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

Chapter 618 The fight begins

Ye Feng was playing a big game, deliberately spreading the news and revealing it to the Japanese in Zhengzhou City across the street.

Tell the enemy that Xuchang is now short of troops, with only 5,000 men.

Moreover, these 5,000 people, a month ago, were still a group of civilians holding hoes, poor people who were hungry and cold, and a group of new recruits who had never been to the battlefield and had never seen blood.

With such a weak force, aren't you, the officers in charge of Zhengzhou's military affairs, tempted?

Why don't you send troops to fight immediately?

In fact, the five thousand "civilian" recruits were just a bait, a trap that could lure the Japanese into taking the bait.

As long as the Japanese troops in Zhengzhou City attack, Ye Feng is confident that he can complete a counterattack and recapture Zhengzhou in one fell swoop.

because……

The 5,000 "new recruits" of this independent regiment were all carefully selected by Ye Feng.

They were once soldiers from the mountain city, but were chased and beaten by the Japanese all the way. Some of them were separated from the troops, some were recuperating from injuries, and some had no future and simply turned into bandits.

The troops Ye Feng needs are definitely not ruthless bandits who kill and rob.

Anyone who attacks or kills civilians will be shot to death without leaving a single one alive.

He only accepts those "heroes" who rob the rich and help the poor. These people are capable and can survive in the chaotic times.

Therefore, Xuchang's independent regiment is not only not weak in combat effectiveness, but under Ye Feng's incorporation, reorganization and encouragement, each and every soldier has been reborn. In their eyes, there is no longer the gloom of defeat after defeating Zhang, but a gleam of energy. They all want to follow Ye Feng, the "ever-victorious general", and fight a good battle to turn the tide.

"Warriors!"

Ye Feng picked up his classic old trumpet and began to boost morale, and the heavy sound reached everyone's ears.

"I don't care what you've been through or how many battles you've lost. Since you've chosen to join our underground party, from now on, you're a member of the anti-Japanese armed forces and a soldier under my command, Ye Feng."

"In the eyes of many people, those damned Japanese devils are invincible, but in my eyes, they are just the descendants of a group of Japanese pirates."

"Hundreds of years ago, our General Qi Jiguang was able to defeat the Japanese pirates so badly that they dared not go out to sea."

"Now, we, the Chinese men, will once again embolden the Japanese and make them never dare to spy on our land again."

As soon as these words came out.

The originally low morale atmosphere suddenly changed to applause and cheers by the soldiers, who expressed their willingness to fight to the death for China and for glory.

"Everyone knows that ever since I, Ye Feng, took command of the army, we have won battle after battle and have not lost a single battle."

"I, Ye Feng, will definitely be the winner of this battle in Zhengzhou. If you follow me, we will naturally fight a comeback. However, how much you can gain in this battle to recapture Zhengzhou depends on whether you dare to fight."

"To tell you the truth, the independent regiment is still short of many commanders. Even the 12th Army, after its expansion, is short of senior commanders."

"Whoever has made the most contributions in this battle, I guarantee that you will be promoted to a higher military rank and bring honor to your family."

"I'm not afraid of you having many achievements, I'm afraid of you not having enough achievements."

"If you are capable enough to kill General Yoshida Jun of Zhengzhou, I will even give you the title of division commander."

As soon as these words came out.

It directly detonated the entire area. Countless soldiers clenched their fists, their eyes flashed with excitement, and they simply wished they could pick up their guns and go to the battlefield to kill the Japanese.

Since joining the underground party army, the benefits given by Ye Feng are very generous. The settlement allowance, military pay and food are more than three times that of Shancheng. With money and food, and now military merits within easy reach, who wouldn't be jealous?

After all, the situation across the country is already very clear.

It was only a matter of time before the Japanese were defeated.

As for the mountain city, it is still blocked in the Wuhan battlefield and cannot break out. The situation is hopeless.

It is almost certain that the beautiful mountains and rivers of China will be ruled by the underground party in the future.

