Chapter 41: Secret Negotiations
"Report to the deputy chief of staff, Wang Yuze (Wang Wei) reports to you!" Wang Yuze and Wang Wei, led by an officer, came to Jiang Yun and reported to him.
"Haha! Yu Ze, you're finally here. I'm so impressed with the plan you proposed! However, we, the military, fully support your plan! Jiang Yun laughed and patted Wang Yuze's shoulder, his eyes full of expectation.
"Yes, Chief of Staff, I'll try!" Wang Yuze nodded and said loudly.
The staff officers who were originally working around couldn't help but raise their heads and glance at Wang Yuze after hearing their conversation. As middle and senior staff officers of the General Staff Headquarters, even if they had not met Wang Yuze, they had already heard of his name. Especially after Wang Yuze married Xiong Menghan and became the son-in-law of Chief of Staff Xiong Wu, his popularity in the staff headquarters has been greatly improved.
Of course, everyone subconsciously thought that another flower was inserted in the cow dung, and it was a pity for Xiong Menghan. However, when Wang Yuze put forward the battle plan against Ma Jiajun, these staff officers who participated in this plan greatly changed the law against Wang Yuze. Soldiers, they are all eager for war. In that way, they will have the opportunity to make a difference. However, there has been peace between western Sichuan and the Qing court for more than ten years, which makes many officers hold their breath. And now, Wang Yuze put forward a battle plan for the Ma family's army, and immediately voted for the favor of these officers. At the same time, they can be regarded as recognizing Wang Yuze's strength. Many people believe that the young marshal seems to be more pioneering than the big marshal, and if the young marshal leads the western Sichuan in the future, it must be the golden age of these soldiers.
Wang Yuze didn't know it, because he threw out such a plan, and he won the support of many officers. If he had known, he would have done it a long time ago. It won't leave such a bad reputation up and down in western Sichuan.
"Chief of Staff, what is my main job?" Wang Yuze asked.
"So be it! You're going to be my assistant for the time being. As for Wang Wei, you can participate in their work! Jiang Yun said.
"Yes!" Wang Yuze and Wang Wei immediately received the order. Wang Yuze knew that Jiang Yun was teaching him in disguise, so that he could gain some insight and experience. Here, his safety is not to worry about, so Wang Wei can also do other work. Now the staff officers are beginning to make preparations, and after the snow has melted, the logistics department has gathered its maximum capacity and began to transport various combat materials to the 4th and 10th brigades. Next, these two brigades will be the main combat forces of the Ma Jiajun. If the battle does not go well, consideration will be given to transferring one or two brigades from Sichuan to fight on the plateau. However, it is best not to draw more troops unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, it will attract the attention of the Qing court. In addition, the 4th and 10th Brigades of the Western Sichuan Army were cavalry brigades. Infantry fighting on the steppes will be greatly limited, and the roads are difficult to navigate, and many heavy weapons cannot be carried.
"Alright, you two should go and rest today! The envoys of the Green Horse Army are already on their way, and they will be able to arrive in a day or two. When the time comes, we're going to have to make contact with them. Whether the Green Horse Army can be obtained at the lowest cost, whether it will be fought or negotiated in the end, will be revealed soon! Jiang Yun said with some excitement, he seemed to be very excited about the upcoming battle.
"Yes, Chief of Staff!" Wang Yuze and Wang Wei, after saluting Jiang Yun, went down to rest.
However, after going down, Wang Yuze visited the commander of the 10th Brigade, Zhao Bowen, the deputy brigade commander Tashi Dorjee, and the chief of staff Li Zhuo. Last time, he came to serve in the 10th Brigade under a pseudonym, and now that he has his real name, he naturally has to visit these three commanders of the 10th Brigade.
For Wang Yuze's visit, Zhao Bowen, Tashi Dorjee and Li Zhuo were very happy. After all, Wang Yuze's identity is now a staff officer of the General Staff Headquarters, and he is no longer their subordinate. At the same time, Wang Yuze's status as a young marshal, the future successor of western Sichuan, made them pay more attention.
