Sixteen battalions of the Green Horse Army crossed the Dongyan Gully in turn, spread out at the exit of the canyon, and confronted the Western Sichuan Army. By the time all the 16,000-strong Tsing Ma Army had passed through the gully, it was already 10 a.m. on 12 April.

Ma Haiyan, Zhou He and Gu Hongyun also came to the outside of the canyon. They stood on a higher ground and observed the position of the Western Sichuan Army.

"Lord Admiral, I have been prepared for coming to the Western Sichuan Army! Although their fortifications are simple, they have a very complete combination of firepower. It's not going to be easy for us to break through their defenses! Gu Hongyun put down the telescope in his hand and said with some concern. It has been proved countless times before that it is difficult for cavalry to win in the face of the strong firepower of the western Sichuan army in a narrow place.

"Lord Admiral, why don't we take a detour! Wait for the Ma Jiajun and Ningma Army of Hezhou to arrive, and then think about it in the long run! Zhou He also persuaded. As soon as he arrived at the Western Sichuan Army, he became more and more uneasy.

"Humph! You've already arrived here, how can you retreat? Have you all been frightened by the Western Sichuan Army all these years? Ma Haiyan said unhappily. The long march made him a little tired and his face a little pale. However, his eyes were bright and excited.

"Yes, Admiral!" Gu Hongyun and Zhou He had no choice but to stop insisting on their own views.

"Come, order the thirteenth, fourteenth, sixteenth, eighteenth, four battalions to attack in ten minutes. I'm going to get to their horse's hooves to break through the defense line of the Western Sichuan Army and cut off the heads of the Western Sichuan Army with their sabers! Ma Haiyan ordered loudly.

"Yes, Dashuai!" The herald immediately went down to give the order. Soon, there was a change in the men and horses on the side of the Green Horse Army, and the strength of the four battalions was separated from the Green Horse Army, and slowly advanced a distance of one or two hundred meters, and then waited for the final attack order.

"All departments are ready, the Green Horse Army is going to attack!" After discovering the anomaly of the Qingma Army, the officers at all levels of the 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army shouted one after another, and the soldiers in the improvised trenches loaded their bullets, each with five grenades in front of them, a strong heavy machine gun aimed at the front, and a bullet belt made of canvas had already been prepared. Behind them, dozens of mortars, which were also ready to fire. Behind it, there is the artillery position of the Type 2 infantry gun. The soldiers' horses were all left in the rear and were under special care. When fighting a positional defensive war, the war horse cannot be placed on the position, on the one hand, it will cause unnecessary losses, and on the other hand, if the war horse is frightened, it will have an adverse impact on the defense.

"Attack!" Just after ten minutes, the cavalry of the Green Horse Army launched a charge. The war horse trotted at the beginning, gradually accelerated, and became faster and faster. The distance of three kilometers is about only a minute for a high-speed charging horse.

"Fire!" At this time, the artillery positions of the Western Sichuan Army also opened fire. The Type 2 infantry guns began to shell at maximum speed. In battle, the Type 2 infantry gun had a maximum rate of fire of four rounds per minute. One after another, the cannonballs smashed into the ranks of the Green Horse Army, sending out a violent explosion. Shrapnel shot out in the flames, and many soldiers of the Green Horse Army were thrown off their horses, and even if they were not killed, they were trampled to death by the horses behind.

The shelling of the Western Sichuan Army caused a certain amount of confusion to the Tsing Ma Army, but the impact was very limited. Even after someone and the war horse were killed, the Green Horse Army behind them moved to fill the vacancy again, and continued to charge the Western Sichuan Army in a neat cavalry charging formation. I have to say that a large number of cavalry charges are indeed very spectacular, and that kind of overwhelming momentum is indeed incomparable to other units before the appearance of armored troops.

Wang Yuze and Cai Yun, under the protection of a group of guards, paid attention to the dynamics of the battlefield on a high ground far away from the scene. Or, rather, they were waiting for the Western Sichuan Army to slaughter the Blue Horse Army. Both of them believe that the strong firepower of the Western Sichuan Army is like an iron wall, and it will definitely be able to make the head of the Qingma Army bleed. The cavalry has begun to gradually decline!

