I am the sun

Author: Deng Yiguang
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The Kwantung Army surrendered to Marshal Malinovsky's Baikal Front of the Soviet Army in the Three Northeast Provinces. The main force of the Japanese Kwantung Army paid no attention to the Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army; they despised these armed civilians who were neither soldiers nor civilians, and tangled with them in the white mountains and black waters for eight years. Although the main force of the Northeast Democratic was later composed of veteran Eighth Route Army members from the interior, the Kwantung Army remained resentful and refused to hand over weapons to the Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army. However, the Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army was not easy to bully either. They had endured eight years of torment from the Japanese, constantly being chased into the forests, sleeping in wilderness camps, gnawing on snowballs and tree bark, enduring inhumane suffering. This time, they had a chance to vent their anger—how could they let it go easily! If you don’t hand over your weapons, I’ll fight you. After all, you signed the surrender document in front of the whole world—just like fighting someone with their arms tied behind their backs. How could you dare to fight back? Thus, the army softened the resistance and took over some Japanese troops, including some Japanese agricultural groups. His name should be recorded in the annals of the Republic’s renowned generals. On the battlefield, he had once been a formidable figure, like thunder rolling, achieving numerous remarkable victories. However, his recklessness and stubbornness also led to the defeat in the Battle of Qingshuping. The war ended, and his glorious military career came to a sudden halt. How could this stern, decisive, rugged, and straightforward Patton-style general face a new life without guns, cannons, blood, and fire? The joys and sorrows of his family life, the ups and downs of fate, the warmth and cold of the world—everything left him bewildered and confused. Amidst the sharp conflicts of his personality and the complex cultural psychological clashes, he struggled to adjust himself and reshape his identity.
With a thick and concise brushstroke, the novel weaves a symphony of life’s ups and downs across decades of historical transformations. Its precise and subtle portrayal of psychological activity, deeply moving characterizations, and fluid, poetic descriptions are poignant and stirring, evoking both emotion and profound reflection.