"Sir, our front-line position in the northwest direction was broken by the Eighth Route Army, and at least one thousand Eighth Route Army rushed in!"

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army that entered our position has occupied our command center just now and is still attacking forward, as if to punch our circular fortifications in the opposite direction!"

"The second ring fortification under construction by the logistics corps was broken through by the Eighth Route Army..."

"Oh no, sir, our baggage corps has been divided by the Eighth Route Army assault troops. The Eighth Route Army is attacking them with all its strength, with at least 5,000 people!"

Lieutenant General Kato opened his mouth and looked shocked. It took two minutes to react.

"Bageya Road, the Eighth Route Army is going to divide and surround us!" Lieutenant General Kato judged with a calm face.

The Chief of Staff immediately asked, "What should we do?"

Lieutenant General Kato shook his head and replied: "There is no way!"

He followed the order and said: "Contact all the troops that can be contacted, and all the remaining troops of the division rely on existing fortifications to fight on their own and fight to the end with the Eighth Route Army!"

"We are all armed, ready to join the battle at any time!"

Hongshan Village, a very inconspicuous village.

Named because there is a Hongshan behind the village, nearly two thousand soldiers from three battalions are digging trenches and building blocking positions based on the mountain.

Suddenly, a cavalry detective came over quickly.

"Battery Commander, the Jinsui Army has come here, and it is less than two kilometers away!"

Hong Ruijun raised his telescope and saw a large number of torches appearing one after another at the end of the road. Not long after, these torches became a fire dragon, which looked particularly spectacular from a distance.

"How many troops are there!" Hong Ruijun asked with a calm face without putting down his telescope.

"At least eight thousand people, and they also brought a mountain cannon battalion!" the scout said affirmatively!

"The Jinsui Army is coming in full force!" Hong Ruijun's face suddenly became solemn.

Then he ordered: "The 1st Company, 2nd Company, and the Guard Company of the 10th Battalion, put on the military uniforms sent by the regiment headquarters, and I also brought my lieutenant colonel's uniform..."

"The position is not necessary to be repaired. The 10th Battalion and the newly formed 10th Battalion. All the light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and infantry artillery of the two battalions are set on the front line of the positions, and they must be placed in places that can be seen by the Jinsui Army!"

"The mountain cannons of the mountain cannon company have also been set up for me, and the location should be eye-catching. I want the Jinsui Army to take a good look at the current powerful strength of our new regiment!"

Not long after, the vanguard of the Jinsui Army was blocked by a checkpoint arranged by the 10th Battalion on the road.

Both sides were tense and no one allowed anyone to let him go.

"One company, surrounded them and seized their guns!" Hong Ruijun, wearing lieutenant colonel uniform, ordered without hesitation as soon as he appeared.

"I think who dares!" The main force of the Jinsui Army also rushed over. The colonel commander danced his pistol in his hand and shouted arrogantly.

Then he stared at Hong Ruijun and threatened: "Lieutenant Colonel, we were ordered to rush to Linfen City, why are you stopping me?"

"We are the Jinsui Army, the regular army. If we stop us and fight against us, we will be eliminated as traitors!"

Hong Ruijun answered without permission: "I am the Lieutenant Colonel Guard Battalion Commander of the New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and I am also a regular unit recognized by Chongqing. I was ordered to establish a defense line here to block all troops who want to go to Linfen City~"

"What if I have to go there?" The colonel leader didn't expect Hong Ruijun to be so tough and continued to threaten.

"Then step over our bodies!" Hong Ruijun had no intention of compromise. He put his right hand on the gun holster and replied with a serious face.

The colonel leader may have been used to being arrogant and did not take Hong Ruijun seriously at all. He waved his hand and ordered: "Then don't blame our Jinsui Army for being rude!"

"Brothers, these Eighth Route Army soldiers are going to stop us from going to Linfen City to fight the Japanese, and get promoted and make money. Under the order of the superior, they were recruited... and they all handed over their weapons!"

"I think who dares!" Hong Ruijun quickly took out his pistol, loaded the bullet, and pointed at the head of the colonel commander in front of him.

"Crazy..."

Nearly two hundred soldiers around him loaded the bullets.

Seeing a flash of fear flashing across the face of the colonel commander in front of him, Hong Ruijun immediately threatened: "I remember that thousands of Japanese soldiers chased me and beat me from behind, and surrounded me. I have never been afraid of it. I forced a circle of encirclement and led the soldiers to break out, let alone you!"

"Comrades, the order given to us by the regiment headquarters is to not let one soldier pass through our defense line, and no unit can do it!"

"Let me know. No matter what unit is standing in front of us, as long as you attack our defense line, shoot immediately and kill them!"

The colonel suppressed his panic and replied: "It's up to you guys!"

"We are indeed not enough people, but there are troops behind us!" Hong Ruijun answered with a serious face.

Then he ordered: "All guard battalions retreated and entered the position..."

"No matter who is close to the defense line, 150 meters, warn and shoot, 100 meters, and shoot directly!"

The colonel leader ignored the Eighth Route Army who was retreating in front of him, and immediately raised his telescope to look at Hongshan directly in front of him.

Soon, a heartfelt shocked expression appeared on his face.

During the day, there were no fortifications on the hillside of Hongshan, and I don’t know when a trench had appeared.

The dense heads in the trench told him that what Hong Ruijun said was not enough, and the Eighth Route Army did have to arrange heavy troops in front of them.

"The regiment seat, so many light and heavy machine guns!" the chief of staff of the regiment next to him exclaimed.

"At least twelve heavy machine guns and thirty light machine guns are more than the light and heavy machine guns equipped by one of our main teams!"

"Mortars, there are mortars on the top of the mountain!" a battalion commander exclaimed.

The commander holding the telescope quickly found the mortar in his subordinate's mouth.

Dozens of Eighth Route Army soldiers were busy on the top of the mountain. Within their field of view, six mortars were lined up on the ground. Two soldiers were squatting beside each mortar, and ammunition boxes were piled up next to them.

"Royal seat, there is at least one Eighth Route Army defending on Hongshan in front!" The chief of staff opened his mouth and judged with shock.

"Not stop?" the leader shook his head and replied.

"The Eighth Route Army is notorious for poor equipment. How could a regiment be equipped with so many light and heavy machine guns and mortars? I think they have at least two regiments!"

"So many troops, it's definitely not possible to rush hard!"

"I'll report to the division's seat and military officers now. It won't work to force the Eighth Route Army defense line to Linfen City!"

Not long after, a lieutenant general and two major generals appeared on the battlefield under the protection of the guards!

Immediately afterwards, a major walked towards the tenth camp position alone, and Hong Ruijun followed the major to appear in front of the three generals!
Chapter completed!