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

Chapter 408: Pocket Array Arranged

Anti-Japanese armed command post.

Ye Feng, who was sitting in the main seat, gave an order, "Comrade Song Yu, take your men and hide outside the position, covering the surrounding 10,000-meter area. Remember, don't let any of the Japanese scouts go. Can you do it?"

"Make sure to complete the mission."

Song Yu saluted, turned around and ran out immediately. He never questioned Ye Feng's orders.

"Comrade Liang Long, I order you to pour all the kerosene that has been transported into the forest in front of the position within half an hour."

"Comrade Hong Bing, organize the first line of defense. The louder the better."

"Inform Comrade Zhou Qingshan to send the 2,000 men who just retreated to ambush the Japanese directly behind them without returning to their positions."

"Comrade Lu Ping, lead your team to the left side of the position and block the Japanese retreat route."

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Hong Bing had a question, "Comrade Ye Feng, if we pour kerosene and other substances on the forest land now, will it alert the Japanese?"

Ye Feng said, "Once the Japanese take the bait, they will definitely march quickly. We don't have much kerosene. On the battlefield, if they smell some gasoline, I believe the Japanese won't notice anything unusual."

This fight.

Ye Feng’s battle plan was - "Fire attack."

Fires burn the plains.

Even the positions of their anti-Japanese armed forces were included in it, which was why they had to build three lines of fortifications. The last line of fortification was dug very deep and was attached to the side of a small stream. When a fire broke out and thick smoke billowed, the soldiers could get water to cover their faces to avoid suffocation.

Hong Bing asked again, "What if the Japanese don't take the bait? What if they stop outside the plain and organize defense on the spot?"

Ye Feng said, "It's very simple. Let's rush up and fight again, and pretend to be defeated again."

Liang Long also said, "I'm afraid the Japanese will be cautious and launch a round of artillery bombardment on our positions from a long distance."

Ye Feng said, "I have also considered this. There are many fires within a hundred meters of our position. Even if we are bombed, it will not cause any raging fire."

After he finished speaking, the others stopped questioning and went to deploy the operation according to the orders of Ye Feng, the military commander.

Half an hour later.

The latest intelligence was transmitted to the command post. Just as Ye Feng expected, the Japanese Independent Mixed Division set out again and attacked towards the position's defense line.

"The Japanese are still cautious. They divided the division into three parts and the marching speed is not fast. It seems that they are marching step by step."

Ye Feng put down the intelligence and gave another order: "Messenger, tell Comrade Hong Bing that everyone should hide. Before the signal gun is fired, no one is allowed to fire a shot or throw a grenade."

Qiu Yuan asked in confusion, "Comrade Ye Feng, in the previous deployment, we have been harassing the enemy and constantly creating small-scale battles. Why do we have to remain silent at this time?"

Ye Feng said, "Warfare is about knowing the real and the fake. We were bluffing before so that the Japanese couldn't see through our intentions. Now, the Japanese troops are coming. We are hiding our troops so that the Japanese can't see whether we are deploying them on the first, second, or third line of defense."

There are some things that Ye Feng did not explain. If nothing unexpected happens, they are about one kilometer apart.

The independent mixed division will most likely conduct artillery bombardment to detect the defensive positions of the anti-Japanese armed forces.

In this way, Ye Feng sat in the command post and passed down orders one by one.

Fifteen thousand soldiers and horses.

Also under Ye Feng's command, they continued to make arrangements and prepare for the upcoming decisive battle.

Japan's Independent Mixed Division, 25,000 people.

Anti-Japanese armed forces, 15,000 people.

The gap between the two sides was 10,000 people.

In Ye Feng's opinion, he will definitely win this battle because he has all three conditions: time, people and location.

The weather.

It is a cold winter season, with dead branches and rotten leaves everywhere, and with a force four wind, once a fire breaks out, it will sweep across the plains.

people and.

This is a war against invaders. Everyone shares the same hatred and the morale is high.

Geographical advantage.

The plain position was the terrain chosen by the anti-Japanese armed forces and had been prepared for many days.

More than an hour later.

The Japanese Independent Mixed Division was less than one kilometer away from the position, and their artillery opened fire first.

One after another, smoke-filled shells, like a rainstorm, cut through the sky and bombarded towards the position.

There were three rounds of artillery fire in total.

It looked like a big commotion, but because the anti-Japanese armed forces were well prepared, only a dozen soldiers were killed or injured, and the loss was not great.

"Report, the Japanese front is marching towards the position. There are about 6,000 people. It is a main force of the devil."

After hearing the news, Ye Feng ordered, "Tell Comrade Hong Bing to fight, fight hard, hurt these thousands of Japanese vanguard troops, and defend the first line of defense."

As the order was given, soon after, the two sides began a fierce offensive and defensive battle at the front line.

Ye Feng stayed in the command post to observe the situation.

Why didn't he rush to the front line, why didn't he kill the devils at the front line? Ye Feng had his own considerations on this point. If he went there, the killing would be too ruthless, and it would be hard to guarantee that the Japanese commander would not find out.

Ye Feng is not here.

The anti-Japanese forces on the front line must have suffered heavy losses.

However, as the saying goes, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child, and there will always be casualties in war.

In order to destroy this Japanese division, Ye Feng could only watch the fierce fighting on the front line.

"Report, the Japanese have dispatched a full-strength regiment and are continuously charging our positions."

"Report, the frontline suffered heavy losses, with more than 300 casualties."

"Report, our army has killed more than 800 enemies and lost about 500 soldiers. The enemy's charging troops broke into the position three times, but were repelled each time."

Ye Feng has been using a telescope to observe the situation on the battlefield.

Ye Feng didn't care how many enemies were killed at the front line or how many people he lost.

His attention now is on the large forces behind Japan.

Once the main force of the Japanese division moves forward another 3,000 meters, the real battle will begin.

"Tell Liang Long to be on standby at all times. Once the enemy's main force enters the encirclement, his men must immediately set the entire battlefield on fire. All incendiary bombs must be used up within five minutes."

Where did the incendiary bombs come from?

Part of it was captured from the annihilation of the 12th Division, and part of it was obtained from transactions with foreign devils.

Another part was obtained from Japanese warehouses when Shanghai was recovered.

In addition, when Ye Feng destroyed the Japanese Third Fleet, he also obtained a lot of incendiary bombs from the ship's warehouse.

This is a flat terrain.

The ground was covered with dead branches, weeds and rotten leaves, and was doused with kerosene and a large number of incendiary bombs.

Can’t I burn you devils to death?

After Ye Feng finished speaking, he issued another order, "Tell Song Yu that once the fire starts, don't rush to charge. If the Japanese devils charge, hold on tightly. If you let them run away, I will use their heads as chamber pots."

The troops led by Zhou Qingshan, Liang Long, Song Yu and Lu Ping were responsible for blocking the gaps on the four sides.

The pocket formation is ready.

"Report, the frontline is in danger. We have suffered thousands of casualties and our position is in danger. Request support."

Ye Feng was unmoved and just said, "Tell Hong Bing that he must hold on even if he has to fight to the last man."

The defensive positions at the front were riddled with holes and looked completely untenable.

Ye Feng and the others knew it clearly.

Could it be that the Japanese devils couldn’t see it?

The more precarious the position is, driven by greed and ambition, can the main force of the Japanese remain idle?