On 2 June, the sky was clear, and more than 22,000 troops from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th regiments of the Tiger Ben Army slowly drove out of the Tiger Ben barracks, and then rushed south.

Half an hour later, the four major armies were divided into three routes, the first and second regiments rushed to Jining Prefecture, the third regiment went to Yizhou Mansion, the fourth regiment rushed to Caozhou Mansion, the first, second, third, and fourth battalions of the Baggage Engineering Regiment, and the first, second, third, and fourth battalions of the Logistics Regiment also followed the four combat regiments to various places.

At night, the first and second regiments of the Tiger Army, which moved quickly, crossed the Dawen River, and the first to bear the brunt were Wenshang County and Ningyang County south of the Dawen River.

Before dawn, there was a loud bang, and the city gates of Beixian in Wenshang County and Ningyang County were reduced to pieces under the explosion of TNT explosives almost at the same time, and the soldiers of the first and second regiments of the Tiger Army rushed into Ningyang County and Wenshang County respectively like a flood, and at the same time, the remaining city gates of the two counties were also completely blocked.

More than 500 soldiers rushed out of the camp gate with weapons and under the leadership of the patrol battalion garrison, and before they could organize an effective attack, they were swept away by the Makqin heavy machine gun with a tongue of fire, and one by one they fled back to the camp in a trembling and heartbroken manner.

Immediately after that, several mortar shells accurately blasted open the camp gate, and under the cover of heavy machine guns, the soldiers of the charging companies of the first and second regiments of the Tiger Ben Army fiercely rushed into the patrol camp with submachine guns converted from 20 Mauser pistols.

After the patrol battalions of Wenshang County and Ningyang County were captured, in less than an hour, the county government of the two counties, the rest of the city gates, and the treasury were all completely controlled by the Tiger Ben army.

After the capture of the county seat, the rest of the things were simple, the head of the first regiment Yang Poyu and the second regiment commander Xu Jian respectively left two companies of more than 400 people to temporarily take over the defense of the two county towns, strictly prohibited, arrested corrupt officials, arrested evil businessmen, and reassured the people, and implemented the new policy for the political work team.

When the military and political affairs of the two county towns were in full swing, the soldiers of the first and second regiments did not stop the pace of attack, and arranged the soldiers of the patrol battalion into the army, and the first regiment rushed south, like a sharp arrow, to shoot directly at Jining City, the seat of Jining Prefecture, while the large army of the second regiment went straight to Yanzhou City, 60 miles to the south.

Through the way of marching, with the teaching of the political work team and the Propaganda Department, the army soon integrated the incorporated patrol battalion into the Tiger Ben army.

In the afternoon, having just received an order from Yuan Shikai, the governor of Shandong in Jinan Prefecture, and was hesitating whether to send troops north to Tai'an, the capitals of Jining Prefecture and Yanzhou Prefecture were unprepared by the first and second regiments with strong firepower to break through the city gates.

Subsequently, after the soldiers of the 1st Patrol Battalion of the First Association in Jining City were sniped by the soldiers of the special operations battalion with a "piercing the sky" rifle, all the more than 3,000 people in the battalion disarmed and surrendered.

The four thousand patrol battalion soldiers of Yanzhou City retreated in the camp, with more than 500 old-fashioned foreign guns and the strong barracks terrain stubbornly resisted, Xu Jian decisively mobilized half of the heavy machine guns of the whole regiment to come, under the fire of the heavy machine guns, the patrol battalion soldiers of the Yanzhou battalion soon lost more than 200 people, and the foreign gun team was completely disabled, and then Xu Jian ordered the troops to charge under the cover of the machine guns, and the first round of charges rushed into the Yanzhou battalion, and more than 3,000 soldiers of the patrol battalion who were not dead saw the black muzzles of the Tiger Ben Army, All of them threw away the cold weapons in their hands and surrendered.

When Yanzhou City and Jining City were captured, Liangshan County and Yuncheng County of Caozhou Prefecture, Mengyin County and Fei County, the northwest gateway of Yizhou Prefecture, were also completely breached, and a total of more than 2,000 patrol battalions in the four counties were completely absorbed by the Tiger Ben Army.

