Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Horse Bandits Attack
"Everyone, what kind of intention did you tell the eldest young master of the Ma family to let us gather together to make such a big deal? It doesn't mean that you want to borrow the hand of the Southern Sichuan Army and destroy us all, right? A short and fat middle-aged man said with some hesitation.
"Lu Laoer, what do you say? If the Ma family wants to destroy us, can they afford to spend so much time? There are thirty-six battalions of the Tsing Ma Army, and any one battalion is enough to wipe us out. The person known as Boss Ma put down the wine bowl in his hand with a bang and said with some anger. His surname is Ma, and he is also separated from the Ma family's army, and he has been taken care of by the Qingma Army over the years, so he can't listen to others say that the Ma family is not.
"Boss Ma, you dissipate your anger, Lu Lao Er is this temper, he doesn't mean anything else!" Another young, sturdy man of about twenty-seven or eighteen, hurriedly persuaded that he was also the head of a group of horse bandits, known as the poisonous wolf, and that he was a very bold person who went up, but in fact he had a bad stomach.
"Yes, Boss Ma, don't be like Lu Er." The thin, swarthy man also persuaded him that his name was Kuroko.
"Boss Ma, my brother is open-mouthed, he collided with you, I will make amends to you!" Lu Lao Er also seemed to realize that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly said. Pick up the bowl on the table and drink it all.
"Humph! I said you! It's all dogs that bite Lu Dongbin, and they don't know good people's hearts. The eldest young master knows that we are not having a good time this year, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to survive this winter, so I want to lead everyone to make a big deal and solve this winter problem. It's just that of course, this has the meaning of letting us consume the western Sichuan army, but instead of starving to death and freezing to death, it is better to fight this one, if it is done, then this winter will be better. Think about how many weapons and how many cattle and sheep there are at that military station in Gasanka, as long as we succeed, we can completely develop with the trend! Boss Ma said.
"Boss Ma, that's right. But with our people, will we be able to defeat Gasanka's military station? Although there are many of us, we have less than two hundred rifles combined. Although Gasanka's western Sichuan army was small, it was very well armed, not only complete with rifles, but also with heavy machine guns and artillery. Let's fight hard, it's all an egg hitting a stone! The poisonous dragon said with some concern.
Heizi and Lu Lao Er are also the bosses of horses. Although they respect Boss Ma, it doesn't mean that they can be sent to death.
"Don't worry, the eldest young master won't let us die. For this operation, the eldest young master personally brought five hundred well-trained green horse troops to participate in the attack. At the same time, the eldest young master also prepared two hundred new rifles and distributed them to us as a reward for this operation. The eldest young master said that if he didn't want to participate in this operation, he would never force it! Boss Ma said.
Poison Dragon, Heizi, and Lu Lao Er were all silent. Not reluctantly, even a three-year-old child would not believe it. If they refuse to participate, they will definitely not be able to gain a foothold in the grassland. Therefore, they had no other way but to either attack the western Sichuan military station in Gasanka, or be killed by the Qingma army, and there was no second way to go.
"Boss Ma, since the words have been said about this, as long as the eldest young master does not use us as cannon fodder, my poisonous dragon and two hundred brothers will all be handed over to the eldest young master's command!" The poisonous dragon hesitated for a moment, and then said affirmatively.
"My sunspot and his subordinates are all under the orders of the eldest young master!" Kuroko was not far behind, and immediately said.
"Although there are fewer people in my Lu Lao Er's team, when it comes to fighting the Western Sichuan Army, there is absolutely no second word." Lu Lao Er also hurriedly expressed his position.
"Haha! Okay, the eldest young master will be able to arrive tomorrow. When the time comes, so many of us will attack Gasanka, we will definitely be able to take there. Come on, let's drink and have fun tonight! Ma Lao laughed.
The leaders of the horse bandits immediately drank and had fun in the yurt.
