I'm really good at this.

In the script, Jia Xu travels back several decades and meets his grandfather when he was young.

Later in the conversation, he said that he was a novelist who came from the south. After arriving here, he encountered a surprise attack by the Japanese army, so he got separated from his friends and escaped here alone.

He even gave himself a pseudonym – Wei Laisheng.

Wei Laisheng means "future life".

This indicates that he was born in the future.

Jia Shen didn't think much of it and let him join the team first.

Afterwards, they rescued Lu Yingzi, a fifteen-year-old girl who had also been separated from her family.

The group stopped to rest and recuperate in this deserted village.

While training the group of teenagers with the deputy platoon leader, Jia Shen was also keeping them from running around.

On the other hand, he was also waiting for the vanguard to withdraw to this side.

Once we rejoin the main force and send these kids back, that will be the end of it.

He and Deputy Platoon Leader Huang Sancheng were already exhausted from looking after these kids, so he was happy to see Jia Xu join them—at least having an adult to help take care of them would make things a little easier for them.

Unexpectedly... Jia Xu is actually a leader among children!

Since he had traveled back from the modern era, he had little real experience of war, so he spent his days leading this group of teenagers around, running around, raiding bird nests, and doing all sorts of things.

He often opposed Jia Shen.

However, he would tell everyone a story every night before going to bed.

Jia Shen would usually be listening in at times like this.

"Brother Laisheng, do you think we can win this battle?"

A child asked.

Jia Xu patted his chest and said, "Winning is a piece of cake! I think we can drive them out of the sea in three months at most!"

This is a fact.

This is also one of the reasons why Jia Xuman didn't care.

He felt that he had traveled from another time, and that he could travel back at any time. He didn't even think he would die.

No, it should be said that he didn't think he would get hurt at all.

In just three months, the Japanese forces were driven back to sea. After that, China would annihilate the Allied fleet at sea and then launch a counterattack against Japan.

That war was incredibly easy and enjoyable!

Therefore, he felt it was no big deal.

Every time this happens, Jia Shen would scoff and start arguing.

"War doesn't go on that fast, three months? That would mean a lot of soldiers would die."

Jia Xu, however, didn't care at all.

He just continued telling stories to the teenagers.

"Brother Laisheng, will this small mirror be able to see people from far away in the future?"

Jia Xu said proudly, "Of course! Not only can we see each other, but we can also hear each other. Back then, nobody used walkie-talkies anymore, and very few people even had landline phones at home."

If he hadn't taken his phone out of his pocket and put it aside when he was cleaning the house before he transmigrated, he could have shown it to them right now.

"Brother Laisheng, is it true that there will be trains faster than regular trains in the future? Aren't airplanes the only thing faster than trains?"

Jia Xu shrugged: "That's called high-speed rail. It will only take three hours to get from Beijing to Shanghai."

Jia Shen poked at the campfire and continued, "If we had this kind of transport, we could transport troops much faster in wartime. But the key is how to protect the railway from being bombed."

Jia Xu laughed heartily: "Why would we need high-speed rail then! Even if we take the train, it'll only be for new recruits heading to their posts. Other countries won't have the ability to invade our homeland anymore!"

Jia Shen said coldly, "You don't understand the importance of the railway. Forget it, you're not a professional soldier, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."

The veins on Jia Xu's forehead bulged.

I don't understand? I came back from the future! If it weren't for the fact that you're my grandfather... I would have tolerated it!

Huang Sancheng quickly tried to smooth things over.

He glared at Jia Shen first: "In his next life, he'll be a proper college student, and a writer at that! As for fantasy works, I know that requires a lot of imagination!"

Then he turned back to Jia Xu with a smile: "Brother Laisheng, as the saying goes, one should always be wary of others! I think Japan is quite powerful. Their country is so close to China; they might become a formidable enemy in the future!"

Jia Xu chuckled, "Brother Huang, you're wrong about that. Japan is just like a little kitten; it'll be China's little shadow from now on."

The topic was dropped.

Someone else asked, "Brother Laisheng, what will our country's planes be like in the future? Will their machine guns be more powerful than those of other countries?"

