrendering!¡± The battalion commanders immediately shouted loudly.  With a look of relief on his face, he surrendered and didn't have to die.  Even if they are held accountable in the end, it has nothing to do with them. It¡¯s the best of both worlds!

    After hearing such an order, the soldiers of the Qingma Army who were originally confused also started shouting, and their faces were full of surprises.

    Afterwards, some soldiers from the Western Sichuan Army went down to the valley, collected all the weapons of the prisoners, and then took care of them.  At last count, there were more than 5,000 Qingma Army soldiers captured, and less than 1,000 were killed in the battle.  However, among these prisoners, there were hundreds of seriously injured people.  Even if these seriously injured prisoners receive simple medical treatment, it is estimated that it will be difficult for them to survive.  However, this is how war is.Fighting will definitely lead to death.  The Western Sichuan Army was able to provide simple treatment to them, and it was already the most benevolent thing.

    The losses of the Western Sichuan Army were minimal. In this battle, only two unlucky soldiers were shot and killed by stray bullets. Only a few people were slightly injured, and no one was seriously injured.  Such battle losses are undoubtedly extremely shocking.

    Next, clean the battlefield and bury all the corpses to prevent plague or the like from happening when the temperature gets higher and higher.  By the time all this was done, it was already evening.

    At this time, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves coming from the south.  However, it was not the enemy who came, but people from the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army.  After they heard that the Western Sichuan Army and the Qingma Army were fighting in Yiniugou, they rushed over immediately.  However, they obviously arrived too late. The battle was already over, and the Western Sichuan Army once again achieved a great victory.

    "Young Marshal, Chief of Staff, the battle is over?" Ma Qi asked with a surprised look on his face.  Originally, he came in a hurry with the 11th Brigade, hoping to participate in the final battle!  Unexpectedly, when we arrived, the battle was already over and the battlefield had been cleaned.

    "It's over! You guys are too late!" Wang Yuze said with a smile.

    "Young Marshal, what was the result of the battle?" Ma Yuntao asked.

    "The 10th Brigade lost two men and wiped out more than 6,000 enemies. Among them, more than 5,000 were captured, and more than 4,000 could be reorganized!" Cai Yun said with a smile.

    "Oh my god! We wiped out 6,000 enemies and only lost two people. Isn't this incredible?" Ma Qi and other officers of the 11th Brigade clicked their tongues.  If all suffered such battle losses, even the three Ma Jiajun families combined would not be able to defeat the Western Sichuan Army.

    "Chief of Staff, can these prisoners be handed over to our Eleventh Brigade? With them, our Eleventh Brigade will be full!" said Ma Yuntao, Chief of Staff of the Eleventh Brigade.

    "No problem, you send someone to take care of the prisoners! Those who are willing to join us, let them join the 11th Brigade. However, those officers must be escorted back to Qamdo for custody. We will decide what to do with them after the war!" Cai Yun  said.

    "Yes! Chief of Staff!" Ma Qi and Ma Yuntao immediately took the order.

    When most of the prisoners joined the 11th Brigade, the total number of soldiers in the 11th Brigade reached more than 8,000.  Except that the weapons and equipment are not as good as those of the 10th Brigade, the personnel configuration is almost the same as that of the 10th Brigade.  Because there was no heavy equipment, all the 11th Brigade organized its subordinate troops into eight battalions, each with a strength of more than 1,000 men.  The battalion commanders were all served by the old men who were at the time of Nangqian's surrender and the generals of the Qingma Army who were at the time of Yushu's surrender.  Originally, these people had no sense of belonging to the Western Sichuan Army.  But after seeing the terror of the Western Sichuan Army again, I didn't dare to have two minds about the Western Sichuan Army.  At the same time, in view of Bai Meng's previous military exploits, he got his wish and became the deputy commander of the 11th Brigade this time.

    The next day, the Western Sichuan Army set off again and headed for Maqin.  The two brigades, with a total of 16,000 to 7,000 people, attacked Maqin in a mighty manner.  After two days of marching, on the morning of April 10, the 10th and 11th brigades of the Western Sichuan Army approached Macin.  At this moment, Maqin had already closed the city gate tightly. Many Qingma Army soldiers on the city wall looked at the densely packed Western Sichuan Army in horror.

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