Shaanxi was under the control of the Qing court, so that if western Sichuan wanted to transport weapons and equipment to Qinghai and Gansu provinces, and sent personnel, it had to go to the high plains, and transportation was strictly restricted. Fortunately, western Sichuan has been preparing for war for more than 10 years, and there are a lot of weapons and equipment in stock, enough to equip 200,000 troops.

On 26 April, Cai Yun, deputy chief of staff of the Western Sichuan Army, presided over the reorganization of the Tsushima Army in Hezhou. The high-ranking generals of the Western Sichuan Army in Qinghai and Gansu also participated in this meeting, which will have a direct bearing on their vital interests.

The western Sichuan army successfully defeated the Ma family army this time, taking Gansu and Qinghai provinces, among the 100,000 Ma family army, except for some of the battle dead, more than 50,000 Ma family troops were captured, not including the three brigades that had been reorganized in the early stage. The Western Sichuan Army intends to once again select three brigades of troops from among the prisoners. Of course, the strength and equipment of each brigade will be completely equivalent to the brigade-level troops of the Western Sichuan Army.

At the meeting, Cai Yun announced the order to tour the embassy. In addition to the previously newly built 11th, 12th and 13th Brigades, the 14th, 15th and 16th Brigades will be established in the Western Sichuan Army. Among them, the brigade commander of the 11th Brigade is Ma Qi, the deputy brigade commander is Zhang Shusen, and the chief of staff is Gong Zhiqiang. Zhang Shusen and Gong Zhiqiang were the battalion commanders and deputy battalion commanders of the second battalion of the former 10th Brigade. After the two of them are promoted, the commander of the second battalion will be replaced by Shi Deyou. The commander of the 12th Brigade is Ma Fulu, the deputy brigade commander is Xu Chuan, and the chief of staff is Duan Yongzheng. Xu Chuan and Duan Yongzheng were previously the battalion commanders and deputy battalion commanders of the 6th Battalion of the 10th Brigade. The brigade commander of the 13th Brigade is Ma Zhengyuan, the deputy brigade commander is Cen Zhiyong, and the chief of staff is Yang Kangshun, all of whom were officers of the previous 10th Brigade. The brigade commander of the 14th Brigade is Ma Guoliang, the deputy brigade commander is Chen Yuanming, and the chief of staff is Liu Junxian. Chen Yuanming and Liu Junxian were former officers of the Fourth Brigade. The brigade commander of the 15th Brigade is Ma Yuliang, the deputy brigade commander is Zou Xuefeng, and the chief of staff is Peng Anguo. Zou Xuefeng and Peng Anguo were also former officers of the Fourth Brigade. The brigade commander of the 16th Brigade is Ding Zhongming, the former general of the Qingma Army, the deputy brigade commander is Fan Zimo, and the chief of staff is Yu Jianming. Fan Zimo and Yu Jianming are also officers of the Fourth Brigade.

This reorganization will not only be a change in brigade-level commanders, but will also disrupt the establishment. The 4th and 10th Brigades and the six newly created brigades were all disrupted and personnel were randomly assigned. This is an effective way to eliminate factions. The disadvantage is that it will make the troops incapacitated in a short period of time. However, even if the shortcomings are very strict, in order to ensure that there will be no more warlord separatist forces, it is still very necessary to know the old-fashioned atmosphere of the Ma Jiajun in the newly formed army.

In addition, the lack of weapons, equipment, artillery, and other technical units of the brigades will also await replenishment from Chengdu. Chengdu will recruit from among the retired soldiers, some of which will complement the newly formed units. It's just that due to the influence of traffic, it will take two months to complete the replenishment. Fortunately, the troops need a lot of time to be reorganized, and they can just wait for weapons and equipment while they are being reorganized.

Brigade-level integration is only the first step. These eight cavalry brigades will then be followed by the creation of two cavalry corps. This is also the first corporate-level unit of the Western Sichuan Army. The 1st Cavalry Corps included the 4th, 12th, 15th and 16th Brigades. The army commander is Liu Zhiye, the former commander of the Fourth Brigade, and his military rank is promoted to major general, the deputy brigade commander is Ma Fulu, who is still the brigade commander of the 12th Brigade, and the chief of staff is Guo Defu, and the military rank is promoted to brigadier general. The former brigade commander of the 4th Brigade was succeeded by Liang Wenhua, chief of staff of the 4th Brigade, and his rank was promoted to brigadier general. The military headquarters will consist of a guard battalion, a reconnaissance battalion, an artillery battalion, a baggage battalion, field hospitals and other troops. The strength of the entire cavalry corps will reach more than 38,000 men.

