By the time the scouts returned, it was already the next day. According to intelligence, it was learned that there was only one reorganized First Division stationed in Yan'an.
There is also a reorganized 17th Division nearby, while other troops are relatively far away from Yan'an.
Perhaps the old fox did not expect that Li Qiufan would attack Yan'an. After demobilizing two armies to reinforce Jingbian, he did not make up for the defense at all. This resulted in the current national army strength in Yan'an being very empty.
After receiving the information that the enemy's troops were empty, Li Yunlong immediately sent a telegram to the heavy artillery division.
Let it move closer to the reorganized 17th Division, wait for his order, and then fire a round of artillery.
He led more than 5,000 troops to the Qingliang Mountain area and launched an attack on the defense line of the reorganized First Division.
Li Yunlong's idea was that since the national army was empty of troops in the Yan'an area, he would use many methods to give the old fox the illusion of regaining Yan'an and let him shift his attention here.
Then when the other party mobilizes heavy troops to encircle and suppress them, they will deal with the other party and fight guerrilla warfare with the old fox's troops.
But when Lao Ma received this telegram, he became furious and asked the heavy artillery division to attack an infantry division. This was not asking him to die.
If he was entangled by the opponent, he would not be able to bayonet the cannon, and the entire heavy artillery division would be finished.
So Lao Ma immediately sent a telegram back to Li Yunlong, telling him that he firmly disagreed with his plan.
Li Yunlong was a little helpless when he saw that Lao Ma refused to agree, but this matter was indeed quite risky, and it was no wonder that Lao Ma disagreed.
"Send a telegram to the commander and ask for his opinion."
After thinking for a long time, Li Yunlong still had no good solution, so he could only send a telegram to Li Qiufan to ask for his opinion.
After receiving Li Yunlong's telegram, Li Qiufan immediately took the map and studied it, and then deduced the feasibility of this plan.
Then he sent a telegram back to Li Yunlong and asked him to proceed according to his plan.
After sending the telegram to Li Yunlong, Li Qiufan sent another telegram to Lao Ma, asking him to follow Li Yunlong's instructions.
Seeing that Li Qiufan had spoken, Lao Ma had no choice but to agree, leading the heavy artillery division towards the reorganized 17th Division.
But Lao Ma didn't dare to get too close. After reaching the shooting range, he stopped and waited for news about Li Yunlong.
After Li Yunlong got Li Qiufan's consent, he immediately led his troops towards Qingliang Mountain.
Li Yunlong came out this time without heavy weapons, and the troops moved very quickly. It didn't take long for them to avoid the national army's outer defense line and reach near Qingliang Mountain.
After arriving at Qingliang Mountain, Li Yunlong immediately sent people to find out the defensive position of the reorganized first division, and then led people over.
After successfully arriving at the target location, Li Yunlong immediately asked the correspondent to give the heavy artillery division the order to fire.
After receiving the order, Lao Ma did not hesitate to command the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade to bombard the defense area of the reorganized 17th Division.
After being bombarded, everyone in the reorganized 17th Division was confused. They didn't understand where the enemy came from and would attack them. Moreover, the enemy also had such a powerful cannon.
The division commander of the reorganized 17th Division immediately sent a telegram to Old Fox asking for help. He felt that the troops with heavy artillery were not something that his division could compete with.
While the heavy artillery division was conducting artillery bombardment, Li Yunlong also led his troops to attack the garrison at Qingliangshan of the reorganized first division, catching the opponent by surprise.
After receiving the information from Qingliang Mountain, the commander of the reorganized first division was completely confused and didn't understand how the enemy got here.
After being stunned for a while, the commander of the reorganized first division immediately gathered his troops and rushed towards Qingliang Mountain. After all, Yan'an was very important to the old fox, and he did not dare to lose Yan'an.
In an instant, all the troops of the reorganized First Division began to move closer to Qingliang Mountain. When Li Yunlong saw that the goal was achieved, he immediately led his troops into the forest, leaving the national army who came for reinforcements to miss.
Li Yunlong then sent a telegram to the heavy artillery division, telling Lao Ma that he could retreat, and then led his troops to continuously harass and attack the reorganized first division.
For a time, the commander of the reorganized first division didn't know how many enemies he was facing. Worried about Yan'an's losses, he immediately sent a telegram to Lao Hu for help.
After receiving two telegrams asking for help in one day, both from Yan'an, the old fox felt like his head was getting big.
After he learned that the reinforcements heading to Jingbian had been wiped out, he still thought about mobilizing troops to rush to Jingbian. Moreover, he planned to press the border with heavy troops this time, so he directly mobilized three armies.
But before the troops could set off, he received two letters asking for help from Yan'an.
One letter said that there was at least one column of enemy troops, and the other letter said that the specific number of enemies was not even known, but that there were enemy troops everywhere.
This situation made the old fox panic instantly. If what was said in the telegram was true, there would be at least tens of thousands of enemy troops operating in the Yan'an area.
He was a little confused as to where the other side had come from with so many troops. They were attacking Jingbian and blocking the enemy, and now they were directly attacking Yan'an.
But it’s better to believe that it exists than to believe that it doesn’t exist. Yan’an is much more important than Jingbian.
In this way, the three armies that were originally going to Jingbian changed their route directly and went to Yan'an, but Li Yunlong didn't know this situation at this time.
Li Yunlong was leading his troops to fight guerrillas at the moment. He was having a lot of fun shooting and firing. He seemed to have regained the joy of fighting against the Japanese.
When he learned this information, he was already surrounded by a circle formed by the other party.
In view of the importance of Yan'an, two armies of the three armies came here, and the remaining army went to support the reorganization of the 17th Division.
The two armies directly formed a long snake formation, forming a large pocket that surrounded the entire Yan'an.
Li Yunlong, who did not know the situation in advance, missed the best opportunity to jump out of the encirclement and was made dumplings by the two troops who came to support him.
By the time he discovered this situation, it was already too late. He had no choice but to send a telegram to Li Qiufan, informing him of his current situation.
During the period when Li Yunlong was fighting guerrillas, Li Qiufan had already led a large force to the outskirts of the Yan'an area and had just joined the heavy artillery division that had withdrawn.
"Commander, a telegram from Commander Li!"
Just when Li Qiufan wanted to contact Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong's telegram happened to be sent.
"Haha, this Lao Li really has a connection with me and wants to go with me!"
Li Qiufan took the telegram with a smile and said, but when his eyes fell on the telegram, his brows wrinkled.
"Pass my order! All troops will march toward Yan'an immediately. Don't worry about whether they are exposed or not. If they encounter enemy forces that resist, attack them directly!"
