"Damn it, fire back!" On the wall of Hezhou City, Ma Anliang put down the binoculars in his hand and gave the order to fight back. Hezhou City is no weaker than other weak cities, not to mention the strong defense, there are also a lot of cannons placed on the city wall, except for some of the 75 mm cannons produced by the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau of the Qing court, and a small number of advanced cannons imported from Guanwen, but the number is relatively rare.

On the southern wall of Hezhou City, a total of ten 75-mm cannons were deployed, but the range and power were obviously not comparable to the Type 2 infantry guns of the Western Sichuan Army. In addition, there are four imported German Krupp 05 mm light howitzers, which have a range of about 5 kilometers and are much more powerful than the Type 2 infantry guns of the Western Sichuan Army.

At this moment, the Western Sichuan Army outside Hezhou City was preparing to retreat, set up camp, and wait for reinforcements to arrive. Suddenly, the walls of Hezhou City remembered the dull sound of shelling, followed by the sound of sharp cannonballs breaking through the air.

"Lie down!" The officers of the Fourth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army realized what this was and shouted loudly. The well-trained soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army fell to the ground with their heads in their hands.

"Boom! Rumble! The sound of explosions continued to sound around the Western Sichuan Army, shrapnel flew sideways, and people were constantly blown up. Fortunately, the accuracy of Ma Jiajun's artillery was not so good, otherwise, the losses caused to the western Sichuan army would be even greater.

"Haha! Let these damn Sichuan Western Army see how good we are. Artillery, our Ma Jiajun also has it, not only their Western Sichuan Army! Fire the cannon and give me a hard bang! On the wall of Hezhou City, Ma Anliang laughed. He was very happy when the wolf bèi of the Sichuan West Army was bombed and fled.

"Careless, I didn't expect that there are a lot of cannons in Hezhou City!" Guo Defu, chief of staff of the Fourth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, slapped his hand on the ground hatefully, if he had been prepared first, he would not have suffered such a blow.

"What are the artillery battalions still doing in a daze? If you don't give me a return shot, knock out all the cannons on the city wall! Liu Zhiye, the commander of the Fourth Brigade, commanded at the top of his throat.

Originally, the artillery battalion of the Fourth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army was ready to withdraw from the position and camp, but it was suddenly shelled by the Ma Jiajun, which made them look a little flustered, and under the shelling of the Ma Jiajun, it also caused more than a dozen casualties of the gunners being bombarded.

Under Liu Zhiye's order, the officers and men of the artillery battalion of the Fourth Brigade moved again, adjusted the muzzles of the guns, and re-aimed at the walls of Hezhou City. Although Ma Jiajun's shells kept falling during this process, it did not affect them much.

"Fire!" The battalion commander of the artillery battalion of the 4th brigade ordered.

The 24 Type 2 infantry guns of the artillery battalion of the 4th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army suddenly poured shells on the wall of Hezhou City with the maximum rate of fire. The gunners seemed to be carrying the shells in order to vent their grievances just now.

"Boom! Rumble! "There were constantly shells exploding on the walls of Hezhou City, and the shelling of the Ma Jiajun was immediately suppressed. Their main four 05-mm howitzers, although powerful and long-range, were simply inferior to the Type 2 infantry guns. Under the heavy shelling of the Western Sichuan Army, they had no power to fight back at all.

The two brothers, Ma Anliang and Ma Guoliang, also hid behind the women's wall for the first time. The shells of the Western Sichuan Army kept flying over their heads, making the two brothers turn a little pale with fright.

"Shoot back, shoot back at me!" Ma Anliang ordered loudly.

However, under the fierce shelling of the Western Sichuan Army, the artillery of the Ma Jiajun suffered heavy casualties, and even the artillery was blown up a lot, how did they fight back!

Subsequently, the artillery of the Western Sichuan Army began to carry out targeted killings. Many of the cannons of the Ma Jiajun were placed on the city wall, and in order to avoid threatening future attacks, it was necessary for the Western Sichuan Army to destroy these cannons first.

The shelling lasted for half an hour, and when the shelling of the western Sichuan army ended, the city wall was already in a mess, with rubble everywhere, stumps and broken arms everywhere, and one cannon after another was even blown into twisted flowers. The two brothers, Ma Anliang and Ma Guoliang, have long escaped from this dangerous place.

"Order the Ma Jiajun from all over the country to hurry back to help Hezhou! In addition, ask for help from Ning Ma Jun and Yang Changjun, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu! Ma Anliang, who calmed down, immediately gave an order.

"Yang Changjun? What's the use of that guy? Just his 10,000 old soldiers? Ma Guoliang asked in surprise.

