With the addition of the two regiments of the 38th Army, the Sixth Division of the Southern Dynasty turned from a difficult resistance at the beginning to a complete rout.
The main force of the 38th Army on the other side also achieved great results, successfully annihilating an infantry regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country, and the remaining troops fled towards Osan, south of Nomaki.
After the beautiful country's 3rd Infantry Division fled towards Wushan, the 38th Army did not pursue it, but moved toward the location of the Northern People's First Army Corps.
The Beautiful Country's 3rd Infantry Division was not so easy to chase after entering the Wushan area, and its position was also a bit too deep.
Therefore, the commander of the 38th Army reported directly to Li Qiufan. After receiving the news, Li Qiufan immediately ordered the 38th Army to divert and cooperate with the First People's Army of the Northern Dynasty to outflank the First Division of the Southern Dynasty and the Tuguo Brigade. .
On the other side, after the Sixth Division of the Southern Dynasty fled, the First Division, the Fifth Brigade of the Mountain Division and the two regiments of the 38th Army did not pursue it.
Instead, he received an order from Li Qiufan to march in the direction of Wenheng Mountain and launch an attack from the rear against the tank battalion and reconnaissance battalion of the 3rd Infantry Division and the 27th Eagle Army Brigade.
At the same time, the commander of the Beautiful Country also received battle reports from the Western Front. The Third Infantry Division only had one infantry regiment, engineer battalion, health battalion, and two directly affiliated companies left.
The Sixth Division of the Southern Dynasty had no way of counting casualties because everyone was scattered.
In addition, the First Division of the Southern Dynasty and the Tuguo Brigade were still contained, and it was hard to say what would happen next.
The commander of the beautiful country was livid after learning about these situations. He never expected that the Western Front would be defeated.
His original intention was to hold back the Volunteer Army on the east and west fronts and prevent them from supporting the two mountain positions.
Then, relying on the cooperation of the support troops and the First Cavalry Division on the two mountain positions, coupled with air strikes from naval carrier-based aircraft, the Volunteer Army's mobile troops and a large number of infantry can be eliminated.
Unexpectedly, the Volunteer Army would be so decisive. The Volunteer Army on the Western Front directly launched an offensive and defeated the 3rd Infantry Division and the combined forces.
The commander of the beautiful country never imagined that it would be so outrageous. After fighting on the south bank of the Han River for so long, with absolutely superior troops and superior firepower, they would be annihilated by nearly two entire divisions, and the combined forces would also be severely beaten.
On the two mountain positions, the Second Division and the Fourth Brigade of the Mountain Division experienced heavy casualties after experiencing bombings from enemy aircraft. Although the Third Division contained the troops belonging to the First Cavalry Division, they still suffered heavy casualties.
There were only more than 3,000 people left in the entire Second Division, and the Fourth Brigade of the Mountain Division was almost wiped out, with only a few hundred people left.
The situation of the 11th Division on the other side was not bad, because the 11th Division had relatively abundant troops, and with the presence of the air defense battalion, the enemy's air attack did not cause too many casualties.
In addition, there were tank regiments, which contained the enemy's mobile troops and created favorable conditions for the infantry to break through.
Now with the support of the 6th Brigade of the Mountain Division, the 11th Division, relying on the tank regiment to clear the way and the heavy artillery brigade's artillery support, is almost successful in breaking out.
The two mountain positions fought for a whole day and night. Just when the 11th Division and the tank regiment were about to break through, the 1st Division and the 5th Brigade of the Mountain Division and two regiments of the 38th Army arrived.
"Order the reinforcements to attack the 27th Brigade of the Eagle Army and the mobile troops of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country!"
"Inform the 11th Division to ignore what is happening behind them and continue to attack and break out in the direction of the 1st Cavalry Division!"
After receiving the news that the First Division and other troops had arrived, Li Qiufan immediately issued an order to launch an attack on the tank battalions and reconnaissance battalions of the 27th Brigade of the Eagle Army and the 3rd Infantry Division.
After the 11th Division and the Tank Regiment on the other side had no worries, they broke through even faster. The troops of the 1st Cavalry Division could no longer resist.
After the commander of the beautiful country learned that the volunteers had rushed to the two mountain positions to support them, he immediately issued a retreat order to the troops of the 27th Eagle Army Brigade and the 3rd Infantry Division.
An order was also issued to the 1st Cavalry Division, asking its troops to abandon the encirclement, immediately join up with the support troops of the 24th Infantry Division, and then retreat eastward.
After receiving the order, the commander of the 1st Cavalry Division immediately issued an order to the troops surrounding the 11th Division, asking them to immediately break away from the battle and retreat toward Mount Taihua.
"Order the Third Division to detach a regiment of troops to intercept the troops of the First Cavalry Division heading towards Taihua Mountain from the direction of Wenheng Mountain. They must be intercepted!"
"Order the 6th Mountain Division Brigade, Tank Regiment, and 11th Division to immediately go to the location of the 2nd Division to provide support!"
After the troops of the 1st Cavalry Division withdrew, Li Qiufan immediately understood the opponent's intention, and then issued an order to the 11th Division and other troops to rush to the direction of Taihua Mountain to support the 2nd Division.
On the other side, the troops of the 27th Eagle Army and the 3rd Infantry Division, which were attacked by the First Division and other troops, began to retreat after receiving the order from the commander of the beautiful country, and successfully withdrew with their strong maneuverability. go out.
"Order the First Division and the two regiments of the 38th Army to immediately pursue the troops of the First Cavalry Division and cooperate with the Third Division to annihilate them!"
After learning that the troops belonging to the 27th Brigade of the Eagle Army and the 3rd Infantry Division had escaped, Li Qiufan did not send troops to pursue them. Instead, he ordered the First Division and the two regiments of the 38th Army to chase the First Division and rush to Taihua Mountain. of troops.
The Fifth Brigade of the Mountain Division was transferred by Li Qiufan to the Wenheng Mountain position for rest and reorganization, because the Fifth Brigade had suffered heavy losses before, and there were only more than a thousand people left in the entire brigade.
Now after another battle with the Sixth Division of the Southern Dynasties and other enemy forces, there are only a few hundred people left in the Fifth Brigade.
Since entering the peninsula to fight, the Mountain Division can be said to have suffered the most serious casualties.
Of the original 20,000 troops, two of the brigades now have only a few hundred troops left, and the only Sixth Brigade in better condition has only more than 3,000 troops.
The casualties of the Mountain Division made Li Qiufan feel very distressed and guilty. This unit was originally mainly engaged in mountainous operations. After entering the peninsula, he almost broke its legs and performed various tasks such as seizing and blocking.
The other person who felt uncomfortable was Li Yunlong. He yearned for fighting, but he did not yearn for such a battle.
Before entering the peninsula, he was full of expectations, but after sending away more than 10,000 soldiers, he became numb, and he was always reflecting on whether he was right or wrong in following.
But regardless of whether it was right or wrong, the battle was still going on. A regiment of the Third Division had already built a blocking position and was waiting for the arrival of the troops from the First Cavalry Division.
The encircled Second Division and the Fourth Brigade of the Mountain Division were still resisting, waiting for support from the tank regiment and the 11th Division.
"Order the Second Heavy Artillery Brigade and the Third Heavy Artillery Brigade to concentrate all artillery fire to suppress the enemy. Let everyone in the Third Division press on me to help the Second Division relieve the pressure!"
Li Qiufan looked in the direction of Mount Taihua and issued another order, hoping that the Second Division and the Fourth Brigade of the Mountain Division could hold on until support arrived.
