Not long after Li Qiufan's order was issued, the enemy's vanguard troops advanced to the front lines of Dongduchuanli and Anxingli, and the 38th Army in Changjuli had already exchanged fire with the enemy.
"Report to Commander, the Dongduchuan-ri forward position has reported that it has exchanged fire with the enemy, and it has been discovered that a large number of enemy mechanized troops are advancing towards its position. We specifically request the headquarters to provide support!"
Not long after the fighting started with the 38th Army, Li Qiufan received another report from the Dongduchuan-ri forward position.
The Fourth Army stationed in Dongducheon-ri not only fought with the enemy, but the enemy also sent a large number of mobile troops to advance towards the forward position of Dongducheon-ri.
"Ask if the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade is ready to launch artillery fire suppression directly against the enemy attacking Dongduchuanri!"
"In addition, notify the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Tank Regiment to immediately go to the Dongduchuan-ri forward position to assist the Fourth Army in resisting the enemy's mobile troops!"
After hearing the correspondent's report, Li Qiufan immediately made arrangements.
First, a heavy artillery brigade was ordered to provide artillery support to Dongduchuanri, and then two tank battalions were sent to provide support.
Because Dongduchuan is the enemy's main attack direction, the mechanized troops are gathered here.
Li Qiufan did not have too many reservations. He only left one tank battalion in case of emergencies and sent most of the tanks to Dongduchuan.
"Report to the commander, the Anxingli forward position report is also at war with the enemy. Request the command headquarters to provide artillery support to Anxingli!"
Not long after the battle in Dongduchuan-ri started, news of Anxing-ri's request for artillery support arrived.
"Damn it, it's really all blooming now! Order the Second Heavy Artillery Brigade to immediately provide artillery support to the Anxingli forward position, and I'll beat that son of a bitch!"
After hearing the report from the Anxingli forward position, Li Qiufan rubbed his head and cursed, and then issued an order for the Second Heavy Artillery Brigade to provide artillery support.
"Correspondent, send a message to the 38th Army and ask them if they need support there!"
After making arrangements for Anxingli, Li Qiufan asked his correspondent to send a telegram to the 38th Army.
Because the three positions are not very far apart this time, Li Qiufan's mobile troops and artillery troops can provide rapid support.
In addition, the 38th Army had a beautiful First National Cavalry Division equipped with a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, so Li Qiufan asked the other party if they needed support.
The commander of the 38th Army was really overjoyed after receiving the telegram from Li Qiufan.
Previously, because the positions were too far away, Li Qiufan could not help much, and the 38th Army could only rely on itself to carry it on.
Although the 38th Army captured a lot of heavy weapons after entering the peninsula, it was still far behind the beautiful American troops.
Now that Li Qiufan asked him if he needed support, the commander of the 38th Army suddenly felt happy, because he knew what Li Qiufan's configuration was.
Then the commander of the 38th Army was not polite and asked the correspondent to reply with two words to Li Qiufan: Needed! "
"Haha, if I don't ask this old Liang, he really doesn't want to speak!"
"Order the Third Heavy Artillery Brigade to adjust its shooting at Zhu Yuan and immediately provide artillery support to the forward positions of the 38th Army!"
"In addition, notify the 1st Battalion of the Tank Regiment to immediately go to the Changjuli area to help the 38th Army deal with the mobile troops of the enemy's 1st Cavalry Division!"
After seeing the reply from the 38th Army, Li Qiufan smiled and said to Zhao Gang beside him, and then issued an order for the 3rd Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 1st Battalion of the Tank Regiment to support him.
Li Qiufan did not let the 3rd Heavy Artillery Brigade take action before, just to leave it to the 38th Army. As for the 1st Battalion of the Tank Regiment, the same consideration was given.
"This Lao Liang is also a tough guy. We are very familiar with the mechanical troops of the enemy's First Cavalry Division. They didn't say a word in the previous battle and didn't ask for any support from us!"
Zhao Gang also smiled after hearing Li Qiufan's words, and then praised the commander of the 38th Army.
"None of the troops who came to the peninsula to participate in the war are hard-core. If we save the peninsula, we will save ourselves!"
After hearing this, Li Qiufan nodded towards Zhao Gang, and then looked into the distance and sighed.
While the two were talking, the battle on the front line was fierce, especially the Dongduchuan-ri front position, which was blown up by enemy howitzers like smoke bombs. The entire position was shrouded in flying dust.
The enemy troops attacking Dongducheon-ri were the 1st Marine Division and the 24th Infantry Division of the United States. The total strength of the two troops was about 40,000.
Moreover, the 1st Marine Division, a beautiful ace army, was equipped with top-notch weapons and equipment. The Fourth Army had a very difficult time fighting in Dongduchuan.
The First Army of Anxingli faced the 3rd Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country and the 6th Division of the Southern Dynasties. Although the 3rd Infantry Division had experienced encirclement and annihilation before, its strength still consisted of about 12,000 people.
The 12,000 men of the Beautiful Country's 3rd Infantry Division, plus the strength of the Southern Dynasty's 6th Infantry Division, amounted to just over 20,000.
And there was news here that Li Qiufan didn't know, that is, the First Division of the Southern Dynasty, which had been repulsed by the Third Division, was heading towards Anxingli for reinforcements after being supplemented from the rear.
Opposite the 38th Army in Changjuli are still their old rivals, the 1st National Cavalry Division and the 27th Brigade of the Eagle Army, as well as a kangaroo battalion.
The previous battles of the 38th Army had been extremely difficult because they could not restrain the mobile troops of the 1st Cavalry Division, which put a lot of pressure on the 38th Army's defense line.
Moreover, relying on the advantage of mobile troops, the enemy broke through the 38th Army's first-line defensive positions several times and rushed to fight in depth.
Fortunately, we were relatively close to Li Qiufan this time. The forward position of the 38th Army was within the range of the heavy artillery brigade. Coupled with the support of a tank battalion, the fight was not as difficult as before.
But in terms of the current overall situation, Li Qiufan's three positions are all under tremendous pressure because the opponent's troops are much more powerful than them.
And in addition to Li Qiufan's western front, the defensive forces in the middle and eastern front were not in good condition. The reason was due to the gap in equipment.
"Report to the commander, reporting from the Dongduchuan-ri forward position. A large number of enemy aircraft are found flying towards the position. Please request the command headquarters to arrange air defense troops for support!"
The fighting on the front line in Dongducheonri was fierce. Suddenly, the soldiers in the front position discovered dense black dots in the sky in the distance. Based on their past experience, they instantly judged that these were enemy bombers, and then reported to their superiors. .
