Chapter 42: Ma Haiyan's Choice
Ma Yuntao talked endlessly, nothing more than saying that Ma Qi was young, stubborn and ignorant, and hoped that the Western Sichuan Army would raise his noble hand and release Ma Qi. In order to avoid conflicts, to maintain a harmonious relationship between the Western Sichuan Army and the Qingma Army, and so on. Of course, there was also a hint of threat in his words. There are more than 30,000 elites in the Qingma Army, and once a full-scale war with the Western Sichuan Army starts, the Western Sichuan Army will not be so easy to deal with.
Cai Yun smiled disdainfully and didn't say anything. Since Sichuan Xi is so solemnly negotiating with the Qingma Army, Ma Qi is not so light that he can be released. Ma Yuntao wanted to take Ma Qi away, and it was not so easy.
"Mr. Ma, what you said is not right. You said that the horse bandits bewitched Ma Qi. But the information we have is that Ma Qi gathered the horse bandits and deliberately attacked our military station! Wang Yuze said.
Suddenly, Ma Yuntao's face was a little bad. Anyone can hear nonsense with their eyes open. However, Wang Yuze pointed it out to his face, which suddenly made him a little unable to step down. The two battalion commanders, Bai Meng and Ding Zhongming, who were sitting next to Ma Yuntao, were also surprised by Wang Yuze's words. It is a little strange that Wang Yuze was able to speak without asking for instructions.
"Counselor Wang, we still don't stick to this point, it doesn't matter who is right and who is wrong. We now want to know, how can the Western Sichuan Army release our eldest young master? For the losses caused to the Western Sichuan Army this time, we can give you satisfactory compensation! Ma Yuntao diverted the topic.
"We have only one condition! As long as you agree, we will release Ma Qi immediately! Cai Yun said.
"Oh? What conditions? General Cai, please speak, as long as our Qingma Army can do it, we will definitely satisfy you! Ma Yuntao perked up and said immediately. The last time he returned in vain, he was severely reprimanded by Ma Haiyan. If Ma Qi is not rescued this time, it is estimated that he will be punished more severely.
"The Qingma Army accepted the reorganization of the Western Sichuan Army, and from now on accepted the leadership of the Western Sichuan Army and the government. Qinghai merged into western Sichuan! Cai Yun said word by word. His voice was not loud, but it was magnetic. If it is placed in the next generation, I don't know how many girls will be fascinated.
In the conference room, it was silent all of a sudden, and even the sound of a needle falling on the ground could be heard clearly. Ma Yuntao, Bai Meng and Ding Zhongming opened their mouths wide, and looked at Cai Yun with horror on their faces, as if something incredible had happened.
"What? What the? General Cai, what did you just say? We must reorganize our Green Horse Army and let us accept your leadership. How is this possible? Ma Yuntao screamed all of a sudden. He originally thought that the Western Sichuan Army would use this to extort a sum of money from the Qingma Army, such as asking the Qingma Army for a batch of war horses and so on. Although the war horses of the Qingma Army are not as good as the war horses of the Western Sichuan Army in terms of endurance and impact, they are still far from competent as horses to transport materials. The highland area is inaccessible, and many times it needs to be transported by horses. But Ma Yuntao only found out now that he really had the appetite of the Western Sichuan Army. In other words, I didn't expect the Western Sichuan Army to be so arrogant.
Bai Meng and Ding Zhongming were also full of surprise, and then their faces were full of anger. As the middle and senior generals of the Qingma Army, they have fought with the Western Sichuan Army for so many years, and now the Western Sichuan Army actually wants to reorganize them, how is this possible? If it weren't for the fact that this is the territory of the Western Sichuan Army, they would have scolded a long time ago.
"That's right, Mr. Ma, this is the condition of our Western Sichuan Army!" Cai Yun said affirmatively.
"General Cai, this is impossible, Lord Admiral will never agree to your conditions. You'd better change the conditions! For example, some substantive conditions, our Green Horse Army can compensate you for 5,000 war horses as a ransom to redeem the eldest young master! Ma Yuntao said. As for the other captives of the Green Horse Army, they are not in his consideration, let them destroy themselves!
