The Flames of Resistance Against Japan in Jiangnan

Of course, those who were selected felt as if they had taken stimulants; they were incredibly excited.

Before long, about a hundred people finished their work and quickly gathered at the regimental headquarters.

Upon seeing the commander return, everyone was full of energy, puffing out their chests, as if afraid that the commander would be dissatisfied with them and remove them from the group.

Xu Wenqing was pleased to see everyone's high enthusiasm, but he didn't have time to chat with them right now, so he arranged for the people from each company to mix together, get to know each other, and exchange ideas.

At this moment, Xu Wenqing announced that Hu Jiu would serve as the company commander of the newly formed special operations company. Then, Xu Wenqing arranged for Hu Jiu to introduce some basic knowledge of special operations that he had instilled in them that afternoon, so that everyone could have a basic understanding of special operations.

After explaining all this, Xu Wenqing went straight into the room and began compiling a temporary special operations training manual.

Xu Wenqing knew that this era could not have the stable environment and sufficient conditions of his later generations, and there was no longer enough time to train special forces members.

Therefore, he hopes to begin the initial training of this group of people today, incorporating it into the troops' marches and battles. At the same time, he will complete the assessment of the team members.

Xu Wenqing plans to spend about a month finalizing the list of special forces members, and then begin more formal training.

He now has to compile a preliminary teaching material before 3:30 a.m., so that he can lead these people into their first special training before the troops begin their transfer at 6:00 a.m.

More than an hour later, Xu Wenqing, hunched over the dilapidated table in the side room, successfully compiled a basic special training textbook of more than three thousand words.

The textbook provides a fairly comprehensive overview of basic special operations skills and knowledge, making it highly suitable for beginners.

It was past three o'clock when Xu Wenqing came out of the room. A large group of people were standing outside the door. When they saw Xu Wenqing come out, they all saluted Xunbo. After returning the salute, Xunbo asked everyone to gather around him.

After everyone had gathered around Xunbo, Hu Jiu stood at attention and saluted Xu Wenqing again, then reported loudly:

"Reporting to the regimental commander, all the initial candidates for special operations soldiers from each company have arrived. There are now a total of 126 special operations soldiers in the entire company. Among them, 41 are from the first company, 37 are from the second company, and 48 are from the third company. I am reporting to you."

After a brief test, Xu Wenqing decided that the Special Service Company would temporarily consist of a reconnaissance platoon, a guard platoon, a special operations platoon, a training platoon, and a communications squad.

Xu Wenqing decided that the entire regiment would be organized into four evacuation teams, each based on a company. Xu Wenqing personally led the special operations company in the operation.

Considering that there were White Army second-line troops, security regiments, and militias in various towns and villages at this time, searching for wounded and stragglers of the Red Army, Xu Wenqing and the others changed into White Army uniforms to avoid revealing their whereabouts. By inspecting the seized items, they learned the unit number of the platoon leader who had just been killed, and also took away the identification documents that the White Army soldiers had on them.

In order to conceal their march from the enemy and to avoid causing any unnecessary worry to the local people, the troops decided to set off at night. After dinner, as the sun was about to set, the Red Army soldiers, who had finished their preparations, gathered at the quiet street corner near the village.

Xu Wenqing led his elite special operations company, forming a short line under the cover of night. Besides giving Hu Jiu individual instructions, Xu Wenqing also explained the route, precautions, and communication signals to everyone.

Finally, he gave instructions to the unarmed new recruits:

"If we encounter the enemy, we must remain calm, as there are people providing cover ahead."

"Someone is specifically providing cover for them?!"

Who will cover for us?

"Who?"

People wanted to see who was doing the cover work.

"It's them."

Xu Wenqing pointed to the armed soldiers of the special operations company standing in a row beside him. One soldier mischievously grinned, revealing his missing front teeth, and shrank his neck; recruit Ma Xiaoer smiled shyly at everyone.

"Trust them! If the enemy discovers you, pay attention to your formation when you move, and don't get separated. Getting separated at this time would be very dangerous."

With everything arranged, Hu Jiu and Hu Zi went out first. Xu Wenqing sent out a liaison officer, who then led this small force, which had more men than guns, along the old marching route to approach the pursuing enemy.

Leaving Hejia Village and walking several miles through hilly terrain, an endless expanse of mountains unfolded before our eyes. The sun, having set behind the mountains, still lingered with a purplish-red hue, as night quietly enveloped the earth.

"Commander, the scouts encountered someone and, after questioning him, learned that he was sent by Li Youcai, the captain of the local guerrilla force."

Zhong Tian, ​​who was in charge of liaison, ran back with a gun to report.

Upon hearing this, Xu Wenqing slapped his thigh in frustration. What powerful reinforcements! How could he not have thought of that? What a failure!

Thinking of this, without having time to inquire about Li Youcai's specific situation, Xu Wenqing asked the guide and learned that Hu Tianling was nearby. He arranged for the communications officer to lead a squad of soldiers from the reconnaissance platoon to find Li Youcai with the guide's guidance, and ordered him to bring his best personnel to Wangjiaping to meet him.

Since transmigrating here, Xu Wenqing has been in a daze. Having lived through a previous life, he consistently adheres to the principle that "life is precious," and frankly, he doesn't want to do these dangerous things. However, he's not allowed to refuse in the current situation, so he's adopted a passive approach. He hasn't even communicated with his comrades yet; it seems he needs to hurry and unify the thoughts of the officers and soldiers.

"The communications officer should notify the vanguard team to go ahead and search the mountains, paying particular attention to guarding the hills on both sides of the road."

After Xu Wenqing finished speaking, he quickly told everyone to stop.

The wind stopped, and the earth seemed exceptionally quiet. Looking at the mountains shrouded in night, Xu Wenqing sighed:

"The continuous mountain ranges stretch as far as the eye can see, truly an ocean of guerrilla warfare."

A short while later, several rooster crows came from ahead, signaling to the vanguard that the main force could continue advancing.

"Prepare to head into the mountains!"

Xu Wenqing greeted the crowd behind him and then led the way. Everyone quickly followed behind him, walking along the narrow mountain path.

As they approached a village, the scouts simply led the people along the edge of the village.

"Be careful, and speed up!"

Xu Wenqing instructed the soldiers to pass the message on one by one.

The soldiers leaned forward and strode ahead, following closely behind the vanguard as they reached the rendezvous point.

What time is it?

Xu Wenqing asked Hu Jiu, the company commander of the special operations company behind him who was wearing a watch.

1:45.

Hu Jiu lit a match, held the watch close to his eyes to look at it, and then answered. Just then, the scout led several unfamiliar Red Army soldiers over; they turned out to be liaisons sent by the guerrillas.