"Okay Qiu Fan, let Erhu go back and count the casualties. In addition, we need to redeploy the defense line. The enemy may come back at any time!"
Just when Li Qiufan was about to take it out on Erhu, Zhao Gang immediately held his shoulders.
"Political Commissar, I'm going back first!"
Seeing Zhao Gang holding Li Qiufan down, Erhu breathed a sigh of relief, then said hello and left.
"Okay, Old Zhao, I'm not a young lady, how long are you going to touch this shoulder!"
After Erhu left, Li Qiufan's dangerous eyes gradually became calmer, and then he shrugged his shoulders and said to Zhao Gang.
"You, Commander Li, are very angry. I gave you the steps and you still can't go down. If the two tigers hadn't come, let's see how your mess ends!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, Zhao Gang first waved his hands in disgust, and then said to him angrily.
"Disobeying orders is not a good thing. It affects the discipline of the entire army. If everyone disobeys orders, how can we lead the army in the future?"
Li Qiufan shook his head at Zhao Gang, then turned to look at the mountains in the distance and said.
"Then how are you going to deal with this matter?"
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, Zhao Gang nodded in agreement, and then asked him.
"Remove the regiment commander Lu Cheng, and carry out a circular and criticism throughout the army. The position of commander of the second division will be replaced by the deputy division commander first!"
After hearing Zhao Gang's inquiry, Li Qiufan pondered for a moment and then responded to him.
"I agree with the punishment of dismissal, but is it too much to criticize him through a notification to the whole army? This is the commander of a main division after all."
Zhao Gang frowned when he heard Li Qiufan's decision. He agreed with the punishment of dismissal, but he couldn't bear to criticize a main division commander in a whole-army notification.
"That's not too much! Disobeying orders on the battlefield is a taboo in the military, and everyone must remember it!"
Li Qiufan was very insistent, and wanted to use this incident as a wake-up call for all commanders and soldiers.
"Well, you are the military commander and you have the final say. If you report criticism, just report the criticism!"
Seeing that Li Qiufan had made up his mind, Zhao Gang could only agree.
In the Han River Blockade to this day, the First Army and the Mountain Division have suffered heavy casualties.
The three brigades of the Mountain Division have less than 5,000 men left, of which the fourth and fifth brigades have been destroyed.
The First Army only has three divisions, which are better, and have more than 7,000 troops.
In the early stage, the 1st Division was stationed at the main position of Repair Mountain under the greatest pressure. While withstanding the enemy's attack, it also participated in the encirclement and annihilation of the 25th Infantry Division of the United States. At this time, there were about 4,000 people left.
The Second Division was surrounded by enemy troops and bombed repeatedly by beautiful aircraft. In the end, only more than 2,000 people broke out.
The entire First Army now only has more than 13,000 troops left, and more than half of its troops have been destroyed since entering the peninsula.
The situation of the Fourth Army is much better, with a total strength of about 26,000 people.
After understanding the remaining strength of each unit, Li Qiufan redeployed various positions.
The first step is to repair the main position of the mountain, which is still garrisoned by the 38th Army, and the First People's Army of the Northern Dynasty is responsible for its left defense line.
The 10th and 12th Divisions of the Fourth Army were stationed at the Dinggaishan frontline position, while the 11th Division was left behind at the Taihuashan position by Li Qiufan.
The Third Division of the First Army is stationed at the Wenhengshan position and is jointly responsible for the two mountain defense lines with the Eleventh Division of the Fourth Army.
The first and second divisions of the First Army, as well as the remaining troops of the Mountain Division, were all transferred to the Guangjiao Mountain position and were responsible for repairing the right defense line of the main mountain position.
In addition, the 38th Army cooperated with the First People's Army of the Northern Dynasty to encircle and annihilate the First Division of the Southern Dynasty and the Tuguo Brigade. In the end, they successfully annihilated the entire Tuguo Brigade, while the First Division of the Southern Dynasty escaped.
While Li Qiufan was redeploying the defense line, the beautiful country commander also redeployed the troops on the western front.
The first is the 3rd Infantry Division. This unit was severely disabled. The beautiful country commander re-mobilized it back to Yemuli after replenishing its troops.
Of course, the supplements are not soldiers from the United States, but soldiers from the Southern Dynasties and the joint forces.
The other ones are the First Division of the Southern Dynasty and the Sixth Division of the Southern Dynasty. After the two troops here were replenished, they were all transferred to the Suwon area.
The 24th Infantry Division was still on the Liju front line, the 27th Eagle Army Brigade was transferred to Lichuan, and the 1st Cavalry Division returned to the Liangshan position.
Moreover, in order to secure the main position of Repair Mountain and capture the entire western front area, the beautiful country commander also transferred the First Marine Division from the eastern front.
Because the Eastern Front battlefield was fighting around Tuopingli at this time, the Volunteer Army Headquarters planned to encircle and annihilate the enemy forces in Tuopingli.
The available intelligence was inaccurate. The number of enemy troops in Tuiping was more than double what was expected, and the firepower was several times higher than expected.
This resulted in the troops sent by the Volunteer Army Headquarters to Tuiping being unable to penetrate at all, and were firmly blocked out by the enemy forces.
Originally, the beautiful commander planned to give priority to reinforcements in Tuopingli and penetrate the encirclement deployed by the Volunteer Army Headquarters from the south.
But the closest troops to Tuopingli are the 24th Infantry Division, the 27th Eagle Army Brigade and the 1st Cavalry Division. These troops are not something that the beautiful country commander can move if he wants.
Because once these troops are transferred away, the Fourth Army will have no restraint, and it will be able to cooperate with the First Army and the 38th Army to eliminate the enemy forces in Suwon and Nomu-ri.
So after thinking about it, the commander of the beautiful country decided to move east and west, and transferred the 2nd Infantry Division and the 8th Division of the Southern Dynasty to Tuopingli to hold back the volunteer troops on the eastern front in Tuopingli.
Then the 1st Marine Division was dispatched from the eastern front to the western front, driving the volunteer troops on the western front to the north bank of the Han River as quickly as possible, and then launching an attack from the flanks on the volunteer troops surrounding Tooping-ri.
This decision was based on the consumption of previous battles, coupled with the difficulties in supplying the volunteers, so the beautiful country commander felt that it would be easier to advance from the western front.
The commander of the beautiful country was indeed right. The previous battle caused heavy casualties to Li Qiufan's troops. Although the ammunition was replenished through the surrender, other supplies have not yet arrived.
For this reason, Li Qiufan has sent several telegrams to the Volunteer Army Headquarters, asking when the supplies will be delivered.
But because the beautiful country's planes kept bombing the supply line, and because they were not familiar with the route, the supplies were not delivered to Li Qiufan for a long time.
If this continues, even if Li Qiufan can successfully hold the defense line, he will be forced to retreat to the north bank of the Han River without supplies.
When Li Qiufan retreats, the battlefield on the eastern front will also be affected. There is no longer a barrier on the west side of Tuoping, and the troops on the eastern front can only withdraw back.
