Chapter 167: Chili powder tied to a grenade! (Fourth update!)

"Commander, what is this chili powder used for?" Lin Yi looked at Cun Yunsheng in confusion and asked doubtfully.

He could understand practicing infantry and artillery coordination.

But I really don't understand why this requires a large amount of chili powder.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng explained with a smile.

"This is a hand grenade. Then tie some chili powder together and throw it into a cave. What will happen when it explodes?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi was startled, took two steps back in fear, and his scalp went numb.

The chili powder exploded, absolutely filling the entire pit.

This thing stung my eyes and it was so painful that I could only wail and wash them with tears.

He could imagine how miserable and desperate the Japanese soldiers in the pits must be.

How mean does one have to be to come up with such a trick?

At least Lin Yi couldn't think of it, but it can still be used.

"Commander, your plan is too vicious, isn't it?" Lin Yi said with some fear.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng said with some dissatisfaction.

"What are you talking about? What do you mean by vicious? Any strategy that can deal with the Japanese devils is a good one. Why would you talk about righteousness with a bunch of beasts?"

"Hurry up and get some more chili powder, at least one thousand kilograms. I want to let the Japanese in the pit taste the power of the chili grenade." Cun Yunsheng couldn't help laughing as he spoke.

He believed that the scene would be extremely exciting.

"But there is none in Myitkyina." Lin Yi said after a moment of hesitation.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng sighed. This guy is good in everything except adaptability.

"Go to Nantianmen and ask the Military Control Commission to find a solution. Tell them that one thousand kilograms of chili powder can be exchanged for two thousand kilograms of rice. Remember, the spicier the better. If it's not spicy, I don't want it." Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said.

"Yes." Lin Yi nodded in response.

"Ask the fourth battalion commander Xing Jiuhong and the fifth battalion commander Yang Chuan to come to me." Cun Yunsheng thought for a moment and gave another order.

"Yes."

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Nantianmen, ever since He Shuguang brought his men back, Yu Xiaoqing has become much quieter and has never caused trouble for the Military Control Commission. The two sides have been living in peace.

Zhang Ruzhi was still very satisfied with the current situation. As long as Yu Xiaoqing didn't cause trouble, everything would be fine.

"What? Send some chili powder over? What does the Sichuan Army want to do every day?" Zhang Ruzhi looked at Li Jiu and asked in confusion.

"Maybe he wants to eat spicy food? After all, people in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan like spicy food." Li Jiu hesitated and guessed.

"That doesn't require a thousand kilograms of chili powder. How long will it take to finish it?" Zhang Ruzhi was a little confused about the Sichuan Army's thoughts.

However, based on the requirements put forward by the financial sponsor, he naturally had to do it, so he sent people to Kunming to purchase chili powder.

In a short time, all the chili powder in Yunnan Province was bought out.

"Sir, Yu Xiaoqing seems to be thinking about counterattacking Nantianmen recently." After this matter was resolved, Li Jiu thought about it and decided to tell the information he received.

Hearing this, Zhang Ruzhi looked disdainful.

"Counterattack? What can we use to counterattack? An order from the top?"

"The higher-ups are only focused on military aid right now, so they don't have time to bother with Nan Tian Men."

"Besides, he only has two regiments? Even if they are American-equipped, what's the use? The mountain opposite has been hollowed out. Filling it with more than 2,000 infantry regiments will be useless."

"Want to replicate what the Sichuan Army did in Lashio? Use heavy artillery to blast a path through?"

"Go ask Tang Ji if Yu Xiaoqing from the artillery regiment can be transferred?"

"The last time we mobilized the artillery battalion, Tang Ji didn't give his approval. How could he mobilize it?"

"The entire Yu Division says that Yu Xiaoqing is in charge, but in fact, those company and platoon leaders are all Tang Ji's men. As long as Tang Ji transfers those battalion and regiment-level cadres away, Yu Xiaoqing won't be able to command even a squad of soldiers in the entire Yu Division."

Zhang Ruzhi was not optimistic about Yu Xiaoqing at all. Other generals had fought with swords and guns.

The troops are all your brothers and sisters, and even if you lose your position, you can mobilize the troops.

Where is Yu Xiaoqing?

He was originally the commander of a regiment. In the newly formed Yu Division, only one regiment was his direct force. The other officers were not promoted by him, so it was impossible for him to transfer them.

Counterattack Nantianmen?
Just two groups?
Sending heads to the Japanese army?

If it was the Sichuan Army, he would still believe it.

After all, have you ever seen someone mobilizing three hundred heavy artillery pieces to attack a city?

The shells weighed hundreds of tons!

