Zhang Xinghan Xinghan walked out of the hospital, but Guo Zhong came over in a hurry: "Brigade, news just came from the brigade headquarters. There is a group of students from Peking who want to join our garrison brigade. The seventh brigade has already

We escorted them to Xinmin, and in order to prevent any accidents, they asked us to send someone over to respond."

"Students? Are they all college students?" Zhang Xinghan asked.

"This is not clearly stated, but it should be so." Guo Zhong said uncertainly.

"It just so happens that our army is short of educated people right now. How about this? You tell the cavalry company to assemble immediately and send six more military trucks. I will personally take them to recruit new soldiers." Zhang Xinghan said.

"Sir, do you want to lead the team yourself?" Guo Zhong was a little confused.

"Yeah." Zhang Xinghan smiled and said: "I am planning to go out of the city to reconnoiter the surrounding terrain in the past two days. I am bringing these students here today to show that my garrison brigade attaches great importance to them."

"Yes, I will make arrangements right away." Guo Zhong stood up suddenly.

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At Lushun Military Port, the weather in September was getting colder. The sea breeze was blowing, and the coolness made a Japanese soldier guarding a corner of the military port couldn't help but sneeze.

The Japanese soldiers didn't bother to wipe their noses, and looked at the warships entering the port one after another.

That is a Japanese warship, an invincible warship of their Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet.

As warships entered the port one after another, the Japanese soldiers could clearly see that the decks of the warships were filled with fully armed Imperial Army soldiers, and their helmets reflected a dull light under the sunlight.

The bayonets on the rifles formed a dense forest of bayonets, with cold light flashing and a chilling air spreading invisibly.

As the landing ships docked one after another, groups of heavily armed Imperial Army soldiers, carrying rifles, grenade launchers, mortars, and light and heavy machine guns, marched ashore in unison, carrying their luggage.

After landing, they quickly went to the predetermined area to assemble in formation under the leadership of their respective commanders.

The whole process was orderly and orderly, showing the military quality of these imperial troops everywhere.

Following the infantry ashore were Imperial tanks and armored fighting vehicles painted with sun flags, as well as mountain cannons and field cannons.

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In Xinmin City, Zhang Xinghua and other students ate something briefly in the garrison barracks, and then were led by the garrison major to the north gate to wait.

Because the major has just received a reply from Shenyang, someone will be sent to take them to Shenyang immediately.

On the top of the city, the north wind was so strong that it made people's cheeks hurt. Zhang Xinghua looked sideways and saw Su Hanyun and several female classmates looking at the northeastern land, discussing something excitedly.

Su Hanyun may have noticed Zhang Xinghua's gaze, turned to look at him, raised her hand to brush her hair that was a little messy in the wind, and smiled brightly at Zhang Xinghua.

Zhang Xinghua smiled slightly and nodded, then immediately withdrew his gaze and looked towards the north outside the city.

The sky is clear and the clouds are clear across the vast northeastern plain. Thinking of returning home and seeing his parents and elder brother, Zhang Xinghua couldn't help but get excited.

Suddenly, Zhang Xinghua discovered that some small black spots appeared on the distant horizon.

He quickly opened his eyes. At this time, the garrison major on the side raised his telescope, looked at it, and said with a smile: "It's the cavalry. It seems that the people from the garrison brigade are here."

Zhang Xinghua did not speak, but tried his best to look. As the distance got closer, he clearly saw that they were a group of cavalry in blue military uniforms.

They carried steel guns on their backs, looked grim, and galloped towards them on horseback.

Standing on the top of the city, Zhang Xinghua could vaguely feel the shocking roar.

Outside the city, Zhang Xinghan held the reins with one hand and raised his whip with the other, whipping the war horse from time to time: "Drive!"

The war horses were in pain and kept speeding up. Behind them were more than seventy cavalrymen who had fought bloody battles for the rest of their lives. Hundreds of horse hooves were galloping at the same time. Wherever they passed, grass clippings flew and the ground rumbled.

Behind them, six military trucks were also driving at full speed.

However, in this era without highways made of reinforced concrete and asphalt, especially on this endless plain of grassland.

At this time, the speed of military trucks was far less than that of galloping war horses.

On the top of the city, watching the cavalry approaching, the garrison major said, "I'll go meet them, and the students will wait at the top of the city first." After saying that, he led an orderly and walked straight to the bottom of the city.

Not long after, Zhang Xinghan led more than 70 cavalrymen and galloped over like a whirlwind.

When he reached the city, Zhang Xinghan suddenly reined in the horse, and the horse let out a mournful cry. He stood up with his front hooves raised high, and all the students on top of the city, including Su Hanyun, were frightened.

"Hey!" Zhang Xinghan reined in his horse with his superb riding skills, turned sideways and shouted towards the top of the city: "I, Zhang Xinghan, the colonel commander of the Shenyang Garrison Brigade, have come to meet the students from Peiping. Please open the city gate quickly."

