Hello, I'm Shenlin, reporter.
Lushengwen.
Miss Shen, if there's nothing else, I'd like to go now.
Wait.
Let me tell you, first, I'm Shenlin, not Miss Shen.
OK.
Second, you can't stop my gratitude to you.
So I invite you to my home this weekend.
This is my home address.
See you.
Be sure to come.
Commissar.
Open the door.
What are you guys doing?
Commissar.
Sir, we are confessing ourselves.
It's only been a few days. How did you end up like this?
Comissar, here you are at last.
If you don't show up, we're going to die.
Commissar, we miss you very much these days.
Comissar, we're going crazy.
What's wrong with him?
Four days.He kept banging his head against the pillar.
The pillar are about to break.
Today he stopped to rest.
Look. He hasn't eaten any of it.
It's only been a few days without fighting.
I have a lot of tasks for you guys in the future.
Comissar, what is it?
Look at you. You look like a piece of shit.
Wash up and go with me to see the division commander.
Yes,sir.
Sir.
Sit down.
Yes,sir.
How are you doing these two days?
Sir, I've figured it out.
OK. Tell me. What are you thinking about?
I'm a soldier, but I'm emotional on the battlefield.
I violated discipline and released KMT officers without authorization.
It's all my fault.
I promise it won't happen again.
I'm willing to accept any punishment.
Sir, please don't kill me. I'd rather die on the battlefield.
If you do it again, you're a dead man.
Yes,sir.
Thank you, Sir.
All right, don't thank me yet.
About you!
We have decided to remove you from the position of head of the regiment.
- You've been demoted to company commander. - Yes, Sir.
Sir, I hear there is a very important mission.
You cheer up every time you hear about the mission.
If the commissar hadn't vouched for you this time, you'd be dead.
But it's your first offense, so I'll give you another chance.
Now we want you to start a team called the Tigers.
You can select people from the army
and equip them with the best equipment.
You're the captain.
You're in charge of this team, okay?
Yes,sir.
Tigers, Kings of the jungle.
Great.
Sir, since you've made me captain and in charge of everything...
But I have one condition.
The selection of the team must be decided by me.
How dare he?
Fine, I agree to your terms.
But listen, don't give me any more trouble.
Don't worry, Sir.
I promise I won't let you down.
-Go. -Yes,sir.
I knew you would come.
I've been waiting for you for a long time. Come in.
No, I'm not going in.
I didn't make it clear last time.
I was afraid you'd be waiting here.
I just wanted to tell you not to wait up for me.
I'm going to train soldiers.
So what do we do? My father is waiting for you, too.
If you don't come in, my father's going to keep bugging me.
Your father?
Right, you saved his daughter's life, and he wants to thank you.
Do you want an old man waiting in there all the time?
He'll be sorry if he doesn't see you.
You really have the gift of the gab.
I'm a reporter. I'm telling the truth.
Let's go.
Dad, Colonel Lu is here.
- You're Lushengwen? -Hello, Mayor.
-You do look great. -Thank you, Mayor.
Come on, sit down.
Shengwen, you are Lin's friend. You can call me uncle.
I don't dare.
It's nothing. Let's have tea.
Thank you.
You're Lin's friend, and you saved her life.
-You don't have to be so stiff in my house. - Thank you.
-Shengwen, where are you from? - I'm from Zhuji, Zhejiang.
Zhuji？Nice place.
There are so many famous people from there.
Xi Shi, the ancient beauty, came from there.
The Yuan Dynasty painter Wangmian also came from there.
Do not compliment others on their beauty, but to compliment others on their temperament.
This poem was written by Wangmian.
Mayor, you are very knowledgeable.
Do not compliment others on their beauty, but to compliment others on their temperament.
I like this poem, too.
Because I belong there, too,
and my father taught me this poem when I was very young.
Gteat.
Who else is in your family now?
Mayor, a few years ago, the Japs occupied Zhuji, my family are...
Sorry.
Dad, don't talk about it.
It's okay!
Mayor, it was a long time ago,
and the Japs were kicked out of China by us.
I have taken my revenge.
The Japs are gone, but now we have a civil war.
I don't know when peace will be restored.
When will the common people live a safe life?
Mayor, please don't worry.
We will do our utmost to eliminate the communists
and strive for early peace.
Dad, Shengwen is our guest.
Don't discuss these matters any more.
Shengwen, let's go. I'll show you around.
Mayor, I'm leaving.
OK, you can go out and have a look.
Let's go.
Comrades, from this day forward, I am no longer your colonel.
