After Li Qiufan set off here, he headed straight towards Kuanzhou. It didn't take long for him to catch up with the 57th Army and the reorganized 36th Division who had fled here.
At this time, the 57th Army and the Reorganized 36th Division had rebuilt their defense lines and were preparing to continue to block Li Qiufan in Kuanzhou while waiting for support.
"The reorganized 36th Division is really like a loach. We let them run away twice in a row!"
Seeing the enemy's defense line in the distance, Heizi cursed angrily.
From the prisoners' mouths, they had already learned the numbers of several national army units, but they did not expect that among them there was the reorganized 36th Division that they had met once.
During the previous battle in Yulin, Heizi led the First and Second Columns to encounter the Reorganized 36th Division. At that time, the opponent successfully escaped with the golden cicada move, which made Heizi very angry.
Unexpectedly, we encountered each other again this time, and let the other party run away again.
"It's such a waste of time to waste time with them like this. I don't know how long it will take until we reach Yan'an!"
Li Qiufan frowned as he looked at the enemy's defense line. Now the enemy had set up defense again, and it wasn't just a mob.
With the lessons learned from previous failures, I guess it won’t be so easy this time.
"Heizi, let the third and fourth columns push forward and extend the battle line!
After Li Qiufan pondered for a moment, he suddenly had an idea in his mind, and then arranged for the third and fourth columns to push up.
"Three and four columns go up? Do you want to extend the front? What about one and two columns?"
Heizi was very puzzled by Li Qiufan's order and asked him doubtfully.
"It's too slow to walk from Qingjian. I'm going to trick them into sneaking across Chencang!"
"We have to rush to Yan'an as soon as possible to join the boss. Once Yan'an is breached, the enemy troops will naturally retreat!"
Li Qiufan immediately explained it to Heizi, and it was only after hearing this that Heizi suddenly understood.
"Crossing Chencang secretly? Where to go?"
Heizi heard what Li Qiufan meant, which was to let the third and fourth columns pin the 57th Army and reorganize the 36th Division here.
And he took the first and second columns to pass through elsewhere, bypassing Qingjian and heading straight to Yan'an.
"I'm going to make another trip to Qinghua Bian. I guess Old Fox's troops are not strong enough to deploy a full defense. He should rely on planes to observe our movements and respond."
"When it gets dark, I will leave with the first and second columns and cross in the direction of Yongping."
"Then we go all the way south from Yongping to Qinghuabian. When the old fox discovers us, I will probably be right under his nose!"
Li Qiufan took the map from the arms of the soldier beside him, drew a route on the map for Heizi to see, and explained it to Heizi while drawing.
"But what about the heavy artillery division? The heavy artillery division makes too much noise when it moves, and the enemy will definitely notice it!"
Heizi agreed with Li Qiufan's idea, but he was worried about the heavy artillery division.
After all, the heavy artillery division in Yan'an is indispensable. Without the support of heavy firepower, it will be difficult to capture Yan'an.
"I am not going to take the heavy artillery division, but only the medium and heavy mortars!"
"After all, if you want to carry heavy artillery, you need to be towed by a car, which can easily expose the target, and you can't get through small roads, mountainous roads, etc."
After hearing Heizi's words, Li Qiufan thought for a while, and then decided to take only the mortars and leave the other artillery behind.
"But…….."
"Don't worry, it's not like the boss doesn't have any guns. Although there is a slight gap compared to us, it's enough!"
Heizi wanted to say something more, but Li Qiufan had already made up his mind and interrupted him immediately.
Seeing Li Qiufan's persistence, Heizi said nothing more.
Then Li Qiufan let the third and fourth columns put on a show, pretending to launch an attack on the enemy's position.
After all, the task of the next three and four columns is not to attack, but to hold the opponent back and prevent them from returning reinforcements.
This sudden drop in offensive intensity surprised the national army, but they didn't think much about it.
After all, their troops are all here, maybe they are a little tired from the long journey.
Moreover, the national army is very lucky that they can hold on until reinforcements arrive without major casualties.
Soon it was night, and Li Qiufan directly ordered the front line to stop the attack and let the soldiers of the third and fourth columns start eating dinner.
The national army saw that the other party had stopped attacking, and they happily ate their dinner.
On Li Qiufan's side, while the two parties were eating, he took the first and second columns and set off quietly under the cover of night.
Due to the lack of torch lighting along the way, Li Qiufan and his troops marched very slowly. Fortunately, they reached the boundary of Yongping before dawn.
After entering Yongping, Li Qiufan sent out scouts and started to move forward cautiously. After all, no one could say whether the old fox had arranged a garrison here.
After some investigation, it was discovered that there was only a security group under the old fox stationed in the county, and there were no other troops.
After understanding the situation, Li Qiufan immediately ordered to stop advancing, and then led his troops into the nearby mountains and forests to lie dormant.
Since it would be daytime, there would definitely be people walking on the roads and alleys.
If he marched during the day, he would definitely be seen. Li Qiufan was not sure whether he would encounter the National Army's thugs, so he planned to wait until night before setting out on the road.
Everyone spent the day in the mountains and forests, and continued to set off after nightfall.
Still moving forward in the dark without a torch, we finally arrived at Qinghuabian after driving all night again.
There is no need to hide here anymore, because this has already entered the territory of Yan'an. Even if the old fox is discovered, it will be too late for troops from all over the place to come back for reinforcements.
"Send a telegram to the boss reporting our position, and then ask about their progress."
Li Qiufan asked the correspondent to send a telegram to the boss, reporting on the situation of the troops and their location, and then he looked at this place that he was extremely familiar with.
He once annihilated the army of about 100,000 people who captured Old Fox here, and it was also here that he received the news that the Fourth Division had been wiped out.
After looking around, Li Qiufan looked to the southeast, which was the direction of Ganguyi.
One of his brothers from the division once died there, but now he doesn't know if they are looking at him in the same way.
Li Qiufan was in a daze, and he didn't wake up until the correspondent called him several times, and then he took the telegram from the correspondent's hand.
Now the boss has entered the Ansai area and has reached the area along the river bend, which is closer than him to Yan'an.
The boss was very surprised that Li Qiufan led two columns to Qinghua Bianjun. He didn't expect him to do this at all.
Then he gave Li Qiufan an order to go straight south to Yaodian, then turn west to capture Li Qu and launch an attack on Yan'an.
