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But the troops did not have heavy artillery at all, not to mention heavy artillery, and even mountain artillery was completely destroyed in successive battles.

Seeing that all his subordinates were staring at him and asking him for artillery, Feng Guozhang directly showed a helpless expression on his face, and then shook his head and said that he had no choice.

"The road from Shandong to the capital has been fully opened, general, we can draw some heavy artillery from Shandong. The marshal transferred a lot of heavy artillery from the front line, and Shandong still had a lot left, and it was completely possible to transfer those heavy artillery over. The Co-Commander, who had been the first to complain, continued to be the first to propose.

Before Feng Guozhang could speak, a subordinate next to him took the lead in denying it: "No, the heavy artillery is not an ordinary artillery, it is too heavy, it is difficult to transport, and it can only be eaten." Even if we open up the passage into Beijing, it will take at least half a month. ”

"And Dashuai only gave us ten days to take the capital, and now two days have passed, and it will definitely be too late in time."

Feng Guozhang also shook his head and replied: "It doesn't work to transfer heavy artillery from Shandong, can you think of other ways?" ”

After a full five minutes, there was no more sound from the temporary command, and everyone frowned and thought of a solution, but no one thought of a solution.

Just as the atmosphere in the headquarters became more and more depressing, a voice suddenly came from the outermost commander.

"General, before we left the capital, I was stationed at the Tianjin Military Port. As far as I know, the Tianjin military port is equipped with a lot of shore defense artillery. Despite the bulky nature of the shore defense guns, they were fixed on batteries. However, some of the shore defense guns with a slightly smaller caliber can still be moved, and you see if we can dismantle some of the shore defense guns from the dock batteries and use them. ”

"It's only a few dozen kilometers from the Tianjin wharf here, and no matter how heavy the shore defense guns are, we can transport them here in three days. When the time comes, there will be shore defense artillery to provide us with artillery support, and there will definitely be no problem in entering the capital. ”

Including Feng Guozhang, everyone's eyes lit up at this moment.

Feng Guozhang immediately decided: "That's it: Zhang Xietong, you take your Xietong, plus a thousand artillery, quickly rush to the Tianjin dock, disassemble the shore defense artillery that we can use, and then transport it here to participate in the battle in the shortest time." ”

"Other troops, with the standard as a unit, surrounded the capital. Before the coastal defense artillery arrives here, although we will not launch a large-scale attack, we will not stop the tentative attacks of various targets, and we must constantly put pressure on the defenders and create a tense atmosphere through this attack, so as to shake their morale and prepare for the next decisive battle. ”

When Feng Guozhang and his more than 10,000 men began to wait for the shore defense artillery, Yang Xingguo, who was far away in Mukden, was staring at a huge sand table.

Next to the sand table, several operational staff officers were marking the latest enemy situation on the sand table according to the information continuously sent by the Military Intelligence Department for Yang Xingguo's reference.

Chief of Staff Sun Liechen was also standing next to the sand table, and when he saw that more than 10,000 Beiyang troops had already arrived in the capital, he was immediately anxious.

"Dashuai, aren't we going to act yet? Yuan Shikai's purpose is obvious, to smash Huanglong and take the capital. ”

"As long as the capital is taken, the important ministers of the imperial court and the members of the royal family are captured, and the main force of the forbidden army that confronts the main force of the Beiyang Army will be in turmoil, defeated by the Beiyang Army, and it is very likely that all of them will become prisoners of the Beiyang Army."

"If this is the case, the strength of the Beiyang Army will definitely be doubled. When the time comes, we will have to pay a greater price if we want to enter the customs again. ”

Yang Xingguo's eyes suddenly shot out two rays of fine light, and then under Sun Liechen's complicated gaze that was both worried and longing, he replied very calmly: "It's going to move, if you don't move, the forbidden army formed by Gyeonggi and the imperial court will all belong to Yuan Shikai." ”

"What are you going to do?" Sun Liechen hurriedly asked.

"Here!" Yang Xingguo did not hide it, and pointed to a place that surprised Sun Liechen and said.

"Beijing? Dashuai, you also want to go to the capital! Sun Liechen opened his mouth and said with a shocked expression.

Yang Xingguo replied noncommittally: "Yuan Shikai can directly smash Huanglong, and so can we." This time, I not only want to smash the Yellow Dragon, take the capital, and overthrow the imperial court, but also eat more than 10,000 elites who Yuan Shikai raided the capital, so that Yuan Shikai will lose his wife and lose his troops."

Sun Liechen thought seriously and replied: "It's really possible, Tianjin, as long as we can take Tianjin City, the retreat of more than 10,000 Beiyang troops in the capital will be gone." Deal with the Beiyang Army first, and then attack the capital and overthrow the imperial court after it is over! ”

The more Sun Liechen spoke, the happier he became, but the smile on his face didn't last long before disappearing.

frowned, and reminded Yang Xingguo: "Marshal, even if we take the capital and overthrow the imperial court, the seventy or eighty thousand imperial forbidden troops who confronted the Beiyang Army on the front line are likely to fall into the hands of the Beiyang Army." At that time, the strength of the Beiyang Army will be nearly doubled. ”

Yang Xingguo shook his head and replied: "As I said just now, this time I want the devil to lose his wife and lose his troops, in this case, I will definitely not let the Beiyang Army get even a little benefit in this attack." ”

"How is this possible!" Sun Liechen directly showed an expression of too much belief, and then continued.

"Marshal, do you also want to learn from Yuan Shikai, give him a Ming plank road, secretly cross Chencang, divide the troops into two routes, kill directly all the way to the capital, and kill directly all the way to the battlefield of the Beiyang Army and the forbidden army."

Sun Liechen first nodded, then shook his head, and finally said: "Ming Xiu plank road, secretly crossing Chen Cang, this is indeed the meaning. But this attack is not a two-way attack! ”

"Even if we draw out the strength of a main army to kill the battle, our strength will not be comparable to the Beiyang Army. Even if the imperial forbidden army there was in turmoil and lost its combat effectiveness, the Beiyang Army could take advantage of it on the battlefield. ”

"My idea is that it can't be taken by Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army at all."

Sun Liechen's brows furrowed again? After thinking about it, he asked with a look of disbelief and asked: "It is absolutely impossible, it is not possible to give Yuan Shikai a little advantage, unless as soon as we arrive at the battlefield, Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army will take the initiative to retreat." ”

"However, among our three snobbishness, Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army is not the worst. Even if we arrived at the battlefield, it would be impossible for Yuan Shikai to take the initiative to retreat. ”

Yang Xingguo shook his head and asked: "Only if you want to get it or not, there is no impossibility!" ”

"Think about it, if something goes wrong with the base camp of the Beiyang Army, what will Yuan Shikai do?"

"Shandong? Now that the Beiyang Army is empty of troops in Shandong, as long as one of our main divisions reaches Shandong, we can slaughter the base camp of the Beiyang Army into ruins. If this is the case, Yuan Shikai is really likely to bring troops back to Shandong! You must know that Shandong is too important for Yuan Shikai. (To be continued.) )