The Flames of Resistance Against Japan in Jiangnan

The leaders of each company in these special operations battalions were selected based on the guiding principles in the special operations training outline compiled by Xu Wenqing. They were all well-rounded in both literary and martial arts, able to read and write, and capable of fighting against many opponents. They also possessed good organizational and leadership skills.

In fact, Xu Wenqing was quite satisfied with the performance of these people throughout the day.

As Xu Wenqing and the soldiers on duty called out, the soldiers woke up one by one, quickly packed their gear, and entered a state of readiness for combat.

The special operations battalion soldiers are now wearing simple camouflage uniforms dyed with the juice of tree leaves and plant roots from the White Army uniforms. After resting, the soldiers have recovered their energy and are all full of vitality.

Looking at these adorable soldiers, Xu Wenqing secretly admired them. Truly, heroes emerge in chaotic times. These soldiers, in terms of awareness, comprehension, and ability, brought him many surprises.

After everyone had packed their belongings, Xu Wenqing gathered all the officers above the deputy platoon leader level in each company together for a short meeting.

Xu Wenqing used both sign language and spoken language to give a brief introduction to the enemy situation and terrain around Yushan County.

The town of Yushan is surrounded by steep slopes and cliffs on the left, right, and back. Only the south gate in front is relatively flat. However, these cliffs should be as easy as walking on flat ground for special forces soldiers who have undergone a day of special training.

Therefore, Xu Wenqing only emphasized that everyone must pay attention to the secrecy of the operation before he began to assign tasks to everyone.

Considering that Ma Zhanhao had already participated in operations with them and had combat experience, the heavy weapons team arranged for Ma Zhanhao to lead the special operations company to try to enter the city from the right side of the north gate of Yushan County.

The reconnaissance company, led by Battalion Commander Zhou Gang and Company Commander Qian Danchen, devised a plan to sneak into Yushan County from the left side of the north gate.

The guard company, led by Xu Wenqing himself and company commander Liang Jinlong, sneaked into the village from the north gate of Yushan County.

The engineering company, led by Deputy Battalion Commander Hong Qiang and Company Commander Gao Cangjian, entered the village from the south gate behind Yushan County.

Xu Wenqing repeatedly instructed each company to infiltrate the village and to avoid using firearms during combat, instead using only bayonets and daggers to resolve issues.

Finally, Xu Wenqing issued the operational objective: any enemy encountered during the operation must be killed in one battle, leaving no survivors.

Xu Wenqing's order sent a chill down everyone's spine. The thought of hundreds of lives potentially being taken by them with melee weapons sent shivers down the spines of even the seasoned officers of the special operations battalion, who had fought in countless battles. Despite it being the dead of winter, everyone felt a cold sweat break out on their backs.

Xu Wenqing was well aware of what everyone was thinking, but he also knew that every special forces member had to go through countless killings to mature.

This attack on Yushan County is the first special operations battle for the Special Operations Battalion. It must be clean and thorough, and the special operations team members must be brought to their senses and ruthlessness through bloodshed.

After all, special operations and frontline combat are completely different things, so he needs to use this battle to use extreme methods to rapidly develop these personnel.

More importantly, Xu Wenqing learned from later generations that the security regiment in Yushan County was a notorious gang of thugs in eastern Zhejiang, whose members were all scoundrels and hooligans who committed all sorts of evil deeds and were deeply hated by the local people.

Therefore, Xu Wenqing felt no burden whatsoever regarding the order he had given.

After assigning the tasks, Xu Wenqing emphasized again some special operations techniques and various communication codes that might be used in this battle.

Then he ordered everyone to start clearing the campsite before leading their teams to lie in ambush. At the same time, he determined that the attack would officially begin at 1 a.m.

Xu Wenqing and Liang Jinlong led the guard company to begin their infiltration towards the north gate of Yushan County.

It was midnight when they entered the ambush location. Xu Wenqing took Liang Quanlong, the company commander of the guard company, and Ye Fei, the deputy company commander, with him. While lying in ambush, he analyzed and explained the situation to them.

They began to teach everyone step-by-step how to perform stealth, launch surprise attacks, and other special operations techniques.

Finally, Xu Wenqing handed over command of the guard company's operation to Liang Quanlong, while he himself prepared to remain an observer, not participating in commanding the operation, but instead carefully observing the soldiers' performance.

At 12:50 a.m., all the guards had already taken cover about 100 meters away from the county town wall.

Liang Quanlong kept glancing at his watch. He felt a little nervous about his first battle, especially with the regimental commander right beside him, which made him determined to perform well.

Time passed second by second, and as the clock struck 1 a.m. on the 16th, Liang Quanlong, along with another soldier skilled in climbing, began to climb from both sides of the north gate of Yushan County towards the watchtower at the north gate.

In less than three minutes, the two stealthily advanced a hundred meters, climbed over the three-meter-high county town wall, and began to climb up the logs towards the watchtower. The two were as nimble as monkeys, and did not make a sound during their movements.

At this moment, the two sentries on the watchtower were completely unaware that death was imminent and were still leaning on each other, dozing off.

As Liang Quanlong and his companion climbed to the edge of the watchtower, one of them seemed to sense something. However, just as this person opened his eyes, he saw two figures leap into the air and enter the watchtower.

Just as he was about to cry out in surprise, a sharp dagger slit his throat. As the dagger cut through his throat, Liang Quanlong covered the soldier's mouth with his hand, while another soldier successfully killed another sentry.

The two men gently laid the sentry's body flat on the ground of the watchtower before signaling their success to the lurking soldiers.

Immediately, the guards quickly crept to the city wall and began to climb it with the agility of monkeys, using the climbing techniques that Xu Wenqing had taught them.

Liang Quanlong and his men had already come down from the watchtower and started climbing into the city to search and advance.

Xu Wenqing followed the team members and climbed into the village.

Yushan County is not large, less than four square kilometers. The security regiment built a barracks in Yushan County, but judging from the size of the barracks, it can only accommodate about five or six hundred people at most. Therefore, it can be judged that a large number of security regiment officers and soldiers live in the houses of residents.

This added considerable difficulty to the mission, but it didn't cause Liang Quanlong, the company commander of the guard company, much trouble.

He divided the five combat platoons into three action groups, and he himself led an action group consisting of three combat platoons to directly infiltrate the enemy camp. He instructed Xu Wenqing to follow one combat platoon, starting with a house-to-house search from the left side of the village. Deputy Company Commander Ye Fei led another combat platoon, starting with a house-to-house search from the right side of the village.