Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Group through Robbery

Chapter 883: Using people’s money to eliminate disasters for others

It's just a piece of waste paper. Why would Shancheng care about this matter?

"We still have to be careful. How about this? You work out a plan for me to see. It can ensure that we monitor the mountain city, and at the same time let them know that we have no intention of fighting with them." Seishirō Sakatan gave the two of them a task.

Mandalay. On the day the agreement was signed, the 200th Division of the Fifth Army marched urgently to the Tonggu area, while Zhou Weiguo went to the border to meet up with the independent brigade that had already arrived there, and then advanced towards Mandalay.

On the relatively wide road, Zhou Weiguo asked Zhao Shoutian to stop the car and get out to look at the passing tank convoy and truck artillery tractors, and then his eyes fell on the walking infantry.

Although the infantry uniforms were still blue-gray, they had undergone some modifications. They were similar to the shorts of the Gui army, but relatively longer. Every soldier wore leather shoes, most of which were looted from the Japanese army.

"Weiguo." Fang Shengli approached Zhou Weiguo and handed him a message. "Command has an urgent message: The Japanese 55th Division, led by Takeuchi Hiroshi, is advancing towards Tonggu. Command has ordered us to quickly enter Mandalay and mobilize one or two regiments to station at Yuecheng, forty kilometers from Tonggu."

Zhou Weiguo took the message, read it, and then casually handed it to Nan Zao Mingzi beside him. He said, "Tell Sun Xinpu's First Regiment and Tank Company to go directly to Yuecheng by transport vehicles, not to Mandalay. The Second Regiment will follow. The brigade's forward command post will be set up in Yuecheng."

Yuecheng sounds like a city, but in fact, it is just a town. The Burma Road extends slowly to the north from here, and forty kilometers ahead is Tonggu.

The 55th Division arrived in Yuecheng and entered Tonggu and had already engaged in battle with the vanguard of Takeuchi Hiroshi's th Division. The th and th Air Force Groups were also deployed to the battlefield.

"How's the situation going?" Zhou Weiguo walked into the command center and asked Sun Xinpu who was sitting in front of the map.

Sun Xinpu had been here for two days. After waiting for Zhou Weiguo to come to the map, he said, "Although the 200th Division held off the Japanese attack, they suffered heavy losses. Since yesterday, their wounded have been transported to us. From what we know so far, they should be able to hold out for a while."

Fang Shengli shifted his hips and frowned. "I'm afraid they can't hold out for much longer. The 200th Division hasn't seen much real combat, and their coordination is severely flawed. This Takeuchi Hiroshi is a formidable commander. He's very good at spotting flaws and exploiting them."

"Take money from others and help them eliminate disasters. Since we have forced the British to give up Mandalay and the northern region this time, we should also show a corresponding attitude to let the British realize that we are trustworthy friends. At the same time, we should also use this incident to tell the Japanese army that we are not those delicate soldiers who are so easy to deal with."

Asaka Hiderei tapped the map. "The 200th Division has been fighting over there for three days, still operating on the periphery, but all their manpower has been consumed by this. Furthermore, this division has heavy artillery, and they have no experience defending against it."

Zhou Weiguo turned to look at Jinxiu, who was on duty by the phone. "Connect me to the commander's headquarters."

At the headquarters, Commander Bai, who was discussing the battle situation with several chiefs of staff, tapped on the map. "We must pay attention to the northeast. If the Japanese army cannot directly attack Tonggu, they will likely launch a detour and encircle Tonggu."

"The terrain in this direction is flat, making it convenient for mechanized troops to fight. I suggest..."

"Sir." He hadn't finished speaking when Adjutant Li came up to him. "Zhou Weiguo's call."

Officer Bai dropped his pencil on the table and walked over to the phone. "This is Bai Jiansheng."

"Sir, I'm Zhou Weiguo. I suggest we exchange defense with the 200th Division and move into Tonggu."

"Reason." Commander Bai knew his subordinate very well. He must have his considerations for doing this.

Zhou Weiguo's voice came over the microphone: "Sir, we're taking money from people and doing them a disservice. We need to show the British that the rotation agreement they signed with us will not be a loss. Furthermore, this is our army's first battle abroad, so we must demonstrate the prestige of our mountain city troops. More importantly, I don't believe the British 200st Division on our right will flee. The th Division has been fighting bloody battles on the front for three days. If an emergency arises, I'm afraid we won't be able to mobilize troops in time."

"Wait for the call." Little Zhuge hung up the phone and went to the map. He sketched it out and explained Zhou Weiguo's idea. Then he said, "What do you think?"

Commander Long shrugged. "I have no objection. In addition, the 60th Army of the Yunnan Army can dispatch a brigade to assist in the defense."

Chief of Staff Luo looked at the map for a while and said, "The 200th Army and a brigade of the 18th Army can monitor the Japanese movements in the northeast."

Little Zhuge pondered for a moment and nodded; "Then it's settled."

Same as ancient times.

After handing over the defense zone to the 200th Division, Zhou Weiguo immediately moved his command center to the edge of Tonggu City.

After the command center was deployed, he immediately went to the forward command center where the Second Regiment was located with Fang Shengli and Chao Xiang Xiuling.

The air was still filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder. I took the telescope from Zhao Shoutian and looked over. The Japanese army was resting.

"Brigade Commander, Second Regiment Commander Wu Yong came up to Zhou Weiguo and said, 'When the 200th Division was evacuating, they told us that the enemy had a heavy artillery battalion, with a caliber of around 110mm.'"

"How much?" Xiao Ye, who had followed him, turned his head and looked at Wu Yong. "What caliber did you say it was?"

110mm. This is really heavy artillery.

"Why, are you interested?" Zhou Weiguo turned his head and asked.

Ono licked his lips and chuckled. "I said, I'm not moved. Do you think I'm telling the truth?"

That's definitely not possible. Let alone such a powerful heavy artillery, even if it was a field artillery, Ono's eyes would light up.

"Is the news reliable?" Zhou Weiguo turned his head and asked.

"I've already sent scouts over, but judging by the craters on the position, it should be reliable."

"Take me to see it." Zhou Weiguo turned and walked out of the bunker, and then, under the leadership of Wu Yong, came to a bomb crater.

Xiao Ye jumped into the bomb crater, walked back and forth twice, and suddenly raised his head. His burning eyes made Zhou Weiguo understand what he wanted to say.

"Old Zhou, since we set out from Hengyang, most of our quartermaster's money has been used to purchase medicine and other military supplies." He spread his hands and looked at Zhou Weiguo silently; "You can do whatever you want."

Chao Xiang Xiuling squatted beside Zhou Weiguo, holding her chin with both hands and looking at Xiao Ye in the crater; "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to do this."