Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Group through Robbery

Chapter 1058 Let's see if you don't do good deeds on ordinary days

According to the instructions of the theater command.

This time, the Independent Brigade will truly be surrounded by the enemy, with all sides opening up and leaving no way out. Only in this way will the Japanese army consider eliminating the Independent Brigade, a force that has inflicted so much damage on them.

The Independent Brigade was surrounded.

When this message reached the headquarters of the 4th Army in Delhi, Terauchi Hisaichi was discussing with Hirata Ichiro the possibility of launching an attack on the British forces.

Hearing that the Independent Brigade was surrounded by two Imperial divisions, he was stunned for a moment before looking at his adjutant; "Are you sure you're not joking with me?"

Who was leading the Independent Brigade? It was Zhou Weiguo. Even if he couldn't win, he could definitely escape. But how could such a small force be surrounded? It just doesn't seem like something anyone would believe.

"No, General. The 14th Division and a brigade of the 3rd Division have cut off their retreat. Now, they are compressed into a place called Chenzhuang with a radius of less than three kilometers. In addition, according to information obtained by my subordinates from the Special Higher Police, the air force that was originally supposed to be used to bomb the mountain city has been transferred to North China. The purpose is to assist the army in destroying the independent brigade."

After gesturing for his adjutant to leave, Terauchi Hisaichi asked Hirata Ichiro beside him, "How could this be? Didn't we already tell them that if they wanted to completely stop the Empire from considering attacking them from the south, they needed to win in the Fifth War Zone? How come in just a few days, their forces have been surrounded by the North China Area Army?"

How could this be?

After lighting a cigarette, Hirata Ichiro felt this wasn't the place to talk, so he stood up and asked, "Could we go to the operations office?"

When Terauchi Hisaichi and Hirata Ichiro arrived at the operations office, the adjutant had already drawn up the current location of the independent brigade in North China and the area surrounded by the troops.

"Could it be that Tang's army withdrew without authorization?"

After a moment's thought, Terauchi Hisayo made an analysis.

Hirata Ichiro shook his head; "It shouldn't be."

The Independent Brigade's equipment is better than Tang's Army Corps', and its mechanization is also unmatched. If Tang's Army Corps retreats, the Independent Brigade will definitely retreat immediately after receiving the news, and it will run faster than any other unit on the front line.

After all, they all have four legs. The rest of the people only have two legs.

Terauchi Hisaichi thought this reason was valid. Before he could think about it further, Hirata Ichiro said, "Zhou Weiguo is Commander Bai's favorite general. No matter what, he is always a mobile force. Do you think anyone would really let the Independent Brigade be surrounded and do nothing?"

So what... are they trying to do?

Terauchi Hisaichi looked at the map, then at a division and a brigade of the Imperial Army. After a while, he understood something and said, "In terms of cunning, he is far more cunning than anyone else."

"General, have you figured out what the other side means?"

Terauchi Hisaichi nodded. "Since we can't eliminate so many at once, we'll proceed in stages. We'll use the Independent Brigade as bait, with the rest of the troops assisting, and launch attacks on us in stages, centered around Chenzhuang. At the same time, they also want to show the Empire that they can fight us well on the plains, let alone in these mountains in the south."

"Doesn't the headquarters consider that their victory was due to mechanization? And what about the south..." He couldn't finish his sentence.

This force can't use mechanized equipment in the south. Does that mean the imperial army can use mechanized equipment?

If neither of these methods works, then it comes down to each other's familiarity with the terrain, which happens to be the area where the Empire is most lacking.

"Hopefully they can achieve a resounding victory."

Boom boom... boom boom boom...

Chug tug tug... tug tug tug...

Bang bang bang... bang bang bang...

In Chenzhuang, Japanese bombers and fighters were frantically strafing the Independent Brigade with their machine guns, while bombs rained down on the position.

On the ground, Japanese 100mm heavy artillery and mountain guns also launched repeated artillery bombardments on the positions.

On the defensive positions, soldiers wearing steel helmets and firing anti-aircraft machine guns quickly moved their guns and fired into the air, disregarding the Japanese bombing and artillery fire.

They had no choice. If they hadn't used anti-aircraft machine guns to intercept the Japanese bombers, their low-flying aircraft would have spotted the trenches and been able to accurately bomb them.

boom……

A shell landed on the anti-aircraft machine gun, and the exploding ammunition and the machine gun itself were sent flying more than ten meters into the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

"Where is our air force?" After hearing the explosion, Zhou Weiguo went to the bunker to take a look. This was the fifth anti-aircraft machine gun he had lost.

In yesterday's battle, the Japanese army used primitive tactics of air raids, artillery bombardment, followed by infantry and tank warfare. With the coordination of its own forces, it drove them back. However, unexpectedly, the enemy changed its tactics early this morning.

The bombers and artillery were operating simultaneously, and judging from their approach, they seemed to be trying to eliminate their own anti-aircraft machine gunnery forces first.

Judging from the current situation, they have almost achieved their goal.

He had anti-aircraft machine guns, and his inventory was still there, but the problem was that he didn't have many anti-aircraft machine gunners. This kind of force requires skill; he had to assess the wind speed and the enemy's flight speed before making adjustments.

Veteran soldiers can tell with just a glance, but for new recruits, damn it, who knows where the bullets will land?

Tian Jing patted the dirt off her clothes and coughed twice, saying, "We've been intercepted. This time, the Japanese have deployed three air squadrons—two for interception and one for attack. Our air force was intercepted halfway there. In addition, Japanese air force units are also bombing important transportation routes in our Fifth War Zone from Xuzhou. Our air force also has to disperse to deal with their bombing."

Upon hearing this, Ono, who was drinking and killing time nearby, flew into a rage and rushed to Zhou Weiguo's side.

"What are you doing?" Zhou Weiguo turned his head and saw Ono's small eyes staring at him angrily, which confused him. He wondered what the kid was up to.

Ono took a sip of his drink and spat. "See? See? I always told you to keep a low profile, but you never listened. Now you're getting your comeuppance. Look at what they used to kill us."

Good heavens, several air squadrons were holding back the air force of the Fifth War Zone to prevent the Chongqing air force from coming to reinforce them, and here, an entire air squadron has been deployed.

Just ask the troops in this mountain city, who else has this honor?