"Ahem, why don't you just say a few words of emotion?"
Li Qiufan, who was kicked by the old brigade commander, coughed twice and then spoke to him.
"Correspondent, inform all regiments to immediately march to Yangping, cross the river from Yangping to the north bank, and turn back to the western front!"
Without giving the old brigade commander a chance to speak again, Li Qiufan directly called the correspondent and asked him to issue orders to each regiment.
As Li Qiufan's order was issued, the corps immediately began to march in the direction of Yangping, starting with the 1st Corps and ending with the 9th Corps.
Of course, this trend was also grasped by the enemy. After all, there were hundreds of thousands of people in five corps, and it was impossible to hide them.
After learning that the volunteers had withdrawn from Hengcheng, the beautiful commander immediately issued an order to the troops that had just left Hongchuan to divert them to Yangping to continue pursuing the volunteers.
At the same time, the commander of the beautiful country also contacted the naval headquarters and sent a large number of aircraft to bomb and harass the volunteer troops rushing to Yangping, delaying their march.
Seeing this situation, Li Qiufan was also prepared and directly transferred the air defense regiment of the armored division to deal with enemy aircraft.
After going through many difficulties and obstacles, the five regiments finally arrived in the Yangping area and arrived at the scheduled crossing position.
But the enemy army was not far away from them at the moment. The enemy army sent out countless aircrafts to harass them along the way, which abruptly slowed down the marching speed of Li Qiufan's five regiments.
Although the enemy has not caught up yet, they still need time to cross the river, and the enemy will definitely arrive during this period.
"Qiu Fan, I guess the enemy will catch up with us before all our troops reach the north bank. Moreover, the enemy will definitely not miss this opportunity during the crossing. Those annoying flies will probably come to harass us!"
Looking at the river bank not far away from them, the old brigade commander frowned and said to Li Qiufan.
"There is nothing we can do about it. The enemy will definitely not let us go to the north bank so smoothly."
"If we want to cross the river, we must first face bombing by enemy aircraft. I suggest that all air defense forces be deployed centrally to prevent enemy aircraft from attacking."
"At the same time, send a message to the Volunteer Army Headquarters asking for help, requesting the commander-in-chief to send air forces to clamp down on enemy aircraft and cover our crossing of the river."
"As for the pursuing enemy troops, we can only block them. If they get close to the river bank, the consequences will be disastrous!"
After hearing what the old brigade commander said, Li Qiufan pondered for a moment and then spoke to him.
"It's okay to deploy air defense forces in a centralized manner, but how many interdiction forces do you want to send?"
"If you have too few troops, it won't be effective at all. If you have too many troops, it won't be easy to escape. This is a big problem!"
The old brigade commander nodded after listening to Li Qiufan's words. He agreed with the centralized deployment of air defense forces, but sending troops to block the attack also made him difficult.
Because the enemy troops chasing after them had too many troops and carried a large number of heavy firepower weapons, it was simply not enough to send them at the division and regiment level.
"At least it will take two armies. If it is more prudent, it will take one regiment."
"Because this blockade will not be supported by heavy artillery, it will be difficult for the troops to move with this thing. It will slow down the marching speed when the blockade is completed and retreat."
After hearing the old brigade commander's inquiry, Li Qiufan immediately frowned, because this blocking battle would definitely be extremely difficult.
Objects such as heavy artillery must be transported to the north bank. It is impossible to stay on the south bank and take them with them to block the attack, because this is likely to lead to no return.
They can't compete with the beautiful American troops now. The loss of a heavy artillery is enough to feel distressed for several days. It is definitely impossible to take risks with this little family wealth.
Therefore, there must be no shortage of troops in this blockade. After all, without the support of heavy artillery, the enemy has hundreds of thousands of people and a large number of heavy weapons.
"A corps? Isn't there too many troops? It will be difficult for so many people to retreat at that time. The target is too big!"
After hearing what Li Qiufan said, the old brigade commander also frowned, because he said that there were too many troops, and it was not a good thing to stop the soldiers when there were many people.
"This force is not large at all, but how to withdraw it when the time comes is indeed a problem!"
Li Qiufan shook his head at the old brigade commander. The strength of one regiment was not enough to stop hundreds of thousands of beautiful Chinese troops, but the main problem was how to retreat after the battle was over.
"Don't even think about crossing the river from here. Even if other regiments are covering the north bank, it will be difficult for one regiment to cross the river under the eyes of the enemy."
"Let's not talk about factors such as enemy aircraft bombing, let's talk about enemy artillery."
"Six infantry divisions and one cavalry division need to carry how many howitzers. When they are fired directly at the river, we don't even need to supply supplies. We can just pick up fish and eat it!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's words, the old brigade commander raised his finger and pointed to the crossing point not far away, and then began to analyze it for Li Qiufan.
It is possible for a corps of troops to block the attack, but after the attack, they cannot cross the river at Yangping, because the enemy will use artillery shells to block the river, and there will be constant bombing by enemy aircraft.
Therefore, if we really want to send so many people to block the attack, we must choose a new retreat route.
"Yes, we will definitely not be able to leave Yangpyeong by then, so we will have to continue to retreat to the west and cross the river from Gyeongan-ri or Yeongdeungpo."
"But the enemy will definitely not let this unit go. At that time, there will be planes overhead and pursuers behind, and it will become a lone army."
After listening to the old brigade commander's analysis, Li Qiufan nodded in agreement, and then became emotional.
"Yes, other regiments cannot stay too long after crossing the river, because we don't have much supplies and must replenish them as soon as possible."
"Although we have contacted the Commander-in-Chief before, I believe that the supply line will not be laid out so quickly, and we will have to go and meet up ourselves."
After hearing Li Qiufan's emotion, the old brigade commander also felt helpless, because they were destined to use one corps to protect the other four corps.
Because other troops cannot stay too long, and the supplies they currently possess do not allow them to stay, they must meet up with the logistics troops for supplies as soon as possible.
In this way, although the troops who go to block the attack may not necessarily be in a certain death situation, they will definitely not feel comfortable facing the enemy's pursuit and interception. Even if they successfully withdraw in the end, the casualties will not be too small.
"There is no point in saying more. The situation cannot be changed. Now we can only bite the bullet and push forward, leaving a corps to stop it!"
Li Qiufan shook his head and decided on the matter without thinking too much.
