The enemy troops on the front line had no follow-up reinforcements and were quickly wiped out. Li Qiufan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene.
But not long after they relaxed, Li Qiufan encountered another unexpected situation, that is, their rear was attacked.
He was very confused about the enemy troops that suddenly appeared, and he didn't understand where the enemy troops got around.
It wasn't until he saw the anti-aircraft armored vehicles of the anti-aircraft regiment that he realized that the one attacking them should be the 13th Airborne Division of the Beautiful Country.
The 13th Airborne Division of the Beautiful Country relied on previous air strikes and carried transport planes directly to the rear of the First Corps for airdrop.
The 13th Airborne Division of the Beautiful Country originally planned to cooperate with the frontal offensive troops to form a front and rear pincer attack, but unexpectedly Li Qiufan directly pulled the air defense regiment to the forward position and used self-propelled anti-aircraft machine guns to suppress the charging enemy troops.
This directly resulted in the enemy troops on the front being pushed back before the 13th Airborne Division of the beautiful country could launch an attack.
But when the 13th Infantry Division of the United States launched the attack, it was unable to form a pincer attack, which allowed the first regiment to escape.
Although a disaster was resolved by coincidence, the enemy was not caught off guard.
But the next situation of the First Corps will be even more difficult, because now in addition to facing the five infantry divisions and one cavalry division of the beautiful country in the front, the rear also has to beware of the beautiful country's airborne division that may launch a surprise attack at any time.
At this point in the battle, Li Qiufan had no choice but to trade his life for his life in the next battle.
"Correspondent, contact the rapid reinforcements immediately and ask for their arrival time!"
Li Qiufan suddenly remembered the 38th Army, the 42nd Army and the Armored Division who were coming for reinforcements, and then asked the correspondent to contact them.
Li Qiufan was a little confused about this rapid reinforcement unit and didn't understand why the old brigade commander gave it a name.
The 38th Army and the 42nd Army, which are equipped with all the vehicles of the four corps, can be said to be a real rapid reaction force.
Not counting the armored divisions, no one in the 38th Army and the 42nd Army had any need to run. All the people, weapons and ammunition were loaded on cars.
Not to mention the armored division. From the day it was established, the soldiers of the armored division never used their legs when traveling.
As a result, this rapid reinforcement force rushed to the Gwacheon area at extremely fast speed after crossing the river to the south bank. At this time, it was not far from the position of the First Corps.
"Report to the commander-in-chief that our department has been in contact with the rapid reinforcement force, which is still about 30 kilometers away from our army's position!"
After receiving Li Qiufan's order, the correspondent asked the telegraph operator to contact the rapid reaction force, and then received a response from the other party.
"What? There are only thirty kilometers left to our army's position? Did they fly over?!"
Hearing that the rapid reinforcements were only thirty kilometers away from them, Li Qiufan was shocked and confirmed to the correspondent.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, that's how the other party responded!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's inquiry, the correspondent nodded and said to him, and then handed over the message.
"Damn it, has the old brigade commander given wings to these two armies? How could it be so fast!"
After receiving confirmation from the correspondent, Li Qiufan still couldn't believe it was true. He stared at the message in his hand and sighed with emotion.
"Immediately send a report to the rapid reinforcements and inform them of the location of the 13th Airborne Division of the Beautiful Country. Don't run into it when the time comes!"
"In addition, let the three heavy artillery brigades belonging to the armored division provide artillery support to our army as soon as possible after arriving at the firing range!"
Although I don't understand why the 38th Army and the 42nd Army arrived so quickly, now is not the time to consider these things.
The top priority is to obtain artillery support from the armored division as soon as possible, otherwise it is difficult to say whether the first corps can withstand the enemy's next attack.
So Li Qiufan didn't think too much, and immediately asked the correspondent to send a telegram to the rapid reinforcements, informing the opponent of the location of the 13th Airborne Division of the beautiful country, and at the same time asked it to provide artillery support as soon as possible.
"Report to the commander-in-chief that the 13th Airborne Division of the Beautiful Country has launched an attack on our rear line of defense again!"
Li Qiufan had just sent a telegram to the rapid reinforcements, and then another correspondent ran in to report.
"Let the Second Army deploy a regiment to supplement the rear, and let the guard company also go up. There is no room for loss in the rear line!"
After hearing the correspondent's report, Li Qiufan immediately transferred a regiment from the Second Army to supplement the back line of defense, and also sent his own guard company there.
As for the First Army and the Fourth Army, they cannot move because their own strength is not enough.
The First Army was stationed in a frontal position, which was the main direction of the enemy's attack and the place where the fighting was fiercest. Therefore, it was impossible to transfer troops from the First Army.
The Fourth Army, on the other hand, has a small number of troops. After the previous battles, there are only more than 17,000 people left. If more troops are deployed, it may be difficult to hold the position.
As a result, Li Qiufan could only transfer troops from the Second Army, and at most one regiment. If more, it would easily affect the entire defense line.
As the 13th Infantry Division of the Beautiful Country launched an attack from the rear, the enemy troops from the front also attacked again.
The intensity of the attack this time was more fierce than before. The entire 2nd National Cavalry Division of the Beautiful National Cavalry Division was fully engaged in the battle. At first glance, they were all tanks and armored vehicles, blocking the infantry behind them.
Li Qiufan's heart sank when he saw this scene. With so many iron lumps charging together, bullets were useless.
"Correspondent, immediately notify the troops in the forward position to pull up all the anti-war artillery. Don't save artillery shells for me and aim at the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles!"
"If we can't kill the Iron Bastard in front of us, then we won't be able to fight the next battle!"
Then Li Qiufan asked the correspondent to issue an order to the troops in the forward position. Don't worry about the consumption of ammunition, and be sure to destroy the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles.
As Li Qiufan's order was issued, the soldiers at the forward position immediately pushed up all the combat artillery, preparing to bombard the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles.
But before they could open fire, the enemy's more than 300 howitzers once again covered the area with fire. Countless shells fell from the sky, and the entire position instantly turned into a sea of flames.
This attack cost the enemy a lot of money. More than 300 howitzers did not stop from the moment they started bombarding. They continuously covered the positions of the three armies with firepower, covering the charge of mobile troops and infantry.
