"Mountains and Rivers Wait for Me" is a fictional novel about the history of the Republic of China. Modern young man Yuan Chengyue traveled to 1925 due to a war game and became the son of Yuan Zuming. He used historical memory to start from checking accounts to protect his father and rectifying the Guizhou army, and gradually raised funds, introduced technology, and trained talents to prepare for the Anti-Japanese War. After the war broke out, he worked hard to save troops, rescue the wounded, and evacuate civilians during the Songhu battlefield and the crisis in Nanjing. The work focuses on the relationship between father and son, love, and portraits of soldiers and civilians, depicting individuals' choices, sacrifices, and aspirations to save the country in the predicament of the times.