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    After gaining Ma Fulu's allegiance, everything became much easier.  After Ma Fulu came forward, the prisoners of the Ningma Army and some of the Hezhou Majia Army all joined the 12th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army.  The remaining people, except for a very small number of Ma Jiajun diehards, are also willing to join the Western Sichuan Army.  Because there were too many prisoners willing to join the Western Sichuan Army, Wang Yuze and Cai Yun discussed it and had to temporarily expand the establishment of the 11th and 12th Brigades. Both brigades had more than 12,000 troops and were divided into  Twelve battalions.  After the war is over, they will be reorganized and redressed according to the organization of the Western Sichuan Army.

    As for those diehards, they were all under guard in Maqin.  When time permits, they will be sent to western Sichuan to build roads or mine.  With the process of industrialization in western Sichuan, the demand for labor is also rising sharply.  In the past few years, Western Sichuan could still absorb landless refugees from surrounding provinces. However, in recent years, the Qing government has strengthened its control over various provinces, resulting in fewer and fewer refugees entering Western Sichuan.  And prisoners of war, this kind of coolies who do not need to pay wages and various benefits, have become the most popular workers in various mines in western Sichuan.

    Early the next morning, the Western Sichuan Army, which had initially completed its reorganization, set off again, leaving only a small number of troops and wounded in Maqin.  This time the target is pointed at Hezhou!  Hezhou, Gansu, the birthplace of the Ma Jiajun.  The original Ma Jiajun developed with the help of the Hehuang Uprising, and eventually became the king of the northwest region step by step.  However, from now on, their end has come.

    The 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army was in front, quickly catching up with the 4th Brigade in front.  The fourth brigade set off yesterday evening. Although the Hezhou Majia Army was defeated, it still had a strong strength. If a carbine was killed, the fourth brigade might be in trouble.  Therefore, the 11th Brigade set off quickly in order to meet the 4th Brigade earlier.

    The 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army and the newly formed 12th Brigade set off subsequently.  A large number of heavy weapons and baggage also set off with them.  Hezhou is a fortified city. As the home base of the Ma Jiajun, it has always been a place where they focus on construction and consolidation. Its defensive power is many times higher than that of Maqin. If the Western Sichuan Army wants to capture Hezhou like it captured Maqin,  That is impossible.

    In addition, the main residents of the Hezhou area are **, who have been under the rule of Ma Jiajun for many years and are very xenophobic.  This will also bring a lot of trouble to the Western Sichuan Army's occupation.  This is also the reason why Wang Yuze and Cai Yun agreed to absorb the surrendered troops of the Ma Jiajun on a large scale. With these people, Western Sichuan will have a basis for rule here.

    Last night, Ma Fulu sent his confidants back to Yinchuan overnight to report to his father Ma Qianling about his defection to the Western Sichuan Army. At the same time, he elaborated on the reasons and his views, as well as the Western Sichuan Army's attitude towards the Ningma Army, etc.  .  However, Ma Fulu was not sure whether Ma Qianling would agree.  After all, Ma Qianling can be regarded as one of the founders of the Ma Jiajun. It was he and Ma Haiyan who helped Ma Zhan'ao, and finally the uprising was successful, and the Ma Jiajun became what it is today.  Although Ma Zhan'ao has passed away, these old people still cherish their past friendship.

    Ma Qin is a full 450 kilometers away from Hezhou, and it will take three days for the large cavalry force and the new army.  However, Yinchuan is even further away from Maqin, a full 1,200 kilometers away.

    The Fourth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army has been pursuing Ma Guoliang's defeated soldiers.  Although Ma Guoliang's troops were stronger than the Fourth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, they were frightened and did not have the courage to turn back and fight the Western Sichuan Army.  Moreover, they didn't know if there were reinforcements from the Western Sichuan Army behind the Fourth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army. It would be terrible if they were entangled by the Fourth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army.

    Therefore, Ma Guoliang led the remaining defeated soldiers of the Ma Jiajun to flee for their lives. If they were not more familiar with the road conditions on the plateau, they would have been overtaken by the Western Sichuan Army long ago!  In this way, many Ma Jiajun soldiers were captured or shot by the Western Sichuan Army because they fell behind.  By the afternoon of the 15th, when Ma Guoliang led his men to recover Hezhou, there were only more than 5,000 soldiers left under his command.

