After half a day, all the troops arrived at their respective defensive positions and prepared for the arrival of the Jinsui Army.
After Li Qiufan arranged the troops, he asked Er Hu, commander of the 1st Brigade, to send a battalion to set up road jams.
Half a day later, it was almost evening, and the Jinsui Army finally appeared in everyone's sight. Because the sky was getting dark, it was difficult to see how many troops there were.
It didn't take long for the Jinsui Army to arrive at the checkpoint, and the leading Jinsui Army officer frowned.
"Who are you? Why are you blocking the road?"
The Jinsui Army officer asked our soldiers. He did not know that their intentions had been exposed.
"We belong to the Independent Division of the Eighth Route Army. There are military exercises going on in the front. We are not allowed to pass here."
There was a battalion of troops guarding the checkpoint, and the leading battalion commander shouted to the Jinsui Army without fear.
"Military exercise? Why didn't I hear about it?"
When the officers of the Jinsui Army heard this, they already felt that something was wrong. The military exercises had to be held just when they were about to take action.
"We are the Eighth Route Army. Is it possible that we should hold military exercises and tell you that the Jinsui Army is not allowed to do so?"
The Eighth Route Army battalion commander didn't give him a good look and shouted back.
"Humph, what is your position? How dare you talk to me like this!"
The officers of the Jinsui Army were furious and pointed at the battalion commander and shouted.
"Sun Shan, Commander of the First Battalion of the Third Regiment of the First Brigade of the Independent Division of the Eighth Route Army!"
The battalion commander stated his identity in a neither humble nor condescending manner, and then looked directly at the Jinsui Army officer opposite.
"Okay, a battalion commander of the Eighth Route Army dares to yell at me, a teacher. Is this the education of the Eighth Route Army?"
The Jinsui Army officer laughed angrily and looked at Sun Shan across from him with gloomy eyes.
Sun Shan didn't say anything, he just stood there straight and blocked the Jinsui Army's path.
"Hmph, the day you cry, get out of here!"
The commander of the Jinsui Army made harsh words and ordered the troops to withdraw directly, and then reported to the higher-ups.
"Erhu, go and call back the soldiers from that battalion. If the Jinsui Army really has any plans, they will probably be blocked later."
Seeing the Jinsui Army retreating, Li Qiufan guessed that they must have gone to report, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would receive the order to attack later. If he left the soldiers of that battalion there, he would die.
Sure enough, not long after the soldiers on the checkpoint withdrew, the Shanxi-Sui military headquarters just launched an artillery bombardment directly at the checkpoint, kicking off the war.
"Let brothers prepare! As soon as the Jinsui Army comes up, give me a hard beating!"
Seeing that the Jinsui Army really started fighting, a sharp light flashed in Li Qiufan's eyes.
After the shelling, a small unit of the Shanxi-Sui Army came up to check the situation.
Since it was already dark, they could not clearly see if there were any bodies on the ground. They just saw that there were no people standing, so they simply went back to report that the enemy had been annihilated.
After hearing this, the division commander of the Jinsui Army directly ordered the troops to march quickly and quickly go to the target location through this route.
After receiving the order, the entire Shanxi-Sui Army unit began to speed up, and soon arrived at the ambush circle set up by Li Qiufan's leadership.
Seeing the Jinsui Army enter the designated position, Li Qiufan fired without hesitation.
"Hit me!"
Suddenly the surrounding fire flickered, countless gunshots suddenly sounded, and the Jinsui Army in the front row fell in pieces like wheat.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
After hearing such intensive gunfire, the commander of the Jinsui Army immediately shouted to retreat.
The Jinsui Army was caught off guard and was in chaos.
In addition, it was night again, and the Jinsui Army could not see clearly the direction of the enemy and could only flee in all directions.
The independent division was very relaxed. With its sight blocked, it fired directly at the place where there was sound, and hit a few targets no matter what.
After some troubles, part of the Jinsui Army finally retreated, but suffered heavy casualties.
"Damn it! The Eighth Route Army was not prepared, but directly laid an ambush!"
The commander of the Jinsui Army cursed loudly. He thought that the Eighth Route Army was just on guard, so he set up a roadblock.
I thought it would take some time for the Eighth Route Army headquarters to get the news, but I didn't expect that I was ambushed directly.
"Construct a position on the spot and send a telegram to the higher-ups immediately to request support!"
The division commander of the Jinsui Army did not allow the troops to advance, but asked the higher-ups for help.
From the gunshots just now, he could tell that the Eighth Route Army ambushing them had at least ten thousand troops, and he didn't want to rush to his death.
The Jinsui Army was waiting for support, and Li Qiufan was not idle either and began to move his soldiers with him.
"Erhu, ask the brothers to retreat quickly. This is not a suitable place for blocking. Retreat to the hillside that was previously surveyed."
Li Qiufan and the others were currently in a very flat position, and just now they had just used the cover of the sky and weeds to catch the Jinsui Army off guard.
If we wait until the support of the Jinsui Army arrives, we will definitely suffer big losses if we continue to block here. Therefore, before that, Li Qiufan surveyed the best blocking position, which was not far behind.
Under Li Qiufan's order, the two brigades quickly moved to the hillside in the rear.
It is said to be a hillside, but the slope is not very high. It is like a raised natural trench.
"Let the brothers dig deeper and dig more cannon-proof holes!"
Of course, Li Qiufan would not just use it like this. Trenches still had to be dug, and bombproof holes were indispensable.
The Jinsui Army spent the night in fear, while the Independent Division dug trenches all night. When dawn arrived, the preparations of both parties were finally over.
The Jinsui Army, which had been waiting all night, finally received support, and two divisions came directly.
The two divisions combined with the previously disabled troops, and nearly 20,000 troops set off in a mighty manner, heading straight towards the independent division's position.
"It seems that the Jinsui Army is really serious about this. They actually sent so many people here!"
Li Qiufan looked at the troops of the Jinsui Army and said with a frown.
"Commander, don't worry as our first brigade is here. No matter how many people come, I will bury them here!"
Erhu looked at the Jinsui Army in the distance and said disdainfully, patting his chest and giving Li Qiufan a guarantee.
"Who are you talking to? I don't know how to bury you!"
Li Qiufan kicked Erhu angrily. This kid actually called him "Lao Tzu". It was really easy to deal with him.
"Hey, aren't you excited? A slip of the tongue!"
Erhu smiled and rubbed his butt. He didn't dare to mess with Li Qiufan, otherwise he would end up lying in bed for half a month.
"Look at your potential!"
Li Qiufan laughed out loud when he saw Er Hu's stupidity, and cursed with a look of disgust on his face.
"Brothers, get ready, it won't be easy next time!"
After the joke, Li Qiufan looked at the Jinsui Army again and ordered the two tigers at the same time.
