webnovelfull Chapter 608: Not Letting Go of a Japanese Prisoner
Chapter 608: Not Letting Go of a Japanese Prisoner
The battle to recapture Nanyang was the one with the heaviest casualties since the 12th Army advanced into the Central Plains.
The total casualties reached more than 8,000, resulting in a shortage of manpower.
Ye Feng also decisively gave orders, allowing the commanders of each unit to expand their troops independently on a regiment basis.
Originally a regiment of 3000 people, Ye Feng increased the establishment of each regiment, expanding it to about 5000, matching the strength of a Japanese regiment.
The original ten regiments, with the support of the underground party and the popular support, quickly completed the recruitment task.
"Commander, if we do this, will it affect the combat effectiveness of the entire division?" Song Yu asked.
The ten regiments now have an astonishing number of people. This amount of troops is equivalent to reorganizing a new army.
Song Yu’s main concern is that there are too many new recruits, the troops are chaotic and complicated, and their combat effectiveness is even worse than before.
Ye Feng said, "Pay attention to the military regulations of our underground party and make every soldier, no matter whether they are veterans or recruits, strictly implement them. Anyone who makes a mistake must be severely punished. In this way, the military discipline of the troops will be improved."
"With more recruits, the combat effectiveness will definitely decrease, so it's best to take them to pay their dues and see some blood."
Song Yu could only nod his head. Soldiers who had never seen blood could never show up in public.
For example, Japan across the country.
Although they brought hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the country, they were all a group of old, weak and new recruits. Once they went to the battlefield and encountered a losing situation, they became more panic-stricken than each other. Some people were so scared that they ran away, which immediately triggered a group effect.
In the battle of Nanyang, Ye Feng and his men seized upon this weakness of the Japanese and were able to win victory after victory.
After Song Yu left, Luo Daqian entered the headquarters, "Commander, this is the enemy intelligence about Xuchang."
Ye Feng took a look and said in surprise, "Those devils in the Japanese Supreme Command are planning to temporarily avoid our army's attack and give up Xuchang?
Intelligence showed that the Japanese did not deploy heavy troops in Xuchang, only two divisions, one of which was a newly formed division full of rookies.
How can such a small force possibly stop the attack of the 12th Army?
Ye Feng originally thought that retaking Xuchang would be another tough battle, but he didn't expect that the enemy raised the white flag and surrendered before the battle even started.
Logically speaking, Xuchang is a big city in the central region of the Central Plains, and it should have at least 10 troops.
Luo Daqian said, "It is probably because our Jin-Cha-Ji troops have taken action. The Japanese are worried about being attacked from both sides, so they can only swallow the bitter fruit and choose to retreat their troops to the northern part of the Central Plains."
Ye Feng said, "Notify Zheng Hua's army and Niu Chu's army and ask them to gather their troops. They will march to Xuchang in two days."
Luo Daqian asked, "What about the other groups?"
Ye Feng said, "Continue to eliminate enemy spies in the south, clear out the surrounding bandits, and settle accounts with the traitors who have killed people on their hands."
Not long after, Zheng Hua and Niu Chujun entered the command center together.
"Commander, the soldiers have been fighting for more than ten days and are exhausted. Do we really need to march to Xuchang at this time?" Zheng Hua said very tactfully.
Niu Chujun said straight to the point, "Xuchang is a big city in central China. The Japanese must have gathered a large number of troops. We have just completed the recruitment work. If we go to war at this time, the probability of winning is not high!"
Ye Feng also told the two of them all the information he had, and then said:
"The Japanese soldiers who stayed in Xuchang to defend it had low morale and were not 100% determined to hold out."
"Once our army arrives, the enemy will probably be terrified."
"It can be said that this Xuchang City can be conquered and recaptured without much effort."
After hearing what Ye Feng said, Zheng Hua and the others understood and left immediately to go back and make arrangements before departure.
"Commander, there's a reply from the Shancheng Intelligence Department!" Another person hurried in. It was Zhang Ye, who was in charge of communications.
Not long ago, Ye Feng came up with an idea and asked the telegraph operator to send a telegram to the southwestern mountain city.
He directly told the old man in the mountain city about the grand strategy of north and south.
This strategy is equivalent to two glasses of wine, one is poisonous and the other is highly toxic. Which one would you like to drink?
Ye Feng also told the old man clearly that my underground party is determined to recover the entire north of the Yangtze River. If you are not convinced, then you just have to endure it.
While we are launching a massive attack on the Japanese in the north, we are unable to take care of the south. We hope that your army in the mountain city will take action at the same time to recapture the entire area south of the Yangtze River.
Regarding the current national situation.
What other choice does the old man have?
He was still being blocked by the Japanese devils in the battlefield of the southwest mountains! It was extremely difficult to go north.
So he could only try his best to fight a life-and-death struggle with the Japanese south of the Yangtze River.
If the old man still does nothing, or even compromises with the Japanese.
What awaits him will be the underground party troops that will recover the north, grow stronger, and then move south to unify China.
So that we can be qualified to confront the underground party in the future.
The old man could only drink the "poison wine" Ye Feng gave him, and he was determined to control the area south of the Yangtze River at all costs.
After reading the contents of the telegram, Ye Feng said, "Send a telegram to Yan'an. Our 12th Army is preparing to dispatch two regiments to attack Xuchang."
Two days later.
Ye Feng led an army of 10,000 and set out from Nanyang City, marching towards Xuchang in a mighty manner.
Just as Ye Feng expected, the Battle of Xuchang lasted only one day. When a large amount of artillery fire blasted open the city gate, Ye Feng led his team to break through several blockades of the Japanese and continuously cleared obstacles and strongholds on the road. The Japanese saw that the situation was not good and did not hold on. They left two battalions of new recruits to provide cover, and the rest of the troops withdrew directly.
On the street where the battle was fierce, Niu Chujun ran to Ye Feng and said, "Commander, the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side are all new recruits, but their commander is a veteran of the battlefield. Knowing that they are surrounded and knowing that they will die, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese recruits should not be underestimated."
Ye Feng said speechlessly, "Get lost, just say whatever you want to say."
Niu Chujun said, "In order to reduce our casualties, we will surround these two thousand devils, but will not attack them for the time being. We will send people to persuade them to surrender."
Ye Feng frowned and said in a cold tone, "Comrade Niu Chujun, do you mean to let these devils go?"
Niu Chujun quickly explained, "I didn't say let them go. If the devils surrender, we can reduce casualties. When these devils become our prisoners, we will conduct a trial and kill those who deserve to be killed and shaved those who deserve to be shaved."
Ye Feng said, "Our troops don't need prisoners. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Yes!"
Ye Feng kicked over and said, "Hurry up and roll back to cover the middle road, and try to kill through the enemy's defense line."
Two hours later, the battle was over.
Ye Feng still followed his usual fighting style and would never leave any prisoners in his troops.
Are these unscrupulous Japanese devils worthy of being captured?
They are descendants of a group of Japanese pirates, with bloodthirsty and violent genes in their bones. They are a group of executioners whose hands are stained with the blood of countless my compatriots in China.
How could such an enemy, who had committed so many crimes, be captured and survive?
Ye Feng felt that not killing all nine clans of the Japanese devils was a sign of his kindness.
Never take a prisoner.
Ye Feng is also fighting violence with violence, using the bloody reality to tell the enemy on the opposite side: you are cruel, but I am more cruel than you.