After receiving Li Qiufan's order, Erhu immediately dispatched a reconnaissance battalion to Lijia Xigou for investigation.
Not long after, the reconnaissance camp sent back news that enemy troops were found in the mountains and forests south of Lijia Xigou, but they did not dare to conduct in-depth investigations because they were afraid of alerting the enemy.
After receiving the news, Erhu immediately reported it to Li Qiufan, and then ordered the reconnaissance battalion to hide on the spot and wait for orders.
"It's exactly as you guessed. What should we do next?"
After hearing Er Hu's report, Zhao Gang asked Li Qiufan beside him.
"The table has been laid out, so why not go?"
After Li Qiufan confirmed that the national army was indeed ambushing, he instantly had an idea in his mind.
"Just follow the plan?"
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, Zhao Gang blurted out four words, and Li Qiufan smiled and nodded towards him.
"Order, let Li Yunlong's three columns break away from the team and go into battle lightly, and pass through the station ditch to the Lijia Xigou to wait for orders!"
"Inform the first column to continue moving forward and go straight to the enemy's ambush location to engage in firefights with the enemy, but no charge is allowed!"
Li Qiufan turned around and asked the correspondent to give orders to Li Yunlong and Erhu. He wanted to give the old fox another big gift.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, Li Yunlong and his troops abandoned all heavy weapons and set off. Erhu also ordered the troops to continue moving forward and headed straight for the two divisions of the national army.
When they were about to enter the ambush position, Erhu directly stopped the troops, and then ordered the artillery regiment to shell the hiding place of the national army.
At this time, the national army was waiting for Yi Zong to enter the ambush position, but unexpectedly, the opponent stopped advancing just when they were about to step in.
Just when they were puzzled, they were suddenly bombarded, which made the two division commanders of the national army confused.
But the opponent has already launched an attack, their ambush plan has been shattered, and they can only passively counterattack.
Originally, I wanted to consume the People's Liberation Army first, but I didn't expect that my side would become the one being consumed.
On the Erhu side, after the national army counterattacked, Dang even ordered the troops to open fire, but they never took a step forward.
This made the National Army very angry. The task they received was to lure the People's Liberation Army into the basin. Now they are fighting you on the spot, and they can't find any reason to flee.
This is the result Li Qiufan wants. If the troops remain stagnant, the opponent will definitely become suspicious, but we still have to buy time for Li Yunlong's three verticals to intersperse.
The only way is to fight with these two divisions as bait, without giving the other side a reason to flee.
If they turn around and run away in this kind of positional battle, even a fool will see that there is something wrong, so the national army will have a headache. As a bait, they will be restrained by the other side.
Li Qiufan has been paying attention to the situation on the battlefield and waiting for news from Li Yunlong.
"Qiu Fan, will the other side discover the problem if we continue to fight like this? After all, so many troops behind us have not moved."
Zhao Gang frowned and asked Li Qiufan, and Li Qiufan nodded in agreement.
"Send a report to the third column and ask them where they are!"
Li Qiufan immediately called the correspondent and asked him to send a telegram to Li Yunlong asking for the location.
Li Yunlong responded quickly. At this time, the three columns were halfway through the journey.
"Let the second column also press up, we can catch the rabbit!"
After hearing that the Third Column was already halfway there, Li Qiufan roughly calculated the time and decided to make the next step.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, Lu Ming rushed to the front line with the second column, and then the two columns began to put pressure on them.
After the second column joined, the national army found a reason to flee and immediately began to evacuate towards the first basin.
The First Column and the Second Column pursued them leisurely. Under Li Qiufan's instructions, they always controlled the speed of the pursuit so that the fleeing national troops in front did not dare to run too fast.
"Let the heavy artillery divisions build artillery positions on the spot and prepare artillery support at any time!"
The roads in the basin were rugged and the heavy artillery division's guns couldn't be pulled in at all. Li Qiufan simply let him stay where he was, and then left a security brigade to protect him.
Fortunately, the range of the heavy artillery is far enough, and the second basin is still within the shooting range, otherwise it would not be able to help.
After entering the basin, the two divisions of the National Army moved straight towards the mouth of the valley, luring the People's Liberation Army behind them into the second basin.
When he was about to arrive at the second basin, Li Qiufan immediately gave the heavy artillery division an order to shell the high ground on both sides.
At the same time, orders were given to the first and second columns to occupy the high ground on the south and north sides respectively. The fourth column following them directly blocked the opening.
As a result, Li Qiufan's troops did not enter the second basin at all, but directly launched an attack on the highlands on both sides.
At the same time, the fourth column was asked to seal the opening, blocking the previous two divisions in the second basin.
"Send a report to Li Yunlong and ask him to send a division to block the other exit, and the other troops will attack the enemy troops on their south side from Lijia Xigou!"
After each column was in place, Li Qiufan immediately gave orders to Li Yunlong's third column.
Let them cut off the only exit of the second basin, give the enemy the cage originally prepared for them, and at the same time cooperate with a column to launch an attack on the enemy on the high ground on the north side.
The national troops ambushing the north and south sides of the second basin were still waiting for the big fish to take the bait, but to their surprise, the People's Liberation Army did not enter at all.
And they went directly to the high ground in the first basin, leaving them with no terrain advantage at all.
At this time, the national army on the south side was doing better. Only one second column was attacking it, so the pressure was not particularly great.
But the national army on the north side was in misery. They had just withstood the attack of one column, and then they were attacked by three columns in the rear. The two columns directly formed a pincer attack on them.
The two divisions in the basin were even worse. After the heavy artillery division assisted the two columns to reach the high ground, Li Qiufan asked it to bombard the two divisions in the basin.
At this time, both exits of the basin were blocked. The two divisions could not get out at all and could only accept the ruthless bombardment of the heavy artillery division in the basin.
The fighting on the national army's side became more and more difficult, so Dang even reported the situation to the old fox and requested to retreat.
After learning that the plan failed, the old fox had no choice but to issue an order to retreat.
But now the national army in the northern highlands and the two divisions in the basin cannot withdraw at all. Only the national army in the southern highlands can escape.
Just as the saying goes that when disaster strikes, they all fly away. The national army in the southern highlands immediately chose to escape on their own. After getting rid of the second column, they fled towards Qingjian.