On 4 June, the three counties of Jining Prefecture, which were the smallest in area, were all broken by the First Regiment of the Huben Army, and more than 1,200 soldiers of the patrol battalion were taken into the three counties together, and all of them were sent to the Jining battalion for reorganization training.

The second phase of the war in Jining, that is, the war between the Tiger Ben army and the landlords and tyrants in various counties and bandits in various places began.

At the same time, Juancheng County and Juye County in Caozhou Prefecture were captured by the Fourth Regiment of the Tiger Ben Army led by Kang Dingguo, and Yishui County and Juzhou County in Yizhou Prefecture were also broken by the Third Regiment of the Tiger Ben Army led by Xiang Zilong.

On June 5, Caozhou City, Caozhou Prefecture, was broken by the Fourth Regiment of the Tiger Army, and Yizhou City, the capital of Yizhou, was also broken by the Third Regiment of the Tiger Army.

At the same time, Qufu County, Zoucheng County, Surabaya County, and Teng County in Yanzhou Prefecture were captured by the First Regiment and the Second Regiment one after another.

On 6 June, all the 10 county towns in Yanzhou Prefecture were controlled by the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the Tiger Army, and all the soldiers of the patrol battalion in each county were incorporated, and after eliminating the bad people among them, they were all sent to Yanzhou City and Jining City for reorganization and training, and the old and weak were arranged to be trained in the Heavy Engineering Corps and the Logistics Department, while the garrison of each county town was garrisoned by more than 400 people from two companies of the Tiger Ben Army. The First Regiment of the Tiger Ben Army temporarily dispatched a battalion of more than 1,000 people to Yanzhou City to assist in garrisoning.

On 7 June, the entire territory of Caozhou Prefecture was captured by the Fourth Regiment of the Tiger Ben Army, and more than 4,000 patrol battalions from 10 counties of the province were taken to Caozhou City in batches to receive military training from the Tiger Ben Army.

At the same time, Yuezhao County, the last county of Yizhou Prefecture, was also captured by the Third Regiment, and more than 3,000 soldiers of the patrol battalion in six counties of Yizhou Prefecture were recruited and sent to Yizhou City in turn to receive military training from the Tiger Army.

At this point, all the cities of Yanzhou Prefecture, Caozhou Prefecture, Yizhou Prefecture and Jining Prefecture were all breached by the Tiger Ben Army with the tactics of surprise attack, and the first phase of the war ended.

In the second stage, the people's war between the people and the landlords and tyrants launched by the Tiger Ben Army began to kick off.

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In Jinan Mansion, Yuan Shikai looked at Wang Shizhen who came in a hurry, and couldn't help but ask anxiously: "Pingqing, how is it?" Did you contact Yanzhou Mansion, Caozhou Mansion, Yizhou Mansion, and Jining Prefecture? ”

In December 1899, Wang Shizhen entered Shandong with Yuan Shikai, he is now Yuan Shikai's military staff officer, and he is in charge of the military affairs and intelligence of the new army and the prefectures of Shandong, he is in charge of Yuan Shikai, he is the head of the three heroes of Beiyang in the future, known as the dragon of Beiyang.

"Nope." Wang Shizhen shook his head, and said with a solemn face: "I estimate that there has been an accident in these places, they have not sent any information, I have continuously sent people south into Tai'an Mansion in the past few days, trying to reach the southeast of Shandong through Tai'an Mansion to investigate the situation, all of them have not returned, I have sent people to detour to Henan today, and it is estimated that there will be news in two days." ”

"How's Nakanomiya doing?" Yuan Shikai asked again.

"Today, an army of four or five thousand men has arrived from the south and is stationed at the foot of Crouching Tiger Mountain in Zhonggong, and this army is strictly disciplined, and all of them are equipped with new weapons." Wang Shizhen hurriedly said.

"Military discipline? Equipped with new weapons? Yuan Shikai's brows furrowed completely.

