Moreover, the situation of the 7th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country and the 5th Division of the Southern Dynasty is also very bad. Both units suffered more than half of their casualties and will be completely annihilated in a short time.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief and Deputy Commander-in-Chief, there is a call from Chunchuan to report that the enemy's large forces have arrived in the Jiguanshan area, and their leading mobile troops have entered the Chunchuan area!"
Just after Li Qiufan finished replying to the telegram to the Ninth Corps, news came again from Chunchuan.
"Reply to the Chuncheon side and ask them to immediately withdraw from the Chunchon area and go to Hongcheon. After arriving in the Hongcheon area, they will continue to hide and warn the enemy of their movements."
After hearing the correspondent's report, Li Qiufan pondered for a moment and then spoke to him.
"Hongchuan? Do you think the enemy will not attack Brother Peak directly, but will divert to Hongchuan?"
After hearing Li Qiufan's reply to Chunchuan, the old brigade commander immediately asked him.
"Yes! I think the enemy army will not attack Brother Peak directly, but turn to Hongchuan and then go straight into Hengcheng, blocking us inside!"
After hearing the old brigade commander's inquiry, Li Qiufan nodded to him and said.
"What's the reason?"
The old brigade commander frowned after hearing Li Qiufan's answer, and then asked him what the reason was.
"Look, old brigade commander, the enemy's troops on the eastern front are about to be wiped out by us at this time, so it is meaningless for the enemy to support Brothers Peak."
"But our northern side was blocked by the 13th Airborne Division of the Beautiful Country, and the supply line was cut off. This means that we can't get any supplies except the newly captured supplies."
"Judging from the current situation, although the beautiful country has invested six new infantry divisions and one cavalry division in the peninsula this time, I don't think they will choose to confront us head-on, but will consume us!"
"Because the enemy troops on the original eastern front have been destroyed, the beautiful country definitely doesn't want to expand its losses. As long as they can block us in Hengcheng and contain us, we will starve to death before long."
When the old brigade commander asked about the reason, Li Qiufan walked directly to the map beside him and pointed to the locations of Huachuan and Yangkou on the map to explain.
"According to what you say, we must seize Hengcheng to ensure our retreat before the enemy troops arrive!"
After listening to Li Qiufan's analysis, the old brigade commander nodded towards him in agreement and said.
"That's right! We have to order the troops to set off now. If it's later, it will be too late!"
Li Qiufan nodded towards the old brigade commander. It was impossible to give up the Hengcheng area, otherwise all five of their corps would be blocked on the eastern front and starve to death.
"There are not many enemy troops left in Brothers Peak. It's enough to continue the attack with one corps. In my opinion, we can directly mobilize the 3rd Corps and 13th Corps to seize Hengcheng immediately and secure our retreat first. !”
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, the old brigade commander pondered for a moment, and then made a suggestion.
"Okay! Correspondent, according to the words of the deputy commander, give the order to the Third Corps and the Thirteenth Corps, asking them to withdraw from the battle immediately and go to the Hengcheng area!"
"In addition, notify the 19th Corps and ask it to divide its troops to take over the positions of the 3rd Corps and the 13th Corps. Don't let the remaining enemy troops run away!"
After hearing the contact from the old brigade commander, Li Qiufan immediately asked the correspondent to issue orders to the Third Corps and the Thirteenth Corps to withdraw from the battle and seize Hengcheng.
On the Brothers' Peak side, the 19th Corps, the 1st Army of the 1st Corps, and the 4th Army continued to encircle and annihilate the remaining enemy troops.
After receiving the order, the Third Corps and the Thirteenth Corps immediately withdrew from the battle and then rushed towards Hengcheng.
In addition to the Third Corps and the Thirteenth Corps, Li Qiufan asked the Armored Division to follow after some consideration.
Because if the enemy is fast enough, they are likely to meet and fight the enemy in Hengcheng.
This time, the enemy consisted of six infantry divisions and one cavalry division. They were equipped with too many heavy firepower weapons, so Li Qiufan considered letting the armored divisions rush to Hengcheng one step ahead and choose favorable positions to prepare for battle. .
Not long after the Third Corps, the Thirteenth Corps, and the Armored Division left, the Ninth Corps and the Second Corps of the First Corps rushed to Brother's Peak, and then joined the battle to encircle and annihilate the enemy troops.
There is no need to grab credit at this time. The only thing to do is to end the battle as soon as possible, and then go to Hengcheng to join the Third Corps and the Thirteenth Corps.
In the end, the 7th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country and the 5th Division of the Southern Dynasty did not cause any trouble, and were completely wiped out by the 1st, 9th and 19th Corps at Brother Peak.
After the battle at Brother's Peak, Li Qiucao immediately issued an order to the three regiments on Brother's Peak to bring all the things that could fill their stomachs. Weapons and equipment were replaced as they could, and useless ones were destroyed directly.
After cleaning the battlefield, Li Qiufan gave the order to the three regiments again and marched towards Hengcheng.
"Correspondent, send a report to the Volunteer Army Headquarters. Now our army has wiped out all the enemies on the eastern front and is retreating towards Hengcheng."
“Currently, the enemy troops of the Beautiful Country are marching from Chuncheon to Hongcheon, intending to intercept our troops in the Hengcheng area.
"However, our army plans to quickly pass through Hengcheng to the Yangping area to cross the river and return to the Western Front, and requests the Volunteer Army Command to re-establish a supply line on the Western Front to supply our army."
On the way to Hengcheng, Li Qiufan asked his correspondent to send a telegram to the Volunteer Army Headquarters.
In addition to reporting the battle situation, they also informed the Volunteer Army Headquarters of their next plan and asked the Volunteer Army Headquarters to arrange supply lines on the Western Front in advance, because they did not have much supplies in hand.
After receiving Li Qiufan's telegram, the commander-in-chief laughed and cursed a few times, and then issued an order to the logistics troops to re-lay the supply line on the western front and prepare to resupply the front-line troops.
After hurrying and hurrying, the First Corps, the Ninth Corps, and the Nineteenth Corps finally arrived at Hengcheng before the enemy, and joined the Third Corps and the Thirteenth Corps.
As for the enemy, they had just left Hongchuan, and their leading mobile troops were still some distance away from Hengcheng.
"This time we have the upper hand. We will be defeated when the enemy comes over!"
After learning the enemy's current location, the old brigade commander smiled and said to Li Qiufan.
"Just let these idiots follow us and eat dirt. They can chase us. This time I will let them break their legs!"
Li Qiufan immediately laughed after hearing the old brigade commander's words, then turned to look in the direction of Hong Chuan and said.
"Come on, stop saying harsh words here and quickly notify the troops to continue on their way!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, the old brigade commander shook his head helplessly, then directly raised his leg and gave him a kick.
