"Correspondent, send a report to the 38th Army and ask them to go directly to the Pocheon area to take over the defense line!"
"Inform the First Division and let them go to the Uijeongbu area after the 38th Army arrives in Pocheon."
After learning that the 38th Army was once again assigned to the First Corps, Li Qiufan redeployed the defense line.
The 38th Army defends the front line from Pocheon to Uijeongbu, while Li Qiufan's First Army and Fourth Army are responsible for Munsan and Uijeongbu areas.
On the enemy side, while Li Qiufan was preparing for the upcoming battle, the commander of the beautiful country was also making combat deployments.
The first is the Uijeongbu and Pocheon areas, which are the main attack targets of the enemy.
After some deployment by the beautiful country commander, the troops attacking the Uijeongbu area were the 3rd Infantry Division, the 24th Infantry Division and the 1st Marine Division.
The commander of the beautiful country in Pocheon transferred the 1st Cavalry Division, as well as the 6th Nanchao Division and the 27th Eagle Army Brigade.
Finally, there is the Wenshan line. There is only one Southern Dynasty First Division in the flank position.
The Wenshan line was originally garrisoned by the Northern Dynasty troops, but Li Qiufan was a little worried, so he sent the Second Division there.
After the enemy troops were well prepared, they launched a brazen attack on the Uijeongbu, Pocheon and Munsan lines.
On the Uijeongbu side, the 3rd Infantry Division, the 24th Infantry Division and the 1st Marine Division of the United States directly concentrated all howitzers and conducted comprehensive artillery fire coverage of the volunteer positions in the Uijeongbu area.
Under this fierce bombardment, the garrison troops at the forward position were bombed to the point where they could not even lift their heads.
"Order the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Armored Division to open fire and fight back!"
Seeing that the forward position was blown into a sea of flames, Li Qiufan immediately ordered his two heavy artillery brigades to open fire, covering the enemy with artillery fire.
After several rounds of bombardment between the two sides, the enemy sent more than thirty tanks to take the lead, covering the infantry and launching a charge.
At the same time, the commander of the 1st Marine Division directly called for air assistance to bomb the volunteer positions in the Uijeongbu area.
Li Qiufan was also well prepared and deployed two air defense battalions in advance to prevent enemy air attacks.
On the other side, the enemy troops on the front line of Pocheon also launched an attack. The 1st Cavalry Division and the 27th Eagle Army Brigade directly jointly dispatched more than 50 tanks, followed by the entire Southern Dynasty Sixth Division.
The fighting on the Western Front was extremely fierce, especially on the Uijeongbu side. The enemy used all their heavy firepower equipment. There were howitzers, tanks, and self-propelled anti-aircraft machine guns on the ground, and there were a steady stream of bombers in the sky.
The forward positions in the Uijeongbu area were plowed in just one day, and the entire land was charred black.
Li Qiufan frowned as he looked at the position that was riddled with holes in just one day. Under such a fierce attack, it would be difficult to withstand even half a month, not to mention more than a month.
The only easier position among the three positions is the Wenshan line. There is only one Southern Dynasty First Division here and there is no heavy firepower equipment.
But what no one expected was that despite the fierce fighting between the Uijeongbu and Pocheon, the commander of the Beautiful Country regarded the Munsan line as a breakthrough point.
On the second day after the enemy launched a full-scale attack, Meili's aircraft bombed the Wenshan front-line positions.
Li Qiufan didn't think much after receiving the news, he just thought it was an enemy fire attack.
However, while the enemy was bombing the Wenshan defense line, they directly dispatched 72 C-119 and 48 C-46 transport aircraft to airdrop an airborne regiment of more than 3,000 people to the rear of the Wenshan defense line.
This resulted in the garrison of the Wenshan Defense Line being directly wiped out, and the Northern North Korean troops were beaten and fled in all directions.
Although the Second Division was also attacked from the rear by the enemy, it withstood the pressure and held on to its position.
But without the joint defense of the Northern Dynasty troops, the Second Division had to face the enemy's Southern Dynasty First Division and the beautiful country's airborne regiment alone, which directly put the pressure on them.
The Second Division already suffered heavy casualties when it was on the south bank of the Han River. Only more than 2,000 people were left in the battle. Now faced with the attack of more than 9,000 people from the First Division of the Southern Dynasty and more than 3,000 people from the Beautiful Country Airborne Regiment, the Second Division The acting division commander could only ask for help from Li Qiufan.
After receiving the request for help from the Second Division, Li Qiufan thought for a moment and then decided to abandon the Wenshan position because he had no reserve team to support him.
And the other troops on the position cannot be withdrawn at all, because the Uijeongbu government has to withstand the attack of more than 50,000 people from the beautiful country.
"Correspondent, order the Second Division to withdraw from Munsan immediately and move closer to the Uijeongbu government!"
Although he knew that the pressure on the Uighur Government would be greater after abandoning the Wenshan position, Li Qiufan could only do this, otherwise the Second Division would definitely be destroyed.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, the Second Division had no choice but to withdraw from Wenshan and rush to the flank of the Uijeongbu government to re-establish a defense line.
After the Second Division withdrew from its position, the enemy's Nanchao First Division and the Beautiful Country Airborne Regiment immediately launched a pursuit and launched an attack on the flank of the Uijeongbu government.
"Correspondent, order the 3rd Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Armored Division to shell the enemy on the flanks. You really beat me like a sick cat!"
"In addition, notify the Third Battalion of the Tank Regiment and ask them to assist the Second Division on the flanks to stop the enemy!"
After being attacked by the enemy on the flank, Li Qiufan immediately ordered the Third Heavy Artillery Brigade to bombard it, and also sent a tank battalion.
"Qiuban, if we continue to fight like this, we won't be able to hold on. The Uijeongbu side alone will have to block the attack of nearly 70,000 enemy troops."
"Our First Army and Fourth Army now have a total of just over 30,000 people left. The enemy has an absolute advantage in terms of firepower. If we continue to fight like this, we may all lose our troops!"
After the Second Division retreated to the flank of the Uijeongbu area, Zhao Gang worriedly said to Li Qiufan.
"I'm also considering this issue, but we only have so many existing troops. We can't afford to take any risks and can only defend!"
Li Qiufan also thought about whether there was any way to break the situation, but with the current situation and troop strength, they would be dead if they made even the slightest mistake.
Therefore, Li Qiufan did not dare to take risks at all, because if he failed, not only his entire army would be destroyed, but the entire front would be affected.
"But continuing to fight like this is not an option. We can only be constantly consumed by the enemy. Our troops really cannot afford to consume them."
Zhao Gang also knew that what Li Qiufan said made sense, but the current situation made him very anxious. Watching the soldiers on the front line continue to sacrifice, it made his heart seem to bleed.
"Just give it a few more days and see if there is any change in the situation!"
Li Qiufan sighed helplessly in his heart. He was helpless in the current situation.
