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Naturally, we paid close attention to the actions of the Japanese invaders, so early the next morning, two pieces of news, one good and one bad, were placed on the desk of the head of the headquarters.

The good news is that the mines buried by various villages have greatly slowed down the Japanese's marching speed, forcing them to stop and let the engineers continue to clear mines and move forward.

The bad news was that a squadron of armored vehicles had crossed the Zhuozhang River and were covering 16 trucks carrying mountain cannons that were heading north from Licheng, aiming directly at the arsenal.

Of the two pieces of news, the deputy commander-in-chief paid more attention to the second one about tanks.

"The Japanese have no moral principles. They actually mobilized tanks here. Did you see clearly what type of tanks they were?" asked the deputy commander-in-chief.

"Deputy Commander, the question you asked is not only about our intelligence personnel, but also about commanders like me. Not many of us have seen the enemy's tanks, right? But the scouts are still very dedicated. They said there are 6 very small tanks with what seem to be machine guns on the roof. There are also 4 tanks that are very large with very long gun barrels."

"Tell the arsenal about this situation and ask them to be prepared! Now let's discuss the new 385th Brigade. The 769th Regiment will be..." The deputy commander-in-chief began to discuss the dispatch of troops.

"I see. The small tank must be the Type 94 Ultralight Tank! As for the four tanks at the back, if they have offset turrets, they are Type 4 medium tanks. The ones that are smaller than the Type 97 and have a machine gun under the turret are Type 97 light tanks. As for the others, they are either Type 95 medium tanks or Type 89 modified tanks."

"However, the 36th Division is at best a security division. It's already great to have an armored squadron of 6 tanks! So, the 4 tanks at the back are probably the old Type 89 tanks!"

"Haha, the Japs are really well prepared! Tell the comrades in front, don't be afraid when you see the tanks, get your grenade launchers ready, and you can shoot them down with low-angle flat shots! And the troops on the top of the cliff, get their rocket launchers ready too, they can jump out and use rocket launchers to attack the tanks at the critical moment! Don't worry if you really can't defeat them, just let them in, our rocket launchers are enough to destroy them!"

At the arsenal, Li Yuexuan analyzed the Japanese tank model problem based on his own memory and the current situation.

The Japanese have only a few types of tanks, the relatively advanced Type 97 and Type 95, and the Japanese are most likely to place them in those permanent divisions and the current Type A divisions, or even in the reorganized tank units. And the biggest position should be on the battlefield in Southeast Asia, not on the battlefield in China.

Therefore, the only ones that can appear on the battlefield in China, or even in the Taihang Mountains, are the small Bean Ding and the old Type 89. These are nothing to be afraid of. The small Bean Ding runs very fast, but its armor is very thin. Not to mention the rocket launcher, even those steel core bullets can penetrate it! As for the old Type 89, it is big, has thin armor, and runs slowly. It is just a tin coffin, the favorite of rocket launchers!
Of course, Li Yuexuan was still thinking about whether to mobilize a batch of long-range artillery grenades and flying thunder cannons to directly cover the tank troops with full vitality. Or perhaps...

"Xiong Da! Go to the material warehouse and ask, how many peppers do we have left? How much quicklime do we have left? Go quickly!" Li Yuexuan sent Xiong Da to run errands.

Xiong Da came back soon and told Li Yuexuan that Minister Zhang said that there was still about one ton of dried chili peppers in stock and 20 cubic meters of quicklime, which could be burned whenever needed!
"That's it!" Li Yuexuan clapped his hands excitedly, and then said: "You go again and tell them that it was me who said so. Transfer out 200 rounds of pepper shells from the inventory and 100 rounds of lime shells for target practice, and hand them all over to the temporary artillery company. Then, go to the warehouse and fetch 200 kilograms of dried peppers, and pile them for me at the junction of the narrow gap and the trumpet mouth on the north." "Tell them to pile firewood on the ground, spread dried peppers on top, and then cover it with a layer of dry firewood. Don't let the mountain wind blow it away! Finally, pour a layer of gasoline on it for me. Prepare a torch at the nearest shooting port that can be ignited at any time. Go!" Li Yuexuan ordered Xiong Da to continue running.

The things Li Yuexuan wanted were quickly transferred from the warehouse. Zheng Changfeng, who heard the news, also rushed over to inquire about the situation.

"Some tanks are coming. I'm worried that you won't be able to deal with them! So, prepare some pepper bombs and dried peppers, and smoke the devils when the time comes! The terrain of Yitiantian is good. The mountain wind from the north is blocked by the trumpet-shaped hillside, and the wind in the canyon is very strong! Just burn peppers at the wind outlet, and the whole Yitiantian will be in smoke."

"Hehe, I guess, the Japanese tanks are not equipped with gas masks at all. After all, our country does not have poison gas, and the Japanese probably won't think of using poison! When the time comes, you will listen to my orders, and then do this and that..." Li Yuexuan pointed a few times on the sand table and introduced his battle plan to Zheng Changfeng.

"Captain, you are so tall, do you want to capture these tanks alive?" Zheng Changfeng understood and asked.

"Well, there is this idea, but the specific implementation depends on how the Japs react! Everything should be based on the main goal of ensuring the lives of our comrades! If the Japs don't cooperate, we can only blow everything up! Remember, as a commander, don't think about seizing spoils or anything. Everything should be based on the premise of destroying the Japs' vitality!" Li Yuexuan reminded.

"Captain, I understand! After this battle, should we go back to Liangjia Village?" Zheng Changfeng suddenly asked.

"We'll talk about it later! At this moment, don't think about what to do after the war, that's unlucky! What you should think about now is whether there are any more dirty tricks or shady schemes. The more vicious the scheme, the happier I am!"

"What a vicious plot!" Zheng Changfeng suddenly slapped his head and said, "Do you still remember oleander? I remember there was a large area of ​​oleander on the West Mountain. In the summer, a child was poisoned by picking flowers, so you asked us to cut some of them and only leave a little over there. The chopped oleanders are now dried and still there!"

Bang... Li Yuexuan slapped the table, and the whole person was excited: "Haha, how could you forget them? Go quickly and ask the comrades to carefully move the oleander over, but don't burn it together with the chili peppers, otherwise it will accidentally hurt our comrades!"

After finishing speaking, Li Yuexuan's eyes sparkled: "That thing is very poisonous. For our comrades, it has little value except that the flowers look good! But if it is loaded into artillery shells and used in battle, it is a good thing! And castor beans are even more poisonous. Unfortunately, I have not found a suitable plant to extract the toxin."

"Castor, right? I'll remember it. I'll get it back for you if I see it! Um, I'm going to take action..."

(End of this chapter)