Chapter 4: Hero Saves Beauty

  A moment's drop of time had passed, but it was not yet dawn, and the sky was just a little bright.

  In the deep, mysterious white sky, a few stars were still scattered. The ground was pitch black, the sky was all white, and the wild grass was trembling slightly, with everything shrouded in an air of mystical dawn.

  Sun Xinghua rubbed his somewhat swollen eyes. In his previous life, he had not suffered such a crime. However, Chen Gong and others were in high spirits, still full of fighting spirit.

  The sound of cars in the distance has gradually come over.

  The student soldiers had all made preparations for battle without Sun Xinghua giving any orders.

  The first batch of Huangpu was almost grown in the flames of war. Now they are full of spirit to dedicate everything to the revolution. Their combat effectiveness and spiritual power are far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

  "Sun is an instructor, a merchant group," Chen Gong said in a low voice.

  The sedan in the distance is less than 200 meters away from here. The business team soldiers behind the sedan have also been completely exposed.

  Chen Lianbo sat in the sedan, occasionally turning his head to look towards the direction of Xiguan. Everything he had worked hard for was over, but fortunately, a large amount of foreign currency and gold bars were taken away by Chen Lianbo in another car, so that they could start anew in Hong Kong's Dongshan.

  "Old master, how can these student soldiers have such strong combat power? Are they not afraid of death?" A trusted aide beside him said with a puzzled face.

  But at this moment, what was Chen Lianbo's mood like? Hearing his confidant's words, Chen Lianbo glared fiercely, and the confidant hastily shut his mouth.

  "Fire." With Sun Xinghua's command.

  The Maxim heavy machine gun began firing, spewing out a tongue of flame.

  Rat-a-tat-tat, the machine gun's bullets kept firing continuously.

  As the heavy machine gun fired, the driver of the first car was shot dead and the car crashed forward without direction.

  Chen Lianbo pushed open the car door and wanted to leave when he was hit by a heavy machine gun bullet and fell to the ground.

  The merchant team behind saw that the front encountered a blockade, and they took out their own shotguns one after another, walking forward to cover their master Chen Lianbo.

  But under the strike of heavy machine guns, these merchant team troops fell to the ground one by one.

  "Go around." Sun Xinghua held up his handgun and quickly gave orders.

  Sun Yuanliang and Du Yuming on both wings held their own rifles and launched an attack on the two flanks of the merchant troops.

  With a "bang", an exposed merchant team soldier was directly killed by Sun Xinghua.

  As the four people opened fire on both sides, more than 20 merchant team soldiers were annihilated, and only a few people escaped in the chaos.

  "Sweep the battlefield." Sun Xinghua quickly gave the order.

  Chen Gang threw the heavy machine gun to Li Xianzhou, and he himself ran forward, picked up a shotgun on the ground, and tied it around his waist.

  Watching Chen Gang's performance, the rest of the student soldiers also started picking up the rifles on the ground.

  Sun Xinghua put away his Colt pistol and walked towards the sedan.

  "Who is it." Sun Yuanliang stood beside the sedan chair in the back and asked loudly.

  Before long, a woman got out of the sedan chair. The woman had a head of raven-black hair, eyebrows like a new moon, eyes as bright and clear as autumn water, a lovely nose, rosy cheeks, small lips, skin as white as snow, and flawless complexion as smooth as ice or snow. She was wearing a white cheongsam that showed off her perfect figure, looking like an immortal fairy.

  "Vice Minister Shen." Sun Yuanliang said quickly after recognizing Shen Nan as the woman got out of the car, and saluted.

  "Is it the Student Army?" The woman said with some doubt, looking at Sun Yuanliang's uniform, and then felt relieved.

  Sun Xinghua took a look at the woman and had some impression in his memory.

  Shen Nan, Vice Minister of Women's Department, had accompanied Minister He Xiangning to Huangpu Island several times to comfort students.

  "Vice Minister Shen, what are you doing here?" Sun Xinghua walked over, saying with a puzzled expression.

  Shen Nan saw Sun Xinghua and a smile appeared on his face.

  "Vice-Commander Sun is also here, it's a long story, but fortunately there are you guys, otherwise I would have been taken to Hong Kong by Chen Lianbo. I heard that the Student Army has occupied Xiguan, how did you end up here?" Shen Nan said with a smile.

  Can't help but say, Sun Xinghua has seen many beauties at home and abroad in his previous life, but Shen Nan wearing a cheongsam with a smile on her face, this oriental woman with classical beauty is extremely rare in his previous life, and even extinct.

  Perhaps only cheongsam can set off the soft beauty of oriental women. Sun Xinghua sighed in his heart, but on the surface he said without revealing any traces: "I was ordered to intercept the defeated soldiers of the business group here."

  Shen Nan nodded and didn't ask anything.

  Chen Gang and others collected their weapons together, waiting for Sun Xinghua's order.

