After Liu Zhi had prepared all the supplies, he immediately raised his troops and headed north, slowly approaching Jinan.
As soon as Liu Zhi took action, Ronglu got the news of Tan Ma.
Ronglu did not dare to neglect the Hunan Army's approaching step by step. That night, he summoned the generals in his headquarters and held a military meeting.
At this time, the Marquis's Honor and Lu were in the center, surrounded by generals under the hall. If someone who didn't know the inside story saw this situation, they would only think that the army on Ronglu's side was at its peak.
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However, his family affairs are well known, and Rong Lu can be said to be extremely anxious about the news of Liu Hai going north.
Because in the current Ronglu Army, there are not only advisers from the Will Country, but also some people from the Geely Country who had just supported them, regardless of the British military who came.
If the advisers of the Will Country are not very clear about the specific combat strength of Liu Hai's Xiang Army, then the Geely people know Liu Hai's strength very well.
In the past few days, the Geely people introduced Liu Hai's army's combat capabilities to Ronglu in detail. Especially before each battle, Liu Hai's troops violently bombarded the enemy, which impressed the Geely people.
The most profound.
After listening to the introduction from the consultant of Geely Kingdom, Ronglu felt that everything was in danger. Compared with Liu Hai, the number of artillery on his side was very small, and the caliber was also small. There were even some front-mounted bronze cannons.
Compared with bangs, this is like knocking an egg against a stone.
Although Ronglu was afraid of Liu Hai, the war had to be fought, so after joint discussions between the consultants of the Will Country and the Geely Country, a plan was formulated for Ronglu, relying on reinforced concrete fortifications to defend slowly, using the fortifications to injure and kill the enemy in large numbers, forcing
Liu Hai’s combat strategy for negotiating.
Now Ronglu has given up any hope of completely defeating Liu Hai. His current combat goal is to kill a large number of enemies while waiting for work, making Liu Hai feel sorry for his losses. In the end, he has to negotiate with the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the worst he can do is to give Liu Hai a title, so that
He continued to be the local emperor in his two rivers.
Ronglu, who was sitting above, was thinking clearly about the strategies of his advisers these days. He coughed and said to the lieutenant general below: "The army on the other side of Liu Hai has taken action. Do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"
The generals below glanced at Ronglu and looked at each other in confusion. In this situation, the enemy is strong and we are weak. Is there any way to defeat the enemy?
To say that the people below were the most clever, Yuan Shikai thought about it. If a fight really broke out, his troops would not be enough to consume. Without them, his position in the court would not be guaranteed.
So Yuan Shikai came out and raised his hands and said: "Sir, although we say that we have strong troops and horses, the people who died in the two battles are all our Qing people. Why don't you send envoys to negotiate peace with Liu Hai? Wouldn't it be worse if we don't use swords?"
good."
Ronglu was still squinting his eyes at first, but when he heard Yuan Shikai's words, his eyes widened immediately, "You bastard, before we even had a confrontation, you got timid. Now that you say this, you are ruining the morale of our army. This is not a bad thing."
?Come here, push Yuan Shikai out, maybe 30 big boards."
When Yuan Shikai heard this, he felt angry. He was originally looking at the strength of the enemy and the weakness of ourselves. If the two sides negotiated to resolve the crisis without using weapons, who would have thought that this commander-in-chief would attack him indiscriminately.
At this time, Lieutenant General Nie Shicheng and other lieutenant generals standing below hurriedly came forward to intercede with Yuan Shikai.
And Ronglu didn't really want to fight Yuan Shikai, he just took this opportunity to tell the generals below that he, the commander-in-chief, was determined to fight.
Therefore, as soon as the people below him begged for mercy, Rong Lu followed the slope and let Yuan Shikai go.
Next, Ronglu looked at the generals below and said: "Although the enemy is powerful, 300,000 troops are not enough to surround the entire Jinan. I think the opponent will definitely focus on breaking through. And the southern city of Jinan should be the focus of the opponent's attack."
When Ronglu said this, he thought about the suggestions of the consultants in his mind, and then continued: "In this battle, we will adopt a flexible defense and deploy several lines of defense outside Jinan South City. We will use defense instead of attack, and a large number of
By killing and injuring the enemy, the enemy suffered heavy losses and was forced to negotiate peace with me. What do you think?"
The generals below understood after hearing Ronglu's words. It's not that their coach didn't want peace talks, but he knew that the peace talks might not have any effect now. Only by fighting a war and letting the other side see his side's capabilities could he
Force Liu Hai to sit at the negotiating table.
Nie Shicheng and Dong Fuxiang also admire Ronglu from below. No matter what the specific situation is on the battlefield, at least Ronglu still passes the test in terms of the overall situation.
"We will obey the command of the commander-in-chief."
Ronglu saw that all the generals under the road were bowing down to accept the order, nodded with satisfaction, and then issued an order: "The south of Jinan City is divided into three lines of defense. The first line is guarded by Yuan Shikai's troops. You don't have to go out to fight, just rely on reinforced concrete fortifications.