Cai Yun shook his head, and then said, "Our condition is this, and it will not change." After the reorganization, the leaders of the Green Horse Army will also be your own people. However, the necessary assurances are subject to our orders. You better report this condition to Ma Haiyan first! ”
"Okay, General Cai. I'll report to the Admiral right away! Ma Yuntao had to say helplessly. He knew very well that Ma Haiyan would never agree to such conditions. It is impossible to have a son alone and want the foundation that he has spent his whole life laying down. Besides, he has more than one son. In addition to Ma Qi's position, there is also a second son Ma Lin, and there are many options for him to choose from.
"Okay, then we'll stop here today!" Cai Yun said.
Subsequently, Ma Yuntao and the others will go back to the accommodation prepared for them by the Western Sichuan Army. In less than ten minutes, two carrier pigeons soared into the sky. The distance between Qamdo and Xining is so far that if you ride a horse, it will take several days, and if you are a pigeon, half a day is enough.
Xining is a city on the shore of Qinghai Lake and the largest city on the plateau. Now in Xining, there are nearly a dozen people living here. Most of them are Baba people, ** people and Han Chinese. Since the Ma Jiajun raised troops in Hezhou, the whole of Qinghai has become the control area of the Qingma Army. The commander of the Qingma Army, Ma Haiyan, is in Xining.
In the evening, the people of the Admiral's Mansion received Ma Yuntao's flying pigeon message, and they did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent the news to Ma Haiyan.
"It's too much of a deception! The western Sichuan army deceived people too much! Wang Xiao, you old horseman, dare to bully me like this! Ma Haiyan's hair was all open, very angry. They didn't expect that the conditions of the Western Sichuan Army were actually this, and they actually wanted to annex his army and territory. That's whimsical, isn't it?
"Come on, call Mr. Zhou, the ancient battalion commander and the second young master!" After Ma Haiyan lost his temper, he sat back in his chair. At the age of sixty-four, his body is no longer as good as that of a young man. After this fire, he felt very tired.
Soon, the three people Ma Haiyan was looking for came. Mr. Zhou's name is Zhou He, a middle-aged man in his forties, with a long beard, and most of a scholar. The commander of the ancient battalion is called Gu Hongyun, who is also in his forties, the battalion commander of the first battalion of the Qingma Army, and the general who has followed Ma Haiyan for the longest time, and his status in the Qingma Army is only a little worse than Ma Haiyan. The second young master is Ma Haiyan's second son Ma Lin, who is not yet eighteen years old this year, but he has grown very tall, and now he has served in the Green Horse Army.
When the three of them went to Ma Haiyan's messy study, as well as Ma Haiyan's flushed face, they all guessed that there must be some bad news coming, which made Ma Haiyan very angry. Regarding Ma Qi's capture by the Western Sichuan Army, the three of them were clear. It seems that the negotiation is very unsmooth. However, in Ma Lin's eyes, there was a flash of joy. If Ma Qi can't come back, then won't he become the only heir of the Green Horse Army? Now, he has some expectations that the Western Sichuan Army will never have to release Ma Qi.
"Lord Admiral, what's going on?" Zhou He asked. He is Ma Haiyan's first strategist, and he has a good relationship with Ma Haiyan.
"The people of the Western Sichuan Army have put forward their conditions for the release of Ma Qi!" Ma Haiyan said coldly.
"Oh? My lord, are their conditions excessive? The sky-high asking price, the landing to pay back, we can talk to them slowly! Zhou He said.
"Humph! Now the key is that the Western Sichuan Army will not talk to us at all. They are trying to rob me of my inheritance! You want me to exchange Qingma Army and Qinghai for Ma Qi. I Ma Haiyan will never agree to such conditions! Ma Haiyan roared angrily, like an angry lion, although he was old, he was still full of might.
Zhou He, Gu Hongyun and Ma Qi were also stunned, and they seemed to be shocked by the appetite of the Western Sichuan Army. However, at this time, they don't have much to say. It's not something they can intervene in. It's Ma Lin, who has already blossomed in his heart.
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