Chapter 57: One-sided Massacre
"Boom!" A large number of cavalry rushed wildly on the improvised road of the steppe, descending from the sky like a black line, rapidly extending to the south. These cavalry were the Green Horse Army that set out from Maqin and prepared to go south to rescue Yushu.
"Let the brothers work harder and strive to rush to Yushu tomorrow!" Gu Hongqiang rode on his horse and ordered the troops who were marching at high speed. Starting from Maqin, he asked the troops to march at the highest speed, although everyone was already very tired, but the battle situation in Yushu was like fire, and it could not be delayed for a moment! Everyone also understands Gu Hongqiang's eagerness very well.
"Brother Gu, there is Bison Ditch in front, the terrain is dangerous, we have to be careful! If the Western Sichuan Army sets up an ambush here, then we will be miserable! Lu Yuanqing, the battalion commander of the ninth battalion of the Qingma Army, reminded with some worry.
"Lao Lu, you think too much. As soon as we got the news, we rushed here, and it was only a day or two, so how could the western Sichuan army conquer Yushu and rush here to set up an ambush? There are 5,000 people in Yushu, and it is always no problem to resist the Western Sichuan Army for a day or two. When the time comes, when the Western Sichuan Army and the Yushu defenders are exhausted, we will definitely be able to defeat them in one fell swoop if we fight from behind. When the time comes, everyone will share the credit together, I, Gu Hongqiang, am not a person who eats alone! Gu Hongqiang patted his chest and said.
"Brother Gu, it's better to be careful, why don't we send some troops to investigate first, and make sure that there is no danger that we are in Tongguò?" Lu Yuanqing said cautiously.
"Don't you need to go through the hassle? Waste a little more time, and there will be more danger on the Yushu side. We still have a better full speed run guò. The Bison Gully is only three kilometers long, and at our speed, it will take us five minutes at most. There's no need to worry at all! Gu Hong said stubbornly. On the one hand, he greatly believed in his own judgment, believing that it was impossible for the Western Sichuan Army to defeat the Yushu defenders in such a short period of time and rush to the Bison Gully to set up an ambush. In addition, the military situation is urgent, he needs to rush to Yushu as quickly as possible, if Gu Hongtao has something long and two short, he can't explain it to Gu Hongyun! It is precisely because of these reasons that Gu Hongqiang brought six battalions of the Green Horse Army into the abyss of death.
Lu Yuanqing Gu Hongqiang insisted so much that he had to stop persuading, but he always felt that something was wrong in his heart. "Allah willing! Don't have an ambush? Otherwise, it's completely finished! Lu Yuanqing prayed secretly.
The cavalry of the Green Horse Army was very fast, and before three o'clock in the afternoon, they came to Bison Gully. Then, in the surprised eyes of the western Sichuan army, he went straight into the bison ditch.
"This, what's going on? Aren't they afraid that we will ambush here? Why don't you send someone to investigate first? This question appeared in the minds of many soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army.
However, soon they will not have time to think about it. After the rear of the Green Horse Army all entered the Bison Gully, the soldiers at the front were about to rush out.
A crisp gunfire rang out in the canyon of Bison Gully, followed by a series of crisp gunshots and shelling. The Green Horse Army, who was about to rush out of the Bison Gully, was suddenly knocked to the ground by the dense bullets. In the mountains and forests on both sides of the canyon exit, four heavy machine guns are spewing out long fire snakes, forming crossfire, completely blocking the place. All the soldiers of the Green Horse Army who tried to rush out of the Bison Gully from here were beaten into a sieve.
The artillery positions halfway up the mountain were also busy, and the twenty-four Type 2 infantry guns let out an earth-shattering roar, and one by one the red-hot shells were smashed into the panicked Green Horse Army, and shrapnel flew sideways, taking away the lives one by one.
"It's over! There really is an ambush! When the gunshots rang out, Gu Hongqiang's face changed dramatically. He didn't expect that the Western Sichuan Army had really arrived here, and set up an ambush, waiting for him to drill inside!
"Brother Gu, don't be stunned, what should I do and get an idea? The firepower of the Western Sichuan Army is too fierce, and if it is delayed any longer, the brothers will all die! Lu Yuanqing urged.
