After returning to his residence, Tian Yu happened to come back from the cooking class with a basket in his hand.
"Did you pack the food back?"
Seeing the basket in Tian Yu's hand, Li Qiufan asked with a smile.
"I borrowed a pot from the cooking class and cooked two dishes for you."
Tian Yu smiled when he heard Li Qiufan's words, and then said to him.
"Commander Li, the boss wants you to come over here!"
Before Li Qiufan could express his feelings, a soldier suddenly ran over and said to him.
"The boss is looking for me?"
Li Qiufan was a little confused after hearing what the soldier said. They had just met this morning, so why did he call him over again at noon.
"Tian Yu, then go back first. Heizi will arrange a place for you later. I'll go to the boss's place to check first."
The boss must be looking for him for something important, so Li Qiufan could only go to the headquarters first.
"Then take this meal with you. I guess the boss hasn't eaten yet."
Tian Yu nodded towards Li Qiufan, and then handed over the basket in his hand.
"Okay, I'll go first!"
Li Qiufan took the basket from Tian Yu's hand, then said goodbye to him and headed to the headquarters.
After arriving at the headquarters, Li Qiufan heard hearty laughter coming from inside before entering. He couldn't help but wonder what happy thing happened to the boss.
"Boss, are you...an old brigade commander?!"
Li Qiufan walked in with the food. Just when he was about to ask the boss why he was so happy, he looked up and saw another figure.
What came into view was the old brigade commander, Li Qiufan's old boss, who was looking at Li Qiufan with a smile on his face.
"Old brigadier!"
After confirming the person in front of him, Li Qiufan placed the basket on the table next to him, then straightened his body and saluted.
"Hahaha, you, the commander of the corps, saluted me, the commander of the column, I am really flattered!"
The old brigade commander saw Li Qiufan saluting him, laughed, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.
"Old brigade commander, I salute you as you should!"
Li Qiufan shook his head towards the old brigade commander and said.
"You brat did a great job! He has become the commander of the corps. I saw you right!"
The old brigade commander was also very happy to see Li Qiufan. He put his hands on Li Qiufan's shoulders and kept looking at the person in front of him.
"Old brigade commander, why did you come to Xi'an?"
After the greetings, Li Qiufan asked the old brigade commander.
"I'm almost starving from this journey. Why don't you let me eat first and then interrogate me?"
The old brigade commander did not explain Li Qiufan's questions, but looked at the vegetable basket Li Qiufan placed on the table.
"Haha, I smelled a scent from the moment you walked in. Didn't you ask us to have a meal?"
The boss also spoke at this time, pointing to the vegetable basket and talking to Li Qiufan.
"Well, this is what Xiaotian just did. I heard that you, boss, have something to do with me, so I asked you to bring it with you!"
Li Qiufan scratched his head when he saw the two people's gazes, then picked up the food basket and said to the boss and the old brigade commander.
"Then we are lucky. As your elders, we are still qualified to eat this meal. After all, I have been your guarantor!"
Hearing that it was Tian Yu who did it, the old brigade commander immediately laughed, and then brought up the unfulfilled past.
Then the three of them sat down, and Li Qiufan brought out the food in the basket and the three of them chatted and ate.
"By the way, old brigade commander, why did you come to Xi'an?"
While chatting, Li Qiufan asked the old brigade commander again the reason for his visit, because he was really curious about why the old brigade commander came here.
"The boss didn't tell you about this?"
After hearing Li Qiufan's inquiry, the old brigade commander looked at the boss beside him.
"I didn't tell him, you can discuss this with him yourself!"
Seeing the old brigade commander's gaze, the boss pointed at Li Qiufan and said to him.
"What's going on?"
Li Qiufan became even more curious after hearing the conversation between the two. He didn't even bother to eat and just waited for the old brigade commander to speak.
"The purpose of my coming to Xi'an this time is to take you to the Central Plains."
"The Military Commission is currently playing a big game, and both Huaye and Zhongye are involved."
"However, due to the multiple divisions of troops and the bitter fighting in the Dabie Mountains, the weapons and equipment of the troops under the Central and Wilderness are very backward."
"In addition, when they traveled to the Dabie Mountains, the troops even destroyed some artillery in order to move more easily, which also led to the shortage of heavy weapons today."
"The order we are currently receiving is to block the enemy's 12th Corps' eastward reinforcements. This 12th Corps has four corps and a rapid column, with a total strength of about 120,000."
"And this 12th Corps is well-equipped. Most of it is equipped with American equipment, as well as tanks, heavy artillery, etc."
"That's why I came to Xi'an and planned to borrow you from the boss. What do you think?"
After sorting out his thoughts, the old brigade commander told Li Qiufan the purpose of coming to Xi'an. Li Qiufan instantly understood who he wanted to fight.
"Don't look at me, make your own decision!"
After listening to the old brigade commander's story, Li Qiufan looked at the boss, wanting to hear his opinion.
But as soon as he moved his gaze, the boss waved his hand directly to him and said.
"Old brigade commander, I just agreed with my boss that my troops are going to liberate Xinjiang. Look at this..."
When Li Qiufan saw that his boss didn't want to get involved, he directly told the story about Xinjiang and dragged the boss into the water.
"Boss, is this still happening?"
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, the old brigade commander turned his attention to the boss.
"That's what happened. I did arrange for this brat to go to Xinjiang."
Seeing the old brigade commander's gaze, the boss said helplessly to him.
Li Qiufan didn't want to go to the Central Plains to get involved at this time, so he finally breathed a sigh of relief when his boss admitted that he had arranged for him to go to Xinjiang.
"But, there aren't many resistance forces in Xinjiang, and this guy's army has a lot of troops. In my opinion, he has the ability to divide his forces into battles!"
Li Qiufan just breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, his boss made a sudden change for him. Li Qiufan, who was drinking water, suddenly squirted.
"So that's what happened, then I'm relieved!"
The old brigade commander laughed instantly after hearing the boss's words, and then looked at Li Qiufan again.
"This this……."
Li Qiufan was a little at a loss. Unexpectedly, the boss sent him out with one hand.
"Stop talking about this and that. Don't worry about Xinjiang. It's enough for you to leave one column. I will send other troops to cooperate when the time comes!"
Seeing Li Qiufan hesitating, the boss decided the matter with a wave of his hand. This operation made Li Qiufan stunned.
