However, the entire front was not only difficult for Li Qiufan, but also the other units were under great pressure. It was very difficult to withstand the enemy's powerful firepower.
On the sixth day of the battle, the Volunteer Army Headquarters combined the situation of each blocking force and reluctantly issued an order to continue to retreat.
"Correspondent, order the First Army and the Fourth Army to retreat to Weasel Rock and Qifeng Mountain respectively!"
"Inform the 38th Army to connect the defense line to Qifeng Mountain and form a joint with the Fourth Army!"
After receiving the retreat order from the Volunteer Army Headquarters, Li Qiufan immediately asked the correspondent to notify the troops to retreat.
After receiving the order, the First Army and the Fourth Army rushed towards their respective destinations and re-established their defense lines.
The 38th Army also began to move closer to Qifeng Mountain, preparing to form a joint with the Fourth Army.
After the troops arrived at their designated positions, the enemy troops pressed forward immediately, and the two sides once again started a fierce battle.
The enemy army still used its old routine, concentrating all its heavy firepower to attack the volunteer positions, and then sent mobile troops to cover the infantry to launch the charge.
Li Qiufan immediately ordered three heavy artillery brigades to open fire after the enemy launched a charge, launching artillery fire suppression against the enemy.
At the same time, the tank regiment was ordered to enter the field from the flank and fight with the enemy's mobile troops outside the position, slowing down the enemy's attack speed and buying time for the infantry stationed in the position to counterattack.
This style of play achieved very good results. The enemy's attacks were successfully repelled several times, but the tank regiment also lost more than a dozen tanks.
After the enemy's fierce attack on Qifeng Mountain and Weasel Rock for several days, an order from the commander of the beautiful country suddenly changed the situation on the entire battlefield.
That is, the commander of the beautiful country transferred the 1st Marine Division and the 24th Infantry Division to the Pocheon line, and transferred several troops on the eastern front to the vicinity of Chuncheon.
The main purpose of this mobilization of the enemy forces is to break through from the center, advance in the direction of the Iron Triangle with all their strength, and destroy the logistics supply center of the Volunteer Army.
The withdrawal of the 1st Marine Division and the 24th Infantry Division greatly reduced the pressure on the Qifeng Mountain defense line, but the 38th Army found it difficult to fight.
Originally facing the enemy's 1st Cavalry Division, the 6th Nanchao Division and the 27th Brigade of the Eagle Army, the 38th Army was barely able to resist.
But after the First Marine Division and the 24th Infantry Division joined, the 38th Army's front-line positions were almost directly breached.
"Qiu Fan, shall we dispatch a unit to support the 38th Army?"
"The 38th Army alone faces the three entire divisions of the Beautiful Country, plus the Sixth Division of the Southern Dynasties and the 27th Brigade of the Eagle Army. I'm afraid they won't be able to resist for long!"
After learning that the enemy's 1st Marine Division and 24th Infantry Division had switched lines to the Pocheon area, Zhao Gang hurriedly suggested to Li Qiufan.
"It's better to fight than to save! Even if we send troops to support, how many troops can we send based on the current situation?"
"On the contrary, now it is an opportunity for the enemy's 1st Marine Division and 24th Infantry Division to transfer. Opposite us are only the 3rd Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country, the 1st Division of the Southern Dynasty and an airborne regiment of the Beautiful Country."
"In this case, we might as well take the initiative, use our advantage to attract the enemy's attention, and force the enemy to send reinforcements to us, so as to relieve the pressure on the 38th Army."
After hearing Zhao Gang's proposal, Li Qiufan shook his head and said.
As far as the current situation is concerned, even if Li Qiufan dispatches 10,000 people to reinforce the 38th Army, it will be a drop in the bucket, because the enemy has much more troops than them, and their firepower advantage is much greater.
Since support is of no use, it is better to attack directly and force the enemy to mobilize troops back from Pocheon to help the 38th Army relieve the pressure.
"But in this case, should we ask the Volunteer Army Headquarters for instructions?"
After hearing what Li Qiufan said, Zhao Gang felt that it made sense, but taking the initiative was different from passive defense. Zhao Gang thought it would be better to ask the Volunteer Army Headquarters for instructions first.
"It's too late to wait for the meeting at the Volunteer Army Headquarters to discuss. After the discussion, the 38th Army's first-line defensive positions may be penetrated!"
"Correspondent! Send a message to the 38th Army and tell them to hold on to their position. We will take immediate action to help them relieve the pressure!"
After hearing Zhao Gang's words, Li Qiufan waved his hand directly to him and said, "We can't afford to waste time now. Every time we delay for a while, the 38th Army's defense line is at risk of being penetrated."
"Order, the First Division and the Second Division take the initiative to attack from Weasel Rock, go around the enemy's flank and attack the Beautiful Country Airborne Regiment!"
"Inform the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Tank Regiment to cooperate with the 3rd Division to launch an attack on the 1st Division of the Southern Dynasty from the front, and notify the 3rd Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Armored Division to provide artillery support!"
"Order the Fourth Army to use all its strength to contain the Beautiful Country's 3rd Infantry Division and prevent it from reinforcing the Itachiyanli area!"
"Notify the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Armored Division to provide fire coverage to the position of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country!"
After sending the telegram to the 38th Army, Li Qiufan immediately issued combat orders to all units.
The Fourth Army held back the 3rd Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country, and various units of the First Army launched an attack on the 1st Division of the Southern Dynasties and the Airborne Regiment of the Beautiful Country in the Itachiyan-ri area.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, the First Division and the Second Division immediately withdrew from their positions and moved around from the flanks towards the location of the Meiliguo Airborne Regiment.
The Third Division relied on the artillery support of the Third Heavy Artillery Brigade, and the Second and Third Battalions of the Tank Regiment opened the way to attack the First Division from the front to the south.
Although the strength of the Third Division was only about half of that of the First Division of the Southern Dynasty, with the artillery support of an entire heavy artillery brigade and the cover and advance of two tank battalions, the First Division of the Southern Dynasty was directly beaten and retreated.
After learning that the First Division of the Southern Dynasties had been attacked by volunteers, the American Airborne Regiment was about to go to provide support.
But before the American airborne regiment started to move, the first and second divisions circled around and attacked it from the flank.
Although the First and Second Divisions did not have heavy artillery fire support and no tanks to clear the way, they were not weak at all when faced with the beautiful Chinese airborne regiment, which also had no heavy weapons, and directly launched a charge against it.
Faced with the fierce attack by the First and Second Divisions, the Meiliguo Airborne Regiment could only give up supporting the First Division of the Southern Dynasties. While resisting with all its strength, it reported the situation in Itachi Yanli to the Meiliguo commander.
After the commander of the beautiful country learned that the volunteers in Weasel Rock had launched a counterattack, he immediately contacted the 3rd Infantry Division and asked it to dispatch troops to Weasel Rock for support.
But at this time, the Third Infantry Division had no time to pay attention to Weasel Rock, and was fully resisting the fierce attack of the Fourth Army.