If you make military achievements and get promoted in the underground party unit, it will definitely bring honor to your family.

"Five thousand people in the independent regiment, six battalions, set off!"

With a wave of Ye Feng's hand, this army, full of high morale, set out from Xuchang in a mighty manner.

As for the Japanese, they have been continuously sending out spies to infiltrate these days and have quickly acquired intelligence.

Yoshida Jun, the general in charge of the military of Zhengzhou City, did not show any worry after receiving the intelligence. Instead, he laughed and said:

"Underground Party member Ye Feng, the commander of the Shanghai-Suzhou-Anhui region, is simply out of his mind. He actually dragged a group of civilian troops onto the battlefield."

"Listen, my two divisions, totaling 5 people, will reorganize and set out immediately to leave Zhengzhou City."

"On the battlefield between Xuchang and Zhengzhou, we fought a life-and-death battle with the underground party members."

The fighting between the two sides soon began in Yuzhou and Changge areas.

As soon as we met.

Without any conspiracy or trickery, both sides directly launched artillery bombardments and carried out covering artillery strikes on the opposing positions.

Yoshida Junya personally arrived at the front line to command. Looking through the telescope at the scene of artillery fire on the ground, he said triumphantly, "As for the peasant soldiers under Ye Feng, seeing the terrifying firepower of our Great Japanese Empire, those poor and backward Chinese people must have been frightened silly, right?"

A Japanese officer nearby echoed, "Of course. A group of peasant recruits who have never seen blood may be able to wield hoes, but if they are asked to take guns to the battlefield, they will be nothing more than cannon fodder."

The artillery fire from both sides caused damage to both sides.

Relatively speaking.

The Japanese suffered greater casualties. After all, they had two divisions with 5 troops, which was more numerous and densely packed.

"Order the vanguard to send a regiment to charge with 20 tanks, and send two squadrons to protect the left and right wings."

"Other troops are waiting, ready to launch a full-scale attack at any time."

As Yoshida Jun's order was issued, a fully-strength regiment of the Japanese army in the north took the lead in launching a charge.

Moreover, on the way to the charge, the artillery positions in the Japanese rear continued to exert their power.

For a while.

The position of Ye Feng and his men to the south was bombarded by artillery shells, blasted by tanks, and suppressed by machine gun teams...

The soldiers in the position didn't even dare to raise their heads.

According to Ye Feng's deployment, the first battle was mainly defense. While blocking the enemy's assault troops, try to destroy the devil's manpower as much as possible.

After all, it is a newly formed independent regiment, even though many of its soldiers have fought in many wars.

But military morale is still a problem.

Ye Feng's plan was to stabilize the army's morale while on the defensive and to gradually boost morale by killing the enemy.

And just like that, a battle of offense and defense began.

Because Ye Feng was in charge personally and had great firepower, the Japanese charged five times in a row throughout the day but were unable to break through the underground party's defensive positions.

Japanese General Yoshida Jun refused to believe that the elite troops of his Great Japanese Empire could not defeat a group of "peasant" troops from China.

After dark, the Japanese did not stop and continued to bombard the southern positions.

The battle lasted for two days and two nights.

Yoshida Jun's morale was directly crushed. Not only did he fail to defeat the "peasant soldiers" on the opposite side, but he also suffered heavy casualties. More than 9,000 people from the two divisions were killed, and tens of thousands were seriously or slightly injured.

An entire division of troops was lost just like that.

"Damn it, are the underground party troops on the opposite side really a bunch of peasants using hoes?" Yoshida Jun got angry.

"In the past two days, we have been attacking them frantically regardless of casualties. Even the elite of the underground party will not be able to hold on, right?"

The Japanese officers around had pale faces and expressions of doubt about life on their faces.

According to intelligence, the defensive force organized at the position opposite them was a ragtag army composed of Chinese people.

a month ago.

These "new recruits" of the underground party’s troops were still ordinary people working in the fields, carrying hoes!

Why is the army so weak?

How could they actually withstand the non-stop crazy attacks from the Great Japanese Empire for two days and two nights?