The Guard Division was formed by Yang Xingguo as a rapid reaction force at the very beginning. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Because there were no cars to quickly transport troops, war horses that could increase the mobility of troops became the first choice for guard divisions.

After nearly a year of development and accumulation, in addition to being equipped with the best weapons in the whole army, each guard division is equipped with a war horse that can quickly maneuver.

In this raid on Shandong, the most important thing for the guard division is time.

In order to increase the mobility of the troops, it took the shortest time to kill the city of Jinan.

When the navy sent more than 10,000 officers and men of the guard division to the Qingdao military port, it assigned more than 10,000 war horses to the cavalry division.

After successfully sneaking up and taking the military port, early the next morning, the guard division, which had rested for no more than five hours, set out.

The sound of horses' hooves produced by the galloping of thousands of horses is like thunder, and it can be heard clearly from more than ten miles away.

With the mobility that far exceeded the infantry, and the main force that the Beiyang Army in Shandong could handle, it had been wiped out in Gyeonggi. Most of the remaining garrison troops were also transferred to the defensive line close to Gyeonggi to prevent the Wehrmacht from taking the capital to take the opportunity to attack Shandong.

In the entire territory of Shandong, except for Jinan, there is also a garrison unit stationed on the target, and the other counties cannot even have a battalion of garrison troops.

Under such circumstances, the guard division that entered the hinterland of Shandong took three county towns in just one day, and advanced nearly 200 miles in the direction of Jinan, which can be described as an astonishing result.

And just when the guard division was rushing to Jinan City, Yuan Shikai, who was far away in Henan, finally received a telegram that the guard division had attacked Qingdao Military Port and was attacking Jinan.

After reading the telegram, Yuan Shikai's face suddenly turned unpleasant.

As the commander of the Beiyang Army, no one knows the importance of Shandong better than Yuan Shikai.

Because Shandong is the province that has been controlled by the Beiyang Army for the longest time and has the best development. Although the Beiyang Army now actually controls the territory of the four or five provinces in the Central Plains, Shandong Province still bears nearly 40 percent of the Beiyang Army's military expenses and troop replenishment.

In this case, once Shandong loses, it means that the Beiyang Army will lose nearly forty percent of its wealth.

Of course, these are still things on the surface.

Because the headquarters of the Beiyang Army is in Jinan, Shandong, Jinan has invisibly become the political, cultural, and even economic center of several provinces in the Central Plains.

If the Wehrmacht that entered the hinterland of Shandong could really take Jinan City, then the losses of the Beiyang Army in other aspects would be absolutely immeasurable.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shikai's unsightly face slowly became gloomy.

At this time, if he can fly, Yuan Shikai must fly back to Jinan as soon as possible.

"Dashuai, Jinan and Shandong are so important to us that there must be no accidents. I suggest that we withdraw our troops immediately, rush back to Shandong as quickly as possible, destroy this lone national defense force, and protect the city of Jinan. A town commander suggested with an anxious face.

As soon as he finished speaking, another commander said: "Marshal, don't hesitate any longer, withdraw your troops!" ”

"The telegram said that this Wehrmacht is all cavalry, and if we go back an hour late, this Wehrmacht may take the city of Jinan. It's really that we have too few defenders in Jinan and the whole of Shandong. ”

There are those who support the return of aid to Shandong, and of course there are those who oppose the immediate return of aid.

"I object, in order to take Gyeonggi, the main force of the two towns that raided the capital has been wiped out. The troops of one town were also lost here before and after, and they returned in vain, and the troops of nearly three towns were not lost in vain! ”

One of Yuan Shikai's confidants immediately supported: "I am also against retreating immediately." If we really want troops to come back to Shandong, we can send troops from two towns to help, leaving three towns to continue to defend here. ”

"The blood of tens of thousands of soldiers cannot be left in vain, even if we can't take the entire Gyeonggi, dozens of counties close to Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan will definitely belong to us!"

After some quarrels, more than a dozen people under his command were directly divided into two rows, and seven or eight people on the side of the army demanded to return to Shandong immediately.

The staff members, who were more considerate of various interests, opposed the immediate return to Shandong.

"Don't make any noise, it's definitely impossible to divide the troops. If we only have three towns here, we will go from being the strongest to the weakest. One is not good, not only can we not get back what belongs to us, but the three towns left behind may also be eaten by the imperial court and the Beiyang Army! Yuan Shikai frowned and shouted loudly.

After finishing, he stared directly at his subordinates and asked: "We have two ways out, either the whole army will return to Shandong, or the whole army will stay here."

At this time, several of the staff members who had insisted on continuing the fight just now changed their tune and agreed to immediately retreat back to Shandong.

Shandong is too important to them, not to mention too much, Jinan City alone is worth dozens of county towns in the Gyeonggi area.

"In that case, then we will admit this attack." Yuan Shikai, who had a gloomy face, said very helplessly.

A town commander hurriedly comforted: "Marshal, it's really the Wehrmacht who is too cunning, and we can't guard against it!" ”

"As long as we can keep Shandong, with Shandong's financial resources and population, our Beiyang Army will definitely be able to quickly recover its strength and then further expand!"

A confidant aide comforted him from another direction: "Dashuai, it's not a good thing to retreat now!" ”

"It has always been the Wehrmacht that has been a fisherman, and this time we are also a fisherman. As soon as we retreated, the battlefield was left with the Forbidden Army and the Wehrmacht. The Forbidden Army has the advantage of strength, and the Wehrmacht has strong combat effectiveness, which can be said to be evenly matched. ”

"As long as the two armies fight, no matter who wins in the end, they will suffer heavy losses!"

"After we ensure the safety of Shandong, taking advantage of the large loss of troops on the winning side, killing them again will definitely achieve good results."

The gloomy expression on Yuan Shikai's face finally faded a lot, and after taking a deep breath, he ordered: "Since we all think so, then we will withdraw our troops, immediately return to Shandong to help, and destroy this national defense army!" ”

At this time, because of Li Zhilong's blockade, the news that the Wehrmacht took the capital and forced the little emperor to write an edict of abdication still did not come.

waited for Yuan Shikai to retreat more than 100 miles in the direction of Jinan before this news was announced by Yang Xingguo by telegram.

Along with this news, there was also an abdication edict from Emperor Fu Yi.

The news spread, and the entire Qing Kingdom was boiling.

Ordinary people are very happy, they have been oppressed by the imperial court for too long, and the people are not happy.

Now that the imperial court is gone, it means that all kinds of taxes imposed on them by the imperial court are gone.

For many of the earth emperors who control the place, there are those who are sensitive, there are those who are worried, and more people are in a wait-and-see state.

The abdication of the little emperor Fu Yi means the end of the Qing Dynasty and the arrival of a new era.

Everyone is waiting to see who will become the future master of the country, the Beiyang Army and the Wehrmacht. (To be continued.) )