"What? The enemy troops raided the position of the First People's Army of the Northern Dynasty? And they were beaten and suffered heavy casualties as soon as they met?"
After hearing Li Qiufan's explanation, Zhao Gang immediately opened his eyes and asked him.
"That's right, I'm just saying that these idiots didn't hold anything back. It turned out they were thinking about our flank defense!"
Li Qiufan nodded towards Zhao Gang with an ugly expression. Now he finally understood the enemy's intention, but it was too late.
"Qiu Fan, please quickly arrange troops to support the flanks. Once the position of the Northern People's First Army is lost, it will be dangerous to repair the main position of the mountain!"
After getting Li Qiufan's reply, Zhao Gang said to him with a solemn expression.
"Report to the commander! Report from the main position of Repair Mountain. The enemy launched a large-scale charge against them and sent at least forty tanks and armored vehicles!"
"Report to the commander! Report from the Guangjiao Mountain position. The Southern Dynasty troops launched a large-scale charge towards the Guangjiao Mountain position!"
"Report to the commander! Report from the Wenhengshan position, the 1st Cavalry Division..."
"Report………………"
"………………."
As soon as Zhao Gang finished speaking, the entire command post suddenly became lively, and troops stationed in various positions reported that they had been charged by the enemy on a large scale.
"this……….."
After hearing the reports from the correspondents, Zhao Gang was stunned.
"The enemy has already planned it, and now we don't have any extra troops to support it!"
After hearing the reports from the troops stationed in various positions, Li Qiufan was not surprised. On the contrary, he had already guessed that this would be the case.
"What should we do? Can we still ignore the First People's Army of the Northern Dynasty?"
"Even if we don't care about them, we still have to defend the flanks!"
After being stunned for a while, Zhao Gang finally regained his composure, and then said to Li Qiufan.
"Now it's not a question of whether we care or not, it's that we simply can't spare our troops for support!"
"We can no longer take the flank positions. Send a message to the First Army of the People's Republic of China and ask them to withdraw from their positions and move closer to Xiu Mountain!"
Li Qiufan fell into deep thought after hearing Zhao Gang's words, and then decided to abandon the flanking positions and ordered the Northern People's First Army to move closer to the main position of Xiu Shan.
"But in this case, the enemy can launch an attack on the main position of Repair Mountain from the flanks. If they get around to our rear, we will be in big trouble!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's order, Zhao Gang quickly said to him.
Because once the First Army of the People's Republic of China withdraws from its position, the enemy can attack the main position of Xiuxian Mountain from the left flank.
Moreover, if the enemy troops directly go back to Yeongdeungpo, it will not only cut off the retreat of the 38th Army, but also cut off the supply line of the entire Western Front Army.
Originally, Li Qiufan didn't have much supplies left. If the enemy's supply line was cut off, he would have no choice but to die.
"I know what you are saying. Our tank regiment happens to be in Anyang-ri right now. I will send them to seize Yeongdeungpo first!"
"In addition, after the First Army of the People's Republic of China withdraws to Xiuxiu Mountain, we can withdraw some of our troops to consolidate the rear line of defense!"
Li Qiufan nodded after hearing Zhao Gang's words. Li Qiufan had already considered his worries.
The location of Yeongdeungpo is very critical, and Li Qiufan will definitely not give it up.
Because it concerns their retreat and supply line, and it can also be said to be the hope for all of them to survive.
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, Zhao Gang breathed a sigh of relief. With the maneuverability of the tank regiment, he would definitely be able to reach Yeongdeungpo before the enemy.
"In addition, let the correspondent report the situation to the Volunteer Army Headquarters and inform the Volunteer Army Headquarters that our army is ready to retreat at any time and establish a new line of defense in the Yeongdeungpo area!"
After arranging the retreat, Li Qiufan asked his correspondent to send a telegram to the Volunteer Army Headquarters.
Because the situation on their side is very critical now, and there is a possibility of retreating at any time.
But at this time, the battle situation in Tupingli was very stalemate. Li Qiufan's retreat would definitely have an impact on him, so he gave the Volunteer Army Headquarters a vaccination in advance.
The Volunteer Army Command immediately responded after receiving the news from Li Qiufan, asking him to decide whether to move the defense line back based on his own situation, without considering the Tuipingli side.
The Volunteer Army Headquarters was currently discussing Tuopingli with the Military Commission. The issue under discussion was whether to give up the siege of Tuopingli.
Because the battle line is too long, coupled with the fact that since entering the peninsula, the troops have not been rested despite continuous attrition, and there are also supply difficulties, the Volunteer Army Headquarters and the Military Commission are already discussing whether to withdraw to the north bank of the Han River. .
Therefore, after receiving the news from Li Qiufan, he was told that he did not need to worry about the troops in Tuipingli and could retreat at any time if the situation became critical.
Li Qiufan also breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the news from the Volunteer Army Headquarters. He was really afraid that the headquarters would let him take the lead regardless of everything.
Because if they do this, then all the nearly 100,000 people on their western front will have to be buried here.
On the other side, after receiving Li Qiufan's order, the Northern People's First Army immediately withdrew its position and moved closer to the repair mountain defense line.
At the same time, the tank regiment in Anyang-ri also set off immediately after receiving the order and rushed towards Yeongdeungpo.
After the First People's Army of the Northern Dynasty withdrew from its position, the two Marine regiments of the First Marine Division immediately launched a pursuit. At the same time, enemy aircraft also arrived and launched an air attack on the retreating First People's Army of the Northern Dynasty.
After the commander of the Beautiful Country learned that he had captured the volunteer army's flank position, he immediately ordered the tank regiment of the 1st Marine Division to go to the Yeongdeungpo area.
Also setting off at the same time was the remaining Marine Regiment of the First Marine Division, in order to cut off the volunteers' retreat and supply lines.
The First Army of the People's Republic of China, after experiencing the artillery fire coverage of the First Marine Division, the fierce attacks of the two Marine Regiments, and the bombing by enemy aircraft, only more than 6,000 people were left when they retreated to Xiuxian Mountain.
"Order the 38th Army to detach two regiments and immediately go to the Yeongdeungpo area to join the tank regiment to block enemy troops that may go to Yeongdeungpo!"
After the Northern People's First Army Corps arrived at Xiuxian Mountain, Li Qiufan immediately issued an order to the 38th Army to dispatch two regiments to Yeongdeungpo.
At the same time, the two Marine regiments of the 1st Marine Division, which were pursuing, also began to attack the main position of Repair Mountain from the flanks.
In addition, the 11th Artillery Regiment of the 1st Marine Division also moved and cooperated with several howitzer battalions of the 3rd Infantry Division to launch artillery bombardment on the main position of Repair Mountain.
The pressure to repair the mountain main position was overloaded in an instant, and it was very difficult to face the attacks of the entire 3rd Infantry Division and the two Marine Regiments of the 1st Marine Division.
