After receiving Er Hu's order, Xu Lin immediately escorted Li Yunlong to Er Hu's side.
"Erhu, thank you very much this time!"
After seeing Erhu, Li Yunlong said gratefully to him.
"Old Li, what are you talking about? If I, Erhu, were here today, I believe you would come to save me!"
Erhu shook his head at Li Yunlong. Although the two often competed for the main attack position, the relationship between the two was very good.
"How many brothers are left?"
Erhu saw that Li Yunlong was a little weak, so he supported him and leaned against the trench and asked.
"There are only a few hundred left. That's all that's left after more than 5,000 people were beaten."
Li Yunlong's eyes dimmed after hearing Er Hu's words. He lost more than 4,000 brothers in this battle.
"Don't worry, Lao Li, sooner or later we will avenge them!"
Hearing Li Yunlong's casualties, Erhu also sighed, and then opened his mouth to comfort him.
"Yes, sooner or later I will eat this first reorganized division and use their heads to pay homage to my brother!"
Li Yunlong looked in the direction of the First Division's position opposite and said through gritted teeth.
The killing intent in that tone made people shudder, making both tigers a little moved.
"Let's not talk about this for now, Lao Li. We have to find a way to break out and join the commander and the others as soon as possible. If we leave late, we will have to answer here!"
Erhu didn't want to continue discussing this topic with Li Yunlong, so he talked about the retreat.
"Where is my brother now?"
Hearing Erhu talk about Li Qiufan, Li Yunlong asked Erhu about Li Qiufan.
"Commander, he is blocked by the national army. It has the strength of two armies. His side can't get through for the time being. We have to go out on our own!"
Erhu told Li Yunlong about the situation at Li Qiufan's side, and only then did Li Yunlong know their current situation.
"To be honest, the combat effectiveness of this reorganized first division is not very strong, but it has a lot of troops. If they are determined to entangle us, it will be difficult for us to leave!"
After knowing the current situation between the enemy and ourselves, Li Yunlong pondered for a moment and then said to Erhu.
"Yes, it will be troublesome if the other party keeps dragging us!"
Erhu also frowned. He didn't know where the enemy's reinforcements were now. They might arrive in the blink of an eye. If they were entangled, they would be doomed.
"There is no good way. Let's report the situation to the commander first and see if he has any tricks."
The two thought for a while and found that there was no solution to the problem. They could only place their hope on Li Qiufan, hoping that he could come up with some good solution.
Li Qiufan finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the news that Li Yunlong had been rescued, but then he got a headache again.
Now the situation of the First Division is very bad. It is entangled by the enemy's reorganized First Division and there is no way to escape.
And his side will not be able to break through the enemy's defense line in a short time, and the enemy's reinforcements are already on the way, and they may arrive at some time.
All these unfavorable situations made Li Qiufan feel a little dizzy.
"It would be great if the Second Division and the Third Division were here."
Li Qiufan rubbed his heart and sighed. If the second and third divisions were here, he could easily defeat the enemy forces that blocked him, and then evacuate with the first division.
But the reality is often cruel. The second and third divisions are too far away from them. By the time they get to this division, there may not be any left to eat.
Just when Li Qiufan was worried, the correspondent brought over a telegram. The news on it gave Li Qiufan a glimmer of hope.
This telegram was sent by the boss. The telegram sent by the boss said that the war in Jingbian was over and the Jingbian area had been fully recovered.
Moreover, the defense line has been arranged, and the boss is afraid that it will be too difficult for Li Qiufan to block the attack, so he has sent the second and third divisions to support him.
The boss led other troops to Dingbian and continued to recover other areas.
Upon seeing this, Li Qiufan immediately asked his correspondent to send a telegram to the Second Division, asking for their current location.
After receiving Li Qiufan's telegram, Zhao Gang immediately responded and informed them of their current location.
Moreover, Zhao Gang also guessed what Li Qiufan was thinking and asked him if he was blocking the attack in Yangping. He studied the map and found that Yangping was the best blocking position.
Li Qiufan couldn't laugh or cry about Zhao Gang's speculation. Why did this guy act like a child? He was obviously here to be praised.
Li Qiufan shook his head helplessly, and then asked someone to bring a map, and found the location of Zhao Gang and others on it.
Zhao Gang and the others had just set off not long ago, and it would still take a day to reach Yangping, let alone rush to Yan'an for support.
The glimmer of hope that Li Qiufan had just raised was shattered. This was really a dead end.
But Li Qiufan was unwilling to give up. He didn't want to give up the soldiers of the first division and his two generals, so he studied the map again, trying to find a way out.
After deducing for a long time, Li Qiufan finally found a route and came up with a bold idea.
"Immediately send a telegram to the First Division, asking them to abandon their heavy weapons and all baggage and immediately enter their northbound Peach Tree Mountain."
"Then head northwest through Taoshu Mountain and rush to Chen Tuangou!"
"I will lead my troops closer to Hezhuangping. The enemy will definitely catch up by then."
"When our troops arrive at Hezhuangping, they will counterattack the pursuing enemy troops. At that time, the First Division will attack the enemy from Chentuangou, causing the enemy to be attacked from both sides."
Li Qiufan paused for a moment, then stared at the correspondent and continued.
"Tell the First Division to ignore the reorganized First Division following them and just attack the enemies on my side with all their strength!"
"I will give them the news when the time comes, and the two sides will attack fiercely to open up an opening and break out!"
This is the only way Li Qiufan has come up with. Although it is feasible, the risk is also huge.
If the enemy forces on Li Qiufan's side discover his intentions and fight with Li Qiufan on the one hand, and launch a pincer attack on the two tigers with the reorganized first division on the other, then the first division will really have to stay here.
Li Qiufan was betting that the opponent would not discover his intentions, and that they would move quickly enough to open a hole for the First Division before the enemy could react.
The telegram was sent out quickly. After receiving the telegram and reading it, Erhu showed a distressed expression.
"What's wrong? Is this news about my brother?"
Seeing Er Hu's expression, Li Yunlong asked with some doubts.
"You bastard Li Yunlong, if you don't pay me the money when you go out, I will skin you!"
Erhu said and threw the telegram directly to Li Yunlong, then turned around and went to the artillery regiment's position.
