Li Qiufan and the others' first stop was Luoyang. After three days of traveling, they finally arrived in Luoyang.
At the same time as arriving in Luoyang, the old brigade commander also received the latest information.
The 12th Corps set out from Zhumadian and Queshan and was heading eastward to Xuzhou. At this time, it had reached the boundary of Zhengyang.
After getting the information, the old brigade commander immediately informed Li Qiufan.
After hearing this, Li Qiufan looked at the map and confirmed that the other party's next destination was Fuyang.
"Old brigade commander, I suggest that troops from the area near Zhengyang harass the 12th Corps to delay the march of the 12th Corps."
"And we rushed directly from Luoyang to Fuyang, arriving before the 12th Corps arrived, and completely annihilated it there!"
Of course Li Qiufan knew where the 12th Corps was destroyed, but that place did not have any terrain advantages, and it took nearly twenty days of hard fighting to eliminate the 12th Corps.
Now that Li Qiufan has intervened, he will definitely fight according to his own ideas and minimize losses and casualties.
"I'll contact Yesi right now and report your thoughts!"
After hearing what Li Qiufan said, the old brigade commander couldn't make a decision and immediately reported Li Qiufan's ideas.
"Order the troops to march in the direction of Fuyang! Hurry!"
The old brigade commander had just reported, and before Li Qiufan could reply, he ordered the troops to set off towards Fuyang.
Because regardless of whether the higher-ups approved his plan, they had to march in the direction of Fuyang and Suzhou, and there was no conflict between the two.
Just when the troops were about to arrive at the border of Xuchang, Ye Si finally replied to the message, approved Li Qiufan's plan, and had already arranged to raid the 12th Corps.
After Li Qiufan got the news, he immediately ordered the troops to divert to the southeast and go straight to Fuyang.
Originally, if there was no reply, Li Qiufan was going to march in the direction of Suzhou first, because he was afraid that without troops to slow down the march of the 12th Corps, they would get behind the opponent's butt.
Under Li Qiufan's urging, the originally four-day journey was completed in three and a half days, and the troops arrived in Linquan County northwest of Fuyang.
At this time, the Twelfth Corps had just arrived at Xincai County, southwest of Linquan County, and the distance between the two sides was only more than a hundred miles.
"Qiu Fan, the Twelfth Corps has tanks and large-caliber heavy artillery. We will suffer big losses if we fight in this flat and open place!"
The old brigade commander's troops would also arrive in Linquan County at this time, but after observing the surrounding terrain, he frowned and said to Li Qiufan.
"It's okay, old brigade commander, don't worry. In front of our First Corps, the tanks and heavy artillery of the Twelfth Corps are just paper tigers!"
Li Qiufan didn't pay attention to the old brigade commander's words, because he didn't take them seriously.
"You can't be careless! Although we have the advantage in terms of military strength, our weapons and equipment are still very different from those of the Twelfth Corps!"
The old brigade commander was still a little worried. Although the 120,000 people in Zhongye plus the 130,000 people in Li Qiufan already had an absolute advantage in strength, the war could not be won by relying on more people.
The simplest truth is that one bullet can only kill one person, but one cannonball can kill a group of people!
Moreover, the old brigade commander did not have time to understand Li Qiufan's troops during the continuous rapid march.
Although he heard that there was a heavy artillery division, the old brigade commander didn't know what the specific situation was, and he didn't know whether it was for reputation or goods.
Because the heavy artillery division was always hanging at the back of the marching team, after arriving in Linquan County, Li Qiufan directly asked him to find a position on his own, and the old brigade commander had no chance to see it.
The subsequent deployment was for Li Qiufan's troops to be the main force, facing the 12th Corps directly, while the troops in the middle field were responsible for blocking the 12th Corps.
In the end, Li Qiufan decided to place the main battlefield in a place called Shuangmiao Village, with the first and second columns and the old brigade commander's columns in charge.
The fourth column is located at Lilaozhuang on the northwest side of Shuangmiao Village, and the security brigade is placed at Dawangzhuang on the east side of Shuangmiao Village.
While building the position, the old brigade commander finally had time to take a good look at Li Qiufan's troops.
But this sight shocked him, because the position the old brigade commander was in charge of was adjacent to the first column, so the soldiers he was observing were naturally the soldiers of the first column.
The First Column was an all-American weapons column, built by Li Qiufan by concentrating all his resources.
The old brigade commander was also a discerning person. When he realized this, he found Li Qiufan.
"Qiu Fan, please tell me the truth. All your troops are equipped with beautiful equipment?"
After finding Li Qiufan, the old brigade commander asked him straight to the point.
"yes."
Li Qiufan smiled and nodded towards the old brigade commander.
"Good boy, you hide it too deeply!"
"Tell me quickly, what else do you have that I don't know!"
After receiving Li Qiufan's confirmation, the old brigade commander was stunned for a moment, then punched him in the shoulder and said.
"Old brigade commander, you will naturally see the next battle. I will give you a break first!"
Li Qiufan continued to smile, but instead of showing off his strength, he gave it to the old brigade commander.
"Okay! I'm just waiting to see what surprises you can give me next!"
The old brigade commander didn't care. After getting confirmation from Li Qiufan and knowing that the first column was an all-arms column, he no longer had any doubts about the outcome of this battle.
After all, if we can create an all-arms column, our other hard power will not be much worse.
Li Qiufan was preparing to welcome the arrival of the Twelfth Corps, and the Twelfth Corps also detected news about them.
Facing the prepared People's Liberation Army, the commander of the Twelfth Corps showed no concern and simply ordered the troops to head straight towards Linquan County.
Because in his eyes, these People's Liberation Army troops armed with millets and rifles are no match for his tanks and heavy artillery. Tigers will never choose to take a detour just because of a rabbit.
But what he didn't know was that what he was about to face was not the troops in the middle field, but Li Qiufan's troops who were better equipped than their 12th Corps.
The 12th Corps stopped when it arrived at Weizhai Town, south of Shuangmiao Village, and prepared to deploy the next attack on the People's Liberation Army in Shuangmiao Village.
Li Qiufan also noticed this. While ordering the troops to prepare, he also sent a message to the heavy artillery division, asking him to mobilize six field cannons, various combat artillery and anti-aircraft artillery regiments.
Next, he will give the 12th Corps a head-on blow and give these people who think highly of themselves a hard blow.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, Lao Ma quickly sent the field cannon and combat artillery to the first-line positions, and the anti-aircraft artillery regiment was deployed to the second-line positions.
