As Li Qiufan's order was issued, all three heavy artillery brigades belonging to the armored division opened fire, and the artillery shells hit the position of the 24th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country as if they were free.
Originally seeing the volunteers being pinned down by their own aircraft, the commander of the 24th Infantry Division thought he had a chance to survive and immediately ordered the troops to start retreating.
But the moment the order was given, overwhelming artillery shells fell on the position, pinning the soldiers of the 24th Infantry Division in the trenches as they prepared to retreat.
On the other side, the beautiful American pilots were still fighting wits with the two air defense battalions, constantly bombing and strafing the positions of the first and second divisions.
It was originally thought that relying on their containment, the 24th Infantry Division could seize the opportunity to withdraw, but after seeing the scene of its position being covered by artillery fire, all the pilots of the beautiful country were poured cold water on them.
And at this time, although they successfully contained the first and second divisions, they were shot down several aircraft again.
Seeing that the 24th Infantry Division could not withdraw, the American pilots could only contact the commander to report the situation, and then applied to return.
Because the aerial bombs and cannon ammunition they carried have been almost exhausted by this time, it will be of no use if they continue to stay, and the losses are likely to increase.
After receiving the report from the pilot, the commander of the beautiful country knew that the 24th Infantry Division was hopeless, and then gave the pilot an order to retreat.
The American pilots began to return after receiving the order. When the commander of the 24th Infantry Division saw this scene, he also understood that he had been abandoned.
"Order the frontline troops to immediately launch a general attack on the 24th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country. They have no backup plan!"
Seeing the beautiful country's plane flying away, Li Qiufan also knew that the 24th Infantry Division had been abandoned, and immediately ordered the troops to launch a general attack.
After receiving the order, Erhu directly asked the bugler to blow the charge horn, and then the commandos of the First Division and the Second Division rushed towards the position of the 24th Infantry Division.
The other three divisions and the mountain divisions on both sides were no exception. They all sounded the charge horn and launched a charge towards the flank positions of the 24th Infantry Division.
On the other side of the 24th Infantry Division, not only the division commander knew that it had been abandoned, but the soldiers who were still alive also understood what was going on, and everyone fell into despair.
This also indirectly affected the resistance ability of the 24th Infantry Division, which was defeated steadily by the charging volunteers.
The battle situation here was excellent, and good news came from the Fourth Army on the other side. The 29th Brigade of the Eagle Army had been surrounded by them, and the opponent's tank regiment was basically scrapped.
"Order the Fourth Army to seize the opportunity to eliminate the 29th Eagle Army Brigade. They have more important tasks next!"
After receiving the news reported by the Fourth Army, Li Qiufan immediately asked the correspondent to reply.
"Order the Mountain Division and the 3rd Division to divide their forces to move behind the enemy's rear and completely surround the 24th Infantry Division!"
"In addition, let the first and second divisions continue to press upward, and don't give the enemy a chance to breathe!"
After restoring the Fourth Army, Li Qiufan once again issued an order to the First Army and the Mountain Division, asking the two units to form a real encirclement and completely surround the 24th Infantry Division.
Because there is a Tuguo Brigade behind the 24th Infantry Division. Although Li Qiufan did not notice this unit and did not pose any threat to them, it was still better to be careful in everything.
After the Mountain Division and the Third Division sent troops to make a detour, the Tuguo Brigade behind the 24th Infantry Division also noticed it and thought it was coming to attack them, and then ran away.
Li Qiufan was stunned when he got the news. He didn't expect that the Tuguo Brigade was so cowardly that thousands of troops could scare them away even if they took a roundabout way.
"Why is this enemy's joint force so cowardly? Why do I feel that it is not even as good as the original national army?"
After hearing the news that the Tuguo Brigade was scared away by the outflanking troops, Zhao Gang was very surprised. This was the first time he saw such a troop.
"They are known as the No. 1 brigade in the world. You, Old Zhao, look down on them too much."
After hearing what Zhao Gang said, Li Qiufan smiled and said to him.
"This is the best brigade in the world? The fastest brigade in the world!"
After Zhao Gang heard Li Qiufan's joke, he also started teasing.
On the other side, the attacks of various units of the First Army and the Mountain Division were very smooth at this time, and they also completed the roundabout encirclement of the 24th Infantry Division.
The 24th Infantry Division was beaten back and forth, and its position had been compressed to a small area.
"Order the troops to stop charging and let the heavy artillery brigade conduct shelling to avoid unnecessary losses!"
After seeing that the 24th Infantry Division was completely surrounded, Li Qiufan no longer asked the troops to attack, but asked the heavy artillery brigade to bombard it.
Because this was a battle in the peninsula, there was no way for them to replenish their troops. Weapons and ammunition could be solved by confiscating them, so Li Qiufan would rather consume more ammunition than have any more casualties in his troops.
As Li Qiufan's order was issued, all troops stopped attacking the 24th Infantry Division, and the enemy finally had a chance to breathe.
But before the breath he had just inhaled could be exhaled, artillery shells all over the sky came again, and the position of the 24th Infantry Division was plowed again.
The 24th Infantry Division, which originally had about 18,000 men, now had only more than 5,000 people left, and most of them died under the bombardment of the heavy artillery brigade.
Moreover, all the tanks of the two tank battalions to which it belonged were destroyed or damaged, and even the artillery positions were knocked out by the armored divisions.
At this time, the 24th Infantry Division was like a turtle in a urn. It had lost all its heavy firepower and had no ability to resist at all.
The commander of the 24th Infantry Division finally gave up his persistence and chose to surrender.
At the same time, the Fourth Army also successfully annihilated the 29th Brigade of the Eagle Army and was cleaning the battlefield at this time.
"Old Zhao, send a report to the Volunteer Army Headquarters that our Corps has successfully annihilated the 29th Brigade of the Eagle Army and the 24th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country."
"In addition, in the name of my first deputy commander, I proposed to the Volunteer Army Headquarters that our first corps will send the fourth army to penetrate eastward from Uijeongbu to separate the junction of the enemy's second line of defense and the third line of defense."
"Request the Volunteer Army Headquarters to arrange for the cooperation of all units and launch a full-scale attack on the enemy's troops!"
After the battle, Li Qiufan immediately asked Zhao Gang to draft a telegram to the Volunteer Army Headquarters. While reporting the battle situation, he also proposed the next plan, which was to send the Fourth Army to divide the battlefield and help the units of the Thirteenth Corps intercept the enemy.
