"However, the 1st Marine Division is now in ruins. It has no heavy weapons, less than half of its mobile troops are left, and its strength is only about 10,000 people."
After talking about the situation of the 1st Cavalry Division and the 1st Marine Division, Li Qiufan added another sentence, which made the old brigade commander very puzzled.
"What's going on? Why is this 1st Marine Division disabled?"
The old brigade commander did not know about the battle that took place in Dongduchuan. At that time, he had just entered the peninsula and was on his way to the Volunteer Army Headquarters.
"We had a fight with the enemy in Dongduchuan some time ago. The enemy's 1st Marine Division and 24th Infantry Division were surrounded by my 1st Corps and 13th Corps."
"Later, due to the reinforcements from the 1st National Cavalry Division and the 3rd Infantry Division, as well as the harassment from the two southern divisions, the 1st Marine Division ran away."
"However, the First Marine Division was crippled as a result. Not a single piece of heavy weapons and equipment was taken away, and more than half of its troops were killed or injured."
After hearing the old brigade commander's inquiry, Li Qiufan briefly told about the previous battle in Dongduchuan.
"So that's what happened, you are so stupid!"
After listening to Li Qiufan's story, the old brigade commander immediately smiled and said to him.
"low profile."
Seeing the old brigade commander praising himself, Li Qiufan pretended to say to him.
"Okay! Take me to the front line to have a look!"
Seeing that Li Qiufan was pretending, the old brigade commander immediately gave him a kick, and then asked Li Qiufan to take him to the front line to understand the situation.
At the same time, the first regiment on the other side had passed through the Yufang Mountain area and was heading towards Yangping.
After half a day of rapid march, we finally arrived in the Yangping area.
After entering Yangping, Erhu did not let the troops continue to march quickly. Instead, they ordered the large troops to hibernate and sent reconnaissance troops to the bank of the Han River.
After some reconnaissance, it was discovered that there were no enemy troops stationed in Yangping, but Erhu did not take it lightly and decided to let the troops cross the river again at night.
Yangping is located in the middle of the east and west lines, and there should have been troops stationed here.
However, the commander of the beautiful country believed that the volunteers were once again insufficient in strength, and the eastern front was advancing at full strength, so he directly transferred all the Jiang defense troops on the eastern front to the front line.
Moreover, there has been a confrontation with the Volunteer Army on the Western Front, so the commander of the beautiful country did not consider this aspect at all.
"Report to the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief, the First Corps sent a telegram, they are about to start crossing the river!"
As night fell, the First Corps was preparing to cross the river, and then sent a telegram to Li Qiufan.
"Okay! Immediately reply to the First Corps. After crossing the river, do not march along the river. Let them go around Gyeongan-ri first, and then go to Yeongdeungpo!"
After hearing the correspondent's report, Li Qiufan and the old brigade commander's eyes lit up at the same time, and then Li Qiufan asked the correspondent to reply to the First Corps.
"Wait a minute! The large force must be detoured, but we can send a reconnaissance unit to reconnoiter all the way along the river to Yeongdeungpo to find out the strength of the enemy's river defense troops."
"Although the enemy will not have too many troops on the south bank, if we don't understand the enemy's situation, accidents will easily occur."
"Although we have a second set of plans by then, it will cost the lives of the soldiers after all, so try not to make any mistakes!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's reply to the First Corps, the old brigade commander reached out to stop the correspondent who was about to leave, and then made additions.
"I was negligent. Please respond immediately according to the instructions of the deputy commander!"
After hearing what the old brigade commander said, Li Qiufan nodded in agreement, and then spoke to the correspondent again.
"As long as the first regiment can successfully cross the river tonight, half of our plan will be completed!"
After the correspondent left, the old brigade commander looked in the direction of Yang Ping and said.
"Yes, success or failure depends on tonight!"
After hearing the old brigade commander's words, Li Qiufan also turned his head and looked in the direction of Yang Ping.
On Yangping's side, after receiving Li Qiufan's reply, the First Corps began to cross the river.
The First Army was the first to cross the river. Thirty thousand people arrived on the south bank of the Han River very smoothly and quickly set up a cordon. The large army went to the designated location and hid.
Then came the Second Army, but the Second Army had just begun to cross the river when the sound of helicopters suddenly came from the distant sky.
Although the enemy did not set up river defense troops on the eastern front, they always sent helicopters to patrol the river banks.
After hearing the sound of a helicopter, the commander of the Second Army, Lu Mingdang, ordered the troops who had not entered the water to retreat and hide, while the troops in the water entered the water to escape.
Soon the helicopter arrived at the place chosen by the First Corps to cross the river. Soldiers from the beautiful country used searchlights on the helicopter to constantly observe the river and both sides of the river.
At this time, there were nearly a company of soldiers in the water, holding hands and holding their breath waiting for the enemy helicopter to fly over.
Fortunately, the enemy's helicopter did not stay too long and left after briefly observing the river surface and both sides of the river with a searchlight.
Although the enemy's helicopter had already flown eastward, the soldiers in the water still did not dare to show their heads for fear that the other party would fight back.
It was not until Lu Ming observed that the enemy helicopter was moving away that he sent someone to notify the soldiers in the water.
But more than three minutes had passed by now, and the soldiers in the water couldn't hold it in for such a long time. When the soldiers on the shore went over and stretched out their hands, they found that all the people in the water had passed out.
Then Lu Ming hurriedly sent people to drag the soldiers in the water ashore for first aid, while the large force continued to cross the river.
But in the end, nearly a company of soldiers only rescued three people, and dozens of others died.
Fortunately, both the Second Army and the Fourth Army successfully crossed the river. After burying these dozens of soldiers, they rushed towards Gyeongan-ri.
"Damn it! It's this stupid helicopter again!"
At this time, the command post also received news that a regiment had successfully crossed the river. However, after learning that nearly a company of soldiers had died, Li Qiufan cursed angrily.
After hearing that nearly a company of soldiers drowned due to enemy helicopter patrols, Li Qiufan couldn't help but think of Zhao Gang again who was seriously injured by enemy airborne troops.
After entering the peninsula, Li Qiufan didn't have much hatred for the enemy's troops. Until Zhao Gang was seriously injured, he hated the enemy's airborne troops to the core.
Just like the enemy's airborne regiment in the Jinguli area, Li Qiufan directly issued a kill order, and he did not want any prisoners of the enemy's airborne troops.
Now, nearly a company of soldiers once again died due to enemy helicopter patrols, which rekindled Li Qiufan's extinguished anger.
