I'm a Soldier, a Bandit, and a Little Bandit Fighting the War of Resistance

With a righteous heart and a fearless spirit, Zhang Dabiao became a bandit. He had served in the Northwest Army's Broadsword Unit and witnessed the brutality of the warlord conflicts firsthand. As a low-ranking officer, he was forced to carry out orders to seize grain and conscript men, yet saw families torn apart and lives destroyed. During one mission, he secretly let a forcibly conscripted farm boy escape and was punished with a flogging by his superiors. The infighting and corruption within the warlord ranks plunged him into despair. He swore, “The blade in my hand can slay our enemies, but I will never stain it with the blood of my countrymen.” He made a point of hunting down traitorous collaborators and shooting Japanese soldiers. Worried about his elderly mother, Zhang Dabiao temporarily left the army and returned home, only to find his village burned to the ground and his mother slain by Japanese troops. He snapped the warlord insignia in front of her grave and swore through tears, “As long as I live, I will wipe out every last enemy!” In those chaotic times, he came to understand the truth: foreign invaders were the true enemy of the nation, while the warlords' selfish ambitions only brought suffering to the people. On the eve of victory in the war of resistance, Zhang Dabiao, now a commander, stood amid the ruins of a recaptured county town. As his men cheered, he bent down to help an old farmer to his feet. “Don't thank me,” he said solemnly. “Thank the heroes who lie across this land. Those of us who survive must make sure they get to live in peace.”