The Flames of Resistance Against Japan in Jiangnan

"Commander Xu's demands are too high. If it were in the past, his six or seven hundred men could have wiped out an enemy security regiment of over a thousand men, and he would have received a lot of praise. But because guns were used in the end, he ended up causing leaders at all levels to be punished by the commander. The commander is truly a devil incarnate."

Xu Wenqing ignored the officers and soldiers' inner turmoil and reiterated to them that in future night operations, they should first clean up places that are rarely visited at night and are easily overlooked, such as latrines, kitchens, and stables.

Xu Wenqing emphasized that special battlefields are not ordinary battlefields. For special forces members, if there is even the slightest possibility of resolving a problem without using firearms, then the use of firearms must be resolutely avoided. The use of firearms should be minimized whenever possible. In this battle, even if the enemy discovers them at the end, the use of firearms should be minimized. At that time, the special forces members already far outnumbered the enemy. They should have used a dispersed control method to defeat the enemy piecemeal. If there were still enemy troops in the distance, even one or two shots could easily be interpreted as accidental discharges or hunting incidents. Such a large-scale gunfight would immediately reveal to the enemy that they had entered combat mode, which would have a huge impact on the special forces.

Xu Wenqing emphasized in conclusion that gunfire is the greatest enemy of special operations personnel because the battlefield environment in special operations is extremely complex, requiring a high degree of secrecy and concealment. Special operations soldiers are like shadow soldiers; they always claim credit for others while enduring hardship themselves. The achievements of special operations often need to be covered up or claimed by other units. For example, the credit for this operation cannot be recorded as the merit of the special operations soldiers, because Xu Wenqing doesn't want to expose his trump card to the world so early.

By this time, the residents of Yushan County had been completely alarmed. Xu Wenqing instructed Zhou Gang and Hong Qiang to arrange for manpower to conduct another thorough search of the entire town, emphasizing that not a single security regiment soldier should be let go. They also ordered some people to clean up the battlefield and collect the spoils of war. Simultaneously, they ordered a curfew to be imposed on the entire town of Yushan, prohibiting anyone from leaving their homes.

Finally, Xu Wenqing instructed Zhou Gang to send a telegram to the 55th Regiment headquarters, informing Hu Jiu and the others that the Special Service Battalion had annihilated a security regiment garrison in Yushan County and successfully occupied the county. The 55th Regiment could arrange for its troops to rest in Yushan County for a day.

By the time everything was arranged, it was already 3 a.m. the next day.

At this moment, Xu Wenqing could not rest. He immediately organized the officers and soldiers of the special operations battalion who were not on duty to conduct a battle summary of the battle that had just taken place.

Xu Wenqing asked everyone to recall and recount every detail from the previous conversation. During the recounting process, Xu Wenqing would occasionally affirm what was done well and criticize and correct what was not done well, and he would also give a very patient and detailed explanation.

Then, taking advantage of the large number of security regiment soldiers' corpses in the current barracks, Xu Wenqing led everyone in repeated surprise attack and assassination drills. In order to train everyone, he specially arranged for the trained team members to replace the duty personnel at regular intervals to receive training, so that everyone could get training and learning.

It wasn't until after 6 a.m., when the sky was already beginning to lighten, that Xu Wenqing ordered the training to end. Except for those on duty, everyone else was to rest for three hours and regroup at 9:30 a.m.

This training exercise really messed with the enemy corpses in the camp. After they died, who knows how many daggers or bayonets they were stabbed in the head, neck, and chest. It seems that these heinous villains will have a hard time even being reincarnated.

Even among the special operations battalion soldiers, many vomited several times from the relentless assassinations of countless corpses. However, it was during this particular raid and assassination training that the special operations battalion soldiers' fighting will and skills grew rapidly.

Once everyone had rested and settled down, Xu Wenqing realized that since he had transmigrated to this era, apart from the two-plus hours he was unconscious and the dream he had while leaning against a big tree, he had never had a proper rest.

Xu Wenqing didn't feel too tired yet, so he found a room, sat cross-legged on the bed and regulated his internal energy for a while, circulating it through his body for several cycles.

While practicing, Xu Wenqing discovered that his internal energy was becoming more and more refined, and his body was beginning to show signs of redevelopment, which made him very happy.

After regulating his internal energy, Xu Wenqing stood up and walked out the door. Seeing two guards standing attentively at the door, he knew that Zhou Gang had specially arranged this, and he felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

He said to the guard:

"You have worked hard."

Then he told them to take a break, and he himself stepped out the door and headed towards the main gate of the military camp.

In the winter mountains, the sky is still completely black at six o'clock, with only a hint of dawn on the horizon, making the already picturesque mountains even more mysterious and tranquil.

Thinking that this area would later become a famous tourist destination known as the "Most Beautiful Mountain in the World," yet was now shrouded in the smoke of civil war, Xu Wenqing couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy.

A short while later, Xu Wenqing walked out of the barracks gate. The two soldiers on guard duty at the gate saw Commander Xu come out and quickly saluted him.

Xu Wenqing returned the greeting earnestly and then walked into the streets of Yushan County.

Although Yushan County is not large, it has developed quite well in recent years because it is a strategic location in the mountains. It has several thousand households with houses standing side by side. The Hui-style architecture of southern Anhui is also very distinctive, giving it a feel of a rural market town in later generations.

Xu Wenqing was pleased to see that special operations battalion soldiers were enforcing martial law at every intersection, and that the soldiers were meticulous in their duties.

Xu Wenqing believes that this combat experience will definitely improve the soldiers' combat capabilities significantly.

Xu Wenqing walked slowly, looking around, and it took him more than two hours to circle around Yushan County.

The charm of the small town in Jiangnan made him feel refreshed. By the time he returned to the military camp, it was already past eight in the morning, and the sky was gradually brightening.

Xu Wenqing checked the time and saw that it was still early. There should be about three hours before the main force arrived in Yushan County. He decided to make the most of the time and further refine the special operations training manual.

He found paper and pen in an office in the former security regiment's barracks and began to write seriously.

At 10:50, the guards on duty came to report that the main force of the 55th Regiment had arrived outside Yushan County. Xu Wenqing had just finished revising the manual and stepped outside.