Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Group through Robbery

Chapter 1003 This successor is worth cultivating.

Can we eat him?

This is one of the problems Zhou Weiguo is currently considering.

"Two hundred thousand troops, one-third of which are from the Central Army, one-quarter from the Guangxi Army, and the rest are from the Northwest Army and the Sichuan Army. Can we wipe them out?" Zhou Weiguo asked again.

“Difficult.” As the chief of staff of the independent brigade and also the de facto deputy brigade commander, Takeshita Shun immediately made a judgment after Zhou Weiguo raised the question.

Fang Shengli didn't speak. Although he was nominally the second-in-command, he knew very well that if it weren't for Zhou Weiguo, he would at most be a battalion commander, not a deputy brigade commander.

This is the benefit of following the right person, which is why he treated Shen Xin very well, something Shen Xin had clearly told him before.

It doesn't matter if you lack ability yourself, as long as you follow someone who is capable. He followed the right person.

Tadayoshi Sano is also considering this issue.

After a while, he began to analyze: "The 14th Division is equipped with well-equipped tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and horses. The weaponry and equipment of the entire army is unmatched by either of our two corps. In fact, their weaponry and equipment are more than that of our independent brigade. The only thing we have more of is our tank force."

The Japanese tanks were not very good, a fact that Ichiro Kuroki, who served as the commander of a tank battalion, could attest to.

"So, we can't eat them anymore," Zhou Weiguo asked.

Xiao Ya and Asaka Shurei were talking and seemed to have finished their discussion. Xiao Ya said, "Awen, I think we can take them, but we will suffer great losses. To consume the Fifth War Zone's manpower for such a division, I don't think this is a worthwhile deal."

After she finished speaking, she shifted her gaze to Ono, who was doing the accounting. Ono looked at her clear eyes, coughed, and said, "To be honest, I don't really care about this matter. But based on my many years of experience in the business world, whether we can take down this division or not is not that important. As long as we can get their weapons and equipment, that's enough."

At this point, he pointed to Wang Yun, who was sitting behind Zhou Weiguo, hunched over the table writing a report; "Isn't Wang Yun quite good at this kind of thing?"

Ok……

Wang Yun looked up at Ono, then pointed to himself; "Is this any of my business?"

"Isn't this publicity your job? Whether it's exaggeration or something else, isn't it all up to you to decide with a few words?"

What do the people of this mountain city want right now?

The reward for victory.

Has the mountain city won this crucial battle?

He won, as evidenced by the large amount of weapons and equipment he captured. He also failed, because the 14th Division escaped.

However, only the troops who participated in the battle knew the details; everything else was known solely through the writings of Wang Yun and her colleagues.

They can produce any kind of evidence they need, whether it's Japanese weapons and equipment or the corpses of fallen Japanese soldiers.

"That's true. We can write down how many victories we've achieved and what the significance is. But I'm a little worried that the Japanese Special Higher Police might use this as a pretext for counter-propaganda."

She has been with the Independent Brigade for some time now and knows what some of the Japanese military organizations do. For example, the Special Higher Police (TTPP) is like the Second Division here, and it is responsible for assassinations and intelligence.

“We can’t finish it.” Takeshita Shun lit a cigarette. “Warfare is based on deception, and there’s a saying here: ‘Put yourself in a desperate situation and you will survive.’ Our fighting ability is not as good as theirs. If we insist on stopping them, then one of them will become three, and we will not have any advantage in bayonet fighting.”

understood.

Zhou Weiguo took a deep breath and then went to the phone.

He took two deep drags on his cigarette and then dialed the war zone command.

Create an opening, allowing their forwards and midfield to retreat and surround their tail.

That was his plan.

After receiving his call, Commander Li only asked one question.

What is the purpose of the theater command?

"This kid has a good grasp of the situation. I see why you value him. Are you planning to groom him?"

After hanging up the phone, Commander Li explained Zhou Weiguo's plan and then sat down to ask Xiao Zhuge, who was drinking tea next to him.

Little Zhuge glanced at him sideways and then laughed, "What, don't you think someone like this is worth cultivating?"

"It is certainly worthwhile, but he still has a long way to go, and you have to consider that many of our subordinates will probably not be convinced by him."

Seemingly realizing something was off about his statement, he added, "At least for now, I won't submit to him."

“What does it matter? We’re not so old that we can’t walk. We’ll just watch and let him learn slowly. In ten years, surely he’ll be able to support himself properly?”

That's certainly enough.

Commander Li rarely agreed with Little Zhuge's opinion. This man was a stubborn ox, but this time he was stubborn in a good way. At least if Zhou Weiguo was really trained, and with the generals under his command as the backbone, there would be no problem handing over the Guangxi Army to him.

"Let's take it slow. There's plenty of time. But right now, there's one thing that can't be delayed."

After putting down his teacup, Commander Li said to his adjutant beside him, "Get me the 13th Army."

Boom boom... boom boom boom...

Boom boom boom...

The silence of Xiaoniuzhuang after lunch was shattered by the deafening sound of cannons.

Five minutes of shelling followed, a battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the Independent Brigade, led by three tanks, launched an attack on the forward positions of the Japanese 14th Division.

Through the binoculars, Zhou Weiguo felt a pang of heartache seeing the destroyed tanks, but he only paused for a moment before shifting his gaze to the Japanese defensive deployment.

In just two days, the enemy not only built a fortified bunker but also constructed a simple trench. He could clearly see that the Japanese forces on the right flank were moving towards the central position.

The helmet gleamed in the sunlight.

Seeing them swagger through the trenches like this, Zhou Weiguo was both angry and helpless.

Unfortunately, the mountain city is lacking not only in weaponry and equipment, but also in training.

There is a lack of skill in bayonet fighting and insufficient shooting training.

Even if their troops had advanced to within a hundred meters of the enemy's marching distance, hitting the enemy at that distance still depended on luck.

Pulling the trigger from 100 meters away, the bullet probably doesn't even know where it will land. What more can you expect from them?

“Old Zhou.” Takeshita Shun approached him and pointed to the troops slowly advancing in the distance; “Let them withdraw.”