Jia Xu ruffled his hair: "What's with the cannons? It'll all be missiles! Let me tell you what missiles are. They're mounted on the wings or in the cockpit. They have radar inside, so they can detect enemy planes from far away, and then whoosh, they fly over at a speed faster than the sound of a gun and shoot them down! And the planes will be flying faster than the sound of a gun!"

Jia Shen chuckled and turned to sleep.

He thought Wei Laisheng was a military ignoramus, and he couldn't be bothered to argue with him.

Huang Sancheng sat down next to Jia Xu, handed him an apple, and said with a smile, "Don't pay him any attention. That's just his personality. You're a writer, and you write fantasy works, so you're not on the same page as us. It's good for you to tell stories to the children."

Ah, if only what you said were true.

He shook his head and laughed, "Looks like even this roughneck has a childlike heart; I actually thought what you said was true. No wonder you're a great writer, you're amazing!"

He gave a thumbs up.

"You'll definitely see it in the future," Jia Xu said with a grin. "It'll be peaceful in a few months, and in a few decades, you'll know. But by then, Brother Huang, you'll be an old man."

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"If only we could have decades of peace," Huang Sancheng laughed along. "But don't blame Lao Jia, he's suffering too."

With a sigh, Huang Sancheng lit a cigarette and explained, "Do you know why we, a platoon leader and a deputy platoon leader, are here taking care of children?"

Jia Xu shook his head.

"Because we were caught off guard by the Japanese army, and out of our platoon of brothers... it was just the two of us left."

Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, then blurted out, "Really? Japan's fighting strength isn't that strong, is it?"

"They were very strong." Huang Sancheng still felt lingering fear when he thought about it. "They were really strong. We were just lucky to hold off the main force's reinforcements, otherwise..."

He shook his head and didn't say anything more.

"Alright, go to sleep early."

Old Huang had clearly lost interest in talking.

Jia Xu was about to go to sleep when he turned around and saw Yingzi looking at him with bright, sparkling eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Yingzi moved closer to sit next to him and asked softly, "Brother Laisheng, do soldiers who die really get remembered?"

She lowered her head: "My parents died early, and my brother... was also a soldier. He hasn't sent me any letters since the war started."

Jia Xu paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, after the war ends, a monument to the heroes will definitely be erected, and all the people of China will remember them."

He touched his pocket.

There were two milk candies in my pocket.

He took one out and put it in Yingzi's hand, then whispered, "Eat it, but don't tell them I don't have any left."

"Thank you, Brother Laisheng."

Yingzi carefully unwrapped the candy and hid it on her person, then put the candy in her mouth.

Her eyes curved into crescent moons.

Time passed by day by day.

Jia Xu continued to tell them stories about the future from time to time.

Finally, one day, about two weeks later, seeing that the main force still hadn't arrived, Jia Shen couldn't sit still any longer.

He left Huang Sancheng and Jia Xuxian to guard this place, and then went to contact the troops alone.

The next night, Jia Xu was woken up by a big child.

He said he saw Japanese troops passing by while he was on patrol in the distance.

Jia Xu was also audacious and reckless. In addition, he thought that the Japanese army had been driven into the sea after only three months and that their combat strength was not very good, so he decided to go and see for himself.

Huang Sancheng, who was also awakened, tried his best to stop him, but he couldn't persuade Jia Xu otherwise. He had no choice but to follow Jia Xu and twelve sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys as they crept over.

In the grove, they captured a Japanese communications soldier who had come to relieve himself.

Through interrogation, it was later learned that this place was the headquarters of a regimental command of a Japanese military corps.

So Jia Xu had a bold idea—to disguise himself as a Japanese soldier and take down the regimental command post!

Old Huang tried to stop him, but Jia Xu wouldn't listen.

And those daring young men only listened to Brother Laisheng.

And so, the operation began.

At first, things went smoothly, and they successfully infiltrated the camp using the password.

Then, taking advantage of the darkness of the early morning, they caught the enemy off guard.

However, the retreat still alarmed quite a few people.

To cover the children's retreat, Lao Huang gave up his chance to escape and turned back to face the enemy's pursuers alone.

Just after Lao Huang sacrificed himself, and just when Jia Xu and his men were in danger, Jia Shen arrived with the advance troops.

