The Lieutenant General of the Jinsui Army who was waiting in front of the position was very anxious.
Half an hour has almost passed, and there is still no response from the other party. I want to ask the regiment headquarters for instructions. Is such a simple question so complicated?
A bad premonition slowly appeared in the Lieutenant General's mind, and he always felt that something was going to happen to the Eighth Route Army again.
"Military officer, do you want to send someone over to hurry up?" the major general and division commander couldn't help but remind him.
"It's just a phone call to ask for instructions from the regiment headquarters. How could it take so long!"
"I am worried about what kind of conspiracy the Eighth Route Army is up to, or else they are deliberately stalling for time!"
"Okay!" the lieutenant general replied calmly.
The bad feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger, and he couldn't help it anymore.
Just as the major general was about to send someone, the chief of staff next to him shouted: "Come out, the lieutenant colonel and battalion commander is out!"
After first giving a military salute to several generals, being neither humble nor overbearing, and being reasonable and polite, Hong Ruijun pretended to be embarrassed and reported.
"Siring officers must be impatient!"
"It's not that I don't want to come out, and it's not that I deliberately delayed the time. It's just that there was an accident just now, and it's an accident that can't be solved in a short time?"
Hong Ruijun is not a fool, otherwise he would not be valued by Wang Ping as the commander of the guard battalion.
Wang Ping has already thought of a way to deal with the Jinsui Army. All he needs to do is how to implement it so as not to arouse the suspicion and resentment of the Jinsui Army.
One sentence was said so accurately that the Lieutenant General of the Jinsui Army suppressed his anger but had nowhere to express it.
He could only grit his teeth and ask: "What accident?"
"The fighting on the front line was too fierce. Our telephone line to the regiment headquarters was blown up. I tried all kinds of methods but couldn't contact the regiment headquarters!"
"However, I have sent a communications soldier to the regiment headquarters with a telegram. As long as the regiment headquarters confirms that the order in the theater is true, we will definitely execute the order and let it go!"
The lieutenant general's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately realized that his bad premonition had come true!
The Eighth Route Army was really going to cause trouble. He frowned, stared at Hong Ruijun and asked, "How long will it take!"
"Three hours to go back and forth!" Hong Ruijun replied without thinking.
The major general next to him finally couldn't bear it anymore and cursed unceremoniously: "You are delaying time on purpose!"
"I have given you the orders in the war zone, but you are still not allowed to go. This is disobeying military orders and defying the superiors!"
"We will give you two minutes to think about it now. If you are not released after two minutes, we can report to the top, declare you as rebels, and then send troops to destroy you!"
The smile on Hong Ruijun's face disappeared, and he stared at Lieutenant General Jinsuijun and asked: "Excuse me, sir, is this the final answer you gave me?"
"If so, then I'm sorry, if you want to go to Linfen City, you can only step over the corpses of thousands of soldiers behind me!"
"We are not afraid of the little devils, let alone your Jinsui Army!"
"As for your so-called disobedience of orders, I, Hong Ruijun, have never admitted it!"
"I, Hong Ruijun, am just the commander of the guard battalion of the New Regiment. The theater headquarters is too far away from us. Even if we execute orders, we are still executing the orders of our New Regiment Headquarters!"
"And I have sent the theater order to the regiment headquarters for verification. As long as the authenticity of the order is confirmed, the regiment headquarters will definitely order us to release and execute the theater order!"
"But, this takes time!"
"If your army can't wait even these few hours and insists on rushing past our guard camp position, then I'm sorry, our new regiment is not a vegetarian either!"
"We have never been afraid of tens of thousands of little devils. If you really want to force a surprise attack, just come, our Eighth Route Army has plenty of bullets and artillery shells to greet you!"
"More importantly, your Jinsui Army must bear the responsibility of firing the first shot and destroying the united front!"
After saying that, Hong Ruijun led his guards back to their position.
Several generals were actually stunned by Hong Ruijun's words.
Not only did he not threaten his opponent, but he was defeated by his opponent.
The face of the major general who just spoke suddenly turned red, and he lowered his head and did not dare to look at the military seat, whose face was becoming increasingly gloomy.
Another major general also did not expect the Eighth Route Army to be so tough.
But he felt relieved when he thought of the Eighth Route Army's blocking position that was ready for battle a few hundred meters away.
The two regiments of the Eighth Route Army were well-equipped and well-armed troops, relying on favorable terrain and positions to stand in front of them. This was the reason why Hong Rui's army was so tough.
At this moment, the commander of the military reconnaissance company rushed over: "Military seat, we have clearly investigated the situation in Hongshan opposite!"
"The Eighth Route Army built a total of two blocking fortifications!"
"In addition to the defense line we saw, there is another defense line behind, and the strength of the defense line is no less than that of the front line!"
"We also found an artillery position of the Eighth Route Army, with six mountain cannons and six infantry cannons placed on it, with the muzzles facing us!"
The major general opened his mouth with a shocked look on his face. After a long time, he stared at the company commander and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Isn't the New Regiment encircling and suppressing the Kato Division outside Linfen City? Why are there so many troops deployed here to stop us!"
The Lieutenant General slowly calmed down, took a deep breath and replied: "It's very simple, we all underestimated the strength of the new regiment!"
Then he also turned his attention to the reconnaissance company commander: "Can you confirm how many Eighth Route Army troops there are on Hongshan Mountain?"
"More than two thousand people?" the reconnaissance company commander hesitated and continued his report.
"However, their equipment is very good. Each company has an average of two heavy machine guns, five light machine guns, one mortar, one infantry gun, and an independent mountain artillery company!"
"Hiss, hiss..."
The major general took a breath and exclaimed: "How is that possible?"
"Our army is the well-deserved main force in the World War II zone. Each infantry company is equipped with only four light machine guns. Each company is equipped with an average of one heavy machine gun and one mortar. As for infantry artillery and mountain artillery, each battalion has an average of
Go to one door, where they got all the equipment!"
The lieutenant general also had a shocked expression on his face, but he quickly calmed down and replied: "The source is very simple, it was captured on the battlefield!"
"Have you not paid attention to the battle reports and the intelligence sent by the headquarters? In the past few years, at least 20,000 Japanese troops have been wiped out by this new regiment. This does not include the Kato division that is being killed by them."
"There are more puppet troops, and they have captured Linfen City several times!"
"With so much equipment and ammunition captured by the enemy, it won't be a problem to arm 50,000 to 60,000 people without saying too much!"
"Don't forget, Linfen City has always been the logistics base for the Japanese and puppet troops in southwestern Shanxi. The weapons and ammunition of the Japanese and puppet troops, as well as the weapons and ammunition captured by our Jinsui Army, are all there. In the end, they all benefited from the Eighth Route Army!"
"The strength of the new group is too strong, far beyond our imagination. We must not confront them head-on~"
"Chief of Staff, report the situation here to the commander immediately and ask the commander to make a decision!"
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