Don't call me colonel. In the future, call me captain.
Our tiger team will be formed soon.
Tiger, king of the jungle, strong and fierce.
And a keen sense of observation.
Not giving up in the face of the enemy is what our organization requires of us.
I handpicked each and every one of you.
I ask you to be as strong and fierce as a tiger.
You are no longer ordinary soldiers.
This means you have to charge to the front when the danger is greatest.
Kill the enemy before they kill you.
Even if it is death, also must finish the task first.
If you get scared, get out of here right now.
Good.
You stay here, and the rest is nothing but training and fighting.
So you have to be vigilant and not let up.
- Do you understand? - Yes, Sir.
Not loud enough!
-Speak up. - Yes, Sir.
- Still not enough. -Louder.
Yes, Sir.
No, that's not what I meant.
So what do you mean?
Right.
-We're the Tigers, right? - Yes.
I don't feel like we have our own characteristics.
-What? -Characteristics?
Are you stupid? What are you Shouting about?
We represent the greatest military power.
As long as we take part in the mission, we must win.
So, we're the tigers.
And a hundred victories.
Right.
-We're the tigers. -And a hundred victories.
Good.
Luo, the town of Xinan is ahead. It's going to be a tough battle.
Ma Bao is a person with great potential.
If he is trained well, he will surely become a successful person.
Is my dad very rigid?
No, the mayor is upright and righteous.
I haven't had the chance to visit him before. Thank you very much today.
But I didn't know you were the mayor's daughter.
You sound exactly like my father.
The mayor is well aware of the current situation. I've heard about it.
But I was in such a hurry today that I had no time to ask.
What a pity.
It's nothing. You can always come to my house.
My dad loves talking to people like you.
I had a foresight today, so I called you here.
Why?
You're having such a good time talking to my dad.
If it goes on, it won't end.
What am I going to do?
Look at my flowers blossoming. Do they look good?
Let me ask you, who do you think is more beautiful, me or the fairy?
Give it back to me. Give it back to me.
- No. -Give it back to my sister.
You bullied my brother, shit...
Stop it, brother. Stop it.
Fuck off.
-Here, here you are. -Thank you, MaoBao.
-Thank you, brother. -No problem. We're good friends.
Good friends.
And me!
You're our sister.
-Yes, I'm your sister. -Let's go.
-Colonel Lu. -It's getting late. I'd better get back.
Did I say something wrong? You look unhappy.
No, I just thought I had some things to get back to.
Colonel Lu, someone wants to see you.
Sir, we have new information that the PLA is moving towards Xinan Town.
- Commander asked me to send you over. -Okay, let's go.
Shengwen has already left?
You look so sad.
Dad, don't make fun of me.
I can see that he is a fine young man, but very proud.
Dad, what are you talking about?
Nothing.
-You can have him come to our house more often. - OK.
Just now he told me that you upright and righteous.
And blame me for not keeping you talking longer.
He has many more questions he wants to ask you.
Well, my daughter has grown up.
Dad.
Sir.
Shengwen, the PLA is now marching towards Xinan Town.
- They can get there in three days at most. - What?
Yes.
When the PLA captured Jinan, Heze and Linyi's troops all fled.
This time the PLA is chasing after the victory.
Sir, Xinan Town is very important to us.
The PLA wanted to destroy the 7th Corps and then capture Xuzhou.
Yes.
Now the PLA is still a long way from the 7th Corps.
We should withdraw the 7th Corps westward and garrison Xuzhou.
But the order was to wait for the arrival of the Forty-fourth Corps
and to retreat westward.
We can only wait.
Sir, chances wait for no man.
If it goes on like this, the PLA will arrive.
I see. All we need to do is execute the order.
Sir, look...
If we withdraw the 7th Corps to Xuzhou.
There is only one Grand Canal between the army and Xuzhou.
But there is no bridge over it.
Only one railroad could provide the troops with a retreat.
This is bound to cause the army to retreat slowly.
And then we're really screwed.
Sir, if we don't act soon, the 7th Corps is in serious danger.
And we will lose Xuzhou.
Yeah, that's what I was worried about.
But my advice won't be accepted by the superiors.
Sir, please try again. The situation is desperate.
I'm sure the superiors won't.
Do they want to throw a hundred thousand troops away?
-Enough. -Sir.
I didn't call you here today to ask your advice.
-Lushengwen. -Yes,sir.
From now on, get ready for battle and strengthen your defenses.
- Report anything you find. - Yes, Sir.
-OK, out. -Sir.
Get out.
Sir, Sir, what does the Commander say?
