Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Group through Robbery

Chapter 1006 Cry for Help, Impossible

"Gentlemen, remember this shameful day."

Heiichiro Togo looked at the generals present and said, "Today is a tragic day. We have been deceived in the greatest way in history."

He believed his deployment was correct: concentrating superior forces on the first and second lines to block the enemy's attack while depleting their manpower, thus preparing for a counterattack later.

Everything was fine, but he never expected that his deployment would be completely destroyed by the enemy's poison gas bombs.

He is now facing the danger of being completely devoured by the other party.

Running is his and the 14th Division's only option at this moment.

"I thought they would hold out for a while longer."

Half an hour later, accompanied by several people from the brigade command, Zhou Weiguo entered Togo Heiichiro's command post.

The command post was in chaos; he could even see a smashed radio on the table. Of course, he also saw overturned tables and food that was already covered in dust.

"Did we disturb their meal?" Zhou Weiguo glanced at the wine bottle and nodded. "They seem to be celebrating."

Zhou Weiguo, who came up with him, glanced at the scene and said, "Logically speaking, it's understandable that they're celebrating at this time."

The 14th Division's defenses were very strong. The triangular defensive line was equipped with crossfire points, artillery coverage, and sharpshooter assembly points. Any one of these deployments could inflict heavy casualties on the attacking forces. However, he miscalculated one thing: the Independent Brigade would use poison gas this time.

"Brigade Commander." Jinxiu came to Zhou Weiguo's side; "The Second Regiment in pursuit reported that they encountered an enemy battalion's interception, and the two sides are engaged in fierce fighting. The Second Regiment Commander requests artillery reinforcements."

A brigade?

Zhou Weiguo turned his head and asked, "Location?"

Upon hearing the word "location," Zhao Shoutian immediately took out the map, overturned the destroyed radio on the ground, and laid it out.

Jinxiu pointed to a spot, and Zhou Weiguo glanced at it before saying, "This is the rearguard suicide squad. Their mission should be to intercept our pursuing forces at all costs. I think artillery alone is no longer enough to destroy their fighting spirit."

"So what do you plan to do?" Takeshita Shun leaned against the table. He came from the Japanese army and knew that if the Japanese army left behind troops to cover the rear, it meant that they were prepared to die.

They will absolutely not leave unless they are all dead.

“I’ve already used poison gas once, so I can use it a second time.” Zhou Weiguo crossed his arms and squinted his eyes. “It’s time to let them know that we can also play with poison gas like ordinary artillery shells. It’s just that we disdained to use it in the past, but now it’s time for us to use this kind of weapon.”

A large brigade.

Heiichiro Togo was confident that they could hold out for half a day.

No one could defeat one of their own battalions in half a day, not even the most formidable force in the mountain city.

Therefore, after having a brief respite, Togo Heiichiro made a bold decision: in order to quickly restore the morale of the 14th Division, his divisional command would lag behind, ostensibly to provide the soldiers with a final line of defense.

The troops did not withdraw slowly; having lost more heavy weapons, they withdrew quickly.

However, there is a very serious problem involved.

Supplies.

Supplies are running low.

With the aid of poison gas, the enemy launched a surprise attack on him. His supplies could not be transferred in time, and because the soldiers were afraid of the poison gas, they were not destroyed before falling into enemy hands.

Breaking out—his only option now is to break out quickly, to break out from the direction of the 13th Army. Only in this way can he and the entire division have a chance to survive.

As for what punishment I will face after this battle, it is no longer important.

He's thinking about one thing right now.

If this division were to be annihilated by the enemy under his command, not only would it be difficult, but he would likely be forever branded with shame. He would be the first division commander to be completely wiped out by these peasants. His fate would probably be even worse than that of the commander of the 106th Division.

He didn't want to think about it anymore; he just wanted to live a peaceful life.

"Have the Nakamura Brigade move faster. Yamashiro will definitely not give us much time. We need to find a breakthrough as quickly as possible."

Even he himself didn't realize that his voice was trembling slightly as he spoke.

He was scared; this time he was genuinely terrified.

Tens of thousands of men are now trapped with resistance in front and pursuers behind. At this point, he can only hope that the general can immediately use air power to attack the 13th Army's positions and cover his retreat.

When Kiyoshi Kazuki received the news at the Beiping command post, he was discussing the current battle situation and the plan to rescue the 14th Division with Chief of Staff Ono. Meanwhile, the Setani Detachment had broken through the blocking force of the 7th Army of the Guangxi Army, and he had dispatched a brigade to rescue them. It wouldn't be long before they were able to break through and join his reinforcements.

Upon hearing that the 14th Division had been attacked by the enemy and requested bombers to bomb the 13th Army's positions to cover their retreat, Kiyoshi Katsuki frowned and said to Ono, "Did I hear that right? What is Togo Heiichiro saying? He wants me to send air force to bomb the troops under Yu's command to cover their breakout."

Shouldn't my orders to them have been to hold their ground and wait for reinforcements? Why did they run away?

And he ran away so suddenly, he said he wasn't prepared at all.

"Should we ask about the situation again?" Ono was also confused. This morning, the 14th Division had made a solemn promise to him, saying that they would do this and that.

In summary, they will be a nail, firmly driven into the enemy's heart, fighting not only to wipe out the massive Fifth War Zone forces with the arrival of the Imperial army, but also to wash away past humiliations and, more importantly, to fight for the honor of the Empire.

Full of vigor, I even praised them in public at the meeting. If all the soldiers of the Empire were like the 14th Division, they would not have been able to learn from their mistakes and become brave. The Empire would have already accomplished great feats. However, how long has it been? Less than four hours. The situation has changed like this.

The 14th Division, which had vowed to hold out there, has now received a distress telegram requesting air support to break out of the encirclement.

This... this is something no one would believe.