"Yes." Wang Shizhen nodded.

"How's going on over there?" Yuan Shikai asked in a dignified voice.

Zhiquan, Duan Qirui's words, in December 1899, Duan Qirui led the Wuwei Right Army with Yuan Shikai to Shandong to suppress the Boxers, and became an important helper for Yuan Shikai to expand the Beiyang Army, compiling many books and chapters, he is the future Beiyang Tiger in the Beiyang Three Heroes, and is now leading the new army recruited and trained in the northeast of Shandong for more than half a year to kill the Boxers.

"News just came this morning that the rest of the Boxers have all withdrawn from Shandong and entered Zhili." Wang Shizhen said. From Yuan Shikai to give the order for Duan Qirui to lead the army to attack the Boxers in a bloody way, it has only been seven days, and Duan Qirui has driven all the Boxers in northern Shandong to Zhili, and its military ability has completely explained everything.

"Let Zhiquan leave 3,000 new troops to garrison the northeast of the mountain, and lead the remaining 5,000 new troops to the south and return to Jinan." Yuan Shikai said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Marshal." Wang Shizhen nodded.

"What about Huafu?" Yuan Shikai nodded and asked again.

Huafu, Feng Guozhang's words, in December 1899, he went to Shandong with Yuan Shikai, as the general office of the superintendent of the camp office, more than 10,000 soldiers of the Yong Battalion of Jinan Prefecture in Shandong Province were reorganized into the vanguard of the Wuwei Right Army, equipped with a full range of new weapons, the outside world and Duan Qirui in the north to exterminate the Boxer army collectively called the new army, a total of more than 20,000 people, now Feng Guozhang is leading 10,000 new troops stationed in the north of the Zhonggong, just waiting for Yuan Shikai to give an order, to attack the Zhonggong.

"He's been urging me several times to ask you for orders." Wang Shizhen said.

"Okay, let him capture the Zhong Palace within two days." Yuan Shikai ordered in a deep voice.

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Wang Shizhen nodded, got up and left.

"Wait." Yuan Shikai suddenly stopped him.

"Commander, please command." Wang Shizhen froze his figure, turned around, and looked at Yuan Shikaidao.

"Let the remaining 3,000 new troops in Jinan Prefecture also rush to Changqing County and station in Changqing County." Yuan Shikai said in a deep voice. Changqing County is the only way from Jinan to Tai'an, hold there, you can hold the gateway of Jinan, you can form an angle with the Zhong Palace, you can attack, retreat can defend.

"Marshal, if these 3,000 new troops leave, in addition to the 1,000 garrisons guarding the city, there will be only 500 of your own troops left, and you know that the 1,000 garrisons are a rabble, and Jinan City is equivalent to an empty city." Wang Shizhen looked at Yuan Shikai, and her heart was full of worry.

"I have 500 warriors to protect me, so why fear the enemy chieftain? Besides, the danger of the Boxers in the north has been lifted, and there will be more than 20,000 elite new troops in the south. Yuan Shikai waved his hand and said.

"Think twice." Wang Shizhen is still not at ease, he always has a very bad premonition.

"I have made up my mind, hurry up and arrange it, even if there is danger, it is less than fifty miles from Jinan to Zhonggong, and it is less than sixty miles from Changqing County to Jinan, and the army can return to help in half a day, is it not that my five hundred guards still hold out for half a day?" Yuan Shikai raised his eyebrows and said loudly. For his five hundred personal guards, he was very relieved.

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Wang Shizhen nodded helplessly. He knows Yuan Shikai's temper and will not make a decision easily, but once he has made a decision, it is not difficult to change it.

"Well, let's go." Yuan Shikai nodded.

After Wang Shizhen went down, Yuan Shikai fell into deep thought, now he can be sure that the three prefectures and one state in the southeast of Shandong have been captured by the Tiger Ben army, and he now only has 25,000 new troops, even if they are all equipped with new weapons and have experienced Western military training, but to recover these places, he has no bottom in his heart, and this feeling of not being controlled in the chess game makes him very uncomfortable.

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