The battle on Banhe's side was going very smoothly. Under the absolute strength advantage, a regiment of the Second Army had successfully reached the south bank of Banhe.
"Tell Lu Ming to hold his regiment on the south bank and cover the large force across the river!"
"Notify the Third Army and the Fourth Army to send troops to press forward immediately and seize the time to cross the river!"
Seeing that a regiment of his own had crossed the river, Li Qiufan immediately ordered his troops to press forward, preparing to launch a general attack on the enemy forces on the south bank.
"Heizi, ask Erhu if there is any movement over there."
After arranging the battle here, Li Qiufan turned to Heizi to ask about the situation with the First Army.
Erhu had already set up an ambush in Lijiaba and was waiting for the enemy troops from Zhenping County to enter the net.
However, the enemy troops in Zhenping County did not come to support them. Instead, they received an order from the old man to join the 14th Corps before heading to Chengkou County.
The First Army did not wait for the enemy to arrive, but Li Qiufan had successfully crossed the river and penetrated the enemy's first line of defense.
After suffering nearly 6,000 casualties, the enemy troops in Chengkou County retreated directly to the second line of defense in the hinterland.
"Lu Ming, your Second Army should stop charging. Take a break and leave the rest of the battle to the Third and Fourth Army!"
Li Qiufan immediately found Lu Ming after crossing the river and asked his second army to rest where it was.
The battle across the river was the main force fought by the Second Army, so the casualties were higher than those of the other two armies.
"Commander, our Second Army does not need to rest. In the next battle, our Second Army should be the main attack!"
When he heard that Li Qiufan asked his troops to withdraw, Lu Mingdang refused.
"Stop talking nonsense! This is an order!"
But Li Qiufan was firm and still insisted on letting the Second Army rest and reorganize.
After Lu Ming heard Li Qiufan's words, he could only reluctantly agree, and then ordered the troops to stop and make way for the Third Army and the Fourth Army.
"Old Li, your third army will be the main attack next, allowing me to penetrate the enemy's defense line in the shortest possible time!"
"Li Xiping, take the Fourth Army from the direction of Gaojiagou and go back behind the enemy. Don't let me let a single enemy escape!"
After seeing Lu Ming agree, Li Qiufan turned to Li Yunlong and Li Qiufan and said.
"Commander, don't worry, just give us Lao Li an hour and let's see how we Lao Li can break through the enemy's defenses!"
Hearing that Li Qiufan arranged for his troops to carry out the main attack, Li Yunlong excitedly promised Li Qiufan.
"You bitch, don't wait until I take a roundabout way and you haven't penetrated it. I won't be polite when the time comes!"
Seeing Li Yunlong's high-spirited look, Li Xiping curled his lips and mocked him.
"Xiping, we, Lao Li, will put some small fish and shrimps for you when the time comes. Brother, I have to make sure you have a good time no matter what!"
Hearing Li Xiping's ridicule, Li Yunlong immediately responded.
"Okay, both of you, stop saying a few words and quickly lead the troops into action!"
After hearing what Li Yunlong said, Li Xiping wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Li Qiufan before he could speak.
Seeing that Li Qiufan had spoken, the two stopped bickering and set off with their respective troops.
"There has been no news from Erhu. It seems that the enemy is not planning to come to support us!"
After Li Yunlong and Li Xiping left, Zhao Gang looked in the direction of Lijiaba and said to Li Qiufan.
"Haha, this is because of the advice of an expert, which allowed the old man to save 20,000 people.
Li Qiufan smiled after hearing Zhao Gang's words, and then said to him.
Li Qiufan's guess was very accurate, and the expert was the old man himself.
It was the old man who ordered the enemy troops in Zhenping County to wait for the 14th Corps, which saved the more than 20,000 people in Zhenping County.
"Since the enemy won't come, let's withdraw and let the First Army and the Fifth Army come back. Once we capture Chengkou County, we should move!"
As he spoke, Li Qiufan turned to look at Heizi, and asked Heizi to send a telegram to the First Army and the Fifth Army, and began to retreat towards Chengkou County.
At the same time, Li Yunlong had already led his troops to fight with the enemy, and the remaining more than 10,000 enemy troops were relying on their positions to resist.
However, these more than 10,000 people could not stop Li Yunlong's third army, and they were quickly beaten back to the second-line defensive position.
Li Yunlong commanded the troops to fight more and more bravely, and directly ordered the troops to launch an all-out charge towards the enemy's second-line defensive positions.
But before his third army could rush to the position, suddenly a charge horn sounded from behind the enemy's position, and Li Xiping also arrived with the fourth army.
In order to prevent Li Yunlong from being left alone, Li Xiping led the Fourth Army as fast as he could, and finally reached his position before the Third Army defeated the enemy.
Seeing the Fourth Army launching a charge from behind the enemy, Li Yunlong cursed his mother angrily, and then urged the troops to speed up the attack.
"These idiots always fight and rob each other every time they fight. They really don't have enough education!"
Zhao Gang couldn't help but darken his face when he saw the situation on the battlefield, and then started swearing.
"This is a good thing. Only with competition can we make progress. How can a lifeless army win a battle?"
Li Qiufan smiled after hearing Zhao Gang's words, and then comforted him.
"Then we have to educate them, otherwise we might get into big trouble one day!"
Although Zhao Gang agreed with Li Qiufan's statement, he was still worried about their competitiveness, fearing that it would cause trouble in the future.
"Ask about the location of the First Army and the Fifth Army. After the battle here, we need to move as soon as possible. There are many people coming here now!"
After hearing Zhao Gang's words, Li Qiufan could only mourn for Li Yunlong and the others for three seconds in his heart, and then asked Heizi to contact the First Army and the Fifth Army again.
On the Third and Fourth Army sides, with the Fourth Army launching a surprise attack from behind the enemy's rear, the already shaky defense line completely collapsed.
Then the enemy troops were wrapped up directly by the Third Army and the Fourth Army like dumpling stuffing.
"Order the troops to clean the battlefield quickly, and we will move when the First Army and the Fifth Army arrive!"
Seeing that the battle was over, Li Qiufan immediately said to Heizi beside him.
This time, only ammunition and food were collected, and all unused weapons and equipment were destroyed. The captured prisoners were released after being educated.
In fact, Li Qiufan didn't want to destroy these weapons and equipment, because even if he didn't use them, he could give them to his boss, and then equip them to other troops or establish new troops.
But now they are alone in the southwest, and the most important thing for survival is mobility.
If you bring captured weapons and equipment with you, not only will you not need them, but you will also slow down the troops' marching speed, which will give the enemy an opportunity to surround them.
