"Then it's settled, Qiu Fan, you will be the commander-in-chief of this operation, and let your old brigade commander give you a shot."
Seeing that neither the old brigade commander nor Li Qiufan had any objections, the commander-in-chief settled the matter.
However, the last two sentences made Li Qiufan's eyes widen and he looked at the Commander-in-Chief with shock.
"Commander-in-Chief, stop joking! It's enough to ask me to help the old brigade commander!"
Li Qiufan was stunned for a while before he reacted, and then he waved towards the Commander-in-Chief and said.
"What? Are you so damn afraid that I will embarrass you?"
Seeing that Li Qiufan refused, before the commander-in-chief could speak, the old brigade commander spoke to him with a threatening look on his face.
"Old brigade commander, that's not the case! It's too heavy for me to ask you to help me!"
After hearing what the old brigade commander said, Li Qiufan quickly shook his head and explained to him.
"Haha, aren't you very courageous? You can't bear it if your old leader beats you?"
Seeing Li Qiufan's embarrassed look, the commander-in-chief couldn't help but laugh, and then started to tease him.
"I'm telling you two bosses, please stop making fun of me and let's get down to business!"
Li Qiufan was really helpless. Facing these two big guys, he really had no choice at all.
"Hmph! Do you think I am joking with you?"
"I made you the commander-in-chief after careful consideration. Do you think I am joking with you?"
"This idea was first proposed by you, so you must have a plan in mind on how to implement it, so it makes sense for you to be the commander-in-chief."
"Another point is that you have always been commanding the battles on the Western Front. You also know the situation in various areas on the Western Front relatively well. You can respond quickly to any emergencies when the time comes."
"I won't go into details. Based on these two points, the commander-in-chief of this operation must be you!"
Seeing Li Qiufan's helpless look, the commander-in-chief snorted angrily, and then explained the reason why Li Qiufan was appointed commander-in-chief.
"What the Commander-in-Chief said makes sense. I have just arrived in the peninsula. I know everything here through battle reports and maps, so I definitely don't know as much as you do about some details."
"And you kid, don't belittle yourself. I've seen all the battles you've fought. If you weren't good enough, I wouldn't be willing to do this to you!"
After listening to the boss's explanation, before Li Qiufan could speak, the old brigade commander nodded and lectured to him.
"Okay, the two big guys are trying to catch up, why don't I admit it?"
Li Qiufan finally understood that he must be the commander-in-chief, and then he directly raised his hands to surrender and agreed.
"You're worthless, I'll give you a leg up if you keep trying!"
After seeing Li Qiufan agreeing, the commander-in-chief and the old brigade commander first looked at each other and smiled, and then cursed at Li Qiufan angrily.
The final decision was that the mission would be participated by the Third Corps, the Nineteenth Corps, the First Corps, and the Thirteenth Corps. The commander-in-chief was Li Qiufan, and the deputy commander-in-chief was the veteran brigade commander.
After the commander-in-chief issued the order, Li Qiufan and the old brigade commander went to the Seoul front line and the location of the Third Corps respectively.
There was no fighting in the Seoul area at this time. After taking over as temporary commander-in-chief, the commander of the 38th Army ordered all troops to follow the orders left by Li Qiufan and only to confront the enemy and not to initiate an attack.
After Li Qiufan returned to the front line in Seoul, he summoned the commanders of the various armies for a meeting and announced the order of the Volunteer Army Headquarters.
"Deputy Director...ah no...Commander-in-Chief! Did the Commander-in-Chief really want your old leader to help you?"
After Li Qiufan announced the order from the Volunteer Army Headquarters, everyone present was stunned and stunned.
They had all heard of the old brigade commander. He was a legendary figure. They never imagined that the commander-in-chief would arrange for him to serve as Li Qiufan's assistant.
Just when everyone was shocked and speechless, the commander of the 38th Army was the first to react, and then swallowed his saliva and asked Li Qiufan.
"Yes, Commander, no matter how this matter is discussed, the old brigade commander should be the commander-in-chief. Why did the commander-in-chief carry him up for you?"
After hearing the words of the commander of the 38th Army, Erhu also reacted at this time, and then asked Li Qiufan with a puzzled face.
"Alas~"
"What can I say about this? It's time to catch the duck. If I don't continue, the commander-in-chief will kick me!"
Looking at the curious faces, Li Qiufan sighed helplessly, then shook his head and said to everyone.
"Okay, let's get down to business!"
"The first corps was responsible for the cross-river interception mission of this operation. In addition to the first corps, there were also the engineering battalion and the reconnaissance battalion of the armored division."
"The heavy artillery brigade, tank regiment, and air defense regiment all stayed on the north bank and cooperated with the 13th Corps and the 3rd Corps to launch an attack on the enemy!"
After explaining to everyone, Li Qiufan announced that the First Corps would carry out the task of crossing the river to intercept.
In this river crossing interception mission, the heavy artillery brigade, tank regiment and air defense regiment will not move. This means that the First Corps will not have any heavy weapons, mobile troops and air defense troops to support it after crossing the river.
Because the main task this time was to quickly cross the river to the south bank before the enemy could react, and rush to the Yeongdeungpo area to establish an interception defense line.
After Li Qiufan explained some more details, the commanders of each army returned to their troops, and then they waited for news from the Eastern Front.
On the Eastern Front, after arriving at the Third Corps, the old brigade commander immediately announced the order from the Volunteer Army Headquarters, and then contacted the 19th Corps to make pre-war arrangements.
The first is the location of the 19th Corps' defense line. After careful consideration, the old brigade commander chose Sangjianfeng Ri in the Gapyeong area.
After selecting the location, the old brigade commander immediately issued an order to the 19th Corps to go to the Shangjianfengli area to establish a defense line.
After arranging the 19th Corps, the old brigade commander immediately ordered the 3rd Corps to assemble troops and launch an attack on the enemy troops on the Qingpingchuan line.
On the enemy side, the commander of the beautiful country is most worried about the western front at this time, because it has been beaten to the Seoul area by the volunteers.
However, the volunteer troops on the western front did not take the initiative to launch an attack after arriving in Seoul, which puzzled the commander of the beautiful country.
But before he could clear his mind, news came from the Eastern Front that the volunteer troops on the Eastern Front were advancing towards the Qingpingchuan line.
After receiving the news, the commander of the beautiful country pondered for a moment and ordered the troops on the eastern front to counterattack, and then issued an order to the troops on the western front. If the volunteers on the western front launched an attack, they would directly cross the river to the south bank to establish a defense line. .