You go and tell the soldiers that we are going to have a tough battle and get ready.
- Get ready for battle! - Yes, Sir.
Now, Lushengwen is conflicted.
He knew exactly what would happen if he kept waiting.
But he didn't understand what his superiors were trying to do.
Let the soldiers die for nothing.
He didn't want to wait, but he could do nothing.
We have traveled very hard these two days. Now we have a rest.
-Always be ready.Now rest where you are. - Yes, Sir.
Huzi, I feel like my stomach is hurting.
- What do you mean? - What do I mean?
I'm hungry.
I would have forgotten I hadn't eaten if you hadn't mentioned it.
Look at the soldiers. They are too hungry to stand up.
Huzi, I know there's a small village ahead.
Comissar, you have the best education of anyone I know.
There's something I need your help with right now.
Cut the crap! Say what you want.
Look, the Tigers are formed now,
but I think we're different from the other teams.
We need to do the tough mission, the tough fight.
And I also need stricter rules for soldiers.
It can be used to increase their fighting effectiveness.
Maobao, this shows that you have a high ideological consciousness.
Look!Our party has its regulations, and the army has its discipline.
If only the Tigers had their own rules.
I believe this will greatly improve the fighting effectiveness.
If you agree to it, then I will carry it out.
But now I have a more formidable problem.
-You need to help me. - What?
I don't know many words.
I can't write down my inner thoughts, I can't form effective rules.
I was hoping you could summarize it for me.
Fine, come on.
Great.
I wish I had a roast corn right now.
Roast corn, roast potatoes, roast chicken, roast duck.
Stop it. You look like roast duck to me.
Let's go ahead and help the soldiers find something to eat.
OK.
Let's go.
Huzi, what are you going to do?
-Nothing. -Nothing.
Don't lie to me. I heard you. Tell me.
Then why are you asking?
- Caogen, are we brothers? - Of course.
-OK, then let's have fun together. - And get punished together.
Of course.
Dahan and I are going to the front to get some food.
And bring some back for the soldiers and captain.
Do you want to go?
I see, you two want to go up front and steal something?
What are you talking about?
Stealing? You big mouth.
I have money. I will buy food.
Then buy some food for the soldiers and the captain.
Right.
Buying food? I heard you just now.
You two are up to something.
-We didn't do anything. -We just don't want to be too high-profile.
What do you know?
The captain won't let us go unless we go in quietly.
Okay, are you coming?
Forget it.
Move.
I'll be there too. OK?
I'm telling you, we'll go back after we buy the food.
OK.
We had a deal.
The wine smells good.
Why don't we ask about what we can buy?
Okay, let's go inside and have a look.
-Let's go. -Let's go.
Who are you?
Hi, sister, we are PLA.
We've just taken Jinan, and we're passing by...
Our main army is resting outside.
Great, I've heard the PLA is going through here.
The PLA is very good and will not disturb our life.
But the people of our village all want you to come and see it.
Sister, look, here we come.
Sister, we have come to buy food for our soldiers.
Brother, I have food and wine in my house.
My husband likes to drink, so I make wine every year.
Here, you can come and have a drink.
My husband is drinking at home.
Really？
Sister, we can't go in there. We have discipline in the army.
We can't eat your food!
You are the PLA, an army belonging to the people.
It's okay to pass by and eat some food.
Come on, get in.
Sis, we really can't disturb you.
We're just here to get some food and get back.
We don't need wine.
Brother, don't you say that.
Sister, our army is disciplined.
Caogen, we're here.
We must take some food back for the soldiers.
Right.
You are all here, comrade. Why are you leaving?
Are you disgusted with us?
No.
Sister, that's not what we mean.The PLA and the people are one family.
We are a family.
Right, right.
Come on, get in.
-But.. -What?
This brother is right. Come on in.
Let's go.
Right.Let's go.
Let's go.
- Captain. - Captain.
Where have you guys been?
We went to the village ahead
and bought some food for you and the soldiers.
Look, captain.
Captain, the food is still hot.
You guys been drinking?
This...
We bought food, the villagers received us very warmly,
and we drank half a bowl of wine.
Put it down.
At ease! Attention!
Look at you, smelling of alcohol, do you look like PLA soldiers?
Captain, we only had a little bit drinks.
A little bit?
What is our discipline?
We don't take anything from the people, do you forget?
Captain, they treated us very warmly, so...
But we paid for it.
Shut up.
If the people here are kind to let you drink, but what about the next place?
What are you going to do?
If they have no wine, will you rob them?
What is the difference between us and the KMT?
