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    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 gave the order.  The speed of the Qingma Army immediately increased.  Originally, they deliberately slowed down because they had to wait for the Hezhou Ma Jiajun and Ningma Army who were already a day behind them.  Now, the whole team immediately started running.  The Qingma Army's sixteen battalions totaled more than 16,000 troops. Looking down from a high altitude, it looked like a black river, moving rapidly to the south.

    At the same time, Ma Haiyan did not forget to send someone to notify the Hezhou Majia Army and Ningma Army, asking them to rush to Ma Qin.

    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 Qing Ma 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 station their troops on the east side of the canyon.

    "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 he has 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 is entirely to annihilate Ma Haiyan's army. At least we have to 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, young marshal. Are we really going to go head-to-head with the Qingma Army with just a few people like us?" 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, 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 firepower group of each cavalry battalion of the 10th Brigade has two Type 82 infantry cannons and two 60mm mortars.  Including 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, gathered together, is enough to withstand the impact of riding horses.  In the era of cold weapons, cavalry may have been 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 Dongqinggou Canyon. It was three kilometers away from Dongqinggou. There were mountains on both sides and an open space up to two kilometers wide in the middle. The Western Sichuan Army was preparing to face the Qingma Army here.  The main firepower was 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 is only one kilometer, and the two wings are 500 meters each.  The configuration of the troops is also two battalions on the front, one battalion faces the enemy in front, and the other battalion is used as a reserve.  One battalion on each flank.  Half of the mortars and heavy machine guns were also deployed on the front line of defense, ensuring that there was a heavy machine gun every 25 meters, forming intensive firepower.

    The artillery position at the back is mainly composed of 8 Type 82 infantry guns, which will effectively support the battle in the front.  Mortars are also evenly arranged on the front line of defense to provide 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 at any time and avoid being attacked by surprise.

    That night, soldiers from the Western Sichuan ArmyAfter enjoying dinner, everyone except the sentry rested. Everyone was recharging their energy. 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, the place where they camped was only thirty kilometers away from Dongqing Valley.  In order to maintain sufficient physical strength to face the upcoming battle, they did not rush all night.  This was also where the Qing Ma Army was later criticized.  If Ma Haiyan orders the entire army to continue advancing, they will inevitably encounter the Western Sichuan Army at night.  By then, in the melee at night, the powerful firepower advantage of the Western Sichuan Army will 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, it is a pity that 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 had already gotten up at six o'clock in the morning.  After having breakfast, all the soldiers entered the position, inspected their weapons, and waited for the arrival of the Qing Ma Army.

    Wang Yuze also got up early, but he didn't fall asleep at all last night.  He felt very excited and nervous at the thought of having to use 4,000 men to fight against 16,000 Qingma Army troops today.  Although I have great confidence in the Western Sichuan Army, I still cannot feel at ease until the moment the results are 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.  Only if Maqin City is still in the hands of the Qingma Army, will Ma Haiyan rush to the rescue quickly.  Once Maqin City was captured, there was no need for Ma Haiyan to lead his army alone.

    "Admiral, the Dongqing ditch is ahead of us. After passing the Dongqing ditch, we will reach Maqin soon!" Zhou He said, pointing to the mountain in front.

    "Well! Send someone to search first to avoid an ambush by the Western Sichuan Army!" Ma Haiyan was still a little cautious on the march.

    Gu Hongyun immediately sent a team of cavalry to Dongqinggou to investigate.  In less than half an hour, the cavalry team came back to report that there was no ambush from the Western Sichuan Army in the canyon.  However, outside the canyon, a large number of Western Sichuan troops were found waiting in full formation.

    "Huh! How many people are there in those Western Sichuan Army?" Ma Haiyan asked.

    ¡°Sir 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 Ma Qin!" Ma Haiyan said.

    "Admiral, the Western Sichuan Army looks down on us too much! Even though they have powerful firepower, they look down on us too much if they have five thousand people to stop us!" Gu Hongyun added.

    "How is Maqin's situation? Is it still in Lu Haoran's hands?" Ma Haiyan did not make an immediate decision, 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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