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    In just one night, Ma Qi, with the cooperation of Ma Yuntao, Bai Meng, Ding Zhongming and Zhang Mingyuan, took control of all the three battalions of the Qingma Army stationed in the Nangqian area.  During this period, they sent their henchmen to block the surrounding main roads, so that what happened here could not be spread at all.  Here, there are also some soldiers who are die-hard members of the Qingma Army.  As soon as something happened to Nang Qian, they immediately wanted to escape back to Yushu and report the incident to their superiors.  However, as soon as he escaped from Nangqian, he was caught by the guards.  Ma Qi ordered all of these diehards to be executed to deter others.

    Two days later, Wang Yuze and the large troops of the 10th Brigade also arrived in Nangqian.  Here, Cai Yun, deputy chief of staff of the Western Sichuan Army, announced the latest appointments of the Western Sichuan Army.  The 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army was established. The brigade commander is Ma Qi. There is no deputy brigade commander for the time being. Ma Yuntao is appointed as the chief of staff.  Ma Qi was promoted to brigadier general of the Western Sichuan Army, and Ma Yuntao was also promoted to the rank of colonel.  Bai Meng, Ding Zhongming and Zhang Mingyuan were also promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.  The 11th Brigade has three battalions under its jurisdiction, temporarily composed of the 12th, 17th and 23rd Battalions of the Qingma Army.  The insufficient soldiers will be replenished after the prisoners of the Qingma Army are captured later.

    Both Ma Qi and Ma Yuntao are quite satisfied with this acceptance of fate.  They all know that in addition to three divisions, the Western Sichuan Army only has ten brigades of regular troops.  Now they have become brigade-level officers of the Western Sichuan Army, and they can also be regarded as senior officers of the Western Sichuan Army.  There are currently very few senior generals in the Western Sichuan Army. As it develops in the future, they will naturally be able to follow the rising tide.

    After resting for a day in Nangqian, the army marched north and attacked Yushu with all its strength.  It is best to capture Yushu before the news of the Nangqian Incident spreads, and surround and annihilate the five battalions of Yushu's defenders. If they can be successfully integrated, the Western Sichuan Army will surely have sufficient advantages.  At the same time, the Fourth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army was also ready. One part resisted the attack of the Majia Army in Hezhou, and the other was ready to cooperate with the 10th and 11th Brigades of the Western Sichuan Army to attack Maqin.  Once Yushu is captured, Maqin will be the next target.  If everything goes well, half of the Qingma Army will be able to be eliminated in one fell swoop.  This will lay a decisive victory for Western Sichuan to win Qinghai.

    This time the battle was still led by the newly formed 11th Brigade.  Wang Yuze and Cai Yun promised that as long as Yushu can be captured, all the captured Qingma Army will be replenished into the 11th Brigade. At the same time, after the war, the 11th Brigade will also be fully re-equipped, with the missing artillery and various supplies  , will also be replenished as soon as possible.  This made Ma Qi and others very excited. Why was the Western Sichuan Army able to defeat the strong with the weak, and didn't it rely on advanced weapons?  As long as someone has weapons, he can truly gain a firm foothold in the Western Sichuan Army.

    The large troops of the 10th Brigade are marching at a slightly slower pace. They carry a large amount of heavy weapons and ammunition and cannot move faster even if they want to.  Although the 10th Brigade is a cavalry brigade and does not have any heavy artillery, the artillery battalion of the 10th Brigade still has twenty-four 75mm infantry cannons, plus a large number of mortars.  It is enough to deal with the Qingma Army, which also lacks artillery.

    "Chief of Staff, do you think Ma Qi and the others can do it? Yushu is no better than Nangqian. Nangqian is just a small town. Yushu is already a small city. Although the city walls are low, they can already withstand the charge of the cavalry.  It's over." Zhao Bowen, the commander of the 10th Brigade, said worriedly.

    "The distance from Nangqian to Yushu is only 170 kilometers. If the cavalry charges, it will only take half a day at most. However, the five battalions of the Qingma Army stationed there are not easy to deal with. The 11th Brigade  It is a bit difficult to catch them all in one fell swoop. However, as long as they can attack Yushu and guard the gate into Yushu, then the mission has been completed. The next step is up to us!" Cai Yun said.

