When the enemy troops chased them to the Han River, they were surprised to find that the volunteers had already established a defense line on the other side.
The commander of the beautiful country who received the news was furious, and the walkie-talkie in his hand was smashed to pieces.
"Finally I can live a peaceful life for a few days!"
After all the troops crossed the river, Li Qiufan looked at the enemy troops pursuing from the other side and sighed with emotion.
"Are you so confident? Aren't you afraid that the enemy will get angry and attack directly?"
After hearing what Li Qiufan said, Zhao Gang asked him in surprise.
"Haha, the enemy is chasing only the vanguard. The main force is still on the repair mountain line and has not moved. We have left such a large territory and others are not allowed to occupy it and deploy it!"
"Besides, our resistance for so many days was not in vain. The enemy's casualties were not small."
"Now that we have the natural line of defense of the Han River, even if we double the strength of these idiots, I can still hold on!"
After hearing Zhao Gang's inquiry, Li Qiufan immediately smiled and said to him.
"You've blown me off my guard and doubled the enemy's strength. Why don't you expect something better?"
After Zhao Gang heard Li Qiufan's words, he said to him angrily.
"I'm just making a metaphor, you're so stupid and you've got a thorn in your side!"
After hearing Zhao Gang's words, Li Qiufan shook his head helplessly and said.
In the following days, as Li Qiufan said, the enemy did not launch a direct attack.
Because after the Volunteer Army units withdrew to the north bank of the Han River, the enemy troops needed to deploy the areas on the south bank, and also had to cooperate with the advancement of the eastern front troops, so they did not bother to continue the attack.
After all, they had recovered such a large territory. Although the volunteers retreated on their own initiative, that did not prevent them from making up stories to spread the news.
Li Qiufan has not been idle these days. After reporting the current situation between the enemy and ourselves to the Volunteer Army Headquarters, the Commander-in-Chief directly ordered him to go to the Volunteer Army Headquarters.
After receiving the order, Li Qiufan set off with two guard squads and headed directly for the Volunteer Army Headquarters.
"Commander-in-Chief!"
After arriving at the Volunteer Army Headquarters, Li Qiufan met the Commander-in-Chief immediately and then saluted him with a military salute.
"You're doing well on the Western Front! It's a pity that our logistics supplies haven't kept up, otherwise we wouldn't have returned to the north bank of the Han River!"
After seeing Li Qiufan, the commander-in-chief patted him on the shoulder happily, and then said to him regretfully.
"Commander-in-Chief, the enemy's army is just like that. Once the supply line is stabilized, we can fight back!"
After hearing what the Commander-in-Chief said, Li Qiufan quickly spoke to comfort him.
"What you said makes sense, but before that I have something to discuss with you!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, the commander-in-chief smiled and nodded, and then said to him seriously.
"What's going on? You're being so serious."
After seeing the commander-in-chief's expression, Li Qiufan asked him doubtfully.
"I've seen the casualty report of your unit. Although it withstood the attack of the enemy's main force, the casualties were also very heavy."
"Especially your mountain division. There are so few troops left of 20,000 people. We can't continue to fill them in!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's inquiry, the commander-in-chief said to him straight to the point, because there were not so many twists and turns between the two.
"I understand this matter. What instructions do you have?"
After hearing the commander-in-chief's words, Li Qiufan nodded in agreement and said.
"Let me tell you my thoughts first. Of course, this is not an order. You can think about it."
"The first is your mountain division. The casualties are too great. I'm going to withdraw him back into the country."
"And the commander of this mountain division is Li Yunlong. It just so happens that we have just established a military academy, and his name is also on the list of students. Let's take this opportunity to let him go back to study!"
"Then your First Army has suffered more than half its casualties. I'm going to let other units exchange it. The First Army will also withdraw into the country. What do you think?"
The commander-in-chief directly expressed his thoughts. What Li Qiufan didn't expect was that Lao Li still wanted to go to school.
"I have no problem with the Mountain Division withdrawing into the country. I just want to ask about the replacement of the First Army. Which unit was it replaced?"
Li Qiufan had no objection to the arrangement of the mountain division, and he even agreed with Li Yunlong going to school, but he wanted to know about the exchange of troops in the First Army.
"This is just an idea. I haven't considered which army to be in detail yet. How about I submit an application to the Military Commission for you and transfer another army to you from Yunnan?"
After hearing Li Qiufan's inquiry, the boss smiled and said to him.
"Um, doesn't this mean a bit like standing on the top of a mountain?"
After hearing the commander-in-chief's words, Li Qiufan was a little confused. If another army is transferred from Yunnan, many people will have ideas.
"I don't consider these things when fighting a war. I only consider the obedience and combat effectiveness of the troops. When facing a powerful enemy, we must have troops with strong combat effectiveness to fight against them!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, the commander-in-chief shook his head and said to him, but in fact he still spoke to Li Qiufan.
"It won't be a big deal to bring in another army. This will cause many people to have objections and will also bring trouble to you, Commander-in-Chief."
"And if a new army is transferred to the peninsula, Yunnan's deployment will have to be redeployed. This is too troublesome."
"Why don't you, boss, help me make a request to the Military Commission and transfer my garrison division to directly supplement the First Army?"
"This force is my general reserve force. It is mainly responsible for supplementing the strength of other main forces."
After hearing what the Commander-in-Chief said, Li Qiufan spoke directly without being secretive.
He could accept the withdrawal of the Mountain Division because this force was not the main combat force.
But the withdrawal of the First Army would have a great impact. You must know that when the fighting on the Western Front just began, it was mainly the First Army that withstood the pressure.
Moreover, the equipment and quality of soldiers of the First Army are not comparable to those of other units, not even the Fourth Army, which has been completely redressed.
"This matter can be considered. After all, it is much simpler than transferring an army here. I will submit an application to the Military Commission for you later."
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, the commander-in-chief nodded in agreement and said.
In fact, Li Qiufan still had some thoughts on this matter. He did not want his troops to invest too much in the peninsula.
Because he knew the outcome here, he wanted to try his best to gain a foothold in Yunnan. After all, there were still many things to do later.
"Then this matter has been settled first. Don't leave in a hurry. People from other troops are on their way. Let's have a meeting to discuss the next direction."
After the matter was discussed, the commander-in-chief did not let Li Qiufan go back because he had to have a meeting next. He called Li Qiufan in advance to discuss the matter at a staggered time.
