Chapter 64: The Tragic Siege

Violent explosions resounded in Maqin City, and houses would collapse one by one, and the Qingma soldiers guarding the city suffered heavy casualties. The crisis of the stricter zhòng came from the city wall, which was already crumbling under the blow of the armor-piercing bullets of the Western Sichuan Army.

"Boom!" After a muffled sound, the wall of Maqin City finally failed to hold out, and under the continuous fierce shelling of the Western Sichuan Army, a gap of about 20 meters appeared in the west wall of Maqin City. When the smoke cleared, the gap was clearly visible to everyone.

"Oops, the walls have been blown down!" The soldiers of the Green Horse Army have a bad heart. Fools know that after the walls were blown down, they lost their last protection. Maqin City will be like a girl who has been stripped naked, ** naked in front of the Western Sichuan Army.

"Damn it! All units pay attention and prepare to resist the attack of the Western Sichuan Army. The Admiral has an order, and the city is here! Wei Yuan, the battalion commander of the fifteenth battalion of the Qingma Army, ordered loudly. The remnants of the 15th Battalion began to assemble in the face of the artillery fire of the Western Sichuan Army. They had long expected that the city wall would be bombarded, and a simple line of defense was built fifty meters behind the wall. It's just that under the fierce artillery fire of the Western Sichuan Army, this defense line has been almost destroyed, and it is difficult to say how much role it can play.

"Order the Twentieth Battalion and the Twenty-first Battalion, each with half of their troops, to prepare to support the battle in Xicheng!" Lu Haoran, the top officer of Maqin City of the Tsing Ma Army, ordered. After the city wall is destroyed, they will definitely suffer the fiercest attack of the Western Sichuan Army, and then it will be the most cruel moment. Whether it can persist or not, it is providential. However, Lu Haoran himself knew that the hope of holding Maqin City was very slim.

When Maqin City was bombarded, the soldiers of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army let out an earth-shattering cheer. The attack power of the artillery battalion of the 10th Brigade far exceeded their imagination. Now when they also clearly realize that they are also a member of the Western Sichuan Army, they are even more proud. Now, after the artillery show is over, it's time for them. Although the defenders of Maqin City were once their friends and companions, now, with each of them as their masters, they had no choice but to draw their swords.

"The 1st Battalion of the 11th Brigade is ready to attack!" Ma Qi, the commander of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, ordered with an excited face. The power of the artillery of the Western Sichuan Army gave him a great shock. He was completely shocked by the collapse of Maqin's city walls in a short period of time, and the heavy casualties of the defending Qingma army. At the same time, I also firmly believe that it is wise to abandon the Qingma Army and join the Western Sichuan Army! The Western Sichuan Army has such a strong army, and the unification of China in the future is just around the corner!

"Brothers of the first battalion, Maqin City has been bombarded, and it is up to us next. We can't let our artillery brothers underestimate us, it's time for them to show us men on horseback how good we are! Ding Zhongming, commander of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, said loudly. Bai Meng directly became the deputy brigade commander because of his military exploits, which made him very hot. He knew that in the western Sichuan army, military exploits were the main reason for the rise. And when the Western Sichuan Army annexes the Ma Family Army, it will inevitably form a number of cavalry units, and he will also have a lot of opportunities at that time. Now that you get more military achievements, your future promotion will be guaranteed.

"Kill! Enter Maqin City! "The horsemen of the 1st Battalion of the 11th Brigade, with guns on their backs and sabers in their hands, shouted loudly, and their morale was very high with the support of artillery.

At this time, the artillery completely placed the target of the artillery bombardment in Maqin City, killing and injuring the defenders' living forces to the greatest extent.

"Attack!" Ma Qi gave the order to attack.

"Rush!" Ding Zhongming shouted, and the thousands of cavalry of the first battalion of the 11th Brigade, under his personal leadership, launched a fierce attack on Maqin City. War horses galloped, splashing large expanses of dust.

