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    Violent explosions sounded in Maqin City, and houses collapsed one after another. The Green Horse Army guarding the city suffered heavy casualties.  The more serious crisis came from the city wall. Under the attack of armor-piercing bombs from the Western Sichuan Army, the city wall of Maqin City was already crumbling.

    "Boom!" After a muffled sound, the wall of Maqin City finally failed to hold on. Under the continuous fierce shelling of the Western Sichuan Army, a gap of more than 20 meters appeared in the wall on the west side of Maqin City.  .  When the smoke dispersed, the gap clearly appeared in front of everyone.

    "Oops, the city wall was blown down!" The soldiers of the Qingma Army felt bad.  All fools know that after the city wall was blown down, they lost their last protection.  General Maqin appeared naked in front of the Western Sichuan Army like a stripped-off girl.

    "Damn! Attention, all troops, prepare to resist the attack of the Western Sichuan Army. The admiral has an order, and the city is here!" Wei Yuan, the commander of the 15th Battalion of the Qingma Army, ordered loudly.  The defeated soldiers of the 15th Battalion began to gather in the face of the Western Sichuan Army's artillery fire.  They had long expected that the city wall would be blown down, and built a simple defense line fifty meters behind the city wall.  However, under the fierce artillery fire of the Western Sichuan Army, this line of defense has been almost destroyed. It is difficult to say clearly how much effect it can play.

    "Order the 20th Battalion and the 21st Battalion to each deploy half of their troops to prepare to support the battle in Xicheng!" Lu Haoran, the top officer of the Qingma Army in Maqin City, ordered.  After the city wall is blown down, they will definitely suffer the most violent attack from the Western Sichuan Army. The next step will be the most cruel moment.  Whether you can persevere depends on God's will.  However, Lu Haoran himself also knew that the hope of defending Maqin City was very slim.

    When the city of Maqin was bombarded, the soldiers of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army let out loud cheers.  The attack power of the artillery battalion of the 10th Brigade far exceeded their imagination.  Now that they have clearly realized that they are also members of the Western Sichuan Army, they are even more proud.  Now, after the artillery's show, it's time to watch theirs.  Although the defenders in Maqin City were once their friends and companions, now that they are their own masters, they have no choice but to draw their swords against each other.

    "The first battalion of the 11th Brigade is ready to attack!" Ma Qi, commander of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, ordered with excitement.  The power of the artillery of the Western Sichuan Army shocked him greatly.  He was completely shocked by the fact that the city wall of Maqin was destroyed in a short period of time and the defending Qingma Army suffered heavy casualties.  At the same time, he also firmly believed that it was wise for him to abandon the Qingma Army and join the Western Sichuan Army!  The Western Sichuan Army has such a powerful army, and the unification of China is just around the corner!

    "Brothers of the first battalion, Maqin City has been bombarded. It's up to us next. We can't let the artillery brothers underestimate us. We should let them see how powerful we men on horseback are.  Got it!" Ding Zhongming, commander of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, said loudly.  Seeing Bai Meng directly become the deputy brigade commander because of his military merit, this made him very jealous.  He knew that among the Western Sichuan Army, military exploits were the main reason for their rise.  And when the Western Sichuan Army annexes the Ma's Army, it will inevitably form multiple cavalry units, and he will have a lot of opportunities by then.  Only by getting more military exploits now will your future promotion be guaranteed.

    "Kill! Enter Maqin City!" The horsemen of the first battalion of the 11th Brigade, carrying guns and sabers, shouted loudly. With the support of artillery, their morale was very high.

    At this time, the artillery aimed its bombardment entirely at Maqin City, killing and injuring the defenders' effective forces to the maximum extent.

    "Attack!" Ma Qi gave the order to attack.

    "Come on!" Ding Zhongming shouted, and under his personal leadership, thousands of cavalrymen from the first battalion of the 11th Brigade launched a fierce attack on Maqin City.  The war horses galloped, throwing up large swaths of dust.

