After cleaning the battlefield, the First Army and the Fifth Army also arrived here. Then Li Qiufan ordered the troops to continue on the road and go south into Kaizhou.
Shortly after Li Qiufan transferred his troops, the 14th Corps from Wushan also rushed to Zhenping County, and then joined the defenders of Zhenping County and rushed towards Chengkou County.
The old fox on the other side had just arrived in Hanzhong and was still quite far away from Chengkou County.
After Li Qiufan led his troops into the territory of Kaizhou, he immediately found a place to hide.
Continuous fighting and traveling made everyone very tired, so Li Qiufan decided to let the troops take a good rest first.
The place where Li Qiufan and the others are currently located is called Full Moon Town, and their troops are hidden in Anziliang Mountain to the southwest of Full Moon Town.
"Qiu Fan, it's a good thing we didn't bring any heavy weapons, otherwise we would have been exhausted in this southwest region!"
Zhao Gang looked at the rising mountains around him and couldn't help but sigh towards Li Qiufan.
"Haha, that's not exhausting. We can't hide it with heavy weapons!"
Li Qiufan smiled and shook his head after hearing Zhao Gang's words. He would not be able to enter the mountain with heavy weapons, and he would have to be chased everywhere by the enemy.
This is also the reason why Li Qiufan did not let the troops carry some combat defense artillery and infantry artillery.
These two kinds of guns can actually be taken apart and carried, and they can be assembled when used.
But this will put a burden on the entire army, and it is not as convenient as a mortar.
You must know that walking on a mountain road is not like walking on flat ground. The soldiers have already carried enough weight, and they are simply unable to carry the artillery parts.
"By the way, which way should we go next?"
Zhao Gang nodded after listening to Li Qiufan's words, and then asked him about the next direction of attack.
"We are now in Kaizhou, which is a very embarrassing position."
"Because behind us is Old Fox. His troops plus the remnants of the 14th and 16th Corps, as well as the two armies of the 15th Corps, total about 250,000 to 256,000 people."
"There is also the enemy's 20th Corps to the south of us, and there are also enemy troops from Qing to the southwest. We are now the stuffing of dumplings!"
After hearing Zhao Gang's inquiry, Li Qiufan told him about their current situation and the distribution of enemy troops.
"So, as soon as we show up now, we won't run away?"
After hearing Li Qiufan's analysis, Zhao Gang frowned and said to him.
"The situation is not that bad. Although the enemy has many troops, their combat effectiveness is uneven."
"What I'm thinking about now is whether I should go back and continue to fight with the old fox and wipe out his more than 200,000 people!"
Seeing that Zhao Gang's expression became serious, Li Qiufan immediately waved his hand towards him, and then expressed his thoughts.
"Are you crazy? We have 150,000 or 60,000 people going to fight 2,500,000 to 2,500,000 people? Aren't we going to die!"
After hearing what Li Qiufan said, Zhao Gang's eyes widened in shock and he said to him in disbelief.
"In fact, going south is not necessarily better than going back to fight the old fox. Although the enemy forces in central Sichuan are relatively dispersed, it is more conducive for us to consume the enemy forces."
"But since we are so alone, it is difficult to guarantee that the old man will not mobilize troops from other battlefields to encircle and suppress us. By then, we will not be facing more than 200,000 people."
"And have you ever thought about one thing, that if these more than 200,000 enemies are eliminated, then the entire northern Sichuan will be our territory!"
"And we are fighting on the Sichuan-Shaanxi border, and our boss and the entire First Field Army are backing us. This is our confidence!"
Li Qiufan shook his head at Zhao Gang, and then explained it. Zhao Gang's frown slowly relaxed.
"Listening to what you said, it seems to make sense, but the gap in military strength is still too huge. There is a difference of about 100,000 troops. This battle will not be easy to fight."
Zhao Gang nodded first, and then talked to Li Qiufan about the strength gap between the two sides.
"Let me contact the boss and see if he has any suggestions."
Although Li Qiufan had a clear idea, he was really not very sure. After thinking for a while, he was ready to ask the boss for his opinion.
After receiving Li Qiufan's telegram, the boss was also shocked by his idea.
He never expected that Li Qiufan would be so bold. One hundred and fifty or sixty thousand people would attack someone else's 256,000 people, and this was still on someone else's territory.
After pondering for a long time, the boss reported the news to the Military Commission.
After all, this is a battle involving more than 400,000 people, and he can't make this decision.
Because if there is no fight and the entire first regiment is wiped out by the enemy, the loss will be too great.
It was difficult for the Military Commission to make a decision after receiving the telegram from the boss, because they thought it was too whimsical, and they discussed it for a long time without coming to a conclusion.
Finally, the problem was returned to the boss and he was asked to make a decision as appropriate.
The boss was also troubled by the words "discretionary", which means that you should decide on your own.
After looking at the telegram replied by the Military Commission for a long time, the boss finally made a decision.
Then he asked the correspondent to send a telegram, but it was not sent to Li Qiufan, but to Wang Huzi, who had a good relationship with Li Qiufan.
After being assigned the title of the First Corps by Li Qiufan, Wang Huzi's Second Column was reorganized and assigned the title of the Second Corps.
The telegram sent by the boss to Wang Huzi was to lead the second regiment into the southwest and cooperate with Li Qiufan's first regiment to eliminate the enemies in northern Sichuan.
The Second Corps currently has more than 70,000 troops, and after adding Li Qiufan's troops, it is almost the same as an old fox.
The boss was really unsure about Li Qiufan fighting the old fox on his own, but he was very excited to capture the entire northern Sichuan area, so he decided to transfer the second corps to the southwest.
The Second Corps was in Xinjiang at this time. After Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong left, it was Wang Huzi who took over the defense of Xinjiang.
After Wang Huzi received the telegram from his boss, he was so excited that he asked people to gather the troops, and then set off towards Xi'an.
At the same time, Li Qiufan also received a telegram from his boss and learned that the Second Corps was preparing to enter the southwest and cooperate with him to capture the entire northern Sichuan area.
"Old Zhao, should you feel relieved now?"
After reading the telegram, Li Qiufan handed it to Zhao Gang and said to him with a smile.
"The boss is really spoiling you. I would have vetoed it directly. Unexpectedly, the boss actually transferred the second corps over!"
After reading the telegram, Zhao Gang looked at Li Qiufan with envy and lamented how good his boss was to him.