"Humph! Although Yang Changjun's soldiers were not beaten, he always represented the Qing court. If the Western Sichuan Army didn't want to start a full-scale war with the Qing court, it would definitely not do anything to him! Ma Anliang said.

"Okay, I'll send someone right away!" Ma Guoliang nodded and left quickly.

The artillery battle between the Western Sichuan Army and the Ma Jiajun ended with the victory of the Western Sichuan Army, which made the people of the entire Hezhou City even more panicked. After learning of the defeat of the Ma Jiajun, many people immediately fled from the other three city gates, for fear that they would be affected in the next battle.

The 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army rushed to Hezhou on the evening of the 15th, greatly increasing the strength of the Western Sichuan Army. After Liu Zhiye and Ma Qi discussed, they immediately sent troops to surround Hezhou City, not allowing them to enter or leave, and cut off communication between Hezhou and the outside world. However, because of the strength of the army, they did not attack Hezhou, but continued to wait for reinforcements.

The 10th and 12th Brigades of the Western Sichuan Army did not arrive at Hezhou until the afternoon of 17 July. Their arrival brought the strength of the Western Sichuan Army in Hezhou to more than 30,000 people. There is already far more Ma Jiajun in Hezhou City, and the attack on Hezhou will be carried out soon.

Yinchuan, one of the important cities in the northwest region, the majestic Helan Mountain and the Yellow River have created the Yinchuan Plain, with fertile soil and pleasant climate, making it a place to plug the south of the Yangtze River. After the Ma Jiajun Hehuang Uprising, after defeating the Qing army, the Ma Jiajun took the initiative to surrender to the Qing army and accepted Zhao'an. Ma Qianling, an important figure in Ma Jiajun, was named the envoy of Ningxia Town and became the controller of the Hetao area. Ma Qianling's father and son also established a strong Ningma Army here, which became the most important force in the Qingma Army.

The Protector Embassy, located in the center of Yinchuan, covers a vast area and is the center of power in the entire Hetao region. It's just that the atmosphere in the Protector Embassy Mansion today is a little weird, and the faces of all the high-level leaders of the Ningma Army are a little not very good.

"Everyone, tell us what you think! Fu Lu was defeated in Maqin, and the son of the Ma Army of Shangwanning became a prisoner, and Fu Lu had already decided to defect to the Western Sichuan Army, and was named the brigade commander by the Western Sichuan Army, and built yì We also defected to the Western Sichuan Army. The Western Sichuan Army gave us a total of two brigades of the Ningma Army! Ma Qianling sat at the top, looking at the henchmen below. Although he is sixty-seven years old this year, and his hair and beard have long since grayed, he is in good spirits and has a very clear mind.

"My lord, I think this is a good way out for our Ning Ma Army. Although the imperial court still occupies most of the area, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that the imperial court is already declining, and if the western Sichuan army does something against them, the imperial court will definitely not be able to resist it. A somewhat rich old man said, his name is Ma Zhengyuan, and he was also an old man during the Ma Jiajun uprising, and his prestige in the Ningma army was very high. Although he is 58 years old this year, he is still very healthy.

"My lord, but if we take refuge in the Western Sichuan Army, will some people say that we are not righteous! The Western Sichuan Army is besieging Hezhou, and Admiral Ma has already sent someone to ask us for help! Someone else said.

"Humph! What righteous anger? Although our Ma Jiajun is in the same spirit, it is in the face of Marshal Ma Zhanao. Now that the handsome man has passed away, when did Ma Anliang and his brother take us old people in their eyes? Do we need to listen to them? Ma Zhengyuan retorted.

Everyone immediately didn't speak, Hezhou Ma Jiajun and Ning Ma Jun were in Gansu, but Ma Anliang was the governor of Gansu, and Ning Ma Jun was also under Ma Anliang's jurisdiction. On weekdays, there have been many conflicts between the two families, and now that the Ma family army is in trouble, the people of the Ning Ma army are naturally about to fall into the ground. And, no matter what, the Western Sichuan Army is far stronger than Ma Jiajun, and they are not willing to accompany Ma Jiajun to die.

"Well, since everyone agrees, then we will take refuge in the Western Sichuan Army. The establishment of the 13th Brigade given by the Western Sichuan Army, my brigade commander will be held by Zhengyuan first! Zhengyuan, you immediately gather 10,000 soldiers and horses, go south to Hezhou, and obey the command of the young marshal and the chief of staff! Ma Qianling suddenly made a decision.

ps: The first update arrives, continue to ask for collections and Sanjiang tickets!