"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the deputy commander-in-chief called, the 19th Corps and the 13th Corps have arrived at Guozhu Peak area and are now encircling Gwacheon!"
Just as his air force was preparing to return, Li Qiufan received another piece of good news, that is, the old brigade commander had arrived at Guozhu Peak with two armies, the 19th Corps and the 13th Corps.
After the two armies of the 19th Corps and the 13th Corps arrived at Guozhu Peak, they immediately deployed their troops and then moved towards Gwacheon.
Li Qiufan was worried that after his air force troops withdrew, the frontline troops would be bombed by enemy aircraft. This news immediately made his gloomy face clear up.
"This news came just in time. I was worried about how to avoid the bombing!"
"Correspondent, immediately notify the frontline troops to shrink the front line and stop attacking the enemy again!"
"Let them stay in the trenches to hide from artillery and bombings, and don't have to worry about anything unless the enemy attacks their positions!"
After hearing the correspondent's report, Li Qiufan immediately patted his thigh and then asked him to issue orders to the frontline troops.
Now that the old brigade commander's side is in place, he no longer has to desperately contain them.
In addition, the enemy's planes would definitely bomb their frontline troops next, so Li Qiufan directly ordered the troops to shrink the front line and return to the trenches to avoid the bombing.
The result was just as Li Qiufan expected. As soon as the soldiers of the frontline units retreated to the trenches, enemy planes began bombing.
Countless aerial bombs were dropped on the frontline troops' positions, more than ten times more than the two bomber divisions sent by the Volunteer Army Headquarters.
The violent explosion scene made people feel frightened after seeing it. Li Qiufan felt the earth shaking caused by the explosion in the command post.
"I'm trying to make fun of you, how many aerial bombs did these bastards bring? Did they go back to this beautiful country to bring all the ammunition reserves?"
Li Qiufan was also shocked. If the explosion hadn't affected such a wide area, he would have thought that the enemy bomber had dropped a little girl.
Under such a violent explosion, although the soldiers on the front line withdrew to the trenches in advance and were prepared to deal with the bombing.
But they did not expect that the enemy's bombing would be so powerful this time, even the bombholes were blown down.
And there were a large number of soldiers hiding in the shell-proof caves whose mouths and noses were bleeding from the explosion. A small number of soldiers had their internal organs shattered and died.
This was something that Li Qiufan never expected. The frontline troops would suffer such heavy casualties due to the bombing by enemy aircraft.
The enemy's ground troops took advantage of this opportunity and fled directly towards the country's main peak.
After seeing the successful withdrawal of the ground troops, the enemy pilots reported to the naval command.
After getting the consent of the beautiful country commander, the enemy pilot piloted the plane and began to return.
"Correspondent, contact the frontline units immediately to inquire about the casualties and ask them to report them as soon as possible!"
Seeing the beautiful country's five infantry divisions and one cavalry division escaping, Li Qiufan was not anxious because he knew that these foreign devils could not escape.
What he is most worried about now is the casualties of the frontline troops. After all, the enemy's bombing this time is too powerful.
"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the frontline reports that except for the third corps, all other units have suffered casualties of nearly one-third!"
After receiving Li Qiufan's order to inquire about the casualties, the casualty data of the frontline units were quickly reported.
"What? Except for the Third Corps, nearly one-third of the casualties were lost?"
After hearing the correspondent's report, Li Qiufan immediately confirmed with his eyes widened.
He knew that the frontline troops would suffer casualties under this enemy bombing, but he did not expect that the casualties would be so large.
Take the First Army as an example. When the First Army was fully staffed, it had 30,000 troops and nearly one-third of the casualties were close to 10,000. This is a quite terrifying figure.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, this is how the frontline units report."
"Because the Third Corps was not in the center of the enemy's bombardment, the casualties among the troops were not very large."
Seeing that Li Qiufan didn't believe it, the correspondent quickly nodded to him and explained.
"Go to the front line! Hurry!"
After receiving confirmation from the correspondent, Li Qiufan's face turned ugly instantly, and then he was ready to go to the front line to take a look.
"No! Commander, you can't go to the front line! It's too dangerous!"
Hearing Li Qiufan say that he was going to the front line, the correspondent's face changed instantly, and then Dangzhi stretched out his hand to stop him.
"What the hell! The enemy troops have withdrawn. What danger can there be!"
"Nearly one-third of the casualties are. Do you know how many people there are?"
Seeing the correspondent reaching out to stop him, Li Qiufan immediately pushed him away, and then cursed angrily.
He was not venting his anger on the correspondent, but after hearing the casualty data of the troops on the front line, he felt anxious and unbearable.
The correspondent also knew Li Qiufan's mood at the moment and knew that he could not stop him. Then he immediately ran to find Li Xiping, commander of the Fourth Army.
After launching the counterattack, Li Xiping's Fourth Army was transferred to the command post and did not act together with other troops.
The reason is that the Fourth Army suffered heavy casualties and now only has more than 15,000 troops left, so Li Qiufan did not allow it to continue participating in the war.
Li Xiping was stunned for a moment after listening to the correspondent's story, and then he immediately led his security platoon to chase Li Qiufan.
He didn't want to stop Li Qiufan, because Li Xiping knew that he couldn't stop him if he went there, so he took his own guard platoon to protect him.
Li Xiping caught up with Li Qiufan halfway. After the two met, they didn't say a word and just hurried towards the front line.
After arriving at the front line, Li Qiufan went directly to the unit closest to him, which was Erhu's First Army.
"Erhu, how come the casualties are so heavy?"
After seeing Erhu, Li Qiufan didn't talk too much and asked him immediately.
"Commander, the bombing force of the enemy planes this time was too powerful. The bombproof holes we dug collapsed. Many soldiers were directly killed by the explosion!"
After hearing Li Qiufan's inquiry, Erhu's eyes immediately turned red, and then he explained to him the main cause of the troop's casualties.
"Those damn bastards, I have to kill them!"
"Correspondent, notify me of the Third Corps and the Armored Division to immediately pursue the enemy. The other troops will rest and recuperate on the spot!"
After listening to Erhu's explanation, Li Qiufan suddenly clenched his fists, then bit his back teeth and cursed.
After scolding, Li Qiufan asked the correspondent to issue orders to the Third Corps and the Armored Division to pursue the enemy troops fleeing eastward, while other troops rested and recuperated on the spot.
