The 40th Army and the 50th Army in the direction of Anzhou did not disappoint. After more than a full day of fierce attacks, the 25th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country failed to withstand the pressure and chose to surrendered.
The battle on the western front was completely over. In this battle, two entire divisions of the beautiful country were completely wiped out, and other coalition forces and the depleted beautiful country troops were not included.
Another major event that was changed by Li Qiufan was that the Beautiful Tenth Army did not advance towards Changjin Lake and chose to withdraw to the rear after the entire western front was defeated.
At the same time, there is one thing that Li Qiufan has not changed, that is, the Dayudong Volunteer Army Headquarters was bombed by American planes. The boss barely escaped with his life, but the confidential secretary still died.
Although an anti-aircraft artillery battalion left by Li Qiufan was deployed in Dayudong, the enemy's bombing intensity seemed to have increased several times due to the defeat in the battle on the east and west fronts.
At this time, Li Qiufan did not know the news. He had previously received an order from the Volunteer Army Headquarters to let his first regiment rest and reorganize in the third station.
This time, a large amount of weapons and equipment was seized from the annihilation of the Second Infantry Division of the United States. Li Qiufan was discussing with everyone the distribution of these seizures.
"Lao Liang, your Thirty-Eighth Army made great efforts to eliminate the Second Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country this time. Please speak first!"
In the temporary headquarters, Li Qiufan looked at the commander of the 38th Army and said with a smile.
"Deputy Commander, you don't have the right to speak to me here, I just want you to make the decision!"
Seeing Li Qiufan asking him, the commander of the 38th Army responded sheepishly.
"That won't work. If your 38th Army hadn't blocked the retreat of the Beautiful Country's 2nd Infantry Division this time, where would we have gained these gains!"
"Besides, if your Thirty-Eighth Army hadn't destroyed the opponent's artillery positions in time, the casualties of the Fourth Army would have been hard to say!"
After hearing the words of the commander of the 38th Army, Li Qiufan shook his head and said to him.
"Yes, Lao Liang, since our commander has let you speak for yourself, then you can feel free to ask for it!"
Li Xiping on the side also nodded and said to the commander of the 38th Army.
"Okay, then I will speak!"
"Our 38th Army has relatively little heavy firepower. I want a few howitzers."
"Also, we need a few tanks. They can cover the infantry charge. The other thing is ammunition replenishment and supplies."
After hearing Li Xiping's words, the commander of the 38th Army nodded, and then stated his needs.
"Hahaha, Lao Liang, you think that I, Li Qiufan, am too petty!"
After hearing what the commander of the 38th Army wanted, Li Qiufan smiled helplessly and shook his head.
"Well, if you don't dare to speak, I will make the decision for you!"
"We captured a total of forty-eight 105mm howitzers, giving you twenty-four for the Thirty-Eighth Army.
"If you don't have enough artillery or are not familiar with the operation, send someone to the armored division to find Lao Ma and ask him to arrange for someone to teach you!"
"See how many people you have who can drive tanks and armored vehicles. Drive as many as you can!"
"The same goes for anti-aircraft armored vehicles. You should drive as many of these as possible. After all, the enemy has many aircraft!"
"As for other supplies such as carbines, machine guns, bullets, etc., your 38th Army will take priority first, and the rest will be given to the 4th Army!"
Seeing that the commander of the 38th Army was embarrassed to speak, Li Qiufan immediately helped him make the decision.
"This...this is not good, this is too much!"
The commander of the 38th Army's eyes widened when he heard that Li Qiufan had distributed the materials to their 38th Army. It was because Li Qiufan's handiwork was too great.
"It's not much at all. If you pay, you will be rewarded. This is exactly what your Thirty-Eighth Army will give you in return!"
Li Qiufan shook his head at the commander of the 38th Army. He didn't think much.
And with the previous seizures on the Eastern Front, Li Qiufan now does not lack heavy weapons in his hands.
The reason why twenty-four howitzers were retained was to increase the firepower of the three heavy artillery brigades.
For example, the tank regiment of the tank armored division already has more than 100 tanks, and he also has more than 70 anti-aircraft armored vehicles.
There are also a large number of vehicles used to pull supplies, ammunition, troops and tow heavy artillery.
Now it is not a question of whether there is a shortage of these things, but that he does not have more soldiers who can control these equipment, and training takes time, so it is impossible to continue to expand in a short time.
"But this is indeed too much, and even if you ask me to drive a tank, deputy commander, I don't have many people who can drive it!"
The commander of the 38th Army was very embarrassed. He still felt that Li Qiufan had assigned too much to them. In addition, he faced the same problem as Li Qiufan. There were not so many people who knew how to drive and control tanks.
"I am also having a headache with the problem you mentioned. I am going to train a group of tank soldiers during this period of rest. Please arrange some people to join me!"
After hearing the words of the commander of the 38th Army, Li Qiufan nodded in agreement, and then decided to train himself and bring the 38th Army with him.
"Deputy Commander, I won't say more. Our 38th Army thanks you!"
After hearing what Li Qiufan said, the commander of the 38th Army was very excited and stood up immediately and said.
"There's nothing to thank you for, they are all your brothers!"
Li Qiufan smiled and shook his head, then patted the commander of the 38th Army on the shoulder and said.
In the next few days, Li Qiufan selected a group of people and handed them over to the armored division together with the soldiers sent by the 38th Army. Soldiers from the tank regiment and the air defense regiment taught them how to operate tanks and anti-aircraft armored vehicles.
In addition, the 38th Army also sent a group of artillerymen to learn to operate howitzers from the artillerymen of the Armored Division.
At the same time, the Volunteer Army Headquarters is in contact with the Military Commission to discuss the next direction and supply issues.
After the Volunteer Army entered the peninsula, they fought two consecutive battles in a short period of time. The combat casualties were nearly 40,000, and there were also a large number of non-combat casualties.
Moreover, due to the continuous fighting, the troops were quite tired and eager to take a period of rest and recuperation.
Although this is the case, the Military Commission has put forward a different opinion, that is, to continue fighting past the 38th parallel.
Because the Military Commission learned from secret reports that the beautiful country is currently in a very panic state and is likely to abandon Seoul directly, which means that it can be captured without any blood.
And from another perspective, the beautiful country is eager to negotiate an armistice, and based on the current battlefield situation, the most suitable armistice border is the 38th parallel.
Therefore, the Military Commission directly made a decision, no matter what, we would first fight the 38th parallel.
