Records of Joining the Army
by Wen Qingli
About This Novel
"Joining the Army" is a novel with realistic themes. The novel takes Li Xiaoyin, her eldest brother Li Xiaozhong, and her second brother Li Xiaoyi as the protagonists. It tells the story of peasant children represented by three brothers and sisters who joined the army and struggled and grew up in the army for forty years. The author starts from the work of the three brothers and sisters, from the field troops, the logistics troops on the western plateau, the military academy to the headquarters, and describes their work, love, friendship, marriage, family and many other aspects, focusing on the big picture and writing on the small details. They have experienced important events such as the return of Hong Kong, flood fighting and disaster relief, the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the Wenchuan earthquake, overseas peacekeeping, the National Day military parade, and troop changes. They have had hesitations and pains, but in the journey to strengthen the army, they have demonstrated the courage and responsibility of soldiers in the new era with practical actions. Over the past forty years, the fate of the Li brothers and sisters has been closely intertwined with the changes of the times and the general background of the army's transformation. In ordinary years, they encouraged each other, made progress together, and completed their respective life missions while writing an epic life epic of contemporary Chinese soldiers.
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