"Kill!" The cavalry of the Qingma Army, braving the artillery fire of the Western Sichuan Army, shouted the slogan of killing the enemy, and charged towards the position of the Western Sichuan Army. The distance was shortened little by little by them.

When the Green Horse Army rushed to a kilometer away from the Western Sichuan Army, the mortars of the Western Sichuan Army also opened fire. Dozens of mortars rained shells at the Tsing Ma Army at their maximum rate of fire. One by one, the shells exploded in the charging ranks of the Green Horse Army, carrying with them the lives of both men and horses. Although mortars are not as powerful as infantry guns. But the number of mortars in the Western Sichuan Army was greater and the rate of fire was faster. The mortars that the Western Sichuan Army is now equipped with have a maximum rate of fire of 0 rounds per minute. Hundreds of shells fell on the heads of the Tsing Ma army every minute, causing severe trauma to the Tsing Ma army.

Under the fierce artillery bombardment of the Western Sichuan Army, the charging formation of the Qingma Army fell into chaos. Many soldiers of the Qingma Army were stupefied by the fierce artillery fire of the Western Sichuan Army and wanted to retreat. However, it was bumped into by the cavalry rushing up from behind, and the scene was extremely chaotic. This gave the Western Sichuan Army even more opportunities to shell them.

"Attack! Offensive! Ma Haiyan was furious when he saw this situation.

"Whew!" A long horn sounded, relaying orders to the soldiers of the Green Horse Army in front. The soldiers of the Tsing Ma Army, who heard the order, began to charge again. It's just that the formation of the charge has been completely confused. And, the casualties were high. At a distance of two kilometers, they paid at least more than a thousand people. With the remaining kilometer of distance, they will obviously suffer even more blows.

Every step of the charge of the soldiers of the Green Horse Army almost cost them their lives. When they paid a heavy price and continued to advance for five hundred meters, they were not far from the position of the Western Sichuan Army. Victory seems to be on the horizon!

"Yes, rush forward! Use your swords to cut off the heads of the Western Sichuan Army! Ma Haiyan yelled frantically.

"Fire!" At this time, all the heavy machine guns on the positions of the Western Sichuan Army opened fire. Dozens of heavy machine guns spewed out tongues of fire and swept towards the Green Horse Army, and the bullets fired formed a metal storm. Those green horse troops who were charging at high speed were like cutting wheat, and the light ones were put down one by one. The last 500 meters seemed to be very close, but it was undoubtedly the road to death.

The Western Sichuan Army is now armed with heavy machine guns with a rate of fire of up to 600 rounds per minute and an effective range of 700 meters. Within this distance, flesh and blood simply cannot resist. The soldiers of the Qingma Army were very heroic, and launched an attack in the face of the rain of bullets and bullets of the Western Sichuan Army. However, no matter how hard they tried, they were never able to rush to the positions of the Western Sichuan Army. Especially after the cavalry guns in the hands of the soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army also fired, the dense bullets blocked the road of their advance. Even if there was some special luck occasionally, they escaped the triple blow of artillery bombardment, heavy machine guns and cavalry guns, and luckily broke through to a place only a few dozen meters away from the position of the Western Sichuan Army. But at this time, they were often greeted with grenades, completely cutting off their idea of rushing into the position of the Western Sichuan Army.

Under such a strong firepower attack of the Western Sichuan Army, the Qingma Army collapsed. The huge casualties have drained their courage cleanly. At this time, no one was expecting to break through the defenses of the Western Sichuan Army anymore, but the most important thing was to save their lives first. When they handed over their backs to the Western Sichuan Army to escape, the Western Sichuan Army once again harvested countless lives.

Ma Haiyan's face was pale, these soldiers were his hard work for many years! Every time he was killed by the Western Sichuan Army, his heart felt as if he was dripping blood.

Gu Hongqiang and Zhou He were also pale. The charge of the Qingma Army was not insignificant, but in front of the position of the Western Sichuan Army, it was like a wave trying to rush onto the shore, and it was shattered on the reef. It's not a fight, it's a massacre at all!

When the remnants of the four battalions were defeated and returned, the count found that there were only about 1,000 left when they returned, out of 4,000 when they set out. Hearing this battle damage report, Ma Haiyan's eyes darkened and he almost fell to the ground.