The destruction of the Fujiwara detachment undoubtedly weakened the overall combat effectiveness of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army.

The reinforcements of the Japanese 106th Division were also bombed by the fighters of the Security Regiment, and the division commander Ichitaro Miura received a telegram order from Okamura Ninji, and the whole division retreated to the area around Mahuiling for rest.

Because of the heavy damage to the Japanese 106th Division, it took a certain amount of time for the devil to recover, during which the security regiment and the 108 officers and soldiers confronted the Japanese army in Jingma County for half a month.

During the confrontation, the Japanese army was particularly vigilant against a sneak attack by the security regiment, and during the day reconnaissance planes went around to reconnoiter the situation, and even at night the little devils slept with weapons in their arms.

The Japanese army already knew that the arrival of the security regiment was precautionary, so Li Hong did not take the initiative to attack the Japanese army during this time.

Li Hong only had three battalions in his hands, and besides, the 9th Division of the Japanese army was also active and fighting in the area around Mahuiling and Jingma County.

Taking advantage of this time, the officers and men of the Security Regiment and the 108th Division rested in Jingma County.

The Jingma defenders delayed the little devil's attack for half a month, and the Japanese 106th Division did not advance an inch for half a month, and the Japanese 9th Division did not bargain for a bargain when fighting the 1st Corps on the battlefield.

Okamura Ninji carefully arranged the attack of fifty or sixty thousand troops, and as a result, the enemy's powerful offensive was contained, and the little devil also paid a lot of casualties.

The troops of the 9th Division and the 106th Division of the Japanese Army were blocked, and the Central China Command sent several telegrams urging them, and Okamura Ninji was very troubled by this.

After wasting more than half a month, Okamura Ningji was a little anxious, and in order to speed up the attack, he urgently dispatched troops to fight Jingma County again.

By the beginning of September, Okamura Ninji also assigned the 52nd Mountain Artillery Wing of the 22nd Division of the 11th Army, which had been transferred from the Hangzhou area of Zhejiang, to the 106th Division.

The 106th Division is worthy of being Okamura Ningji's own son, and the old devil of Okamura not only mobilized heavy artillery support, but also supplemented the 106th Division with two brigades of elite infantry.

Xue Boling, commander of the 1st Corps, learned the news that the Japanese army was going to attack, and sent a brigade to reinforce the Jingma County area overnight.

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After some days of rest, the Japanese 9th Division and the 106th Division launched another attack on Jingma County.

After receiving the information from his superiors, Wu Mengchuan, commander of the 108th Division, immediately convened a meeting of the commanders of the whole division, and he also invited Li Honglai to the division headquarters to conspire against the invading enemy.

After receiving a call from Wu Mengchuan of the 108th Division, Li Hong rushed to the headquarters of the 108th Division with several battalion commanders.

Before Li Hong and the others arrived at the headquarters of the 108th Division, Wu Mengchuan and his subordinates were waiting at the door.

Wu Mengchuan saw Li Hong and them coming, and personally greeted them.

"Commander Li and his subordinates can come to my division, it's really an honor for my 108th Division!"

Li Hong saluted Wu Mengchuan and other officers: "Commander Wu, hello commanders!" ”

"Captain Li, please!"

Wu Mengchuan politely invited Li Hong into the war room of the headquarters and arranged for Li Hong to sit next to him.

The officers and men of the 108th Division were grateful to Li Hong and the security regiment, so Li Hong did not feel inappropriate to sit on the top of the conference table.

Once everyone was seated, the officers on either side of the table fell silent.

Wu Mengchuan stood up and made a long story short and said: "Everyone, although we defeated the Japanese Fujiwara detachment last month, the Japanese army gathered two more divisions to pounce on our Jingma County defense area. ”

"The Japanese army has forty or fifty thousand people, and all our troops add up to less than 10,000 people, and the number of enemies is several times that of us.

The officers in the command consulted with each other and each gave his own proposal.

According to the reconnaissance of the Japanese army's marching route, Wu Mengchuan immediately divided the defense area for his subordinates.

Seeing that Wu Mengchuan had not divided the defense area for the security regiment, Li Hong took the initiative to stand up and said: "Chief Wu, the east of the city is the main direction of attack of the Japanese army, with all due respect, with the combat effectiveness of your army, I am afraid it will be difficult to hold the position outside the east of the city. ”

"Once the position outside the east of the city is lost, it will inevitably affect the defense line of other troops, so I am determined to lead the brothers of the security regiment to take the initiative to defend the east of the city and resist the attack of the Japanese army......"

Wu Mengchuan couldn't help frowning when he heard that Li Hong took the initiative to ask Ying to guard the main position in the east of the city.

"Commander Li, the east of the city is the main battlefield on the front line, and it is the key attack location of the Japanese army, and it is probably inappropriate for your security regiment to guard the east of the city......"

Wu Mengchuan did not hand over the main position to Li Hong, not because he was afraid that Li Hong would snatch the merits, on the contrary, he was thinking about the security regiment.

As long as you are not a fool, you know that the position in the east of Jingma County is a war of attrition, and let the security regiment stand on the front line, Wu Mengchuan really can't help it.

Zhao Wenyao, commander of the 336th Brigade, said: "Commander Li, our division did not hand over the main position to you, mainly because we want to retain the strength of your security regiment. ”

Zhao Wenyao's concern was not wrong, the Japanese offensive at the beginning would be very fierce, and if the security regiment was hit hard first, the defenders of the other defensive lines would also collapse at the touch of a button.

It is indeed a good consideration to preserve the strength and combat effectiveness of the security regiment, and the most critical time can allow the security regiment to turn the tide.

However, at the moment, Li Hong does not agree with such a deployment.

Li Hong continued to the officers and generals present: "Division Commander Wu, commanders, everyone knows that the Japanese army is coming violently, and the Japanese army will definitely exert super combat effectiveness in the first battle, even if all the troops of the First Corps are pulled over, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist the attack of the two divisions of the Japanese army. ”

"However, I want to fight head-on with the little devils, and frustrate the edge of the little devils, as long as the frontal battlefield is withstood and the Japanese army loses the first battle, their military spirit and combat effectiveness will suffer a huge setback."

There are only three battalions of officers and soldiers in the security regiment, and the number is only more than 3,000 people, how can these thousands of men and horses resist the two divisions of the Japanese army head-on?

The people present did not deny Li Hong's command ability and tactical acumen, and if Li Hong was given an army, he might be able to withstand the onslaught of two divisions of the Japanese army.

It's just that there are only more than 3,000 people in the security regiment, and in the face of more than ten times the number of Japanese troops, how can this be withstanding?

Li Hong dared to boast about Haikou in public, not because he was grandiose and arrogant.

Li Hong has studied the terrain in the east of the city, the terrain in the east of the city is relatively open, and the depth of defense is more than ten kilometers, which is suitable for the mechanized troops of the little devils to advance.

However, don't forget that the security regiment also has a tank unit, and the tank of the security regiment is much stronger than the tank unit of the Japanese army.

In addition to the fact that the chariot unit is stronger than the little devils, the rocket artillery of the security regiment is also a nightmare for the Japanese army.

If the little devils dare to press up on all fronts, the multiple rocket launchers of the security regiment will definitely cause heavy casualties to the Japanese army.