After receiving Li Qiufan's order, the heavy artillery brigade began to fire directly, and howitzers and cannons were also pulled up.
These two types of large-caliber heavy artillery immediately stunned the charging Jinsui Army. They had never encountered such heavy artillery.
The commanders of the Third and Sixth Army were also dumbfounded. They did not expect that the Eighth Route Army could have heavy artillery.
The Jinsui Army on the frontal battlefield was quickly pushed back. At the same time, the garrison division also rushed to the position of the Fourth Division.
"Old Zheng, what's going on now?"
Li Xiping, commander of the garrison division, found Zheng Yuan and asked him about the current situation.
"Damn it, an army suddenly joined us here, and it doesn't look like it's just a ragtag army. Now the front line has been captured!"
Zheng Yuan's face looked a little ugly. His fourth division's position was the first to be captured, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
"Old Zheng, you organize your troops immediately, and our garrison division will cooperate with you to take back the position!"
Upon hearing that the front line position had been captured, Li Xiping immediately arranged for people to prepare to take the position back.
"good!"
Hearing Li Xiping's words, a look of gratitude appeared on Zheng Yuan's face. If his defense was completely breached, then his sin would be great.
With the garrison division joining the Fourth Division, the pressure was much lessened, and this was the first time that the soldiers of the Fourth Division fought together with the garrison division.
The super fighting power made them a little dumbfounded. They didn't expect the garrison division to be so powerful.
The predecessor of the garrison division was developed from Li Qiufan's guard regiment. The combat effectiveness of the troops responsible for the safety of Li Qiufan and others will naturally not be too weak.
Seeing how brave the garrison division was, the soldiers of the Fourth Division were also inspired and rushed towards the captured position with weapons in hand.
For a time, the battle on the Fourth Division's side fell into a stalemate. The situation was originally very good with the addition of the Second Army.
However, with the arrival of the garrison division, the newly formed 19th Army and the Second Army felt the pressure.
Now it is no longer a question of whether they can break through the defense line, but whether they can hold on to the captured positions.
Wang Tiansheng, the top commander of the Jinsui Army, felt a little incredible when he saw that the frontal battlefield was repulsed and received news from the Second Army.
He didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness was so strong and that it had so many troops.
Only then did he realize that the other party had been hiding their cunning from him. If it hadn't been for the addition of the Second Army, these trump cards wouldn't have been revealed.
Judging from what he has observed so far, there are almost 60,000 to 70,000 people in the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side.
Moreover, except for the Second Army, the other troops on our side are simply not as good as others.
"Sir, Commander Chu Yunfei of the 89th Division has sent a telegram!"
Just when Wang Tiansheng was in trouble, suddenly the telegraph operator came in with a telegram.
"Chu Yunfei?"
Wang Tiansheng was a little surprised when he heard the name Chu Yunfei. He didn't understand why the old man's love general would send him a telegram.
Not long after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, Chu Yunfei was asked to leave by the old man, and he was appointed commander of the 89th Division.
The 89th Division is a unit affiliated with the Fifth Army of the National Army and is the earliest mechanized unit in the country.
The Fifth Army is well-equipped with weapons and equipment and is the old man's ace army. The 89th Division led by Chu Yunfei is even more elite among the elite.
Wang Tiansheng really couldn't figure out why Chu Yunfei suddenly contacted him, and he read the contents of the telegram with doubts.
"Okay! Okay!"
After reading the contents of the telegram, Wang Tiansheng was overjoyed and shouted "Hello" twice.
It turned out that Chu Yunfei's troops were not far from here. After hearing about the fighting here, they asked people to investigate.
After discovering that the Jinsui Army was fighting, he immediately contacted his old acquaintances in the Jinsui Army and asked what was going on.
After learning that the action was against Li Qiufan, Chu Yunfei immediately sent a telegram to his superiors asking for a fight, and his superiors agreed to his request for a fight.
In this way, Chu Yunfei contacted Wang Tiansheng, and the entire Eighty-ninth Division was rushing here quickly.
After knowing that Chu Yunfei was bringing the 89th Division to support him, Wang Tiansheng's pressure disappeared instantly.
After all, they are not called elite for nothing, and those American equipment have long made him covetous.
In addition, the 89th Division is also equipped with large-caliber howitzers, which can just make up for the lack of firepower on its side.
After thinking for a while, Wang Tiansheng ordered all the troops to start retreating. Even the positions occupied by the Second Army and the newly formed 19th Army were abandoned.
On Li Qiufan's side, he couldn't help but be a little confused after seeing the Jinsui Army begin to retreat. After receiving Zheng Yuan's telegram, he became even more confused.
"Qiu Fan, who sent the telegram?"
Seeing Li Qiufan staring blankly at the telegram, Zhao Gang patted him on the shoulder and asked.
"Lao Zheng sent it, saying that the Jinsui Army that occupied the front line has also withdrawn."
Li Qiufan handed the telegram to Zhao Gang and said to him with a frown.
Zhao Gang, who had read the contents of the telegram, was also puzzled as to why the Jinsui Army gave up the occupied positions.
"Qiu Fan, what do you think their plan is?"
"I can't figure it out either!"
Li Qiufan shook his head. He couldn't understand the Jinsui Army's operations.
"Send a telegram to Li Yunlong immediately and tell him to be careful over there. It's possible that the Jinsui Army discovered the river on his side!"
After much deliberation, Li Qiufan only thought of the river on Li Yunlong's side, and it was only possible that the Jinsui Army discovered that side.
No matter how hard he tried, he never imagined that Chu Yunfei was coming. Wang Tiansheng was ready to wait for Chu Yunfei to arrive and then attack with the help of his powerful firepower.
Li Yunlong became vigilant after receiving Li Qiufan's telegram, and at the same time sent scouts to investigate the movements of the Jinsui Army.
However, the Jinsui Army had no intention of coming this way, which made Li Yunlong feel a little uncomfortable.
He came all the way here, but he didn't even fight. The Jinsui Army didn't notice the situation on his side at all.
After a ceasefire for a short while, Chu Yunfei led the 89th Division to the Jinsui Army's position.
When this completely different military uniform appeared, the frontline observation post immediately noticed it and immediately passed the news to Li Qiufan.
"The national army is coming?"
Li Qiufan's eyes widened when he heard the news from the observation post.
He finally understood why the Jinsui Army retreated, and there was no movement for a long time.
It turned out that they were waiting for reinforcements. At first, he thought that the other party had shifted its focus and was preparing to forcefully cross the river on Li Yunlong's side.
But after hearing that the national army only came with about one division of troops, Li Qiufan couldn't figure it out again.
In this situation, the strength of one division could not affect the entire battle situation at all. He did not understand what was different about this division.
