Chapter 28: Sense of National Identity! Seeking Recommendation Tickets!

  In Du Qianxue's scream, Zhang Xinghan suddenly stabbed the samurai sword in his hand backwards. With a "pu" sound, the sharp samurai sword instantly pierced into the chest of the ghostly Ronin who was trying to launch a sneak attack.

  "With a 'clang' sound, the samurai sword in the ghostly ronin's hand fell to the ground. Zhang Xinghan immediately turned around and kicked him flying with one foot."

  Smooth action, one breath, neat and tidy.

  Du Qianxue was shocked and lost her voice, but when she saw Zhang Xinghan effortlessly defeat the Japanese ronin, Du Qianxue was overjoyed and excitedly rushed towards Zhang Xinghan.

  She threw herself at Zhang Xinghan and hugged him tightly.

  Zhang Xinghan was somewhat at a loss...

  At this time, a "pa pa" applause sounded from behind. Brother Leopard's face was calm and he clapped his hands, saying: "This brother is good at martial arts! I admire you!"

  Upon hearing Bao Ge's voice, Du Qianxue hastily and somewhat shyly let go of Zhang Xinghan, still anxiously asking: "Are you okay?"

  Zhang Xinghan gave her a reassuring look, then turned around with an expressionless face and said: "This brother's skills are not bad either! A few little devils aren't enough to take him down!"

  "Brother! Which unit is that?" Leopard Brother already knew Zhang Xinghan was a military man, so he asked.

  "The 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, 37th Division, 109th Brigade!" Zhang Xinghan said with some pride.

  "Is that the 109th Brigade of the 29th Army? The one that killed over 5,000 little devils at Xifengkou?" Bao Ge was visibly shocked upon hearing this.

  "That's right! I and my brothers from the 109th Brigade fought a great battle with the little Japanese devils at Xifengkou just a few days ago, killing or wounding no less than five thousand of them!" Zhang Xinghan nodded.

  "That's not right, Brother Leopard. The 29th Army is currently fighting the Japanese at the Great Wall front line, how can he be from the 29th Army?" Cannon Three, who had reduced his hostility towards Zhang Xinghan by a lot, still raised a question.

  Bao Ge didn't say a word, but instead looked at Zhang Xinghan, apparently he also agreed with Pao San's question.

  "It's like this! I'm following the superior's orders and came to Nanjing to take care of some matters!" Zhang Xinghan said, noticing their doubts.

  "What's going on?" Cannon Three asked.

  "Hehe! I'm afraid that's classified information! Military secrets, not convenient to reveal!" Zhang Xinghan smiled slightly and thought to himself, this Cannon Three is really quite capable, or maybe he was just asking casually.

  "Since you're a loud and clear anti-Japanese hero! I, Hong Bao, am having trouble with you. If that's the case, then being an enemy of the anti-Japanese hero would make me a national sinner! Let's stop here for today! Hero, can you leave your name?"

  Zhang Xinghan didn't rush to answer, but instead looked at Pao San. Pao San felt a bit uneasy under Zhang Xinghan's gaze, but also seemed relieved and straightforwardly said: "Since Brother Bao has already spoken, and you're quite a capable guy yourself, considering you've killed so many Japanese people, I, Pao San, will let bygones be bygones with you from now on!"

  Zhang Xinghan heard this and bowed with his fists clenched, saying in a low voice: "Thank you, I am Zhang Xinghan!"

  "Ah?" Hong Bao and Pao San were both clearly shocked, pointing at Zhang Xinghan: "You are an anti-Japanese hero......"

  "Hush! You two brothers understand, don't make a sound!" Zhang Xinghan said in a low voice.

  "Hmm!" Hong Bao and Pao San showed understanding eyes and nodded.

  In fact, if the incident hadn't happened earlier, Zhang Xinghan said he was the anti-Japanese hero Zhang Xinghan who shot and killed a Japanese general, I estimate that Hong Bao and Pao San would not have believed him at all.

