Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Group through Robbery

Chapter 755: Insufficient Space for Detours in the Defense Zone

Zhou Weiguo didn't say anything. He didn't know if what he said was right. Maybe he would have to keep watching until the battle situation was completely stabilized.

"We don't have to wait until the war situation stabilizes, do we?" Chaoxiang Xiuling asked Commander Bai while mentioning Zhou Weiguo.

Commander Bai nodded without denying the situation. "Yes, we must hold on until the war situation is completely stabilized. This place must be under our control, and the county town is our last stronghold. Also, I can confirm to you, Osu, that the Imperial Guards Division is already gathering and there's a high probability they'll collide with you."

This is a clash between the elite and the elite.

"Don't worry in the early stages. The troops on the periphery will hold you back for a while. Anami Korechika won't be able to commit most of his troops in the early stages. Only in the later stages, when he senses something is amiss, he will change the battle plan, and your area will become the main battlefield. You have nearly half a month or a month to build a defensive position."

"I'll take it." Zhou Weiguo accepted it frankly after Commander Bai finished speaking, then thought for a moment and added, "But Commander Bai, my supplies must be guaranteed first, and I must have at least 20,000 reserves. They cannot be withdrawn at any time."

With a division, a brigade and his own independent regiment, the troops he had were not many, but they were enough. However, there would be great losses when fighting broke out.

"Okay, I promise you. The 27th Brigade has already gone to the county seat. You go there first. The 102nd Brigade and your independent regiment are on their way. You can start digging in the defensive positions now. They will all obey your orders. There is also a security regiment there that will also obey your orders."

The county seat is some distance away from Hengyang, so Zhou Weiguo and Chao Xiang Xiuling set out that day with an army heading towards Jiangxi.

Also setting off were the five field guns and several anti-aircraft machine guns that Zhou Weiguo had shamelessly requested.

In the county town, the war has not come, and the people in the city can still live peacefully as before.

Of course, there were some smart ones who realized that something was wrong and moved their families westward.

At the 27th Brigade Command Headquarters, Brigade Commander Zhang Ren had already received a call from Commander Bai personally, asking him to fully obey Zhou Weiguo's orders.

Even without Commander Bai's reminder, Zhang Ren would have listened. He had heard of Zhou Weiguo. Zhou Weiguo was mentioned several times in the division's military meetings. He made decisive decisions and would never hesitate when to attack or evacuate. Many Japanese soldiers died in their hands.

"I feel much more relieved now that Commander Zhou is here." Zhang Ren, a 36-year-old with a square face and a scholarly air, greeted Zhou Weiguo at the door and extended his hand first.

Wearing a smile without a trace of falsehood, Zhou Weiguo, wearing a cloak, also extended his hand; "General Zhang, you are too polite. I don't dare to accept this position of superior. I am really ashamed."

"That's right, Commander Zhou, I, Zhang Ren, really admire your achievements in several battles. You should be ashamed of yourself for growing older but not more capable."

"oops……"

Chao Xiang Xiuling stood next to Zhou Weiguo and said with a smile, "How about General Zhang, just call me Weiguo. It would be nice if you two could call each other brothers."

Zhang Ren thought about it and nodded; "Then I won't be polite, Brother Zhou."

"Very good, very good." Zhou Weiguo agreed with a smile, and then entered the command center accompanied by the generals of the Gui army.

Because the independent regiment had not arrived yet, Zhou Weiguo decided to temporarily use this place as the command center and move there after the independent regiment arrived.

One of the combat maps of Area No. 3 and the combat map of the Ninth War Zone was hung in the middle, and the other was hung on the side.

The brigade command deployment was very simple. With Zhang Ren's company, Zhou Weiguo quickly became familiar with the people present.

There were friendly forces on both sides of Area 3, but he had to guard against the enemy coming from the northeast. A Japanese regiment was temporarily stationed there.

The county town is the only retreat. Once the county town is lost, there is still a town behind us.

"There's too little room for defensive maneuvers. The distance between the three towns is only about 30 kilometers. Furthermore, after entering Chenguan Town, they can split up their forces." Chao Xiang Xiuling pointed at the map and analyzed the situation.

Zhang Ren nodded. "What my sister-in-law said is absolutely correct. Therefore, I want to move the brigade headquarters to Chenguan Town. We will live and die with Chenguan Town. We absolutely cannot let them set foot here."

Having said this, he turned to look at Zhou Weiguo in the middle; "Brother, what do you think?"

Zhou Weiguo took out a cigarette and lit it. After thinking for a moment, he said, "If we want to deal with the Imperial Guard Division, then Chenguan Town will not be able to hold it. That is the most elite division of the Japanese army, and you can say it is the Imperial Guard of the Japanese army."

Haha ...

"It's worth dying to be able to fight their Royal Guards." Zhang Ren didn't take his life seriously, and even the entire 27th Brigade didn't take their lives seriously. When they decided to come to this place, they wrote suicide notes to each other.

Zhou Weiguo glanced at him and asked, "What equipment do you have?"

Zhang Ren briefly talked about the equipment of the 27th Brigade.

There are no tanks or armored vehicles, but there are anti-aircraft machine guns, not many, only four, and four field guns. These are the heavy weapons of the entire brigade and are under the command of the brigade.

There are tanks, but they are controlled by the main force, and the main force is not fighting in this direction.

Zhou Weiguo nodded. "I'll add all the anti-aircraft machine guns and field artillery I brought to your side. This way, we'll be able to fight."

"That's right. With the troops you brought, I will go to guard it when the time comes..." Zhang Ren straightened his back a lot, but before he could finish his words, he realized something was wrong.

Not only did he notice something was wrong, but even several staff officers noticed something was wrong, and their eyes all looked at Zhou Weiguo who was smoking.

Slowly turning his head to look at Zhou Weiguo, Zhang Ren asked with a twitch of his lips, "You...what did you just say?"

Could he understand that the person in front of him was planning to attack?

"I will give you all the heavy weapons I brought with me, so that we can have a fight."

"Attack...attack?" Zhang Ren asked uncertainly.

Zhou Weiguo took two long drags on his cigarette and then walked over to the map. "Xiuling is right. We have too little room for maneuvering, and there are no more than four places in Area 3 where we can build defensive positions. This kind of terrain won't be easy for us to defend. Therefore, our best strategy is to seize territory and control more areas."

He took the command from an officer nearby and said, "At least we have to seize this place, so that we can fight."

Zhang Ren looked at the location and swallowed his saliva with a pale face. "Brother Zhou, you really are not kidding me."