The artillerymen who went to support were directly defeated and became autistic.

"We don't need to worry about Yu Xiaoqing's affairs. With Tang Ji watching over us, nothing will happen. What we need to do is to make money. I've seen through the damn world. Nothing is useful without money." Zhang Ruzhi sneered.

"Those bastards in Shancheng only know how to deduct military pay. Damn, they only issue paper bills once every three months. What can you buy with this crap?"

"If we don't do some business, all of us brothers will starve to death."

During this period, Zhang Ruzhi lived a very comfortable life and even married two concubines.

With money in hand, you will naturally be more courageous.

"The Sichuan Army Corps has another telegram, hoping that we can send more people over. It seems that they are going to expand again." Li Jiu took out the second letter.

Who knew that this time Zhang Ruzhi said it with some excitement.

"Damn it, they need people again. Where are there so many deserters? Don't you know that deserters are now treasures?"

"Didn't you see that the Yunnan Army was planning to recruit child soldiers? It's simply a joke."

"Commander, please listen to me. This time we don't want to send deserters. They can be ordinary people who have never fought in a war." Li Jiu explained hurriedly.

Hearing this, Zhang Ruzhi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they were not deserters, it would be easy to deal with. Otherwise, he would probably have to spend money to climb up.

Otherwise, if he continues to work in this position, he will be killed.

He dared to guarantee that Yu Xiaoqing must hate him to death.

"Isn't it just able-bodied men? That's easy. Henan has suffered a disaster and there are too many starving people. The commanders in various war zones are still racking their brains over where to raise food to solve this problem." Zhang Ruzhi thought for a while and said.

"Ah? Didn't we hear that the Japanese army airdropped a lot of food, causing many hungry people to become puppet soldiers?" Li Jiu said in a low voice.

"Shh, let's not talk about this." Zhang Ruzhi glanced outside and then warned.

"It is because of this that Shancheng asked each war zone to find a solution. Those commanders may be good at fighting, but how can they solve the problem of people's livelihood?"

"The mountain city won't allocate food to them, so how can he solve the problem?"

"Do we need military rations? What can we do with that amount of military rations?"

"Then aren't we solving problems for these superiors?" Li Jiu's brain worked very quickly and he immediately said with a smile.

"So this matter is handed over to you. Try to recruit mainly able-bodied men. Forget about the old and weak ones, as they probably won't be able to survive until here." Zhang Ruzhi advised.

"Yes, there is one more thing. We need to find someone who is serving in the army in Central Plains and is an officer. His last name is Hao, but I'm not sure about the details." Li Jiu said, scratching his head while looking at the third telegram.

How the hell do I find someone?

He is a member of the Military Control Commission, not someone who is specifically looking for someone. Who made the Sichuan Army the financial sponsor?
If they want to make more money, they have to rely on others.

So I had no choice but to agree.

“There are not many troops in the Central Plains resisting the Japanese army now. The surname Hao is not common, so it should be easy. You can ask the Military Control Commission over there. Don’t be afraid of spending money, you will get countless times more in the future.” Zhang Ruzhi was very open-minded.

Since you have decided to cooperate with the other party, you must be responsible when you get things done.

"Yes, I understand." Li Jiu nodded.

On the other side, Takeuchi Renzan looked at the telegram sent from the military and sighed repeatedly.

Perseverance again!

But such persistence is meaningless!
Now that Lashio has fallen and their logistical supplies have been cut off, it means that they will be trapped and die sooner or later.

So, he has ordered two meals a day and strict rationing.

At the same time, he asked his subordinates to start capturing some animals such as mountain rats to supplement food.

In addition, he also sent a telegram to the military, requesting the use of transport planes to airdrop supplies.

As a result, the telegram was sent but received no response.

No call back so far.

This made Takeuchi Renshan feel helpless.

He wanted to retreat and didn't want to hold on any longer.

Because it doesn't make any sense.

But it was clear that the military disagreed.

"Colonel, what should we do now?" asked the chief of staff.

"Keep holding on. Let's hold on for at least three to six months and wait for the situation to change," Takeuchi Renshan said bitterly.

"Ah? So long? But our supplies are only enough to support three months." The chief of staff said in surprise.

"Then let's continue to cut food rations and try to ensure supplies for five months." Takeuchi Renshan thought about it and decided to cut food rations again. At the same time, he asked his subordinates to go out to look for wild vegetables to replenish food.

Sometimes I have to say that what Mutaguchi Ren'ya said makes sense, they can indeed eat grass.

You can replenish food anytime and anywhere, and never worry about running out of food.

