Fourteen Years of War: From Cook to Army Commander

Name: Fourteen Years of War: From Cook to Army Commander
Author: Chive, Egg, and Caviar

抗战十四年，我从伙夫升军长

by Chive, Egg, and Caviar (韭菜鸡蛋鱼子酱)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 254k Words
Genre: Historical
Subgenre: War & Espionage
Updated: 2mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

This novel is undoubtedly the most realistic anti-Japanese war story on the entire web. The author writes from a perspective that respects history.

On September 18, 1931, Japan attacked Shenyang, and the September 18 Incident broke out. I was a cook in the 703rd Regiment of the Northeast Army's Seventh Division. Because the Northeast Army followed a policy of nonresistance, the entire Northeast fell within a few short months. I followed the army to Chengde, the provincial capital of Rehe, but as the Japanese advanced, Chengde fell on March 4, 1933. All four northeastern provinces fell into the hands of the Japanese invaders. I retreated with the remnants of the army to Beiping, and my story slowly began. In 1936, I followed the Young Marshal and helped bring the Xi'an Incident to a peaceful resolution. At last, a glimmer of hope for resistance appeared. In 1937, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out and Beiping fell. Beneath Pingxing Pass, I ambushed the Japanese with my comrades; amid the scorched earth of Taierzhuang, I fought to the bitter end.

During the Battle of Wuhan and the Defense of Changsha, I fought my way up from cook to company commander, then battalion commander. Every promotion was stained with blood. After the Wannan Incident, I saw where the greater good of the nation lay and joined forces with the New Fourth Army to harass the Japanese behind enemy lines. After fourteen years of bloodshed, I rose from cook to army commander. At last, in 1945, the Japanese surrendered. I stood atop Nanjing's city wall, watching the whole city celebrate. But fate had other plans. Civil war broke out. Where could I go now?

Fourteen years of flames and smoke have locked the land away,

A cook draws his sword and seeks a name to make.

The moon over Lugou Bridge is cold, the blades gleam sharp,

At Taierzhuang, blood and tears flow through the scorched earth.

Through a hundred battles, battered flesh and bones fight on,

At last, victory returns the realm to our hands.

Banners sweep over Jinling in the sun,

An undying spirit endures through autumns without end.

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