As Li Qiufan's order was issued, the troops began to attack the positions of the 25th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country. The 25th Infantry Division continued to shrink its defense line.
Not long after, the beautiful country's plane arrived and flew towards the position of the 38th Army.
"Order, the first and second battalions of the air defense regiment open fire and fight these flies back for me!"
Li Qiufan had long been prepared. In order to deal with the enemy's aircraft, he even pulled over the first battalion of the air defense regiment that was guarding the heavy artillery position.
As Li Qiufan's order was issued, the two air defense battalions opened fire wildly at the enemy aircraft, directly forming a fire blockade.
The enemy aircraft that were about to fly over the 38th Army were forced back directly, and four of them were shot down.
Seeing that the threat from the aircraft was gone, the commander of the 38th Army immediately ordered the troops to continue to attack the 25th Infantry Division's positions.
The battle lasted all day, from morning to nightfall.
After all, the 3rd Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country failed to arrive at Xiuxian Mountain and was pinned to Guangjiao Mountain by the 2nd Division.
However, the casualties of the Second Division were also very high, with only about 5,000 of the 8,000 people left.
On the other side, the First People's Army of the Northern Dynasty also completed its mission, successfully containing the Sixth Division of the Southern Dynasty and the Tuguo Brigade, and severely damaging these two troops.
Finally, it was repairing the mountain. After a whole day of fierce attack, the 38th Army, the 1st Division and the 5th Brigade finally annihilated the 25th Infantry Division.
However, the casualties in this encirclement and annihilation battle were particularly heavy. The fifth brigade was beaten to the point where only more than a thousand people were left, while the first division suffered more than three thousand casualties.
The 38th Army, as the main force, also suffered relatively heavy casualties, with more than 2,000 casualties and about 3,000 minor and serious casualties.
"Order the 38th Army to immediately enter the main position of Repair Mountain, leave the 1st Division to clean the battlefield, and the 5th Brigade to withdraw to Anyang-ri to rest!"
"Notify the Second Division and the First People's Army of the Northern Dynasties that they can withdraw, and ask the Second Division to withdraw to the Guangjiao Mountain position, and the First Army of the Northern Dynasty People's Army to withdraw to repair the position on the west side of the mountain!"
After the battle, Li Qiufan immediately made new arrangements, allowing the 38th Army to enter the main position of Repair Mountain first to prepare to block the incoming enemy.
At the same time, after the encirclement and annihilation battle, the blocking of the Second Division and the First People's Army of the Northern Dynasty was no longer necessary. Li Qiufan immediately asked the correspondent to notify the two divisions to retreat immediately.
At the same time, after contacting the 25th Infantry Division several times without receiving a response, the commander of the beautiful country began to curse.
He knew that the 25th Infantry Division should have been completely wiped out, which made him very angry, because their strength was several times that of the volunteers, and they also had a firepower advantage.
But with such a gap, they were actually wiped out an entire division, and a regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division, which made it difficult for the commander of the beautiful country to accept it.
After venting his anger, the beautiful country commander redeployed his troops.
The mission of the 3rd Infantry Division, which was rushing to the direction of Repair Mountain, remained unchanged and continued to move to Repair Mountain to take the place of the 25th Infantry Division.
In addition, the commander of the beautiful country mobilized the 27th Brigade of the Eagle Army and the 6th Division of the Southern Dynasties to go to Xiuxian Mountain to assist the 3rd Infantry Division in attacking the Volunteer Army positions.
As a result, the pressure on the east side was greatly reduced. There was only one 24th Infantry Division left in the direction of Dinggaishan, and only one cavalry division and one division in the two mountain positions.
After Li Qiufan learned about the enemy's deployment, he immediately ordered the First Division to go to Guangjiao Mountain to join the Second Division and be responsible for repairing the flank defense line of the main position on the mountain.
Now with the arrival of the 38th Army, and the annihilation of the 25th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country, and heavy damage to the First Division of the Southern Dynasties and the Tuguo Brigade, the entire battlefield situation has changed.
After the 3rd Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country, the 27th Brigade of the Eagle Army, and the 6th Division of the Southern Dynasty arrived at Xiuxian Mountain, they immediately launched an attack on the main position of Xiuxian Mountain.
This time the enemy seemed determined to capture the main position of Xiu Shan. They did not stop attacking even at night and relied on their superior strength to engage in a round-the-clock battle against the 38th Army.
"It's not okay to continue fighting like this. The enemy is taking advantage of their strength to attack and rest in batches, but we can only lie down on the ground and fight with the enemy. If we continue like this, we will be defeated sooner or later!"
After resisting the enemy's attack for two more days, Li Qiufan found that the soldiers on the position were exhausted, and some even passed out.
The soldiers who spent two days repairing the main position on the mountain had no time to rest at all. They were resisting the enemy's attacks all the time, which pushed everyone's physical and mental limits to their limits.
"But there's nothing we can do. We can't defend and rest in batches like the enemy."
"After all, our troops are too few. Once the defensive strength is insufficient, it will be dangerous to repair the mountain master's position!"
After hearing what Li Qiufan said, Zhao Gang shook his head and said to him.
"No, we have to find a way to open up the situation. If we delay it any longer, the problem will be big!"
Li Qiufan knew that what Zhao Gang said made sense, but this dilemma must be solved, otherwise everyone would be dragged down here.
"How do you want to open up the situation? The last encirclement and annihilation battle relied on the surprise of the 38th Army. This time we don't have any extra troops!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, Zhao Gang frowned and asked him.
"The main position on the repair mountain will have to withstand the entire division of the Beautiful Kingdom, as well as the Sixth Division of the Southern Dynasty and the 27th Brigade of the Eagle Army, as well as the remnants of the First Division of the Southern Dynasty and the Tuguo Brigade."
"There are too many enemy troops here. We can only surround Wei to rescue Zhao and find a way from the Fourth Army!"
Li Qiufan first analyzed the enemy troops currently facing when repairing the main position of the mountain, and then wanted to do something with the Fourth Army to help the enemy troops surround Wei and save Zhao.
"Encircle Wei and rescue Zhao? Although the Fourth Army has only one 24th Infantry Division, don't forget that there is also a 1st Cavalry Division in the two mountain positions!"
"You know the maneuverability of the enemy's First Cavalry Division. It won't take long to get support from Mount Taihua!"
Hearing that Li Qiufan wanted to make a fuss with the Fourth Army, Zhao Gang quickly reminded him.
"Who said I want to think about the 24th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country? What I want to think about is the 1st Cavalry Division!"
Li Qiufan first smiled after hearing Zhao Gang's words, and then explained to him.
"Riding the First Division? Are you kidding me! Are you rushing to be surrounded by enemy troops?"
Hearing Li Qiufan say that he wanted to consider riding a division, Zhao Gang was shocked and his eyes widened.
The two mountain positions are located in the middle of the entire front. On the left is Xiuifan Mountain and on the right is Dinggai Mountain. Zhao Gang really can't think of anyone who gave Li Qiufan the courage to think about riding the First Division.
"I'm not stupid, how could I not know the special position of the First Cavalry Division!"
Li Qiufan glared at Zhao Gang angrily, and then said to him.
