Li Qiufan also rearranged the deployment of the Qishupo position. The Fourth Army was stationed here as the main position, while Li Yunlong's Third Army was transferred to other places.
When Li Yunlong first received the new order, he thought he had heard it wrong. After repeated confirmation with Li Qiufan, he confirmed that it was true.
Li Qiufan's order to Li Yunlong was to let him penetrate to Maoerliang Mountain in the southwest of Longtian Township, where the enemy's garrison was already right under his nose.
Li Yunlong never expected that Li Qiufan would let him go there, even if it was only a few hundred people, but Li Qiufan let his entire army go there.
If the enemy discovers him at that position, he won't even have time to run away.
Because once discovered, the enemy forces opposite the Qishupo position can quickly return to support, directly cutting off the Third Army's retreat.
Then the enemies located in Sunjiaba on the south side of Maoerliang Mountain pursued them again, directly forming a pincer attack on the Third Army.
Li Qiufan was actually betting on this move. If things went according to his plan, the Third Army would be the straw that broke the camel's back.
Li Yunlong knew the risks of this mission, but he still led his troops to Maoer Liangshan resolutely.
On the other side, under the urging of the old fox, the Fifth Corps quickly arrived near Chengkou County.
After the Fifth Corps arrived, the old fox couldn't bear it any longer and decided to launch an attack directly on Chengkou County without waiting for the troops from the 20th Corps and the 19th Corps to arrive.
The direction of the attack this time is still Taoshuba and Qishushupo, because entering Chengkou County from other places requires a long detour, and the People's Liberation Army will be ready by the time they arrive.
After the Fifth Corps arrived, the enemy troops in Chengkou County had three corps and nearly 150,000 people. There were also corps from the 20th Corps and the 19th Corps. A total of more than 60,000 people were arriving. .
The 18th Corps was responsible for attacking Taoshuba, while the 5th Corps on the other side was responsible for the newly arrived Qishu Slope.
The newly formed Seventh Corps was placed by Old Fox on the front line of Gaoyan Town, in the middle of the two battlefields, and could provide support to the two battlefields at any time.
After the enemy launched an attack, Li Qiufan found Wang Huzi and asked his troops to dig trenches behind Taoshu Dam.
There is a river behind Taoshuba, which is called Ren River. The location where Li Qiufan asked the Second Corps to dig trenches was not on the south bank of Ren River, but on the north bank.
After passing through Renhe, they entered the hinterland of Chengkou County, which made Wang Huzi very confused about Li Qiufan's approach.
"You want to let the enemy in and fight?"
"There are only about 60,000 people in these two battlefields. Do you still have two armies?"
After hearing the work assigned to him by Li Qiufan, Wang Huzi asked him doubtfully, and then discovered something was wrong while observing the two battlefields.
Because the troops on the Taoshuba and Qishupo positions were only two armies in total, Wang Huzi could get an overview at a glance.
"I do want to let the enemy in, but it depends on whether they will be fooled or not."
"As for those two armies, I have great use for them. Now is not the time for them to appear!"
After hearing Wang Huzi's inquiry, Li Qiufan smiled mysteriously and said to him.
"Hey, you kid is still trying to play a riddle with me, but I believe you kid. I'll arrange for the troops to dig trenches right now!"
Seeing that Li Qiufan didn't tell him, Wang Huzi complained and didn't ask again, and then arranged for the troops to dig trenches on the north bank of the Ren River.
While the Second Corps was digging trenches, the fighting on the two battlefields was extremely fierce.
Although the enemy had a strength advantage, with their superior weapons and equipment and geographical advantages, the two armies withstood the attacks of the two corps and fought with ease.
Among the five armies under Li Qiufan, needless to say, the weapons and equipment of the First Army are the only one with a full range of weapons.
As for the other four armies, except for the Fifth Army, which had just been expanded into an army, the remaining three armies were also quite wealthy.
Take the three corps of Old Fox in Chengkou County as an example. None of his corps can match the firepower of any of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th armies.
However, this gap is made up in terms of numbers. After all, Old Fox's regiment has about 20,000 more people than Li Qiufan's army.
The trenches dug by the Second Corps on the north bank of Renhe River were dug not long after. Wang Huzi immediately informed Li Qiufan after getting the news.
"Inform the Second Army and ask them not to fight so fiercely, and then show the enemy that they are weak and find an opportunity to withdraw from Taoshuba, and withdraw directly to the position on the north bank of Renhe River!"
After hearing that the trenches had been dug, Li Qiufan asked his correspondent to issue an order to the Second Army to find an opportunity to withdraw to the north bank of Renhe River.
After receiving the order, Lu Ming directly and covertly withdrew a division from the position and asked it to rush to the position on the north bank of Renhe River.
The remaining two divisions then continued to fight the enemy, but the intensity of the counterattack slowly weakened, giving the enemy the illusion of heavy casualties.
After sensing the changes in the Second Army, the 18th Corps on the opposite side thought they had inflicted heavy losses on the People's Liberation Army, and immediately began an even more frenzied attack.
After seeing the enemy's reaction, Lu Ming knew that the enemy had been tricked, and then asked the troops to begin alternate cover and withdrawal from the Taoshuba position, heading towards Renhe.
Seeing that the People's Liberation Army began to flee, the commander of the 18th Corps immediately mobilized troops to pursue them, and then reported the situation to the old fox.
When the old fox heard that the Taoshuba position had been taken, he immediately laughed heartily, and then replied to the commander of the 18th Corps.
The reply contained a few words of praise, and then asked him to arrange for troops to pursue and expand his advantage, and control the Taoshuba pass.
After replying to the 18th Corps, the old fox sent a telegram to the newly formed 7th Corps, asking it to dispatch three armies to Taoshuba to assist the 18th Corps in advancing into the hinterland of Chengkou County.
After receiving the order, the newly formed Seventh Corps directly sent three armies to rush over, with a total of more than 30,000 troops.
With these three armies of the newly formed Seventh Corps, there are already nearly 100,000 enemy troops in the direction of Taoshuba.
On the other side, after the Second Army withdrew from the Taoshuba position, it went directly to the trenches on the north bank of the Ren River, and then waited for the arrival of the enemy.
The 18th Corps, which was pursuing from behind, quickly arrived here, facing the Second Army from a distance on the south bank of the Ren River.
With the praise from the old fox and the fact that he had just captured the Taoshuba position, the commander of the 18th Corps was a little arrogant and full of ambition.
Especially with the reinforcements of the three armies of the newly formed Seventh Corps, this made him even more arrogant, and immediately ordered the troops to attack and cross the river.
"With 30,000 to 40,000 more people, we can almost catch the first fish!"
Li Qiufan looked at the enemy troops on the south bank of Renhe River through the telescope. He also saw the changes in their troop strength, and then he muttered to himself with a slightly raised corner of his mouth.
