"Haha, you, Lao Li, can't be just a piece of tofu if you are so dark. Do you still expect Chu Yunfei to come over and seduce you?"
Li Qiufan was also happy and made a joke with Li Yunlong.
While the two were talking, a scream came, and Li Qiufan immediately pushed Li Yunlong to the ground.
A cannonball landed directly not far from the two people, causing the earth to fly everywhere.
"Pooh!"
"This stupid Chu Yunfei is just playing dirty tricks with me!"
Li Yunlong, who was pushed to the ground by Li Qiufan, spit out mud and stood up with a curse.
"You still have the nerve to say that if I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have had to burn incense for you during the Qingming Festival next year!"
Li Qiufan also got up, dusted off the dirt on his body, and said angrily to Li Yunlong.
"Hey, brother, thank you so much this time!"
Li Yunlong smiled awkwardly and said thank you to Li Qiufan.
"Okay, let the brothers prepare to fight. It is estimated that Chu Yunfei is about to launch an attack."
Li Qiufan shook his head and told Li Yunlong to prepare his soldiers to meet the enemy. The Jinsui Army was about to launch an attack.
Sure enough, during the artillery bombardment and shouting, the Shanxi-Sui Army established a position and rested for a while, and was already planning to launch an attack on Li Qiufan's position.
"Set up a death squad immediately, cost ten yuan per person, and rush to the battlefield to double the amount!"
"In addition, let all ministries prepare to launch a general attack!"
Chu Yunfei gave the order to the adjutant beside him, and it was the old-fashioned way of exchanging money for life.
Soon the Jinsui Army's offensive formation was set up. Under Chu Yunfei's order, the artillery began to cover the artillery fire, and the infantry began to charge.
"Old Li, the position on the left is left to you. The center and right belong to our independent division. We must hold it back!"
Seeing the Jinsui Army launching a charge, Li Qiufan also issued an order.
He asked Li Yunlong to defend the position on the left, where the terrain was the worst and it was relatively easier to defend.
The middle position and the right position are better. There are not many ravines, just a small high slope, and are held by independent divisions.
As for why this arrangement was made, it was entirely because Li Yunlong's troops were too few, and most of them were new soldiers, so Li Qiufan took care of him.
"Brother, let's have a drink after the battle!"
Li Yunlong naturally saw Li Qiufan's kindness, but he knew his own situation, so he did not refuse, but patted Li Qiufan heavily on the shoulder.
"Okay, then I'll be waiting for your wine, Lao Li!"
Li Qiufan smiled and nodded, and then watched Li Yunlong leave.
"Heizi, continue to send telegrams to the heavy artillery brigade, confirm their position, and ask how long it will take for artillery support to be provided!"
After seeing off Li Yunlong, Li Qiufan continued to arrange things. The first was the location of the heavy artillery brigade. Artillery support in this battle was the most important!
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, Heizi immediately went to find a telegraph operator to send a telegram to the heavy artillery brigade, and the heavy artillery brigade responded quickly.
"Brother, it will take about twenty minutes for the heavy artillery brigade to provide artillery support!"
After receiving the telegram from the heavy artillery brigade, Heizi quickly returned and reported to Li Qiufan.
"That's good, let brothers prepare to face the enemy!"
Li Qiufan let out a sigh of relief. Twenty minutes is not a long time. They only need to hold on for a while to wait for artillery support, and then they can feel more relaxed.
"By the way, go and send a report to the headquarters and tell them our location, as well as our strength and the strength of the Jinsui Army opposite."
Li Qiufan asked Heizi to send a telegram to the headquarters, telling the boss about the situation between us and the enemy.
"Brothers! Give me a hard beating!"
We are still in contact with all parties here, but the battle has begun on the front line, and the shouts of Erhu suddenly sounded.
"Heizi, don't worry about the telegram. Go to the right position and keep an eye on it. If anything happens, send someone to tell me right away!"
Upon hearing the gunshot, Li Qiufan immediately arranged for Heizi to go to the right position, while he took up the front position.
At this time, the position was divided into three parts, namely the third brigade and the fourth brigade on the right side.
Among them, the fourth brigade had not suffered any major casualties because it had been with Li Yunlong before, so Li Qiufan arranged for the fourth brigade to guard the right position together with the third brigade, which suffered serious casualties.
The combined strength of the two brigades is about 10,000. Fortunately, the right position is not the enemy's main attack direction, so it is relatively easy to resist.
On the left side is Li Yunlong's brigade, with more than 7,000 troops.
Although he only has one brigade, the Jinsui Army will not send heavy troops to attack the position on the left due to the geographical location.
And even if the Jinsui Army wants to open up the situation from the left position, the soldiers on the other two positions can quickly support it.
The frontal position was held by the 1st Brigade, 2nd Brigade and the Garrison Brigade.
Among them, the Second Brigade also suffered serious casualties, with nearly half of its formation destroyed.
Since the First Brigade had only one regiment left before, its structure is now incomplete.
The only complete one of the three brigades on the front is the garrison brigade, but the garrison brigade has always had fewer troops and is not as strong as the other brigades.
In this way, the three brigades on the front only have about 12,000 people in total. Facing an enemy that is twice as many as themselves, it is very difficult to resist.
Moreover, the Jinsui Army rushed into position several times, but was pushed back by a brigade of soldiers led by Erhu.
"Continue to send reports to the heavy artillery brigade and ask them to provide artillery support as soon as possible! Quick!"
Looking at the unoptimistic situation, Li Qiufan frowned and said to the telegraph operator that he could only pray that the heavy artillery brigade could provide artillery support as soon as possible.
As time passed by, the sound of gunfire on the battlefield never stopped.
Fortunately, the Independent Division has always captured a lot and is quite wealthy in terms of ammunition.
Under such high-intensity combat, there is still enough ammunition to fight back with guns.
If they did not have such abundant ammunition and relied on bayonets to resist, the Jinsui Army might have broken through the defense line long ago.
"Division Commander, the heavy artillery brigade called back and will provide artillery support in two minutes!"
The heavy artillery brigade responded quickly, and the artillery position has been constructed. Factors such as angle, wind direction, etc. are being calculated, and artillery support can be carried out immediately.
"Damn it, we've finally waited! If we don't provide artillery support, I will skin them both after the battle is over!"
Li Qiufan clenched his fist and hammered the trench hard, cursing on his lips.
As for the two people who were almost unlucky, they were naturally on the same level as Lao Ma.
"Commander, a telegram has also been sent from headquarters!"
As soon as Li Qiufan relaxed, the telegram from the headquarters arrived, and the telegraph operator immediately handed it to him.
"Hahaha, great! The boss deserves to be the boss!"
Looking at the contents of the telegram, Li Qiufan burst out laughing happily. The game was finally done!
