"Battlefield Orioles" is a legend of the Republic of China with strong feelings for family and country and ups and downs of the plot. It opens with a girl disguised as a woman breaking into a turbulent military camp, bringing readers into a touching story of patriotism and love. It not only depicts the ideals and passion of young people in troubled times, but also writes about the difficult choices between personal emotions and national justice.
The novel is set at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, and tells the story of three pairs of young men and women who got to know each other in the war-torn era: Lin Saigu disguised herself as a man to cover the revolution and rushed to the battlefield bravely; young students such as Zhao Yu, Zhao Jue, Liu Xiushan, etc. Planned patriotic actions amidst blood and fire, wandering between the danger of their country and their personal emotions. Some people gallop on the battlefield and shed their blood, while others are determined to serve the country and burn their youth on campus. Their fate and beliefs are intertwined into a generous tragedy.
The book has a tight rhythm and twists and turns, including battlefield battles of blood and tears, as well as emotional collisions of love, hate and tenderness. Li Hanqiu used delicate and sincere writing to describe the social customs, youth ideals and human feelings of the early Republic of China.
"Battlefield Orioles" is not only a rare epic of family and country in the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School, but also a masterpiece that shows youth, courage and loyalty. Reading it makes people excited and full of emotions.
