"Correspondent, inform the First Army to immediately attack from Naoyang Mountain and retake Taoshuba to cut off the enemy's retreat!"
Seeing that nearly 100,000 people had been led to the south bank of Renhe River, Li Qiufan immediately asked the correspondent to issue an order to the First Army to launch a surprise attack.
Originally, Li Qiufan planned to have the First Army raid the enemy's flank when the enemy attacked.
However, the two armies only devoured about 50,000 men from each other's regiment, and Li Qiufan felt unsatisfied.
That's why they came up with the idea of creating a false impression for the enemy, luring their support to the south bank of the Ren River, and then letting the First Army capture the Taoshuba position behind them, cutting off the enemy's retreat.
After receiving the order, the First Army immediately emerged from Naoyang Mountain and rushed towards the Taoshuba position.
At this time, the 18th Corps on the south bank of the river did not realize the danger, and continued to attack the north bank and organized troops to cross the river.
It wasn't until the troops staying at Taoshuba were taken away that they realized they were surrounded.
But the commander of the 18th Corps did not panic, because at this time he not only had the 18th Corps, but also had three armies of the newly formed 7th Corps, with nearly 100,000 troops.
After receiving the news that the retreat was cut off, the commander of the 18th Corps directly sent five troops to turn back and head towards the Taoshuba position.
At this time, the First Army had completely established its foothold in the Taoshuba position, waiting for the enemy's arrival.
Because Taoshuba was originally the main position, trenches, foxholes and other fortifications already existed, which also saved the First Army the time to build positions.
When the five enemy armies arrived at Taoshuba, they directly launched an attack on the first army.
The First Army did not tolerate them and fought back with full firepower.
Originally, these five armies did not take the First Army seriously. After all, they constituted nearly half of the Eighteenth Army at this time.
But when the First Army opened fire, the fierce firepower instantly stunned them.
The First Army is not comparable to other units. The weapons are all beautiful equipment and the soldiers are all veterans who have experienced many battles.
The security forces once created by Li Qiufan basically served the First Army.
Other troops replenish their troops by recruiting new soldiers or converting prisoners.
The First Army is different. The garrison force created by Li Qiufan is simply the reserve force of the First Army.
The First Army has always recruited people from the garrison, and then the garrison recruits new soldiers to continue training soldiers for the First Army.
The commanders of several other armies, Zhao Gang and others knew about this, but no one ever raised objections.
Because they all know that the First Army is the main force in the first corps. In every battle, the First Army takes the lead in exploring the way and helps them withstand the pressure from the front.
Just like when Xi'an was besieged, the First Army with one army in Fufeng County withstood nearly 60,000 reinforcements from Baoji towards Xi'an.
Moreover, the heavy artillery division was not around at that time. He was sent to cooperate with the Fourth Army in the ambush, and the enemy also had a lot of heavy artillery.
Other troops would not be able to withstand such pressure, but the First Army held on until other troops arrived.
So First Army has some privileges that others won't say anything about at all, because they deserve it.
But it was obvious that the 18th Corps did not understand the First Army. The enemies of the five corps treated it as an ordinary army, but this attack stunned them.
Because the intensive firepower of the First Army was so terrifying, half of the people were gone before every charge.
If you fight with other troops, even if you can't rush into the position, you can still get a lot of people back.
But the fight with the First Army was almost a dead end. The firepower was very strong, and the guns were very accurate.
The charging National Army soldiers were like moving targets, training the soldiers of the First Army.
In this way, without a single casualty in the First Army, the five armies of the Eighteenth Corps had lost more than 3,000 people.
After discussion, the commanders of the five armies reported the situation here to the commander of the 18th Corps.
The commander of the 18th Corps was puzzled after receiving the news. According to previous news, he learned that there were only about 30,000 People's Liberation Army troops in Taoshuba.
He sent five troops back, but the nearly 50,000 troops did not attack anyone, and they were a little afraid to continue fighting.
After pondering for a moment, the 18th Corps replied to the five armies on the Taoshuba side and gave them death orders.
Let the five armies of them must take the Taoshuba position, because that is the retreat for their entire corps.
After receiving the reply from the commander of the 18th Corps, these five armies had to bite the bullet even if they no longer wanted to fight, because this was a death order.
In this way, Taoshuba became lively again. The five armies of the 18th Corps continued to charge towards the First Army's position, while the First Army counterattacked leisurely.
Li Qiufan's order to the First Army was to just hold the position, and there was no need to take the initiative or cause too many casualties to the enemy.
Because Li Qiufan has not finished playing the game yet, the first army is not his last move.
But he was not in a hurry, but others were. After Wang Huzi learned that the First Army had occupied the Taoshuba position, he immediately found Li Qiufan.
"Brother Li, you have cut off the enemy's retreat, why don't you let the troops launch a general attack?"
Wang Huzi asked Li Qiufan with a puzzled face, not knowing what medicine he was selling in his gourd.
"Brother, don't be anxious. The enemy's new seventh corps has not all entered the battlefield yet. It is too early to launch a general attack now."
After hearing Wang Huzi's inquiry, Li Qiufan smiled and said to him.
"The new Seventh Corps? How do you know about their situation?"
Hearing Li Qiufan talk about the enemy's new seventh corps, and knowing that not all of them had entered the battlefield, Dangzhi asked curiously.
"It's a secret!"
Li Qiufan gave Wang Huzi another pass and did not tell him how he knew.
"Who did you learn from? It's so exciting. If I couldn't beat you, I would really want to practice with you!"
Seeing that Li Qiufan was cheating again, Wang Huzi's teeth were itching with hatred.
"It won't take long for you to know. I think the enemy will be anxious now!"
Li Qiufan smiled after seeing Wang Huzi's reaction, and then said to him.
While the two were talking, the fighting at Taoshuba was extremely fierce.
But no matter how the five armies of the Eighteenth Corps attacked, they could not reach the First Army's position.
After several uninterrupted charges, they had lost nearly ten thousand people.
But even if they fought to this extent, they didn't even go to the Taoshuba position.
At this time, they once again realized that something was wrong. The 30,000 People's Liberation Army troops on the Taoshuba position were not something that their 50,000 troops could capture.
