The Flames of Resistance Against Japan in Jiangnan

When the 55th Regiment of the Red Army launched its general attack on Quzhou City at 10 o'clock, all the enemies inside the Quzhou City government building were either captured or turned into corpses.

Therefore, after the battle began, the White Army's command system in the entire city of Quzhou had been dismantled. Without effective organization and command, the enemy forces, caught in chaos, quickly collapsed. White Army troops surrendered or fled, and those who tried to escape through the east and north gates were caught red-handed by the soldiers of the First Regiment and the Fifth Battalion and were all wiped out in no time.

The battle results were quickly tallied, and Yao Hutou, Hu Jiu, and Li Bing immediately rushed over to report to Xu Wenqing.

The battle began at 10 PM on the 17th and ended at 1 AM on the 18th. Within three hours, the enemy annihilated a supplementary regiment and a security regiment, totaling nearly 2,600 men, including over 800 killed and over 600 seriously wounded. Including the wounded, a total of over 1,700 people were captured.

The operation yielded a rich harvest of supplies, especially four German-made 80mm mortars and a large quantity of shells, which greatly replenished the 55th Artillery Company.

Throughout the entire battle, the 19th Division of the Red Army suffered only 79 casualties, 51 seriously wounded, and 81 slightly wounded.

Even with such a high casualty rate, Xu Wenqing was still heartbroken, constantly muttering that he must be more careful to control casualties next time. Every veteran is a treasure and cannot be easily lost.

Such behavior inevitably caused Wang Tielin and Li Bing, who were standing beside him, to secretly complain.

"In the past, when the troops suffered heavy losses, I never saw any other leaders so heartbroken. This time, with only a few casualties, the regimental commander is already so distressed. It seems that the regimental commander is becoming more and more concerned about his soldiers. It's just a pity that kindness cannot lead an army. I hope that the regimental commander will not limit his performance because of this."

Despite their inner grumbling, the two men were filled with even greater admiration for Xu Wenqing. They never imagined that the special agent battalion and special agent company, which had only undergone intensive training for a few days, could be so amazing and play such a significant role in the battle.

When the battle had just ended, both of them originally wanted to go and see what was going on with the Special Service Company, but they found that before the battle was completely over, the entire Special Service Company, led by Battalion Commander Zhou Gang, had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a few liaison officers behind.

However, no matter what questions the two of them asked the liaisons, the men just smiled憨厚ly and didn't utter a single word.

The special forces soldiers' behavior infuriated the two men, who were itching to get their hands on the regimental commander and punish each of these disrespectful soldiers.

But after discussing it, the two lost their enthusiasm for complaining. The regimental commander treated the special forces soldiers like his own children, and would never bear to punish them for this reason.

Judging from the regimental commander's demeanor at the gate of Yushan County last time, he might even praise them in return. With this in mind, the two left the special forces members looking dejected, but they didn't dare to ask the regimental commander any questions. They could only keep all their doubts to themselves.

After the two men gave Xu Wenqing a detailed report on the battle and the spoils, Yao Hutou, who had been outside arranging work with the masses and handling the aftermath, also returned.

As soon as Yao Hutou saw Xu Wenqing, just like Wang Tielin and Li Bing, his eyes lit up, and he reached out to grab Xu Wenqing and exclaimed:

"Commander, you have to tell us properly how this battle was fought so miraculously. I'm still completely confused. It feels like the battle just started, and then it ended inexplicably. This battle leaves us with an indescribable feeling!"

When Wang Tielin and Li Bing saw Yao Hutou say that, they immediately joined in the commotion. They had clearly noticed these past two days that Xu Wenqing seemed to respect Director Yao quite a bit. Whenever Director Yao asked a question, Xu Wenqing would usually answer it seriously. Therefore, seeing that Director Yao had spoken first, how could the two of them possibly let such a great opportunity slip by?

So Yao Hutou, Wang Tielin, and Li Bing immediately gathered around Xu Wenqing, clamoring for him to tell everyone how these special forces soldiers could perform so miraculously.

Xu Wenqing was both amused and exasperated to see everyone acting like curious children. However, considering that the proportion of special operations and main force cooperation would become increasingly important in the future operations of the 55th Regiment, and that these three were leaders of the 55th Regiment, they did indeed need to have a fairly intuitive understanding of special operations.

Therefore, he smiled and complied with their request. Of course, the details of special operations cannot be explained in just a few words. Xu Wenqing could only select some simple and easy-to-understand content to introduce to the three of them.

Yao Hutou and Xu Wenqing had exchanged ideas before, so it was easier for them to understand. However, Wang Tielin and Li Bing were still completely confused after listening for a long time.

Seeing their expressions, Xu Wenqing knew they hadn't quite grasped the concept yet. However, he knew that special operations were extremely advanced knowledge even in later generations. In this world, it was still in its infancy; how could these veterans of the Red Army possibly understand it so easily?

Therefore, Xu Wenqing didn't say much, as he didn't want to reveal too many details about the Special Service Company. The existence and capabilities of the Special Service Company were best kept as secret as possible, with as few people knowing about them as possible. Therefore, he mainly focused on the cooperative operations between the Special Service Company and the 55th Regiment. Xu Wenqing explained this quite clearly.

Of course, if Wang Ruchi and the others want to truly understand it, they will need to study and learn it thoroughly over time; it's definitely not something he can explain clearly in just one or two hours today.

After introducing the characteristics of special operations and the details of future cooperation with the main force of the 55th Regiment, Xu Wenqing reiterated that everything about the Special Service Company must be treated as top secret and must not be leaked. He also asked Li Bing to come up with a secrecy plan for the Special Service Company as soon as possible before changing the subject.

At this point, everyone began to discuss the next steps for the development of the 55th Regiment.

Xu Wenqing knew that the 55th Regiment's capture of Quzhou would cause a greater shock to the Nanjing White Party government. Moreover, Quzhou was less than 200 kilometers from Hangzhou, posing a great threat to the city. Therefore, the White Party government would soon mobilize a large force to encircle and suppress it.

Of course, this mobilization of the White Army also had its advantages, namely, it could divert some of the Nanjing government's attention and provide strong support to the Central Red Army and the troops left behind in western Jiangxi.

However, this level of support was far from sufficient. While encircling and annihilating the Central Red Army, the White Army also had objectives such as dividing and disintegrating local forces and allowing the Central Army to enter Guizhou and Sichuan.