Also making plans was Li Qiufan, who had conducted countless deductions in his mind before launching the attack.
Although the retreat of the beautiful country's troops surprised him, it did not affect the entire plan.
"Order the 38th Army and the 39th Army to penetrate directly into Wangfang Mountain from Liang Wenli, and ask them to rush over as quickly as possible, and immediately deploy an interception defense line after arriving at Wangfang Mountain."
"Notify the Fourth Army, the Fortieth Army, and the Forty-second Army to advance towards Dongducheon-ri from the front!"
After successively annihilating the Second Division of the Southern Dynasty, the two brigades of the Eagle Army, and the Kangaroo Battalion, Li Qiufan issued new orders to each unit.
The first is the 38th Army and the 39th Army. Their mission is to penetrate to the Wangfang Mountain area as quickly as possible.
Wangbang Mountain is located between Pocheon and Chilbong Mountain. The 38th Army once fought here to block the attack, so it knows the terrain here very well.
The purpose of crossing to Wangfang Mountain was that Li Qiufan was eyeing the 1st Marine Division of the Beautiful Country, and this time he wanted to keep the ace division of the Beautiful Country no matter what.
In the previous battles, due to insufficient troops and gaps in weapons and equipment, Li Qiufan could only retreat again and again.
Now that the entire Western Front has joined the Thirteenth Corps, there are a total of seven armies, so Li Qiufan is ready to play something big.
However, the enemy army had the same plan as Li Qiufan, and was preparing to encircle the volunteers.
The commander of the beautiful country has given an order to the 1st Cavalry Division in Changyanli to move towards Jishanli, while the 24th Infantry Division is heading to the Changjuli area.
Therefore, the current situation between the enemy and us is very delicate, and they are both trying to make a pocket to put the other party in.
On Li Qiufan's side, the Fourth Army, the 40th Army, and the 42nd Army were getting closer and closer to Dongduchuan, but the First Marine Division had no intention of retreating from Dongduchuan.
This unusual behavior of the enemy made Li Qiufan very confused, but now that the 38th Army and the 39th Army were about to arrive at Wangfang Mountain, Li Qiufan could only proceed according to the original plan.
After the 38th Army and the 39th Army arrived in the Wangfang Mountain area, they immediately spread out their troops and established an interception defense line, starting from Wangfang Mountain and reaching the Qifeng Mountain area.
This line of defense directly blocked the retreat of the 1st Marine Division. At the same time, the Fourth Army and other three armies also spread out their troops and surrounded Dongduchuanri in a fan shape.
But the 1st Marine Division remained calm and pretended to stick to Dongduchuan.
Although Li Qiufan was very puzzled by this, he still asked the Fourth Army and other units to launch an attack, but he also issued orders to the 38th Army and the 39th Army to stay put for the time being.
The battle between the two sides was about to break out. The 1st Marine Division relied on its powerful firepower to withstand the attacks of the three armies. This made Li Qiufan couldn't help but sigh that good equipment means he is confident.
"Order the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade to open fire and cover the enemy positions with fire!"
"Notify all the tank regiments to dispatch, cover the infantry and launch a charge against the enemy positions!"
Li Qiufan planned to get serious and sent out the entire tank regiment to cover the three armies in launching an all-out charge against the 1st Marine Division's position.
It was at this time that the 1st Cavalry Division and the 24th Infantry Division of the beautiful country were in place. The commander of the beautiful country immediately ordered them to cover the Wangfang Mountain and Qifeng Mountain areas.
It turned out that the enemy had long discovered the traces of the 38th Army and the 39th Army. This time the 1st Marine Division stayed in Dongduchuan to block the attack, and the real target was to attack the rear of the 1st Marine Division. The two armies encircled.
At the same time, the 3rd Infantry Division located in Paju-ri also moved towards Chilbong Mountain from the right, while the 1st and 6th Divisions of the Southern Dynasty stayed to block the 1st Army.
Li Qiufan didn't know about this situation yet. He didn't understand what was going on until the flank of the 39th Army was attacked.
"Damn it, you actually set a trick on me, these bitches!"
After receiving the news reported by the 39th Army, Li Qiufan immediately understood what the enemy's plan was.
But there was nothing we could do about it, because enemy planes were flying overhead all day long, and their whereabouts would be exposed if they were not careful.
The 38th Army and the 39th Army also suffered this loss and were discovered by enemy aircraft, so the beautiful country commander set up such a trap.
Now these two armies have to face three entire divisions of the beautiful country. In terms of weapon configuration, they cannot defeat them in a frontal battle, let alone being surrounded.
"Correspondent, immediately send a report to the 38th Army and the 39th Army, asking them to abandon their positions immediately and retreat towards the Uijeongbu before the enemy's encirclement is completely formed!"
"In addition, send a message to the First Army, asking them not to get entangled with the Southern Dynasty troops, and to cross over in the direction of Jigu immediately!"
Regarding the fact that the two armies were surrounded, Li Qiufan was a little annoyed but not angry because he still had a back-up, which was the Second Army that was about to arrive in the Uijeongbu area.
Li Qiufan originally had other plans for the Second Army to penetrate into the Uijeongbu area. He planned to use the Second Army as a surprise force to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy at the critical moment.
But as far as the current situation is concerned, the Second Army can only be exposed in advance, but the effect of making mistakes may be better than what he had planned before.
Because the Second Army has now entered the Uijeongbu area, and the First Army is also rushing from Paju-ri to the Gigu area on the right side of the Uijeongbu.
At that time, as long as the 38th Army and the 39th Army also withdraw, then the enemy can be surrounded again.
The four armies formed an interception line in the Uijeongbu area, directly blocking the four entire divisions of the beautiful country. This trick exceeded Li Qiufan's expectations.
The enemy did not know this at the moment. After learning that the volunteers who were about to be surrounded were retreating towards the Uijeongbu, the beautiful commander immediately issued a pursuit order to the 1st Cavalry Division and the 3rd Infantry Division.
The 24th Infantry Division received orders to go to Dongducheon-ri to assist the 1st Marine Division in blocking the three volunteer armies on the front.
At this time, the commanders of the 38th Army and the 39th Army were also confused and did not understand why Li Qiufan asked them to retreat towards the Uijeongbu.
They didn't know at the moment that the Second Army had penetrated into Uijeongbu, so they felt that even if they were to break through, they should break through to Dongducheonri. The three frontal armies cooperated with them to open a gap in the defense line of the 1st Marine Division.
But after all, Li Qiufan was the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, and the commanders of the 38th Army and the 39th Army could only execute the order and lead the troops to withdraw towards the Uijeongbu.
