"Report to the Commander, the Third Division reports that the 27th Brigade of the Eagle Army is launching an attack on the junction, and is followed by the 1st Cavalry Division!"
As soon as the battle started, the beautiful country found the location of the joint between the two armies, and then launched a fierce attack.
"Order the Fourth Brigade of the Mountain Division to immediately send reinforcements to the joint between the two armies, and be sure to hold the position!"
After hearing the correspondent's report, Li Qiufan immediately dispatched a brigade of the Mountain Division to reinforce the joint department.
The position of the junction is a top priority. Once the enemy's defense line is penetrated, the First Army and the Fourth Army will be separated, and then the American troops can be eliminated one by one.
"Correspondent, contact the 38th Army immediately and ask how long it will take for them to arrive!"
"Also send a report to the Volunteer Army Headquarters and ask where the Northern People's First Army Corps is!"
The enemy's attack was very fierce. More than a hundred tanks were advancing towards the forward position, followed by a large number of infantry.
Facing such an enemy offensive, it was very difficult for the First Army and the Fourth Army to resist. Li Qiufan immediately asked the correspondent to ask where the support was.
It didn't take long for the 38th Army to be the first to respond. It would take them about a day and a half to arrive.
Immediately afterwards, the Volunteer Army Headquarters also responded, saying that the First People's Army of the Northern Dynasty would arrive in half a day.
"Correspondent, reply to the Volunteer Army Headquarters and ask the First Army of the Northern Dynasty to directly enter our position on the west side after arriving!"
Hearing that the Northern People's First Army Corps would arrive in half a day, Li Qiufan immediately made arrangements for it to help relieve the pressure on the flanks.
As for asking him to support the main position, Li Qiufan absolutely did not dare to do so, because after all, it was not his own troops. Once he could not withstand the pressure and ran away, the other positions would suffer.
"Tell Lao Ma to quickly destroy the enemy's artillery positions. His front line is about to be blown up!"
Li Qiufan picked up the telescope and looked at the front line again, but what he saw was a sea of fire, and the forward position was directly covered by enemy artillery fire.
In this counterattack, the beautiful country dispatched a total of four entire divisions, each of which was assigned four howitzer battalions, and each howitzer battalion had twelve 105mm caliber howitzers.
Coupled with the artillery of the enemy's combined forces, the number of heavy artillery alone exceeded 200. Li Qiufan's three heavy artillery brigades could not take any advantage at all.
Therefore, while the opponent was engaged in an artillery battle with three heavy artillery brigades, it still had the remaining power to cover the positions of the two armies with artillery fire.
But Li Qiufan could only watch helplessly, because they only had so many guns, and there were no planes to bomb the opponent's artillery positions.
The casualties in the forward positions are constantly increasing, especially in the Xiuishan position, which is the main direction of the enemy's attack. The first division stationed in the Xiuishan position has suffered nearly half of its casualties.
"Let the fifth brigade of the Mountain Division immediately reinforce the first division's position, and also let the sixth brigade move closer to the junction position!"
After seeing the casualties of the 1st Division, Li Qiufan immediately transferred the 5th Brigade of the Mountain Division and at the same time asked the 6th Brigade to move closer to the junction position.
The battle had only lasted less than half a day, and Li Qiufan's reserve team had been used up, and there was no more support for the various positions.
After fighting for most of the day, Li Qiufan finally heard the good news.
"Reporting to the commander, the Northern People's First Army Corps has arrived and is now entering the western position!"
The First People's Army of the Northern Dynasty finally arrived, which greatly relieved the pressure on Li Qiufan's defense line.
"Damn it, finally some good news!"
"Order the troops in the west position to enter the main position of Repair Mountain and hand over the west position to the Northern Dynasty troops to defend!"
After hearing the correspondent's report, Li Qiufan's gloomy face wavered, and then he issued an order to the correspondent.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, the garrison troops on the west side completed the handover with the Northern People's First Army and then withdrew to the main position on Xiuxian Mountain.
Li Qiufan's side suffered heavy casualties, and the enemy was also uncomfortable. As the attacker, the casualties were even greater than those on Li Qiufan's side.
But the enemy's troops were simply too numerous, and these casualties were nothing in comparison.
At this time, the commander of the beautiful country also learned that the volunteers had support. After another attack was repelled, he ordered the troops to temporarily stop the attack.
"Finally, I can take a breath. Let each unit immediately count the casualties and report them!"
Seeing that the enemy had stopped attacking, Li Qiufan immediately ordered all units to count casualties.
After each unit finished counting and reporting, Li Qiufan punched the trench hard when he saw the casualty figures.
"Damn it, these bastards, I'm going to skin them alive sooner or later!"
Li Qiufan looked at the enemy on the opposite side fiercely, and the murderous intent in his eyes was terrifying.
In the fighting for most of the day, the First Army lost more than 2,000 people, the Fourth Army lost more than 1,000 people, and the Mountain Division also lost more than 1,000 people.
This was a pure number of sacrifices, not casualties. About 5,000 people died in most of the day, which made Li Qiufan feel as if his heart was bleeding.
After the two sides ceased fighting for more than an hour, the enemy launched another attack.
It's just that this time the enemy's attack direction has changed. It is no longer the main position of repairing the mountain, but the location of the joint between the two armies.
Because of the reinforcements from the First People's Army of the North Korea, the commander of the beautiful country changed the direction of attack.
As the battle started again, the 1st National Cavalry Division and the 24th Infantry Division formed a rapid assault force.
Among them, nearly a hundred tanks opened the way, and there were also more than 300 vehicles and armored vehicles of various types.
At the same time, the commander of the beautiful country contacted the naval headquarters and asked the aircraft that had just returned to dispatch again to cooperate with the rapid assault force to advance.
As the enemy's rapid assault troops rushed out of their positions, the commander of the Third Division immediately reported to Li Qiufan.
"The enemy troops are heading towards Jinliangchang!"
After hearing the correspondent's report, Zhao Gang looked at the map and said to Li Qiufan.
"Yes, Jinliangchangli is located between Wenheng Mountain and Taihua Mountain. There is a relatively flat maneuvering area there."
"The enemy is forcing our troops in the Wenhengshan position to move back, and then launches an attack on the flank of the Taihuashan position."
After hearing what Zhao Gang said, Li Qiufan nodded and said to him.
"However, this is not an opportunity for us!"
After analyzing the enemy's thoughts to Zhao Gang, Li Qiufan changed the topic and said with a smile.
"Opportunity? What opportunity?"
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, Zhao Gang's eyes widened immediately, and then he asked him anxiously.
"Order the troops in the Wenhengshan position to retreat to Wenhengli, and the troops in the Taihuashan position to retreat to Fali Peak, so I can let the enemy troops in directly!"
Li Qiufan did not explain to Zhao Gang, but directly ordered the troops at the Wenhengshan and Taihuashan positions to retreat.