    "Perhaps Ma Qi and the others can create a miracle. Now Yushu has not learned that Nangqian's defenders have defected to us. In addition, our dispatch of troops this time is highly confidential, so we may not be able to win by surprise!" Wang Yuze was very  of confidence.

    "Everything will be clear by tomorrow at most. Let the troops speed up! Try to reach Yushu tomorrow morning!" Cai Yun ordered.

    "Yes, order the troops to speed up their march!" Zhao Bowen loudly gave the order to the soldiers of the 10th Brigade.  Cavalry marches much faster than infantry.  It's just that the artillery battalion and supply battalion behind them can't move faster.  At this speed, it will be no problem to arrive in Yushu before tomorrow morning.

    On the other side, the soldiers of the newly established 11th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army were galloping on their horses. The soldiers of the Qingma Army were mostly herders on the grasslands and had innate advantages in riding horses.  Their marching speed was much higher than that of the 10th Brigade behind them.

    Ma Qi is very ambitious now. After easily capturing Nang Qian, his confidence has greatly increased, and he has also seen that his future is also bright after joining the Western Sichuan Army.  Although I have never fought against the Western Sichuan Army in person, the last timeWhen he attacked the military station, he saw the terrifying firepower of the Western Sichuan Army, which made him fearful of the Western Sichuan Army.  This time the large troops of the 10th Brigade arrived at Nangqian, and the cannons made him even more frightened.  The Western Sichuan Army has such sophisticated equipment, how could the Qingma Army be their opponent?  The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was an extremely wise decision for him to seek refuge in Western Sichuan.  Not to mention that he has no hope of inheriting the Qingma Army now, even after inheriting the Qingma Army, I am afraid he will not be able to withstand the attack of the Western Sichuan Army!  At that time, there will still be only a dead end, so it is not cost-effective to join the Qingma Army now.

    The same is true for Ma Yuntao, Bai Meng, Ding Zhongming and Zhang Mingyuan under him.  As frontline generals, they are also well aware of the terror of the Western Sichuan Army. Now that they have joined the Western Sichuan Army, they finally no longer have to face the terrifying firepower, which makes them very happy.  At the same time, they also received news that the intelligence personnel deployed by the Western Sichuan Army in Xining had secretly rescued their family members and were now settling them in a safe place. This made them less worried and became more and more loyal to the Western Sichuan Army.  Working hard.  After all, their family was under the control of Ma Haiyan before, so why not be in the hands of the Western Sichuan Army now?  If they have second thoughts, the Western Sichuan Army will definitely not be merciful to their families.

    Setting off early in the morning, the 11th Brigade had arrived less than 20 kilometers outside Yushu in the afternoon.  Because Nangqian was blocking the front, Yushu's defense was very lax and did not send out a large number of scouts.  Along the way, the 11th Brigade did not encounter even a single soldier of the Qing Ma Army.

    "Yushu is ahead of us. Now we all work together to figure out how to capture Yushu. For those of us who have just joined the Western Sichuan Army, it is very important to obtain military exploits. If we can capture Yushu for the Western Sichuan Army, then our  The position will be more stable. Then you will naturally enjoy endless benefits!" After ordering the entire army to rest, Ma Qi convened the senior officials of the 11th Brigade and began to discuss how to capture Yushu.

    "Brigadier, why don't we charge directly! We'll rush into Yushu City before they can react. In the chaos, although there are many of them, they are not our opponents!" Bai Meng suggested.

    "No, this is too risky. There are five battalions stationed in Yushu, namely the 6th Battalion, 8th Battalion, 32nd Battalion, 34th Battalion and 35th Battalion. The last three battalions are okay.  They are all newly formed units. But the Sixth and Eighth Battalions are the elite troops of the Qingma Army. With the strength of the three battalions in our hands, there is no way to defeat them!" said the new appointee of the 11th Brigade.  Chief of Staff Ma Yuntao shook his head.

    "Then what should we do? Why don't we wait here for the large force of the 10th Brigade. The 10th Brigade is equipped with a lot of cannons. When the time comes, we will directly use the cannons to blast! The low walls of Yushu cannot withstand the fierce cannons.  Boom!" Ding Zhongming suggested.

    "No, we can't wait like this. Once the 10th Brigade arrives, we will have nothing to do. Although we can successfully capture Yushu by then, our military exploits will be gone!" Ma Qi shook his head.

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