Under Sun Liechen's gaze with a stunned look, Yang Xingguo listed the disadvantages of the National Defense Forces for the seven-day period before he stopped.

Then he asked with a serious look on his face: "In the face of so many disadvantages, do you still firmly believe that no matter how we fight, victory will belong to us?"

"Master, I didn't think so much! I just thought that the imperial guards and the Beiyang army were not opponents of the Japanese and Russians, and the Japanese and Russians were not our opponents. Then I firmly believed that the imperial guards and the Beiyang army were not our opponents." Sun Liechen replied with a look of embarrassment.

The concerns on Yang Xingguo's face finally dissipated a lot. After breathing a sigh of relief, he said: "It's not too late to know now. When giving orders, we must tell everyone that we can despise the enemy strategically, but we must not despise the enemy. By the way, the seven disadvantages I just raised were forwarded to all more than ten officers through a telegram."

"Yes, Grand Marshal!" Sun Liechen also returned to his seriousness and answered very cautiously.

After finishing, he continued to ask: "What are the tasks of other troops?"

"The Fourth Army immediately heads towards Yingkou Military Port, protected by the First Navy Squadron, lands from Tianjin by sea, and rushes to the capital. The specific battle will be decided by Li Zhilong and does not need to be reported to the General's Mansion."

"However, I have a requirement that Li Zhikong must eliminate more than 10,000 Beiyang troops outside the capital at the minimum cost, and then take down the capital and capture all the important officials of the court and members of the royal family."

"If possible, try not to destroy the shore defense fortresses and palaces of Tianjin Military Port."

"The guard division, take the train to Lushun immediately, board the ship from Lushun Military Port, and the Second Navy Squadron will protect and transport it, and attack Shandong by sea. The specific attack time and landing location will be decided by Li Xiaohu himself."

"Similarly, I have requirements for the guard division. While controlling casualties, the guard division must destroy the Beiyang Army's base camp as much as possible."

"Of course, what I'm talking about is not to let the guard division kill more people after they arrive in Shandong."

"After entering Shandong, the guard division should not only not kill people indiscriminately, but also find ways to protect ordinary people."

Sun Liechen suddenly stood aback and asked, "How to destroy the Beiyang Army's base camp."

Yang Xingguo pointed directly at a point on the sand table, Jinan City, and then said: "After Yuan Shikai arrived in Shandong, the Beiyang Army Command was transferred to Jinan City.

He moved to Jinan City. It can be said that all the wealth and talents in Yuan Shikai's hands were transferred to Jinan City. Now the Beiyang Army's garrison in Jinan City has only one mixed army, with a total strength of less than 7,000. If the guard division can reach Jinan City with lightning speed and take down Jinan City, then Yuan Shikai's wealth and materials reserved in Jinan City will become ours."

"For Yuan Shikai, if you lose these wealth, the Beiyang Army's military pay will have problems next year, let alone continue to expand its army. Unless there is a sudden wealth from heaven, he doesn't have to think about it."

Sun Liechen's serious expression once again became frenzy, and he analyzed to Yang Xingguo: "It's not long after the autumn harvest in the Central Plains. Several provinces controlled by Yuan Shikai have completed the autumn harvest and sent the tax silver to Jinan City. It can be said that Jinan City is now a fat sheep, and whoever takes it will make a fortune."

"Master, I'm sure, taking down Jinan City and robbing the Beiyang Army of one year's military expenditure will definitely make Yuan Shikai vomit blood more than destroying more than 10,000 Beiyang Army. I agree that after the guard division landed in Shandong, it will directly send troops to capture Jinan City while the Beiyang Army's Shandong troops are empty."

Yang Xingguo actually shook his head with a smile. Sun Liechen, who was puzzled, quickly asked, "Master, isn't it?"

"Yes, but there is something in Jinan City that is more important than silver for Yuan Shikai."

Sun Liechen immediately reacted: "Master, you refer to the talent you just mentioned!"

At this time, Sun Liechen's face had a sudden enlightenment: "I understand that although Yuan Shikai went to the front line, his aides and the Beiyang Army Command were still in Jinan City. If they were captured, the Beiyang Army Command would be paralyzed. Of course, Yuan Shikai could re-establish the headquarters and the General's Office, but the subordinates who had experience and could be trusted by him would not be so easy to find."

"Those two things!" Yang Xingguo finally showed a very affirmative smile on his face.

"This time I not only want Yuan Shikai to compensate his wife and soldiers, but also make him cry because he lost Jinan City and make him vomit blood."

"It will definitely make Yuan Shikai. If I were Yuan Shikai, I would definitely vomit blood when facing this result. If it is not good, it is possible to commit suicide directly." Sun Liechen agreed with him very confidently.

After solving this problem, Yang Xingguo continued to order: "As for the assembly troops of the 23rd Army, take the train and gather in the direction of Shanhaiguan, and launch an attack from Shanhaiguan to the direction of Beijing. After taking the capital, he joined forces with the Fourth Army to form a new offensive group and attack in the direction of Shandong. Before encountering the main force of the Beiyang Army, he would occupy as much territory as Shandong could."

"The same is true for the First Army. After the Beiyang Army retreats, it must resolve the main force of the imperial guards within three days, and then draw at least two main divisions to launch an attack in Henan. Just like the mission of the Fourth Army, you can occupy as much as you can before encountering the main force of the Beiyang Army."

Sun Liechen's face showed a puzzled expression again: "Master General, isn't our only attack this time the only goal of taking down the capital and overthrowing the imperial court? Why has it changed now? Even the two provinces of Shandong and Henan controlled by the Beiyang Army also attacked."

"That's because I didn't expect you to gather so many troops, with a total of 30,000 more than the troops I expected to participate in the war." Yang Xingguo explained very readily.

"With more offensive troops, the targets of this battle will definitely increase, otherwise the additional 30,000 offensive troops will not play a role?"

Three days later, the more than 40 shore defense cannons that Feng Guozhang had been expected were finally sent outside the capital.

Feng Guozhang, who had been suffering for three days, could not wait any longer. As soon as the shore defense artillery arrived, he ordered the artillery to start setting up artillery and prepare to attack the city, and teach the imperial guards in the city a lesson.

In three days, because I had no equipment to suppress the artillery of the Imperial Army. Although I was an attacking side, I was very frustrated after three consecutive days of attack.

The imperial guards with military strength and firepower advantage often use artillery to bombard the tentative offensive troops they sent out.

After three days of tentative attack, there would not be too many casualties. But in fact, each target lost two or three hundred people. The main forces of the two towns together lost nearly two thousand people.
Chapter completed!