The 2nd Cavalry Corps included the 10th, 11th, 13th, and 14th Brigades, as well as units directly under the military headquarters, with a total strength of more than 38,000 men. The army commander was Zhao Bowen, the former brigade commander of the 10th Brigade, and his military rank was promoted to major general, and the deputy brigade commander was Ma Qi, who continued to serve as the 11th brigade commander, and the chief of staff was Li Zhuo, the former chief of staff of the 10th Brigade, and the military rank was promoted to brigadier general. The post of brigade commander of the 10th Brigade was taken over by Tashi Dorjee, the former deputy brigade commander, and the rank was also promoted to brigadier general.

In addition to defending their families and the country, soldiers also hope to be promoted and make a fortune. This time, the Western Sichuan Army took Gansu and Qinghai Provinces, which not only expanded its territory, but also promoted many soldiers, which greatly excited the entire Western Sichuan Army. The previous Western Sichuan Army had been silent for too long, and now everyone finally has hope.

As for the middle- and low-ranking officers in the army, some of them were retained by people with good moral character and ability within the Ma Jiajun, and some of them were graduates of the Army Academy of the Western Sichuan Army. The maximum amount of Cheng dù guarantees the control of the troops.

In the following time, the First Cavalry Army and the Second Cavalry Army of the Western Sichuan Army began to reorganize with great enthusiasm. Some of those who were old, or who were not good in character, were all removed from the army. At the same time, because all the troops are disorganized, this makes many people feel insecure. However, with the passage of time, people's hearts have gradually stabilized. Isn't being a soldier just for food? Besides, it is far more expensive to give life to the Western Sichuan Army than to work hard for the Ma Jiajun, so why not do it? The only dissatisfaction is probably that the Western Sichuan Army has a lot of rules and regulations, which makes the soldiers of the Ma Jiajun who are usually free and casual a little unacceptable. But in the face of the high military salary, everyone still gritted their teeth and accepted it.

A month later, the first batch of supplies arrived in Hezhou, and the troops were also reequipped one after another, and a large number of artillery and other heavy weapons began to equip the troops, which made the surrendered troops even more homesick. In their eyes, the Western Sichuan Army was completely armed to the teeth. Fighting with such a force is simply looking for death! Joining the Western Sichuan Army will undoubtedly be more secure.

At the same time, a large number of government officials have also come to prepare to transform the government structure of Qinghai and Gansu provinces in the western Sichuan model. Wang Yuze and Cai Yun also met with the new governors of the two provinces. The governor of Gansu Province is named Zuo Yushu, a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a pair of glasses, although not tall, but very wise, and his previous position was the vice governor of Sichuan Province. The new governor of Qinghai Province is named Xu Zhang, a young man in his thirties, who appeared very capable, and was previously the vice governor of Xikang Province.

Zuo Yushu and Xu Zhang both know their tasks, Qinghai and Gansu provinces have just been taken by western Sichuan, and the construction and the like are not busy for the time being, and the first thing to do is to stabilize the situation. And this has a lot to do with the military, without the support of the military, they simply cannot stabilize the situation. Fortunately, with the help of the Ma family, there is no problem in this regard.

At this time, the Qing court finally learned the news of Yang Changjun's death in battle, and immediately became furious and asked the western Sichuan side for his guilt. The western Sichuan side had a war of words with the Qing court, delaying time as much as possible. In view of this, the First Cavalry Corps and the Second Cavalry Corps of the Western Sichuan Army have accelerated their reorganization. There is still a big gap in weapons and equipment, and in order to speed up transportation, the logistics department of the Western Sichuan Army has mobilized the maximum transportation capacity, and even airships have been dispatched.

When twenty airships with a load of two tons flew into the river, everyone was shocked by this behemoth that covered the sky and the sun. Many herdsmen even knelt down and asked Allah for protection. And the surrender of many teams of Ma Jiajun decided to follow the Western Sichuan Army with all their hearts. The western Sichuan army can even fly up to the sky, and the Qing court is their opponent! The change in their mentality has also made it possible to accelerate the reorganization.

In Qinghai and Gansu provinces, there are still a lot of horse bandits, many of whom fell into the grass after the defeat of the Ma family's army. The two cavalry corps also simply took this opportunity to reorganize training while suppressing bandits, but they also gained a lot of results, and at the same time accelerated the reorganization of the troops.

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