I am the sun

Author: Deng Yiguang
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Publishing Date: 2007-01-01
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 United Front Army (Anti-Junta); they despised these guerrilla fighters who were neither soldiers nor civilians, who haded them for eight years in the white mountains and black waters. Although the main force of the Northeast People's Liberation Army later consisted of veteran Eighth Route Army members from the interior of Manchuria, the Kwantung Army remained defiant and refused to hand over weapons to the Anti-Junta. However, the Anti-Junta was not easily bullied. They had endured eight years of relentless pursuit by the Japanese, hiding in forests, sleeping in wilderness camps, gnawing on snowballs and tree bark, enduring inhumane suffering. Now 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? As a result, the army softened and took hard measures, eventually accepting 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 victories. However, his recklessness and unruly nature 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 with his wife and children, the warmth and cold of the world, the ups and downs of fate—all left him feeling lost and confused. In the midst of sharp personality conflicts and 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 transformation. Its accurate and subtle portrayal of psychological activity, deeply moving characterizations, and flowing, poetic descriptions are poignant and stirring, evoking both emotion and reflection.