As Li Qiufan's order was issued, the entire Brother's Peak battlefield instantly resounded with the sound of the charge horn, followed closely by the shouts of the volunteer soldiers.
At the same time, the heavy artillery brigade affiliated to the armored division also strengthened its firepower and, together with the artillery of other units, launched artillery fire coverage on the enemy positions.
In an instant, the shouts of killing soldiers from all units were covered up by the explosion, and the entire enemy position was reduced to a sea of fire.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief and Deputy Commander-in-Chief! The Ninth Corps called to report that it has arrived in the Tiejialing area, and cooperated with the Second Army of the First Corps to encircle the enemy's Ninth Division, Eleventh Division of the Southern Dynasty and the Marine Corps of the Southern Dynasty!"
While the battle at Brothers Peak was fiercely going on, the Ninth Corps, which had diverted its route to the Tiejia Ridge area, also sent a telegram. It had joined the First Corps and the Second Corps and formed an encirclement around the enemy troops in Tiejia Ridge.
"The Ninth Corps moved very quickly. Not long after the battle at Brother Peak, they were already in place!"
After hearing the correspondent's report, the old brigade commander was surprised before Li Qiufan could speak.
"Haha, old brigade commander, which of the troops who can come to the peninsula to participate in the war is not fast? Otherwise, how can they come here before other troops!"
Li Qiufan was also very happy that good things came in pairs. After hearing what the old brigade commander said, he smiled and joked with him.
"Ha ha ha ha……………"
"What you said is right. That's why you were able to come here before me. My legs and feet are not good!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's joke, the old brigade commander hesitated for a moment, then burst out laughing. After laughing, he pointed at his legs and started teasing.
"Ahem, old brigade commander, why did you get me into your pocket? I didn't tell you anything!"
After hearing the old brigade commander's self-mockery, Li Qiufan choked on his saliva, and then quickly waved his hand and explained to him.
"Hahaha, I won't beat you, why are you so scared!"
After seeing Li Qiufan's reaction, the old brigade commander laughed again, then pointed at Li Qiufan and started laughing and scolding.
"Hmph! I'm afraid. I'm showing respect to you. Who's afraid?"
After hearing what the old brigade commander said, Li Qiufan snorted hard, and then said to him in a pretentious manner.
"Okay, you kid, stop playing tricks and give orders to the Ninth Corps as soon as possible!"
The old brigade commander saw through Li Qiufan's pretentiousness at a glance, and then waved his hand and changed the subject.
"Correspondent, give orders to the First Corps, Second Corps and Ninth Corps to immediately launch an encirclement and suppression of the enemy troops in the Tiejia Ridge area and resolve the battle as quickly as possible!"
After hearing what the old brigade commander said, Li Qiufan nodded, and then called the correspondent to issue an order for the Second Army and the Ninth Army to start taking action and resolve the battle as soon as possible.
At the same time that the Second Army and the Ninth Army received the order, the fighting on Brother's Peak became more and more intense. The enemy troops were beaten back steadily, and all the first-line defensive positions were penetrated.
In this encirclement and annihilation battle, Li Qiufan didn't rush to capture prisoners at all, because now the prisoners were just a burden to them.
Therefore, each unit was merciless when attacking, and directly defeated the enemy with overwhelming force.
At this time, the outermost Nanchao Capital Division, Nanchao 3rd Division, Nanchao 7th Division, and Nanchao 8th Division all suffered more than half of their casualties.
Especially the Southern Capital Division and the Southern Third Division, their structures were almost wiped out.
The only ones in better condition are the 7th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country and the 5th Division of the Southern Dynasty. These two troops are in the center and have not suffered major casualties so far.
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief and Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Chunchuan reported that traces of enemy troops were found and that the leading troops have arrived at Jiguan Mountain!"
While the battle was fiercely going on, the correspondent suddenly reported a piece of news to Li Qiufan and the old brigade commander. It was reported by the scouts arranged by Li Qiufan in the Chunchuan area.
"The enemy's speed is very fast. They have already reached Jiguan Mountain!"
After hearing the correspondent's report, the old brigade commander immediately frowned and said to Li Qiufan.
"This should be the enemy's mobile force. The senior officials of the beautiful country and the Southern Dynasty are anxious. After all, so many troops on the eastern front are about to be annihilated by us."
Li Qiufan nodded towards the old brigade commander, and then spoke to him.
"Then we have to speed up. If we delay it any longer, we will easily be restrained by the other party, which will not be conducive to the development of subsequent plans!"
The old brigade commander nodded in agreement and realized that the infantry's marching speed should not be so fast, and those arriving at Jiguan Mountain should be the enemy's mobile troops.
"Correspondent, call back to Chunchuan and ask them to continue to monitor the enemy while ensuring their own safety, and then withdraw until they discover the enemy's large forces!"
"In addition, inform all the corps to speed up the attack and stop entangled with the enemy!"
After hearing the words of the old brigade commander, Li Qiufan did not respond. Instead, he asked the correspondent to reply to Chunchuan and urged each corps.
After receiving the order from Li Qiufan, the commanders of each corps immediately understood what was going on, because they all knew that the troops from the beautiful country that had landed on Haizhou were coming here.
Then the commanders of each corps issued orders to the frontline troops to speed up the attack and annihilate the enemy troops as soon as possible.
As a result, the battle in the Brother Peak area became more intense. Artillery shells continued to fall on the enemy's positions as if they were free, suppressing all the remaining enemy soldiers until they could not lift their heads.
Then the troops launched a large-scale charge in an attempt to end the battle directly.
The Second Army and the Ninth Army on the other side also received orders from Li Qiufan and accelerated their attack on the enemy troops in the Tiejia Ridge area.
The three units of the Ninth Division of the Southern Dynasty, the Eleventh Division of the Southern Dynasty and the Marine Regiment of the Southern Dynasty were even more unbearable, and were directly defeated. In the end, the battle at Tiejia Ridge ended before the Brothers Peak.
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief and Deputy Commander-in-Chief, the Ninth Corps called to report that the battle at Tiejia Ridge is over. The Ninth Corps, together with the Second Army of the same Corps, completely annihilated the Ninth Division of the Southern Dynasty, the Eleventh Division of the Southern Dynasty, and the Marine Regiment of the Southern Dynasty."
After the battle at Tiejia Ridge, the commander of the Ninth Corps reported to the frontline headquarters.
"Reply to the Ninth Corps and ask them and the First Corps and the Second Corps to move closer to Brothers Peak immediately and join the other Corps!"
After hearing the correspondent's report, Li Qiufan immediately asked him to respond and notified the Ninth Corps and the Second Army to rush to the Brothers' Summit as soon as possible to meet up.
At this time, the battle on Brother's Peak was coming to an end. On the enemy side, only the 7th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country and the 5th Division of the Southern Dynasty were still resisting, and all other enemy troops had been wiped out.
