The Flames of Resistance Against Japan in Jiangnan

"The force attacking Fuliang County right now is our 55th Regiment of the 19th Division. Because time is of the essence, we can talk later."

Now, I need a few comrades to help me open all the cell doors and release all the comrades inside.

Currently, there is a company of White Army soldiers guarding the prison. We must eliminate them all before we can safely rescue everyone. Therefore, when we go out to deal with these guards, it would be best if everyone, based on their previous unit structure, adopted an election method where soldiers elect squad leaders, and squad leaders elect platoon leaders, to temporarily establish a temporary officer system.

If nothing unexpected happens, we need to leave before dawn. Otherwise, if we get caught up with the main force of the Jiangxi army, we'll be in big trouble.

There was no time to waste with the somewhat bewildered Red Army cadre. Xu Wenqing quickly instructed the special operations platoon to hand over the weapons they had captured from the Jiangxi Army officers to the Red Army cadre, instructing him to later distribute them to the captured Red Army officers.

As for Xu Wenqing, he led several special agent platoon soldiers, escorting the dejected officers of the White Army security regiment out of the prison.

When the Jiangxi soldiers standing outside saw their company officers being escorted out by the cowardly officer who had just been calling them "brother," they were undoubtedly somewhat taken aback. However, they still dutifully pointed their guns at Xu Wenqing and the others.

However, due to Xu Wenqing and others, these White Army officers were pushed forward. The White Army soldiers dared not fire, unless they weren't afraid of being accused of killing their superior!

Xu Wenqing nudged Company Commander Du in the back of the head with his pistol and said with a smile:

"Company Commander Du, I don't think you want to see a bloodbath, do you? I just want to take the people inside away; I have no interest in your lives."

If you insist on fighting to the death, I can only tell you that you'll definitely be the first to die, and I guarantee it'll be a gruesome death with a bullet piercing your forehead through the back of your head. How about that? Shouldn't you get these soldiers beneath you to surrender their weapons?

You should know that our Red Army treats prisoners of war well. If you delay any longer, and my main force arrives, I'm afraid your chance to surrender and save your lives will be gone.

Just as Company Commander Du was still considering, screams from White Army soldiers rang out outside:

"Oh no! Oh no! The Red Army is coming with cannons! They have cannons! They have cannons!"

These words completely shattered Company Commander Du's hopes, and he said with a bitter smile:

"Commander Xu, we've known each other for a while now. Can you guarantee that if my brothers lay down their weapons, you'll spare their lives?"

Xu Wenqing smiled and said:

"I believe Company Commander Du understands our army's prisoner policy better than I do, right?"

Just as Company Commander Du was about to demand more terms from the prisoners, a loud thud came from outside the prison. Soon after, a mortar shell landed in an open area not far from them, and two Jiangxi soldiers who couldn't get out of the way were hit directly by shrapnel. They lay on the ground, their fates unknown.

Knowing there was no time for him to make further demands under the current circumstances, Company Commander Du quickly said:

"Brothers, lay down your weapons and surrender! We have already lost. Don't make any more unnecessary sacrifices! Commander Xu, please order your men to stop firing. Otherwise, my brothers will have died in vain!"

Xu Wenqing nodded to a soldier from a special operations platoon beside him, and soon he rushed out. As soon as the soldier from the special operations platoon left, a group of Red Army soldiers rushed into the prison and seized the weapons and ammunition of the soldiers from the Jiangxi Army Security Regiment.

The task of cleaning up the battlefield was handed over to Yu Aimin, the special operations company commander who had arrived as reinforcements. Xu Wenqing, along with the several special operations platoon soldiers who had joined them, returned to the prison and opened all the prison gates.

They arranged for the Red Army prisoners to quickly leave the prison, pick up the weapons captured by the Jiangxi Army that were already piled up outside, and quickly assemble them into armed force.

Looking at the sea of ​​Red Army soldiers standing on the parade ground, Xu Wenqing shouted:

"Comrades, I am Xu Wenqing, commander of the 55th Regiment of the 19th Division of the 10th Army Corps. We are the rearguard. You should know our unit designation; it's normal. Our regiment is the former 19th Division of the 7th Army Corps."

As everyone knows, our army suffered considerable losses in the Battle of Tanjiaqiao.

Fortunately, our main force has successfully broken through the enemy's encirclement. Currently, we are the only remaining organized main force in this area. However, as long as we firmly believe that victory will be ours, we have a chance to catch up with the main force. However, according to information we have gathered from the enemy, their main force has already reached the Huaiyu Mountain area.

This means that catching up with the main force won't be something we can do in a day or two. Moreover, there are definitely White Army troops between us and the main force. Therefore, we must prepare for both scenarios: if there's an opportunity to catch up with the main force and return to our unit, we will strive to do so. If conditions don't permit, we will hold out here.

We just want to tell these reactionary enemies that they can never erase the revolutionary beliefs of our Red Army, and that even those of us who have become separated from the main force can still rout them.

Don't you see? Even a large county like Fuliang was taken over by our 55th Regiment, one regiment at a time. As long as we have weapons in our hands and food in our stomachs, why should we be afraid of these opposition forces' encirclement and capture?

What we need to do is be an indestructible and resilient rear guard, relieving the pressure on the main force, so that one day we can break through the enemy's encirclement and successfully rejoin the main force. Comrades, do you have confidence?

Upon learning of the main force's situation for the first time after being captured, and the successful conclusion of the Battle of Tanjiaqiao, many of the prisoners felt a pang of sadness at the casualties and losses mentioned by Xu Wenqing.

However, thinking of Xu Wenqing, who started from a regiment reduced to only four or five hundred men and gradually built up this force, growing it like a snowball to over a thousand, they understood. If it weren't for Xu Wenqing leading the 55th Regiment of the 19th Division to rescue them, their fate might have been forever sealed in this county town. Hearing Xu Wenqing shout that he would be the iron rearguard for the main force, these soldiers, who already considered being captured a disgrace, unanimously said:

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

Seeing these soldiers who had been encouraged and regained their fighting spirit, Xu Wenqing quickly said: