北洋陆军

north China army (esp. during the warlords period)

north / (classical) to be defeated

the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shandong

ocean / vast / foreign / silver dollar or coin

surname Lu

six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

shore / land / continent

(bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)

army / ground forces

(bound form) army / military