As time went by, under the fierce charge of the air defense regiment and the First Army, the entire defense line of the 44th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country was finally penetrated.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the First Army reports that it has completely penetrated the enemy's defense line and destroyed all enemy artillery positions!"
After the air defense regiment and the First Army rushed out, Li Qiufan received the report.
"Inform all troops to quickly pass through the Guozhu Peak area and stop entangled with the enemy. The enemy's reinforcements will arrive soon, and they won't be able to escape any longer!"
After hearing the report from the correspondent, Li Qiufan immediately asked him to issue orders to the troops and quickly passed through Guozhu Peak to avoid being surrounded by the enemy.
At this time, the 44th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country had been dispersed. Not to mention continuing to intercept the first regiment, it was just a matter of regrouping.
Therefore, the commander of the 44th Infantry Division of Beautiful Country could only watch the first regiment escape. The only thing he could do was to report the situation to the commander of Beautiful Country.
On Li Qiufan's side, although he successfully broke out from Guozhu Peak with his troops, his expression changed drastically not far away.
Because the enemy plane has arrived, this is the last thing Li Qiufan wants to see, just like that annoying fly that comes out every time to make him sick.
"Damn it, these idiots only rely on planes, and these annoying flies are indispensable every time!"
Seeing the enemy aircraft getting closer and closer to them, Li Qiufan cursed angrily with an ugly face.
"Correspondent, inform the air defense regiment to spread out the anti-aircraft armored vehicles and try not to let enemy aircraft get close to the team. It's best to shoot them all down for me!"
After scolding, Li Qiufan asked the correspondent to issue orders to the air defense regiment. Now there was no time to prepare, so he could only respond hastily.
Li Qiufan's requirements were not high, as long as the air defense regiment could contain the enemy aircraft and prevent them from affecting the marching speed of the troops.
Of course, the last sentence to shoot down all of them is just an angry talk. Even if the air defense regiment is fully prepared in advance, it is impossible to shoot down all these fifty or sixty aircraft.
Although the idea was good, reality slapped Li Qiufan hard.
Because the enemy planes came so fast, the enemy planes were already overhead before the air defense regiments were deployed, and then countless aerial bombs fell.
Following an unknown number of shouts from lying down, the entire marching team was covered in explosions, followed by the sound of firing from self-propelled anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns.
This time, about two thousand people from the First Corps were killed in the bombing, and there were countless casualties, both light and serious. Even Li Qiufan's head was buzzing from the bombing.
Before he could recover, the enemy aircraft circled and swooped in again, preparing to straf the ground with cannons.
At this time, some soldiers who reacted quickly set up their light machine guns and started shooting at the swooping enemy aircraft, but it had no effect.
Fortunately, the air defense regiment was already in place at this time. The self-propelled anti-aircraft machine guns continued to capture the target, and the anti-aircraft guns blocked the flight path of the enemy aircraft, so they did not suffer heavy casualties again.
"Order... order the troops not to stop and continue marching towards Gwacheon!"
Li Qiufan shook his confused head, and then after looking at the surrounding situation, he asked the correspondent to give the troops the order to continue marching.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, the troops ignored the enemy aircraft in the sky and continued their rapid march in the direction of Gwacheon.
The air defense regiment has been guarding the marching team and intercepting enemy aircraft that want to get closer.
However, being harassed by enemy aircraft delayed a lot of time, and the situation changed again.
That was the order the commander of the beautiful country had given to the 40th Infantry Division and the 41st Infantry Division in Nantai Ridge before that.
Let it cut off the volunteers' retreat and delay it until other reinforcements arrive.
Although the 40th Infantry Division and the 41st Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country did not complete the interception of the First Corps as expected, they still bit the Fourth Army from behind as they were about to arrive in the Gwacheon area.
"Report to the commander-in-chief that the Fourth Army has been bitten by the enemy troops coming down from the north and is currently unable to escape!"
After the Fourth Army was bitten by the enemy, Li Qiufan received the report.
"These bastards are really haunted. They all jumped out of nowhere!"
Hearing that the Fourth Army was bitten by the enemy, Li Qiufan's face became increasingly ugly.
Because it is impossible for him to give up the Fourth Army, and all the soldiers of the First Army and the Second Army will not give up the Fourth Army.
But if they stay and fight, it won't take long for the enemy's reinforcements to arrive, and then Li Qiufan's three armies will have a head-on confrontation with at least four beautiful Chinese infantry divisions.
Facing an enemy force carrying a large number of heavy firepower weapons and a large number of mobile troops, it can be said that Li Qiufan has no chance of winning at all, and it is a completely certain death situation.
"Damn it, notify the First Army and the Second Army immediately, go back and build defensive positions, and fight against the stupid foreign devils!"
After pondering for a moment, Li Qiufan made a decision, and then asked the correspondent to give orders to the First Army and the Second Army to turn back and rescue the Fourth Army.
This time, he really couldn't leave. There was no way he could let go of the more than 20,000 people in the Fourth Army.
In fact, there is no problem with Li Qiufan's retreat plan. It can only be said that the enemy has too many troops this time, and the enemy's weapons and equipment are too advanced than theirs.
On the ground, six American infantry divisions and one cavalry division were encircling and intercepting them. Countless aircraft in the sky were detecting their traces, and then bombing and harassing them.
This means it is a bit far from the seaside, otherwise all three lines of land, sea and air would be involved.
By this time, Li Qiufan had already thought about it. Even if they were not bitten by the enemy this time, there were enemy reconnaissance planes in the sky staring at them, and they would still end up with the same fate in the end.
Because as long as their whereabouts are known, not to mention the ground troops, the bombing by enemy planes alone will be enough for them to drink.
The previous bombing had killed about 2,000 people, and the casualties were countless. If it continued a few more times, his first corps would be almost wiped out.
Therefore, instead of being incompetent and furious in the air, it is better to fight to the death with the enemy's ground troops, at least drag the enemy to hell together.
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, the First Army and the Second Army did not hesitate at all and turned back towards the direction of the Fourth Army.
All the soldiers in the two armies had no complaints, because they knew that they were going back to save their comrades and brothers. Even if they could not be saved in the end, it would be best to die together. At least they would not be alone on the road to hell.