Although, the conversation between Wang Yuze and Zhao Bowen was very brief, and it was just a courtesy. However, Wang Yuze was excited from their eyes. After all, the war is coming soon, and their 10th Brigade will soon come in handy.
Next, Wang Yuze also threw himself into intense work. I have to say that Jiang Yun is really a very talented person, and following him, Wang Yuze has learned a lot of things. This has benefited him a lot.
Two days later, that is, on March 17 of the first year, the envoy of the Qingma Army came to Qamdo again. However, the scale of this time is much larger than the last time, there are more than 30 people in total, and the leader is Ma Yuntao, who I saw last time. Wang Yuze secretly thought, this person named Ma Yuntao has a very high status in the Qingma Army!
When Ma Yuntao arrived at Wang Yuze, he was also stunned. Before, Wang Yuze was just a lieutenant company commander, but now how can he become a captain, and he can still participate in the talks between the Qingma Army and the Western Sichuan Army.
"Mr. Ma, welcome to Qamdo!" After arriving at Ma Yuntao, Wang Yuze greeted him first.
"Haha, is Company Commander Wang promoted?" Ma Yuntao asked with a smile.
"Isn't it thanks to your Green Horse Army? The big win last time made me raise it by one level! Wang Yuze said with a smile.
Suddenly, Ma Yuntao's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Wang Yuze is saying that his promotion was carried out by stepping on the corpse of the Qingma Army! How can Ma Yuntao be happy.
"Mr. Ma, this is Deputy Chief of Staff Cai, and he is fully responsible for the negotiation with your Qingma Army this time!" Wang Yuze introduced to Ma Yuntao. He didn't want to irritate Ma Yuntao anymore.
"Hello General Cai, I've admired the name for a long time!" Ma Yuntao hurriedly saluted. As the deputy chief of staff of the Western Sichuan Army, Cai Yun's reputation has indeed resounded throughout the land of China, and has even spread abroad.
"Hello Mr. Ma!" Cai Yun stretched out his hand and shook it with Ma Yuntao. In other places, when the fist salute is still performed, Kawanishi has begun to replace it with a handshake salute.
"General Cai, let's start right away!" Ma Yuntao urged. Ma Qi has been imprisoned by the Western Sichuan Army for several months, although he will not be mistreated, but if he is not rescued sooner, God knows what will go wrong!
"Okay, let's go to the conference room!" Cai Yun nodded. He also hopes to start negotiations with Ma Yuntao as soon as possible and start acting as soon as possible. In this way, it is better to have a fait accompli before the Qing court has reacted. In this case, if the Qing court does not want to start a full-scale war with western Sichuan, then it can only pinch its nose and admit it.
The group arrived in the small conference room of the 10th Brigade. The furnishings are somewhat simple, with only a long table and three stools on either side. Jiang Yun and Ma Yuntao sat in the middle. Wang Yuze sat on Jiang Yun's left hand side, and on Jiang Yun's other side was a senior staff officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel, named Wu Huiyao, about thirty years old, a very talented person.
On both sides of Ma Yuntao, there are two powerful men, one is the kind of person who serves in the army. After explanation, I learned that these two people were the battalion commanders of the 12th and 17th battalions of the Qingma Army, Bai Meng and Ding Zhongming. These two battalions, both stationed in Nangqian, Qinghai, are the Qingma Army that directly confronts the 10th Brigade. There are 36 battalions of the Green Horse Army, each with more than 1,000 people, a total of more than 36,000 people.
The vast majority of the Qingma Army was deployed in the border areas with western Sichuan, such as the Yushu area and the Maqin area. It has formed a serious threat to the security of western Sichuan!
"General Cai, I believe that your army already knows the purpose of my visit. Our eldest young master has a stubborn personality and often does something out of the ordinary. This time, he and those horse bandits attacked your army's military station, completely bewitched by the horse bandits. This time, it was a complete misunderstanding. Fortunately, there were no losses to your army. Please also ask General Cai to release my eldest young master, and we will compensate your army!" Ma Yuntao said straight to the point.
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