The 10th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, based in the Qamdo area, was responsible for defending the northern part of the three western Sichuan provinces. The main defensive targets were some horse bandits, who had already defected to the Qing court. However, although the Ma Jiajun has a large number of people, in terms of weapons and equipment, it is not the opponent of the Western Sichuan Army at all. Therefore, in the event of a conflict, the 10th Brigade, although small, was able to gain the upper hand.

The 10th Brigade consisted of 5 cavalry battalions, a two-battalion artillery battalion, a reconnaissance battalion, an engineer battalion, a guard battalion, a baggage battalion, and a field hospital. There are more than 1,000 people in the whole brigade.

The 10th Brigade is a cavalry brigade, which is also equipped with cavalry guns, and has relatively few heavy weapons, generally 60 mm mortars and 75 mm infantry guns. However, dealing with the horse bandits who did not even have a few guns and the Ma Jiajun who lacked heavy weapons, they were even more handy.

The brigade commander of the 10th Brigade was named Zhao Bowen with the rank of brigadier general. Born in Luzhou City in 52 years, he is this year old. Deputy Brigade Commander Tashi Dorjee, with the rank of colonel, is 6 years old this year, a native of Qamdo, and a member of the Tibetan Ba ethnic group. Chief of Staff Li Zhuo, 7 years old this year, with the rank of colonel, is a native of Chengdu.

The soldiers of the 10th Brigade are mainly composed of the Baba and Qiang people living in the plateau area, and the Han people account for less than one-third. The Baba and Qiang people grew up on horseback and were born cavalrymen. With the new type of cavalry gun, it has become even more powerful.

A few days later, Wang Yuze went to the Army Academy, graduated from the academy early, and was awarded the rank of lieutenant. His new position has also been confirmed, acting company commander of the 3rd Company of the 2nd Cavalry Battalion of the 10th Brigade. Wang Wei was his deputy company commander.

They will go to the plateau at the end of the month with other newly graduated officers assigned to the plateau region. This time, hundreds of officers from the Army Academy graduated, and a small half of them were stationed in the army in the plateau. Wang Yuze and Wang Wei were also logically inserted into it. It's just that Wang Yuze used his pseudonym, Wang Long. When he was studying at the Army Academy, he also used this name.

Perhaps because the time of separation is getting closer and closer, Wang Yuze and the three ladies also cherish this period of time. The relationship between husband and wife is also growing rapidly.

On January 2, 90, Wang Yuze and Wang Wei were going to join the troops. Together with a convoy heading to the plateau, we took the Guò Chuan Gao Highway to report to the 10th Brigade. Although it is still the height of summer, even on horseback, it is nearly 1,400 kilometers from Chengdu to Qamdo, and it takes about 20 days to reach it because of the difficulty of mountain roads. By the time they arrived, it was the end of September. The weather in the highlands is cold, and as soon as October begins, it begins to snow. At that time, it will be even more difficult to move.

"Yu Ze, don't worry, we will take care of it at home, you go to Qamdo, take care of your body!" The eldest lady Xiong Menghan said with red eyes. The other two ladies were no better. Although they have long known that they are going to separate, they are still very reluctant at this moment.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it. Take care of yourselves at home. My father is not in good health, so I have to ask you to take care of him more! After Wang Yuze finished speaking, he hugged the three ladies and turned to leave. Outside the Patrol Embassy, Wang Wei was already waiting for him.

Turning over and getting on the horse, Wang Yuze and Wang Wei rushed to the Army Academy. There, they would meet up with the rest of their classmates who were heading to the plateau, and then go to the army logistics office on the outskirts to join the transport troops and go to the plateau together.

"Wang Quan! Has Yu Ze already set off? After Wang Xiao finished processing a copy of the text, she raised her head from the desk.

"Master, after the young master and a few ladies said goodbye, he has already set off with Ah Wei. Plus, I'm ready. The commander of the 2nd Cavalry Battalion of the 10th Brigade has been replaced by someone I have drawn from the Guards. In addition, ten elite soldiers were also drawn from the guards to join the company that the young master was going to lead. They are all strong men who have experienced a hundred battles, and they will definitely be able to protect the young master! Wang Quan said.

