Chapter 42: Joint Military Exercises of All Arms!

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  "I...I..." Zhang Xinghan stuttered, at a loss for words, unsure of how to explain himself.

  "What's wrong with you! You're a seven-foot-tall man, a real man, and yet when you speak, it's so wishy-washy? Where's the grandeur of killing devils on the front lines? I, Du Qianshuang, like you, just like you, even if you don't like me, at least I've said it out loud." Du Qianshuang looked at Zhang Xinghan's hesitant expression and couldn't help but feel annoyed, her spoiled princess temper flaring up again.

  She wiped away her tears with a small white hand and asked solemnly: "I'll ask you one thing! Do you like me?"

  Facing Du Qianxue's "aggressive" gaze, Zhang Xinghan gritted his teeth and nodded solemnly: "I like it, but..."

  His words had barely fallen when his mouth was sealed by a wet and soft cherry little mouth. As they entwined, Zhang Xinghan only felt a smooth and slippery small thing drilling into his own mouth, and he was immediately struck as if by lightning, stunned for a moment. Du Qiansheng, on the other hand, was not very experienced in this aspect either, her tongue randomly colliding inside his oral cavity, without any experience to speak of.

  However, despite this, Zhang Xinghan was stimulated to have his blood vessels bulging, and his heart was surging. He quickly realized the severity of the consequences if he continued, and hastily pushed Du Qianshu away.

  Du Qianxue's cheeks were flushed red, her breathing was urgent and rapid, the twin peaks on her chest heaved up and down with each gasp, extremely enticing.

  Xing Han took a deep breath to calm his racing heart and made up his mind: "Qian Xue! I like you, I really like you. From the moment I saw you for the first time, I fell in love with you. But I'm a soldier, and as long as the enemy's intention to invade China is not dead, as a soldier, sooner or later I will inevitably return to the battlefield. If I'm unlucky..."

  Zhang Xinghan's words were not yet finished when Du Qiansheng covered his mouth with her small hand. Du Qiansheng looked at Zhang Xinghan with a stern expression and said: "I know what you want to say, but I want to tell you something. I like you, I want to marry you. Even if you die in battle one day, I, Du Qiansheng, will wear mourning clothes for you, raise children, and have no regrets! Because my man is a hero, even in death he will be glorious! If we have a son in the future, I will definitely raise him to grow up and complete his father's unfinished legacy! Drive out the Tartars, revive our China!"

  Zhang Xinghan was so moved that he didn't say a word, but instead deeply hugged Du Qianxue into his arms. What more could he ask for in life, having found such a kindred spirit?

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  Time flies like an arrow, and the years pass like flowing water. In the blink of an eye, more than two years have passed, and it is now mid-April 1936. Zhang Xinghan, Zhao Desheng, and other students from the tenth supplementary recruitment period at the Central Army Academy have already spent three springs and summers there, and they are about to attend their graduation ceremony.

  Before graduation, they still need to pass the final assessment, which is a joint military exercise of various troops. In the past two years, as a supplementary recruit of the 10th batch of students, Zhang Xinghan and his fellow students were first in basic theory, live ammunition shooting, and single-handed combat.

  During this period, Zhang Xinghan, as the top student of the 10th supplementary recruitment, had been visited and inspected by Chairman Chiang several times, who held him in high esteem.

  Zhang Xinghan was also a little excited as he was about to graduate, because two years ago he and Du Qiansheng had already agreed that after his graduation, the two would get married immediately. Du Qiansheng had even informed her father, Du Yuesheng, of this matter.

  The joint military exercise of all arms is the most critical military drill assessment that all students must undergo since the Central Military Academy was rebuilt in Nanjing.

  This tenth joint military exercise of all arms was divided into two armies, the East and West Armies. The East Army consisted of the Tenth Period Student Corps, while the school's Instructional Corps took on the role of the West Army.

  The former team instructor followed the military action, responsible for surveillance, trial and management responsibilities.

  The exercise troops stipulated that each rifle was equipped with 20 blank cartridges per day, and the mountain gun and field gun were equipped with 30 blank cartridges per day. Each machine gun was equipped with 5,000 firecrackers, with every 100 as a string. The Western Army wore red armbands, and red hatbands were used to distinguish them. During the exercise, it was not allowed to capture, disguise oneself, or damage buildings and crops, nor was it allowed to hire farmers. The exercise location was chosen in the mountainous area of Baohua Mountain, Jurong, not far from the southern suburbs of Nanjing.

  The exercise mainly focuses on the offense and defense confrontation between the East and West armies, where the East army only needs to hold the main peak of Bao Hua Mountain for six days to win, and defeating the West army is also considered a victory.

  After receiving the order, the officers and men of the teaching group and the student group began to prepare, and the school mobilized dozens of trucks to transport the troops for the exercise.

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  At the school gate, Du Qianxue came to see him off in her beautiful dress.

  "This exercise is very important, I heard it's related to the future troop allocation, you must work hard and strive for a good ranking, be sure to be careful and safe!" Du Qianxue said with concern to Zhang Xinghan.

  "Ah! This time it's just a drill, we're using blank rounds, there's no danger at all. Don't worry! I'll do my best to get good results!" Zhang Xinghan nodded with a smile. After more than two years of getting along, the two had become very familiar with each other, and although they hadn't had any intimate physical contact yet, they were already much less restrained than when they first met.

  "Remember what you said, marry me after graduation!" Du Qianxue said gently.

  "Uh-huh! We'll get married after graduation!" Zhang Xinghan said solemnly with a nod.

  "Come on! Let's go! Time's up, get on the truck!" Zhao Desheng shouted loudly from not far away, who had already boarded the truck.

  "Here!" Zhang Xinghan turned his head and responded, then immediately turned his head to Du Qianxue and said: "I'm leaving, you go back. Wait for my good news!"

  "Uh-huh!" Du Qianxue nodded obediently.

  Zhang Xinghan immediately turned around and strode towards the truck.

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  Sorry, today's update is late. I started feeling unwell with a runny nose from last night and my eyes were tearing up while typing. I'll just post one chapter for today as I'm really uncomfortable. Hopefully, I'll feel better tomorrow and can post two chapters.