Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Group through Robbery

Chapter 868: If we don’t kill them, how can we have a chance to enter?

Zhou Weiguo turned and picked up a pencil. "Don't you see a problem? The armor strength of his two divisions doesn't seem to be very large. And according to our information, these three divisions have increased their armored machinery because they have to face the British armored forces. But they only used less than a third of their original capacity. Where did the rest go? Could it be that Terauchi Juichi is afraid of being killed and has gone into hiding?"

"Absolutely impossible. Although the Japanese army's armored force is not as strong as the enemy's, Terauchi Hisaichi will definitely not hold back. After all, everything is based on victory." said Sano Tadayoshi.

"Yes." Zhou Weiguo nodded. "Everything is based on victory, but these forces will not be used to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out or to siege a point and attack reinforcements. So, what will he do?" Zhou Weiguo picked up a pencil and tapped it on the map, then suddenly inserted a line directly into the place where the 300,000 Japanese troops were deployed. "Attack them by surprise, use Rangoon to attract the British army's attention, and then concentrate elite forces to raid this 300,000-man defense line and quickly destroy it.

"Another Ardennes raid?" Minamizō Akiko took a deep breath. "The British army was so foolish as to suffer such a heavy loss. They should be on their guard."

Zhou Weiguo shook his head. "It's not that I didn't think of it, it's that I thought it was impossible. The reason is that the Japanese army is short of manpower. Secondly, their armored forces are not as strong as the British. But there is a fatal flaw, and that is the Japanese army's fearlessness of death."

"Let's wait and see. I think in a few days, we will know what the other party's plan is."

The focus is on Yangon, a city that is neither big nor small.

Hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides were deployed on a battle line of dozens of kilometers in and around Yangon, counterattacking and encircling, encircling and breaking out, fighting from the sea to the land, from the land to the air. People died every day, and every day, countless troops were deployed to the front line.

It was already the fifth day. Looking at the flames still rising from the distance on the ship, Xiao Ya returned to the room next to the command tower to rest.

The sound of the explosion became a rare lullaby, and soon she fell asleep.

The knocking sound made Xiao Ya open her eyes and look at the door; "Come in."

"Madam, two brigades of the Army Guards Division, under the command of Terauchi Hisaichi, have broken through their base camp." Takahashi Ichi walked in and excitedly told Xiao Ya the news.

Xiao Ya exhaled, grabbed her military cap from the side, smiled, put on her shoes, and went out to find Hasegawa Kiyoshi. "Wilson's base camp has been breached, and these hundreds of thousands of people are now in disarray. Now is the time to pursue them. The naval aviation must completely destroy and strafe their evacuation routes and evacuating troops to buy time for the army to intercept them."

"Why should we help them?" Chang Guqing glanced at Xiao Ya and handed her the tea. "They broke through that line of defense, which means that our cooperation is over, right?"

"Can you please not be so short-sighted? Southeast Asia is just a test run. If the British can't hold on here, they can evacuate towards Delhi. Once these hundreds of thousands of people withdraw to Delhi, don't you think they won't strengthen the defense line south of Delhi? If then our navy can't fight deep into the land, what will the officers and soldiers of the Third Fleet eat? Don't they rely on those few ports?"

"If you don't eat them now, you'll let them come back to cause trouble for you. Don't lose the big picture for the small one."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll give the order immediately." Hase Qing turned around and went out to issue military orders, while Xiao Ya calmly walked to the bridge and looked at Yangon in the distance.

Perhaps the soldiers defending the city have already realized the situation, and the sound of gunfire seems to have weakened a lot.

"I estimate that the battle in this area will be over in two or three hours. Liu San." Xiao Ya called out. Liu San, who had not accompanied the group on the mission, came to Xiao Ya. "Madam, what are your instructions?"

"Rangoon is a very wealthy place, especially their exquisitely carved Buddha statues and Buddhist scriptures. They are second to none. I'll have Hasegawa Kiyoshi give you a team of soldiers. You have only one task: plunder the local wealth. Move the light and beautiful items first, then the heavy ones. Especially their Governor's Mansion. Check it carefully. There must be a warehouse or something. Don't let me miss even a platinum bar."

Liu San felt that there was no need for him to go, as the captain had already gone there. However, since this was his wife's wish, he nodded and said, "Don't worry, my wife. I promise that I will not let go of even a stone with a single word carved on it."

"First, seize the temples. That's where the real wealth lies."

Liu San turned and left. Gao Qiaoyi took Xiao Ya's telescope and said, "Madam, I don't understand. Wouldn't it be better for these hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate to the northern front and work together with you to build a line of defense to intercept the army's advance? Why do you suggest that the general take this opportunity to eliminate these 300,000 people?"

Xiao Ya smiled. "The logic is simple. With them here, how can we in the mountain city take advantage of the opportunity to enter northern and central Myanmar and intercept them?"

"Done." Minamizō Akiko trotted over to the headquarters at the Independent Brigade's Telecommunications Office. The shout startled Ono, who was counting money, so much so that he fumbled with an extra digit. Without noticing, he'd overdone the hundreds place. As a result, that evening, anyone who could count was asked to work overtime, spending half the night figuring out the problem.

He is a very responsible accountant and will never allow any imbalance to occur.

"What are you yelling about?" Ono circled the numbers with a pen, then marked the numbers next to them and asked.

Minamizō Akiko smiled and waved the telegram in her hand. "Great news! The Japanese army has indeed copied the Ardennes battle plan. Now they have destroyed Wilson's base, and the 18th Division has even blocked their evacuation route. Now these troops have been completely defeated by Terauchi Juichi."

"That's great." Zhou Weiguo put down his teacup and laughed. "Washington believed from the beginning that these 300,000 men would be able to hold off the Japanese attack, no matter what. Their hesitation stemmed from their reliance on these 300,000 men. Now that these 300,000 are almost gone, their reliance is gone too. They only have one choice now."

"My second sister has been waiting in the mountain city for so long that she must have become rusty. I think she must be very happy now." Minamizō Akiko said with a smile after putting the telegram on the table.

"She will definitely celebrate, but some people are happy while others are sad. She is happy, but I guess some people won't even be able to cry."