The next battle will undoubtedly be more difficult, because the enemy forces have switched from offense to defense, and while the front line has been shortened, their forces have also been concentrated.
As the frontal battlefield becomes narrower, the depth naturally increases, which is very suitable for joint military operations and gives full play to the advantages of its advanced weapons.
But the order had been issued. On December 15, commanders and fighters from all units rushed to the Volunteer Army Headquarters for a meeting to discuss the next battle plan.
"The Military Commission has issued an order to continue fighting. Although our troops are exhausted and there are many other difficulties, now that the order has been issued, we must overcome all difficulties and fight across the 38th Parallel!"
"In view of the fact that the beautiful country's troops are concentrated in Seoul, I decided to concentrate on attacking the Southern Dynasty troops first. First, annihilate the First Division of the Southern Dynasty, and then attack the Sixth Division of the Southern Dynasty!"
"If everything goes well, we can continue to attack the Third Army of the Southern Dynasties in Chuncheon. This will depend on the situation."
"However, the battle line cannot be drawn too long or too deep, because supply and other issues are very detrimental to us, so we can annihilate as many enemy forces as we can, and we must not be greedy for credit and rush forward. Do you have any opinions?"
After everyone sat down, the boss immediately announced the order of the Military Commission, and then stated the next direction of attack.
After everyone heard what the boss said, they immediately expressed their disapproval, and then after continuing to discuss, they returned to their respective units and waited for action orders.
The commander of the beautiful country on the other side was not idle either. After the new commander took office, he redeployed the beautiful country's troops, joint forces and southern Korean troops.
The new commander of the beautiful country took advantage of the natural barrier of the Imjin River to pull up five lines of defense from north to south. The first front line on the south bank of the Imjin River was all composed of Southern Korean troops.
The second line of defense starting from Goyang in the west is the American troops and the Eagle Army. The third line of defense from Seoul to Gangneung is followed by two mobile lines of defense.
In this time's formation, the commander of the beautiful country completely used the Southern Dynasty troops as cannon fodder and human shields, placing his troops in a position where they could advance, attack, retreat and defend.
In addition, in order to limit the insertion tactics of the volunteers, the joint positions of the enemy's units were also covered and garrisoned by both armies.
On the other hand, Li Qiufan received an order from the Volunteer Army Headquarters a few days after returning to the army.
The Volunteer Army Headquarters ordered its 1st Corps to serve as the right column and forcefully cross the Imjin River to launch an attack on the 1st and 6th Divisions of the South Korea. The armies of the 13th Corps launched attacks from the left against the 5th Division and the 5th Division of the 2nd Division of the South Korea.
The 38th Army, which was originally temporarily organized into the 1st Corps, returned to the 13th Corps, so the right column was all Li Qiufan's direct troops.
After receiving the order from the Volunteer Army Headquarters, Li Qiufan immediately issued orders to the First Army, Fourth Army, Armored Division and Mountain Division, and rushed to the Imjin River.
On December 31st, by this time Li Qiufan had already led his troops to the north bank of the Imjin River and was ready to attack.
As the general offensive order was issued by the Volunteer Army Headquarters, Li Qiufan immediately ordered the troops to carry out the forced crossing according to the predetermined plan.
Li Qiufan chose Zhouyueli as the location for the forced crossing. The First Division of the First Army served as the vanguard, and the three heavy artillery brigades used full firepower to provide cover.
Under the fire cover of more than a hundred large-caliber howitzers, the Southern Korean troops had no ability to resist and could only watch the volunteers crossing the river.
The First Division crossed the Imjin River very smoothly to the south bank, and began to build positions to cover the subsequent troops crossing the river.
Soon the entire First Army and the Fourth Army crossed the river to the south bank. At this time, only the armored division and the mountain division were still on the north bank.
Li Qiufan did not let the two armies wait for the mountain division and armored division to cross the river, but asked them to advance towards the South Korean First Division and Sixth Division respectively.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, the First Army immediately headed towards Mazhiling, while the Fourth Army launched an attack towards the 6th Division of the Southern Dynasty in the direction of Yuzhong on the east side.
After arranging the combat positions of the two armies, Li Qiufan let the armored division begin to cross the river, followed by the mountain division.
When the Mountain Division blocked the 25th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country in Anzhou, it suffered about 6,000 casualties.
Therefore, Li Qiufan did not plan to send him out to perform combat missions. Instead, he served as a reserve team ready to support the two armies and ensure the safety of the armored division.
After all the armored divisions and mountain divisions crossed the river, Li Qiufan ordered three heavy artillery brigades to build artillery positions and bombard the junction of the Southern Dynasty's First Division and Sixth Division.
The location Li Qiufan chose to cross the river, Zhouyueli, was the defense area of the Sixth Division of the Southern Dynasty, and the enemy's junction was in the direction of the First Army's advance, not far to the east of Mazhiling.
The main purpose of shelling the enemy's junction was to reduce the trouble of the First Army, but also for his next plan.
While the artillery was building positions, Li Qiufan gave the order to the tank regiment to pursue the First Army and cooperate with it.
As for why the entire tank regiment was sent to the First Army, it was because Li Qiufan's target was not the First Division of the Southern Dynasty at all.
When the First Army arrived at the junction of the First and Sixth Divisions of the Southern Dynasties, the artillery positions were also prepared.
As Li Qiufan's order was issued, three artillery brigades launched artillery fire coverage on the enemy's junction.
The moment they saw the enemy's junction being bombarded, Erhu issued an order to attack, and then the first division as a vanguard launched an attack on the enemy's position.
The First Division of the Southern Dynasty was unable to stop the First Army's attack. Coupled with the bombardment of three heavy artillery brigades, it was instantly penetrated through the defense line and retreated.
Li Qiufan immediately issued a new order after receiving the news that the enemy troops had begun to flee.
"Order, the Third Division of the First Army to pursue the remnants of the First Division of the Southern Dynasty!"
"The tank regiment and the first and second divisions turned around and rushed towards Gaoyang to launch an attack on the 24th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country!"
"In addition, let the 11th and 12th Divisions of the Fourth Army immediately break away from the main force and go south to attack the 29th Brigade of the Eagle Army in the direction of Uijeongbu!"
Li Qiufan's target was not the First and Sixth Divisions of the Southern Dynasty at all, but the 24th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country and the 29th Brigade of the Eagle Army behind them.
From the beginning, Li Qiufan did not take the two divisions of the Southern Dynasty seriously. He could not even use an army to defeat these two divisions.
The early attack on the two divisions of the Southern Dynasty was just to create an illusion and prevent the 24th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country and the 29th Brigade of the Eagle Army from running away in advance.
The First Army and the Fourth Army continued to move closer to the enemy while attacking. Now as the distance gets closer, the 24th Infantry Division and the 29th Eagle Army's 29th Brigade have no possibility of escaping and can only be passive. Engage.