    A group of defeated generals fled back to Hezhou, which immediately caused panic in Hezhou.  There were more than 20,000 people at the time of departure, but now there are only so few people left. Even a fool knows that Ma Jiajun has suffered a huge defeat this time. The entire Hezhou is suddenly panicked, and many wealthy households are even secretly cleaning up their belongings.  , and ran away as soon as something went wrong.

    Ma Jiajun's military morale was also in turmoil. When Ma Guoliang and the others set out, everyone thought they had a sure chance of victory.  But now it is such an ending, which immediately makes the Ma Jiajun soldiers have a deeper fear of the Western Sichuan Army.

    After receiving the notification, Gansu Admiral Ma Anliang became even more nervous and summoned Ma Guoliang immediately.

    "Guoliang, what happened? How come there are only so few of the 20,000 troops left?" Ma Anliang asked angrily.  lossFifteen thousand people are enough to make Ma Jiajun's army exhausted.

    "Brother, I'm sorry. The Western Sichuan Army is too powerful, and the three of us combined are no match for them!" Ma Guoliang said with a look of decadence.

    "What's going on? Tell me clearly!" Ma Anliang asked fiercely.

    Ma Guoliang then told Ma Anliang exactly what happened. During this period, he highlighted the powerful firepower of the Western Sichuan Army.

    Ma Anliang frowned. He found that he seemed to have underestimated the strength of the Western Sichuan Army. It had to be said that sending troops to help the Qingma Army this time really made him angry.

    "Brother, quickly order the troops from all over the country to return to Hezhou to aid! The Western Sichuan Army will attack soon." Ma Guoliang reminded.

    "Hezhou City has high walls and is not easy to break through!" Ma Anliang is still very confident about Hezhou's defense.

    "Brother, we can't look at the Western Sichuan Army with the old eyes. The strength of the Western Sichuan Army is no longer comparable to that of more than ten years ago. Besides, they were able to defeat us more than ten years ago and we had no power to fight back, but now?  Our Ma's Army is still the same as it was more than ten years ago, but the Western Sichuan Army is several times stronger than before. If they insist on taking Hezhou, it will be difficult for us to hold it!" Ma Guoliang said.  After seeing the firepower of the Western Sichuan Army, he really had no confidence in holding Hezhou.

    "Boom! Boom!" Suddenly, the sound of shelling came from outside the city.

    "Oops, the Western Sichuan Army is coming!" Ma Guoliang was shocked.

    "Hmph! Look at your bearish appearance, the Western Sichuan Army can't get in!" Ma Anliang glared at Ma Guoliang and said very displeased.  Meanwhile, the Alliance rushed toward the walls.

    At this moment, the main force of the Fourth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army has arrived outside Hezhou City.  The shelling just now was his test.

    After discovering the traces of the Western Sichuan Army, the city gates of Hezhou City were closed tightly. The Ma Jiajun soldiers on the city wall hid behind the female wall and looked at the Western Sichuan Army outside the city in horror.

    "Brigadier, we tried two cannons, but they didn't cause much damage to the walls of Hezhou City. The walls of Hezhou City are indeed very strong!" said Guo Defu, Chief of Staff of the Fourth Brigade.

    "The city walls of Hezhou are all made of hard stones. I'm afraid we need to use large-caliber heavy artillery to blast them with armor-piercing shells. However, we only have infantry artillery in hand now, which can't attack this solid city wall at all.  !" Liu Zhiye, commander of the Fourth Brigade, said with a frown.

    "Let's wait until the reinforcements arrive later! With so many people captured this time, we must form new troops. When the time comes, let them charge, and we can provide them with fire support, right?" Guo Defu said with a smile.  In the eyes of them, the original generals of the Western Sichuan Army, these captured soldiers were nothing more than cannon fodder.  The soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army are all valuable, but these soldiers who have just joined the Western Sichuan Army are different.

    "Well! Let's wait until the marshal and chief of staff arrive! Order the troops to prepare to set up camp and take precautions to prevent the Ma Jiajun from stealing the camp!" Liu Zhiye ordered.  After all, they only have more than 5,000 people now, and there are at least 20,000 people in Hezhou City.  If the Ma Jiajun launched a sneak attack at night, it would be really difficult to deal with it.

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