    There are no defenders on the walls of Maqin City. The soldiers of the First Battalion of the 11th Brigade can safely launch a bold charge without encountering any resistance.  Within a few minutes, they had rushed to the gate of Maqin City.  However, the gap opened by the explosion was only twenty meters, leaving a large number of soldiers blocked outside and unable to launch a charge immediately.  A small number of cavalry rushed in through the gap, but what greeted them was the bullets of the Green Horse Army.

    The soldiers of the Qingma Army hid behind simple fortifications and used their rifles to eliminate the soldiers of the 11th Brigade who rushed in from the gap.  Gunshots like fried beans kept ringing out from the gap.  Most of the soldiers who rushed into the city were shot dead, and the remaining few fell on the road before they could rush into the Qingma Army's position.

    However, these casualties did not make the soldiers of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army timid, but instead inspired their bloody spirit.  Some soldiers simply dismounted and fought with the green horses at the gap in the city wall.?In shooting, they can also be regarded as companions covering the attack.

    The battle was very fierce, and the casualties of the Western Sichuan Army and the Qingma Army were rising rapidly.  However, because the gap was too small, the huge force of the Western Sichuan Army could not be deployed, and the Qingma Army took a great advantage.

    The fierce attack by the First Battalion of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army caused heavy casualties.  But at the same time, the Qingma Army's casualties were not small.  Although the shelling by the Western Sichuan Army was not as fierce as before, several shells exploded in Maqin City almost every minute. However, in order not to hurt their own people, the direction of the shelling was kept away from the gaps in the city wall.  The 15th Battalion of the Qingma Army responsible for defending the west gate now has more than half of its casualties. They had already suffered heavy damage in the previous shelling.  In the subsequent battle, although they successfully withstood the attack of the 1st Battalion of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, they also caused great damage to the Western Sichuan Army.  But at the same time, their own casualties were also considerable.

    "General, our troops have suffered heavy casualties and need reinforcements!" Wei Yuan, commander of the 15th Battalion of the Qingma Army, found Lu Haoran and asked for support.

    "I'll give you five hundred men who must resist the attack of the Western Sichuan Army!" Lu Haoran pondered for a moment and agreed to Wei Yuan's request.

    "Thank you, general. I promise to complete the mission and hold the position!" Wei Yuan said loudly.

    The addition of reinforcements immediately increased the firepower of the Qingma Army. The First Battalion of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army launched several charges, but they were all beaten back and bodies were scattered on the ground.

    "Charge! Charge in!" Ding Zhongming, the battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, was standing next to the gap and loudly gave the order.  Several times, his disciples flew over his head, which was very dangerous.

    In the distance, Ma Qi saw that the first battalion was suppressed in the gap, and his face was a little solemn.  It seems that Maqin City is not as easy to win as he imagined!

    "Battle Commander Zhou, the resistance in Maqin City is still very fierce. Can you let my people withdraw first and let the artillery fire again?" Ma Qi found Zhou Nan, the artillery battalion commander of the 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, and proposed his own plan.  Require.

    The 11th Brigade does not yet have its own artillery, so it needs help from the 10th Brigade's artillery. Ma Qi's tone was also very polite.

    "Okay, no problem!" Zhou Nan agreed to Ma Qi's request without any hesitation.

    "Woo!" A desolate horn sounded from the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, which was an order to retreat.

    "Damn it! Retreat!" Although Ding Zhongming was very unwilling, he still gave the order.  After going back, he counted the number of people and found that his first battalion had lost three to four hundred people in the attack just now.

    "We won, we repelled the attack of the Western Sichuan Army!" Seeing the Western Sichuan Army receding like a tide, the Qingma Army cheered.  However, they seemed to be happy too early.

    "Adjust the bombardment direction, fire 10 rapid rounds within a range of fifty to one hundred meters behind the city wall!" Zhou Nan, the battalion commander of the 10th Brigade Artillery Battalion of the Western Sichuan Army, issued the order.  From the soldiers of the 11th Brigade who returned, they already knew the defense of the Qingma Army.

    The artillerymen immediately modified the direction of the bombardment according to the parameters provided.  The loaders even took off their clothes and carried the shells shirtless.

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