At this time, the rebel army still has a considerable advantage in numbers, 4 or 5 times more than the Beiyang New Army, although the Qing army has an absolute advantage in weapons, but if it is changed to fight against other Qing armies, the Qing army is afraid that as soon as it sees the comparison of the numbers of the two sides, it will be afraid to take three points first, and as long as the two sides are close to start a white-knuckle battle, it will collapse immediately.

However, the Beiyang New Army was not comparable to other Qing armies, not only was it well-equipped, but also its morale was much higher than that of other Qing armies. Therefore, after the two sides started the battle, the Beiyang New Army first set up a formation, firmly held its position, and defeated the rebel army twice in a row with superior firepower, and when the rebel army retreated in vain for the second attack, the Beiyang New Army seized this opportunity and launched a counterattack against the rebel army, so the two sides immediately launched a white-knuckle battle.

However, although it was a white-knuckle battle, the Beiyang New Army still had undiminished fighting spirit, and the soldiers were all brave, while the rebel army was in a chaotic formation when retreating, so it was defeated by the Beiyang New Army, and the casualties were as many as 5,000 people.

Jing Binting, Zhao Sanduo, Li Zhuangyong and others also fled into Guangping Mansion to defend the city, only then did they know that the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang New Army was not comparable to other Qing troops, and the rebel army had been defeated and fled, but it did not encounter the real main force of the Qing army, so the rebel army did not dare to fight again, relying on the city wall to resist the Qing army.

But the Qing army did not launch an attack on Guangping Mansion, but waited for three days, Yuan Shikai led the main force of the Beiyang Army, as well as a part of the artillery to the battlefield, launched an artillery bombardment of Guangping Mansion, and the rebel army in the city suddenly could not withstand the artillery blow, Jing Binting and others after discussion, decided to abandon Guangping Mansion and retreat to the Daimyo's Mansion.

After the Qing army took Guangping Mansion, Yuan Shikai ordered Duan Qirui to lead a part of the army to force into the Daimyo's Mansion to contain the rebel army of the Daimyo's Mansion, while he and Wang Shizhen first led the main force of the Beiyang New Army to capture the Yande Mansion.

After returning to the Daimyo's Mansion, Jing Binting, Zhao Sanduo, Li Zhuangyong and others sent troops to fight two battles with the Beiyang New Army, but they were defeated by the Beiyang New Army and returned to the city. At this time, after a series of fierce battles, Jing Binting and Zhao Sanduo's subordinates had already lost more than half, even if they added the other rebel troops who fled into the Daimyo's Mansion, the total was less than 10,000 people. Therefore, the loss of the Daimyo's Mansion is also possible at any time.

When Zhang Zhengjie led the army to Jinan, the Qing army had just captured Guangping Mansion, and the war had not yet burned to the border of Shandong and Zhili. But Zhang Zhengjie didn't dare to be careless, after all, he was not optimistic about the rebel army, because against the general local Qing army, the rebel army may be okay, but against the Beiyang New Army, an army formed according to the establishment, training, weapons and equipment of the modern army, it is powerless, and Yuan Shikai no matter what his character is, but his ability to govern the army still has some real ability, and the rebel army is by no means his opponent. Therefore, it is necessary to arrange the border garrison as soon as possible.

However, although the 1st Division has a large number of troops, the area to be defended is very large, as far as the border line is nearly 400 kilometers, and it is impossible to deploy the entire division on the border line; on the one hand, the 1st Division must reserve a considerable number of mobile troops in case of unforeseen needs; on the other hand, it must maintain local law and order management, so at most only one regiment of troops can be placed on the border line.

Therefore, after studying, the members of the division headquarters of the 1st Division decided to adopt the method of distributing points on the border, first setting up three border garrison stations, which were set up in Shiqiu County, Dezhou, and Leling, and each garrison station was equipped with the strength of one battalion; and three more garrison points were set up under each border garrison point, and each garrison point was equipped with the strength of one company, so as to become the most basic unit of the border garrison. Each company will be responsible for about 30-40 kilometres of the border area, and may patrol along the border line in platoons or squads, and may set up a temporary outpost every 10 kilometres or so, with each temporary outpost assigned by a squad of troops, which will be assigned by the company and garrisoned on a rotational basis.

In this way, the KPA can basically ensure the existence of the KPA's control over the entire border line, and if it is a small-scale incident, the border garrison can of course solve it on its own, and if a major incident occurs, the division headquarters can immediately dispatch troops, and can ensure that within 24 hours, every node area of the border line can be reached. At this time, the deployment of the border has been basically completed, and the three combat regiments of the division will take turns to be stationed at the border, and each rotation will last for one month.

However, because Luo Yue's troops had just finished their mission from Qingzhou, they were platooned to be the last to be stationed at the border, and during this time they mainly stayed in the barracks to repair and was responsible for maintaining local law and order, and now the main work is to protect the construction of the Jinan section of the Jiaoji Railway.

