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    "Are you talking about Ma Qi, the eldest son of Qinghai Admiral Ma Haiyan?" Wang Yuze grabbed the horse bandit's collar and asked excitedly.  Ma Qi is Qing Ma¡¯s eldest son!  Is there any need to risk one's life and personally lead the attack on the third company's military station?  Wang Yuze seems to have forgotten, isn't he also putting himself in danger now?  As a young marshal in western Sichuan, I am stationed in a small military station. If something unexpected happens, who can bear the responsibility?

    "Yes, sir, it's that Ma Qi!" Ma Qi was startled and quickly replied.

    "Haha, okay! Come here, you go with him and bring me Ma Qi. You, go and inform the battalion commander that we have caught a big fish!" Wang Yuze laughed.  He had no idea that he would catch such a big fish as Ma Qi.  Originally, he only expected to capture a few prisoners of the Qingma Army, which would make the Qingma Army bear the responsibility of provoking Western Sichuan and find a reasonable result for Western Sichuan to annex Qinghai.  Now that Ma Qi was caught, it was a complete surprise.  In this way, not only does the Qingma Army's charge of provoking western Sichuan be confirmed, but if used well, it may be able to swallow Qinghai more easily.

    "Yes, company commander!" Two soldiers from the third company immediately led the informant horse bandit into the stable.  Another person ran to inform the battalion commander Zhang Shusen.

    When the informant horse bandit entered the stable with two soldiers from the third company, Ma Qi felt nervous and realized the danger.  He quickly hid behind two tall Qingma Army soldiers, and those Qingma Army soldiers also realized the danger and intentionally or unintentionally kept Ma Qiyan behind.

    However, the stable was only so big, so after the informant made a circle, he still found Ma Qi.  "Sir, he, he is Ma Qi!" the informant Ma Qi said excitedly.

    Two soldiers from the Third Company immediately walked towards Ma Qi, took him out from the crowd, and wanted to arrest him.  The surrounding Qingma Army soldiers quickly resisted.  However, their hands are tied, and the strength they can exert is indeed not very great.

    "What do you want to do?" Faced with the resistance of the Qingma Army, the soldiers of the Third Company smashed down their rifle butts without any hesitation.  Suddenly, a cut was made on the head of a Qingma Army soldier, and bright red blood flowed down.

    The soldiers of the Third Company who were guarding the prisoners all around also noticed something strange and started shouting.  "What do you want to do?" The lances in their hands were pointed at these resisting horse bandits.  There was a "crash" sound and everyone was loaded.

    "Everyone, calm down and don't resist, I'll be fine!" Ma Qi quickly dissuaded him.  He knew that if he continued to resist, the soldiers of the third company would definitely shoot.  Since he has been captured, it is better to be more honest so as not to cause additional casualties.  Besides, since the Western Sichuan Army's target is him, his life should not be harmed.

    Under Ma Qi's comfort, the captured soldiers of the Qingma Army calmed down.  Ma Qi followed the soldiers of the third company and walked out of the stable.

    "Hello, young master of the Ma family! I am Wang Long, the commander of the third company of the second battalion of the 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army!" Wang Yuze looked at Ma Qi and said with a smile.  Although Ma Qi was captured and looked a little embarrassed, he could not hide the aura he carried.

    "Hello, Captain Wang! I wonder what you want to see Ma about?" Ma Qi said calmly.

    "Haha, the eldest young master of the Ma family is here to be our guest in western Sichuan. Of course he will be treated warmly!" Wang Yuze said with a smile.  At this time, Zhang Shusen had already arrived.

    "Battal Commander, this is Ma Qi, the eldest young master of the Qingma Army!" Wang Yuze immediately explained to Zhang Shusen.

    "Hello, Master Ma!" Zhang Shusen also beamed with joy when he heard that this person was actually Ma Qi.

    "Hello, Commander Zhang!" Ma Qi said coldly.

    "Wang Long, take Master Ma down to have a rest first!" Zhang Shusen said.

    "Okay, come here, prepare a room for Young Master Ma so that Young Master Ma can take a rest!" Wang Yuze said to Wang Wei next to him.

    "Master Ma, please!" Wang Wei said to Ma Qi immediately.

    Ma Qi nodded and left with Wang Wei.

    "Wang Long, your third company has made a great contribution this time! I will report it to the brigade headquarters." Zhang Shusen said excitedly.  Catching Ma Qi is a big achievement.  In the current relatively peaceful environment, it is even more rare.

