After the meeting, and after waiting for another day or so, all the troops were finally in place, and then Li Qiufan issued the order to set off for Qingjian.
After marching for most of the day, the leading troops of Yizong had entered the territory of Shizuiyi.
Before arriving at Shizuiyi, Erhu sent a large number of scouts to investigate the route they must take.
Even so, Erhu still did not dare to take it lightly, and once again issued an order to all the troops, asking them to be at their best in order to deal with emergencies.
Soon they were halfway through the journey, and nothing happened along the way, which made Erhu wonder if Li Qiufan had guessed wrong.
Just when he was confused, a correspondent suddenly ran over with a walkie-talkie, and Erhu knew instantly that something was going on.
Since Erhu's first column was basically the vanguard every time, two reconnaissance battalions were directly established, and Li Qiufan was specially equipped with walkie-talkies to deliver news in a timely manner.
After seeing the correspondent running over with a walkie-talkie, Erhu knew that there was something going on in the reconnaissance camp and reported back.
"Have you noticed the situation?"
Erhu didn't wait for the correspondent to speak, and immediately took the walkie-talkie and asked.
"Report to the commander that enemy troops were found five kilometers away, hiding in the mountain col west of the main road!"
Hearing Erhu's voice, the scout on the other side of the walkie-talkie immediately made a report.
"sure?"
"Very sure!"
Erhu confirmed the situation with the scout again, and then received a confirmed reply.
"Order! Conduct a detailed reconnaissance of the enemy's hidden location immediately, calculate the coordinates, draw a terrain map and send it back as soon as possible!"
"Be careful to ensure your own safety and don't expose your whereabouts!"
Erhu gave the order to the reconnaissance camp again, and then reported the situation to Li Qiufan.
"You really guessed it right, the national army really has an ambush!"
Looking at the news that came back, Zhao Gang said to Li Qiufan.
"It's not surprising. If it were me, I would also conduct an ambush here. The location here is really suitable for blocking. I just don't know how many troops the old fox has arranged here."
Li Qiufan shook his head towards Zhao Gang, and his heart did not waver at all about this situation.
"Let's wait until the news from Yi Zong comes back. We should be more cautious when the enemy is in the dark and we are clear!"
Zhao Gang was afraid that Li Qiufan would be impulsive, so he quickly reminded him.
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
After hearing Zhao Gang's words, Li Qiufan turned his head and looked straight into Zhao Gang's eyes and asked.
"stupid!"
Zhao Gang was a little confused by Li Qiufan's actions, and then blurted out one word.
"roll!"
After hearing Zhao Gang's answer, Li Qiufan replied angrily, "Go away," and then stopped talking to Zhao Gang.
It didn't take long for the reconnaissance camp to calculate the specific coordinates, and at the same time drew a map of the enemy's ambush location and sent it back.
After getting the map, Erhu immediately sent it to Li Qiufan, and then gave the reconnaissance battalion the order to retreat, so that they could observe the enemy's movements from a distance.
After Li Qiufan looked at the pictures drawn by the reconnaissance camp, he frowned while looking at them, which made Zhao Gang a little puzzled.
"Is something wrong?"
Zhao Gang took a look at the picture and found nothing wrong, so he immediately asked Li Qiufan.
"According to the drawings sent back by the reconnaissance battalion and comparing the positions on the map, at most two divisions of troops can be hidden in this mountain col. Will the old fox be so kind as to give us meat?"
Li Qiufan placed the drawing drawn by the scout on the map and said to Zhao Gang in confusion.
"Two divisions? That's really wrong!"
Zhao Gang also frowned when he heard Li Qiufan's words. He had fought against the old fox so many times, and both sides should know each other's strength very well. It was impossible for him to make such a low-level mistake.
"Something's wrong! This is so wrong!"
Li Qiufan looked at the drawings and maps and shook his head repeatedly, repeating that something was wrong.
"Could it be that the old fox didn't intend to fight in Shizuiyi, but just sent it to harass us?"
Zhao Gang tried to guess and said to Li Qiufan.
"Impossible, he won't miss such a good opportunity!"
"And once we pass Shizuiyi, the road behind will be clear, and we can go straight to the hinterland of Qingjian!"
When Li Qiufan heard Zhao Gang's words, he immediately shook his head and denied his speculation.
"It's not an ambush or an attack. It can't be a bait!"
Seeing that his guess was rejected, Zhao Gang spread his hands and said to Li Qiufan.
"Bait?"
Li Qiufan was surprised when he heard Zhao Gang's words, and then he lay down on the map again and started looking at it.
After a while, Li Qiufan suddenly slapped his palm on the map, the sound was so loud that Zhao Gang was startled.
"Why are you so crazy? You scared me!"
Zhao Gang frowned and cursed at Li Qiufan, but Li Qiufan ignored him.
"Immediately send an order to the First Column to send a reconnaissance battalion along the mountain road to Lijia Xigou to conduct reconnaissance of the mountains and forests to the south. Hurry!"
Li Qiufan turned around and shouted directly to the communications soldier. After hearing this, the communications soldier immediately conveyed the order to Erhu.
"What's going on? What did you find?"
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, Zhao Gang immediately understood what Li Qiufan had discovered and immediately asked him.
"Look here, this is where the national army ambush, and behind it to the southwest is a huge basin."
"But our scouts have scouted that area and found nothing."
"And continue along this basin to the west and exit the mountain pass, and you will enter another basin."
"This basin is only a quarter of the size of the first basin, and there is no cover in it, and there are only two outlets."
"If we are lured into this place by the enemy, and the two exits are blocked, without any cover, we will have no choice but to allow the enemy to slaughter us!"
Li Qiufan explained what he discovered to Zhao Gang, and Zhao Gang suddenly realized it.
"We'll wait for the news, but I guess this is most likely the case."
Li Qiufan put down the map in his hand and said to Zhao Gang beside him.
"This old fox is really profound. No wonder he sent two divisions to ambush him. This is because he is afraid that we won't be fooled by the lack of bait!"
At this time, Zhao Gang finally understood why the old fox sent two divisions. This number of troops did not meet the standards for blocking or harassing.
But as bait, this is a big piece of fat. If they hadn't discovered this, they would definitely not let these two divisions go.
What will happen next is probably unimaginable. Although it is impossible for the entire army to be annihilated, it will probably be severely damaged, causing the plan to go south to attack Yan'an to be shattered.
