A retelling of the Red Army crossing the Chishui River four times to outmaneuver 400,000 enemy troops.
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A retelling of the Red Army crossing the Chishui River four times to outmaneuver 400,000 enemy troops.
The film centers on Jin Wanfu and is based on the historic “Battle of Shentouling Ambush.” It brings to life a stirring chapter of China’s War of Resistance Against Japan.
The film tells the story of two brothers, Hong Da (洪达) and Hong Yu (洪宇), who both serve in a secret anti-drug squad of the Kaniya military. During a drug sweep operation on the Southeast Asian border, they are ambushed by the cunning drug lord Gong Tai (贡泰). Hong Da, who is about to become a father, sacrifices himself to protect his younger brother Hong Yu.
Based on the true story of Luo Shengjiao — one of “100 Touching Chinese Figures” since the founding of the PRC. During the Korean War, Luo, a company clerk, and his fellow volunteers fought fierce battles, endured extreme shortages, and braved brutal cold.
In the early days of liberation, banditry is rampant. Xiang Yang, a reconnaissance platoon leader of the People's Liberation Army, is ordered to go to Sanwanli to suppress bandits. Going undercover, he reunites with his elder brother Xiang Tian, who has become the third leader of the bandit gang Qingfeng Stronghold, and they have a fierce confrontation. Yang remains steadfast in his convictions as he outwits intelligence, burns the granary, and coordinates with his comrades outside to launch a siege. Facing the brutal counterattacks of bandit leaders like Blind Long, Yang leads troops to fight bloody battles. With the sacrifice of his brother Tian, they finally completely wipe out the bandit gang. After the battle of blood and fire, this land finally welcomes the dawn of peace.
In 1948, to secure victory in the Crossing-the-Yangtze Campaign and stabilize the newly-born people's regime, the Third Field Army selects outstanding officers to infiltrate Nanjing, the stronghold of Kuomintang rule. With strong support from the Nanjing underground organization of the Communist Party of China, they venture deep into the enemy's lair, engaging in a life-and-death struggle of wits and prowess against the Kuomintang reactionaries.
In the twenty-second year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign (1683 A.D.), in an attempt to stop Zheng's blatant attempts at independence in Taiwan, the Kangxi Emperor sent Shi Lang, the governor of the Fujian Naval Division, to lead an army to collect Taiwan. An advance team from the imperial court paid a terrible price to lure Zheng's navy into a trap. Shi Lang led a large naval force to attack Penghu in a surprise attack, wiping out the main force of Zheng's army and eventually unifying Taiwan.
On April 12, 1927, Chiang Kai-shek launched the April 12 Counter-Revolutionary Coup in Shanghai, carrying out a brutal massacre of Communist Party members and revolutionary masses, which led to the collapse of the First United Front between the Kuomintang and the Communists. In response, the Communist Party led the Tingpang Uprising, marking the beginning of a large-scale revolutionary movement in eastern Zhejiang. It was soon besieged by the Nationalist provincial defense forces, and Bao Ding led the crowd in a fierce battle against the enemy at Hulongtou.