It turned out that Zhan Tianyou had been ordered by the Qing court to come to Shandong to help the East China government build the railway, and after the East China government considered, it was decided to let Zhan Tianyou first take charge of the Jinan section of the Jiaoji Railway, on the one hand, the Jinan section of the project is about to start, here is the farthest from Qingdao, and a capable person is needed to preside over the overall situation here, on the other hand, it is also to familiarize Zhan Tianyou with the situation, and after the completion of the Jiaoji Railway, the construction of the other two railways in the five-year plan is the time for Zhan Tianyou to show his talents. Therefore, the East China government appointed Zhan Tianyou as the person in charge of the Jinan section of the Jiaoji Railway, and concurrently served as the chief engineer, and went directly to Jinan to start work.

Although this is very different from the official position given to Zhan Tianyou by the Qing court, Zhan Tianyou is a person who does practical things, and he does not care about it, after the last visit, he has a good impression of the East China government, and has no loyalty to the Qing court, so he can go to Shandong to help the East China government build a railway, which also makes Zhan Tianyou very happy, so he immediately led his team and rushed to Jinan.

Zhan Tianyou has built railways in China for nearly 10 years, and has already formed a small team of about 15 people, after all, building a railway is a complex project, not Zhan Tianyou can do it alone, and needs to have a certain assistant, all of whom have met in the previous railway construction, or because of like-mindedness, or admiration for Zhan Tianyou, as well as Zhan Tianyou's students, etc. Of course, for Zhan Tianyou's team, the East China government of course welcomes it with both hands, but such a team talent can't be found with a lantern.

After arriving in Jinan, Zhan Tianyou pushed the welcome banquet prepared by Wang Sheng, the mayor of Jinan, and just met with Wang Sheng, he took his team to the construction site, met with the railway construction personnel of the East China government, and learned about the situation of the project. Wang Sheng was also quite impressed by Zhan Tianyou's approach, and now the East China government needs such people who are willing to do practical things, so Wang Sheng and Zhan Tianyou came to the construction site together, and announced in public that Zhan Tianyou was responsible for the construction of the Jinan section of the Jiaoji Railway, and held a welcome banquet for Zhan Tianyou and his party at the construction site. And the next day, Zhan Tianyou put himself into work.

When Wang Sheng returned to Jinan, he immediately began to carry out the land reform work in Jinan Prefecture in an all-round way, because now that the People's Army had been stationed in Jinan, with this confidence, coupled with the effect of the Qingzhou incident, Wang Sheng also decided to promote the land reform work in Jinan Prefecture as soon as possible, and strive to realize the comprehensive land reform of Jinan Prefecture as soon as possible.

Of course, now that Luo Yue is the head of the regiment, whether it is to protect the railway construction or the land reform team, Luo Yue will not come forward in person, so after arriving in Jinan, his main job is to stay in the barracks to train the army, test new weapons, and pay close attention to the battle on the border.

By this time, the Beiyang New Army had already launched an attack on the Daimyo's Mansion, and the war had finally approached the border of the East China government. The People's Army stationed at the border also increased the intensity of patrols, and successively captured members of the rebel army who entered Shandong.

In fact, there has always been a call for development in Shandong within the rebel army, because Shandong is the birthplace of the Boxer Rebellion, and many of them are Shandong people, so many people think that there will be greater development prospects in Shandong, and of course there are some people who simply want to return to their hometowns. On the one hand, he did not want to be an enemy of the People's Army, and on the other hand, Li Zhuangyong was well aware of the East China Government's ability to control the grassroots and the combat effectiveness of the People's Army. Due to Li Zhuangyong's strong opposition and the good momentum of the rebel army at that time, it did not develop towards Shandong.

However, under the repeated blows of the Beiyang New Army, the various forces of the rebel army have basically been dispersed, and only one city of the Daimyo Mansion remains, and the Beiyang New Army is squeezed and outflanked from the north, west, and south, and only the east side is open to the net, so many of the scattered rebel army personnel can only flee to the east and into Shandong.

Due to the impact of the Qingzhou incident, the Qing court also issued three edicts strictly ordering Yuan Shikai not to enter the territory of Shandong Province and not to have conflicts with overseas Chinese, so as to prevent overseas Chinese from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble again. Therefore, Yuan Shikai did not dare to be careless, and simply classified 1,000 meters from the border between Shandong and Zhili as a forbidden area, strictly prohibiting the army from taking a step further, and ordered that those who violated the order could be shot on the spot, and the officers were demoted by three ranks. The Beiyang New Army also strictly adhered to Yuan Shikai's orders, and often stopped the pursuit even if they had not fled into the restricted area even if they saw the rebel army fleeing in the direction of Shandong, for fear that they would cross the line.

However, the rebel army personnel who fled to the territory of Shandong did not mean that they had escaped from their lives, because what awaited them was a net laid by the People's Army, and the People's Army would certainly not allow the rebel army to run around in its own territory, and it also strengthened its patrols and never let anyone go. However, for these rebel personnel, the KPA mainly took prisoners, so as long as they laid down their arms and raised their hands to surrender, they could save their lives, but there were also a few people who insisted on fleeing or refused to surrender, and were killed by the KPA on the spot.

Within three days, the KPA had captured more than 300 rebel personnel and killed more than 60 on the spot. The arrested personnel were all escorted to the Jinan military camp for temporary detention pending processing.