The Flames of Resistance Against Japan in Jiangnan

Upon hearing the report that the troops had performed exceptionally well en route, Xu Wenqing felt very gratified. He praised Hu Jiu for his effective leadership and then quickly added that Yao Hutou's ideological and political work was highly effective, making both of them somewhat embarrassed by the praise. They chatted and laughed all the way, and soon arrived at the military camp.

Xu Wenqing, Yao Hutou, and Hu Jiu sat down in the command office and began to discuss the preparations for holding a public trial of the most heinous prisoners of war in Yushan County. After discussing the details of the trial, the three asked Li Bing, the deputy chief of staff who had just returned from his business, to make specific arrangements for the afternoon's trial.

After the deputy chief of staff left the military camp and Hu Jiu also left for other matters, leaving only Xu Wenqing and Yao Hutou together, Yao Hutou began to ask a large number of questions.

What Yao Hutou is most concerned about now is how Xu Wenqing and his men were able to wipe out a fully-fledged Yushan County Security Regiment of more than a thousand people with only six or seven hundred men, without anyone noticing.

In addition, Yao Hutou could clearly see from the two soldiers that they were different from those a few days ago.

He wondered to himself, what magical methods does the regimental commander have? How could he transform ordinary Red Army soldiers into fierce and ruthless special forces members in just a few days?

When Yao Hutou raised this question, Xu Wenqing smiled and briefly explained the combat characteristics and responsibilities of the special forces members, as well as their training.

Finally, Xu Wenqing emphasized to Yao Hutou:

"Director Yao, the affairs of the Special Service Battalion must be kept strictly confidential. Only a few leaders in our regimental headquarters should know about them. From now on, anything concerning the Special Service Battalion, especially the Special Service Company, should be classified as top secret. No one in the entire 55th Regiment, except for us, the highest-ranking leaders, should inquire about it or have any unauthorized contact with it. The later and less the special forces such as the Special Service Battalion and the Special Service Company are exposed to the world, the more advantageous it will be for our army in future battles."

Having heard Xu Wenqing's explanation, Yao Hutou knew perfectly well how extraordinary these things were. Therefore, upon hearing Xu Wenqing's words, he nodded repeatedly and said:

"Yes, this is truly incredible. These things must be kept absolutely secret. Even within our unit, the fewer people who know about them, the better. I think we should immediately begin studying and arranging specific measures to maintain the secrecy of the special operations battalion. This matter cannot be delayed at all. I'll go see the chief of staff in a bit; he has more experience in this area."

Xu Wenqing nodded and said with a smile:

"Great! We need to issue written rules and regulations as soon as possible to prevent some officers and soldiers from making mistakes out of curiosity."

Yao Hutou nodded, then asked Xu Wenqing a few questions about special operations ideology. Yao Hutou listened very attentively to Xu Wenqing's explanation, and occasionally fell into deep thought.

As soon as the public trial organized by the 55th Regiment ended, Xu Wenqing immediately set off for the special operations battalion's campsite. Sixty minutes later, Xu Wenqing quickly arrived at the special operations battalion's campsite, which was twenty miles away.

Xu Wenqing was pleased to see that the soldiers were carrying out high-quality training very seriously according to the plan.

Judging from today's training, the soldiers of the special operations battalion have clearly improved compared to yesterday. It seems that the special operations training method of training while fighting is also effective.

Seeing their regimental commander inspect the training, the soldiers became even more proactive, vying to be the first to participate, which pleased Xu Wenqing even more. Xu Wenqing called Zhou Gang, who was training and directing the troops, and told him to give the special service company soldiers two hours of rest. After two hours, the troops would begin their march towards Quzhou, with the special service company serving as the vanguard of the special service battalion.

Along the way, they will continue to train while marching, and will undergo the most grueling night training.

While Zhou Gang was arranging for the soldiers to rest, Xu Wenqing leaned against a large tree alone, lost in thought.

Xu Wenqing, who has been busy ever since he transmigrated, is finally able to squeeze out some time for himself to think things through.

Xu Wenqing has been reflecting on the changes his arrival might bring to this era.

Xu Wenqing knew that the butterfly effect would be most pronounced in time travel. He knew that from the moment he arrived in this timeline, it might have deviated from the original course of history to some extent.

Therefore, if I want to establish myself in this time and space and realize my long-cherished wish, I cannot rely solely on past historical memories and lack my own analysis and judgment in everything I do.

Historical records can at most serve as a reference, but cannot be used as a basis for judgment.

Whether I can succeed now truly depends on my understanding and grasp of the transformed history.

Xu Wenqing's first concern was the issue of command over the Special Service Battalion, especially the Special Service Company. Although the 55th Regiment was only a regiment in terms of organizational structure, its number of people was already close to that of a division. It was only a matter of time before it was upgraded to a division. After the upgrade, could he guarantee his command over the Special Service Battalion?

For him, special forces were the foundation he intended to build his standing in this world.

Therefore, although he was now a senior general in the Red Army, when he truly considered issues from a strategic perspective, special operations—a special form that would shine brightly in later eras but for which a complete combat system had not yet been formed in the present era—inevitably became a top priority for Xu Wenqing.

Xu Wenqing knew that he might be able to make a difference in this great era, but he was not arrogant enough to think that he was superior to the outstanding figures of today in terms of strategic and tactical thinking and ability.

However, his expertise and mastery of special operations tactics made him unmatched by anyone of his time.

Therefore, many of Xu Wenqing's recent ideas are based on and extended from this special agent battalion, especially the special agent company.

Xu Wenqing emphasized speed in his approach to breaking the current stalemate on the Anhui-Zhejiang-Jiangxi battlefield, an inspiration drawn from the later "blitzkrieg" doctrine. He aimed to fully utilize the advantageous conditions of the mountainous terrain of the Anhui-Zhejiang-Jiangxi border region, which easily concealed the intentions of large-scale troop movements. He also stressed the Red Army soldiers' resilience and ability to conduct continuous combat, combined with the enemy's limited and inadequate reconnaissance capabilities in the current era.

In the near future, we are prepared to use a series of rapid and continuous operations to expand the situation in Anhui, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi in the shortest possible time, and to demonstrate with facts that our ideas and practices are fully suitable for the present era.