The guards around heard Wang Yuze's cry and immediately surrounded him. They looked nervous, and they thought that someone was going to be unfavorable to the young marshal! Now, the western Sichuan army has won victories one after another, although Wang Yuze has only played a small part of the role, but in the eyes of these soldiers, his image has become extremely tall. If someone dares to be unfavorable to Wang Yuze, they are even more looking for death!

"It's okay, it's just a misunderstanding, you all get out of the way!" Cai Yun hurriedly said. He was also taken aback, these people from the Ma family army are really, what age are they, and they still use the head as a meeting gift.

"Second uncle, the young marshal is a noble person, how can he be like us rough people!" Ma Fulu also hurriedly admonished. Compared with Ma Jiajun, who still regarded the army as his personal belongings, western Sichuan had begun to formalize. Although they will still kill enemies in war, they will not do such things that insult corpses.

"Ahh Young marshal, I'm sorry, it's my old horse who is reckless! Ma Zhengyuan hurriedly apologized. However, he is too bold to come to this young marshal! Isn't it a glorious thing to cut off the heads of the defeated in the rules of the Northwest?

"It's okay! I'm just not used to this kind of stuff! Wang Yuze shook his head. Although in the previous battles, he was also accustomed to seeing mountains of corpses and a sea of blood, and even killed people with his own hands. But it wasn't as shocking as a miserable white head.

"General Ma, how did you kill Yang Changjun? Isn't he in Lanzhou City? Cai Yun asked.

"Chief of Staff, that's right. After receiving the letter from the eldest young master, the envoy agreed to pledge allegiance to western Sichuan without saying a word, and sent me to lead the army to Hezhou to attack the Ma family army together. However, on the way here, I happened to meet Yang Changjun and them. He is preparing to support Hezhou with thousands of Lanzhou Green Battalions! So I killed him by the way, and all those Lanzhou green battalion soldiers were captured! Ma Zhengyuan replied with a smile.

"A governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, a dignified first-class officer! I was killed by you! Cai Yun shook his head, not knowing whether he was speechless or emotional.

"Huh? What's wrong? Chief of Staff, am I doing something wrong? Ma Zhengyuan suddenly became nervous. He originally expected to take credit for joining the Western Sichuan Army? If it's self-defeating, and it gets into trouble, that's bad.

"It's okay! General Ma, you killed Yang Changjun, it is a great achievement! Since he dares to bring people to support the Ma Jiajun, he is our enemy! General Ma Fulu, you take General Ma Zhengyuan to camp first! Wang Yuze said.

"Yes, young marshal! Second uncle, come with me! Ma Fulu said.

After Ma Zhengyuan saluted Wang Yuze and Cai Yun, he left with Ma Fulu. However, there must have been some apprehension in his heart.

"Young Marshal, we have to report this situation to Chengdu. Yang Changjun is dead, and the Qing court will definitely find an excuse to start a war with us. And our preparations are not yet ready. The newly assembled army is still being trained. Although they are all retired soldiers, they have been away from the army for a while, and they have to go through a period of recovery and adaptation. In addition, in the northwest, although the Ma family army has been wiped out by us, there are still thousands of remnants of the Qingma army in Xining that need to be exterminated, and most of Qinghai and Gansu are still under the control of the old-style bureaucracy. Cai Yun said.

"Let Chengdu delay as much as possible! However, Ma Zhengyuan killed Yang Changjun because he was preparing to rescue Ma Jiajun, so this is going to war with us. There is nothing wrong with us killing the enemy, and the soldiers. You can build a war of words with the Qing court on this side, and try to buy as much time as possible! Wang Yuze said. Now that Yang Changjun has been killed, this is already irreparable, and he can only try to avoid things from developing in the bad way.

"Hmmm! That's all there is to it. We must immediately send our troops to Xining and Lanzhou, and swallow up all the territory as much as possible. In addition, it is necessary for the Chengdu side to seize the time to send the necessary weapons, ammunition, and administrative personnel. We will do our best to consolidate our rule in Qinghai and Gansu provinces. Cai Yunjian said.

