As a result, the two corps of the 15th Corps directly became targets. They could only be shot and killed by the soldiers of the 1st Corps. They could not even organize a decent counterattack.
After losing many soldiers, the commanders of the two armies of the 15th Corps finally thought of retreating, and then fled with their troops in the direction of Haotouba.
Seeing that the enemy was about to flee, Li Qiufan did not order to stop him. After the enemy completely escaped the killing range, Li Qiufan ordered the troops to stop shooting, and then let Erhu lead the troops to pursue them slowly.
The poor two armies of the 15th Corps thought they had escaped, but they didn't expect that the Fifth Army had just arrived at Haotouba and gave them a head-on blow.
At this time, the commanders of the two armies knew that they were surrounded, and their faces instantly turned pale.
Because there is only one road between Haotouba and Anjiashan, they have no way to go at this time.
Helplessly, the commanders of the two armies could only command their troops to counterattack in an attempt to break out.
But before they could choose a breakout direction, the First Army behind them caught up with them.
The two corps of the 15th Corps were instantly attacked from the front and back, which made their hope of breaking out even slimmer.
The battle ended as expected not long after. The two armies of the 15th Corps suffered more than 14,000 casualties, and only more than 8,000 people chose to surrender.
"Brother, what should we do with these prisoners?"
After the battle, Heizi came to Li Qiufan, pointed at the more than 8,000 prisoners and asked.
"The old rules are to replenish ammunition, food and other supplies, destroy all weapons and equipment that are no longer needed, and release all prisoners after giving them a lecture!"
Hearing Heizi's inquiry, Li Qiufan immediately responded to him.
"Destroy and release again? Brother, the weapons and equipment we destroyed and the prisoners we released along the way can form several armies!"
Heizi immediately felt regretful when he heard Li Qiufan say that he should handle it according to the old rules.
Because they released too many prisoners and destroyed too many weapons and equipment along the way.
He didn't feel anything at first, but as more and more of this happened, Heizi couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
"Do you think it's a pity? Then let the Fifth Army take it!"
"But I have to warn you, if these burdens affect the mobility of the troops, then I will slap you!"
After hearing what Heizi said, Li Qiufan first smiled at him, and then gave him a serious warning.
"Well, forget it then!"
Hearing Li Qiufan's warning, Heizi's regret instantly disappeared.
If this affects the troop's mobility and prevents subsequent missions from being completed, it would be a trivial matter if he was raped. Li Qiufan might have to deal with him.
Erhu couldn't help but snickered when he saw this scene, but it made Heizi very angry.
"Smile your ass, you stupid tiger, be careful, I'll jerk you off!"
Heizi glared at Erhu first, and then said fiercely to him.
"Old Hei, our commander is still here, you, the deputy, still want to overstep your authority?"
Erhu was indifferent to Heizi's threat and even started teasing him.
"Alas, people's hearts have deteriorated over time!"
After hearing Erhu's words, Heizi turned his head and glanced at Li Qiufan, and then sighed.
"Stop talking nonsense, let the correspondent send a telegram to the political commissar, telling them that they can evacuate, and ask them to rush to Xixiang County immediately, and we will meet there!"
Li Qiufan smiled helplessly when he heard Heizi's sigh, then raised his leg and gave him a kick.
Their goal of this trip had been achieved, and Li Qiufan gave Zhao Gang the order to retreat.
Because he knew that there must be other enemy troops heading towards Micang Mountain at this moment, and Li Qiufan did not want to tangle with them, so he was ready to move out as soon as possible.
Another reason is that Li Qiufan is a little worried about the Second Corps. After all, they are here to help him, and he cannot let them get into trouble. He is also leading the troops outside.
Xixiang County is located in the northeast of Micang Mountain, which belongs to the boundary of Hanzhong and is the junction with Ankang District.
Li Qiufan planned to meet Zhao Gang in Xixiang County, then go to Ankang area, and then enter Daba Mountain to help the Second Corps relieve the siege.
After Zhao Gang received the telegram from Li Qiufan, he knew that he had finished the matter.
After that, Zhao Gang gave the order to retreat to the three armies, and they took turns covering the withdrawal of their positions.
When the Fifth Corps saw that the People's Liberation Army had withdrawn, they were confused and had no idea what was going on.
However, because the opponent had too many troops and extremely strong combat effectiveness, the Fifth Corps did not follow up. Instead, it stayed where it was and waited for reinforcements to arrive.
After all, the Fifth Corps had fought against Li Qiufan's troops. Once, the First Army could suppress them, let alone the three armies in front of them.
On the old fox's side, after receiving a telegram from the 15th Corps asking for help, he realized that the target of the Micangshan People's Liberation Army was not the 5th Corps at all.
But it was too late, because subsequent telegrams sent to the two armies of the 15th Corps did not receive a reply.
The old fox knew that the two armies must have been wiped out. At this moment, he suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.
Ever since this group of People's Liberation Army entered the southwest region, they have been running around, and they have been chasing them.
However, he has never been able to catch up with the other party. Instead, he has lost a lot of his strength to the other party.
This made the old fox have some self-doubt, wondering if this was a nemesis sent by God, and wondering if he was really not suitable for the military.
The old fox was exhausted mentally and physically, while Li Qiufan on the other side was rushing forward with all his strength.
After traveling for a day, Li Qiufan finally arrived in Xixiang County, but Zhao Gang was still missing, which made Li Qiufan very confused.
After Li Qiufan and his troops waited in Xixiang County for most of the day, Zhao Gang came here with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Army.
"I said, Lao Zhao, shouldn't you have arrived a long time ago? Why did it take you so long? Is there anything going on on the road?"
Calculating, the arrival time of the two parties should be almost the same, but Zhao Gang took more than half a day to arrive. Li Qiufan thought they had encountered a situation on the way.
"You bitch, you still have the nerve to ask! Damn it, you took away all the people who led the way. I almost couldn't get out of the mountains!"
When Li Qiufan asked him why he was late, Zhao Gang became furious.
Because all the people sent by the boss were assigned to the First Army, but Li Qiufan forgot about it, and of course Zhao Gang didn't think of it either.
It was not until Zhao Gang received Li Qiufan's order for them to retreat that he discovered that the leaders had been taken away by Li Qiufan, and then Zhao Gang was dumbfounded.
