After building the fortifications, it took nearly two days for the Jinsui Army to arrive here in a hurry.
At the same time, Li Yunlong also arrived with his troops, and was directly arranged by Li Qiufan to guard the river.
The Jinsui Army was a little surprised when they saw a long trench suddenly appeared on the horizon.
They did not expect that the Eighth Route Army did not flee, but instead prepared to fight with them.
You must know that they sent 100,000 troops this time. This scale is not something that ordinary troops can stop.
The top commander of the Jinsui Army this time was named Wang Tiansheng. He frowned after seeing the Eighth Route Army's position.
(The name is purely made up, don’t pay attention!)
The Eighth Route Army that Wang Tiansheng knew had always been famous for its guerrilla warfare.
Recently, they have had direct battles with their Jinsui Army several times, and they have won every time.
This can't help but make some senior officials of the Jinsui Army feel a little afraid, and Wang Tiansheng is one of them.
When he saw that the Eighth Route Army was preparing to fight him head-on, he felt faintly uneasy.
"Notify the troops and let the troops build fortifications on the spot, and let our artillery brigade hurry up and catch up!"
Wang Tiansheng did not launch a reckless attack, but asked his subordinates to arrange troops and build positions.
"Sir, these are just a bunch of rubbish. Are you so careful?"
Seeing how careful Wang Tiansheng's arrangements were, one of his military commanders suddenly spoke.
"Hmph, haven't the lessons of the Sixteenth Army been enough? Do you think they are still the Tubal Road they used to be?"
Hearing his subordinates questioning his decision, Wang Tiansheng snorted coldly and directly brought up the Sixteenth Army to speak out.
Upon hearing the words "Sixteenth Army", all the generals of the Jinsui Army lowered their heads.
Because this was an undisputed battle, their entire army was indeed annihilated by the Eighth Route Army.
And there were nearly 10,000 Japs among them. Although they couldn't talk about it, everyone knew it.
"Hurry down and make arrangements. The current Eighth Route Army is not easy to fight!"
Wang Tiansheng looked at the opposite position and said meaningfully to everyone.
After receiving the order, everyone quickly arranged the troops to start building fortifications. Li Qiufan naturally saw this move.
"Haha, the person who came here has something special!"
Li Qiufan looked at the Jinsui Army who was building fortifications and nodded. Unexpectedly, Yan Laoxi still had several talents under his command.
The enemy's situation was unclear, so he did not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly just because he was strong. Instead, he steadily built fortifications and waited for the opportunity. This made Li Qiufan understand that the person coming was very stable!
Facing such a steady and steady opponent, Li Qiufan also had some headaches.
This kind of person is extremely calm under any circumstances and never underestimates his opponents.
If you want to defeat such an enemy, you can only rely on hard power.
"Notify Li Yunlong, tell him that the Jinsui Army has arrived, and ask him to be wary of the other party crossing the river. The opponent coming this time is not easy!"
Li Qiufan asked the telegraph operator to send a telegram to Li Yunlong, reminding him of the arrival of the Jinsui Army, and then called everyone for a meeting.
"The Jinsui Army has arrived, have you all seen it?"
After everyone arrived, Li Qiufan asked directly.
Everyone nodded when they heard Li Qiufan's words. After all, there were 100,000 people there, how could they not see it.
"The opponents coming this time are not easy. All of you must brace yourself to avoid being taken advantage of by the enemy!"
The defensive positions of several units have been arranged long ago. The first and second divisions will guard the main position, the third and fourth divisions will be responsible for the flanks on both sides, and the heavy artillery brigade has found positions and is ready to support at any time.
As for the garrison division, Li Qiufan still regarded it as a reserve team, and they would fill in wherever there was a shortage of men.
Li Xiping, commander of the garrison division, had no objections to this arrangement. After all, this was what the garrison division had always done.
Everyone nodded when they heard Li Qiufan's words. They believed that Li Qiufan would not act without aim.
The Jinsui Army was digging trenches, and Li Qiufan did not take the initiative to attack.
After all, the troops on our side did not have the upper hand at the moment, and this was not a small force raid, but a large group battle, so the day passed quickly.
In the early morning of the next day, the Jinsui Army had already built fortifications, and Wang Tiansheng arrived at the front line early to observe the movements of the Eighth Route Army.
"Inform the artillery brigade to send some breakfast to the Eighth Route Army. How can we not eat this early in the morning!"
After watching for a while, Wang Tiansheng said to the signal soldier on the side, asking him to give the artillery brigade the order to bombard.
Li Qiufan was nibbling a cold sweet potato when suddenly there was a rapid scream, followed by countless artillery shells falling on the position.
The Eighth Route Army soldiers who were eating on the position had no time to hide, and many of them were affected by the explosion.
"Damn it, you are just giving me extra food!"
Li Qiufan did not expect this sudden bombardment, and immediately cursed at the Jinsui Army on the opposite side.
"Immediately send a report to the heavy artillery brigade. Except for the cannon and howitzer, all artillery fire three rounds of salvos at the Jinsui Army position!"
Not to be outdone, Li Qiufan issued the order for shelling, but he hid the cannons and howitzers.
This was just an appetizer before the battle. Li Qiufan didn't want to expose all his strength yet, so he kept it secretly.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, Lao Ma immediately commanded the heavy artillery brigade to fire three rounds of salvos, which directly stunned the Jinsui Army on the opposite side.
"The equipment of these Eighth Route Army troops is great. They can actually organize such strong fire coverage!"
Wang Tiansheng did not expect that the counterattack would come so quickly, and he was blown away in the front line.
But at this moment, he didn't care about his own image, but lamented the strong firepower of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side.
In his impression, the weapons of the Eighth Route Army were very backward.
Not to mention cannons, even rifles may not be available to everyone, and most of them are old guys.
But now the Eighth Route Army opposite him actually had artillery that was not inferior to his, which surprised Wang Tiansheng.
You must know that the artillery brigade on his side was all pieced together. In order to establish this artillery brigade, the entire Jinsui Army did not know how much effort was wasted.
But as soon as they met, he was shocked. They actually had cannons, and they were not inferior at all compared to them.
This was because the cannons and howitzers were not involved. If Li Qiufan directly showed his full strength, their jaws might be shocked.
After the two sides exchanged breakfasts, the battlefield became quiet again.
Seeing that the Jinsui Army had no follow-up actions, Li Qiufan couldn't help but frowned.
