"Send a telegram to the political commissar and ask where they are!"
Li Qiufan took advantage of the truce and asked the telegraph operator to send another telegram to Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang quickly replied to the letter. At this time, they were not far from Li Qiufan, and it was estimated that they would arrive in more than two hours.
"Send the coordinates of the Jinsui Army and the Japs to the political commissar and ask the heavy artillery brigade to come over first for support!"
Hearing that reinforcements were not far away, Li Qiufan finally relaxed.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, the heavy artillery brigade separated from the main force and began to speed up. After arriving within the firing range, they quickly established a position.
He also received a telegram from Li Qiufan and was relieved to learn that reinforcements were coming soon.
More than half of the Second Division was lost in this battle, but fortunately the final result was good and they successfully stopped the enemy.
Not long after, Li Qiufan received a telegram from the heavy artillery brigade. At this time, the heavy artillery brigade was ready and could provide artillery support at any time.
But before Li Qiufan could call back, the dispatcher came over with a telegram from the headquarters.
"Commander, telegram from headquarters!"
The dispatcher handed the telegram to Li Qiufan. After taking it, Li Qiufan lowered his head and read it.
"Send a telegram to the political commissar and ask them to move closer to our left. The enemy has also arrived with reinforcements. Tell them to get to the designated position ahead of the enemy!"
After reading the telegram, Li Qiufan said directly to the dispatcher, asking Zhao Gang to turn to their left.
After the commander of the 16th Army sent a telegram asking for help, Yan Laoxi quickly sent troops for reinforcements.
Because there is not only a 16th Army here, but also a 10th Corps.
This was his hidden trump card. Even if it was discovered, there was a risk of being destroyed. Yan Laoxi immediately became anxious.
There were three divisions of the Shanxi-Sui Army troops closest to where Li Qiufan and the others were fighting, and Yan Laoxi directly transferred them all.
We also mobilized a few troops from other places, but they were far apart and we might not be able to get there for a while.
After the three divisions of the Jinsui Army moved towards Li Qiufan, the headquarters also received news from intelligence personnel.
After the boss found out, he immediately sent a telegram to Li Qiufan, asking about his location, and told him that three divisions of the Jinsui Army were approaching Datian County.
After Li Qiufan saw the telegram, he thought about it and decided to let Zhao Gang lead the troops to block the attack.
Because the heavy fire support is already in place, it is impossible for him to give up and annihilate the enemy in front of him.
But there is a risk that enemy reinforcements will arrive before Zhao Gang.
If these three divisions were not stopped, then both Li Qiufan and Li Qiu would be in danger.
At that time, the enemy should cooperate with the outside, and it is completely possible to implement counter-encirclement against them.
If they are really surrounded by counterattacks, even if Zhao Gang arrives, it will be of no avail.
So now Li Qiufan is betting that Zhao Gang is faster than the other party.
"Send a telegram to the heavy artillery brigade. The bombardment will begin in five minutes!"
"Send a telegram to the Second Division and launch a general attack in twenty minutes!"
After Li Qiufan made up his mind, he sent a telegram directly to the heavy artillery brigade and the second division.
He planned to rely on the First Division on his side and half of the Second Division on the other side to eat up the 16th Army and the 10th Corps with the artillery support of the Heavy Artillery Brigade.
Zhao Gang led three divisions to block the attack. They had no reinforcements and could only rely on their existing troops to fight.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, Lao Ma immediately ordered the heavy artillery brigade to launch an artillery bombardment. Lao Ma, who usually detained and searched, didn't care anymore, and fired the shells as if they were free.
Before the Jinsui Army and the Japanese could react, they were directly baptized by the cannonballs in the sky. A sun seemed to appear in the dark night, lighting up the entire battlefield.
Originally, when I received the order from Li Qiufan to launch a general attack, I was still a little confused, because with their capabilities, they simply weren't enough.
But when he saw countless artillery shells falling on the enemy's position, he finally understood what was going on.
But what he didn't know was that the only reinforcements coming were artillery shells.
The heavy artillery brigade did not stop without receiving orders from Li Qiufan. The continuous artillery attacks made the Jinsui Army and the Japanese desperate.
After a day's fighting with Li Qiufan and the Second Division, they had suffered nearly half of their casualties. Thousands more people were instantly evaporated under the bombardment of the heavy artillery brigade.
At this time, their military strength was almost the same as that of Li Qiufan, with only more than 10,000 people left, and Li Qiufan also had a powerful weapon like the Heavy Artillery Brigade.
As time passed by, Li Qiufan stared closely at the watch on his wrist, and did not look away until ten minutes had passed.
"Send a message to the heavy artillery brigade. It's time to stop."
Li Qiufan said something to the radio operator beside him, and then looked at Heizi.
"Heizi, let the brothers prepare and charge in five minutes!"
The battle finally came to the final moment, and the soldiers of the first and second divisions were waiting for the total trumpet sound.
Five minutes passed quickly. At this time, the Jinsui Army and the Japanese were still searching for the soldiers who survived the shelling, without any idea of the scene they were about to face next.
After the charge horn sounded, the Jinsui Army and the Japanese were stunned. They were so familiar with this sound, and the melody seemed to be the ecstasy of the underworld.
"kill!"
After the charge, came the call of death. The soldiers of the first and second divisions took up their weapons and rushed out of the position.
At this time, the Jinsui Army and the Japanese had not yet recovered from the shelling, and they did not think of counterattack until they saw the Eighth Route Army rushing more than a hundred meters away.
"Let the artillery regiment fight for me! Shoot all the artillery shells! We must suppress these idiots!"
Seeing the Jinsui Army and the Japs starting to fight back, Li Qiufan shouted at Heizi.
After hearing this, Heizi immediately sent people to the artillery position and notified the artillery regiment to suppress it with all its strength.
Although the artillery regiment was firing artillery shells continuously, the firepower was still far behind the heavy artillery brigade. Many of the charging soldiers fell on the way.
Because the heavy artillery brigade is too far away, telegraph command cannot be used like an arm, and it is easy to injure one's own people.
So for now, we can only rely on the artillery regiments brought over to suppress it. Although the effect is not very ideal, it still works after all.
Under the suppression of the artillery regiment, and with the belief that they were ready to die, the soldiers quickly rushed to the positions of the Jinsui Army and the Japanese.
After rushing into the position, the advantage of the soldiers of the first and second divisions became apparent, which was hand-to-hand combat.
After going through many battles, the soldiers of the entire independent first column are all good at hand-to-hand combat.
Even if they were asked to fight with the Japanese with bayonets, they would not be afraid, let alone the Jinsui Army.
After being rushed to the position by the Eighth Route Army, the entire situation became one-sided. The Jinsui Army and the Japanese were beaten back and forth, and they were frightened by the madness of the other party.
