"Report to the commander, the tank regiment reports that it has arrived at Yeongdeungpo and discovered that the enemy's mobile troops and a large number of infantry are rushing towards Yeongdeungpo!"
Just as the garrison troops in various positions were retreating, the tank regiment also arrived at Yeongdeungpo, and also discovered the tank battalion of the 1st Marine Division and a marine regiment heading towards Yeongdeungpo.
After discovering traces of the enemy, the tank regiment immediately reported to Li Qiufan.
"Order the tank regiment to intercept the enemy troops and tell them that the two regiments of the 38th Army are rushing to Yeongdeungpo for support. They must keep the enemy troops out!"
After hearing the correspondent's report, Li Qiufan immediately asked him to respond, and at the same time issued an order to intercept the enemy troops.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, the tank regiment immediately deployed its combat formation.
Although we have no infantry, fortunately, the tank regiment has far more tanks than the tank battalions of the 1st Marine Division.
Compared with other American troops, the tank battalion of the 1st Marine Division is no longer a regular organization, with a total of sixty or seventy tanks.
However, the tank regiment has nearly two hundred vehicles, and the terrain of Yeongdeungpo is flat, which is very suitable for mobile troops to fight.
The tank battalion of the 1st Marine Division on the other side discovered traces of the tank regiment when it was about to reach the border of Yeongdeungpo.
Looking at the nearly two hundred tanks waiting for them, the commander of the tank battalion of the 1st Marine Division immediately cursed.
Then the commander of the tank battalion reported the news to the Marine regiment following behind, asking it to stop advancing immediately.
Fighting on flat terrain, these nearly two hundred tanks are definitely a big killer. If the infantry dares to confront them, the results can be imagined.
The Marine Corps immediately stopped after receiving the news, and then reported the situation to the commander of the First Marine Division, who in turn reported it to the commander of the Beautiful Country.
After the beautiful commander learned that nearly two hundred tanks were parked in Yeongdeungpo, his face looked as if he had been stepped on by a coal miner. It was so dark.
After pondering for a moment, he gave a reply, asking the troops of the 1st Marine Division to Yeongdeungpo to build positions on the outside and wait for the arrival of the large forces.
Facing nearly two hundred tanks, the commander of the beautiful country did not want to take risks with the troops of the First Marine Division, and he did not know whether the volunteers had any hidden infantry.
The situation in Yeongdeungpo has stabilized. With the arrival of the two regiments of the 38th Army, the troops of the 1st Marine Division have no chance.
On the other side, the 38th Army and other units have withdrawn from their original positions and rushed towards their respective goals.
Among them, the Fourth Army was the fastest, arriving in the Gyeongan-ri area first and quickly building a new line of defense.
Next was the Third Division, which successfully arrived at Guozhu Peak to establish a new defense line and connected with the Fourth Army's defense line.
Finally, there were the First and Second Divisions, the Mountain Division and the main force of the 38th Army. The simultaneous retreat of the First and Second Divisions and the Mountain Division did not give the Southern Dynasty troops a chance to attack the flanks of the 38th Army.
The two groups successfully arrived at Gwacheon and Anyang-ri respectively, and quickly established new lines of defense. The other Northern Dynasty People's First Army Corps also escaped and arrived at the Huhyeon area on the flank of Anyang-ri.
"Order the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade to seize the time to build artillery positions. The enemy will catch up before long!"
"In addition, the 10th Division of the Fourth Army is ordered to rush to the Yeongdeungpo area immediately to replace the tank regiment with me!"
After the troops successfully arrived at the new defense line, Li Qiufan immediately ordered the heavy artillery brigade to prepare, and at the same time transferred a division from the Fourth Army to replace the tank regiment.
Most of the terrain of the new defense line is relatively flat, which is very conducive to the advancement of the enemy's mobile troops, so Li Qiufan urgently needs the tank regiment to come back to contain the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles.
Not long after Li Qiufan's order was issued, two Marine regiments from the 3rd Infantry Division and the 1st Marine Division of the Beautiful Country chased Anyang-ri and launched another attack on the 38th Army's position.
"Correspondent! Ask the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade if they are ready. If they are ready, there is no need to report, just carry out artillery fire to suppress the enemy!"
The enemy's attack was still very fierce. Upon seeing this, Li Qiufan quickly asked the correspondent to urge the heavy artillery brigade again.
Fortunately, the two heavy artillery brigades were ready at this time. While the correspondents were just making contact, countless artillery shells were fired at the enemy troops.
The enemy's originally extremely fierce offensive was instantly interrupted by the bombardment of two heavy artillery brigades, and they had to withdraw and reorganize the attack.
"Damn it, these bitches are like dog-skin plaster, they're so clingy!"
Seeing that the enemy's attack was successfully repelled, Li Qiufan breathed a sigh of relief and began to curse.
"Qiu Fan, our second line of defense is not safe. Besides, we don't have much supplies. The supply team hasn't arrived yet. If we hold on for a few more days, we will run out of food!"
Hearing Li Qiufan's scolding, Zhao Gang said to him worriedly from the side.
"Indeed, even if we can withstand the enemy's attack, it is impossible for the soldiers not to eat!"
"Correspondent, immediately send a telegram to the Volunteer Army Headquarters and ask if the supplies can be delivered within three days. If the supplies cannot arrive within three days, we will continue to retreat to the north bank of the Han River!"
After hearing Zhao Gang's words, Li Qiufan nodded in agreement, and then asked the correspondent to send another telegram to the Volunteer Army Headquarters, asking whether the supplies could arrive within three days.
Because the food supplies of each army could no longer last for a few days at this time, Li Qiufan had to make a decision in advance whether to stay or withdraw. After all, this was a matter of life and death for nearly 100,000 people.
On the other side, after receiving the telegram from Li Qiufan to withdraw, the Volunteer Army Headquarters immediately canceled the siege of Tupingli and ordered all the troops on the eastern front to withdraw as well.
But the Volunteer Army Headquarters had nothing to do about Li Qiufan's telegram requesting supplies.
Because the team delivering supplies to Li Qiufan had already set off, but was bombed by enemy aircraft on the way, and the Volunteer Army Headquarters could not contact them after that.
Afterwards, the Volunteer Army Headquarters once again sent a supply team to the Western Front. However, in order to avoid enemy aircraft bombings and being unfamiliar with the route, the new supply team made a full circle. At this time, it was still close to Seoul. Five days' journey.
Finally, after discussing with the Military Commission, the Military Commission and the Volunteer Army Headquarters unanimously decided to withdraw to the north bank of the Han River and rely on the Han River to block the enemy forces.
Then the Commander-in-Chief of the Volunteer Army asked the correspondent to reply a telegram to Li Qiufan, informing him of the approximate arrival time of the supplies, and at the same time asked him to withdraw to the north bank of the Han River to re-establish a defense line to block the enemy.
"Correspondent, inform all troops to prepare to continue retreating and cross the river!"
After seeing the telegram replied by the Volunteer Army Headquarters, Li Qiufan sighed helplessly, and then asked the correspondent to notify the troops to be prepared to continue retreating.