  "Captain Sun, we killed a total of 25 people from the merchant team, among whom Chen Lianbo was found. We seized 24 rifles and one pistol, and also found two boxes of goods in the vehicle." Chen Gang walked to Sun Xinghua's side and reported the situation.

  Sun Xinghua nodded and walked towards the second car.

  Sun Yuanliang and others pointed at the boxes in the car with a serious expression.

  Looking at the glittering gold bars and the stacks of crisp US dollars, Sun Xinghua's face broke into a smile. These were the things that Huangpu Island was currently lacking.

  "Leave some scattered goods behind, and transport the rest back to Huangpu Island. Chen Keng, you lead Huang Jie, Sun Yuanliang, and immediately transport these goods to Huangpu Island." Sun Xinghua gave the order at once.

  "Uh..." Chen Gong was somewhat embarrassed.

  All spoils of war must be handed over, this is a hard and fast rule. Sun Xinghua is now letting them transport the goods back to Huangpu Island, which is against the rules.

  "Deputy Commander Sun, this doesn't conform to the regulations. All of these things must be handed over and naturally the higher-ups will uniformly distribute these spoils." Shen Nan said seriously as he looked at Sun Xinghua.

  Sun Xinghua furrowed his brow and looked at Chen Gong, saying: "Carrying out orders, whatever happens will be borne by me."

  "Yes." Chen Gong bowed and led Sun Yuanliang and Huang Jie to quickly move the boxes in the carriage.

  This was not what Sun Xinghua wanted to monopolize, but he wanted to directly send the goods to Huangpu Island for use as expenses on Huangpu Island. After all, life on Huangpu Island was very difficult and the finances were also extremely strained. Everything had to be done with consideration of others' opinions. With these goods, at least many difficulties could be resolved.

  Yang Ximin's Yunnan Army, Liu Zhenhuan's Guangxi Army, and various local organizations, are these people truly revolutionary? I don't think so, they're just mercenaries. Sun Xinghua said coldly.

  If all these things are handed over, I'm afraid that in the end no more than one-tenth will fall into the hands of the Whampoa students' army, and most will fall into the hands of various local troops.

  In history, there was a famous rebellion led by Yang and Liu. Sun Xinghua knew about it and wouldn't raise a tiger to invite disaster.

  "Deputy Commander Sun, by doing this, aren't you putting Mr. Zhongshan in an unjust position? Later on, if others grasp the opportunity, it will create divisions. The Huangpu student army was nurtured by Director Sun himself, and by doing this, aren't you giving others a handle to say that Director Sun is biased towards the Huangpu student army?" Shen Nan hastily stopped Chen Gong and others who had already taken action, saying this.

  "The merchant group has been pacified, and I haven't seen anyone else fight. The ones who attacked were the Whampoa students' army, so the spoils of war should belong to them. As for other matters, I don't care about them. You, Vice Minister Shen, just need to keep quiet, and no one will know about these things. Moreover, Yang Ximin and Liu Zhenhuan, are they really revolutionaries? They occupy tax revenue, disobey orders, such people will eventually become a scourge." Sun Xinghua said discontentedly.

  Shen Nan looks good, but some are too pedantic.

  "What's the big deal? Execute the order. If Premier Sun wants to punish, then punish me." Sun Xinghua said with a swagger.

  Chen Gang and others quickly carried the boxes away from here.

  Du Yuming

  Arrived.

  "Load all the weapons onto the vehicle and bury the bodies of the merchant team on the spot."

  "Yes."

  Everything was settled by eight o'clock in the morning.

  Sun Xinghua drove Shen Nan to a safe place and then personally reported the situation to Chiang Kai-shek, also telling him and Liao Zhongkai about his private transportation of goods back to Huangpu Island.

  The two of them lowered their heads and remained silent for a while, unexpectedly, neither of them said anything!

  Liao Zhongkai was in charge of all expenses on Huangpu Island, but the actual Guangzhou tax collection was done by Yunnan Army's Yang Ximin. Liao often went to Yang to ask for funds, but Yang would frequently put him off and first smoke opium before giving a little money. These funds were still obtained by Liao in his personal name; otherwise, if he said it was for Huangpu Island's expenses, Yang wouldn't give any even if you killed him.

  To ensure the normal study of Whampoa students and the normal teaching of instructors, Liao Zhongkai not only contributed his own family property but also borrowed money everywhere to raise funds for Whampoa.

  "The expenses will be taken care of by me, you just focus on studying and training." Liao Zhongkai's words were deeply etched in the hearts of every Huangpu student.

  "Fu Guo, your intention is good, but this is against the rules." Liao Zhongkai said with a heavy heart after a moment of silence.

  "This will not set a precedent." Chiang Kai-shek said lightly, glancing at Liao Zhongkai beside him.

  Liao Zhongkai hesitated for a moment before finally nodding his head.