Southern guerrilla warfare: I led the Red Seventh Army Corps to amassed a million troops.

Su Yu nodded. "I heard about it on the way here. The Nationalist army used two trains to make a big cage, put themselves inside, and in the end we got the key."

That's brilliant! That metaphor is absolutely brilliant!

Moreover, it was quite damaging, possessing at least 50% of Zhou Zeyuan's skill.

Ma Gongcheng slapped his thigh and burst into laughter.

The regimental commanders and staff officers behind him couldn't help but burst out laughing. Some of them were so laughing that they clutched their stomachs, their faces showing expressions of "please have mercy on me, I can't take it anymore."

"Chief of Staff, your analogy is absolutely apt." Ma Gongcheng finally straightened up. "May I borrow a little of your wisdom and include this sentence in the battle report?"

"Sure, why not?"

Su Yu regained his composure and said earnestly, "I heard that one comrade made a great contribution to achieving such a clean and decisive victory this time."

Ma Gongcheng's smile faded slightly, and he nodded: "Yes, there is such a comrade. But Secretary Qian of the Jiangshan County Party Committee won't let us see him, saying that he'll only talk if the top leader comes in person. Those who do underground work are indeed a bit mysterious, and we understand."

Su Yu's face immediately darkened.

"Xiao Ma, the local comrades have their reasons for requesting that this be kept as secret as possible. Even though these are all our own comrades, you shouldn't speak out so recklessly."

Ma Gongcheng was completely dumbfounded. Wasn't this what I said because you asked me?

If you don't ask, I won't tell you!

But he quickly realized that when Su Yu asked this question, she did not specify the identity of this "comrade," so he could be anyone, or even a soldier in our army.

And not necessarily a comrade from the underground party!

By responding, he had inadvertently revealed half of the comrade's information.

He was silent for two or three seconds, then lowered his head: "Chief of Staff, I was wrong about this, and I apologize."

Su Yu glanced at him, her tone softening slightly: "I also bear some responsibility for this. I didn't teach you these things before. I should have been able to think of these things, but you wouldn't have thought of them. I will also have to write a self-criticism after the battle is over."

The other regimental commanders looked at each other, none of them knowing how to respond.

After a moment of silence, one of the regimental commanders gritted his teeth and cautiously changed the subject: "Chief of Staff, we've caught a big fish here. Would you like to go take a look?"

"You're talking about that Commander Xia, right?" Su Yu shook her head. "Forget it, what does the first class of Whampoa Military Academy amount to? Ze Yuan doesn't think highly of him. If we could capture Wang Yaowu and Song Xilian, then I might be a little interested."

"Let's give Zeyuan some good news and see how to deal with this Major General Xia. This is the first big fish we've caught."

As he was about to turn and leave, a middle-aged man wearing a gray cotton jacket walked over from the platform.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Ma Gongcheng quickly stepped aside, saying, "Chief of Staff, this is Secretary Qian of the Jiangshan County Party Committee. He played a crucial role in enabling us to obtain the information in time this time."

Su Yu's eyes lit up immediately. She quickly stepped forward, grasped Secretary Qian's hands with both of them, and shook them vigorously: "Secretary Qian, thank you so much. The local comrades deserve at least half the credit for the encirclement and annihilation of the Nationalist 98th Division."

Secretary Qian also squeezed his hand: "I should be the one thanking you. Before Commander Xun came, we were all hiding here and there, living hand to mouth."

"The Kuomintang agents in Jiangshan were extremely rampant, almost openly operating. When the main force arrived, they captured them all in one fell swoop and replenished our personnel and equipment, which gave us the strength to plan this operation."

"Then we can be considered to be complementing each other. Secretary Qian, there's something I need to discuss with you privately."

Secretary Qian nodded in understanding, and the two walked to a quiet corner at the edge of the platform.

Su Yu lowered her voice: "Where is that comrade now?"

Secretary Qian's gaze darkened slightly: "Commander, please don't ask about that. Our intelligence front should minimize its interactions with field troops; that's the rule."

"Are you planning to arrange for him to continue infiltrating the Nationalist army?"

Secretary Qian nodded: "That's right. This time, the 98th Division of the National Revolutionary Army was almost completely wiped out. Even if he escapes back, no one can identify him. He should be able to continue to lie low in the National Revolutionary Army system and wait for the next opportunity."

Su Yu frowned: "I disagree with doing that. The risk is too great. This comrade has already performed extraordinary feats, and his infiltration has been extremely valuable. It's time to bring him back into the sunlight."

"His ability to infiltrate the army speaks volumes about his military talent, and we are currently facing a severe shortage of cadres. He can contribute to the revolution just as effectively in the field."

Secretary Qian gave a wry smile: "I've said similar things to him. But this young man is completely unmoved. He said that if he returns to the army, he'll at best be a junior officer, and he doesn't know if he'll even be able to kill a hundred enemies in his lifetime."

"But if you infiltrate the Kuomintang, sometimes a single piece of intelligence is worth more than a thousand troops. Even if you die a tragic death at the hands of the enemy, you will have no regrets."

Su Yu felt another sharp pain in her heart, and the joy of the great victory was immediately diluted.

Just then, an officer's voice rang out from the platform: "Chief of Staff! A telegram from the corps commander!"

Su Yu composed herself and said to Secretary Qian, "Then I'll leave the mobilization of the masses and logistical support to you."

Secretary Qian nodded: "Leave it to me, it's my duty."

Su Yu turned around and walked back to the platform, took the telegram from the staff officer, and scanned it from top to bottom.

The outcome wasn't too surprising. Xun Huaizhou's side had also achieved some results, but far less than theirs.

The Red Tenth Army launched a simultaneous attack from multiple directions, annihilating two battalions of the Nationalist Army's 67th Division and incidentally eliminating two local security regiments.

They annihilated a regiment of the newly formed 7th Division, but because the newly formed 7th Division had previously dispatched a brigade south to support Fengling, it was completely wiped out.

After this, their remaining forces numbered less than a regiment, and they fled back to Shangrao in a sorry state.

In this battle, the 11th Division of the National Revolutionary Army was almost completely unscathed.

They were stationed around Quzhou, relying on their strong fortifications to easily block the Red Army's offensive. They also sent troops to help the remnants of the fleeing 67th Division retreat back to Quzhou.

After daybreak, bombers began taking off and landing at the airport in Quzhou, bombing our pursuing troops, thus forcing the pursuit operation to be suspended.

At this point, the situation on the battlefield gradually became clear.

The newly formed 7th Division and the 98th Division of the National Revolutionary Army were either annihilated or rendered ineffective.

There were not many field troops left in Shangrao in the west, and the route for the Red Army's northern and southern armies to join forces was now clear.

However, in Quzhou, which serves as a transportation hub in the east, there are still nearly two divisions of Nationalist troops, who have blocked the western end of the Jinqu Basin.

If this obstacle is not overcome, the main force of the National Revolutionary Army will arrive and easily reclaim lost territory with their help from within and without.

Su Yu said to the staff officer beside him, "Report the entire situation here to Comrade Zeyuan. We need to carefully consider whether to fight or retreat."