The espionage novel Dushan Spirit is set against the Japanese army’s invasion of Nanjing. It tells the story of Shiguang, a doctor in a mountain town in southern Anhui, who is swept into the tide of resistance against Japan while seeking revenge, and ultimately gives his life to destroy a Japanese poison gas transit station. Six years earlier, in Hangzhou, Shiguang learned to speak with a Tokyo accent from the owner of the East Japan Pharmacy, and became friends with the man’s son and daughter. Six years later, the son is a Japanese army major stationed in Guang County, while the daughter is an ace agent for Japanese army headquarters. Shiguang, meanwhile, has lost family to murder and endured countless hardships to become a guerrilla leader. These former friends engage in a deadly struggle over whether to destroy or protect the Japanese poison gas transit station. The siblings are exceptionally crafty, and Shiguang’s self-assured plans fail disastrously time and again. The Military Statistics Bureau has its own agenda and goes to great lengths to win him over. Guided by the Party, he learns from his mistakes and prepares his forces for battle, carefully forging the guerrillas’ fighting spirit: the Dushan Spirit. From then on, the Dushan guerrillas become a nightmare for the Japanese troops and collaborators stationed in the city.
His journey is shaped by sudden events that leave indelible scars and profound realizations that touch his soul. He experiences the pride of victory, the regret of poor decisions, hopes for love, and feelings of inferiority. He also cannot shake his tendency to think he is always right. But none of his shortcomings can stop him from pursuing the path of a hero. The blazing crucible of war transforms him from an ordinary civilian into a national hero.
The book also portrays the tangled loves and hatreds of a group of resistance heroes: wise grassroots Party leaders, clever underground operatives, principled people from opposing camps, and outlaws whose consciences have not gone dark. Their awakening brings together the surging tide of resistance against Japan. With blood, tears, and their lives, they enrich the meaning of the Chinese national spirit.
This novel takes the Anti-Japanese War as the general background and the time before the Japanese invaders attacked Nanjing as the node, describing the Anti-Japanese War story of a doctor in a small town in southern Anhui. The plot of the story is tortuous and vivid, and the content is exciting and rich, showing the doctor's journey from family hatred to national hatred, and the growth process from a doctor to a soldier. This story is thrilling, intelligent, and heroic. It is both spy-heavy and affectionate, and is full of feelings about family and country!
This novel is very good-looking, with a twists and turns and vivid plot, rich characters and full of positive energy. It is worth reading.
A very good war novel, with both the thrill of a spy war and the heroism of the battlefield. I would like to thank the ancestors and martyrs for their selfless dedication, remember the history, and revitalize the soul of the country!