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Text Chapter 65: Surrounding the site for reinforcements

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    "Fire!" Zhou Nan, commander of the 10th Brigade Artillery Battalion 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 direction of the Qingma Army in Maqin City.

    "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 faces of the Green Horse Army on the defense line suddenly changed.  The officers turned pale and shouted loudly.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The dense artillery shells continued to explode on the Qingma Army's defense line.  The soldiers of the Qingma Army who were cheering just now were immediately screamed and howled by the explosion.  The waves caused by the explosion of the artillery shells sent the Qingma troops flying into the air.  The flying shrapnel harvested lives unscrupulously.  The soldiers of the Qingma Army who had no time to evacuate immediately 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, and there were stumps and broken arms everywhere.  Among the hundreds or thousands of people gathered here by the Qingma Army, except for a few who escaped early and survived, the rest 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 with a cry.  Seeing his brothers die next to him like this was unbearable for a grown man like him.

    Wei Yuan's eyesight went dark and he almost fell to the ground.  The Fifteenth Battalion is his lifeblood. How much status can an officer who has lost his unit still have in the Qingma Army?

    "How many are 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 a look of hatred.

    "Yes, battalion commander!" The deputy battalion commander said nothing more 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. Please ask the Admiral for help as soon as possible! Otherwise, I highly doubt that we will be able to 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 task!" Wei Yuan said firmly.  However, no one knows whether his guarantee 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 fought fiercely at the gap in the wall of Maqin City, and both suffered heavy casualties.  But at present, the Western Sichuan Army is still unable to enter the city.  It was not until noon that the attack of the Western Sichuan Army 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 quickly to the north.  Specialized soldiers from the Western Sichuan Army had long paid attention to the things of the Qingma Army. After discovering the news from the Qingma Army, they immediately reported the news 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 that the carrier pigeon flew out of Maqin City.

    "Then, it's time for us to have a duel with Ma Haiyan!" Wang Yuze also laughed.  Ma Haiyan's reinforcements have not arrived, making everyone very worried.  Once the Qingma Army in Ma Haiyan's hands joins the Hezhou Majia Army and the Ningma Army, it will be an army of almost 50,000 people, which will undoubtedly be a huge pressure on the Western Sichuan Army.  Therefore, if you can eat one of them in advance, it is undoubtedly the safest.  Now, the method they adopted was to storm Maqin City and force Ma Haiyan to come to rescue quickly.  Then, there was a 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, the four battalions, had already left secretly, bypassing Yushu City and heading north.  The purpose is to stop Ma Haiyan.  Although there are only four battalions, with their equipment and combat power, if they fight against the Qingma Army head-on, it is entirely possible to win.

    At this moment, Cai Yun and Wang Yuze set off with a few guards.  According to the plan, the main force of the 10th Brigade will intercept Ma Haiyan in the Dongqing ditch northwest of Maqin.  That is the only place Ma Haiyan must pass on his way south to Maqin.  Unless he had 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 news of an emergency 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 advance and call Mr. Zhou and Battalion Commander Gu over!" 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 it was very bumpy immediately, which naturally made him unable to hold on.

    Soon, Zhou He and Gu Hongyun rushed to 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, Maqin will inevitably 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 has dealt with the Western Sichuan Army for many years. In the field battle, the Qingma Army still has a certain chance of winning.  But if the Western Sichuan Army defends the city and the Qingma Army attacks, I am afraid that Maqin will not be able to be breached even if the walls of Maqin City are piled with corpses.

    "However, with our current strength, if we don't wait for the Hezhou Ma Jiajun and Ningma Army, we will be a little weak!" Zhou He said somewhat cautiously.  After all, this battle is very important to the Qingma Army.

    "Hmph! If Gu Hongqiang hadn't rescued Yushu by force, how could Ma Qin be like this!" Ma Haiyan said bitterly.  Gu Hongqiang's adventure caused Maqin City to lose most of its troops, which also made the Qingma Army extremely passive.

    Gu Hongyun¡¯s face turned red and he said nothing.  Obviously, Ma Haiyan has been very dissatisfied with Gu Hongqiang's forced southward rescue of Yushu, causing the Qingma 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 move south immediately, we will definitely be blocked by the Western Sichuan Army. Perhaps, 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, in the field, our Qingma Army may not be afraid.  Them!" Ma Haiyan said proudly.

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