"Are you talking about Ma Qi, the eldest son of Qinghai Admiral Ma Haiyan?" Wang Yuze grabbed the collar of the horse bandit and asked excitedly. Ma Qi is the eldest young master of the green horse! Is it necessary to risk his life and personally lead the team to attack the third company's military station? Wang Yuze seems to have forgotten about it, isn't he also risking his life now? As the young marshal of western Sichuan, he stooped to a small military station, and in case of any accidents, who could afford to take responsibility.

"Yes, sir, it's that Ma Qi!" The horse bandit was taken aback and hurriedly replied.

"Haha, good! Come, go with him, and bring Ma Qi to me. You, go and inform the battalion commander that we have caught a big fish! Wang Yuze laughed. He didn't expect that he would catch a big fish like Ma Qi. Originally, he was just counting on capturing a few prisoners of the Qingma Army, so that the Qingma Army took the responsibility of provoking western Sichuan and finding a reasonable result for the annexation of Qinghai by western Sichuan. Now he has caught Ma Qi, which is completely unexpected. In this way, not only does the Qingma Army's crime of provoking western Sichuan be confirmed, but if it is used well, it may be able to swallow Qinghai more simply.

"Yes, company commander!" The two soldiers of the third company immediately led the informant into the stable. Another person ran to inform the battalion commander Zhang Shusen.

When the whistleblower entered the stable with two soldiers of the third company, Ma Qi's heart tightened and he realized the danger. He hurriedly hid behind the two tall soldiers of the Green Horse Army, and those soldiers of the Green Horse Army also realized the danger and intentionally or unintentionally put Ma Qi in the back.

However, the stable was so big, and after the informant horse bandit turned around, he still found Ma Qi. "Sir, he, he's Ma Qi!" The whistleblower said excitedly.

The two soldiers of the third company immediately walked towards Ma Qi, took him out of the crowd, and wanted to arrest him. The soldiers of the Green Horse Army around hurriedly resisted. It's just that their hands are tied, and the strength they can exert is really not much.

"What do you want to do?" In the face of the resistance of the Green Horse Army, the soldiers of the third company, without the slightest hesitation, smashed down with the butt of their rifles. Suddenly, a cut was made on the head of a soldier of the Green Horse Army, and bright red blood flowed down.

The soldiers of the third company, who were guarding the prisoners all around, also noticed the strangeness and shouted one after another. "What do you want to do?" The rifles in their hands were aimed at the resisting horse bandits. There was a "bang" sound, and they were all loaded.

"Calm down, don't resist, I'll be fine!" Ma Qi hurriedly dissuaded. He knew that if he continued to resist, the soldiers of the third company would definitely shoot. Since you have already been captured, it is better to be honest, so as not to increase casualties. Besides, the target of the Western Sichuan Army is him, and it should not hurt his life.

Under Ma Qi's appeasement, the captured soldiers of the Green Horse Army calmed down. Ma Qi followed the soldiers of the third company and walked out of the stable.

"Young Master of the Ma family, hello! Contemptible Wang Long, the commander of the third company of the second battalion of the tenth brigade of the western Sichuan army! Wang Yuze looked at Ma Qi and said with a smile. Although Ma Qi was captured and looked a little wolf, he couldn't hide the momentum on his body.

"Hello Company Commander Wang! I don't know what you're looking for? Ma Qi said calmly.

"Haha, the eldest young master of the Ma family came to my western Sichuan as a guest, of course he was so hospitable!" Wang Yuze said with a smile. At this time, Zhang Shusen had already arrived.

"Battalion commander, this is Ma Qi, the eldest young master of the Green Horse Army!" Wang Yuze immediately explained to Zhang Shusen.

"Young Master Ma, hello!" After Zhang Shusen heard that this person was actually Ma Qi, his face was also full of joy.

"Hello Camp Commander Zhang!" Ma Qi said coldly.

"Wang Long, let's take Young Master Ma down to rest first!" Zhang Shusen said.

"Okay, come on, prepare a room for Young Master Ma and let Young Master Ma rest for a while!" Wang Yuze said to Wang Wei next to him.

"Young Master Ma, please!" Wang Wei immediately said to Ma Qi.

Ma Qi nodded and left with Wang Wei.

