Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Group through Robbery

Chapter 1192 Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut

The next morning, Zhou Weiguo led the independent brigade back to Xi'an.

At this time of year, Gansu's vegetation coverage is still quite good. Although it can't compare to the south, it is certainly a unique advantage in the northwest.

The road, which took more than two years to build, is the main route for the army's march, and there are many towns along the way.

Upon seeing this well-disciplined army, the local people all stopped what they were doing. The local government also hoped that they would stay and fight off the rampant bandits in the area.

Regarding this matter...

Zhou Weiguo did not refuse.

Once you've been here, you'll be here again. Independent travelers who have been here once will come back a second time.

Maintaining good relations with the local people is beneficial for the true unification of the military and government in the mountain town.

The people of Northwest China are known for their fierce and untamed spirit, which stems from an inherent banditry. This spirit, when channeled correctly, can manifest as a fearless and righteous courage, but when misused, it becomes utter banditry.

The troops were tasked with suppressing bandits, fighting as they moved, but Zhou Weiguo was not.

Little Zhuge agreed to let him wipe out the bandits along the way, but the others had to get back to Xi'an as soon as possible.

After entrusting the task of suppressing the bandits to Fang Shengli, Zhou Weiguo led the special agent company towards Xi'an.

They finally arrived in Xi'an that afternoon. Zhou Weiguo handed the troops over to Xu Hu, asking him to take the troops back. He then took Xiao Ya and Chao Xiang Xiuling to the command post.

The command headquarters for operations in the north has been disbanded; this place is now the headquarters of the 2nd Army of the Japanese forces fighting against Luoyang.

When the three of them entered, Xiao Zhuge, who was drinking tea, pointed to the sofa next to him and said, "Sit down and let's talk."

The three sat down, and Khabayev served the tea and stepped aside to sit in his own seat.

"I personally agree with the issue of suppressing bandits in the Northwest. This is a way to gain the support of the local people. I have already reported this matter to the General Headquarters, and the General Headquarters has agreed to allow your brigade to temporarily clear out the bandits along the way. This is also to pave the way for our future northward march."

He glanced at Khabayev.

Khabayev understood and then handed a document to Zhou Weiguo.

Seeing Zhou Weiguo open the book, Little Zhuge said, "Your father-in-law's steward has arrived. The headquarters is very dissatisfied with the recent attack on the Tokyo transport ship by Watson. They are already considering launching an attack on Watson, but the presence of the Pacific Fleet makes them very wary."

Zhou Weiguo finished reading the document and closed it. He looked up and asked, "So, do we need to help them solve this problem?"

"Yes, this is actually a crucial link in whether our mountain city can move north in the future."

The Soviet Union's probing attack this time was quite obvious.

They had always harbored the intention to take action against the mountain city, but in the past, due to the entanglement of various forces, no one dared to easily expose this fact.

But it is different now.

Now, the Japanese army has driven out the various countries' forces in Yamashiro, and only Tokyo's forces remain. As for the Northern Soviet Union, their interests here are negligible.

They want to gain new benefits.

Shancheng never interferes in this matter, but if they try to scheme against Shancheng, Shancheng will absolutely not allow it.

"Understood." Zhou Wei stood up; "I'll set off for Kowloon right away."

Heading south... heading south once again.

After Zhou Weiguo left, Takeshita Shun returned to the Independent Brigade Command.

The brigade command only sent seven or eight people to maintain the operation of the entire brigade, in addition to the special operations company and the first detachment of his small squad.

Miyamoto Shigeru's second detachment and Kobayashi Keiko's third detachment are now staying in the Northwest to assist the Independent Brigade in suppressing bandits.

"Captain, we're just here, doing nothing." Miyamoto Shigeru adjusted his glasses.

He was the squad leader, but he mostly served as Takeshita Shun's adjutant. As for the squad's offensive and defensive issues, those were the responsibility of the deputy squad leader.

“It is indeed quite boring.” Takeshita Shun sat in Zhou Weiguo’s seat and rhythmically tapped the table in front of him; “Everyone is working hard, while we are just loafing around here, which is a bit inappropriate.”

"Where are we going?" Keiko Kobayashi asked as she came in from outside.

Go there.

This is a very agonizing problem.

Since the battle between him and the Japanese army had reached a stalemate, Takeshita Shun rarely took action against the Japanese army to avoid provoking them.

It's fair to say that they haven't had a good time during this period.

"I don't know." Takeshita Shun shook his head.

“Captain.” Miyamoto Shigeru chuckled twice; “If the Northern Soviet Union can test us, why can’t we test them?”

A test?

How to test the waters?

Takeshita Shun, not understanding, turned to look at him; "What do you mean by that?"

Suppressing bandits?

Several meanings.

Prince Asaka felt a little numb as the butler returned.

The steward had been gone for so many days, so he naturally needed to find a reason. The best reason was to go and pay respects to his daughter. Everyone knew that his daughter had sacrificed herself for the empire. Although her remains had not been brought back, the thought of going to pay respects to her almost made him furious.

It was also reasonable to directly bring him down and make him the unfilial daughter of an imperial traitor.

"Are they suppressing bandits?" Prince Asaka asked, lighting a cigarette.

He must have misheard.

If he remembered correctly, there was a security force in the mountain town, right? Wasn't the job of the security force to maintain local order?

Use an elite main force brigade to suppress the bandits.

Has Shancheng gone mad, or is he hallucinating?

"Yes, sir. When I left, the Independent Brigade did agree to the local request to assist in suppressing bandits. I was worried that returning too late would cause trouble for you, so I came back early."

What does it mean?

Prince Asaka couldn't understand it; he had been thinking about the message but still couldn't figure it out.

So that afternoon, he took two bottles of liquor and a few side dishes to Nanzaolin.

Nanzo led Asaka to his room, and the two sat facing each other.

After drinking two cups of fragrant wine, Nan Zaolin put down his chopsticks. "When you came in, I noticed you didn't look well. Our advisor, what happened?"

"I'm fine, but I really can't understand the move that Shancheng is making now. What is their purpose in doing this?"

Using a cannon to kill a mosquito?

Yes, according to Prince Asaka's account, Prince Asaka frankly believed that Yamashiro's actions were indeed like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

The best-equipped and most powerful troops were sent to clear out the bandits in the opium den.

Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? But that's exactly what they did.

"Old buddy, I'm nowhere near as good as you when it comes to intelligence. What do you think they're trying to do?"

Nan Zaolin glanced at him, then picked up the wine glass beside him, drank it all in one gulp, and sighed; "The worst decision my empire made was that we should not have started a war with Shancheng."