    "Thank you, battalion commander. But battalion commander, our company has consumed a lot of weapons and ammunition, and has also lost a lot of personnel. We have to ask the company commander to replenish it for us!" Wang Long said with a smile.  He was also very happy after catching Ma Qi.

    ¡°No problem, I¡¯ll have someone replenish it for you as soon as I return to the battalion headquarters!¡± Zhang Shusen immediately agreed.

    "Batalion Commander, it would be difficult for so many prisoners and Ma Qi to be imprisoned in our military station.Safe.  Please also bring all these prisoners of war and Ma Qi to the battalion headquarters!  "Wang Yuze continued. These military exploits all belong to him and no one can erase them. There is no need to detain these prisoners of war in the third company's military station.

    "Okay!" Zhang Shusen agreed immediately without thinking too much.  In this operation, the third company made great achievements, and with it, their second battalion also benefited.

    After having lunch at the third company¡¯s military station, battalion commander Zhang Shusen took the reinforcements and escorted more than 100 prisoners of war back to Leiwuqi.  The soldiers of the third company also rested and repaired their fortifications under the leadership of deputy company commander Wang Wei.  Those bombed-out horses and walls all need to be rested again.  Wang Yuze, on the other hand, stayed alone in the dormitory.  He wanted to sort out the thoughts in his mind and form a complete plan.

    Qinghai is located in the northeast of the plateau. Although the geographical conditions are relatively harsh, its strategic location is very important.  The cavalry can pounce directly from the plateau, threatening the Hexi Corridor to the west, attacking the Mongolian grasslands to the north, and attacking the Guanzhong area to the east.  If they occupy this place, it will inevitably cause Western Sichuan to change its current passive defense posture and turn it into an active offense.

    Now, Qinghai and Gansu provinces are both under the control of Ma Jiajun.  Among them, the Qingma Army controlled Qinghai, and its leader was Ma Haiyan, the Qinghai Admiral appointed by the Qing court.  Sweet Potato is under the control of the Ma Jiajun in Hezhou. The leader is now Ma Anliang, the son of Ma Zhan'ao, who was named the admiral of Gansu by the Qing court.  The other one is the Ningma Army commanded by Ma Qianling, the envoy of the Ningxia Guard Army.  Among them, Ma Haiyan and Ma Qianling were both the main assistants of Mazhan'ao during the Hezhou Uprising.  Even though the Ma Jiajun is now divided into three branches and Ma Zhan'ao has passed away, Ma Haiyan and Ma Qianling often follow Ma Zhan'ao's son Ma Anliang.  Together, the three families controlled a hundred thousand elite cavalry.  If the Western Sichuan Army can occupy the two provinces of Qinghai and Gansu and digest these 100,000 elite cavalry, it will inevitably greatly improve the combat effectiveness of Western Sichuan.  By then, Western Sichuan will be able to directly threaten the ruling center of the Qing court, and the strategic turning point will be much larger.

    However, the relationship between Ma Jiajun and the Western Sichuan Army has been very tense in recent years, and the two sides have repeatedly clashed.  In addition, Ma Jiajun was also very central to the Qing court. It was almost impossible to get them to turn to Western Sichuan.  But now?  Ma Haiyan's eldest son Ma Qi is already in the hands of Wang Yuze.  He can actually do a lot of things with this.  Ma Haiyan values ????this eldest son very much. If Western Sichuan can provide him with conditions that satisfy him, Ma Haiyan may not be able to fall to Western Sichuan.

    If Ma Haiyan refuses to defect to Western Sichuan, the Western Sichuan Army can also use this as an excuse to launch an attack on the Qingma Army and seize Qinghai by force.  Although the Ma family's soldiers are numerous and powerful, they cannot compare with the Western Sichuan Army in terms of combat power.  The Qingma Army's more than 30,000 people were beaten to pieces by the Fourth and Tenth Brigades of the Western Sichuan Army, totaling 16,000 to 7,000 people.  However, if force is used, it will inevitably consume a lot of financial and material resources.  If the other two groups of the Ma Jiajun supported the Qingma Army, then the battle would have been fought.  However, taking Qinghai and then plotting Gansu, if successful, will indeed bring huge benefits to the Western Sichuan Army.  Therefore, even if there are difficulties, you should not give up.  Wang Yuze believes that Wang Xiao and the senior officials in western Sichuan will not fail to see this.

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