Chapter Forty-Seven: Rushing to Yushu

In just one night, Ma Qi, with the cooperation of Ma Yuntao, Bai Meng, Ding Zhongming and Zhang Mingyuan, controlled all the strength of the three battalions of the Qingma Army stationed in the Nangqian area. During this time, they sent henchmen to block the surrounding arteries, so that what happened here could not be reported at all. Here, too, there are some soldiers who are die-hard members of the Tsing Ma Army. As soon as Nang Qian had an accident, they immediately wanted to escape back to Yushu and report the matter to the authorities. However, as soon as he escaped from Nangqian, he was caught by the guards. For these die-hard elements, Ma Qi ordered all of them to be executed to deter the others.

Two days later, Wang Yuze and the large force of the 10th Brigade also arrived at Nangqian. Here, Cai Yun, deputy chief of staff of the Western Sichuan Army, announced the latest appointment of the Western Sichuan Army. The 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army was formed, the brigade commander was Ma Qi, and there was no deputy brigade commander for the time being, and Ma Yuntao was the chief of staff. Ma Qi was promoted to brigadier general of the Western Sichuan Army, and Ma Yuntao was also promoted to the rank of colonel. Bai Meng, Ding Zhongming and Zhang Mingyuan were also promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. The 11th Brigade has three battalions, temporarily consisting of the 12th, 17th and 23rd Battalions of the Tsing Ma Army. The insufficient soldiers will be replenished after the capture of the Qingma Army in the future.

For this resignation, Ma Qi and Ma Yuntao are quite satisfied. They all knew that in addition to three divisions, the Western Sichuan Army had only ten brigades of regular troops. Now they have become brigade-level officers of the Western Sichuan Army, and they can be regarded as senior officers of the Western Sichuan Army. The current high-ranking generals of the Western Sichuan Army are scarce, and in the future, they will naturally be able to rise with the tide.

After resting for a day, the army marched north, charging towards Yushu with all its might. It is best to take Yushu before the news of the Nangqian Incident spreads, and the defenders of the five battalions surrounding and annihilating Yushu will inevitably give the Western Sichuan Army a sufficient advantage if it can be incorporated smoothly. At the same time, the Fourth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army was also prepared, one to resist the attack of the Majia Army in Hezhou, and the other was ready to cooperate with the 10th and 11th Brigades of the Western Sichuan Army to attack Maqin. Once Yushu is taken, Maqin is the next target. If you follow the rules, you will be able to solve half of the strength of the Qingma Army in one fell swoop. This will lay a decisive victory for Sichuan West to take Qinghai.

This time, the 11th Brigade was still the leader of the newly formed 11th Brigade. Wang Yuze and Cai Yun promised that as long as Yushu could be taken, all the captured Qingma Army would be replenished into the 11th Brigade, and at the same time, the 11th Brigade would be fully reequipped after the war, and the missing artillery and various supplies would also be replenished as soon as possible. This made Ma Qi and others very excited, why was the Western Sichuan Army able to defeat the strong with the weak, and it didn't rely on advanced weapons? As long as someone has a weapon, then he can be regarded as a real foothold in the western Sichuan army.

The large forces of the 10th Brigade marched a little slower, and they carried a large number of heavy weapons and ammunition supplies, and they could not go as fast as they wanted. Although the 10th Brigade was a cavalry brigade and did not have any heavy artillery, the artillery battalion of the 10th Brigade still had 24 75mm infantry guns, plus a large number of mortars. It was enough to deal with the Green Horse Army, which also lacked artillery.

"Chief of Staff, can you Ma Qi do it? Yushu is no better than Nangqian. Nangqian is just a small town. Yushu is already a small city. Although the walls were low, they were able to withstand the charge of the cavalry. Zhao Bowen, the commander of the 10th Brigade, said with some concern.

"There is only a hundred and seventy kilometers from Nangqian to Yushu, and if the cavalry charges, it will only take more than half a day at most. However, the five battalions of the Green Horse Army stationed there were not easy to deal with. The 11th Brigade had some difficulty trying to defeat them all. However, as long as they can attack Yushu and guard the gate to enter Yushu, it can be regarded as completing the task. Next, it's our turn! Cai Yun said.

