"Okay, that Japanese guy has already gone back to his hometown. If you don't get angry, you can still fight him!"
After hearing what Li Qiufan said, the boss waved his hand and said.
"May I?"
Unexpectedly, Li Qiufan's eyes lit up and he asked the boss expectantly.
"What are you thinking about? Let me take care of the three horses first!"
Seeing that Li Qiufan really had this idea, the boss immediately glared at him.
"Uh, okay!"
After being killed by the boss's eyes, Li Qiufan shrugged his shoulders angrily and said.
"Let's get down to business. Winning Lanzhou this time is related to the overall development of our Northwest Field Army, and even more related to the safety of our entire defense line."
"So this operation must be successful. I will contain the old fox's troops and make them unable to intervene in the battle in Lanzhou City. But you can only rely on yourselves there!"
After chatting, the boss talked to the two about business, the importance of capturing Lanzhou City in this operation, and the situation they would face.
"Don't worry, boss, as long as you can nail the old fox to death, I promise to capture Lanzhou City!"
After hearing what the boss said, Li Qiufan nodded towards him and made a promise.
"Don't worry, boss. My second column will ensure the safety of the flanks of the first corps. If conditions permit, I will also assist in the attack on Lanzhou City!"
When Wang Huzi saw Li Qiufan's statement, he immediately followed up and made a promise.
"The development of the situation in the entire northwest will depend on you. Don't let me down!"
The boss looked at the two of them respectively, then nodded towards them and said.
After waiting at the headquarters for nearly two days, all the troops responsible for going south to contain the old fox finally arrived in Yan'an.
Now that all the troops have arrived, they can set off just waiting for an order from the boss.
Before departure, the boss met with Li Qiufan again and gave him some instructions before giving the order to depart.
Li Qiufan's first regiment, Wang Huzi's second column, and the southward troops coming from all over the northwest, a group of more than 200,000 people left Yan'an and headed south.
After leaving Yan'an, the troops responsible for the containment mission walked in front, while Li Qiufan's First Corps and Wang Huzi's Second Column followed behind.
All the way through Ganquan to Fuxian County, Li Qiufan and Wang Huzi's troops did not take action in any big or small battle.
After arriving at Fuxian County, they broke away from the southbound team and turned westward directly towards Qingyang.
Previously, they had been following the troops marching south, which gave the old fox the illusion that they were going straight to Xi'an.
After arriving in Fu County, the troops were divided into two groups. One group went straight to Qingyang, while the other group spread out directly to attack the counties and towns occupied by the national army.
Moreover, the offensive was false and true, making the national army confused about the true and false, and exhausted to deal with it.
After knowing that part of Li Qiufan's troops rushed to Qingyang, the old fox immediately guessed his intention.
But it was already too late. After learning the news that the People's Liberation Army was moving south, the old fox gathered his troops in some more important military towns around Xi'an.
Li Qiufan's sudden change of direction caught him off guard, but it was too late to make adjustments now.
Because now there are only two choices before him, one is to stand still and save himself.
The other is to give up a large area of territory and mobilize troops to Lanzhou for support, but it is uncertain whether they will be blocked on the way.
After thinking for a long time, the old fox decided to put his own interests first, and just sent a telegram to Lanzhou to remind them that the People's Liberation Army was rushing towards them.
After receiving the telegram from the old fox, the Ma Jiajun in Lanzhou City immediately began to gather the troops and sent telegrams to Ningma and Qingma for help.
At this time, Li Qiufan had already led his troops to Qingyang. After arriving, he immediately divided his troops. Wang Huzi led his second column towards Guyuan, while Li Qiufan led his first regiment towards Dingxi.
After traveling for more than two days, Li Qiufan arrived in Dingxi without encountering any resistance along the way.
After arriving in Dingxi, Li Qiufan divided his troops again and asked Li Xiping to take the four columns to bypass Linxia and march toward Haidong via Yongjing County to block Qingma's support troops.
Then Li Qiufan once again led the remaining troops towards Lanzhou City, but the smoothness of the journey made him a little confused.
As for why the Ma Jiajun in Lanzhou City did not stop him, it must be attributed to the old fox in Xi'an.
After informing him of the People's Liberation Army's intentions, the old fox was still uneasy and sent a plane to conduct reconnaissance.
After learning that 178,000 troops were heading towards Lanzhou City, he immediately sent a telegram to the Ma Jiajun in Lanzhou again.
He informed him of the strength of the People's Liberation Army and advised the Ma Jiajun to gather their troops and defend with the help of Lanzhou City's city defense.
Wait until the People's Liberation Army cannot attack for a long time and run out of ammunition and food, then go out of the city to launch a counterattack.
Originally, Ma Jiajun didn't take the coming People's Liberation Army seriously, but it changed after receiving the telegram from the old fox.
You must know that although the Ma Jiajun has three horses, the three horses are not together. They occupy Ningxia, Gansu and Qinghai respectively.
The Ma Jiajun in Gansu only has a total strength of about 50,000 troops. If they do not rely on city defenses to fight nearly 200,000 troops, it will be difficult for them to win even if they have a large number of cavalry, and they will be trapped inside.
After some consideration, the Ma Jiajun immediately chose to shrink their troops and concentrate all their forces to defend Lanzhou City.
This allowed Li Qiufan to successfully reach the border of Lanzhou without encountering any resistance along the way.
After entering the boundary of Lanzhou, Li Qiufan did not stop. He knew that the Ma Jiajun was already waiting for him in Lanzhou City, so he immediately ordered the troops to go straight to Lanzhou City.
After arriving in Lanzhou City, Li Qiufan smiled slightly when he saw the Ma Jiajun's deployment.
Although Lanzhou City is adjacent to the Yellow River to the north, surrounded by mountains on three sides to the east, west and south, and built fortifications in the early years, it has a fatal weakness.
That is Chengye Mountain and Baiye Mountain. Although the three peaks are convenient for Lanzhou City's auxiliary defense, they are not the key to breaking the game.
After looking around with a telescope, Li Qiufan was already very confident about winning Lanzhou.
"Order that the first and third columns, as divisions, confirm their respective attack directions as soon as possible, which are Shenjialing, Gouwa Mountain, Guchengling, Majia Mountain and the highest peak of Gaonan Mountain, Yingpanling!"
"The second column built a defensive position on the spot and placed all the heavy machine guns at the front to prevent the enemy from counterattack!"
"In addition, each column will mobilize all artillery regiments to coordinate with the heavy artillery division for unified action!"
After Li Qiufan put down his telescope, he immediately pointed to several mountain peaks and gave orders to Erhu and Li Yunlong, and then concentrated all the artillery in the army.
