Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Group through Robbery

The Japanese army launched an attack on the Wu Fu Line at noon that day.

The first to engage in the battle was the 88th Division.

The 88th Division held its front-line position for less than two hours before retreating. As a result, the 74th Army's position was pushed forward again by a large margin.

"Weiguo, the 88th Division is our elite force. How come they have a regiment of troops but haven't been able to stop us for two hours?" Fang Shengli outlined the location of the 88th Division on the map, tapped it, and asked in confusion.

Zhou Weiguo sat nearby and took a quick look before saying, "The 88th Division has been fighting since the beginning of the war, and the veterans have basically been wiped out. The new recruits are all new soldiers. When Shanghai was evacuated, the fleeing soldiers were crowded, and a large number of heavy weapons were abandoned because they were blocking the evacuation of the army. They only have some light weapons left. How can they stop the joint attack of the Japanese Air Force and the Army?"

Fang Shengli stopped talking.

He didn't know how tragic the retreat was in the front, but from the supplies brought back by Ono, he knew very well that this time the Tenth Army suffered heavy losses when it attacked the rear of the main army.

There were three trucks, and fifteen trucks returned, with thirteen radio stations, seven field guns, more than sixty light and heavy machine guns, more than thirty mortars, gas masks, helmets, and water bottles, which filled an entire truck.

From what Ono said, they saw the Japanese troops coming up, and they were picking up things as they went along. If they were given more time, they would have brought back more things.

"You're right. We've suffered a lot this time." Fang Shengli echoed and pointed to the location of the 88th Division. "The one attacking them is a regiment. Now it's two kilometers behind us. It seems that they don't take us seriously."

Zhou Weiguo tapped a ruler in his hand for a moment and stretched out his hand to look straight ahead; "Across from us is a brigade of the 114th Division. They belong to the same organization and will definitely cooperate. If it were me, I wouldn't have to worry about the flank problem, not to mention that we are on the defensive and there is a barbed wire fence in front."

"Let's eat up this regiment." Fang Shengli narrowed his eyes; "Let's start with the 114th Division."

Of course. Nanjing seemed undefendable. He had already crippled the 114th and th Divisions. The th Division was also the division that committed heinous crimes in Nanjing. If he did not defeat it here, then Nanjing might be able to avoid the th Division, but it probably could not escape the massacre of this division.

"Report." Before Zhou Weiguo nodded, the telecommunications team came to him with a telegram; "Report to the regiment commander, the military headquarters sent an urgent telegram that the enemy has defeated the Gui army's defensive position and advanced three kilometers. Let us quickly withdraw a battalion of troops to quickly assist a division of the Sichuan army in deploying defenses to prevent the Japanese army from attacking our flank."

The Gui army was defeated?

Zhou Weiguo stood up and widened his eyes; "How is this possible?"

Fang Shengli also opened his mouth in shock.

The Gui army has stationed an army, and the front-line forces are as high as a brigade. They are not the Sichuan army, they are well-equipped.

In less than half an hour, the Gui army withdrew.

"Ask the military headquarters what's going on. When did the Guangxi army become afraid of death?" Zhou Weiguo didn't believe that the Guangxi Wolf Soldiers would not last for less than half an hour. This was a national defense fortification.

According to my own inference, they can at least hold on for several days.

The staff officer nearby hurried to inquire about the situation. Not long after, the staff officer came to Zhou Weiguo and said, "Captain, the military headquarters responded that the Japanese 114th Division used poison gas bombs, and the Gui army's front-line positions were completely destroyed."

"What?" Zhou Weiguo exclaimed, "An entire brigade was wiped out."

The staff officer didn't say anything, but his trembling lips betrayed his inner anger at the moment.

"Weiguo, look at this matter..."

"Go to the military headquarters. Also, tell Ono to get the poison gas bombs for backup."

"I'll go there myself." Fang Shengli slammed the table, turned around and went to the quartermaster department.

Xiao Ye had been selling orders at the Quartermaster Department during this period. Today, he had just sold two field guns, three mortars and some shells to friendly forces. He was happily counting the money when he looked up and saw Fang Shengli looking like he was about to eat someone.

He put down the money in his hand, stood up and asked, "Lao Fang, what's wrong? Why do you look like you want to kill someone? Who owes you money?"

Fang Shengli walked a few steps to Xiaoye and said, "Where is the poison gas bomb? Weiguo needs to take it out and use it."

Gas bombs?

Ono seemed to understand something and pointed in the direction of the Japanese army; "They used poison gas bombs."

"Yeah." Fang Shengli hummed helplessly and closed his eyes; "An entire brigade was wiped out. Even those who survived probably won't see the sun again in their lifetime."

Ono took out a cigarette and said, "At the beginning, I insisted that you keep the poison gas bombs because I was preparing for this day. We can do without the poison gas bombs, but we must have them. This is a counter-threat measure."

"Stop talking nonsense. Lao Zhou went to the military to ask for orders. I'm here to get the poison gas bombs." Fang Shengli couldn't bear to hear Xiao Ye talking, so he interrupted him directly.

Ono straightened his military uniform; "Come with me."

In the military department, Zhou Weiguo's appearance made Yu Huohuo roughly understand what his purpose was.

After letting everyone else go except his chief of staff and adjutant, Yu Huohuo looked at Zhou Weiguo in front of him and asked, "Are you planning to fight back?"

"No matter whether it's the Central Army or the Gui Army, they are our own army. No matter what, they used poison gas bombs. This is why I want to fight back. I want to make them throw the things they want at me, and throw them on their heads to let them know that we are not afraid of them either. We also have these things."

Yu Huohuo knew that Zhou Weiguo had a batch of poison gas bombs, which were kept by Xiaoye in an armored vehicle. All along, they were the best supplies protected by the independent regiment.

"What are you going to do? Hatred can blind a person's eyes. I hope you can calm down and talk to me about this." Yu Huohuo was also angry, but things had already happened.

He was not opposed to revenge. On the contrary, he thought that the revenge should be severe. He did not even see a brigade or a shadow of the Japanese army, but let the enemy's poison gas bombs wipe them out.

The Gui army died with their eyes open.

If I don't avenge this, I would be unworthy of being a soldier.

However, he didn't want Zhou Weiguo to act on impulse. Instead, he wanted him to calm down before speaking. At least, give himself a reason.

Zhou Weiguo took a step forward and said, "General, I am not impulsive. If they dare to use it, it means they think we don't have it. If we use it, if they use it again, they should think about whether we will launch a corresponding counterattack against them."

Yu Huohuo turned and looked at the map. After a long pause, he nodded. "Okay, go ahead and do it. I will have a brigade of the 58th Division gather on your side, making it look like we are about to attack and attract more Japanese troops to your front."