"Leave it to fate. I can only pray that the first and second columns can catch up with the reorganized 36th Division, otherwise I will have to feed myself one bullet!"
Li Qiufan looked in the direction of Hengshan and seemed to see the reorganized 36th Division that was marching hastily, as well as the 1st and 2nd Columns that were chasing after them.
Heizi was shocked when he received Li Qiufan's call back, and immediately told him about it.
After listening to Li Qiufan's guess, Xu Qiu's face became ugly.
"Inform Erhu and Lu Ming to immediately launch a pursuit of the reorganized 36th Division. Even if they lose their legs, they will catch up with these idiots!"
He immediately asked the communications troops to give orders to Erhu and Lu Ming, and the two columns began to chase the reorganized 36th Division desperately.
They all know the importance of this plan to attack Yulin, and Li Qiufan has emphasized many times that the enemy's reinforcements must not be allowed to enter Yulin.
Although no one expected the march route of the reorganization of the 36th Division, what matters in this kind of thing is never the process but the result!
The only way to make amends now is to catch up with the reorganized 36th Division and stop it before it enters Yulin.
Erhu and Lu Ming also learned the reason and urged the troops to move forward at full speed.
In order to increase the speed, both of them gave up heavy items such as baggage and artillery, leaving a regiment to escort them forward.
Others marched lightly in the direction of the Yi League with a day's worth of rations.
Li Qiufan, on his side, was a little anxious after learning that the reorganized 36th Division had not been stopped.
"Go and call Li Xiping and Sun Yi over!"
After looking at the situation on the battlefield, Li Qiufan asked the guards to call Li Xiping and Sun Yi, the commander of the security brigade.
"Qiu Fan, what do you want to do?"
After Zhao Gang heard Li Qiufan's words, he immediately asked him.
He had noticed Li Qiufan's state a long time ago, and he himself was a little absent-minded.
"Counterattack, defeat the reorganized first division on the opposite side, and then go to Yulin!"
When Li Qiufan faced Zhao Gang's inquiry, he expressed his thoughts without hesitation.
"What? Going to Yulin?"
Zhao Gang understood Li Qiufan's desire to counterattack. After all, Li Qiufan had mentioned it once before, but his subsequent trip to Yulin surprised him.
"Yes, if Heizi's side can't catch up with the reorganized 36th Division, we can also add some strength to the boss's side!"
There are about 15,000 Yulin defenders, including more than 9,000 people from the 11th Brigade of the 22nd Army of the National Army.
There were also more than 6,000 people from the 28th Brigade who were later airborne by Old Fox to reorganize the 36th Division.
The boss's side has more than 40,000 troops. Although the enemy occupies favorable terrain such as the county seat, it is only a matter of time before the boss wants to capture Yulin.
But if the reorganized 36th Division enters Yulin and cooperates with the Yulin defenders inside and outside, the boss will be in danger.
The Reorganized Thirty-sixth Division is an elite unit of the national army. Whether it is the strength of the troops, weapons or the commanding ability of the top management, it is unmatched by other motley armies.
If the boss's more than 40,000 people fight head-on against the reorganized 36th Division, the result is obviously self-evident, not to mention the more than 15,000 defenders.
Li Qiufan was already thinking about the worst outcome at this time, and he was not sure whether Heizi could catch up with the reorganized 36th Division.
After Zhao Gang heard Li Qiufan's explanation, he frowned and thought for a moment before agreeing.
After all, the boss can't cause problems, and we can wait until the matter is over to beat or scold him.
It didn't take long for Li Xiping and Sun Yi to arrive here, and then Li Qiufan asked what instructions they had.
"Li Xiping, as soon as you get back, immediately organize the troops for a counterattack. I will ask the artillery brigade to cooperate with you!"
"Sun Yi, you take the security brigade and set off in the direction of Wuqu immediately, then go back to the rear of the reorganized first division and encircle it with the four columns!"
Li Qiufan directly gave the order to the two of them, which made them both a little confused.
"Commander, you mean to counterattack?"
Li Xiping couldn't believe it and looked at Li Qiufan to confirm.
"What? Didn't I make it clear enough?"
Li Qiufan changed his usual good temper and stared directly at Li Xiping.
Seeing Li Qiufan's gaze, Li Xiping felt a chill on his back and the hairs on his body stood up.
"Report to the commander, very clear!"
Li Xiping knew that Li Qiufan was angry, so he stood up straight and shouted loudly.
"Then execute it quickly! Get out!"
Li Qiufan waved directly to Li Xiping and asked him to return to his position to execute the order.
"Why are you still waiting here? Didn't he tell you about you?"
After Li Xiping left, Li Qiufan saw Sun Yi still standing there and cursed angrily.
"Yes, I'll leave now!"
This was the first time that Sun Yi faced Li Qiufan who was really angry. He didn't react for a while until Li Qiufan scolded him before he came back to his senses.
After both of them left, Li Qiufan looked at Zhao Gang again, staring at him closely but saying nothing.
"What are you looking at? If you dare to scold me, I will fight you!"
Seeing Li Qiufan looking at him, Zhao Gang scolded him without hesitation.
"Correspondent! Tell the artillery brigade to aim at the enemy's front line and hit me hard!
After all, Li Qiufan did not tell Zhao Gang, but asked the correspondent to issue new orders to the artillery brigade.
On Heizi's side, after chasing for most of the day, they still didn't find the reorganized 36th Division, but they found traces of their march.
Although they haven't caught up yet, Heizi, who found the traces, knows that they have found the right route, and immediately orders the troops to continue to speed up the pursuit.
The reorganized 36th Division, which was marching rapidly ahead, also received news that there were pursuers behind it.
The reorganized 36th Division was able to get news only from the planes that dropped supplies to them. On the way back, they discovered the marching teams of the first and second columns.
The pilot then reported the situation to the old man in Yan'an, who immediately sent a telegram to the reorganized 36th Division.
After knowing that there were troops chasing behind him, the division commander who reorganized the 36th Division immediately left a brigade to block it.
Although the pilots saw the marching team, because the first and second columns also discovered the enemy planes and evaded them in time, the enemy did not discover the specific strength of the troops.
This also led to the reorganized 36th Division underestimating the enemy, leaving only one brigade to block the attack.
Erhu led a column as the vanguard, quickly arrived here, and exchanged fire with the blocking troops.
After receiving the news of a firefight in the first column, Heizi thought he had caught up with the reorganized 36th Division, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But then Erhu sent him another message, saying that there was only one brigade, and Heizi instantly breathed back his relief.
