The Flames of Resistance Against Japan in Jiangnan

By this time, all the officers and soldiers of the special operations battalion had finished their rest and gathered in the compound.

Seeing the special operations battalion soldiers recovering and full of energy, Xu Wenqing was also a little excited. What great soldiers they were! It was because of them that the new China had more hope.

Xu Wenqing immediately instructed Zhou Gang and Hong Qiang to leave only the guard company's personnel in Yushan County to await handover. The other companies quietly withdrew from Yushan County from the side of the town and camped in a dense forest twenty miles north of the city. After setting up camp, the special operations battalion, led by Zhou Gang, continued to thoroughly analyze the previous night's operations and underwent systematic training according to the newly completed special training manual by Xu Wenqing. Xu Wenqing also emphasized that from this day forward, special operations soldiers were not allowed to contact anyone without orders.

Now, the soldiers of the special operations battalion, especially the special operations company, completely regard their regimental commander as an omnipotent deity. On the first day of training, many people wondered where the regimental commander got so many new tricks and terms from.

But after a day of training and combat yesterday, everyone was so overwhelmed by Xu Wenqing's new tricks and new terms that they were completely numb.

After witnessing the tremendous effects of the commander's new tricks and terms during last night's special operations, everyone subconsciously felt that it was normal for the commander to know these things, and it would be abnormal if he didn't, since the commander was an omnipotent god.

Therefore, the regimental commander's orders are now more effective than imperial edicts for the soldiers of the special operations battalion.

At Xu Wenqing's command, the special operations battalion soldiers immediately sprang into action, with Xu Wenqing leading the way as he strode out of the village.

Xu Wenqing soon arrived at the village entrance, only to find Yao Hutou and Wang Tielin blocked outside the village and unable to enter the gate.

The two soldiers standing guard at the gate had flushed red, but they were very determined as they explained to Li Bing, the deputy chief of staff of the regiment, that Yushan County was currently under martial law and no one was allowed to enter or leave. According to the regimental commander's orders, they could not allow anyone to enter Yushan County without his permission.

Deputy Chief of Staff Li Bing was arguing excitedly about something. Yao Hutou and Hu Jiu, on the other hand, stood calmly to the side, but also listened attentively to Wang Tielin and the others' argument.

Seeing this, Xu Wenqing smiled and strode forward. Everyone then saw their commander emerge and quickly ended their argument, gathering around him. The two special operations battalion soldiers, however, remained diligently on duty.

Xu Wenqing first warmly shook hands with Yao Hutou, Hu Jiu, and Li Bing, then turned to the two special operations battalion soldiers and said:

"You did a fantastic job. I'm so proud of you. You've successfully completed your mission and can now return to your unit."

Upon hearing the regimental commander's praise, the two soldiers saluted Xu Wenqing with excitement, then saluted Yao Hutou, Hu Jiu, and Wang Tielin respectively before turning around and running back to the village, quickly disappearing from sight.

At this moment, Xu Wenqing turned around and smiled at Yao Hutou, Hu Jiu, and Li Bing, saying:

"These are the special forces soldiers I am training. They are different from ordinary soldiers. Their duty is to carry out orders. When it comes to orders, there are no special cases or surprises."

Then Xu Wenqing smiled and said to Hu Jiu and the others:

"Did I keep you all waiting at the gate? I apologize on their behalf. If you feel wronged by being stopped outside the city because of them, take it out on me. I'll treat you all to lunch later as an apology."

Yao Hutou quickly said:

"Commander, you're criticizing us. It's all because we didn't do our job well and didn't understand special operations enough, which led to us making things difficult for the special operations team. I need to give you a proper apology."

When Li Bing heard Yao Hutou say that, his face turned bright red, and he chuckled sheepishly as he said:

"Commander, if anyone should be making a self-criticism, it should be me. The director just advised me to respect my comrades' work. But I knew one of the team members before; just a day ago, this guy was my bodyguard. I didn't expect that after only a few days here, he would turn his back on me like he didn't know me. That's why I lost my temper and had a few words with him. It's all my fault. I made the special forces soldiers suffer."

Upon hearing Wang Tielin's words, Xu Wenqing smiled and said:

"The main problem is that everyone is not familiar with the specifics of special forces missions. I believe everyone will gradually get used to it in the future."

Li Bing, standing to the side, said to Xu Wenqing with an envious look:

"Commander, how have you been training these kids lately? How come they've changed so much in just a few days? Seeing them now sends chills down my spine."

Xu Wenqing said with a smile:

"You should stop asking about this. It's a military secret, you know?"

After saying that, without waiting for Li Bing's reply, he continued:

"Deputy Chief of Staff, immediately arrange for the 1st Battalion to advance into the city and relieve the Special Service Battalion of their duties, maintaining martial law throughout the city. Also, immediately organize troops to enter the villages to clean up the battlefield and dispose of the enemy corpses. The city's security cannot be lifted until all enemy bodies have been disposed of. Furthermore, Yushan County is not a large city and cannot accommodate so many troops at once. Therefore, since our 55th Regiment's main force arrived early and has ample time, we should choose suitable locations outside the villages for encampment and rest, leaving all barracks and other encampments in Yushan County to the comrades of the third echelon. The Special Service Battalion has already moved out to encamp outside the city."

Li Bing immediately arranged for personnel to clean the campsite in preparation for welcoming the third echelon of comrades.

Li Bing earnestly agreed:

"Yes!"

He immediately turned around and started assigning tasks.

At this moment, Xu Wenqing accompanied Yao Hutou and Hu Jiu as they walked into the city.

On the way, Yao Hutou reported to Regiment Commander Xu Wenqing on the marching situation of the second echelon of the main force of the 55th Regiment.

Yao Hutou and his men explained that the second echelon of battalions had avoided enemy reconnaissance during their march without incident, and the troops were in good condition overall, with their morale stable as they awaited the release of prisoners. The transport company of the supply battalion had even managed to carry the entire wagon into the mountains at a crucial moment, evading enemy detection. However, everyone was quite excited upon hearing that the regimental commander had led the special operations battalion to eliminate an enemy security regiment in Yushan County that morning. They were eager to reach Yushan County immediately to witness such a miracle, and thus quickened their pace, arriving an hour ahead of schedule.