Captain, we know we made a mistake. It won't happen again.
Our team had just been formed and everyone was looking at us.
What are the Tigers? We are elite.
And you are the backbone.
You guys go drinking without permission. What about the others?
If the fighting started, what were you doing?
Each one records one mistake, and no more.
If you do it again, you'll have to leave the team.
Huzi, you guys are “good”.
If you go out drinking again? Look how angry the captain is.
-What are you gonna do? - Shut up.
You're telling me this now? Why didn't you say that at dinner?
Xiaodouzi, you are too young. There are many things you don't know.
On the surface, the captain was criticizing us.
Actually, he's trying to protect us.
All right, stop it.
Don't let the captain hear you.
That's enough, you get it?
-I see. -Great.
Tigers don't have many people who can read, so make sure it's easy .
-Make it clear to everyone. - Yes, Sir.
Comissar, the soldiers I have chosen have their own merits.
Xiaomianhu, he is an excellent gunner.
Caogen, he's a great bomber.
Dahan has great strength.
But relying on them alone to improve combat effectiveness is not enough.
So I'm going to rely on that to train more good soldiers.
You're the captain, and we'll give you the power to choose your soldiers.
Why did the captain go to the commissar?
I don't know, but I have a feeling it's not going to be good.
Nonsense! Something big is going to happen.
I don't think so.
Stop guessing. We'll find out when the captain comes back.
You ask.
Nope.
Look, how much water a bucket can hold
depends on the shortest piece of wood.
Every soldier in the team must be allowed to play to his advantage.
How much water a bucket can hold depends on the shortest piece of wood.
I see.
Caogen, are you afraid to ask? You're related to the captain.
Why are you afraid to ask?
Not only are you relatives, but you are both surnamed Mao.
By the way, Caogen, Huzi and I just made a mistake last night.
The captain is sure to scold us if we ask.
Right？
Yes.
I'm not going. You go by yourselves.
The captain will yell at me, too.
- What are you afraid of? - You're a coward.
What? Why am I a coward?
Huzi, let's get this straight.
You suggested buying food.
Ask the captain yourself if you dare.
Yes, I suggested it, but you went too.
You ate it too.
What? It's your fault anyway.
We agreed yesterday to be punished together.
Don't you remember?
Even if you're right, we told you to go.
But we also brought back food for the captain and the soldiers.
Anyway, through this, the captain must not like me.
I know the captain. He won't be mad.
What are you guys doing?
- Captain! - Captain!
What are you talking about? Is it about me?
No
If anyone says anything bad about the captain, I'll kill him.
Cut the crap! If you have something to say, say it.
I'm not a saint. I can't do everything right.
I will accept your advice with an open mind.
See, I told you the captain wouldn't be mad.
Our captain is a magnanimous man.
Right.
Captain, we both know we were wrong to go for a drink.
But I didn't drink.
Yeah, we both know we're wrong.
All right, so long as you know you're wrong, don't do it again.
If we do it again, we'll do it court-martial.
See? That's our Tigers' discipline.
Captain, are you not angry?
I'm just not happy with myself!
You are all my good helpers and the heroes of the First Regiment.
When you make mistakes, I make mistakes.
It's my fault.
Let's fix this together.
Captain, don't say that!
This only makes us feel more guilty.
We promise it won't happen again.
We will fight well, with the people as a family.
I promise.
You're right, with the people as a family.
Don't forget who we're fighting for.
It‘s the people.
But we must not disturb the people. Remember, we are the PLA.
Yes,sir.
-Colonel lu. -Hello.
Are you here to see our young lady?
Is it convenient for me to visit the mayor of Shen?
-Just a moment, please. - Thank you.
-Uncle Shen, who's that outside? - Colonel Lu.
I thought it was a hallucination! It was really you.
Last time I left in such a hurry that I didn't say goodbye.
Sorry.
No problem! I'm glad you could come back.
Come in.
- Is your dad there? -So, you're not looking for me. You're looking for my father.
I have some questions to ask Mayor Shen.
All right, I'll take you in.
Dad, look who's here.
-Shengwen. - Mayor shen.
Please sit down.
-You guys talk. - Sit down.
Shengwen, I thought you'd come back for me.
I didn't expect it to come so soon.
Did you expect me to come to you?
Tell me what brings you here.
Mayor Shen, the PLA has approached Xinan Town.
You know about this?
Now the PLA's goal is to wipe out the 7th Corps.
We must retreat to Xuzhou at once.
Otherwise we're screwed.
You should report this matter to your superior.
Commander Zhang has already checked with his superiors.