 As a result, the Tibetan army captured, without encountering much resistance, Garze and Xinlong (Zhanhua).When a negotiated ceasefire failed, Tibet expanded the war attempting to capture parts of southern Qinghai province.In March 1932 their force invaded Qinghai but was defeated by the Qinghai warlord Ma Bufang in July, routing the Tibetan army and driving it back to Xikang.