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Text Chapter 20: A show of force (Happy New Year)

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    It was late at night, and the lights in the military camp at the headquarters of the 10th Brigade were turned off early. The entire military camp was pitch black.  There are only a few places where there are lights, just like stars dotted in the night sky.

    The environment in Qamdo is relatively poor, and most people use kerosene lamps or horse lanterns. For most poor people, they go to bed early at night. After all, kerosene also costs money.  The fuel they use is cow dung.  The lives of these herdsmen are now much better than before.  After Wang Xiao occupied the plateau and Xikang, he abolished all the chieftains here and the serfdom system, so that the people of the Fanba tribe no longer had to be exploited by the chieftains.  This made these simple people respect Wang Xiao very much. In the propaganda of Hinayana Buddhism on the plateau, Wang Xiao even became the protector of Buddhism.

    Although Wang Xiao himself is dismissive of such claims.  But the herdsmen believed so much that they completely regarded Wang Xiao as their god.

    The lights in the office of the commander of the 10th Brigade were still bright.  Two lanterns illuminate the office clearly.  At this time, the commander of the 10th Brigade, Zhao Bowen, and the deputy commander of the 10th Brigade, Tashi Duoji, were drinking around a small table.  Although it was only September, the night on the plateau was already very cold, so both of them put on coats.  The wine is high-alcohol liquor, and the dish is braised beef.  Although it was simple, the two of them had a great time drinking.

    Soon, Chief of Staff Li Zhuo also opened the door and came in.  Zhao Bowen quickly took out a wine glass and poured wine into it.

    "Old Li, come and have a drink. Are all the little guys settled?" Zhao Bowen handed the wine to Li Zhuo and asked.

    With a "sizzle", Li Zhuo drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then said: "Everyone has settled down. Those little guys are all drunk. Some of them will endure it tomorrow!"

    "Hehe, it's okay. Since you are a soldier of our 10th Brigade, you must know how to drink!" Deputy Brigade Commander Tashi Duoji said with a smile.  The dark face was full of smiles, showing a mouth of white teeth.

    "Where is that person? Is everything okay?" Zhao Bowen asked.

    "It's okay! But, Lao Zhao, do we really want him to go to the 2nd Battalion and 3rd Company? Wouldn't it be better if he stayed at the brigade headquarters? There won't be any problems in this way. It's going to snow soon.  , the station of the third company is not very safe!" Li Zhuo said with some worry.

    Zhao Bowen, Tashi Duoji and Li Zhuo, as the chief officers of the 10th Brigade, naturally know Wang Yuze's identity very well.  When they learned that the young marshal was going to serve in their army, the three of them were surprised and happy.  After all, the young marshal came to serve in the 10th Brigade, which means that the marshal thinks highly of their 10th Brigade and values ??their 10th Brigade.  Otherwise, the young commander would not be allowed to come here.  However, the conditions of the 10th Brigade are too bad. If the Marshal has something wrong with the 10th Brigade, how will they explain it to the Marshal, and how will they explain it to the tens of millions of people in the three provinces of Western Sichuan!

    "That's right, the third company of the second battalion is stationed in Gasanka. The conditions in that place are ten times worse than Qamdo. Moreover, it is already the northernmost end of the area we control, and horse bandits often appear there.  The Ma Jiajun on the opposite side seems to be restless recently. If there is any problem, we may not be able to rescue them in time!" Tashi Duoji was also a little worried.  He is a member of the Fanba tribe. In his heart, Wang Xiao is the god who gave them a good life, and Wang Yuze is naturally the son of god.  Naturally, he didn't want Wang Yuze to go to dangerous places.

    "But what can we do? The commander-in-chief personally issued the order, which clearly stated that the young commander should go to the third company of the second battalion. Can we still disobey the order? However, we cannot be careless. Now that the young commander is here, the tenth company  Brigade, we must be fully prepared. Once a crisis occurs, we must rush to the rescue immediately. In addition, I think the commander has already thought of this. Hasn¡¯t the battalion commander of the second battalion been changed?  The new battalion commander Zhang Shusen is from the Guards of the Marshal's Mansion. He must have come with the mission of protecting the Marshal," said Brigadier Zhao Bowen.