The 6,000 Qingma Army was all blocked in the canyon of the Bison Gully, and the frightened war horses were scurrying around, and the soldiers of the Qingma Army on the horses fell down and were trampled into meat sauce, suffering heavy casualties. The rest of the Green Horse soldiers threw themselves on the ground or behind the rocks, and returned fire into the woods on the mountain wall. However, in a panic, they didn't have any accuracy at all, and they couldn't bring a little threat to the western Sichuan army at all.
"Quickly organize a retreat, exit the Bison Gully, and if we stay here any longer, we will be killed by the Western Sichuan Army sooner or later!" With the Qingma Army suffering heavy casualties in the face of the powerful firepower of the Western Sichuan Army, Gu Hongtao's face was full of anger. It was his stubbornness that caused the current tragedy, if he had listened to Lu Yuanqing's words and sent someone to investigate first, he would not have fallen into the current field.
"I can't get out! The Western Sichuan Army has deployed heavy troops and powerful firepower in the rear, and the entire Bison Ditch has been blocked, and we can't rush out at all! Lu Yuanqing observed the situation in the valley for a while, and then said.
"So what should we do?" Gu Hongqiang roared in despair.
"For the sake of today, either rush forward desperately and strive to be able to rush out. Either only surrender! Lu Yuanqing said with a gloomy expression. fell into the ambush circle of the Western Sichuan Army today, and naturally he was dead.
"I'd rather die than surrender like these Western Sichuan Army!" Gu Hongqiang gritted his teeth and said. The western Sichuan army was able to rush to Yeniugou to set up an ambush, so it was obvious that Yushu City had fallen, and Gu Hongtao was probably more than lucky.
"Organize the troops and prepare to rush out!" Gu Hongqiang ordered.
Under his order, the remaining soldiers of the Green Horse Army mounted their horses again and launched an attack on the outside of the bison ditch. Although they lay their bodies low, they still suffered heavy casualties under the dense fire of the Western Sichuan Army. This is not a level of battle at all, and the Qingma Army, which lacks heavy firepower, is completely in a state of passive beating after entering the encirclement of the Western Sichuan Army. Perhaps, this can no longer be described as a battle, it is simply a one-sided massacre.
"Brothers, we are already surrounded, and there is only one way to stay here, so everyone rush out with me. Come on! Gu Hongqiang rode on his horse and roared loudly. However, he found that there were only a few two or three hundred people in the Green Horse Army who were willing to rush out with him. These were soldiers of his seventh battalion. The rest of the Green Horse Army, except for those who died in battle, were lying on the ground or behind the bunker, and did not respond to him, even his friend Lu Yuanqing. Obviously, when they came, rushing out at this time was completely sending them to death.
Gu Hongqiang smiled miserably, this time it was completely his responsibility to enter the ambush circle of the Western Sichuan Army. And now, the soldiers have abandoned him. Even his friends were like this, which made Gu Hongqiang feel even more desperate and betrayed.
In this way, Gu Hongqiang took those henchmen who were loyal to him and launched an attack. They were less than a kilometer away from the exit of Bison Gully at this time. However, this part of the road has never been surmountable.
The firepower of the Western Sichuan Army was very fierce, and after the Qingma Army entered the ambush circle, all the light and heavy weapons belonging to the 10th Brigade opened fire, which immediately made the entire valley seem to be like hell. Blazing bullets flew indiscriminately, shrapnel shot everywhere, and there were soldiers of the Green Horse Army who were hit and shot!
Despair and panic spread in the valley, and under the blow of the strong firepower of the Western Sichuan Army, the morale of the Qingma Army dropped rapidly, and it was almost on the verge of collapse.
"Da Da Da!" The low roar of heavy machine guns echoed through the valley. Gu Hongqiang took his henchmen, lay on his horse, and quickly sprinted towards the mouth of the valley. However, their actions were also noticed by the Western Sichuan Army. As a result, their future is even more bleak.
"Adjust the shooting element, 0 degrees to the left, 0 degrees down!"
In the artillery position halfway up the mountain, two Type 2 infantry guns of a company immediately challenged the firing direction and aimed at Gu Hongqiang and others who were charging outside the valley.
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