"The devil wants to escape? What's going on?"
Hearing that the Japs were about to run away, Li Qiufan stood up and asked Heizi with confusion on his face.
"The brother I sent to keep an eye on them came back and said that the Jinsui Army in the county was gathering and it looks like they are about to withdraw."
Heizi told Li Qiufan the information sent back from the county town, and then waited for his response.
"Leaving now? Why are they here?"
Li Qiufan was a little confused about the other party's purpose, so he came all the way here, stayed for one night and then left.
"Brother, what should we do now?"
Heizi looked at Li Qiufan who was deep in thought and became a little anxious. He let these devils go this time, and he didn't know when they would meet again.
"Inform the troops to assemble and immediately launch a pursuit to hold back the Sixteenth Army and those Japs. No matter what, we cannot let them run back!"
Li Qiufan no longer hesitated and directly ordered the pursuit. This was an excellent opportunity. If he missed it, it would definitely be his fault.
Under Li Qiufan's order, the two divisions quickly assembled and then began a rapid march towards Datian County.
At this time, the Jinsui Army and the Japanese had no idea that they were being targeted, and were still packing their things leisurely.
Li Qiufan and his troops quickly arrived at the outskirts of the county. At this time, the Jinsui Army and Japanese inside were just preparing to leave the county.
"Don't worry, wait until they leave the county before fighting!"
Li Qiufan ordered all the troops to hide and did not immediately launch an attack on the county seat.
Because if we take action now, it means a tough battle, and the enemy can rely on the city wall to counterattack.
It will be a little difficult to take down the opponent by then, and the casualties will definitely be huge.
But when the opponent leaves the county and engages in field battles in open areas, the pressure will be much less.
Although it seems that the opponent's troops are currently more powerful than Li Qiufan's, and there are nearly 10,000 Japanese among them.
But Li Qiufan was not afraid of fighting in the field, and Zhao Gang was coming with his troops.
As long as reinforcements arrive, the more than 30,000 people from the Jin-Sui Army and the Japs will be the turtles in the urn.
Soon in Li Qiufan's sight, the Jinsui Army and the Japanese began to leave the city. The direction of their advance happened to be the area controlled by the Jinsui Army. It seemed that they were really about to withdraw.
"To what extent?"
Seeing the direction of the other party's movement, Li Qiufan turned his head and looked up.
"Here you are, Commander, what's wrong?"
Hearing Li Qiufan's shout, Sui crawled over from not far away.
"You immediately take the Second Division to take a detour and rush to the front of the Jinsui Army. Then cooperate with me to stop them!"
Li Qiufan directly assigned the combat mission to the army, asking his second division to go around the front of the Jinsui Army and act as a blocker.
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
He nodded and agreed immediately, saying that he was about to lead the second division.
"Wait a minute. If you block their way, the attack will be fierce. You must withstand it!"
Li Qiufan stopped him and gave some instructions, because the Second Division happened to be blocking the opponent's retreat route.
When the Jinsui Army and the Japanese are surrounded, they will definitely break out, and the Second Division is their breakout direction.
"Don't worry, Commander, as long as there is still one person in Twenty, I will take my head and guarantee that no one will escape!"
He made a fist with his right hand and hammered his chest, then saluted Li Qiufan with a military salute and set off with the second division.
"Heizi, arrange for someone to follow you. Be careful not to be discovered. Just hang from a distance!"
After the Second Division left, Li Qiufan asked Heizi to arrange for someone to follow him so that he could provide them with the movements of the Jinsui Army.
After following for about half a day, Li Qiufan finally received news that the second division was already in place.
"Heizi, Lao Cheng is ready, tell the brothers to prepare to fight!"
After passing the telegram, Li Qiufan turned to Heizi and gave instructions, while he called the telegraph operator again.
"Send a telegram to the political commissar immediately, tell him our current location, and ask him to come as soon as possible for support!"
The telegraph operator quickly sent out the telegram, and Zhao Gang immediately ordered the troops to speed up after receiving the telegram.
On the Jinsui Army side, the Sixteenth Army and the Japanese were marching lazily, when suddenly someone with sharp eyes noticed something was wrong.
Because there was a trench not far in front of them, and it was full of people.
"beat!"
"Bang bang bang..."
Seeing the arrival of the Jinsui Army, he ordered the shooting without hesitation, and instantly defeated a row of Jinsui Army.
The Sixteenth Army and the Japanese marched with the Jinsui Army in front and the Japanese behind, so this first wave of shootings at the Jinsui Army really suffered a big loss.
They never expected that the Eighth Route Army would be there on the way home, and that the enemy had already laid an ambush.
After seeing this situation, the Japanese soldiers secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, they were walking behind the team, otherwise they would have been the ones to take the bullet.
But before they could finish their joy, suddenly a burst of rapid gunfire rang out again, and this time it was still behind them.
And accompanied by the sound of gunfire and the sound of artillery, one shell after another fell directly into the group of Japanese.
The Second Division did not bring artillery when they took the detour, so they fired directly without shelling.
Because Li Qiufan only brought some small-caliber cannons when he came out this time. These cannons were not as heavy as heavy artillery, so there were no cars following him.
Moreover, the Second Division had to compete with the enemy for speed, so Li Qiufan did not bring these cannons to him, and they all stayed with the First Division.
The moment he heard the gunfire, Li Qiufan immediately ordered the gunner to fire in order to catch the opponent off guard.
Sure enough, the Jinsui Army and the Japanese were stunned by this sudden front and rear attack, and for a while they were unable to organize an effective counterattack.
However, after a while, the Japs' formation stabilized and was no longer as chaotic as before. This also reflected the Japs' superb combat qualities.
With the defense formed by the Japanese, the Sixteenth Army also recovered and began to build fortifications to counterattack.
"Tell the artillery regiment not to care about the artillery shells, let them put enough pressure on them, and try to make the opponent have no energy to deal with the second division."
Li Qiufan was still a little worried. After all, he didn't have cannons on his side, so he couldn't form a strong suppression and could easily be rushed into position by the enemy.
Therefore, he could only try his best to involve the Jinsui Army and the Japanese so that they would not have the energy to deal with the other side.
However, this method can only delay for a while, because once the containment is too strong and the longer the delay, the enemy will guess his thoughts and will definitely try his best to break through.
If the opponent starts a desperate breakout, the Second Division at that level will be in danger. Facing an enemy that is nearly three times their size, and nearly 10,000 of them are Japanese, the pressure can be imagined.
