The enemy soldiers who were still sleeping in their dreams were instantly awakened by the explosion, and then quickly put on their clothes and took weapons to fight back.
At the same time, the enemy troops stationed on the east side of Liuba County also heard the sound of gunfire, and after reporting to the higher-ups, they went to provide support.
Although the two armies located in Liuba County are military establishments, their strength is far from enough. The two armies combined have less than 30,000 people.
Facing Li Yunlong's Third Army, the enemies of these two armies were no match at all. They were suppressed and could not even raise their heads in the position.
Li Yunlong also strictly followed Li Qiufan's orders and did not launch a charge on the enemy's positions, but only suppressed them with great force.
Seeing that the People's Liberation Army on the opposite side was so powerful, the enemy sent a telegram to the top management again, reporting that the main force of the People's Liberation Army from the northwest was moving south.
After receiving the telegram, Old Fox hurriedly sent someone to reply to confirm the strength of the People's Liberation Army to the troops in Liuba County.
However, the two troops in Liuba County were beaten so hard that they could not even lift their heads, and they had no idea how many people were in the People's Liberation Army on the opposite side.
But in order not to put the responsibility on themselves, the two army commanders directly quoted hundreds of thousands after discussion.
After learning about the strength of the People's Liberation Army going south, Old Fox's expression changed instantly, and then he transferred two armies from Micang Mountain and one army from Daba Mountain to Liuba County for support.
As for the troops in Chengxian and Foping, he did not dare to move because he was afraid that the People's Liberation Army would not concentrate their attack on one point.
If the troops stationed in Chengxian and Foping near Liuba County are transferred and the People's Liberation Army launches an attack from these two places, the first line of defense will be directly destroyed.
After careful consideration, the old fox sent a telegram to the 15th Corps, asking its two armies stationed in Jiange to quickly go to the Micangshan position to supplement the second line of defense.
Then the 127th Army, which was ordered to be stationed in Kaixian County on the southwest side of Daba Mountain, was added to the Daba Mountain defense line.
Finally, there is the 16th Corps on the southeast side of Daba Mountain. The old fox sent a telegram to it, asking it to quickly move towards Daba Mountain.
In this way, the first step of Li Qiufan's plan was completed. All the main enemy forces in northern Sichuan gathered in the area of Daba Mountain and Micang Mountain, and were attracted by Li Yunlong's army.
At this time, Li Qiufan was leading his troops on a rapid march towards Chengxian County. No one would notice him at this moment.
On Li Yunlong's side, after attacking the enemy forces in Liuba County for three hours, he began to retreat towards Liuhou Town without hesitation.
When they heard the gunfire stop, the enemy troops in Liuba County showed their heads to check, but by this time the Third Army had already left and the position was empty.
Li Yunlong didn't do anything wrong this time. According to Li Qiufan's order, he first withdrew to Liuhou Town, and then turned southwest toward Kang County.
After more than two days of rapid march, Li Qiufan and his troops finally arrived at the boundary of Chengxian County. At this time, the enemy troops who were going to Liuba County for support also arrived.
After receiving the news from the Liuba County garrison that the People's Liberation Army had withdrawn, the reinforcements immediately reported to the old fox.
The old fox frowned after receiving the news. He didn't understand why the People's Liberation Army withdrew, and where they withdrew.
After pondering for a moment, he finally realized something was wrong, and hurriedly asked the correspondent to send telegrams to the garrison troops in Chengxian, Foping and Zhenan to ask them to be more vigilant.
The old fox guessed Li Qiufan's plan and knew that the attack on Liuba County was just a feint attack. The main target of the People's Liberation Army was definitely not Liuba County, but one of the other three places.
However, this telegram was sent late. At the same time that Old Fox ordered telegrams to be sent to the three places, Li Qiufan had already launched an attack on Chengxian County.
After the troops arrived in Chengxian County, Li Qiufan did not stop for any rest and directly ordered Erhu's First Army to launch an attack on the enemy forces in Chengxian County.
Then the Second Army and the Fourth Army were sent around to the two flanks to surround the enemies in the Chengxian area.
The Fifth Army serves as the general reserve force, ready to provide reinforcements to all parties at any time.
There was only one army stationed in Chengxian County, because the old fox thought that the People's Liberation Army's main attack direction should be the hinterland of Sichuan, and did not expect that Li Qiufan would divert to Longnan.
Moreover, this army was not fully formed. Faced with the siege of hundreds of thousands of people, it was wiped out in a short time.
Before this army was wiped out, it also sent the last telegram to the old fox. Only then did the old fox know where the main force of the People's Liberation Army had gone, but it was already too late.
After wiping out the enemies in Cheng County, Li Qiufan ordered the troops to continue on the road before the battlefield was cleared, and went to Kang County in Longnan region to meet Li Yunlong.
As for Li Yunlong, he marched according to the route drawn up by Li Qiufan without encountering enemy interception, and entered the Longnan area smoothly.
Li Qiufan arrived at Kang County ahead of Li Yunlong, and then sent him a telegram asking for his current location.
Li Yunlong was still about a day away from Kang County at this time, and immediately responded to Li Qiufan's telegram after receiving it.
One day later, Li Yunlong's Third Army finally reunited with the larger army, and then Li Qiufan convened a meeting with senior cadres.
"I'm afraid the news that we entered Longnan won't be hidden from the old fox for long. We must determine the next target and leave here as soon as possible!"
"Now the enemy's troops in northern Sichuan are all concentrated in the Micang Mountain and Daba Mountain areas."
"And the position we are in at this time just separates the enemy forces in Bailongjiang from the main enemy force."
"I suggest that we turn our guns and attack Bailongjiang first. Do you have any objections?"
Seeing everyone gathered, Li Qiufan immediately analyzed the enemy's troop deployment, and then proposed to attack Bailongjiang first.
"I agree! The purpose of our trip is to enter Sichuan. No matter which direction we go, once the enemy detects our traces, the enemy forces from Bailongjiang will definitely come over."
"Instead of waiting to be surrounded, it's better to turn back and kill them first to avoid future troubles!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's analysis, Heizi immediately expressed his agreement.
Because at this time they were in the enemy's second line of defense, and Kang County where they were located was between Micang Mountain and Bailongjiang River.
Once the enemy's whereabouts are discovered, the enemy troops from Bailongjiang will quickly come over and surround them.
Although there are only two enemy troops stationed in Bailongjiang, it will definitely not be easy if they are attacked from both sides.
"What Heizi said makes sense, and I also agree to attack Bailongjiang first to avoid being attacked from both sides in the future!"
After Heizi expressed his stance, Zhao Gang followed closely, and he also chose to support Li Qiufan.
Seeing that the three giants had the same goal, everyone immediately expressed their opinions and agreed to the plan.