"Hmmm! That's good. However, Yu Ze is here to experience, don't do it too specially, this will lose the meaning of experience! Wang Xiao nodded, and turned her attention back to Wen Jiàn again.

This time, there were more than a dozen officers who went to the 10th Brigade. It's just that Wang Yuze is only in his second year at the Army Academy, and he is not very familiar with these graduated seniors. However, he knows the benefits of building his network. On his mind, he quickly got acquainted with the others. Among them, a man named Li Bing, with the rank of lieutenant, was assigned to the brigade headquarters of the 10th Brigade. There is also a very handsome, glasses-wearing, sven-looking man, his name is Zhang Yucheng, and he was assigned to the artillery battalion of the 10th Brigade. Along the way, under Wang Yuze's intentional wooing, he got along very well with these two people. Before they reached the 10th Brigade, the four of them had already become good friends who talked about everything.

There were more than 1,000 transport troops and more than 300 four-wheeled carriages, each of which was pulled by four horses. Otherwise, it will be difficult to climb over the steep slopes on the Kawataka Highway. Each of these four-wheeled wagons was capable of carrying two tons of supplies, including food, uniforms, weapons, and ammunition. There are several special transport teams that transport tens of thousands of tons of materials to the plateau and supply several troops on the plateau before the heavy snow closes the mountains every year.

On the plateau, the geographical conditions are harsh, and the industrial base is basically blank. Only in Lhasa, there is a small ammunition production plant, which can produce some rifle cartridges and machine gun cartridges. In Qamdo, there is only one small weapons repair factory, and all weapons and ammunition need to be transported from Sichuan.

After leaving Chengdu, from Dujiangyan to the plateau, slowly, the road became more difficult. In addition, as the altitude gradually increases, altitude sickness also begins to appear. Fortunately, Wang Yuze has been a human being for two generations, and he often went to the plateau in his previous life, so he is completely familiar with this feeling. Although it was a little uncomfortable, it wasn't much of a problem. Wang Wei was even stronger and stronger, and after going to the plateau, he didn't react at all. Only Zhang Yucheng, whose body was slightly weaker, was lying on his stomach in the carriage for several days before he recovered. However, after getting used to it, there is no problem. The transport troops are moving very slowly, less than a hundred kilometers per day. As we entered the plateau, the weather began to cool down. It's no longer as hot and humid as the Chengdu Plain. It won't be long before it starts to snow. When the time comes, heavy snow will cover the mountains, and the roads between the plateau and Sichuan will be cut off. Only after the next spring flowers bloom and the snow melts will the roads be reconnected. Therefore, the cost of garrisoning troops on the plateau was very high. However, the government of western Sichuan did not hesitate to deploy several brigades of troops in the plateau area. Not only to maintain stability, but also to deter the great powers that coveted the plateau.

On September 6, after a half-month trek, Wang Yuze and his entourage finally came to Qamdo. Here, not only is the 10th Brigade stationed, but also the administrative body of the Chamdo region is located. However, although the jurisdiction of the Qamdo region is large, the population is very sparse. The entire Qamdo area covers an area of more than 100,000 square kilometers, but the population is only about 100,000 people, basically all of whom are of the Tibetan Ba nationality, and there are very few Han people.

Brigade Commander Zhao Bowen, Deputy Brigade Commander Tashi Dorjee, and Chief of Staff Li Zhuo all attended the welcome dinner that evening. Brigade Commander Zhao Bowen, on behalf of more than 8,000 officers and men of the 10th Brigade, welcomed everyone's future. In addition, I hope that you will be able to overcome the influence of the natural environment and make a career in the 10th Brigade.

Soldiers, they are all hot-blooded. You also love spirits. At the welcome dinner that night, Wang Yuze and the others were poured a lot of wine. In the end, he fell directly down and lost consciousness completely. Obviously, how could the person they had just come out of the academy this time be the opponent of these veteran ruffians? In addition, this is the territory of the 10th Brigade, and the other side is outnumbered, and dozens of people are working together to save them. These dozen or so rookies who had just graduated from the academy were all overwhelmed at once. It was Wang Wei, who drank a lot of wine, but he didn't last until the end and also collapsed.

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