"Fire!" Zhou Nan, commander of the artillery battalion of the 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, gave the order to open the artillery. After a moment of silence, the 24 Type 2 infantry guns roared again, and one by one the blazing shells accurately smashed in the direction of the Qingma Army in Maqin City.

"Lie down! Lie down! When the dull sound of artillery bombardment sounded, and the sharp sound of shells breaking through the air sounded over Maqin City, the faces of the green horse soldiers on the defensive line suddenly changed greatly. The officers shouted loudly with pale faces.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dense shells continued to explode on the Tsing Ma Army's defensive line. The soldiers of the Green Horse Army, who were still cheering just now, were immediately howled by the bombed ghosts and wolves. The waves generated by the explosion of the shells sent those green horses into the air. The shrapnel is recklessly harvesting life. The soldiers of the Green Horse Army, who did not have time to evacuate, suddenly suffered heavy casualties in this round of shelling.

When the shelling of the Western Sichuan Army ended, there was hardly a living creature left on the defense line of the Qingma Army, and there were stumps and broken arms everywhere. Of the hundreds or thousands of people gathered here by the Green Horse Army, except for a very small number who escaped early and survived, the rest suffered heavy casualties.

"Battalion commander, it's all over, almost all the 500 people of the 15th Battalion and the 21st Battalion who came over for reinforcements died in the artillery fire of the Western Sichuan Army!" The deputy commander of the fifteenth battalion came to Wei Yuan, the commander of the fifteenth battalion of the Qingma Army, with blood all over his body, and said with a crying voice. One by one, his brothers died by his side, and he couldn't stand it anymore.

Wei Yuan's eyes were even darker, and he almost fell to the ground. The fifteenth battalion is his lifeline, how much status can an officer who has lost his unit have in the Green Horse Army?

"How much is left?" Wei Yuan asked.

"There are less than two hundred people who can continue to fight!" The deputy battalion commander replied.

"As long as I can still hold a gun, keep fighting for me. The person in front is dead, and you go up in person. If you're dead, it's my time! Wei Yuan said with a hateful face.

"Yes, Battalion Commander!" The deputy battalion commander didn't say anything more, and immediately turned around and went back to the defensive line.

At this time, Lu Haoran came again with reinforcements.

"What, is it a lot of losses?" When Lu Haoran saw Wei Yuan's appearance, he suddenly realized that it was not good.

"The fifteenth battalion plus the reinforcements of the twenty-first battalion, now there are less than two hundred people left!" Wei Yuan said with a gloomy face.

"What? Such a large casualty? Lu Haoran was also completely shocked. Less than half a day into the battle, they had already lost a small half of their troops. How long will they be able to hold on like this? And as it is now, the Western Sichuan Army has not done its best. Ma Haiyan asked them to hold on until reinforcements arrived, how was this possible?

"General, now the combat strength of the Western Sichuan Army has far exceeded our expectations. Hurry up and ask the Admiral for help! Otherwise, I doubt very much that we will be able to hold out until tomorrow! Wei Yuan said.

"Alright! This is the 300 reinforcements I drew for the 5th Battalion. In addition, there are 300 reinforcements from the 20th Battalion, all of which are now handed over to you! I have only one request, I must do my best to resist the attack of the Western Sichuan Army! Lu Haoran said with a stern face.

"Yes, Jiang Jun! I promise to complete the mission! Wei Yuan said firmly. It's just that no one knows whether his promise will be useful.

Soon, the first battalion of the 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army began a new offensive. However, the resistance of the Qingma army was still very fierce, and the two sides fought fiercely at the gap in the wall of Maqin City, and both paid heavy casualties. But at present, the western Sichuan army is still unable to attack the city. It wasn't until noon that the attack of the Western Sichuan Army really stopped, which made the defenders of Maqin City breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, two white carrier pigeons flew out of Maqin City and flew quickly north. There were already special soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army who paid attention to the things of the Qingma Army, and after discovering the news from the Qingma Army, they immediately reported the news to Cai Yun and Wang Yuze.

"Haha! The Qingma Army in Maqin City couldn't sit still, so they had to deliver the news to Ma Haiyan! After Cai Yun received the news that the carrier pigeon flew out of Maqin City, he immediately laughed and said.

