Are you a spy? Killing the enemy is too cruel.

Chapter 603: Divide the Forces

In less than a week, the 1st Division of the 12th Army led by Ye Feng marched into the Central Plains and successively recovered dozens of cities, counties, and towns.

This wave of blitzkrieg achieved fruitful results.

But this doesn't mean anything.

It’s not that Japan’s main force is too weak, nor is it that their underground party forces are too strong, it’s just because there is a Ye Feng here.

Yes!

In the battles that blitzed Central Plains, Ye Feng personally led the troops to attack and charge. He was always at the forefront and used his terrifying personal combat power to tear open the Japanese devils' defense line time and time again.

If it were in ancient times, Ye Feng would have achieved the four most difficult military merits, including being the first to climb the enemy's armor, breaking through the enemy's formation, seizing the flag and killing the enemy in battle.

His contribution alone is equal to that of the entire army.

It can be said that if Ye Feng was not in the 12th Army, this army would not be able to invade the Central Plains.

The main force of the Japanese Kwantung Army sent a division to attack, but with equal strength, they would definitely not be able to stop the Japanese offensive.

no way.

China has been poor and weak for hundreds of years, and it is impossible for it to recover all at once. What about the enemy on the other side? These Japanese troops have long had the ambition to swallow up China. They have been preparing for war for many years. In all aspects, they are several levels stronger than us.

"Commander, the nearest southern part of the Central Plains is the city of Nanyang. As long as we take it, we can gain a firm foothold in the Central Plains and control a large area in the southern part of the Central Plains. We can attack and advance. We cannot retreat from this step."

Song Yu, who was called a tactical thinker by Ye Feng, continued:

"The Japanese set up a triangular formation in Nanyang, deploying a large number of troops in the city and setting up two camps outside the city, one in the south and one in the north."

"We have quite a lot of troops now. We have ten regiments. We can divide them into three groups. Two groups will block the enemy, and one group will attack the city."

"Commander, if you lead the charge, the Japanese in the city will definitely not be able to stop you."

This time Ye Feng brought a division and did not choose the division commander Zhou Qingshan, but brought Song Yu instead. This is the reason.

Zhou Qingshan fights too steadily, never takes risks, and his tactics are not flexible enough.

Song Yu is young, quick-witted, and has a great talent for military command. He is quite good at fighting wars.

At this time, the regiment commander Niu Chujun retorted, "Commander Song, I think your battle plan is not feasible. Once the troops are dispersed, our weaknesses will be too obvious. Three regiments have to resist 20,000 to 30,000 enemies. Even if we can stop them, do you know how much loss we will suffer?"

The head of the regiment, Zheng Hua, also said, "In order to protect Nanyang City, the Japanese will definitely defend it normally and send reinforcements at all costs."

The implication.

According to Song Yu's tactics, it can only be a deadly battle with massive casualties.

Luo Daqian, the reconnaissance company commander, said, "In Xuchang, the Central Plains, the Japanese have a large number of reinforcements heading south to support them, so our blocking mission requires us to divide our troops into at least three groups to block the enemy's three attacks respectively."

Ye Feng asked, "Have you received any intelligence from Shandong, Jiangsu, and Anhui?"

Zhang Ye, who was in charge of the liaison, took out a document and said, "Report, this is the telegram sent by Comrade Ling Wei this morning."

"In Shandong, the 12th Army led by General Su only attacked a county town after entering Shandong, and then did not recklessly go deep into the hinterland of Shandong. There was no other battle situation."

"In Jiangsu, Japanese spies are extremely rampant, wreaking havoc all over Nanjing, especially targeting our transportation roads, blowing up bridges, collapsing roads, and using small units to attack convoys. In order to ensure the safety of the transportation roads, Division Commander Zhou stationed in Nanjing has dispatched troops to escort the convoys."

"In Anhui, Commander Ye is still mobilizing troops and dispatching six divisions to defend important areas such as southern Anhui and western Anhui. There is no fighting going on for now."

……

Ye Feng thought for a moment and said, "Once the war in Anhui begins, Commander Ye will be under a lot of pressure, so the Central Plains War must be fought and resolved quickly."

Song Yu said, "The enemy is determined to defend Nanyang City. We can plant a large number of mines and explosives on the periphery to prevent them from leaving the city."

"We can focus our attacks on the Japanese stationed in the north and south of Nanyang."

Niu Chujun said, "We can attack the devils south of Nanyang, so that we won't be attacked from both sides."

Luo Daqian, the commander of the reconnaissance company, jumped out again to pour cold water, saying, "Capture the Japanese soldiers camped south of Nanyang City. They have dug a lot of trenches, laid out countless barbed wires, and buried a lot of mines nearby. If we attack recklessly, we may fall into the hands of the Japanese."

Niu Chujun was anxious and said, "If we attack the Japanese north of Nanyang City, then the enemy troops in Xuchang will come down and we will be attacked from both sides."

For a moment, everyone started arguing and discussing how to eliminate the Japanese outside Nanyang City.

Nanyang City must be attacked.

We can't delay for too long. After thinking it over, Ye Feng raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet and assigned tasks.

"The Japanese set up a trap in the south to make us retreat, but they overlooked one problem. With me, Ye Feng, here, those trenches, barbed wire, and mine traps are completely useless."

"Everyone listen up."

After every commander stood up, Ye Feng gave the order:

"Comrade Song Yu, I'll give you four regiments of troops. Go block the east and north gates of Nanyang City. Don't let any Japanese escape before dusk."

"Niu Chujun, Zheng Hua, take your regiment and attack from east to west, mainly to harass and tie up the Japanese troops in the enemy's northern camp."

"The other four regiments, led by me, will attack the Japanese positions in the South Camp."

"Comrade Luo Daqian, from now on, I want to know the situation of the Japanese troops in Xuchang every half an hour."

"If the Japanese in Nanyang City move out and cannot be stopped, retreat in time."

"This time, our tactics are very simple. We will destroy the enemy in motion, especially the Niu Chu Army and Zhenhua Army. You cannot attack by force, nor can you defend to the death. Be careful to preserve your manpower and absolutely do not suffer too many casualties."

……

After giving the order, all departments immediately began to act.

First, the four regiments of Songyu were divided into two parts to defend the east and south of Nanyang City.

Then Niu Chujun and Zheng Hua led the soldiers to detour north and infiltrate from the north of Nanyang City.

Ye Feng waited for Song Yu to report the situation and learned that a large number of mines and explosives had been laid before he started to take action.

It can be said that this tactic is not clever at all.

Relatively speaking, Ye Feng's decision was still very risky. If it failed, all ten regiments would be in danger of being destroyed.

After all, the number of enemies inside and outside Nanyang City is several times theirs.

Faced with this situation, if General Su was in command, he would definitely lure the enemy out of their hole, continuously mobilize troops on a large scale to engage the Japanese, then look for opportunities to fight in the repeated movements, and finally concentrate his forces to first destroy an enemy squadron, battalion, or regiment.

Of course Ye Feng also knows how to command operations in this way, but the results are too slow and may not be effective.

The Japanese commanders, including the battalion commanders, regiment commanders, and division commanders, were all experienced warriors.

Facing your constant harassment and pulling, the Japanese should just stay put and hold their positions.

In this case, tactics will become meaningless.