On the walls of Maqin City, there were no defenders, and the soldiers of the first battalion of the 11th Brigade could rest assured that they would boldly launch a charge and would not be blocked at all. In a few minutes, they had already rushed to the bottom of Maqin City. However, the gap that was blown open was only twenty meters, so that a large number of soldiers were blocked outside, unable to charge in the first place. A small number of cavalry rushed into the gap, but they were greeted by the bullets of the Green Horse Army.

The soldiers of the Tsing Ma Army hid behind improvised fortifications and used their rifles to eliminate the soldiers of the 11th Brigade who rushed in through the gap. Gunshots like fried beans rang out in the gap. Most of the soldiers who rushed into the city were shot, and the few remaining fell on the road before they could break into the positions of the Green Horse Army.

It's just that these casualties did not make the soldiers of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army timid, but stimulated their bloodiness. Some soldiers simply dismounted and fired at the Qingma army at the gap in the city wall, which could be regarded as their companions covering the attack.

The battle was very fierce, and the casualties of the Western Sichuan Army and the Qingma Army were rising rapidly. It's just that because the gap is too small, the huge strength of the Western Sichuan Army cannot be deployed, and the Qingma Army has taken a big advantage.

The onslaught of the 1st Battalion of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army suffered heavy casualties. But at the same time, the casualties of the Tsing Ma Army were not small. Although the artillery bombardment of the Western Sichuan Army was not as fierce as before, several shells exploded in Maqin City almost every minute, but in order not to hurt their own people, the direction of the shelling was far away from the gap in the city wall. The 15th Battalion of the Tsing Ma Army, which was responsible for defending the West Gate, had now suffered more than half of the casualties, and they had already suffered heavy damage in the previous shelling. In the ensuing battle, although they successfully resisted the attack of the first battalion of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, and gave the Western Sichuan Army a lot of casualties. But at the same time, their own casualties are not small.

"General, our troops have suffered heavy casualties and need reinforcements!" Wei Yuan, the battalion commander of the 15th Battalion of the Green Horse Army, found Lu Haoran and asked for support.

"I'll give you five hundred people, and you must resist the attack of the western Sichuan army!" Lu Haoran pondered for a moment and agreed to Wei Yuan's request.

"Thank you, General, I promise to complete the task and hold the position!" Wei Yuan said loudly.

The addition of reinforcements suddenly increased the firepower of the Qingma Army a lot, and the first battalion of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army launched several charges, but they were all beaten back and lost their corpses.

"Rush! Rush in for me! Ding Zhongming, the commander of the first battalion of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, snapped next to the gap and gave orders loudly. Several times, the children flew over his head, which was very dangerous.

In the distance, Ma Qi was suppressed in the gap to the first battalion, and his face was also a little dignified. Coming to Maqin City is not as easy to win as he imagined!

"Battalion Commander Zhou, the resistance in Maqin City is still very fierce, can you let my people withdraw first, and the artillery will shell again?" Ma Qi found Zhou Nan, the commander of the artillery battalion of the 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, and put forward his own requirements.

The 11th Brigade does not have its own artillery yet, so it needs to turn to the artillery of the 10th Brigade for help, and Ma Qi's tone is also very polite.

"Okay, no problem!" Zhou Nan did not hesitate and agreed to Ma Qi's request.

"Whew!" A desolate horn sounded from the side of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, which was an order to retreat.

"Damn it! Fall back! Although Ding Zhongming was very unwilling, he still had to give an order. After retreating, he counted the number of people and found that his first battalion had lost three or four hundred men in the attack just now.

"Win, we have repelled the attack of the Western Sichuan Army!" When the western Sichuan army retreated like a tide, the Qingma army let out cheers. It's just that they seem to be rejoicing too soon.

"Adjust the direction of the shelling, a range of fifty to one hundred meters behind the city walls, 0 rapid fire!" Zhou Nan, the battalion commander of the artillery battalion of the 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, gave the order. From the soldiers of the 11th Brigade who had returned, the defense of the Tsing Ma Army was already known.

The artillerymen immediately revised the direction of the shelling according to the parameters provided. Those loaders even took off their clothes and carried the shells bare-chested.

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