Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Group through Robbery

Chapter 994 is filled with despair; there is simply no choice.

Commander Li glanced at him and said, "I can't guarantee anything else, but not this time."

As for the reason, it's quite simple.

The less he sends troops, the more Togo Heiichiro will believe that the conflict between the two sides is irreconcilable. They will then advance even more recklessly.

Come in, and once you're in, you're not getting out.

The 14th Division headquarters deciphered the telegram in less than ten minutes and delivered it to the division commander, Togo Heiichiro.

"They're trying to escape," Togo Heiichiro said to his chief of staff, Tano, after waving the telegram in his hand.

After reading the telegram, Tian Ye said, "Once the Independent Brigade withdraws, I'm afraid the Sichuan Army behind it will also withdraw accordingly. General, I think we should strengthen our attack from the front and then use our cavalry to contain their movements."

After a moment of contemplation, Togo Heiichiro shook his head. "No, temporarily halt the frontal attack on the Independent Brigade, and inform the cavalry commander Kuroki to launch an attack on the flank of Tang's army, and request air support for bombing assistance."

Ok……

Tano didn't immediately understand what Togo Heiichiro meant.

The theater command's intention was to have the independent brigade withdraw, but it sounds like they were planning to launch an attack on Tang's army. That doesn't make sense.

“You don’t understand. There’s already a conflict between Tang’s Army Corps and the Independent Brigade. We’re going to deepen that conflict and make their relationship even more chaotic.” Togo Heiichiro sat down in the chair next to him. “The Independent Brigade has always said that Tang’s Army Corps is abandoning them in their time of need. This time, I’m going to see who is really abandoning them in their time of need, and whether the Fifth War Zone’s Military Law Department is really so impartial.”

With such a small scheme, they were able to create such a large rift between them. Isn't that worth doing?

Japanese bombers suddenly appeared on the flank of Tang's army, and countless bombs stunned the defenders in that direction. Before they could react, enemy cavalry appeared not far away.

"The Japanese are coming up!" After a pitiful scream, the sharpshooter killed the brave soldier, and then a large number of cavalry charged onto the position and engaged the defenders in hand-to-hand combat.

Upon seeing this, the second-line troops urgently deployed machine guns and mobilized cavalry with long-range shooting capabilities to assist the first-line troops in their withdrawal.

The cavalry came up, and they had no choice but to run back.

The messages were relayed one by one to Tang's army headquarters.

Tang Paopao glanced at the map and immediately started cursing: "That shameless scoundrel Togo Heiichiro, is he mistaken? His opponent has never been me."

If you want credit and honor, you can go after the Independent Brigade and wipe out the Independent Brigade, which now only has two regiments and a special operations battalion. Wouldn't that be better than wiping out yourself? Don't forget, it was never their own army that brought them disaster, but Zhou Weiguo's Independent Brigade.

"Commander, our army suffered heavy losses due to lack of preparedness. What should we do next?" Now is not the time to dwell on who the enemy is; shouldn't we be stabilizing the situation?

"Order the troops to retreat three kilometers and rely on the town to resist the Japanese cavalry attack. Also, send a telegram to the Fifth War Zone Command that we have encountered a fierce attack by the Japanese cavalry and request the Independent Brigade to provide reinforcements to our unit."

"I'll send reinforcements my ass."

Zhou Weiguo placed the telegram on the table and snorted; "I only have this many troops, how can I send reinforcements? What if I go out and never come back? No reinforcements."

"The Tang Army just told us a while ago that they refused to help us in our time of need. Now that things have turned around, this same thing has fallen on our shoulders. It would be a bit unreasonable not to send reinforcements now," said Asaka Shurei, stuffing a candy into her mouth and speaking indistinctly.

After Xiao Ya looked up from calculating the month's expenses with Ono, she nodded and said, "Awen, how about we consider launching a rescue operation for them?"

"We can't send troops." Takeshita Shun came in from outside carrying his armored backpack. They had originally planned to intercept the Japanese cavalry, but before they even set off, the Japanese cavalry headed towards Tang's regiment. They were completely useless. Helpless, Takeshita Shun immediately canceled the mission and sent everyone back to the brigade headquarters.

He heard about it as soon as he came in.

"Brother, I'm afraid this isn't appropriate," Xiao Ya said, frowning as she drew a circle on the drawing.

Takeshita Shun took off his helmet and tucked it under his arm. "Sister, there's nothing wrong with it. Togo Heiichiro can't give up on us, but he's also worried that the Tang army might outflank him from the side. So he needs to be sure of one thing: whether the Tang army will come out after he attacks. He can't be sure, so the only way is to test the waters and see if we will send troops."

Two cavalry battalions are nothing to Tang's army. So why bother reinforcing them? It would be better to use this time to withdraw our forces.

Heiichiro Togo wanted to see this scene, so why not just let him see it?

Without reinforcements, the Independent Brigade launched several artillery engagements on the front lines before turning tail and running back.

When Togo Heiichiro received this news, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh. He immediately ordered the Nakamura Brigade to pursue them southward, and at the same time ordered the air force to pursue the Independent Brigade and the Sichuan Army in the direction of their retreat. Not long after issuing this order, he also ordered the command post to move southward.

This action made the captain of the Seya branch, who was following not far behind, want to curse.

Although the Independent Brigade lost two regiments, this does not mean that they have lost their combat capability.

"Is he crazy? Although the Independent Brigade is called a brigade for telegrams, it is actually the size of a division. So what if two regiments are lost? It is still a brigade."

The enemy only lost infantry; his armored units remained intact. What, now he wants to take advantage? Does he think the Independent Brigade is so easily defeated?

They were the kind of people who went straight to bayonet fighting when they encountered a regiment of the 13th Division, so how could they lose their fighting capacity because of this little loss?

Do you think that with Zhou Weiguo gone, the Independent Brigade is just a paper tiger, something that can be manipulated at will?

"Commander, should we follow up?" The chief of staff interrupted the commander's rant. He knew the commander too well; if he let him continue like this, who knew when it would go on? Let's resolve this issue first.

Seya glanced at him and chuckled; "Do we even have a choice?"