The withdrawal of the national troops in the southern highlands directly put pressure on the two divisions in the basin.
Li Qiufan immediately issued an order to the Second Column, asking them to ignore the fleeing national troops and directly attack the enemy troops in the basin from high altitudes.
The second column, which occupies the advantage of the terrain, is a nightmare for the two divisions in the basin. The condescending shooting turns the basin into a Shura field.
The national army in the northern highlands also had a hard time. They were constantly squeezed by the first and third columns, and soon suffered heavy casualties.
"Order the second column to stop shooting and let the fourth column enter!"
Seeing that the national army in the basin was no longer able to resist, Li Qiufan immediately ordered the second column to cease fire and the fourth column to enter the basin to finish.
At this time, the national troops in the basin had long given up resistance, and they were eager for people to come in and accept their surrender.
The moment the Fourth Column entered the basin, they were shocked by the scene in front of them. This was simply purgatory on earth.
Since there were no shelters or bunkers in the basin, they were bombarded by heavy artillery divisions and strafed by the second column. Only less than 5,000 people from the original two divisions survived.
If all this develops according to the plan of the national army, it is difficult to imagine what their fate will be. All soldiers who see this scene will inevitably be a little scared.
With the surrender of the surviving national troops in the basin, the battle on the northern highlands also came to an end.
Under the attack of the two columns, the national army on the high ground on the north side had only two roads left.
The first way is to go down to the basin. This is the only way they can go.
However, there are four columns in the basin at this time, and there are two columns in the high ground on the south side. Going down to the basin is completely asking for death.
The second route was to surrender. The national army in the northern highlands chose this route without hesitation and surrendered to the first and third columns.
Later, Li Qiufan learned a piece of news from the surrendered national army officers, that is, they were just a side dish, and the real big dish was already waiting for him in Qingjian.
Due to the loss of Yulin, coupled with the constant losses of troops and generals lost by the old fox in the northwest battlefield in recent years, our army is about to launch an attack on the Yan'an area.
Based on these circumstances, the old fox and the old man applied for support.
After considering the importance of the northwest, the old man actually agreed to this request and sent nearly 200,000 troops here and there. At this time, these 200,000 troops were on their way to the northwest.
After learning the news, Li Qiufan immediately reported it to his boss, which had already affected their plan to go south to regain Yan'an.
The boss was shocked after receiving Li Qiufan's report, and immediately contacted all parties to confirm the authenticity of the news.
After some confirmation, combined with the recent mobilization of national army troops in various regions, this news was confirmed to be true.
The boss then communicated with several other leaders, and the final result was to continue the southward plan and capture Yan'an before the 200,000 troops arrived.
"Qiu Fan, you say even if we take Yan'an, can we hold it?"
After learning about the boss's decision, Zhao Gang asked Li Qiufan with some concern.
"It depends on whether the old man is really spending a lot of money. If these 200,000 troops are not some miscellaneous troops, it will be difficult!"
"On the contrary, if it's just a bunch of rabble, we can still compete!"
Li Qiufan was actually inclined to continue going south, because he felt that the old man would not send his direct troops here.
It would be a bit too embarrassing if they were just scared off by the name of 200,000 troops.
"Seeing that northern Shaanxi was about to be liberated, unexpected changes occurred."
Zhao Gang shook his head helplessly after hearing Li Qiufan's words, and now the result became confusing again.
"Okay, don't lament. You won't participate in the next battle. The surrendered prisoners will be left to you!"
A total of more than 10,000 national soldiers were captured this time. Li Qiufan decided to let Zhao Gang be in charge of these, and he continued to lead the troops south.
"Okay, be careful on the road!"
Zhao Gang readily agreed to Li Qiufan's arrangement. After all, this was the job he was best at.
"I'll leave the security brigade to you. One brigade must be enough. It just so happens that Suide also needs someone to take charge of the work. It depends on you!"
The reason why Zhao Gang was retained was actually due to Suide's side. The suppression operation in Suide's side had been completed, and a heavyweight was needed to take charge of the work, and Zhao Gang was undoubtedly the best candidate.
"Don't worry, I will give you a surprise when you come back!"
Zhao Gang nodded towards Li Qiufan and said.
"Haha, then I'm looking forward to your surprise!"
Li Qiufan smiled after hearing Zhao Gang's words, and then continued to set off with his troops.
After leaving Shizuiyi, the next stop is Qingjian.
Compared with the ambush of the Shizuiyi national army, the next battle in Qingjian is the highlight.
Because the old fox has the confidence of 200,000 troops, he will not give up the Liangyan area, which means that he will deploy heavy troops in Qingjian to block Li Qiufan.
The road from Shizuiyi to Qingjian was clear, and there was no place suitable for an ambush on the way, so Li Qiufan led his troops to the outskirts of Qingjian very smoothly.
At this time, Li Qiufan led his troops to a place called Miaojiagou. Going further south, they would enter the hinterland of Qingjian.
And there is a choke point not far from them, which is the only way to enter the hinterland of Qingjian.
Li Qiufan guessed that the old fox would definitely deploy heavy troops there, so he stopped at Miaojiagou and sent scouts to inquire about the situation ahead.
It didn't take long for the news to come back. As expected by Li Qiufan, the national army had already built a defensive position there and was waiting for him to pass.
"It seems like there will be a fierce battle next. If we want to capture Qingjian, we have to fight it from the front!"
After receiving the news, Li Qiufan convened a meeting with the top leaders of each column to discuss the deployment of the next battle.
"Commander, let us attack with three columns!"
"You've been arranging stealing jobs for me, Lao Li lately. It's time for our three verticals to launch a main attack!"
As soon as Li Qiufan finished speaking, Li Yunlong couldn't help but stand up and ask him to take the main attack position.
"I say, Lao Li, it's better to leave the main attack to us!"
"You three verticals are really good at stealing butts, but you can't change careers easily!"
Seeing Li Yunlong seizing the main attacking position, Erhu, who had always been the main attacking professional, couldn't sit still and immediately started to taunt him.
"Fuck you! You're such a bastard for stealing your butt! How many times have I beaten you and you're trying to help me and you're still trying to steal it from me!"
Seeing Erhu coming out to grab the main attack again and mocking him, Li Yunlong opened his mouth and cursed.
