Seeing the strength of the national army on the opposite side, Li Qiufan felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.
There are only more than 30,000 people left in the three infantry divisions on his side. Although there are still about 15,000 people in the heavy artillery division, he cannot put bayonets on the cannons.
After the reinforcements arrived, the national army on the opposite side already had nearly 100,000 people. Thirty thousand versus 100,000 was another positional battle. This made Li Qiufan's heart sink instantly.
If this is a mobile battle, Li Qiufan can still deal with the opponent and wait for opportunities to gain some results.
But now in a positional battle with the opponent, there is no trick at all. We can only fight with hard power.
Although he had a terrain advantage, this was more than made up for by the gap in troops.
And with the arrival of reinforcements from the other side, the gap in heavy weapons has disappeared.
The artillery produced by three armies plus two reorganized divisions is almost the same as that of a heavy artillery division.
"Send another telegram to the political commissar and ask for their location!"
Li Qiufan could only pray that Zhao Gang would arrive with his troops as soon as possible. Faced with such a disparity in strength, he did not dare to say how long he could hold on.
But before Zhao Gang could reply, the other party started to attack. It seemed that he didn't want to give Li Qiufan any chance to breathe.
In the following battle, Li Qiufan really felt the pressure, the feeling of a large army pressing down on the situation.
Looking at the enemies coming in like a tide, all the soldiers felt a little numb.
"Call the heavy artillery division and ask them to wait for an opportunity to destroy the artillery positions on the opposite side, and provide support to all battlefields!"
"If the position is lost, evacuate as soon as possible!"
Li Qiufan gave the heavy artillery division another order, but he felt helpless when he said the last ten words.
He was already considering the worst outcome of the current situation. If the position was captured by the enemy, he would have the heavy artillery division evacuate as soon as possible.
After all, the heavy artillery division can't do anything after being pushed into position by the enemy. They can only preserve this power as much as possible and avenge them if they have the opportunity in the future.
Lao Ma burst into tears the moment he received the order. He clearly understood what Li Qiufan meant and felt extremely sad.
"Load the bullets for me! Don't worry about wear and overheating. Even if the barrel of the gun explodes, just shoot out the previous round!"
Lao Ma was also crazy. He couldn't fight with bayonets like the infantry. He could only do his part in his own way and pray that he could repel the enemy's attack.
On Li Qiufan's side, after discovering the change in the frequency of shelling, he suddenly turned back and looked in the direction of the heavy artillery division.
"What a bastard! That's my family's fortune! You're just going to make fun of me like this!"
Li Qiufan naturally understood what Lao Ma had done, but after scolding him angrily, he did not issue an order to stop it.
If possible, he certainly wanted to keep his troops and his soldiers.
Guns and cannons are all external things. As long as they are alive, they can continue to use guns and cannons, so he did not stop them, hoping that this would give them more strength to survive.
The soldiers of the three divisions resisted several enemy charges under pressure, but their own side also suffered heavy casualties.
Being suppressed by the opponent's powerful firepower and trying to repel the enemy, more than 5,000 people were lost in this battle.
Several charges equaled the losses of the previous day and night, which made Li Qiufan's heart bleed.
But they had no choice but to take a breath while the enemy retreated, and then wait for the enemy's next attack.
Perhaps because the time dragged on for too long and they were a little annoyed, or maybe the old fox put pressure on them again, this time the enemy attacked directly and launched a group charge.
Looking at the densely packed enemies, Li Qiufan felt a little desperate.
Even if they withstand this attack, they will suffer heavy casualties or even die.
The greater possibility is that the enemy will rush into the position, and then the enemies in the rear will continue to provide reinforcements until Li Qiufan's side is completely wiped out.
Both sides were jealous, and the soldiers of the national army attacked Li Qiufan's position without fear of death.
The soldiers on Li Qiufan's side roared and blocked the attack, and the bloodiness of both sides burst out at this moment.
However, the gap in strength was irreparable. This time the enemy quickly passed the halfway point and would rush into position before long.
Upon seeing this, Erhu, Li Yunlong and Li Xiping immediately ordered the soldiers to start fixing their bayonets and prepare for close combat.
At this critical moment, explosions suddenly sounded, and they were not in the direction of the heavy artillery division's shelling.
After hearing the sound, Li Qiufan hurriedly turned around and saw silhouettes of people appearing on the horizon to their west.
At this moment, Li Qiufan thought of something and hurriedly picked up the telescope and looked at it again.
It was indeed the military uniform of their People's Liberation Army, and Li Qiufan could vaguely see a few soldiers with familiar shapes.
"Damn it, I finally got here!"
Li Qiufan held up the telescope and cursed excitedly. Those were the second and third divisions who came to support.
Li Qiufan did not expect that Zhao Gang would lead his troops around to the west and launch an attack on the enemy's position.
This sudden attack overwhelmed the national army, and they quickly mobilized their troops for defense.
However, in a hurry, the troops couldn't get through at all. The Second Division and the Third Division took advantage of this opportunity to penetrate directly in depth, stirring up wind and rain on the enemy's flank.
Seeing a troop suddenly inserted into the flank, the national army immediately stopped attacking Li Qiufan's troops and began to make every effort to recapture the flank position.
On Zhao Gang's side, after seeing that his goal was achieved, he immediately began to retreat with his troops, and then took a detour back to Li Qiufan's side to join him.
"What the hell did you do to get here!"
When Li Qiufan saw Zhao Gang, he cursed angrily, and then hugged Zhao Gang directly.
"You are so stupid and you are scolding me. If you had known, I would have come slower! I even lost my shoes along the way!"
After Zhao Gang heard what Li Qiufan said, he punched him angrily, and then hugged Li Qiufan tightly with his arms.
When Li Qiufan saw this, he lowered his head and saw that there was only one shoe left on Zhao Gang's foot, and the other foot was empty, and there was black and red blood on the sole of the foot.
"Are you fucking sick? If you don't have any shoes, won't you find one? These damn shoes are worn out!"
Li Qiufan was a little moved, pointing at Zhao Gang's soles and cursing.
"Stop talking nonsense, it's important to fight! Why did you provoke so many bastards? Fortunately, I got here quickly!"
Zhao Gang waved his hand towards Li Qiufan, then pointed at the national army opposite and asked Li Qiufan.
"It's a long story. Let's arrange the troops to enter the position first. The enemy may launch a charge at some point!"
After hearing Zhao Gang's words, Li Qiufan realized that the enemy was still staring at him, and this was really not the time to chat.
"Don't worry! Look what I brought this time!"
Zhao Gang smiled after hearing Li Qiufan's words, then turned around and pointed at something.
"Heartless cannon?"
Li Qiufan looked in the direction of Zhao Gang's finger and blurted out in surprise.
