Eagles of War: The Legendary Air Battles of 1936

Ace pilot Lin Guozhong transmigrates by accident during a military exercise, arriving in 1936. Drawing on the propeller-plane experience he gained in flight simulators, he shoots down a Japanese reconnaissance plane in a Hawk III, making a name for himself in his very first battle and earning an exceptional place in the squadron. When the Battle of Shanghai breaks out, he leads his team into a desperate fight against Japanese Type 96 fighters in their Hawk IIIs. Using modern tactics, he saves his comrades, but also witnesses their deaths and the corruption plaguing military supplies. After the fall of Nanjing, Lin Guozhong makes contact with others and resolves to go undercover, waiting for the right moment. His outstanding aerial combat skills bring down a Japanese ace and earn him a medal. He seizes the opportunity to take control of newly purchased planes, secretly persuades pilots and mechanics to defect, and stockpiles fuel and spare parts. Though agents from the Military Statistics Bureau keep him under close surveillance and put him to the test, he narrowly escapes danger time and again and presses on with his plans to relocate. In 1939, taking advantage of a change in deployment, Lin Guozhong leads a forced breakout, smashes through the blockade, and reaches the border region after fierce fighting. There he becomes a key member of the first air force unit, the Eagle Squadron. He later leads the unit in building a secret airfield in the Taihang Mountains, overcoming supply shortages and using guerrilla air tactics to support operations behind enemy lines. From a lone eagle over Hangzhou to a sharp blade in the skies, his bold, resolute character and modern approach to aerial warfare forge an anti-Japanese legend that spans time.