Chapter 18: Exquisite Deployment

  "The devils won't fall for it easily, I need two brave but not afraid of death people to lead the way for them, and tell them that there is no military activity on the main road, very quiet. As for this small path, they must intentionally say that there are many troops activities and set up ambushes!" Murong Wudei placated Ye Shanhu then turned around and asked the brothers of Lao Qi Lian, "Are there any fearless ones among you?"

  As soon as Murong Wudi finished speaking, two soldiers immediately stood out and said they were crawling out of the pile of dead bodies, killing devils was enough to cover their expenses, and they were willing to take on this mission of luring the enemy deep.

  "Wait, can't always be the old soldiers who get all the credit! Our brothers in Tian Tang Fort aren't useless!" Wild Coral saw this situation and felt that Tian Tang Fort was losing face. She immediately turned to Murong Wuji and said, "What do you guys think?"

  "Of course!" All the brothers in Tianzai responded to Ye Sang's call, almost everyone answered unanimously, as if they had already prepared all the answers in advance. As long as Ye Sang gave a signal, all the brothers would say these words without any reservation.

  Although these words are heavy when spoken, they are not just said for the sake of speaking, but because of that fearless commitment to life and death, and in order to complete those difficult tasks, so these words are not just empty talk, once spoken, they must be done, this is something everyone's heart knows, since everyone has chosen to speak like this, it is enough to prove that everyone has already made the necessary sacrifices.

  "How's that? My charisma as the leader of this group is still not bad, right? Let's leave this difficult task to our brothers from Tianyang Village to complete," Wild Coral saw her subordinates giving her face and felt happy in her heart, proud of having such fearless and daring brothers. At this moment, she didn't dare to delay even a bit and immediately seized the opportunity in front of Murong Wudi, after all, this was the first time Tianyang Village had a chance to show itself since joining the Yunyang Mountain Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force, and she couldn't afford to miss it.

  "Wild Coral, I must correct you on a few points. Firstly, whether it's Tianzai Village or the old soldiers of Qilian, we are all brothers and sisters of the Yunyang Mountain Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force now. We shouldn't be divided into you and me, so it's incorrect to separate Tianzai Village from the old soldier brothers. Secondly, we are a regular army now, not like the bandit troops before, and we are going to fight tough battles, so our titles must be standardized. There can't be any more 'Big Master' or 'Second Master' distinctions; in the army, there are only superiors and soldiers!"

  Murong Wude corrected Wild Coral's mistakes as much as possible, then turned to everyone and said, "I can give you tasks, but you must remember that Yunyang Mountain Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force has no soldiers who fear death. If you're afraid, take your belongings and leave!"

  "Don't worry, everyone is a soldier of the vanguard, no one will be afraid to die. Commander Murong, you can give orders now!" Meng Xiangfei saw Murong Wude speak like this and thought he was looking down on their Heavenly Stronghold bandit soldiers. He was about to argue with Murong Wude when Ye Zhanhua suddenly pulled him back and spoke to Murong Wude instead.

  "Alright, I'll arrange the task now. As for the task of luring the enemy in, I'll leave it to Wild Traveller to select the personnel. Be sure to accomplish the points I've entrusted you with!" Murong Wuji knew that time was tight and couldn't afford to delay any further, so he first commanded Wild Coral. Since Wild Coral insisted on having her own people participate in this decoy mission, he could only acquiesce to her wishes.

  "Commander, rest assured that the new squad of soldiers will definitely complete their mission with honor!" Wild Coral immediately responded, and she also let out a sigh of relief in her heart. Fortunately, they managed to grab the task, and it was time for them to show up, so after responding, she started arranging tasks for her brothers under her command.

  "Zhao Changyou, take a battalion of troops and load all the usable grenades and explosives we have onto the landmines. Bury them on the flat main road, about two miles from the fork in the road. Make fake ones to confuse the enemy so they don't know what's real. Even if they get hit, they won't be able to figure out what happened!" Mu Rong Wudi ordered Zhao Changyou, knowing that this was a crucial factor in stopping the devils from continuing down the main road and couldn't afford to be careless.

  "It is... but shouldn't we leave some hand grenades or something on the small path to lure the little devils?" Zhao Changyou responded immediately after hearing the order, but felt that they needed to leave some hand grenades during the battle, so he suggested to Murong Wuyi.

  "No need, that place is not suitable for anything, hand grenades are useless there. We'll just call out to the devils on the main road and only when we've scared them off and hurt them will they believe that there's an ambush on the main road!" Murong Wudei replied without any hesitation, it seems he had already thought of all these details.

  "Yes, all the grenades and bombs are used on the main road to greet the devils!" Zhao Chang repeated the order he received, responding loudly.

  "Hu Pai Fu, you take two battalions and ambush on both sides of the main road. When you hear the sound of the thunderbolt explosion, immediately use your light and heavy machine guns and cannons to give me a fierce welcome. However, do not charge forward, do not engage in close combat with the devils, just focus on firing all the bullets and shells in your hands. If the devils retreat, you will have completed your mission."

  "Yes!" Hu Pai's deputy immediately responded.

  "Meng Xiangfei, Guo Erwa, you two battalions are in charge of the ambush on the small road. Leave a regiment or so behind every one or two hills to carry out the ambush. You arrange the specifics yourselves, I want precise shooting with bullets to maximize the elimination of the enemy. Retreat after 15 minutes, no one is allowed to linger!" Murong Wudei continued to command, entrusting this small road ambush to these two battalions.

  "Yes, Commander, rest assured that we will carry out the order and annihilate all enemies who dare to attack!" Meng Xiangfei said immediately after receiving the order. It seems that he has started to feel a sense of pride, as this is their first head-on confrontation with the Japanese devils, and they have a sure win. He really thinks that Murong Wude is being very generous, entrusting such a great task to the two of them.

  "Everyone get ready, we'll move at dawn!" Murong Wudei ordered as soon as he saw that everything was in place.

  "Yes!" All the soldiers responded in unison and began to prepare themselves respectively.

  At dawn, the vanguard of the enemy's army, the Kanaya Detachment, had already arrived at the fork in the road. Although Kanaya had been defeated in battle several times before, due to his connections with the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters, he was allowed to redeem himself and expand his squadron, which had now become the Kanaya Detachment. He had also been promoted to the rank of Colonel, becoming the commander of the Kanaya Detachment. It seemed that this time, he would once again cross paths with Murong Wudi.

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