"Sir, our first-line position in the northwest was broken through by the Eighth Route Army. At least one thousand Eighth Route Army came in!"
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army that has entered our position has occupied the headquarters we just held and is still continuing to attack forward. It seems that they are trying to penetrate our circular fortifications!"
"The second ring fortification being built by the baggage regiment was broken through by the Eighth Route Army..."
"Sorry, sir, our baggage regiment has been separated by the Eighth Route Army's assault force. The Eighth Route Army is attacking them with all its strength. There are at least five thousand people!"
Lieutenant General Kato opened his mouth with a look of shock, and it took him two full minutes to react.
"Bageya Road, the Eighth Route Army is trying to divide and surround us!" Lieutenant General Kato judged with a stern face.
The chief of staff immediately asked: "Then what should we do?"
Lieutenant General Kato shook his head and replied: "There is no way!"
Followed the order: "Contact all the troops that can be contacted. All the remaining troops in the division will rely on the existing fortifications to fight on their own and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army!"
"We are all armed and ready to fight!"
Hongshan Village, a very inconspicuous village.
It was named because there is a Hongshan Mountain behind the village. Three battalions of nearly 2,000 soldiers are digging trenches and building blocking positions based on the mountain.
Suddenly, a cavalry scout came rushing over on horseback.
"Battal Commander, the Jinsui Army is coming and is less than two kilometers away from here!"
Hong Ruijun raised his telescope and saw a large number of torches appearing one after another at the end of the road. Soon the torches connected into a fire dragon, which looked particularly spectacular from a distance.
"How many troops are there?" Hong Ruijun asked calmly without putting down his telescope.
"At least 8,000 people, with a mountain artillery battalion!" the scout affirmed!
"The Jinsui Army is coming with great force!" Hong Ruijun's face suddenly became serious.
Then he ordered: "The 1st Company, 2nd Company, and Guard Company of the 10th Battalion, put on the military uniforms sent by the regiment headquarters, and take my lieutenant colonel uniform..."
"There is no need to repair the position. The tenth battalion, the new tenth battalion, all the light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and infantry artillery of the two battalions will be set up for me on the front line, and they must be set up where the Jinsui Army can see them!"
"The mountain artillery of the mountain artillery company will also be set up for me, and the position must be eye-catching. I want the Jinsui Army to take a good look at the strong strength of our new regiment!"
Not long after, the forward troops of the Jinsui Army were stopped by the checkpoints placed on the road by the 10th Battalion.
The two sides are at war with each other, and no one will give in to the other.
"As soon as the company came up, I surrounded them and handed over their guns!" Hong Ruijun, wearing a lieutenant colonel uniform, ordered without hesitation as soon as he appeared.
"Let's see who dares!" The main force of the Jinsui Army also rushed over, and the colonel leader shouted arrogantly with a pistol in his hand.
Then he stared at Hong Ruijun and threatened: "Lieutenant Colonel, we were ordered to rush to Linfen City, why are you stopping us~"
"We are the Jinsui Army, a regular army. Anyone who stops us or goes against us will be treated as traitors and eliminated!"
Hong Ruijun answered without hesitation: "I am the lieutenant colonel and guard battalion commander of the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. I am also a regular force recognized by Chongqing. I have been ordered to build a defense line here to block all troops who want to go to Linfen City~"
"What if I insist on going there?" The colonel leader did not expect Hong Ruijun to be so stubborn and continued to threaten.
"Then step over our corpses!" Hong Ruijun showed no intention of compromising. He placed his right hand on the holster of his gun and replied with a serious face.
Perhaps the colonel leader was accustomed to being arrogant, so he didn't take Hong Ruijun seriously at all. He waved his hand and ordered: "Then don't blame our Jinsui Army for being rude!"
"Brothers, this bunch of Eighth Route Army troops are trying to stop us from going to Linfen City to fight the Japanese and get promoted and make a fortune. I was ordered by the commander to recruit them... Give them all to me and disarm them!"
"Let's see who dares!" Hong Ruijun quickly took out his pistol, loaded the bullet, and pointed it at the head of the colonel in front of him.
"Crash..."
A company of nearly two hundred soldiers around him loaded their bullets.
Seeing a flash of fear flash across the face of the colonel in front of him, Hong Ruijun immediately threatened: "I think back then, thousands of little devils chased me from behind and beat me, and even surrounded me. I was not even afraid.
An encirclement led the soldiers to break out, not to mention you!"
"Comrades, the order given to us by the regiment headquarters is not to let a single soldier pass through our defense line, not any troops!"
"Listen to me, no matter what troops are standing in front of us, as long as they attack our defense line, shoot them immediately and kill them!"
The colonel suppressed his inner panic and replied: "It's just you people!"
"It's true that we don't have enough people, but we still have troops behind us!" Hong Ruijun replied with a serious look.
Then he ordered: "The whole guard battalion retreats and enters the position..."
"No matter who you are, if you get close to the defense line 150 meters away, give a warning shot. If you get close to the defense line 100 meters away, shoot directly!"
The colonel commander ignored the retreating Eighth Route Army in front of him and immediately raised his binoculars to look at Hongshan directly ahead.
Soon, a look of genuine shock appeared on his face.
Halfway up Hongshan Mountain, where there were no fortifications during the day, a trench appeared at some point.
The densely packed heads in the trenches told him that what Hong Ruijun said was not enough and that the Eighth Route Army indeed wanted to deploy heavy troops in front.
"Regiment seat, there are so many light and heavy machine guns!" the regiment chief of staff next to him exclaimed.
"At least twelve heavy machine guns and thirty light machine guns, which are more than the light and heavy machine guns equipped by one of our main regiments!"
"Mortars, there are mortars on the top of the mountain!" a battalion commander exclaimed.
The regiment leader holding the binoculars quickly found the mortar in his subordinate's mouth.
Dozens of Eighth Route Army troops were busy on the top of the mountain. Within sight, six mortars were lined up on the ground. Two soldiers were squatting next to each mortar, and ammunition boxes were piled next to them.
"Regiment seat, at least one regiment of the Eighth Route Army is defending Hongshan Mountain ahead!" the chief of staff judged with his mouth open and a look of shock on his face.
"More than that?" the group leader replied, shaking his head.
"The Eighth Route Army is notoriously poorly equipped. How can one regiment be equipped with so many light and heavy machine guns and mortars? I think they have at least two regiments!"
"With so many troops, it's definitely not possible to charge head-on!"
"I'm going to report to the division and military seats now that it won't work to forcefully pass through the Eighth Route Army's defense line to Linfen City!"
Not long after, a lieutenant general and two major generals appeared on the battlefield under the protection of guards!
Immediately afterwards, a major walked towards the 10th Battalion position alone. Hong Ruijun followed the major and appeared in front of the three generals!
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