Wait for the opponent to attack."
Yuan Shikai felt very unhappy when he heard that Ronglu was the first to call his name. You must know that defending on the first line of defense must be the most cruel.
But what can Yuan Shikai do now? He can only bow down and obey his orders.
Ronglu saw a glint of disdain in Yuan Shikai's eyes, and finally ordered Nie Shicheng to be the second line of defense after Yuan Shikai. Dong Fuxiang led troops to guard the third line of defense.
As for Ronglu's headquarters and Song Qing's left army, they will serve as reserves to defend Jinan City.
After this meeting, the entire army began to take action, and every bunker and fortress was taken over.
Yuan Shikai, who was at the forefront, also led tens of thousands of troops into the defense line composed of reinforced concrete.
After Yuan Shikai entered the front line, he first inspected it with several of his capable generals. After viewing the defense line, he nodded with satisfaction.
This time Ronglu was quite conscientious. All the lines of defense were made of real materials, and there was no sign of cutting corners. With this line of defense, even if the opponent had hundreds of thousands of people attacking, they could still resist one or two.
After inspecting the position and returning to the headquarters, Wang Shizhen beside Yuan Shikai frowned and said: "Sir, this position is fairly stable, and the bunkers and other settings are reasonable, but with this hastily built defense line, can we really
Can it stop the Hunan Army's attack? I heard that the Hunan Army has large-caliber artillery."
At this point, Wang Shizhen paused for a moment, and then became a little evasive.
"Say whatever you have to say." Yuan Shikai had already noticed that Wang Shizhen still had something to say.
"Sir, since this is the case, I won't be upset."
After Wang Shizhen finished speaking, she sorted out her thoughts and then said: "Judging from his humble position, this time Ronglu wants to weaken our strength and suppress Beiyang."
Yuan Shikai nodded silently when he heard this. In fact, he already had this idea, but he always kept it in his heart without expressing it.
"The current armed guards under Ronglu include Nie Shicheng, Dong Fuxiang, Song Qing and others. These people are Ronglu's confidants, and only we in Beiyang are free from this army. If it is normal, the two sides can still be peaceful, but this
After Liu Hai was defeated, Ronglu would definitely be more afraid of us in Beiyang, so he placed us on the first line, hoping that both Liu Hai and us would suffer."
After hearing this, Yuan Shikai nodded, and then said: "This is very obvious, so what do you think we should do? Should we work harder and not put in more effort?"
After hearing this, Wang Shizhen smiled slightly, and then said confidently: "My lord, this time, we really have to fight Liu Hai. First, let him know that we in Beiyang are not vegetarians. And secondly, as long as Li
Your Excellency is still in Tianjin, we can raise another army at any time."
When Yuan Shikai heard this, his eyes were as bright as light bulbs. He continued what the other party said: "If we win this battle well, our reputation will spread to all directions, and the heroes of the world will definitely come to fight! And my status in Mr. Li's heart will be
More stable. As long as the imperial court can repel Liu Hai this time, our status in Beiyang will definitely increase greatly."
Wang Shizhen listened to Yuan Shikai's words and nodded frequently. This was exactly what he meant. Working together to defeat Liu Hai this time would provide Yuan Shikai with fame in charge of Beiyang next time.
And Yuan Shikai now has another thought in his mind, that is, if Liu Hai can raise his troops north to threaten the capital, he may not be able to sit in the north and look down on the world.
Next, Yuan Shikai visited the position almost every day. He studied the defenses in various places over and over again, and finally made some additions to the first line of defense. By this time, Yuan Shikai believed that his line of defense was impregnable.
Even if the opponent has hundreds of thousands of horses to attack, they will still suffer a bloody blow.
At this time, Liu Zhi led his men and horses after more than ten days of trekking, and finally arrived at a place more than 100 miles outside Jinan.
At this point, Liu Zhi did not advance any further, but ordered Ye Faguang to command the Second Army, as the vanguard of the entire army, to launch a tentative attack on the enemy's positions.
It should be said that Ye Faguang was ignored by Liu Hai for a while after he came back from Japan, but in the end he was re-enabled because he had been following her for many years.
Now Ye Faguang is much smoother than before, and no longer has the scholarly energy. However, a thorn has been planted in his heart by his bangs. If this thorn is not removed, something will happen sooner or later.
Ye Faguang received the order and commanded more than 60,000 men of the Second Army. They marched through the night and set up camp 30 miles outside Jinan City.
After the sky brightened, Ye Faguang took his division commanders and accompanying staff officers to a slope and used binoculars to look at the Qing army's positions outside Jinan City.
What caught Ye Faguang's eyes were layers of bunkers and rows of barbed wire in front of the position.
Seeing this situation, Ye Faguang felt a little depressed. Where did this Qing soldier learn this defensive method? If he defends himself like this, he will have to shed a lot of blood if he wants to break through the opponent's position.