Su Hanyun and other girls on the top of the city saw Zhang Xinghan so handsome and young, riding a war horse and leading his men at a gallop, and they began to feel dissatisfied.

This is a real man, a real soldier.

"Brother!" Zhang Xinghua suddenly shouted excitedly.

Su Hanyun was shocked when she heard that he was Xinghua's eldest brother? Zhang Xinghan?

Su Hanyun looked at Zhang Xinghan again with complicated eyes.

Zhang Xinghan heard someone shouting again on the top of the city. He looked up and took a closer look, and immediately raised his whip: "Xinghua! Why are you here? Haha, come down quickly."

"Hey!" Zhang Xinghua was so excited that he quickly turned around and ran down to the city.

At this time, the city gate had been opened, and the garrison major and the orderlies trotted out to welcome them.

When he came to Zhang Xinghan's horse, he stood upright and saluted, saying: "I don't know that the superior is coming in person. I am humbled by my humble position to welcome him from afar. Please don't be surprised, superior!"

Zhang Xinghan turned over and dismounted, and saluted: "Brother, what you said is untrue. How can you and I, comrade Paoze, be surprised?"

"Brother!" Zhang Xinghua ran out of the city cave excitedly.

"You brat, why didn't you write and tell your family when you came back?" After the two brothers hugged, Zhang Xinghan hammered Zhang Xinghua's chest and scolded.

"Hey, I was in a hurry from school and didn't have time. No, I just wanted to go home and give our parents a surprise." Zhang Xinghua said with a naive smile.

"By the way, aren't you studying in Yanjing? Why are you coming back now? Aren't you going to delay your studies?" Zhang Xinghan asked.

"We are facing a national crisis. In order to respond to your call to recruit troops, big brother, our school has specially mobilized our students to abandon their writing and join the army to serve the country. Big brother, didn't you say that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. Now that the nation is in crisis, we men should put the country and the nation first.

As for my studies, once the Japanese are defeated, it won’t be too late for me to go back and continue studying." Zhang Xinghua said seriously.

"Okay, well said. It seems that your stay in Yanjing these past few years has not been in vain. From today on, we will follow my eldest brother, and we brothers will join hands to fight against the enemy and protect our family and country." Zhang Xinghan smiled and nodded happily.

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It went extremely smoothly. Zhang Xinghan led the cavalry company, Zhang Xinghua and his classmates began to return to Shenyang.

In the compartment of a military truck, a female student smiled and said to Zhang Xinghua: "Classmate Xinghua, your eldest brother is so majestic."

"That's of course. My eldest brother has been in the army for four or five years. He fought against the Russians with the young marshal. When the September 18th Incident broke out, he had already been promoted to lieutenant colonel and battalion commander of the 7th Brigade of the People's Liberation Army for his merit." Zhang Xinghua thought this.

The way of pride.

"By the way, classmate Xinghua, how old is your eldest brother this year?" the female student asked with some gossip.

"My eldest brother is three years older than me. He was born in the 33rd year of Guangxu (1907) and is now twenty-four years old." Zhang Xinghua answered without thinking.

"Twenty-four years old? Then he didn't join the army at the age of nineteen?" Everyone, including the female students, was slightly surprised.

"Well, my eldest brother decided to sign up to join the army after finishing middle school." Zhang Xinghua nodded.

"Then is your eldest brother married?" The female student expressed the sentiments of many female students, including Su Hanyun.

"No." Zhang Xinghua shook his head and suddenly said: "However, the eldest brother already has a fiancée, who is the beloved daughter of General Wang Yizhe, commander of the 7th Brigade of the **, Wang Ruoying."

"Oh." Including the female student who asked the question, other female students looked a little disappointed when they heard this.

"Oh, Song Shan, why are you asking these questions? The country is in trouble now. We came to Shenyang to join the army to serve the country and do our part for the country." Su Hanyun felt something was wrong, pushed the female student and said angrily.

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"I'm not curious," the student named Song Shan said with a slight blush.

"Those in the car are almost here. Get ready to get out of the car." At this time, a soldier's reminder came from the cab.

"Oh, I got it." Zhang Xinghua was a little embarrassed and quickly turned around to respond.

At this time, Zhang Xinghan had already led the cavalry back to the garrison brigade headquarters.

As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw Wang Yicai, Liu Jianguo and others waiting at the door.

Turning over and dismounting, Zhang Xinghan handed the reins to the guard, walked over and asked, "Jianguo, Yicai, why are you all here? How is the recruitment of new soldiers?"

Liu Jianguo, Wang Yicai and others hurriedly came up to us and saluted: "Basically, we're done. In the past few days, we have recruited all the young adults who can be recruited in Shenyang City and the soldiers from the surrounding villages outside the city. A total of more than 6,000 people."

"Oh, that's good, let's go in and discuss how to expand the army." Zhang Xinghan said, taking the lead and walking towards the headquarters.
Chapter completed!