"Damn it, you are playing a cannon battle with me, do you think I have no cannons?"
Seeing the heavy artillery brigade's counterattack, Li Qiufan cursed loudly.
"Get ready, the enemy is about to charge!"
After venting his anger, Li Qiufan said something to Heizi next to him.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the national army to organize the first charge, and countless soldiers rushed towards Li Qiufan.
At the same time, the opponent's heavy artillery began bombing again, covering the infantry charge.
Lao Ma's heavy artillery brigade did not stop. According to the coordinates given by the scouts, it continued to suppress the charging national soldiers.
"Let all the ministries let go and fight. Don't let the national army rush in front of us, otherwise we will be in trouble when we get into position!"
Li Qiufan sent someone to inform the troops below that these national troops were not idlers.
If they are allowed to rush into position, all advantages will be lost.
At that time, the two sides can only engage in hand-to-hand combat. If tens of thousands of people fight, the casualties will be too heavy.
Under Li Qiufan's order, the troops opened fire as soon as the national army reached the shooting range. This operation directly stunned the national army.
Usually, the Eighth Route Army they encountered was in short supply of ammunition and supplies and would not shoot at such a distance.
Always place the enemy closer before hitting, this can increase the hit rate and save ammunition consumption.
But this makes it easy for the enemy to rush into position, and then you can only engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
The Eighth Route Army unit they encountered now was not only no weaker than them in terms of artillery fire, but its tactics were also different from other units, which made the national army somewhat uncomfortable for a while.
The national army's first charge was quickly beaten back, and then it was not in a hurry to organize a second charge, but stood still.
"Brother, what are these national troops doing? Why don't they start fighting?"
Seeing that the national army was standing still, Heizi couldn't understand and asked Li Qiufan beside him.
"there is always a solution to a problem."
Li Qiufan shook his head. He couldn't figure out what the national army on the opposite side was going to do, but before the order to retreat arrived, he had to follow whatever tricks the other side played.
As time passed by, the national army on the opposite side finally took action and began to gather in large numbers.
But after gathering, there was no movement again. All the national soldiers seemed to be waiting for something.
"Heizi, something is wrong. Go tell..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Li Qiufan saw the strange behavior of the national army on the opposite side, and instantly felt bad in his heart.
He was about to ask Heizi to remind the troops, but before he could finish his words, an overwhelming amount of shells fell.
For a moment, the entire position was like a sea of fire. All the soldiers hurriedly got into the anti-gun caves to hide from the artillery fire. However, many soldiers still did not have time and were devoured by the ruthless artillery fire.
This time the Chinese army's artillery fire was extremely fierce, and they had no intention of stopping. Unlike the previous rounds of suppression, they ceased fire and allowed the infantry to charge.
"No, is this fucking national army crazy? It's like the artillery shells are free!"
Feeling the heat wave caused by the explosion, Heizi scratched his head and muttered, very puzzled by the other party's behavior.
"No, let people go to all the units immediately to notify them, and ask all the soldiers in the first-line positions to withdraw, and everyone should withdraw to the second-line defensive positions!"
Listening to Heizi's muttering, Li Qiufan suddenly thought of something, and then shouted anxiously to Heizi.
After Heizi heard what Li Qiufan said, he sent someone to inform him before he could ask any more questions.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, several division commanders were a little confused and didn't understand why Li Qiufan ordered the withdrawal of the front-line positions.
But Li Qiufan was their immediate superior after all, and they were all old men who followed Li Qiufan, so everyone carried out the order without hesitation.
One by one, the messengers braved the artillery fire and kept shuttling in the trenches to deliver orders. Then everyone got out of the artillery holes and began to evacuate under the artillery fire.
Although the retreat of the soldiers was somewhat dangerous due to the impact of the shelling, everyone carried out the orders in an orderly manner. No one dared to come out because they were afraid of hiding in the cave.
"Brother, what's going on? Why are all the brothers on the front line withdrawn?"
Seeing that the soldiers had almost withdrawn, Heizi asked Li Qiufan why.
"See if there's anything wrong with this shelling."
Li Qiufan pointed at the position where shells were constantly falling and said to Heizi.
"There's nothing wrong. Isn't this normal? But the shelling lasted too long. This damn national army is really rich!"
Heizi looked in the direction of Li Qiufan's finger, but didn't see anything strange. He just felt that this group of national soldiers were a little too wealthy.
"You idiot, the impact point of the Chinese army's artillery shells has been moving forward, can't you see it?"
After hearing what Heizi said, Li Qiufan kicked him angrily, and then explained to him what was wrong.
"Yeah, this fucking explosion is getting closer!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's explanation, Heizi raised his head to observe again and found that it was indeed like this.
"You've met a damn master, but it's a pity that you met me!"
Li Qiufan stopped talking to Heizi, but looked at the dusty battlefield and whispered.
When Heizi said that the National Army's artillery shells were free of charge, Li Qiufan had some vague thoughts.
Then after observing the impact point of the artillery shells, Li Qiufan finally knew what tricks the national army was playing.
This was the coordinated combat with the infantry and artillery that he had just trained with the entire column some time ago.
At this time, Li Qiufan could conclude that behind the barrier of artillery fire, the infantry of the national army must be following.
It's just that the national army seems to be a bit rusty in terms of technology. Xu Jin's barrage control is not very precise, and his distance control is not very good either.
If it weren't for these reasons, Li Qiufan might not be able to see it in a short time, and might think that the national army is just consuming their vitality.
After knowing the tactics of the national army, Li Qiufan already had a way to deal with it, which is why he asked the soldiers in the first line to retreat to the second line.
"Send a report to the heavy artillery brigade and ask Lao Ma to shell our first-line defense position, covering the entire position with direct artillery fire!"
When the impact point of the artillery shell was about to reach the second-line defensive position, Li Qiufan asked the telegraph operator to send a telegram to the heavy artillery brigade.
After receiving the telegram, the contents of the telegram made Lao Ma wonder if Li Qiufan was crazy, and actually asked him to cover his position with artillery fire.
But an order is an order, and Lao Ma would not be stupid enough to reply to the telegram to ask what was going on, and then wait for Li Qiufan to explain to him.
Because on the battlefield, fighter planes are often fleeting.
