The Flames of Resistance Against Japan in Jiangnan

Xu Wenqing required all special forces members to gradually become proficient in Japanese, English, and Russian through study. He especially demanded that they learn various Japanese dialects, and he also forced them to learn different regional Chinese dialects.

Moreover, Xu Wenqing also made it a strict rule that if a person fails to meet the learning objectives for a given stage, no matter how excellent their other skills and abilities are, they will be eliminated from the special agent company.

The soldiers of the Special Service Company now value their status as members a hundred times more than their own lives. Who could bear the blow of being kicked out of the Special Service Company by the regimental commander? They'd rather find a rock and smash their head against it and die.

Therefore, despite feeling overwhelmed, the soldiers had to study relentlessly. Almost everyone was training and marching while constantly practicing various pronunciations with their mouths. Many soldiers developed calluses on their lips from practicing, yet they continued to practice their pronunciations.

It wasn't until noon that Xu Wenqing arranged for the first rest and overnight stay. After lunch, as the soldiers went to sleep, many were still mumbling incoherently in some unknown language in their dreams. Xu Wenqing felt a pang of heartache, but he didn't hesitate. The special forces unit he envisioned wouldn't just be tasked with small-scale operations; it might need to be deployed to various locations to independently carry out diverse special operations missions.

At eight o'clock at night, when the special agent battalion was resting again, Xu Wenqing turned on the radio, tuned it to high frequency, and began to eavesdrop on the White Army's airwaves.

Before long, he received an extremely important message: the White Army now knew that Quzhou City had been captured by the Red Army. The main force of the 51st Brigade of the White Army, which had set off from Jinhua City and had already covered most of the distance to prepare to rescue the Quzhou City Supplementary Regiment, was so frightened that it stopped in place overnight and was reporting to its superiors, preparing to retreat to Jinhua City immediately if the situation was not good.

According to Xu Wenqing's estimate, if the White Army's higher command does not waste time, the main force of the 51st Brigade of the White Army can withdraw to Jinhua City as early as tonight. It is said that the White Army's higher command has ordered the 51st Brigade to hold Jinhua City to prevent the Red Army from escaping.

This news was almost exactly as Xu Wenqing had predicted. He had assumed that the 51st Brigade of the White Army would also retreat back to Jinhua City. Therefore, his original plan was to launch a surprise attack on Jinhua City, just as he had done on Quzhou City. He intended to take advantage of the White Army's complacency in defending Jinhua City, relying on its strong defenses, and combine this with special tactics to launch a surprise attack, thus intimidating and deterring the enemy.

In that case, the enemy's scattered forces stationed in the surrounding counties and towns would feel insecure and would request reinforcements, daring not to launch a rash attack. Even the weak village and town garrisons would retreat to the main towns such as the county seat and prefectural seat. This would greatly improve the Red Army's operational maneuvering environment, making it easier for the troops to carry out large-scale covert operations. At the same time, it would also buy time for the Red Army to reorganize this heroic force.

To avoid interference from other factors, Xu Wenqing now uses the excuse of special operations requiring radio silence. The entire 55th Regiment and Special Service Battalion do not use radios to contact the outside world. What he fears most now is receiving sudden orders from superiors. He is not afraid of any orders directed at him personally. This Xu Wenqing from the future certainly wouldn't do something as foolish as not knowing how to protest when he's about to be beheaded.

He also ordered radio station 55 to remain silent, so that if any untimely orders came down from higher command, he could use the excuse that he had not received any orders to shirk responsibility.

At 4 p.m. on the 20th, after two and a half days of arduous marching while training, the special operations battalion had reached the mountains about fifteen miles northeast of Jinhua City.

Xu Wenqing dispatched special operations soldiers to help the main force of the 55th Regiment clear out the ambush sites, while also sending reconnaissance company personnel to Jinhua City to investigate the enemy situation and terrain. He also arranged for the other special operations soldiers, who were already exhausted from his efforts, to rest. He himself, along with Zhou Gang and Hong Qiang, went to conduct reconnaissance around Jinhua City.

Jinhua is located in the central part of Zhejiang Province, between 119°14′ and 120°46′30″ east longitude and 28°32′ and 29°41′ north latitude. It borders Taizhou to the east, Chuzhou (Lishui) to the south, Quzhou to the west, and Shaoxing and Hangzhou to the north.

Jinhua City is located at the confluence of the Dongyang River, Wuyi River, and Jinhua River.

Jinhua City is located in the eastern section of the Jinqu Basin, in the hilly basin region of central Zhejiang, with a terrain that is high in the north and south and low in the middle.

"Surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river in between, with basins scattered around three rivers" is the basic characteristic of Jinhua's landform.

To the east and northeast of Jinhua City lie the Dapan Mountains and Kuaiji Mountains, to the south the Xianxia Ridge, and to the north and northwest the Longmen Mountains and Qianligang Mountains. Scattered within these mountains are relatively gentle hills, further divided into northern and central hills by the Jiangshan-Shaoxing fault zone. The central part of the city is dominated by the eastern section of the Jinqu Basin, surrounded by smaller intermontane basins such as the Wuyi Basin and Yongkang Basin. The entire basin generally runs northeast to southwest, opening to the west, and exhibits a stepped, layered distribution of medium-altitude mountains, low mountains, hills, and river valley plains from the periphery towards the center. The basin floor is a broad, uneven alluvial plain with low, flat terrain. The upstream Dongyang River flows from east to west through Dongyang, Yiwu, and Jindong District, before merging with the Wuyi River to form the Jinhua River. It then flows north into the Lan River in Lanxi City. The Lan River flows north to Jiangjunyan, entering Jiande City. Jiangjunyan, at an altitude of 22 meters, is the lowest point in Jinhua City.

There are 208 peaks over 1000 meters in altitude within the territory. Niutou Mountain, located at the border of Wuyi and Suichang, has a main peak of 1560.2 meters and is the highest peak in Jinhua City. The mountains within the territory are mainly low mountains of 500-1,000 meters, distributed on the north and south sides.

To the east and northeast of Jinhua City lie the Dapan Mountains and Kuaiji Mountains, to the south the Xianxia Mountains, and to the north and northwest the Longmen Mountains and Ganligang Mountains. The Xianxia Mountains extend into Jinhua from the Wuyi Mountains on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, reaching Wuyi County, the southern part of Wucheng District, and Yongkang City, and continuing northeast to form the Dapan Mountains and Tiantai Mountains. The mountains are mostly composed of volcanic rock and granite. The Dapan Mountains are the source and watershed of some tributaries of the Qiantang River, Cao'e River, Jiao River, and Ou River.

Kuaiji Mountain is a branch of Tiantai Mountain, extending northeastward, with its southwestern section reaching northern Dongyang and Yiwu. The mountain is primarily composed of volcanic lava and clastic rocks. Its main peak, Dongbai Mountain, is located at the junction of Dongyang, Zhuji, and Shengzhou. Longmen Mountain lies between the Fuchun River and the Puyang River, distributed across Pujiang, Wucheng District, northern Jindong District, Lanxi, and the western edge of Yiwu. The mountain is mainly composed of Mesozoic volcanic lava and clastic rocks, with some areas consisting of granite and limestone. Its remaining spur, Jinhua Mountain, is a blocky mountain range, connected to the Longmen Mountain range to the north by the Duntou Basin.