Li Qiufan took the telegram and lowered his head to read it, but Zhao Gang next to him was very curious.
"Qiu Fan, what orders does the headquarters have?"
After all, they had just finished the expansion, so it stands to reason that the headquarters would not be so eager to give them new tasks.
"Tearing each other down!"
Facing Zhao Gang's inquiry, Li Qiufan responded lightly.
"Fear each other? Who is fighting with whom?"
Li Qiufan's words made Zhao Gang stunned, and his eyes widened.
"The old man secretly plotted against us and broke up with us!"
Li Qiufan handed the telegram to Zhao Gang and explained it to him.
"Is this...a fight about to begin?"
Zhao Gang couldn't believe the content of the telegram. He didn't expect that the situation had deteriorated to this point.
Just like the original historical line, on the surface they are talking about an armistice, but behind the scenes the old man is secretly doing something evil.
It's just that this meeting has not yet started a full-scale war, it is just a secret fight between the two sides.
But the old man didn't know what he was planning, and actually sent an army to march towards the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, which puzzled the heads of the headquarters.
After some discussion, it was decided to let Li Qiufan's independent first column stop the opponent.
And the boss made it very clear in the telegram that if the other party had the intention to take action, Li Qiufan was allowed to take action first.
This undoubtedly gave Li Qiufan great power. If he was unhappy, he could slap him even if the other party didn't take action.
"Old Zhao, gather the troops to stand in the way!"
Facing an army of the national army, Li Qiufan had no pressure at all. It was okay if the opponent did not take action. If he dared to make any move, he would dare to eat this army directly.
"Qiu Fan, I want to go with you this time!"
Zhao Gang did not go to gather the troops immediately, but asked to follow them.
"Why are you going?" Li Qiufan didn't expect that Zhao Gang would also go, so he rejected him without hesitation: "Just help me take care of my home."
"No, I must follow, I'm afraid you'll be impulsive!"
Zhao Gang shook his head. This was not a small friction scene. If it was not done right, it would directly trigger a full-scale war, so his attitude was very firm.
"I'm not a three-year-old kid, am I?"
Li Qiufan was speechless. Old Zhao treated him like a child.
"It's useless what you say, I must follow you!"
Zhao Gang still stood firm and would go with him no matter what.
"Okay, let's just leave the level to our own house. That's all right, my political commissar."
Seeing Zhao Gang's attitude, Li Qiufan had no choice but to agree, changing the housekeeper to a new one.
After seeing Li Qiufan agree, Zhao Gang nodded with satisfaction and went to assemble the troops.
It didn't take long for everyone except the garrison brigade to gather.
Li Yunlong was even more anxious to inquire about the news with Heizi and others, wanting to know what the action was.
"Is everyone here?"
Li Qiufan came to Heizi's side and asked everyone.
"Everyone except the garrison brigade is here. Brother, what happened?"
Heizi was also very confused and didn't understand why Li Qiufan suddenly gathered his troops.
"Yeah, brother, what happened?"
Li Yunlong also asked. The entire column except the garrison brigade was assembled. This was no small scene.
"The specific situation was told on the road that the destination is Shuangyang Mountain, and the urgent march will start immediately!"
Shuangyang Mountain is the only way for the national army to advance, and it is also the only natural barrier.
If the national army is allowed to pass through Shuangyang Mountain, there will be a plain after that.
Although Li Qiufan had the upper hand in terms of military strength and firepower, if he could reduce losses, he would definitely not let the soldiers make unnecessary sacrifices.
In this way, the integrated column of nearly 50,000 people set off in a mighty manner.
At the same time, Li Qiufan also told everyone about the mission he received on the way, and emphatically warned Li Yunlong, for fear that he would do something wrong.
In fact, since Li Yunlong was integrated into his army, Li Qiufan was both happy and having a headache.
Fortunately, Li Yunlong is not an ordinary person, and he has a very good relationship with me, and he has ideas for fighting.
What troubled him was that Li Yunlong's temper was so unpredictable that he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't get into trouble for a day.
With him around, Li Qiufan always had to be very alert, for fear that Li Yunlong would cause trouble if he didn't pay attention.
But now that things have become like this, Li Qiufan has no choice but to accept that this is all a hole dug by himself.
After half a day of rapid march, Li Qiufan led his troops to Shuangyang Mountain just ahead of the national army.
As soon as he arrived at Shuangyang Mountain, Li Qiufan ordered his troops to set up a formation, spreading out their troops flatly without any cover-up.
"Qiu Fan, are you too conspicuous?"
Zhao Gang looked at his own position and asked Li Qiufan in a low voice.
"Is it conspicuous?" Li Qiufan smiled, and then said with disdain: I was afraid that the national army couldn't see it, I just showed it to them! "
Zhao Gang shook his head helplessly. It was hard for him to refute Li Qiufan's words.
In his opinion, by hiding the ambush troops and waiting until the national army arrives to negotiate, even if there is a fight, they can be caught by surprise.
But Li Qiufan's approach was exactly the opposite. He didn't arrange any ambush at all, and it was obvious how many people and how many guns there were.
In fact, Li Qiufan had no intention of negotiating at all. He put on this posture just to let the national army understand.
Whatever your purpose, my people are here.
If you think you can do it, just call me directly.
If you think you can't do it, go back as soon as possible.
This war must be fought anyway, and Li Qiufan doesn't mind starting the war early.
After all, their Eighth Route Army troops are always preparing, and it is the old man who is not ready at the moment.
Soon night fell, and with it came the national army.
Li Qiufan and the others could already see the fire not far away, with torches lined up like fire snakes.
"Tell the brothers to light the fire!"
Looking at the approaching national army, Li Qiufan directly ordered the soldiers to light torches.
In an instant, the entire Shuangyang Mountain burst into flames, just like the legendary Flame Mountain.
Seeing this scene, the national army's team obviously stopped, and the long fire snake did not dare to move forward.
"Brother, someone from the other side is here!"
Soon the national army sent people over to see which part of the group was blocking them.
Heizi did not bring the person up immediately, but came to Li Qiufan first to talk to him.
"Bring the people here."
Li Qiufan nodded and asked Heizi to bring the person up.
Soon Heizi brought the person up, but before he could speak, Li Qiufan directly questioned him sternly.
"What part are you in!"