"Is there any movement from the Sichuan Army on the opposite side?" Takeuchi Renshan asked again.

Now that Lashio has fallen, the next target of the Sichuan Army will either be here or Nantianmen.

From a strategic point of view, he has the greatest possibility.

After all, capturing him means that northern Myanmar is completely connected.

Thinking of this, Takeuchi Renshan decided to teach the Sichuan Army a good lesson here to let him know that the Takeuchi United is no pushover.

"There is no movement for the time being." The chief of staff thought about it and found that there was no big movement.

"Be alert." Takeuchi Renshan gave some instructions, and then began to patrol the entire mountain to see if there was anything else that needed repairs.

On the other side of the river, Cun Yunsheng was giving a lesson to two infantry battalion commanders.

To put it bluntly, it is to tell them how to play against Takeuchi United.

"Now you are the attacker and I am the defender. How do you plan to fight? You can mobilize a hundred heavy artillery." Cun Yunsheng stated the conditions of the deduction.

Hearing that there were one hundred heavy artillery pieces, the commander of the Fourth Battalion, Xing Jiuhong, glanced at the commander of the Fifth Battalion, Yang Chuan, and then spoke first.

"Commander, I will conduct half an hour of artillery preparation before the attack to destroy the bunkers outside."

"Well, continue. Now the bunker outside has been destroyed." Cun Yunsheng said expressionlessly.

"I will send a troop to attract the Japanese firepower head-on, and then send a small team from the side to enter the Japanese army through the pit." Xing Jiuhong thought for a while and said again.

"Do you know the situation of the pits inside the Japanese army?" Cun Yunsheng asked back.

"do not know."

"Then your squad can be declared completely wiped out. The Japanese army, having come to their senses, will go around from the pits on both sides and annihilate your troops again."

Looking at the densely packed pits, Xing Jiuhong felt a little overwhelmed and didn't know how to deal with it for a moment. Yang Chuan next to him was also at a loss.

The same thing happened with Nan Tianmen, which was finally taken down only by relying on the accumulation of human lives.

But this style of play was not what Cun Yunsheng wanted, because the Sichuan Army was poor and could not afford such consumption.

"Commander, we can't fight like this. The whole mountain is full of holes. How can we fight?" Xing Jiuhong said somewhat disappointedly.

"So, what I am going to say next is very crucial, you must listen carefully."

"First, I will form several commando teams, which will be equipped with infantry, artillery, medical soldiers, and signal soldiers."

"The purpose is to ensure that when encountering an attack, we can call for artillery support and get rescue in time." Cun Yunsheng looked at the two people in front of him taking notes with pens, and said with satisfaction.

"The infantry will be equipped with submachine guns to ensure that they can quickly eliminate the enemy in close combat. Secondly, they will be equipped with flame soldiers, whose main purpose is to burn holes when they are found."

"In addition, we have grenadiers who are responsible for throwing special grenades."

When they heard about the special grenade, the two men were stunned and asked in confusion.

"Commander, what is a special grenade?"

"It's a grenade tied with chili powder. When it's thrown out, the grenade will explode and scatter the chili powder everywhere. Then the Japanese will suffer." Cun Yunsheng explained.

After listening to Cun Yunsheng's explanation, the two looked at each other in surprise. This was too vicious.

Who would have thought that grenades would be tied with chili powder.

Especially the exploding chili powder will fill the entire pit.

Japanese soldiers who were not carrying gas masks.

Do not!
It's no use even if you carry it!
The smell of this chili powder is so sour and refreshing.

For a moment, the two men couldn't help but worry about the Japanese troops opposite them.

"In addition to these, what the commandos have to do is to blow up the holes in time when they are found, and not to go into them."

"In some transit pits, we can send people to guard the perimeter. By then, some Japanese soldiers will surely not be able to bear the chili powder and will come out. That will be their chance to show their abilities."

In general, they used fire, chili powder, and blasting pits to force the Japanese troops in the pits to come out, and then eliminate them one by one.

The main point is to resolutely not enter the pits and fight against the Japanese army.

Because no one knows what kind of ambush may be hidden in the pit.

After listening to Cun Yunsheng's words, the two people couldn't help but feel admiration.

It's amazing that our regiment commander is so familiar with this kind of mountain warfare.

No wonder the Allied commander General Stilwell believed that his regimental commander was an excellent military commander.

Now it seems that the reputation is well-deserved.

"Okay, when you go back, you must thoroughly instill this concept into everyone and require that we formally launch an attack on the Takeuchi United in three days." After Cun Yunsheng finished speaking, he gave another order.

"Yes, Commander." The two answered in unison.

　Sorry for being late, Kavan!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)