"Wang Lung, this time your third company has made a great contribution! I'll report to the brigade headquarters. Zhang Shusen said excitedly. Catching Ma Qi is a big credit. In the current relatively peaceful environment, it is even more rare.

"Thank you, battalion commander. However, battalion commander, our company's consumption of weapons and ammunition is relatively large, and we have lost a lot of personnel, so we have to ask the company commander to replenish it for us! Wang Lung said with a smile. When Ma Qi was caught, he was also very happy in his heart.

"No problem, when I return to the battalion headquarters, I will immediately ask someone to replenish your company!" Zhang Shusen immediately agreed.

"Battalion commander, so many prisoners, as well as Ma Qi, it is not safe to be held in our military station. Please also bring these prisoners of war and Ma Qi to the battalion headquarters! Wang Yuze continued. These feats belong to him, and no one can erase them. There was no need to keep these prisoners of war in the 3rd Company's barracks.

"Good!" Zhang Shusen didn't think much about it, and immediately agreed. In this operation, the third company made a great contribution, and with it, their second battalion was also wiped out.

After having lunch at the third company's station, the battalion commander Zhang Shusen escorted more than 100 prisoners of war back to Wuqi with reinforcements. The soldiers of the third company also rested and repaired under the leadership of deputy company commander Wang Wei. Those bombed-up horses and walls need to be rested again. Wang Yuze, on the other hand, stayed alone in the dormitory. He wanted to sort out the ideas in his head and form a complete plan.

Qinghai is located in the northeast of the plateau, and although the geographical conditions are relatively harsh, the strategic location is very important. The cavalry could pounce directly from the plateau and threaten the Hexi Corridor to the west, the Mongolian steppe to the north, and the Guanzhong region to the east. If this place is occupied, it will inevitably change the current passive defensive posture to an active attack.

Now, Qinghai and Gansu provinces are under the control of Ma Jiajun. Among them, it was the Qingma Army that controlled Qinghai, and the leader was Ma Haiyan, the Qinghai Governor appointed by the Qing court. Sweet potatoes were under the control of Ma Jiajun in Hezhou, and the leader was now Ma Anliang, the son of Ma Zhanao, who was named the governor of Gansu by the Qing court. There is also a Ningma army commanded by Ma Qianling, the protector of Ningxia Town. Among them, Ma Haiyan and Ma Qianling were both the main assistants of Ma Zhan'ao Hezhou during the uprising. Even though Ma Jiajun is now divided into three branches, and Ma Zhanao has passed away, Ma Haiyan and Ma Qianling are also the first to look forward to Ma Anliang, the son of Ma Zhanao, in many cases. Taken together, the three families controlled a total of 100,000 elite cavalry. If the western Sichuan army can occupy Qinghai and Gansu provinces and digest these 100,000 elite cavalry, it will inevitably greatly improve the combat strength of western Sichuan. At that time, western Sichuan will be able to directly threaten the ruling center of the Qing court, and the place of strategic maneuver will be much larger.

It's just that the relationship between Ma Jiajun and the Western Sichuan Army has been very stiff over the years, and the two sides have repeatedly clashed. In addition, Ma Jiajun was also very central to the Qing court, and it was almost impossible to make them fall to western Sichuan. But now? Ma Haiyan's eldest son, Ma Qi, is already in Wang Yuze's hands. He could do a lot of things out of it. Ma Haiyan is very important to this eldest son, if the western Sichuan side can give him satisfactory conditions, it may not be impossible for Ma Haiyan to fall to the western Sichuan.

If Ma Haiyan refuses to fall to the west of Sichuan, the army of western Sichuan can also use this as an excuse to launch an attack on the Qingma Army and seize Qinghai by force. Although the Ma family soldiers are outnumbered, they cannot be compared with the Western Sichuan Army in terms of combat power. The more than 30,000 people in the Qingma Army were beaten by the Fourth Brigade and the Tenth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, a total of 16,700 people? However, if force is used, it will inevitably consume a lot of financial and material resources. If the other two armies of the Ma Jiajun supported the Qingma Army, then this battle would be even more fought. However, if Qinghai is taken and then plotted against Gansu, if successful, it will indeed bring huge benefits to the western Sichuan army. Therefore, even if there are difficulties, you should not give up. Wang Yuze believes that Wang Xiao and the high-level leaders in western Sichuan will not be less than this.

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