"Maybe Ma Qi and they can create a miracle. Now the Yushu side has not learned that Nangqian's defenders have defected to us, and the secrecy of our troops this time is very high, so we may not be able to win by surprise! Wang Yuze is very confident.

"At most, tomorrow will be able to tell. Let's get the troops up to speed! Strive to arrive in Yushu tomorrow morning! Cai Yun ordered.

"Yes, order the troops to speed up the march!" Zhao Bowen loudly gave orders to the soldiers of the 10th Brigade. The march of cavalry, much faster than infantry. It's just that the artillery battalion and baggage battalion in the back can't get up fast. At this rate, there will be no problem in arriving in Yushu before tomorrow morning.

On the other side, the soldiers of the newly established 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army are galloping on horseback, and the soldiers of the Qingma Army are mostly herdsmen on the grassland, and they have a congenital advantage in riding horses. Their marching speed was much higher than that of the 10th Brigade behind.

Ma Qi is now full of ambition, and after winning Nangqian lightly, his confidence has soared, and he has also seen that the future is also bright after joining the Western Sichuan Army. Although he had never personally fought with the Western Sichuan Army, the last time he attacked the station, he had seen the terrifying firepower of the Western Sichuan Army, which made him afraid of the Western Sichuan Army. This time, the large troops of the 10th Brigade rushed to Nangqian, and the cannons made him even more frightened. With such sophisticated equipment in the western Sichuan army, how could the Qingma Army be the opponent of others. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his decision to defect to Kawanishi was extremely wise. Not to mention that he has no hope of inheriting the Qingma Army now, even after inheriting the Qingma Army, I am afraid that he will not be able to resist the attack of the Western Sichuan Army! At that time, there will still be only a dead end, how can it be cost-effective to join the Green Horse Army now.

The same is true of Ma Yuntao, Bai Meng, Ding Zhongming and Zhang Mingyuan under him. As front-line generals, they also know the horror of the Western Sichuan Army, and now that they have joined the Western Sichuan Army, they finally don't have to face the terrifying firepower, which makes them very happy. At the same time, they also got the news that the intelligence officers deployed by the Western Sichuan Army in Xining had secretly rescued their families and were now being placed in a safe place, which made them even more worry-free and more dedicated to the Western Sichuan Army. After all, before, their family was under the control of Ma Haiyan, but now why is it not in the hands of the Western Sichuan Army? If there are two hearts, the Sichuan West Army will definitely not be soft on their families.

Departing early in the morning, the 11th Brigade had already arrived less than 20 kilometers outside of Yushu in the afternoon. Because of Nangqian in front of him, Yushu's defense was very lax and did not send a large number of scouts. The 11th Brigade traveled all the way, and did not even touch a single soldier of the Green Horse Army.

"The front is Yushu, and now we all add up to how to win Yushu. For those of us who have just joined the Western Sichuan Army, it is very important to achieve combat achievements. If we can take Yushu for the Western Sichuan Army, then our position will be more stable. When the time comes, you will naturally enjoy endless benefits! After ordering the whole army to rest, Ma Qi gathered the top brass of the 11th Brigade and began to discuss what it would take to take Yushu.

"Brigade commander, why don't we charge directly! Before they could react, they entered Yushu City. In the midst of the chaos, although there are many of them, they are not our opponents! Bai Mengti said.

"No, it's too risky. Five battalions were stationed in Yushu, namely the 6th, 8th, 32nd, 34th and 35th battalions. The last three battalions are all new units that have not been formed for a long time. But the sixth and eighth battalions are the elite troops of the Green Horse Army. With the strength of three battalions in our hands alone, there is simply no way to defeat them! Ma Yuntao, the new chief of staff of the 11th Brigade, shook his head.

"So what are we going to do? Or wait here for the large forces of the 10th Brigade. The 10th Brigade is equipped with a lot of artillery, and when the time comes, it will be directly bombarded with artillery! The low city wall of Yushu can't withstand the onslaught of cannons! Ding Zhongming said.

"No, we can't wait like this, as soon as the 10th Brigade comes, it won't be our business. At that time, we can certainly take the Yushu smoothly, but the achievements we have in hand are gone! Ma Qi shook his head.

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