"Okay, the Xining side can let the Fourth Brigade and the Twelfth Brigade go. Lanzhou let the 11th Brigade go! The rest of the troops stayed in Hezhou, on the one hand, to take prisoners, and on the other hand, to prepare for reorganization! Wang Yuze said.

"Then do it! We will immediately deliver the news to Chengdu! Cai Yun nodded.

The next day, the 4th and 12th Brigades marched to Tay Ninh, preparing to deal with the remnants of the Tsing Ma Army. The 11th Brigade immediately went to Lanzhou, preparing to prosecute the officials of Lanzhou and prevent the news of Yang Changjun's killing from leaking as much as possible.

On the same day, Wang Yuze and Cai Yun met with Ma Guoliang and Ma Yuliang's brothers and expressed their intention to solicit. Although Ma Anliang committed suicide, this is inseparable from the Western Sichuan Army. This made Ma Guoliang and Ma Yuliang brothers still a little dissatisfied with the Western Sichuan Army. However, after the Western Sichuan Army gave the positions of two brigade commanders, both did not hesitate and pledged their allegiance to Western Sichuan. After all, now that Ma Anliang is dead, people can't be resurrected after death, and they, who are alive, have to continue to live! The Ma family army has perished, if their Ma family wants to continue, they have to take refuge in more powerful forces, and the Sichuan West Army is undoubtedly the best choice.

This is also a mutually beneficial good thing for the western Sichuan army. There are still 20,000 or 30,000 prisoners of the Ma Army, from which the strength of two brigades can be reorganized, thus greatly enhancing the strength of the Western Sichuan Army. In addition, if the people of the Ma family came forward, it would be easier for western Sichuan to control the entire situation of Gansu and Qinghai, which would undoubtedly greatly shorten the time for western Sichuan to gain control of these two provinces.

The 11th Brigade arrived at Lanzhou on the morning of the 21st, and Lanzhou at this time was equivalent to an undefended city. Yang Changjun took away the army of the Lanzhou Green Battalion, and Lanzhou's defense was extremely empty. After Ma Qi's 11th Brigade arrived in Lanzhou, it quickly occupied the city gate, and in less than an hour, it took control of the entire Lanzhou city. Then, according to the list, all the officials of Lanzhou City were arrested and strictly controlled. At the same time, because there were people from the Judge Advocate General's Office who followed them, nothing disturbed the people. When they were in Hezhou, the 11th Brigade and the 12th Brigade both robbed and killed people, and the Western Sichuan Army shot more than a dozen people without saying a word. Suddenly, all these surrendered troops were shocked, and they felt that the Western Sichuan Army was different from their past. Although some people are dissatisfied, most people are okay with it. After all, the salary of the Western Sichuan Army is two or three times that of their previous one, and even if they don't rob, it is enough for their families to live, so why joke with their own lives?

The 4th and 12th Brigades arrived at Xining on the 22nd. After the surrender failed, the Western Sichuan Army launched an attack. Ma Haiyan gathered tens of thousands of green horse troops in Xining at this moment to resist stubbornly. However, in the face of the strong attack power of the Western Sichuan Army, they could not resist it at all.

After a long day of hard fighting, the Western Sichuan Army broke through the city of Xining. Subsequently, the Western Sichuan Army was even more powerful, and soon took control of Xining City. Ma Haiyan and Ma Lin, father and son, were both captured by the Western Sichuan Army.

So far, Qinghai and Gansu provinces, with the exception of a few remote places, have all fallen under the control of the Western Sichuan Army.

After receiving the news from Wang Yuze and Cai Yun, Chengdu also sent a large number of personnel and materials to Qinghai and Gansu provinces, preparing to fully establish the rule of western Sichuan in these two provinces. As for withdrawing from Qinghai after promising the Qing court to punish the Qingma Army, let's pretend that I don't know anything! At the same time, Chengdu also accelerated preparations for war. Once western Sichuan does not withdraw from Qinghai and Gansu provinces, a war between western Sichuan and the Qing court will inevitably break out. Qinghai and Gansu provinces are old, but the environment is relatively harsh and the traffic is not good. If the Qing court started a war in western Sichuan, western Sichuan would also be able to take this opportunity to seize some of the surrounding provinces in western Sichuan and further expand its power!