With the Fourth Army and the Thirty-Eighth Army at their side, the other armies no longer had to carry out round-ups and were able to directly attack the Southern Dynasty troops.
The attacks of various armies caused the Southern Dynasty troops to retreat steadily, and they began to run towards the third line of defense. However, at this time, the Fourth Army and the 38th Army had already deployed an interception line of defense.
But the enemy had no choice but to flee with too many troops. In addition, the Fourth Army and the 38th Army were not familiar with the terrain, so they still let go of the Southern Dynasty's 3rd Division, 9th Division, and the reorganized Capital Division.
Fortunately, the Second and Fifth Divisions of the Southern Dynasties, as well as the newly built Seventh and Eighth Divisions, were successfully intercepted and completely annihilated with the cooperation of all units.
After learning that four divisions of the Southern Dynasty had been annihilated, the Volunteer Army Command immediately issued an order to continue moving south.
At this time, when the commander of the beautiful country learned that the first and second lines of defense had been completely collapsed, he immediately decided to quit.
Although the beautiful country still has three lines of defense, the loss of troops is unbearable for them.
By this point in the battle, they had lost an entire division, the 29th Brigade of the Eagle Army and four Southern Divisions.
There were also the First Division and the Sixth Division of the Southern Dynasties. Although these two divisions were not wiped out, they had lost their combat capabilities.
Therefore, the commander of the beautiful country decided to retreat first and then fight back after resting and reorganizing his troops.
As the commander of the beautiful country issued the order, the beautiful country troops and the combined forces began to retreat, directly retreating to the south bank of the Han River.
The volunteers did not know that the enemy had withdrawn, so they did not move very fast for fear of falling into the enemy's trap.
It was not until the troops reached the north bank of the Han River that they realized that the enemy troops had already crossed the river and fled.
On the other side, after joining the Fourth Army, Li Qiufan led his troops straight to Seoul.
After arriving in Seoul, the troops did not stop and crossed directly to the south bank of the Han River.
Because he knows the war that will happen next, and he also knows how difficult the next battle will be.
So he arrived here directly before the Volunteer Army Headquarters issued an order.
After all, his first regiment is much better than other troops in terms of weapons and equipment. Since the boss said that he should take the lead, he has to take the lead at this moment.
At this time, the Volunteer Army Headquarters had just finalized the plan for the troops to cross the river for defense. When they were discussing which troops to send there, suddenly a correspondent came in with a telegram.
"Report to the boss, a telegram was sent from the First Corps. They have arrived at the south bank of the Han River!"
After the correspondent reported to the boss, he handed over the telegram in his hand.
"What? The first regiment has already crossed the river?"
After hearing the correspondent's report, the boss suddenly raised his head and asked him, then took the telegram and read it.
"Damn it, we were still discussing which troops to send over, but this brat just crossed the river without saying hello!"
After reading the telegram, the boss said helplessly to everyone.
"Since the First Corps has crossed the river, there is no need to discuss it anymore, just let the First Corps be there!"
After complaining about Li Qiufan, the boss decided not to send troops there, but to directly let the first corps be stationed there.
After receiving the order, Li Qiufan immediately deployed and sent the Fourth Army to the front line of Taihua Mountain and Dinggai Mountain, while the First Army was stationed at the front line of Xiuxian Mountain and Baiyun Mountain and the joint between the two armies.
The Mountain Division is still in the rear as a reserve force, ready to support the two positions at any time.
The other was the armored division. Li Qiufan was not in a hurry to make arrangements for the armored division because he had not had time to make arrangements for a large number of heavy weapons and equipment that had been captured before.
The first was rifles, light and heavy machine guns, recoilless rifles and other weapons. Li Qiufan equipped all of them to the Fourth Army.
Because most of the weapons seized from the annihilation of the Beautiful Country's 2nd Infantry Division the last time we were in Sansuoli were allocated to the 38th Army, so most of the Fourth Army is still equipped with old equipment.
Now that a large number of beautiful weapons had been seized again, Li Qiufan assigned them all to the Fourth Army for re-dressing.
In addition, there are tanks, heavy artillery and anti-aircraft armored vehicles. Most of the tanks of the 24th Infantry Division were destroyed by the First Army, so not many were captured, and even fewer were usable. Only More than twenty vehicles.
The number of heavy artillery is still the standard equipment of the American army, but under the artillery fire coverage of the First Corps, only twenty-two can be used.
Li Qiufan directly assigned these twenty-two howitzers to three heavy artillery brigades in order to strengthen their firepower.
Finally, there is the anti-aircraft armored vehicle, which is also the weapon Li Qiufan needs most at the moment.
Because in terms of firepower, the overall configuration of Li Qiufan's first corps is comparable to three entire divisions of the United States. There are about 150 105-mm-caliber howitzers alone.
In terms of other small arms, the First Army, the Fourth Army, and the Mountain Division have all been completely redressed, and all the weapons used are the same as those of the beautiful country.
The only thing that is different from the other side is the aircraft. The Volunteer Army has none.
Therefore, Li Qiufan could only try his best to enhance the air defense firepower, limit the enemy's air strikes as much as possible, and ensure the safety of ground troops.
Not many anti-aircraft armored vehicles were seized from the 24th Infantry Division this time. Because Li Qiufan ordered several times to cover the 24th Infantry Division's positions with artillery fire, many of the opponent's weapons and equipment were blown up.
There are only nineteen anti-aircraft armored vehicles left that can still be used, eight of which are M19 twin-mounted 40mm anti-aircraft guns, and the other eleven are M16 quadruple-mounted 12.7mm half-track armored vehicles.
After handling the equipment, Li Qiufan made arrangements for the armored division.
The first is the three heavy artillery brigades. The three heavy artillery brigades built three artillery positions respectively to provide artillery support to the defense lines of the two armies.
Next is the tank regiment. The first and second battalions of the tank regiment are assigned to the First Army, and the third battalion is assigned to the Fourth Army.
Finally, there is the air defense regiment. The First Army and the Fourth Army are each assigned an air defense battalion, and the remaining one is responsible for three artillery positions.
In fact, it is not enough for an air defense battalion to be responsible for three artillery positions, but Li Qiufan had to arrange it this way, because the role of anti-aircraft armored vehicles is not only to fight aircraft, but also to counter infantry charges.
Due to continuous fighting, Li Qiufan's First Corps lost a large number of troops. Among them, the First Army still had about 22,000 people, and the Mountain Division still had about 14,000 people.
The Fourth Army entered the peninsula the latest, so it had the smallest casualties, with more than 27,000 soldiers.
Since entering the peninsula to fight, Li Qiufan's First Corps has sacrificed almost 15,000 people, accounting for one-third of the total volunteer army, but the results gained are also very great.
