The 24th Division of the Beautiful Country was not a vegetarian either. It even ordered its howitzer battalion to fire to suppress the charging troops of the First Army.
The combat effectiveness of the 24th Division of the Beautiful Country is actually not strong, but it has the standard weapon configuration of the Beautiful Country troops, so it is still very troublesome to defeat it.
When he saw more than a hundred tanks rushing over from the Volunteer Army, the commander of the 24th Infantry Division was stunned for an instant. He didn't understand how these equipment could appear in the Volunteer Army.
After a brief daze, the commander of the 24th Division immediately ordered the 78th Heavy Tank Battalion and the 6th Medium Tank Battalion to attack in an attempt to intercept the Volunteer Army's tanks.
At the same time, armor-specific weapons such as recoilless rifles were moved to the front line to attack the charging tanks.
But before he could complete the deployment, countless artillery shells fell on the position. The 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade directly covered the 24th Infantry Division's position with artillery fire.
After suffering heavy shelling, the commander of the 24th Infantry Division immediately applied for air assistance from the American commander and requested that troops be sent immediately for reinforcements.
After receiving the news, the commander of the beautiful country immediately ordered the carrier-based aircraft to take off in the direction of Gaoyang to bomb the volunteers. In addition, he mobilized the 7th Infantry Division to support.
After all, this is not the Southern Korea and the combined forces, and three entire divisions have been lost before. The commander of the beautiful country will definitely not give up the 24th Infantry Division until the last moment.
On the 24th Infantry Division side, the commander of the 24th Infantry Division finally breathed a sigh of relief after learning that air aid and support troops were on their way.
Then he became confused about the volunteer troops he faced, and didn't understand why the other side had so many tanks and more powerful firepower than them.
Just when the commander of the 24th Infantry Division was puzzled, the Mountain Division had already arrived at the position of the First Army.
"Report to the Commander, the Fourth Army reported that it has been at war with the 29th Brigade of the Eagle Army, but the other party's fighting spirit is not very strong, and they have been looking for opportunities to withdraw."
Just as the Mountain Division rushed to the position of the First Army, news came from the Fourth Army that it was already fighting with the 29th Brigade of the Eagle Army.
"Tell Li Xiping that he must keep the 29th Brigade of the Eagle Army. If anyone escapes, I will slap him!"
After hearing the correspondent's report, Li Qiufan immediately asked him to reply to the Fourth Army.
The 29th Brigade of the Eagle Army does not have many troops, only about five to six thousand people.
As for why Li Qiufan sent an army to fight them, it was all because the opponent had a heavy tank regiment.
Currently, all the tanks of the First Corps and the two heavy artillery brigades are supporting the First Army, so the Fourth Army can only rely on infantry to destroy it.
"In addition, notify Li Yunlong and ask him to lead the mountain division through the joint between the 24th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country and the 29th Brigade of the Eagle Army, and attack it from the left wing of the 24th Infantry Division!"
After replying to the Fourth Army, Li Qiufan asked the correspondent to give orders to Li Yunlong.
Because the First Army and the Fourth Army launched attacks on the enemy at this time, the enemy would definitely shrink its defense line under pressure, so the enemy's joint point was gone.
Li Qiufan just took advantage of this and asked Li Yunlong to lead the mountain division through it, thus launching an attack on the 24th Division of the Beautiful Country from three directions.
Li Yunlong did not hesitate after receiving the order and immediately set off with his troops.
At this point in the battle, all units of the volunteer army have achieved considerable results, but the enemy is becoming more and more desperate.
And the 7th Infantry Division that went to Gaoyang to support was blocked, which made the beautiful country commander very angry.
Then he issued an order to the Tuguo Brigade behind the 24th Infantry Division to go to Gaoyang for reinforcements.
But the Tuguo Brigade was frightened after receiving the defeated troops of the First Division of the Southern Dynasty. Although it received the order from the commander of the Beautiful Country, it had no intention of supporting them.
On the other side, the First Army finally penetrated the first line of defense of the 24th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country, forcing it to retreat to the second-line position.
At this time, the Mountain Division was also in place and launched an attack from the left wing of the 24th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country.
Suffering attacks from three directions, the commander of the 24th Infantry Division had no choice but to shrink his troops in order to reduce the front line and strengthen defense.
The 24th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country was already in a semi-surrounded situation. There was only an opening in the rear, but they did not dare to escape.
Because once they flee to the rear, the volunteers from the other three directions will pursue them. Without the cover of the trenches, the outcome will only be worse.
Therefore, the 24th Infantry Division could only hold on and wait for reinforcements, praying that the 7th Infantry Division could arrive quickly.
At this time, the 7th Infantry Division was firmly pinned to Pocheon by the 38th Army. Although it had firepower several times stronger than that of the 38th Army, it could not advance even one step.
This was also thanks to the capture of the battle in Sansuoli, which improved the weapons and equipment of the 38th Army as a whole. Otherwise, blocking the 7th Infantry Division would have cost a lot.
Although the 7th Infantry Division was stopped, air support rushed to Gaoyang, with more than 30 aircraft flying towards the 1st and 2nd Divisions.
At this time, the commander of the beautiful country already knew the news that the 7th Infantry Division was blocked by the volunteers, and he had already modified the order to the pilots who went to support.
The original mission of these aircraft was to destroy the artillery positions of the 1st Corps, but unfortunately the 7th Infantry Division could not arrive, so the mission became to bomb the frontline positions of the Volunteer Army and cover the 24th Infantry Division's breakout.
The commander of the 24th Infantry Division was very excited when he saw the arrival of air aid. He immediately ordered the troops to prepare for a breakout and ordered to abandon all heavy weapons just to escape the encirclement.
But the ideal is full, but the reality is skinny. The two air defense battalions that had been deployed long ago opened fire immediately, catching the enemy aircraft by surprise.
The commander of the 24th Infantry Division was desperate when he saw this scene. He didn't expect that the volunteer army on the opposite side even had so many anti-aircraft weapons.
The American pilots also received a fatal order to cover the 24th Infantry Division's successful breakout no matter what.
After losing six aircraft, the pilots of the beautiful country did not retreat. Instead, they made slight adjustments and flew to the positions of the first and second divisions to bomb again.
Although the two air defense battalions had strong firepower, the more than twenty prepared aircraft were not easy to fight, so they could only be driven away by shooting as much as possible.
"Inform the armored division and order all three heavy artillery brigades to open fire. Don't worry about the consumption of artillery shells. Let me cover the position of the 24th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country with firepower!"
After receiving the news from the front line, Li Qiufan immediately understood what the enemy was planning, and then issued an order to the armored division to retain the 24th Infantry Division no matter what.
