"It's almost time. Notify Li Yunlong to launch an attack! Seize the enemy's flank position as soon as possible!"
Seeing that the national army had deployed most of its troops to the frontal battlefield, Li Qiufan immediately gave Li Yunlong the order to attack.
After receiving the order, Li Yunlong directly fired the signal flare. As the signal flare took off, the soldiers of the Fifth Division hiding in the dark launched an attack directly towards the enemy's flank position.
"Tell Lao Ma to extend artillery fire deep into the enemy's position and seal the retreat of these national troops for me!"
The formal counterattack began. Li Qiufan directly asked the heavy artillery division to block the enemy's retreat, and continued to carry out covering bombing.
The direction of the left wing position was quickly occupied by the Fifth Division due to the lack of troops here. The remaining enemy troops retreated to the frontal position under artillery fire.
After Li Qiufan received the news that the flank positions were successfully occupied, he immediately ordered the Fifth Division to launch an attack on the enemy's front positions with all his strength.
At the same time, Erhu's first division was ordered to coordinate with the fifth division to contain the enemy troops and prevent them from moving to the attack direction of the fifth division.
"It's still a bit bad to be attacked on both sides. Tell the troops on the right to launch a feint attack on the enemy's position to give them some fuel!"
"Remember to remind them not to go too deep. That is the escape route I left for the national army. Be careful to get yourself trapped in it!"
Li Qiufan had no intention of annihilating the national army on the opposite side from the beginning, because it was unrealistic.
Because their mission is to block enemy reinforcements, not to change places after firing a shot.
If they go all out to eat these national troops, they will also suffer a lot of casualties.
And if these national troops are eaten, it is difficult to guess whether the old fox will be furious and send a heavy army to invade, which will then affect the recovery of the three-sided area.
Therefore, Li Qiufan decided to leave a retreat for the national army, eliminate as many of their effective forces as possible, and then let them escape.
In this way, the old fox will be less likely to mobilize heavy troops, and will most likely form a fueling tactic to let Li Qiufan eat them away bit by bit.
Under the fierce attack of the two brigades of the 1st Division and the 5th Division on the left flank, the Chinese army soon discovered the right flank position with heavy thunder and small raindrops, and immediately began to break through towards the right flank position.
When the soldiers on the right flank saw that the Chinese army was about to break through, they pretended to fire a few shots and immediately got out of the way, allowing the enemy to run out.
When he heard the news from the right wing that the enemy had broken out, the corners of Li Qiufan's mouth rose slightly.
"Tell Li Yunlong to chase him for several miles and then come back. He must do everything in his show and don't let anyone see it."
Li Qiufan had someone convey the pursuit order to Li Yunlong, just for show.
"Erhu, lead people to clean the battlefield immediately. The captured ammunition will be distributed directly to the soldiers. There are still many battles to be fought!"
Li Qiufan looked at the direction where the national army was fleeing and said to Erhu beside him.
It was daybreak after cleaning the battlefield, and the soldiers had breakfast in the morning light. At the same time, casualty reports from each unit were also sent to Li Qiufan.
The fifth division suffered the most casualties in this battle, with more than 2,000 people seriously injured and killed.
The casualties of the First Division were relatively small, with less than 2,000 people seriously injured and killed.
As for the national army, the situation was relatively heavy. From the initial ambush to the subsequent night attack, there were more than 5,000 corpses alone, and more than 7,000 people were captured.
One corps plus two reorganized divisions directly lost more than 12,000 people in one battle, not counting those who were injured and lost the ability to fight.
Li Qiufan was very satisfied with this result. He beat the enemy painfully but not to death. Now he was waiting for the national army to continue to kill him.
On the side of the fleeing national army, there were only more than 20,000 people left after they ran out. Pursued by Li Yunlong, they ran for dozens of miles before stopping to rest.
Then the commander of the national army sent a telegram to Old Fox, but he did not dare to tell the truth. He changed the situation of rout to being repulsed and asked Old Fox for reinforcements.
After hearing that the enemy was not too strong, the old fox didn't pay too much attention. He replied that reinforcements were on the way and then stopped talking.
After this group of national troops found a place to rest for a few days, they finally waited for an army to support them, so they regrouped and headed towards Yangping.
Li Qiufan had already dispersed the scouts here, and received the news when the enemy was more than ten miles away.
"No tricks can be used in the next battle. After the last night attack, the enemy will definitely be on guard. This trick can no longer be used."
"Each of your troops must hold their respective positions. Our mission is to block the enemy's reinforcements from the three sides and focus on defense!"
Li Qiufan called Li Yunlong and Er Hu, cadres at the brigade level under his command, and gave them some instructions, but the second sentence was always directed at Li Yunlong.
Li Qiufan did mean this. He was afraid that Li Yunlong would become red-blooded and attack the enemy. If he fought like that, the casualties would definitely be heavy regardless of whether he was able to defeat them or not.
Li Qiufan didn't want the soldiers to make unnecessary sacrifices, so he stared at Li Yunlong and said these words to everyone.
"Commander, just tell me, what are you doing by staring at me, Old Li? I, Old Li, will definitely obey orders and obey orders. Just look at others!"
Li Yunlong felt a little guilty when Li Qiufan saw it, so he hurriedly spoke to Li Qiufan, causing everyone to laugh.
"Old Li, you must pay attention!"
Li Qiufan shook his head helplessly and gave Li Yunlong another serious warning.
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Li Yunlong nodded with a frustrated face. The difference in treatment must be so obvious.
It didn't take long for the national army to arrive. This time, Li Qiufan did not plan a separate ambush. After all, he had already fought once. The enemy commander on the opposite side was not a fool. He could not stretch his neck and let him chop him.
"Inform all troops and prepare to fight!"
Li Qiufan looked at the massive national army and said to the correspondent beside him.
After arriving, the national army directly entered the previous position, and immediately organized an attack after adjusting.
The second blocking battle in Yangping began. The national army charged again and again, but they were all repelled by Li Qiufan.
The battle lasted for two days, and the national army was blocked in Yangping, unable to take a step out.
Both sides suffered heavy casualties in the two days of fighting, but fortunately Li Qiufan had artillery support from the heavy artillery division, which was able to withstand the attack of the national army.
You must know that there was more than just fighting on the ground in the past two days. The old fox kept sending planes to bomb Li Qiufan's position.
At the same time, look for the heavy artillery division's position from the air, so as to destroy Li Qiufan's heavy firepower.
Fortunately, the position of the heavy artillery division was relatively concealed, and people were sent to observe the movements of enemy planes. After discovering them, they immediately disguised themselves and hid them, thus avoiding being bombed.
