The Flames of Resistance Against Japan in Jiangnan

After everyone sat down, Xu Wenqing began to inquire about the specific deployment of the siege plan formulated by his subordinate officers one by one.

Listening to the various leaders of the special operations battalion present their plans one by one, Xu Wenqing was quite surprised to learn that almost every leader had their own unique ideas and approaches. Moreover, the vast majority of their methods were quite practical and feasible.

Xu Wenqing hadn't expected everyone to have such high tactical skills. Moreover, these people absorbed the new knowledge and ideas he imparted very quickly. Judging from the plans they devised, their comprehension was also quite high.

Xu Wenqing and leaders at the deputy platoon leader level and above carefully analyzed each plan, praising and summarizing the advantages of each plan, and explaining and supplementing the shortcomings or oversights in the plans.

Finally, after repeated deliberation and verification, everyone agreed that Ma Zhanhao's plan of coordinating the special operations battalion's sneak attack with the main force of the 55th Regiment's assault on the city was the most reasonable and scientific.

Ma Zhanhao's plan fully considered the current battle situation of both sides and decided to complete the siege mission by combining surprise attacks and strong offensives.

After revisions and additions, Xu Wenqing decided to organize and implement the operation according to the plan formulated by Ma Zhanhao...

Yao Hutou, Hu Jiu, and Wang Tiecheng led the 55th Regiment on a forced march of one day and one night, covering more than 100 li (approximately 50 kilometers). Finally, at around 6 p.m. on the second day, they arrived at the outskirts of Quzhou City and made contact with the Special Service Battalion.

Several thousand men from the 55th Regiment, guided by soldiers from the Special Service Battalion, arrived at their designated location in a small ravine about ten miles outside the east gate of Quzhou City.

The area had been cleared and placed under martial law by the special operations battalion soldiers beforehand, so the main force of the 55th Regiment was not worried about their whereabouts being leaked.

At this time, the special operations battalion's operations staff had already delivered the revised operational plan for the raid on Quzhou City, based on Ma Zhanhao's scheme, to Yao Hutou.

Yao Hutou immediately summoned Hu Jiu, Wang Tielin, and Li Bing to carefully study the battle plan. The group was deeply impressed by the enormous role and effectiveness that the special operations battalion, especially the special operations company, would play in the battle plan, but they also had many questions.

In their imagination, it was impossible to realize such a battle plan; if it could actually be realized, it would be too amazing, truly a miracle.

If special forces soldiers can achieve such a tremendous role in every future battle, then the 55th Regiment will be an invincible and unbeatable iron army.

Just as the group was reminiscing, Xu Wenqing had already arrived at the 55th Regiment's headquarters encampment from the Special Service Battalion's Special Service Company.

Upon seeing Xu Wenqing arrive, Yao Hutou, Hu Jiu, and Wang Tielin didn't even bother to exchange pleasantries with him. They immediately began asking him various questions about the attack plan for Quzhou City.

The plan involved deploying one battalion to launch a feint attack at the south gate of Quzhou, two battalions to launch the main attack at the west gate, and three other battalions to ambush the scattered soldiers fleeing from Quzhou.

Yao Hutou and his men didn't understand the plan itself. They thought it was a bit greedy, aiming to annihilate the entire enemy, which would result in too dispersed troop deployments, making it difficult to concentrate superior forces to defeat the enemy.

Furthermore, it is unbelievable that special forces were able to control the West Gate during the fierce battle, allowing the main force to successfully advance into the West Gate, and that special forces were able to simultaneously carry out a swift and decisive strike against the enemy.

Although they knew of Xu Wenqing's extraordinary abilities, and also knew that the special operations battalion had once wiped out a security regiment in Yushan County.

However, the enemy in Yushan County was only a local security force, and they launched a surprise attack in the dead of night without any warning. Although such success was miraculous, it was still understandable.

The enemy in Quzhou City now consists of a regular White Army supplementary regiment and a local security regiment, and is protected by high city walls and a relatively complete defense system.

More importantly, although the enemy may not know that the 55th Regiment will launch a surprise attack on Xu Wenqing tonight.

However, given that the White Army has already lost a security regiment and knows that our army has already occupied Yushan County, the enemy in Quzhou City will definitely strengthen their defenses.

Under such circumstances, how could a special forces soldier who had only been a regular soldier for a few days possibly have the ability to successfully control one of the enemy's key defensive positions, the West Gate?

Seeing the barrage of questions raised by Yao Hutou, Hu Jiu, Wang Tielin, and Li Bing, Xu Wenqing didn't say much, but simply smiled and said:

"The reason why you have so many questions is because you don't have a deep understanding of the characteristics and methods of special operations."

"The characteristics of special operations lie in surprise and infiltration. For the current special operations squadron, the city walls of Quzhou are like small mounds; they can climb over them from anywhere without any problem."

"When some of them become true special operations elites in the future, let alone a city wall like Quzhou, even a tall city wall like Nanjing will be as easy for them as walking on flat ground."

"In fact, our special operations battalion has already begun infiltrating Quzhou City through various means according to the established plan. When the raid on Quzhou City begins at 10 p.m., the enemy forces that were already unprepared and holding out at the west gate of Quzhou City will face a surprise attack from the rear by the special operations company,"

"At the same time, the decapitation operation launched by the special operations company will effectively disrupt the enemy's command and deployment, which will ensure that our army can take Quzhou City in one fell swoop."

"Therefore, I am confident that we will annihilate the two enemy regiments in Quzhou City in this battle, so that our army's weapons and ammunition can be further replenished. The veterans of the 55th Regiment and the captured Red Army soldiers who are being replenished can also be integrated through this battle and form a truly good fighting unit."

Although Yao Hutou, Hu Jiu, Wang Tielin, Li Bing, and a few others were still somewhat apprehensive, they had witnessed Xu Wenqing leading the troops to achieve one miracle after another in the past few days, and they had developed a deep trust in him. Therefore, seeing Xu Wenqing's confidence and resolute attitude, they had no objections.

Therefore, Hu Jiu officially issued the combat order for the 55th Regiment.

The 3rd Battalion of the 55th Regiment was ordered to immediately depart for the south gate of Quzhou City, making it appear as if they were launching a main attack on the south gate, and to begin a feint attack on the south gate at 10 p.m.

The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 55th Regiment immediately moved stealthily to the east gate of Quzhou City and lay in ambush, preparing to ambush the enemy who would escape from the east gate of Quzhou City after the start of the battle.