"Fight? Didn't you say we were preparing to move? Why is there suddenly a war?"
The news of the transfer had long been spread, and Zhao Gang naturally knew about it, so he was puzzled by Li Qiufan's words.
"This is the boss..."
"Report to the commander, the boss has news!"
Li Qiufan was about to explain to Zhao Gang when suddenly a soldier came over with a walkie-talkie. Li Qiufan saw this and quickly took it.
"Hey, boss."
Li Qiufan took the walkie-talkie and put it to his ear. This big thing reminded him of Big Brother, except that Big Brother was a bit like a younger brother compared to it.
"You bastard, you run very fast, and this phone is much more convenient than the radio. Send me some more another day!"
The boss did not give the order directly, but started to challenge Li Qiufan again.
"I'm telling you, boss, I don't have a few of these things, so please don't cause trouble to me!"
Li Qiufan's face darkened instantly when he heard that the boss asked him for a walkie-talkie and asked for a few.
"Look at how stingy you are, digging and digging like a rich man!"
"You lead your troops and rush to Qinghua Bian immediately. I will set another trap for this old fox in Qinghua Bian!"
The boss first complained about Li Qiufan, and then gave him an order to lead his troops to Qinghua Bian immediately.
Before Li Qiufan arrived in the northwest, the boss commanded the troops to conduct an ambush in Qinghuabian and annihilated a total of more than 2,900 people from the 31st Brigade and the 92nd Regiment of the National Army.
This time the boss wanted to repeat his old trick and once again set up a pocket formation for the old fox in Qinghua Bian.
And this time it's not as simple as eating thousands of his people, but just annihilating tens of thousands of the opponent's people.
Before contacting Li Qiufan, the boss had already sent a column to attract the enemy's attention and pretended to be the main force of our army.
As long as Li Qiufan arrives at Qinghua Bian with his troops and arranges the pocket formation, half of the battle will be won.
After receiving the order, Li Qiufan did not dare to waste time. Except for the third division that went to perform the mission, all the other troops rushed out and marched towards Qinghua Bian.
Under the urging of his boss, Li Qiufan finally led his troops to Qinghua Bian in time.
Qinghua Bianstone is located more than 30 kilometers northeast of Yan'an, with a Panlong River more than 15 kilometers long from north to south.
Xianyu Highway winds through the middle. The east and west sides of the road are rolling hills. The mountains are covered with dense trees, which is very convenient for troops to hide and attack.
After Li Qiufan observed the terrain, he immediately deployed the 1st, 2nd and 5th Divisions on the east and west sides of Panlong River and the area to the north near Qinghua Bian, forming a pocket formation along the Xianyu Highway.
The Fourth Division was arranged by Li Qiufan at Ganguyi southeast of Qinghuabian, responsible for the flank security of the main battlefield.
The garrison division still serves as a reserve force, ready to support various positions at any time.
The heavy artillery division arrived one step ahead and selected the best artillery positions to support several battlefields at any time.
After everything was ready, Li Qiufan sent a telegram to the boss. The frequency range between here and the headquarters was beyond the frequency range of the walkie-talkie, so the communication was changed to the radio again.
After receiving the telegram from Li Qiufan, the boss immediately issued an order to the column serving as the bait to lure the enemy into an ambush position.
After receiving the order, the column used as bait no longer led the enemy in circles, and headed straight towards Qinghua Bian.
On the National Army side, Old Fox frowned when he heard that the main force of the People's Liberation Army was advancing towards Qinghua Bian.
He had suffered losses in this place. He had lost about 3,000 people here not long ago.
Now that he heard the place name Qinghua Bian again, the old fox couldn't help but become vigilant.
But after a while he shook his head again, feeling that he was making a fuss. After all, about 200,000 troops were dispatched this time, so what if there was an ambush.
After figuring it out, the old fox immediately sent additional troops in the direction of Qinghuabian. The pursuit force that originally only had more than 50,000 people soon increased to about 110,000.
And other troops that were further away were also moving closer to Qing Huabian. He decided to avenge his shame here and eliminate the main organs of the People's Liberation Army in the northwest.
It didn't take long for our army's column to arrive near Qinghua Bian with hundreds of thousands of pursuing troops, and then immediately made contact with Li Qiufan.
The boss had already given orders before, and after arriving at Qinghua Bianjun, everything was subject to Li Qiufan's command.
Li Qiufan had already made arrangements for this column, making it responsible for ensuring the safety of the flanks like the Fourth Division.
At this time, except for Li Qiufan's column, the columns under the Northwest Field Corps did not have many troops, and each column only had about 10,000 people.
Li Qiufan has already deployed more than 80,000 people in three divisions on the main battlefield, which does not include the more than 10,000 people in the garrison division. Therefore, there is no need to keep them on the main battlefield. It would be better to defend the flanks.
After the column withdrew from Qinghuabian, the pursuers arranged by the old fox arrived.
Due to the large number of troops, the national army entered the Qinghuabian area with great arrogance, not caring whether there was an ambush or not.
In their opinion, there are only so many People's Liberation Army troops in the northwest, and their weapons and equipment are average. So what if there is an ambush.
Seeing the enemy troops approaching the ambush position step by step, Li Qiufan's heart couldn't help but beat rapidly. This was his second large-scale battle after the Jinsui Army.
Everyone was holding their breath and waiting for the moment when the enemy troops stepped into the ambush position. Some were so excited that their bodies even became numb.
"Hit me!"
Finally, the national army entered an ambush position, and Li Qiufan immediately issued the order to start the war.
At the same time, Heizi also issued an order to the heavy artillery division through the walkie-talkie, and Lao Ma immediately directed all the artillerymen to conduct artillery fire according to the preset shooting elements.
In an instant, the sound of firing from various light and heavy machine guns, rifles, etc. resounded throughout the battlefield, followed by an overwhelming bombardment of artillery shells.
The ambushed national army never expected that they would encounter such a fierce attack. This was simply not an effect that two to thirty thousand people could achieve.
And the most important thing is that the opponent actually has heavy artillery. Even they are not equipped with this stuff. Only the old man's direct troops are qualified to have it.
The ambushed national army panicked for a while, then stabilized their position and began to counterattack.
But Li Qiufan's side occupied a favorable terrain, and no matter how much the national army resisted, they were still suppressed and unable to raise their heads.
At the same time, Old Fox received a telegram that he was ambushed. When he saw that the People's Liberation Army had about 100,000 people and was equipped with heavy artillery, he was completely panicked.