"Then, it's time for us to have a showdown with Ma Haiyan next!" Wang Yuze also smiled. Ma Haiyan's reinforcements have not arrived for a long time, which makes everyone very worried. Once the Qingma Army in Ma Haiyan's hands and the Hezhou Majia Army and the Ningma Army converge, it will be an army of almost 50,000 people, which is undoubtedly a very great pressure on the Western Sichuan Army. Therefore, if you can eat one of them in advance, it is undoubtedly the safest. Now, the method they used was to storm Maqin City and force Ma Haiyan to come to the rescue quickly. Then, a big battle with the Western Sichuan Army.

"Brigadier Zhao, they should almost be at their destination by now! This place will be handed over to the 11th Brigade to be responsible, Chief of Staff Li and the rest of the 10th Brigade will stay here, and we will rush to join Brigade Commander Zhao and them! Cai Yun said.

"Yes, Chief of Staff!" Li Zhuo commanded.

Last night, while it was night. The main force of the 10th Brigade, four battalions of troops, had already secretly left, bypassing Yushu City and heading north. In order to stop Ma Haiyan. Although there are only four battalions, in terms of their equipment and combat strength, it is completely possible to win the battle if they fight hard with the Green Horse Army.

At that moment, Cai Yun and Wang Yuze set off with a few guards. According to the plan, the main force of the 10th Brigade would block Ma Haiyan in the east-dipping ditch northwest of Maqin. It was the only place for Ma Haiyan to pass through when he went south to Maqin. Unless he spent two more days retreating and taking a long detour, in that case, Maqin City would have been captured by the Western Sichuan Army a long time ago.

By the time Ma Haiyan received the news of Maqin City's urgent request for reinforcements, their troops had already marched to a place called Xiuma. When he received the news, Ma Haiyan's face suddenly became gloomy.

"The troops continue to move forward and call Mr. Zhou and Battalion Commander Gu over!" Ma Haiyan ordered in a low voice. The long journey made him very tired. After all, he is an old man, not as young as he was, and it was very bumpy immediately, which naturally made him a little unable to support it.

Soon, Zhou He and Gu Hongyun rushed to Ma Haiyan's face.

"I just received news from Maqin City, the Western Sichuan Army launched a fierce attack on Maqin, it should be to take Maqin before we arrive, relying on Maqin to confront our army. There were only 4,000 defenders left in Maqin City, which could not withstand the attack of the Western Sichuan Army. Lu Haoran reported that they can hold on until tomorrow afternoon at most. Otherwise, Maqin will fall! Ma Haiyan said.

"Admiral, let's speed up! If the Western Sichuan Army takes Maqin, in terms of their firepower, it will be even more impossible for us to conquer Maqin! Gu Hongyun said. He has dealt with the Western Sichuan Army for many years, and in the field battle, the Qingma Army still has a certain chance of winning. But if the western Sichuan army defends the city and the Qingma army attacks, I am afraid that the corpses are piled up under the city of Maqin, and Maqin will not be able to break it.

"However, with our current strength, if we don't wait for the Ma family army and the Ning Ma army in Hezhou, it will be a little weak!" Zhou He said with some caution. After all, this battle is very important for the Green Horse Army.

"Humph! If it weren't for Gu Hong's forcible rescue of Yushu, how could Ma Qin be like this! Ma Haiyan said hatefully. Gu Hongqiang's adventure caused Maqin City to lose most of its troops, which also made the Qingma Army extremely passive.

Gu Hongyun's face turned red and he didn't say a word. Obviously, Ma Haiyan has always been very dissatisfied with Gu Hong's forced south to rescue Yushu, causing the Qingma Army to lose a full 6,000 people.

"Lord Admiral, I dare to guarantee that if we don't wait for the Ma Jiajun and Ningma Army of Hezhou to move south immediately, we will definitely be blocked by the Western Sichuan Army. Perhaps, they are already waiting for us on the road at the moment! Zhou He reminded.

"I know. However, the Western Sichuan Army did not have many troops, and it had to besiege Maqin and attack Maqin at the same time, so how many troops could be mobilized to block us. Besides, in the field, our Green Horse Army may not be afraid of them! Ma Haiyan said conceitedly.

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