"What are you two doing here?"
When Li Qiufan saw the two of them standing there like poles, he immediately asked them.
"Brother, didn't you ask me to call Erhu over? We are waiting for you here!"
After Heizi heard Li Qiufan's words, he replied immediately.
"Why are you waiting for me? Just tell him and bring back the weapons and equipment!"
Li Qiufan was helpless after hearing Heizi's words. This Tiehanhan could actually be so stupid.
"Um, I thought you were going to say a few words."
Heizi was also speechless. He thought Li Qiufan would explain something to Erhu, so he didn't say anything about the equipment.
"What's there to say? Just pull it away and get it done!"
Li Qiufan shook his head helplessly and pointed at the weapons and equipment on the ground.
"Those two commanders, are these equipments given to us?"
Standing nearby, Erhu understood what he was saying and quickly confirmed it towards the two of them.
"That's right, you can bring back all these American equipment and replace all those various guys."
"From today on, your first column will be the first all-arms column of our first corps!"
Li Qiufan nodded towards Erhu, and then explained his intention to him.
"yes!"
After receiving Li Qiufan's confirmation, Erhu's eyes lit up instantly.
He never expected that all these American equipment would be equipped for them. This is not a small sum.
"Don't stand there in a daze, hurry back and bring someone over!"
"We will set off after all the troops have rested, so don't waste too much time!"
Seeing Erhu stunned in excitement, Li Qiufan quickly waved his hand to him and told him to go back and call someone to change the equipment.
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, Erhu reacted, and then he agreed and ran in the direction of Yi Zong, fearing that Li Qiufan would change his mind later.
It didn't take long for Erhu to rush back with Yi Zong, and then changed his clothes.
By the time one column finished changing its equipment and the merger of each column was completed, it was already evening.
"Brother, shall we set off overnight?"
Heizi raised his head and glanced at the sky, then asked Li Qiufan beside him.
"Let brothers rest, I haven't had a good night's sleep after these few battles."
"Order the troops to seize the time to rest and set off towards Gaojia Town at four o'clock tomorrow morning!"
Li Qiufan glanced at his watch. It was already past eight o'clock in the evening, and then immediately issued an order to set off at four o'clock in the morning the next day.
After receiving the order to rest, the soldiers relaxed their tense nerves, and soon the whole camp was snoring loudly.
Since entering Baoji from Tianshui, all the soldiers have not had a good night's sleep.
Because the previous days were either fighting or marching, there was very little time for rest, and the nerves were tense all the time.
After taking Zhangjiashan, everyone could finally take a good rest.
Now the national army has retreated to Gaojia Town, and our own troops are stationed in Gaojiaya, so Zhangjiashan is very safe.
In addition, what we will face in the future will be a more intense battle. Before that, we must take a good rest to restore our physical and mental strength.
Now it can be said that Baoji's westward periphery has been completely captured, but these places are not very important to the old fox.
Places such as Pingtou Town and Zhangjiashan did not have much strategic significance, so the old fox did not send troops to snatch them.
But the next Gaojia Town is different. It can be said to be the gateway to the hinterland of Baoji.
The old fox in this portal will definitely not give up easily, so the next battle will be very difficult.
In fact, this is indeed the case. In order to keep this portal, Old Fox transferred the 90th Army in Fufeng to Baoji.
In addition, the 57th Army in Linyou, Li Qiufan and their old rivals, were also marching towards Baoji at this time, and had already arrived at Fengxiang's position.
The 57th Army once fought against Li Qiufan's troops in Qingjian. After the old fox fled Yan'an, it withdrew from northern Shaanxi together with the reorganized 36th Division.
Since then, the 57th Army has been stationed in Linyou, and now it has been transferred to Baoji by the old fox. This is another meeting of old friends, but without the reorganization of the 36th Division.
The 90th Army and the 57th Army have similar strength, both with about 22,000 to 3,000 men.
However, the weapons and equipment of the 90th Army are better than those of the 57th Army, and some of the fine equipment has been supplemented.
The time soon came to the next day. Li Qiufan opened his eyes under the push of Heizi. After looking at his watch, he found that it was already three o'clock in the morning.
"Notify all troops to assemble, pack up and set off!"
Li Qiufan stood up and stretched, and then said to Heizi next to him.
After hearing this, Heizi immediately sent communications troops to the camps of each column and notified Erhu and others to assemble the troops.
It didn't take long for the troops to gather together, and all the troops were ready to go.
"Let Erhu's team take the lead, go to Gaojiaya first, and then go straight to Goujialing via Huangbagou!"
After Li Qiufan glanced at the map, he immediately determined the marching route, and then said to Heizi next to him.
After hearing this, Heizi immediately asked the communications soldier to contact Zong and informed him of Li Qiufan's order.
After receiving the order, Erhu led the troops directly to the front of the team, and then set off in the direction of Gaojiaya.
Followed closely by the fourth column, and then came the heavy artillery division and the third column. The long marching team could not see the end at a glance.
It didn't take long for Yi Zong to enter Gaojiaya. After the troops responsible for the garrison returned to their posts, Erhu ordered the troops to turn around and march in the direction of Huangbagou.
Gaojiaya is not far from Goujialing. After marching for more than three hours, they arrived at the outskirts of Goujialing through Huangbagou.
At this time, the national army had deployed heavy troops in Goujialing. As if it had guessed Li Qiufan's marching route, the 36th Army directly attacked Goujialing.
At this time, the 90th Army and the 57th Army have not arrived yet. The only defensive forces of the national army in Goujialing are the 36th Army, and a new army composed of the remaining forces of the First Army and the 65th Army. , and there are also some security groups and so on.
In this way, the total strength of the national army is approximately more than 50,000, deployed in Goujialing, Beiping on the north side of Goujialing, and Nanping on the south side of Goujialing.
This long vertical line of defense directly blocked Li Qiufan's eastward advance. If he wanted to continue moving forward, he had to break through this line of defense.
The scouts of Yi Zong naturally discovered this situation, and Er Hu immediately reported it to Li Qiufan.
"Inform the troops to prepare for battle. It's time for our stepping stone to knock down the door!"
Li Qiufan took the binoculars and looked in the direction of Goujialing, and while looking, he said to Heizi beside him.