The next day, all the horse bandits gathered outside Lugousha Village, waiting for the arrival of Ma Qi, the eldest young master of Qingma. It wasn't long before the rumbling of horses' hooves could be heard in the distance. Then, a large group of cavalry appeared in front of everyone's eyes. Although none of them wore military uniforms, one was a well-trained regular army.
The leader is a young man in his twenties, who is quite handsome, but his eyes are like tigers and wolves. This young man is Ma Qi, the eldest son of Ma Haiyan, the leader of the Qingma Army, and the eldest young master of Qingma. Although he is still young, he has already experienced a hundred battles.
"See the eldest young master!" After Ma Qi came to the front, the horse bandits immediately knelt on the ground and saluted.
"Brothers, get up, this action, please brothers!" Ma Qi helped him and said loudly.
"Don't worry, the eldest young master, our nearly 1,000 people are all under the command of the eldest young master!" Boss Ma said first.
Poison Dragon, Heizi and Lu Lao Er also echoed one after another. They had no choice but to follow Ma Qi's orders now. Otherwise, the results will be worse.
"Haha, okay, with everyone's help, we will definitely be able to succeed. Come on, bring up all the greeting gifts! Ma Qi commanded loudly. Suddenly, the soldiers behind carried twenty boxes and placed them in front of the horse bandits.
"Open!" Ma Qi said.
"Bang!" All twenty boxes were opened, and I saw that there were rifles inside, polished and shiny, and there was still gun oil on them, and one was a new gun.
"These are two hundred new M6 Lebor rifles, which were distributed by the imperial court to our Green Horse Army, and there are only five thousand in total, and now, I will give them to all my brothers. After this battle, these guns belong to you! Ma Qi said loudly.
A group of horse bandits, as soon as they arrived at these new guns, their eyes were suddenly worth it. This is the standard equipment of the new army of the Qing Dynasty! It is said that one will sell for twenty taels of silver! With these rifles, their strength will increase by a lot! Ma Qi was able to come up with so many rifles, obviously giving up his old roots. Come, for this attack on the military station of Gasanka, it is very important. The five hundred elite soldiers behind Ma Qi were also all equipped with this kind of rifle. The horse bandits suddenly had a lot of confidence.
"Don't worry, young master, we will definitely be able to capture the military station of the Western Sichuan Army!" Boss Ma suddenly patted his chest and said.
"Young Master, there are still heavy machine guns and artillery in the military station of the Western Sichuan Army, and that thing is a big piece when it is swept away, how can we resist it?" Lu Lao Er was still a little worried.
"You soft egg, there are so many of us, and we're still afraid of a ball!" Ma Lao Da slapped Lu Lao Er in the face heavily.
Lu Lao Er immediately didn't dare to say anything, although he was very angry, he didn't dare to express himself. Certainly, once he is detected by Ma Boss or Ma Qi, the other party will definitely be able to solve him first.
"Rest assured, we are well prepared this time. Although the western Sichuan army had heavy machine guns and artillery, we had a large number of people and cavalry, so as long as we dispersed the attack, the threat was not very great. The Gasanka military station of the Western Sichuan Army was only the strength of one company, and we were several times more than theirs. We've won this battle! Ma Qi spared no effort to cheer everyone on. Although, in his heart, he still regarded these horse bandits as cannon fodder. But cannon fodder should also play the role of cannon fodder.
After resting for a day in Lugousha, Ma Qi took five hundred elite green horse troops and one thousand horse bandits and galloped south. At the speed of horseback riding, it took only four hours to get from Lugousha to Gasanka. They could arrive in Gasanka at noon and be able to attack after the rest. Ma Qi's goal was to spend the night in Gasanka's military station that night.
In Gasanka, the garrison of the Third Company, the military station, which was originally relatively wide, became crowded after dozens of herdsmen and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep were put in. However, the herdsmen were very conscious, did not cause trouble to the soldiers of the third company, and even took the initiative to help the soldiers strengthen the fortifications, which made the people of the third company feel a lot better.
However, for the sake of safety, Wang Yuze still secretly arranged people to monitor these herdsmen, and at the same time, he also strengthened the defense of important places such as arsenals.
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