  On the contrary, people would mistakenly think that Zhang Xinghan wanted to avoid trouble and deliberately pretended to be an anti-Japanese hero.

  But from Zhang Xinghan's performance just now and his hatred for Japanese people, it can be proven that what he said is true.

  Since Zhang Xinghan was killed in the chaotic army and the news of killing a Japanese lieutenant general spread, it was passed on from one to ten, and soon it changed.

  Some people say that Zhang Xinghan is the reincarnation of a war god, with excellent martial arts skills and marksmanship that never misses. Others claim that Zhang Xinghan is just a fictional character created by the National Army to boost morale and lift military spirits.

  But more people still believe the former, they think that if Zhang Xinghan didn't have extraordinary kung fu and marksmanship, how could he possibly kill a Japanese general in such a dangerous situation?

  Hong Bao and Pao San also thought so, from Zhang Xinghan's performance just now, he is absolutely a master, as the saying goes, "an expert shows his skill at once".

  With Hong Bao, an old hand, present, how could he fail to see that Zhang Xinghan was extremely formidable?

  In fact, Zhang Xinghan is not only fierce but also ruthless. If he doesn't make a move, it's fine, but once he does, it's a deadly blow that takes lives. This has something to do with his special forces experience. In the army, no one teaches you those fancy moves you see on TV; they teach you the most practical and effective killing techniques and routines.

  Although it may not look as good as those fancy moves, it is suitable for a life-and-death struggle.

  After learning Zhang Xinghan's true identity, Hong Bao and Pao San bid farewell after a brief moment of awkwardness. Pao San may be a cowardly rascal who preys on the weak and fears the strong, while Hong Bao may be a ruthless gangster with no qualms about taking lives, but they share one thing in common: they are both Chinese, with the blood of the Yellow Emperor's descendants flowing through their veins.

  At a time when the country is in dire straits and the nation is in crisis, they may not necessarily go to the front lines to fight the enemy, but they will absolutely not turn against the anti-Japanese heroes! That would be a shameful act that would bring eternal infamy, so they would rather steal or rob than become enemies with these national heroes. When the country is in peril, what does personal gain or loss matter?

  They, who have been talking about righteousness for years, how could they not know? What is this? This is a strong sense of national identity, the heroes of the Chinese nation in resisting foreign enemies, and all Chinese people admire them.

  After Hong Bao and others left, Zhang Xinghan and Du Qianxue also left the No. 9 carriage. After all, they had killed so many Japanese ronin, and this train could no longer be used. Before leaving, Hong Bao told them that this train had shares from Japanese merchants, and these Japanese ronin were responsible for escorting the train.

  Kill them today and stay on the train, isn't that waiting for others to find you?

  So Zhang Xinghan and Du Qianxue planned to get off at the next stop and find another way to Nanjing, anyway there were almost two months before the opening of the Central Army Officer School, which was enough time.

  To avoid drawing attention to themselves, Zhang Xinghan brought Du Qianshuo to the last passenger car carriage and took advantage of a moment when no one was paying attention to slip into the cargo carriage at the back.

  After entering the empty and cargo-filled carriage, Du Qianxue's face turned slightly red as she struggled to free her small white hand from Zhang Xinghan's grasp, having been held by him just moments before.

  For the first time, Du Qianshuo's heart skipped a beat as she held hands with a man for such a long time.

  After Du Qianxue withdrew her small hand, Zhang Xinghan also felt somewhat embarrassed, and the relationship between the two had undergone a subtle change.

  Zhang Xinghan found a place to sit down, Du Qianxue stood not far away, neither of them spoke, the atmosphere was quiet and somewhat oppressive.

  It was Zhang Xinghan who finally broke the silence, moving a wooden box from the side, dusting off the dust on it and saying: "Miss Du, come and sit down, take a rest, when we arrive at the station, we will get off immediately!"

  "Uh-huh!" Du Qianxue responded softly with a hint of shyness, and then walked over to sit down beside Zhang Xinghan.

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