"Okay, no matter what, we have to take the overall situation into consideration. I will gather the prisoners together and you can take them to the headquarters."
Zhao Gang also understood the stakes and comforted Li Qiufan before going out to gather the prisoners.
"Oh, what the hell is this!"
Li Qiufan patted the table and looked up to the sky.
It didn't take long for Zhao Gang to come back. Several prisoners were already ready, and they were waiting for Li Qiufan to lead the team and set off.
"Qiu Fan, I have gathered all the prisoners. When will you set off?"
"Why don't we leave today? Let's talk about it tomorrow!"
Li Qiufan pointed to the sky outside. It was already dark now.
"That's fine. Things can easily happen when traveling at night. It's better to deliver it tomorrow. It won't be too late this night."
Zhao Gang nodded in agreement. If the captives were here, they wouldn't be able to escape. It would be too late to send them back tomorrow.
Little did they know that it was during this night that the situation changed drastically.
The sun had just risen the next morning when someone knocked on Li Qiufan's door, and the force was so strong that the door was knocked down.
"Who is it, demolition this morning!"
Hearing the knock on the door, Li Qiufan got up and opened the door.
"Brother, there's an urgent call from headquarters!"
After the door opened, it was Heizi who appeared in front of Li Qiufan, holding a telegram in his hand.
"Headquarters needs an urgent telegram? Isn't he just a prisoner? How about sending a telegram so early in the morning?"
Li Qiufan thought that the boss was urging him to send the prisoners, so he took the telegram and read it.
"Heizi, gather the troops immediately, hurry up!"
Just after taking a look at the telegram, Li Qiufan thought he had read it wrong because he was not awake, so he immediately scanned it again.
But when he saw that the contents of the telegram were true, his expression immediately changed and he eagerly asked Heizi to assemble his troops.
"Brother, I already sent someone to notify the political commissar on the way here. The troops are probably gathering by now!"
Heizi had read the telegram a long time ago and knew how critical the situation was, so he made all preparations on the way here.
"Well done, I'll put on my clothes and leave right away!"
Li Qiufan nodded, turned around, quickly put on his clothes, and ran out with Heizi without even washing his face.
The two trotted all the way and soon arrived at the camp where the troops were stationed.
At this time, the troops were almost assembled, and everyone looked at Li Qiufan in confusion.
"Yawn~"
"Qiu Fan, what happened and why did you assemble the troops so early in the morning?"
Li Yunlong yawned and came to Li Qiufan, asking him what happened.
Li Qiufan did not answer him, but called several other division commanders and brigade commanders over.
"To make a long story short, the national army has sent five troops heading in our direction. It seems they have evil intentions!"
"Hurry up and take all your belongings with you and get out of here!"
Li Qiufan told everyone the information from the headquarters, which made everyone's eyes widen.
"My dear, five armies? What does the old man want to do?"
Li Yunlong also woke up now, staring and sighing.
The telegram sent from the headquarters was the news for Li Qiufan's troops to evacuate immediately.
He also informed him that five troops from the Chinese army were coming, apparently for revenge.
That's why Li Qiufan is so eager. These are five armies.
Even if they are all miscellaneous troops, there are at least 100,000 troops.
No matter how strong his independent leader is, he cannot defeat more than 100,000 people.
Therefore, we can only gather troops to evacuate this place to avoid being surrounded by the opponent.
"Okay, hurry up and act quickly. If you leave too late, you may not be able to leave!"
Li Qiufan directly asked everyone to go down and make their own arrangements, took all their belongings and started to evacuate.
More than three hours after Li Qiufan left, the leading troops of the national army arrived here.
And judging from the equipment, they turned out to be the old man's direct troops.
If Li Qiufan saw this scene and scolded him, this old man would be too small-minded.
But Li Qiufan was destined not to see this scene. At this time, he had already withdrawn to the mountains with his troops.
"Qiu Fan, it's easy for us to say that we can enter the mountains and forests. What about the heavy artillery brigade?"
Zhao Gang looked at the cars and the heavy artillery towed behind them. These big guys couldn't be carried on their shoulders.
"Let Lao Ma evacuate towards the headquarters. They are too fast for the national army to catch up. There are large troops surrounding the headquarters to protect their safety."
"Send another regiment to follow the heavy artillery brigade and help them erase their traces. Don't let the national army follow the car prints and footprints!"
Li Qiufan instantly thought of where the heavy artillery brigade would go and asked them to evacuate to the headquarters.
That is the depth of our army's hinterland. No matter how courageous the national army is, they will not dare to go deep into it easily.
Under Li Qiufan's order, the heavy artillery brigade quickly set off towards the headquarters.
At the same time, a regiment of the First Division followed the heavy artillery brigade and helped them clear their traces.
"Damn it, you are such a coward, you were forced into the mountains!"
At night, several brigade commanders and division commanders sat together, and Li Yunlong complained angrily.
"You, Lao Li, can defeat five armies? How about you go and defeat them?"
Li Qiufan rolled his eyes angrily and slapped him mercilessly.
"Damn it, I can't beat you now, but we, Lao Li, will have to beat these bastards sooner or later!"
Li Yunlong smiled awkwardly. Now, if his division faced five armies, it would be like giving away food.
"Old Zhao, please pay more attention to the situation with the prisoners and don't let them cause anything!"
Li Qiufan did not answer Li Yunlong's words. Instead, he told Zhao Gang to manage the prisoners well.
"Don't worry, they can't make any trouble."
Zhao Gang nodded and assured Li Qiufan.
"By the way, where's Zheng Yuan? How's your work going?"
Speaking of prisoners, Li Qiufan suddenly thought of the commander of the Jinsui Army.
"Zheng Yuan has almost finished his work and his thoughts have changed. I have been looking for an opportunity for you to talk to him."
Zhao Gang talked about Zheng Yuan's situation and unexpectedly completed his work.
"Where is he now? It just so happens that I will go see him now."
Li Qiufan said and stood up, ready to talk to him now.
Zhao Gang did not refuse and took Li Qiufan directly to Zheng Yuan.
"Mr. Zheng, we meet again."
As soon as they met, Li Qiufan was the first to say hello.
"Haha, I'm no longer a teacher. Just call me by my name."
Zheng Yuan smiled and waved his hand, then raised his hand to signal Li Qiufan to sit down and talk.
"Then I'll call you Brother Zheng. How is Brother Zheng living with us?"
Li Qiufan was not polite and sat down on the floor to chat with Zheng Yuan.
"I live well. Your soldiers are very welcoming and the atmosphere is very comfortable."
Zheng Yuan nodded, this period of time was something he had never experienced in the Jinsui Army.
It's not like before, full of intrigue and the smell of copper.
"Haha, I wonder if Brother Zheng wants to join us and become an Eighth Route Army soldier?"
Li Qiufan directly threw an olive branch towards Zheng Yuan without leaving any ink, and then waited for his reply.
