On the Jinsui Army side, Wang Tiansheng welcomed Chu Yunfei into the temporary headquarters with a smile on his face.
"Brother Chu, you are finally here!"
Although Chu Yunfei was just a teacher, he couldn't bear that he was the old man's favorite general, so Wang Tiansheng had to compliment him.
"Brother Wang, you are so polite. We are all loyal to the party and the country. We are all our own!"
Chu Yunfei was not polite and just said "brother" and put the two of them on the same footing.
"Yes, our own people! We are all our own people!"
Wang Tiansheng didn't care, he put his arm around Chu Yunfei's shoulder and patted him.
"Brother Wang, please introduce to me the situation of the Eighth Route Army first!"
After some polite remarks, Chu Yunfei asked Wang Tiansheng about the situation of the Eighth Route Army.
"The Eighth Route Army opposite us has about 60,000 to 70,000 people. It is very powerful and equipped with heavy artillery!"
"Their cannons made me suffer a lot, brother. Fortunately, brother, you came here!"
Wang Tiansheng talked about the situation of the Eighth Route Army, and when he talked about heavy artillery, his face was full of bitterness.
"Haha, it seems that you have met Li Qiufan, brother!"
When Chu Yunfei heard that the opponent had heavy artillery, he immediately thought of Li Qiufan. He couldn't think of anyone else with this equipment.
"Li Qiufan? You said the person opposite me is Li Qiufan?"
After hearing Chu Yunfei's words, the expression on Wang Tiansheng's face froze, and he never thought that his target this time was on the opposite side.
"What? Brother Wang has also heard of the name Li Qiufan?"
Chu Yunfei was also a little surprised. He didn't know the Jinsui Army's goal this time and only thought it was an action against the Eighth Route Army.
"Brother, you don't know, the target of our operation this time is this Li Qiufan!"
Wang Tiansheng smiled bitterly, and then told Chu Yunfei about Li Qiufan.
After hearing Wang Tiansheng's explanation, Chu Yunfei realized what was going on. It turned out that the Jinsui Army came to take revenge.
Originally, it was not a glorious thing to wipe out an army. In addition, there were Japanese soldiers among them, so it couldn't be said with much fanfare.
This caused Chu Yunfei to inquire about the situation, but only learned that it was an action against the Eighth Route Army, and did not learn about Li Qiufan's role.
"So that's what happened. Li Qiufan and I are old friends and enemies!"
Chu Yunfei did not laugh at them as Wang Tiansheng imagined, but instead became emotional.
"Old friend? Enemy? Brother, do you know this Li Qiufan?"
After hearing what Chu Yunfei said, Wang Tiansheng asked him doubtfully.
"Haha, it's more than just acquaintance!"
He didn't know what to say about Li Qiufan. The two had fought side by side and against each other.
And if he hadn't run so fast that time, he might have been left behind by the Eighth Route Army. All of this was due to Li Qiufan.
"Let's not talk about the past, let's talk about the things in front of us first!"
Chu Yunfei didn't want to mention the past anymore. After learning that the opponent was Li Qiufan, Chu Yunfei now only thought about how to defeat him.
"Haha, I'll tell you the truth, brother, I am mainly at a disadvantage because my firepower is not as good as the opponent's."
"I heard that your 89th Division is equipped with large-caliber howitzers? You only need to provide me with artillery support, and don't worry about other things!"
Wang Tiansheng didn't want Chu Yunfei to interfere too much in this battle, he just wanted the other party to provide him with artillery support.
"Of course. Leave the next fire suppression task to me."
Chu Yunfei also heard what the other party meant. He didn't want to take the credit for himself, so he simply followed his wishes. Anyway, all he cared about was defeating Li Qiufan.
The two sides agreed on the next deployment in such a friendly way, with the Jinsui Army responsible for charging into the formation, and the 89th Division responsible for fire suppression.
This time the Jinsui Army's main attack direction changed. Instead of the previous flank breakthrough, this time it focused directly on the frontal battlefield.
After all, with firepower that is not weaker than the opponent's, there is no need to take chances when one's own numbers and strength are superior.
Seeing the troops of the Jinsui Army regrouping, Li Qiufan knew that the other side was going to attack again, and immediately ordered all ministries to prepare.
At Wang Tiansheng's order, the Third Army and the Sixth Army on the front, plus the newly transferred Second Army, with a total of about 60,000 people in the three armies, began to attack.
As soon as the troops of the Jinsui Army took action, Chu Yunfei ordered the artillery to fire.
Perhaps to show off his firepower, or perhaps because of Li Qiufan's determination to win, the shells continued to pour towards the Eighth Route Army position as if they were free of charge.
The power of large-caliber heavy artillery was incomparable to that of mountain artillery and field artillery. Li Qiufan discovered this situation instantly.
"This is a fucking heavy artillery!"
Seeing the explosive power of the shell, Li Qiufan opened his eyes and cursed.
Zhao Gang also clenched his fists. Although he didn't understand artillery, he could see the difference when he looked at the large craters left by the explosion on the ground.
"So that's it, the national army is sending artillery to the Jinsui Army!"
Li Qiufan hammered the trench hard, and now his only advantage was gone, and he could only fight the opponent bravely.
"Send a telegram to Lao Ma and tell him not to save me the artillery shells, but to let him beat me to death!"
Li Qiufan yelled at the radio operator behind him. Now the battle situation was completely unfavorable to him, and he couldn't care less about the losses.
The two sides directly engaged in an artillery battle, but Li Qiufan discovered that the other side actually had more heavy artillery than his, because the other side's artillery fire frequency was faster than his own.
But fortunately, the heavy artillery brigade is large enough, and with the addition of other types of artillery, it is not at a disadvantage.
The Eighth Route Army on the position was so bombed that it could not lift its head, and the charging Jinsui Army was also bombed and could not take a step. The two sides were in a stalemate for a while.
"Brother Li, Brother Li, I didn't expect you to be so powerful now. I don't know if Chu is lucky or unlucky to meet you!"
Looking at the battlefield filled with artillery fire, Chu Yunfei couldn't help but sigh.
He was naturally aware of the firepower of the 89th Division. What he didn't expect was that Li Qiufan's artillery did not fall behind and fought an artillery battle on par with him.
Li Qiufan was not in the mood to sigh. At this time, he was looking at the battlefield with furrowed brows.
His troops were not as large as those of the Jinsui Army, and he did not want his troops to be consumed like this. Although the other party was also being consumed, Li Qiufan felt a little distressed.
"Old Zhao, send a telegram to Li Yunlong and ask him to cross the river!"
Li Qiufan looked at the position that was constantly being bombarded and made a risky decision.
"What did you say? Let Lao Li cross the river?"
Hearing Li Qiufan's words, Zhao Gang thought he had heard wrongly, and he actually asked Li Yunlong's troops to cross the river.
"Yes, just cross the river! Let Li Yunlong stab the Jinsui Army in the butt, I will turn the defense into offense!"
Li Qiufan's decision was to counterattack. He still wanted to counterattack at such a disadvantage, which made Zhao Gang a little unbelievable.
