Lao Ma didn't waste too much time. After leaving twenty soldiers and five anti-aircraft armored vehicles, he transported Zhao Gang to the armored division station.
"Old Zhao, you can't die for being such a bitch! Otherwise, I'll pry your wife off when I return home!"
Looking at the motorcade driving away, Li Qiufan's eyes gradually became moist, and he murmured at the same time.
"Come ten people, in pairs, to scout the surrounding area to see if there are any remaining enemy troops!"
"Everyone else returned to the command post, quickly contacted the frontline troops, and inquired about the situation at each forward position!"
After simply relaxing his mood, Li Qiufan took out ten people to investigate the vicinity of the command post, and then took the others back to the command post.
"Correspondent, order the three heavy artillery brigades belonging to the armored division to send people to conduct a close reconnaissance around the artillery positions to prevent enemy troops from infiltrating in to obtain the coordinates!"
After returning to the headquarters, Li Qiufan asked his correspondents to contact the frontline units. At the same time, he also issued orders to the three heavy artillery brigades, asking them to check whether any enemy troops had penetrated.
Fortunately, none of the combat correspondents were killed this time, and only two were slightly injured. Otherwise, communication on his side would have been a problem.
"Commander, let me take care of your wound first, you are bleeding non-stop!"
As soon as Li Qiufan gave the order, a soldier came over and said that he had captured the enemy's medical supplies, including bandages and sterile sulfonamide powder.
"bring it on."
After hearing what the soldier said, Li Qiufan gritted his teeth and pulled out the shell fragments from his arm, and then said to him.
Fortunately, the fragment was not inserted deeply, otherwise it would be a bit troublesome for Li Qiufan to take it out.
While Li Qiufan was treating the wound, the correspondent got in touch with the frontline troops.
During the incident at the command post, the situation on the front line was not good.
Especially the Fourth Army defending Dongducheon-ri, the first-line defensive position was once again breached by the enemy, and then retreated to the second-line defensive position.
The First Army in Anxingli was still in a second-line defensive position, unable to regain its position due to insufficient troops.
The 38th Army, which had been relatively relaxed before, also had an accident. The reason was that the enemy's Nanchao Second Division, which was originally on the center line, suddenly moved towards Chang Juli, which doubled the pressure on the 38th Army.
"Correspondent, inform the troops on the front line not to engage in positional warfare, and ask them to alternately cover and withdraw from their positions and engage in mobile warfare with the enemy!"
After listening to the correspondent's report on the situation of each unit, Li Qiufan decided not to hold on to his position.
Because they couldn't afford to fight the enemy, especially now that his artillery shell reserves were running low, he had to think about whether it was worth every shelling.
Therefore, Li Qiufan decided to use mobile warfare to retreat towards Yeoncheon while fighting, delaying the enemy's advance during this journey.
After all, although mobile troops and heavy firepower are no match for the enemy, when it comes to mobile warfare and harassment and interception, they have never been afraid of anyone.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, the First Army, the Fourth Army, and the 38th Army withdrew from their positions one after another, and then began to disperse their troops and conduct successive attacks in battalion and company units.
The main methods of combat are to lay mines and conduct harassment to prevent the enemy from advancing unbridled.
And with battalions and companies as units, the mobility of the troops has been improved. They can enter the mountains and forests to avoid detection by enemy aircraft, so that the enemy cannot capture the target.
This method of combat greatly reduced troop casualties, but it was also Li Qiufan's only backup plan. Once he retreated to the Yenchuan area, there would be no retreat.
Therefore, they must try their best to delay the enemy on this stretch of road. Every extra day they delay the enemy will reduce their casualties.
"Report to the Commander, there is a call from the Volunteer Army Headquarters, this..."
On the way to the Yenchuan area, Li Qiufan was thinking deeply about something when suddenly the correspondent came to him with a telegram, but he was too hesitant to speak.
"What's going on? Tell me!"
Li Qiufan was a little confused when he saw the correspondent's look, and then frowned and said to him.
"Yes, Commander!"
"The telegram said that the political commissar has been sent to the Volunteer Army Headquarters and his injuries have been temporarily stabilized!"
"But the political commissar's injury is very serious, and follow-up treatment cannot be guaranteed in the peninsula, so we are preparing to send the political commissar back to the country."
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, the correspondent told the contents of the telegram.
"I got it. Call Shisi back. I hope Shisi can send Lao Zhao back to China for treatment as soon as possible!"
"In addition, report to the Volunteer Army Headquarters the situation of our troops, as well as the retreat route and the area where the defense line is planned to be established in the Yeoncheon area!"
After hearing the correspondent's report, Li Qiufan, who had been worried for several days, finally let go. The news that Zhao Gang had stabilized his injury made him regain some of his energy.
When Lao Ma took Zhao Gang to the armored division station, Zhao Gang went into shock for a time. After receiving the news, Li Qiufan couldn't stand straight.
Fortunately, the military doctor rescued Zhao Gang in time and sent him to the Volunteer Army Headquarters.
After receiving treatment from the Volunteer Army Headquarters, Zhao Gang was finally snatched back from the hands of the King of Hell.
Now that he is no longer worried, Li Qiufan has returned to his former glory, commanding the troops to fight against the enemy.
At this time, the First Army, the Fourth Army, and the 38th Army retreated from three routes toward Yeoncheon, and the enemy army also divided into three parts to advance.
Among them, those pursuing the First Army were the 3rd Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country, and the 1st and 6th Divisions of the Southern Dynasties.
The Fourth Army was pursued by the 1st Marine Division of the Beautiful Country and the Second Division of the Southern Dynasty. The 38th Army was pursued by the 24th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country, the 27th Brigade of the Eagle Army and the Kangaroo Battalion.
As for the 1st Cavalry Division, the commander of the beautiful country was transferred to the center line, using its powerful mobile troops to advance towards the Iron Triangle area from the center.
Among the three groups of enemy troops chasing Li Qiufan, the 38th Army and the 4th Army only slowed down the enemy's advancement and did not cause too many casualties.
But the First Army gave Li Qiufan a surprise. The Beautiful Country's Third Infantry Division had been surrounded and annihilated before, so it had some shadows on the Volunteer Army.
Therefore, the First and Sixth Divisions of the Southern Dynasty were allowed to take the lead, with the Third Infantry Division following behind.
Erhu saw that the enemy's vanguard were all idiots, so he had another idea, which was to block the enemy's attack during the day and launch a night attack at night.
And they only attacked the dog legs and ignored the beautiful country's 3rd Infantry Division behind them.
That ghostly attack scared the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty to death. When they were sleeping, they dreamed that the volunteers had launched an attack.