    "Well! But we can't be careless. All units in the brigade headquarters must be prepared. If something happens, they must be able to set off immediately. I heard from colleagues in the military headquarters that the commander-in-chief has issued an order to start preparations for war. Said  It may not be long before our war against the Qing Dynasty in western Sichuan will start again. By then, even if our 10th Brigade is not transferred to the east to participate in the war, we will definitely have to attack north." Chief of Staff Li Zhuo said with a smile  .

    "That's good! Those horse bandits in the north are bullying our herdsmen a lot. If the military headquarters hadn't strictly prohibited us from attacking Qinghai, I would have led my men to kill them!" Deputy Brigadier Tashi Duoji yelled  said.

    For the war, these generals are all full of expectations.  Although, if there is a war, people are bound to die.  However, war also means military exploits, which will be theirThe capital of migration!  A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.  Whether it is Zhao Bowen, who is already a brigadier general, or Tashi Duoji and Li Zhuo, who only have the rank of colonel, they all hope to make progress.

    The next day, when Wang Yuze got up, he had a splitting headache.  He probably drank a lot last night, at least almost two kilograms of white wine!  This was completely beyond his drinking capacity, no wonder he was so drunk.  In comparison, Wang Wei is much better.  Although he was also drunk, he was not that strong.

    After Wang Yuze and the others stayed in Qamdo for two days, they set off for their respective destiny. The dozen or so young officers who had just arrived in the 10th Brigade all went their separate ways.

    The second battalion of the 10th Brigade is stationed in Leiwuqi, north of Qamdo, a small town where thousands of people gather.  Here, Wang Yuze and Wang Wei met with Zhang Shusen, the commander of the second battalion, and Gong Zhiqiang, the deputy battalion commander.  Zhang Shusen is young, less than thirty years old. He is tall and capable.  The deputy battalion commander Gong Zhiqiang is about the same age, but he looks a little dark and thin, but he is very enthusiastic.  Moreover, Gong Zhiqiang also said that he would personally send Wang Yuze and Wang Wei to the third company.

    After resting at the battalion headquarters for a night, Wang Yuze and Wang Wei, led by deputy battalion commander Gong Zhiqiang, rushed to Gasangka, the headquarters of the third company.  Gasanka is still more than 100 kilometers away from Leiuzi, and it takes three or four hours to ride a horse.  When Wang Yuze and Wang Wei arrived, it was already past noon.

    Gasanka is just a small village.  Except for the military station of the third company, only a few dozen families of herdsmen gathered here.  Moreover, these herdsmen only come here to spend the winter in the autumn. Once the spring warms and the flowers bloom, they will go to places with abundant water and grass to graze.  This was Wang Yuze's first time in such a desolate place.  When I thought that I was going to stay here for a long time, although I was ready, I still felt a little uncomfortable.

    When Wang Yuze and others arrived at the gate of the military station, they found that except for two sentries, no officers from the third company were seen.  Gong Zhiqiang's face didn't look good at that time.  He had obviously sent someone to notify him yesterday, but it was still like this. Wouldn't this embarrass him?  Although he knew that this was not aimed at him, it still made him very unhappy.

    Gong Zhiqiang rode towards the military station, but the sentry stopped him.

    "Chief, who are you looking for?" the sentry asked.

    "I am Gong Zhiqiang, sending your company commander and deputy company commander to take office. Where is your platoon leader?" Gong Zhiqiang asked with a tigerish face.

    "Report to the deputy battalion commander. The first platoon leader led people on patrol, and the second platoon leader led people to pursue a group of horse bandits. Only the third platoon leader is here!" the sentry replied.

    "Let him come to see me!" Gong Zhiqiang shouted with a tigerish face.

    "Yes, deputy battalion commander, please wait!" The sentry hurriedly ran to report.

    "Captain Wang, I made you laugh. These soldiers are all rough and don't know any manners." Gong Zhiqiang said with a smile.

    "The deputy battalion commander is serious, these soldiers are all honest and good soldiers!" Wang Yuze said with a smile.  However, he has realized that the people here don't seem to welcome him!  No, on the first day he came, I wanted to give him a blow!

    PS: Xiaoyu wishes all book friends a happy New Year!  I wish everyone good luck in the Year of the Snake and may all your wishes come true!

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