They annihilated the entire enemy regiment headquarters.

After learning what had happened, Jia Shen didn't say anything, but slapped Jia Xu and said that they had been officially conscripted into the army.

Not for anything else, just for Lao Huang.

Jia Xu said nothing and silently accepted it.

This was the first time he had ever experienced the cruelty of war.

This isn't a game; people can die here.

Even if we could drive Japan into the sea in just three months, people would still die.

As for Lao Huang, it can be said that he was completely killed by Jia Xu.

After that, Jia Xu trained and fought alongside the troops.

Gradually, he began to understand Jia Shen.

Even after witnessing a soldier's sacrifice, Jashin remained outwardly expressionless, but privately he collected all his comrades' dog tags and silently shed tears.

He didn't reveal everything.

Two months later, Japan's defeat was already evident.

They planned to retreat towards the sea.

However, the higher command decided to leave the entire force behind to annihilate the enemy's manpower, in preparation for a subsequent counterattack.

Jia Shen's platoon was assigned to intercept the enemy on the side roads.

The enemy troops did indeed head this way.

But the enemy, already on the verge of defeat, is frenzied; they are desperate to break through the defenses.

In order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices, the higher command ordered a complete retreat, allowing them to pass.

But by this time the enemy had gone completely mad.

They weren't thinking about escaping; instead, they wanted to trade lives, believing that trading one more life for another was a win.

At this point, Jia Shen's platoon was assigned the task of covering the retreat of the main force.

The battle lasted for more than an hour, and the enemy's counterattack had reached its final stage.

The rearguard troops are about to collapse.

So Jia Shen made a decision: he would have Jia Xu lead everyone to retreat, and then he would stay behind to completely destroy the pontoon bridge.

Because... he didn't want to lose any more comrades.

Jia Xu refused him; he was his own grandfather.

Now he understands the cruelty of war and why his grandfather hid his identity for decades and refused to reveal his military medals until his death.

Because... he felt that those were the things his comrades-in-arms had sacrificed their young lives for, and he had no right to show them off or use them to buy himself a better life.

Jia Xu understood completely.

He had already fully envisioned the future peace and prosperity of his motherland.

But the young grandfather doesn't have that yet.

He wanted to see the future development of his motherland on behalf of himself and his comrades who died on the battlefield.

He refused his grandfather's offer and argued that he was the best person to cover the rear. Because Jia Shen was the platoon leader, he had to be responsible for everyone.

Jia Shen was silent for a moment, then asked a question: "In the future... will there really be trains faster than trains, airplanes faster than sound, and missiles, and small mirrors that allow you to see each other no matter how far apart you are?"

"Of course there is." Jia Xu gave a thumbs up. "That's why you have to live, not just for yourself, but also for those who are no longer here... You have to live for them, to see the future of our country for them."

Jia Shen didn't say anything more, but gave him a hug: "You must come back alive, we'll see it together."

"it is good."

Jia Xu pried Yingzi's hands off his military uniform, ruffled her braids, and said with a smile, "When I come back, we'll go see the monument that will be built in the future."

Afterwards, amidst Yingzi's sobs, he went his own way.

He is no longer the young man who took everything for granted in peacetime.

He is... a warrior who protects the future of his motherland.

The bridge was blown up.

Jia Xu also sank to the bottom of the sea.

It's black in front of you.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself still standing in front of his grandfather's wardrobe in his old house back home.

Before me were still those military medals.

Was it just a dream?

He touched his pocket.

There is a milk candy inside.

He laughed and then booked a plane ticket to Beijing.

............

In the capital city, on a square.

An elderly woman is looking up at the towering and majestic monument to the unknown heroes.

After a long while, she lowered her head and slowly left, supported by her children and grandchildren.

Just then, a young man brushed past her.

She turned around, but the figure was already out of sight in the crowd.

Without thinking further, she slowly left, accompanied by her children.

At the foot of the monument, Jia Xu looked up at the words on the stone tablet and the sculptures of soldiers carved around it.

My gaze swept back over the tourists who looked peaceful and relaxed.

He took out the candy, unwrapped it, and put it in his mouth.

so sweet.

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